Concubine Xue Shu was unable to defend herself, so she could only bite her lips and remain speechless. But she always had a suspicion in her heart, why the emperor suddenly became abnormally excited and favored her that day. Is there any other reason? Duanmu Yunji suddenly went to Shang Dynasty that day.
Is there something fishy about the drugs dispensed by the pharmacy during the term? But these are all suspicions. Without evidence, she dare not say nonsense.
Duanmu Yunji seemed to think that there was no point in dealing with Concubine Xue Shu, so she snorted coldly and walked away.
Xiaozhu's search for someone was fruitless, so he quietly returned to the palace and reported to Liu Fan anxiously. Liu Fan stared at her for a long time, said nothing, turned around and went back to Ruoxi Palace.
In Ruoxi Palace, Liu Hongjing, who was on the hospital bed, opened his eyes, stared blankly at the prince who was guarding the bedside for a while, reached out to grab his hand, and said breathlessly: "Fan'er, father.
If he dies, a palace battle is inevitable, but don't worry, my father has already taken precautions."
"Father! No - don't scare your son!" Liu Fan grasped his hand tightly, bursting into tears, "You have to hold on, my son has sent someone out of the palace to find a good doctor!"
Liu Hongjing slowly shook his head and said: "I have lost the will to live, and all the medicines are meaningless to me."
"Father! My son is guilty!" Liu Fan couldn't bear it any longer. He let go of his hand and knelt heavily beside the bed.
"Fan'er, why are you doing this?" Liu Hongjing looked at him and coughed violently.
"Father! I deceived you, and I deserve to die! Princess Dongling is not dead, it was my son who hid her!" Liu Fan said, his lips trembling, as if he was in extreme pain.
Liu Hongjing's gray eyes suddenly had a glimmer of light. He looked at Liu Fan and asked in a trembling voice: "Seriously?"
"Seriously, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to the imperial mausoleum to check the princess's tomb. What was buried that day was an empty coffin." Liu Fan said on his knees.
"What happened to the corpse?" Liu Hongjing sat up as if he had been given a shot in the arm.
"Fake death. When I came back from Dongling last time, I also faked my death to deceive the Taifu." After Liu Fan finished speaking, his eyes were filled with sadness. By now, he was completely desperate for their future.
"Then where is she now? Take me to see her quickly! Take her back to the palace!" Liu Hongjing coughed again because of his excitement.
Liu Fan got up quickly, supported him, and stroked his back.
"Get out!" Liu Hongjing stretched out his hand to push him away, grabbed the flower pot at the head of the bed and threw it at him.
Liu Fan did not beg for mercy, but knelt slumped on the ground. The maids and eunuchs outside heard the commotion inside, and no one dared to come in, but the queen's informants rushed to report the news.
"Now I don't know where she went. She left quietly alone." Liu Fan murmured.
Although Liu Hongjing was angry at the moment, his energy was much better than before. He shouted angrily: "Come here!"
Liu Huo, who came after hearing the news, was the first to rush in. "Father!" When he paid homage to the emperor, he glanced at Liu Fan from the corner of his eye.
"To convey my decree, we must find Princess Dongling as quickly as possible!" Liu Hongjing ordered.
"Princess Dongling? Father, didn't she die?" Liu Huo was startled and immediately understood, but asked deliberately.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Liu Hongjing scolded, and Liu Huo hurriedly accepted the order and left. He hurried to Qingning Palace. He had to discuss this matter with his mother.
After Duanmu Yunji heard what Liu Huo said, she frowned and said, "That girl is indeed not dead. Huo'er, what do you think of the emperor's expression?"
"Although I am angry, I have regained my energy. It seems that it is impossible to die immediately." Liu Huo closed the door and whispered.
"We really should let that girl die this time! The prince's crime has been determined, and she has no use value. We must not let her live to see the emperor!" Duanmu Yunji said coldly.
Liu Huo nodded: "Yes! If my father sees her, all his illnesses will be cured. We won't have a busy schedule."
"Go and do it quickly. You can look for her in the open. I have ordered Eunuch Tong to look for her secretly. If you see her, kill her without mercy!"
"yes!"
Liu Huo retreated, urgently summoned his troops, and began to search for the princess of Dongling with great fanfare. In just a few days, the entire Xiling was almost covered with portraits offering rewards for Luo Lianyi. And the prince Liu Fan was angered by Liu Hongjing.
He was imprisoned and no matter how much the Taifu and the Prime Minister pleaded for mercy, it was of no avail. The Taifu and the Prime Minister did not think of all the precautions, but in the end they failed to prevent the trick of cheating death.
The two important ministers summoned Xiaozhu to the Taifu's Mansion. Xiaozhu did not wait for them to ask questions. He knelt down in tears and sobbed: "Xiaozhu is guilty."
The Tutor and the Prime Minister stared at her, seeing how pitifully she cried, and seemed unable to utter any words of blame.
"Xiaozhu and Princess Dongling have been together all the way. Her kindness and beauty made it impossible for Xiaozhu to do anything. Xiaozhu tried every means to save her life and the prince, but unexpectedly Xiaozhu could not protect her at all.
"Xiao Zhu raised her teary eyes and said sadly, "Now the prince hates me, the princess hates me, the tutor and the prime minister also hate me, Xiao Zhu is worse off than dead!" After she finished speaking, she suddenly pulled out the sword from her waist,
Wipe it on your neck.
"Stop!" Prime Minister Yin and the Grand Tutor were both civil servants, so there was no time to stop her. Fortunately, the Grand Tutor's grandson happened to be here for something. Seeing this, he stepped in and kicked the sword out of Xiao Zhu's hand.
Even so, the skin on Xiaozhu's neck was already cut and blood was dripping down.
"You kid! We have something to discuss, how can you escape by dying? Xiangnan, go get medicine to stop Miss Xiaozhu's bleeding!" Taifu ordered his grandson to get medicine for the wound while scolding him.
"I have it." Sima Xiangnan squatted on the ground and hugged Xiaozhu. He took out a medicine bottle from his arms and carefully sprinkled it on her wound. "Don't do such stupid things in the future." He whispered in her ear.
After saying a few words, he took out a white handkerchief from his arms and carefully bandaged it for her.
"Thank you." Xiaozhu's lips were pale and he looked at him with tearful eyes as he thanked him. Sima Xiangnan reached out and pushed a strand of her hair behind her ears, smiling softly.
"Chunmei, Qiuju! Help Miss Xiaozhu down to rest." Sima Taifu called two girls and ordered them to help Xiaozhu go to the guest room. Chunmei and Qiuju came over, bent down to help Xiaozhu, Xiaozhu
But he had already fainted.
"I'll do it." Sima Xiangnan picked her up and strode out. His eyes fell on her pale and thin face, full of pity.
"Take good care of her and call me if you need anything." After putting her on the bed, he told the girl. Then after taking a deep look at her, he returned to his grandfather.
When he saw his grandfather and the Prime Minister sitting with sad faces, he did not dare to say anything and stood aside silently.
"Now that the princess is in a very dangerous situation, the queen will definitely try her best to get rid of her." Prime Minister Yin said.
The Taifu pondered for a while and said: "Now that princess, I can't decide whether she should die or live."