The news of Lu Lingzhi's serious injury came back to the capital, and immediately everyone in the Lu family felt dark clouds over their heads. Ye Zhen's heart was also heavy. She was worried that the person who was arrested was Tian Jiu, and she didn't want Tian Jiu to have an accident.
In order to get more news, Ye Zhen planned to stay in the palace for a few days.
When Mrs. Lu heard that Ye Zhen wanted to go to the palace to inquire about the news, she was very moved, "You care about your elder brother so much, he must be very happy to come back."
Ye Zhen said in a low voice, "I have nothing to do for the family, I can only go to various places to inquire about some news, so that you can rest assured, grandma."
"Good boy, you have a heart." Mrs. Lu touched Ye Zhen's head, feeling very relieved.
"Grandmother, don't worry too much, brother will return safely." She knew that Lu Lingzhi would return safely and he would recover from his injuries for a long time, but she hoped that Lu Lingzhi would become a useless person.
Mrs. Lu nodded, "I know, your eldest brother will be fine."
Ye Zhen went to the palace the next day, and the queen mother knew that she entered the palace because she was worried about Lu Lingzhi's illness, so she sent someone to the emperor to inquire.
"... I heard that he was shot by an arrow in the shoulder and stabbed in the calf. The injuries were not serious at first, but the other party fed poison on the knife edge. Doctor Qi is going to treat Anyanghou in person. Don't worry, doctor Qi is detoxifying very well. "The queen mother whispered to Ye Zhen.
When Ye Zhen's soul was wandering in the palace, she heard about Lu Lingzhi's injury, but she didn't know much about it. She was wondering what kind of injury would take so long. He was poisoned.
"Mother, I heard that it was the confidant of the prince of the Western Domain who hurt my elder brother?" Ye Zhen asked tentatively.
The queen mother raised her eyebrows, "That's what I said. However, three people were arrested, but I heard that two of them died, and one was imprisoned. They should be sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation in a few days. "
Ye Zhen lowered her head and said nothing, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, she really wanted to know what happened.
Seeing her like this, the queen mother thought she was worried about Lu Lingzhi, so she smiled and said, "Yi talked about you for a long time yesterday, as if he wanted to ask you for something."
"He lost in Cuju, I promise to win it back for him." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Mother, I'll go and see him, lest he get angry with me."
"He should have come back from the study, you should go and have a look." The Queen Mother said, "Even if you worry about your elder brother's affairs here, it's useless, you'll be back in a few days, and you'll know the details by then. "
Ye Zhen wanted to say that she was not worried about Lu Lingzhi's life at all, she just wanted to know who was caught.
Arriving at the Prince's Office, Murongyi just came back from the upper study room. When he saw Ye Zhen waiting for him, he almost jumped up, "Yaoyao, how many helpers have you found for me?"
"I haven't found it yet, show me how many people you have first." Ye Zhen said, since it is a competition with people from the clan, then you can't find the guards around you, lest the other party have an excuse to ridicule Murongyi.
Murongyi took Ye Zhen to see his little friends, and those children were all his companions. The half-old children used to only focus on reading, and few of them played Cuju.
"They didn't compete with us in cuju anymore, they said they want to play polo!" Murong Yi said to Ye Zhen angrily, "I wanted to tell you about this yesterday, brother Huang won't let me go out of the palace."
"Polo?" Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows, the most important thing is immediate skill, isn't this a clear way to bully Murongyi
Murongyi said with a mournful face, "I don't want to agree, they just say I'm cowardly and dare not compete with them."
"Oh, who are these people who want to compete with you in polo?" Ye Zhen asked.
"The two cousins of the Second Emperor's family, the son of Marquis Pingyang, and the second son of Marquis Xinping..." Murongyi said a few people, "They all mixed with Brother Eighth Emperor."
Ye Zhen's face darkened, "They are all older than you, why are you being bullied by them like this? If the Eighth Prince could find someone older than you to bully you, wouldn't you go find someone else? Reading with these friends, what can they do for you?"
Murong Yi was scolded so wronged, "Aren't all the people who can help me bought off?"
"Idiot!" Ye Zhen wanted to knock this little guy to death, "There are many people in Jingjing who can help you!"
Immediately, Ye Zhen remembered that Murongyi had almost no contact with the noble families in the capital before. When the late emperor was alive, the queen mother and him could only live humblely in the harem, so how could she know the situation of the noble families in the capital like her
"Why don't you ask the emperor?" Ye Zhen asked looking at Murongyi's aggrieved face.
Murongyi said in a low voice, "I don't want others to say that I can only rely on Brother Huang."
"Ayi, you don't need to rely on anyone now, you are a little prince, as long as you go out, there are many people who want to follow you." Ye Zhen softened her tone, "You don't need to be afraid of anyone anymore gone."
Murongyi has been looked down upon since he was a child. Although he is a prince, but because the queen mother is not of high birth, the children of the clan look down on him, and even those family members have no impression of him. Otherwise, Xie Longyuan and the others would not have dared to follow the He fought.
"Then what should I do?" Murong Yi asked, he believed Ye Zhen instinctively.
"Let the children of those aristocratic families know you first. You live in the palace. If you don't take the initiative to make friends with them, how can they associate with you?" Ye Zhen said.
Mo Rongyi looked at Ye Zhen with bright eyes, "Yeah."
Ye Zhen knocked him amusedly, "When will you play polo with the Sixth Prince?"
"An appointment is made on the fifth day of next month." Murong Yi said.
"There is still one month left. Tomorrow I will list the children of those aristocratic families for you. Where do you want to hold a banquet? Find a reason to invite them. In this way, everyone will know what the little prince is like." If you come and go, you will know more people." Ye Zhen said to him.
Murongyi nodded, "You're right, it happens to be the king's birthday in a few days, I'll go and ask the emperor brother if it's possible to hold a banquet in the palace, and if possible, invite them into the palace."
"I'll make a list for you tomorrow." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Ah Yi, you have to face those aristocratic children by yourself and convince them of you."
"Can I?" Murongyi was a little timid.
"What's wrong?" Ye Zhen encouraged him, "Trust me!"
Looking at Ye Zhen's eyes full of trust and determination, Murong Yi nodded vigorously, "Then I'll go find Brother Huang."
Ye Zhen just wanted to say that there is no need to be in such a hurry, Murongyi has already run away in a hurry.
"What a kid!" Ye Zhen smiled and shook her head, how could someone as annoying as Murong Zhan have such a cute younger brother.