The heavy snowfall for three consecutive days has made the entire Beijing city covered in snow, which is really beautiful.
Zhou Jin was standing in the quiet pavilion in the palace. This was the best place to enjoy the winter snow scenery, but she was not in the mood to appreciate the snow scenery.
Because she is worried.
During this period of time, she had also heard about the prince's brother's abnormal behavior, so even when faced with this mythical snow-white world, she had no interest at all.
She has visited the prince brother twice in the past few days, but he has become very busy since he assisted in political affairs.
The first time she entered the East Palace, she heard the eunuch's order calling the prince into the palace to discuss matters. The two only met briefly in front of the East Palace without even speaking to each other.
The second time, although the prince's brother was in the East Palace, when she went there, the prince's brother was discussing matters with his subordinate officials, and this discussion lasted three or four hours.
Zhou Jin waited for a long time, but still couldn't wait, so he had to say goodbye to the princess and returned to his palace.
While she was thinking wildly, she suddenly heard a bright voice saying: "What are you thinking about?"
Hearing this voice, Zhou Jin was pleasantly surprised. She turned around quickly and immediately saw the handsome face of the prince brother.
At this time, the maid next to her knelt down and said, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhou Xuan nodded, then walked to Zhou Jin, gently rubbed her head with his palm, and looked at her lovingly.
Zhou Jin raised his head and looked at the cheerful, warm and bright man in front of him, like the rising sun, with eyes full of respect and admiration.
Then she looked into the prince's brother's eyes again.
Zhou Jin likes to look into his eyes the most, because the prince's eyes are clear and clean, like a spring that can wash away any worries.
But today Zhou Jin saw some kind of shadow in his eyes.
The shadow in Zhou Xuan's eyes made her feel palpitations involuntarily. She couldn't help but pull the prince brother's sleeve and asked softly: "Is the prince brother unhappy these days?"
Zhou Xuan's attitude was still gentle. He rubbed her head again and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? I've just been a little busy recently. Don't worry, everything will get better in three days."
Hearing this, Su Shi's pupils suddenly tightened, and his eyes seemed to turn into needles, because Zhou Xuan's words made him horrified.
In three days, it will be the twenty-ninth day of the winter lunar month, and the prince died suddenly on this day.
Only then did Su realize why Zhou Jin asked himself if anyone could predict his death date.
The prince told Zhou Jin that everything would get better in three days, and told Su Zhou that there would be a banquet to celebrate on the 30th.
All this indicates that the prince seems to know that on the twenty-ninth day of the winter lunar month, he will face a great disaster.
Could the prince really predict his own death date?
Su Shi shook his head. He generally would not easily believe things that were beyond his own knowledge.
So there must be some other reason.
Su Shi sighed because he couldn't figure out the reason why the prince had such a premonition.
But suddenly he had an idea. Since he couldn't find the reason, why not change his mind.
When Su Shi changed his mind, a chill suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body seemed to be frozen stiff by the cold, and he was so frightened that he could not move.
Because he thought of a terrible thing.
Who can threaten the prince? Who can decide the date of the prince's death?
There is only one person, and that is the Emperor.
As the saying goes, if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die. Even the prince of the East Palace, life and death can only depend on the emperor's words.
After a long time, he reluctantly raised his head, looked at Zhou Jin, and said dryly: "Have you thought of a possibility?"
Zhou Jin seemed to know what he meant and shook his head firmly: "Impossible."
"Why?"
"My father is kind and my prince is wise. I would never do such a thing."
Su Shi didn't agree with this reason.
For the sake of the majestic imperial power, there are many stories in history books about fathers and sons killing each other.
Zhou Jin continued: "The prince's brother suddenly died suddenly. My father ordered a thorough investigation. No trace of doubt was left unturned."
Su Shi forced a smile: "It's not uncommon for thieves to cry out to catch thieves."
And this can also explain why the three imperial doctors believed that the cause of the prince's death was not suspicious.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jin still shook his head firmly and sighed: "Do you know why my father has not established another prince until now?"
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know."
Although he didn't know it in his mouth, he knew very well in his heart that once he had absolute power, who would be willing to share a piece of the pie with others.
Zhou Jin explained: "Even though on the surface there is nothing suspicious about the prince's brother's death, my father has always believed that there must be something else behind the prince's brother's death, so before the matter is investigated, the crown prince's position will be vacant." over there."
Su Shi just smiled and said no more.
Since Su Shi has determined that the matter is related to the emperor, no matter how Zhou Jin explains it, he can find a reason to refute it.
Zhou Jin knew what he meant, sighed softly, and said, "Do you know how long my father has been pursuing the death of the prince?"
"have no idea."
"Five years. Since the death of the prince's brother, my father has been secretly pursuing it until five years ago."
Su Shi hesitated and said: "As the saying goes, he should do everything he can to act. He should know that many people have questions about the prince's reasons."
Zhou Jin retorted: "But in the past five years, no one knows that my father is also secretly investigating the cause of the prince's death. Who is he acting for?"
This sentence surprised Su Shi. He touched his nose and asked, "No one really knows?"
Zhou Jin nodded: "The people who are investigating the cause of the prince's death are the secret guards around the father. They only obey the orders of the father."
"Then how did you know?"
Zhou Jin silently replied: "Actually, my father has known for a long time that we are investigating the cause of the prince's brother's death, and has been secretly opening the door for us." At this point, she smiled bitterly and said: "But we can't find any at all. clue."
"Five years ago, my father summoned me to the palace. I didn't know until then that my father had been secretly investigating this matter. However, I didn't get much in the past five years, and in his opinion, the investigation was too much. There were still no clues for so long, and there was no point in pursuing it anymore, so he stopped the investigation. At the same time, he didn't want me to get too deep into this matter, so he called me into the palace and advised me that it was time to let go. "
Zhou Jin had a sad look on her face, and she murmured: "But how can I let the prince brother die in peace, so I told my father that I will never give up."
Su Shi suddenly said from the side: "I believe that in the past five years, although the emperor has not been able to find out the truth of the matter, he must still have found out a lot of things."
Zhou Jin shook his head in disappointment and said, "I have read the secret guard's report. In the past five years, they have only confirmed some things, but they have not found any clues about the cause of the prince's brother's death."
