Chapter 275: Breaking the Levee
After a while, Zhao Min was also brought into the palace, and he changed into clean clothes with Huan Yan, and everyone was forced by Xibao to drink another bowl of ginger soup before giving up.
Not long after the palace who went to inquire left, Xibao asked Zhao Min first: "Brother Min, when was your father called into the palace?" ”
Zhao Min thought for a while and said: "Back to my aunt's words, well, last night, my nephew didn't see my father when I got up early today, and then I didn't see my father come back when it was dark in the afternoon, so my mother was a little worried, so my nephew came to ask my cousin." ”
"Last night?" Xibao was taken aback.
"Hmm!" Zhao Min said.
Xibao thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, my aunt has already sent someone to inquire, shouldn't you have eaten yet?" ”
Zhao Min said a little embarrassedly: "My nephew is not hungry." ”
Xibao smiled: "It's still so restrained when you get to my aunt, it just so happens that your cousin is useless, but the two of you use it together, it is estimated that after you finish eating, the news will come over, Wenqin, take the children down to eat first." ”
Wen Qin nodded and said, "Hey, it's all ready, the two little masters are here, please." ”
No matter how worried you are, it is a child, who has been hungry for more than two hours and has been in the rain for so long, so it is the right thing to eat a hot meal first.
The children went down to eat, and after a while, Zhao Yunfan actually came over like this, Xibao was surprised for a while, and kept looking behind him.
Zhao Yunfan looked at Xibao for a long time and said, "Don't look at it, the emperor didn't come with me." ”
Xibao was stunned and said, "What happened to the eldest brother?" Why did you come here last night? ”
Zhao Yunfan: "How does my sister know?" ”
Xibao sighed: "Brother Min came to look for you today, and now he is having dinner with Huanyan in the side hall, I asked someone to bring him over." ”
Zhao Yunfan frowned and said: "Why is this kid here, forget it, no need, it's too late, I just told my sister briefly, and I'm about to go." ”
"Go? Where is my brother going? Xibao was taken aback.
"Yellow River flood!" Zhao Yunfan was concise and to the point.
Xibao was shocked: "Why, haven't you already sent the second prince and so many ministers, why do you still need to go?" ”
Zhao Yunfan coughed twice. Xibao then ordered all the palace people to withdraw, and Wenqi guarded the door, and no one was allowed to approach.
In this way, Zhao Yunfan said: "My sister's words are true. But this time it's even more severe. ”
"Could it be that the Yellow River is flooded?" Xibao guessed.
"Not only is the Yellow River flooded, but even the second prince has disappeared due to the river's burst!" Zhao Yunfan said in a low voice.
Xibao was really shocked into a cold sweat, and stammered for a long time: "Two?? Second Prince???? Lose??? Missing??? River water?? Burst??? When did that happen? ”
"It should have been yesterday, the emperor received an urgent 800-mile rush, and I was also announced by the emperor in the middle of the night to come to the palace to know the news. The emperor is already on the verge of rage. Zhao Yunfan said with a stern face.
"Then the emperor Xuan eldest brother is to rectify the flood or to save the second prince?" Xibao was puzzled.
"The urgency said that the second prince did not listen to the advice and insisted on going his own way, only then did he encounter a big water bursting the embankment, not only the second prince, but also several ministers who came to the scene with him, and dozens of royal forest soldiers were also washed away by the water, the emperor felt that things would not be so simple, so why??" Zhao Yunfan still said in a low voice.
"Then, if the flood is strict or not, does the second prince have any hope of survival?" Xibao worried.
"It wasn't sudden, so the situation of the victims was fine. The local search has begun, but the situation at the scene is chaotic, and no one dares to guarantee it, and this matter does not rule out human inducements. Zhao Yunfan said.
"People?? Artificial??? The meaning of the second brother is that someone wants to take advantage of the chaos???? No way! Thinking of that possibility, Xibao's face turned white, could it be that someone has really started to plan, the second prince is the pride of the sky, the only son of the emperor. It's not ordinary people who can attack him, so what should the big brother do.
"It's very likely, otherwise the emperor wouldn't announce that I had a secret audience, which is obviously really guarding against some people." Zhao Yunfan frowned.
"Did the emperor ask the eldest brother to investigate this matter?" Xibao asked.
Zhao Yunfan nodded and said, "It's obviously disaster relief and rescue." In fact, the investigation is the hidden story behind the investigation, this news has not yet spread, and even the queen does not know about it, so I have to hurry to the scene, this family must be too late to return, so I can only come to see my sister. Please, sister, take care of your father and mother in the house, as well as your sister-in-law, sister-in-law and nephew. ”
Xibao said nervously: "This is natural, although the eldest brother can rest assured, but this matter is afraid that it is very complicated, the eldest brother must act carefully, as for the second prince, the eldest brother will do what he can, after all, natural disasters are ruthless." ”
Zhao Yunfan nodded and said, "I know, I'm leaving, I'll leave it to you at home." ”
Xibao was still a little uneasy and said, "Big brother, be careful." ”
"Hmm!" Zhao Yunfan and Xibao talked for a while, and then disappeared into the vast night.
By the time Huan Yan and Zhao Min finished eating, Zhao Yunfan had already left with the team.
Xibao immediately ordered someone to take her token to send Zhao Min out of the palace, and brought out the news that Zhao Yunfan went to the disaster relief, although they did not tell the Jane family the truth, but this night, Jane's, Zhao and his wife, like Xibao, were so frightened that they couldn't sleep all night.
Jane's and Xibao's father and mother are worried about Zhao Yunfan, and Xibao is worried about Qi You and Zhao Yunfan, these two princes disappeared on the way to disaster relief, Qi You is sad as a father, and it is naturally needless to say that he is angry, but if this matter is really as the emperor and the eldest brother think, then the eldest brother's trip is also dangerous.
Sure enough, the next day, the news that the second prince was on the way to disaster relief was swept away by a sudden flood and disappeared spread throughout the court and the entire harem.
The court was in an uproar, the emperor was furious, the queen fainted directly, and the queen mother who learned the news also fell with palpitations.
After going down, Qi You went directly to the queen's Kunning Palace, where a group of imperial doctors were guarding inside.
Entering the hall, Qi You asked, "How is the queen?" ”
A imperial doctor said: "If you go back to the emperor, the queen is in a hurry and vomited two mouthfuls of blood, she has just woken up, she is drinking medicine, and she asks the emperor to wait for a while." ”
Qi You asked, "It's all vomiting blood, what's the problem?" ”
The imperial doctor said: "This is an emergency, vomiting blood can be relieved, Weichen has already prescribed medicine, the queen takes the medicine on time, don't be stimulated anymore, it's fine." ”
Qi You sighed: "Okay, you go down first, the queen's body will be handed over to you, I will go first to have a look." ”
After that, Qi You entered the cabinet and came to the queen's bedroom, and Queen Liu was leaning on the maid drinking medicine with a tired face, her eyes were empty, and she was almost out of strength.
Qi You stepped forward and asked softly, "Empress??" Empress???? How are you? ”
The queen glanced at Qi You in despair, then turned her head again and was stunned, and then suddenly turned her head and climbed Qi You's arm and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty?????? Wei'er he ??? He ??????" Before she finished speaking, the queen had long been unable to cry.
After all, these two princes are the flesh that fell from the queen's body, and it is all she looks forward to.
A few days ago, I also received the emperor's order, and the scenery went to disaster relief infinitely, but only half a month later, there was the news that the second prince fell into the water and disappeared, the son was missing, life and death are uncertain, this is a fatal blow for any mother, even if the queen is strong, but she is also a mother, the two princes have an accident, like tearing out her heart, how can she bear it.
The queen who learned the news was directly angry and fainted, and it was already a blessing to be able to cry, and her sudden emotional fluctuations were the most hurtful.
Qi You saw the queen crying desperately, so he gently patted the queen on the back and said: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to investigate, Wei'er is my son, naturally he will be favored by God, and it will be fine, but you have to be stronger, if Wei'er comes back and sees you like this, he should be distressed." ”
The queen hugged Qi You's waist and cried stupidly: "Your Majesty, don't you want to deceive your concubines, has Wei'er had an accident??? Don't lie to your concubines????"
Qi You sighed and said: "The people at the scene were swept away by the flood, and the few people who survived couldn't see it clearly, Wei'er was followed by so many people, don't worry, it will be fine, Wei'er will definitely come back safely, don't think about it, it's the right thing to keep it safe." ”
The queen has been strong over the years, whether it is her father's serious illness, dismissal or the death of the emperor, she has handled it very well, and gradually developed a mentality of not being surprised by changes, but her only weakness is her son Qi Huanwei, which is her only weakness and her only hope.
Because she no longer had hope for Qi You's heart, the queen poured all her energy into her son Qi Huanwei, and for him, the queen was thinking hard and exhausted her efforts, just to make him the prince who best met Qi You's expectations.
This time the water control line, the second prince Qi Huanwei is regarded as the royal patrol for his father, this is a great honor and invisible recognition as the prince, although the queen is worried, but she is also secretly happy, after all, the two adult princes, Qi Huanwei can defeat the eldest prince and take on this important responsibility, this is already a substantial victory.
But no one expected such a thing to happen, and I don't know if it was really the second prince who was eager to make a meritorious service, so he didn't listen to the advice, or someone secretly did the trick and deliberately lured the second prince to the danger zone, anyway, such a thing happened, and the current reality is that the second prince has been missing for a day.
Normally, the disappearance of a prince is a big deal, but now it has encountered the Yellow River bursting its banks, and the manpower is destined to be dispersed.
In fact, Qi You's heart was also bottomless, the first moment he learned the news, he was almost fainting, but fortunately, Xue Gonggong supported him in time, so there was no major incident, and then calmed down, so he felt strange, so he directly summoned Zhao Yunfan overnight, and discussed it for a day and a night, before sending him to the scene of the embankment burst again.
After deciding on it, Zhao Yunfan set off overnight, and the only thing he could do now was to wait, waiting for the news that Zhao Yunfan sent back. (To be continued.) )