082(2/3)
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "I can't find out more, but..." He seemed a little hesitant and didn't know whether he should say it.
Princess Rui said, "Brother, the prince is not an outsider."
King Rui nodded, "Just say it right."
Zhao Qi frowned and whispered, "Brother-in-law, your Majesty has called all the princes and noble families back to Beijing, right?"
"Yes." King Rui said with certainty.
Zhao Qi then said, "Then why did the people we sent to Shuzhong say that Gaochang has been entertaining a distinguished guest, but that distinguished guest has not appeared at all?"
King Rui was stunned, and Princess Rui exclaimed, "Can the second prince be rescued?"
Zhao Qi shook his head, and King Rui's face changed. Princess Rui frowned and asked, "But if that's the case, why would Your Majesty ask Xiuming to send troops to Shuzhong? And why didn't the second prince show up?"
"So both my father and I find it strange, or my father thought of the record that Emperor Zu sent people to Shuzhong many times, and the rumors of the treasures of the previous dynasty." Zhao Qi did not say anything, but led the Rui Dynasty to think about the aspect they wanted.
King Rui seemed to have thought of something and turned pale. Seeing that the temperature was almost done, Princess Rui said, "Brother, you are tired, I will let the maid take you down to rest."
"Okay." Zhao Qi said without refusal this time, "This time my father asked me to come here. In addition to the fact that my niece gave birth to a daughter, I also asked my brother-in-law to remind me that it would be better to prepare early, after all..." I didn't say the rest.
Princess Rui asked Cuixi to come in and take Zhao Qi away. She poured a cup of tea for King Rui and said, "Prince, what do you think about Your Majesty?"
King Rui said, "Your Majesty is guarding me, and I'm afraid that your Majesty also knows about the treasures of the previous dynasty. Maybe this is the condition that the Prince of Ying released the second prince. Your Majesty is confused!"
Princess Rui was stunned when she heard this, and she could not guess that King Rui had thought of this place. Could it be that King Rui did not believe in the second prince rescued by Emperor Cheng, but Emperor Cheng made a deal with Prince Ying, and then exchanged the second prince, "Why did Prince Ying send someone to intercept His Majesty's envoy?"
King Rui explained, "I'm afraid that it was because of the earth that exposed clues to the treasures of the previous dynasty. When the prince of the British learned about this, he had the anti-people. He was just to find a way to transport those treasures. Who knew that good luck captured the second prince and made a deal with His Majesty. He wanted Xiuming's life to exchange for the second prince's life. His Majesty had already agreed, but after His Majesty knew about the treasures of the previous dynasty, he wanted the treasures, so he didn't care about the life of the second prince. He issued an order to ask Chu Xiuming to send troops to repel the prince of the British, or to have both sides injured, so he could get a bargain..."
Princess Rui suddenly felt that she didn't know what to say. King Rui was still whispering his guess, "How could the Prince of Ying let the treasure fall into the hands of others? He was also a little afraid of Chu Xiuming. Naturally, he could not let Chu Xiuming get the imperial edict to go to Shuzhong, so he arranged for someone to kill the envoy in Yucheng, so he could prevent Chu Xiuming from going to Shuzhong while making Emperor Cheng suspect Chu Xiuming."
"That distinguished guest around Gaochang?" Princess Rui asked hesitantly.
King Rui whispered, "I'm afraid it's the prince of the British, otherwise no one has seen anyone."
Princess Rui saw that King Rui had actually connected the whole thing like this, and it seemed that Emperor Cheng was not so credible in his heart. Although he was much different from their ideas, his ultimate goal was achieved.
"The second prince is His Majesty's legitimate son." Princess Rui whispered.
King Rui gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of the emperor... it's too dangerous for the capital. I have to leave. Whether it's the third son-in-law or the prince of the King of England, the first thing His Majesty does is to deal with me and use it for peace of mind."
Princess Rui looked at Prince Rui and said sincerely, "Prince, I will be with you regardless of life or death."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not let you get into trouble." King Rui said, "I will enter the palace and ask my mother now. Let's leave the capital together. You ask Qi'er to clean up and take her and her son-in-law away."
"Where is the second girl?" Princess Rui asked hesitantly.
King Rui thought for a while and said, "No matter how much we can't protect ourselves, let our son-in-law be more at ease. The people in the Yongle Marquis' Mansion, except for their family of three, cannot take care of them, otherwise we will not be able to leave."
"I understand." Princess Rui said, "Just say it's my idea. If it's okay, when the matter of Prince Ying is settled, we will come back and let the second girl hold a grudge against me."
"Princess..." King Rui's eyes were moved.
Princess Rui shook her head and smiled, "Prince, let's go to the palace in two days. Let's wait for the news again. Your Majesty must be furious because of the matter in Yucheng. If Your Majesty doesn't pursue this matter, I'm afraid the prince's guess is true. If you pursue it, we will also see which side of the investigation. After all, even if the prince wants to take us out of the capital, we have to find a safe place."
King Rui nodded, "Yes, you also need to find a safer place. Why don't we go to Chuyuan?"
Chu Yuan was the place where Princess Rui’s mother’s home was. Princess Rui smiled when she heard this, “I miss my father and mother too. It would be the best if I could go there, but I’m afraid that Your Majesty will be worried.”
King Rui thought about it and asked, "Where is the princess who thinks it's good to go?"
"I just think that the prince doesn't even mention his fiefdom, but just saying it's better to go out of the capital." Princess Rui said slowly, "It's okay after walking for three or five years. Let's come back."
King Rui thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, it's better for His Majesty to accept this, but where are you going? How about Jiangnan?"
Go to Jiangnan? I am not sure where the prince of the King of England is. Going there is just to seek death, Princess Rui lowered her eyes slightly and said, "I want to go to Fujian to see Xuan'er. Xuan'er's age should be kissed."
"What kind of famous ladies can be there in that place?" King Rui also missed his eldest son very much, but he still felt that he shouldn't have told Chen Xuan about his marriage in Fujian.
Princess Rui's eyes flashed and said in a low voice, "Prince, if Xuan'er can stand firm in Shu, it will be a good thing for the prince. At least... there is a place to avoid."
King Rui thought for a while and nodded, "It's still the princess who thinks it carefully."
"Your Majesty doesn't blame me for being timid." Princess Rui said with a smile.
King Rui said, "I know the princess is all about me, but the treasures of the previous dynasty... If I could get one or two..."
Princess Rui looked at Prince Rui's a pity and said nothing.
In the border town, when Chen Xi finally came out of the military camp after a holiday, he saw his uncle. He had lost a lot of blackness and weight, and he looked much stronger, and his childishness was also worn away, "Uncle, eldest cousin and second cousin."
Zhao Duan grabbed Chen Xi's shoulder with both hands, looked up and down and smiled, "What a young man, he is almost taller than his uncle."
Because Chen Xi came back, Chen Jin specially asked the kitchen to make roasted whole lamb. Although this one was a bit hot this day, the atmosphere had to be said to be very good. Everyone gathered together to chat while eating. Even Zhao Jun and Zhao Che were not used to it at the beginning to now, they had completely access to the food.
Chen Xi went back and changed into a dress, reached out to hug Dongdong, and then smiled, "Uncle, grandfather and eldest uncle are all okay?"
"Everything is very good." Zhao Duan said with a smile.
Chen Jin smiled and said, "By the way, there are a lot of more people going to the military camp with you to suffer."
Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's great, my cousin should not come back crying then."
Zhao Jun patted Chen Xi and said, "Why did I hear that you were crying on the first day of training?"
Chen Xi looked at Chen Jin sadly and said, "Sister, how could you even tell them this? And I wasn't crying and asking for it back, but I was too tired. It wasn't what I wanted to cry!"
"Oh." Chen Jin responded first before saying, "It turns out that you actually cried."
Zhao Jun also laughed, "I just said it casually."
Chen Xi covered her face and stopped talking. Zhao Duan also laughed. Seeing that their cousins came together to talk, Chen Xi also told them about Chu Xiuyuan's affairs, with envy on his face, "He is about the same age as me, so he has already led his troops independently."
Chen Jin took the people away after using the meal, and did not disturb Chen Xi and the others' words. After all, to be honest, Chen Xi and Zhao Duan are the real relatives.
"By the way, nanny." Chen Jin suddenly asked, "Does this Zhao family have anything to do with the Crown Princess?"
Madam Zhao said, "It has no direct relationship. The Crown Princess comes from the Bairui Zhao family. If it is true, it is also when she was a grandfather. The Bairui Zhao family and the Chuyuan Zhao family were of the same lineage. Later, because of some things, they separated."
Chen Jin nodded, then this is a coincidence.
Prince Rui and Princess Rui went to the palace to meet the queen mother. No one knew what Prince Rui told the queen mother, but the queen mother responded and refused to let Prince Rui speak with Emperor Cheng. She tried to make Emperor Cheng leave the capital. After all, the queen mother also wanted to protect her two sons. How Chu Xiuming infiltrated the palace, Princess Rui didn't know this. It was just that someone sent a letter to Cuixi in the morning, saying that Princess Rui would just let Princess Rui go as usual.
Princess Rui didn't ask much, after all, it would be bad if you know too much about some things.
When news of the current royal family spread from Shu, only Emperor Cheng was shocked and said angrily in the court, "Do you talk nonsense, those who anti-people think that they are the royal family of the previous dynasty, can you do such evil deeds? You still want to divide the land and govern? You dream."
Not only Emperor Cheng, but also many officials were also furious. For more than a hundred years of dynasty, how could there be any royal bloodline of the previous dynasty? Even if there is one, it would be thin. Now it is just under this banner. Just like the Tai and the Zu Emperor, didn’t he say that his mother saw a five-clawed golden dragon in her dream and found that she was pregnant the next day. Three years later, would the Zu surrender?
Whoever believes is a fool, okay?
And it’s not good to use someone’s banner, but it was from the previous dynasty. Isn’t this disgusting them?
"Your Majesty, you must eliminate these rebels. They are ruthless." The Minister of War said gritting his teeth.
In addition to the Minister of War, other ministers also asked for the orders to eliminate these rebels, and Emperor Cheng could not accept it. After all, these rebels said that his throne was not justified, and the earth in Shu was like heaven's warning to Emperor Cheng. What kind of lightning and thunder split the big stone, inside was a sword of Shangfang in the former dynasty, saying that he was ordered by heaven was helping him. Otherwise, Emperor Cheng was defeated by 50,000 people, killing thousands of people alone, and other miracles such as Buddha statues crying and divine light shining.
Those anti-citizens made Emperor Cheng bow down to his leader. The most important thing is that many foolish people believed this, and the number of anti-citizens continued to rise.
These people were not justified and dissatisfied with the guilt of Emperor Cheng. Emperor Cheng said angrily, "Come and others..."
Emperor Cheng no longer underestimated those people, and became really angry. He even chose many generals who had been suppressed by him and asked them to lead troops to Shu. These generals had all been on the battlefield, and Gao Chang and others were far inferior to theirs.
At this time, Chu Xiuming was in the palace of Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan was not used to being vigilant by her side, which made Chu Xiuming much more convenient. Concubine Lan told Chu Xiuming all the news that Emperor Cheng accidentally revealed, and then asked, "General, when will we avenge the crown prince and the crown prince?"
Chu Xiuming looked at Concubine Lan and said slowly, "It's almost done."
Concubine Lan nodded and no longer had the elegance in front of Emperor Cheng. Instead, she looked distorted and said, "If you have any questions, please tell me to do it. The palace is dangerous. It is better for the general to leave early."
Chu Xiuming also knew what Concubine Lan meant and said, "If there was something to be hidden in the Empress Dowager's harem, where do you think it would be hidden?"
Concubine Lan frowned and thought for a while and said, "I..."
"You don't need to call yourself a slave anymore." Chu Xiuming said.
After hearing this, Concubine Lan said, "General, let me claim to myself like this, and I can also remind me not to forget the revenge between the prince and the princess."
Chu Xiuming looked at Concubine Lan's expression and nodded slowly. Concubine Lan said, "If the Empress Dowager wants to hide things, I think it may be in the small Buddhist temple, because the Empress Dowager will go there to recite the Buddha every day."
"What if it was hidden by someone else?" Chu Xiuming thought for a while and asked.
Concubine Lan shook her head, "I don't know, what is the general looking for? I will help the general find it."
"Don't take this risk. Now you are the only one who can stay with Emperor Cheng." Chu Xiuming sighed and said, "At that time, many nails were arranged to the palace, and less than 30% of them could survive, some of which were unknown to be trustworthy or untrustworthy.
After hearing this, Concubine Lan said, "I was originally the Crown Princess. If there were no Crown Princess, my family would have died long ago, and there would be no such thing as a slave."
Chu Xiuming nodded. In addition to looking for something, he also wanted to contact these people when he ventured into the palace. Concubine Lan looked at Chu Xiuming and asked, "General, thank you for trusting me."
In fact, Chu Xiuming was not planning to use Lan Fei’s line easily, “You will still hold your troops in the future and pay attention to safety.”
"Yes." Concubine Lan said respectfully.
Chu Xiuming looked at Concubine Lan and said, "Take care."
Concubine Lan pursed her lips and agreed, "Can I ask, why does the general trust me?"
"Because you can't be pregnant." Chu Xiuming said.
Concubine Lan suddenly understood, nodded with a smile, and said nothing more. She watched Chu Xiuming leave in the dark, and she lowered her eyes slightly and tears fell from the corners of her eyes. When she knew that she was pregnant, she actually struggled, and finally made such a choice. It happened that the queen was determined to deal with her, so she pushed the boat and even increased the dosage so that she would never have the possibility of pregnancy again.
A woman will inevitably have more selfish thoughts when she has a child. The Crown Princess is kind to her family. Concubine Lan knew that she could do it once, but she was undecided to do it for the second time. So she would never have her own child in her life, and would not have given birth to a child to the Crown Princess's enemy.
In the border town, Shen Jin, who was sleeping soundly, was called by Madam Zhao, and took a bowl of honey water. After packing it up, she went to the conference hall. Manager Zhao and others were already there. Zhao Duan also sat beside Manager Wang. Shen Jin asked, "But is there anything urgent?"
To be continued...