It was late at night! There was a soft sound in a study room in the small courtyard to the west of the Second Prince's Mansion.
Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the bright moonlight shines into a bookshelf placed against the wall in the study room.
If someone could see this scene, they would think they were dazzled. There was no one in the study, but the bookshelf was moving silently from left to right.
Suddenly, a stone door appeared where the bookshelf had been moved. Then, a black shadow appeared in the study.
Then, three more people emerged from inside.
The shadow that emerged first walked up to the lamp, picked up the lampshade, and lit the candle inside.
The candlelight immediately illuminated the study room, and the person behind him walked to the desk first and sat down.
"Your Highness! Tomorrow is the ceremony for establishing the Crown Prince. The Emperor has made it clear that if you are still not awake tomorrow at Mao, the ceremony will have to be cancelled."
Staff officer Lu Haifang was worried. He felt that His Highness had taken too many risks this time. If the timing was not right, wouldn't it be a failure?
"The fish has taken the bait, don't worry. I must let my father know this time. His choice to make me the crown prince is definitely a wise move."
The second prince had a faint smile on his face, as if he was holding a pearl of wisdom.
"However, in order to achieve your goal this time, you actually drank the poison. I don't know if it will hinder your health in the future."
Staff Jiao Ling also agreed with Lu Haifang's opinion. He glanced at the second prince, whose face looked even paler under the candlelight, and couldn't help but secretly cursed in his heart: It seems that the second prince is also a ruthless person, knowing that it is poison.
His Highness also dared to drink it without blinking.
"I have already asked the doctor that drinking just a little will not harm your life. If you don't drink at all, how can those imperial doctors withstand my father's interrogation? They probably leaked the secret before they opened their mouths. I know it well.
It's just a little bit, it shouldn't be a big deal, it just needs to be taken care of for a while!"
"The news we have here can't be sent out of the government, and I don't know what happened to the officials outside who were put under your command."
Nowadays, the Second Prince's Mansion is under martial law. No one can come in from the outside and no one can get out from the inside.
In order to prevent others from noticing that His Highness had woken up, they chose to enter the secret passage to avoid the people sent by the Emperor and the spies.
"You have worked hard these past few days. We will be able to lift the ban in our house tomorrow. Tonight is a good time to close it."
When the second prince thought of those who wanted to kill him, his eyes suddenly became sharp, with a hint of resentment in them.
It doesn't matter that the family has been banned. It's a good opportunity to take this opportunity to see who is loyal to him and who can't keep calm and temporarily defected.
Isn't this a good time to test people's hearts? The second prince felt that it was a blessing in disguise!
"Your Highness! I can't believe what the concubine said. I can't tell which house she is a spy for."
Lu Haifang was afraid that the Second Highness still had some affection for the concubine, so he was reluctant to deal harshly with her.
"Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. The country and the country are great. How could I miss such a big thing for the sake of my children's personal relationship? Don't worry, I won't be so confused."
The second prince could understand their worries, but he was not one of those people who couldn't distinguish between the serious and the serious.
"This woman's eldest daughter, Li Xiang, has been detained for several days. I am worried that if I can't ask anything from her anymore, I may not have a chance after tonight. How can the person behind her feel confident about leaving her in our house?
Li? He couldn't help but sent someone to take her away or kill her. If someone discovers that Rika has been arrested by us, then things may not progress so smoothly."
Jiao Ling was a little worried. He felt that this girl was the most important and there must be no accidents.
"That girl has a very tough mouth. I'm afraid she was trained to die by that person. No matter how she is tortured, she can't pry her mouth open."
Lu Haifang's face looked a little ugly. He didn't expect that a woman could be so difficult to deal with.
If nothing can be found out tonight, if you want to plot against the person behind the scenes, you will have to find another way.
The second prince held back the slightest pain in his heart and thought carefully about countermeasures. His body was not fully recovered, but now was not the time to recuperate.
In fact, the poisoning was indeed real, and of course the second prince was really poisoned.
That day, after the second prince and his concubine Youshi were warm and affectionate, Youshi was blowing pillow wind and wanted to become the prince's good wife.
At that time, Youshi had been crying, saying that she knew that her status was not worthy of being Liangdi. But if the second prince became the prince, she would still be a concubine, so how could she serve the prince in the future?
The second prince still had some affection for Youshi, so he agreed to Youshi immediately.
Youshi was overjoyed, so she happily asked the eldest girl Lixiang to go to the big kitchen to bring some wine and food. She wanted to have wine with the second prince and congratulate him on his successful ascension to the throne of prince.
It was here that the second prince was poisoned. At that time, the second prince felt sticky on his body, so he naturally had to go to the clean room to take a bath.
But after a while, a scream was heard in the outer room.
The second prince quickly put on his clothes, picked up a candlestick, held it in his hand, and went to the outhouse.
"Your Highness, help! Lixiang is crazy, she wants to kill me!" When Youshi saw the second prince coming out, she hurriedly hid behind the second prince in panic.
Lixiang looked at the two of them in shock. At this time, she was holding a dagger in her hand, holding it high as if she was going to assassinate Youshi.
"Li Xiang! You are so brave, you dare to assassinate me in my palace. Someone, please arrest Li Xiang."
Because there was no other sound just now, just a woman's scream, which could not be heard clearly outside the hospital.
The guards in the mansion are not aware of the situation, so they cannot barge in. Otherwise, His Highness's pleasure will be spared, and he will have to walk around without food.
The secret guards outside the courtyard did not dare to approach here, lest they see something they shouldn't.
Therefore, it was not until the Second Prince shouted loudly that the secret guards and guards outside the courtyard dared to rush in.
Lixiang finally came back to her senses. Although she didn't understand what was going on, it had already happened. The dagger was in her hand, and she couldn't let it go even if she wanted to.
Therefore, she simply refused to do anything and took care of the second prince before the guards arrived.
So Lixiang raised the dagger in her hand and rushed towards the two of them.
The second prince was usually very dignified and well-off, but he was not a weak scholar like that.
In the past, when the emperor was in good health, he would go hunting every three years. As the prince, he naturally had to follow.
Therefore, not to mention how powerful he is in martial arts, he is also good at horseback riding and archery. He even learned a few moves in martial arts.
Lixiang was very powerful, and the second prince did not expect that Lixiang could actually do kung fu.
A delicate girl who was usually obedient and well-behaved, her eyes were filled with coldness at this moment. She was making ruthless moves, vowing to kill him.
Just when the second prince was about to lose his ability to resist, the guards finally rushed in.