Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Imperial Physician Chao saw that he was being carried out of the palace gate, but he was not let down. Instead, he was immediately intercepted by someone outside the palace. He only heard the person who came later said to the one who brought him in from the palace: "The master has ordered that the treasure be sealed!"

Then the person in front immediately left me and floated away. Soon after, my neck went limp and I lost consciousness.

The assassins in the palace made a lot of noise, and Lu Anyuan was of course the first to know about it. Originally, that team of people was sent by him to keep an eye on any unusual movements in the palace today. Now, he actually lost one of them for no reason, which made him extremely angry.

"Every word I said is true. After Chao Jianyi was taken away, we immediately chased after him, but we didn't see any trace of him at all." The captain of the guards was extremely panicked now. Anything that happened at this critical juncture would be a huge blame, and he really couldn't afford it.

Lu Anyuan sat in the side hall of his father's bedroom, pressing his hands on his temples. He suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are you saying that you saw a man flying out of the palace wall, then hurt you with a hidden weapon and kidnapped Chao Jianyi?"

"Yes."

Lu Anyuan's mind was in a mess, and he suddenly thought of a possible situation. Although it was ridiculous, it seemed possible.

"Got it. Tomorrow morning, the whole city will issue a warrant for Chao Jianyi's arrest. We must catch him!" After giving this order, he felt a sudden panic for no reason and quickly called Ah Da: "Have you sent someone to inform Madam?"

"We have already sent someone to inform the clan members just now. Madam should be in the palace early this morning."

Lu Anyuan glanced at the sky outside which was already slightly white, and still felt uneasy: "Go to Jingxi Temple. There is a small shabby house behind the mountain gate. See if there is anyone there now."

"Here?" Isn't that where Madam's Shadow Guard is? Over the years, the master has never interfered with the Shadow Guard's affairs, but he has almost figured out some of the details. Now, is he suspecting that this matter is related to the Shadow Guard? "Why don't you let someone else go? It's safer for me to stay by your side at this time."

Lu Anyuan understood Ah Da's concerns. Right now was an unstable time, but he still felt panicked. "No, you go. Those people are all good at martial arts. Besides, they know you and won't do anything to you. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would all die before they even get close to you."

"Well, okay." Ah Da folded his hands and went out to investigate.

Lu Anyuan looked at the sky which was almost getting bright, arranged everything, left everyone behind and returned to Yixiao Pavilion alone. He pulled a person out from the inner room with a rather complaining tone.

"Have you seen my father's pulse case? What's going on? Didn't he say to at least wait until summer..." Before he could finish the second half of the sentence, the man looked back at him with a gloomy face.

"My dear prince, when have I ever made a mistake in using medicine? I have checked this pulse case and there is no problem. My dosage is definitely enough for him to live for another four months, unless... this pulse case is fake."

Lu Anyuan stared at Mr. Yao, grabbed the pulse case and threw it to the ground: "The imperial physician was kidnapped just now. It must be him who did it."

"Is there really someone who dares to do this?" Mr. Yao said in disbelief, with a look of disdain on his face. After all, he himself had done it, so how could he blame others? "Well, it's because of my status that I can't feel the emperor's pulse, and I can only look at these forged things. If I had felt his pulse earlier, why would it have come to this? But then again, since this person even forged the pulse case, he should be able to feel that the emperor was drugged, so why didn't he say it?"

"I will catch him." Lu Anyuan picked up the pulse case and slapped it into Mr. Yao's hand: "You should leave the palace quickly. I will find someone to send you out when it gets light. I will call you back to the palace after I have settled everything here."

Mr. Yao bowed and sat back in the inner room. Anyway, his mission was completed now. No matter whether the new emperor wanted to kill him or keep him, he had no say. But... Who was the imperial physician who was as bold as himself?

Lu Anyuan had just walked out of Yixiao Pavilion and was on his way to the main hall when he saw a young eunuch coming hurriedly in front of him: "Your Majesty..." It seemed that both of these two titles were a bit inappropriate now. He was stuck for a moment and didn't know how to continue.

"Tell me something."

"Yes! The person who went to the Crown Prince's Mansion to deliver the message has returned. He said... said..." The eunuch was sweating profusely when he said this. Even the cold wind could not blow away his fear. "The Crown Princess is missing! She might have been kidnapped!"

“How is that possible!” Lu Anyuan strode out with big strides, wishing he could rush out of the palace immediately. The young eunuch hurriedly stopped him, “Oh my Lord! The time for the grand court meeting is about to come. If you leave now, what will we do when the officials arrive later?”

"Qin Li!" Lu Anyuan clamped the eunuch's arm tightly, "Go to the palace and see what's going on. If someone deliberately kidnapped the Crown Princess to prevent me from ascending the throne, kill him without mercy."

Qin Li dared not breathe a word. Although he had joined the Seventh Prince's sect early on, he had never understood him over the years. Now was the critical moment when he was about to be buried and ascend the throne, and he actually lost the Crown Princess at this time. Isn't this a death sentence?

"Yes, yes, I will definitely do it, I will definitely do it!" After saying this, he took the token given by the prince and trotted out of the palace on a fast horse.

Today's morning court went exceptionally smoothly. All the ministers knew about the emperor's death early in the morning. When they came, they naturally cried bitterly first, and then each department returned to handle the follow-up matters according to the etiquette. Throughout history, when the previous emperor died and the new emperor came, the sun never rose again.

Even some people thought of forcing the emperor to abdicate or voices of opposition, none of them appeared. This was probably the most stable change of power since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, this was due to the fact that Lu Anyuan had "taken care of" all the concubines and old princes in and outside the palace half an hour ago, and even the queen was invited back to her own palace and was not allowed to walk around at will. It was also due to the fact that the previous emperor drove all the unstable factors out of the capital.

Lu Anyuan is not his second brother. He will not use the fight for the throne as a stage to demonstrate his benevolence and righteousness. Naturally, he has used all the necessary means. Who would follow the old path of his predecessors?

By the time Lu Anyuan had been busy until noon and finally had time to leave the palace and return home, Xu Yixing had already been gone for almost a whole day.

Perhaps it was fate that among all the people who discovered Xu Yixing's escape, Lu Anyuan, as her closest person, was the last to know. This was also one of the reasons why he was so angry now.

"Tell me again, it was the Madam who asked you to make the bed, and then you fainted, and when you woke up you were lying on her bed?" He used up the little patience he had left to gently ask Siqin, who had been crying all morning. However, the more he tried to appear gentle, the more disharmonious the expression on his face became, which terrified Siqin.