Soon, the masked man saw that he could not succeed, so he whistled and ran away. They did not pursue him anymore. Dongfang Run approached and said, "I have met the prince and the princess."
There were dots of blood on his white brocade robe, and his eyes were dark and deep.
Dongfang Jin hugged An Qingran in front of him in his arms, and then smiled calmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving me."
"I don't dare to accept this." Seeing Dongfang Jin's domineering look, Dongfang Run's eyes flashed with sadness, but then he was relieved and looked at the two people, "Prince, Crown Princess, are you not injured?"
An Qingran shook her head. She originally wanted to say thank you, but suddenly she thought of Lou Wanyue, and her heart trembled. Maybe it would be better for him to misunderstand that she was arrogant and rude than to make him sad for the rest of his life, so she said indifferently: "
The princess and the prince's concubine are in Yuehua Temple, so we won't take up the prince's time."
Dongfang Run was suffocated and nodded calmly: "I will send guards to escort you two back to the palace. I will go to Yuehua Temple."
Dongfang Jin didn't refuse, and neither did An Qingran.
On the road again, they changed to Dongfang Run's carriage. Dongfang Jin's face had been very calm, even so calm that it was almost cold. An Qingran checked and found that Dongfang Jin had no injuries on his body, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "
Your Majesty, you saved us once again."
"Again?" Dongfang Jin raised his voice and raised his eyebrows as well.
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Returning to the East Palace, Emperor Yunqi learned the news immediately. He was in the Jiaoxiang Palace at that time. Concubine Shu had been very gentle and served her very well these past few days. Emperor Yunqi was willing to visit any palace recently.
Sometimes I just sit and chat, sometimes I chat with the concubines. Although I didn't favor anyone, the harem was already full of joy and celebration. After the Queen Mother heard the news, she didn't react for a long time and couldn't express any expression, but it was definitely not
joy.
Ever since Aunt Rong gave Dongfang Run their lotus root cake, the Queen Mother has been waiting for news, but she also knew that it was a bit early. Even if they had a child at once, it would probably take a month to confirm, so she has been a little irritable recently.
, but Emperor Yun Qi's palace became harmonious, and it would be strange if her heart was not churning.
When Emperor Yun Qi learned that the prince had been assassinated, he suddenly dropped the tea cup in his hand to the ground: "Bold, who is so bold?"
His eyes widened with anger, but unexpectedly he felt uncomfortable and immediately started coughing.
Concubine Shu hurriedly stepped forward and rubbed her chest and beat her back: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are in danger, and you have to pay attention to the dragon body."
"Is there any danger? Well... Isn't it too late for me to get angry if they are all in danger?" Emperor Yun Qi was furious.
Concubine Shu said hurriedly: "Yes, that's what I said. If something like this happens, it must be investigated thoroughly. If the roots are eradicated, even if the prince ascends the throne, those people will not let him go."
Emperor Yun Qi did not speak.
Concubine Shu said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please sit down for now. I will ask someone to invite the crown prince and concubine to come. You can ask about the situation clearly, so you can rest assured."
"No, I'll send someone..." Emperor Yun Qi said, striding out, with Concubine Shu chasing after her at a trot.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. If you need anything from me, please feel free to ask, or I may arrange for personnel to investigate this matter now..."
"You don't need to..." When Emperor Yun Qi said this, he also looked at her deeply, and this look made Concubine Shu's heart beat.
After Emperor Yun Qi left, Murong Shu walked around the room, stopping from time to time, frowning, thinking about it, and said loudly: "Let Prince Kang come into the palace to see me immediately."
King Kang came soon, with doubts in his eyes: "Why is the mother and concubine so anxious to announce your son's arrival?"
Murong Shu stopped in front of him and looked into his eyes steadily: "Tell me, was that assassin sent by you?"
"What assassin?" Dongfang Ye looked innocent, "Who was assassinated?"
Murong Shu shook his head: "Everyone in the court knows about this matter, but you still don't know about it? You didn't do it, who did it?"
"Is it the assassination of the crown prince and princess? Hey, mother-in-law, why do you care about them?"
"I don't care about them. I'm worried about you. Your father is furious. This time it's going to be terrible. He will definitely investigate thoroughly. If it's really you, trouble is about to happen."
"Of course something like this needs to be investigated, but it has nothing to do with Er Chen. It wasn't done by Er Chen. I'm not afraid at all. I'm just worried that they won't be able to find out. Maybe it's the person Dongfang Yan is looking for, but it's not me anyway."
"Really it's not you?"
"It's really not me, concubine. No matter who it is, it didn't succeed this time. It's really disappointing." He grinned and snorted, very dissatisfied.
"Keep your voice down. Your father is very angry right now. If anything reaches his ears, it won't be your doing, and you will be angered." Murong Shu said this and sighed, "
Anyway, you've been so angry lately
Yes, don't let anything happen... By the way, how is Lin'er doing now? I haven't seen him for a long time. I want your concubine to bring him to the palace someday. Also, that nanny you married.
, are you really pregnant?"
"Mother, she is indeed pregnant."
"But, she is a married woman after all. Do you know whether the child is yours?"
"The day is right, concubine, my son is not that confused."
"It's true, the real concubine and the wife should not be pregnant at such a young age, but she was pregnant. But no matter what, whoever is pregnant is my grandson. You are so lucky, don't let your
A few women are tossing, and when the time comes, if something happens to the children, I will not spare you, nor will I spare them." Murong Shu has stayed in the palace for so many years, what doesn't she understand?
Dongfang Yedu agreed one by one, and then was about to leave. After thinking about it, he said: "Mother, concubine, do you think I need to go and see the prince and others to calm their shock?"
"Forget it, don't go today to avoid being suspected. Now your father is protecting the prince and princess, and he also thinks there is something wrong with other people's good intentions."
Dongfang Ye agreed and left the palace.
He did not go back directly to Prince Kang's Mansion, but came to a restaurant and entered a private room. Soon, a young man in white also entered the house. As soon as he entered the house, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Prince Kang, my subordinate is incompetent. This
Let the prince escape for the first time..."
Dongfang Ye waved his hand: "Shen Zhihua, I don't want to listen to excuses. I only look at the results. If something like this happens this time, it happens. I only ask you, but are you left alive?"
"Back to my lord, everything is clean and tidy. Anyone who knew about this matter has been silenced. No one will ever think that this matter is related to us." A sinister smile flashed across Shen Zhihua's face.
Hearing this, Dongfang Yefang nodded: "Sit down."
Shen Zhihua sat down.
Dongfang Ye's face was very ugly. He even hid this incident from his own mother and concubine, so he had to hit him with one strike and then go to report the crime. But he didn't expect that he spent so much money and so much effort. , even Dongfang Jin’s fur was not injured.
"It's Prince Dongfang. Without him, we almost succeeded." Shen Zhihua added.
Dongfang Ye was not surprised at all: "If they get close, they will naturally save him. Maybe Dongfang Jin's life should not be cut off. Forget it, this matter needs to be considered in the long term."
The two people stopped talking.
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Prince Ning's Mansion.
Dongfang Yan was drinking wine, while Taozhi stood next to him and kept refilling the glass. Soon, he became a little drunk, and while he was drinking, he suddenly dropped the wine glass heavily to the ground: "Why, my God is so blind."
Taozhi was startled: "My lord, you have drunk too much, let me take care of you and fall asleep."
"No...get out of here, I'll go back to the palace..." Dongfang Yan stood up, but stumbled into the screen. At this moment, Qin Xiangning walked in and came to help. Taozhi also came to help Dongfang. Yanzui's eyes were dimmed, he pushed Qin Xiangning down, but fell on Taozhi: "Taozhi, I, the king, return to the palace to see the excitement."
Qin Xiangning endured the shame and pain and stood up by herself, and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it's me. You have drunk too much. I will help you to rest first. It won't be too late to return to the palace tomorrow."
Dongfang Yan looked at Qin Xiangning seriously, pushed her away resolutely, then turned around and lay on the bed, which was Taozhi's bed.
Taozhi looked at Qin Xiangning in fear.
Qin Xiangning was not angry when she saw this. Instead, she looked at Taozhi and said, "You must serve the prince with all your heart. There must be no mistakes."
Taozhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Qin Xiangning suddenly smiled and stared into her eyes: "Also, you have to be more careful. Do you know what to say tomorrow?"
"My servant knows that you, the princess, served the prince all night and didn't go back until dawn, and you didn't let your servant tell you."
Qin Xiangning was stunned for a moment: "Why didn't I realize that you are so smart before?"
"It's all because the princess taught her well, but the servant is stupid and can't learn even one-tenth of what the princess did..."
"No need to say any more." After Qin Xiangning walked out, she didn't know how to treat Taozhi herself.
It's just that Dongfang Yan seems to be unable to hold up the wall. When something happens, he only knows how to give him soup. How can he count on him? Can he count on him?
Qin Xiangning walked out of the yard and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. Her mood was similar to the dark clouds. It was gloomy. The entire Dingyuan Marquis was counting on her, but as for her, could she count on the drunk guy in the house?
Qin Xiangning's steps were light. She didn't care at all when Dongfang Yan pushed her down just now. That was when he was drunk. All she cared about was his future. Does he still have a future?
Qin Xiangning walked back to her yard. No matter what, her body was still important. The short-term favor she had received earlier turned into smoke in a blink of an eye. Men are like this. She felt sour and filled with hatred, but I don’t know who to hate, yes, An Qingran!
If she could resolve all her resentment, the only thing left that would never be forgotten was her hatred for An Qingran.
Never forget until death.
In Prince Kang's Mansion, the three women were scheming, but because Huang Ying'er was pregnant, she couldn't serve Dongfang Ye for the time being. He spent more time in the other two women's rooms. At any rate, they were equally exposed to rain and dew. The bigger Dongfang Lin grew, the more he grew. He cried more and more, and rarely slept. When he fell asleep at night, he would wake up soon. As soon as he woke up, the crying would follow. He seemed to have little strength, so he kept crying.