Although Zhang Shou deliberately inquired about Zhu Ying when he left the palace, Zhu Ying was summoned to Qingning Palace early in the morning. It was said that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood, so he invited her to chat with her to relieve her boredom.
After the vicious incident, it was impossible for the eldest lady to stay peacefully in the palace.
Yuquan wanted to hide it from Zhu Ying, but considering Zhu Ying's fierce temperament, she just postponed the lunch time, let the old and the young ladies have a peaceful lunch, and then told the matter
As expected, the Queen Mother was still calm, but Zhu Ying jumped up, her face full of undisguised fury.
"How dare you assassinate my eldest brother? Did that bitch take advantage of the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's heart? When the eldest prince was here, he had to be polite to his eldest brother. Now that he is neither in the clan nor in the capital, that bitch assassinated my eldest brother.
, Aren’t you afraid of dragging his master to death? I’m going out of the palace now, and I want to see if that bitch dares to say in front of me that it was his master’s instigation!”
Seeing that Zhu Ying still had the most basic judgment even when she was in a rage, the Queen Mother smiled suddenly and immediately shouted: "Yingying, don't be impulsive!"
However, before Zhu Ying lost her temper, she said calmly: "Now that things have happened, even if we deprive him of his clan status and detain him to farm in Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing, it seems that he will not be able to live in peace.
Let's do this. You go there in person, bring a few hundred elite cavalry with you, and bring Dalang back to me. Yuquan, you accompany Yingying to Qianqing Palace. If the emperor agrees, then let's do it."
Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then said with a face full of displeasure: "The Queen Mother, I want to go back to see my eldest brother first... If he makes any mistake, even if I vent all my anger on my enemy, it won't be enough."
It’s of no use!”
Seeing that the Queen Mother was slightly stunned, Yuquan quickly tried to persuade her from the side: "Miss, the news coming from outside is that the eldest young master dodged quickly when he was assassinated, so it was nothing serious. The assassin was also captured on the spot. You don't have to worry. You
Think about it, if there is really any bad result, I don't dare to wait until after dinner to report it. If you go back in a hurry, won't you confirm that his injury is serious? "
Zhu Ying stared at Yuquan again and again with a face full of suspicion. She thought that people were indeed not in the temperament to lie. When she saw the Queen Mother again with a smile, she thought about all the troubles that the eldest prince had caused in the past and now, and she couldn't help but feel itchy with hatred.
, and finally agreed readily: "Well, in that case, I will go see the emperor first! Anyway, Aunt Yuquan, even if you lie to me, the emperor will never lie to me!"
Seeing Zhu Ying bending her knees and bowing, she turned around and left. The Queen Mother signaled Yu Quan to follow immediately. After the two people left, she held a tea cup and thought about this inexplicable assassination. Then she thought about the second prince who was inexplicably sunk.
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"Did Xiang Zhuang dance with the sword because he was interested in Pei Gong, or was he really just venting his anger and avenging his master? Or was he inspired by others and turned into a puppet involuntarily?"
Zhu Ying didn't have time to think about all this. She felt that the daring assassination of the guard named Shi by the eldest prince's side had simply tricked the eldest prince to death. This was the limit of the eldest lady's efforts to stay rational. Only
However, on the way to Qianqing Palace, she thought about the greedy yet self-righteous character of the eldest prince, and felt that this matter might have been actually instigated by the eldest prince.
Since there is no hope for the Eastern Palace and no hope for the throne, maybe people are really just trying to break the pot and fall into chaos?
Because of this, when she saw the emperor, Zhu Ying stood there angrily and allowed Yuquan to convey the Queen Mother's oral instructions. When she found that the emperor was silent there, she suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, Ru Ruo. When we turn around and find out that the eldest prince sent someone to assassinate my eldest brother, what are you going to do?"
Yuquan didn't expect Zhu Ying to ask such a direct question, and she immediately sweated. She wanted to resign, but her avoidance of suspicion was too obvious; stay here, no matter what the emperor's attitude was, it was not an easy task. , and whether she should persuade or remain silent is really a dilemma.
But before her hesitation could come to fruition, Zhu Ying spoke up and said, "My eldest brother fought on the battlefield with all his heart and soul. Is it possible that he was almost killed or injured because of someone's madness, and he couldn't even get an explanation for this?"
Seeing Zhu Ying's pretty face flushed with anger, the emperor recalled in a daze that she had chased the eldest prince and the second prince brothers all the way to Qianqing Palace with a wooden sword. Even in front of the queen at that time, she still stood proudly, facing the people of Kunning Palace. Several imperial servants gathered around and showed no fear, so he completely fell in love with this beautiful but still backbone little girl.
After so many years, he has gradually become the person he hated back then. Many people have also changed their appearance over time. Only Zhu Ying remains the same as before, still retaining her old temper.
However, after only being lost in thought for a moment, the emperor said calmly: "If it is really him who instigated it, and he does not repent again and again and gets worse, I cannot tolerate him anymore. An Erlang who went to Qiongzhou Prefecture to plant trees has already been killed. Even with a boatload of people, I don't have that many people to support these unscrupulous people like them. If he wants to 'seek benevolence and get benevolence', I have no choice but to grant him a favor."
This time, the person who was shocked was Zhu Ying. The justice she wanted was very simple. It would be best to lock up such a scourge, preferably in a dungeon where he never sees the light of day, so that he can never come out to see anyone again - as for killing him Even someone as bold as her knew that it was impossible for the eldest prince to pay for his life.
Just like Zhang Shou said to the fourth prince, no matter what, the eldest prince is the emperor's son after all. She thinks so too.
Therefore, when she thought that she had forced the emperor to give an explanation, and that the emperor was very likely to give such an explanation, Zhu Ying suddenly hesitated. But this time, the emperor did not give her time to hesitate, and directly ordered: "I will give you an explanation." You have two hundred elite cavalry troops and horses. You go to Huairou Imperial Manor and bring Dalang back to me."
Although her mood was a bit complicated just now, the emperor, like the Queen Mother, really entrusted her with such a difficult task, and Zhu Ying immediately regained her composure. She accepted the order sternly without thinking, and then strode out. See you. At this scene, Yuquan, who was sent here for this purpose, was slightly startled, and then he hurriedly bowed his knees to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this is just an oral order, where is the evidence?"
Only then did the emperor realize that in his eagerness, he had forgotten to give Zhu Ying a token. He smiled to himself. He looked at Chen Yongshou aside and said, "Take my handbook and order Shang Baosi to record the file and give it to Zhu Ying." Gold medal side.”
Chen Yongshou hurriedly agreed. When he saw that Yuquan had already run after Zhu Ying, he immediately went to the emperor's side. Seeing that the emperor took a piece of paper, wrote a handwriting, and stamped it with a small seal, he stretched out his hand and the result was , but couldn't wait for the ink to dry, so he walked out like a gust of wind.
When he left the Qianqing Palace, Yuquan had indeed intercepted Zhu Ying. He rushed forward with the wind at his feet, and then joked with a smile: "Miss, you are walking too fast. Even you, talking like this If you go to Ruiqi Camp without any evidence, others will not pay attention to you. In this case, let's go to Shangbaosi quickly, where the gold medal must be collected after inspection."
Only when Zhu Ying was stopped by Yuquan did she realize her mistake. When Chen Yongshou teased her, she said with a long face: "Eunuch Chen, you and Aunt Yuquan only knew how to use hindsight. Why didn't you say anything at the time? Okay, okay. Alright, let’s go quickly!”
But she still didn't make it, because Yuquan grabbed her arm. The de facto head of the harem's female officials raised her head and glanced at the sky, and said angrily: "I'm so anxious that I'm confused. What time has it been?" , by the time you arrive at Huairou Imperial Mansion, it will probably be very late, how can you escort someone back? Maybe you will have to stay there for one night!"
"The Queen Mother may have said this casually before, but I also lost my mind. No, I will ask the Emperor for instructions again."
Seeing Yuquan turn around and enter the main hall of Qianqing Palace after finishing speaking, Zhu Ying was slightly startled. The initial shock, anger and horror when she heard that her eldest brother was assassinated gradually disappeared, and was replaced by some kind of inexplicable irritability.
Seeing her such a troubled look, Chen Yongshou, who originally wanted to follow her and ask for advice, finally stayed where he was with Zhu Ying, lest the young lady do anything wrong and make people unable to do anything. expected behavior.
Fortunately, Yuquan went in quickly and came out quickly, but in the blink of an eye, he had already walked out quickly. As he walked, he said: "The emperor has given orders to leave the city immediately. After we got there quickly, we stayed overnight. Come back soon. Eunuch Chen, please accompany the eldest lady and me to Shangbaosi, and later I will personally escort the eldest lady to Huairou Imperial Manor."
When he learned that Yuquan had left the Queen Mother in Qingning Palace and wanted to escort Zhu Ying there personally, Chen Yongshou couldn't help but take a breath. Zhu Ying was also shocked and instinctively wanted to refuse.
But Yuquan didn't give anyone a chance to object at all, and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Chen, you will go from Shangbaosi to Qingning Palace in a while, and report back to the Queen Mother for me. I think the Queen Mother will definitely understand. What if the eldest prince's tough guy goes crazy? No matter what messy things you did, if I were there, at least I would have one more powerful witness."
Everyone had talked about this, so Chen Yongshou naturally had no choice but to agree. When he sent the people to Shangbaosi, exchanged the emperor's handwriting for the gold medal, and came out, he immediately saw Yuquan and Zhu Ying rushing to the Xiyuan Rui Cavalry Camp. After arriving at the headquarters, he ran towards Qingning Palace.
Even though he had always been a person who kept fit, he hurriedly hurriedly and slowly arrived at Qingning Gate. He was still almost exhausted. He held his knees with both hands for a long time, and then he evened out his breathing. Then he slowed down and went in. When he arrived in front of the main hall of Qingning Palace, someone had already informed him of his arrival, and it wasn't long before he was informed.
And when he reported all the things in the Qianqing Palace to the Queen Mother in detail, after a moment of silence, he heard the Queen Mother laugh: "Thanks to Yuquan for thinking carefully and thoughtfully, this is the best. It's true that these two are on their way. It's impossible to go back and forth in the same night, so let Yingying stay there for one night. You go and tell the emperor, I know everything."
When Chen Yongshou rushed from Qingning Palace to Qianqing Palace, Ah Liu had already arrived at the foot of the Imperial City. There were four gates in the Imperial City, and he was not sure which gate Zhu Ying would go through. After thinking about it, he simply relied on his waist card to get ahead. Sure enough, when he arrived at Xuanwu Gate from Bei'anmen, he found out that Zhu Ying had gone to Xiyuan.
Although he had no idea what Zhu Ying was doing in Xiyuan, Ah Liu hurried over immediately... Immediately afterwards, he encountered someone who had changed his riding clothes and wore a long waistband at the martial arts field where the emperor was training the sharp cavalry camp. Zhu Ying of Sword.
Zhu Ying, who often accompanied the emperor to Xiyuan to race horses and practice swordsmanship, also had her own house in Xiyuan. Her suitcase was always stocked with various riding clothes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Not only her, but also people of similar stature to her. Yuquan has also changed into riding clothes.
At this time, the two women were surprised when they encountered Ah Liu. Zhu Ying immediately shouted loudly: "Ah Liu, why are you here? What's wrong with Ah Shou?" "
Ah Liu stared at Zhu Ying's outfit in confusion, then glanced at the heavily armed cavalry around him, then stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Miss, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
How could Zhu Ying say no? Without thinking, she stepped forward and grabbed Ah Liu's sleeve. After pulling him aside, she measured the distance from Yuquan and the others, and then grabbed Ah Liu and moved at least ten steps away. Then he lowered his voice and asked: "Ah Liu, tell me quickly and honestly, what happened? I have something urgent, don't hide it!"
Ah Liu also glanced at Yuquan and others not far away, and then took a deep breath, gathered his voice into a line, and told Zhu Ying everything about him in the Zhu family of Duke Zhao's mansion. ——Of course, don’t expect the young man to know how to embellish, because he knows that Zhu Ying doesn’t have that much time, so he can’t relay it word for word, so he can only state the facts dryly.
Knowing that her eldest brother was obviously fine, but her grandmother, mother, and second brother were acting together to make others think that he was seriously injured, Zhu Ying only felt angry and funny, but she was completely relieved after all.
When she learned that Ah Liu hurriedly entered the palace to escort her home and then pick up Zhang Shou, she immediately smiled even more happily: "Ah Liu, thank you for caring about my safety! I want to go now Go to the Huairou Imperial Mansion, see how the eldest prince is doing, and then bring him back. You see, Aunt Yuquan is escorting me there, and there are also two hundred people from the Ruiqi Battalion."
Ah Liu had already made a guess when he saw this scene. Now his guess was confirmed. Although he was not that surprised, he still couldn't help but asked: "Every minister's mansion has sent guards, why did you take away the eldest lady like this?" There are many people, are there enough for the remaining people?”
Such a question was exactly Ah Liu's usual simple style, but when Zhu Ying heard it, she couldn't help but be slightly startled.
She actually made a rough calculation on her fingers. After she realized that the emperor had sent out his troops to protect the important ministers and allocated so many to her, there probably would not be many people left in Ruiqiying headquarters. Moreover, most of the Xiyuan branch was empty, and the rest had to be relocated from the Ruiqi Camp headquarters to the palace, which made her a little uneasy.
At that moment, she quickly abandoned Ah Liu and walked quickly towards Yuquan, revealing her worries in a low voice. But Yuquan smiled and said: "The three thousand soldiers and horses of the Rui Qi Camp are all selected from the best. Although they have the word "riding", Xi It is true to practice equestrian skills, but in fact there are not that many cavalry, and the ones sent to each house are half infantry and half cavalry, that is, those who come with us to Huairou are all elite cavalry."
"As for this palace, Xiyuan always has food, forage and beans, and the Ruiqi camp is stationed in rotation. The people who change the defense have also been trained by Xiyuan in the past. You don't have to worry." At this point, she raised her voice slightly, as if she was not familiar with it.
Don't worry about your words being listened to, "Besides, there are more than just Ruiqi camps in the capital. To seduce the tiger away from the mountain and take advantage of the situation, others must have the ability."