Xiao Ying lay motionless on the ground, her skirt was soaked in blood, and on the other side was Luzhi, unconscious with scars all over her body.
"Hurry up and ask for a doctor!" The eldest prince rushed forward and carried Xiao Ying into the room, then turned his eyes and shouted at the guards.
The eldest prince didn't care about the raging fire over there, his heart was clenched, and the strong smell of blood filled his nose made his heart skip a beat.
After burning incense, the doctor hurried over and took Xiao Ying's pulse through the gauze curtain, with a solemn expression on his face.
"Doctor, how is she?" The eldest prince asked, with a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face.
Under the pressure, the doctor said in a deep voice, "Return to Your Highness, this girl has had a miscarriage."
With a buzzing sound, the string in the First Prince's heart broke completely with a bang, and with a gloomy face, "What did you say!"
"Your Highness...Your Highness, this girl has had a miscarriage for more than an hour, and the child is less than a month old, and has already turned into blood and lost everything."
The doctor trembled unconsciously, not daring to raise his eyes to look at the First Prince.
The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes, "Remember, this hall only asked you to come to see the casualties, and there are no miscarriages for girls here."
The doctor was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Yes, yes! The little one understands, but the little one doesn't know anything."
The eldest prince waved his hand, and the doctor hurried away with the medicine box on his back.
"What's going on today, whoever came to the mansion, the hall has been enjoining thousands of times to take good care of Aunt Ying, how did it become like this!"
The eldest prince sternly shouted, everyone's hearts trembled, and one of the women stepped forward, "Go back to Your Highness, the house suddenly caught fire, so Auntie asked the servants and others to put out the fire first, so as not to cause accidents and damage His Highness's important affairs, the servants deserve to die."
When the fire was mentioned, the eldest prince came back to his senses, and walked out of the yard with a more gloomy expression. At a glance, the fire almost burned half of the eldest prince's mansion, including the eldest prince's study.
"What are you doing in a daze, go put out the fire!"
The eldest prince was extremely angry. Compared to that day when Emperor Dongming suspended him pending investigation, today is simply a disaster, attacking the eldest prince one after another, making him breathless.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister is here."
After the words fell, the First Prince suddenly raised his eyes, and saw Prime Minister on the right approaching with a relaxed expression, "Go and help me out, put out the fire as soon as possible."
The eldest prince lifted his lips, "Don't bother the Prime Minister, I will take care of the affairs in the mansion."
The Right Prime Minister smiled when he heard the words, "Since Your Highness has already said so, the real Prime Minister will not meddle in his own business, and leave!"
After all, Prime Minister Right raised his foot and was about to leave, the angry eldest prince clenched his fists tightly, Prime Minister Right was pretending to be benevolent and righteous in the palace, he kept trying to help, doing one thing to the face and the other behind the other, the eldest prince is sure that this matter will definitely be with you The right side is unclear.
"Master Xiang, a fire suddenly broke out in the palace. The timing is such a coincidence. I don't know if someone set the fire on purpose or murdered it deliberately. Since Lord Xiang publicly asked for help in front of the emperor, I have to investigate for the palace to find out."
The Eldest Prince suddenly called out to Prime Minister Right, Prime Minister Right stopped in his tracks, and looked back at the Eldest Prince, "It's rare that His Highness trusts the truth so much, and the truth of this matter will definitely give His Highness a satisfactory explanation!"
The eldest prince watched the right-hand man leave with his back, his whole body fell into a kind of viciousness, his eyes were full of hatred, and the sudden burst of hatred was shocking.
After more than two hours, the fire was finally extinguished.
There was a thick burning smell over the First Prince's Mansion, most of the house was burnt, and at a glance, it was a black mess.
The one that burned the most was the First Prince's study room, which was fine a few hours ago, but now it is in ruins.
The eldest prince clenched his fists tightly, "Investigate! Check it out for this hall, what happened today, carefully investigate for this hall to find out!"
"yes!"
The eldest prince stood in the courtyard, full of irritability. He only felt that ever since the matter between the third prince and Concubine Xiao became tense, everything was not going well, and it had been going downhill, and it was even worse recently!
After a while, a guard approached with a tray in his hand, "Your Highness, this was found on the lawn in Aunt Ying's courtyard."
The eldest prince looked up, and saw a green jade bracelet on the tray. The jade bracelet was broken into several petals, forming a circle. The eldest prince picked up one of them, and it was still stained with blood. The bracelet feels warm and moist in the hand, and the quality of the jade is excellent.
The eldest prince squinted his eyes, and always felt that this jade bracelet looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
"Is this Aunt Ying's bracelet?" The First Prince asked in a low voice.
The guard shook his head, "I don't know."
The eldest prince was still thinking about it, when a servant girl ran over, "Your Highness, Luzhi has woken up."
Hearing this, the eldest prince returned to the courtyard, only to see Luzhi laying on the couch covered in bruises, her face was pale.
When Luzhi saw the eldest prince, she struggled to get up, "Your Highness, save Auntie quickly..."
The eldest prince grabbed Luzhi's hand, "What's going on, this palace asked you to look at Aunt Ying, why did such a thing happen, who is so bold!"
The eldest prince has already identified the culprit in his heart as the prime minister, so he is looking forward to getting confirmation from Lu Zhi, after all, Lu Zhi has stayed in the prime minister's mansion for several years.
"It's Miss Lin!" Lu Zhi blurted out without hesitation, "It's Miss Lin who pretended to be a maidservant, transferred away the maid, and beat the slaves like this with a wooden stick, and Auntie... . . . . ”
The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, just at that moment the guards at the door arrived, he was covered in dust and dust, so dirty that he couldn't change it in time, and his clothes were burnt in several places.
"Your Highness, only a servant girl with a waist card of Concubine Lin came in the mansion today, and there is no one else."
The eldest prince still held a piece of jade bracelet in his hand, and he finally knew where he was familiar with. This jade bracelet was once given to Lin Xu by Concubine Lin. Lin Xu kept it on his wrist and never took it off. She found this jade bracelet next to her, and Xiao Ying had such an accident again.
The eldest prince stood up and walked out of the mansion with strides, heading straight for Lin's mansion.
I happened to meet Lin Fei on the way, "Your Highness, I wonder how the mansion is doing now?"
The eldest prince glanced at Lin Fei coldly, his eyes did not conceal the coldness, Lin Fei was startled.
"Let's go to Lord Lin's mansion to talk."
Speaking of the First Prince entering the Lin Mansion first, Lin Fei's eyelids twitched, with an ominous premonition lingering in his heart, he got out of the carriage and followed into the mansion.
The eldest prince lost his patience, and walked towards Lin Xu's yard. Lin Fei asked, "Your Highness, I have been shutting Xu Er in the room for the past few days to reflect. I wonder what mistake Xu Er made?"
The eldest prince pursed his lips and continued to walk in with strides. When the guards at the door saw the eldest prince and Lin Fei coming together, they stepped aside and did not dare to stop them.
All the way into the house unimpeded, I saw a servant girl in the room tied to the couch, wearing only an inner garment, with a ball stuffed in her mouth, whimpering and babbling when she saw someone coming.
Lin Fei's face turned dark immediately, and he stepped forward to pull out the spit from the maid's mouth, "Where's Miss?"
"Miss is out..."
The eldest prince snorted, and slapped the broken jade in his hand on the table, "Come on, go and catch Lin Xu, you must catch Lin Xu back!"
Lin Fei didn't have time to question the servant girl, and looked at the eldest prince, "Your Highness, what happened? Xu'er was probably just playing for a while..."
"Playful?" The First Prince sneered, "Pretending to be a maidservant and entering the First Prince's Mansion, beating an aunt in the hall to death, and setting fire to the First Prince's Mansion, is this also playful?"
Lin Fei was stunned, "This is absolutely impossible. How could Xu'er do such a thing? Could it be a mistake? It must be a frame-up."
The eldest prince took a deep breath, "I found this jade bracelet in the courtyard, and it was also given to Lin Xu by the hall. Now that Lin Xu is not in the mansion, Mr. Lin, what misunderstanding would you tell me?"
Lin Fei choked, he really didn't dare to vouch for Lin Xu, he wished he could strangle Lin Xu to death, this wicked person!
Mrs. Lin rushed over after hearing the news, and quickly defended Lin Xu, "Your Highness, Xu'er is not such an ignorant person. Xu'er has admired you since she was a child. As long as it is for His Highness's good, Xu'er will definitely agree. How could she indulge you?" It must be a misunderstanding that the First Prince's Mansion was burned down."
Mrs. Lin kept saying good things, the eldest prince pursed his lips tightly and remained silent, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out.
About half an hour later, two guards escorted Lin Xu to come. Lin Xu kept struggling, "Let me go, I will go by myself."
When the First Prince saw Lin Xu, murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
"Cousin?" Lin Xu was overjoyed when he saw the eldest prince suddenly, and thought that the eldest prince had changed his mind, ignoring his cannibalistic expression.
"Is my cousin here to visit Xu'er?"
The eldest prince waved his hand and waved the servants back. Lin Xu couldn't wait to rush over to grab the sleeve of the eldest prince, but the eldest prince tightly pinched his jaw.
"Say! Where did you go today?" The First Prince's expression was soft.
Lin Xu was taken aback, "Cousin...cousin?"
"Your Highness!" Madam Lin was about to say something but was held back by Lin Fei, and warned in a low voice, "Don't interrupt!"
Mrs. Lin stopped talking.
"I... I didn't go anywhere, I just wandered around in a bored panic." Lin Xu looked at the eldest prince, a trace of panic rose in his heart for no reason.
"The guards of the First Prince's Mansion said that you entered the mansion with the concubine's badge, and that you were responsible for the injuries on Aunt Ying and Lu Zhi! You are not telling the truth!"
The eldest prince gradually tightened his grip, Lin Xu was strangled by the neck, and slowly stood on tiptoe, his face flushed, "Cousin...cousin, it was Xuer who saw Xiao Ying go out to grab the anti-fetal medicine, Xiao Ying dared to conceive a child behind her cousin's back, Xu'er couldn't help it for a while."
The Lin family's heart sank when they heard this, Lin Xu made a big mistake this time.
"Your Highness, I beg you to raise your hand. All of them are humble ministers who can't teach you well. Please punish them severely." Lin Fei knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. As for the loss of the eldest prince, the Lin family is willing to bear it all. "
The eldest prince let go of his hand suddenly, and Lin Xu fell limp on the ground, "Cousin, it's all because of that bitch who seduced my cousin..."
"Shut up!" the eldest prince yelled, staring angrily, Lin Xu trembled and dared not speak, Lin Xu didn't know that the eldest prince's mansion was really on fire, and that voice was completely trying to get rid of the maids in the yard mother-in-law.
The more the eldest prince looked at Lin Xu, the angrier he became, and he didn't hide his disgust, "Master Lin, it's not that the palace is unreasonable. Lin Xu is a direct cousin of the palace. This time it's not as simple as burning down the eldest prince's mansion. Lin Xu ruined the palace. !"
Lin Xu froze for a moment, "I didn't set fire."
Lin Fei slapped Lin Xu on the face with a backhand, and Lin Xu was knocked to the ground by surprise, "Sick! You made such a big mistake and dare to argue!"
"Father, my daughter really didn't set fire to it. My daughter just wanted to distract the people around Xiao Ying and teach Xiao Ying a lesson. She casually pretended to be on fire. How could my daughter set fire to the First Prince's Mansion?"
Lin Xu said innocently, looking as if she wanted to eat her eldest prince, "Cousin, Xu'er really didn't set fire to it."
The eldest prince squatted down, and Lin Xu took a step back unconsciously, "So, the child in Xiao Ying's stomach was caused by you?"
Lin Xu shook his head, "No, it's not me, it's really not me, I just beat Luzhi and didn't hurt Xiao Ying at all, that bitch Xiao Ying said that, right, bitch, I'm going to settle the score with her !"
The eldest prince sneered, turned his eyes to look at Mr. Lin, "I also ask Mr. Lin to give this hall an explanation."
After the words fell, someone shouted at the other end, "My lord, the right minister is here."
The eldest prince frowned, and suddenly remembered what he said to Prime Minister A few hours ago, and turned his eyes to look at Mr. Lin, and winked at Mr. Lin.
Master Lin took a deep breath and understood the look in the First Prince's eyes.
As soon as the right minister lifted his foot and entered the door, he saw Lin Xu laying on the ground with blood on his forehead, twitching all over his body, rolled his eyes after a while, closed his eyes and passed out.
"Why is Master Xiang here?" Lin Fei asked.
The Right Prime Minister glanced at the Eldest Prince, "The truth is that the Eldest Prince entrusted him to strictly investigate the perpetrators of the arson. No, someone just reported that Miss Lin had been to the Eldest Prince's residence, so I am going to come over to find out."
"Hey!" Lin Fei sighed, "Master Xiang must have made a mistake. My little girl has never been to the First Prince's Mansion, but she was wronged outside, and she came back to have a few quarrels with the family, and she couldn't think of committing suicide for a while."
The right minister raised his eyebrows and glanced at the eldest prince, "Your Highness, is this really the case?"
The eldest prince took a deep breath, and could only swallow his teeth, forced a smile, "It is true that Lin Xu has never been to the eldest prince's mansion, and the fire in the first prince's mansion was also an accident. Mr. Lao Xiang made a trip in vain. This hall will not bother Master Xiang about this matter."
Prime Minister on the right waved his hand and smiled, "Since His Highness said it was an accident, the truth is at ease. Lord Lin, the sky is dry and things are dry, and the Lin family should pay more attention."
The corner of Lin Fei's mouth twitched, "Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Xiang, housekeeper, I will send you off to Mr. Xiang."
"yes!"
The right minister leaned his hands behind his back, smiled and turned to leave.
The eldest prince could no longer hold back the fishy sweetness in his throat and spit it out in one gulp, shaking his body.
"Your Highness!" Lin Fei was startled.
After suffering such a big dumb loss, he still can't tell, so he can only swallow it in his stomach. If he insists on pursuing it to the end, he will only offend the Lin family, and will only make the eldest prince even more isolated and helpless.
"Uncle, let's leave this matter alone, but Lin Xu must not enter the First Prince's Mansion."
The first prince became furious when he saw Lin Xu, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and calmed down.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely keep an eye on Xu'er, and I won't let her step out of the room again. Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind hand today. The Lin family is very grateful."
If the Eldest Prince insists on pursuing the matter, the Lin family will not be able to escape the responsibility. The Eldest Prince is still a member of the royal family, so the Lin family can only escape if the Eldest Prince swallows this breath and does not pursue the matter.
The eldest prince walked towards the door step by step, his body went limp within two steps, and he fell to the ground with a bang.
"Go get the imperial physician!" Lin Fei hurriedly said.
Zhen Mansion
After Zhen Yan heard about today's banquet and what happened at the First Prince's Mansion, her complexion changed drastically, and the Langhao pen she was holding tightly in her hand creaked and snapped in half.
"Trash! Such a good situation was ruined by him like this. How could Lin Xu slip out of the mansion? How did he do things?"
Zhen Yan's face was stained with anger, but in just a few hours, so many accidents happened.
"Miss, it was Miss Lin who came out of the mansion dressed as a maid, and it was Miss Lin who set the fire herself, killing Xiao Ying's child. Now the eldest prince is so angry that he fainted." A maid said in a low voice.
Lin Xu didn't go sooner or later, but he went at this time, idiot!
Zhen Yan frowned suddenly, and sat in a chair to meditate for a while, all these incidents were aimed at the eldest prince, it was a bit strange.
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, and the annoyance in Zhen Yan's eyes deepened. This matter is inseparable from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. The Right Prime Minister's Mansion is too much of a hindrance. Because of emotion and reason, Zhen Yan can't let the Right Prime Minister's Mansion go!
"Miss, the eldest prince's side..."
Zhen Yan raised her eyebrows, "Don't worry about him for now, just leave him aside and tell him to reflect on himself, a piece of trash, it's not worth spending too much time on."
"yes!"