The news of Emperor Longqing's coma spread quickly, and the atmosphere in the capital, which had finally relaxed, suddenly became stagnant again. The Five Cities Army was constantly patrolling the streets, and many families simply stayed indoors.
However, the Mansion of Marquis Ping'an was not among them. The Marquis Ping'an was in charge of the imperial guards in the palace, and was very popular right now. After something like this happened, the elders all closed their doors to visitors, and those who were feeling uneasy wanted to go to the Mansion of Marquis Ping'an to find out the news.
Ping An Hou was extremely annoyed, and his wife was also very uneasy. She couldn't help but join in the complaints: "I don't know what's wrong with these people. It doesn't mean that we know more than others. They all come to our house. What's the meaning of that?"
When Emperor Longqing was unconscious, Marquis Ping'an was indeed on duty in the palace, but he was a guard outside after all, and he knew very little about what was going on inside.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An was very worried: "By the way, what is the condition of the emperor? Don't the imperial doctors have any explanation?"
The change of dynasties is the most unstable time, especially at this time, Emperor Longqing didn't say a word and something went wrong. It would be fine if it didn't cause a fuss, but once it did, it would be a fatal matter, and I don't know how many people would be implicated.
Ping An Hou had been suffering from a sore throat recently, with blisters forming in his mouth, and even drinking water hurt. Upon hearing what his wife said, he sighed, frowned, and put down his teacup: "The imperial physician was very subtle. It's nothing more than the emperor taking too much elixir..."
Overdosage of pills can also lead to poisoning. His eyebrows jumped, and he did not continue to speak. He just reminded Mrs. Ping'an: "No matter what happens next, the family still needs to be arranged. Tell them not to meet people they should not meet, and not to touch things they should not ask for." He glanced at Mrs. Ping'an and said earnestly: "Especially the second son and his friends. They always like to ask for money. Tell them to be honest. You know, you have to live to spend money. He thought his father was very glorious recently, but he didn't know that the whole family is now walking on thin ice and may drown in the water at any time!"
This was a bit serious. Lady Ping An Hou was nervous and pouted twice before she said, "You are so old, but you still don't know how to be restrained when speaking. You keep saying death! Pooh! Pooh! Pooh! Why would you die when you are fine?!"
After she finished complaining, she saw Ping An Hou holding the teacup and drinking water with great difficulty, and she felt upset again: "I always feel like something is not right..."
Ping An Hou sneered. He and his wife had been married for many years, and they had always kept everything secret from each other. Seeing that his wife was so uneasy, he lowered his eyes coldly and said, "Of course it's not right. How can it be so coincidental?"
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An felt her scalp tingle at what he said, and felt goose bumps all over her body. She pulled him and asked in a panic, "Master, it hasn't come to this yet, has it?"
After what happened last time, the wife of Marquis Ping'an had actually become somewhat frightened. She knew very well that the glory of the Marquis Ping'an Mansion was not an even pavilion, and it could collapse at any time as long as there were winds and waves.
And this is really a terrible thing.
Ping An Hou knew that his wife was a person who thought too much, so he usually had to comfort her. But this time, he just put down the teacup, covered his mouth, shook his head, and then slowly said: "Whether it has come to that point or not, no one can say for sure. When I left the palace yesterday, you didn't know..."
He frowned and hesitated subconsciously, not knowing whether he should say the next words.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an could not help herself. When people do not know what the future holds, they always hope to know more information to make themselves feel more at ease. She looked at the Marquis of Ping'an eagerly and hurriedly urged him: "What happened when you left the palace? Please tell me! I am so worried..."
Ping An Hou simply lowered his voice and said, "I only know that it seems that Concubine Shu and Concubine De are unhappy about something... Concubine De has ordered us to stay in Taiji Hall and not allow Concubine Shu to visit His Majesty..."
In fact, the relationship between the two palaces has never been very good. Not to mention that they are incompatible on the surface, but compared with the previous relationship between Queen Fang and Concubine Peng De, it is almost the same. Everyone knows it.
But when it comes to the surface, this is indeed something that has never happened before.
The wife of the Marquis of Ping An sat on a chair, looking bewildered. She hadn't figured out the consequences yet. She just looked at the Marquis of Ping An and asked blankly, "What's wrong with this? Is there any explanation?"
There was nothing to hide between him and his wife, and Ping An Hou also had a lot of things on his mind, so he couldn't help but cover his mouth and endure the toothache and speak: "Empress Defei, she seems to have determined that the emperor will not wake up..."
The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an felt her heart skip a beat. She looked at the Marquis of Ping'an in disbelief and cried out, "My Lord! Please be careful with your words!"
Although this was home and people were watching outside and they could talk freely, Lady Ping'an Hou was still extremely scared and her eyes were wide open.
What Ping An Hou said was no small matter. Right now, the imperial doctors were still working very hard to develop a prescription and a way to wake up Emperor Longqing. No one was sure about the Emperor's condition. If Concubine Peng De knew about it in advance, what would that mean? What did it represent
This means that Concubine Peng De may know that Emperor Longqing will not wake up, but why is she so sure? !
Ping An Hou knew what his wife was worried about. He sighed deeply, pushed away her hand, and said, "I know I can't say anything careless, but there are some things stuck in my heart that make me feel uncomfortable. If it is really what I think, do you know how terrible it is? The emperor did not leave a will, which means that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the throne, but the Crown Prince is still young. Even if the Sixth Prince is dealt with, but..."
Ping An Hou lowered his voice: "But will Concubine De be at ease? No one is allowed to sleep soundly beside her bed. Not to mention that Prince Linjiang is powerful, even if Prince Linjiang is not powerful, and is just like Prince Jin back then, I'm afraid Concubine De will not tolerate them. Now the only ones in the capital are Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu. Concubine De will probably target them and use them to slander and frame the prince, so as to completely ruin his reputation and gain the support of all the ministers..."
If Concubine De was capable of murdering Emperor Longqing, then it was also very possible that she would use any means necessary to frame Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu, so as to achieve her goal of allowing her son to ascend the throne smoothly without any worries.