"When did the selection of the princess for Prince Tong happen?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Cha, "Is the next story going to be the story of the little uncle and the little prince?"
"Before Uncle Xiao Guo and the Young Prince, another thing happened." Shen Cha waved his hand, "It was two years after the old lady returned to the palace to choose the princess for Prince Tong. Prince Tong was already ten and ten years old at that time. One year old, it was indeed the age to choose a concubine, so they couldn't refuse. And the controversy about choosing a concubine lasted for almost a year and a half. When Prince Tong's name as the Lonely Star of the Heavenly Evil spread, Prince Tong will be thirteen soon, and will celebrate the fourth New Year in the palace."
"So, the upcoming story is in the New Year again?"
"No." Shen Cha shook his head, and when he saw Jin Miaomiao patting her chest and breathing a sigh of relief, she chuckled, "Don't be relieved so early. She chose to take action before the Chinese New Year, and her target is still Emperor Chongde. . It was the custom of the previous dynasty to celebrate the New Year every four years by going to Huangding Mountain to worship heaven and ancestors. This was a very important event for the royal family of the previous dynasty. Therefore, no matter how playful Emperor Jiaren was , also rushed back from Jiangnan early and took Emperor Chongde, Prince Tong, several other princes, and other members of the royal family to the Huangding Mountain Palace one month in advance."
"The people in the harem won't accompany you?"
"Yes, I will not accompany you." Shen Cha nodded, "This is also the practice of the previous dynasty, and it is different from our customs in Daxia."
"What happened this time was also caused by the old lady?"
"Before she passed away, the old lady did not admit that she had done this. Both Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong believed that the old lady was a courageous person, and she would say good things even when people were about to die. She is about to say goodbye to this world, and there is no need to grit her teeth and refuse to admit it. Besides, she has confessed to so many things, and denying even one and a half things will not alleviate her crime, right? "
"It makes sense." Jin Miaomiao nodded, "In other words, there are still a group of people watching..." Halfway through, she suddenly stopped and looked at the three people in front of her with vigilance, "It's not that group of people, right? ?”
"We are inseparable. It is most likely them." Song Qiyun finished eating the braised meat and drank the tea, and began to sweep away the fruits on the table. "Because after this incident, they have two more pills in their hands. It is us." Of the two pills we know, one temporarily saved Emperor Chongde's life, and the other allowed Prince Tong to live to nearly two hundred years old. However, we can only know that these two pills came into their hands at this time, but Prince Tong didn’t explain in detail how it came about.”
"Senior Tantai has promised us to investigate this pill matter, so we can leave it alone for the time being." Shen Cha waved his hand, "Emperor Jiaren dragged his family to the Huangding Mountain Palace, rested at the foot of Huangding Mountain, and waited for the twelfth lunar month. We went up the mountain again on the twentieth day. But we didn’t expect that the accident happened on the night of their first day in the palace.”
"Is there an assassin?"
"The assassins and the fire arrived at the same time." Song Qiyun took up Shen Cha's words and said, "The fire should have been set first, attracting the attention of most of the guards, and the assassins went straight to their target, Emperor Jiaren."
"Well, speaking of it, it is very similar to the style of the person behind the scenes. Every time they appear, they target the royal family, and they are the emperor of the dynasty." Jin Miaomiao thought for a while, "Every time they come out, they You don't want to hit the target with one blow, you just come out and respond to the person, and then you are silent again." She looked at Shen Cha, "If you bring this matter up alone, is someone really injured?"
"When the fire burned, Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong rushed to Emperor Jiaren's side as soon as possible. Although there were many guards, the number of assassins far exceeded theirs. According to Prince Tong's recollection, this time The skills of assassins are very high. Although the guards are not weak in skills, it is still very difficult to deal with these assassins who are obviously a head above them."
"The guards of the previous dynasty were so weak?"
"Not weak at all." Song Qiyun shook his head, "Sister Miao Miao, don't forget how unfathomable the people behind the scenes are. Even if we face them, we can't say we have a complete chance of winning."
"You're right, who knows how many masters they have hidden in their hands!"
"That's it!" Shen Cha sighed softly, "You have to know that before the assassins tried their best, each of them was injured. Prince Tong's injury was actually the most serious. He blocked a knife for Emperor Chongde, and the knife stabbed his shoulder. The assassin's force was very strong, and the knife was very deep. King Tong fainted immediately after receiving the knife, and he had no idea what happened next. What. However, after he woke up, he asked the people around him. After he passed out that day, Emperor Chongde went crazy and slashed several assassins. The assassins were frightened by his sudden outburst and no longer wanted to fight. Dragging his injured companion away."
"It's certain that Emperor Chongde exploded. The person he valued the most fell unconscious in front of him covered in blood, and he did it to save himself. It would be strange if he didn't explode!" Jin Miaomiao He sighed softly, "Emperor Jiaren must have been scared too. He didn't expect the relationship between the two children to be so good, right?"
"He knew that the rumors outside were untrue, but he really didn't expect that Prince Tong could give up his own life to block the knife for his son. From that day on, Prince Tong said that Emperor Jiaren's attitude towards him was different. If it was In the past, I treated him well for the sake of Emperor Chongde and treated him as an accessory to Emperor Chongde. However, after this assassination, he was truly accepted as a family member by Emperor Jiaren and became a separate person. "
"Is this... a blessing in disguise?" Jin Miaomiao shook her head helplessly, "So, the sacrifices to heaven and ancestors are still going on normally?"
"Of course." Song Qiyun nodded, "Don't be careless when encountering such a thing. The entire ceremony of worshiping heaven and ancestors is even more grand than previously prepared."
