If the groove is used to hold people, then there is no doubt that when everyone is focusing on Chongzhen Longevity Palace, the prince's car driver secretly did something.
Those with ulterior motives can completely hide in it, and then wait for an opportunity to be detrimental to the prince on the way.
Stab is the most convenient and quick way.
But in that case, if the prince dies in the car, that person can't run away. It's easy to implicate others from him, and the mastermind can't run away either.
There is another way, and that is to exchange identities with the prince.
But Wang Zhi had already confronted the prince in person, and the one from Donggong was the real one, not someone who faked it.
In fact, the prince was unharmed, and he did not encounter any other dangers except for the wind and cold caused by the rain.
But the rain is a matter of God, and no one can control it. After returning from Chongzhen Longevity Palace, not to mention the prince, many ministers also fell ill.
In that case, what was the use of the groove on the carriage
Wang Zhi was puzzled, he thought he was not stupid, but the matter was so messed up that he couldn't figure out a clue anyway, maybe Tang Fan could, and Tang Fan brought him this trouble. , but Tang Fan is now outside the palace, and far water can't save near fire.
The most important thing is that Concubine Wan is now dead, and the palace is in chaos. Although she is not the emperor, Wang Zhi can imagine the emperor's reaction at this time.
"Wang Gong?" Wen Sheng Wen Yuan, who was under him, and the little Huangmen who reported the news all looked at him.
Wang Zhi's anxiety also infected them, and the latter three inevitably showed a trace of panic.
"What are you panicking about, the sky won't fall!" Wang Zhi said angrily, got up and walked two steps.
He decided to put the car driving aside first. Since the prince is fine, there is no need to worry about this matter for the time being. It is an eventful time. If the imperial concubine dies, Wan Dang will definitely be more afraid than anyone else. Come.
Wang Zhi thought for a while: "In this way, you should split up to inquire about Liang Fang's movements now, be careful, and report back to me if something is wrong."
"Ah?" Wen Yuan was a little confused. What should be inquired about at this time, isn't it the emperor's movement
"Idiot!" Wang Zhi could see what he was thinking at a glance, "Think with your head, it is a taboo to inquire about your Majesty's whereabouts, and it is too eye-catching, and it is easy to be discovered. If you start with Liang Fang, you will It’s much easier, and you are both internal officials, so there won’t be so many people to guard against!”
Wen Yuan was scolded bloody, but fortunately he was used to it, sticking out his tongue, and quickly responded.
Wen Sheng was always more savvy, so he heard the words and said, "Does Wang Gong want to know if there is any connection between him and Wantong?"
"Not bad!" Wang Zhi glanced at him admiringly, "He has a lot of secret connections with Wan Dang, he won't be silent about this kind of thing, just keep an eye on it!"
In terms of qualifications, Liang Fang is higher than Wang Zhi. The eunuchs in this palace were originally only Wynn who were worthy of his equal. The most important departments in the twelve prisons are completely under the control of Liang Fang. They cover the sky with only one hand, and they say nothing. They cooperate with Concubine Wan on the inside, and echo everyone in the party. It can be said that they are like a duck to water. It is also necessary to rely on Liang Fang to spread the word, and his power is evident.
Wang Zhi was not mistaken, and when he learned that Concubine Wan died suddenly, Liang Fang immediately spread the news out of the palace, and took advantage of his relationship to put Wantong into the palace overnight.
This was originally against the rules, and if it was investigated, it would be punishable, but at this time the emperor was in great grief, how could he be free to take care of these things? Seeing Concubine Wan's younger brother may have brought him some comfort.
"You came."
Concubine Wan's body was still parked on the bed where she usually slept, with the emperor sitting beside her.
The latter's eyes were red, his face was always pale, and his hand was still tightly holding one of Concubine Wan's hand.
It is rare for the emperor to have such deep affection for his concubine, but Wantong's heart was not moved at all, on the contrary, he was secretly calculating how much he could benefit from his sister's death.
"Yes, Your Majesty, when I heard the news of my sister's death, the minister entered the palace overnight. Please forgive your recklessness." He knelt down and saluted.
Naturally, the emperor would not pursue these details. He raised his other hand: "Come here too, and see your sister for the last time."
His voice couldn't hide the choked sob and the great grief, and his eyes didn't move away from Concubine Wan.
For Wantong, it may just be the loss of a sister who can continue to protect him and let him enjoy the glory and wealth.
But for the emperor, he lost half of his life's support.
Wantong got up at the command, walked over carefully, stopped beside the emperor, knelt down, and looked at his sister's face with her eyes closed.
Concubine Wan suddenly fell to the ground at noon. By the time the imperial physician was determined to be unable to rescue her, it was already evening, and all the yamen had already dispersed.
But before that, the news that Concubine Wan was seriously ill had already flown out of the palace like wings, and many senior officials had received the news.
But everyone did not confirm whether Concubine Wan was alive or dead, so everyone was still watching, and no one dared to make any noise.
And Liang Fang just took the lead and took the opportunity to call Wantong into the palace to meet the emperor.
This step is extremely important. If Wantong and the emperor have decided on something and wait until the next day to announce it, it will be too late for the courtiers to object.
Wan Dang is now fighting this idea.
"Your Majesty's condolences, under my sister Jiuquan, I must not want to see His Majesty feel so sad for her." Wantong comforted.
He didn't say it, but as soon as he said this, the tears that the emperor had endured for a long time flowed down: "I still remember that when I was young, I was placed under house arrest by my uncle, and I couldn't even see my biological mother. , the people in the palace are warm and cold, climbing high and stepping down, those palace people see that I am down, they are reluctant to do much, or your sister went to the queen mother overnight, and then went to the imperial hospital to invite the imperial doctor to see me, accompany me every day, I Only then can I recover, otherwise I still don’t know where I am today!”
Wantong is silent, he can't understand the emperor's fledgling complex, but he knows that his sister is not only the emperor's concubine, but also the emperor's sister, friend, and mother, and because of this, his sister is in front of the emperor. There is no careful flattery of ordinary concubines, and the emperor is also happy.
The relationship between the two is intricate, beyond words to explain.
But Wantong understands very well that after the Wan family was a criminal, if it wasn't for Concubine Wan, he still didn't know where to eat sand at the border, how could he be so powerful as he is now
The Wan family can't lose the amulet of Concubine Wan no matter what, so his panic is no less than that of the emperor, he is just trying to suppress it.
"As soon as your sister is gone, I think there is not much time left!" The emperor sighed, "Since you are here, let's discuss your sister's funeral together. Although the Ministry of Rites is here, I am not at ease to give it to me. For other people, the posthumous title of the imperial concubine has to be decided by myself before I can rest assured..."
As he babbled, Wantong was a little impatient to hear it, but he couldn't interrupt it. He had to patiently listen to a paragraph before saying, "Your Majesty, there are more important things at the moment."
The emperor raised his eyes, looking at him for unknown reasons.
Wantong tried his best to keep his voice calm and restrained: "Your Majesty, since my sister could not be made a queen by His Majesty during her lifetime, even if she is given more posthumous titles, she will not be able to appreciate His Majesty's affection."
The emperor was provoked more sadness and guilt by Wantong's words, which was the thing he felt most sorry for Wan's.
At first, when he wanted to make Wan's empress, the old mother, the Queen Mother Zhou, cried and scrambled against it. Seeing that if Wan's family was really established as the queen, his biological mother would be cut off. After all, he could only choose to be sorry for Wan's.
"Zhen, you can make Sister Wan the queen." The emperor said this, and he didn't know whether he was talking to Wantong or through Wantong to tell Concubine Wan, "This time, even if the courtiers and the queen mother object, I will insist on it. in the end."
But this is not what Vantone wants. No matter how noble the Queen's younger brother is, it is only a false name.
"Your Majesty, you know that this is not what my sister wants," he said.
"..." The emperor was at a loss, "then what does she want? I can satisfy her."
Wantong said slowly: "My elder sister always wanted to see King Xing become the crown prince."
He didn't know that his words were too daring, but the arrow had no choice but to send it. If they missed tonight, they might have no chance in the future.
Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Wantong gritted his teeth secretly, and said boldly: "Although my sister has passed away now, this minister believes that if you want to comfort her spirit in the sky, this is the best way."
When Concubine Wan was still alive, she had encouraged the emperor to abolish the prince more than once, and the emperor naturally knew about this.
At that time, he was really tempted, and he was ready to put it into practice. Who knew that an earthquake would suddenly occur in Mount Tai, which would take people by surprise.
The emperor is not a resolute and ruthless temperament, so he gave up his thoughts when he saw this.
Now, Concubine Wan went suddenly, and Wantong mentioned the matter again.
In the huge Zhaode Palace, except for the two living people, there was no sound of breathing, and all the palace people were sent outside.
But this situation is destined to last for a long time, and the Queen Mother will soon send someone to check the emperor's situation, so Wantong should cherish this moment of time.
The emperor was silent for a while, and suddenly a sentence came out: "I know you are not for your sister."
Wantong was startled and had to defend himself: "Your Majesty, please listen to me..."
The emperor interrupted him: "You are worried that after the prince ascends the throne, he will attack your family because of his mother's hatred, so you do everything possible to hope that the prince will be deposed."
Wantong knew that the emperor was not a foolish person who was easy to bully. What he relied on was only the emperor's infatuation with his sister, but Wantong didn't expect that the emperor would be so ruthless, and pointed out his thoughts for a while.
His heart was beating wildly, and he was so scared that he had to kowtow again and again: "Your Majesty Mingjian, I have no such intentions, this is just for my sister's wishes..."
The emperor sneered: "Your sister asked me to abolish the crown prince, I can understand, because she has this qualification, since I can remember, she has been by my side, and has saved me life, in my heart, no one can Better than her, but what about you, what qualifications do you have to ask me like this?"
Wantong had never seen the emperor speak so sternly, he was stunned for a while, and could only keep saying "the minister is wronged".
"However, you are right on one point." The emperor changed his words, "To make King Xing the crown prince is indeed what the concubine wants to see. For her peace of mind, I will try my best to fulfill her wish. You go back. After that, let Wan An prepare, the day after tomorrow will be the great court meeting, and then I will announce the abolition of the prince."
After the shock, there was another big joy. Wantong was almost sweaty and heavy, and had no strength to speak.
Usually he doesn't care about everything, and the emperor who just got by is showing a mocking smile to Wantong at this time: "Thank you for being a good child and becoming your sister's younger brother!"
When the emperor and Wantong said these words in Zhaode Palace, no one naturally heard them, and Wang Zhi didn't know that the emperor was thinking of abolishing the prince because of the death of Concubine Wan, but he had already learned Liang from the report of his subordinates. Fang secretly released Wantong into the palace, and knew that Wantong had not come out after entering Zhaode Palace, and was obviously talking to the emperor secretly.
Wang Zhi, who has lived in the palace for many years, has already smelled the conspiracy even if he didn't know what they said.
At this point, Wan Dang and the Prince are like water and fire, and there is no room for any difference.
One day the prince did not become a great treasure, and he was still the prince for one day. There was only one word difference between the prince and the prince, but there was a huge difference. Wan Dang would not stop all actions because of the death of Wan Guifei, on the contrary. , In order to save their life and future, they will be even more desperate and do even crazier things.
Wang Zhi knows that no matter how powerful he is, there is only one person. Now the palace is under the control of Liang Fang, and Wynn is not there. Then let Wei Mao go to Tang Fan and tell him what happened in the palace.
At that time, Tang Fan and Sui Zhou were about to lie down, but they heard a few gentle bird calls outside.
Tang Fan said strangely, "Why is it so cold, and it's midnight again, there are birds chirping?"
Sui Zhou put on his clothes and stood up calmly, and there was a muffled sound of heavy objects falling from the door.
After a while, he pushed the door open again, followed by Wei Mao who rubbed his arms with a bitter face.
Tang Fan was angry and funny: "I said Lao Wei, come in if you want, and no one is stopping you, so what are you pretending to be?"
Wei Mao smiled bitterly: "I can't do anything for a small one, thanks to Jin Yiwei, no one dares to be arrogant around here, but there are always people watching around Wang Gong's house, I finally found the opportunity to come out, but I dare not make a move. It's too big, but Uncle, your hand is too strong, I almost broke my arm!"
Sui Zhou's face was expressionless. No one would be happy when he was interrupted. Fortunately, this has not yet begun. If he had to open the door halfway to arrest people, his anger would be even greater.
Tang Fan coughed slightly embarrassedly: "You must be in a hurry to come here at this time?"
Wei Mao didn't talk nonsense, and he briefly said what Wang Zhi asked him to convey.
After hearing this, Tang Fan frowned: "This is a little bad."
Wei Mao said nervously: "My lord, will Duke Wang be in danger in the palace?"
Tang Fan shook his head: "Just put one hundred and twenty hearts into it. He is better than anyone else, and he will definitely seek good luck and avoid evil. I'm not referring to him when I say bad."
He said to Suizhou again: "It seems that I have to go to the princess' mansion."
Suizhou said nothing: "I'll take you there."
Suizhou wanted to send Tang Fan away, not because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen to him in the middle of the road, he would be robbed or silenced, and the security in the capital had not deteriorated to such a degree. Although Tang Fan is currently idle at home, he is not just a teenager. What he can do is because Suizhou is used to Jinyiwei and is familiar with the roads of the capital, so he can take Tang Fan to copy the path and avoid the eyes and ears of those who care.
After Wei Mao left, the two of them left the back door one after the other and went to the Princess Mansion.
The Chongqing Princess Mansion has now rested, and the concierge on duty is no exception. The weather is cold, and no one wants to sit there and eat the wind. They hide in bed early and do not want to come out.
However, because it was too cold, he couldn't fall asleep immediately, but turned around, thinking about the stew he had eaten during the day, and was still very happy.
At this time, there seemed to be a cold wind blowing over his head, and he shrank his neck, thinking that he had closed the doors and windows, where did the wind come from, and he looked up and couldn't help being scared.
I saw that there were two more people in my room at some point, it was dark, and I couldn't see their faces.
The concierge screamed in horror, but then he found that his mouth was covered, and he could only make a sound similar to woo woo.
One of them said, "Don't call me, I'm Tang Fan. Concubine Zhou invited me over as a guest a few days ago. I'm in a hurry to find the princess and concubine. Go and spread the word for me right now."
The voice was indeed somewhat familiar, the concierge thought for a while, nodded, and the other party released his hand.
He gasped heavily: "Are you... Elder Tang?"
At this time, the oil lamp on the table was lit, and with the faint candlelight, he finally saw the appearance of the other party.
Really old Tang Ge.
But this... this... they came in over the wall, right
In the middle of the night, the dignified cabinet, Saisuke, did not follow the right path, but went over the wall and walked into someone else's house. Is this appropriate
The concierge was stunned, and saw the man beside Tang Fan said coldly, "If you don't report it, are you going to come here to play when Tang Ge has nothing to do?"
The man's voice was so cold that it was about to fall into ice slag, and the doorman couldn't help shuddering, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he quickly put on his outer clothes and ran out.
With this layer-by-layer notification, the princess' mansion was quickly disturbed, and the candles lit up one by one. After the small incense sticks, Tang Fan finally saw the Chongqing princess and his concubine Zhou Jing, who were still in the study.
Tang Fan didn't talk nonsense, and immediately asked, "Why did the princess lie to me?"
As soon as this statement came out, not only Sui Zhou, but also Zhou Jing was surprised.
The Chongqing Princess did not have any surprises: "Master Tang found it?"
Tang Fan: "Yes, the princess actually knew from the beginning that the prince was not faked. Why did you say that you didn't see the scar on the prince's hand last time?"
The Princess of Chongqing sighed: "I had no choice but to do this. When I entered the palace last time, I overheard the words of the two servants who set up supervisors and mentioned the fact that there were grooves under the prince's car. At that time, I was scared I jumped, but I couldn't go directly to verify it, that would only startle the snake. And to be honest, you should also know that although I am a princess, I can't say anything in the palace. "
She paused: "Needless to say, that groove is definitely used to hide people, but if the other party wants to assassinate, now that the prince is already dead, it's used for other purposes, and it's very likely to be used to replace the prince. , although it sounds unbelievable, but if it is done properly, it is not impossible. So after thinking about it, I can only come up with such a way to use the hands of Master Tang to test the truth of the prince. I also ask Master Tang to forgive me for the last resort. At that time, I was terrified, but even my husband didn't dare to tell me."
Tang Fan also sighed and didn't speak.
When everyone thought that Wandang would probably use the fake prince to replace someone to carry out a shocking conspiracy, Wandang did not do so, and the real prince still stayed in the East Palace. In that case, why did Wandang need to do this
Could it be that Wan Dang is so willing to watch the prince ascend to the throne and do nothing
Seeing Tang Fan's dignified expression, the princess asked tentatively, "Master Tang, you should know about Concubine Wan's sudden collapse?"
Tang Fan said: "The imperial concubine has been exhausted and died."
Both the princess and the concubine gasped in shock.
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small theater:
Wei Mao: Uncle Sui, I see that your face is a little bad, but you are frozen
Suizhou: Bad people and good deeds are equivalent to murdering your parents. Can you look better
Wei Mao: …