The guards were blocking the door and the maids were surrounding him. Jiang Changning couldn't see what was going on outside. He could hear all the noise and couldn't make out anything.
This unknown situation made people panic. Jiang Changning hugged his two sons, trying to stay calm and comfort them softly.
About a quarter of an hour later, I heard the guard outside the shed say, "I greet the prince."
Jiang Changning looked up and saw Prince Jin walking in. He was relieved and said, "Your Majesty."
"Are you scared?" asked the King of Jin.
"Yeah," Jiang Changning nodded without trying hard, "Are you hurt?"
"I'm not hurt. Come on, I'll take you back home first." Prince Jin said with a smile.
The dragon boat race ended abruptly due to boat collisions and assassinations, and the banks of the moat are now in chaos.
On the way back, Jiang Changning asked, "Has the assassin been caught?"
"They were all determined fighters. When they saw they couldn't escape, they took poison and committed suicide."
Jiang Changning took a deep breath and didn't ask any more questions.
Back at the palace, the concubine already knew what happened by the moat. She took her two grandsons and looked at them carefully for a long time. "I asked the stove to make some calming tea. You can each have a bowl."
After drinking the calming tea, Jiang Changning sent someone to the Wen family to inquire about the situation of the Wen family and Princess Kang Ren.
Prince Jin hurried into the palace, and did not return home for five days.
During this period, Chang Youzhong came back once to get some clean clothes.
He told Jiang Changning, "The prince is busy with government affairs in the palace. He will return home when he is done. Princess, don't worry."
"You must remind the prince to eat on time and not let him work on an empty stomach, otherwise he will hurt his body." Jiang Changning handed him a small bag of clothes.
When it came to the assassination, Jiang Changning didn't dare let anyone ask about it, for fear of touching on something obscure and bringing about a fatal disaster.
The atmosphere in the city was also very tense, with yamen runners from Jingzhao Prefecture patrolling the streets.
Anyone leaving the city would be questioned and searched by the soldiers guarding the city, and anyone who showed any suspicious behavior would be detained.
When Prince Jin came back, Jiang Changning finally understood why he was so nervous about facing a powerful enemy.
"Your Majesty is in a coma and has not woken up yet."
Jiang Changning frowned, "Didn't you say the assassin didn't succeed? How did His Majesty get hurt?"
"He was not injured, but was too frightened. The imperial physician said he was suffering from amnesia."
Jiang Changning was stunned. He was not injured, just frightened, and had been unconscious for so many days.
Although the emperor is not very old, he is still in his teens. Even if he can't remain calm in the face of a catastrophe, he shouldn't be frightened into unconsciousness!
Those study companions of the same age as him were all fine. The little emperor really did not have the slightest aura of an emperor or the demeanor of a ruler.
"Did the imperial physician say when His Majesty will wake up?" Jiang Changning asked.
King Jin frowned, "The imperial physician is helpless."
Jiang Changning sighed. The country cannot be without a king for a day. If the little emperor doesn’t wake up soon, the country will be in chaos.
The next day, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree, ordering the women of all palaces to go to Huangjue Temple to pray for the little emperor.
"Cousin, I'm sorry to trouble you at home." Jiang Changning didn't want to go. Her third child had only been here for two months, and she was really worried.
But the Empress Dowager's order could not be disobeyed, especially since this was a matter of praying for the little emperor. She did not dare to offend the Empress Dowager here, so she packed her luggage obediently and set off for Huangjue Temple.
Huangjue Temple is a royal temple, one hundred and fifty miles away from the city, which is quite far.
"Don't worry, cousin, I will take good care of Xiao Ming and the others." Yan Yinyao knew what she cared about most.
Jiang Changning specifically told Prince Jin, "Prince, don't stay in the palace all the time. Come back to see your sons once in a while."
"Please rest assured, Princess. I will obey your orders." Prince Jin said with a smile.
"Don't be so smooth-talking. Don't be so busy that you don't care about anything else. If you work yourself to death and get sick, you will be the one who suffers."
Jiang Changning pushed him away and glanced at him coquettishly, "I don't feel bad."
At this time, the maid came to report that the carriage was ready.
Prince Jin sent Jiang Changning out and told the maids, "Stay by the princess' side and serve her without moving an inch. Do you understand?"
Xiaochun and the others hurriedly agreed and then got on the carriage.
Jiang Changning lifted the curtain and waved to Prince Jin, who responded with a smile.
After the carriage left, the King of Jin's face darkened, "Cao Jiang, you stay in the mansion and protect the people in the mansion. No one is allowed to leave the mansion without my order."
"I understand." Cao Jiang replied.
Prince Jin deliberately flirted with Jiang Changning in order to distract her and prevent her from seeing the seriousness of the matter.
The real reason why the little emperor fell into a coma was not because he was too frightened, but because he was poisoned.
The imperial doctors tried their best but could not cure the poison. It was only a matter of time before the little emperor passed away.
The young emperor was young, had never married, and had no children. When he died, the throne remained vacant.
Who doesn’t want to sit in that position above everyone else
Prince Jin had this intention, and Prince Qing also had this ambition.
There is only one position, the winner becomes emperor, the loser dies without a burial place.
Although it was unexpected that it was the Empress Dowager who stepped in and controlled the female members of the family in the name of praying for the emperor.
But he knew that Prince Qing was a despicable person and would definitely use this trick to force him to submit, so he had already arranged people in Huangjue Temple.
Prince Jin was making arrangements in his mansion when Jiang Changning's carriage arrived at the palace gate. Princess De and the others had already arrived. Under the guidance of the guards, they lined up, waiting for the Queen Mother's phoenix sedan.
After waiting for half an hour, the phoenix chariot finally came out of the palace, and the huge team went out to Huangjue Temple.
Huangjue Temple is a royal temple that has been expanded over the years. It covers a large area and is majestic.
Especially the 199 stone steps outside the temple gate, which make the temple look majestic and magnificent.
Jiang Changning got off the carriage and saw the long stone steps. He took a deep breath. If he climbed up these steps, he would probably lose half his life.
The Queen Mother also said: "To show your piety, you must kowtow with every step."
Jiang Changning felt a black screen before his eyes and he almost fainted on the spot.
"It's really terrible." Princess De whispered beside her.
Jiang Changning gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go."
After all, the imperial power is supreme and the empress dowager's order cannot be disobeyed.
It took more than an hour before the noble ladies stood outside the towering mountain gate, panting, their legs shaking, and they could only stand with the help of their maids.
Jiang Changning felt that she had used up all the exercise she had accumulated in the past ten years today.
Huangjue Temple is built along the mountain and is divided into three roads. The middle road is the mountain gate, stele pavilion, release pond, bell tower and drum tower, Heavenly King Hall, and Mahavira Hall.
There is a plaque hanging on the mountain gate, which reads: Huangjue Zen Temple was built by imperial decree.
This is the handwriting of the founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty, and it is written as gracefully as a dragon.
The concubines were about to follow the Queen Mother in when someone suddenly cried out, "Oh no! My wife has fainted."
Jiang Changning looked over, but his vision was obstructed and he couldn't see who it was.
"Carry the man into the meditation room to rest, and ask the monk in the temple to check on him." The Queen Mother said coldly.
(End of this chapter)