Emperor Duanhua and Empress Wei now only have one son, the prince, and the safety of the prince is naturally the top priority.

Not only the two of them, but other people who support the prince, such as the Wei family, and Gu Shao, will definitely not ignore the guards of the East Palace.

But the crown prince was assassinated anyway – and his life was in danger – and there was no way around it.

Because the assassin was so unexpected!

It's He Lou Duhan.

The champion in the eyes of everyone, the proud protégé of Prime Minister Gu Shao, as the emperor and queen all know, Gu Shao's grandson!

Gu Shao made it clear that he wanted to support the prince, how could the Wei family not treat He Lou Duhan as their own?

After all, everyone knows that Gu Shao's own children and grandchildren are not very good at qualifications, and this grandson is particularly competitive, he not only personally educates his schoolwork, but also tries his best to guide and support him in his career - whether it is family affection or interests, what reason does He Lou Duhan have to betray Gu Shao?!

But that's exactly what he did!

And he can assassinate the prince, but he can only succeed under the banner of Gu Shao: he came to the door of the East Palace with a roll of rice paper, saying that he was ordered by Gu Shao to send homework to the prince.

The guards guarding the palace gate were very vigilant, and did not let him go because they recognized his identity, but told his superiors to deal with it - his superiors were also very cautious, and specially sent people to run to the Wei Mansion to ask for instructions.

…… The reason why I didn't send someone to ask Empress Wei was because although the East Palace was built next to the imperial city, in fact, if you want to go to the imperial city, you have to go around a big circle from the side, but it is closer to the Wei Mansion. Moreover, the rules of the palace are strict, and the time it takes to report to the queen at all levels is far less convenient than to go to the door of the guard mansion to say a word.

And Wei Xi because Gu Shao personally confirmed that he wanted to support the prince, and revealed his intention to retire, so he only said that Gu Shao would go back by himself, but he hoped to pave the way for his grandson, and felt that he should repay the favor and give He Lou Duhan the opportunity to get close to the prince, so as to calm Gu Shao's heart.

Even so, when He Lou Duhan entered the East Palace, he was carefully searched by two guards to confirm that he did not bring any sharp weapons or suspected drugs before he was admitted.

Once inside, the Praetorian guards arranged for a credible chamberlain to guide him through the door—also to keep an eye on him.

And after the prince came out, there were more than a dozen attendants guarding him.

He Lou Duhan stepped forward very naturally to salute, and after taking out the "homework", he was about to retire - this practice won the trust of the waiters to a certain extent - who knew that not long after he went out, the prince found that there were a few handwriting on the homework that were a little blurry, as if it was because it was folded after writing, and the ink marks that had not dried were stained on a piece, and it was difficult to identify the original characters.

In this case, the prince naturally called him back to inquire.

But at this time, He Lou Duhan was in the Gongfang, he had just gone out and asked the waiter who showed him the way to ask the Gongfang, the reason was that he had eaten two teas when he was in front of Gu Shao before, and he only said that it would be very fast to come over and send a homework, so he didn't go to the Gongfang in advance, but he waited at the gate of the East Palace for a long time, and he couldn't bear it at the moment.

These words are reasonable, not to mention that he had already retired from the prince at that time, and the chamberlain who led the way naturally did not suspect it, and took him to the nearest gong room very happily - not long after He Lou Duhan entered, the people sent by the prince came over, and after explaining the situation to the chamberlain, he heard that He Lou Duhan was going out of Gong, so naturally he had to wait outside.

Fortunately, He Lou Duhan didn't let them wait long, and then he went out of the Gong room, and heard that the prince wanted him to go back to identify the handwriting, so he naturally obeyed, and then, after returning to the flower hall where the prince received him, when the prince beckoned him to approach, he pointed out the vague words on the so-called "homework" in the volume, and without warning, he took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into the prince's chest!

…… If it weren't for the quick reaction of the people who served the prince, hit the crooked dagger in time, and subdued him, according to the position he had started before, the prince would definitely be pierced through the heart by a dagger, and there would be no way to live!

Rao is like this, the prince was also pierced through the lobe of the lung, seriously injured, life and death are unpredictable!

"Where did the dagger come from?!" Hearing the news, he hurried to the emperor who was sitting in the East Palace, and when he heard this, he asked in unison.

Since He Lou Duhan had been searched repeatedly before entering the East Palace, how could he assassinate the prince with a dagger?!

"The slave maid was also puzzled at first, but then thought that He Lou Duhan had asked to go to Gongfang, so he took someone to search around the Gongfang, and sure enough, he found that there were traces of hidden daggers in the corner of Gongfang!" The chief manager of the East Palace, Yao Suo, the henchman who Empress Wei personally selected for the crown prince, was almost lying on the ground, and from his back, he could clearly see that the sweat had wet the triple clothes, and his voice trembled, "Because the traces are very new, and the person in charge of cleaning Gong's room also guarantees that he has never seen anything there before, including a dagger!" ”

"That's why the slave maid has only thoroughly investigated the whereabouts of all the attendants of the East Palace within three days......"

Emperor Duanhua said angrily: "Who did it?!" ”

"Slave maid...... The slave is still investigating! Yao Suo couldn't stop trembling when he said this-in fact, his movements were already very fast, just now he also crooked He Lou Duhan's wrist to avoid the prince being killed on the spot, and then immediately ordered someone to take He Lou Duhan, give emergency treatment to the prince's injuries, summon the imperial doctor, and send a credible person to report to the emperor......

I also have to take someone to Gongfang to find a dagger, and thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of all the attendants in the East Palace in the middle of the three days - especially the latter, this is a big project, after all, there are only a few palace people who serve the prince of a country and take care of the East Palace?

After the emperor received the news, he rushed over almost all the way, and it was really understandable that he hadn't found out who might have gone to Gong's room to hide the dagger.

But parents who are afraid of losing their only son will not feel that he is excusable!

Emperor Duanhua stood up on the spot and kicked him on the head: "Useless thing!" These many people are around, and they actually asked the prince to plot against the villain in front of you, but they haven't been able to find out until now, so what's the use of leaving you with this waste?! ”

Even Empress Wei, who had always been calm, said hatefully: "Yao Suo! This palace has always thought that you are delicate, so he gave you to the prince - you are ...... You're ......"

The queen was angry, painful and worried, choked up and couldn't go on, so she only ordered Xinxian, "You can't count on this group of people, you go and check!" Bengu wants to know who harmed Bengu's child!! ”

Xin Xian was ordered to do it, but in fact, before she stepped out of the threshold, someone came to tell her that a small chamberlain who was in charge of sprinkling and sweeping the courtyard was found to be self-sufficient. Hang in the house!

Then after a little checking, I knew that this little chamberlain had entered the Gongfang before He Lou Duhan went to the Gongfang.

The palace people who served in the East Palace were definitely not allowed to carry blades, and as for where did this little chamberlain get the dagger - the man was already dead, and the attendants in the same room with him all didn't know anything, and it was obvious that they couldn't get a result for a while.

However, Empress Wei didn't need evidence to know who did it: "Su family...... What a Su family!! I never thought that even Gu Xiang would fall in love with them!! ”

Emperor Duanhua's face turned pale: "Gu Xiang...... Gu is not thin with his grandson! Not only is it regarded as the same as the cultivation of his grandson himself, but his title of champion may not be able to get it if the first emperor didn't want to give Gu Xiang dignity! What benefits did the Su family promise He Lou Duhan to make him sacrifice his life and forget his death like this? ! ”

"Why did the Su family allow him benefits?" Empress Wei's nails dug deep into her palms and sneered, "Eight times out of ten. Nine, this He Lou Duhan is a person from Fufeng Hall early in the morning!! ”

Queen Feng's eyes almost wanted to breathe fire, "Have you forgotten that after He Lou Duhan was the top student in high school, because of his beautiful appearance and talent, his family background was innocent, and he still had an old relationship with Gu Xiang, he was a popular candidate to become a son-in-law of the high family?!" At that time, Concubine Jiang's mother was moved and wanted to descend the Jade Mountain to him - but he tried his best to reject everyone's proposals, but he only 'remembered' the righteous daughter of the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom! ”

"Dragged back and forth until Pei Yourui was filial to her father, and she refused to give up, and finally moved the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom and married Pei Yourui to him - you also know that the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom has always loved her children, although Pei Yourui is not her own child, but because of the regret of marriage and the death of Pei University, the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom feels deeply guilty about her!"

"Not only did he take her from Youzhou to his knees to raise her personally, but she was also usually pampered and pampered, and she once reprimanded Ah Xuan and his wife for her!"

"He Lou Duhan married Pei Yourui, it is tantamount to the Su family planting a key chess piece on the side of the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom——"

"But Nie Wuying, another righteous daughter of the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom, is the concubine of King Su, even if there is no marriage between Pei Yourui and He Lou Duhan, the imperial aunt will probably help King Su!" Emperor Duanhua was puzzled, "Didn't the imperial aunt enter the palace to intercede for the sake of King Su and his wife?!" ”

Empress Wei sneered: "How can the value of the shadow son be comparable to that of the Ming son?!" ”

She took a deep breath, "Especially a shadow son of He Lou Duhan's level - no family will use it easily unless it is a last resort!" After all, if he doesn't assassinate the prince this time, with his qualifications and Gu Xiang's support, it is not a lie that he will be a great minister! ”

“…… So what now? Emperor Duanhua's mind was in chaos, and he asked subconsciously.

He Lou Duhan is Gu Shao's grandson, even if not many people know this identity, most people know that he is Gu Shao's student.

Now he has assassinated the crown prince, causing the prince's life to be in danger - how can the Wei family and Gu Shao continue to get along?!

The most important thing is that Empress Wei is sure that the Su family did this matter, but what about the evidence?!

There is no evidence, I can't say that this matter is Gu Shao, the prince teacher, who came to the top of the tank - who told He Lou Duhan to enter the East Palace under his banner?!

And now that the Su family has not been eradicated, the Wei family will fight with Gu Shao first, wouldn't it be just to give the throne to King Su for nothing? !

"Wait for the Imperial Doctor to come out first!" Empress Wei's hands trembled for a moment - she had only given birth to two children in her life, and when her youngest son died last time, she only landed, and Empress Wei was still so sad that she couldn't think about tea and dinner, not to mention a little bit of bringing up the current prince!

The most important thing is that after the death of the youngest son, many people, including the queen herself, can still think like this: There is still a prince here.

However, if the prince can't survive this time......

A flash of madness flashed in Empress Wei's eyes, she took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and said in a deep voice, "Let's see how he is-"

The crown prince was named the king of Zhongling County when he was the grandson of the emperor, and he was made the prince not long after becoming the prince, so his name Lu Chengxuan is rarely used, and even Empress Wei, the biological mother, has not called his name for several years.

blurted out at this moment, and Emperor Duanhua also had a sad look on his face, as if he remembered the time when the prince was young, lying on his knees and playing.

"If it's not good......"

When the queen said this, she closed her eyes and opened them again, "Then we will support the king of Shu to ascend the throne!! ”