Seeing chaos starting on the White Tower. Zhu Shi and Xue Cha urged anxiously, "Your Highness, let's leave quickly. I'm afraid it won't be long before the people around His Majesty will search this place."
Lu Bingzhen also knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately asked the two of them to take her to fly over the walls and leave the observatory.
But before returning to Xiao Min, Lu Bingzhen changed his mind and went to another place.
Xiao Min, who was still guarding the main hall, suddenly heard the death knell. It rang nine times in a row, which was the sound of His Majesty Bin Tian. There was a moment of shock and sadness in his expression, but it passed so quickly that even Wen Zheng, who was closest to him, didn't notice it.
Of course, the Yu Wang Party on the opposite side also heard the sound of the death knell. For a moment, everyone's movements froze for a moment. But in the next moment, they once again waved their weapons and fought desperately with the people in front of them.
"You rebels, why don't you surrender quickly? Concubine Gu and Prince Yu's mother and son poisoned Your Majesty. The crime cannot be punished. Why do you still want to join them in rebellion? Those who surrender today will only kill the first culprit and not the rest of the party. God's grace is so great. Why don't you surrender quickly?"
At this time, many low-ranking sergeants began to hesitate. They didn't really want to rebel, but because their immediate boss defected to His Highness King Yu, they were forced to take up arms and gain a bright future.
But now that His Majesty is dead, His Royal Highness is the legitimate Crown Prince of the country, and his ascension to the throne is a legitimate matter. Do they really want to sacrifice their own lives or even the lives of their families for the sake of power?
The sergeants looked around blankly, and stopped in shock when they discovered that the crossbowmen had quietly left at some point.
This time, they did not take up their weapons again after a brief pause to fight to the death with the enemy in front of them as before. Instead, they stopped moving little by little until the sound of weapons being thrown to the ground finally became heard.
His Highness Prince Yu was still unwilling to admit defeat. He also wanted to boost his morale and make a final move. "You will not be let go even if you surrender today, so you might as well play with me. After tonight, gold, silver, wives and concubines will be yours." Groups, high-ranking officials, generous salaries, all rewarded! All rewarded!"
He spoke at the top of his lungs, but very few responded. They all knew that His Royal Highness Prince Yu was just unwilling to give up in the end. Before, His Royal Highness Prince Yu's sergeants were able to gain the upper hand not because of these people, but because of the assassins and crossbowmen who helped them covertly and covertly.
Now these people have disappeared without realizing it, and they may even turn around and attack them. Where does His Highness, Prince Yu, have any chance of winning?
Shortly after the crossbowmen disappeared silently, His Royal Highness led a group of people out of the hall and dealt a final blow to the King Yu's party in front of him.
When being escorted by two guards to kneel in front of His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness Prince Yu sneered, "Winning king or losing bandit, since you have won, I have nothing to say. Whether you want to kill or behead him, please do as you please."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at King Yu who had not repented even on the verge of death, his eyes full of indifference and disgust, "You have been stupid all your life, but you have understood one thing when you are about to die. It is naturally a crime for you and Gu Bin to poison your father. It is not allowed to be punished. However, if you do not care about human life, your guilt will naturally be determined by Zongzheng Temple."
After saying these words, His Highness the Crown Prince did not give His Highness Prince Yu another chance to speak. He raised his head and signaled to the guards to take His Highness Prince Yu away. His Royal Highness is most worried about Ah Rui now.
Tonight, it was really a helpless move for Ah Rui to assassinate His Majesty. Under that situation, if we don't break the situation by assassinating His Majesty, I'm afraid everyone in the East Palace will die in this palace incident. The subsequent reckoning will be extremely brutal, and the number of people involved is probably too numerous to count.
The Wen family and the Lu family are naturally the first to bear the brunt, but the Qi family and other families who have taken refuge in His Highness the Crown Prince cannot escape the consequences of liquidation. At worst, the nine tribes were exterminated and blood flowed like rivers; at worst, their homes were confiscated and their families were exiled, and they were demoted and lost their official positions.
However, no matter how hard he convinced himself that this trip was necessary, Xiao Min could not forgive himself for actually letting A Rui, a noble girl who had not yet reached the age of hair, kill people. Ah Rui was such a noble and generous person, but after marrying into the palace, she either fell ill or was affected by palace changes.
Thinking of A Rui's illness that day, Xiao Min was even more worried, fearing that she would fall ill again because of what happened tonight. "Wen Zheng, has Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess not come back yet?"
"Yes, Your Highness, I infer that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess should have gone to the observatory first, and then sounded the death knell. That place is some distance away from here, and it will take some time for Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to hide her eyes from others when she comes back. Or maybe, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess believes that you are capable of solving this matter and has already returned to the East Palace."
Xiao Min didn't know this, but he was really worried and couldn't feel at ease until he saw Ah Rui. "Pear branch, durian calyx, citrus aurantium, and pine knot, the four of you will go to meet Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
The four of them followed the order and met the guards of the East Palace who were sent by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to report the news on the way.
At this time, Lu Bingzhen had returned to the East Palace. The night wind was cold on the observatory, and she concentrated on shooting arrows. She had already broken out in a cold sweat without realizing it. She had a splitting headache from the night wind and just wanted to lie down and rest.
Zhu Shi was smarter and suggested, "Your Highness, why don't you hire an imperial physician. You are suffering from wind and fright. It would be better if an imperial physician can diagnose and treat you and save you from what happened tonight."
Lu Bingzhen nodded, and Zhu Shi sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to ask for an imperial doctor. Perhaps because of the chaos in the palace tonight, the imperial physician arrived very slowly. It took a full two-quarters of an hour for the imperial physician to arrive.
The one who came was Dr. Liu, an old acquaintance of the East Palace. I don’t know if the person who sent him specially invited him. The disheveled Imperial Physician Liu came to apologize, "I'm late, please make atonement for your sins."
A weak female voice came from the tent, "Ahem, it doesn't matter. I'll be more exposed tonight, and I'm grateful for the help of Dr. Liu." As she said that, a slender hand stretched out from the tent. Doctor Liu quickly said he didn't dare and checked his pulse.
"Your Highness, this is a sign of wind evil entering the body. The pulse is weak, stringy and tight, and sometimes there is a feeling of bloating. The tongue is pale and has a thin coating, accompanied by palpitations and shortness of breath. It may be an imbalance of heart and lung function. It is advisable to harmonize the heart and lungs and balance them. Qi and blood are used to maintain the health of the heart and lungs. Only by soothing the liver and relieving stagnation, soothing the liver and regulating qi can the meridians be smooth.”
Doctor Liu twisted his beard and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, may still have a high fever tonight, so those who serve you should be careful. I will prescribe a good medicine to soothe the liver and relieve depression, which may be able to suppress it. However, Your Highness, the Crown Princess, was ill a few days ago. I still have some spleen and stomach imbalance, so I must take good care of myself this time and rest in bed, and I must not be careless."
"It's natural, I'm sorry for Dr. Liu's concern. Zhu Shi, go and see Dr. Liu." After saying this, Lu Bingzhen thought of the low pressure around Xiao Min when he was sick last time, and also thought of the current chaotic situation. Lu Bingzhen called Xue Cha and said, "Xue Cha, you go find a guard to send a message to His Highness the Crown Prince. Just tell him that the situation in the palace has been chaotic these days. I will pretend to be sick in the East Palace to avoid the limelight for a few days."
Xue Cha had a troubled look on her face. She knew how much His Highness the Crown Prince cherished His Highness the Crown Princess. If His Highness the Crown Prince learns of His Highness the Crown Princess's condition, the consequences will only be more serious, and there seems to be no other better way at the moment. I can only pray that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess can recover before Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows.
The statement made by Lu Bingzhen's bodyguard was too reasonable and reasonable. Therefore, Xiao Min was kept in the dark until he discovered A Rui's fragility that night when he read A Rui's pulse file once a month as usual.
In the middle of the night, Lu Bingzhen developed a high fever as expected by Imperial Physician Liu. The situation is still tense now, for fear that someone with ill intentions towards the Crown Princess will pop up, so tonight only eight people, Caibing, Rongxue, Zhu Shi, Xuecha, Pear Branch, Durian Calyx, Zhishi, and Songjie, are taking care of Lu Bingzhen.
Xiao Min returned to the East Palace only half a month later. After the palace change, he, the Crown Prince, had to deal with all the complicated and complicated matters one by one. Especially the matter regarding His Majesty Bin Tianhou. As the heir to his father, he certainly could not leave everything to the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple after the tragic loss of his father. He had to do everything himself.
Concubine Gu and King Yu were still imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple by His Royal Highness, but the difference from last time was that this time they were in the prison of Zongzheng Temple.
A group of people in Zongzheng Temple have long been experienced. How could the people who are responsible for handling royal affairs not know how to figure out the thoughts of the superiors?
The fact that Concubine Gu and King Yu poisoned His Majesty with the elixir has been confirmed by the head of the Taiyuan Hospital. It is not strange that they sent people to assassinate His Majesty in anger when the palace failed. No one would pay attention to the arrow that obviously came from a parallel angle. Even after Gu Bin and King Yu were convicted, someone quietly smoothed away all traces.
The matter passed quietly like this. His Royal Highness, however, resolutely refused to ascend the throne despite several remonstrances from the ministers. The ministers were very puzzled, but His Highness the Crown Prince was like this and refused to change.
In the East Palace, Xiao Min sat quietly beside Ah Rui's bed and asked in a low voice, "A Rui, I have been neglecting you these days. You are fine in the East Palace. Is there anyone there? In this situation, will it hurt you?"
Ah Rui's reaction was very normal, and there was even a bit of joy in her tone, "It's okay, Qingyan. There are no rules and regulations in the East Palace, and no one offended me. Besides, I have been married to the East Palace for so long, how can there be anyone else?" You dare to bully me. Qingyan, are you looking down on me too much? I am the daughter of the Fan Yanglu family."
Of course Xiao Min knew that the East Palace had been completely overhauled by him, and it was impossible for anyone to dare to pretend to be the Crown Princess. But for some reason, Xiao Min has been feeling worried these days. Always feel like something happened somewhere?
