The palace people who suddenly fell ill may have contracted the epidemic by chance. It is now the turn of spring and summer, and it is the season of high incidence of epidemics.

There is a windfall in the palace maid in Qiao Meiren's palace, and it doesn't prove anything, maybe it happened to be a bit of fortune?

It may also be a coincidence that the guard's family was promoted to the camp in the western part of the city. After all, most of the guards' families also have military backgrounds, and it is common for the children of such families to enter the city guard system.

But there are a lot of coincidences, and combined with the fact that the saddle of the four princes' horses has been tampered with, anyone will feel that there is a problem here. The emperor was already a suspicious person, and it was no wonder that he became suspicious and quickly sent his young son away, so that he could free up his hands to investigate the truth.

Xie Mulin didn't know whose work these "little accidents" were, and perhaps this person was hoping to eliminate the fourth prince, the most promising rival for becoming the new prince, in a way that would not easily arouse suspicion. But what he did was too impatient. Even in the name of "coincidence", he exposed too many flaws. Once he gets the emperor's attention, will he be able to escape? Sometimes, the emperor doesn't necessarily need any definite evidence, as long as the divine will determines something, whether he deserves it or is wronged, the outcome will not make a difference.

Using his brains on the imperial guards is a big failure. Maybe the people behind this have not had time to use these two guards to deal with the four princes, but once the people around the emperor are bought, the first thing the emperor thinks of must be his own safety - do you want to harm your little brother, or do you want to poison Lao Tzu directly?!

It is impossible for the emperor to be vague about such a life-and-death matter, and when he investigates the truth, the person behind it will no longer be able to escape! What dragon chair do you still want? It's good to be able to keep your current status! Noble as the crown prince, hasn't he already become an abandoned son in the emperor's mind, and may be abolished at any time? used to be as beautiful as the second prince, but he is about to become the heir of an ordinary clan and county palace, and there is no hope of coming out again. Even if the third prince was once very favored and valued by the emperor, in terms of background, he was no more noble than the crown prince, and no more favored than the second prince, so why did he think the emperor would spare him?

Xie Mulin had already identified in his heart who was the culprit behind the various accidents that happened to the four princes, but he didn't know what the Yongping County Lord thought about it, so he didn't say it clearly.

The county lord of Yongping didn't know what Xie Mulin was thinking, and he was still spitting out some of the emperor's actions: "My brother has spent a lot of effort to finally persuade the emperor to nod!" I really don't know what the emperor is hesitating about?! Even if there are not so many dangerous things happening, it is not a bad thing to just serve the Queen Mother and go to Beiping! But the emperor refused to nod for a long time, and he had to spread to the palace before he opened this golden mouth! In fact, the people who would do this kind of thing are none other than the two Highnesses. In order to exonerate Concubine Xiao, His Royal Highness couldn't care about anything else, but the prince was more suspicious, but he didn't seem to be a person who would do such a thing, so I was more suspicious that someone behind him was helping him.

"The crown princess doesn't have this ability, and the Wang family can't make it move, in my opinion, the Cao family is the most suspicious! The emperor is still too kind to the Cao family, if the Cao family really wants to get out of the way, don't do nothing, secretly play tricks, and still dream that after the prince successfully ascends the throne, his family can make a comeback! The Cao family should be allowed to persuade the prince to abdicate and make way for Xian! If the crown prince is unwilling to abdicate, then the emperor will punish the Cao family. If you want the emperor not to pursue his family, his family has to show sincerity to prove that he has no dissent, if he is not willing to do this, then his family is harboring evil intentions! ”

Xie Mulin saw that the county lord of Yongping had a different opinion from himself, and couldn't help but say, "How does the county lord know that this matter was not done by the Third Highness?" Maybe he saw that Concubine Xiao Guifei had no hope of getting rid of the crime, so he wanted to get rid of the four highnesses first, and the deposed prince was a foregone conclusion, and he was the only one who benefited in the end. Once he becomes the only heir to the throne, can the emperor continue to pursue Xiao Guifei's crimes? ”

The county lord of Yongping was stunned: "What you said also makes sense, but ...... Can he still do this now? The Xiao family is no longer in charge of the Jingxi camp, why should his family put people in it again, and promote the families of the two guards? The Cao family has always had some roots in the army, and Queen Cao has been in charge of the inner palace for many years, and now there must still be a lot of capable people! Who knows that these people she left behind will not continue to carry out her will, and in order to keep the position of the crown prince, secretly mutilate all those who can threaten the prince? ”

Xie Mulin said: "It has been several years since the Cao family lost its military power, if his family still has influence on the army's personnel power, who can say that the Xiao family, who has just lost the power of the Jingxi battalion, can't do it?" ”

"But General Xiao is against the three highnesses competing for the crown!" The county lord of Yongping retorted, "Xiao Cong, who can help the Third Highness, has left the capital again, who else can the Third Highness rely on to do this kind of thing?!" ”

That's true......

Xie Mulin frowned in confusion: "I always feel ...... The Third Highness is not that simple, his scheming is much deeper than that of other brothers! "He is also more ruthless. He can definitely do such a thing as killing his brother!

Xie Yingrong's revelations about what happened in his previous life can prove this. It's not that he killed other competitors, with the fact that the third prince is now not treated by the emperor and has no support from his mother's family, why did he become the final winner?!

Although the county lord of Yongping recognized Xie Mulin's judgment that the three princes were scheming, she did not think that the three princes had such great ability, and without the support of the Xiao family, they could still meddle in the military affairs of the city guards, and there was more than one person in the palace who was willing to assassinate the emperor's heir for him.

She said to Xie Mulin: "This is not something that can be done with silver. Most of the people around the emperor are people with good family backgrounds, with identities and status, even if they are bent on climbing up, they will consider what risks there will be. His Royal Highness is in a weak position at the moment, and it is obviously hopeless; The crown prince has not been deposed, and maybe he will keep his position. took a big risk to help the Third Highness kill the head, and the family was buried after defeat, but it is very likely that the prince will cut off the beard, and there will be no benefit. Even if you can really get benefits, it is nothing more than a high-ranking official. But if you stay by the emperor's side for a long time, as long as you don't make mistakes, you can get a few words of praise from the emperor, are you afraid that there will be no high-ranking officials? Who would be so stupid to do something bad that could easily be found out?

"Besides...... The emperor is not completely unaware of the ambitions of the Third Highness, he is really suspicious, with a little investigation, it is easy to find out his movements in the palace, is it that he instructed someone to harm the Fourth Highness, it is clear, how can he not find out the truth so far? Concubine Xiao Guifei is now unable to protect herself, she can't help her son with anything, and General Xiao won't help His Royal Highness hide it, this kind of thing is extremely easy. Only Empress Cao and the people of the Cao family have deep roots in the palace can hide from the emperor. ”

What is the ...... It makes sense.

Xie Mulin scratched his head and couldn't help but sigh: "We are thousands of miles away, and no matter how hard we meditate here, we may not be able to guess the truth." Let's wait for Second Brother Xiao and them to come back from the capital, and then inquire carefully! ”

The county lord of Yongping blinked, and said to Xie Mulin with a smile: "Sister-in-law shouted wrong, you call brother now, you shouldn't call Second Brother Xiao, you should call Brother Zhu!" ”

Xie Mulin suddenly laughed dumbly.