Before she finished speaking, Xuan Qiong's face was pale, her knees softened, and she knelt down with a plop.
Zhong Wan was helpless, this trash.
Xuan Jing was always half a beat slower than others, and he was stunned before he realized it. His eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but fall into the pit with joy, "Fifth brother, now I only say that the palace was built by King Yu, and I didn't say that the assassin was sent by King Yu. Yes, what are you anxious about? Do you know something?"
Xuan Qiong didn't know why he was so guilty at the moment. He was under house arrest by Emperor Chong'an for many days, and he had already become a bird of fright. Affection… "
Emperor Chong'an glanced at Xuan Qiong with exhaustion in his eyes.
Emperor Chong'an lowered his eyelids, "I don't believe it either... Get up."
Xuan Qiong hurriedly got up and stood to the side shivering.
No one spoke in the hall for a while. After a while, the head guard of the palace entered the hall and replied, "Go back to the emperor, all the palaces and gardens have been checked, and the escort of the ministers is not good. Please ask the emperor to convict."
"I definitely can't spare you!" Xuan Jing was sleeping soundly, but he was suddenly awakened and very angry, the first time he encountered an assassination, it was inexplicable, "Half of the guards here came a few days ago. The palace is on guard, why are you so bad?!”
"Now is not the time to investigate this." Emperor Chong'an frowned, "Let's talk about the assassins first, are they all captured?"
The head guard nodded, "Yes, all the palaces and gardens, the secret places have been searched, and there are people with good skills in the room who have inspected them. I was afraid that there would be water ghosts, and the nets were also pulled in the pool water, and they have been cleaned up."
Emperor Chong'an breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, it's late at night, I'll go see the eldest princess, you guys should go back to your own courtyard first, by the way..."
Emperor Chong'an frowned and said, "Is the imperial physician here? The eldest princess has been in the side hall for a long time, why hasn't the imperial physician come back to me?"
An old eunuch stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the imperial doctor is bandaging the eldest princess. Before I could reply, the old slave just went to see it. The imperial doctor said that it didn't hurt the vital part, so it's not bad."
Emperor Chong'an's face became worse and worse, "Trash! With so many people, we can't protect a princess!"
The captain of the guard who had just stood up heard the words and knelt down again, bowed his head and said, "I am incompetent, the palace of the eldest princess is the closest to the bamboo forest, and the assassin went first to the eldest princess. Fortunately, the guards on duty at night were patrolling the palace. Outside the princess palace, otherwise... I can't apologize for the death of the minister."
Emperor Chong'an pondered for a moment and said to himself, "Fortunately, fortunately..."
The head guard said that he would die, but he still wanted to excuse the guards. "There are so many assassins that they suddenly burst into flames. I really didn't expect that the guards who patrol the night were killed and injured more than half, and they have tried their best."
Emperor Chong'an had already got up to go to the side hall, but after hearing the words, he paused, turned his head slowly, and frowned a little, "The assassins did not go to the Princess Chang's palace, and half of the guards on duty at night were killed or injured... This assassin has how many people?"
The long guard said, "There are thirty-seven assassins in total, thirty dead, two seriously injured, and five lightly injured."
Emperor Chong'an's expression changed.
Xuan Jing was dumbfounded, "Anyone alive? That trial!"
The head guard wanted to make up for his faults, and said hurriedly, "Yes! Don't worry, Your Majesty! We have already taken care of the five people who were slightly injured, and our mouths were blocked, so there is absolutely no possibility of thinking! Now we only have to wait for the criminal trial of these thieves! "
The blood on Emperor Chong'an's face faded, his body swayed slightly, and after barely stabilizing, he supported the low table and sat down again.
Emperor Chong'an coughed suddenly, and the old eunuchs stepped forward to take care of him.
Zhong Wan, who was standing beside him, frowned, turned his head to look at Yu She, and their eyes met. Zhong Wan didn't know what to think, and took a breath of cold air, a terrible thought suddenly surged in his heart.
Emperor Chong'an coughed as if he was about to vomit his lungs, and said in a hoarse voice after a while, "You don't have to... go back to your respective palaces..."
"Princesses all go to the Queen's Palace, princes, princes..."
Emperor Chong'an raised his head and glanced at his three sons. After a while, he dispatched, "Xuanqiong Xuanjing, stay in the west hall, Ziyou... stay in the east hall, without my express order, don't rush in, and don't go out."
When Xuan Jing heard the words, he was about to explode again. He didn't want to be with Xuan Qiong, but seeing the terrible expression on Emperor Chong'an's face, he bowed his head aggrievedly.
Emperor Chong'an looked at the chief of guards again, "Everyone is gathered in these two palaces, and if you go on a business trip, don't blame me for not being kind enough."
It's much easier to guard against now, and the captain of the guard hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.
Emperor Chong'an turned pale, and said, "I'm really in a bad mood, so I won't go to see the princess anymore, someone... go see the eldest princess for me, comfort me, and send the princess to her when she can move around. In the Queen's Palace, the Imperial Physician is ordered to take good care of her, and she is not allowed to travel again."
The palace servants left.
"Go on your own as well..." Emperor Chong'an was a little nervous, "Go, let's go."
Each person's belongings were dispatched by the palace staff, and the princes and princesses went according to the instructions of Emperor Chong'an.
Zhong Wan naturally followed Yu She to the East Side Hall. Inside and out were all the people of Emperor Chong'an. It was inconvenient to say a word. Yu She ordered someone to dispatch his own people and went to the bedroom with Zhong Wan.
After withdrawing from the palace, the two went to bed, Yu She hugged Zhong Wan, and whispered in his ear, "You also think something is wrong, don't you?"
Zhong Wan did not speak.
Yu She whispered, "Fortunately, you reminded me in time. When my people went to deliver snacks to the princess, they deliberately warned the people of the eldest princess. The palace has been idle for many years, and I am afraid that it will be neglected. The bamboo forest in the princess's palace is connected to the outside of the palace. Lin Hai, I'm afraid of rat snakes..."
Yu She kissed Zhong Wan's face on the side, and murmured, "Princess might not feel how when she first heard about it, but now... she must have come to understand that someone wants her life."
Zhong Wan rubbed against Yu She's arms, found a comfortable position for himself, and said in a low voice, "I feel something is wrong."
The wall has ears, and no matter how soft the voice is, it is dangerous. Zhong Wan stopped talking, and instead wrote in Yu She's palm:
"The emperor and King Yu have been monarchs and ministers for many years. At least on the face of it, King Yu is loyal to the emperor. King Yu has made great achievements in the past, and then has the labor of raising the prince. He is also the consort of the eldest princess and the relative of Xuan Qiong. Uncle, is the emperor's closest relative, Yu Wangfu and many powerful people in the capital are all related, such a person... the emperor can't move at all."
"No matter how many evil things Prince Yu has done, to the emperor, he is a great hero. Since ancient times, there must be an unforgivable reason for killing heroes, such as... murdering the king."
Yu She was scratched by Zhong Wan's hand and held his hand.
Zhong Wan broke away gently, and continued to write: "Although the emperor's trick is a bit simple, it is the most effective. If this accident hadn't happened, he would have ended up with Princess An Guo smoothly."
"He is not only worried that Princess An Guo will become the empress dowager at the mercy of you in the future, but also worried that after Wang Yu's murder of the monarch, Wang Yu will have nowhere to turn up the old story of Concubine Zhong, and he will kill the princess early as a witness who is erratic. It's not hard to guess."
"All kinds of previous situations are reasonable. The blame is that the people who come to do these things must be dead men. Why are there still survivors?"
Yu She's voice was inaudible, "The guard said that there were thirty-seven assassins in total, thirty were killed, two were seriously injured, and five were lightly injured. After saying this, the emperor's expression changed."
Zhong Wan was silent for a moment, then wrote: "What do you think his face changed greatly because of what?"
Yu She narrowed her eyes.
Zhong Wan continued to write: "Even if there is a dead person who regrets and doesn't want to die, but now they are all in the hands of the emperor, it won't be difficult to assassinate them, right? that is… "
Yu She whispered, "There are thirty-seven assassins in total."
Zhong Wan wrote stroke by stroke: "Is it possible... There are not so many assassins arranged by the emperor."
Yu She had this idea in her heart just now, but after being told by Zhong Wan, she couldn't help but feel a chill on her back.
Even now, there may be assassins hidden in this palace.
Or an assassin of unknown origin.
Zhong Wan wrote: "So he immediately changed his mind and detained the prince and princess together, because the palace was no longer under his control as he expected."
Yu She subconsciously hugged Zhong Wan tighter.
Zhong Wan wrote: "Will he suspect you?"
Yu She shook his head, "I don't know, it's possible."
Zhong Wan thought about it for a while, and then wrote: "But he should also know that Prince Yu may have a bigger chance of attacking, and his layout is not too clever. Prince Yu predicted that it might be possible in advance, but those few survivors are too deadly. Now, I can't guess who they're going to bite."
Yu She also wrote on Zhong Wan's palm: "Are you afraid they will bite me?"
Zhong Wan was not at ease.
Yu She shook her head, "Don't worry, no."
Zhong Wan blinked and whispered, "How do you know?"
Yu She wrote: "Based on what I know about the emperor, he will not let those few people live until tomorrow."
Yu She also wrote, "He can't be sure if there are any of his dead men among those who live, and you said, maybe some people don't want to die temporarily? The most important thing in his life is reputation, and now he must only think about it. Keep your mouth shut, or else this kind of thing will start shouting, how big is the assassination? The emperor bought himself to kill himself, and even injured the eldest princess... This joke is too big."
Zhong Wan asked worriedly, "Really?"
Yu She nodded, "Trust me."
Zhong Wan looked at Yu She, and after the two looked at each other for a while, Zhong Wan sighed and said lightly, "Ziyou, do you know when the last time you said 'trust me' to me?"
Yu She was stunned for a moment, unable to remember.
"Seven days ago, in the study room in the courtyard of Prince Yu's Mansion."
Zhong Wan was expressionless and stopped writing, and said directly, "That day was probably because there were few things in the cabinet, and you were bored after a day of free time, or maybe you were stimulated by what you read outside, and you have nothing to do after you return to the house. The wind is three feet and the waves are turbulent on the ground! Suddenly tell me, you don't feel well, you have a headache, and you seem to be sick."
Yu She hugged Zhong Wan and said vaguely, "No, don't say that."
"What are you guilty of?!"
Zhong Wan's teeth are still itchy when he thinks of it, "It's quite similar, and you look uncomfortable! You even pretended to be a lover to ask me, you're sick and crazy, do you want to avoid me!"
"I was too worried about your illness, so I didn't think much about it. After being tossed by you on the bookshelf for half an hour, I didn't think it was right. At the end, I dragged my body and asked you if you were pretending or bullying me. Yu Little Prince! Do you remember what you said at the time?" Zhong Wan angrily took a bite on Yu She's shoulder, "You held my hand and said these words to me with great affection! Trust me! !"