Chapter 130: Plea
The chief eunuch looked at the emperor's expression and did not say anything else.
For some things, it is better to stop at the right time, as too much is as bad as too little.
After a long time, seeing that the emperor had not moved, the eunuch chief steward urged him, "Your Majesty, it's too late. You have to attend the court tomorrow. You should rest first."
The emperor looked up at the eunuch in a daze, stared at him for a long while, and said in silence, "Crown Princess, how is it?"
The chief eunuch said, "She was beaten in public. Your Highness is a precious lady, and she couldn't bear this..."
The chief eunuch pulled everything out of the context of face.
The emperor didn't listen and asked coldly, "How?"
The eunuch sighed, "Not very good. The cheek is swollen and the skin is broken. The imperial physician that the queen brought from Zhaoguo applied medicine to the queen to reduce the swelling and relieve the pain, but it will probably leave a scar."
If such a beautiful woman had a scar on her face, it must have been caused by a slap from the commander of the imperial guards .
In the future, when the Crown Princess goes out to meet people...
At this moment, the emperor felt as if the commander of the imperial guards was hitting his face instead of the Crown Princess's.
The eunuch chief steward did not care about the emperor's bad mood and continued: "It's easy to explain about the face. The queen was thrown out and hit her head on a stone when she landed. Her coma is also related to this.
I asked His Highness to send our imperial physician over, but the people Your Majesty brought from Nanzhao State stopped me and told me to go back, saying they were afraid that the people we sent would kill Your Majesty."
At this point, the eunuch chief smiled bitterly, "I cannot refute this."
In such a short period of time, the Crown Princess has suffered so much harm. It is normal that the people summoned from the country do not believe them.
The emperor clenched his fingers and slammed his fist on the table. "Send the doctor!"
The eunuch chief immediately asked, "What if the queen doesn't accept it?"
The emperor was furious, "How dare she!"
The eunuch chief said, "Now that His Highness has shut the gates of the Crown Prince's Mansion, I'm afraid the imperial physician can't get in at all, and there are still so many servants outside."
The emperor sighed in frustration.
How to deal with so many people outside?
If it were before, the emperor would definitely not hesitate at all and would directly order the prince's mansion to open the door and take the person back. But now the emperor has become suspicious and is reluctant to do so.
If the prince was really framed...
The emperor's heart was burning with anger.
This is not just a frame-up of the prince, it's clearly making a fool of him!
"Your Majesty, go to sleep first. We can discuss everything tomorrow morning." The eunuch urged, "If you fall ill, this case will be even more difficult to investigate."
These words, neither hurried nor slow, hit the most taboo spot in the emperor's heart.
Here, the emperor fell asleep, but in another corner of Kyoto, the Duke of Zhenguo couldn't sleep.
Su Yunhe was not found.
How come we can’t find such a big, living person?
He Chao sat below the Duke of Zhenguo, his expression indifferent, "Duke, since the Crown Prince has gone to great lengths to get Su Yunhe back to the mansion, he will not let him go so easily. He must still be in the mansion."
The Duke of Zhenguo looked solemn and said nothing.
He Chao wanted to persuade the Duke of Zhenguo to continue attacking the Prince's Mansion.
The harder the Duke of Zhenguo pushes, the safer the prince will be.
But tonight, the Duke of Zhenguo didn't seem to agree with what he said. He had been talking for half an incense stick of time with a dry mouth, but the Duke of Zhenguo still didn't nod. After He Chao finished speaking, he didn't say anything else.
If he said any more, he was afraid that he would become a useless chess piece.
For a moment, there was silence in the study. After a long time, the Duke of Zhenguo looked at He Chao and asked, "Do you really think that the person is still in the mansion?"
He Chao's heart skipped a beat, and he responded with all his strength, "There is no reason not to be in the mansion. There are only imperial guards outside, and Su Yunhe can't get out at all."
"But what if there is a secret passage in the mansion?"
He Chao guessed the Duke's thoughts, "If there is a secret passage in the mansion, we must search it. Once the secret passage is found, many things can be reported directly."
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at He Chao and stopped talking.
He Chao suppressed his guilty conscience and tried his best to remain calm.
After a cup of tea, the Duke of Zhenguo sighed and pinched his brows, "You go now, I will think about it."
He Chao bowed and took his leave, then walked out of the study. The chill of the early autumn night hit him directly. He Chao shivered, quickly glanced in the direction of the Prince's Mansion, and left.
When he learned that the imperial guards suddenly went to the Prince's Mansion to search for Su Yunhe, he almost fainted from fright.
He didn't know whether the prince had really hidden Su Yunhe, but the actions of the commander of the imperial guards were obviously instructed by the Duke of Zhenguo.
If Su Yunhe is really found in the Prince's Mansion, the consequences will be disastrous.
Such a big thing happened, but he didn't in advance.
Before the news came, he was anxious as if needles were pricking his spleen. Until the commander of the imperial guards sent someone to deliver the news, not only did he fail to find Su Yunhe, but the commander of the imperial guards knocked the Crown Princess unconscious and was caught by the Minister of Justice.
The Minister of Justice is the prince's man.
After hearing this news, He Chao's anxious mood improved slightly.
But now, what does the Duke of Zhenguo mean?
Suspect him?
Or maybe he had other plans, but he didn't plan to discuss them with him.
If it is the latter, then the plan of the Duke of Zhenguo must have been planned in advance and there is no need to discuss it with anyone.
He Chao even hoped that the Duke of Zhenguo suspected him. Otherwise, if the Duke of Zhenguo really had a careful plan to deal with the follow-up, wouldn't the prince's situation be even more dangerous and passive?
Unfortunately, the Prince’s Mansion is now under confinement and he can’t even send any news out.
Wrapped in autumn frost, He Chao walked towards his residence with his head down. When he walked around an old locust tree and was about to enter the moon gate in the yard next door, He Chao heard hurried footsteps.
He didn't dare to stop, but just turned his head and took a quick look.
The Duke of Zhenguo's confidant was leading a short and strong man towards the study.
In the darkness of the night, he couldn't see the man's facial features and couldn't recognize his appearance, but he could hear a word faintly.
"It's so far."
People from Bashu?
Why would someone from Bashu come to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion in the middle of the night?
He Chao returned to the room anxiously. Without turning on the light, he lay down on the bed in the dark and wrapped himself in a quilt, with the words of the Bashu man still ringing in his ears.
Bashu...
He keenly realized that there must be something wrong with the appearance of this person, and it must be related to the prince.
Lying in the darkness, He Chao tried his best to think about all the connections between the Duke of Zhenguo and Bashu.
The next day.
The Golden Palace.
The news that the commander of the imperial guards had injured the Crown Princess had spread like wildfire. The Emperor originally thought that someone would impeach the commander of the imperial guards today, but the entire morning court session made him feel extremely irritated.
A minister injured the Crown Princess, but no one impeached him.
And those who impeached Rong Que were still crying out to the heavens, begging him to be wise, begging him to see clearly, and begging him to execute Rong Que.
The emperor sat on a high place, looking at the passionate speeches of the imperial censors below, with a mixture of emotions in his heart.
At an early morning court session, nothing was dealt with before the criticism and denunciation of Rong Que's viciousness began.
After the morning court was finally over, the emperor was blocked by the second prince on his way back to the imperial study.
The Second Prince's injuries had just stabilized in the past few days, and he had not come to court. The Emperor was surprised to see him suddenly, "Why are you here?"
The second prince was originally supported by a palace servant, but when he saw the emperor, he knelt down and said, "I beg you to investigate this matter. I swear on my life that the assassination has nothing to do with the crown prince."
The emperor's hand, which was stretched out to help the second prince to stand up, froze and he looked at him in disbelief.
