In the palace, a large-scale operation was carried out quietly. Prince Jing only learned about it after a cup of tea. The old prince was so frightened that he almost shook his hand and even the King-beating Whip in his hand fell from the wall. Throw it out. Good guy, my son-in-law actually committed such a serious crime, and even Guo Tianxin and many generals in the army were implicated.
In the Qian Palace, Emperor Chengwu and Queen Rong were sitting majestically behind the imperial desk. The difference from the past was that there was a small imperial desk below and to the right of the imperial desk. This was the exclusive seat for Crown Prince Xuanle. .
All the screen furnishings in the Qian Palace were dismantled, and the tables of the Eight Immortals were arranged neatly. The civil and military officials sat on both sides, each looking for his or her seat.
According to the time, the banquet should have started, but Wei Zhenghai, the eunuch in charge, never shouted, and not even a cold dish was served on the table. Many ministers were whispering to each other, and people gradually realized that tonight was a little unusual.
King Jing swung the whip and hurriedly came in from outside the palace. Usually, King Jing held the whip like a child, but this time he came in carrying it as if he was going to fight. Many ministers and Prince Jing came in. They said hello, but King Jing ignored no one and walked up the steps directly. In the surprised eyes of everyone, King Jing leaned over and whispered a few words to Emperor Chengwu. Emperor Chengwu frowned and shook his head, brother. The two seemed to have a dispute. In the end, Emperor Chengwu finally nodded, and King Jing walked out of the palace again, swinging his whip.
At this time, all the ministers confirmed their thoughts. It seemed that something unusual was really going to happen tonight.
Xuanzhu was sitting in the prince's seat with a serious look on his face. Until now, he had not noticed Zhu Tianjiang and others entering the palace. From the tense atmosphere in the palace just now, Xuanzhu also noticed something and couldn't help but cast his eyes on his third brother Xuanzhu. Le. At this time, Xuan Le was sitting calmly under Emperor Cheng Wu. Although there was a faint smile on his face, his eyes were full of frightening murderous intent.
Bron, the commander of the palace guards, walked in quickly from outside. Like King Jing, Bron also walked directly up the steps to Emperor Chengwu.
"Your Majesty, the criminals Zhu Tianjiang, Zhu Yi, Xia Qing and the others have lost their traces. They have not been arrested yet. The others have been captured," Bronn said in a low voice.
"What! Didn't find their figures? Didn't I ask you to send people to keep an eye on them a long time ago?" Emperor Cheng Wu said angrily, suppressing his voice.
Bronn lowered his head cautiously, not daring to say a word. Emperor Chengwu gritted his teeth angrily, "The palace is heavily guarded inside and outside. They will definitely not be able to get out. Search for me! With my gold medal, no matter which palace the harem Concubine Bin is in, No one can stop it."
"Your Majesty!" Bron agreed and ran down quickly.
Wei Zhenghai's little eyes were darting around, and his legs were shaking a little as he stood nearby. What happened tonight was so sudden, it was comparable to a general purge.
"Zhenghai~Ke Xu announced it." Emperor Chengwu said suddenly with a dark face.
Wei Zhenghai trembled all over and hurriedly walked to the middle of the steps with his waist hunched over. When Wei Zhenghai stood there, the officials understood that the banquet was about to begin. However, there were still many empty seats. They did not understand why there were people there. I haven't entered the Qian Palace yet.
"Declaration~!"
Wei Zhenghai announced the decree, and all the ministers cheered and stood up.
"By God's blessing, Emperor Chengwu of Dafeng has issued an edict. Today, the prince Xuan Le is promoted to the crown prince. The ministers support and the people celebrate, and the world's taxes are reduced by 20% to show his grace."
Wei Zhenghai said this, paused slightly, and then continued, "On this occasion of celebration, there are rebellious officials and traitors who are plotting evil. Fortunately, God protected us and discovered the thieves' evil intentions early~"
As Wei Zhenghai spoke, he began to list Zhu Tianjiang's most heinous crimes. When the officials heard this, they all broke into cold sweats. Especially those who had attended the banquet at the Zhu Mansion some time ago were even more frightened. Shen Bai Gong kept wiping his forehead, thinking it was over this time.
After Wei Zhenghai finished speaking, Emperor Chengwu stood up and glanced at everyone majestically, "Dear ministers, don't worry, I know in my heart whether you are a loyal minister or a traitor. I promise everyone that I will only pursue those ministers who are directly rebellious, not those who are directly rebellious." Implicating other ministers. Today is the day when Leer is appointed as the crown prince. I hope that all of you, dear friends, will not be depressed by this. Zhenghai, let’s get started.”
After Emperor Chengwu finished speaking, he took a special look at Xuanzhu. That means you can rest assured that Emperor Father will never allow Xuanle to put all your people in prison. Although many ministers are close to Zhu Tianjiang, Chengwu The emperor understood that he was only supporting Xuanzhu and was not a direct descendant of Zhu Tianjiang. Emperor Chengwu could still distinguish this clearly.
All the ministers in the Qian Palace were still thinking about drinking, but no one dared to walk out of this gate. In the palace, all the guards seemed to be busy, the flowers and rockeries, and even the fish pond were carefully observed in the winter. But no matter how hard he searched, Zhu Daguan was still not found.
In the yard at Sticky Gate, Wei Zhan was also waiting for news. He did not expect that Zhu Tianjiang could hide in the palace. Could it be that Lin Feng followed the palace secretly? He was rescued. Wei Zhan ordered The people at Sticky Post stood still, since their duty was to protect the emperor anyway, and Emperor Cheng Wu did not give him any orders about arresting people.
The commander of the palace guards, Bu Long, was sweating profusely. He searched several courtyards but could not find any trace of Zhu Tianjiang and the others. In desperation, he rushed into the harem with a group of guards. The harem is not something ordinary people can do casually. Come, but Bronn has the gold medal and the Holy Spirit, and no father-in-law dares to stop him.
There were many independent palaces in the harem, and Bron began to search them one by one. Of course, the first ones he searched were the concubines who were not in power, such as the palace of Xuanzhu and Xuanle's biological mother. Even if he searched, Bron was very Be polite and careful. When Xuan Le's mother, Concubine Dong Guifei, learned that Zhu Tianjiang was being searched, Le's teeth were almost broken. The biggest stumbling block for her son Xuan Le was Zhu Tianjiang. Unexpectedly, God opened his eyes and finally captured him. Concubine Dong ordered the maids to open all the doors and cooperate with Lord Bronn's search.
Bronn was grateful to Concubine Dong, but no matter how much he searched, no one was found. In the harem, there are only two places that have not yet been searched. One is the East Palace of the Imperial Palace, and the second is the courtyard of the seventh princess Yue Xin. Concubine Dong Now in charge of the West Palace, I was unhappy that I didn't attend my son's dinner party tonight. When I heard this, I took the initiative to take Bronn to search. Anyway, the Queen was dining in Qian Palace, so she had the final say here.
Bronn and others first came to the Feiyan Palace of the Seventh Princess. When the eunuch on duty saw Concubine Dong Gui coming, he hurried forward to greet her.
"This slave is here to greet you, the queen is a thousand years old~!"
"Come on, Qi Yatou is here or not. Lord Bron has been ordered to search the guilty minister Zhu Tianjiang and ask Qi Yatou to cooperate." Concubine Dong Gui said proudly.
"Go back to your Majesty, my master feels a little dizzy and needs to go to sleep first. Since this is a search under orders, please ask Mr. Bronn to check. However, it is best to keep your voice down so as not to wake up my master." The eunuch on duty said softly.
"Thank you so much, father-in-law. Come and take a look." Following Bronn's instructions, a group of guards walked into the yard.
Concubine Dong Gui was sitting in the hall, with two palace maids serving her carefully. The guards searched from top to bottom, but found nothing unusual.
Just when Bronn was about to leave, Concubine Dong suddenly thought of visiting the Seventh Princess. Even though the Seventh Princess was not her biological flesh and blood, she was very popular in the palace. Since the Seventh Princess was sick, she was the aunt.
You should always be concerned about it.
The two palace maids did not dare to stop her, so they could only accompany Concubine Dong to the seventh princess's bedroom.
"Master, Empress Dong is here to see you." A palace maid patted the door and whispered.
After waiting for a long time, there was no reply. Concubine Dong Guifei felt anxious and directly opened the door and entered.
"Xiao Qi, my aunt is here to see you. What's wrong? You feel uncomfortable somewhere." Concubine Dong Gui said and walked towards the curtain.
When the curtain was raised, Concubine Dong looked at the seventh princess with concern. On the big bed, the seventh princess was covered with thick brocade and slowly opened her eyes.
"Aunt Dong, I feel so dizzy and I can't get up~!"
When Concubine Dong took a look, the Seventh Princess's face was red, and her eyes were different from usual, "You kid, you don't tell the imperial doctor when you are sick. Do you think you have a fever?"
"No, I just drank the soothing soup, I just need to sleep."
Concubine Dong touched the forehead of the seventh princess. It was indeed very hot. Concubine Dong sighed and said, "Well, I must have caught a cold. If it doesn't feel better tomorrow, please send it to the imperial doctor to have a look."
"Thank you Aunt Dong, Xiaoqi knows."
Concubine Dong gave some more instructions, then put down the curtain and walked out. The two maids closed the door behind them, their faces a little pale.
As soon as Concubine Dong Gui left, the seventh princess bit her lip and whispered, "Come out!" As she said that, she opened the brocade tremblingly.
Under the brocade quilt, Officer Zhu held the seventh princess tightly and put his head under her armpit.
The seventh princess's face was as red as an apple, and she didn't dare to look at Zhu Tianjiang. Official Zhu also felt very embarrassed, but the matter was urgent and there was nothing he could do.
"What's that? Seventh Princess, you scared me just now." Zhu Tianjiang said, and quickly sat up. Above the beams, two figures swished down, and Zhu Yi and Xia Qing also appeared in the room.
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Zhu Tianjiang was very grateful to the Seventh Princess and Queen Rong. If the Seventh Princess had not asked the eunuch to take the three of them to the harem in an empty sedan today, I am afraid they would have been in the sky prison by now.
After Empress Rong learned that Emperor Cheng Wu was going to attack Zhu Tianjiang, in order to express her gratitude to Zhu Tianjiang for his rescue, she asked the most trustworthy eunuch around her to tell Xiao Qi to take Zhu Tianjiang to Feiyan Palace and wait for the opportunity to send him out.
Outside the palace. In Concubine Rong's heart, no matter how guilty Zhu Tianjiang was, if he hadn't rescued everyone from Empress Feng, I'm afraid the Dafeng Dynasty would still be ruled by Xuan Can.
The seventh princess blushed and lowered her head without saying anything. Just now, Zhu Tiansheng couldn't get up to the beam, so he actually rolled her directly onto the bed. This was the first time that the seventh princess had been hugged tightly by a young man since she was a child.
Even now, her heart is still pounding.
Zhu Tianjiang frowned and sat at the table, "Zhu Yi Xia Qing, you must go out and inform Zhu Er and Master Lin, and find a way to leave the capital immediately." Zhu Tianjiang thought for a long time and decided to let Zhu Yi Xia Qing escape. With him
With their abilities, they should be able to break out of the palace. If the three of them walked together, they wouldn't be able to get out at all.
"Sir, what will you do when we leave?" Zhu Yi looked at Zhu Tianjiang and said.
"I will hide in the seventh princess's boudoir for two days and wait for the news to pass before I go out."
After Zhu Tianjiang said that, he felt that this was not the case. She is a princess, so it is nothing for a grown man to hide in the boudoir.
"Oh, I mean, hiding in this yard for two days." Zhu Tianjiang quickly explained.
The seventh princess's face almost turned red with embarrassment, "Master Zhu~ Master Zhu, I have the queen mother's gold medal here, maybe it can be used out of the palace. However, I have to use it myself." The seventh princess said in a low voice.
"That's great. This great kindness from Empress Rong and the Seventh Princess will be unforgettable." Upon hearing this, Zhu Tianjiang said excitedly.
Even though the emperor had decreed to close the palace, Empress Rong was the master of the harem, and her intentions were still effective in the palace. I am afraid that even Emperor Chengwu himself did not expect that he and his son planned to arrest people, but his wife and daughter helped
Let Zhu Tianjiang sing opposite him.
In the darkness, a small sedan, accompanied by four eunuchs, slowly walked towards the palace gate. Zhu Yi and Xia Qing, wearing eunuch uniforms, followed the sedan with their heads lowered. In the sedan, the seventh princess
Sitting shyly on Zhu Daguan's body, the two of them could only ride in the same sedan chair.