"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen has seen the princess detoxify His Royal Highness the Prince, she is piercing the acupuncture points of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a silver needle, I'm afraid if the princess will still use the same method." Hua Haoran said.

The emperor laughed, "Are you worried that I am afraid of pain and dare not be pricked!" You also underestimate me, my son dares, what do I dare not do, but the most important thing at the moment is to let the crown princess return to the palace as soon as possible. ”

The emperor asked Hua Haoran: "How long can I survive like this?" ”

Hua Haoran's face was embarrassed, and he said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, Weichen really can't decide, now that there is a problem with your meal, I don't know what will happen to the person who started it?" ”

When the emperor heard this, his face became ugly, and he gave an order: "Someone will pull out all the servants in charge of my diet in the imperial dining room and kill them with rods." ”

"Your Majesty, wait! Weichen believes that it is not possible to startle the snake. Hua Haoran dissuaded.

"All killed, what snakes?" The emperor snorted coldly, if someone wants his life, he will naturally not let that person go.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that the person who poisoned and murdered the emperor must not be the minions of the imperial dining room, how can those minions have so much courage, someone must have instigated them, you killed the minions with a rod, but if the mastermind is not found, it will not have much effect!" Hua Haoran said.

"What do you think?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked.

Although he already had an idea in his heart, he wanted to see what Hua Haoran would say, after all, this imperial nephew of his would inherit the throne of Ning Wangfu in the future, and he didn't want Hua Haoran to only know how to study medical books and not ask about the world.

Besides, Hua Haoran has always had a good relationship with his seventh prince, and he waited for the seventh to inherit his throne in the future, and Hua Haoran could assist the seventh prince.

"Back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that we should take care of the plan and treat it as if we don't know anything, but in the future, the emperor will not eat any more food sent by the imperial dining room. Weichen will bring food to the emperor from the house, and in another day or two, the person behind the curtain will definitely think that the emperor is terminally ill, and he will take action, so that we can find him out. Hua Haoran proposed.

"Good! When you spread the news, you say that I am sick, and I want to see who he really is. The emperor said to Gonggong Zhang.

The news that the emperor has fallen ill has spread all over the palace, all the princes, whether they have been crowned king or not, whether they have moved out of the palace or not, they all know it, the eldest prince and the third prince are very happy to hear such news, now that the prince is missing, if the emperor dies at this time, then they will have a chance.

It's just that the third prince is a little worried in his heart, although he has a lot of ministers to support, it's just that these ministers who support him are all civilian officials, and none of them are military attaches who hold military power, and although the eldest prince does not have so many ministers to support, he has the support of the protector behind him.

Although the Lord Protector has not been stationed on the frontier for many years, he still has a lot of military power in his hands. The Lord Protector is the uncle of the Great Prince, he can't give up his nephew to help him, how can he win in this competition with the Great Prince?

He thought of General Cheng, if he could persuade General Cheng to stand on his side, then he would win.

Although General Cheng is the prince's father-in-law, but now the prince's whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain.

Thinking so, he planned to go to General Cheng's mansion, and was just about to walk out, when his princess walked over, "Lord, it's so late, do you still want to go out?" ”

"Hmm." The third prince nodded and said.

Although he doesn't have much affection for his princess, this princess was chosen for him by his mother, for the power of her mother's family, so the third prince is still very good to the princess.

"Where is the prince going?" Princess Qi asked, "But you want to go to General Cheng's Mansion?" ”

"How do you know?" The third prince asked in surprise, he was going to General Cheng's Mansion and didn't tell anyone, how could she know?

"The concubine guessed, the prince is now worried about how to compete with the eldest prince and win the throne, of course you hope to get the support of General Cheng, and the concubine naturally gets this reason. It's just .......," Princess Qi said.

"Just what? Don't talk and spout, if you want to say it, say it all at once, this king is pressed for time. The third prince said impatiently.

"Lord Wang, have you ever thought that General Cheng is not only the father-in-law of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also the father-in-law of the prince in the Protector's Mansion!" Princess Qi said worriedly.

She knew that the prince must be in a hurry, so she thought of seeking General Cheng's support, but would General Cheng support him?

When the third prince heard this, he smiled, and he said to Princess Qi: "Don't worry, princess, General Cheng will not stand on the side of the Protector Mansion." ”

"Why did the prince say this? Could it be that General Cheng is at odds with the protector of the country? Princess Qi asked suspiciously, she had never heard of the feud between the Duke of Protector and General Cheng?

In her opinion, the Protector Gong guards the Shanhaiguan, and General Cheng is stationed in the southwest, although the relationship between the two is not particularly good, but it is not discordant, and they have now become sons and daughters, and the relationship must be unusual.

"The princess doesn't know, that Lu Yuchen's side concubine, that is, the second lady in General Cheng's mansion, is not from the same mother as the crown princess." The third prince said.

Princess Qi said: "But she is also the daughter of General Cheng!" ”

"It's really hard to say whether it's General Cheng's biological daughter or not! General Cheng's second lady died shortly after the second lady got married, do you know how the second lady Cheng died? The Third Emperor said with a meaningful smile.

"How did you die? Could it be that he was killed by General Cheng? Impossible, right? This second lady is also a woman with means, since the death of the eldest lady, she has been in charge of General Cheng's mansion for many years, did she make some unforgivable mistakes? Princess Qi asked in disbelief.

"That's right! It is indeed an unforgivable mistake. The third prince approached Princess Qi and whispered a few words in her ear.

I saw Princess Qi's eyes widen, looking at the third prince in disbelief, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence from her mouth, "So it's very likely that this second young lady is not the daughter of General Cheng?" ”

"Yes, so the princess is relieved. Even if this king can't win over General Cheng, he may not be used by my eldest brother. The third prince said, "Okay, it's not too early, and it's too late if this king doesn't go out." ”

After the third prince finished speaking, he got into the carriage that had been prepared long ago and drove towards General Cheng's mansion.

General Cheng only saw Cheng Xi last night, and the third prince came again tonight, he heard the housekeeper's report, although he had some suspicions in his heart that the third prince came to him at this time, I am afraid that there is nothing good, but because the family is the third prince, it is the emperor himself The king of Qi, she still went to the door to greet him in person.

"Weichen didn't know that His Royal Highness King Qi had arrived, and he missed the welcome, so he asked His Royal Highness King Qi to forgive his sins." General Cheng saluted and said in an official tone.

"General Cheng doesn't have to be polite, this king has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and there is something to discuss with General Cheng." The third prince said straight to the point.

He knew very well that General Cheng was a military general with a bold personality, and if he played with him, I am afraid he would not be willing to say anything more to himself.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, please." General Cheng welcomed King Qi into the mansion and took him to the study.

The third prince explained his intention to General Cheng, "General Cheng, now the emperor is in poor health, and the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are unknown, if the king's eldest brother wants to seize the throne, he has the support of the Protectorate Mansion, and the king may not have much chance of winning, if General Cheng is willing to assist the king, he will be the king of Japan and become a treasure, and the king will not forget General Cheng." ”

When General Cheng heard this, he secretly sneered in his heart, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just missing, when will it be your turn and the Great Prince? can't wait to compete for the throne, this royal family really has no family affection!

General Cheng immediately said that he had won the trust of the emperor and did not dare to forget the emperor's kindness, he was only loyal to the emperor, and he would be loyal to whoever the emperor passed the throne to.

When the third prince heard this, he secretly scolded General Cheng in his heart for being a fool who didn't know the times, who didn't know that the emperor wanted to give the throne bed to the prince? But the whereabouts of the crown prince are unknown, and he still thinks that he is the prince's father-in-law and wants to be loyal to the prince.

He secretly sneered in his heart, this king doesn't believe in anything loyal or disloyal, this king only knows that "under the heavy reward, there will be a brave man", he immediately moved to General Cheng Da, knew it with reason, and saw that General Cheng was like a stinky stone, no matter what he said, he was unmoved.

Although the third prince was angry in his heart, he could only endure it, he knew that if he was angry with General Cheng at this time, it would be even more impossible for General Cheng to stand on his side.

He immediately promised General Cheng that if General Cheng was willing to give him a helping hand, he would make General Cheng a king with a different surname.

General Cheng was about to refuse sternly, when Cheng Yao knocked on the door and came in, and after saluting the three princes, he said to the three princes: "Cheng is willing to help King Qi." ”

General Cheng was about to reprimand Cheng Yao when he heard this, but when he saw Cheng Yao turn around and look at him, he sighed, and he didn't look at Wang and Cheng Yao, and was angry alone.

When the third prince got Cheng Yao's words, he was also relieved, "This king thanks General Cheng Shao, and asks General Cheng Shao to help persuade Ling Zun." ”

"Don't worry, my father just can't figure it out for a while, and Wechen will definitely persuade him." Cheng Yao said with a smile.

After the third prince left, General Cheng glared at Cheng Yao and scolded loudly: "What the hell is going on with you? If you don't help His Royal Highness the Prince, you should also help your sister! How did you help this Qi King? ”