Chapter 90 The Prince Consort Disguised as a Man in a Revenge Story (35)
"Your Majesty, please arrange it as soon as possible."
The Queen brought a bowl of soothing soup, looked at His Majesty who was still reading, and reminded him warmly.
His Majesty raised his head and looked at the empress with her black hair scattered in front of her and her gentle expression, and felt a little tenderness.
"At this age, the only one who can stay with me and talk to me is you, the Queen."
The empress' motherly words and deeds after the third prince's disfigurement made the emperor finally remember the benefits of this head wife after many years.
Especially the third prince, no, the Prince of Li.
When King Li went to the imperial mausoleum, the queen specially added a lot of gold and silver to his luggage.
At that time, Concubine Yue had been placed under house arrest, and the entire Yu family was also neglected. No one could care about the once noble prince.
It was actually the Queen, the adoptive mother whom he had let down before, who went out of his way to take care of him.
This also moved the emperor even more.
It is true that compared to other concubines, the queen is not beautiful or gentle enough, but she has a good heart.
After so many years, she is the only one in the harem who still has some good intentions.
"Your Majesty is in the prime of his life. How can you be this old? We all rely on your Majesty in the palace and harem."
The Queen knew that since the third prince was lost while hunting in the western suburbs, the Holy Emperor had been favoring his concubines frequently in the past six months, hoping to get another prince.
Indeed, each of the four princes now has their own shortcomings. Even the fourth prince who is a little more popular, his wife family is also involved in major corruption cases in the Liangjiang area.
It is understandable that the Holy Emperor would like to have a new prince.
But since the birth of the fifth prince, there has been little crying in the harem.
If the Holy Emperor still wants to win a few more young princes now, he may be powerless.
After half a year of hard work, nothing seemed to have changed except that the Imperial Hospital prescribed some more nourishing decoctions to His Majesty in front of him.
"Counting the days, Dingguo should be back soon. You and Concubine Ping have always been on good terms. Concubine Ping is thinking about Dingguo these days and her health is getting worse. You should take more care of her."
A few days after Song Weilan left the palace, Concubine Ping fell ill.
Now I can't even get out of bed.
The imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment only said that it was an old illness that had occurred during childbirth. In addition, Concubine Ping had been worried too much these days, which was why she became so seriously ill.
"I have gone to see her, but the imperial doctor also said that she can only be kept warm with medicine. To put it bluntly, Concubine Ping is mostly suffering from a heart disease. When Dingguo returns to Shangjing, I think Concubine Ping's illness will be mostly cured. "
After saying that, the queen slowly sat beside the emperor and said softly, "Your Majesty, when will Dingguo come back? She is a woman, even if she knows some swordsmanship, but after all, she has never left the capital for so many years. Once she goes there It’s really worrying to go so far away from the two rivers.”
The Holy One only smiled.
"With the prince-in-law by your side, and the three thousand officers and soldiers sent by me, what are you worried about? Well, rest, I will have an early morning meeting tomorrow."
After saying that, he drank the calming potion in front of him in one gulp, got up and went to rest on the bed behind the screen.
He didn't see that the queen behind him was staring at him with a very deep look.
As if looking at some prey.
On the second day, it was rare for the Holy One not to have an early morning meeting.
The chamberlain just said that Your Majesty felt cold, and then all the officials gathered in the front court dispersed.
At noon, a group of cavalry galloped from outside the gate of Shangjing City.
"Urgent report! Urgent report! Princess Dingguo has been assassinated! Princess Dingguo has been assassinated!"
Princess Dingguo was assassinated?
The people on the street couldn't help but raise their heads for a moment.
Princess Dingguo has always had a good reputation among the people. The fact that she defeated Princess Xidi at the palace banquet has long been known to everyone in Daye.
Moreover, since Princess Dingguo got married, she has been supporting private students and has a good reputation among literati.
Now that they suddenly heard the news about her accident, many people were shocked.
Soon, the news spread in Shangjing City.
Along with the news of the assassination of Princess Dingguo, there was another rumor.
It is said that Princess Dingguo was assassinated because when she visited Liangjiang as an imperial envoy, she discovered a corruption case involving Beijing, and many nobles and nobles were implicated in it.
Therefore, some people did not want her to return to Beijing and present the evidence to the emperor.
Fortunately, Princess Dingguo had already made preparations.
The prince-in-law Shiran had already divided his forces with her and returned to Beijing.
Even if Princess Dingguo herself dies, the consort will do his best to bring the evidence back to the capital.
Not long after the news of the assassination of Princess Dingguo reached the palace, news also came out that the Holy Emperor was seriously ill.
It turns out that the reason why His Majesty did not go to the morning court today was not because of the cold wind.
But His Majesty suddenly fainted this morning.
The imperial doctor diagnosed and treated him and said that His Majesty's body was deficient, causing damage to his foundation, and that he needed to rest and recuperate.
Therefore, Your Majesty did not have to attend court this morning.
By coincidence, the news that Princess Dingguo was assassinated and in critical condition reached the palace at this juncture.
The people in the lower palace did not dare to hide the news, so they could only bring the person who reported it to the Holy Lord.
After hearing the report, His Majesty was so stimulated that he vomited out a mouthful of black blood and fell unconscious.
For a time, the entire palace was in chaos.
However, His Majesty did not wake up for two days.
until……
"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
The chamberlain of the Zichen Palace looked at the fourth prince who was coming with Mr. Di, the commander of the guard camp, and respectfully greeted him. He said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the Queen is serving His Majesty's decoction inside at the moment. Can you please wait a moment?"
"No, His Highness is going in now."
"Your Highness."
The chamberlain raised his head in surprise.
The fourth prince is not such an unruly person.
The next second, Master Di, who was following the fourth prince, drew out the long knife from his waist.
The waiter felt a chill on his neck and lost consciousness the next second.
Seeing the body that collapsed to the ground, the chamberlain and maid next to him were so frightened that their eyes widened.
But before they could scream, the guards who were patrolling in front of the hall changed their direction and quickly surrounded the hall.
Then, the long knife was unsheathed and placed on the neck of the chambermaid, scaring everyone into swallowing their screams.
"very good."
The fourth prince nodded with satisfaction and led Master Di towards the palace.
A once in a lifetime opportunity.
Father, don’t blame me.
Who told you to thoroughly investigate the Liangjiang incident?
Who told you to be unconscious at this time?