Chapter 552: Winning Trust
Rumors have always been like this, because the few people who talked about the emperor being thrown into prison were just the beginning. Afterwards, within just half a day, dozens of people were arrested.
Therefore, the common people now dared not mention anything related to the "Emperor". Some people were even arrested for just avoiding the gaze of the yamen runners when they met them on the street.
Anliu described the incident vividly, marveling at it, and then talked about the rude behavior of the yamen runners.
"Go to the prison and take a look. Don't let the people suffer." Jiang Lin said to Anliu.
"I understand, master. I'll go right away." Anliu said and left in a hurry.
Today's rumors were not made up by Jiang Lin, but were just a guess by the people. Of course, since it involved things that happened in the imperial city, someone must have spread the news.
Rumors are always a mixture of truth and falsehood. For example, the rumor that the emperor was ill was the true part.
"Was the emperor poisoned by Fan Zhengde?" Qin Xiangnuan wondered if Fan Zhengde's timing was wrong.
Sure enough, Jiang Lin shook his head the next moment, "It's not him, it's the eunuch who was with the Ninth Prince before."
"It seems that he knows that Fan Zhengde is unreliable and wants to take action as soon as possible." Qin Xiangnuan raised one side of her mouth, not hiding her contempt for them.
What kind of great things can a person who is so impatient and cannot judge others accomplish?
"The son beside him has recently listened to a lot of knowledge related to government affairs. Now it seems that he feels that he has learned enough, so he can't wait to send him out." This is what happened today.
The emperor was really ill, but his condition was not that serious. Rather, his symptoms were a little strange and the imperial doctors were helpless. So finding a famous doctor outside the palace was one way.
Now that there are no princes of any use in the court and the position of crown prince is vacant, the emperor can also leave, but not at this time, otherwise the court will be in chaos, and those who are eyeing them covetously will have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Therefore, many famous doctors came to the emperor's side in the past few days, and the eunuch's son today was among them.
After that man appeared, the emperor's illness improved, so the man stayed in the palace and only took care of the emperor's health.
"You send people in like this, it's not legitimate, why do you do this?"
Somewhere in the palace, two eunuchs were facing each other, and they disliked each other.
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I already know the relationship between you and Jiang Lin. I was just wondering why you were so kind as to help me deal with the Ninth Prince. It was to help Jiang Lin ascend to the throne."
Fan Zhengde remained silent after that, and he had no intention of arguing with the person in front of him.
After all, they were just deceiving each other, so how could they be honest? "Who do you think your son can compare to? He's not even as good as the Ninth Prince. I don't know why you are so foolish as to keep him."
"You have no right to ask about these matters."
As expected, the conversation between the two collapsed, and there was not even a superficial harmony between them.
In the following days, there was an extra person accompanying the emperor. Everyone in the imperial city could see that the emperor was very warm to this person, and he even wanted to invite him to stay for a long time.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. However, I am just a commoner and I am afraid I cannot adapt to life in the imperial city."
The emperor was very pleased with the man's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor. In this man's eyes, the emperor was clear-headed and not obsessed with personal gain.
"I won't make things difficult for you. It's just that I've been feeling a little unwell these days. Please stay with me more in the palace." The emperor seemed to have taken the man's words to heart, and he never mentioned asking him not to leave the palace again.
The last time people were thrown into jail for talking nonsense is still fresh in people’s minds, but there are always people who don’t believe in it. As long as they haven’t experienced it themselves, they won’t believe it.
Therefore, there were some rumors in the streets this time. Every time this happened, it was the undercurrent looking forward to the happiest day.
An Feng expressed his confusion about this, but An Liu waved him off, "Such a funny thing, of course you, a boring person, wouldn't understand. Look at the expressions on each of their faces when they say these things, aren't they ridiculous enough?"
Upon hearing this, An Feng also went to take a look, but he only saw that everyone had a smile on their face. What was so funny about that?
Dark Current smiled at him inscrutablely, and said something also full of mystery, "You can't see into their hearts."
"..." An Feng remained silent, ignoring this mentally unstable person.
Anliu spread his hands regretfully, thinking that people like Anfeng would never be able to understand his joy.
In fact, the undercurrent is laughing at the ugly hearts beneath those seemingly decent appearances, which makes people shake their heads and sigh.
Having heard almost everything on the way, Anfeng and Anliu were about to set off to return home, but they inadvertently saw an unexpected person.
"Anfeng, is that the Ninth Prince?" Anliu grabbed the corner of Anfeng's clothes and asked him to turn in one direction.
Hearing the words "Ninth Prince", An Feng felt disgusted instinctively. Now, when he looked around, he saw that it was really the Ninth Prince. An Feng's face instantly became embarrassed.
Coincidentally, after they noticed the presence of the Ninth Prince, the other party also discovered them.
The unhappy expression on the Ninth Prince's face disappeared instantly. He put on an ambiguous smile and walked towards them.
"Anfeng, let's go back first. There's no need to conflict with him." Anliu was afraid that the two would fight in the street, so he pulled Anfeng to retreat.
But An Feng was like a nail stuck in place, not moving an inch.
Anliu frowned and glanced at the Ninth Prince who was getting closer and closer to them, thinking about how to solve the problem at hand. However, he did not expect that the Anfeng who could not move at all just now made him stagger at this moment.
"Let's go." Anliu heard Anfeng say softly.
Immediately after stabilizing his body, he quickly followed.
The Ninth Prince did not even chase after him, simply because he was in shock at the moment.
The Ninth Prince believed that his eyesight was not blurry due to old age, so he must have seen it correctly. The hand that Anfeng was pulling Anliu was exactly his left arm that he had lost before.
But An Feng's left arm should still be placed safely in his mansion. Why did it appear on An Feng's body, and it could actually move?
This incident shocked the Ninth Prince far more than the rumors he had just heard along the way.
Originally, the Ninth Prince came out to get some fresh air because he had been trapped there for too long. He never expected that this trip did not make him feel relieved, but instead made him feel a little more heavy.
Anliu was in a similar mood at the moment.
"Anfeng, just pretend you didn't see that man. You did a good job today, but you still have to ignore him in the future..." Anliu chattered.
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