That night.
Inside the study, Xie Jingyan sat reading a book.
A snow-white dove landed on the window frame.
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng said, "Sir, this is a carrier pigeon that I just delivered to the palace today."
Shen Wan was worried that the Emperor would be angered to death, so Xie Jingyan sent Chen Feng into the palace to deliver a message to Zhao Yuanzheng, asking him to give the Emperor some calming medicine. He also asked Chen Feng to send a carrier pigeon into the palace so that Eunuch Yuan could send him a message.
After all, the palace would be locked at a certain time, preventing messages from getting out. With carrier pigeons, this problem wouldn't exist.
The carrier pigeons, which were sent to the palace in the afternoon, flew back in the evening.
Chen Feng caught the carrier pigeon, removed the letter tied to its ankle, and presented it to Xie Jingyan for inspection.
Xie Jingyan unfolded the note.
The above consists of only eight characters—
The attempt to silence her failed, and a rift developed between the mother and son.
As Xie Jingyan read the words in the letter, his eyes grew cold.
He had anticipated that the Empress Dowager would kill Empress Song, but he didn't expect her to act so quickly. The Empress Dowager was truly fiercely protective of Prince Cheng.
It's far better that the Emperor himself guessed it was Prince Cheng than that the Emperor told him directly.
If he were to say that the Empress Dowager knew about it and that she helped Prince Cheng deceive him, his father would not believe him and would most likely reprimand him for disrespecting the Empress Dowager.
This time, the Emperor truly understands what it means to be all alone.
Xie Jingyan lit the note, and the eight characters were engulfed and annihilated by the flames.
The window was open, and a gust of wind blew it open, causing the burnt-out ashes to drift from the desk to the floor.
The moment he landed, a dark figure flashed into the study. Upon seeing the newcomer, Chen Feng asked, "Why aren't you at Wanxiang Pavilion?"
The guard reported to Xie Jingyan, "Wanxiang Pavilion is closed tonight and will not be receiving guests. I discovered that they are destroying account books and packing their belongings. I suspect they are preparing to escape."
Fearing that he might alert the enemy, Xie Jingyan did not move against Wanxiang Pavilion, but sent his secret guards in disguise to keep an eye on those people.
He was only worried that Prince Cheng would escape, but he didn't expect these people to have such a keen sense of smell. Before Prince Cheng was implicated in the incident involving Empress Song, Wanxiang Pavilion sensed something was wrong and prepared to flee.
The assassin from Xiliang nearly killed Lu Cheng. He held Lu Cheng back from retaliating. If he let the assassin escape, wouldn't he be betraying Lu Cheng's trust?
Xie Jingyan said, "Notify the Prince of Yanping and his men to arrest people first thing tomorrow morning."
Chen Feng accepted the order.
To prevent the Western Liang assassins from escaping, Chen Feng immediately went to deliver a message to the Prince of Yanping and his men who were on night patrol.
As for the Prince of Yanping and his companions patrolling the city, it was incredibly boring.
During the day, when you're patrolling the city, at least there are people coming and going on the streets, so you can feel like you're just walking around. But at night, there's not a soul in sight. I miss the first time I entered the city patrol office and the scene of arresting people late at night.
These guys are really asking for a beating. They keep bringing up things that Master Tang would rather never have happened. If this gets back to Master Tang, he'll definitely give his son a good thrashing.
While sitting idly on horseback, letting the horse go on its way, the Prince of Yanping suddenly twitched his ears.
He turned around and saw a dark figure leaping across the rooftop.
very good.
There's work to be done.
Just as the Crown Prince of Yanping was preparing to arrest people.
The dark figure approached them and leaped down from the roof.
The Prince of Yanping's attempt to rise faltered.
I've seen provocation before, but I've never seen anything this provocative.
Is this some kind of offer that comes to them on their own?
Upon seeing that it was Chen Feng, the Prince of Yanping said, "Don't think that just because you're Prince Ling's bodyguard, you can scale walls and roofs at night, we won't arrest you."
Chen Feng said, "My master sent me to deliver a message to you."
Tang Ze's lips twitched. "Does passing on a message really need to be done at this hour?"
Chen Feng said, "The assassins from Wanxiang Pavilion are showing signs of escaping. I want you to arrest them first thing tomorrow morning."
This is serious business. Prince Yanping and Tang Ze both put away their playful thoughts. Tonight, the two of them will patrol the night, while Lu Cheng and Du Cheng'an will take turns resting. They will arrest people before dawn, which will be a good surprise for Lu Cheng.
The next day, civil and military officials attended the morning court as usual. Although everyone was saying that the emperor had been stabbed by the empress, no one knew how serious the emperor's injury was. The officials could only pretend not to know and go about their business.
The Emperor hadn't slept a wink all night and was in no mood for court. The civil and military officials waited for a while, whispering among themselves. Then, Eunuch Yuan went to announce that the Emperor was unwell and would be exempt from court for the day.
The Emperor did not attend the morning court session, but sent someone to the Ling Prince's residence to summon Xie Jingyan to the palace.
When the palace servants arrived at the Ling Prince's residence to deliver a message, Xie Jingyan was just about to sit down and have breakfast with Shen Wan when Shen Wan pushed Xie Jingyan away, saying, "Father is looking for you. You should go to the palace quickly."
Xie Jingyan doubted whether his wife was really his biological wife. He hadn't eaten breakfast yet. "I'll eat first and then go."
His wife gave him two meat buns and then pushed him out the door.
Shen Wan always felt that the Emperor treated her well and Xie Jingyan well too. If he hadn't, Xie Jingyan would have lost several heads. The Emperor must be feeling bad because he suffered betrayal from both the Empress and Prince Cheng, as well as the Empress Dowager's favoritism. The fact that he sent someone to summon Xie Jingyan to the palace so early must mean something is wrong.
As Xie Jingyan was leaving, Shen Wan specifically instructed him, "Don't upset Father Emperor."
Xie Jingyan, "..."
She'd rather not let him upset his father than she would upset him.
Is this how a woman treats her husband?
He's a prince, after all. Why would he need to eat steamed buns while walking around?
The man took a bite of the bun in frustration.
Shen Wan watched Xie Jingyan leave Moyuxuan, then turned around and went inside, picking up her chopsticks and starting to eat heartily.
Empress Song was banished to the Cold Palace, the entire Left Prime Minister's household was imprisoned, and the Emperor also learned of the affair between Prince Cheng and Empress Song. All her enemies from her past life had fallen. Could there be anything that could make her happier?
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