Chapter 14 The Assassination of the Prince
Lu Siguan took Liu Chunyan and hurried back to the capital, and Lu Siguan asked Liu Chunyan to go back to Lu Mansion by herself and disappear into the street.
Liu Chunyan drove the carriage to the gate of the Lu Mansion, she didn't stop the carriage at the gate, and found that something was wrong, so she stopped a little at the interface.
Sitting in the carriage, I saw that there was a white silk hanging in front of the Lu Mansion, and it seemed that the family was doing some kind of funeral.
In addition, some court officials at the door came in and out in an endless stream.
"Dead? I've only been out for a few days, is Lu Guozheng dead or is the old thief dead? Liu Chunyan didn't expect that this funeral was not for anyone in the Lu Mansion.
The protagonist of the funeral is himself.
Liu Chunyan thought of the great changes in the capital that Lu Siguan said a few days ago, and couldn't help but rejoice in her heart, but after a while, she saw Lu Guozheng and Mrs. Lu who were seeing off guests at the door in the carriage.
Suddenly I was a little puzzled, could it be him......
Lu Guozheng's wife later gave birth to a son, but the child is still young and was sent to Shaolin Temple to learn art, and he has not returned home for many years.
"If he dies, God will be an eye-opener." Liu Chunyan muttered in a low voice, "Brother Yujian, you can only blame yourself for your own miserable life, you shouldn't be born in such an official family." ”
Liu Chunyan was a little sorry and a little lost, she thought that the person she least wanted to die in the Lu Mansion had also left.
Thinking of entering the door to put two pillars of incense on his hard-working brother, he got out of the carriage and went straight to the door of the house.
Seeing Liu Chunyan coming from afar, the face of the subordinate guarding the door turned pale with fright, beads of sweat the size of beans kept sliding down his forehead, and he was petrified in place for a long time and couldn't speak.
Liu Chunyan ignored these subordinates, walked straight to the lobby, and saw a coffin being placed in front of the hall at the door.
The people were dressed in white veils, but their expressions were not sad or regretful.
Lu Guo was chatting with Master Li of Shangshutai who had just entered the door, and the expression on his face did not look like his own son had died at all.
"Ah......h The first to shout was Mrs. Lu's personal maid standing at the door, and the subordinates also instantly turned pale and withdrew three feet away.
After hearing the screams, the eyes of the people in the lobby instantly focused on Liu Chunyan, and everyone's expressions were like carved out of a mold, and their eyes widened in disbelief.
Liu Chunyan saw clearly the spiritual position above the middle hall, and then realized that this funeral was prepared for herself.
"Why didn't I think it was me, the old immortal sold me outside the customs and lied that he was dead at home...... Liu Chunyan thought to herself.
The whole scene instantly became very quiet, and Liu Chunyan looked at Lu Guozheng, her expression was really embarrassed.
Lu Guozheng originally wanted to use this funeral to win over Chaocheng, but the funeral was small for him.
"Why are you looking at me like this, I'm not dead yet!" Liu Chunyan said bluntly.
"Huai'er, you're really not dead, let your father take a good look, the day before yesterday, someone came back from incense and said that you accidentally fell off the cliff, and your father was heartbroken when he heard the news." Lu Guozheng hurriedly walked into Liu Chunyan, and said mournfully with her hand.
"There was not the slightest expression of pain on his face just now, and he talked and laughed with Master Li, and now this will be ...... It's really an old fox. Liu Chunyan didn't say what she thought in her heart.
"Quick, find Lang Zhong and show my Huai'er." Lu Guozheng instructed his subordinates to go to the market to find a doctor, and Mrs. Lu on the side had a solemn face, and her eyes were full of hatred and remorse when she looked at Liu Chunyan.
Eighty percent hated himself for not being ruthless enough halfway at that time, and now Liu Chunyan will appear here.
Lu Guozheng looked back at Mrs. Lu as he spoke, and gave her a wink, meaning that she would see the opportunity to act, and that such a thing as finding someone to kidnap her daughter must not be known to the other officials present.
"Come, let my father take a good look, where are you hurt?" Lu Guozheng pretended to look around at Liu Chunyan.
"I'm fine, it's fine, I can jump." While saying that, Liu Chunyan also deliberately demonstrated and jumped a few steps in a row.
These steps were deliberately transferred by Liu Chunyan to Mrs. Lu, and she wanted to let the old woman know that not only was she not sold to the Khitan without you, but she was unscathed.
"It's okay, what are you all doing standing there, get the spirit out of the place." Lu Guozheng scolded left and right.
"Aren't you happy to see me come back, mother, why do you keep crying and mourning?" Liu Chunyan looked at Mrs. Lu and said sharply, "Although I am not your biological mother, I have always treated you as my biological mother." ”
Looking at Mrs. Lu's crying and laughing expression, Liu Chunyan felt a cool heart.
"Huai'er, what are you talking about, I have always treated you as my own daughter, just come back, it's okay." Mrs. Lu hurriedly replied softly.
After a while, the coffins and spiritual seats at home were all removed, and Lu Guozheng also apologized to the officials present one by one, and everyone slowly began to disperse.
Lord Li on the side was also in a fog, and he didn't know what was going on, but he still left the Lu Mansion after congratulating Lu Guozheng.
After everyone left, there were only Lu Guozheng and his wife left in the lobby, as well as some subordinates.
Lu Guozheng put away the face he had when he performed just now, and scolded Liu Chunyan loudly, "Who asked you to come back, spread it out and let me do it for my father." ”
"I'm not dead, why should I have a funeral at home." Liu Chunyan said softly.
She fully understood what Lu Guozheng really thought in his heart, but at the moment, there was no one at home, and Liu Chunyan did not fight with him, after all, it was not good for herself.
After listening to Lu Guozheng's lesson, Liu Chunyan returned to the courtyard where she lived.
Mrs. Lu was also scolded by Lu Guozheng because of this incident, and the hatred for Liu Chunyan in her heart was even stronger.
But Mrs. Lu, Du Yuyan and others have already begun to be alert to Liu Chunyan, and they have attacked Liu Chunyan five times, and the plan is about to be completed, and there are accidents every time.
According to what the nine thousand years old said last time, Lu Guozheng has ordered someone to find the Tianshan Snow Lotus, and is ready to offer it to the Queen Mother on the Queen Mother's birthday a few days later.
At this time, he didn't know that a major event was happening in the Deep Palace Palace, the imperial city was locked, and no one was allowed to enter or leave unless there was an emperor's token, and the news had been blocked.
Lu Siguan stepped on the breeze and entered the palace, and went straight to the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's bedroom.
Seeing that the emperor was reprimanding the nine thousand years old, he hid on the beams of the house.
At the moment when someone entered the Qianqing Palace, he had already noticed it, and he knew that the person on the beam of the house was none other than Lu Siguan.
Nine thousand years old understood the relationship between Lu Siguan and the emperor, and did not say much, but pretended to be reprimanded by the emperor.
He also knew in his heart that the emperor would not do anything to him, even if he was wrong, he would only scold a few words at most, after all, he had the right to dispatch tens of thousands of military horses in the capital, as well as the right to transfer the golden armor of the imperial city.
Lu Si saw this scene in the emperor's bedroom, and probably guessed what was going on in the palace.
The emperor was over half a hundred years old at this time, and there were many daughters under his knees, only one son was over twenty years old, but this son was weak and sickly, and his mother had already died in the harem dispute.
This son of the emperor has already been the best choice for the crown prince in everyone's hearts, and Lu Siguan feels that the major events that will happen in the palace must also be related to this prince.
In recent years, the emperor has favored Du Guifei, just because Du Guifei gave birth to a dragon son to the emperor, but now he is only more than three years old.
The emperor is also considered to be an old man, and he is naturally happy in his heart, so Du Guifei has become the emperor's most favored concubine.
Du Guifei has always been dissatisfied with the eldest son of the emperor in her heart, but because the other party is the eldest son of the emperor, she has always dared to be angry and dare not speak, and she has also tried to assassinate the eldest son of the emperor in secret many times, paving the way for her son to ascend the throne and become the emperor.
"The matter of the eldest prince, the old slave will definitely find out, and he will not let the traitor succeed." Nine thousand years old whispered.
"Three days, and if you don't find the assassin after three days, you can resign and go into hiding." The emperor said angrily.
"It's just that now the eldest prince is unconscious, and the imperial doctor is helpless and doesn't know what to do......"
"Send more manpower and order people to find the best doctors throughout the country, and this matter must not be done, so as not to cause a shock in the imperial court." Before the nine thousand years old finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor.
The emperor rubbed his head and motioned for the nine thousand years old to step down, and the nine thousand years old slowly retreated, and he glanced at Lu Siguan on the beam of the house before going out.
Nine thousand years old left, Lu Siguan came down from the beam and knelt on his knees, "Weichen greets the emperor." ”
"Get up, I haven't seen you for the past few days!" The emperor's tone towards Lu Siguan was not as tough as that with Jiuqiansushi just now.
"Weichen heard that someone at the border pass secretly colluded with the Khitan and disturbed the border of my Celestial Empire, so he went to Yumen Pass to check on the matter." Lu Siguan stood up and said.
"I see that the palace is heavily guarded, and I don't know what happened?"
The emperor hesitated for a moment, picked up an envelope in his hand and threw it in front of Lu Siguan, "Look for yourself!" ”
Lu Siguan picked up the bamboo slips scattered on the ground, and found that it was a diagnosis book written by the imperial doctor, and the payment was very conspicuous, Lord Wu and Master Sun.
Isn't this the two adults lying on the ground, already ......
"The emperor's eldest son was assassinated last night, and now he is unconscious, but these ministers have no way to ......, the palace is heavily guarded, why can there be assassins who can enter and leave the palace at will and plot to kill my emperor." As he spoke, the emperor couldn't help but whimper.
The emperor is getting weaker and weaker, and now that the prince is unconscious, he naturally has mixed feelings in his heart, "I am the only one who can use you, and you know a lot of strange people in the rivers and lakes, go find some people to treat the emperor." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do it, but Weichen thinks that the most important thing now is to investigate this matter thoroughly, otherwise the eldest son of the emperor will be in danger." Lu Siguan has already listed the candidates for the culprit in his heart, but he does not dare to say it in front of the emperor without real evidence.
"These people, if they are caught, they will be broken into thousands of pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart." The emperor took the case.
"The emperor must not be too angry, now that the emperor's eldest son is in a coma, you have to take care of your body." Lu Siguan persuaded lightly.