After hearing these words, it was Yuwen Xiao's turn to be confused.
Doesn't he know who Lin Xiao is? But he clearly sent a letter telling the Emperor that Lin Xiao had been in and out of the palace, and he even sent people to chase him. How come he didn't know who Lin Xiao was?
He looked at King Pingnan, he seemed to be completely unaware, his face was blank and his eyes were blank.
Yuan Qingling asked: "My lord, do you not remember the recent events? Do you still remember the events that happened a long time ago?"
"I remember." King Pingnan smiled slightly, and the energy on his face returned. "I also remember what happened a long time ago."
Yuan Qingling thought to herself, maybe she has Alzheimer's disease?
"Then when was the last time you exchanged letters with the Supreme Emperor?" Yu Wenhao asked.
King Pingnan said: "This is the time when I went to tell him that he wanted to return to the capital."
In other words, it was something that happened recently, but the letter about Lin Xiao’s matter was only half a month away, right? How could he remember this but not that? But, could it be that he came back this time because of his father’s illness?
Was there a decree to invite him to Beijing for a meeting?
Yuan Qingling looked at him for a while and asked: "Then do you still remember what you wanted to ask us when you called us in?"
King Pingnan glanced at her and said, "Of course I remember that. I asked the Supreme Emperor if he had a serious illness a few years ago."
The three of them talked for a while and confirmed that Prince Pingnan really did not know Lin Xiao. This really surprised the two of them. After leaving the house, Yu Wenhao went to find Prince Pingnan.
After the prince took the medicine, he lay down to rest. When he saw Yu Wenhao coming, he immediately sat up. Perhaps his stomach was still uncomfortable, so he held a quilt in his arms to press his abdomen.
Seeing that he was still pale, Yu Wenhao asked: "Uncle Shizi, are you okay even after taking medicine?"
The prince forced a smile, "It's better, but it's still a little uncomfortable."
"Then I don't want to delay your rest. I just want to ask a few questions, does my great-uncle have a bad memory recently?" Yu Wenhao asked.
The prince sat up straight and nodded, "Actually, my father's memory has never been very good. Sometimes he can remember things that happened a long time ago, and sometimes he can't remember things that happened now."
"Does your uncle know about Lin Xiao? Did your uncle ever write to the Emperor and tell him about Lin Xiao?" Yu Wenhao asked.
The prince said: "I misunderstood. I actually asked someone to draft this letter and send it to the Supreme Emperor. Lin Xiao was wanted on the wanted list before. I didn't know it at first. He came to visit me and received him. After he left, I
Knowing that, I immediately sent people to chase him, but he failed to catch up. I saw that the court issued a wanted list, and he must be a wanted criminal, but this person appeared in the palace. I was afraid that if someone saw him and spread the word, there would be misunderstanding, so I used my father's name as his name.
In my name, I will write to the Emperor to inform him of this matter."
"So that's it!" Yu Wenhao felt a little weird in his heart, but after thinking about it, it made sense, "Did Lin Xiao ever go in and out of the palace again?"
"No more!" said the prince.
This is strange. The news that Yu Wenhao received was that Lin Xiao had visited the palace again.
"By the way, I heard that a group of Xianbei people came to the palace. Was it the uncle who accepted it or the great-uncle?" Yu Wenhao asked.
The prince said: "Those Xianbei guards were taken into the palace as guards by my father when he saw that they were pitiful and homeless."
He looked at the Crown Prince, who had a tired and pale look on his face. He couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false for the moment, and he couldn't disturb his rest any more, so he said: "Okay, I'm just asking casually, Uncle Crown Prince, please have a good rest."
"Okay, I won't give it away!" The prince handed over his hand.
Yu Wenhao returned the favor and turned around to go out.
After going out, Yu Wenhao felt that everything about this matter was strange.
The old prince didn't know that Lin Xiao was not surprised. He never asked about the affairs of the Jianghu, and he didn't even care much about the affairs of the court. He had no need to associate with Lin Xiao.
There is no need to worry about the Xianbei guards. After Xianbei experienced a great war, many people were living outside. It was not uncommon for them to beg for food and to sell their force into the mansion.
But what happened to Lin Xiao was a little weird. Either the prince didn't know that Lin Xiao had visited the mansion later, or the information was wrong, or the prince lied.
But there was no need for the uncle to lie, because when Lin Xiao went to the palace for the first time, he had already written to the Supreme Emperor and explained the situation clearly. Since he knew how to avoid suspicion, he would definitely not provoke Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao's line has always been open, but now it seems that it may be closed.
The first assistant and Xiaoyao Gong were outside. Yu Wenhao stepped forward and asked them to move over and talk.
After asking, both of them knew that King Pingnan had a bad memory, and he said, "He can't remember things because he hit his head when he was young and suffered from dementia for several years. Although he got better later, he still can't remember things."
I don't remember much. When the Emperor was seriously ill, I didn't tell him, for fear that he would be anxious and upset. But I actually told him in a letter afterwards, and my master also informed him when he went to Pingnan two years ago.
, he knows about it, he probably doesn’t remember it.”
Listen, there is nothing suspicious. In fact, Yu Wenhao has always believed that King Pingnan will never be suspicious.
On the contrary, Uncle Shizi...
That's all, let's take a look first. Lin Xiao will close the line in two days and see how it goes.
Before leaving, Yu Wenhao talked to the first assistant for a long time, and the first assistant finally nodded, "Don't worry, I know how to do it."
Yu Wenhao looked at him deeply and said, "Then, please be careful."
The first assistant slightly tilted his head, his eyes as deep as the vastness!
Yu Wenhao, his wife, and Aunt Xi returned to the Prince of Chu's Mansion. When they arrived home, it was already past midnight. The two discussed it for a while, but to no avail, and went to sleep.
Little did he know that before he got up the next day, he heard Xu Yi hurriedly knocking on the door and shouting: "Your Highness, get up quickly, something has happened."
Yu Wenhao stood up with his clothes on, opened the door, Xu Yi rushed in, his face turned pale with anxiety, "Your Highness, the chief assistant has been poisoned and is about to die."
"Poisoned?" Yu Wenhao didn't look very panicked, but his expression changed slightly. He first sent Xu Yi out to find Jingzhao Mansion, and then came back to call Yuan Qingling.
Yuan Qingling had heard this and immediately got up and got dressed. She asked Lu Ya to comb her hair and asked, "Where is Aunt Xi?"
Lu Ya said: "Mommy Xi and my brother are playing in the backyard."
"Lv Ya, tell Ah Si to keep an eye on Grandma Xi all day today. She is not allowed to contact anyone. No one is allowed to tell her about the affairs of the chief minister." After giving the instructions, they went out together with the medicine box.
She was completely confused. How could she be poisoned? If she was not poisoned earlier, she would not be poisoned later, but King Pingnan was poisoned when he came back. Is this still clear?
"Who poisoned him?" Yuan Qingling asked Yu Wenhao anxiously on the carriage.
Yu Wenhao shook his head slowly, "I don't know. I'll find out after I check."