De'an rushed into the royal study room and took a look and found that the eldest prince was hugging the emperor, and the emperor closed his eyes tightly, as if he had fainted.
"What's going on? Xiao Quanzi, call the imperial doctor quickly." De'an panicked and shouted outside the imperial study room.
Hu Maoshen returned to the study room inside and outside the mansion, holding the token in his hand and looking at it carefully.
This token is not much different from the one he got originally, except for some subtle differences. The token has been kept in a secret room in the study room. Only he knows about this mechanism. Who in the end transferred the token?
"Sir! Are you looking for me?" Hui'an entered the outer study and saluted Hu Maoshen.
"Well! Look at this." Hu Maoshen dropped the token on the table in front of Hoi An.
Hoi An felt a little strange. After taking a look, he realized that this was not the token that the adults had obtained before.
He gave Hu Maoshen a confused look, then picked up the token and examined it carefully.
"Huh? Sir, this token is wrong!" Hoi An had seen this token before, and after a few glances, he realized something was wrong.
Hu Mao took a closer look at Hui'an and saw that his expression of doubt and surprise did not seem to be fake, so he felt relieved.
He didn't want to doubt Hoi'an, after all, Hoi'an was very loyal to him. He almost lost his life when he visited the eldest prince's villa at night, but Gu Chengyu saved him in the end.
"I am afraid that what happened this time will not bring down the eldest prince, and I will miss a golden opportunity."
Hu Maoshen knew that the eldest prince could only receive some punishment for the crime of framing an important minister.
The emperor is guilty of the same crimes as the common people. This is just talk. This country belongs to the Zhao family. In order to give an explanation to the world, the eldest prince will only be imprisoned for two years at most.
Maybe we can find a reason to let the eldest prince redeem his sins, and then there will be no punishment at all.
He could see that today in the court, the emperor did not want him to mention the bandit case at all. After that, he also kept silent about the punishment of the eldest prince, and he actually preferred it.
He didn't believe that the second prince would feel better. As the legitimate son, he was always being weighed down by the eldest son of a concubine.
Originally, the previous princes always established heirs rather than eldest sons, but now the emperor has been slow to establish a prince. The second prince was actually calm. Hu Maoshen couldn't help but think of his colleagues' evaluation of the second prince. The second prince was gentle and kind, but too soft.
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The emperor is not young anymore, and he should make plans for himself. It is not easy to follow the path of a pure minister. Once the emperor and his ministers become ministers, even if the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, he may not like them old ministers.
After excluding the fourth prince, the third prince was a bit impulsive. He had already offended the eldest prince, so it seemed that he could also choose the second prince. Hu Maoshen then sighed, let's wait and see again!
At dawn the next day, Gu Chengyu looked at the top beam of the cell. He didn't fall asleep all night. It was not because he was worried, but because the rats in the cell were too noisy. As if they were moving, one team after another were moving around in the cell.
jump up.
Min Feng, who was opposite him, didn't sleep well either. Although he came from a wealthy family, he didn't want to stay in such a messy environment for more than a quarter of an hour. He glanced at a torn quilt on the hay, which was stained with blood and so ragged.
All the cotton fell out.
It was too cold to bear in the middle of the night, so he touched it and found it was stiff. In the end, he could only hold on until dawn.
"Ah sneeze!" This was Min Feng's third sneeze. It was still March and the night was very cold. He couldn't bear the cold in the middle of the night and had to walk around the cell.
When Gu Chengyu heard the sneezing, he secretly laughed in his heart. Fortunately, he had internal strength, otherwise he would have suffered too. If he was locked up in this cell for two or three days, even if he didn't need to be punished, he would still be seriously ill when he got out. Many people got out from here.
They all died of illness.
Two jailers were guarding outside the prison. This was just an ordinary cell, not as tightly guarded as the sky prison. The two were still talking at the moment.
"Huh? What do you think Mr. Kuang means by hurriedly tying up these scholars without interrogating them?" One of them felt very puzzled.
"Don't you know this? I'm afraid these scholars will be released today." One of the jailors looked at the other and said mysteriously.
"It's better to be the eldest brother! I know those powerful people and know some important news. Please tell me quickly."
"Ahem! This is not something you should know. We can discuss the matters of those high officials? Huh? Look, there's a beauty here!"
Outside the prison, a woman wearing a crimson cloak and a food box on her arm was walking towards here. Although she was wearing a cloak, it could not hide the woman's graceful figure. The woman gradually approached, and soon two guards arrived.
in front of.
"My little girl has seen two uncles!" When the girl came in front of her, the two jailers saw her appearance clearly. She had willow eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and a delicate face. When she bowed Yingying, her voice was like an oriole coming out of the valley, clear and melodious. Looking up, she said,
The corners of the eyes and the tips of the eyebrows are all charming.
"Girl, what is this?" The jailer's attitude became a little better when he saw that it was a young girl. In the past, he would have definitely scolded her before speaking.
"My young master was arrested and imprisoned the day before yesterday. This little girl is here to bring him some food." After saying that, he took out two silver ingots from his sleeves and handed them over.
When the two jailers saw it, they saw two silver ingots worth ten taels, and they were a little moved.
One of the jailers was a little afraid to take them in. The people here were imprisoned by Mr. Kuang. If something happened, they would not be able to eat and walk around.
Another one pulled this person aside and said, "There are twenty taels of silver! Let's collect the money and let her hurry up. The superiors won't know. Anyway, we are on duty today, and these scholars have been locked up since yesterday.
If no one cares about it, maybe we can go out today."
"Is Brother's news accurate? Don't kill both of us for these twenty taels of silver." This man was still a little worried, but he was also jealous of the silver ingot and couldn't make up his mind for a while.
Seeing that the two were still discussing, the woman couldn't help but feel anxious. Twenty taels of silver was all she had in her private possessions, and there was no more. She thought about it and took off a silver hairpin from her head.
"Please ask the two uncles to be accommodating. The little girl will leave after just saying a few words."
The two jailers turned around, and the woman handed over another silver hairpin. One of them took both the silver hairpin and the silver hairpin, "You have to come out with only half a stick of incense. Otherwise, none of us will get it."
The woman thanked him profusely and prepared to go into the cell.
"Wait! What's in the food box? Open it and let me see." One of them stopped at the door and pointed at the food box in the woman's hand, as if he would not let her in until she opened it.
The woman opened the food box, "It's just two boxes of pastries and side dishes."
The jailer looked at it and took out a wrapped handkerchief from his arms. He spread it out and took out a silver needle. He tried it with food and saw that the silver needle did not change color, so he put the woman in it.