A day of inedible food in the cell made the officials miserable. Their stomachs growled and they tossed and turned for a long time at night before forcing themselves to fall asleep.
In the middle of the night, a dark shadow came to the Ministry of Justice prison, and then left quietly soon after.
Gongsun Hong was so hungry that he seemed to smell a fragrance while he was drowsy. He sniffed and opened his eyes.
He saw that in a cell some distance away from them, a group of people were arguing silently about who should eat the chicken leg. He blinked and found that he was not dreaming.
An Xin heard the noise, looked over and smiled, pointed at the door of his cell, and then ignored him as he continued to fight for food with a few disobedient and unfilial students.
Gongsun Hong looked in the direction An Xin pointed, his eyes immediately widened, he stood up and walked over, picked up and opened the oil paper wrapping, revealing a shiny roasted chicken inside.
"Why aren't you sleeping?"
Gongsun Hong's movements woke up Shan Jinzhe, who was imprisoned in the same cell with him. Afraid that his talking would attract the guards, he immediately turned around and gestured to him to keep quiet.
Then he tiptoed back and showed him the roasted chicken in his hand, and pointed to a group of people who had finished eating and were about to continue guarding the corpse.
Shan Jinzhe took a look and guessed something. He touched his shriveled belly, reached out to tear off a chicken leg, took a bite, and his mouth was filled with the fragrance.
While eating, he muttered quietly: "Stinky girl, you still have a conscience. It's worth it for me to fight with Xiao the thief for her."
Gongsun Hong smiled, pulled out another chicken leg, and the two of them sat in the corner and started eating.
An Xin was lying alone on the side. He glanced towards them, curled his lips and closed his eyes.
Thinking about how An Yi not only brought her roast chicken, but also reported to her what had happened outside the capital during this period of time.
As she expected, with the old emperor unable to govern, not only Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao began to lose their ambition and wanted to control the court.
There is another force in the capital that is beginning to stir, with the intention of adding fuel to the fire and causing greater chaos in the Daqian court.
The next day, when An Xin saw that General Yuchi and General Gao were also taken to the cell, she felt that something might be wrong with the old emperor.
An Xin thought that with the old emperor's control over the imperial city, he should not be so stupid or have a very strong family background.
Even if there was still Prime Minister Xiao who had been the prime minister in the court for many years, but Emperor Sheng An had long been on guard against him, he could not deal with him.
Originally, he was willing to be arrested in order to reduce the vigilance of Prime Minister Xiao and others and allow them to better realize their ambitions.
This will allow Emperor Sheng An to more smoothly deal with these people who have long been unable to suppress their wolfish ambitions.
However, more and more officials who did not obey Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao were arrested. Normally, the old emperor would not allow this to happen.
Zhu Shijing and his companions, who also saw General Yuchi and his men being captured, turned to look at An Xin, narrowed their eyes, and lowered their eyelids, not knowing what they were thinking.
Soon after, he saw that Doctor Su, who was left in the palace to treat the emperor's health, was also imprisoned in the death row in the name of murdering the emperor. An Xin's eyes flashed with enlightenment.
The night falls, and it is another dark and windy night with a cool autumn breeze.
In Emperor Sheng'an's bedroom, Eunuch Xiang half-knelt beside the dragon bed, feeding the unconscious emperor tonic soup with tears in his eyes and full of worry.
Eunuch Xiang couldn't understand why His Majesty, who had been detoxified and woke up after taking the pills sent by Lord An, fell into a long coma again.
Doctor Su was also forcibly arrested by Concubine Xian on the charge of plotting to murder His Majesty, and he tried to stop them but was unable to do so.
During this period of time, Eunuch Xiang was busy taking care of his Majesty. He didn't know when so many strange guards had been arranged in the palace. It was obvious that these people only obeyed the orders of the Concubine Xian.
Thinking of the third prince who was promoted to the position of crown prince during the emperor's coma, Eunuch Xiang understood everything at once.
But he was trapped in the palace and couldn't get out. Knowing that An Xin and the others were arrested, he could only worry.
"Wow, Your Majesty, please wake up!" Eunuch Xiang groaned in grief, "Otherwise Daqian will be in chaos. All the ministers who truly love and are loyal to Your Majesty have been arrested. What should we do?!"
Perhaps sensing someone calling out to him, Emperor Sheng An's eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes weakly after some struggle.
The bright palace lanterns illuminated the bedroom. Emperor Sheng An blinked his dry eyes and regained consciousness. He then looked at Eunuch Xiang who had served him for many years.
"Your Majesty, you're awake!" Eunuch Xiang paused while feeding him tonic soup with a small spoon and exclaimed in surprise.
As if he knew that he would not be awake for long, Emperor Sheng An did not waste any time. He pointed to a piece of wood on the roof beam and said in a weak and hoarse voice:
"Xiangfu, when that girl comes, tell her to take the things she found there and go to Huangjue Temple to find Master Wuwang."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!!"
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Eunuch Xiang saw that Emperor Sheng An had not yet finished speaking and had fallen into coma again with his mouth opened, and called out softly.
The reason why he didn't dare to speak loudly was because Eunuch Xiang knew that the guards at the door of the bedroom had been replaced by Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao's men.
That day, An Xin learned from Doctor Su, who was also arrested, that the emperor was poisoned again after they helped him detoxify him.
Even Doctor Su was very curious. He carefully checked everything the emperor ate every day, so how could he be poisoned so silently?
However, An Xin's words made Doctor Su suddenly realize the truth and feel extremely regretful.
Why didn't he think that in addition to the food they eat, sometimes the smell can also cause poisoning for weak people.
An Xin heard that Doctor Su was arrested on charges of plotting to murder the emperor when he was being diagnosed by the Empress Consort and Prime Minister Xiao.
He knew that the poison the emperor had been poisoned with was very strong, but he had seen a lot in his life and he knew how to cure the poison.
An Xin told her the antidote formula that Doctor Su had secretly told her, and told her to remember it and go out to see the old emperor who had capsized in the gutter at night.
If she didn't go out, she would be in trouble whether it was the virtuous concubine, Prime Minister Xiao who wanted to threaten the young and weak emperor to control the princes, or the prince who was secretly making trouble behind the scenes and wanted to reap the benefits.
No matter which of the two parties takes that position, the royalists imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison will inevitably face the fate of having their property confiscated, their clan exterminated and exiled.
The first to be affected were An Xin and his students, who had conflicts with Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao, as well as several other families.
Don't die too ugly when the time comes.
Just before An Xin was about to take action, a person who did not surprise An Xin walked into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
She was wearing a cassia green brocade skirt that reached her chest, a pearl hairpin and a jade ring on her head, her face was delicately made up and gentle, with a smug smile on her lips, and she walked in with graceful steps.