Chapter 194: Dense clouds and no rain

Perhaps he knew his apprentice very well, and within two days, Gu Songyun found Guanfeng, and immediately flew a pigeon to pass the book to Zhilan. After getting the news, although Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief, she was still worried that she would not be able to explain to her mother.

A few days later, Zhan Shaofeng returned to Hangzhou with Mrs. Lin and Qi Xuan. Everyone was very happy to see each other, and there were endless words to talk about, but when Mrs. Lin asked about her youngest son, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

"Uh...... Feng'er, he's back to Beijing......" Zhilan said in a hurry.

"Back to Beijing?!" Mrs. Lin was extremely stunned.

Zhan Shaofeng was also a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "How did he go?" ”

Zhilan replied helplessly: "Alas, he left a letter and secretly left. But don't worry, I've already told him that my master has found him, and now the two of us are going to Beijing together. ”

Hearing that Gu Songyun had left Hangzhou, Zhan Shaofeng frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything because someone was present.

Mrs. Lin pounded the table angrily and said, "This kid is simply the magic star of my life!" All day long, it was either knives and guns or sticks, and I didn't live for a while. At first, you said that he was obedient, but I didn't believe it. This time, as I expected, he ran away from home again, just like he did half a year ago! ”

Zhilan hurriedly said: "Mother, this time is really different. After so many things, Feng'er has indeed become a lot more sensible. When he learned that his father had sent you out of the capital, he guessed that there must be danger in the capital, so he hurried back to the rescue. ”

"Rescue?" Mrs. Lin shook her head disapprerovingly and said, "Lan'er, you don't know what happened in the capital, right?" It was a pool of unfathomable water, how big a wave could he make as a hairy child? ”

Hearing this, Zhilan and Zhan Shaofeng quickly exchanged glances, and both of them tightened their mouths and said nothing.

Seeing that it was cold, Qi Xuan on the side hurriedly smiled and said, "Daddy, that's a rainy day, we don't have to be too nervous." ”

I only heard Mrs. Lin sigh lightly and said, "I hope so." As she said this, her eyes had turned outside. Through the chaotic intertwined branches outside the window, her eyes were melancholy and wandering, not knowing whether she was worried about her reckless young son, or her husband and eldest son thousands of miles away.

In fact, after sending off his wife and daughter-in-law, the life of the Lin family's father and son remained the same. Not only them, but no one in the court was implicated in the death of the four princes, except for Concubine Chen, who mysteriously disappeared in the harem, and an unlucky young imperial doctor in the Tai Hospital.

After the burial of the four princes, the emperor was injured for a while, and then he stopped mentioning the matter. He also ignored the rumors among the people, and the court still discussed matters as usual every day. The matter of the three princes becoming princes is also gradually becoming clear, and after he recovers from his injuries, a canonization ceremony will be held soon.

In the eyes of all, this situation is extremely unusual.

Although the emperor strictly forbade the palace people to discuss all the details related to the events of that night, it was no secret to everyone that the four princes had indeed died suddenly in front of his eyes at that time. Regardless of how special the identity of the fourth prince is, even if he is an ordinary person, can't such a strange death provoke him to explore the truth? What's more, this is still his favorite young son.

But the emperor did not investigate this matter with great fanfare, but quickly disposed of the assassins of Yuqing Palace, and secretly interrogated Concubine Chen and the second prince, and then stopped it. I heard that he also wanted to open the coffin for an autopsy before the burial of the four princes, but he gave up because of the strong opposition of the queen mother.

After that, calm was quickly restored, as if none of these things had happened.

Everyone felt that this was not in line with the emperor's consistent style, but they couldn't say why, so they could only put these appearances together one by one to get a glimpse of the truth of the matter. A widely circulated theory is that the fourth prince and his mother Concubine Chen planned to conspire to kill the third prince, but unexpectedly some kind of accident occurred and affected themselves. After interrogating the assassins and Concubine Chen, the emperor had found out the truth, but in order to protect the dignity of the whole body, he interrogated the second prince and went through the motions. Now that Concubine Chen and the assassins have been secretly killed, the conspiracy has been hidden forever, just like the cause of the death of the four princes has become an unknown secret.

This explanation seems reasonable and reasonable, and it is believed by many people, especially the Three Princes who have been worried about being implicated since the incident. But there are always some people, although they are silent, but they have their own opinions and doubts about everything. This includes the veterans of the two dynasties who have gone through ups and downs, the unwilling Four Princes faction, and the Lin family father and son who have always remained sober.

Could the truth be that simple?

In this gradually calm day, Lin Mubai's heart became more and more uneasy. The emperor seemed to have gradually recovered from that great grief, but somehow, every day when he went to the pilgrimage, Lin Mubai always felt that there was another face hidden under that majestic face—a peeping, suspicious, and gloomy face, which was examining his subordinates one after another through those sharp eagle eyes.

If this is just Lin Mubai's personal delusion, then those peddlers who have inexplicably appeared in front of the Lin Mansion these days are real existences. Most of these people are unfamiliar faces, and their eyes are alert, and they are completely devoid of the cordial enthusiasm of small businessmen. Lin Mubai and Guanyun did not deliberately order people to drive them away, but they were more careful in their actions and words on weekdays, and even the third prince did not often go around.

But not everyone can be as vigilant as they are. More than a month has passed, the injuries of the three princes are no longer serious, and the grand canonization ceremony is also in full swing. Soon, the third prince will become the crown prince of this dynasty. Over the years, the ministers have had many fierce arguments around the establishment of the eldest and the youngest, and now with the death of the fourth prince and the voluntary withdrawal of the second prince, this dispute between the prince and the prince is finally settled.

Those former Three Princes held their heads high and their faces were radiant, and they seemed to have forgotten how they were in a panic a month ago. Everything about the fourth prince Sheng Xuanming gradually faded out of everyone's memory.

But they didn't know that the matter was far from over. The eyes and ears sent by the emperor are lurking in all corners of the capital, monitoring all suspicious people day and night. As soon as there is any wind and grass, the news will immediately reach the ears of the emperor.

Sooner or later, this account will have to be settled one by one.