eurekapd Chapter 401 Murderous Intent
Chapter 401 Murderous Intent
"Your Majesty, since the students have spontaneously organized this action based on just a few words, let's just forget it.
They have good intentions, too.”
Prince Rui pleaded for Li Zhiyun.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun quickly straightened up and said, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, we are really just being righteous at the moment, and we absolutely have no intention of harming Prince Rui."
As he spoke, he kowtowed three times to Prince Rui: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity. Zhiyun will definitely remember this in his heart."
The emperor then said, "Since Prince Rui doesn't care about you, then you can go back quickly. This time, considering that you are also worried about my safety, I won't care.
Remember, think twice before you act. "
"Yes, students remember it!"
Li Zhiyun kowtowed three times to the emperor and Prince Rui respectively, then turned around and ran away quickly.
Prince Rui looked at his figure, turned to Emperor Yongfeng and said, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, let's go back first."
"Okay, let's go back first."
When the emperor thought of the beauty in the palace, he suddenly felt a little excited.
However, when they returned to the bedroom, Ye Xinran and Li Mo had already left.
"Where is the person?" the emperor asked the palace maid.
"Your Majesty, the two doctors have already left."
Prince Rui asked, "Who does the emperor want to see?"
Emperor Li Feng suppressed his emotions and said, "I just want to ask that Miss Lu. She saved me this time, and I will reward her well."
"Oh, that's as it should be!"
Prince Rui nodded, "Miss Lu stayed up all night to save the emperor, and took out the life-saving elixir passed down from her ancestors, which saved the emperor's life."
"reward!"
The emperor said happily, "That's even more rewarding! I just don't know what reward will satisfy Miss Lu? The Leng family is already one of the five richest merchants. She will definitely not care about those silks, satins, gold, silver and jade.
It would be better to reward her with a title.
A title that allows her to walk among the noble families."
The more Emperor Yongfeng thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was feasible.
"Such a good girl, such a capable person, how can she be buried like this?
She should be a role model for all the women in Daliang! She..."
"emperor."
Seeing that Emperor Yongfeng was getting more and more excited, Prince Rui interrupted him in time.
"I think what the emperor said makes some sense. Why don't you give her an imperial decree?"
"she……"
The emperor was about to ask a question when Prince Rui continued, "If the emperor must reward her and feels that an imperial edict is not enough, he can also let Xiao Huaian take advantage of his wife and reward him with a minor official position."
"what?"
The emperor's eyes widened.
"Doesn't the Emperor know?"
Prince Rui also showed a surprised expression, "Miss Lu is Xiao Huaian's wife! That day on the city wall..."
At this point, Prince Rui paused deliberately, and then said: "Yes, that person was too far away, and the emperor did not see clearly who the girl taken away by Xiao Huaian was. In fact, it was this Miss Lu."
Emperor Yongfeng was silent.
I felt as if I had swallowed a fly.
That day, Xiao Huaian carried a girl onto his horse, then galloped away, looking very free and easy.
I didn’t expect that girl to be Miss Lu.
He hasn't thought about taking a wife for many years.
It seemed that as he got older, he lost interest in the heavy court affairs. There were so many women in the harem, but none of them could arouse his interest.
Today was the first time he had that throbbing feeling again.
Emperor Yongfeng felt his scalp tingling at the thought of those cold fingers moving around his body.
He wants this woman!
Emperor Yongfeng suddenly laughed.
"It turns out to be Xiao Huaian's wife. What a coincidence! Both of them have made contributions to the court. They should be rewarded handsomely, handsomely!"
Although he said he would give a big reward, Emperor Yongfeng did not mention how to reward her. Even the matter of giving Ye Xinran a title seemed to be forgotten.
Prince Rui was not in a hurry. Seeing that Emperor Yongfeng did not mention it, he changed the subject: "I remember that the Fang family has always had a close relationship with the Third Prince. It is hard to say that this incident has nothing to do with the Third Prince. How does the Emperor plan to deal with the Third Prince's affair with the barbarians?"
In King Rui's opinion, this is the most important issue now.
Emperor Yongfeng doesn't have much time left, so we must get rid of the Third Prince and his people while he is still alive.
When mentioning the third prince Chen Yuantai, Emperor Yongfeng immediately became furious.
"The third brother is such a rebellious son!"
Seeing the emperor's excitement, King Rui added fuel to the fire.
“I thought the Third Prince took the initiative to ask to go to the Imperial Mausoleum because he really realized his mistakes and wanted to reflect on them.
But if the Fang family did this at his instruction, it is hard to say what his real intention was.
And there is one thing I have to mention."
Having said this, King Rui stopped, looking very embarrassed.
Emperor Yongfeng immediately said, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. When did Prince Rui learn from those people and start nagging?"
Prince Rui said sternly: "The Imperial Hospital has been slow to prescribe medicine because they think the emperor's illness is caused by his weak body, which has led to evil spirits entering his body. Therefore, they are very cautious about using medicine, fearing that they will use the wrong dosage.
But after Miss Lu examined the emperor, she found that although the emperor was a little weak, the real cause of his illness was poisoning."
"Poisoned. What kind of poison?"
Emperor Yongfeng's expression changed.
He's not even bedridden yet, but someone's already impatient?
King Rui continued, "This poison is extremely dangerous, but not common. According to Miss Lu, it is the forget-me-not insect that came from the northern border.
The insect body is used as medicine, which is colorless, tasteless, and does not cause any discomfort.
But this drug slowly accumulates in the human body. Once it is induced by insect wings, it will cause splitting headaches. In more serious cases, the person will fall into a coma and continue to sleep in a sweet dream. "
Emperor Yongfeng was very disappointed.
During the days he was in a coma, it really seemed like he was having a sweet dream.
It was the tingling pain in his body that woke him up from his sweet dream.
"Northern Frontier, it's Northern Frontier again!"
Emperor Yongfeng's face darkened even more.
"Su Ping, send someone to the imperial mausoleum to call back the third brother. Travel overnight and don't allow any rest!"
"Yes!"
The eunuch quickly agreed.
Seeing that the emperor had already decided to kill the third prince, Prince Rui had an idea in his mind.
He smiled softly and continued, “Actually, Yuan Tai is a good kid in every way.
Smart and able to win people's hearts.
If it were in the past, I think he would be a suitable candidate for the crown prince.
It's just that he was too impatient.
The emperor is now in high spirits and his aura is as strong as ever. Why isn't this the time for them to take action?
He is now not as good as the fourth brother, he seems more stable. "
"You mean Yuan An?"
Emperor Yongfeng frowned.
Prince Rui continued, “During the days when the emperor was in a coma, the Fourth Prince helped to handle the affairs of the previous dynasty, and the ministers did not raise any objections.
Although the Fourth Prince is not smart, he is steady."
Emperor Yongfeng finally understood what Prince Rui meant.
Although he just praised himself for being old but still strong, it is indeed time to appoint a crown prince now.
Emperor Yongfeng suddenly felt sad.
He did not have many children in his life, and only these four sons survived in good health.
The eldest prince could have been the best heir, but because of his own autocratic behavior, he died young.
The second child has always been in poor health.
The third and fourth children each have their own shortcomings.
Originally, he preferred the third brother.
But the third brother is too selfish and cruel, and his virtue is not worthy of his position.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the throne would be passed on to his least favorite fourth son.
How can this not be called retribution!
"During the days I was in a coma, it was really hard for Old Four.
He is dull by nature, and when he inherits the throne in the future, he hopes that King Rui can help him more."
Prince Rui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is not true. At my age, it is my honor to be able to assist the emperor. How can I have the blessing to assist the next monarch?"
"Ugh!"
Emperor Yongfeng sighed.
The past cannot be pursued.
While I still have some energy in these few years, I have to help the fourth child to truly stand on his own.
If he wanted to truly establish himself, he had to first eliminate the third brother and his followers.
Otherwise, the fourth brother would definitely not be his opponent.
This third child cannot be kept.
……
The third prince was brought back to the palace the next day.
Before entering the palace, the eunuch suggested that he tidy up his appearance first, but he insisted: "My father urgently summoned me, how can I have the leisure to tidy up my appearance? I can't let my father wait too long."
So he knelt outside the imperial study, wearing a wrinkled plain suit, with a tired and bearded face.
Emperor Yongfeng was also surprised when he saw him for the first time, "How did you become like this?"
The Third Prince straightened his back and said, "Father, this time in the Imperial Mausoleum, I devoted myself to studying the teachings left by my ancestors, and I gained a lot of insights.
The century-old foundation of our Daliang Dynasty was not easy to come by.
Our ancestors and my father really put a lot of effort into making Daliang prosperous.
My son didn’t understand this before, he was just ignorant.”
Emperor Yongfeng was very pleased with these compliments.
Everyone covets the throne, and everyone thinks that whoever sits on this position is the best of the best. However, who can truly understand the hardships of being an emperor!
"You know it's not easy to be an emperor, so why do you try so hard to get this position?
Don't think that just because you say this, everything that happened before can be written off!"
"Father!"
The Third Prince knelt down and stepped forward, "I know I was wrong. I did do a lot of wrong things in the past.
But from now on, I will definitely put the country of Daliang first, no matter what the emperor asks me to do, I will not complain. "
"Then tell me, did you kill your elder brother? Did you poison me?"
Emperor Yongfeng stared into his eyes and asked.
The third prince's eyes were filled with fear.
"Father! Father, please understand that although I have done many wrong things, I would never dare to harm my elder brother and father.
How could my son do such a beastly thing!"
Emperor Yongfeng sneered, "You also know that this is worse than the behavior of animals!
I have never done anything wrong in my life, so how could I have given birth to something as bad as a beast like you! "
"Father!"
The third prince broke out in a cold sweat.
On the way back, he kept thinking about how to deal with Emperor Yongfeng's anger.
When Prince Rui returned from the northern frontier, he might have brought back a letter between him and the chieftain of the northern barbarians. The letter had no signature and no seal. As long as he refused to admit it, it would be difficult for the emperor to convict him.
His initial display of weakness and flattery were all in the hope that Emperor Yongfeng would give him a chance to speak.
As long as his father is willing to listen to him, it means he still has a chance to convince his father.
But he didn't expect that his father didn't listen to his explanation, but directly blamed him for the prince's death and his illness.
How did he know he was poisoned?
The third prince became more and more frightened the more he thought about it.
Emperor Yongfeng looked at his expression and did not give him a chance to explain. He said directly to Su Ping:
"Come here, send the third prince to the clan house to await his fate."
This time, he didn't want to act too hastily. He wanted to see who were behind the third brother!
……
Qinwang Palace.
After Ye Xinran returned from the palace, she went straight home. Li Mo also followed her back home because he had something to say.
When Leng Qingyu saw his daughter, he hurried over and checked her carefully. Only after confirming that there was no problem did he dare to let go.
"What is the matter with the emperor's illness? Do you need to go to the palace to treat him in the future?"
"No need, mother."
Ye Xinran patted Leng Qingyu's hand and said, "Mom, don't worry, Prince Rui is here."
"well."
Leng Qingyu nodded.
Having King Rui around is indeed a great comfort.
"Where's Huai'an? What has he been busy with these days?"
Ye Xinran was a little unhappy when she saw that Xiao Huaian did not come out to greet her immediately.
I missed him a lot these days in the palace. Isn't he worried?
Leng Qingyu quickly explained for him: "Huai'an went back to Yuntong County to pick up the children."
"Got to pick up the kids?"
Ye Xinran was a little surprised. He thought that Xiao Huaian would not rush to pick up the child before the dust settled.
Unexpectedly, he was even more anxious than me.
"It's better to take it back."
Ye Xinran smiled, "I think the kids would be scared when they see him."
"It must be a mixture of crying and laughing."
Leng Qingyu imagined the scene and said, "It was not a decent thing to do at the beginning. You two knew everything, and made us sad for nothing."
"Then my sadness at first wasn't fake!"
Ye Xinran held her mother's arm and pushed her into the house.
After entering the front hall, Leng Qingyu asked, "Mr. Li, why don't you go home to check on your wife? Your wife has come here twice to ask about you and seems very worried about you."
"I have sent someone back to deliver the letter."
Li Mo said.
"I have something to say to Miss Lu, and I have to go back quickly after that."
"What's the matter?" Ye Xinran asked, "I haven't seen you mention it in the palace these days."
Li Mo shook his head. "At that time, I didn't know whether the emperor could wake up or not. My mind was focused on the emperor's health, so I didn't think about it.
Now everything is fine, but there are some things I still need to explain. "
"Why should we rush about this?" Leng Qingyu smiled at him. "Firstly, our family is not short of that little bit of business. Secondly, you and Xinran have been working together for such a long time, she must trust you."