"Back to Your Majesty... The incident happened so suddenly that I was so panicked that I never thought that the Queen Mother and others were still in the palace..." Li Ji said in a guilty tone.
It is impossible to say that I did not expect it at all.
But in the situation just now, should he ask the emperor's guards to go to the palace? - The emperor would definitely agree out of face, but he was afraid that if he turned back, he would be killed!
Oh, not necessarily...
If they are really separated, it is still unclear whether the emperor's own life can be saved...
"Confused!" Emperor Qingming was furious when he heard this: "...If there is anything wrong with the Queen Mother, the Empress, and Jingrong, how will I explain it to my conscience!"
"Yes, it's all my fault for being negligent..."
Li Ji quickly knelt down to apologize, but sighed tiredly in his heart.
The emperor is really persistent, and even now he still pursues the name of benevolence and filial piety.
There is no conscience, whether the emperor has such a thing or not. Nowadays, who is not blind can not see it.
Look, you can tell from the less than enthusiastic response from all the adults——
He didn't know whether the emperor was tired or not, but he was really tired from playing such scenes.
"Han Yan!" Emperor Qingming looked anxious and ordered: "Bring people to the Zhaidian quickly! Be sure to bring them here safely!"
Safe and sound...
Han Yan weighed the weight of these four words.
I always feel that it doesn't depend on him, but on God's will.
"Yes." Han Yan responded and retreated.
However, as soon as he exited the palace gate and turned around, he saw a group of people walking towards him in a hurry.
The girl at the head was wearing gorgeous clothes, holding a blood-stained dress in her hands, her bun was slightly messy, her embarrassed but dignified and cold face was now full of anxiety.
Beside him were two palace maids and an eunuch, followed behind by the eldest princess Jingrong - Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess followed quickly with the support of the palace maids, wiping her tears.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess, Princess."
Han Yan stepped aside and saluted.
"Where is your majesty? Is your majesty inside?" Princess Yufeng asked anxiously as she stepped onto the stone steps.
"Your Majesty is in the palace -" When Han Yan was about to ask about the Queen Mother and the Empress, he saw the mother and daughter running straight into the palace without stopping for a moment.
"His Majesty!"
Princess Yufeng entered the inner palace without being informed, and no one in the palace dared to stop her.
"Yufeng, Jingrong——" Seeing the mother and daughter, Emperor Qingming's face softened slightly: "It's good that you're all right. These assassins are coming with great force. Fortunately, you went to the Zhaidian and avoided a dangerous danger."
"...?" Princess Yufeng was a little confused.
How do she and Xie Dingning look like they have avoided this danger?
In order to cover up your own selfish nature in the face of disaster, just tell lies with your eyes open and your mouth open?
"By the way, are the Queen Mother and the Queen frightened? Where are they at this time?"
"Yu Feng is here to inform your Majesty that the Queen Mother and Queen Mother have been kidnapped by those assassins!"
"Is this true?!" Emperor Qingming's mind was buzzing as he stared at Princess Yufeng.
How could the Queen Mother and the Empress be kidnapped!
"How dare Yufeng make up such nonsense!" Princess Yufeng's eyes turned red and she was already in tears: "Those people broke into the palace with knives, and after entering the palace, they started to kill the palace people.
In panic, I took my mother and the Queen Mother and got separated from the Queen Mother... I only heard those people say that they would trade us for Xia Tingzhen's life, and if you grab one more, you will have more chips!"
What?!
Xia Tingzhen...?!
"Xia Tingzhen..." The ministers were shocked: "These assassins today...were actually his arrangements?!"
"Seeing that the crime has been sentenced to death and there is no escape... we are trying to commit regicide and rebelling, but it fails!"
"You said... they mentioned Xia Tingzhen?" Emperor Qingming's face suddenly turned cold to the extreme. His eyes were still fixed on Princess Yufeng's face, as if he was still weighing the truth of this statement.
Under the gaze of this gaze, Princess Yufeng's palms broke into cold sweat, but she still nodded without hesitation: "Yufeng can never hear it wrong!"
"That's what Xie Jiaojiao said! I heard it too!" Princess Jingrong's face was dirty from wiping her tears. She ran forward in a few steps, threw herself in front of the emperor, grabbed his robe and said
: "Brother, please call someone to rescue my wife quickly!"
As he spoke, his mouth became flat again, tears fell in clusters, and he cried: "I don't want anything to happen to my wife! I want my wife to come back!"
It was obvious that he was acting like a child, but Princess Yufeng was slightly startled.
She knew exactly where these assassins came from and why they 'abducted' the Queen Mother and the Empress.
In order to avoid accidentally injuring her during the Taimiao operation today, and in order to better cooperate, Zhao Zhao told her the plan a few days ago——
But she was the only one who knew about this plan, and she never told anyone, including Xie Dingning.
Those assassins did say what they said just now, "We are going to trade for Xia Tingzhen's life," and they deliberately said it to the palace people——
And because she was worried that Xie Dingning, the skinned monkey, would pop out at the critical moment and affect Zhao Zhao's plan, she took people to the inner room to rest on the pretext of being sleepy as soon as she entered the Zhai Hall. When the assassins arrived at the Zhai Hall,
, she asked Shi Shi to keep an eye on Xie Dingning in the inner room. Xie Dingning never came out from the beginning to the end, so how could he "hear it"?
Are you just casually agreeing with her?
Or...are you aware of her intentions, aware of the emperor's doubts, and want to help her?
But how could a little fool have such thoughts?
This strange strange feeling flashed through her heart, and Princess Yufeng's attention quickly returned to the emperor.
Faced with the eldest princess's cry and plea, Emperor Qingming was so angry that he did not pay attention to it for a while.
Xia Tingzhen......
He originally felt that there was something fishy about this assassination. How could these assassins break into the Ancestral Temple so easily if there was no internal response?
And that bitch Rong dared to poison him... Could it be that Xia Tingzhen was behind it too?!
If this is the case, then his teacher... is really a man of extraordinary means!
First, it was Qiao Bingying's affair, and today he kidnapped the two most important chess pieces, the Queen Mother and the Empress... His moves were precise, and trouble was caused under his nose, and everything he picked was his key!
"His Majesty."
At this time, Ji Xiu walked in from outside the palace.
"How! We found Zhang'er!" Emperor Qingming asked immediately.
"Back to Your Majesty, I have searched everywhere carefully but could not find the little prince." At this point, Ji Xiu paused slightly: "But... a palace maid who was frightened and went crazy said that she saw
An assassin in black captured the little prince."
"What did you say!"
Emperor Qingming suddenly stood up from his chair.
Those assassins... actually kidnapped his Zhang'er!
"If it is really Xia Tingzhen's doing... He did this to threaten His Majesty and the court by using the Queen Mother and the young prince as bargaining chips!" An old minister was indignant and excited: "I have told Your Majesty a long time ago that this person is ambitious.
It’s so heavy that I can’t even keep it!”
This is just like pointing at the emperor's nose and saying "raising a tiger is a danger."
When Ji Xiu heard that this matter was related to Xia Tingzhen, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task at the moment is not only to find the Queen Mother and the young prince, but also to send people to Dali Temple to avoid another accident!"
Xia Tingzhen is now imprisoned in Dali Temple. He must not let the other party have a chance to resurrect!
Emperor Qingming's lips were livid, and he said firmly: "Ji Qing, I order you to go quickly to hunt down the assassin's whereabouts, and send an order to all parts of the city to rescue the young prince, the queen mother and the queen safely! The area near Dali Temple is in danger.
The people strictly inspected and guarded, and transferred Xia Tingzhen to Fusi, Beizhen. During this period, if anyone suspicious appears, they will be shot without mercy!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Ji Xiu didn't hesitate for a moment and took the order and left.
The ministers discussed and speculated with each other, and everyone was very anxious.
It was not necessary to sacrifice Meng Qiu. The emperor almost lost his life. In the end, he also sacrificed the queen mother and the young prince. Who can withstand this?
After today, if word spreads, the face of the Daqing court will be completely lost!
If personal face is not important, how important is the court's face? Now the situation has become a mess. Once such news spreads, the court's prestige will be lost, and it will be even harder to suppress the chaos!
Then there are King Yan and the Wu family...
If the two take advantage of the fact that the Queen Mother and the Empress were kidnapped to have an affair, then really big trouble is coming!
Listening to the voices in his ears, Emperor Qingming felt a severe cramping pain in his heart. He could no longer support himself and fell back into his chair, and suddenly vomited out a large mouthful of scarlet blood.
"His Majesty!"
"Brother! Big brother!"
"This...what's going on, Your Majesty!"
"Where's the doctor? Hurry!"
The ministers were both panicked and helpless - let's just say it was useless. The more it happened at this time, the more chaos it would cause! As an emperor, he had to stand up and take charge of the overall situation at this time!
As the emperor vomited blood, the situation became increasingly chaotic.
Soon, a guard led Dr. Zheng, who had been found from nowhere, in to examine the emperor.
Dr. Zheng's hand that took the pulse was shaking at this time.
Not to mention asking him to see the emperor, why doesn't he need someone to help him diagnose and prescribe two anticonvulsant medicines at this moment?
But the emperor’s pulse...
Doctor Zheng broke into a cold sweat.
I vaguely remembered that he had been seen by the emperor only ten days ago. How could he have gone so far in just ten days?
And he always told the emperor to be calm and calm...
If we keep going on like this... Daqing is not over yet, and the Emperor is afraid that it will end first!
…
On Changqing Street, at the end of the street, a group of security guards and two carriages passed by very fast.
After seeing the mark on the carriage clearly, Xiao Wu, who was waiting in the dark, left the place quietly.
It seems that the young master has met up with Miss Xu and is going to pick up General Xu and the others——
The time is just right and we can proceed as planned.
After Ji Xiu explained the matter of hunting down the assassin, he personally led his people to Dali Temple.
He doesn't care about assassins or little princes at all. He only values one thing now, and that is that Xia Tingzhen must die, and there is no chance of turning around again!
However, before they could even get close to Dali Temple, they could hear the commotion in front of them in the distance. Many people were crowding due south, which was exactly the direction of Dali Temple.
Ji Xiu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, so he immediately patted his horse and led others as quickly as possible.
"Sir, Dali Temple is in trouble!"
Ji Xiu's face tightened when he saw the thick smoke.
There had just been an assassination in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and this fire had reached Dali Temple again. If you think about it with your feet, you can tell that it cannot be a coincidence!
"Ji Shangshu..."
The Minister of Dali Temple was escorted out. As he walked, he covered his face with his sleeves and coughed. When he saw Ji Xiu getting off his horse, he quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Is Xia Tingzhen still in jail?!" Ji Xiu asked immediately.
"Xia Tingzhen..." The Minister of Dali Temple said subconsciously: "It's natural."
But why is this Lord Shangshu in such a hurry and anxious? Moreover, he just walked out of the water here, and the other party happened to arrive——
Could it be...
The expression on Dali Temple Qing's face suddenly changed.
Could it be that someone wants to take advantage of the chaos and rob the prison?
As soon as this idea took shape in his mind, as if to confirm it for him, a servant quickly ran out of the backyard behind him: "Sir, it's bad! A group of men in black with knives suddenly broke in from the backyard. I don't know yet.
What’s the specific plan?”
broken!
Ji Xiu suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist: "Half of the people will follow me, and the other half will surround this place. No one can escape!"
He is risking his life today to keep Xia Tingzhen alive!
As for the transaction with the Xu family girl, he has already written the truth about that year and handed it over to a trusted confidant. Even if something happens to him today, the letter will be handed over to Wan'er afterwards. Wan'er has always been smart and knows what to do.
Do!
…
The incident at Dali Temple soon reached the ears of Emperor Qingming.
The emperor, who had just vomited blood and had recovered a little, closed his eyes after hearing this, and his whole body was trembling.
Poison——
Assassination...
Abduct the Queen Mother, Queen, and Zhang'er!
Now it’s another prison robbery!
What a chain plan!
He couldn't even believe that his good teacher could do this all by himself!
Even though he is in prison, he can still control the overall situation. To put it simply, he has not been totally defenseless against Xia Tingzhen in recent years. When did the other party's minions grow to such an extent that they are completely uncontrollable?
wrong……
wrong!
These are all stated on the surface, but the truth may not be that simple!
I don't know what he thought of, but there seemed to be a loud bang in Emperor Qingming's chaotic mind. He suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Where is the Duke of Zhenguo!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers subconsciously looked around them.
The Duke of Zhen Guo was not seen.
But Zhen Guogong was not the only official who was not here at this time. Many officials were scattered on the way to the front hall.
"The prince was injured while defending the enemy in the middle hall, or he could not be found for a while." A minister speculated.
"At that time, I saw that the Duke seemed to be seriously injured..."
Everyone started talking, and someone suggested that the inner prison be called to look for the person.
Not long after, an internal prisoner was brought back by Han Yan. He was so frightened that he crawled on the ground, his body trembling slightly and said: "...I saw the Duke chasing those assassins!"
Chasing the assassin?
The officials were quite surprised.
Good guy, you are so injured, but you still want to chase the assassin?
With this kind of energy, one can only say that the Duke of Zhen Guo is worthy of being the Duke of Zhen Guo.
The Minister of Rites, on the other hand, guessed: "The Duke is injured, so he wouldn't follow him for no reason. Maybe he saw the assassins kidnapping the Queen Mother or the young prince, and he chased after him out of desperation——"
Several ministers nodded in agreement.
Putting aside the entanglement between the monarch and his ministers, it is obvious to all that the great character of the prince is of great importance. This explanation is indeed consistent with the other party's style of conduct.
Emperor Qingming's eyes darkened little by little.
Is this really the case...
His eyes scanned everyone in the hall inch by inch.
If he read it correctly, apart from the Duke of Zhen, his son Xu Jin was also missing!
