First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 809: True and False King (two updates)

 After an extremely long and torturous night, the last person awake in Fengyuan also fell into a deep sleep.

The crescent moon climbed out of the clouds and echoed with the stars. The hot summer was gradually coming to an end, and even the noisy cicadas were much weaker.

This night, everyone slept deeply.

 The next day, a small touch of fish belly white appeared in the east, and the sleeping Shengdu woke up in the faint morning light.

  The people in Fengyuan started a busy day.

 The first person to wake up was Xiao Jingkong.

He has been kept by his bad brother-in-law as a follower these days and cannot move in with Gu Jiao openly. Therefore, he expresses his strong dissatisfaction every morning by contributing his own energy to wake up.

 But this morning, when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying on a strange little bed.

Huh?

 He got up, jumped out of bed, pushed open the room and took a look.

　　Wow wow wow!

 It’s the courtyard of the Duke’s Mansion!

 He slept in the Duke's Mansion last night!

 He and Jiaojiao are together!

The little guy rushed to look for Gu Jiao, but before he could break into Gu Jiao's house, he was whisked away by a tall figure.

On the other side, the monarch also slowly woke up. There was still a little effect of the cartilage powder in his body, causing his whole body to still be a little weak.

I don’t know if it was his imagination, but apart from the soreness, he felt a little pain everywhere in his body.

The monarch frowned and sat up with great difficulty. He held his forehead with one hand and felt dizzy for a while. Suddenly he felt something was wrong. He touched his head and touched it again, but it was gone!

His wig is missing!

Since the monarch was made bald by Han Ye, he could not afford to lose this person. He would wear a wig when traveling and would only take it off when sleeping.

 When he went to see Han in the cold palace, he was suddenly knocked unconscious by Han. Afterwards, he woke up in the cellar with his "hair" still there.

 Cellar—

By the way, he was imprisoned in the cellar by Han—

 How come there is such strong light in the cellar?

This is not a cellar!

What kind of trick is Han doing again?

Crunch—

The door of the room was pushed open, and Zhang Dequan walked in with a pot of cold tea.

The monarch raised his sore arm and opened the curtain, and saw Zhang Dequan putting tea on the table.

He frowned: "Why are you here? Have you betrayed me too!" Otherwise, how could you have appeared at Han's place?

Zhang Dequan was startled by the sudden and sharp shout from the monarch. If it weren't for his years of experience as a father-in-law, he would have been frightened to fly out the teapot in his hand.

He calmed down, came to the bedside, saluted the king, and said happily: "Your Majesty, are you awake?"

 “Where is that poisonous woman of the Han family?” the monarch asked coldly.

"Huh?" Zhang Dequan was stunned, thinking that the monarch was asking about the whereabouts and fate of the Han family, so he quickly replied, "The Han family is in the cold palace."

"Isn't it just cold here..." The monarch was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized the meaning of Zhang Dequan's words. He frowned and asked, "Where is this?"

 Zhang Dequan replied: "Your Majesty, this is the Duke's Mansion."

Seeing that the monarch looked confused, Zhang Dequan reported to the monarch in detail that he escaped from the palace and came to the Duke's Mansion to seek help from Mr. Xiao: "...This time, thanks to His Highness Changsun and Mr. Xiao, it was them I thought of a way to rescue His Majesty from the cold palace."

 The king was really shocked.

He did not expect that the person who saved him from the tiger's mouth was actually the weakest emperor's grandson and Xiao Liulang, who was usually the most disliked.

　　It seems that the saying is true - people should not be judged by their appearance.

The king asked: "Where are they?"

Zhang Dequan replied: "I also live in this courtyard. I worked late yesterday. I think I am exhausted. I haven't gotten up yet. Do you want my servant to call them?"

The king waved his hand: "Forget it, let them sleep."

 Zhang Dequan smiled: "Yes."

 “Hel me up and help me change my clothes.”

 “Yes, Your Majesty.”

Zhang Dequan helped the monarch out of bed. The monarch covered his buttocks and frowned strangely.

 Why does his **** hurt so much? Was he kicked?

 When I thought about it, it was impossible. He is the king of a country and the current holy king. Who dares to kick his ass?

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 It really hurts.

The monarch's "hair" was lost while escaping last night. No one remembers whether it was lost when he got into a dog hole or when Gu Chengfeng carried him back to the Imperial Master's Hall.

He did have some spare ones, but unfortunately they were all in the palace, so he had to ask Zhang Dequan to find a bamboo hat.

As soon as the monarch put on his bamboo hat, Duke An came over in a wheelchair.

 Zhang Dequan looked into the courtyard and said, "Your Majesty, this is Duke An Guo."

"Come here to greet me so early. Okay, let him in." Although the monarch has always been at odds with An Guogong, because of An Guogong's loyalty this time, he gave him a chance to make meritorious deeds. .

Unexpectedly, Zhang Dequan opened the door with a smile, but An Guogong's wheelchair passed directly through the door.

 Monarch: “…”

 Zhang Dequan: “…”

 An Guogong came to have breakfast with Gu Jiao, but found that Gu Jiao was not awake, so he asked the boy to push the wheelchair back and he would come back later.

 Zhang Dequan saw An Guogong's wheelchair turning back, and hurriedly said to the monarch: "Come on, come on! Duke An Guo must have found the wrong house just now!"

 The monarch straightened his expression and tried not to let the bamboo hat affect his imperial aura.

Then he watched An Guogong’s wheelchair pass in front of his door again...

The king looked at Zhang Dequan angrily.

 Zhang De smiled sarcastically.

If only Duke An was like this, that would be fine, but then people in the courtyard woke up one after another, and no one came to pay their respects to the king!

 The king's face became very ugly.

 Zhang Dequan said with a smile: "You are traveling incognito. They don't know that you have moved in, and they don't even know you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Queen Mother Zhuang, who was sitting under the crabapple tree and eating melon seeds, glanced at the monarch in the room and asked the little maid beside her: "Hey, does your monarch of Dayan have no hair? Why is he still wearing it while sitting in the room? A bamboo hat?"

 The king clenched his fists.

 Zhang Dequan, I want to kill you!

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Auntie and her party learned about what happened last night from Gu Chengfeng while having dinner in the main room this morning.

 Everyone is calm.

 Empress Dowager Zhuang: All men are big pigs.

 Lao Jijiu: He’s about the same age, and he doesn’t have as much hair as me.

Mr. Nan: I just invented a poison and I want to find someone to test it.

 Master Lu: The emperor is not a good person.

 …

Gu Jiao didn't have to go to the military camp today, so she could have slept until midnight. Unexpectedly, just after midnight, she was awakened by the movement in the yard.

It was not Long Yi and Xiao Jingkong, nor Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun, but Manager Zheng who hurried in and shouted: "The Duke of the State is in trouble! Something big has happened!"

It turns out that after the monarch was snatched away last night, the Han family was worried that they would fight back, so they came up with countermeasures overnight and took great risks to read out the imperial edict to restore the position of Prince Shangguan Qi at the court this morning.

Not only that, he also ordered the capture of the third princess Shangguan Yan, and ordered the Duwei Mansion and the Royal Forest Army to block the Imperial Preceptor's Palace.

The reason is that the third princess Shangguan Yan was bewitched by the Palace of Imperial Preceptors, committed unfaithful and unfilial acts towards the monarch, and framed the blame on the former crown prince. The former crown prince was unjustly accused. The assassins in the secret room of the Palace of Imperial Preceptors that day were Shangguan Yan and the Imperial Preceptor. The conspiracy of the palace.

The assassin's accomplices have been arrested and confessed to their crimes. They also revealed that the Guoshidian Palace had been secretly communicating with Shangguan Yan over the years on the pretext of treating Shangguan Qing's illness.

The reason why Shangguan Yan was able to return to Shengdu was also a step plan of both parties.

 The assassins in the Prince's Mansion were disguised as dead soldiers from the Imperial Palace, and the imperial mausoleum was also damaged by people from the Imperial Palace.

Shangguan Yan was injured again and again after returning to Shengdu, all of which were just a trick to win the king's favor and sympathy.

If the monarch hadn't seen Shangguan Yan yesterday due to busy official duties, which caused Shangguan Yan to become suspicious and ordered his subordinates to enter the palace to secretly inquire about the monarch, the monarch might not have discovered this secret.

The most important thing is that, according to the dead man, Shangguan Yan also has a trump card in his hand that no one knows.

This trump card is Shangguan Yan's biggest secret, and even he, a close soldier, has no way of knowing it.

But what is certain is that Shangguan Yan is well prepared this time, and she will do whatever it takes to regain everything she lost.

When Gu Jiao heard this, she couldn't help but slap Concubine Han.

 The story was so well-founded that she almost believed it.

 This woman is really ambitious and courageous.

 Instead of waiting for the true king to enter the palace to expose her, it is better for her to take action.

In this way, even if the real monarch returns to the palace, she can still say - "Shangguan Yan, is this your trump card? For the sake of the throne, you actually found someone to pretend to be the monarch?"

The smartest step in the whole plan was not to "expose" Shangguan Yan's ambition, but to make the Imperial Master's Palace no longer clean.

Originally, the Palace of Imperial Preceptors was the most valued entity by the monarch, and the Imperial Preceptor was the person most qualified to identify the true and false monarchs. But now, the Imperial Preceptor has become Shangguan Yan's "accomplice" in plotting a rebellion, and his words are still unclear. How much credibility is left?

 The family went to the study room in Fengyuan.

 Except for children.

—Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun were listed as children.

With a dark face, Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun returned to their room.

As soon as Manager Zheng left, they both lay down on the wall.

In the study room, my aunt and the old Jijiu sat on the main seats, Master Nan and Master Lu sat on the left side of my aunt, and An Guogong, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng sat on my right side.

Gu Chengfeng did not sit down. He frowned and paced around the room holding his chin.

He wondered: "I just don't understand. Since the Han family has even been restored to the position of prince, why can't she clear herself of her grievances and make her a queen or something? Anyway, the monarch is in hand, and I have the imperial edict!"

Gu Jiao thought for a while and said: "The Han family thought that the art of hating victory was done by Concubine Wang Xian. If she wanted to clear her grievances, she would have to kill Concubine Wang, and if she wanted to be crowned a queen, she would be an enemy of the entire harem. She doesn't have the energy yet. ."

Xiao Heng nodded in agreement: "Besides, the king in her hands is fake after all. No matter how desperate she is, she will still feel a little guilty. Resetting the prince is already a dangerous move. She needs to observe the reaction of the court. No one Only when she has doubts will she boldly take the next step.”

Gu Chengfeng asked: "Is anyone in the court suspicious?"

Xiao Heng shook his head: "The thing happened so suddenly, everyone probably hasn't reacted yet. After you go back and close the door and think about it carefully, someone may be able to notice something is wrong. However, the monarch has always been moody, and he will make any absurd decisions. , no one dared to object.”

 Gu Chengfeng felt that his brain was a bit out of use: "In this case, why is the Han family so careful? Just let the fake king kill us all!"

Xiao Heng said: "Because we have a real king in our hands, this is always a threat to the Han family. What she did today is not only testing the courtiers, but also testing us. She wants to see what we will do. ."

Gu Chengfeng said oh, but seemed to understand: "Then what are we going to do?"

 Master Lu gestured with his sword: "Charge into the palace! Kill the fake king!"

Xiao Heng shook his head again: "I can't kill him."

At this point, it was impossible for the Han family not to take precautions. The Royal Forest Army and the Duwei Mansion must have been well prepared. Even if they had masters like Long Yi, they would not be able to destroy an entire army.

The Han family was just waiting for them to fall into a trap.

Master Lu scratched his head and scratched his head: "I can't kill you, so why should I confront you in court? But who will believe that the monarch in our hands is real? It's not my fault. The third princess's reputation is indeed not very good. The prince is so cunning and secretly secretive. She commits evil deeds, behaves hypocritically, and is highly respected among the people... On the other hand, the third princess is a habitual criminal who conspired against others, so the monarch she brought with her looks more like a fake..."

Han's move really hits the point so directly that there is almost no place to strike.

Gu Chengfeng said angrily: "If the Xuanyuan family was still there, why would there be such trouble? He led Xuanyuan's army directly into the palace, captured the fake monarch, and beheaded him in public! After all, it's all the fault of the monarch himself! Leave the loyal ones alone The Xuanyuan family doesn’t need to support the Han family, the Nangong family, this family or that family! If something happens in the end, I want to see which of the eleven great families will stand up to help him! Which one will believe in him!"

 In the corridor, near the door, the monarch's face turned green and red.

 Zhang Dequan did not dare to express his anger.

 He did not expect to hear such outrageous words.

 Although it is all true, it is precisely because of this that every sentence touches the core.

If the Xuanyuan family still stands in the prosperous capital, where will these evil spirits come from?

 Xuanyuan Li dared to do what others dared not do.

The Xuanyuan family dared to bear the charges that others dared not bear.

Xuanyuan Li will never mistake him. As long as he says a word, Xuanyuan Li will believe him.

 He finally destroyed his strongest shield.

 “Your Majesty…”

 Zhang Dequan opened his mouth and called out softly, but he didn't know how to comfort His Majesty.

The king didn't say a word, turned around slowly and silently returned to his house.

Zhang Dequan looked at the back of the monarch. His Majesty had never been so decadent when he was betrayed by his own flesh and blood and the person next to him. But the moment he remembered the Xuanyuan family, His Majesty seemed to have gone through a lot of vicissitudes.

 The Xuanyuan family, the only one who can protect you, was killed by you.

Your Majesty, do you regret it?

 Study.

Gu Chengfeng is still impassionedly scolding the King of Yan for being blind and reaping the consequences.

The aunt took a melon seed and said calmly: "Okay, everyone has left, stop talking, it's too noisy."

 “Are you leaving?” Gu Chengfeng sat down on the stool and took a long breath, “I’m exhausted from talking so much!”

It’s the last day of the month. Don’t waste your monthly pass.

 (End of this chapter)