Looking at the palace maid Tailin who was kneeling in the room, and several imperial doctors who were announced by him, the emperor raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, his face was like earth.

I didn't count it again.

"Your Majesty, look, is it for people to ring the bell to report the funeral?" Zhang Shichang sent the eunuchs and palace maids out of the house, and at the same time helped the emperor to say cautiously.

Although the crown prince was imprisoned, he was not deposed, he was still the prince of the East Palace, the prince died suddenly, and according to the system, he should ring the bell to report the funeral, and then the funeral was taken care of by the Ministry of Rites, but the emperor has not spoken.

The emperor turned his face and stared at Zhang Shichang with a cold face.

"The emperor forgives the sin, and the slave lost his word." Zhang Shichang hurriedly knelt on the ground.

At this time, if the news of the prince's sudden death spread, it would be tantamount to throwing a stone in the seemingly calm deep pool of the capital, and no one could have imagined how big an earth-shattering wave it would set off. As soon as the news of the prince's death came out, the most powerful prince in the capital was left with only one person, but the news of the prince's death could not be left unpublished!

"Xiao Changzi, right now, do you know what to do!" The emperor walked to the couch and sat down, looking down at Zhang Shichangdao.

Zhang Shichang has been waiting by the emperor's side since he was a child, so he naturally understands what the emperor above 10,000 people is worried about at this moment.

The slave maid asked people to go to various mansions to report the funeral, saying that the prince died suddenly of heart disease. As for those who know about it...... Zhang Shichang got up and raised his hand to wipe his neck.

The Emperor closed his eyes, and after a moment he opened them again, and a cold voice sounded, "Just do as you say, remember, do it cleanly." ”

"Yes." Zhang Shichang answered, and bowed down to withdraw.

"You say, did the prince suddenly induce the poison this time?" The emperor suddenly looked at Zhang Shichang and said.

Zhang Shichang raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head and said carefully, "What the emperor said is ...... His Royal Highness King Yan? ”

The emperor's eyes narrowed, and his eyebrows raised, "Who do you think I'm talking about?" ”

"Your Majesty, if it is really His Royal Highness King Yan's hands and feet, then ...... Presumably he already knows your majesty......"

Zhang Shichang didn't say the rest of the words, but the emperor understood.

If it was really Chu Xi's hands and feet, then he must have known that he had poisoned the prince slowly, so that he could use it. He had already guarded the East Palace, and he never thought that he would find a chance to do it, he really underestimated him......

"Say, does he know something?" The emperor smeared his eyes, and his cold gaze slowly crossed Zhang Shichang's face.

Zhang Shichang was stunned, "This, this slave doesn't know ......"

The emperor raised his hand and pinched the jade wrench on his thumb, and the faint green light on the wrench made his face gloomy like water, "We can't go on like this." ”

As soon as Zhang Shichang heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

It seems that the emperor can't tolerate King Yan anymore, so he wants to attack him. It's just that King Yan is dominant in the court, and no prince can compete with him, and His Royal Highness King Shen is far away in the northwest, and now the prince is down, I am afraid that the ministers will write to recommend King Yan to enter the East Palace.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to recall His Royal Highness King Shen back to the capital?" Zhang Shichang raised his eyes and cautiously glanced at the emperor's expression.

"You are confused, the northwest is still unstable at the moment, and the northern desert is eyeing each other, how can Yanzhi come back at this time." The Emperor rebuked in a low voice.

"Yes, the minions are stupid." Zhang Shichang was busy lying on the ground and saying.

The emperor twisted his eyebrows and stood up with a few desks, "Yesterday, several ministers came to intercede with him in a short period of time, if I don't suppress it again, I'm afraid that I don't have to wait for Yanzhi to come back, and this capital will already be in charge of him." ”

"How come, the forbidden army of Yan Yunwei is in the hands of the emperor, even if His Royal Highness King Yan really has such a mind, he is afraid that he will not dare to act rashly!"

"Humph!" The emperor sneered a few times, and his sharp eyes stared at Zhang Shichang and said, "Don't dare to act rashly, how did the prince die." ”

Such a sharp gaze made Zhang Shichang look like a man's back, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said, "What Your Majesty said is that it was the slave who lost his words." Since Your Majesty intends to do so, do you want to ...... the death of the crown prince this time?"

"Call you confused, you're really confused!" The emperor glanced at Zhang Shichang coldly.

"Your Majesty, this ...... The minion spoke misreally. Zhang Shichang raised his head and looked at the emperor with some trepidation.

"What way do you put this on him? Is there any evidence? ”

"This ...... Your Majesty, who do you want to say that you dare to oppose it? ”

"Confused! Don't say that he just became a prince, don't you see the old guys who knelt with him in front of Chong'an Palace to plead! Just a few words can cure his sins, and I still use this trouble! Besides, if you really dig deeper......" The emperor pursed his lips and looked at Zhang Shichang with an extremely ugly face.

"Yes, yes, yes! The minions are confused! The minions are confused! Zhang Shichang hurriedly raised his hand to open the bow left and right, pumping his face again and again.

"Alright, alright! Don't hurry up yet. The emperor shook his hand irritably.

"Yes, yes." Zhang Shichang hurriedly kowtowed, bowed down and retreated cautiously.

Just after Yin, the news of the prince's death quickly spread in the capital, and the white curtains of the East Palace were hung up. Chu Xizhi, who knelt in the Chongde Hall all night, and several adults finally returned to their respective mansions, but Lord Zhou of the Ministry of Rites was not so good, he left the palace and hurried to the Ministry of Rites to preside over the prince's funeral.

When Chu Xizhi returned to Yanwang's Mansion, it was already dawn.

Xiao Xiwei, who had already sent someone to find out the news, waited at the gate of the mansion early, and when he saw Chu Xizhi's carriage, he hurriedly greeted him, "Xizhi, are you okay?" As soon as she said this, tears fell down her face.

"I'm fine, I'm fine! Didn't I ask Mu Zhi to bring you a message, this kid, can't you take my words as a deaf ear? Chu Xizhi hurriedly raised his hand to wipe away the tears on Xiao Xiwei's face.

Xiao Xiwei grabbed Xin Chuzhi's hand to wipe her tears, lowered her head and looked at his knee, "Are your legs okay?" Doctor...... Doctor, quick, let him take a look. ”

Chu Xizhi smiled and helped Xiao Xi up slightly, "Madam, I'm really fine, you see." Chu Xiyi kicked twice as he spoke.

Xiao Xiwei breathed a sigh of relief, "No matter what, I'll let the doctor take a look at you and apply some medicine." ”

"Madame, obey." Chu Xizhi took two steps back and smiled and gave Xiao Xi a big salute.

"Don't make a fuss, so many people are watching." Xiao Xiwei reached out and gently patted Chu Xizhi's shoulder.

Chu Xiyi smiled, took Xiao Xiwei's hand and said to her while walking towards the palace, "You don't know, Lord Xu and Zhang Ge Lao are just called something, this morning, but they were carried into the carriage by a few little eunuchs, and it is estimated that they will not be able to come out and walk around for half a month." ”

"You also said that if they didn't help you, how could they accompany you to kneel together, you are not grateful, and you still make fun of them like this." Xiao Xiwei couldn't help but fold a glance.

"Yes, yes, or Madame is right." Chu Xizhi hurriedly held back a smile and apologized to Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xi glanced at him with a slight smile, turned his face and instructed Hongyu, "Hongyu, you will prepare some gifts to send to these adults' mansions in a while." ”

"Yes." Hongyufu responded.

"It's really an honor for a husband to be able to marry a virtuous helper like a wife." Chu Xizhi said with a smile.

"Alright, don't pat me on the back." Entering the house, Xiao Xiwei poured a cup of tea for herself, and glanced at Chu Xi coldly, "Now that the prince is dead, the emperor must have become suspicious of you, and I am afraid that he will do something to you as soon as the funeral is over." ”

"Well, it's not hard to guess." Chu Xizhi picked up the tea that Xiao Xiwei had poured and lowered his head to take a sip.

"Although I know your intentions, aren't you afraid that the emperor will really blame the death of the crown prince on you?" Xiao Xi furrowed his eyebrows slightly, looking at Chu Xizhi's eyes full of worry.

"Do you think it's possible? The prince's poison was personally inflicted on him...... "Chu Xizhi's slender fingers slowly stroked the rim of the cup, and the corners of his lips gradually hooked up a touch of mocking coldness.

"Unfortunately, I always feel a little uneasy." Xiao Xi stretched out his hand to cover Chu Xi's hand, his eyebrows twisted slightly.

Although it is a pity that he is now the king of Yan who is personally crowned by His Royal Highness, and most of the courtiers in the court support him, but the forbidden army Yan Yunwei in the capital is in the palm of the emperor's hand, if the emperor is really angry, the emperor really wants to insert a charge of rebellion to Chu Xi and order the forbidden army to take him, even if the courtiers oppose it, it will not help. Although her brother has 100,000 troops in Wucheng, Wucheng is too far away from the capital, and if the emperor suddenly orders, her brother will be too late even if he wants to come. It's too risky.

"Don't worry, he won't touch me so easily." Chu Xizhi hooked the corners of his mouth, "Don't forget, Chu Yanzhi is still in the northwest." ”

The northwest is not too far from Wucheng, if he really wants to move him, it will definitely implicate Zhongyong Houfu, and Xiao Xiyang, who is holding an army of 100,000 Wucheng, will not have time to return to the capital to save him, but it is still easy to rush to the northwest to embarrass Chu Yanzhi.

"Even so, the emperor is afraid that he will not let you go easily."

Things have come to this point, as soon as the crown prince dies, there is no other prince in the capital who can compete with Chu Xizhi, but as soon as the prince is mourned, the ministers must all play together to ask the emperor to set up a prince, and the emperor will never allow such a thing to happen.

"I heard that the victims of the disaster in Suyang rioted and moved, but they were suppressed." Chu Xizhi turned his face and looked at Xiao Xi slightly.

"Suyang." Xiao Xi twisted his eyebrows slightly.

If she was right, Li Qingfeng, the elder brother of the Li family, rushed back from Suyang a few years ago to say that the disaster had been resolved, and because he was promoted to an official position.

"The drought has indeed been solved, but the problem of food and shelter for the victims has not been solved! That little bit of relief money is not enough to put between the teeth of those people, and you can still count on them to take it all out to help the victims. Chu Xizhi sneered.

"What do you mean......"

"Instead of letting him think of a way to deal with me, it's better to go to Suyang." Chu Xizhi looked at Xiao Xiwei's eyes and said word by word.

"You should know that in this situation, the emperor will not help you raise money for disaster relief." Xiao Xi frowned slightly and said, "Unless ......"

Unless it was her uncle who helped.

In the past, Chu Yanzhi secretly relied on the soldiers, and in the disaster year, he opened a warehouse to help the people and earned all his fame, all because her uncle was helping in secret, but in the end he ......

"Wei'er." Chu Xizhi also seemed to remember something, he hurriedly reached out and held Xiao Xiwei's hand tightly, and said nervously, "I'm different from him, I didn't marry you because of this." You should know. ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyes slightly and looked at Chu Xizhi with a sudden smile, then held his fingertips with his hand and said, "I know, what are you doing so nervously." ”

"I'm just scared of you......"

"Then you should also know that from the moment I married you, I never suspected anything about you again." Xiao Xi smiled slightly at Chu Xizhi.

Not all people are like Chu Yanzhi.

Now the man next to her is very attentive to her, both in her previous life and today. She believed that even if all the people in the world betrayed her, he wouldn't.

"Your Royal Highness, Princess, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has come down." Purple Smoke suddenly walked in and whispered.

Chu Muzhi?

Xiao Xi twisted his eyebrows slightly, didn't he just leave for a long time? Why did you come back so soon?