Qin Wan made up his mind, and sent Bai Ying to Han Bo to give instructions, because after such a long time, after making the decision to go to Lizhong, he had to arrange a time for Old Han, and Old Han soon came to see him again. According to the Taoist priest's prediction, he finally decided to go to the tomb outside the city on October 27th.
Qin Wan then went to Shen's house to inform Sun Muqing about the matter. There are still four or five days to go, which is enough for Sun Muqing to prepare.
Yan Zhen has just left the capital for two days, and the capital, which was bustling with Yan Zhen's marriage, has become cloudy again. There is no other reason, and it is all because there are more and more negative remarks about the prince in the court. On the twenty-fourth day, that is, four days after Yan Zhen left the capital, dozens of senior officials jointly signed a letter led by Minister of the Household Department Yang Han, requesting the emperor to abolish the prince and re-elect other princes to be the heir. The capital was shocked!
The empress dowager was reading Buddhist scriptures after waking up in the morning, but she didn't expect that Nanny Chen would suddenly stride in from outside, "The empress dowager—"
Nanny Chen looked anxious, as if something serious had happened, but seeing the queen mother looking up at her, she couldn't say anything, the queen mother was not in good health, she really didn't dare to say it, the queen mother felt something was wrong, Frowning slightly, "What's wrong?"
Chen Nanny's face was full of bitterness, "Empress Dowager, there was a little trouble in the court earlier, and this servant came to tell you just after hearing the report, but you must not be angry after hearing this, this servant is worried that your body will not be able to bear it—"
The queen mother laughed, "What happened early? What else can make me angry, just tell me."
Nanny Chen hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "The Minister of the Household Department and other people have written a book about abolishing the crown prince."
The Empress Dowager was still flipping through the Buddhist scriptures, she paused when she heard this, "What script did you write?"
Nanny Chen hesitated to speak, the queen mother slammed the Buddhist scriptures, "Abolish the prince?! How dare they submit a booklet to abolish the prince?! How courageous!"
The queen mother yelled angrily, and when she said the last sentence, she couldn't breathe, she fell backwards, and Nanny Chen's complexion changed greatly, "Mother mother! Come, please the imperial physician! Please the imperial physician— "
The servants outside immediately became flustered when they heard this, and Nanny Chen supported the Queen Mother and kept helping her, but fortunately, the Queen Mother recovered soon.
The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and managed to calm herself down, "Bold! Simply bold! How dare you let the emperor abolish the crown prince!"
The Empress Dowager grabbed Nanny Chen's hand, "What's your attitude, Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty will stay here." Chen Momo hurriedly said, she poured tea for the Empress Dowager, took two sips of hot tea, and the Empress Dowager calmed down completely.
She leaned on the large pillow behind her, her eyes closed vacantly, but her hands on the desk trembled slightly, and soon, she opened her eyes wide and said, "Call me the emperor, I want to Tell him a few words..."
Chen Momo smiled wryly, "Mother, this decision is not made casually, you can't be in a hurry, the emperor is still discussing matters now."
When Nanny Chen said this, the queen mother came back to her senses, yes, she can't be in a hurry, it would be bad if the emperor felt that she was forcing him.
The Empress Dowager's hand trembled more and more, and she couldn't even hold a cup of tea steadily. Seeing this, Madam Chen quickly took the teacup and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, it's just because of the recent incident. Don't worry, the emperor has something to say of… "
Thinking of the emperor's recent actions, the queen mother didn't feel any certainty in her heart. She shook her head and sighed in a deep voice, "The crown prince is related to the destiny of the country and is the foundation of the country. If the crown prince is abolished in this way, not to mention that there are no other candidates that I am satisfied with, even if there is, I will be completely abolished by him. These people... These people are really too courageous, right? ? Yang Han is the Ministry of Household Affairs, which was in charge of the Crown Prince before, so why is he taking the lead?! Hey, Prince, these years have been too well-behaved, why don’t you know how to plan for yourself?!”
At this time, the Queen Mother was really angry and hated, so Mother Chen hurriedly comforted her and said, "Would you wait until the night before the slaves invite the Emperor?"
The queen mother nodded, "Okay, I'm in a hurry, so I'll invite you later in the evening."
While talking, the Queen Mother suddenly frowned, "Is it because King Cheng is playing tricks on the matter in the court?"
Nanny Chen smiled wryly, "Of course this servant doesn't know."
The queen mother narrowed her eyes and fell into deep thought.
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At the same time, Changxin Palace also knew the news.
Baodie entered the inner room with a happy face, "Mother! Good news! This morning, at the court, Yang Han, Minister of the Household Department, led more than a dozen other veterans, and jointly signed a letter asking the emperor to depose the crown prince, Your Majesty! Our Highness has Hope!"
Feng Lingsu was drinking water, when he heard this, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a "click".
Baodie's complexion changed, "My Lady! What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
Feng Lingsu leaned against the bed with a pale complexion. Ever since Yan Zhen got married, she hadn't had a good night's sleep, so her complexion turned pale very quickly. She has been laying down complaining of illness for the past few days, and the emperor did not Come over to see her, I didn't think about it, but if I don't ask about outside affairs for a few days, the prince will be abolished.
Feng Lingsu's hair was disheveled, making her face pale. She leaned on the bed with her hair in a daze for a while, and suddenly asked, "What's your emperor's reaction?"
Bao Die laughed and said, "The emperor will not send it out, I'm afraid he will have to discuss it with other people."
After all, abolishing the crown prince is a major matter, so it seems like it needs to be discussed with other courtiers, but...
Feng Lingsu suddenly thought of how much Prince Luo valued Yan Che in the past, and he could see it at that time. Although Prince Luo was still young, he held his concubine's son in his palm. Very early on, people said that if Prince Luo was crowned the Great Treasure, the future prince would definitely be Yan Che.
But now Yan Che has only been canonized for one year, and there are calls in the court to abolish the crown prince!
But the emperor actually stayed in the middle, such an attitude made Feng Lingsu terrified.
The more Feng Lingsu thinks about it these days, the more she feels that the queen must be lying to her, but even so, there is still a strange feeling covering her, which keeps her awake at night and makes her panic and fear. He stretched himself two points higher, then pondered for a moment, "Let, let King Cheng come to see me."
Looking at Feng Lingsu's appearance, Baodie was a little worried, and hurriedly responded.
Feng Lingsu has been ill for the past few days, and I don't know what's going on. I thought Feng Lingsu would be happy when he heard the news, but Feng Lingsu still looked frightened. Baodie didn't know what to say. I just want to call Yan Qi into the palace as soon as possible.
Yan Qi came very quickly. After the early court today, Yan Huai left the papers of the deposed prince in the imperial study. Cheng Suan is even bigger, Yan Qi is happy in his heart, he wanted to come to Changxin Palace, but who knows that the servant from the imperial study said that the people from Changxin Palace had come to call him.
Yan Qi was a little surprised, but he went to Changxin Palace immediately.
Feng Lingsu got up from the bed. Although she changed her clothes, she still looked sick. Yan Qi was quite surprised to see Feng Lingsu like this, "Mother, concubine, what's going on? I heard that you didn't go out because you said you were sick. You even sent someone to ask, why did you become so seriously ill in just two days?"
Feng Lingsu waved her hands feebly. Today, she didn't wear makeup, and the wrinkles on her face were very obvious. In addition, she lost all energy and energy, and she looked ten years older all of a sudden. Feng Lingsu Don't talk about anything else, just ask him, "Did you write the booklet for the morning court today?"
Yan Qi sat down, and smiled when she heard the words, "It's me, I've been planning this for the past few days, no one else knows the relationship between Yang Han and me, mother and concubine don't worry."
Feng Lingsu's eyes became a little dazed, she looked straight out of the window, and suddenly said after a while, "After today, don't do anything."
Yan Qi was stunned, "What does mother and concubine mean by this? Today, the book is on the list, but the emperor has not expressed his opinion for the time being, which means that it is not impossible. If we can really abolish the crown prince this time, wouldn't it be beneficial to us?"
Feng Lingsu shook his head, "No, if the crown prince is abolished, I'm afraid..."
I'm afraid it won't be you...
Feng Lingsu didn't say this, but said firmly, "Listen to me, don't be too radical, do you think your father doesn't know anything? If you don't grasp this well, the prince will really be deposed Now, don't forget, there are several others under you, he is not the only one to choose from you."
Yan Qi frowned, a few days ago Feng Lingsu also said that this was their best chance, why did it change today
However, after thinking about it, Yan Qi also nodded, "Don't worry, Concubine Mother, I know what you mean, and I won't let Emperor Father fear me."
If Yan Huai is aroused to be suspicious, then it is the worst of the big taboos, and Yan Qi still understands this.
Hearing what Yan Qi said, Feng Lingsu nodded, "That's good."
After saying this, Feng Lingsu started to be dazed again. Yan Qi felt very uncomfortable looking at Feng Lingsu like this, "Mother Concubine, what's wrong with you? Didn't the imperial doctor say that you are just worrying too much? How do I feel?" Are you always distracted?"
Feng Lingsu came back to her senses and shook her head, "No, nothing."
Yan Qi believed it, he knew what Feng Lingsu looked like in the past, so Yan Qi frowned and said, "What did the queen tell you that day?"
Feng Lingsu frowned immediately when she heard this, "Don't mention what happened that day again! Don't mention it to anyone!"
Feng Lingsu's hoarse voice was full of hostility, which startled Yan Qi. Seeing Feng Lingsu's serious look, Yan Qi nodded, "Okay, okay, I understand, I won't ask any more Okay, it’s just that mother and concubine, you are like a different person. Don’t you like to dress up? How can you be loved by the emperor now that you are sick? If the previous imperial doctor is useless, just find another one, and quickly heal the sick. It's the cure."
In the past, when talking about the emperor's favor, Feng Lingsu was always proud and proud, but today she remained unmoved, on the contrary, she appeared a little bit confused.
Seeing her like this, Yan Qi was a little surprised again, but Feng Lingsu waved his hand, "Okay, for this matter, from now on, if you don't fight or rob, and don't add fuel to the prince's matter, you Just be a bystander and watch the show."
Feng Lingsu's attitude is too cautious, it's not like her at all, Yan Qi wanted to ask, but seeing her distraught look, she couldn't bear it anymore.
As soon as Yan Qi left, Feng Lingsu went into the inner room and lay down on the bed. She only felt that her strength had been exhausted, she couldn't sleep and couldn't eat, the whole person seemed to be in a dream, she didn't dare to think about anything, what I don't even want to think about it...
The news of the abolition of the prince spread like wildfire, and when the news reached Zhongyong Hou's mansion, Qin Shu also fell ill.
I have been worrying for half a month, now that the paper about the abolition of the prince came out, and knowing that the emperor did not express his position immediately, Qin Shu, who has been immersed in the officialdom for many years, immediately knew that the situation was really bad. Qin Shu took sick leave, and his whole body was depressed After coming down, Qin Wan was ordered to see Qin Shu. Qin Shu watched Qin Wan open his mouth a few times, but he didn't speak. In this situation, even Qin Wan couldn't help him.
Qin Wan asked for the pulse and prescribed the medicine, and gave detailed instructions on what to pay attention to, but didn't intend to say anything more.
Mrs. Hu took Qin Wan's hand and said, "Guan'er, your uncle..."
"It's just too much worry, don't worry about it being nothing serious."
After hearing the words, Hu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good, hey..."
Everyone knew what Qin Shu was worried about, and Hu had no choice but to ask his servants to decoct the medicine.
Qin Wan resigned from the Hu family and Qin Shu and left the house, but Qin Yan followed.
"Ninth Sister—"
Qin Wan turned around, and saw Qin Yan looking at her and said, "Ninth sister, take a step to talk."
Qin Wan followed Qin Yan and walked a few steps down the side corridor, Qin Yan whispered, "Ninth sister, what you told me before, was Prince Rui telling you?"
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows, "Of course not."
Qin Yan was a little puzzled, because now it seems that Qin Wan was right about those words.
Qin Wan sighed, "No one came to tell me those words, I just thought of them myself, I didn't expect it to be a prophecy."
Qin Yan said solemnly, "What does the ninth sister know?"
Qin Wan does know something else, but she hasn't figured out the truth yet, and even if she does, she won't tell Qin Yan with certainty, "I don't know anything, it's just that everything has variables. With the prince, there is naturally a possibility of both prosperity and loss."
Qin Yan looked at Qin Wan deeply for a moment, and was speechless for a while, before he sighed, "I see."
"It's not too late to know now." Qin Wan whispered.
Qin Yan thought for a while, but smiled gratefully, "Okay, I will tell my parents, you... If you have the opportunity to go to the East Palace, you should comfort Yu'er more. Now, she is probably more frightened than us. I can't help it, I can only ask you."
Qin Wan nodded, and then Qin Yan nodded and entered the room.
Qin Wan sighed and turned around to go to Songfengyuan. The Zhongyonghou mansion now can only seek self-protection, because not only the prince is in a bad situation, but even he himself will not stay in the Hou mansion for a long time. If he really gets there One day, will the Hou Mansion be implicated because of him