"Your Majesty, your words are serious."
No matter how turbulent his heart was, as the real mastermind behind the assassination, the Seventh Prince showed a calmness consistent with his calculations.
"It was just an accident, but it was a really good accident."
His words were very sincere: "The prince invited us here to warn us that things falling from heights are very dangerous. And I was injured even though I was standing so far away, which shows the danger. The injuries you and I suffered must be enough to serve as a warning to others.”
Xiao Yun also looked very moved: "Brother Seventh Emperor is really reasonable."
The Seventh Prince went on to say: "Except for the Star-Zhaing Tower, there are no such high pavilions in the city. It would be better to seal it to prevent further harm."
For Star Reaching Tower to be so high-profile, the backing behind it must be strong enough.
If the prince really seals the Star Building, but is not allowed to build similar high-rise buildings, it will definitely make the people behind the Star Building unhappy.
"I have already discussed this matter with the shopkeeper."
Xiao Yun clapped his hands, and then someone picked up the gold and silver bricks on the ground, put them into a tray, and sent them to the shopkeeper of Zhaixing Tower.
"These are modification costs to raise the railings and install platforms to block falling objects."
The gold brick weighs six kilograms, and the silver brick is lighter. Their combined value is several hundred taels.
As long as you don't use too expensive materials, the money is enough.
The shopkeeper refused a few words, but seeing her tough attitude, he had to accept it, and instead praised the prince's kindness, and said: "The villain will post warnings in front of the railings above the third floor to advise customers not to throw things downstairs."
Xiao Yun: "Very good."
The Seventh Prince didn't succeed and didn't care. He pretended to be chatting and asked her: "Which young master is the one standing above with the emperor's brother just now? He looks a bit strange."
Xiao Yun: "The random guests on the ninth floor were not invited by me to assassinate the imperial brother."
At this time, Xie You had already paid and brought people out. He walked over with a "just passing by" expression and a very clear purpose. After revealing his identity, he apologized to the seventh prince.
Of course the Seventh Prince forgave him for his unintentional mistake.
Not only did he forgive, he also wanted to get closer.
The Seventh Prince: "I heard that the eldest son of the Xie family was crowned last month. It is a pity that I was unable to attend the crowning ceremony. Seeing your demeanor today, I am even more regretful. I wonder what the nickname of Xie Lang is?"
Xie You paused for a moment and replied: "My grandfather gave me the name Bo Heng, hoping that I would behave appropriately and abide by etiquette and customs."
The seventh prince called him affectionately and invited him to attend a certain literary gathering soon.
Wenhui is an important occasion to increase reputation and demonstrate abilities. It is also an important social activity for the children of noble families before entering officialdom. If the royal family is involved, the standards are usually not low.
Before Xie You could refuse, Xiao Yun said coolly: "Brother Seventh Emperor, if you don't ask anyone to heal your face, I'm afraid there will be scars."
The seventh prince's expression changed, thinking that she was threatening.
He didn't dare to gamble on her sense of propriety or conscience, so he suppressed his unwillingness and left in a hurry.
Xie You left smoothly.
As for the remaining people, Xiao Yun invited them to have a dinner at Zhaixing Tower and inspected their positions and personalities.
The ragtag group of people gathered around the original owner will always be useful if they are loyal.
If there is neither loyalty nor ability, there is no need to stay.
She was so seriously injured that many people might want to switch to others, so she would take this opportunity to get rid of them.
Cups and cups are exchanged in the Star-Zhaing Tower, and there are also singing and dancing in the palace.
The emperor rested on the beauty's lap, enjoying the gentle massage and listening to the secret guard's report on what happened after he proclaimed himself the crown prince.
Perhaps it was the state master's efforts to quell the chaos that made those old guys regain their respect and fear for him. When he announced the crown prince in the morning, few people objected.
But if you don't object on the surface, you may not do anything behind the scenes.
Just like those assassinations some time ago.
His Nine Emperors' Son is related to his own imperial destiny. The more prosperous the other party's fortune is, the brighter his imperial star will be, and he will be able to live longer, eventually achieve righteousness, and rule the dynasty for eternity.
Now that the other party is at the forefront of the storm, he had better keep an eye on it.
But...his kid has been doing things more and more interestingly recently.
"You mean she made a bet with someone about which gold or silver would fall to the ground first, and won the bet?" He laughed. "The Imperial Master is well versed in astronomy and geography. Xiaojiu got a few points from him, but he used it to make a bet with a child. Seriously? cute."
Secret guard: "The prince is asking your highnesses to witness the danger of heavy objects falling from heights and accidentally hitting Mr. Xie's nephew."
It's not for a bet, Your Majesty.
"I know that Xiaojiu has always been kind." The emperor waved his hand, "After suffering such a big crime, he didn't get angry when he woke up, but he wanted to remind his brothers and sisters of the danger. Little did he know that those were evil tigers and wolves. I will appreciate it and feel that I am demonstrating.”
Secret Guard: Is it possible that they are just demonstrating?
He also reported the tragic death of Chen An yesterday, why was he called "not angry"?
The emperor sighed deeply: "Without my care, Xiaojiu would have been destroyed by these colorless white-eyed wolves. I hope what happened to Lao San and the others can make others remember."
For him, it is very annoying to be unable to bring benefits to himself and to think about the existence of things that he is not willing to give. Such a son will die when he dies, and there will be one less person who will secretly disobey him.
Secret guard: "The seventh prince's face was scratched by the smashed jade Buddha."
"It's because of carelessness."
The emperor still had some fatherly love for the seventh prince, a noble son, so he said: "Let's do this. Give him a box of the jade beauty cream that I plan to give to Concubine Mei these days, so that he can take good care of it and never see it again." , so as not to leave scars.”
Concubine Mei is the mother of the seventh prince.
He was very favored in the early years, but now he is no longer favored, and the emperor's attitude has become indifferent.
It was fitting for him to take what was to be given to her and give it to her son.
The emperor then showed his extreme preference: "The assassination is over here, but the depression in my heart is hurting my body, so I have to find a reason for Xiaojiu to vent."
Secret guard: "..."
Forget it, I am just an inquirer, the master can think whatever he wants.
The emperor thought to himself for a while, and then gave what he thought was a brilliant note: "Let's do this. Tomorrow, we will send a decree to hand over the investigation and search for traitors and the renovation of the capital to the prince, giving him the power to do things expediently."
The traitor under investigation was someone who secretly colluded with King Rong to help him invade the capital.
The emperor was unwilling to admit that his stupidity had caused the capital's garrison to pull back, so he blamed all the blame on the traitor, and many people were killed in the past few days.
How many of them are traitors, how many are people who oppose him, everyone knows.
Leaving this matter to the prince to continue is also to provide a suitable reason for the other party to find someone to vent his anger on.
Renovating the capital was also about cleaning up the mess left by the rebels.
King Rong's army went straight to the palace and did not linger on the road, causing limited damage to the imperial city.
The main victims were civilians in the outer city, so repairs have not yet been scheduled.
However, building a city has always been a poor job. To do this, the emperor just wrote the sentence "You can go to govern Su Neishi and ask for money" in the imperial edict.
Xiao Yun woke up from a hangover and received this imperial edict: "..."
Although it was exactly what she wanted, she still wanted to curse "Damn fool".
This is how the prestige of the royal family was destroyed!
She covered her healed forehead: "Gu's head hurts so much."
Mo Yi asked nervously: "Slave, are you going to ask for the imperial doctor?"
"The imperial doctor can't cure my heart disease." Xiao Yun smiled bitterly and threw the question of "how to restore the reputation of the royal family" to the back of his mind. "Has the Jade Buddha been put together yet?"
"Several jade craftsmen worked hard all night and have finished it, but some of it has been smashed into powder. There are many cracks and defects on the surface of the Buddha statue. We haven't found a suitable jade to fill it yet."
"What we want is this effect. We will add 30% to the original salary and let them rest in the house before leaving." Xiao Yun looked at the jade Buddha presented to him with great satisfaction, "Find a rosewood box to put the Buddha statue in." . Pack three more supplements, and I’m going to visit patients today.”
"You want to visit the third prince, the tenth prince and..."
Xiao Yun: "The third young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Fengshang."
The girl who asked Chen An to meet on the top floor of the Star Building for many days in a row, but did not show up on the day of the accident.
I heard that he was ill and has not recovered yet.
The third prince injured his neck and could not speak. When he saw Xiao Yun wearing the prince's clothes, he was so excited that the wound opened and he was rescued again.
The tenth prince is doing better, but his legs are disabled and he will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair like the fourth prince.
The two of them were considered useless.
So they argued that she had not participated in the murder of Xiao Yun, and she agreed cheerfully, saying that she had caught the culprit and would not take revenge on them.
They thought that the one who really made the move was one of the two who was already dead.
Unexpectedly, there was a fisherman behind me.
Counting his brothers, it is obvious who the fisherman is.
There were rumors that the seventh prince had his face scratched, and they did not suspect that she deliberately wanted them to deal with the seventh prince.
Those who offended Lao Jiu were all dealt with by her.
If they move slowly, they won't even have a chance to vent their anger.
Someone who had already changed his inner core laughed at this and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion again.
The emperor did not like government affairs, and the prime minister had been in power for many years. Naturally, the prime minister's palace was located in the most expensive area of the capital, not far from the tenth prince's palace.
It looked like he was dropping by for a visit.
In addition, the emperor assigned the prince a job, so it was normal for him to come to ask about the situation.
However, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion are not very normal.
Although he did not stop her from entering, he only invited her to the main hall and asked her to be accompanied by the prime minister's wife and his legitimate son.
She said meaningfully: "Prime Minister Su has guests."
In the original novel, the Prime Minister's wife is a typical character who has high ambitions but low ambitions, who carelessly spoils her children and treats concubines harshly.
Even if she didn't dare to show a domineering attitude in front of the prince, she was not really smart.
When Xiao Yun said this, a strange color appeared on her face.
Then she said in a nonchalant tone: "It's just a poor family who came to see you without delivering the invitation. I am kind-hearted and put aside my official duties to see them. I will send them away soon and come to see you."
Xiao Yun: "...I will remember to post this next time I come to visit."
The eldest son Su Qi, who was standing beside the Prime Minister's wife, almost hid his face. Hearing Xiao Yun's words, he quickly tried to make up for his mother: "Isn't it true that all the people in the world are from the royal family? His Highness the Crown Prince is here to honor the Su family. How can I ask you to abide by those customs?" present?"
The Prime Minister's wife realized that she had said the wrong thing and repeatedly echoed: "What Qi'er said is true. Your Highness is here. It's too late for my wife to be happy. Why would I want you to hand over a greeting card? I am definitely not the kind of person who doesn't know how to praise. .”
These words made Xiao Yun want to hold his forehead.
Why did that old fox like the Prime Minister marry such a wife whom he couldn't understand?
Because she has no brains, because she treats the concubine harshly?
"I heard that the third lady of your house has been ill recently, so I prepared an extra portion when I was looking for tonics for the third and tenth emperor brothers. If you don't mind, I will give it to her."
The Prime Minister was a bit powerful, so no one came to check on Su Fengshang.
He was not there on the day of the accident and was even sick.
That's reason enough to pick herself out.
The Prime Minister's wife did not connect her precious daughter with Xiao Yun's assassination at all. She was very excited when she heard this: "Feng Shang had a cold some time ago. Now she has recovered, but her body is still weak. Your Highness's reward comes at the right time." Appropriate! Would you like to visit me?"
Su Qi: "Third sister has not yet learned of His Highness's visit, so..."
The prime minister's wife suddenly pushed him and told him to shut up: "Your sister got up early and is playing the piano to relieve her boredom. It would be nice to talk to the prince to cheer her up."
Xiao Yun did not expect to have the opportunity to meet the second female lead so soon. He pretended not to notice the etiquette issues involved and followed the Prime Minister's wife with a smile to meet Miss Su San.
Along the way, the prime minister's wife frantically promoted her daughter.
As the second female lead in ancient literature, Su Fengshang has the necessary skills such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, is proficient in tea art, dance, and PUA art. She has good Neptune cultivation and has countless admirers but has never fallen out of love.
She is the most noble girl in the capital.
The prime minister's wife was determined to find the best marriage for her daughter.
The prince in the original novel was mediocre and low-key, with no real power in his hands, so she didn't like him.
Now that Xiao Yun was in the limelight, he began to interfere in government affairs before the ceremony was held. In her opinion, he was the most worthy person for his daughter.
Xiao Yun: "Speaking of which, I knew that Miss Third was sick, and I found out about it from the shopkeeper of Zhaixing Tower."
The Prime Minister's wife paused and immediately said: "Feng Shang was in a bad mood before and often watched the scenery in Zhaixing Tower. Those young masters didn't know the etiquette and always bothered her."
"Feng Shang follows the master. She is thin-skinned and kind-hearted. It is difficult to drive them away. In fact, she hates their actions in her heart."
Oh haha.
Xiao Yun: "Those?"
"Except for the two occasions when the third prince and the seventh prince wanted to have a drink on the top floor, Feng Shang gave way, and the rest of the people who approached him were not serious people."
The Prime Minister's wife wanted to show that her daughter was popular, and she counted many people in succession: "The fourth son of the Zheng family, the eldest son of the Feng family... Oh, and the third son of the Chen family, they actually sent a notice to our house saying that they wanted to marry Feng Shang, you are so shameless."
Su Fengshang, who had just packed up and went out to greet the guests: "..."
