On the first night when Lu Yunhong came back, the eldest princess moved to the villa in Meili.
Ji Yunwei was not as shy as before, and soon came to see Lu Yunhong.
He took out a secret letter, which came from the capital. It was the news that King An was urgently looking for "Hanchi layman".
Lu Yunhong took one look and said: "Ask him to pay thirty thousand taels of silver, and I will ensure that he is safe and sound."
Ji Yunwei scolded: "Are you crazy? If he knows that layman Hanchi is you, will you still have a way to survive?"
Lu Yunhong said: "He is urgently seeking medical treatment. If I don't charge him the money, he won't feel at ease."
Ji Yunwei frowned and said, "I don't care what you want to do. If you want money, I'll give it to you, but don't get involved in this muddy water."
Seeing how nervous Ji Yunwei was, Lu Yunhong explained: "The emperor will not go into details this time, otherwise he would not let the Criminal Department preside over the trial. I took the opportunity to ask for his money to make him feel reliable, so next time...
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Ji Yunwei said in surprise: "You want to trick him?"
Lu Yunhong smiled: "How can you say that? This time it is a small problem, I can solve it. Then next time the problem is big, I can't solve it and he can't rely on me? Or next time my price will be higher? What do you think?
How will he get it together?"
Ji Yunwei suddenly realized that he was digging a hole for King An.
He asked strangely: "Did King An offend you?"
Lu Yunhong burned the secret letter and said calmly: "Does the feud count?"
Ji Yunwei: "..."
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Beijing, Prince An's Mansion.
As soon as Shi Tong, who was running errands, came back, he was called by King An. The anxious King An quickly asked: "How is it? Mr. Hanchi, are you willing to help?"
Shi Tong quickly replied: "The people at Dafang Pawnshop said that Mr. Hanchi only sent them a letter, in which he asked the prince to prepare thirty thousand taels of silver and send it there to ensure that the prince is safe and sound."
King An frowned. He had never even seen Hanchi, and the other party asked for thirty thousand taels of silver. There was something strange about this matter. It sounded like a liar with a big mouth, but Dafang Pawnshop showed it clearly.
The amount of silver was more than 30,000 taels.
Could it be that... this Hanchi can really help him?
"What else did Dafang say? Can I issue a receipt?"
Shitong nodded and said: "Their big shopkeeper said that they can open it, but the money is not for them, they can only open it and collect it on their behalf."
King An's eyes lit up: "You can also collect it on your behalf, which proves that there is indeed Mr. Hanchi."
As soon as he finished speaking, he panicked again. Where could he collect thirty thousand taels of silver now?
The shipment by sea will not arrive for a while, and the money cannot be exchanged.
Just when King An was thinking hard, Shi Tong said: "Your Majesty, when you and the princess got married, didn't the emperor give you a luminous pearl?"
"First use it as a generous balance and exchange it for thirty thousand taels of silver to Mr. Hanchi. Then we can redeem it as soon as our goods arrive."
"Dafang Pawnshop wouldn't say anything like this, and no one would know."
King An was calm and seemed to be a little hesitant. The pearl could be regarded as a betrothal gift from the royal family to the princess, and it was very precious.
But at the critical moment of life and death, if this matter was not resolved, he would naturally have no chance of fighting for the throne. King An finally gritted his teeth and took the luminous pearl treasured by Princess An to Dafang Pawnshop.
Three days later, the Henan corruption case was closed.
Shi Hongjun and Luo Huai were sentenced to execution, their property was confiscated, and their relatives were all exiled to a bitter and cold place.
Yan Haoguang was dismissed and never hired. Duke Kang was demoted to Yongping Marquis and fined three years' salary.
King An's party suffered a setback, but at least it managed to keep its reputation and was not in ruins. King An, who had escaped the disaster, soon wanted to settle the accounts with the queen, and he found counselor Huang Pei to discuss a revenge plan.
Huang Pei said that he had escaped death for now, but the gang members were all under the supervision of the emperor. Things like framing the prince and framing the Wang family were absolutely forbidden. But there was one person, and that was Wang Shaofu's daughter, Wang Xiu.
As we all know, Wang Shaofu has five sons and one daughter, and he is particularly fond of his youngest daughter. However, Lu Yunhong, whom Wang Xiu married, was once the youngest number one scholar in the Great Yan Dynasty. And Lu Yunhong can be said to be the culprit in this incident, because he was the one who brought Huang to the throne.
Chengde was sent from Suzhou, so that Huang Shaoyu had no worries, and he was so angry that he fought to the death, causing great losses to Prince An's palace.
An Wang said: "Sir, what do you mean, do you want me to send people to kill Wang Xiu and Lu Yunhong?"
Huang Peidao: "That is too blatant. If the emperor knows about it, he will definitely investigate it. Doesn't the Lu family run an academy in Wuxi? The company commander and princess have gone over to join in the fun. In this case, why doesn't the prince arrange a few disciples to study or teach under the guise?
In the name of passing by, we will wait for the opportunity to act when the time comes.”
"It would be best if we can drive a wedge between the Wang and Lu families. If we can't drive a wedge apart, we can do it secretly, and the emperor can't find out."
King An's eyes lit up, and he quickly said: "Sir, you have reminded me that I have a stunning actor under my command. He loves literature and calligraphy. Not to mention having a wealth of knowledge, he is more than capable of being a romantic talent."
Huang Pei thought for a moment and said, "But Xiao Ze?"
King An smiled and said nothing, but nodded slowly and said: "Since he is going to go out of the capital to handle this matter, he can't call me by this name anymore."
"I have to change it. What do you think it should be called, sir?"
Huang Peidao said: "Xiao Ze was poor since he was a child, so he dropped out of school and joined a theater troupe. Now he is gaining momentum, but he has always regretted that he could not take the imperial examination and become an official, and he became an actor of three religions and nine ranks."
"Since the prince wants to change his identity, he must first be from an official family. The identity of a commoner or a concubine is most suitable. It sounds like he is a son of a famous family, but he is not in the mainstream, and no one knows him far away in Wuxi. As for his name and surname
The prince will find it for him, and let him think of a name by himself, which will sort out his idea of changing his appearance."
King An clapped his hands and praised Huang Pei for his thoughtfulness. When he thought that Xiao Ze was going to help him take revenge, King An instantly became excited.
This person, Xiao Ze, has a heart as high as the sky and a life as thin as paper. If you give him a chance, he still won’t take advantage of it?
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Because of King An's affairs, the prince and the emperor had a big quarrel in Qinzheng Hall.
Soon, Hua Zimo helped the pale prince back to the palace and said hurriedly: "Quick, go and invite the eldest princess."
Yu Deshui was so frightened that he saw such a weak prince for the first time. His face was as white as paper and his whole body was trembling.
He knelt down and said tremblingly: "If I go back to the chief manager, the eldest princess has been out of the capital for a long time."
Hua Zimo suddenly remembered and beat his head in annoyance. The prince's disease has not recurred for a long time, but who knew that now...
"Then go and invite the Crown Princess!!"
Just as Yu Deshui was about to leave, the prince suddenly sat up and scolded: "You are not allowed to go!"
Hua Zimo supported him and said worriedly: "Your Highness..."
The prince frowned, panted, and said angrily: "No one is allowed to look for him."
With that said, he sent Yu Deshui down.
The prince squeezed Hua Zimo's hand and squeezed it tightly. There were beads of sweat on his forehead. His eyes were distracted, his face was pale, and his expression was weak and dazed.
He said to himself: "What are you doing keeping such evil things??"
"How many ministers have worked hard for me, Dayan, just to give it to the evildoer?"
"I just suggested that he should be demoted as a county king, but my father became furious and said that I couldn't tolerate him?"
"Haha... How sad, I can't tolerate him? If I really couldn't tolerate him, I should have killed him back then!!"
After the prince finished speaking, veins popped out on his forehead, which made him feel more and more painful.
"For your own sake, for the sake of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and for the sake of the adults who follow you, nothing will happen to you!"
"Your Highness, please take a moment, my servant is here, and I will stay with you right here!"
Hua Zimo's anxious voice reached outside the palace, and Yu Deshui, who was still driving away the young eunuchs and palace attendants, was frightened and confused.
No one has ever said that the prince is sick??
Also, why didn’t Hua Zimo call him the imperial doctor? Even the princess kept it a secret. What was the reason?
Is it possible that the prince's illness is already serious?