"Xia... Chongwen!"
Xia Yu said this with gritted teeth. He was really so angry about the contents of Eunuch Li's secret report that his head hurt!
His eyes flickered, and even his arms, which were resting on the table, were trembling slightly.
"How could it be him?" Shen Yuyao was shocked.
If it was really Xia Chongwen who did it, then the Kyoto court must be under his control at this time.
Moreover, Xia Chongwen must have chosen to collude with the Lu family, which is why he poisoned the emperor who doted on him!
"He is truly a good grandson of my father!" Every word that came out of Xia Yu's mouth at this moment was chilling to the bone.
With a cold face and gritted teeth, he continued, "Eunuch Li reported that he had also seen the bowl of chicken soup and had initially thought it was suspicious and wanted to stop Father from eating it. However, Father said that it was the Crown Prince who had the Crown Princess personally deliver it. Such a kind intention should not be wasted."
"My father actually drank up all the chicken soup in one breath!" Xia Yu slammed his fist on the table, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground and shattered.
“…”
Shen Yuyao thought to herself that the emperor must have guessed that the chicken soup was poisonous, but he still drank it all. That could only mean that the emperor wanted to use his own life to gamble on Xia Chongwen's sincerity.
Unfortunately, the emperor lost this gamble!
"Then the prince should have made plans earlier." Shen Yuyao's thoughts were in turmoil, and slowly she finally calmed down.
She always remembered the emperor's instructions to her before leaving Beijing.
Shen Yuyao walked to Xia Yu's side and held Xia Yu's hand tightly with one hand, "Your Highness, before I left the capital, my father told me that if there was any sudden news that he was seriously ill, Your Highness would rush to the capital immediately;"
Seeing that Xia Yu's violently heaving chest had relaxed slightly, she continued, "If the news is that he has passed away, there is no need to go to Kyoto to mourn. You only need to defend Yanjing City for the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"The emperor's greatest worry is that if he suddenly passes away, there will be unrest in the court, which will cause instability on the border of Daxia."
"Then according to your opinion, Princess, should I leave for Kyoto immediately?"
Xia Yu was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and thought carefully before turning to ask Shen Yuyao.
"Your Highness, in my opinion, this trip to Yanjing City is very dangerous!" Shen Yuyao pulled Xia Yu to the soft chair, motioned Xia Yu to sit down and talk slowly, and called Zi Su to get another cup of tea.
"Xia Chongwen must have something extremely urgent to do if he poisoned my father at this time, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a risk and forced my father to death."
"At this time, the official news from Kyoto has not yet reached Yanjing. Your Highness can only remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances."
"Could it be that even though I'm in the royal family, I can't escape this fate?" Xia Yu slowly fell into the soft chair, a few strands of white hair drooping in front of his forehead, "Xia Chongwen!"
Xia Yu murmured to himself: "Revenge for my father's murder!"
His scarlet eyes gradually turned from mourning to fierce, "Since he can lay his hands on my father, I'm afraid that sooner or later, we uncles will be strangled by him."
Shen Yuyao's eyes dimmed when she heard this.
Xia Yu was right. Before leaving Beijing, the emperor had told her that if the emperor passed away suddenly, the first thing the crown prince would do after ascending the throne would be to reduce the power of the vassal states!
Each of Prince Ning's brothers who have already been enfeoffed will be caught in this dire straits.
"Your Majesty, I'm so sad!"
......
Two horses were galloping on the official road outside Yanjing City. When they were about to reach the city gate, one of the horses seemed to be exhausted and fell to the ground with its head tilted.
The young man in black brocade clothes riding a horse leaped up and avoided being thrown to the ground at the same time.
He just stood up and looked at the horse lying on the ground. He shook his head and sighed, "Another one died. Fortunately, the last one can still make it to Prince Ning's Mansion."
After saying that, the young man in black turned over and jumped onto another horse beside him.
"drive!"
With a crisp crack of a whip, the young man rushed towards the city gate.
It was already dusk, and the gates of Yanjing City had just been locked. Several soldiers guarding the city were patrolling on the gate tower.
"Quick! Open the door! We'll send you to Prince Ning's mansion three hundred miles away!" The young man in black jumped down in front of the city gate and shouted anxiously.
"Token!" The soldiers did not recognize the boy.
"Open your eyes wide and look, what is this?" The young man held the token of the Black Dragon Guard high in his hand. Afraid that the soldiers on the city gate tower could not see it clearly, he turned over and got on his horse again, holding the token higher.
......
"There has been no news from Kyoto for three whole days. This matter is really weird." Shen Yuyao poured a cup of tea for Xia Yu and also poured a cup for herself.
"I have asked Danggui to guard the city gate. As soon as there is any news, he will rush to send it to Prince Ning's Mansion." After three days of waiting, Xia Yu has calmed down a lot.
Shen Yuyao seemed a little more anxious than Xia Yu at this time.
"The city gates are already locked. I wonder if Danggui has reached the gate yet?"
Her impetuous state today did not escape Xia Yu's eyes.
"Danggui must be at the city gate right now. Princess, don't worry too much. News will arrive sooner or later."
Shen Yuyao didn't respond, but stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
She chatted with Xia Xiaoxian all night last night.
Xia Xiaoxian told her that the Emperor of Great Xia had passed away, and the official news would be transmitted to Yanjing City today.
Soon after, news of Xia Chongwen's ascension to the throne will come.
Shen Yuyao had never told Xia Yu that Xia Xiaoxian was not an ordinary person, so she was even more anxious than Xia Yu to verify Xia Xiaoxian's prediction.
Xia Yu was a little surprised to see Shen Yuyao's anxious expression, but he never asked.
He slowly picked up a cup of tea and tried to look calm, which made Shen Yuyao even more anxious.
She turned to Xia Yu and said, "If my guess is correct, there will be news today."
"Yanjing is the farthest from Kyoto." Xia Yu put down the cup of tea he had just brought to his mouth. "At this moment, I think the other brothers have already received the news."
"Yeah." Shen Yuyao nodded.
"Master." Danggui's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
When Xia Yu heard this, he immediately stood up and walked to the door. When he lifted the curtain, he saw Danggui with an anxious look on his face.
Shen Yuyao followed closely behind.
"Sanbao! I'm bringing Sanbao to see the prince." Danggui panted, and a young man in black appeared behind him.
"Sanbao greets the prince and the princess!" The young man took out two volumes that looked like imperial edicts from his chest, knelt on one knee and presented them to Xia Yu.
He traveled day and night to reach Yanjing, and several horses died from running.
The sun was scorching, and Shen Yuyao could even smell the sour smell of sweat coming from Ma Sanbao's gorgeous clothes.
"This is a will, an imperial edict!"
Ma Sanbao raised his eyes and looked at Xia Yu, "Your Highness, please take a look."
"Last will?"
"Imperial edict?"
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