After Zhang Cen heard the little eunuch's report, he was shocked. His hands trembled slightly, and his fatigue disappeared, so he waved the little eunuch to leave first.
Some family members outside the door saw the door open and the young eunuchs also retreated. Liu Xingyuan and Liu Xingzhi also stepped forward and asked anxiously in a low voice: "How is my father?"
Zhang Cen looked helpless, frowning and motioning for them to wait outside.
Liu Xingzhi secretly took out a gold leaf from his arms, forced it into Zhang Cen's arms, and whispered: "I hope the manager can tell you anything in time! It's not respectful..."
Zhang Cen pretended to be embarrassed, but did not push back. He said sincerely: "Young master, you are polite, as you should. Please ask the family members to keep their voices down outside. Your Majesty is sleepy now." After saying that, he closed the door to himself and went into the house. .
When the sun shone into the room and reflected on Emperor Han's face, Emperor Han's originally pale and wrinkled face gradually turned rosy. For a moment, the Han Emperor was half asleep and half awake. He only felt a slight heat on his face, so he woke up from his dream with a sudden jolt. Emperor Han looked around at a loss, and then looked at his son Liu Xun lying on the couch, and his face turned pale again.
Zhang Cen bowed in fear, "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Han ignored him and stretched out his hands lovingly. While gently brushing his son's face, he asked coldly: "Zhang Cen, what time is it now?"
Zhang Cen hurriedly replied: "It's already Chen time."
Emperor Han sighed again, looking at his son helplessly, but there was nothing he could do. He could condone everything Liu Yan did recently, but this incident alone made Emperor Han heartache. After all, Liu Xun was himself His biological flesh and blood is also the uncle Wang of his grandson Liu Yan!
Zhang Cen saw that the emperor was a little emotional and did not dare to make a mistake, but he had to report it, so he stopped talking and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Emperor Han seemed to realize that Zhang Cen was a little abnormal, so he asked: "What's wrong? Tell me!"
Zhang Cen said cautiously: "Someone came to report just now, the Queen Mother..."
"What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" Emperor Han asked anxiously, for fear of any accident.
"fall sick!"
After hearing this, Emperor Han felt much relieved. After all, the Queen Mother was old. "Zhang Cen! Speak more eloquently next time. Why did the Queen Mother suddenly fall ill? How is she doing now?"
"Someone came to report that the Queen Mother heard that Prince Ning was..." Zhang Cen hesitated for a moment, "He was poisoned and fell ill. Now he has taken medicine and is getting better."
Emperor Han nodded slightly, "Yes! When I finish my work, I will definitely go visit her old man."
Zhang Cen frowned and hesitated for a long time, then bowed deeply and continued: "Your Majesty, there is... one more thing."
Emperor Han was already a little impatient, "Say..."
"The visitor said... General Deng Zhuo of Jinwu Guard..."
Emperor Han raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Cen, "How is Deng Zhuo?"
Zhang Cen looked stern, "General Deng attacked Lu Mansion at night and was killed!"
Emperor Han asked in surprise: "Lu Mansion? Which Lu Mansion?" He suddenly asked, "Is it Lu Zuo?"
"Exactly!"
Emperor Han lowered his head in shock, his mind filled with thoughts, "How could Deng Zhuo assassinate Lu Zuo? Was it him? Was he..."
Zhang Cen actually knew well that Deng Zhuo was originally the crown prince's bodyguard. It was precisely because of His Highness the crown prince's continuous promotion that he became the general of the Jinwu Guard. Therefore, Deng Zhuo's assassination operation would not have been carried out by the crown prince if it had not been for the crown prince. As instructed, he had no reason to assassinate Lu Zuo. Now that Deng Zhuo was killed and the matter was exposed, the first person to be suspected was naturally the prince. Zhang Cen saw that the emperor's face was sinking like water, and he did not dare to ask any more questions.
Emperor Han lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then looked at his son lying motionless on the couch. The emotions in his heart surged, and different expressions appeared on his face from time to time, including helplessness, sadness, lamentation, anger, and even despair, dark His hair seemed to have added a lot of silver threads overnight, and his gray temples and gray beard trembled with his thoughts from time to time. At this moment, he looked like an old and dying man. He raised his eyes and looked at the sunlight shining through the window. The chills seemed to be rippling in the light. He stood up slowly, walked to the window, then slowly closed the window with difficulty, and murmured: "This light ...It's too dazzling, the best way is to ... close the window." Then he turned around and clasped his hands behind his back, coldly calling out in a low voice, "Zhang Cen!"
"The slave is here!"
"Is it morning now?"
Zhang Cen was stunned again, "It should be... it should be."
Emperor Han smiled wryly and said, "Let me ask you, what are you afraid of?"
"No..." Zhang Cen buried his head deeply at a loss, "No, slave..."
"Okay!" Emperor Han interrupted, "You go back to the palace immediately and let them all wait in the Xuanzheng Hall. No one is allowed to leave the Xuanzheng Hall without my order. I will be in charge today."
"Accept the decree!"
Zhang Cen had already anticipated the emperor's thoughts, and when he was about to leave, he was stopped by the emperor again.
"Wait a minute..." Emperor Han's face suddenly became solemn. After meditating for a moment with his hands behind his back, he sat down again at the round table in the auditorium. He kept tapping the table with his index finger while thinking, as if he was making a difficult decision. After a moment, he said: "Pass the order and ask Lu Zuo to enter the palace and wait."
"According to the order!"
After the Han Emperor finished instructing Zhang Cen, he sat back on the couch again and stared at his son Liu Xun on the couch without saying a word.
I don't know how much time has passed, but the family members waiting in the yard began to be unable to hold themselves back. Liu Xingzhi also began to be very anxious at this time. Although it was only early spring, he was already sweating profusely. Looking at the sun in the clear sky, he guessed that it was already time, but there was still no news in the house. Judging from Zhang Cen's hurried expression just now, , it seemed that something was going wrong, and I was feeling angry. I saw a servant sleeping under the eaves of the corridor, so I kicked the servant to the ground hard. The man said "ouch", covered his waist and screamed.
Liu Xingzhi was so angry that he stepped forward, grabbed the man's collar, and slapped the servant in the face. He said in a low voice, "Do you want to die? The emperor is still in the room!"
The servant was covering his waist with his left hand and rubbing his bruised face with his right hand, while still holding his mouth together to endure the pain.
Liu Xingzhi then calmed down some of his anger, pushed the servant aside, and then walked back and forth in the courtyard. Seeing his mother and concubine standing aside without saying anything, he stepped forward and asked, "Concubine, what is the truth about what the imperial doctor Wang said yesterday?" Whether it’s true or not, it’s almost noon!”
Princess Ning had tears in her eyes. If Prince Ning really died this time, the backbone of the family would really collapse, so she choked with sobs and said, "I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's hard to live..." Before he finished speaking, he started whimpering.
"Hey..." Liu Xingzhi shook his sleeves angrily and helplessly, and wanted to walk away.
Liu Xingyuan saw that his younger brother wanted to go out, so he stopped him and said, "Come on, why are you leaving before the emperor has given orders?"
