“Proclaim!”
Wan Yanming walked into the courtyard and saw the Third Prince kneeling at the entrance of the imperial study with his face covered in blood, straightened his official robe and walked inside the imperial study, then saw the mess on the ground and had a few thoughts in his mind.
After kowtowing and saluting, without waiting for the Emperor to ask, he took out the letter given to him by the old gentleman and held it in his hand, “This is the letter the old gentleman wrote to me, please also read it, Your Majesty.”
Eunuch Huang stepped forward and took the letter and presented it to the Emperor.
The emperor read it, shaking with anger, got up and walked outside, kicking the third prince several times, the third prince was kicked down and hurriedly got up, and was kicked again and hurriedly got up again, the blood on his forehead flowed even faster, and the lapel on his chest was stained red.
The emperor threw the letter written by the old gentleman at him, “How dare you deceive me!”
The letter fell on the third prince and slid to the ground, the words on it were so clear that the third prince could see it out of the corner of his eye, and he only kowtowed his head once and for all.
“You are an imperial son, and my favorite son, the reward I have given you over the years is enough to feed and drink you for the rest of your life, how dare you harm so many lives for your own selfishness, I can’t keep you ……”
The king’s son, the son of the emperor, said, turned back to the imperial study room, pulled out the sword hanging on the wall and carried it out, Eunuch Huang was so scared that his soul flew away, “Your Majesty, you must not!”
Wan Yan Ming also froze for a moment, then also kneeled to go before the emperor to persuade, “Your Majesty, please calm your anger.”
The Emperor had fire in his eyes, and the sword in his hand crossed over Wan Yanming and stabbed towards the Third Prince, who was stabbed in the shoulder, gurgling blood flowing out along the tip of the sword.
The crowd of people waiting for him were shocked and knelt down to plead for the Third Prince’s mercy.
Wan Yanming even stepped in front of the Third Prince, “Your Majesty, think twice! The matter has not yet been fully investigated, you cannot just kill the Third Prince.”
“Not only does he have a lucrative interest, he also deceived me by saying that the Duke of Qi had encouraged him to go.
“Your Majesty ……”
Wan Yanming was in a hurry and said, “The third prince has lived in the capital for a long time, how would he know the Gu family’s people? It must have been the Duke of Qi who encouraged him behind the scenes, Your Majesty, it is not too late to investigate first and then punish the Third Prince.”
“Father ……”
The Third Prince’s head was covered in blood and his lips were tragically white, “My son is not lying, it was indeed my grandfather who encouraged me to go ……”
The words were not finished and he plunged towards the front.
He fell right onto Wan Yan Ming’s back, Wan Yan Ming’s body stumbled forward as he was hit by him, feeling that something was wrong, he hurriedly turned around to see that the third prince had already fainted.
Clang!
The emperor threw his sword on the ground, still not relieved, “No one is allowed to call the Imperial Doctor for him!”
The eunuch Huang wanted to go forward to help but did not dare to help, and when the emperor entered the imperial study room hurriedly gave a wink to the young chamberlain, who climbed up and ran out.
“Lord Wan ……”
Eunuch Huang whispered anxiously, “You go and persuade the emperor, if the third prince keeps bleeding like this, within an hour, he will be gone.”
The emperor had thought of many things to say on his way here, thinking of what he should say if the emperor was harboring the third prince, but he never expected that the emperor would react in this way, and none of the things he had thought of to say would be used, and he had to think of ways to keep the third prince alive.
“I’m afraid I can’t do it myself, you go ……”
The words were not finished when a eunuch ran in and saw the scene in the courtyard, so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees, shaking his legs and stomach as he came forward to report, “Eunuch Huang, Lord Zhu, the Grand Master of the Cabinet, requests to see the Emperor.”
Eunuch Huang’s eyes lit up and he immediately climbed up and trotted out.
Zhu Zhihong was waiting to be summoned, and when he saw Eunuch Huang running over and straightening his official robe, he was about to follow him in, but Eunuch Huang pulled him aside and told him what had happened outside the imperial study, “If we don’t save him, the third prince’s life will be in danger, so please ask Lord Zhu and Lord Wan to go and persuade the emperor.
Zhu Zhihong was shocked after hearing this.
The Third Prince had been quite favoured over the years, and he had thought that the Emperor would shield the Third Prince this time, but he had never expected that the Emperor would directly want the Third Prince’s life.
“Lord Zhu!”
Eunuch Huang urged anxiously.
“What the Third Prince did this time was indeed too much, that was one hundred and thirteen lives.”
“The Third Prince was also encouraged by Duke Qi, he has never been outside the capital, how would he know how much property the Gu family has, please also ask Lord Zhu to go and plead for mercy for the Third Prince, if it is late, the Third Prince is really in danger of his life.”
“Alright.”
Zhu Zhihong followed Eunuch Huang into the courtyard and saw the Third Prince lying in a pool of blood and saw that the Emperor had indeed shown no mercy.
Eunuch Huang stood at the entrance to the imperial study, “Your Majesty, Lord Zhu requests an audience!”
After saying this, without waiting for the Emperor’s reply, he pushed open the door of the imperial study and let Zhu Zhihong in.
A quarter of an hour later, the door to the imperial study was opened and Zhu Zhihong came out and nodded towards Eunuch Huang, who hurriedly ordered the young eunuch to carry the Third Prince to the side room, and the eunuch doctor also came in with the young chamberlain and saw that the Third Prince was quickly treated for his injuries.
“Come, men!
The emperor’s voice with anger came out from within the imperial study.
Eunuch Huang hurried over.
“Send that rebellious son back to the palace, and don’t allow him to leave the palace half a step without my order!”
Eunuch Huang hurriedly ran out and had the third prince sent back to the palace, and quietly arched his hand to Wan Yanming and Zhu Zhihong, and when they had gone, he went back inside the imperial study.
The Emperor leaned back in his chair, grimacing.
Eunuch Huang knew that the Emperor was not gloomy because the Third Prince had killed someone, but because he had failed to kill the boy.
“Your Majesty.”
“How is the Third Prince?”
“The Imperial Doctor says it’s nothing serious, he’ll be fine after a few days of recuperation.”
“Useless thing!”
The Emperor couldn’t help but curse.
Eunuch Huang lowered his head.
“Set out for Luan Feng Palace!”
……
Inside Luanfeng Palace, Shu Fei has been vaguely uneasy in her heart for the past few days, she doesn’t even have an appetite for dinner, and is about to have the palace staff withdraw, when she hears that the Emperor has arrived, she hurriedly comes out to greet him.
When she saw the emperor coming down from the sedan chair, she went up to salute him.
“Why didn’t Your Majesty let someone say so in advance, so that I could ask them to prepare a few of your favourite meals.”
The emperor helped her up.
It had been twenty years since she had entered the palace at the age of fifteen, and she had always been in constant favour. In addition to the fact that she had the House of Qi behind her, she was also quite skillful in maintaining herself, and she had maintained herself as well as she had for twenty years.
“I’ve just finished processing the memorials, so I’ve come over.”
The two of them entered the house, and Shu Fei was just about to instruct the palace staff to have the imperial kitchen cook a few dishes and send them over, when he was stopped by the emperor, “Retreat all.”
The palace staff and eunuchs retreated to the far side, and Eunuch Huang alone stood guard at the door.
“Concubine Shu, the Emperor’s son has returned.”
Consort Shu’s body shook.
The emperor’s son and his father had gone to Qingping County together, but the emperor only said that the emperor’s son had returned alone, so his father he ……
Looking at her expression, the emperor knew she guessed it, and also had a face of grief, “The Duke of Qi was killed!”
Consort Shu’s eyes went black.
“I will tell you the beginning and end of the matter later, I am asking you now, do you want to protect the Duke of Qi’s house or do you want to protect the Emperor’s son?”