Not long after, in Cining Palace.
"...Royal Grandmother, this is what happened. That Wan Zhen'er has done such evil things. If she is allowed to continue to stay in the East Palace, she will be in serious trouble. I would like to ask the Imperial Grandmother to make the decision and transfer her back to Cining Palace to eliminate her." future trouble."
Zhu Jianqing knelt in the Nuan Pavilion and told exactly what happened today.
"What? This happened?"
Empress Dowager Sun was sitting on the couch, holding the Buddhist beads tightly in her hands. The sadness in her eyes due to the news of Zhu Qizhen's death had not yet dissipated. When she learned such shocking news, her face turned even scarier.
Taking a deep breath, Queen Mother Sun suppressed all the emotions in her heart and gave instructions to Wang Qin beside her.
"Go to the East Palace now and bring Wan Zhen'er with you, saying it's the Yi family's order. Anyone who blocks her will be arrested as well."
"quick!"
When Wang Qin heard the news, he was also shocked for a while. However, looking at the extremely gloomy expression of Queen Mother Sun, he did not dare to show any slightness and immediately left with his people.
At the same time, in the East Palace, Liang Fang returned to the outside of Zhu Jianshen's palace and asked the palace people a few questions. She learned that Wan Zhen'er had ordered someone to boil the medicine and was serving the soup in the inner room.
So, Eunuch Liang took a deep breath, looked at the dust and wrinkles on his clothes that had just been stained by kneeling, his expression quickly changed from calm to panic, and he hurriedly rushed into the palace. Go in.
As the current eunuch of the entire East Palace, Liang Fang's embarrassed appearance naturally quickly attracted the attention of the people around him, but they did not have the guts to stop Liang Fang.
So, soon, Liang Fang entered the inner room. It seemed that he was too anxious and even almost tripped over the threshold when he entered.
This movement was so big that Wan Zhen'er, who was giving Zhu Jianshen medicine, frowned and handed the freshly dried medicine to the maid next to her. Wan Zhen'er stood up and walked out a few steps. He walked to the door and shouted in a low voice.
"Eunuch Liang, what did you do to make such a big fuss? Don't you know that His Highness is recuperating?"
The tone was slightly reproachful, and she was obviously quite dissatisfied. However, when she took a closer look at Liang Fang's embarrassed appearance at the moment, she was a little surprised and said.
"Eunuch Liang, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing this situation, Liang Fang's expression became more and more anxious and she said.
"Servant Chief Wan, something happened. Just now... before the imperial doctor left, he said that His Highness had lost his vitality due to excessive indulgence. Then His Highness King Rong became furious and said... He said that he was going to deal with you. I tried my best to persuade him and said Once the matter got serious, it would inevitably affect the reputation of His Highness the Crown Prince, so he stopped His Highness King Rong. However, he immediately said that this matter was of great importance and could not be ignored, and he also said that he would report it to the Holy Mother. Now, I am afraid that I have gone to Cining Palace..."
"What?"
Wan Zhen'er suddenly turned pale, with deep fear on her pretty face.
So, Liang Fang took the opportunity to say.
"Servant Commander Wan, how about we help you find a place first and go out and hide."
"Now that things are so big and His Highness is still awake, if you are also taken away by the Holy Mother, I'm afraid..."
Wan Zhen'er was in chaos at the moment and didn't know what to do. Reason told her that Liang Fang was right, but for some reason, just when she wanted to agree, a strong uneasiness surged in her heart. The feeling made her hesitate.
Seeing this situation, Liang Fang was about to say something else, but at this moment, a weak but firm voice suddenly came from behind Wan Zhen'er.
"no!"
So Liang Fang and Wan Zhen'er followed the sound at the same time, and happened to see Zhu Jianshen push away the little palace maid who was feeding medicine, and slowly sat up with his body propped up.
"Your Highness..."
Wan Zhen'er hurriedly stepped forward and carefully supported Zhu Jianshen. At the same time, Liang Fang's heart sank, but she did not dare to show anything on her face, but immediately followed Wan Zhen'er forward.
At this moment, Zhu Jianshen was in better spirits, but his face was still a little pale. He sat up against the quilt with Wan Zhen'er's help, and then he frowned and asked.
"Liang Fang, please tell Gu Ting the details."
As soon as these words came out, Liang Fang felt anxious for a while, but fortunately, he was prepared. After thinking for a moment, he told the truth about what had just happened.
"...At that time, His Royal Highness Prince Rong took the prescription and said that he wanted to find someone to verify the symptoms. Doctor Zhang couldn't bear it, so he had to tell the truth. Then, His Highness guessed that it was because of Captain Wan, and questioned the slave on the spot. At that time, , I saw that I couldn’t deceive, and I was afraid that His Highness Prince Rong wouldn’t get the answer and the trouble would get bigger, so I had no choice but to tell the truth.”
"Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness King Rong said on the spot that he would deal with Chief Wan. The servant tried his best to persuade him, and then His Highness reluctantly gave up his murderous intention. However, His Highness still planned to take away Chief Wan. I really had no other choice. In order to To delay the matter, I had to say that the matter should be handled in a low-key manner and not cause a big fuss, so His Royal Highness Prince Rong went directly to Cining Palace and said that the Holy Mother would make the decision."
"Knowing that something was wrong, I hurriedly came back to inform Commander Wan to hide. Your Highness... I failed to hold up His Royal Highness's authority, leaked His Highness's secrets, and even put Commander Wan in danger. Please forgive me."
Therefore, at this time, Liang Fang's high emotional intelligence is reflected.
There was basically no falsehood or concealment in his words. However, when people listened to it, they felt inexplicably that Zhu Jianqing was pressing forward step by step, and Liang Fang had been taking care of the overall situation, even though he had no choice but to do so in the end. It feels like a secret has been revealed, but it is the best solution one can find in desperation.
In fact, even Wan Zhen'er on the side did not feel any dissatisfaction with him after hearing these words. She only felt that Liang Fang could not be blamed for this matter.
In fact, if Liang Fang had just put all the blame on Zhu Jianqing, it would have aroused suspicion. On the contrary, these nine truths and one falsehood would be more trustworthy.
And this strategy was obviously effective. Zhu Jianshen's originally frowned brows relaxed slightly following Liang Fang's words.
But then, when he saw Wan Zhen'er, whose face turned pale next to him, his brows furrowed tightly again.
"What time is it?"
Liang Fang felt relieved and spoke cautiously.
"Go back to Your Highness, calculate the time, Your Highness Prince Rong should have arrived at Cining Palace by now..."
After the words fell, Zhu Jianshen's face became more and more ugly, and he couldn't help but cough lightly a few times. Wan Zhen'er was so frightened that Wan Zhen'er on the side quickly helped him.
Just barely calmed down, before Zhu Jianshen could speak, there was a burst of noise outside.
"You can't go in..."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is recuperating from illness. How dare you trespass..."
The quarrel was getting closer and closer, and along with the sound of several palace maids originally guarding the door being thrown to the ground, the door to the inner room was soon pushed open.
Seeing this situation, Liang Fang immediately stood up, stood in front of Wan Zhen'er and Zhu Jianshen, and shouted sternly.
"Who is so bold as to break into His Royal Highness the Prince's palace without permission?"
So, the strong eunuchs blocking the door stepped aside, and Wang Qin's figure appeared outside the door and said coldly.
"According to the decree of the Queen Mother, Queen Mother Wan Zhen'er of the East Palace is sent to ask questions. No one is allowed to stop her."
Wang Qin hurriedly came from Cining Palace. Knowing the seriousness of the matter and having obtained the decree of Queen Mother Sun, he naturally forced his way in to take people away.
The guards of the East Palace knew the eunuch of Cining Palace, and he had the Queen Mother's decree. They did not dare to stop him without the Crown Prince's order.
So, Wang Qin drove straight in. Just when he was about to enter the inner room and take the person away, a slightly angry voice suddenly came from behind Liang Fang.
"presumptuous!"
Hearing this voice, Wang Qin was slightly startled. Then, he saw Liang Fang take two steps back and stand beside him, making way for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was lying on the bed and Wan Zhen'er who was standing beside him.
The person he wanted to take away was right in front of him, but Wang Qin didn't dare to make any move. He waved his hand to signal all the servants he had brought to stay outside the door. He quickly walked into the room with a humble face and knelt down.
"My slave, please pay your respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I didn't mean to offend you. It was the Holy Mother's decree. I ordered you to take Wan Zhen'er back to Cining Palace for questioning immediately. I'm just in a hurry. Please calm down, Your Highness."
Although Wang Qin watched Zhu Jianshen grow up, over the past two years, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grew older and became more authoritative, even a great eunuch like Wang Qin only dared to act in front of him. Respectfully.
Seeing Wang Qin's appearance, Zhu Jianshen's anger subsided a little. After all, he had a kind and generous character. He sighed and waved.
"Gu already knows what happened. You are under the orders of the emperor's grandmother, and it is your responsibility. I don't care about you. However, Zhen'er, no matter what, I won't let you take her away!"
Zhu Jianshen said this last sentence so loudly that tears began to well up in Wan Zhen'er's eyes.
However, his words made Wang Qin complain for a while. The reason why he rushed in so quickly was because he was afraid that this would happen if he came late, but who would have thought...
In desperation, Wang Qin could only continue to kowtow twice and said.
"Why is Your Highness so troublesome for this slave? Since the Holy Mother already knows about this, there must be an explanation. Even if the slave goes back today at the risk of being scolded by the Holy Mother, but she is not brought back, the Holy Mother will be furious. If she sends someone again, I’m afraid it won’t be easy…”
As he spoke, Wang Qin saw that Zhu Jianshen on the other side was silent and did not answer, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and said.
"Your Highness, since the matter has been brought before the Holy Mother, it is impossible to hide. I think you might as well take Wan Shichang with you to explain the matter clearly to the Holy Mother. Maybe the matter can be properly resolved?"
Wang Qin knew very well that since Zhu Jianshen was awake, it would definitely not be possible to take him away, so he could only be reasonable and hope that His Highness would not be stunned by the beauty.
After saying this, Wang Qin immediately kowtowed to the ground and waited for His Highness's decision.
Finally, after a moment, Zhu Jianshen's voice sounded.
"Liang Fang..."
Hearing this voice, Wang Qin knew that there was a result, so he raised his head and looked at Zhu Jianshen expectantly.
But unfortunately, the result was not as he expected. Zhu Jianshen looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then gave instructions.
"Eunuch Wang Qin broke into the East Palace without permission. I order you to immediately lead the guards of the East Palace to lock him up and detain him in the side hall until he is dealt with..."
"Your Highness!"
Wang Qin couldn't help shouting, but Liang Fang ignored him and walked straight to the door, commanding the two internal servants to lift Wang Qin up. Then, he took Wang Qin out and commanded the guards outside. , and then all the servants brought by Wang Qin were detained...
