Chapter 413
Although affairs at the royal court had nothing to do with her, He Zhiran was still curious to understand the specific situation.
"Mother, since the Emperor has already sent people to search for experts who can break curses, does that mean the Ninth Prince has been exposed?"
Seeing her daughter's interest, Madam He told her what she knew.
"After Jiu Ye saved your father that day, your father didn't immediately go to court to expose the matter, but first returned home to discuss it with your elder brother."
This point, He Zhiran couldn't deny it. In the original owner's memory, this elder brother of hers was extremely talented and even more insightful in analyzing situations than He Yuanming. Thus, it wasn't strange at all that her father returned to discuss it with her elder brother.
Madam He continued.
"Your elder brother's opinion was that this matter was no small thing. Since the Ninth Prince could do such a big thing, he must have planned his escape route beforehand. Moreover, your father didn't obtain evidence of the Ninth Prince's rebellion when he returned from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Therefore, your elder brother suggested that your father should mainly observe and wait.
Of course, this observation didn't mean absolutely hiding at home and not going out. The direction of events still needed to be grasped in real-time to adapt to any changes. Alll latest novels at novelhall.com
At the same time, your father also thought about his own escape route. He went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to congratulate him on his birthday and wasn't successfully plotted against by the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince would definitely bear a grudge in his heart. If he succeeded in rebellion, he would definitely take revenge on your father.
We had even made preparations to leave the capital city."
The more He Zhiran listened, the more interested she became, and she asked, "Mother, what happened then? How was the Ninth Prince exposed?"
"This was thanks to the efforts of Prince Qi. Not long after your father returned, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. It turned out that Prince Qi had encircled the Ninth Prince's Mansion with his troops before making a report.
I don't know who gave him the idea, but afraid that the Ninth Prince would quietly escape, Prince Qi first led people to enter the mansion and capture him.
It is said that when Prince Qi entered the Ninth Prince's Mansion, General Jin, the Imperial Tutor of the Inner Court, and the Left Prime Minister had already lost consciousness and were sitting motionlessly in chairs, unresponsive to anyone's actions.
As your father said, Jiu Ye told Mr. Fei about this, so Prince Qi also knew these people were cursed, and they became important evidence of the Ninth Prince's rebellion.
With evidence, Prince Qi immediately went to court to report this matter to the Emperor. With one imperial decree, all people inside the Ninth Prince's Mansion were arrested, and the Emperor gave Prince Qi full authority to handle this matter.
How could Prince Qi miss such an opportunity to make contributions?
However, his wife was carrying twins, and when he was learning about cesarean sections, the books mentioned that twins are prone to premature birth.
If his wife went into labor early and he wasn't by her side, and some accident occurred, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
He Zhiran was also aware of her own situation. Allowing Mo Jiuye to leave now would indeed not be wise.
However, aside from using modern medical techniques for surgery, there was only one other way to remove the curse.
That was to use the mother curse to attract the child curse.
Of course, this also required someone skilled in curses to perform the operation; ordinary people couldn't do it.
When the couple discussed this private matter, they habitually did so in the space.
It so happened that at this moment, the puppy was playing and frolicking with Little White in the open area.
"Husband, can you let Little White go to the capital city to deliver a message to Fei Nanyu, asking him to help keep an eye on General Jin's situation?"
Mo Jiuye had some difficulty understanding his wife's meaning.
"There's no problem letting Little White deliver a message, but it won't help with removing General Jin's curse at all."
Seeing Mo Jiuye's clueless expression, He Zhiran couldn't help but smile.
"Have Little White go to the capital, and in the message, make it clear that if General Jin is still alive, Little White should temporarily stay in the capital until Emperor Shunwu summons someone who can remove curses."
The reason she wanted Little White to deliver the message to Fei Nanyu instead of to her own father and brothers was also because of something specific.
He Yuanming had been an official for many years and never participated in these intrigues at court. Thus, when the entire Mo family was confiscated and exiled, as the in-laws of the Mo family, He Yuanming was not implicated.
If the message was sent to her father, he would be forced to participate in these matters and might even be suspected by Emperor Shunwu of colluding with the people from the Southern Territory.
After all, when the time came to remove the curses from those people, Mo Jiuye would send Little White to deliver the mother curse.
If He Yuanming held three curse insects in his hands, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash away this injustice if it aroused Emperor Shunwu's suspicion.