12dz Chapter 235 Vicious
Chapter 235 Vicious
He almost jumped out of his chair and rushed in.
"Your Highness! Your Highness?"
Mi'er pulled him back in time.
"The doctor is treating the patient, don't go in and cause trouble. According to palace rules, if you fail to protect your master, you will be punished with at least 20 strokes of the cane. The condition of the Crown Prince is unclear, and I'm afraid your life is in danger."
Eunuch Hua's pupils shrank and his eyes trembled.
Without waiting for Mi'er to ask, he gritted his teeth and started cursing.
"It must be that b*tch Hongying!"
Eunuch Hua has always been cautious, especially when he goes out with his master. While protecting his master, he also pays special attention to his own safety. Because he is the closest eunuch to the prince, and he is also in charge of the prince's medicine. If something goes wrong, not only he will suffer, but also the prince.
The same is true today.
Not only the things at the entrance, but everything the prince touched was carefully checked. He even avoided the people he met along the way.
There are many people in Prince Ding's Mansion, and they have many gossips. What if someone takes advantage of these people to do something?
It is not uncommon to use incense to murder people.
Eunuch Hua thought about it carefully and made sure that everything he had done before was correct.
That could only have happened after we arrived at this yard.
After that, he only met one outsider, and that was Hongying!
Eunuch Hua did not come into contact with the strange maid who had delivered the message earlier.
Of course, it is also possible that someone has hidden some medicine in this room.
But in that case, everyone who enters the room may be affected.
Princess Ding and the others have been here for some time and have not felt any discomfort at all.
He calmed himself down, looked around, and when he saw the shadow he hadn't seen, he asked hurriedly.
"Gu Si...where is the eunuch who was with me? Didn't he come back?"
Mi'er asked with her eyes, and Eunuch Hua took the initiative to talk about what had happened before.
"The Crown Prince was drunk, so the servants of Dingbei Palace brought us here. After inducing vomiting, the Crown Prince drank a hangover medicine and fell asleep soon after. Suddenly, a strange maid came and said that something happened to the Crown Princess and asked to see the Crown Prince. The maid was flustered and full of flaws. It was obvious that she had other intentions. How could we let her get close to the Crown Prince? Gu Si immediately captured her and said that he would hand her over to the steward of the palace for disposal."
When Mi'er heard this, she turned her head to look at Princess Ding, then quickly turned her gaze away.
"We didn't see him."
Eunuch Hua murmured, "I'm afraid he's in trouble too..."
Mier urged: "What happened next?"
Eunuch Hua collected his thoughts and continued speaking.
"Later, I stayed in the room to watch over His Highness. Not long after, Hongying came and said that the Crown Princess was worried about His Highness and asked her to come and visit. At that time, His Highness was alone with me. I was worried and did not let her in. She did not insist and said that she wanted to pay respects to the Queen on behalf of the Crown Princess, and then left."
"After she left, I sat here, waiting for Gu Si to come back. I don't know what happened after that."
Mi'er asked back and forth several times, and after getting all the details clear, she went back to report.
Jiang Wanyue listened quietly and had a clear understanding of the whole thing.
"This scheme is so complicated, it's impossible to guard against it!"
Mi Er was so angry: "My Lady, this man is so vicious to plot against you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Xing'er was still calm and said after thinking for a while.
"The first maid looks fake but is actually real, and the second maid looks real but is actually fake. Madam, Hongying is the maid of the Crown Princess's dowry. Could this be done by the Fan family?"
Before Jiang Wanyue answered, Mi'er rushed to deny it.
"Is the Fan family stupid? Why would they want to harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? And especially at a time when the Crown Princess is pregnant."
Xing Er also has her reasons.
"Perhaps it's because the Crown Princess is pregnant that their ambitions have grown, and they want to let the grandson take the throne! The Crown Princess said there were signs of miscarriage, maybe she was faking it."
At this time, Jiang Wanyue spoke.
"It can't be the Fan family. General Fan is a close confidant of the Emperor. He won't do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Besides, the Crown Princess has only been pregnant for a few months. It's not even certain whether the baby is a boy or a girl."
No normal person would do this.
Letting the prince step down will do more harm than good to the Fan family.
Even if the Crown Princess gave birth to the eldest grandson, if Li Ce disliked the Crown Prince, how could he still like the Crown Prince's son? He would only hate him more.
Jiang Wanyue pursed her lips tightly.
She was actually not worried that the note would be seen by Li Ce and arouse his suspicion.
Having been with Li Ce for many years, she still has this confidence.
What she was more worried about was that someone would use this opportunity to sow discord between her and the prince, or even worse, pin the crime of murdering the prince on her.
In recent years, the Jiang family has been very low-key in the court. Apart from using their connections to get their uncle's official position, the Jiang family has not used their connections for anything else.
The advantage of this is that the Jiang family will not be branded as "foreign relatives" and will not make enemies in the court.
But there are also disadvantages to doing this.
That is, the Jiang family's influence in the court has weakened.
If everyone in the court attacks her, the Jiang family may not be able to withstand it.
In this situation, she could no longer care about the prince and could only find a way to protect herself first.
Li Ce came quickly.
He didn't bring many people with him, only two eunuchs and four guards.
Jiang Wanyue led everyone to greet them at the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing Li Ce approaching, she knelt down and saluted.
"I am here to see the Emperor."
Li Ce stepped forward and helped her up.
"Are you okay?"
Jiang Wanyue lowered her head, pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red, and a forced smile appeared on her face.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I am fine. You should go in and see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first!"
She did not complain for herself, nor did she explain. She pointed at the designated princess and said something else.
"The princess's wife will tell the emperor what happened."
After saying that, she bent her knees again and stepped aside.
Li Ce wanted to hold her hand, but looking at the outsiders crowded at the gate of the courtyard, he did not extend his hand.
He put his hands behind his back, his face turning cold.
"Where is the prince?"
Princess Ding kept her head down the entire time, not daring to make any probing gestures in front of the emperor.
"His Royal Highness is in the room. The doctor came to see him and said that he was drunk and fell asleep. The doctor gave him acupuncture and he should be awake by now."
Li Ce didn't respond and strode into the house.
Princess Ding did not follow in.
Li Chengye did wake up.
He had just woken up and didn't know what had happened, but he found that his two personal eunuchs were gone. There were only two unfamiliar people, one who looked like a maid, and the other who was carrying a medicine box and looked like a doctor.
He was a little confused and propped himself up to sit up. Just as he was about to ask, he saw Li Ce coming in and hurriedly got out of bed to greet him.
"Father, why are you here?"
Li Ce walked up to him and looked down at him with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"You drank too much and have been unconscious. The servants were worried and came to tell me that I came to take a look."
Li Chengye covered his head.
"It is my fault that I have lost my manners."
He looked outside and saw that it was already completely dark, so he asked.
"Father, is the banquet over?"
Li Ce did not answer directly. He flicked his sleeves and turned to give orders to the guards outside.
"Someone, send the prince back to the palace."
Li Chengye realized belatedly that something was wrong.
"Father, what happened?"
Li Ce didn't look at him, he just said: "Drunkenness is harmful to your health, you don't need to go to the government office these days, stay in the mansion and rest."
Li Chengye opened his mouth and wanted to ask something else, but Li Ce had already turned and walked out of the room. Two guards came forward and helped him up.
Li Chengye frowned: "Where are the two eunuchs following me?"
"Your Highness, Eunuch Gu had an accident and was found dead in the corner near the second gate. Eunuch Hua needs to be questioned as usual and cannot go back with Your Highness for the time being."
The guard's voice was calm, but Li Chengye's eyelids jumped when he heard it.
Gu Si is dead?
What happened? !