Compared with the previous uproar, this news was spread in a secretive manner and only circulated among the upper echelons of officials.
By the time Qi Han got the news, many people knew about it.
The person who came to report the news was a noble lady from Xingtong who was married to the capital. Qi Han had once given her a hand, and this lady had given her the favor and never forgot to give her a holiday gift every year.
"Rumors say that the military supply deal was just an excuse, and the target was actually the prince. For such an irrelevant deal, the prince suffered a lot, lost his reputation, and even got sick."
"Aiming at the prince?" Qi Han sneered, "Who is it?"
"Who else could it be?" The lady said bluntly in front of her, "Apart from the guy from Wangfu Street, who else would have the motive to harm the prince?"
There are only two mansions on Wangfu Street, Prince Duan's Palace is still idle, and Prince Yi's Palace has been changed to Prince Jin's Palace.
Qi Han continued to ask: "What else did they say?"
"They said that King Jin's people haven't come back yet, and they can't wait any longer. They want to use this matter to suppress the reputation of the prince. If the prince loses his Sacred Heart, how can he compete with him?"
"..." Qi Han rubbed the cup for a long time, nodded and said, "I understand, thank you for making this trip."
The lady said: "You have done everything well. Usually you are the only one who helps me. Today I can help you. It's not too late to be happy!"
Qi Han accepted her intention and chatted a few more words before sending her out.
In the afternoon, she explained to Du Ming and went into the palace.
Xu Yin was reading a book. After hearing these words, he smiled and said: "That's right! The prince is called the crown prince, but he is bullied like this. The King of Jin is different. He only dares to say bad things about him quietly. Who is it?
It’s really untouchable, it’s obvious at a glance.”
Qi Han couldn't help laughing: "Princess, Your Highness hasn't come back yet, but the words have spread like this. If something happens in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the charge of being arrogant and domineering because of my great achievements."
Xu Yindan said calmly: "Don't worry, we can't wait for that day."
Qi Han was puzzled.
Xu Yin had already mentioned something else: "Over there with the Forbidden Army, please send a message to General Du."
"Princess, please speak."
"Pay attention to the guards who are close to the East Palace. Keep an eye on them, but don't alert them."
Qi Han instinctively smelled the danger and his eyes lit up: "Princess..."
Naturally, Xu Yin would not give her an accurate answer. He just smiled and said: "I haven't finished singing the Legend of the White Snake two days ago, so I asked them to continue. The White Snake is about to give birth and will lose her magic power by then. I think Fahai will come to visit soon."
?”
Qi Han looked at her belly, thoughtfully.
…
The impact of the military supply eucalyptus subsided, and Yan Cheng's "illness" was finally cured.
When he came out of the East Palace, he felt the eyes of those who were much friendlier than before, and he felt much better.
When I saw Mr. Fu, I became even more happy: "Thanks to Mr. Fu's prompt response, this time we finally got a blessing in disguise."
The situation that day was really thrilling. He thought that the war supplies had been dealt with cleanly, but he didn't expect that a woman would show up to complain about her husband. Fortunately, Mr. Fu made a quick decision and immediately asked him to kneel down in front of Mingguang Hall to apologize, and there were many other things.
Arrangements followed and finally turned the situation around.
Mr. Fu smiled and cupped his hands: "His Royal Highness is blessed with good fortune. I just made some arrangements and do not dare to take credit."
Half of what he said was polite, and the other half was true. When the woman appeared, he thought it was the arrangement of the Jin Palace and was ready for a fight. As a result, neither the Jin Palace nor the Duke of Chu made any move, and his side
It's easy to get through. If there really are follow-up arrangements there, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.
Just calming down, Mr. Fu could not help but worry: "We are lucky this time. We have prepared a back-up plan before. If this happens again... Your Highness, although those words were deliberately released, the reality is indeed true. East Palace
We are weak, and the respect of the world is limited. On the contrary, King Jin has made great achievements in battle, and the government and the public are in awe. If King Jin really fights with you, we really don't have many bargaining chips."
Yan Chengchang sighed: "It's just that my body is not up to par. I was born unable to learn martial arts and cannot compete for military power."
Mr. Fu had no choice but to comfort him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the world has been conquered, and what is needed later is a loyal king. You don't need to know how to fight, you will have civil servants and military generals to drive you - Your Majesty did not give birth to you this time
Angry, right?"
Yan Cheng nodded, feeling relieved a lot.
In the afternoon, he went to see the saint with official duties.
Emperor Mingde stayed in Mingguang Hall for the past two days and did not return to the harem. As soon as he entered the door, he heard a cough.
"Father." Yan Cheng walked over quickly and reached out to help him, "What's wrong with you? You've only been coughing like this for a few days."
Emperor Mingde was wearing ordinary clothes, with a forehead band on his head, and his face was slightly flushed. He waved his hands and said: "The autumn wind suddenly picked up, and the old injury felt a little uncomfortable, so he started to cough. It's okay. The imperial doctor has already examined him. Rest.
It took a few days to get better."
After saying that, he looked up and down his face: "Don't patronize me. What about you? Are you healed?"
Yan Cheng said hurriedly: "Okay. I was just too tired the past few days, so it doesn't matter."
Emperor Mingde nodded and said with a slight complaint: "I told you not to kneel a long time ago. Is there something wrong with your kneeling? You have to take care of your own body. We, the whole family, don't have to care about those false etiquette."
Yan Cheng looked ashamed: "Yes, I will never do it again in the future."
Emperor Mingde sat down, pointed to the opposite side, and said, "Okay, let's talk about what happened this time."
…
After Yan Cheng left, Emperor Mingde slowly drank a cup of tea.
After a while, there was a noise outside the door, and a guard in black came in and presented the information: "Your Majesty, we have found out what happened."
Emperor Mingde took it and frowned more and more as he looked at it.
After a while, he took a deep breath, threw the information on the table, and asked, "Did the Duke of Chu get involved?"
The guard in black lowered his head and replied: "I didn't find it."
Luowang is an intelligence network he has run since he was in Guanzhong. Its ability is beyond doubt. If it is not found, it means it is not there.
Emperor Mingde suddenly felt extremely depressed. After sitting for a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
"Yes." The guard in black bowed to accept the order and retreated.
Emperor Mingde was the only one left in the inner room. He picked up the information several times but put it down hesitantly, until the voice of the chamberlain came from outside: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty has ordered someone to deliver medicinal food."
Emperor Mingde's expression moved slightly as he watched the cup of medicinal food being delivered to him.
Not only did he take this medicinal food, but the people in the East Palace were not short of it every day, so much so that when he was in Tongyang, Yan Cheng grew up eating the medicinal food.
Emperor Mingde still remembered the young queen's dazed look when Yan Chenggang was sent to Tongyang.
They were both still young at that time, and they couldn't help but feel uncomfortable getting married in that situation. After being together for half a year, they finally let go of the estrangement, and suddenly the addition of a child reminded her of what had happened.
She asked him to move to the study that day.
But at night, when he went to see her quietly with anxiety, he found that she was holding the child and feeding him medicine little by little.
A girl who has just entered into marriage obviously does not understand many things, but she is trying hard to learn to be a mother and raise a child who is not her biological child. So many years have passed...
Emperor Mingde closed his eyes and finally made up his mind: "Go and invite your uncle into the palace."