Chapter 263: The Prince Dies
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Regardless of whether someone sighed secretly or not, the four princes came one step late, Yang Jieyu has become a celebrity in the Taiji Palace. The pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info the entire harem, and only Queen Du and her gave birth to two children for the saint. However, Queen Du gave birth to two princesses, but she has both children and daughters, which shows that her luck is extremely good.
It's a pity that no matter how good luck she is, she can't match the fact that she is not favored. Although many people are talking in secret, Yang Jieyu is now enough to be a concubine, after all, the positions of the noble concubine and the concubine are empty, and Concubine Yang Xian and Concubine Yuan Shu are just concubines in one fell swoop because they were Liangdi of the East Palace. However, at the time of the full moon banquet of the four princes, Queen Du only issued a decree to make her one of the nine concubines, only before Zhou Chongyuan, who is still childless.
Yang Banniang, who was newly promoted, quietly pinched her palm, and got up with a smile on her face to thank Yizhi. When her gaze seemed to pass over the saint, she found that His Majesty the Emperor was intently teasing the third prince, and did not seem to have any interest in the fourth prince in the arms of the palace maid on the side.
At this moment, Yang Chongrong, who had been pampered by Mrs. Wei since childhood, suddenly woke up: with the third prince, the saint would not favor her because she gave birth to the fourth prince. And with Concubine Yang Xian occupying the position of the four concubines, even if she has a few more princes, she can only be nine concubines, and at most Zhaoyi, who is promoted to the head of the nine concubines. When she looked at the smiling Queen Du without a trace, and Hu Jieyu who was standing beside her as a small low, a little coldness quickly flashed in her eyes.
It is clearly the full moon banquet of the four princes, but the third prince, who is half a year old, has become the center of the stars holding the moon because of the saint. The little guy is quite clever and loves to laugh very much, whether it is in the arms of the emperor or in the arms of Princess Changning, he is smiling crookedly. Even when the King of Sin'an was clumsily holding him, he was just as happy.
"What a person who is not afraid of life
! The saint laughed as he pointed to his nephew and son, who had suddenly become stiff as wood. Empress Du bent the corners of her lips, her eyes seemed to glance at Concubine Yang Xian and Concubine Yuan Shu inadvertently, and she clearly saw their eyes that were either jealous or longing.
Because the three princes were so close to people, all the concubines led by Concubine Yuan Shu couldn't help but want to hug them. When Hu Jieyu heard this, her face couldn't help but change slightly. However, the emperor and queen were present, and these concubines were of a higher rank than her, so how could she refuse? So, Concubine Yuan Shu finally hugged the prince of her dreams, and her expression softened a lot in an instant. Concubine Yang Xian also hugged reluctantly, and then Zhang Zhaoyi and others.
When the palace maid handed the third prince into Yang Chongrong's arms, for some reason, the little guy who had been smiling suddenly started crying. For a while, Yang Chongrong was a little embarrassed, and coaxed a little, but he still couldn't stop the little guy's crying. Seeing this, Hu Jieyu hurriedly took the child over, and coaxed him for a long time to calm him down. As soon as the three princes cried, the four princes also made a fuss, and they couldn't be coaxed, and the laughter during the banquet suddenly became much smaller. In a short time, the full moon feast ended in a hurry.
When he left the table, the king of Xin'an seemed to feel something, and looked back. The palace maid who silently followed behind Yang Chongrong didn't seem to have any abnormalities, and the palace had already been cleaned up many times, and the chess pieces suspected of being the eldest princess of Anxing had already been taken care of, and it was impossible to have a chance to become a trusted palace maid. What's more, it's common for the little ones to cry suddenly, so he should have thought too much?
In the next few days, Li Hui paid special attention to the news in the Taiji Palace, and Princess Changning worked tirelessly to visit the three princes in the palace every day, and the sisters and brothers seemed to be a lot closer. After several days of peace, he gradually relaxed. However, before he could be completely relieved, a month later, the third prince suddenly fell ill with a cold. The saint and Empress Du immediately ordered the Shang Pharmacy to treat the child, but when they saw that they were about to recover, the illness became heavy again for some reason.
How can a baby who is less than a year old survive the intermittent suffering of illness? Seeing that the three princes were getting weaker and weaker, the saint and Queen Du were anxious. And when this news reached the former dynasty, the ministers were shaken. Who doesn't know that this one is the prince of the East Palace who is the saint's favor? Even if he is too young to be officially sent to Queen Du to raise him for the time being, the sage has already made it clear to the ministers. Now that the three princes have died young, the number has come and gone, and there is only one fourth prince left in the palace......
"That palace maid is very likely to be the dark chess inserted by An Xing." In the secret room of the Xin'an County Palace, Li Hui's face was slightly pale, and his brows were tightly locked, "Fish that slipped through the net...... I was careless, and I should have told my uncle to take precautions when I noticed that something was wrong. If something happens to Saburo......"
"All the blame lies with the culprit, what does it have to do with you." Wang Zixian interrupted him, "What's more, if that palace maid makes a move, the third prince will not fall ill after a month." There must be no problem with the people arranged by Her Royal Highness the Queen, and the problem is those who come and go to visit the palace concubines of the three princes and the people around them. It is the Yang sisters who regard the three princes as thorns in the flesh, and this matter must be inseparable from them. ”
"We're just waiting here for news?" As long as he thought that the little guy who had been held in his arms was very likely to die, Li Hui felt that it was difficult for him to calm down. The Third Prince is really a likable little guy, and no matter who has seen him, it is difficult not to love him. If his uncle really intends to support him to become the crown prince, he will gradually soften when he and Yue Niang are unswerving...... But now......
"I'll leave that at that." The prince said, "You have been a little distracted lately, and you may not have noticed the news from the trilogy. Someone secretly sent several secret letters one after another, including the list of chess pieces placed in the capital by the rebel king, the hiding place of the manor under Anxing, and even the dark line of the rebel king's transmission of news. Because I didn't know if it was true or not, and I didn't know who sent it, I only asked Zhengchong and Jinniang to check it quietly. ”
"The result?" Li Hui was actually not sentimental, so he diverted his attention according to his meaning.
"Nine points true and one point false. And this leave is just a slight mistake, nothing more. Compared with the big and small fish that we have worked so hard to collect before, these news have made up for our shortcomings. After all, we haven't been operating in Chang'an long enough time to arrange the eyeliner earlier
。 And the person who sent us the news may have been lurking here for decades. ”
"It seems that there should be no ill will towards us, but I don't know who helped us?"
The prince was silent for a moment, remembering a certain figure he saw when he sent Du Chongfeng out of Chang'an: "...... I'm looking. Rao is he never thought that Du Chongfeng would be the remnant of the family, and he was deeply entangled with Huanhe. Jingzhao Du was clearly not involved in it back then, which means that he was not a disciple of the Du family. Judging from his age, he can only be the posthumous son of Du's daughter. Otherwise, the Du family would not do their best to raise him. However, now that he is far away from Chang'an, he has no ill will towards them, even if he finds out his background, it is just to find out the truth.
That night, Princess Changning did not return all night. Li Hui and the prince, who had been waiting all night, entered the palace to participate in the Chang Dynasty, but they couldn't wait for the saint for a long time. The time for the court meeting had long passed, and the saint had not arrived, and he had not sent any eunuch to convey any message, which caused the ministers to discuss one after another. Li Hui's heart couldn't help but sink slightly, so he simply turned around and left the Taiji Palace, and went straight to the Anren Hall under the eyes of the prince.
However, there was also silence in the Anren Hall at the moment. Empress Du had already fallen ill, and the Imperial Doctor and the Imperial Doctor were all gathered around the sickbed. Princess Changning led Princess Yong'an and stood silently not far away.
Seeing him coming, Princess Changning said softly, "San Lang...... He died in the wee hours of the morning...... A-Niang was so hurt that she cried and fainted...... Grandpa also returned to the Manna Hall and kept his doors closed......"
Li Hui was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.
As far as he knew, this was not the saint's first child he had lost. When he was still in the East Palace, a child born to a palace man died. But the third prince is unusual, he is the child that the saint hopes to foster by Empress Du's side, and is even faintly regarded as the future prince of the East Palace. For the saint, this is tantamount to losing the prince he loves. And Queen Yu Du may be providential.
Princess Changning knows her cousin very well, he seems to be calm, but in fact, he is a little like a grandfather in his bones, and he values blood and family affection very much. Even a baby who had nothing to do with him might feel pity. But she was even more ruthless, and in addition to sympathy, she felt happy for Queen Du.
"Brother, San Lang's untimely death was an accident." At least, so far, nothing has been detected in the palace.
"A lot of things just seem like accidents." Li Hui sighed deeply.
The third prince has died, but the fourth prince born to Yang Chongrong is still healthy. So, overnight, there was vague news that the saint intended to raise the four princes under the knees of Queen Du. I don't know how many people have been touched, and the people who are good friends with Yang Shijing are not mentioned, but Yang Qian has unknowingly become the central figure who has been praised many times again.
Wang Zixian looked indifferently at Yang Mingdu, who seemed to be still personable in the crowd, remembering that he had been sending people to see Concubine Yang and Princess An Xing all these days, and intuitively felt that the matter of the three princes should be related to him. Regardless of whether enough evidence can be found in the end, poisoning an innocent baby for his own selfish purposes is already inferior to a beast.
But...... Wait a little longer, just wait a little longer, and he will be able to help Xuan Qi take revenge.
However, the prince waited, Li Hui waited, but some people couldn't wait.
One night, a man wearing a black cloak came to the Hongnong County Mansion. Yang Qian, who was full of smiles, came out in person and welcomed him in: "Your Excellency is visiting, and the Mansion is really full of brilliance. ”
The man arched his hand and said with a smile: "I thought that I would never have a chance to catch up with Brother Yang, but now I have to come to visit with a cheeky face...... Alas, it can be seen that this is providence. ”
"Yes, it is indeed providence." Yang Qian said meaningfully and smiled extraordinarily.