"Greetings to His Majesty the Regent."
Several eunuchs immediately saluted, respectfully and cautiously.
Chu Di glanced at him slowly, "Everyone, leave."
Gou Ba and the young eunuch did not dare to contradict him, they lowered their heads and bent over and went out.
Suddenly, there were only two people left in the room.
Chu Li supported himself on the edge of the bed and sat up with difficulty, "What are you doing here?"
The man stepped inside:
"I have already made it clear that my horse is difficult to ride, but the Ninth Prince volunteered to do it. Although I am not responsible, it was my horse that threw you off, so I came to see you."
Chu Li's eyes turned red, and he grabbed the pillow with his left hand and threw it angrily.
"Are you here to see if I'm dead or not?"
"Thanks to the Emperor's uncle!"
She won't die easily, let him have his wish!
Chu Dichi raised his big hand and grasped the pillow firmly, looking at her face with red eyes. He was obviously a man, but he had red lips and white teeth, and his face was even more pale when he was angry.
"What a courage."
How dare you lay hands on him.
"No matter how brave you are, you are not as brave as the emperor's uncle!"
Murdering the prince was done with ease and without mercy.
He is truly outrageous.
"Oh?" Chu Dichi looked at her.
The voice was choked.
"It seems that the emperor's beloved son has only this kind of temper. I can already foresee that in a few years, the Great Chu will gradually fall and decline."
"You were born late, so you probably didn't know the scene when the previous dynasty fell, when horses' hooves trampled the palace and blood splattered everywhere. A weak prince like you was the first to be killed as a sacrifice."
Chu Li stared at him coldly:
"If the Great Chu is destroyed, wouldn't that be exactly what the Emperor's uncle wants?"
Chu Dichi smiled faintly:
"Since ancient times, the victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits. This is an eternal truth."
"go out!"
Chu Li stood up angrily, "I'm fine, the emperor's uncle has seen me, you can leave now!"
Chu Dichi threw the pillow back, "If it weren't for the emperor's support, would you dare to speak to me so loudly?"
“You’re out… ugh!”
His chin was suddenly grabbed, and the man looked down at him, with a thin and cold shadow covering Chu Li.
"Do you feel that you are surrounded by your loved ones and that your family is harmonious? Is the bed you sleep on warm? Is the family that is surrounded by brothers and sisters, and is harmonious?"
These are all things that he can never have in his life.
The emperor ruined him and cut off his family line, but he still wanted to use him, squeeze out every bit of value from him, and ask him to protect the peace of this country.
"Enjoy yourself, Chu Li. In a few years, maybe you will see a new world."
Push her away coldly.
Chu Li lay prone on the couch, his right hand aching, tears welling up in his eyes as he held his head high, never falling:
"You won't succeed!"
"Is that so?"
Let's wait and see.
At this time, Chong Feng walked quickly to the door and reported:
"Master, breaking news. The eldest prince's wife was kidnapped by bandits when she returned to the capital from Tianling Temple yesterday afternoon. The eldest prince was anxious to rescue her, but they were both trapped. At this moment, their safety is unknown."
Chu Li's breathing stopped slightly.
Chu Hongyan was only three years old and still sick, but he left his parents.
Besides, the eldest prince's wife was gentle in character, non-competitive, and especially kind to her.
"What did you do to them?"
She immediately grabbed Chu Dichi's hand and said, "Chu Dichi, what did you do to them? The eldest prince is your nephew. If anything happens to them, Chu Hongyan will not be able to survive!"
There was no warmth in Chu Dichi's eyes:
"I have never heard of anyone in this world dying without the other."
Chu Li was startled:
"You really did this..."
Chu Dichi sneered: "That's because he is stupid."
"A prince is trapped by a few bandits. If I had such a useless child, I would have crushed him to death in his cradle."
“So you don’t have any children!”
This is God's punishment.
God has eyes.
"Let them go!"
"Is this the tone you use when talking to me?"
Chu Li was very emotional. "How could you do such a thing of fratricide? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Chu Dichi sneered: "It seems that this is the emperor's retribution."
"Chu Dichi!"
Chu Li was so angry that he raised his hand and swung it, but was strangled by the man.
The strength of his fingertips was enough to almost crush her.
"If you dare to address me by my name again, watch your tongue."
"It won't happen again." The man sneered, pushed her back to the bed coldly, and turned away.
Outside the palace.
After the rainstorm, the wet bedding, pillows, clothes, and cabinets were all carried out to the yard to dry. Chu Dichi walked by and glanced sideways inadvertently. He saw a crimson purple sachet hanging on a rack supported by bamboo poles.
The sachet is delicately embroidered, with ice-blue tassels hanging down.
The tassels were wet by the rain, and the long blue threads were wrinkled together and stuttered, but it made Chu Dichi's eyes flicker.
Looks somewhat familiar.
He walked over and touched the tassel lightly with his fingertips.
This is……
"Your Highness, I see you are here!"
Outside the palace, Eunuch Fu was sweating and panting as he ran, "The Emperor has urgently summoned you. Please go to the Imperial Study immediately."
Chu Dichi glanced inside the room and left first.
"My Lord."
After he left, Gou Ba dared to enter the room. Seeing that the gauze wrapped around Chu Li's right hand was soaked with blood, he screamed:
"I will rebandage it for you."
“No need!”
Chu Li glanced at him coldly.
Even if she recovered, Chu Dichi would find ways to bully her again. It would be better to just let her take care of herself.
But the eldest prince and his wife were trapped by bandits, and I don't know how they are doing, and whether they are safe...
Gou Ba felt that the Regent had too strong an aura. Even if they were dissatisfied with him, how could they, as servants, dare to say a word?
Suddenly remembered something:
"That's right, Master."
"When the regent left just now, he stood in the courtyard for a while and looked at the sachet hanging out to dry for a long time."
Chu Li's heart tightened:
"Which sachet?"
"It's the one that Concubine Wen embroidered for you. It's the one you wore at the celebration banquet."
Chu Li's breathing tightened, and he realized something, and immediately said, "Go and call Shuang'er over!"
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Imperial study.
Several princes, cabinet officials, military officials, and several military generals were all present, nervously discussing the matter of the eldest prince and his wife being trapped by bandits, and discussing a rescue plan.
A general said, "As long as we tell them that he is the eldest prince, the bandits will know that he is the current prince, and they will have to let him go in order to save their lives."
The old man in the cabinet stopped it immediately:
"No, the bandits are a bunch of desperate criminals. If they find out the identity of the eldest prince and know that he has committed a capital crime, they will die anyway. If they do something extreme and hurt the eldest prince and his wife, who knows."
The Minister of War said:
"This group of bandits is entrenched in Wenchuan Mountain. The terrain here is complex, the forest is deep and the roads are narrow. We might as well send a group of elite infantry to sneak up the mountain at night and rescue them quietly."
The Sixth Prince stopped him, "Lord Jiang, this is inappropriate. The bandits have already set up various hunting traps in the forest. We are not familiar with the terrain. Once we are exposed, the bandits will be alerted and the lives of our eldest brother and sister-in-law will be in danger!"
The Emperor of Chu sat in front of the dragon table with a stern look on his face.
The discussion became more solemn.
The atmosphere in the imperial study was very depressing.
Everyone discussed the plan, but could not come up with a reasonable method. As they talked, their eyes turned to the regent who remained silent.
The Regent has fought on the battlefield for many years and is familiar with all kinds of terrain and combat methods. If he could take the lead, there would be no problem at all.
However, the Regent only lowered his eyes, casually holding the lid of the teacup, and was absorbed in thinking about something.
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