Tianjizi stood at the door, saying nothing, feeling extremely sad in his heart.
He naturally knew that Princess An's action was half acting, but the heartache and fear were probably not entirely fake.
Thinking about what she had done over the years and her attitude towards state affairs, she would not have come if the situation had not been urgent.
Maybe the capital is really in chaos.
Since he said he would help her, Tianjizi had a plan in mind.
Suddenly, Prince Luo asked, "Brother... does he know that you were in the inner palace that day? If he knew, how could he let you go?"
Princess An slowly removed her hands from her face and gritted her teeth as she spoke, "He didn't know I was there at first, but one day he went to pay his respects to my mother, and she mentioned what happened that day, saying that I was copying in the inner hall as punishment. He became concerned and tried to probe me several times, but I always pretended not to know. I also told the people who were serving me that I had already left that day. But he still felt uneasy and gave me a slow-acting poison. If it weren't for the fact that Princess Jingmo of Daliang came to visit and she had spotted something when she was talking to my mother, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago."
"Grand Princess Jingmo helped you detoxify?" As Prince Luo heard the matter become more and more involved, he couldn't help but believe it more.
"Not really. She's not good at medicine. She just happened to have some detoxification pills with her, so she gave me a bottle. However, this detoxification pill can't completely detoxify me. I have to take one every year. Last year, I just finished the last one. If there are no more detoxification pills this winter, I will die."
Prince Luo immediately said, "It's okay. Since the antidote pills are useful, my third brother will go to Daliang and ask Princess Jingmo for them for you."
"Thank you, Third Brother!" An Ran's eyes were filled with tears and she began to sob again, "For so many years, no one has been so kind to me."
Prince Luo was just testing her for the last time. If everything was fabricated by her, he would never let him go to find the Grand Princess. But she agreed, which meant that all this was true.
Prince Luo couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart. He held her hand and said softly, "Don't worry. With Third Brother here, no one can hurt you."
Tianjizi walked in and said, "Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to get the prescription. The princess needs to rest now, so you should go back first."
Prince Luo stood up, looked at Tianjizi and asked, "How is she doing now?"
"Not very good." Tianjizi shook his head.
"Then I will stay here and wait until she is completely out of danger." Prince Luo said firmly. He has neglected his sister for many years, only because he didn't know that she was living such a miserable life. He had heard from Chu Jing before that she was shrewd and loved to do whatever she wanted. She even went against the good intentions of her relatives. Now, looking back, it was not the kindness of her relatives, but malice.
Tianjizi nodded, "Well, since the prince is accompanying you, I will go and supervise the servants in boiling the medicine."
After saying that, he walked out.
As dawn approached, Princess An's fever slowly subsided. After observing her for half an hour, they confirmed that she was no longer feverish, so Prince Luo and Tianjizi left with peace of mind.
After leaving the gate of Lanxiang Garden, he instructed the servants to keep a close watch on the princess and not to make any mistakes. If the princess had a fever again, they should report it immediately.
"Sir, please go to the study. I have something to say." Prince Luo looked at the sky in the dim morning light, with a resolute and cold look in his eyes.
"Okay!" Tianjizi didn't ask immediately, but followed him to the study.
After entering the study and closing the door, Prince Luo immediately asked, "Is there anything else that I don't know? Tell me everything."
Tianjizi asked, "Prince, let's not talk about the princess's matter. How much do you believe the letter I showed you yesterday?"
Prince Luo pondered for a moment, "He burned Wolf Tail Mountain, killing more than 5,000 people, and placed the victims in Ancheng, starving them to death. I don't believe this. It's not that I believe him, but what good will this do him? It will damage his wisdom. In the future, he, as the emperor, will lose the support of the people in the Northern Desert. He will not do such a stupid thing. I think all this was done by Qin Zhou in collusion with Murong Jie."
Tianjizi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps someone can explain this matter to you clearly."
"Who?" Prince Luo looked up suddenly. "Sir, you really have many things that slow me down."
Tianjizi smiled bitterly, "I am not hiding anything on purpose, but if Princess An had not come here, would His Majesty believe what I said? If His Majesty does not believe what I say, then I am afraid His Majesty will not believe the person I recommend either."
Prince Luo raised his hand and pointed at the chair, sighing softly, "Sit down, tell me carefully, who are you going to recommend? You have been sending people to lurk in Kyoto, what have you heard? You are right, if you had said these things to me in the past, I am afraid that this Prince Luo's Mansion would not tolerate you. Sir, if I don't have you, I am afraid I will do many wrong things."
Tianjizi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if I hadn't received your kindness, I wouldn't have the peaceful life I have today."
He cleared his throat and said, "I have actually been sending people to Kyoto since three years ago. However, they are not from the palace, but my old friends. During the fire at Wolf Tail Mountain, my people followed the Cao family to Wolf Tail Mountain and witnessed the tragic scene with their own eyes. This incident caused a big stir. Qin Zhou decided to rebel because of the fire and immediately ordered people to go to the Great Zhou to bring back Prince Chu Yue. At the same time, the emperor sent all the refugees and victims who entered the capital to Ancheng, saying that they were being resettled. In fact, they were starving to death because the court did not send any food or medicine to Ancheng. Even when Xia Zian developed a good recipe for eliminating the plague, the emperor did not release it. He was determined to let the plague kill the people in the disaster area so that there would be extra food and medicine to be transported to the battlefield..."
Prince Luo frowned and interrupted him, "No, the army's food and fodder have been prepared long ago, why do we have to seize the food of the disaster victims and transport it to the battlefield?"
Tianjizi said: "This has to be told in the past. There was an earthquake in the northern desert and a plague broke out. In order to curb the public anger, the emperor asked the people of Da Zhou to invite the old prince An Ran from Daliang to Kyoto by means of a ceasefire. As for why he asked the people of Da Zhou to invite, the prince probably knew it. Before, because of the visit of the Grand Princess Jing Mo, the emperor offended her, so the two countries had not resumed exchanges. However, in the end, the old prince An Ran was not invited, but the regent princess of Da Zhou, Xia Zian, was invited. Because there was a ceasefire agreement, Murong Jie also came. However, after they came, they were treated coldly by the emperor. It turned out that the emperor had no intention of really treating the plague at all, but just wanted to calm the public anger. Not wanting any changes in the country, he also coaxed the front-line marshal Murong Jie to come to Da Zhou to use this as a threat so that Qin Zhou would continue to send troops. But Qin Zhou was also a stubborn person. She felt that since the war had ceased, she could not take advantage of Murong Jie and Xia Zian's treatment of the epidemic in Bei Mo to start a war. Therefore, she ignored the emperor's order to attack. The emperor had no choice but to secretly notify the army's internal response, and angered Qin Zhou by saying that the right wing army was attacked by Da Zhou. Qin Zhou really fell into the trap, and the army moved forward, which also angered Da Zhou's acting marshal Xiao Xiao. In anger, Xiao Xiao burned the military grain reserves of the Bei Mo army. This fire was very strange. It is said that it was burned by heavenly fire, but no one knows the details. "
(End of this chapter)