Two days later, the emperor's imperial edict announced that Wen Qingzhu entered the palace.
Wen Qingzhu didn't want to go, but Jasmine came over and explained: "Madam, you really have to go this time. Princess Yijia sent a post last time and we rejected it. Concubine Wei also sent a post last time and we also rejected it. Your Majesty That’s why the imperial edict was issued.”
"What happened in the palace?"
Jasmine replied: "The Crown Prince of Runan was poisoned and almost died last time. If it weren't for Miss Yin's skill and determination, I'm afraid that the Crown Prince of Runan would have died in the palace. Now an old injury has been caused, and Miss Du also went to see him. I was helpless, so I begged Madam to come here."
After thinking for a while, Wen Qingzhu agreed: "Then let's go."
It happened that she could ask Concubine Zhou about Deng Yezhou, but there was too little information she could find.
The sudden demise of the Deng family may not be an accident.
When they arrived at the palace, Wen Qingzhu was led directly to Zhaoxing Tower.
When she arrived, she couldn't help but look around and found that the scenery here was different from other places in the palace.
The father-in-law who led the way was very discerning and explained: "This is built according to the courtyard where His Royal Highness lives in Cangzhou, just to make him feel at home."
feel like home
Wen Qingzhu twitched the corner of his mouth, and he came up with such a high-sounding reason for being under house arrest.
He truly deserves to be the Shunde Emperor of the Qi Dynasty.
After entering, Wen Qingzhu was surprised that Concubine Li was also here.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu come in, Concubine Li greeted him cordially: "Qingzhu is here, come on, come on, sit here."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said, "Madam, I'm here to treat Prince Runan, not to drink tea."
Concubine Li rarely put on any airs and explained: "Yan'er just fell asleep. It will take half an hour to wake up."
"Since he is under his command, I'll leave first!" Wen Qingzhu turned around and left without hesitation.
Concubine Li was stunned immediately. Didn't the emperor issue an imperial edict
"Mrs. Ping Guohou, please wait! The prince is awake!" A gentle female voice came from behind.
Wen Qingzhu noticed that the voice had an accent that could not be ignored, and turned his head to take a look.
What appeared in front of him was a tall, rather heroic girl.
Her dress is completely different from that of the women in the palace.
The indigo skirt only reached the knees, with black and gold patterns embroidered on it, and she wore a pair of black boots with silver edges.
The hairstyle is simple and neat, tied up high and fastened with a silver ring with the same pattern carved on it.
"Madam, I am Wu Xiaoge, the prince's friend."
Wen Qingzhu narrowed his eyes: "A witch from the witch clan?"
"That's right. His Royal Highness is awake. Madam, please come inside." Wu Xiaoge stepped aside to make way. Although the etiquette was different, it gave people the feeling that she still respected Wen Qingzhu.
Following her to Jiang Yan's bedroom, there was a strong smell of medicine.
Arriving in front of the bed, Wu Xiaoge went over and opened the curtain, revealing an almost defeated face.
A pair of dark eyes is already eye-catching.
"Husband, madam, I'm Jiang Yan, please, madam." The man sitting on the bed took four breaths to say every sentence.
Wen Qingzhu sat down and felt Jiang Yan's pulse.
After a pause, Wen Qingzhu discovered that there was a kind of same-fate Gu in his body.
When I looked up at Jiang Yan again, I heard him say: "I also know that my time is short, I just hope that my wife can help me. If I die, my father will have to send another brother here."
Wen Qingzhu admired Jiang Yan a little at this time. His body was in such a state and he actually thought about King Runan.
"Don't worry, you won't die soon, as long as..."
She didn't say much else, but Jiang Yan nodded tacitly: "Thank you, madam."
Turning around to go out, Wu Xiaoge caught up with him.
"Is the prince really okay?"
Wen Qingzhu glanced at her: "Don't you know if he has something wrong?"
Wu Xiaoge stopped immediately and looked at Wen Qingzhu's back and began to think deeply. This lady was indeed very different from the one in the legend.
After leaving Zhaoxing Tower, Wen Qingzhu turned around and went to Jingping Palace.
Unfortunately, Concubine Wei is not here and is waiting in Qianyuan Palace.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a while and decided to go to Sitiantai.
Who would have thought that as soon as he came out, he would meet Jiang Yijia.
"I want to talk to you."
"No time." Wen Qingzhu turned around and left.
But Jiang Yijia still had some skills, so she stepped forward and stopped her: "Mrs. Ping Guohou, now I can only ask you for help! If you need anything, you can also ask me!"
"real?"
"certainly!"
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Okay, I want to know everything about Deng Yezhou."
In Jiaoyang Pavilion, Wen Qingzhu sat drinking tea and patiently waiting for Jiang Yijia to return.
But instead of waiting for Jiang Yijia, King Ning did.
"Mrs. Ping Guohou, I would like to express my condolences and accept the change."
"Thank you, Prince Ning, for your concern."
As soon as the two men opened their mouths, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Jiang Yuanan naturally had his own purpose in coming here this time.
"I already know what you asked Yi Jia to do. I would like to advise you to stop here. Otherwise, don't have any contact with Yi Jia in the future!"
Wen Qingzhu stood up with a smile: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning can be the master of Princess Yijia?"
"when-"
"Brother Imperial!" Jiang Yijia appeared at the door with a very ugly look on her face.
She walked in quickly and stood by Wen Qingzhu's side: "You don't have to worry about my affairs. In short, I will complete the things you and my mother and concubine have explained!"
"Yijia!" Jiang Yuanan was very angry. Why did everyone think Wen Qingzhu was a good person
She is clearly a murderous witch without blinking an eye!
Recently, people under his command have had accidents one after another. After investigation, they all died of poisoning.
Prince Ning could only think of Wen Qingzhu as a person who used poison like this.
There was a sneer on Wen Qingzhu's lips: "Princess Yijia, please take care of your own household affairs first, and then come and talk to me."
After saying that, she left Jiaoyang Pavilion without any regrets.
Jiang Yijia's dissatisfied voice came from behind: "I don't care about your affairs, and you don't care about mine either!"
Prince Ning also spoke later. Wen Qingzhu didn't hear what he said specifically and didn't care.
After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, Lu Tao suddenly said: "Madam, Master Deng compiled many books back then. Why don't we go to the Hanlin Academy to take a look?"
Wen Qingzhu pondered for a moment and said, "There is no need to go to the Hanlin Academy, just go to Fu Shiyi."
When he arrived at Fu's house, Wen Qingzhu was surprised to find that he was waiting at home.
In the small courtyard, apart from a woman helping in the kitchen, there were only two people, Fu Shiyi and Zhang Yao.
The tables and chairs with peeling paint, the faded cushions and tablecloths all showed that Fu Shiyi was living in poverty now.
"What exactly is going on?"
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but asked. Fu Shiyi had made a lot of achievements in the past. What mistake did he make that he had to wait for adjustment
If there is a transfer, there will be no salary.
Zhang Yao was sent to the capital with a guilty conscience, and she herself had nothing to lose.
Fu Shiyi was very hesitant. His current situation was indeed not good.
But all of this was what Luo Chan asked him to do.
Although he escaped the threat and persecution of King Chu, he was also trapped in a dilemma.
Stay away from the officialdom, and at the same time stay away from the sight of Pingguo Houfu.
"Brother Fu, Mrs. Fu, here comes the tea."
Zhang Yao came over with tea and personally delivered the tea cup to Wen Qingzhu and Fu Shiyi.
When she was placing the tea cup, Wen Qingzhu saw that her fingertips had red pinpricks of different colors, old and new.
When Zhang Yao stopped giving tea to Fu Shiyi, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but look up.
It was discovered that Fu Shiyi was also staring at Zhang Yao's hand.
Seemingly noticing the two people's gazes, Zhang Yao hid her hands behind her back in embarrassment.
"It's all useless to me. My mother asked me to learn needlework before, but I didn't learn it well. Now I can only do the simplest embroidery work for others, and I can't make much money."
"Yao Yao, it's me who made you suffer. It's my fault. Don't blame yourself."
Fu Shiyi stood up and said a few more words, asking Zhang Yao to go down and rest first.
When he sat back down, his whole person had an aura of decadence.
"It's a long story."
"Then just say it simply." Wen Qingzhu didn't have time to listen to his story now.
Looking at the down-and-out man in front of her, she almost couldn't recognize him. He was the sensational number one pick back then.
Wan Hongyu, the first number one scholar after the reform of the imperial examination, was far behind him.
As a result, he is now so depressed that he wants a woman to support him.
"The King of Chu wanted me to take sides. Concubine Luo helped me with several assassinations. Later, she asked me to find King Ning to temporarily save my life. Later, in the Ganzhou incident, I was dismissed from office and was transferred to the current position."
Wen Qingzhu rubbed the teacup in his hand: "You never came to me."
"Yes, the situation in the Hou Mansion was also complicated at that time. I didn't want to implicate my wife. Besides, the King of Chu has been keeping a close eye on me. Yaoyao still doesn't know anything. I -"
"You don't need to tell me, I can probably guess it, but since you didn't come to me at that time, you must have believed Luo Fei's words."
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips and smiled, knowing in his heart that Fu Shiyi didn't like him very much.
She is always keenly aware of people who don't like her.
"Sorry." Fu Shiyi admitted his dislike for her.
Wen Qingzhu put down the teacup and tapped the table with his fingertips: "But have you ever thought that Luo Fei's move is completely a lose-lose approach."
"I know."
"Another thing I think you should know is what kind of brain Luo Fei has. It's not that I don't believe her, but that someone like her actually knows so much about Prince Ning and Prince Chu. Don't you have any doubts at all?"
Fu Shiyi took a deep breath: "When the Ganzhou incident happened, she sent me the last letter and told me that the person who was guiding her behind the scenes was Pei Yi."
"Pei Yi?" Wen Qingzhu pondered, "Then did you go find him later?"
Fu Shi nodded: "I looked for him, but he seems to have deliberately avoided me and didn't want to see me."
"If it's Pei Yi, then you can rest assured." Wen Qingzhu immediately changed his tone and even persuaded him, "If possible, you can let Luo Fei keep in touch with Pei Yi. For now, Pei Yi will not harm him. Yours."
"Pei Yi..." Fu Shiyi disliked Pei Yi even more than Wen Qingzhu.
From the first moment he saw Pei Yi, Fu Shiyi felt that this man's eyes were full of conspiracy.
For some reason, he has been ignored by the Pei family.
"Scheming? Deep in the city?" Wen Qingzhu smiled, "Luo Fei can save you once or twice, but she can't save your life. What's more, if she helps you frequently, things will eventually be leaked, let alone Luo Fei. I'm afraid you will also be implicated and die without a burial place."
"I know." Fu Shiyi felt deeply frustrated for the first time.