The queen's bedroom.
"Madam, Madam, no, something big has happened." Mother Ma hurriedly came in from outside.
The queen was already restless today, worried about the events of the previous court. When she heard Mother Ma's shouting, the cup in her hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound, "What...what's wrong?" Did something happen to Shen'er?"
Mother Ma's face was pale, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and she was out of breath. "Mother, the prince has escaped from the palace."
"Escape from the palace? What do you mean? Failed? How could it happen? The emperor is still in a coma. Even if he fails, no one can do anything to him?" The queen looked anxious.
Mother Ma showed a bitter smile, "Mother, your Majesty... Your Majesty is awake."
"What?" The queen stood up in shock, "When did it happen? Why didn't I know? Aren't the people in the emperor's palace arranged by us? Why didn't anyone come to report it?"
"Your Majesty," Mother Ma said with a confused look on her face, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he..."
"Tell me, what's wrong, Your Majesty? Mammy, you are so anxious that I will die." The Queen was so anxious that she slammed the table with such force that even the maids and eunuchs beside her were so frightened that they lowered their heads, for fear of offending the master at this time. .
"My servant saw the emperor from a distance. He seemed to be fine. He didn't look like he was seriously ill at all..."
The queen fell directly onto the chair behind her, a little stunned, "Then... you mean the emperor is cured? Or..."
"My servant doubts that the emperor was not poisoned at all."
"Not poisoned..." The Queen looked at Mother Ma in disbelief, "Not poisoned?"
Mother Ma nodded helplessly. They were set up by the emperor this time.
"He was just pretending from beginning to end?" The queen still couldn't believe it.
Mother Ma: "······"
"Hehe, hehe," the queen suddenly laughed out loud, "Hahahahaha... Xiao Heng, Xiao Heng, you are really a good chess player."
Mother Ma was a little worried, "Mother~"
"Hahahahahaha..." The queen burst into tears as she laughed, "Mommy, we lost, completely lost..."
Mother Ma stepped forward to support her and patted her back to comfort her, "Mother, we still have the prince. Now... our situation may not be good, but the prince... will come back." , you are his queen mother."
"Mother? Hahaha~" The queen sneered again, "The most ruthless emperor's family. If he really cares about me, the queen, how could he run away and leave me behind?"
"Empress, you can't think like that. Prince Jing was born in your tenth month of pregnancy. He must have no choice but to keep you today. But don't worry, he will definitely find a way to save you. Don't forget Now, do we still have tens of thousands of troops outside the city? We still have a chance of winning." Mother Ma kept comforting the queen, now is a critical moment, we can't just accept our fate, otherwise everything will be over.
"Really?" The queen was a little doubtful.
"Of course it's true," Mother Ma said decisively, "Just think about how filial King Jing is to you on weekdays. The first thing that comes to mind when there is something delicious and fun to do is you. There must be some emergency today. He can't pick you up and leave with him, but we have to believe in him and he will definitely come back to save us. Even if King Jing doesn't want to, isn't there still the Marquis? No matter what happens, the Queen Mother is still in the palace. Don't worry, The Emperor cannot do anything to you."
"Yes, yes, mama is right. I made a mistake and almost misunderstood Shen'er." The queen caressed her chest. Her prince would definitely not abandon him.
*
In the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty, these are the letters that were searched from the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. They are all liaison letters with Northern Xinjiang. Please check them." An Yi handed over a brocade box, and Zhang Fu immediately put it on the desk.
Emperor Wu glanced at it but did not open it, "Where is it in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"The prime minister's office did not find any correspondence with other countries, but it did obtain an account book. After a preliminary look, I found that they were all filial piety money given by local officials every year, and some were accounts for private purchases of official positions. Moreover, we also found a large amount of gold from the secret room, a conservative estimate of five to six million taels, not including the calligraphy and paintings of famous people and antiques."
"Humph, you are really a good prime minister." His treasury does not have that much money.
An Yi hesitated, "And..."
"What else? Tell me, when did you learn to procrastinate?" The emperor glanced at him.
"The eighth concubine who was newly admitted to the prime minister's house was locked in the utility room when he was released. When he was released, she was a little crazy and crazy, but my subordinates vaguely felt that this person looked familiar. After investigation After a while, I found out that she was the legitimate daughter of Zhao Fufu who disappeared a year ago..."
"What?" The emperor was shocked.
The legitimate daughter of Zhao capital disappeared a year ago, and not long after that, the entire capital was silenced, which shocked both the government and the public. All the important officials of the imperial court were massacred while still in Kyoto, and the real culprit was never found. Everyone speculated that it was a gangster who was seeking revenge.
"So, this Guo Youwei not only took bribes, but also secretly killed important officials of the court?" The emperor's eyes were cold. He was really a good prime minister of Daqing. I have been re-employed for many years and always thought I was a smart person, but in the end I was in the wrong position. I thought it was a pity... Haha, it turned out that he was a wolf from the beginning to the end, a white-eyed wolf.
"Evidence subordinates have ordered people to investigate."
"Okay, let me find out everything."
"Yes. Also, the nun in charge of the Queen's Palace just secretly investigated the news and has returned to the Queen's Palace."
"Well," the emperor sneered, "The Queen's Palace is under my watch. No one is allowed to come in or out. Let's wait for now. I don't have the energy to deal with her yet."
"Yes, that subordinate will resign."
After An Yi left, Emperor Wu leaned on his chair, "Zhang Fu, Yan'er and Yue'er should be back, right?"
Zhang Fu said with a smile on his face, "Yes, I have already sent the letter. I guess the second prince has received the letter and is now rushing back with the princess."
"This time, do you think Yue'er will be happy? Will she recognize me?" Emperor Wu felt helpless when he thought of his daughter. During those days in Kyoto, he never called him "father".
"Definitely, the princess is hard-spoken and soft-hearted. You see, although she has never called you, she has given out those medicines to replenish the body, and they are all good things that even money can't buy. Don't you think so? You know, every time the imperial doctor comes over and sees your pills, he gets greedy, hahaha." Zhang Fu pursed his lips and chuckled.
Emperor Wu smiled at the corner of his eyes and said with pride, "That's the medicine made by my precious daughter herself. It can't be compared with the medicine made by those imperial doctors. Don't you know? Yue'er made a detoxifying pill before and it was auctioned There’s a lot of money on the field.”
"Yes, yes, the princess is the most powerful~" Zhang Fu immediately complimented.
"I don't know when I will be able to arrive in Kyoto. I have already arranged for the princess's mansion to be packed..."
