Zi'an was slightly surprised. He had heard that the Third Prince had always been sensible, so why was he punished by the teacher
After further questioning, Mei Fei revealed that the Third Prince always had different opinions from his teacher, and the teacher was angry and punished him by keeping him after class.
Zian smiled and said, "It's good to have different opinions, don't worry."
After the two sisters-in-law chatted for a while, Concubine Mei suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Zi'an, you have to be careful of Concubine Yi. She won't let you go."
Zi'an knew that she did not say this for no reason. She must have noticed something during her interactions with Concubine Yi.
"I know." Zi'an said.
Mei Fei nodded, "I know I have done things that have wronged you in the past, and I feel guilty. If the prince had not promoted me in front of the queen dowager this time, I would have been completely dominated by Yi Fei, and the third prince would have been suppressed as well. I will not say high-sounding words, but if the princess needs me in the future, just ask for my help."
Zi'an looked at her and smiled, "Madam Mei, there's no need to speak so seriously. What happened in the past is in the past, and I don't take it to heart."
Zi'an didn't fully believe Mei Fei's deliberate overtures. Mei Fei was also a person with a lot on her mind. She had no one to back her up, so she could only look for someone to depend on. There was nothing wrong with that. Just like before, she just wanted to live with dignity, not necessarily to fight for something.
When I returned to the palace, I saw Su Qing and Xiao Tuo had both arrived. The three of them were sitting in the main hall with serious expressions.
"What happened?" Zi'an asked when he went in and saw that the atmosphere was not right.
Su Qing looked up at Zi'an, "There are rumors outside that the emperor has a ghost face sore."
Zi'an looked at Murong Jie, and Murong Jie also looked at her with a complicated expression.
Zi'an's heart sank, "Do you think I said that?"
"Before you went to Xiwei Palace, this news had never been leaked. Not even Su Qing and Xiao Tuo knew about it." Murong Jie said expressionlessly.
Xiao Tuo exclaimed, and said in shock: "So, is it true? The emperor really has a ghost face sore?"
Su Qing glanced at him calmly and said, "We just talked for half an hour, don't you believe it?"
Xiao Tuo stammered, "Not really, it's just that after I got married, I didn't interact with you guys that much, so I just thought you guys were teaming up to play a trick on me, so I pretended to be fooled."
Su Qing said unhappily, "I wouldn't tease you with the emperor's illness. Don't treat everyone else as a fool if you are stupid."
Zi'an ignored the two people's jokes and just looked at Murong Jie, "You think I said that, don't you?"
Murong Jie didn't say anything, his expression remained very grim.
"That's not what Your Majesty meant." Su Qing quickly tried to smooth things over, "Aren't we discussing this now?"
Murong Jie spoke slowly, "No, this is what I meant. It was you who said it."
Zian sneered, "Why would I do that?"
Murong Jie also sneered, "Because you think this disease is not serious and you can cure it, you want to take credit and establish your prestige."
"Murong Jie!" Zi'an was very disappointed, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
"How dare you say no? The noble concubine has contacted you privately, right? What agreement did you reach?" Murong Jie continued to ask coldly.
Zi'an's eyes were slightly annoyed. "She came to me, and I told you the first time. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Murong Jie's face darkened. "Well, if that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless. Come on, take the princess to the dungeon in the palace and detain her."
"You want to detain me? I still have to go to Prince Liang's mansion to give acupuncture. Murong Jie, are you crazy?" Zi'an was very angry. There was actually such a crisis of trust between them.
She would never have thought of this even if she had a thousand brains.
"Take him away!" Murong Jie said sternly.
"Your Highness, stop joking. It can't be Zi'an's." Su Qing stopped him.
Ni Rong had already walked in and bowed to Zi An, "Princess, please!"
Zi'an looked at Murong Jie, shook his head, and said disappointedly: "I hope you are just confused for a moment, otherwise, you really disappoint me."
Zi'an said, turned around and walked out.
Xiao Tuo was stunned and said, "It can't be Zi'an, right?"
Murong Jie suppressed the anger in his eyes, and gradually a layer of ice covered them, "Of course it can't be her."
"Then why are you still angry with her?" Su Qing was puzzled.
Murong Jie looked at him, "Why didn't the emperor's illness get leaked for so long? It got leaked after she went there? And the rumors pointed directly at her, saying that she was the one who leaked it."
"Someone deliberately framed her."
"What's the reason for framing her?" Murong Jie asked again.
"This..." Su Qing thought for a moment, "People outside are saying that it was the princess who spread it. The prince will definitely be angry and the couple will turn against each other."
"One of the purposes is to turn against each other," Murong Jie said in a deep voice, "Besides, the ghost face sore is a cursed disease. If the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty suffers from the ghost face sore, the people will panic and the ministers will ask to see the emperor to confirm the matter. In this case, the king and the queen mother will definitely panic and have to take the risk of letting Zi'an enter the palace to treat the emperor. But this is just a trap from beginning to end, so the treatment will not go smoothly. Once there is a problem during the treatment, Zi'an will be sentenced to death, and the emperor's disease will be officially announced to the world. At that time, even if the emperor has not passed away, he will be forced to abdicate!"
"However, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will definitely investigate. Now people outside are saying that it was the princess who leaked the information. I'm afraid the Empress Dowager may not believe Zi'an, and the Emperor will certainly not believe it." Su Qing said worriedly.
"Yes, they won't believe it. But, let's get through these two days first and then make plans." Murong Jie's expression had returned to calm.
"Does the prince have any plans?" Xiao Tuo asked.
"No!" Murong Jie said concisely.
"… "
"How can you be so calm without you? The Empress Dowager will definitely hold Zi'an accountable before all the officials force their way into the palace." Su Qing said worriedly.
"So, the king has detained it."
"Don't be so naive..." Su Qing was stunned for a moment and looked at him, "Your Highness means to inform the Queen Mother that you want to personally investigate the leak to delay time?"
“This is a temporary solution.”
Well, there really was no better way, but the princess seemed very angry.
Xiao Tuo reminded, "Do you want to inform the princess?"
"No need, she will figure it out." Murong Jie knew her intelligence, "She is just confused now because of anger."
"Who told it? How can outsiders know something that even I don't know?" Xiao Tuo said angrily.
Murong Jie didn't say anything, but he could actually guess that there were only two groups of people in the court who were against him, either the Crown Prince or his good brother and mother.
However, no one is allowed to approach the Xiwei Palace, and the secrets are kept strictly confidential. Who pried open the mouths of the people in the Xiwei Palace
"Su Qing, Xiao Tuo, the two of you investigate the background of everyone serving in Xiwei Palace, or find out who has left the palace recently." Murong Jie ordered.
"Do you suspect that someone from Xiwei Palace leaked the information?"
"Besides the people in Xiwei Palace who know about the emperor's illness, there is also Eunuch Sun in the Empress Dowager's palace. Do you think the Empress Dowager or Eunuch Sun will tell?"
Su Qing shook his head, "That's impossible. The Empress Dowager won't tell. Eunuch Sun is someone left behind by the former Grand Empress Dowager. He definitely won't tell."
"So..." Murong Jie dragged out his voice and suddenly became fierce, "Why don't you hurry up and take action?"
The two of them immediately ran out in a rage. Really, they couldn't even be lazy for a moment. They hadn't even had a few days of good life yet.
(End of this chapter)