Cen Lijiang paced back and forth in the main hall of Zhuming Pavilion, restless.
A letter came from outside just now, saying that Xue Ziqin and Qin Mu entered the palace at the same time, as if they were remand prisoners.
He knew who the culprit was, but he really didn't know why Qin Mu was involved.
Now that the matter has been exposed, if he can't come up with a countermeasure, he will be doomed.
A confidant eunuch beside him watched him eat for a few days, and he didn't know how he could help.
Seeing him so restless now, the eunuch said tremblingly, "Your Highness, what's the matter..."
"Shut up, shut up, shut up! It's none of your business!" Cen Lijiang scolded angrily.
If he did other things, he could still seek the protection of his mother - but if even the mother knew about it, then he could predict what would happen next.
"His Royal Highness, calm down!" The little eunuch hurriedly knelt to the ground. He had followed Cen Lijiang for many years, and he was loyal. In this situation, one could guess the reason for it, so he fell to the ground and said, "This servant only wants to Share your worries for Your Highness, even if you die, you will not hesitate to do so!"
This sentence hit Cen Lijiang's mind after all, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I asked you to assassinate the emperor, are you going?"
"Don't give up!"
Hearing this, Cen Lijiang stepped forward, bent over to help him up, and finally there was a hint of joy in his eyebrows: "He has been arrested, Xue Ziqin and Qin Mu entered the palace today, I am afraid they are now arguing with the emperor about this matter. "
"Your Highness means...?"
"As long as the royal father dies before the establishment of the reserve, everything is easy to say." Cen Lijiang said lightly, "As long as he does not decree to depose me, there is still a chance for everything."
"This matter is of great importance. Your Highness will have to discuss with the Empress..." "If I ask you to go, you can go! If I ascend the throne, your benefits will be indispensable!"
"Yes!"
…
The emperor's face was blue and purple, and there was only the weak and trembling voice of the loach in the Anshang Hall, telling all the ugly acts shown by the second prince over the years. Loach has also been tortured, and his mind is not clear. What he said is very messy. First, he talked about the first prince. He mentioned some unsolved cases in the palace in the past, and even the third prince and the ninth prince were killed when the second prince was still offering sacrifices. behind the scenes. The rest of the people only dared to listen and did not dare to interrupt. When the loach said, "The second prince said, if the first prince dies, he is the eldest son, and he will definitely be crowned the emperor." The emperor couldn't help but feel tight in his chest. He raised his hand and slapped it heavily on several cases, and then spewed out a mouthful of blood, and immediately passed out.
The Anshang Palace immediately became a mess. The loach was first detained by Wei Lin and put in the Heavenly Prison. Qin Mu and Xue Ziqin were sent back outside the palace to wait for news. Only Cen Lixuan was left to preside over the current situation in the Anshang Palace.
When the emperor was so angry that he fainted, he quickly spread the word, and Eunuch Mu immediately went to the harem to inform him that at this time, in less than half an hour, the concubines in the harem came to the Anshang Hall one after another... Except for Jin Fei.
Concubine Jin was still on foot restraint and was unable to serve in the Anshang Palace.
"My son-in-law pays respects to his mother." The queen hurried over in a fancy dress, and Cen Lixuan bowed obediently with her. But the empress seemed to be unable to see Cen Lixuan, and walked past him directly towards the inner hall.
Cen Lixuan was already used to such cold treatment. When the queen walked over, he stood up on his own and bowed his head slightly, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Muzhi, how is the emperor?" The queen walked to the door of the inner hall and hurriedly asked Eunuch Mu who was standing there guarding.
Eunuch Mu also looked flustered. First, he bowed and saluted. He didn't have time to ask the queen's well-being, so he hurriedly replied, "Doctor Li is treating him inside."
Before he finished speaking, Imperial Physician Li came out sweating profusely. There was weariness in his expression, and he came out with his head down, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and he hadn't seen the queen for a while.
On the contrary, the queen asked firstly, "How is the emperor?!"
Imperial Physician Li raised his head in a panic and said, "The Empress, please forgive the incompetence of this minister..."
The queen was shocked and subconsciously took two steps back, her voice trembling slightly: "How long..."
"Even if Wei Chen tried his best to use his medical skills, it would only take five days at most..." said Imperial Physician Li, "and the emperor is afraid that there is not much time to wake up."
"Bengong go in and have a look..." The queen said and was about to go in.
"The emperor is still in a coma..."
Right now, the emperor is in a coma, and he has not appointed a prince. Naturally, the queen has the most power. She said so, and no one dared to stop her, so Eunuch Mu followed her into the inner hall.
The queen stood by the couch and watched deeply for a while. The emperor was indeed in a coma and seemed to be in extreme pain. Even if he was unconscious, his brows were still furrowed.
She said softly, "What happened before the emperor passed out?"
Eunuch Mu hesitated slightly: "This..."
"Tell me the truth."
"The emperor lost his temper because of the disputes between the generals." Eunuch Mu said, and carefully mentioned the emperor's will: "The emperor previously ordered the marriage of the ninth prince and the daughter of the Qin family. Look at this..."
"Ninth Prince?" The Queen repeated suspiciously, looking out of the hall slightly. Indeed, before she entered the hall, she saw Cen Lixuan standing outside.
"Yes."
"Then let's make an order according to the emperor's wishes," the queen retracted her gaze and continued, "It will also add joy to the palace."
If this will, the marriage was given to the third prince, then in this situation, she will definitely suppress this matter. But the one who wants to marry the Qin family is Cen Lixuan. Could it be that the Qin family can still support Cen Lixuan
Since he is an irrelevant person, the emperor can do whatever he wants.
"The slave will do it now." Duke Mu said in a fair way.
"Since the emperor is already like this, then you can also inform the next person to prepare." The queen said.
"
Yes. "
The emperor's serious illness was suppressed by the queen, but an imperial decree was passed to the Juxian Pavilion to promise Qin Shu to the ninth prince. Qin Mu was extremely reluctant when he received the decree, but Eunuch Mu said indifferently: "General Qin must remember the matter of going to the palace that day. The reason for marrying the ninth prince at this time is to bring happiness to the palace. General Qin has been loyal and good from generation to generation. It will definitely take into account the overall situation.”
"Chen, Qin Mu, thank you Long En."
But in this matter, the three generals were all like mirrors in their hearts. Wei Yuanting immediately mobilized the troops from Liangxun Mountain and stationed them around the outskirts of Xiangcheng. For a time, the sound of soldiers and horses was everywhere in the deserted suburbs, causing the civilians to panic. .
The ninth prince's upcoming wedding was the only good thing in this tense situation.
- This is only for others, but one person was furious when he heard the news, and just wanted to go to the palace and ask Cen Lixuan what happened.
"General, wake up!" Min Qiu worked hard to hold Xue Ziqin's waist tightly. Xue Ziqin seemed to be crazy and was about to walk towards the gate of the General's Mansion. From the main hall to this position, Min Qiu kept dragging him to keep him from going out, but Xue Ziqin was very strong, how could he be able to restrain him without hurting Xue Ziqin alone. He was also helpless and could only ignore the rest, he simply put his arms around Xue Ziqin's waist and refused to let him leave.
There are only two of them in the General's Mansion, and Xue Ziqin speaks recklessly with the Princess Yun who has always lived in the backyard. As he walked towards the door, he snapped Min Qiu's finger and said, "I'll go find him and ask!"
"General! It's spread all over the market a few days ago! The ninth prince is pursuing General Qin's daughter! Stop being obsessed!" Min Qiu hugged him tightly and roared with his eyes closed.
"Fuck you, let me go!" Xue Ziqin scolded, "I want to hear him tell me!"
"What! He lied to you!" Min Qiu continued to stop him.
But Xue Ziqin didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, and the strength in his hand suddenly increased, and he abruptly broke Min Qiu's hand. Of course Min Qiu didn't want to, so he held on tighter. Xue Ziqin had lost his sense of reason, grabbed one of his index fingers and glanced fiercely, only to hear a small sound, Min Qiu's hand had to let go.
Xue Ziqin directly broke the index finger of his right hand. The pain suddenly hit, Min Qiu couldn't help unloading, grabbed that finger and stared at Xue Ziqin, but the pain was so painful that he couldn't say a word.
It was only after Min Qiu was injured that Xue Ziqin calmed down a little. He heard Min Qiu's grunt and turned to look at him, wanting to go forward to check, but stopped inexplicably. Min Qiuyu frowned, looked at him and said, "General, you know that."
"I just want him to make it clear..." Perhaps because of hurting Min Qiu, Xue Ziqin felt a little guilty.
In contrast, Min Qiu seemed unusually calm. Holding his injured hand, he took a few steps towards Xue Ziqin, his voice was much softer, and he said calmly: "The general already has the answer in his heart, and asking clearly is just an excuse, the ninth prince is like a rock, it is absolutely impossible to No one takes it to heart."
"The last general will follow the general, regardless of right or wrong." Min Qiu said, "But the last general cannot allow anyone to hurt the general."
"Min Qiu..."
"If the general wants to ask the truth, then go ahead." Min Qiu lost the energy he had when he stopped him before, and now his complexion is a little pale, and it is not known if it is because of the pain of the fracture. Once you get the answer, don't take chances anymore."
"I'll take you to see the doctor first." Xue Ziqin was stunned for a while, and finally his eyes fell on Min Qiu's hand.
Min Qiu shook his head: "No need."
"I'll take you there." After Xue Ziqin finished speaking, he couldn't help but refuse. He grabbed Min Qiu's shoulder and walked out the door, "This is a military order."
"… Yes."
After the two left the Xue Mansion, Cen Liyun walked out with tears in his eyes behind a big tree on the side of the front hall.
Their voices were not loud, but they were sonorous and powerful, and every word was in the ears. If it wasn't for Min Qiu's mention of the three words "Nine Princes", she would have thought that Xue Ziqin just had a heart for her, and she was indifferent to her infatuation. But it turned out that the truth was so cruel, if it was so... How could Xue Ziqin be attracted to her.
She had been infatuated for many years, and carefully hid her thoughts, and finally waited until one day to marry into the general's mansion. After three years, she was still a girl, because the general - liked men.
That man was still her own brother.
Xue Ziqin didn't even think about it, he dragged Min Qiu all the way to the dilapidated hospital where Zhong Yi lived. Since Xue Changfeng's funeral, Zhong Yi has not appeared in front of him.
On the nights of the wake, they did say a few words. It could be seen that Zhong Yi felt very uncomfortable. He followed Xue Changfeng for many years, and of course he felt sad when his old friend resigned.
"Zhong Yi, Zhong Yi, come and help!" Xue Ziqin pulled Min Qiu, and as soon as he entered the room, he started to shout. Zhong Yi had nothing to do for a long time, and he really stayed in his master's medical clinic, playing chess and chatting, and it was rare to have leisure time.
Hearing Xue Ziqin's voice, he had an ominous premonition and said to his master, "That little bastard is bothering me again."
"The doctor's parents are benevolent." The old man smiled and stroked his long beard.
"Then please wait, master." Zhong Yi said, stood up and walked out the door, "Xiao Xue, why are you always so surprised?"
"Min Qiu's finger is broken, you connect it to him." Xue Ziqin said, and pushed Min Qiu in front of Zhong Yi.
Zhong Yi hurriedly took Min Qiu's hand to check it out, and asked in confusion, "How did you do this?"
"I broke it."
"Are you sick?" Zhong Yi asked subconsciously.
Xue Ziqin was really a little unhappy when he was suddenly scolded, but it was true that he broke the fingers of his lieutenant inexplicably, and brought him here to seek medical consultation. Is this not a disease? He had no choice but to follow Zhong Yi's words and replied, "Yes, yes, I'm sick. You heal him, and I'll leave beforehand."
"General!" Min Qiu shouted quickly.
Xue Ziqin had already left the hospital.
Just when Min Qiu felt helpless, Xue Ziqin stuck his head to the door again and said, "I just ask for an answer."