In the room of the second prince's mansion in the capital, Yan Chengqi was lying on the bed with a dignified face, and his eyes were cold at the top of the green gauze tent. There were two people standing not far from him. They stood respectfully and did not say a word.
Seeing this, the servant who was waiting in the room knew that his highness had something important to talk about. He quietly withdrew and closed the door. He did not allow anyone to disturb the quiet in the room. Because it was too quiet, the wind whistling outside seemed very noisy. One after another, Yan Chengqi, who was immersed in his thoughts, was very upset.
He hit the bed with his fist in a distraught way. First, he knocked down slowly. Then he knocked faster and faster. The more and more urgent voice made the two people standing more uneasy. They made small movements uneasily and looked at Yan Chengqi nervously.
After a long time, Yan Chengqi said, "what's the situation with my uncle? Has the letter I sent been delivered? "
They looked at each other for a long time, and the tall and thin doorman said, "according to your Highness's command, the letter has been sent out, but no reply has been received from the garrison."
He clenched his fist. He knew clearly that general Zheng was ambitious. He thought his highness could not inherit the throne, so he would not reply to their letters if he wanted to give up his highness.
Hearing Guan's call for Bei Jun's failure to reply, Yan Chengqi's eyes widened with dispirited eyes. He had already thought why his uncle didn't reply, but he still had some expectations in his heart. He hoped that he would be too busy to answer the letter, instead of giving him up completely.
"What's the news from my mother's concubine?" If my uncle gave up on him, he would certainly support his younger brother. In that case, they would contact their cousins secretly.
The fat man shook his head, "the imperial concubine was punished by the queen to copy the Scriptures, and was not allowed to leave Zhaoyang hall for a month."
Yan Chengqi reached for his forehead and sighed powerlessly. He couldn't believe that his mother's concubine annoyed the queen at such a critical time and was fined a month not to leave the palace.
"What did the princess do?" Isn't his stupid mother being shot at again? When Yan Chengqi thought of what might happen, he suddenly turned pale. He didn't care that his body was not fully recovered. He suddenly did it and asked, "what did the mother Princess do?"
The two guests looked distressed. They didn't know how to tell Yan Chengqi what Princess Zheng had done to make him less angry.
Two people face to face, eye contact, in each other's eyes to see escape and fear. "Say, what did the princess do?"
At the sight of their hesitation, Yan Chengqi knew that Princess Zheng must have done something stupid. He thumped on the bed and suddenly raised his voice to ask.
The two guests were so frightened that they immediately knelt down on their knees and begged for mercy. However, they did not mention the princess Zheng.
Yan Chengqi was very angry. He glared at them coldly. After a long time, he sighed: "what about Mr. Liu? What can I do for you, sir
Mr. Liu is a military teacher under Yan Chengqi. He knows astronomy, geography, and military. He has great contributions to his success today, so he trusts Mr. Liu very much.
"Sir, when he went to the south to deal with the issue of privately made weapons, he asked his highness to take the initiative to explain it to his majesty."
The short and fat man pauses and seems to be making up his mind. After a while, he hears him say, "Mr. Liu said that if his majesty sent his highness King Jing to go on an expedition, his highness had better go to the palace and explain to his Majesty the southern affairs"
"what is Mr. Liu worried about?" Yan Chengqi clenched his fist. Only a few of his confidants and uncles knew that he was secretly training troops and making weapons in the south. Either his uncle wanted to get rid of him, or there were traitors in his bosom
"I don't know." They answered in one voice.
Yan Chengqi thought about it and waved to them, "OK, you go back. If general Zheng has a reply, you can tell your highness again."
After the two guests left, Yan Chengqi got up from the bed. His leg had been healed by the great doctor. However, because of the serious injury, even if he was fully recovered, he still had a slight slope when walking. He reached out and pressed his leg, showing a ferocious expression. Wei Po, the third royal highness of Dayan Dynasty, turned into a disabled foot, It's something he can't accept anyway.
He clenched his fists and stared at the front with indignation. After a while, he gasped for breath and recovered. He took a deep breath, went to the bookshelf, found a box from it, opened it, and then closed it.
Mr. Liu has always been considerate of things. Since he thinks that he should confess this matter to his father in person, he should have his reason.
When he put the box on the desk, he heard someone knocking on the door. He reached for the letter paper and spread it on the desk. He said carelessly, "come in, the second prince comes in with the tonic soup. As soon as she enters the room, she swings away her maid and puts the tonic on the table. Then he pours the tonic soup from the stew cup into the bowl and serves it to Yan Chengqi.
"Your Highness, first drink tonic soup, then busy."
The second imperial concubine looked at the letter paper on the book case, but there was no word on it. With a smile in her eyes, she handed the tonic soup to Yan Chengqi. However, she wondered who he would like to write to."Leave it." Yan Chengqi is considering how to write this letter. He has no intention to deal with her.
Seeing that he was so attentive, the second imperial concubine had to swallow it back. She put the tonic soup in the top corner of the book case and looked at Yan Chengqi's eyes. Finally, she could not bear it. She asked softly, "is your highness going to write to general Zheng? "
she thought that Yan Chengqi might have wanted to take advantage of the invasion of Qi, and all the imperial generals were sent out to resist foreign enemies, preempt the emperor, and then take the throne.
She knew that Yan Chengqi had ambition, especially after his foot was injured. This ambition was even stronger. He certainly would not miss such a good opportunity.
With this in mind, the second imperial concubine couldn't help worrying. She learned from her father a few days ago that the emperor had sent people from Dali temple to investigate the last impeachment of the second prince, and the results of the investigation have been transmitted back. The emperor concealed the matter and kept it secret. Maybe she wanted to wait for Yan Chengqi to show his horse's feet and throw himself into the net.
She was a little worried that Yan Chengqi would fall into this trap, so she kept thinking about how she could get Yan Chengqi to get rid of this idea if he really had this idea. Otherwise, she would put down the hat of rebellion, and hundreds of people in their house would either be beheaded or exiled and sold.
Yan Chengqi pondered for a long time and didn't know how to write. He just heard the words of the third prince's concubine and looked back at her eyes, "what do you want to say?"
The second imperial concubine was silent for a moment, and told Yan Chengqi about her father's concerns. They were family members. Rong Rongrong had nothing to hide from her.
Hearing this, Yan Chengqi put down his pen. Seeing him put down his pen, the third prince's concubine added: "my father suspects that his Highness has spies around him. He suggests that we thoroughly investigate the people in the mansion, especially the people his highness is waiting for."
The second imperial concubine whispered, holding her handkerchief with a guilty heart. Her eyes were floating and glancing at Yan Chengqi, worried that Yan Chengqi could see her mind.
But Yan Chengqi seriously considered the matter, and did not care about her small movements. For a long time, he frowned and said: "the affairs of the house are left to you to deal with. You can check as you like, and find a better excuse. Don't make a fuss about it."
"I understand." The second prince imperial concubine smiles sweetly, reaches out to take Yan Chengqi's arm, "Your Highness, you drink the tonic soup first."
The next day, Yan Chengqi took the box into the palace. After entering the palace, he learned from the people of the palace what Zheng Guifei had done. She was so stupid that she was taken advantage of and didn't know what she had done. She went into the imperial study to steal things, and was caught by Duke Li. If she hadn't stolen the things, she insisted that she was just going to the imperial study to find the pearls that she had dropped before I'm afraid she was arrested in prison for a long time, and then she was executed at a high speed after extorting confessions.
Although the mother's concubine meant to be good for him, she was so easy to be used by others. Yan Chengqi was not happy at all. She paved the way for herself wholeheartedly. Even if she sold him one day, she thought she had taken advantage of it.
Yan Chengqi clenched the box in his hand and went to the Qianqing palace to see the emperor. However, he was told that the emperor was meeting the minister in the imperial study, and rushed over.
When he arrived at the imperial study, he happened to meet Li Dehai to send some adults out. He passed by them. However, he saw Mr. Hu of Dali Temple looked at him deeply and left with other adults without expression.
There was a lot of deep meaning in Hu's eyes. He remembered that the third prince's concubine told him that Dali temple had sent him to the south to investigate the private weapon making. He felt very uneasy. He held the box in his hand and entered the imperial study.
The emperor was pressing his temple in vexation. Hearing the report of xiaodenggan, he raised his head coldly, "let him in."
Yan Chengqi, who was waiting outside the door, shivered because of his indifferent tone. He heard the message from Xiao Denggan and went in.
The emperor had regained his spirits, and when he saw him come in, he only glanced casually.
"I have seen my father."
Yan Chengqi knelt down to greet him.
"Get up."
The emperor raised his hand and said to Li Dehai, "come, give the seat to your second highness."
The little eunuch outside the door immediately brought him a chair. After Yan Chengqi's gratitude, he sat down.
"Your legs are better?" The Emperor cared about the earth.
He didn't expect that the emperor would care about his injury. Yan Chengqi felt a burst of joy and nodded repeatedly. "Thank you for your father's concern. It's much better. The grand doctor said that as long as you take good care of him, you will recover soon."
"That's good." The emperor nodded and looked at Yan Chengqi's legs. "Later, remember to go to see your mother's concubine. She has been worried about your injury. Go to see her and let her rest assured."