Prince Fenyang was not very happy.
He has always been a very calm person. He likes to be cautious in doing things and never likes to do anything without certainty. In his eyes, King Zhuang's move was too risky.
But he had no choice but to cooperate, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Now that Princess Chun'an looked so elated and confident of victory, he felt even more uneasy. He lowered his voice and scolded, "Don't be so careless with your words. Why do you say anything?!"
Princess Chun'an had never been scolded like this before. Her face immediately turned red. She looked at Prince Fenyang with wide eyes, unwilling and angry. Her tone immediately became sarcastic: "Could it be that I am wrong?! What you have already done, am I wrong for me to hope that you will succeed? Or do you just dislike me and want to find fault with me anyway?!"
Ever since Shao Wenxun died and Princess Chun'an's title of princess was revoked, her temper became more and more strange, like a firecracker that could be ignited at any time. Even her children could not make her calm.
Prince Fenyang looked at her with restraint: "I don't like you, but I still protect you and let you lose your temper as you please?! It's your blessing that I am willing to teach you! You are so unscrupulous to me, just relying on me as your father, but go out and try, what happened to you last time you spoke without restraint, don't you know it now?!"
He had never lost his temper like this before. Princess Chun'an was stunned and finally felt a little scared.
But Prince Fenyang ignored her, pushed the bowls and plates aside, stood up and left.
Princess Chun'an ran out in pursuit and stood on the steps, gritting her teeth stubbornly.
On the other side, Gao Ping had already entered the palace and told Emperor Yuanfeng the information that Prince Fenyang had said.
Emperor Yuanfeng was reviewing memorials. He put them aside when he heard this, snorted and said, "Is this Tie Cong again?"
The word "again" has already explained his attitude.
Gao Ping lowered his head.
Emperor Yuanfeng had already asked him, "What do you think?"
Although he was asking him what he thought, Gao Ping knew that Emperor Yuanfeng had already made a plan in mind, so he bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and you will have a final conclusion. I dare not speak rashly."
"What is there that I dare not say?" Emperor Yuanfeng sneered, "Tie Cong dared to point at my nose and curse me at the grand court meeting. How can he be dissatisfied with me for more than one or two days? He has the guts to introduce a doctor to my son. Then it happens that Princess Zhuang miscarried, Concubine Li was poisoned, and these witchcraft items were found in the palace. Are these all coincidences?!"
Tie Cong introduced Lai Bin to Prince Fenyang, and took the opportunity to take a detour and send him to Prince Zhuang's mansion. It couldn't be that he really did it for a good deed.
Emperor Yuanfeng had already come to a conclusion. Gao Ping did not dare to comment. He just stood there with his head lowered, waiting for orders, his eyes watching his nose and his nose observing his heart.
After a while, Emperor Yuanfeng threw the memorial in his hand in front of Gao Ping with a thud: "Take a look!"
Gao Ping hurriedly responded, bent down to pick up the memorial, and after taking a look at it, his face changed drastically. He knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!"
"How can I calm down?" Emperor Yuanfeng snorted coldly: "Ever since Tie Cong hit his head against the pillar in Taiji Hall and aspired to be a loyal minister who will be remembered for eternity, these ambitious people have emerged one after another. They all think that I dare not do anything to them because of my reputation, and they are all ready to use me to gain fame! Just rely on them!"
Gao Ping broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Emperor Yuanfeng's anger.
Emperor Yuanfeng then ordered: "Go and investigate. I don't believe Tie Cong just wants to kill himself to gain fame. He can collude with doctors to frame my son. There must be some conspiracy behind it. It is possible that he has committed treason! I hand this matter over to you. You must investigate it thoroughly for me. If you want someone, just ask for it."
Gao Ping knew what was going on and knew that this matter would not be resolved peacefully.
Back then, the prince was just a son using his father's weapons, but the sound of an axe and the shadows of a candle could lead to such a big case.
This time the matter involves witchcraft, and I'm afraid the situation this time will be bigger than before.
He now holds in his hands countless lives.
How long he can serve as an official, and whether he will have a good end or a miserable death, all depends on how he handles his job.
Thinking of this, Gao Ping was filled with worries and couldn't help but sigh inwardly that he was unlucky. If he wasn't unlucky, how could he have gotten into this
But now the arrow is on the string, if he refuses, according to Emperor Yuanfeng's temperament, who knows what he will think. He calmed himself down and agreed very quickly.
After leaving the Taiji Hall, he went straight to the Zhuang Palace and saw Zhou Juntao who had been investigating the case in the Zhuang Palace. He asked him, "How is it going?"
Zhou Juntao said solemnly: "My Lord, after you left, we found several more white cloth bags like this in the southeast and northwest corners of this palace..."
His face looked grim: "And this time, what's buried inside is not a cat, but... a dead baby..."
When these words were spoken, even Gao Ping, who had been in prison for a long time, felt his heart skip a beat and his face changed drastically. He took a step forward to look at the cloth bag, and as expected, he saw a very hideous and terrifying scene.
He closed his eyes, his heart was beating fast, and he felt a little dizzy for a moment: "What on earth is this..."
What on earth is this?!
Zhou Juntao lowered his voice and said, "Sir, these things about ghosts and gods... We don't know what these arrangements mean, why don't we ask someone?"
Who can we ask about this? Gao Ping turned his head to look at him, and heard Zhou Juntao say, "I heard that the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain has just come to the capital to offer elixir to the emperor. When it comes to this kind of thing, who else can be more proficient than them? Now we have no clue, we don't know what this means, so how can we find the person behind it? It will take a long time to arrest Lai Bin, so we might as well ask the Heavenly Master for advice."
What Zhou Juntao said was indeed reasonable. At this moment, they were like headless flies. Looking at the arrangement of Prince Zhuang's mansion, it was probably witchcraft. This case had to be handled as soon as possible. Prince Fenyang frowned, but he couldn't stop Gao Ping. He watched him leave before slowly putting down the chopsticks in his hand.
In the end, only the white jade bag was touched on the breakfast table. He leaned his hands on the table, his face as gloomy as water.
He couldn't eat anymore, but Princess Chun'an came out from behind the screen and sat in the seat where Gao Ping had sat, looking at Prince Fenyang: "Father, why are you so worried? Didn't you say everything was arranged?"
Prince Fenyang frowned even more tightly. He didn't want Princess Chun'an to know about this at all. After all, Princess Chun'an was too impatient.
It was just that when Zhan Changshi came here, Princess Chun'an discovered something. He was afraid that if he didn't tell Princess Chun'an anything, she would cause even bigger trouble, so he had to mention it to her.
Princess Chun'an was extremely concerned and kept asking about the progress.