King Ruian didn't want to accept it, but the emperor felt that he had to accept it.
The emperor said with a sullen face: "This case is very important. I can trust you. You must take over this case." He paused and added, "It is also related to your current case. I will investigate the two cases together.
I will assist you and personally investigate the case."
King Ruian almost knelt down before the emperor and wanted to say, "Your Majesty, please spare me!", but before he could open his mouth to beg for mercy, the emperor said with a sullen face: "King Ruian, you will eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor.
"Things." King Ruian suddenly became mute and couldn't tell the story of his sufferings.
For many years, what he had been seeking was stability, and he did not want to get involved in the disputes in the court. But he did not expect that His Majesty would now pull him out.
In fact, he also understood in his heart that there was no one available for Your Majesty. The civil and military forces of the entire dynasty were divided up by the princes. The results of this year's new subjects have not been released yet. Even if the results of the scientific examination are announced and someone is retained to report on their duties in Beijing, it will not be temporary.
He can grow up in a short time, and he even used Zhou Gu, a person who had not released the list. Now that Zhou Gu was seriously injured and was not suitable to continue investigating the case, he became the one who made His Majesty the most at ease and trust him.
people.
The emperor saw King Ruian's face grimacing and said to him: "Ask your son to help you. Zhou Gu and Xie Lin are about the same age. It's time for you to pull him out for some training. This is the right time to enter the court as soon as possible."
Gotta use it.”
This was a disguised fulfillment of the promise he had made earlier, telling him that if he did a good job, his son would be reused.
King Ruian sighed in his heart, Your Majesty has become more and more proficient in the art of the emperor. If you want the horse to have strength and energy to work, you have to feed the horse its favorite fodder. The future of his son Xie Lin is what he cares about most.
forage.
He could only hand over his hand, "Your Majesty said that the dog is indeed ready for training, and I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust."
Just accepted it.
The emperor was satisfied and said to Zhou Gu and He Zheng: "You two will hand over the case. He Zheng's injury is not serious. After a few days of recovery, he will continue to assist King Ruian."
There was no mention of Zhou Gu's recovery after his injury.
He Zheng responded quickly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor asked Zhou Gu again, "You said that man named Fengling sent someone to rescue you. Where is he now?"
"We are returning to the Great Buddha Temple." Zhou Gu did not wait for the emperor to ask more questions and said directly: "Miss Su Qi and Mr. Ye are at the Great Buddha Temple to worship the Buddha."
The emperor nodded and asked no more questions, thinking that it was no wonder that Ye Guixue had not entered the palace. It turned out that he went to the Great Buddha Temple with Su Rong. It seemed that the two of them had been in contact with each other for a long time. Ye Xiang's Mansion was a member of the Southern Chu King's family.
The emperor waved his hand, "Everyone, go down!"
The group of people exited the imperial study room.
As everyone left, the emperor told Eunuch Yu, "Yu An, tell me my decree. From today on, the four princes will sit behind closed doors and think about their mistakes." He paused and then ordered, "Tell the prince to come see me."
Yu An responded and went immediately.
After leaving the palace, King Ruian said to Zhou Gu: "You are injured. It has just been bandaged by the imperial doctor. Don't ride a horse to avoid the wound from opening. I will send you back to the palace. I also have some details about the case.
You can also talk about it on the way."
Zhou Gu nodded and got into King Ruian's carriage.
On the way, King Ruian asked Zhou Gu, "Tell me the truth. Is Miss Su Qi related to the former Princess Zhenmin? I investigated the assassination case of Princess Qingping. Princess Qingping has confessed that Leng Jian was involved in the murder."
, it’s for her. Your Majesty also said that the case you are investigating is related to the assassination case of Princess Qingping that I am investigating, so I let the two cases be investigated together. "
Zhou Gu glanced at King Ruian and said, "Su Rong is the daughter of Princess Zhenmin and King Nanchu."
King Ruian was also investigating recently, and there was a vague guess that Su Rong was related to Princess Zhenmin, but he really didn't expect it to happen to King Nanchu. He was also shocked at this time and didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he finally
Suddenly, "That's it."
He asked: "What on earth is going on? Did Princess Zhenmin not die back then?"
Zhou Gu nodded and, in a few words, told in a very simple way how Princess Zhenmin faked her death and escaped, settled in Jiangning County, gave birth to Su Rong, and died again.
King Ruian heard what he said was rough and wanted to ask more questions, but seeing that Zhou Gu looked pale and languid and didn't want to elaborate, he had no choice but to give up and asked him about the cause and effect of the case and the details of the investigation.
Zhou Gu was willing to talk, so he started with how he took over the case. He explained it to King Ruian in detail, and then took out a dossier of records from his arms and handed it to him.
King Ruian took the file and learned about the case in detail, and then the carriage arrived at the Protector's Mansion.
When Zhou Gu was about to get out of the car, King Ruian also said: "Since we have come to the Duke Protector's Mansion, I will meet the old Duke and say a few words, right?"
Zhou Gu knew that he wanted to ask Su Rong and Princess Zhenmin, so he didn't stop him. He nodded and followed him out of the carriage and entered the Duke Protector's Mansion.
The Lord Protector's Mansion has received the news that Zhou Gu was intercepted and seriously injured outside the capital. The old Lord Protector was still able to hold his own, but Princess Sheng'an, the Duke's wife and all the ladies in the mansion could not sit still.
They all gathered in the room of the eldest princess Sheng'an. The eldest princess Sheng'an heard that Zhou Gu had entered the palace injured, and was about to rush into the palace when she heard that Zhou Gu had returned to the house. She hurried out of the house with her people.
Let's go outside together.
King Ruian followed Zhou Gu into the palace gate. As soon as he stepped onto the threshold, he saw a large group of people rushing out of the Duke Protector's Palace. He thought to himself that everyone said that Zhou Gu was held in the palm of everyone's hands in the Duke Protector's Palace.
Looking at it this way, it is absolutely correct.
When the old Protector of the Kingdom met King Ruian, he was surprised and asked, "Why did the prince come to the door?"
"I will send Zhou Gu back to his home and have a few words with you, the old prince." King Ruian said.
The old Protector nodded and asked Zhou Gu, "Is the injury serious?"
"Fortunately, it's not heavy." Zhou Gu shook his head.
The old Protector saw that he could walk on his own without anyone's support, and his face was pale. He felt relieved and said, "Go back and take care of him quickly."
Zhou Gu nodded.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an, however, was not as generous as the old protector. She didn't care to talk to King Ruian and immediately took Zhou Gu's hand, "Is it really not serious? Don't fool grandma. You look pale like this. It shows you have lost blood."
It’s too much. Where else to go? We should take a sedan chair.”
After she finished speaking, she shouted loudly, "Someone come quickly and bring the sedan."
Zhou Gu had no choice but to say, "Grandma, what I injured is my arm and back. I can walk without any problems. I don't need to sit in a sedan chair."
"Then there's no need for a sedan. Walk slowly." Princess Sheng'an held his hand and asked as he walked, "Was your wound bandaged by the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital?"
"Well, Your Majesty announced that it was the imperial physician, and it was Imperial Physician Xu from the imperial hospital who bandaged it."
Princess Sheng'an nodded, "Mr. Xu has good medical skills, can you prescribe some medicine?"
"It's opened. I brought it back." Zhou Gu handed the prescription to Princess Sheng'an.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an took it, took a look at it, and handed it to the Duke's wife, "Hurry up and have someone boil the medicine."
The Duke's wife quickly arranged for someone to go.
A group of people gathered around and sent him back to Shuanglin Garden.
After entering the room, the eldest princess Sheng'an asked Zhou Gu to go and lie down on the bed quickly. Zhou Gu was indeed unable to hold on any longer. He had lost too much blood. In addition, he had not been able to have a good rest in the past few days and had not slept for two or three days. At this time
I felt very dizzy, so I went to bed obediently.
Princess Sheng'an sat on the bedside and asked him, "How did you get hurt? After returning home at midnight, they sent someone to keep an eye on the two monks, and then asked a doctor to bandage them before they fainted. The other guards also
They were all seriously injured. Five people were even killed."
Zhou Gu simply told Princess Sheng'an.
After hearing this, the eldest princess of Sheng'an became angry, "Where did the hundreds of dead soldiers come from? You threw those two monks out, and you didn't even kill those two monks. They surrounded you to kill you?"
The Duke's wife was also very angry, "His Royal Highness even sent someone to pick you up, but he actually sent someone to stop you in advance?"
"Is it the eldest prince or the second prince?" The third lady couldn't help but speak, thinking that this was really dangerous.
"I don't know who is behind it, but the peach blossom comb found on the dead man's body was lost by Concubine Li four and a half years ago. It is recorded in the palace. Your Majesty has handed over the case to King Ruian for further investigation."
Zhou Gu said briefly.
Everyone was surprised when they heard this. They did not expect to be involved with Concubine Li. The fourth prince is fifteen years old this year. Logically speaking, the three elder brothers above him are all adults. He is not too old or too young. Although he is not ignored by others,
It was not the time to show his strength early and attack his brothers. As long as he was not stupid, he and Libi should not move, otherwise the three brothers would eat him.
Since Concubine Li is involved, this case is a difficult one. It is reasonable for His Majesty to hand it over to King Ruian and not allow Zhou Gu to interfere.
Princess Sheng'an said: "Thanks to Su Rong."
If Su Rong hadn't felt something was wrong and sent Fengling and her men to chase after Zhou Gu to rescue him, she would have sent the white-haired man to the black-haired man, and her most beloved grandson would be lying fifty miles outside the city today.
. Then she can die.
The Duke's wife is also extremely scared. She only has two sons, and the one she loves the most is naturally the younger son. The younger son is different from the elder son. The elder son was given the title of heir apparent at birth and has been brought up to be stable since he was a child. The younger son does not need it.
Being more lovable and developing his current temperament is her destiny.
All the ladies also loved and loved Zhou Gu, and they all felt very dangerous in their hearts. They were very grateful to Su Rong. They didn't expect that Su Rong had broken off their engagement with Zhou Gu, but she could still help him like this.
Zhou Gu pursed his lips and said nothing.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an only said this, then she patted Zhou Gu's hand and stopped talking, "You are tired too. Go to sleep. I'll call you when the medicine is ready. You just need to rest peacefully and recuperate. If anything happens, let you know
Grandfather carries it."
After she finished speaking, she said angrily: "How dare you send a dead soldier to kill you? Although His Majesty asked King Ruian to investigate the case, our Duke's office can't just wait. We will also assist King Ruian to investigate the case thoroughly."
.”
Zhou Gu nodded, closed his eyes, and fell asleep almost instantly.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an felt extremely distressed. She stood up and waved to everyone, indicating that they should go out to talk and stop disturbing Zhou Gu's rest.
