One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.
As soon as the Chen family was overthrown, the King of Chu returned to the capital.
You know, the prince is not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict.
"It is true that I did not issue an edict to the King of Chu." The empress' heroic dark eyebrows frowned tightly, and her peach blossom eyes looked cold.
Zhao An asked: "Do you have a good relationship with King Chu?"
"Because of the incident with the champion, he was not welcomed by his father. Later, he was ordered to leave the palace. I almost forgot about the existence of this imperial uncle. However, I heard that he made outstanding achievements in the Northland and defeated the barbarians in the Northland. If you dare to go south, there may be no evil intentions when you come back this time."
"Why don't your Majesty issue an order to summon King Chu to the palace now and see if he comes or not." Zhao An gave an idea.
The empress said: "I have made a decree, but there is no news yet."
While they were talking, Huang Zhong came over and replied, "Your Majesty, someone from the palace said that the prince's old injury has relapsed, and he is afraid that he will not be able to enter the palace these days."
"Old wounds?"
"Yes, King Chu offended Fuyun Palace many years ago and had one of his arms chopped off. Every special day, he is always in unbearable pain."
The empress sighed and asked Huang Zhong to bring some good tonics to the Prince of Chu's palace. It would not be too late to come back to the palace when the prince's health improves.
After Huang Zhong left, Zhao An had people pass around the dishes, which were the empress's favorite dishes.
However, Chen Guogong was still alive and could not be eliminated. The empress felt uneasy for a day. After the meal, she gave Zhao An a bottle of medicine and said secretly: "Go and help me deal with that old fox. You have to watch him die with your own eyes."
Zhao An was surprised by the empress' ruthlessness, but without saying anything, he nodded, took the medicine bottle into his arms, and walked out of the Yangxin Palace carrying the palace lantern.
After walking a few steps, Chang Ming waved from behind the rockery where the moonlight was shining.
Zhao An's eyes froze, and he greeted her with a fake smile. He covered his belly intentionally or unintentionally, "Brother Chang Ming, my mother asked me to keep the Chen family's female dependents. I have already taken care of it. Isn't it time to give her the antidote?"
Chang Ming pursed his lips, took out a packet of medicinal powder and handed it over. Zhao An pretended to be happy, but did not take it in person, and then asked his empress how it was.
"The empress also wanted to see the Duke. She expected that His Majesty would execute the Duke as soon as possible, so she asked me to wait here. I didn't expect that I would have to wait." Chang Ming's ordinary face had a smile that was a bit evil. sex.
Zhao An said sternly: "Since your Majesty has requested it, the Za family will accompany your Majesty on a trip."
After waiting for a moment, Chen Yuru came out wearing a black robe.
Zhao An took her on the carriage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then drove out of the palace himself and rushed to the Ministry of Punishment for imprisonment.
The Ministry of Punishment has long been replaced. Officials from the original neutral faction, when they saw Zhao An, came over to him like a third grandson, talking to Master Zhao one by one.
Zhao An, the dignified minister of the Ministry of Justice, had no bottom line, and Zhao An was so licked that his goosebumps almost fell off, so he asked him to wait outside.
The Minister of Punishment glanced at the figure hidden in the black robe, and without daring to say a word, he immediately asked someone to open the prison door.
Zhao An grabbed a torch and helped Chen Yuru along the steps into the prison.
At a glance, there are faces behind the cell door, and many of them look familiar. Sure enough, they are all members of the Chen family. Most of them have wounds on their bodies, with whip marks interlaced, and their flesh and blood are stuck together with their clothes.
They saw Zhao An like a fierce ghost, frantically stretching his hands out of the mushan, howling: "Zhao An, take your life!"
"Eunuch, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"
"Eunuch Zhao, Mr. Zhao, please do well and save me. I will treat you like an ox and a horse!"
The sounds are touching.
Zhao An kept walking and tried his best to protect Chen Yuru and be careful that she would not be caught.
It was not until the deepest part of the prison that my ears became quiet.
There were separate cells inside, and the smell of dampness and mold was pungent and unpleasant.
The former Duke of the Kingdom was now like a wild beast, disheveled and disheveled. His limbs and neck were tied with chains, and he was nailed to the wall.
Hearing the footsteps, Chen Guogong slowly raised his head, a pair of dim eyes flashing fiercely on his dirty face.
Chen Yuru immediately opened the hood of her black robe, revealing her pretty face, and called her father bitterly.
Chen Guogong looked at her steadily, his expression was not angry, but a little strange, "Unfilial daughter, what else are you doing here? Seeing my jokes and adding insult to injury?"
Chen Yuru's eyes were a little red and she said in a low voice: "My daughter is unfilial. She does this for the sake of the child in her belly. Please understand, father."
Since ancient times, it is common for brothers to fight against each other, and there are also many uncle-nephew disputes.
If Chen Yuru doesn't fight now, when her eldest brother becomes the prince, he may attack her son. After all, the child in her belly is of legitimate flesh and blood, different from a thief who steals the country.
"I have nothing to say to my unfilial daughter, but I am surprised that Eunuch Zhao condescended to come. Do you have any wine?"
Chen Guogong shook his scattered hair and asked casually.
Zhao An brought up the wine jar and said mockingly: "There is wine, but I am afraid that the Duke will not dare to drink it."
These words made Chen Guogong laugh up to the sky, his neck was covered with scars and his veins popped out, "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, I am about to die, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Upon seeing this, Chen Yuru picked up the wine bowl and was about to go over, but Zhao An stopped her.
This was too dangerous, so she had better move away.
"Eunuch Zhao thinks my father will kill me?" Chen Yuru looked displeased, then threw away her big hand and forced her way into the prison.
Zhao An felt bored and curled his lips.
Chen Guogong faced his daughter standing in front of him with a sinister look in his eyes. He finally grabbed the wine bowl and drank it all, then returned the bowl to her without any attack.
Even if Chen Yuru stabbed him behind the Chen family's back, he had no intention of killing. At least he was still alive as a queen and could still take care of some of the surviving descendants of the Chen family.
Chen Yuru sat down and asked in a low voice: "Father, can you tell me, do you regret it? My eldest brother and I, if you had chosen me, we would not be in today's situation."
Chen Guogong shook his head without hesitation, "I don't regret it. I will choose again. As a father, I will still choose the boss, not you."
"Just because I'm a girl? Why?"
Chen Yuru collapsed a little and asked with red eyes.
If she had listened to her earlier and the Chen family had supported the child in her belly, then the Chen family would have been in harmony now, and they would have become powerful relatives in the future!
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.
Seeing her like this, Duke Chen Guo said with a smile, "As a father and daughter, I only hope that you can order a coffin for me from the Ninth World Hall."
Ninth World Hall...
Zhao An's body trembled, and he instantly thought of the old woman's newly opened funeral shop opposite Tianshui Courtyard.
How did Chen Guogong know that store and order the coffin inside?
Just as she was thinking about it, Chen Yuru finished saying what she wanted to say to Chen Guogong. She wiped her tears and said sadly to Zhao An: "I have said everything I should have said. I will go out first and wait for you in the carriage."
