It was a few days before the little prince woke up again.
He slept in a large carriage with thick quilts, making it very soft and comfortable to sleep on. Aromatherapy was still lit in the carriage, and food boxes and various medicines were placed on the small table at the feet.
The wheels outside the carriage creaked and creaked, Douding and the driver could be heard chatting, everything before fainting seemed to be just a dream.
"Douding..." he shouted hoarsely.
"My lord!" Douding immediately crawled in, looking at him happily, "You're awake! That's great!"
Douding crawled over to test his forehead, and found that the fever had subsided. He breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly poured out the medicine from a small pot: "Quick, the doctor said, you should drink this first as soon as you wake up!"
With difficulty, Du Ci was helped up by Douding, and he drank the extremely bitter medicine little by little, so bitter that he almost suffocated.
After drinking the medicine, Douding stuffed plums into his mouth, and the plums were so terribly sour that his expression instantly wrinkled into old bark.
Du Ci hissed and gasped: "You... are you going to kill me?!"
Douding hurriedly said: "This is General Qi Maile. He said that you must be afraid of hardship. After eating this, you will not be afraid of old age!"
Du Ci: "..." Stupid - force Qi Nanke!
Du Ci was completely sobered by the soreness, and Douding helped him to sit up a little bit, and then he stuffed a soft pillow behind his back, and only then did he ask about the cause and effect.
It turned out that after he passed out, General Qi also thought that Ma San could not come alone, so he tied Ma San and dragged him behind the horse, and hid elsewhere.
The next day, Emperor Yuangong received a secret report from the military department. There was evidence that the prince was in collusion with Shu Shiguo. The emperor was furious, and the prince was secretly imprisoned. All news was blocked. At the same time, Kong Tongpan and the mangzi wearing the silver ring were found by Xu and Tuesday, and they were secretly detained, and a large number of princes, princes and Shu Shiguo were seized from one of Kong Tongpan's villas. The third prince has correspondence and two gift lists, the evidence is conclusive.
"The general has to wait to receive the order. After getting the token, he can borrow the soldiers from the neighboring county. The general will return to Wangcheng to report to the manpower soon. After enclosing the cottage, all the evidence and witnesses will be sent to Wangcheng together. Douding said, "The general was worried about your suffering there, so he asked the little one to escort you back to the royal city first."
Before leaving, Qi Nanke wrote a long letter and stuffed it into Du Ci's clothes, and ordered Douding to take good care of it, and even asked a doctor to escort him by car.
Douding said: "This matter is settled. If the young master's guess is correct, the uncle of the country will help General Qi suppress the prince's party and put this matter to death. The case cannot be overturned. The Qi family will be grateful to you, young master, and you will be fine in the future." Staying in Dasheng, there will be no danger."
Du Ci gargled with tea in small sips. Hearing this, he said, "Qi Nanke is not stupid. Why do you think the emperor received a secret report from the military department? Qi Nanke sent two eagle owls that day, one to find you, and one to look for you. Then he went to Wangcheng, probably looking for his second brother who works in the official department."
The descendants of the Qi family strive for success, and almost everyone has fame and official positions. Qi Nanke's second younger brother works in the official department. When he received the news that the Qi family had to stand with his uncle temporarily if he wanted to live, he would find a way to reveal this matter to the public. For the uncle of the country, the uncle of the country will naturally try his best to bring this matter to the emperor when he has the opportunity to overthrow the prince.
Afterwards, because of the interlocking relationship between interests, it was like being driven by wheels rolling one by one, so Du Ci didn't need to worry about it anymore.
Douding excitedly said: "Young master! I never thought that General Qi is that big guy! You two are destined! I see that General Qi is worried about you, so he must also like you!"
Du Ci smugly smiled: "Just like him, if I like him, I'm giving him great face, okay?"
Douding smiled and remained silent, he thought: The prince is still stubborn, even when he was in a daze with a fever, he kept calling General Qi's name in his mouth, it sounds disgusting!
When General Qi carried the young prince into the carriage and asked them to go back to Wangcheng first, the prince was in a daze and held on to General Qi tightly and wouldn't let go!
Douding thought: At that time General Qi sent him away, what did he say in the car with the prince in his arms? How did you coax the prince to let go in the end
No matter what, Douding was very happy. The plan was almost successfully completed, and there was only one last step left.
Thinking about it, Douding couldn't keep his smile on his face anymore, showing a worried look: "My lord, do you really want to go back? Now Dasheng is much safer than Shu Shiguo."
Du Ci also restrained his smile, looked at the blue sky outside the window, and said after a while: "The boss was thrown into the big prison by the third brother, and he didn't know his life or death. The other brothers were cowardly and cowardly, useless. Thirdly, it is easy to sit in that position, it is only a matter of time. Once he sits in that position, if the king does not go back, what will the queen mother do?"
Douding lowered his eyes and nodded: "Yes, there is also the villain's mother... I don't know how Taihe and Niangqin are doing now?"
Du Ci rubbed Douding's hair: "This king is here, I will go back and save them."
Douding rubbed his eyes, feeling sour.
Du Ci knew Emperor Yuangong very well. After all, he was the prince. Even if the evidence was conclusive, it would take a while to close the case, but he couldn't afford it.
If the prince's party cut off contact with the third prince for too long, it would arouse the suspicion of the other party. Therefore, on the first night when he returned to Wangcheng with his wounds, he went to the emperor's study and invited him back to Shu Shiguo to quell the civil strife and give Dasheng an explanation.
The long letter from Qi Nan Kesai to Du Ci excused Du Ci from the charge of leaving the royal city without authorization. At the same time, some letters between the crown prince and Kong Tongsan were attached, explaining that Du Ci knew that he was going back to the city soon. The prince's henchmen will scare the snake, and they made such a move in order to spread the news; in short, this matter is considered to be his merit, and it also shows his attitude towards Dasheng. In addition, Qi Nanke did not refuse the marriage, and the words between the lines are full of protection. The gift of marriage is a certainty.
Emperor Yuangong heard Du Ci explain the ins and outs with tears in his eyes. Du Ci said pitifully: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for concealing the crime. My mother is still in the Shu Dynasty. Now I don't know whether she will live or die. I really have no choice but to think about it. My hair was going to be bald, and I finally thought that since people in the city cannot be trusted, then find people outside the city!"
The emperor snorted coldly, put down the long letter in his hand, and looked at the young prince under the firelight: "It's easy for you to say! If you sneak out of the city, you will startle the snake instead? You, you, how many times have I told you to study more! Hanging around with those messy people, you probably listened too much to the books in the teahouse!"
Du Ci hurriedly knelt down, pretending to be innocent and ignorant, with eyes full of fear, he kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, calm down! I, I know I was wrong."
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at this little prince who had always shown himself to be gentle and harmless. Could he have such a plan and do such a thing, was he really forced to do so
But if you think about it carefully, there are many unstable factors in it. If you fail, the young prince will pay himself in. It seems that he is not thoughtful and cannot withstand careful scrutiny. Thinking about it this way, and looking at Qi Nanke's intention to protect it, the emperor thought it wrong.
It turned out that these two people had been in love for a long time. If so, it seemed reasonable for Du Ci to rush to him for help when he learned that his sweetheart was going back to the city.
"Okay, it's because you have a heart of loyalty and filial piety, so this time I will remember your merits." The emperor glanced at the letter written by the prince, his brows were raised, and his face was full of hatred, "If I don't live up to it Your son has a little bit of care... That's all."
The emperor squeezed the center of his brows wearily, and said: "It is indeed the best time for you to go back now, and I will send someone to protect you." A person who is dedicated to Dasheng and knows Shu Shiguo very well goes back, compared to him staying in Dasheng. more effective.
Du Ci immediately expressed gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Yuangong looked at him and asked tentatively: "You have returned to Shu Shiguo, what will Zifeng do?"
Du Ci smiled shyly: "The minister will wait, and wait for him to come to marry the minister in person with three letters and six ceremonies, and eight palanquins."
Emperor Yuangong: "..."
when will the general marry me