Spirit of the Phoenix: 39. Assassination

This is an anti-theft badge. After the prince fell off the horse, the queen was pregnant with Liujia but couldn't take off her clothes. She guarded the prince's bedside and took good care of her. The emperor, who had always been cowardly and gentle, was furious, and ordered the imperial physician to make a diagnosis and treatment with all his heart, and personally helped the pregnant queen back to the palace.

Since the Mid-autumn night incident with the Yang family, the servants of the East Palace by-election have not yet been fully trained, and have been killed over and over again because of the prince's fall from the horse.

In half a year, two batches of servants in the Eastern Palace died unexpectedly.

All of a sudden, the maids and servants were in danger, as if stepping into the East Palace of His Highness the Crown Prince was like stepping into the gate of **** with one foot.

There are few people in the East Palace, and Tai'an is at ease. During the day, he became more daring, and often pushed open the outer window, sat carelessly on the edge of the window, to tease the few koi carp fed by the prince in the white porcelain tank.

She didn't dare to reach out to touch it, so she raised her skirt and looked at it from a distance, while turning her head to look at the prince sitting in front of the case: "How long are you going to hide here? If you are like a turtle, it will take years of monkeys and horses and months to do it." Got an errand? If you don’t get an errand, others will think you have no future. The East Palace doesn’t even have an aide to join you. How can you fight for the throne?”

The little prince was very disdainful, and snorted: "After the death of the grand master, I have lost half of my power. After the queen became pregnant, others even thought that half of my body was buried in the ground. Those who come to join me at this time are either stupid or stupid." , or have other plans.”

He paused for a moment, then glanced at Tai'an again: "...or he is just like you, bold and unruly, with no ambition, only a head full of spirit."

Holding a small knife in his right hand, he chopped it finely for half a day, and finally cut a small wooden stick into the shape of a tiny fishing rod. He lightly tapped Tai'an on the head, and handed the fishing rod to her : "... Seeing you being bored and thinking wildly all day long, I made a little gadget for you, let's play with it! Don't always ask me these irrelevant questions."

Tai'an was not polite, took the fishing rod and looked at it happily, then poked it into the small porcelain vat with his backhand to tease the koi: "What's wrong with the question I asked? If it weren't for me, your leg wouldn't be right." The waste has to be broken, but it is enough for you to drink a pot!"

The little prince's lips curled up slightly, his eyes were cold, and he didn't answer her words, only silently recalling the day he fell from the horse.

After gouging out his heart to save his father, the little prince naturally became "weak and weak". Under the guise of caring for her stepson, the queen sent the imperial physician to ask for pulse from time to time, and every day said that the pulse was weak, implying that he had hurt his fundamental life soon.

The little prince sneered, he was able to eat and sleep with no headache, no cold feet, and his stature grew. Even Tai'an, who knew nothing about medical skills, could point to the imperial doctor's back and call him a "bullshit".

Where is he sick? It was clearly Empress Chen who wanted him to be "sick".

The little prince didn't take it seriously, at first he thought he was just looking for an excuse of "not being able to make up for the emptiness", and once again let him not eat meat and fish with clear soup and little water.

Not long after, the queen wrote a letter to the emperor, saying that the prince is weak, so he should practice martial arts, especially horseback riding and archery, to keep fit.

The little prince didn't expect it at all, but Tai'an was dumbfounded and looked at him in horror: "Your stepmother is crazy, and she will kill you by riding a horse."

Yes, it is well known in the whole court that Prince Hede of Emperor Zhongzong died of falling from a horse, and Dayan already had a crown prince who died under a horse's hoof. Could it be that the queen took the wrong medicine and dared to use the horse's hoof to get rid of him? ?

If she really doesn't care about this reputation, why not feed him a bowl of arsenic, wouldn't it be cleaner?

The little prince didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the queen's gourd, but Tai'an insisted that the queen was going to kill him by falling from the horse.

The two had been arguing for a long time, Tai'an had a flash of inspiration, and clapped his hands happily: "It's better to take the initiative to attack when the soldiers come to block you. Didn't she want you to fall off the horse? Then you will fall for her!"

"My elder brother is very good at riding, and he taught me all my horsemanship!" Tai'an patted his chest, "You will listen to my command tomorrow, and I will teach you! You will fall off after taking two steps on your horse. You make this move!"

The corner of the little prince's mouth twitched, and it took him a long time to not complain about her "excellent riding skills" brother, who happened to be the Prince Hede who fell from the horse and died.

But as far as the current plan is concerned, although Tai'an's method is wicked and embarrassing, it is still a good way to break the situation.

No matter what the queen asked him to ride, it was not really for his health.

It is said that soldiers are coming to block, but the most fear is that it will be impossible to defend.

The little prince let out a long sigh, lowered his head and asked Tai'an: "Finally, what will I do tomorrow?"

Therefore, on the first day that Prince Lu Rui, who was frail and sick, followed Zhaowu Xiaowei to learn riding and shooting, he fell from his horse and "injured" his right leg.

He didn't even look at Li Shaolin's face, raised his head and sounded like a bell, and asked loudly in the Yongxiang in the early morning: "Is there anyone in the Xigong Bureau and the Imperial Hospital? What are you doing? Last night at midnight Who is on duty"

The palace was full of people and guards knelt on the ground, but no one answered.

Tai'an hid in the arms of the little prince, and his heart suddenly fell to the bottom. No one answered his questions, no one paid attention to his orders, the little prince is in such a difficult situation in the palace, what can he do to reverse the situation today?

There was an embarrassing silence, and after a long time, finally a twelve or thirteen-year-old **** couldn't hold back, and knelt down tremblingly: "...back...back to His Royal Highness, General Li has an order, and the imperial decree arrives Before that, block Yongxiang, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

The little prince raised his eyebrows, and first waved his hand to summon the servant to himself: "You answered well, and you are also clever. There is still a shortage of servants in my East Palace, would you like to come to my East Palace to serve?"

The little **** escaped from death, plopped on his knees, almost weeping with joy.

The crown prince's east palace is better than being killed in this eternal alley at this very moment! The life of the little **** is not good, he happens to be on duty in Yongxiang tonight, and he encounters such embarrassing matters as the royal family. , need someone to rescue.

The life in the palace was in danger, and the little **** took the chestnut out of the fire, in exchange for the prince's kindness in return.

This trick of "buying horse bones with thousands of dollars" is also quite effective. The prince will ask again next time: "How many beautiful girls and palace servants are there in Yongxiang?"

As soon as the words fell, a trembling female officer stood up and answered, looking forward to the prince with hope in her eyes.

A king is a king, and a minister is a minister. Even a down-and-out monarch is nothing if he crushes a little palace man to death.

The little prince practiced the distinction between monarch and minister, but General Qianniuwei Li's face was extremely ugly. When the prince walked around him for the third time to ask the people in the palace, he finally couldn't help but stretch out his hand to stop him.

General Li leaned over and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, if you have any questions, just ask me."

"I have already passed the Bureau of Bingxi Palace, and I will be here in about half an hour. As for the Imperial Hospital, I think... there is no need for this." General Li said in a low voice, "The body was found to be stiff. Madara is full. It must be... hopeless."

The little prince sneered: "I told you to go to the imperial hospital, not to save people. There are eyeliners everywhere in the inner city. The daughter of the Qin family in Jinzhong disappeared in the palace strangely. You found someone. The first If you don’t invite an imperial physician for a while, go and invite Wuzuo to let the Jinzhong Qin family know the news, what will you think of this matter? You said that when a person dies, will his parents believe you?”

"If I remember correctly, you were born in the army. You were a close guard during Emperor Li's time. Now ten years have passed, but you are still a rank-6 general."

"The Qin family in Jinzhong, can you afford to offend them?"

"Idiot!" The little prince parted his thin lips lightly, without showing any mercy. Li Shaolin was born as a military commander, and he lacked in human relations and sophistication. At this moment, his face was blue and white, but he didn't dare to refute a word.

"Pass my will," the prince raised his head, looking at the red sun gradually rising in the east, "delay the judgment of the imperial hospital and inform the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to prepare for an autopsy. Whether it is a sudden illness or a victim, it should be given The Qin family has a saying."

"Besides," he took a deep breath, suppressing all the turbulent emotions in his heart, "I have someone inform Da Sima that the empress is weak and the prince is young, so he must come to preside over the overall situation."

You can bend and stretch, what a man. Not only can he stand upright in the midst of chaos, but he can also restrain himself and bow his head to Da Sima.

When General Li arrived at this time, he really looked at this notorious prince with admiration, and nodded respectfully.

Before General Li turned to leave, the little crown prince stopped him again, and said flatly: "General Li, if I were you, I would definitely do one thing right now."

Li Shaolin raised his head in surprise: "I hope His Highness will enlighten you."

The little prince shook his head lightly, and said: "If I were you, I would go to Qin's family to report the funeral in person at this time. The more the palace conceals and obstructs this matter, the more unnecessary speculation will be caused. Why don't you let go of the previous situation as soon as possible?" It is better to clarify the consequences than to spread rumors."

General Li smiled wryly: "I'm afraid...you will never return."

This is a strange statement. The little prince's expression froze.

I saw General Li buried his head deeply, and said vaguely with deep meaning: "Has Your Highness ever seen Qin Baolin's corpse?"

Her father didn't say anything, but waved her hand to get her up.

Tai'an couldn't feel at ease, after much deliberation, she met her son-in-law Li Yanxiu outside Weiyang Palace.

"Yanxiu, I don't want to be an empress dowager, we don't want to get involved in such a head-scratching matter of seizing the heir." She had tears in her eyes, "Let the side line recommend a child, and I will do it as usual. My princess, you can still be your son-in-law, okay?" Tai'an grabbed his sleeve.

Li Yanxiu's eyes were heavy, and his expression was difficult to distinguish: "Man is a knife and I am a fish. Tai'an, things are no longer up to you and me. You believe in me, and I will always protect you."

On the night of the palace change, the emperor was already out of water.

Tai'an lay beside his pillow, watching him take his last breath.

The imperial doctor waited for a long time, but what was waiting was full of flames.

Tai'an rushed out of the hall, looked around, the flags covered the sky, and the white "Li" was written on the sapphire blue flag.

She thought it was Li Du of the Five Cities Bingmasi who commanded the Bingqin King, but until the golden pillar that fell from the Qingliang Hall hit her forehead hard, she still couldn't see the person she was thinking of, who could protect her. Her thoughtful son-in-law Li Yanxiu.