Chapter 273 Uncle Zhang’s Plan
Song Shiwei lowered her eyes and dared not speak.
“That’s enough,” the Queen Mother said coldly, “Don’t you want to see if there are any conflicting things? Go and see for yourself.”
“Thank you, Queen Mother.” After
opening her mouth, Song Shiwei felt that her words were leaking out.
She hurriedly covered her mouth with her sleeves, as if all the blood in her body had rushed to her head, and her face was hot and dry.
How can she face people in the future?
The palace maid who had just beaten someone also saw her expression and looked at her with contempt. When Song Shiwei stood up tremblingly, she not only did not step forward to support her, but even took a step back.
Song Shiwei suppressed her anger and clenched her fists.
She walked around the hall, asked someone to move several pots of peonies on the ground, and then asked someone to replace the incense burner with a new one.
The white jade colored glass incense burner was transparent and crystal clear, and was carved with exquisite flower and bird patterns. Every flower seemed to be about to jump onto the paper. When burning, the colored glass inside the incense burner glowed, magnificent and beautiful.
After everything was ready, she went out to make incense.
After a cup of tea, she hurried in and lit the incense.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated, not daring to make a sound. After two hours, Song Shiwei mustered up the courage to call softly: "...Empress Dowager?"
No sound came from the gauze tent. Just as everyone's eyes were filled with joy, they suddenly heard the Queen Dowager exclaim.
Song Shiwei: "!!!"
She knelt down quickly, wanting to beg for mercy after the Queen Mother spoke again, but the Queen Mother only called out once and there was no movement.
Song Shiwei breathed a sigh of relief.
The palace servants all tiptoed out, and Song Shiwei followed closely. The moment the door closed, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly opened.
Hu Yan looked down at her: "How is it? Are you sure?"
"It's not her," the Queen Mother's eyes were deep, and her brows wrinkled deeper unconsciously: "I thought she had tampered with the incense, but after seeing it today, it's really not like it."
"If it was really her, she wouldn't have knelt down immediately when I spoke, but didn't ask for mercy."
The first time, everyone would have a lucky mentality.
If it was really her who did it, I'm afraid she would have begged for mercy the moment I spoke.
After ruling out Song Shiwei's suspicion, the Queen Mother became more and more upset.
It was just an excuse she made casually, but now it has come true, disturbing her sleep every night!
She looked at the curling green smoke burning on the white jade incense burner, her eyes narrowed slightly.
...
In the Sixth Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yanli was lying on the bed flipping through a book, and the doctor was behind him, changing his bandages.
Although he had internal strength to protect his body, Xiao Yanli practiced martial arts for many years, and his muscles and bones were much stronger than ordinary people, but after being hit so many times, his skin was torn and the gaps oozing blood were shocking to the eye.
The doctor hissed softly, took out a small jar from his bag, applied the ointment, and said, "This medicine is a bit strong, but the effect is very good. Your Highness, please bear with it."
As soon as he applied it, Xiao Yanli felt a burning pain, and the fingertips holding the book turned white. He groaned a few times.
Even when he was tortured, he didn't make such a loud noise.
However, after three applications, Xiao Yanli's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
This is not applying medicine, this is another torture.
After taking the medicine, Xiao Yanli felt like he was half dead.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Zhang, why don't we just let it heal slowly?" Uncle Zhang was originally the imperial physician in the palace. He had taken care of him since he was a child. Later, he suddenly became mentally retarded. It was Uncle Zhang who never gave up and searched for prescriptions before he cured him.
For Xiao Yanli, this was a life-saving grace.
Therefore, he trusted Uncle Zhang very much.
"Tsk, what nonsense are you talking about, Your Highness? There are so many people outside, waiting to find fault with Your Highness. Your Highness should hurry up."
Uncle Zhang put away the medicine jar and whispered, "Why does the emperor want to punish Your Highness?"
When Xiao Yanli mentioned this, he was also confused. He told Uncle Zhang everything that happened in Yu's study, and emphasized Lan Yan's betrayal.
After hearing his words, Uncle Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Your Highness, this is the advantage of power. As long as you are in that position, no matter what you say, others will not dare to disobey you in the slightest."
Xiao Yanli paused and sneered.
"However, this time the assassination of the prince has been exposed. The prince will definitely be on guard in the future. It is a missed opportunity."
Uncle Zhang sighed.
"The prince is no longer a cause for concern." Xiao Yanli tapped the bedside with his fingertips. "Father doesn't think as highly of him as he used to. Compared to him, I always think that Jiang Zhiyu is quite strange."
Jiang Zhiyu's name is now well-known to everyone. Uncle Zhang looked at him in confusion. "Isn't she just better at medicine and martial arts?"
Xiao Yanli frowned. "No, I always feel that there is something strange about her. Moreover, she is always there when something happens."
"Maybe it's just a coincidence."
Xiao Yanli pursed his lips. Coincidence? He didn't think so.
"Your Highness, don't think about others. Think about what to do next," Uncle Zhang looked at him worriedly, "Now that the Queen has fallen out of favor, the Emperor doesn't seem to like Your Highness either. The Fifth Prince is fighting against the Oirat Mongols, and he will probably withdraw his troops soon. Once he comes back, the situation in the court will change."
"Your Highness has been hiding his talents for many years. Those people don't understand your talents at all. They even go to find the Second Prince instead of coming to Your Highness's house."
Xiao Yanli looked unhappy, but Uncle Zhang ignored him and continued, "I think the Imperial College is a good opportunity for Your Highness."
"What do you mean?"
"Jiang Zhaorong's third son, Jiang Bojian, is going to take the imperial examination this time. Your Highness might as well talk to him more and test his character?"
Xiao Yanli raised his eyes, "Do you want me to pull him over?"
"It's not pulling, but suppressing." Uncle Zhang curled his lips slightly: "In this imperial examination, this boy has attracted much attention. I have inquired about him. He is young and full of energy. Although he has some talents, he is very easy to be arrogant and complacent. If Your Highness is better than him in everything, this boy..."
Uncle Zhang didn't say the rest, Xiao Yanli also understood what he meant.
"If this goes on until the imperial examination, the boy will definitely not be able to bear it, and will definitely not be able to pass the exam to gain fame. By then
, it will depend on whether Jiang Zhiyu will help him." "If she does something, no matter how much the emperor dotes on her, he will have to give an explanation to all the students in the world. By then, the Xu family will be implicated by her, and Your Highness will have one less opponent in the court."
"If she doesn't do anything, with Jiang Bojian's character, he will definitely be devastated, and it is possible that he will become an enemy of his sister. By then, the Xu family will be in turmoil, and they will not be able to care about what is happening in the outside world."
Xiao Yanli nodded slightly. It was a good plan, but...
"Why does Uncle Zhang suddenly think so highly of the Xu family?"
Uncle Zhang took out a secret letter from his pocket: "This is a secret letter from Banzhuang. People from the Xu family have been secretly inquiring about you."