I just received a letter before returning home. After opening it and reading it, Eunuch Zhao couldn't help but feel very worried.
"None of these princes and grandsons are fuel-efficient." Eunuch Zhao thought to himself: "Even King Lu, who was watching silently, this time alerted the snake and cleared the grass, and there were actually many secret hands."
"The Gray Crane group was established because of the Imperial City Division. A hundred households supported its establishment for the convenience of doing things. Therefore, it has always been on the Imperial City Division's relatively safe list and is used from time to time."
"Who would have thought that he is actually a member of King Lu."
"It's a pity... Jiang Yi is dead, and we have to find someone else in Daiwang's Mansion..."
Thinking about it, the ox cart arrived at the palace and stopped outside. Eunuch Zhao got off the car, straightened his clothes, and headed towards the gate. If he wanted to ride into the palace, except the emperor, queen, and empress dowager, who could enjoy it?
At the gate of the imperial city, eight guards with swords stood like nails. They all knew Eunuch Zhao, and when they saw him coming, they all greeted him respectfully.
Eunuch Zhao casually nodded his head and was about to enter when someone behind him shouted: "Eunuch, Eunuch!"
Looking back, he saw that the person calling him was known to Eunuch Zhao. He was the person sent out and had been responsible for contacting the hundreds of households lurking in Prince Lu's Mansion.
Why did he suddenly come again? Could it be that something happened to King Lu again?
Eunuch Zhao immediately had an ominous premonition. When hundreds of households approached, he said directly: "No need for false courtesy. Our family has no time to waste. Did you find anything?"
"Eunuch, the lurking person planned to get one of King Lu's personal servants drunk. I learned from him..." Baihu didn't dare to say it openly, so he stepped forward and whispered a few words, and Eunuch Zhao's expression immediately changed.
"Are you serious? This is no small matter! Lies will not be tolerated!"
Nightmare Town kills people, even the prince will die if he touches this.
There was an example in the previous dynasty. In the Jing'an Dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Jing'an deeply hated his father for doting on other princes. He repeatedly suppressed him and took desperate measures. He used the method of nightmare suppression to curse Emperor Jing'an to death so that he could ascend to the throne as the eldest son of the emperor.
As a result, the report was discovered, and the emperor was furious and laid down millions of corpses. Not only was the emperor's eldest son given poisoned wine, but his mother and concubine were also given death. Six thousand people implicated in this incident were killed one after another. It is said that their heads fell to the ground every day for a month. , the air in the capital was filled with a strong smell of blood.
This kind of thing happened not only once in the former Wei Dynasty, but also in the previous dynasties, and every time a large number of people died.
Baihu hurriedly replied: "My father-in-law, even if you have the guts to lie in this humble position, you will not dare to lie on this matter. This is what is reported below. There are no mistakes or omissions. I will take care of everyone and serve you with delicious food and drink. No. If you dare to touch a hair, I will wait for my father-in-law to question you."
"Our family knows, please wait, we may send you in to reply." Eunuch Zhao ordered, with a livid face, he hurried into the palace.
Entering the imperial study, I heard faint voices and waited outside with my hands lowered. I saw an official retreating and went out. He glanced at the emperor secretly when he entered, then he saluted without saying a word.
The emperor was startled and asked with a straight face: "You old slave, what's the matter with you?"
Eunuch Zhao nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is in a good mood. Is it because this slave... has brought bad news again."
As he spoke, he kowtowed again, took a breath, and told the story one by one.
I thought the emperor would be as angry as before, but I didn't expect that the emperor didn't speak anymore. He just squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. After a long time, he breathed heavily: "I understand."
But it’s not entirely true that I don’t feel it after listening to it.
Eunuch Zhao saw that the emperor looked older. Even though he tried hard to straighten his back, he involuntarily hunched over, and his eyes were a little sore.
At this time, it was dusk, the clouds were dark, and wisps of wind came through the door, making it even more silent. He slowly stepped aside. The palace was quiet for a long time before the emperor spoke: "Let Shunde come over."
This was an instruction to the young eunuch, and immediately the young eunuch responded and went out to look for the person.
Eunuch Zhao stood in the corner, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and then lowered his eyes.
At this time, the emperor called the eunuch Shunde, probably to let Shunde investigate the matter.
Sure enough, a moment later, an eunuch in his forties came in and respectfully saluted the emperor.
"I order you to go to Prince Lu's Mansion and check if Lu... does the sixth one have any grudge against me? Did he order that Gui Junxi to curse me..."
As soon as the nightmare curse came out, Shunde's body trembled, and he was horrified: "The sixth prince actually wanted to curse the emperor?"
If this matter is true, I am afraid that the sixth prince's fate will not be good. Even if the emperor does not kill this son for the time being, he will not tolerate it for too long.
Thinking of what happened in the Prince's Mansion, Shunde lowered his head and said, "I obey the order!"
Seeing that the eunuch was about to leave, the emperor called out again, stared at him, and said coldly: "Let Huo Wuyong and Dr. Xun go together to test the bloodline of King Lu."
"Yes!" Shunde responded and retreated.
Just as he was taking people away, there was a "boom" in the sky, and the rain swept down with "swish". It was already raining heavily, and the study became darker.
The emperor walked to the door, looked at the rain falling under the steps, and then looked up at the dim sky with a gloomy expression.
It was already June, and it was raining frequently and even harder. Feeling the rain, the emperor sighed inaudibly: "Some people said in the past that every move of the Heavenly Family must have a spiritual response. I believe it now."
He turned back to the palace, glanced at Eunuch Zhao who was standing honestly in the corner, and called out: "I really can't eat dinner, let the imperial kitchen wait to serve it - you old slave, play chess with me, Let me relax."
Seeing the emperor's confused expression, Eunuch Zhao felt sad and agreed in a low voice.
Prince Lu's Mansion
At this time, it was also shrouded in rain and fog. The sudden rain made the servant in charge, who was already in a bad mood, feel even more uneasy. The maid serving King Lu came from the corridor. Due to the gusting wind, her clothes were still a little wet, and she couldn't help but feel wet. He complained: "It rains when it says it will rain. This kind of weather, ugh!"
"It may not be bad if it rains. At least a rain can relieve the heat."
A maid sighed: "The ice cubes in the mansion have long been gone. Even the princes and princesses have no ice in their houses. If it doesn't rain, the weather will get hotter. How will we survive the day?"
As soon as these words came out, the former almost had red eyes.
These maids who followed Princess Lu lived a more comfortable life than the daughters of minor officials outside the palace. When had they ever suffered such hardship? Have you ever been wronged like this?
It was just that they were wronged, but King Lu and Princess Lu were also wronged now, which really made them feel unhappy.
"The princess hasn't eaten anything all day. I'll go to the kitchen first to hurry up and make something delicious. You go to the sewing room to get some needlework. You can't get out now, so you might as well do some needlework." The latter thought for a while. ,explain.
The two maids separated. The maid who went to the sewing room to get needlework chatted for a while, then walked to the backyard with needlework in hand. When she reached the front yard corridor, she heard a commotion coming from the gate. She turned around out of curiosity. I took one look, and with just one look, I was scared to death.
I saw the armored soldier with a sword kicking open the door with a "boom".
