Chu Xiuyu personally wrote a letter for people to send to Li Shengguo, handed it over to Li Sheng's emperor, and sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to escort the prince back to China, the momentum can be described as magnificent, and the prince was finally sent back to China safely.

After the prince of Li Shengguo returned to the court, Chu Xiuyu really immediately named the beloved daughter of King Xian, the princess of filial piety, as the princess of Shengheguo, the title is still filial piety, and sent it to the prince of Li Shengguo, and the monarch of Li Shengguo learned of this, and also knew that this matter was beyond Chu Xiuyu's control, and also agreed to marry the two countries and continue peace.

At first, the crown prince and his relatives, because of the beautiful and talented new crown princess, finally forgot all kinds of fears during the assassination, regained their former glory, and loved the new princess every day, and the East Palace finally became harmonious.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, but Li Shengguo suddenly began to do strange things. First, the second prince was attacked by wolves in a closed paddock during hunting, and died tragically in the hunting ground, and when he found it, only a gnawed corpse was left beyond recognition.

After burying the second prince, a few days later, there was a sudden earthquake in the suburbs of Beijing, the houses collapsed, crushing many residents, and the buildings of the imperial city were also affected.

Finally appeased the victims and controlled the tension in Beijing, but the fourth and fifth princes fell ill one after another, and they all died almost overnight.

The monarch of Li Shengguo lost three adult princes in just a few months, and he was so sad that his head turned white overnight, and he contracted a cough disease under the rapid attack, and often coughed with chest pain and blood in his phlegm. After the imperial doctor's diagnosis, he was told to recuperate.

In the scorching palace, the concubine served the emperor Li Shengguo without untying her clothes. Concubine Jin was beautiful when she was young, and she once favored the harem, but she was cautious, never pampered and arrogant, and often persuaded the emperor to be evenly stained with rain and dew, and prosper the heirs of the harem.

"Your Majesty, you have been working hard for a few days, the dragon body is important, it is better to let the prince supervise the country, you can also recuperate."

"Aifei, what I am most happy about is that you are still caring about me at this time. But he didn't think about fighting for anything for the third prince. ”

"The concubines are women and children, and they are not interested in the affairs of the court, as for the third prince, he has become a prince, and he has always had no worries about food and clothing, and he has the emperor's care, so why bother the concubines." While helping the emperor blow the cold decoction, Concubine Jin personally tried whether the decoction was poisonous. The emperor was moved in his eyes, and his heart turned a thousand times.

Li Shengguo was in turmoil in the court, and the ministers secretly speculated, some people said that some of the three princes participated in the assassination of the prince, which annoyed the prince, and was removed by the prince. Some people also say that those in other countries who wanted to harm the prince could not find an opportunity to harm the prince again, so they began to attack the prince's brothers.

Some people also said that it was because the crown princess was dissatisfied that the prince did not help her avenge her and came back to ask for her life. Otherwise, why did the two princes get sick and die violently?

There are even those who say that the princess of the Holy and Southern Kingdom has brought bad luck, and if the princess can be returned to the Holy and Southern Kingdom, the bad luck can be lifted, etc., there are different opinions, and they are all outrageous.

But people's psychology is really strange, as long as it is the answer they want, even if it is not the real answer, they can't help but think it is true.

For a time, all the princes of Li Shengguo were in danger. The underage prince was even more frightened, and he didn't even dare to take a step at the palace gate. The ladies of each palace have young princes who take care of them every day, and there is no room for mistakes.

These rumors were only folklore at first, then spread to the circle of ministers, and finally to the palace and the ears of the emperor.

In Li Shengguo's imperial study, the emperor was lying on the couch, and his father-in-law called the prince of the East Palace. He wanted to ask whether it was the crown prince who did it, and whether the outrageous rumors outside were true.

"It is said that the second, fourth, and fifth children participated in the assassination of you, and you found someone to kill you, is this really the case?"

"Father, it is definitely not the son of the minister, please ask my father to see it." When the prince heard that he was suspicious of his father, he collapsed on the ground in fright.

"In this case, the matter of the second child being bitten to death by the wolves has been investigated by you so far, why has there been no progress?"

"Father, the sons and daughters have not dared to go out recently, and the last time they were stabbed is still vivid. Someone was sent to investigate, but the people who sent it said that they had no clue about it. The retainers are wronged! The prince fell prostrate on the ground, weeping bitterly.

First, he was afraid and didn't dare to go out, and secondly, he tasted the taste of it, and couldn't extricate himself, so he actually forgot about it. His originally burly body has also become weak in the past few months of desolation, and he doesn't seem to have the slightest bit of his previous royal momentum.

"Hmph, where do you still look like a prince in this nest now, let me go back to the East Palace and think about the past." Looking at the appearance of the prince and listening to his cowardly and timid words, the emperor finally became angry, absolutely angry, he even slapped the table in a fit of anger, and was so frightened that the father-in-law of Shunzi on the side also knelt on the ground with weak legs.

And the emperor himself was also hurt by anger, and then coughed for a long time.

A prince who was so scared of being stabbed once that he didn't even dare to go out of the palace gate, what else could he expect him to do? The emperor was heartbroken again. What's the use of having more princes? The prince doesn't care about anything, he worries more.

The crown prince is both the queen's concubine and the emperor's eldest son, and is the rightful heir to the throne of Li Shengguo, who has never doubted this from top to bottom. But now, the emperor is extremely disappointed in the crown prince. The prince saw that he had provoked the emperor to be angry, so he had to obediently return to the East Palace.

"Go and call the third prince."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Father-in-law Shunzi hurriedly went out of the imperial study, and in less than a stick of incense, the third prince who was studying in the study was brought to the imperial study.

The third prince is still that hesitant little eyes, and now he is even a little sad, before this, the emperor is very sad every time he sees his appearance, he is a dignified prince, obviously he is high up, and he is worried every day, where is there the slightest royal child should have the nobility?

But now that he has lost three adult princes in succession, the emperor is also grieving in his heart, looking at his appearance is very pleasing to the eye, he faintly feels that he has been wrong to blame the third child before, he is a good prince who has been worrying about the country and the people.

"Son-in-law, see father." The three princes, like the concubines, abide by etiquette and bow to the very standard of great etiquette.

"Third, who do you say your second brother and fourth brother and fifth brother are harmed by?"

The emperor's mood seemed to be much more relaxed, and his tone of voice was also relaxed.

"Father, the son doesn't know, but the enclosure where the second emperor brother went has obviously been cleared the day before yesterday, and he will enter the wolves, which is really suspicious." The third prince frowned, became even more melancholy, and said that the second emperor's brother still had red eyes and choked up his words, which made the emperor feel sad for a while.

"I also felt suspicious, so I asked the prince brother to go and check, but unfortunately I didn't have a clue. Today, I have heard some rumors, and I want you to investigate them again. The emperor frowned and said yes, he almost said that he doesn't trust the prince now, only you.

"Father, the son is willing to investigate, but it's a pity that those who guard the paddock have been killed by the prince when he is angry. There is no way to look up at all now. As for the fourth and fifth brothers, Erchen found that they all contracted the disease after visiting the prince in the East Palace, and the illness was only a day after they became ill. Please ask my father to guide his sons, where to start? Thinking of this, the sorrow of the third prince became even more obvious.

Yes, I've always turned a blind eye! The emperor suddenly realized. Obviously, all kinds of spearheads are pointed at the prince, but he refuses to believe it, just because he has always regarded him as his only successor. If it had nothing to do with him, why would he kill the guards in the paddock? If it has nothing to do with him, why did the fourth and fifth children visit him in the morning and die violently in the evening?

The emperor let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and after a while, he finally opened his eyes, and his eyes were shining. "Even so, don't check it. Spread my will, put the prince under house arrest in the East Palace, and he was not allowed to leave the palace without a holy decree. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Junko's father-in-law replied tremblingly, and walked out of the imperial study with trembling legs.

This is about to change the sky! The crown prince was suspected by the emperor and placed under house arrest in the East Palace. And the three princes, who have never been treated well by the emperor, have gained face in front of the emperor.

He couldn't help but think back to himself in his heart, had he inadvertently offended the third prince in the past, it seemed that he had really given him a look, oh my God, is it too late to change it now?

"Third child, I named you King Yi, and during my recuperation, I will supervise the country for me, and there is no need to report if you have no military situation. Are you confident that you can do it well? ”

"The son is willing to share the worries of his father." The third prince swept away his worries and replied firmly.

"Good, good!" Unexpectedly, the emperor finally really took care of the three princes who were the most unpleasant, and handed over the responsibility of supervising the country to him.

Li Shengguo was supervised by the newly crowned King Yi, while the emperor was recuperating in the palace, the crown prince was placed under house arrest, and the situation in the court became increasingly tense.

Seeing this, Concubine Jin also began to take action, not only her, but also her mother's brothers, the three princes activated their henchmen, and all the princelings in the court were replaced.

Prudence does not mean weakness, since the emperor has handed over the imperial power to his son, how can he be willing to turn a blind eye?

When the queen and the queen's brothers saw this scene, they began to ask for the face of the saint constantly, and even said that even if the crown prince was deposed, the queen still had six princes, and the six princes were also adults, so why let the three emperors supervise the country? It can be seen that they also gave up the prince who fell out of favor.

It's a pity that the emperor has an order that the emperor must not be disturbed to recuperate except for the military situation, and the queen's party can only secretly prepare for the upcoming last fight.

……

The crown prince of Li Shengguo fell out of favor, and the third prince gained power. Naturally, this matter could not be concealed from Chu Xiuyu, who was far away in Shenghe, and the countries were in good hands with each other, so he naturally knew about it.

He pondered all night, from those fierce assassins to the current tragic situation of Li Shengguo, and finally figured out some clues. (To be continued.) )