Meng Qi shook her head, "Your Highness, I have a bold guess."
"you say."
"Do you think King Jing thinks that the box contains something of his, that the Crown Prince has discovered it or that it contains some evidence against him?"
Song Chengze was completely upset. He tried hard to sit up. Meng Qi reached out to help him up. "Can you? Don't be so stubborn."
"It's okay. The legs are the most serious. As for the scars on the back, the imperial physician also said that you should sit up frequently to ventilate them. You can't lie down all the time and put pressure on them." Song Chengze said as Meng Qi placed two pillows behind him.
"Could it be that Lao Si thought that the box contained what he wanted?"
Meng Qi nodded. "That's what I think. Or is the Crown Prince deliberately trying to mislead Prince Jing? In short, the problem should be in that box." At this point, Meng Qi seemed to suddenly think of something and slapped his forehead. "I remember now."
"What?"
"The last time I went to the palace was during the last great day before Prince Cheng's accident. My fourth sister-in-law presented a box to Consort Xian. The capable nanny beside Consort Xian took it, but accidentally dropped it. Although it didn't break, Consort Xian got furious and slapped the nanny twice. I've never seen Consort Xian lose her temper in public like this before."
Meng Qi took Song Chengze's uninjured hand and said excitedly, "Your Highness, it seems that the box must contain something important. I just don't know why it was not kept in Prince Jing's mansion, but given to the Consort Xian instead."
Song Chengze gently rubbed the back of Meng Qi's hand, "Could it be that the box the Crown Prince took today is the same as the one the Concubine got that day, making the Fourth Prince suspicious?"
Meng Qi hummed, "That's possible. Prince Jing doesn't have time to go back and confirm it with Consort Xian, so we can only start from here."
Song Chengze raised his head. Yes, that was right. Only in this way could everything be explained. Otherwise, why would the fourth brother follow him for no reason, and why would he plot against him who was holding the box?
King Jing did this, on the one hand, because of the box, and on the other hand, he probably wanted to take this opportunity to make him break his legs and arms, even if he didn't get rid of him, so that he would no longer pose a threat to him.
Meng Qi watched Song Chengze, who had been talking to her for quite some time and looked clearly exhausted, reach out and remove the pillow from behind him, then gently help him lie down. "Don't worry, we don't know if our analysis is correct. We still need to discuss it with Elder Lu and Lord Song. The most important thing for you right now is to take good care of yourself. I'll send a sign to the palace tomorrow, and I'll have to tell Mother to prevent her from worrying."
Song Chengze was very satisfied with Meng Qi's thoughtfulness and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Meng Qi gently covered Song Chengze with a thin blanket and said, "Rest first, and let them discuss it later."
"Okay, you should rest early too. You've been so scared all day."
Meng Qi nodded and walked out. When she reached the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Song Chengze's puzzled expression, Meng Qi thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, there's one thing I don't understand."
"What?"
"If King Jing had a sudden impulse because of the box, who would have stopped him on the way back from reporting the news?"
Song Chengze frowned. That's right. King Jing watched as the Crown Prince took the box out of the palace and handed it back to him. If what they thought about the box was correct, then all of the Fourth Brother's plans were there. There was no way he would have arranged for someone to intercept the messenger on the road in advance.
Then there was only one person left, and that was the Crown Prince. Previously, I had thought the Crown Prince had taken me to pay tribute to Empress Jiang to teach me a lesson. Now it seemed that it wasn't that simple. Could it be that he was going there to kill me?
When Song Chengze thought of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and a fierce look appeared on his face.
On the third day, when Meng Qi went to the outer courtyard again, Song Chengze told her that the emperor had not summoned the prince that day.
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze in disbelief, but Song Chengze just stared out the window for a long time. Looking at Song Chengze with a lonely face, Meng Qi felt distressed. This kind of Song Chengze was something she had never seen in her past or present life.
After a long while, Song Chengze's slightly hoarse voice came, "Aqi, I've made up my mind."
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