Qu Fang picked up the pot of wine in a daze, as if she was afraid that if she didn't pay attention to it, she would die as if she was dying. There was deep doubt in his eyes, but he didn't dare to ask the prince half a sentence.

Does the prince know who poisoned him?

There is no one else here, could it be the crown princess?

But didn't the crown princess still talk and laugh with the prince just now?

Qu Fang sighed in his heart and slowly withdrew from the palace.

The jug of wine was carefully poured into the drain outside the small house, and even the jug was broken and discarded to prevent poison from being contaminated with the jug. After Qu Fang finished doing this, he suddenly clasped his hands together in the night and muttered to the stars in the sky.

"Queen Mother, if you have a spirit in the sky, you must protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for peace and harmony."

It has been eight years since the first empress died. For eight years, the storm in the capital has been stirred up, and his master has become weaker and weaker. Although this East Palace is protected in the imperial city, even the inside seems to be rotten.

Qu Fang muttered a prayer, raised his hand to wrap the wind collar, and slowly walked back to the incense hall in the cool breeze.

The secret guard who had gone out to investigate had already returned, and was standing in front of the prince, pleading guilty with a solemn face.

"The subordinates were negligent in their duties, and no suspicious people were found."

Li Cong raised an eyebrow.

Can you find out, the eavesdropper is entering the temple to taste wine in the open? Even if he doesn't come in, is it possible that he is a secret guard, and he still dares to arrest the crown princess?

"Agung," the corners of Li Cong's eyes flickered a little gloomy, "The Guogong Mansion has not been peaceful recently, you send more people over, be sure to pay attention to everything." ”

Dark Guard Agung answered in a deep voice.

"Also," Li Cong said again, "Have you dealt with all those assassins last night?" ”

"It's done." Agung paused and said, "Your Highness didn't give the forbidden army and the regent a chance to interrogate the assassins, and they have some complaints on their side. ”

"What else do you need to judge? Let them take this opportunity to erase a few more hands and feet of the palace? ”

"Yes!" Agung nodded and said, "I don't know who leaked the secret, the secret guards we planted in the Regent's Mansion and various mansions have been cut off most of them in the past two months." Even the ministers in the court who secretly supported His Highness were convicted and demoted one after another. The assassination of the crown prince is a felony, and they can change their confessions whatever they say, and more than 100 people will die. At this, Agung looked indignant and clenched his fists.

Now that His Majesty the Emperor has not been able to attend the early dynasty due to illness for several months, I don't know if the red book that was transferred from the Yangxin Palace to the Six Departments and copied by the Yamen was approved by the emperor himself.

In this case, the regent, who is close to the cabinet and has been appointed regent by the emperor, can make a lot of tricks. Not long ago, the Guozi priest was impeached for corruption. Coincidentally, the priest had just expressed his heart not long ago and was willing to assist the prince.

"So, it's still dead and clean. What does it matter who sent the assassination, this Dahong Dynasty, there are still fewer people who want this palace to die? Li Cong said a few words coldly, raised his hand and picked up a pot of wine, but suddenly coughed violently. Agong was about to step forward, but Qu Fang, the chamberlain who was standing quietly on the side, had already rushed over, folded a light blue cotton handkerchief, and placed it in the palm of the prince's hand covering his lips.

The violent coughing sound, with some wheezing, stopped for a long time. The chamberlain took the handkerchief discarded by the prince, looked at the faint blood stains on it, and said with concern: "Your Highness......"

"It's okay!" Li Cong waved his hand: "It's been so many years, and it's not once or two times to vomit blood." ”

"But the Imperial Doctor said that His Highness should not drink alcohol from time to time." Qu Fang's voice trembled a little, as if she wanted to kneel down and plead.

Li Cong had no choice but to put down the wine jug he had just picked up, and said with a dejected smile: "That's it, this wine is also a little lighter, so I won't drink it today." ”

"Yes, yes." Qu Fang bowed down and smiled and put his mind at ease, reaching out to clean up the wine jug on the table. Wen Sheng said: "Tomorrow, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will return to Ning, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will follow him." ”

On the third day of marriage, the husband and wife both returned to the door to pay homage to the woman's parents, which was to return to Ning.

Li Cong's eyes flashed in front of Su Qiang's father, Su Yiming, who looked extremely upright, frowned and shook his head, "Don't go." Let's just say that Hongu is sick. ”

"Yes." Qu Fang was not surprised.

In recent years, the prince has rarely left the palace, and there are many people outside, and it is not safe to go out. Although it is a happy event to return to Ning with his wife, it seems more appropriate not to look at the delicate relationship between the crown prince and the crown princess at the moment.

He was preparing to withdraw and reschedule his return for the next day. The prince suddenly called him again and said, "By the way, the little apprentice you just accepted next to you is called Xiao Anzi." ”

"Well," Qu Fang turned around suddenly, "there is such one." ”

This child has fast legs and feet, and he is clever, and at the wedding banquet yesterday, he specially arranged for him to show his face.

Li Cong said lightly: "He is the regent's person." ”

"What? …… Old, old slave ......" Qu Fang knelt down with a plop.

Li Cong raised his eyes to look at him and motioned for Agung to help him up.

"It's not your fault."

Agong also reassured: "Don't be frightened, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually knew about it a month earlier, but he didn't want to startle the snake." Now that he's done what he had to do, if the Lord Steward doesn't feel sorry......"

"How can you feel distressed?" Qu Fang's face turned pale: "The old slave knelt in front of the coffin of the former queen and swore to serve His Highness for the rest of his life. For the old slave, don't say that he is an apprentice, that is, a son, dare to be an enemy of His Highness, and the old slave will also be disposed of by His Highness, and he will not feel half distressed. ”

"Your Highness believes you, get up." Agung said, forcibly helping Qu Fang up.

"This palace doesn't know you yet." Li Cong's expression softened a little: "It's dark at night, you can deal with it." ”

"Yes!" Qu Fang knelt down again and saluted, then stood up and walked out with a slight stumble.

After Qu Fang left, Li Cong stood up and paced a few steps. The night outside the window was dark, he looked at the lights in the ink outside, and suddenly said in a cold voice: "She, how did she die." ”

Before Agung could reply, he said, "Forget it, you can step aside." ”

……

The weather was fine.

As soon as Su Qiang's carriage came out of Miyagi, Xiao Qing and Xiao He, who were driving beside the carriage, couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.

Su Qiang rubbed her brows, I don't know if the news that the prince is seriously ill this morning is related to the fact that he secretly dipped the wine with a poisonous needle when he was tasting wine yesterday.

She really wanted him dead.

When he died, he didn't have to be shackled by the identity of the crown princess. When he died, Dahong could change the sky and the court situation could be stable.

But why did I hear that he was sick, but I was vaguely a little bored.

Is it pity?

No, yesterday when he was drinking happily because of the tragedy of the Fuguo Mansion, he wanted him to die more than ever.

Speaking of the Fuguo Mansion.

A glimmer of water flashed in Su Qiang's eyes. After a moment of contemplation, she suddenly raised her hand and opened the curtain.

"I heard that the plum blossoms in Dongfeng Lane are blooming, you go to the front and ask, can we take a detour to Dongfeng Lane."

Hearing this, Xiao Qing hurriedly curtsied, and walked a few steps quickly to catch up with the steward in front.

Dongfeng Lane.

There is a warm breeze of years and months, and there are generations of loyal and good auxiliary mansions.

……