Lord Prime Minister

On the second watch, when the drums fell, Eunuch Li rushed over with small steps, with a sad face on his face, and looked around at An Fen's kneeling civil and military officials. "The emperor has an order to let all the adults go home first."

Everyone was lowering their heads and looking down, when they heard Eunuch Li's voice, he said that he wanted them to go back, and they didn't know what the emperor thought, so they just let them kneel all afternoon and then go back?

Xu Shi could see the doubts of the officials below, but Eunuch Li just said softly: "My lords, go back, this servant is just a talker, and he is in the dark now."

After saying that, officials rubbed their knees and stood up one after another, and after a while of relaxation, they supported each other and left.

Mu Zihuai sat on the ground and rubbed his knees. His numb knees finally regained consciousness before he stood up. After scanning around, he found that both Shen Li and Fu Shi had left, and Eunuch Li was still standing in front, so he walked towards him.

"Eunuch Li."

Mu Zihuai stepped forward and cupped his hands, Eunuch Li looked him over, remembering that this is the adult who was by Prince Minqing's side, he also nodded slightly at him. "What's the matter, my lord?"

"Eunuch Li, I wonder how the prince is doing now?"

"I'm still in a coma now. The imperial doctor has stopped the bleeding, so it's not a serious problem." Eunuch Li replied, and the little eunuch next to him came up to him and said something in his ear, and then smiled apologetically at Mu Zihuai . "The palace is in chaos right now, my lord should hurry back to the residence."

Mu Zihuai nodded, cupped his hands and bid farewell.

Brought out of the palace by a guard, Mu Zihuai walked back to the mansion. At this time, the mansion was still brightly lit. When he stepped into the courtyard, Ren Danfeng who got the news from someone greeted him.

"You are finally back, come and tell me what happened today?" Ren Danfeng's flat facial features showed anxiety at this moment, and before Mu Zihuai could react, he dragged him to the prince's study.

Although Ren Danfeng is the prince's think tank, he has no official position in the court, and he did not follow the emperor this time. Mu Zihuai originally planned to tell him everything, but it happened that he came, so he followed him Walk all the way to the green bamboo garden of the prince.

After entering the study and closing the door, Ren Danfeng turned around and asked, "What happened? The emperor was assassinated?"

"That's right, but the prince and Long Xiu blocked it together, and the emperor was not injured." Mu Zihuai was still happy about this, and both the prince and Long Xiu would be rewarded for his meritorious service in rescuing him.

But Ren Danfeng's expression did not relax, he took two steps uneasy on the spot, and asked again: "Is the prince injured?"

"I was stabbed in the back by a dagger. After being treated by the imperial doctor, there is no serious problem. I just haven't woken up yet." Mu Zihuai said truthfully. He looked up and saw Ren Danfeng's expression. Seeing that he was not happy but worried, he couldn't help asking: " What? Brother Ren, what are you worried about?"

Ren Danfeng took a look at Mu Zihuai, turned around and sat down, propped his elbows on the table, and leaned towards Mu Zihuai. "The crossbow used by the assassin is painted with a winged eagle. You should have seen it before. It is the prince's family crest. The guards in the mansion and the soldiers sent to the frontier have this symbol on their weapons."

Ren Danfeng's words were like dropping a boulder in Mu Zi's heart, which shocked him: "How do you know that the arrow is engraved with a family emblem?"

"As soon as the lord was sent into the palace, there was a message from someone."

Mu Zihuai's eyes widened and he looked at Ren Danfeng. "Is it the prince?"

"No!" Ren Danfeng frowned and vetoed it. They had never issued such an order before, which was contrary to the prince's plan. Doing such a dangerous move under the current situation is simply asking for death.

"That's framed?" Mu Zihuai suddenly missed a beat, and started beating wildly instead.

"It should be, otherwise why would the prince's family crest be engraved on it."

Mu Zihuai lowered his head and pondered, thinking about all the princes, and only the eldest prince and his like were the most likely. He just wanted to drag the second prince and the queen off the horse with the rope of the prince.

The dispute over the ownership of the Thousand Soldiers finally passed, but someone picked it out again unexpectedly, and even if it was sent to the frontier, it still left a thorn in the emperor's heart.

Now that the prince is unconscious, he must have seen the family emblem on the crossbow and rushed forward to rescue him. It is not known whether he was injured and fell to the ground, but now he only hopes that the emperor will think of the meritorious service of the prince in saving him. Anger rushed to my heart.

"As soon as the news came, I sent someone to write to Hong Shaoqing. If the emperor handed over the case to Dali Temple, let him handle it properly. It would be best if he could catch the mastermind behind the scenes. If not, we should try our best to clear it up." Suspicion on the prince." Ren Danfeng said again while thinking about it.

Now there are only two people left in the mansion, and they can only work together to get out of danger.Mu Zihuai felt that a mountain was weighing down on his shoulders. As I said before, after the prince is prosperous, they will be rich and honored. If the prince is imprisoned, they will have a hard time.

"You have been acting like usual these few days. I will do the investigation. Although the emperor has let you back, it is very likely that he has sent a little mouse to watch over you, so you can't act rashly."

Ren Danfeng reminded again, and let out a sigh of relief, things have been going on since Jixian came back.I just hope that the prince will wake up quickly and see what the empress and the second prince mean. If they still have some affection for the prince, they will be able to help a lot.But if they decide to ditch the car to save the handsome... it's all up to them.

After the discussion, the two returned to the room with their own concerns.On the second day, Mu Zihuai went to the Imperial Academy alone as usual, and saw Academician Shen and the other two also came as usual, but the atmosphere in the room was obviously different from before, dull and depressing.

Not only the Hanlin Academy, but every place in the capital seems to be shrouded in this oppressive feeling, especially in the imperial palace.

Early morning, five watch.

Yesterday's assassination made Zaochao almost a venue for venting anger.After scolding all the officials, he appointed Dali Temple as the deputy judge, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice presided over the trial, and he was determined to arrest those who dared to assassinate.

The whole morning went straight to the court, and after Emperor Guangcheng left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a young eunuch ran over, bowed his head and panted, "Your Majesty, His Highness Fifth has woken up and wants to see His Majesty."

Emperor Guangcheng frowned slightly and kept walking. "The fifth prince has not recovered from his serious injury. It is better to stay in bed and rest. Let's talk about it later."

The little eunuch who sent the message looked up, but only saw the emperor's back. He opened his mouth to say something, but Eunuch Li hurriedly stopped him and gave him a stern look. "Go back quickly and tell the prince what the emperor said."

"Yes." The little eunuch obediently agreed, turned around and trotted away.

Emperor Guangcheng returned to the imperial study room. Today's memorials were already piled up on the table. He randomly reviewed a few copies, drawing red slashes and throwing them aside.

Eunuch Li saw that the emperor was upset and his heart was burning with nowhere to vent. He served a cup of herbal tea and stood quietly aside, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, the little eunuch who was sent to answer the fifth prince came again. He stood at the door and dared not come in. He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Fifth Prince is asking to see you."

Emperor Guangcheng frowned, threw the cinnabar pen in his hand, and landed on the memorial, splashing a few drops of bright red cinnabar red ink. "Didn't let him rest in bed, even he is against me?"

The little eunuch trembled in fright, bowed his back even more, even so he whispered: "Your Majesty, His Highness Fifth has arrived."

"Then let him in." After closing the cinnabar-stained memorial, the emperor looked a little unhappy, and he paused before speaking.

It took less than a breath for the fifth prince to appear outside the door of the imperial study room, supported by two court ladies on the left and right, with thick gauze wrapped around his waist and back, pale lips, thick eyebrows frowned, walking Affecting the wound on his back, his face turned pale again.

Huangfu Yunhua raised his head and glanced at Emperor Guangcheng. Seeing his cold face and unhappy eyes, he stretched out his hand and pushed the two maids away. He crossed the threshold alone, endured the pain and took a few steps forward, but couldn't hold on and half knelt and half fell on the ground.

"Father, my son must have been wronged. Please ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly." The fifth prince knelt on the ground, his face pale, as if he would faint again at any time, but his voice was powerful and resounding.

Emperor Guangcheng looked down at him slightly, his face still icy, and his eyes touched the red gauze on the fifth prince's body without being moved. "This matter has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. It is up to you to decide which is right and which is wrong."

As soon as he heard that the Ministry of Criminal Justice was handling the case, Huangfu Yunhua's heart sank again, he quickly kowtowed and said: "I also ask Father to return my son and minister's innocence."

The emperor snorted casually, then lowered his head to open a memorial, took out a brand new brush and dipped it in cinnabar, and looked at the memorial seriously, ignoring Huangfu Yunhua.

Huangfu Yunhua looked up and took a long time before he said slowly: "The minister there, please leave first."

After finishing speaking, the emperor who bowed his head to review the memorial suddenly said: "Eunuch Li, send someone to send the thousand-year-old ginseng that Miaojiang paid tribute to, so that the fifth prince can recover soon."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Li responded, stepped forward a few steps, and called the two maids to come in and help the fifth prince out.

Huangfu Yunhua hurriedly bent down to thank the gift, the movement involved the wound on his back, his face was pale, but he also restrained himself and thanked him.

This trip is not easy, but it must come.

Huangfu Yunhua was thinking about the crossbow arrow, and as soon as he woke up, he begged to see the emperor, but the eunuch sent told him that the emperor had not seen him, so he had no choice but to come in person because of his anxiety. Only when he arrived did he realize that the situation was more serious than he imagined.

Fortunately, yesterday's effort to save the emperor is still in my heart, this injury is not in vain.After this trip, the news that he has become sober may have already spread. Ren Danfeng in the mansion thinks that nothing will happen, and the attitude of the queen and the second prince will only be seen next.

Huangfu Yunhua had really thought about killing the emperor and forcing the palace, but he was definitely not being framed like now. The timing of the assassination was really wrong, the incident of seizing the soldiers had just passed, plus the previous success in disaster relief and adoption of the young prince.

During this period of time, Huangfu Yunhua's activities were too frequent. When he was supposed to calm down the turmoil and slowly fade out of the emperor's sight, such an incident happened to put him directly on the cusp of the storm.

Fish that are too active usually don't live long.

Huangfu Yunhua knew this well, and the other party probably knew this too, so they grabbed him and couldn't let him go. Maybe the second prince just wanted to use him to drag the second prince into trouble, but Huangfu Yunhua was the one who suffered the most.