"Your Majesty..." "Mommy, send a message to Yichen and make him want to come to Yikun Palace."
"yes!"
...No need to send news.
Chu Yichen had been paying attention to the goings-on in the palace. Knowing that the emperor had suspended his uncle from office for half a year, he felt a little uneasy. When he learned that Concubine Wan Gui was also implicated and grounded for a month, how could he still sit still.
He rushed to Yikun Palace immediately.
"Mother concubine!"
Concubine Wan Gui winked at Aunt Wan, who asked everyone in the palace to step back. Chu Yichen then strode forward. Seeing Concubine Wan Gui's face pale, he held her arm and said with concern, "Concubine Wan."
Are you okay?"
Concubine Wan Gui shook her head.
"Father has always doted on you, why would he also punish you?"
Concubine Wan Gui smiled bitterly, "It's not like you don't know your father. In his heart, no one is more important than his country. As long as it concerns the country and the country, he will be cruel to anyone."
Chu Yichen said nothing with a cold face.
Concubine Wan Gui grabbed his hand and said, "In your father's heart, the Wan family vents their anger on you. Your father punished your uncle so severely today, and Concubine Concubine Mu is worried that he will also cause trouble for you. You have been tens of thousands of people recently."
Be careful not to be caught by your father."
"Father will not do that."
Concubine Wan Gui looked at him.
Chu Yichen sneered, "Does the mother and concubine really think that the father punished the uncle because of what the second cousin said?"
"Is not it?"
"of course not."
Chu Yichen said in a deep voice, "The second cousin's matter is just a pretext. My father must have wanted to take action against us for a long time."
"Why is this?"
Concubine Wan Gui was in the palace, and her thoughts were not as deep as Chu Yichen's, nor could she see as far as him. Chu Yichen sat her down and analyzed the situation for her, "When the prince was in good health, we were able to compete on the same level.
Since the prince fell seriously ill, some neutral parties have joined the camp of his son. My father's balancing act has failed, so he is naturally anxious."
Concubine Wan Gui panicked, "The prince is dying, and your father has always doted on you and refused to let you become the crown prince. Could it be that he has other thoughts?"
"who knows!"
Chu Yichen couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking, so he frowned and said, "My father is still in his prime, or he doesn't plan to establish a heir for the time being, so he suppressed his uncle to give the princelings some breathing space.
Or...he is testing his son to see if he has the ability to sit on the throne of the crown prince."
Concubine Wan Gui thought what he said made sense.
"Then you must be more careful in your words and deeds in the future."
"My son knows."
Concubine Wan Gui was worried about her natal brother again, "Then your uncle..." "My father's failure to touch my uncle is a warning to my son. I must not help and plead for my uncle's matters, otherwise I will only get into trouble."
Chu Yichen said angrily, "And Wan Caili really lacks discipline. If he hadn't been brainless, how could he have been tricked by Chu Mohan."
Concubine Wan Gui was also angry.
"It's all your aunt's fault. After Cai Li was born, your grandfather wanted to take him with him to educate him. However, your aunt felt sorry for her son. She just wanted to teach the child well, but she turned Cai Li into the playboy he is now.
Now that I’ve hurt my brother, I’m not going to tell you, but I’ve also hurt you.”
Chu Yichen comforted her, "It's only half a year. As long as there is no trouble in my uncle's house during these six months, my uncle will naturally be safe and sound."
"That's all it can do."
...Chu Yichen left the palace on horseback.
He felt a little heavy.
My uncle is a cavalry general and has soldiers in his hands. My father is determined to practice balancing skills, so he will definitely hand those soldiers into the hands of the princelings. Although it is only half a year, there are too many things that can happen in half a year.
His uncle is his right-hand man.
The princelings also knew this. Chu Mohan had already taken action, so he would not let go of such a good opportunity to suppress his uncle.
"Wha--" A feather arrow pierced the air, approaching him with a fierce momentum.
The guards around him were the first to react.
"There are assassins, protect the prince!"
"Ding!"
The guard used a long sword to block the arrow, but the person who shot the arrow had great internal strength. Although his block deflected the arrow a little, his arm was broken by the powerful force.
The guard groaned.
"My lord, be careful, the other party is very powerful in martial arts."
"..." Chu Yichen looked ugly.
As soon as his uncle was punished on the front foot, he was assassinated on the back foot.
If he said it was a coincidence, he wouldn't believe it to death.
Chu Yichen has learned martial arts, but he only has a superficial understanding of it. Now he can only ask the guards to surround him in a group and stay in the guard circle.
"Whoosh whoosh-" Several more feather arrows shot through the air, targeting the guards surrounding Chu Yichen.
The three guards fell to the ground.
The encirclement immediately revealed a gap.
At this moment.
"Whoosh whoosh-" Three more arrows were fired in unison, approaching Chu Yichen. Chu Yichen's face changed drastically. The speed of the arrows was too fast, and he couldn't even react. The three arrows hit his shrunken body.
His pupils were in front of him in a blink of an eye.
The two guards closest to him flew towards him and blocked the two feather arrows for him. He held his sword to block it, but was shocked by the force of the arrows and took a few steps back. The position of the arrows was deflected, but it still remained the same.
It penetrated his shoulder with the force of thunder.
Chu Yichen's face turned pale and he groaned.
"Your Majesty..." "Withdraw!"
Chu Yichen gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat immediately."
The guards formed a circle again, surrounded Chu Yichen in the middle, and retreated in large strides.
Blue sky and white sun.
The assassin probably didn't want to cause big trouble. After seeing that Chu Yichen was seriously injured, he left from the dark.
Chu Yichen's eyes turned black, and he endured the severe pain, "Go back home!"
"yes."
...less than two quarters of an hour.
Prince Jing's Mansion received the news that Prince Jiang was assassinated and seriously injured.
When he received the news, Chu Mohan had just arrived at Jinyuan. He frowned and asked Black Eagle, "You mean, there was only one assassin, and he didn't show up the whole time. He shot seven arrows in total, killing five guards of Prince Jiang's Mansion.
The arm of one of his guards was shot, and another arrow penetrated his shoulder?"
"This is what the people from Prince Jiang's Mansion said when they went to report to the official."
"..." Chu Mohan frowned.
Little Xingxing asked, "Is King Jiang dead?"
"No."
"Then why doesn't the scourge die? If he dies, nothing will happen."
Little Xingxing sounded very regretful. She turned her head and saw that Chu Mohan was still frowning. She couldn't help but push him, "What a great thing. Why are you looking so sad?"
"Chu Yichen is not good at martial arts, so the guards around him are all masters. He fired seven arrows without any miss. The assassin is the best among masters in terms of arm strength and internal strength."
"so what?"
"There are not many masters like this in Tiansheng."
"so?"
Chu Mohan looked at her deeply, "I am one of them."
"..." Little Xingxing licked her lips, "Chu Mohan, tell me the truth, is it really not you who did it?"
"no!"
"..." Little Xingxing drummed in her heart.
Chu Li had told her before that there were not even five masters like him and Chu Mohan in Tiansheng. If it wasn't Chu Mohan who did it, then... it couldn't be Chu Li.