The news of Xiao Zhuo's return swept every corner of the capital in an instant. Many people were waiting to see his excitement. Naturally, what happened at the palace gate was spread to the emperor's ears, and the prince was also beheaded in public.
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The emperor also made a special decree for Xiao Zhuo to have a good rest in Prince Jing'an's Mansion, so that he would not have to worry about matters in the court.
Who is Gu Fengqing? He has already made preparations to let the news spread. As it spread, the emperor imprisoned Xiao Zhuo. In addition, the gate of Prince Jing'an's Mansion was connected to several buildings.
The sun had not yet opened, and the people who had always admired Xiao Zhuo in their hearts became more convinced that the rumors were true. They once again gathered a crowd to block the palace gate, asking the emperor to let Xiao Zhuo go.
When the emperor heard the news, he smashed the cups on the table and said, "Nonsense, do these people just listen to those people's nonsense? I don't have any judgment of my own, am I that kind of person? Still?
Imprisoning your own son, Eunuch Xu, you take my imperial edict and go to the gate of the palace to announce it to those mindless people. I just want Zhuoer to rest and recuperate in the palace. Where is the imprisonment? Go quickly."
Eunuch Xu felt that even if the emperor issued the decree, those people would not believe what the emperor said. The emperor's words were not as effective as a word from King Jing'an.
"Your Majesty, the source of this rumor is His Royal Highness Prince Jing'an. Why don't you let the prince come out and explain himself, so that those who are saved will misunderstand your majesty's good intentions." Eunuch Xu kindly advised.
The emperor did not want Xiao Zhuo to go to court, so he asked him to stay in the palace to recuperate. Unexpectedly, in the end, those people would say that he was the one who imprisoned his son.
Although I had other thoughts, who knew things would turn out like this.
When Eunuch Xu came to Prince Jing'an's palace with the imperial edict, he saw Xiao Zhuo looking weak, lying on the bed feebly.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor asked you to go out and explain to the people. The Emperor is doing this for your health, don't you think so?" Eunuch Xu advised.
There was a smile in Yun Miaomiao's eyes, "Eunuch Xu, look, the prince is so weak that he can't even get out of bed. It would be too difficult for the prince to go out. Otherwise, Eunuch Xu should go back to the palace and ask the emperor for instructions.
Ask the emperor to send two imperial doctors with good medical skills to show the prince. Before the prince returned to the capital, his body and bones were not so fragile. He could do anything in the fields. Why did he become like this just two days after he came back?
I’m afraid someone did something poisonous to our prince.”
When Eunuch Xu heard the word "farming", his brain was buzzing. His Royal Highness, the noble prince, actually went to farm?
Also, what Yun Miaomiao said later scared him into a cold sweat, and he quickly said, "What did the girl say? How could anyone be so brave as to kill the prince? The girl is worrying too much."
"That's not impossible. Weren't there bandits who wanted to kill His Royal Highness the Prince before? If the Prince wasn't so lucky, how could he come back and stand in front of you to talk to you?" Yun Miaomiao didn't have the slightest idea.
He politely exposed his pretense directly.
Eunuch Xu was so flustered that he kept wiping his sweat, "Girl, don't worry. From what I've seen, the prince thinks it's because he's not accustomed to the climate and climate in the capital. I'm going back to the palace now to report to the emperor and ask the emperor to find the imperial doctor to check with the prince. The prince will definitely not do it."
Something happened."
After saying that, Eunuch Xu quickly turned around and left Prince Jing'an's Mansion and entered the palace.
Yun Miaomiao looked at his fleeing back and smiled crookedly, "How dare you come to persuade people with such courage?"
Gu Fengqing had a doting look on her face, "You, Eunuch Xu, are soft-hearted. If another arrogant one were to come, would you be able to pass the day so easily?"
Xiao Zhuo also walked down from the bed, "The Queen Mother is returning to the palace today. I am curious about what happened today and how he will end it."
"The Yun family's affairs will also be put on the agenda, Your Highness." Gu Fengqing looked at Xiao Zhuo, "Even if the disasters in those places are under control, don't forget that the manipulators behind them are still at large. If it weren't for those
Why did so many people die because of people's indifference?"
Xiao Zhuo knew that this was why he came back.
"Brother-in-law, I heard that your mother asked you to take your cousin back?" Xiao Zhuo saw that the atmosphere was a bit solemn and began to change the topic, "I seem to remember that Mrs. Gu has always looked down on my cousin. Now you and the Gu family have not completely broken off the relationship.
Are you going to take my cousin back?"
Gu Fengqing gave him a disgusted look, "Jiayue has been waiting for you to come back. Xiao Zhuo, you have reached the age of engagement. If you don't want people to be sent away by your good father, I advise you to close the net as soon as possible. Those people
If it is not resolved as soon as possible, the disaster relief work will be delayed. Be careful of people who are starving to death looking for your life in the middle of the night."
"Brother-in-law, what you said is too scary." Xiao Zhuo hid behind Yun Miaomiao, "Cousin, look at him."
Yun Miaomiao couldn't laugh or cry as she watched the two of them bickering back and forth. The two of them were like children who had not grown up. Why did she think that they were stable before?
Yun Su snorted, "So Xiao Zhuo, you have someone you like? Princess Jiayue, is she the princess who was given a marriage to Brother Gu before?"
Gu Fengqing pinched his face and said, "Call me brother-in-law!"
Xiao Zhuo snorted and did not answer.
Soon, Eunuch Xu brought the imperial physician into the palace. For some unknown reason, the direction of the rumors outside suddenly changed again.
Some said that the emperor was plotting to kill Xiao Zhuo, and some said that the emperor threatened Xiao Zhuo, but no one believed that Xiao Zhuo was really ill.
Xiao Zhuo was really pretending to be ill, but the emperor was immediately angry at the people's speculation.
"These ignorant untouchables!" The emperor's face turned livid with anger, and the imperial concubine tightened her embroidered eyebrows, "Your Majesty, these people are talking about the emperor like this, is there someone behind the scenes that is manipulating all of this?"
Although the emperor is a fool, he is not a fool. When people gathered at the palace gate, he asked people to check, but nothing was found. Those people were just here to make him angry.
"My beloved concubine, do you think I am really inferior to a fledgling boy?"
He couldn't compare to Xiao Zhuo's position in the hearts of the courtiers, and even now he couldn't compare to his position in the hearts of the people. This was the first time that he felt that he was so useless sitting in the position of emperor.
The imperial concubine didn't believe that there was no one behind the scenes. She intuitively felt that Xiao Zhuo was behind this incident. He still didn't give up on being the prince, so don't blame yourself for being rude.
The position of prince can only belong to Huang'er. Why don't you, Xiao Zhuo, die in Ruizhou?
At the beginning, he frequently sent people to Ruizhou but found no trace of the prince. He even sent people to Qin Lanhe to make a deal and kidnapped the entire Jiangning Village. Even if Xiao Zhuo was still alive, he should be
In the smelly ditch of Qinlan River.
No, that's not right. Some time ago, that boy from the Gu family said that he was going to attack Qin Lanhe. Could it be him?
After Gu Fengqing's accident, he was rescued in Jiangning Village.
That's right. There was a moment of insidiousness in the imperial concubine's eyes, and she secretly plotted against Chen Cang. It turned out to be all for Xiao Zhuo, and she actually felt that she had the court in her hands.
"Your Majesty, since these people want to see Prince Jing'an, let them go to Prince Jing'an's Mansion to have a look. Their prince is really sick, and the imperial doctor has also gone there. We can't stop them from seeing him, right?
Otherwise, it will become our fault."
There was a hint of coldness in the corner of the imperial concubine's mouth, Xiao Zhuo, last time you were lucky, this time I want to see if you are lucky.
The emperor pondered the feasibility of this and felt that what the imperial concubine said was right. He immediately called someone, "Come here, go and bring a message to Eunuch Xu. Tell someone to open the door of Prince Jing'an's Mansion and let the people go in and see the prince."
Whether they are really sick or not, this is the privilege I give them, don’t say I am an unkind emperor."
The man glanced at the imperial concubine and saw the imperial concubine nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away."
Seeing this, Cuinong turned around and followed out, calling out to the man, "Eunuch Li, wait a minute."
When Eunuch Li saw her calling him, he immediately stopped and walked aside, "Sister Cuinong, what are your orders?"
"You're like this~" Cuinong looked around, then whispered in Eunuch Li's ear.
Eunuch Li's eyes lit up, and he quickly understood, "Sister Cuinong, don't worry, I will definitely handle things properly, and I will definitely not disappoint my empress."
Cui Nong lowered the thing in her hand and said, "This is my queen's reward. Once the matter is completed, you will be the prince's personal eunuch from now on."
Eunuch Li's face was full of joy, "Then thank you sister Cuinong for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely do things beautifully."
Cuinong nodded and turned back to the palace. Eunuch Li took the heavy silver and left the palace to deliver the message.
When Eunuch Xu heard this order, he always felt that something was wrong, but it was an imperial edict and he did not dare to disobey it. After asking the imperial doctor to diagnose Xiao Zhuo's pulse, he told Xiao Zhuo about the matter. Xiao Zhuo and Yun Miaomiao Gu Fengqing
, couldn’t help but frowned after hearing this.
What is the emperor doing?
Yun Miaomiao glanced at Eunuch Xu and saw that there was nothing unusual about his face. It was not easy to resist the order in front of everyone. After all, he had already resisted once before.
If he continues to resist the decree, the rumors outside will be detrimental to Xiao Zhuo.
"What should I do?" Yun Miaomiao looked at Gu Fengqing, "This is obviously something fishy. Xiao Zhuo is not a monkey. He is just putting it out there for others to see."
If it were him, Yun Miaomiao would give him a big mouth.
Gu Fengqing glanced at Xiao Zhuo, and then moved his gaze to the two imperial doctors, "Imperial doctor, is the prince's health in serious condition?"
Imperial Physician Han and Imperial Physician Jiang put away the medicine box and took the prescriptions, "The prince is just malnourished. In addition, he has participated in the examinations and prepared for the exams recently, and he is physically and mentally exhausted. He relaxed now and fell ill. According to
If you take the medicine in this prescription, you will be cured in less than three days."
Eunuch Xu looked at the two imperial doctors in surprise. These two people were from the emperor, and he knew it best. In other words, the prince was not pretending to be ill, he was really ill.
For a moment, Eunuch Xu had mixed emotions in his heart. He didn't like a prince and the emperor. He was jealous even if he got sick. He finally came back and was locked up in the house to recuperate. Who else would be angry with such a father and emperor?
It's chilling, no wonder the prince was unhappy when he heard that he wanted to go outside to explain.
If it were him, Eunuch Xu felt that he would not agree easily.
"Since the prince is still in good health and His Majesty's decree has been announced at the door, the prince should be ready to meet the people." Eunuch Xu told the emperor's decision.
I have to say that the imperial concubine's move is really powerful.
Since Xiao Zhuo refused to see the people and allowed the people to make groundless speculations about the emperor, it would be better to let Xiao Zhuo meet the people directly and break the rumors.
However, Yun Miaomiao felt that it was impossible for the imperial concubine to simply ask Xiao Zhuo to come forward to get rid of the rumors. She must be doing something secretly.
"Since the prince's body can be seen by others, then go and open the door of the prince's palace." Gu Fengqing said directly. Xiao Zhuo looked at him and asked someone to do it.
Eunuch Xu glanced at Xiao Zhuo and wanted to say a few words. Seeing that Gu Fengqing was beside Xiao Zhuo, he swallowed all his words.
"Then I will go back to the palace to report the prince's situation to Your Majesty. I will retire." Eunuch Xu didn't want to stay here and be an eyesore, so he went back directly.
Yun Miaomiao glanced at the direction Eunuch Xu was leaving, "This Eunuch Xu doesn't look like a prince or a noble concubine. He keeps a distance from you, but he is a smart man."
"Your Majesty helped him once before, probably because of that kindness." Gu Fengqing looked away, "Your Majesty, the concubine's people probably want to take this opportunity to assassinate you, so as to stop you from seizing the throne of the prince.
I think we might as well just take advantage of the situation."
Yun Miaomiao knew the danger, but if she risked her life and had to watch it with her own eyes, she disagreed, "No, if Xiao Zhuo is allowed to take the risk, how can this be accurate? What if something really happened to him?
I can't accept it, Gu Fengqing, can you just watch it?"
Xiao Zhuo was moved in his heart, "Cousin, that's not what brother-in-law means. What brother-in-law means is that if we know that the other party will assassinate us, we will use the trick. You forgot that I have the gold silk armor given by the dean. When I wear it, I am invulnerable. Those people want to
It’s not that easy to kill me, and my brother-in-law needs to have Qing Mo by his side, and Qing Mo is a master of disguise, but you didn’t know that.”
Yun Miaomiao was surprised, "You want Qing Mo to go out disguised as Xiao Zhuo, and then let the imperial concubine's assassination charge be confirmed?"
"There is only one position for the crown prince. As long as Xiao Zhuo is alive, her son's position will be threatened. Sooner or later she will take action. Even if she doesn't take action this time, my people will take action to frame her for the position of crown prince.
It is never easy to get. If we want to get what we want, we naturally have to take risks. Miaomiao, are you... afraid?"
Yun Miaomiao used to grow up in a boudoir, so how could she know about the bloody turmoil in the court outside. Later, she was in trouble and went to Jiangning Village. She only had the daily necessities of food, rice, oil and salt. How could she know that she would return to the capital in this way?
day.
Eunuch Xu took the imperial doctor back to the palace and told the emperor and concubine everything about the palace. "Your Majesty, the prince is ready to open the door of the palace and explain the misunderstanding to them in person."
"If he is sensible, it is my concubine who has the idea, otherwise those people would not know what they would think of me," the emperor praised.
There was a smile on the corner of the imperial concubine's lips, "It's because Prince Jing'an is sensible and knows how to share your worries with His Majesty. In the future, Your Majesty will be able to sit back and relax with your Majesty here."
The emperor, who had squinted his eyes, instantly opened his eyes and became gloomy, "Do you also think that after he comes back, I can leave matters in the court to him?"
"Of course not. The emperor is the king of a country. Of course, the emperor still has to make the decision. How can a prince make the decision?" The imperial concubine knew that her goal was achieved, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
After so many years, she knew best what kind of person the emperor was, and she was very afraid of Xiao Zhuo. She was also afraid that she would not have a successor, and she was also afraid of being surpassed. How could he deserve to be an emperor?
The emperor's heart was soothed, "My Mei'er is still sensible."
The imperial concubine nestled in the emperor's arms and cooed, "Your Majesty~"
On the other side, Xiao Zhuo had changed identities with Qing Mo and was standing next to Gu Fengqing, while Qing Mo was carried to the entrance of the palace.
At this time, a large group of people gathered at the gate of the palace. Everyone was excited and relieved when they saw Xiao Zhuo.
"My lord, are you feeling well?"
"Yes, my lord, you must protect your health."
"Your Majesty, we are waiting for you to get better and make the decision for us."
This is the first time that Yun Miaomiao has seen someone asking for help from a prince instead of asking for help from the emperor. Father Yun often said in the past that the prince is the pillar of the country. If he touches the prince, it is equivalent to shaking the foundation of the country. It turns out that Yun Miaomiao
My father's words are not exaggerated. Xiao Zhuo is really more important in the hearts of the people than the current sage.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the shouts one after another and was really shocked by this scene. The real Xiao Zhuo standing next to Gu Fengqing saw this scene and became more determined in his mind.
Qing Mo cleared his throat and was about to speak when suddenly a group of people rushed out from the crowd, holding sharp daggers in their hands, and stabbed Xiao Zhuo, dressed as Qing Mo, directly.
"careful!!"
Everyone took a breath. Gu Fengqing stepped forward and kicked him away, but there was more than one person coming out. There were assassins from all directions. There were not many guards around Xiao Zhuo, but in an instant
Someone had already approached him and pierced Qing Mo's waist with a dagger. Qing Mo was wearing gold silk armor, but the dagger did not pierce.
Qing Mo's face sank, he grabbed the man's hand and kicked him out, "Come here! Catch them."
"Protect the prince, everyone protect the prince!"
"Damn it, I can't catch you yet!"
Suddenly everyone started arresting people. Even those people holding daggers in their hands were surrounded by the crowd. People with quick eyesight and quick hands grabbed his hands and snatched away the daggers in their hands.
The person was caught quickly.
"The Queen Mother is here!"
Just when the scene was in chaos, a loud shout from the crowd fell on everyone's ears, which obviously became good news to everyone.