Early the next morning, Wen Ruyan brought Hongli over. Hongli pursed his thin lips tightly, which looked very much like Yinzhen's, walked up to Ling Ruo and called out in a low voice, "Eniang."
Ling Ruo didn't say anything, she just hugged Hongli tightly and drew the courage to persevere from him.
Hongli's eyes were very red, but not a single tear fell. He raised his head and said, "Mother, the emperor will be fine. I will accompany you here to guard the emperor."
Hongli's sensibleness made Lingruo even more heartbroken. She was speechless and could only nod her head vigorously. On this day, Hongli stayed with her in the Yangxin Hall, during which people kept coming and leaving.
When the harem was shrouded in a mist of sorrow and misery, the truth that Yunxiang wanted to conceal was leaked out through someone's mouth. From the courtiers to the common people, everyone heard that the emperor was seriously injured and might die at any time.
The news made people panic for a while, and rumors spread all over the sky. Everyone was speculating on the truth of the matter and... when the emperor would die.
Although Yunzhen and others tried their best to clarify, it was not enough to convince the ministers, especially when many people saw Yinzhen unconscious and bleeding that day.
After barely appeasing them for two days, the ministers finally couldn't hold it any longer and began to constantly ask to enter the palace to pay their respects to the emperor. Yunxiang, Yunsi and others all knew in their hearts that these people's name was to pay homage to the emperor, but they were actually trying to find out what was true.
Let them see Yinzhen.
As for how long they could keep this matter hidden, they didn't know, but without a better way, they could only hide it moment by moment.
The harem, the imperial court, and the capital all seemed to be in a precarious state for a while...
In Prince Lian's Mansion, Yun Zhen and Yun? were sitting in the hall drinking tea. Yun? drank the still hot tea in one breath, stopped the servants from refilling the tea, and complained to Yun Zhen who looked calm and composed: "
Ninth Brother, why haven’t Eighth Brother come back yet?”
"What's the rush? You'll always come back when you should." Yunzhen sipped the tea slowly. This is the daughter's tea that is considered to be the best among tribute teas. Drinking water like a cow like Yunzhen is a waste of good tea.
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Yun? snorted and said, "I'm such a slow person. I can drink tea for half a day. I can't quench my thirst by sipping it in small sips."
Yun Zhen raised his eyes and said: "Old Shi, this is not called a slow-tempered person. It means that if you know how to rush, why should you rush? If everyone is like you, they won't be able to achieve great things. Let me tell you, you have to practice hard.
It’s just a matter of time.”
"Okay, Ninth Brother, please spare me. If you want me to be like you, you might as well just kill me." Yun? has a reckless and irritable temperament and a bad temper. He often gets angry at a moment's notice. He has a nickname: "
Ten firecrackers”.
Yun Chu was about to say a few more words to Yun? when he saw Yun Hu walking in. He stood up and called out Bage. Yun? looked excited and said: "Bago, how's it going with the Fourth Brother?"
Yunhu waved his hand, and after all the servants in the life hall left, he said: "I went into the palace today and went to the Yangxin Hall. The situation of the fourth child seems to be getting worse."
"That's great!" Yun? was the first to clapped his hands and laughed: "The fourth child who took our throne finally has this day!"
"Old Shi, please lower your voice. Be careful that the walls have ears." Yunhu glanced at Yunxi with some displeasure. The latter shook his head and said: "This is Prince Lian's palace. There are no ears and eyes. If you ask me, Bage, you are the one.
Too cautious."
"It's always better to be cautious." Yunhu didn't show any carelessness due to his words. After walking to the door and looking around to make sure there was no suspicious figure, he said: "The fourth man is very suspicious. Although I have been keeping safe since he ascended the throne and did not show any signs of any strange behavior, he may not believe us, and there may be decent people watching secretly." The emperors of all dynasties had their own power in their hands, for this reason. Control the ministers and consolidate his rule. I believe that Yinzhen will never be the exception.
Yun? He snorted twice and said: "Whoever dares to spy on you, I will be the first to twist his head off. Let's see who has the courage to come."
Yunzhu understood his character and knew that he couldn't get over it for a while. He shook his head and looked at Yunyun and said, "How are things going?"
Yun Zhen said with beaming eyes: "Don't worry, Bage, things are going well. As soon as the news that the fourth child was seriously injured and could die at any time came out, ministers and common people were all panic-stricken, worried that the capital would change after his death." When I went to visit, all the ministers wanted to take refuge, including..." He deliberately paused and slowly said three words, "Longkodo!"
The meaning of the name Longkodo is so great that the city government of Yiyunhu couldn't help but feel happy. Longkodo is the official secretary and the commander of the infantry. He is in charge of all the defenses of the nine gates in the capital. , had it not been for Long Keduo’s help, Yinzhen might not have been able to successfully ascend to the throne.
"Lao Jiu, are you sure Longkoduo intends to join us?" Yunhu stared at Yunzhen with bright eyes.
"This old fox didn't say it explicitly, but he did mean it in his words. Before he left, he stuffed me with a stack of banknotes, at least several thousand taels." Yun Zhen said with a sinister smile: "Fourth has been working all day long. They talk about purging officials, but they don't know that his uncle is a completely corrupt official."
"You have to be greedy to be used by us." Yunhu tapped the table lightly. This was really an unexpected surprise. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "Old Jiu, Longkodo must be brought over."
"I saved this one, but Bago, Longkodo is a double-dealer. Today he can take refuge with us, but he might turn to someone else tomorrow. I can't believe it." Yun Zhen's eyes were very sharp, and he immediately showed Longkodo to him. Got a clear view.
Yunhu narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly: "I also know this. No matter how important he is, he is just a chess piece. When the matter is completed, the chess piece will naturally be of little use."
"Bago, when shall we take action?" Yun asked in the most direct and eager manner.
Yunzhen took a sip of tea and said: "What's wrong with taking action or not? We don't want to cause chaos, but we want to bring order to the chaos and let the Qing Dynasty return to the right path and not be controlled by Xiaoxiao shamelessly."
Yun? Hehe smiled and said: "No matter what, as long as we don't let the fourth child continue to sit on our heads and shit**. If you ask me, Bago has an idea. He can think of tampering with the lantern festival and make the fourth child fall. It was a big fight, and even my life was lost, but it made us angry."
"Shh!" Yunhu made a silent gesture and said solemnly: "Don't mention this matter again. Remember, what happened at the lantern festival has nothing to do with us."
"Yes, I understand." Although Yunxi was careless, he also understood the priorities of things and changed his words: "Bago, when are we going to... uh, bring things back to order?"
Yunhu pondered for a while and said: "Don't worry, this matter is of great importance and cannot be careless. And I still have some doubts about the fourth child."