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Prince Yan is still in the Eastern Palace.
After two days of investigation, Prince Yan and officials from the Ministry of Justice finally learned the origin of the real culprit from the two assassins who were captured alive.
The people who assassinated King Yan came from the State of Yue. This group of people colluded with a mysterious force from the State of Qing and intended to kill King Yan and the Crown Prince.
However, it is currently unclear whether the power of Qing Kingdom is related to King Heng.
At the lunch table, the prince sighed, exhausted: "Except for the imperial concubine and Prince Heng, I really can't think of anyone who wants to kill us brothers."
As he was speaking, the prince had another violent coughing fit, with a fishy-sweet taste coming out of his throat.
The Prince of Yan quickly patted the Crown Prince's back and handed him a cup of tea: "Brother, let me handle the assassin's matter. You should take care of yourself first."
The prince's illness became more and more serious. He coughed every night and his condition was barely stabilized by the medicine from the Imperial Hospital.
Prince Yan was very worried and had been sending people to look for Dr. Mo in the martial arts world. However, the whereabouts of this miracle doctor are elusive. It is said that he appeared in Yue State some time ago, but disappeared soon after.
The prince drank some tea to moisten his throat, and his violent coughing eased temporarily. He said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor illness, nothing serious, let's continue with our meal."
The lunch at the Prince's Mansion was naturally exquisite. The maid came forward and added two spoonfuls of fish soup into the Prince's bowl. The prince really liked to eat crucian carp soup with rice. Just as he was about to eat it, the King of Yan suddenly said, "Brother, soup with rice is not good for the stomach. You should eat less of it in the future."
The prince looked at the King of Yan in disbelief: "Yuan Jing, you didn't know about [soup and rice hurt the stomach] before, where did you hear that?"
The Prince of Yan rode horse and shot arrows all year round. When he was young, he went to the border to fight in wars. He could be considered a half-rough man. Later, when he assisted the Crown Prince in handling official affairs, the Prince of Yan reluctantly began to pick up some habits of a literati.
But eating is still rough sometimes.
King Yan said, "Weiwei told me. She said that soaking rice in soup will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, and it is easy to cause stomach problems."
At the dinner table, Shen Wei would always tell Prince Yan about some dining habits, and Prince Yan was subtly influenced.
Shen Wei mainly hopes that King Yan can live longer, develop scientific eating habits, and not die early from stomach problems.
The prince thought of the delicious barbecued Chen Wei and couldn't help laughing, "Your concubine is really affectionate. When you went hunting in Dongshan, she went to the wild mountains to look for you regardless of the obstruction. Since you love her, don't let her get hurt and protect her well."
The King of Yan said, "She lives in the palace, under my watch, nothing will happen to her."
The backyard of Prince Yan's palace was as calm as a stagnant pool of water. It's lifeless and there are rarely any conflicts between wives and concubines in recent years.
Chen Wei is in favor. Apart from the newcomer who cannot see the situation clearly and deliberately makes trouble, I think the princess and concubines will not target Chen Wei.
The prince put down his bowl and chopsticks, thinking of the distant past: "Yuan Jing, don't underestimate the viciousness of the women in the harem. Aren't my relationship with the Crown Princess the best example?"
There are many concubines in the Eastern Palace, but the prince only favors the gentle and dignified Crown Princess.
The prince thought that the Crown Princess had a high status and the women in the harem would not dare to attack her. But a few years ago, the Crown Princess finally got pregnant, but she unexpectedly gave birth to a daughter eight months prematurely in pain.
The Crown Princess's health is damaged and it will be difficult for her to get pregnant again. My daughter was born with deficiencies and has been weak and sickly since childhood.
The prince found it strange and sent people to investigate secretly. It was discovered that the three concubines had joined forces to deliberately cause the Crown Princess to give birth prematurely! He even bribed the midwife and tried to kill the Crown Princess.
That was also the first time the prince truly realized how cruel women's struggle was. The concubines who usually look well-educated and well-mannered are so ugly that they use all means to win favor.
The prince reminded meaningfully: "Yuan Jing, remember my words, you can know a person's face but not his heart."
King Yan lowered his eyes and nodded slowly.
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After leaving the East Palace, Prince Yan rode his horse back to the palace. Along the way, Prince Yan was thinking about the prince's words in his mind.
King Yan likes Shen Wei very much now, so he is naturally willing to protect her.
The wives and concubines in the backyard of the palace, including the princess, were all focused on their two children, while Liu Ruyan and other concubines never left the house.
King Yan believed that Shen Wei was in a safe situation and no one would attack her.
After returning to the palace, Prince Yan stepped over the threshold and subconsciously glanced under the eaves. In the past, Shen Wei would have been waiting eagerly for his return under the eaves.
But today, the bright sunshine shines down, and the eaves are empty.
Where are the people?
"Did you oversleep during your nap and forget the time?" King Yan smiled helplessly and strode towards the Liuli Pavilion. He wanted to see what had delayed that little girl Shen Wei.
The Liuli Pavilion was quiet in the afternoon. The two young eunuchs, Jixiang and Deshun, were watering the vegetable garden, while Cailian and Caiping were cleaning the white jade mat. Looking towards the lotus pond pavilion, there was no sign of Shen Wei.
It's such a hot day, would you take a nap in a stuffy room?
Prince Yan raised his hand to stop the maids and eunuchs from making any noise, and walked lightly to the bedroom in the Liuli Pavilion.
In summer, the clever and skillful Shen Wei decorated the bedroom very refreshingly, and replaced all the curtains with lush green pearl curtains, which looked pleasing to the eye.
On the desk, there are cut lotus flowers in a vase, and the whole bedroom is filled with the elegant fragrance of flowers. However, King Yan discovered that the lotus flowers on the table had withered, obviously they were from yesterday.
Weird, Shen Wei changes the flowers every day, why did she forget today?
King Yan came to the bedside, where Shen Wei was curled up, covered in a thin mint green silk blanket.
She seemed to be asleep.
Prince Yan smiled silently, he had indeed forgotten the time during his nap. He didn't bother her, and reached out to cover Shen Wei with the mint green silk blanket.
His eyes inadvertently swept across Shen Wei's wrist, and King Yan's pupils suddenly shrank. He saw two distinct red marks on Shen Wei’s fair wrist.
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