The conspiracy here is difficult for outsiders to figure out, but people in one of the camps know it very well. Even if there is no evidence, the Crown Princess understands that the people who are causing trouble inside must be Wang Xian's men - just like even if
Without evidence, she would have concluded that it was the King of Han and Ji Gang who kidnapped Xu Miaojin and forced Wang Xian to board the ship to look good to their father.
Mrs. Zhang was not dissatisfied with the fate of her nephew and sister-in-law, because she knew that if the other party's conspiracy had not been foiled, the fate of her husband, son, and even the whole family would have been even worse. No deposed prince has ever been spared, let alone the prince.
My two younger brothers are already so heartbroken...
What she was really worried about was what happened between Wang Xian and Xu Miaojin. Originally, she was just making some wild guesses, but after seeing Xu Miaojin's behavior in front of Lin Qing'er, it looked too much like a guilty conscience.
Thinking of that possibility, Ms. Zhang couldn't help but shudder, quickly rubbed her face, and whispered: "I hope I'm too worried, I'm too worried..." Before her idea was confirmed, she couldn't even be the prince.
Speaking of which, I can only look at it first and then talk about it. I hope I am overthinking it...
Xu Miaojin only saw the Crown Princess and Lin Qing'er, and all subsequent guests blocked her way. Including the Crown Prince and the King of Han, they were all frightened by her maid and needed to be nursed back to health. They would not meet again in the future.
Outside the door, the two precious thousand-year-old royal highnesses could only go home honestly, who knew that they were their own aunts...
However, when Zhu Gaoxu came out, he happened to meet Zhu Gaochi getting out of his car, and His Highness the King of Han immediately stepped forward with a dark face. This was the first time the two of them had met each other after the Jinchuan Gate Incident.
Zhu Gaochi looked at his second brother with a smile. Xu Miaojin had returned safely and his biggest crisis had been resolved. He couldn't help but be unhappy...
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the fat pig-like Zhu Gaochi with a sullen face, wishing he could light a sky lantern for him. This time he stole the chicken but lost the rice, not only paying for his son, but also losing his own face. Although Zhu Zhanqi's
Information about the incident was tightly sealed and could never be announced, but there is no airtight wall in this world. What’s more, it is the fastest-spreading pornographic news.
That incident had already spread among the small circles of officials and civil servants in the capital...
"Second brother, come and see my aunt." Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak respectfully, Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to speak first.
"Huh." Zhu Gaoxu snorted and said, "Auntie, I don't see anyone, please come back too."
"Oh." Zhu Gaochi nodded lightly and said, "My aunt is gone, so I still have to say hello to my brother." After saying that, he got up with the help of two young eunuchs.
When the two brothers' figures crossed each other, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said sharply: "Zhu Gaochi, do you still have humanity?"
"Second brother," Zhu Gaochi said with a slight frown: "How come you are so inhumane as a brother?"
"How can you do that to your nephews and younger siblings if you are human?" Zhu Gaoxu lowered his voice and said with fire in his eyes: "You even let your father see it on purpose, are you still a human being?
"What did you say?" Zhu Gaochi suddenly fell down and said with anger on his fat face: "What kind of person am I? How could I do such a thing?" His Royal Highness the Prince nodded and suppressed his anger: "Two
Brother, I know you are very angry now. No one wants to see this happen, but now that it has happened..."
"Look, you obviously know about it, but you just pretended not to know." Zhu Gaoxu said sarcastically: "Just pretend it's not your fault. This kind of scandal happened in your own family, and you, the uncle, can still laugh about it.
, How can I still accuse you unjustly when I say you are not a human being?”
"The reason why I pretend not to know is because I don't want the scandal to get publicized." Zhu Gaochi trembled his cheeks angrily, "If something like this happens, what do you want me to ask you? Why don't you continue to argue if you don't think it's embarrassing enough? It's so full
Are you happy if everyone in the city knows about it?"
"You..." The prince's words left the King of Han speechless. After gritting his teeth, Fang Hei lowered his face and said, "Stop pretending to be an outsider here. I have suffered such shame and humiliation from you today, and I will repay you twice as much in the future."
Just wait." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away angrily.
Zhu Gaochi was almost staggered by the sleeve of the King of Han, but he had to support him. No matter how good the prince was in cultivating his energy, his face was not good-looking. After a while, he calmed down, straightened his clothes, and spoke to the Taoist nun who was guarding the door in person.
The Taoist nun was very respectful to His Royal Highness, but she still stopped him from driving.
The prince was not surprised, so he asked his attendants to bring him some nourishing medicine, and asked the Taoist nun to send him some greetings. He then left Tianxiang Temple and returned home.
When he returned to the Prince's Mansion, Zhu Gaochi heard that Yang Shiqi and Xue Juzheng were coming, so he invited them to the study. After changing his clothes, he went to the study with Zhu Zhanqi's support to meet them.
"Your Highness, I heard that Master Xu has returned safely." When they saw Zhu Zhanji, they both stood up and congratulated, "What a lucky man." This was such a good compliment that it even praised Xu Miaojin and the prince.
"Haha, yes, the big stone in Gu's heart has finally fallen to the ground." Zhu Gaochi smiled reluctantly, waved his hands and said: "Both of you, please take a seat..."
Yang Shiqi and Xue Juzheng originally looked at the prince, thinking that the monarch and his ministers would be happy together, but they found that the prince was not as excited as they imagined, but sat down a little listlessly. Both of them were a little surprised, so they sat down quietly and waited.
Zhu Gaochi spoke.
Zhu Gaochi rubbed his temples and felt that his head was no longer so groggy. Then he realized that the two of them were silent. He quickly put down his hands and said, "I'm sorry, you guys, I suddenly have a headache. What can you do?"
"Your Highness, the capital has been under martial law for half a month, which has caused great inconvenience to the people's lives." Xue Juzheng saw that Yang Shiqi had no intention of speaking, so he said first: "Now that the real person has returned safely, does it mean that the crisis has come to an end?
Are you under martial law?"
"Hmm." Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "I think it's okay. What do you think, Master Yang?"
"That's what I mean." Yang Shiqi nodded hurriedly. The martial law in the capital was nominally to prevent Xu Miaojin, Zhu Zhanqi, and Princess Zhao from being kidnapped from happening again and again, but in actual implementation, it had evolved into the King of Han Dynasty.
The people taking control of the defense of the capital, and the Ji Gang people taking the opportunity to expand their power, the civil servants were naturally eager to lift martial law as soon as possible.
"Then let's lift it." Zhu Gaochi nodded, but laughed self-deprecatingly: "I just don't know how many people will obey this order..."
Yang and Xue were both shocked when they heard the prince's words, but what they were thinking were different. What Xue Juzheng was thinking was that if the situation was so bad, could the government really not leave the prince's house? Yang Shiqi was surprised.
What's more, it's the prince's attitude - this is really different from the prince's usual style of emphasizing respect between brothers, friends and brothers.
Could it be that the prince had made up his mind? Yang Shiqi's eyes suddenly became solemn.
Zhu Gaochi seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly smiled and said: "I am very dizzy. Don't take it seriously. Xue Fuyin, I leave it to you to lift the martial law."
"Yes, I will retire." Xue Juzheng naturally knew that the prince was seeing off guests, so he stood up and resigned.
"Son, send Mr. Xue off for me." Zhu Gaochi nodded and ordered his second son.
"Yes, father." Zhu Zhan agreed and accompanied Xue Juzheng out.
After Xue Juzheng and Zhu Zhan left, only the prince and Yang Shiqi were left in the study.
The relationship between Yang Shiqi and the prince seems to be very ordinary to outsiders. There is no personal relationship between the two, and Yang Shiqi never visits the prince's house during the holidays. He is completely different from other great scholars who have lectured in the East Palace, but not
In this way, Emperor Yongle would not ask him to stay to assist and monitor the prince every time he went out on patrol.
But in fact, it is just that Yang Shiqi is extremely cautious as an official and a person. This is related to his experience. Different from those colleagues who were admitted to the Jinshi at a young age, were admitted to the Imperial Academy, high-spirited, and the king of heaven and I are the second, Yang Shiqi's life is very different.
It was a rough time. He was born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty during the chaos of war. He faced famine and war since he was born. He lost his father when he was one year old. Later, when his mother remarried, he had a stepfather.
His stepfather was stern and arrogant, and would never give him a good look. Even at the age of five or six, Yang Shiqi could clearly feel this. The only thing he could do was to be careful every day and try not to get into trouble, so as not to
Bringing trouble to myself and my mother.
However, no matter how hard it was, Yang Shiqi never gave up studying. Because only by studying can he gain fame and change the fate of himself and his mother. And he is indeed very talented. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of fifteen. But studying is really expensive.
, due to his poor family, he had to interrupt his studies and work as a teacher in a rural private school. However, it was the early years of the Republic of China and there was a severe shortage of talents. The court had to directly select officials from among the scholars, and Yang Shiqi was able to serve as a teacher in the county.
Guide. Although it is a low-level official position, it is still an official after all.
Unfortunately, not long after, he accidentally lost his academic seal. In this era, losing the official seal was a serious crime. It also happened to be the era when Zhu Yuanzhang was killing people. Yang Shiqi was so scared that he abandoned his official position and ran away...
After that, he wandered around the world for more than ten years. He didn't dare to return to his home, so he hid here and there. It wasn't until the founding of the Yuan Dynasty and the general amnesty that he got rid of his identity as a prisoner... However, wandering around was not without its benefits. With his profound education, he
I got to know many famous literati.
Later, in the second year of Jianwen, Zhu Yunkang summoned Confucian scholars from all over the world to write "Records of Taizu". Thirty-six-year-old Yang Shiqi was recommended as the editor because of his solid historical skills, and he came to shore to clear his name. Later, because of his profound knowledge and noble character, he
He was appreciated by Official Xiaoru, the president of "Taizu Chronicles", and actually promoted him to vice president in one fell swoop.
Although this vice president has no rank, it means that he has been recognized by the civil servants, accepted him as one of them, and is at a very high level. This is when he finally got through.