The tranquility in the early morning of the next day was broken by a sharp and panicked scream from the Prince's Mansion.
"The prince is dead!"
"The prince is dead!!!"
The maid who was preparing to serve the prince in the morning court was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground, her expression indescribable horror.
Everyone in the Prince's Mansion was alarmed and gathered around the study. Then they saw that the blood on Gu Changsheng's mouth and nose had solidified, his pulse and breath were gone, and his whole body was cold. He had obviously been dead for several hours.
The prince is dead.
They are finished!
Suddenly, the prince's palace suddenly became turbulent. Some of the frightened servants were at a loss, and some fled out of the back door with their jewelry. The housekeeper could not control this mess, so he had to quickly send someone to the palace to tell the emperor.
At that time, the morning court had not yet begun, and officials gathered in twos and threes outside the palace gate to wait.
"Da da da~"
The sound of impatient horse hoofbeats came, and the guards of the Prince's Palace almost fell off their horses. He ignored the courtiers and grabbed the guards at the entrance of the palace, "Quick, tell the Emperor, the Prince, the Prince is dead!"
How can it be!
The courtiers looked at each other in shock.
Prince Zhen'an stepped forward angrily, grabbed the guard by the collar, and then punched him in the face, "Nonsense! The prince was fine yesterday, why is he dead today?"
"You dare to curse the current prince here, you deserve death!"
The guard was beaten so hard that stars were popping in his eyes, and he shook his head repeatedly, "I'm not talking nonsense, the prince is really dead. He was poisoned to death!"
"impossible!"
Prince Zhen'an roared, and then, regardless of the morning meeting, he grabbed the guard's horse and headed straight for the Prince's Mansion.
The remaining courtiers looked at me and I looked at you, feeling as if they were in a dream.
Prince, why was he suddenly poisoned to death?
Could it be that the emperor did it?
The news soon spread to the palace. The emperor tried his best not to laugh out loud, and then pretended to be angry and called for an early morning court meeting.
Looking at the suspicious eyes of the courtiers and the slightly resistive movements in the silence, the emperor couldn't help but feel that it was a shame that Yue You didn't let Yue You kill the queen today, otherwise the courtiers would probably cause trouble.
"Report~"
A guard hurried to the palace, knelt on one knee and said: "To report to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did die of poison."
"My son..."
The emperor suddenly fell down on the chair, and then pinched his thighs to force himself to pretend to be grief-stricken. His eyes were red, and the tears in the corners of his eyes were very obvious, and he wailed in a low voice: "My son~"
The courtiers saw that the emperor's grief did not look like he was pretending, and they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. Could it be that the death of the prince really had nothing to do with the emperor?
The emperor glanced at the expressions of the courtiers from the corner of his eyes, and then said with great sadness and anger: "In the heart of the capital, at the feet of the emperor, you actually let the current prince be poisoned to death. Will I be assassinated like this in the future?"
"I have neglected my duty, and please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, investigate for me, investigate to death. If you can't find out the murderer behind the scenes, come and see him!" the emperor said angrily.
"yes."
The Minister of Punishment smiled bitterly and agreed.
He is probably going to die now, so he can only go to the prince's house to check later to see if he can find any evidence? It's really not possible...
The Minister of Punishment glanced at the princes who couldn't restrain their excitement. If it's not possible for the dead Taoist friend to die for the poor Taoist, then he can only choose a scapegoat.
But once the prince dies, all kinds of monsters will appear, and the court will become more and more dangerous. It seems that he must find a chance to resign to save his life!
Anyone with any brains in the court knew that there would be a big storm in the court next.
The prince's power began to disintegrate with his death, and all the prince's subordinates were in danger. Some of them set their sights on the other princes and began to think about a way out.
At the same time, the queen in the harem fainted after hearing the bad news. After waking up a moment later, she hurried to the prince's palace with her maids, holding the breathless Gu Changsheng in her arms and sobbing.
"Sister, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."
Prince Zhenan said in a deep voice.
The queen looked up at him in a daze, "What do you mean?"
"Who can poison the prince under such strict protection? And who dares to kill the prince?"
"emperor!"
"Sister, we have to make preparations early. You must be careful when you return to the palace today."
"He's so cruel! My son, it's all my fault, the Queen Mother. She mistakenly believed in a wolf-hearted thing. The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, believed his sweet words and got you killed!"
The Queen touched Gu Changsheng's pale face with her fingertips, feeling as if a knife was constantly cutting his flesh.
The distracted and desperate look in his eyes, and the cry that sounded like a cuckoo's cry of blood, made Prince Zhenan unable to bear to look at it any longer. He had to turn his head sideways and slam his hands on the table.
There was a big hole in the table, just like his heart at the moment, empty and uncomfortable.
His gentle and elegant nephew! How could he have such a vicious father and insist on causing him to die at a young age...
At this moment, Qiao Jinhuan stood aside silently and watched quietly. It wasn't until the queen cried hoarsely that the Minister of Punishment came to investigate, and Prince Zhen'an escorted the queen to the side hall to rest, and then she quietly followed her.
There were only a few people waiting in the side hall, and Prince Zhenan sat aside, barely regaining his senses from his sadness.
The Zhen'an Palace has supported the prince from the beginning. Fast forward more than ten years, the future of the Zhen'an Palace is entirely in the hands of the prince. The prince died, and the emperor has no tolerance for others. The Zhen'an Palace has only two options left.
Road, rebellion, or death!
Instead of waiting to die, it would be better...
who?
Prince Zhen'an keenly caught a trace of the aura. After a while, he gently waved his hand and told everyone to leave, and said sternly: "Get out!"
The queen was startled and couldn't help but look around.
"The prince's martial arts are superb."
Qiao Jinhuan walked out of the dark corner where no light could shine.
Seeing her familiar face, both the prince and the queen frowned slightly.
They both recognized Qiao Jinhuan as the prince's personal maid. She had been serving the prince for three or four years, so she was considered a pleasant person.
"Why are you?" the queen asked hesitantly.
"His Highness took the drug to fake death and will wake up within five days. I want the Queen to bury His Highness as soon as possible, otherwise this scene will not go on."
What?
Fake death medicine!
"You mean..."
The queen's voice suddenly rose up, but she soon suppressed it again, and asked cautiously with a glimmer of hope in her eyes, "You mean the prince is still alive and is just pretending to be dead?"
"what happened?"
Prince Zhenan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Qiao Jinhuan's lips curled up slightly, "The Emperor wanted to poison His Highness, but I changed the medicine. I plan to make His Highness disappear for a while, and then come out after the Emperor has eliminated all the princes."
Her eyes gradually shifted to Prince Zhenan, "I also ask Prince Zhenan to choose a prince to support him and wait for His Highness to return."