At night, it was dark, and even if I saw it, I would think it was my eyes. And there were few people at night. But it was different during the day, because there were all pipes and people were coming and going. It was not good to be discovered.
"Oh, okay!" Gu Yanming was still a little disappointed.
"You wait here, I'm going to buy a carriage!" Ye Xinran said, and without waiting for Gu Yanming to speak, she quickly walked to the side.
Gu Yanming was about to follow when Ye Xinran stopped him.
"Go buy some food over there! Eat on the way!"
Gu Yanming had no choice but to change direction and go buy food.
Ye Xinran walked past the carriage vendor and headed for the woods behind. When he was sure that there was no one around, he took out a carriage from his space. He removed the logo and some special items from it. He also took out some food and bedding and put them neatly in the carriage, making it look like it had just been bought.
This carriage looks ordinary on the outside, but it is spacious and comfortable on the inside. Ye Xinran plans to let the old prince, the old princess and others sit in it on the road.
Anyway, the annoying Dong Yishu is gone, and most of the remaining ones are their people, so they are not afraid of someone complaining. However, it is estimated that the emperor's decree to call Gu Yanming back will soon come down.
Ye Xinran drove the carriage and staggered out of the woods. At this time, Gu Yanming had already bought food and came over.
He was a little surprised when he saw the carriage. This carriage? Why did it look so familiar? It was a bit like the one he used when he went to court in Yanjing City every day when he was not going to war.
Because he didn't like fancy decorations, the carriage was made very simply, but the interior was spacious and comfortable.
Gu Yanming was suspicious, but not quite sure.
The two men drove the carriage to Xiangcheng.
It took them four and a half hours to get to Xiangcheng in the afternoon. They drove the carriage into the city and stopped at the post station.
I saw soldiers and officers coming in and out of the post station with panicked looks on their faces.
Ye Xinran and Gu Yanming handed the carriage to Dao Qin who was waiting at the door, and the two walked in until they arrived at the house where they lived.
Jianshu hurried over and whispered.
"Master, Dong Yishu disappeared last night! The officers and soldiers searched for him all night but couldn't find him. The city guard's office and the general's office were alerted."
Gu Yanming looked at Ye Xinran. She walked straight to the innermost part to greet the old prince and the old princess as if nothing had happened. She also talked and laughed with Gu Yanxin.
"Master, what do you think, should we investigate?" Jianshu asked in a low voice.
Gu Yanming shook his head, "Don't worry about it."
Jianshu was surprised, but nodded. He stopped talking about this matter and talked about another matter.
"Master, news has come from the south that King Wensheng has begun to mobilize troops and march towards Yanjing City." Jianshu continued with a frown.
"The reason is that the current emperor ascended the throne illegally. He poisoned the previous emperor and killed him! So King Wensheng wants to avenge the previous emperor!"
Gu Yanming didn't expect that King Wensheng would use this reason. Was it really Gu Zhenting who killed the late emperor?
"Send more people to investigate what's going on! See if there's any real evidence!"
Gu Yanming said, "Also check carefully how the old prince was poisoned."
Gu Yanming thought again that the old prince was poisoned about eighteen years ago, so could it be related to his grandfather's death?
"By the way, have someone look into the disappearance of my grandfather eighteen years ago to see if there is any hidden secret."
Jianshu bowed in agreement and turned around to make arrangements.
Gu Yanming frowned. It seemed that a war was about to break out. They had to find a way to get out of this situation quickly. They couldn't become cannon fodder for the two sides, nor could they become tools for them to fight for power and profit.
Gu Yanming looked at the old princess feeding the old prince, Gu Yanxin and Ye Xinran happily holding hands and talking. Gu Yanlin was reading a book on the side. This warm scene was deeply imprinted in his mind. These were all his family members, and he had to protect them from harm.
Gu Yanming also stepped forward to pay his respects to the old prince and princess, and then went straight to find Li Yang, as they were leaving quickly.
When Jianshu came out of the post station, he saw Daoqin staring at a carriage in front of the station entrance.
Jianshu glanced at it and ignored it. He went directly to the dark place and summoned other secret guards to arrange the things that Gu Yanming had told him to do. After he was done, he passed by the carriage and saw Daoqin was still in a daze. So he went forward to ask.
"Daoqin, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this carriage?"
Daoqin looked at the sword book, then at the carriage, "This carriage should be the one that the master uses to go to court!"
Jianshu was stunned. This was impossible. The carriage should be in Yanjing City. How could it be here? Daoqin must have seen it wrong.
"You must have seen it wrong! How is it possible?"
Daoqin pointed to a place expressionlessly.
"Here are the marks left by the assassin when he tried to kill the prince!"
Then he pointed to another place.
"Here, there are traces of arrows!"
"Also, here are the marks of a whip!"
I looked through the sword books one by one, and it was true.
"Whose carriage is this?"
"Your Majesty, the princess just came back!"
Jianshu blinked his eyes. This was both normal and abnormal!
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In the palace, Gu Zhenting's face was pale, and the shadows under his eyes became even darker. He sat on the dragon throne with a sullen face. The things on the table in front of him were swept to the ground by him again.
Several ministers stood in the hall, all trembling with fear.
They all didn't expect that rumors would suddenly spread today, saying that the current emperor killed the previous emperor.
If this is true, then the current emperor is extremely unfilial and disrespectful. He is not worthy of sitting on the dragon throne.
Unfortunately, there is no important evidence to prove that this is true, but there are also clues to follow. In this ambiguous state, people are getting panicked.
What shocked people even more was that King Wensheng raised an army!
They say they are avenging the late emperor, but does that count as rebellion?
"Xiao Quanzi, pass on my order. Gu Zhenxiao has raised an army to rebel and deserves death. I am now sending General Xiao Qi, the guardian of the country, and General Zuo Zhu, the guardian of the south, to suppress the rebels together."
Xiao Quanzi took the order and went down to convey the message.
Several ministers were silent and did not dare to speak.
Gu Zhenting turned his head and looked at these ministers.
"After thinking for so long, have you come up with any good ideas? Hmm?"
Several ministers lowered their heads even more.
Now that the emperor's reputation has been ruined, what good way can he use to restore his reputation? He must clarify the facts and prove that he did not kill the previous emperor.
Unfortunately there is no way to prove it.
Seeing that they had no solution, Gu Zhenting angrily threw the only brush he had left at them.
Ink was splattered everywhere, and all the ministers were covered with ink spots.
"Someone, take them out..."
"Wait, Your Majesty, there is actually a way!" Jin Zishu, the Imperial Household Doctor standing in the last row, bowed quickly, his tone full of humility.
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