Zhou Gu was woken up and saw Princess Sheng'an holding medicine to feed him. He immediately sat up and went to receive the medicine himself.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an avoided him and refused to give him the medicine bowl. She said with a straight face: "Grandma feeds you, don't refuse."
Zhou Gu looked at the eldest princess Sheng'an and said helplessly, "Grandma, I can drink the medicine myself. You feed me spoonfuls like this. It's too painful. I drink it all at once."
He stretched out his uninjured left hand and said, "This hand can move, so I really can't trouble grandma."
Hearing what he said, Princess Sheng'an could only hand him the medicine bowl, "Drink slowly, don't choke." Then she said to behind her, "Bring the candied fruit quickly."
Zhou Gu drank the medicine in one breath and wanted to refuse the candied fruit, but the nanny who was serving him was quick and had already prepared it. He could only open his mouth and eat the candied fruit that Princess Sheng'an fed him.
Seeing that he was too sleepy to open his eyes, Princess Sheng'an said, "Go on and sleep!"
Zhou Gu nodded, fell down on the bed, and fell asleep again.
The old Lord Protector entered the house and saw that the person was asleep again. He put his hands behind his back and said, "Let's all go back. What are you doing here? Just leave someone to watch."
The Duke's wife said, "Father and mother, you two should go back and rest. My daughter-in-law can stay here."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an refused to leave, and waved away the old protector, letting him go by himself.
The old Protector's beard curled up, and he walked away dissatisfied.
After Yun Ze returned to the East Palace, he reported to Yan Huisheng what had happened. Yan Huisheng also said in his heart, "What a danger." If Su Rong hadn't happened to go to the Great Buddha Temple today and met Zhou Gu, expecting that he would be in danger on his way back to Beijing. Fengling was sent to chase him down the mountain for protection, but Zhou Gu was already fifty miles away from the capital.
He frowned, "You fought with those people, what kind of tricks can you tell?"
Yun Ze shook his head, "The group of people who intercepted my subordinates were also dead soldiers. They couldn't see the way out, unlike the assassins that my subordinates had come into contact with in the past."
The implication is that he does not look like the eldest prince and the second prince. After all, these two people often deal with them.
"It actually involves Concubine Li." Yan Huisheng said in a deep voice: "Those who want to kill Zhou Gu cannot avoid the people in the court. Although the eldest brother and the second brother have been dealing with Gu for many years, there is no guarantee that they don't have a trump card."
After all, Yan Li hated Zhou Gu the most recently. I didn't find a chance to deal with Zhou Gu before the scientific examination. I'm sure I'll find this opportunity to kill him after the scientific examination.
He told Yun Ze, "Go and investigate. King Ruian is investigating Concubine Li and her fourth brother, and the old Protector of the Kingdom will not stand idly by. You go and investigate the Great Buddha Temple."
Yun chooses to be.
Just as Yun Ze left, a young eunuch from the palace came to announce Yan Huisheng's entry into the palace.
Yan Huisheng guessed that the emperor had announced his intention, so he packed up and entered the palace. When he saw the emperor, he bowed his hands and saluted, "Father."
The emperor looked at Yan Huisheng. His son was the most promising among all his sons. Fortunately, he was also the crown prince. However, it was precisely because of this that as he grew up, his abilities and reputation became stronger. It will always remind him that he is getting older, waiting for him to die and inherit his throne.
He asked in a deep voice: "Prince, how did you realize that someone wanted to kill Zhou Gu?"
Yan Hui lowered his head, "Back to my father, I heard that Ding Man died in the mountains behind the Great Buddhist Temple, a hundred miles outside the capital. Zhou Gu and his people were investigating the Great Buddhist Temple, and I felt that this matter even involved the land of Buddhism. Come in, I'm afraid there will be deep involvement behind the scenes. The son-in-law knew that Zhou Gu didn't take many people with him when he left the capital. After checking for a night, the results should be found out, so he sent Yun Ze to take people to the Great Buddha Temple to pick him up, but it didn't work out. Someone was waiting outside the city one step ahead to intercept the troops from the East Palace, deliberately stalling for time."
"So, that is to say, you are relying on speculation?" the emperor asked.
"Yes." Yan nodded in response.
After hearing this, the emperor no longer dwelled on the matter, but asked him, "What do you think of Fengling leading people to rescue Zhou Gu?"
Yan Huisheng raised his eyes and met the emperor's scrutinizing gaze. He said calmly: "Miss Su Qi has such a secret guard to protect her. Her status must be extraordinary. Although she and Zhou Gu broke off their engagement, they did not harm their harmony and expected it in advance. He might be in danger on his way down the mountain back to Beijing, so it's not surprising that we saved him."
"What is her identity? Do you know?" Huang
The emperor asked.
Yan Huisheng lowered his eyelashes, "I don't know, but after what happened today, I have some guesses."
"Didn't the old Protector and Zhou Gu tell you?" The emperor didn't believe it.
Yan Hui shook his head, "I have never seen him since Zhou Gu's scientific examination. He has not gone to the East Palace and has not walked around with me. As for the old protector, I only met him on the day of the imperial meeting."
The emperor certainly knew this. He left the old Protector alone alone on the day of the great court meeting. Later, he left the palace and went back directly without seeing anyone else. He stared at Yan Hui and said, "Tell me your guess about Su Rong."
"Miss Su Qi is probably related to Princess Zhenmin. After all, many people say that she looks like Princess Zhenmin back then. I dare not guess the rest." Yan Huisheng said calmly, "I have been busy recently. Regarding the scientific examination that my father told me, even if it is completed successfully, there will be no mistakes in the marking. If it weren't for Zhou Gu's involvement with her, I would not pay more attention to Miss Su Qi."
Seeing that his answer was impeccable and that he really didn't know Su Rong's true identity, the emperor said directly: "She is the daughter of Princess Zhenmin and the King of Nanchu."
Yan Huisheng showed just the right amount of shock.
Prince Yan Hui said that he had been calm since he was a child. Even if he was shocked, except for a slight look of surprise on his face, there was no other sign of gaffes. This had been the case since he was a child. Anyway, the emperor had never seen him panic or confused.
"On the day of the great court meeting, under my questioning, the old Protector told me her true life story. I originally wanted to see her, but was dissuaded by the old Protector. He said it was not the right time." The emperor never missed Yan Hui's response. The expression on his face said, "So, I still haven't seen her yet. But the assassination case of Qingping was actually directed at her, and the Yipinxiang Teahouse storyteller case was obviously also directed at her. These two cases ,What do you think?"
Yan Huisheng thought for a moment and asked calmly: "Father, do you want to hear the truth from my son, or are you lying?"
"What are you talking about! Of course I want to hear what you have to say." The emperor looked dissatisfied, "Just say it."
Yan Hui said: "The truth is, since they are here for Miss Su Qi, someone in Nanchu probably wants to use the help of Daliang Dynasty to get rid of Su Rong. My father handed these two cases to King Ruian. It's really It’s a smart move.”
The emperor nodded, "What else?"
Yan Hui shook his head, "I haven't met Miss Su Qi yet, and I only met the Second Young Master Ye once at the birthday banquet of the young daughter-in-law of the Chengguo Palace. We only exchanged a few words. We can't make any wild guesses." , nothing can be concluded until King Ruian investigates the case."
"I'm not asking you about Su Rong and Ye Guixue, but about Concubine Li. You should have listened to Yun Ze's report. Concubine Li was involved in this case." The emperor stared at him and said, "What do you think of the Fourth Prince Yan Shen? , are you involved?"
Yan Huisheng naturally knew that the emperor wanted to find out what he said, but he naturally would not let him find out. He still shook his head, "Everything can only be concluded after getting to the bottom of the investigation. No one can make any rash judgments now."
The emperor was dissatisfied, but Yan Huisheng was right. He had no choice but to give up. He acted like a father to the emperor and warned: "You are the prince. You have been paying close attention to the movements inside and outside the capital recently. Don't let Chao Gang get into trouble. If If there is anything unusual, please report it to me at any time."
Yan Huisheng mocked in his heart. His good father was the most astute as a king. He could sense every big event before it happened, so he would carry him out and let him do his best for the country until the government was stable. Now that the turmoil has subsided, when he no longer needs him, he starts to suppress him again, starts to cut off his hands and feet, and promotes his eldest and second brothers to deal with him. It has been done countless times over the years, and this time is no exception.
He laughed silently, bowed his head and said, "Father, don't worry, this is the duty of a son."
In any case, this is a sign to him that he will let go of his hands in the near future, which is always a good thing. Today is different from the past. The results of the scientific examination are about to be released, and Su Rong secretly helps him break the situation. If he can take the opportunity to make a breakthrough, he will have a lot to do.
The emperor waved his hand, "Go!"
Yan Hui excused himself and left the imperial study.
The countdown to the end of the month is on, my dears, chase your monthly tickets!
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