But she was dead.
She avoided the pursuit of the Embroidered Uniform Guards by such a coincidence, and everyone thought that she was still thinking about her old master and couldn't help herself. Queen Fang even thought of posthumously conferring her the title of third-rank official.
Young Master Lin said directly to the point without any hesitation: "This person is really ruthless. He sets traps everywhere, making it hard for people to defend themselves. From now on, if you continue to say that he is a hopeless person, I'm afraid you won't have the confidence to do so."
Young Master Lin seemed to be joking, but his expression was serious. His handsome eyebrows were furrowed like swords, adding a bit of coldness to him. He paused, and seeing that Shen Chen was silent, he said, "He killed the Fourth Prince, and both clues are gone. He only left us the clues he wanted us to know. Do you think I should follow his clues or not?"
Shen Chen took a step back and leaned against the pillar. His long and narrow peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised the corners of his mouth like a fox, answering the question irrelevantly: "What you said is that we didn't know him well enough from the beginning, and we were all wrong."
I misjudged his character, his ability, and even his goals.
"He has killed the fourth prince and is targeting the fifth prince." Young Master Lin glanced at Shen Chen and looked away coldly, "If he succeeds, even the prince will not be able to settle accounts with him in the future. Is this his idea?"
Young Master Lin stood very straight, his expression not looking very good.
Shen Chen immediately shook his head: "I'm afraid that's not the case."
He walked up to the Third Young Master Lin, looked up at him and asked, "You also said that he now has his own network of relationships in the palace, and the Jingying is airtight. He was able to kill the Fourth Prince without leaving any flaws. If he really wanted the Fifth Prince to die, would the Fifth Prince be lucky enough to survive?"
Young Master Lin quickly understood what Shen Chen meant: "You mean, he doesn't want the Fifth Prince to die? But if he didn't want the Fifth Prince to die, why would he make such a big fuss and make His Majesty so angry?"
His initial guess was that Chu Jingxing wanted to kill the fifth prince, put the blame on Queen Fang, and then let the two palaces fight each other to further hit Emperor Longqing.
If you stand in Chu Jingxing's position, this is indeed one of the best ways, isn't it
Shen Chen hummed, "Based on my understanding of Chu Jingxing, although he is scheming, he is not someone who can bear being bullied. Have you forgotten why we turned against him and seriously injured him? It was because he insisted on dealing with Wei An and refused to let the Prince of Zhennan go, so he sacrificed the Xiao family and Xia Song. Now that Wei An has caused him such a big setback and almost made him infamous for eternity, will he just let it go and do his own thing?"
Chu Jingxing had the idea of killing Shen Chen and Wei An a long time ago, and it was not the first time he put it into action.
Young Master Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean Chu Jingxing actually wants to deal with you?"
He didn't quite understand this approach, and was about to say something else when Lou Bing came quickly from outside. He came to them quickly, saluted Shen Chen, and turned to report to Lin Sanshao: "Sanshao, the fifth prince's fever has subsided. Empress Defei refused to go to Fengyi Palace today. I heard... I heard that she wanted to ask the gods for blessings."
Lin Sanshao and Shen Chen looked at each other and asked, "What god are you asking?"
Lou Bing lowered his voice and said, "The Empress Defei said that the Fifth Prince was poisoned by someone, so she wanted to ask the gods if the Fifth Prince had offended someone."
That's ridiculous.
Concubine Peng De didn't seem to be such a stupid person before.
Lou did not wait for them to express their opinions, and then said: "The emperor agrees."
Emperor Longqing agreed?!
How could he agree to such a ridiculous idea as asking God
Oh, it's not so far-fetched that he would agree.
He was originally a Taoist who was superstitious about gods and ghosts.
But even so...
Young Master Lin felt that an idea flashed through his mind, but it was so fast that he couldn't catch it, so he sorted out his thoughts and asked, "When?"
"Tonight." Lou Bing glanced at them and added, "It's Master Yuanyi who is beside His Majesty."
What can we find out by asking God
Do you really expect the gods to answer your questions and point out the murderer
Young Master Lin glanced at Shen Chen.
Shen Chen said, "Maybe he is fishing."
fishing
What's the meaning
Princess Zheng was also nervously asking Wei An: "What kind of fishing? What kind of fish are you fishing for?"
She has been pregnant for more than six months. Because she is well-fed, her belly is bigger than that of other pregnant women. She easily feels nervous and tired. Wei An helped her sit down. Knowing that she was nervous, he gently patted her hand and comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry. No matter what, there is a way to solve the problem."
That being said, how do we solve it
Princess Zheng held Wei An's hand and looked at her. She didn't know how to start for a while. After weighing the pros and cons again, she asked her, "Will this matter involve us?"
She was so nervous that she felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen and couldn't help but groan.
The maid next to her hurriedly came up to support her, looked at Wei An and asked nervously: "Princess, do you want to ask the imperial physician to come?"
"Don't!"
Before Wei An could say anything, Princess Zheng called out, shaking her head repeatedly to refuse: "Don't call the imperial physician. It's too easy to cause trouble if you call the imperial physician at this critical moment. When the time comes, no one will talk about our situation, and it will bother others."
That's the truth.
Now that she is already a thorn in someone's side, she doesn't know when she will become someone else's meal. It is better to be content. Although the maid is worried, she knows that Princess Zheng's worries are not groundless, so she nodded and agreed, and went to see Wei An again: "Princess, even if you don't invite the imperial physician, should you ask the prince to come and take a look?"
Her words were double entendres, referring both to Princess Zheng's health and to whether this time of asking the gods was to ask King Zheng what he was here for.
It is better to prepare early to avoid unnecessary disasters.
Princess Zheng also looked towards Wei An with some expectation.
No matter what, she would feel more at ease if she met King Zheng. Although she knew Wei An was powerful, she was just a little girl after all. A woman would always feel at ease when she saw her husband.
Wei An looked at her and asked, "Do you have a way to inform our father?"
The maid made a bitter face and shook her head: "The palace is under strict supervision now. Apart from occasionally meeting him after the sacrifice ceremony, how can we find the prince to come here normally?"
After all, Princess Zheng lived in the harem, so Prince Zheng had to avoid suspicion.