Chapter 577: The Prison State
"The emperor is now recuperating in Zhong Cui Palace, and I don't know what the situation is, the mourning family has urged it several times, and the people who have returned to the palace are saying that it is just a wound and it is not suitable to act, but this is not suitable for action, and it is a long way to do Zhong Cui, and it is the right way to go to the palace of Concubine Qin." Empress Dowager Qin did not ask about the affairs of the palace in the past, but in the end, she was the victor after a battle, and she obviously thought more than ordinary people.
The emperor refuses to leave the Zhongcui Palace, and there must be a reason for refusing.
This hint had a different flavor in the ears of the eldest princess and the Cao family.
Isn't there any danger to Your Majesty, but Concubine Zheng Guifei deliberately concealed it and didn't report it, wanting to take the opportunity to hold the emperor hostage?
Otherwise, why didn't His Majesty show up for a long time, and the father-in-law who passed the decree in the past was replaced by the armor soldier next to Yu Gang, and even Fu'an was gone.
The imperial doctor who knew the emperor's condition was even more encircled, under the pretext that the emperor's illness could not be spoken, so no one was allowed to leave the palace, no one could go out in advance, and even the toilet was followed by someone, so naturally there was no news.
And there is a reason why Empress Dowager Qin chose to mention her daughter and the Cao family at this time.
On the one hand, it hinted that the Qin family had prepared early, and on the other hand, it also reminded the eldest princess to inform Sui Anhou quickly.
If there is really any danger, Cao Jiajun can also be rescued in time.
It's a pity that the Queen Mother didn't know that Sui Anhou was not in Chang'an, and even Cao Yu, the son of Cao Hou, who could mobilize the Cao family's army, was not in Chang'an.
Giving this hint to the eldest princess now only adds to the eldest princess's troubles, and it doesn't help at all.
And the eldest princess's thinking has always been to oppress people with power, but now she is stunned for a while in the face of this dilemma, and she doesn't know what to do.
The royal brother has always been her reliance, and with her half-father and mother-of-law blood relationship, she can be unscrupulous and domineering without worrying about being calculated by anyone.
But at this moment, the eldest princess seemed to finally know the seriousness of the problem.
If.
The emperor is really controlled by Zheng Guifei's people, then the Zheng family will definitely design to set up the third prince as the crown prince, and if there is no earth-shattering event in this situation, such as forcing the palace, then this matter will become a foregone conclusion.
What should she do?
What should her Yu'er do?
The three princes and the Zheng family could be said to have betrayed their relatives at the beginning, and although the Cao family did not take the opportunity to step on it, they definitely did not have a good face.
She also did not mince words about Chu Leyang.
In the future, when the third prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, how will he treat her aunt?
Even if she is protected by the Queen Mother, how long can she be protected?
The old queen mother's health has deteriorated since the last poisoning, and if she experiences the blow of the emperor's brother again, I am afraid that she will not have long to live.
The eldest princess felt sad for a while.
If she loses her brother and mother, what use can she be of a weak woman, even if she has noble blood?
Her sisters are not alive, the eldest princess of the first emperor has also married the children of the ministers, and now there are many who have left Chang'an with their husbands, and even some unfavored princesses are not even qualified to be named the eldest princess.
Because of this, the eldest princess knows that there is no difference between the title of an eldest princess who has lost her rights and shelter and a broken hat.
She couldn't watch that happen.
"Queen Mother!" The eldest princess stepped forward to hold the queen mother's hand, and was about to say something when she saw Mama Duan step forward and hold her: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the queen mother is tired." ”
The eldest princess's face was even more flustered, why the queen mother refused to listen to her.
She needs her mother to teach her how to do it!
But Mama Duan still forcibly pulled the eldest princess away, and couldn't help but give her a look, and the Cao family also noticed that there were suddenly more guards patrolling outside the palace.
"Sister-in-law, it's time for us to go back." The Cao family stepped forward and grabbed the eldest princess.
The Queen Mother slowly stood up according to her temples, obviously very sick, Qin Zhaoning stepped forward to help her at the right time, and said, "Mother go back first, I'll wait for the second brother." ”
Cao looked at his daughter with a little worry.
The situation in the palace is obviously very delicate, and Qin Zhaoning wants to stay at this time, I'm afraid it's not appropriate.
She is not like Qin Wujiang has a marriage contract with the eldest princess, she is precisely the one who robbed Cao Yu with the eldest princess, if Princess Changning takes the opportunity to make trouble, how should Qin Zhaoning get out?
Qin Zhaoning made a look: "Mother, don't worry, with the second brother here, the daughter will be fine." ”
The Cao family helped the eldest princess out of the palace.
The Queen Mother could obviously only say something half-complaining to hint at.
Now that Shoukang Palace is not safe enough, Concubine Zheng Guifei has eyes to be placed here, and it is inconvenient for the Queen Mother to speak out.
Fortunately, the Cao family and the eldest princess left the palace very smoothly.
Yu Gang and the Zheng family were all worried, and the courtiers were also in a wait-and-see state, testing each other, so they didn't dare to go too far.
But these temptations gradually turned into reality.
When Concubine Zheng suddenly discovered that she had made an appointment with the husband who was sleeping on the couch and had become the speaker of the entire dynasty, everything began to change.
The Emperor has always been a very intelligent man, and he knows how to hold power in his own hands.
Through these years of hard work, the imperial power has gradually been consolidated, and at this moment, Zheng Guifei has picked up a bargain, and no one has questioned the emperor's order.
In this way, the three princes began to exercise the power of supervising the state.
When the dragon chair was empty, and he sat in the circle chair under the dragon chair and looked down on the ministers, the hearts of the three princes had begun to swell wildly, and the sharply expanding desire quickly enveloped the entire court.
He just wanted to get into that position as soon as possible.
The sooner the better.
"I want to be the crown prince, my mother, write an edict quickly, and let my father make me the prince!" The three princes returned to the court.
Song Yisheng, who was dressed as a guard, stood up to dissuade him: "Your Highness should not be in a hurry, you should stabilize the courtiers first, transfer your own people to be in charge of all parts of Chang'an, and Cai Mao's control of the foreign dynasty is also a disaster." ”
Zheng Anhou also nodded: "Your Highness, don't forget that there is still a party of Taifu Qin, and rashly becoming the crown prince will only give them a reason to ask to see Your Majesty." ”
"Yes, that's the case," the third prince's feverish head calmed down, and now looking at Song Yisheng is extremely pleasing to the eye.
"I'm not in a hurry, my father is like this now, what am I anxious about?" The third prince sneered, paced to the curtain, and faced the emperor with round eyes on the dragon couch: "Father, I'm afraid you can't understand at this moment, why did Changning, who is so favored, so trusted, and even wants to entrust the throne to the emperor, why would you give you this tiger and wolf medicine." ”
The Emperor's mouth was open, like a stroke, and the slightly turning cloudy eyes showed that he was conscious, but he could not speak or move.
"Erchen has told you, Chu Changning hates you, she hates you to death." The third prince stretched his neck forward, as if he wanted to vent all the unhappiness in his heart: "I have seen all the evidence hidden in the dark grid, and Changning has also seen it, she knows that you are the real culprit behind the killing of the Liu family, of course, I want you to die without a place to be buried, you can't complain about me." ”
The emperor's eyes rolled, and saliva came out of the corners of his mouth, looking embarrassed, but there was always a kind of victor's downward gaze in his eyes.
This made the third prince very uncomfortable.
He fell off the curtain and walked to Song Yisheng and Zheng Anhou: "What arrangements do you have, hurry up." ”
"Shang Rufeng, this person is His Majesty's henchman, and he must be eliminated."