The concubine's pregnancy was so high-profile, and it didn't take long for something to happen. Someone wanted to murder the child in the concubine's belly. Since the princess was pregnant, she has been very careful in all aspects, but she is still hard to guard against. Ever since the crown princess became pregnant, she paid great attention to food and daily necessities, all of which were personally supervised by her confidantes, not to mention the aromatherapy and even the flowers and plants in the house were screened for fear of any accidents.
But no one thought that someone would put their ideas on paper. Although the princess's pregnancy is a big deal, it's not so delicate that she can't do anything. Besides, as a princess, she still has to deal with many matters. In addition, although the Crown Princess was pregnant, she didn't bother much, so she still handled all kinds of affairs as usual, except that some insignificant things were left to others. In this way, you will come into contact with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which will take advantage of loopholes for those who are interested. Everyone pays attention to spices, food, and daily necessities, but things like paper don't pay much attention.
But fortunately, those papers are only soaked in medicine, in order to avoid the strong smell from being seen by others, so the medicine is not very effective, and only long-term exposure may cause miscarriage. The Crown Princess is in good health, and she was discovered early, but it was only a false alarm, and the fetus in her womb was fine.
But in this way, thousands of waves were stirred up in the court. Who was so bold and dared to murder the fetus in the crown prince's house, the emperor was furious, and even the gentlest crown prince was unusually violent. After all, this is the prince's first child, so one can imagine how much it is valued.
In the end, when the carrot was pulled out and the mud was brought out, it turned out that the Yin family was found, so the involvement would be serious. But at this time, the emperor changed his previous emphasis on the fetus in the princess's womb, and did not investigate further. Instead, he just beheaded some young people. Although there were some punishments, it didn't hurt the bones, it just made the Yin family and Concubine Yin not dare to be as arrogant as before.
Although Zhuang Zhong knew that the Yin family could not fall so easily, he felt regretful.
"The emperor is still showing mercy to the Yin family." Zhuang solemnly sighed, the faction opposing the Yin family in the court used this as an excuse to remonstrate frantically. Originally, they thought they could beat the Yin family in one fell swoop, but they just hurt a little. That's all.
Feng Huan said: "Although the prince's health is much better than before, on the surface he looks like a normal person, but after all these years of depletion of health and drinking so much medicine, the doctor said that he is afraid that the children will be quite difficult , there shouldn’t be too many things in the house. That’s why the emperor attaches so much importance to the fetus in the concubine’s womb, if it’s a male fetus, it’s fine, if it’s not a prince’s heir, it’s still a big problem.”
Zhuang Zhong frowned slightly, "But even so, the Yin family is so vicious, if the second prince is really put on the throne, wouldn't the relatives become bigger and disturb Gangchang?"
Feng Huan said with a smile: "So the Yin family is just at the end of their strength. No matter where they finally took the position, as long as the emperor is not confused, the Yin family will be proud soon. It's just that the emperor is still in his prime, so some things are not urgent."
In the final analysis, it was all the emperor's mind, deliberately. In his eyes, no matter whether it is the prince or the second prince, they are not so much his own son as his pawn.
"The second prince is still young, the Yin family is really in a hurry." Zhuang Zhong shook his head.
"It's not that they are in a hurry, but that some things cannot be delayed, otherwise there will be no place for them, so they can only make a fuss first."
Solemnly sighed, although he understood the reasoning, he couldn't help but feel that staying in the Emperor's House would be too exhausting, probably some people like this kind of life. Thinking carefully about the nervousness of the Yin family, I am afraid that Feng Huan has no intention of being related to the government. If the emperor's love for Feng Huan is followed, it must make people think that Feng Huan may also become the heir apparent. Then the crown prince and Feng Huan will become rivals, and the Yin family can be the fisherman.
Although the Yin family didn't hurt their muscles and bones this time, they still hurt their vitality. With so many eyes watching Chaozhong, they not only dared not move, but also had to guard against other people's movements. Otherwise, if something happens to the Crown Princess, it will be blamed on me in the end, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get over it. Although the Yin family regards the fetus in the crown prince's womb as a thorn in their side, they are also aware of their current situation, so naturally they will not allow anyone to take advantage of it and let the prince take advantage of it. As for the child, how can he count before he is born, not to mention the gender, it will take a long time to grow up, and it is uncertain whether he can grow up.
The Yin family has calmed down on the surface, but the open and secret struggle between the two factions has become more and more intense, which can be said to be full of gunpowder. What makes Zhuang Zhong speechless is that one of the keys to winning or losing this battle is the gender of the fetus in the womb of the crown princess. If the prince wants to stabilize his position, the fetus in the womb is very important. In fact, it was not so important at first. After all, the crown prince was still young, and the second prince was still young, but he had no choice but to put him in that position. In addition, the crown prince was indeed free and physically weak, so the matter of the heir became even more important.
Chaos are raging in the middle of the court, but the people don't know it, and they live as before.
Suburbs of Beijing.
"Shuisheng, where is the place you mentioned? My sister can't find me if I go too far away, and my ass will suffer if I go back at night." Shuanzi felt a little guilty when he saw his little friend leading him further and further away.
Shuisheng is a skinny boy who is eight or nine years old. Seeing Shuanzi like this, he immediately rolled his eyes, "What a worthless person, who is afraid of his own sister! We are not here to play, but to catch her." Fish, if you bring a big fish home tonight, your mother will definitely not spank you again!"
Although Shuanzi was still scared, he didn't say anything more. His family was poor and couldn't touch meat a few times a year, and his mother just gave birth to a little brother who needed a lot of nourishment. There are many places, and he will not sneak out.
The two finally arrived at the place. As Shui Sheng said, the place was probably remote and there were no human hazards. There were a lot of fish in this section of the river, the big ones were four fingers wide, which made Shuan Zi stare round. No more talking, and quickly took out the fishing rod and bait that he had prepared before.
Shuisheng has already caught two fish, which made Shuanzi greedy even though it was not so big. Just at this time his fishing rod moved, Shuanzi stood up excitedly, and pulled up the fishing rod at the right time, it was so heavy! Must be a big fish! Shuanzi was very excited, but he couldn't catch it for a long time. Seeing this, Shuisheng hurried back to help, pulled hard, and the fish flew out of the water and flung it to the grass behind them. Although I didn't see it clearly, the sight of someone's arm was thick, which made the two children scream excitedly.
"Caught a big fish!"
The two excitedly went to look for the fish, but when they saw what they had caught, they screamed in shock.
That's not a fish at all, it's a human arm!
"Xiaoqiu, did you hear that just now? What's that sound?" A young man who looked like a scholar asked his book boy when he heard a strange noise coming from a distance.
The book boy also stopped, but the sound was so far away that he couldn't tell what it was. The mountain wind blew past, and he couldn't help but tremble.
"My lord, my lord, it can't be a ghost, right?"
The book flicked on the boy's forehead, "You don't speak strangely, don't scare yourself."
The book boy swallowed his saliva, it wasn't because he was timid, but this place was too desolate, but helplessly, my son went to Beijing to rush for the exam and used up all the money on his body, so he could only find a ruined temple in this barren mountain to live temporarily. I shivered when I was afraid, and felt a little urgent to urinate after a while.
"Master, son, the little one wants to put some water."
The scholar didn't mind, he just said that he was waiting for him in front, although this place is desolate, but the scenery is very good, although the wind is blowing but it makes the mind sober.
The book boy didn't dare to go far, but he was afraid of dirtying his young master's nose and ears, so he tried his best to walk into the grass to avoid snakes, and he poked his feet forward before going in. It happened that there was a stone that was not too high in the grass. The book boy squinted his eyes and stepped on the stone. He unbuttoned his pants and whistled to release the water. Since he no longer heard the strange sound, the fear in his heart dissipated.
When the book boy was pulling out his trousers, he accidentally glanced at the stone he stepped on just now, which directly made the book boy jump out of fright. What kind of stone is this? It's actually a human head!
If there were Weibo in this era, the most recent headline would be a major murder in the suburbs of Beijing. All the storytellers in the capital talked about this case in various teahouses, because the case was so terrible.
The incident happened on Cuishan, a barren hill in the suburbs of Beijing. It is usually sparsely populated, and there is only one ruined temple on the mountain. And in such a place, a frightening murder happened. That day, two children and a scholar reported to the police, the former found an arm on the mountain, and the latter found a human head! That human head had its eyes gouged out and its ears cut off, and it was so damaged that its original appearance could not be seen. As soon as he received the report, Fu Yin sent people to search the mountain. Unexpectedly, more than 70 pieces of dismembered human remains were found in the mountain. The murderer's methods were extremely cruel and creepy.
Although the homicide is no stranger to everyone, such a cruel and vicious method is unheard of. For a while, people are panicked, and thinking of such a perverted person around them is really disturbing. And this case also reached the emperor's ears, which made the emperor furious. It would be a catastrophe if such culprits did not bring him to justice.
The emperor attached great importance to this case, and the minister of Dali Temple who was in charge of the case hurriedly summoned Dayou's masters to solve the case, including Zhuang Zhong.
Zhuang Zhong was ordered not to neglect, and rushed to the capital overnight.