Chapter 258 Visit
"Since you both insist on your own opinions, I will send someone to the Fourth Prince's residence to see what is going on, so as to save you from arguing."
"Your Majesty." Ling Chenyi's face changed, and he was about to say something else, but as the eunuch shouted sharply to adjourn the court, the emperor had already left the Fengtian Hall with a flick of his sleeves.
"What should I do?" Li Huaiyan was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Send someone to notify my cousin's wife first." Ling Chenyi looked at Shen Yunbai coldly and left in a hurry.
"Brother," Chen Tian said worriedly outside Fengtian Palace, "Didn't you promise the Fourth Prince's wife not to tell anyone about the Fourth Prince's poisoning?"
Shen Yunbai sneered, "It was just a coincidence. It was Ling Chenyi who revealed the clues. Those adults were pressing me. What does it have to do with me?"
Chen Tian frowned.
How could he not know what his elder brother was doing behind the scenes? That woman was not a reasonable person. When she attacked the Shen Mansion the day before yesterday, what evidence did she give?
"Brother, you should find a few close guards with good martial arts skills to protect you when you go out these days, to avoid any accidents."
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In the imperial study, the chief eunuch held up the imperial edict, his face wrinkled, and hesitated to leave.
The emperor frowned and looked at him, "Why, do you have something else to do?"
"Your Majesty, please understand." The head eunuch knelt on the ground with a plop, with a bitter face. "Your Majesty, you are not unaware of the tempers of the Fourth Prince and his wife. If you say that you don't want to see outsiders, I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter the gate of the Fourth Prince's mansion."
"How dare he!" The emperor was furious. "You have the imperial edict. Anyone who dares to stop me will be punished for disrespect."
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Not to mention the imperial edict, that's someone who even dares to confront Your Majesty, so what's the use of holding an imperial edict?
Although he was complaining in his heart, he dared not say it out loud. He could only look at the emperor with a pitiful and embarrassed expression.
"Well," the emperor pushed the memorial on the desk and stood up, "My son is spoiled, so I will go there myself."
"Yes." The eunuch was delighted and quickly stood up to help the emperor change his clothes.
After everything was packed, the imperial sedan chair was waiting outside. Suddenly, a palace maid came to report, "Your Majesty, Minister Shen and Master Chen are here."
When the emperor heard that Chen Tian was coming, his eyes lit up with joy and he immediately strode out.
Outside the imperial study, Chen Tian glanced at the emperor's attire and bowed, "Your Majesty, are you leaving the palace?"
"Yes." The emperor raised his hand and helped him up, and dismissed the palace servants. "I plan to go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion myself. Since you are here, you can go with me. You two brothers should interact more."
Chen Tian agreed and accompanied the emperor on the imperial sedan chair and went out of the palace. Shen Yunbai played the role of a transparent man, just following silently without responding.
He knew what kind of sword the emperor wanted him to be.
"Your Majesty is very busy with his affairs, and he still has time to come here in person. Is it because the court officials asked the Fourth Prince to go to the border for support?" Chen Tian said casually.
The emperor's expression paused, he was silent for a moment, then he responded slowly. He didn't say anything else, but fell into deep thought.
If the fourth brother is safe and sound, then sending him to the border is indeed a good idea. Once he is gone for several years, the situation in the capital will be turbulent, and by the time he comes back, it will be too late to save the situation.
On the contrary, it is also the best time for him to support Tianer to enter the court!
Chen Tian glanced at the emperor and said no more, but just exchanged a silent glance with Shen Yunbai.
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The Fourth Prince’s Mansion.
Mo Xiang handed the wrung-out handkerchief to Shen Anan.
In the past few days, Shen Anan had been personally serving Xiao Yuan in everything. She hadn't had a proper sleep for several days. There were faint dark circles under her eyes, and she looked exhausted.
It looked like he would collapse at any moment, his face was so pale that it was heartbreaking.
"Fourth Prince's wife, your health is urgent. Why don't you take a rest and let this servant do it."
"No." Shen Anan wiped Xiao Yuan's face carefully, and then changed the towel to clean his hands. "The more it is at this time, the more we must be careful about someone taking advantage of the situation. Everything he touches must be handled with extreme caution, and there must be no mistakes."
Whether it was medicine, clothing, or even a basin of water or a handkerchief, Shen Anan would personally check it and only give it to Xiao Yuan after making sure there was no problem.
Mo Xiang's eyes were red. Who said that the prince's wife didn't care about her son-in-law? There were only a few wives in the whole capital who could do this.
"If my uncle saw you like this, I don't know how sad he would be."
Shen Anan shook her head slightly, "Go to the kitchen to see if the medicine is ready. If it is, bring it here."
Now even the kitchen is strictly guarded by the secret guards. No one except Mo Xiang can bring out the medicine. Shen Anan always reminds her not to let the medicine out of her sight for a moment.
"yes."
Mo Xiang retreated and closed the door quietly.
Most of the light was blocked, with only a few beams of sunlight coming through the window lattice illuminating the scene in the room. Shen Anan stretched out his hand to shake off the dust in the beams of light, but he just grabbed nothing.
After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly realized the stupid thing he had just done, and couldn't help but pull the corners of his lips bitterly.
"Mo Xiang said that if you could see me, you would feel very sorry for me." She slowly stroked his resolute face, "If you could hear me, you must wake up quickly. I can't hold on any longer. Please feel sorry for me, okay?"
During the days when they spent every day together, she always felt annoyed by him and even wished she could hide from him. But now she realizes that those days were the life she missed and longed for the most.
Unconsciously, she seemed to be sinking slowly once again.
But this time it was different. It was no longer her wishful thinking. "You said that you would spend your whole life to repay what you owed me. Now it's only been a year, and there are still countless days and nights. You still haven't fulfilled your promise. I still want to take a boat ride. I won't waste your kindness again."
She held the big hands that had held her in their arms and saved her from danger countless times, and rubbed the rough calluses on their palms.
This doesn't look like the hand of a prince. The hands of farmers who are used to doing farm work are better than this.
She murmured softly, completely unaware of the man's slightly trembling eyelashes, as if he was struggling with something.
"Prince's Consort, Prince's Consort." There was a hurried knock on the door.
Shen Anan put Xiao Yuan's hand into the quilt, stood up and opened the door. Qing An was waiting outside with an anxious look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"Princess Consort, Prince Ling sent someone to deliver a message saying that the court officials were dissatisfied with the master's absence from the morning court today. The emperor said he would send someone to the prince's mansion to investigate."
Hearing this, Shen Anan's face suddenly turned cold. She knew without thinking that it must be Shen Yunbai who was behind this. She should have caught Chen Tiancai that day.
"Princess, what should we do now? If the Emperor knew about the master's current situation, he would definitely take the opportunity to attack the Prince's Mansion."
"Do you know who is coming?"
"If my guess is correct, it should be the chief eunuch beside the emperor."
Shen Anan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sneer slowly appeared at the corner of his lips, "It doesn't matter, just let him come, and bring Qingyue to me."
"yes."
When facing Qing'an, she was calm and composed, but when she returned to the room and looked at the person on the bed, tears suddenly fell for some reason, "Look, as soon as you lay down, those people started to scramble to bully me."
Her voice was filled with resentment and helplessness, like a sharp knife, stabbing fiercely into Xiao Yuan's heart.
An An—
He began to struggle harder, trying to dispel the darkness around him. "I only need one hour. Just give me one hour."
He roared and raged, trying to break free from the shackles and protect her behind him.
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Half an hour later.
There were chaotic footsteps in the yard, and with Qing'an's words "Your Highness", Wutong Garden fell into deathly silence.
The emperor is coming? Behind the screen, Shen Anan's expression suddenly changed, and Qing Yue's legs were shaking with fear, but the arrow was on the string and could not be changed.
"Father." Shen Anan hurried out of the inner room and knelt down to salute.
The emperor glanced at her, his eyes filled with a faint scrutiny, "I heard that the fourth son's old illness had relapsed and had not improved, so I came to visit him."
After saying that, he turned his gaze to the inner room behind the screen, "Is there anyone in there? Why are they becoming more and more unruly?"
He took a step and was about to walk in.
"Your Majesty." Shen Anan stepped forward and blocked the emperor's way. He swept his cold eyes over the two Chen Tian brothers who were standing quietly behind him before speaking.
"My husband's old injury has recurred, and the pain is so severe that he can't sleep day and night. He drank a tranquilizing soup this morning and just went to bed. The imperial physician said that he should rest and have a good sleep, which will help him recover. I am sorry that I was unable to personally welcome the emperor, and I hope that the emperor will forgive me."
What she said made sense and there was nothing wrong with it, but the emperor slowly narrowed his eyes.
The more she tried to stop him, the more doubtful the emperor became. "I am his father, how could I harm him? Why don't you get out of the way?"
"Father, your daughter-in-law is also concerned about your husband's health."
"Fourth Prince's Concubine." The eunuch on the side gently advised, "The Emperor has come here specially to visit the Fourth Prince. There is no reason to stop him from entering. You'd better get out of the way."
"My husband was in great pain at night, and I want him to recover as soon as possible. I hope that father will understand."
"How dare you!" The emperor glared at him, clearly furious. "You are so bold!"
Even Chen Tian was startled by the roar, and his eyes changed when he looked at Shen Anan. She was really brave enough to ask the emperor to sympathize with her.
Shen Anan lowered his head and immediately knelt down to plead guilty, "Father, please forgive me."
The sin must be forgiven, but the road will still not be given!
The emperor's suspicion had reached its peak, and he coldly ordered the eunuch on the side, "Pull the man away from me."
The chief eunuch could only step forward, but he didn't dare to really attack. If the Fourth Prince was safe and sound, he would chop him down. "Fourth Prince's Consort, please let me go. The Emperor loves his son dearly and will not disturb the Fourth Prince from recuperating."
Shen Anan still refused to give in, looking stubborn.
Under the emperor's majesty, the eunuch had no choice but to take action. However, before his hand touched Shen Anan's sleeve, a sharp cold light mixed with the sound of whistling wind passed through the screen and shot towards his wrist.
His face suddenly changed and he quickly rolled on the ground, barely avoiding the dagger, but he was still cut and bleeding.
His face turned pale and his legs almost gave out and he fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was prepared, otherwise he would have lost one hand today.
Shen Anan was stunned for a moment when she looked at the dagger that fell on the ground. Does Qingyue have such a skill? This step was not included in the explanation just now.
"If you dare to touch her with your dirty hands, try it." The man's extremely cold voice came from behind the screen, mixed with a hint of weakness and hoarseness like someone who had just recovered from a serious illness.
"Fourth, Fourth Prince, please forgive me. Fourth Prince, please forgive me." The eunuch, who was frightened by the beating, had no memory of the emperor standing beside him. He was frightened by the dagger and knelt down to beg for mercy.
The emperor, Shen Yunbai, and Chen Tian all had a flash of surprise in their eyes.
"Since you are awake, why don't you get up? Are you waiting for me to come in and see you?" the emperor said coldly.
"If Father is willing, I don't mind."
These words were very much like Xiao Yuan's, and the emperor was almost certain of it.
"You are becoming more and more shameless."
Xiao Yuan sneered. Through the gap in the hole in the screen, he could vaguely see his shadowy figure. "Father has already said this just now. There is no need to repeat it all the time. I am not old and my eyes are not clear, and my mind is not muddled."
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