Kong Daxueshi volunteered to go to the imperial manor to appease the people. He originally intended to "turn the tide" after Zhu Ying's failed trip to the imperial manor. Of course, more importantly, he wanted to restore his image in the emperor's mind. In his view, the eldest prince had been expelled from the clan, and the riot that Zhu Ying encountered was just a group of ignorant people led by corrupt scholars in the countryside. As long as he showed up, it would be easy to deal with.
But how could he have imagined that the eldest prince would silently commit suicide in his room by taking poison! Moreover, he did not leave any last words!
Thus, his trip, which was meant to be a merit, seemed to have turned into a trip meant to be a fault. Even though he tried his best to appease the ignorant people who had been deceived, when the emperor sent Hua Qi, the new head of the imperial attendants, to investigate the cause of the eldest prince's death, Kong Daxueshi inevitably "fell ill".
After all, before he volunteered to do this important task of comforting the emperor, he was already a patient lying in bed and groaning. If he wasn't sick at this time, what else could he do? Should Dadi Jingshen and Hua Qi go together to find out how the eldest prince died
Just as Academician Kong had expected, Hua Qi came to visit him with all courtesy, but when he saw his face, which was indescribably pale or sallow, and heard his weak words, he did not say much. He just comforted him and told him to rest and recuperate, and then went to investigate the mystery on his own, without asking for his assistance at all, nor did he question him about any details.
But what he never expected was that when he opened his eyes one night while sleeping soundly... he saw the surprised and happy face of his wife Gu!
At this moment, the still somewhat confused Master Kong was immediately frightened. After a start, he suddenly jumped up at a speed that a patient could not possibly reach, and he actually cried out in surprise: "How did you get here? Who told you to come?"
Gu didn't expect her husband to be as surprised as if he had seen a ghost. Even though he was ill and maybe he was just confused after waking up, she still felt very upset. However, she also knew that Master Kong was not only the pillar of the family, but also the pillar of the entire Kong family. She could only explain with a smile: "Master, I haven't been out of the house. You are at home."
"Home?" If Master Kong was just frightened just now, then he was completely furious at this moment. "Nonsense, I was still in the imperial farm when I fell asleep last night, how come I'm back home in the capital?"
However, as soon as he said this, he suddenly remembered that he had slept very soundly... In other words, he slept very soundly! It was as if he was still in the imperial manor when he closed his eyes, but now that he opened his eyes, he was already at home as Gu claimed! He couldn't help but pinch his thigh, and the stinging feeling confirmed that he was not dreaming, and then he stared at Gu.
"When was I sent back? What day and time is it now?"
Even if Gu was slow, she knew that Master Kong was probably not sent back knowingly, so she hurriedly explained, "It is the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and it is almost noon. The master was sent home less than an hour ago. He was escorted back by a team of soldiers from the Sharp Cavalry Battalion. The leader said that the master has been working hard these days and is sick. Please take good care of yourself at home."