Chapter 486 His Intuition
After the emperor returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he smashed a cup hard. His gloomy expression made the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the palace dare not breathe. They all held their breath, lowered their heads and remained motionless.
The emperor had a mild temper and normally wouldn't care if someone did something wrong. They had never seen him look like this before.
After a while, the emperor said coldly: "Go and bring the prince of Liguo here!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The special mission of searching for someone has been withdrawn. Zhou Hansheng has been on vacation these days, but he has actually been on duty in the palace. It is very convenient for him to go to the Qianqing Palace, so he came here quickly.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Zhou Hansheng had a close relationship with the emperor and was very familiar with him. Although the broken porcelain pieces on the ground had been cleaned up by now, Zhou Hansheng was still able to keenly notice that the emperor's mood was a little different when he came in.
"All of you step back!" After sending his attendants away, the emperor sneered and recounted what had happened in Yonghe Palace.
"Your Majesty didn't drink the tea, did he?"
Zhou Hansheng felt a tightness in his heart. His wife's experience with Old Lady Zhou was almost becoming a psychological shadow in him, and he didn't know when it would be eliminated.
"No," the emperor shook his head lightly and sighed, "If you hadn't reminded me before, I might not have been on guard, but now, how dare I!"
The enemy is in the dark while they are in the light, so they can only be vigilant and cautious. Now, outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the emperor dares not eat anything that comes in. The people in the imperial kitchen are all his own people, screened one by one, and when he cooks, there are several secret guards sent by him to secretly watch him. This is credible.
As for other things, it’s hard to say.
After all, the palace was once the domain of Concubine Yan, so who knew how many more schemes she had buried there? After hearing about this colorless, odorless, and invisible poison, it was even more terrifying and alarming.
Zhou Hansheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and had to comfort the emperor: "To be honest, this is a good thing. It is better to have some movement than no movement. Besides, we can't be sure whether the imperial concubine is..."
Did they poison the tea?
The emperor sneered: "You don't need to comfort me, I know what's going on."
He instinctively knew there was something wrong with the tea. It was definitely not just him being suspicious! Even without Zhou Hansheng's warning, he would have definitely felt something was wrong, but he just wouldn't have thought about it so specifically.
His intuition has always been sharp. He often doesn't know the reason, but he subconsciously feels that something is wrong. It is precisely relying on this inexplicable but strong intuition that has helped him avoid countless plots from his father and Concubine Yan and her son.
"That's easy. Just worry about them for a few days. We'll just wait and see what happens after three days. Ha!"
The emperor was planning to close the net. Zhou Hansheng's heart tightened, but he also felt a little excited. He nodded quickly: "Yes, I obey your order."
The emperor glanced at him and said, "This is a good opportunity. I intend to seize this opportunity to catch those people in one fell swoop. We will need the cooperation of both inside and outside the palace. Go and ask your father and Lord Zhao to come to the palace."
"yes."
This time, it would not be difficult to conceal the truth and lure the snake out of its hole because of the eldest prince.
Although the eldest prince has not yet been canonized as the crown prince by the emperor, he is the emperor's only son. Now he is registered under the name of the queen, and he is also the legitimate son.
If something happens to the emperor, it is only natural for him to succeed the throne!
I think Concubine Mi, Yan and others have already planned it well. As long as they can control the eldest prince, they can have everything.
This is much simpler than actually mobilizing troops and forcing a rebellion.
Even so, Zhou Hansheng still did a lot of things to get it done in one go.
The surveillance of the old lady in the Duke of Liguo's mansion, as well as the second and third wives, was tightened, both overtly and covertly. The Mi family and their stewards, along with other key figures, were also under surveillance. The Second Prince's confined palace was also loose on the outside but tight on the inside, giving him a loophole, intentionally or unintentionally.
Inside and outside the palace, everything seemed to be going on as usual. The emperor went to court, ministers took turns on duty and discussed state affairs, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the harem each performed their duties and were busy all day long.
Everything is peaceful and tranquil.
However, behind the scenes, invisible to everyone, the undercurrent is surging non-stop.
After receiving the news from Concubine Mi, Yan smiled with satisfaction and paid close attention to everything. Concubine Mi's "illness" had healed, but she still seemed a little frail and rarely left the gate of Yonghe Palace.
Who knows? She was filled with excitement but dared not show it. After three days of silent waiting...
Three days later, this palace will be her world!
In the anxious and excited waiting, time seemed to be stretched out, passing by very slowly, bit by bit.
Finally, on the third day, Concubine Mi woke up early in the morning. She was feeling restless and panicked. Her hands were shaking slightly as she drank tea.
Three days is less than two hours. Maybe it is not that accurate, but the time difference will not exceed one hour. She still needs to wait.
Be patient, be more patient.
After waiting for more than an hour, Concubine Mi ordered Nanny Xin to invite the eldest prince.
She gave special instructions: "Remember, no matter what, you must invite the eldest prince. If he's willing to come, fine. If he's not, tell him that I have something extremely important and urgent to deal with, and that he must come here, right now, without delay!"
At this time, of course she had to keep the eldest prince firmly in her hands! The eldest prince could not leave her side.
Nanny Xin looked at the Imperial Concubine in surprise. Seeing that the Imperial Concubine's expression seemed to be a little strange, she was startled and quickly agreed.
The emperor has assigned a lot of homework to the eldest prince in the past two days. The eldest prince is preparing to do his homework. If he doesn't hurry up, he might be too late. He doesn't want to disappoint his father, so naturally he is unwilling to do so.
He was thinking about something and didn't want to interrupt it, so he casually told Nanny Xin that he would go to Yonghe Palace in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, Nanny Xin said that. Although the eldest prince was confused, Concubine Mi had never treated him like this before. The eldest prince believed it and hurried over.
When the eldest prince arrived at Yonghe Palace, he saw Concubine Mi drinking tea. She didn't look like she had anything urgent to do. He felt a little worried and annoyed. "Concubine Mi asked me to come here. I wonder what urgent matter it is?"
Concubine Mi was nervous and uneasy today, so she didn't have time to lose her temper or think too much. In the past, she would have been jealous when she heard this: "Can't I call you over if there's nothing wrong?" But today, she didn't lose her temper.
(End of this chapter)
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