Chapter 123
Because the two princes were assassinated in one day, everyone in the palace was panicked.
"Queen Mother, Erchen has asked the guards to search the palace, but they have not found the slightest trace of the assassin." Xuanyuan Yi deliberately found the queen mother, "Assassins can come and go freely in the palace, for everyone's safety, Erchen recommends returning to the palace immediately." ”
Concubine Liang listened on the sidelines, "Lord Chu, now you have taken the guards to rummage inside and outside the palace, and you have not found any assassins. This means that the Assassins have already left. Let's go back to the palace in a hurry, won't it be too much of a fuss? ”
Concubine Liang's trip is to create an opportunity for Xuanyuan Ce and the county lord of Qinghui to be alone, and it is best to let Xuanyuan Ce and the county lord of Qinghui settle down.
Now Xuanyuan Ce and the county lord of Qinghui haven't said a word, so they return to the palace like this, and Concubine Liang is very unwilling.
For Concubine Liang and Xuanyuan Ce, not every time there is such a good opportunity.
"Concubine Liangniang, now only the fifth brother of the three princes in the palace has not been assassinated." Xuanyuan Yi said, "If the assassin comes, it doesn't matter if anyone is injured again. But if the assassin didn't come, the fifth brother would be a little confused. ”
"Queen Mother," Xuanyuan Yi turned to the Queen Mother and continued, "You didn't bring many guards with you on this trip, and if there are too many assassins who come to assassinate, it will be difficult to protect everyone." ”
"So, no matter what the result is, Erchen thinks that returning to Beijing immediately is the best choice."
Xuanyuan Yi's analysis is reasonable, the palace is full of nobles, and it is not a trivial matter for anyone to go on a business trip.
The queen mother hesitated for a moment, then agreed to Xuanyuan Yi's proposal.
Although the purpose of his trip was not achieved, the assassination of Xuanyuan Chen was obviously because someone wanted to blame the Anguo Mansion.
Who the hell is it? It was the people from the Anguo Mansion who knew that they had put cold arrows in their backs this morning. And he was able to attack Xuanyuan Chen in such a short period of time.
The queen mother was very panicked, she guessed who was going to frame the Anguo Mansion, and at the same time she was worried about how to deal with the emperor after returning to the palace.
On the way back to Beijing, Fang Siqi and Shen Zhongchen's carriage walked at the back.
However, they did not go back to Beijing directly, but diverted to find Doctor Yao, who lived on the outskirts of Beijing.
Although the bleeding on Shen Zhongchen's wound had stopped, he was still unconscious, and he didn't let Doctor Yao take a look, Fang Siqi was not at ease.
When the queen mother heard the palace report that Fang Siqi's carriage was leaving, she was obviously stunned for a moment, "What did she do when she left the team?" ”
"Miss Siqi said that his husband can't wait to return to Beijing, and she has to find a doctor for her husband to treat his injuries as soon as possible."
"There's a doctor around here?" The queen didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Fang Siqi would be so desperate for Shen Zhongchen. It was already a sure thing that Shen Zhongchen was not saved, but she hadn't given up on him yet.
"There is no one living in a five-mile radius outside the palace." Gong Ren reported.
"In this case, let her toss."
After sending off the palace people, the queen's mind suddenly flashed Fang Siqi's obscure expression when she left her bedroom.
The queen mother frowned and asked her personal palace maid, "Shen Zhongchen was hit by an arrow, who handled the arrow wound on his body?" ”
"Back to Niangniang's words, I heard that his entourage handled it." The palace maid said, "At that time, Lord Yan's guards still wanted to help, but they were stopped by Shen Zhongchen's entourage..."
"What about the arrows that were taken down?" The queen mother suddenly thought of a possibility, would the arrow that assassinated Xuanyuan Chen be the one taken from Shen Zhongchen?
Fang Siqi was forced to be ruthless, so he was ready to fight back.
After all, she is the one who knows the whole story. Moreover, Shen Zhongchen's entourage was very good at martial arts, if he went to assassinate Xuanyuan Chen and then blamed the Anguo Mansion, this was very likely.
"After the assassination of Prince Chu, Miss Siqi sent someone to send the arrow in Shen Gongzi's body, and listened to the palace people who were staring at Miss Siqi report that Miss Siqi wanted to ask Prince Yan to help find the assassin."
"You mean... Yan Wang Ye still has an assassin's arrow in his hand? ”
"Yes."
The queen's heart tightened, Fang Siqi did it on purpose, right? deliberately wanted to lead Xuanyuan Chen's assassination to the Anguo Mansion...
Damn it! The queen mother regretted her soft-heartedness a little, she didn't expect that Fang Siqi had already regarded Anguo Mansion as an enemy.
The queen mother and her entourage hurried slowly, and finally rushed back to the palace before the key was dropped at the palace gate.
And before she had time to take a breath, the emperor who learned that her two princes had been assassinated came over angrily.
"Your Majesty, you're here..."The queen mother hurriedly greeted her with a smile.
The emperor looked at the queen mother seriously, "Queen, what's the matter with the assassins in the palace?" ”
"This... The concubines didn't know either. The queen paused, "But the concubine has already sent someone to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon." ”
"You don't know?" The emperor stared at the queen in an unkind tone.
The queen was stared at in a panic, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at your concubines like this?" Is there something wrong with the concubine? ”
"Queen, since you entered the palace gate, I have always been very fond of you, and I have turned a blind eye to many things." The emperor said, "But the royal heir is my taboo... You shouldn't have beaten their minds. ”
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?" The queen's face froze.
"What do you mean?" The emperor looked at the queen indifferently, "Do you need me to make my words clearer?" Why did you take Yi'er, Ce'er, and Chen'er to the palace? Why travel in such a hurry? Why did the Assassin appear the day after arriving at the palace? Why did you insist on staying in the palace after the presence of the Assassins, and you had to wait until the next day to return to the palace? Why was Chen'er assassinated again while waiting to return to the palace? ”
"Your Majesty, do you suspect that the assassination of the two princes was arranged by the concubines?" The queen asked in horror.
The emperor looked at the queen angrily, "Whether you did it or not, I will naturally find out." I heard that you took the arrow that pierced the dust? ”
"It wasn't taken by the concubine, it was presented by Lord Yan on his own initiative."
"Leave it to Ren Dong, the head of the Ouchi guard." The emperor directly instructed, "Send Xuanyi to Concubine Jing in a while, and Xuanyi will be raised by her in the future." ”
"The Emperor's !!"
The queen didn't understand whether there was any evidence now, and why the emperor seemed to have convicted himself.
"Your Majesty, Xuanyi and the concubine are very compatible, so let the concubine raise her! The concubine is not young, but she doesn't even have a child..."
"Why don't you have children, don't you know why?" The emperor said, "I don't want my child to become a tool for the Anguo Mansion to seek power." ”
“!!!” The queen looked at the emperor in fear, "Your Majesty... The Anguo Mansion is loyal to you, and there is absolutely no thought of it, Your Majesty! ”
The emperor looked at the queen expressionlessly, "Queen, you have been in the palace for so many years, but you have never put yourself in the right position. You are the queen first, the mother of a country in the Great Xia Kingdom, and then the daughter of the Duke of Anguo. ”
"Concubine..."
"During this time, you have thought carefully in the middle palace, and the housekeeping in the palace will be handled by Concubine De."