"Your Highness, are you still doubting me? Even if I had the courage of a bear or a leopard, I would not dare to do such a thing. What do you think?" The eunuch laughed, with a sarcastic tone.
Liu Jingyu knew that this was the prince's personal eunuch. Compared to herself, the dispensable prince consort, this eunuch was his closest person.
The eunuch's words were Pei Luoan's words, so he really made her pretend to hang herself.
My hands are still shaking and I can't control myself.
"My Lady, the Crown Prince will be here soon. When I came here just now, I also found a small path to get here. If you are still fine and leave no traces when the Crown Prince comes, not only I but also the Crown Prince will be angry. No one will be able to bear the responsibility then."
Seeing that she was still like this, the eunuch became impatient and put the white silk into Liu Jingyu's hand. He turned his head to look at the maid beside him and said, "Why don't you follow me? Are you still here to watch the Crown Princess take action?"
Since you are going to hang yourself, there cannot be anyone around you.
"Her Majesty the Crown Princess!" the maid screamed. She was a loyal girl. Although she was afraid, she did not leave.
"Go down first and pour me a glass of water." Liu Jingyu's eyes fell directly on Bai Ling. He pinched the smooth cloth of Bai Ling. This time, he stopped shaking and his face was gloomy.
She has always been self-righteous and had a high opinion of herself, thinking that no woman in the world could compare to her.
Those in the royal family, although of noble status, are too stupid. Those in the aristocratic families don't have the same looks, status, and strategies as me.
If I don't take the position of Crown Princess, who else can
Ji Hanyue overestimated her own abilities and ended up like that. Only she could do this.
But now it seems like a joke. I tried every possible means to get this position, but it will cost not only my mother's life, but also my own life.
If she had known that this would happen, would she still marry into the Eastern Palace? Would she still be willing to marry into the Eastern Palace so happily
The answer is she doesn't know.
The door closed silently, the eunuch took the maid away, Liu Jingyu woodenly threw the white silk in his hand onto the beam in front of him, pulled a chair under him, and placed a small stool on the chair.
Finally climbed up and tied a knot
Looking back at the house, everything here is extremely gorgeous, and every object can be seen to be carefully arranged.
But it was only me who arranged it carefully. Many of the things I brought from the Liu Mansion were given by me, some were given by my grandmother, and some were prepared early by my mother and father. However, there were only a few things given by the prince.
How pitiful it was for me to be the Crown Princess. I thought I could win the Crown Prince's heart in vain. But did the Crown Prince have any intention? Even if he did, he would probably give it to the Ji sisters.
I am not as good as Ji Hanyue, and maybe even worse than Ji Youran. At least the prince will protect Ji Youran and let someone die for her, but I am nothing.
He was even forced to hang himself.
He's dead, right? I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. The prince has countless ways to save his life, and he would never use this method that might implicate him.
Yes, implicate him!
The prince is such a selfish person. If he can use me, then everything will be fine. If he can't use me, then I'm afraid I will end up like this.
Tears could no longer flow out, and she slowly leaned her head towards the white silk hanging in the middle, then kicked off the
The Crown Princess has always been just a joke, a tool, a tool that can be sacrificed at any time for the sake of the East Palace.
Now she is a tool and a joke.
After struggling painfully, her mind became blurred. Even if it was a joke, she didn't want to die. She tried hard to look at the door. If the prince didn't come, she would really die.
The door was suddenly kicked open and Pei Luoan rushed in angrily. The eunuchs and maids behind him saw the scene and screamed, causing chaos.
Pei Luoan stepped forward and hugged Liu Jingyu, while ordering someone to call the imperial physician, and then carefully put her down.
"The prince was stabbed to death?" In the court, the emperor's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, and the memorial in his hand was thrown fiercely to the ground.
There were ministers kneeling on the ground in front of the hall. When the news came, many people were confused. It was said before that he was in Jiangnan, in the Jiangnan area. Because the prince was reluctant to leave his hometown and didn't know how to accept this new identity, he delayed his trip to Beijing.
Otherwise it wouldn’t have been delayed until now.
But how come he is already outside the capital? What shocked many people even more was that this man was outside the capital and was going to rest for a night. He was going to enter the capital today, but how come someone got the news and assassinated him that night, and it even succeeded.
Is this newly recognized prince dead
Who can take on this responsibility
Both prime ministers knelt down.
"Right outside the city gate, in the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Western Prison, no one knows why I keep so many of you around. Are you just here to eat and do nothing?" The emperor was extremely angry and slammed the table hard.
The Minister of Justice who was kneeling below could not kneel any longer.
The so-called Dali Temple, Western Prison, and Ministry of Justice, in terms of official rank, he is actually the highest. He can be said to be the biggest member of the gate of punishment. These words are almost like a slap in his face.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Western Prison were being reorganized yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Jing asked the people from these yamen and the Jingzhao Yin Yamen to be inspected together. He reprimanded the people from the yamen for not only failing to do their job properly, but also causing trouble everywhere. He asked the people from the yamen to report their recent whereabouts, and recalled the people sent from various places. As a result, they did not investigate the prince's return to the capital for the time being, and did not provide protection for the prince in time."
The Minister of Justice said with a serious face.
Pei Yusheng panicked, "Father, I also followed your orders and immediately reorganized several government offices yesterday. I dare not slack off for a moment. I really don't know about returning to Beijing!"
"You don't know?" The emperor looked at Pei Yusheng coldly.
"I really don't know, Father. This incident was caused by the Crown Princess going to the palace to file a complaint. My elder brother repeatedly helped the Crown Princess, saying that there were problems in several government offices. After Father agreed, he asked me to take care of them. After leaving the court, I went to several government offices and visited each one. I really didn't know that something like this would happen! I am innocent!"
Pei Yusheng cried out loudly to protest his injustice.
If this matter was really premeditated, it is more likely that the Eastern Palace was the one that caused the Crown Princess incident.
They are both sons, and both do not want to see Queen Yuan's son return to the palace. Anyone could have taken action, but compared to the cause of the previous incident, Pei Luoan is the most suspicious.
"Do you think it has something to do with the prince?" the emperor asked coldly.
King Jing felt a chill in his heart and glanced towards the place where Pei Luoan used to be. Today the place was empty. He originally thought that Pei Luoan had said yesterday that he was not in the mood to work these days because of the Crown Princess's matter.
Looking at my father's expression now, maybe something has happened that I don't know about.
"Father, I am your humble subject." Pei Yusheng was really panicked, his face was pale. He had never been so panicked in all these years, as if something had slipped through his fingers.
"The Crown Princess missed her biological mother so much that she hanged herself with the Crown Princess last night. Luckily, the Crown Prince has been paying attention to her and she has been rescued, but the situation is not good. The Crown Princess was in turmoil for most of the night and the Crown Princess is only now out of danger." The Emperor said slowly, enunciating each word.
The incident in the Eastern Palace caused quite a stir, and the Emperor had long known about the search for the imperial physician through the side door in the middle of the night.
"What?" Pei Yusheng could hardly believe his ears. Could it be that Liu Jingyu would hang himself because of Madam Liu's death
This is not a joke, right
What kind of person is Liu Jingyu? Not to mention that Madam Liu died, she would be fine. Even if Madam Liu, Lord Liu and Pei Luoan died, she would be fine!
I fell into the trap
The Queen Mother stayed awake all night, waiting in her own palace for news from the Eastern Palace. When it was light in the morning, news came from the Eastern Palace that the Crown Princess was out of danger.
"Empress, please take a rest." The eunuch advised.
The Queen Mother looked tired. She stood up and helped the palace maid to go inside to rest. She had endured a long night. The Prince was her son. Such a big thing happened in the Eastern Palace, and she, as the Prince's biological mother, had survived until now.
It shows a loving mother's heart.
The Queen Mother had not rested for long. She was still dazed when the palace maid suddenly woke her up. She did not hear clearly what the palace maid said for a moment. She just stared blankly at the palace maid beside her as she spoke with her mouth opening and closing.
Finally, she realized what the maid said, and she sat up suddenly with her hands on the bed, her voice trembling unconsciously: "What did you say?"
"The Queen was so angry that the Emperor vomited blood." The palace maid was also trembling. She had repeated this sentence several times since she came in.
"When?" The Queen tried hard to calm her excitement, asked while asking someone to come in and help her get up.
"Just now, during the morning court session, the eunuch in front brought news that the prince had been assassinated outside the city gate and was now dead. The emperor was furious when he heard the news, and then he vomited blood and fainted while reprimanding King Jing."
The maid knelt down in panic and reported.
The Queen tried hard to calm her breathing and slowly exhaled.
"How is it now?"
"I don't know. I heard that the imperial doctors have all gone there, the emperor has been sent back to rest, and Prince Jing has been put in prison." said the palace maid.
The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood, and Pei Yusheng was thrown into prison
Such great news, almost the same as previously guessed, the Queen looked at herself in the mirror excitedly, the noble woman had a pair of eyes full of uncontrollable excitement.
She closed her eyes tightly, paused for a moment, and then opened her eyes again. Her eyes had returned to calm.
Everything is going in the best direction.
The Emperor's health was not good and he had been taking medicine. Sometimes he even skipped the morning court due to his health. In addition to the Crown Prince, the King of England also handled some of the memorials.
The King of England handled things swiftly and decisively, and in some ways his work was much better than that of the Crown Prince. The court officials, who had never believed him, gradually became convinced.
So what if they are not convinced? The King of England is the emperor's favorite. What can they do if the emperor is willing
Of course, rumors are just rumors after all. Now that the emperor has vomited blood and fainted, the next step is for the crown prince to be the regent