"After the Queen Mother was frightened and gave birth prematurely, her condition was very bad and she was bedridden all the time."
"As for the fourth prince, he has been under the care of the accompanying physician Wang. He is said to be weak and not suitable for contact with the outside world. He lives in seclusion."
"I only glanced at it briefly, but I didn't think there was anything special about it."
Harem.
While Zhu Tai was busy, Zhu Kun also found his mother-in-law, Concubine Xian.
The latter shook his head slightly, then frowned, and continued: "However, six months later, the queen recovered, and the fourth prince gradually appeared in front of others. He was stronger than his peers, and your majesty even rewarded him for it. Doctor Wang said that he had done a great job in treating the queen and taking care of the fourth prince."
"I was born prematurely at eight months, and surpassed my peers in just six months? I'm afraid it's not simple."
Qin Zhengqing from the Duke of Qin's Mansion was also on the side.
There was a look of suspicion on his face.
"good!"
Zhu Kun echoed, "There must be something weird. The daily records of Taiyuan Hospital have already explained the problem."
"By the way, where is the then Dr. Wang now?" he asked quickly.
Concubine Xian's face became a little strange when she saw the incident, and said: "Shortly after that incident, a fire broke out in Dr. Wang's house in the middle of the night, and all the family members died in the fire."
What?
Zhu Kun and Qin Zhengqing couldn't help but look at each other.
Concubine Xian continued: "I heard that the censor who patrolled the city arrested a few gangsters afterwards. They said they were breaking into a house in the middle of the night and were discovered by Dr. Wang. The two parties took action, and Dr. Wang was accidentally beaten to death. Afraid of making things worse, a few gangsters The fire was intentionally caused."
"wrong!"
Qin Zhengqing shook his head and said, "This is clearly murder and silence."
The three of them looked at each other, obviously realizing that something was wrong.
Zhu Kun narrowed his eyes and said: "If the daily record is true and the fourth child was not born prematurely, then will the Queen Empress be outside..."
"impossible!"
Before she could finish her words, Concubine Xian denied it, "Everything in the prince's residence is kept in detail, and the date of pregnancy cannot be faked."
Zhu Kun nodded subconsciously. As a prince, he naturally understood the strictness of it.
The Crown Princess is even more important.
"Since there was no problem with the pregnancy, could it be that something went wrong during the delivery?"
Concubine Xian frowned and said: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case. When His Majesty and the Queen returned to Beijing from Jiangnan, they were ambushed on the way. Under those circumstances..."
His Majesty was traveling with him, and the incident happened suddenly, so it was unlikely.
Qin Zhengqing shook his head, "That's not necessarily the case. The more it is like this, the less people will doubt it."
"If you want to know if something is really weird, you can only find out what happened back then."
Concubine Xian said: "It has been many years, and only one of the eight guards around the queen has died, and the other one is Yang Guozhong. I'm afraid..."
Zhu Kun quickly asked: "Where is the remaining one?"
"..."
Yang family.
Yang Guozhong was originally very happy these two days because everything was finally settled, but who would have thought...
"Are you sure? What's going on?"
A voice came from the darkness, "Didn't you do it very cleanly back then? Why?"
Yang Guozhong had a sullen face, "It shouldn't be. I have personally read the daily records from that year, and there is no word "full term" at all. Could the second and third children have deliberately forged the daily records?"
The voice said: "Impossible. If they had suspicions, they would have publicized it long ago. How could they wait until now and still be so secretive?"
Yang Guozhong nodded subconsciously. This was a good opportunity to attack the fourth prince. The second and third princes could not miss it.
The voice asked again: "Could it be that the imperial physician at that time deliberately left something behind?"
Yang Guozhong was silent, he was really not sure.
The voice continued: "Over the years, His Majesty has obviously become suspicious, but we have never found the reason. Now it seems that it is probably related to this daily record."
Yang Guozhong said: "You shouldn't! If your Majesty is really suspicious, why did you agree to appoint a crown prince?"
The voice said: "Maybe he just wants to temporarily stabilize the ministers of the DPRK and paralyze you and me?"
"He has always been very thoughtful and had to be on guard."
Yang Guozhong's face became a little ugly.
The voice asked again: "What's going on over there?"
Yang Guozhong paused, "I'm not sure at the moment. I just know that His Majesty summoned the eldest princess last night."
His voice changed, "That's it, he must investigate this matter thoroughly."
Yang Guozhong said: "After so many years, all the people back then are dead, and they won't find anything."
As he said this, he couldn't help but think of Lin Bai, who once targeted Feiyun Escort Agency.
But fortunately, the other party is dead.
The voice said: "That's the best. There is still one of the eight guards from back then. Has it been taken care of?"
Yang Guozhong's expression changed.
The voice sensed something was wrong and asked urgently: "What's wrong?"
Yang Guozhong said: "No, the guard didn't know anything. He was the first to be injured back then. He had been shot by a sharp arrow before the Red Lotus Sect boarded the ship, and he was seriously injured and passed out."
"When I was cleaning up the battlefield after the battle, I discovered that he still had a breath."
"Then he returned to Beijing and spent a month recovering. However, he was no longer able to serve as a guard, so he left the Prince's Mansion."
His voice became a little deeper, "You shouldn't just let him go like this, right?"
"of course not!"
Yang Guozhong said, "I wanted to deal with him early on, but seven of the eight guards died. If the last one died, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. Besides, he didn't know anything, so I kept him temporarily and monitored him secretly. "
"After he leaves the Prince's Mansion, send someone to intercept him on the way."
The voice was obviously relieved.
Yang Guozhong added: "However, something happened during the interception. A group of officers and soldiers passed by, and my men had no choice but to retreat, but he was already dead at that time."
"But no body was found afterwards. Only some body fragments and his clothes were found in the nearby jungle. They should have been eaten by wild animals."
"Other than that, I have been sending people to keep an eye on his hometown and found nothing unusual."
"I believe there should be no problem."
There have been no problems for so many years, and the possibility of problems happening again is self-evident.
The voice seemed to acquiesce, and asked again: "Have you handed over the certificate from the Ministry of Rites? Has Your Majesty confirmed it?"
The so-called Zhezi is naturally the time when the crown prince is appointed.
Yang Guozhong said: "It was submitted yesterday, and His Majesty also nodded. However, because the Queen Mother's condition is getting worse, it has not been finalized yet."
"agreed?"
There was a hint of doubt in his voice, "Then it should be fine. Why?"
Yang Guozhong said: "Perhaps His Majesty is a little suspicious, but there is definitely no evidence. Even if this daily record was left by the imperial doctor back then, it is now dead and there is no proof, and the authenticity is doubtful."
"I wish!"
The voice said calmly.
Boom... boom...
At this time, a series of loud bells came from the direction of the palace, continuously, for a total of twenty-seven times.
Yang Guozhong looked surprised. The golden bell rang twenty-seven. Is this the Queen Mother passing away?
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