Chapter 417: Strange Things Happen One After Another
Haruji also thinks that her acting skills are good.
Moreover, in the situation just now, if we don't take the opportunity to arrest Eunuch Sun and others, it will be difficult to argue when he opens his mouth again.
Chunzhi and Huo Zheng were not blindly loyal or filial people. They had retreated to Xizhou with the thought that if there was trouble in the capital one day, they would have a safe rear.
But the emperor's sudden death disrupted their plans.
But even if it happened suddenly, they would not just return to Beijing and fall into the trap.
The Xizhou officials nearby spoke up one after another:
"Your Highness, Princess...Eunuch Sun is from the capital after all. Even if this imperial decree is fake, the emperor's death must be true. We don't know who is controlling the capital right now. Your Highness must return to the capital as soon as possible to restore order!"
"The Emperor's death at the West Mountain Hunting Ground was most likely the result of a scheme by a villain. That person is now trying to trick the Prince and Princess into returning to the capital. We can't go to the capital!"
The civil officials and military generals had different opinions. One side believed that Huo Zheng and Chunzhi should return to Beijing as soon as possible to stabilize the situation, while the other side felt that returning to Beijing at this time would be tantamount to suicide and that such a stupid thing should never be done.
As the two sides argued endlessly, Gu Yuanjia spoke up, "If this imperial decree from the Queen is false, then the Queen's current situation... is probably worrying."
The dead are gone, and we must find out the truth and stabilize the situation.
However, Chunzhi and Huo Zheng were most concerned about Queen Wang's safety.
Even the Queen's golden seal has fallen into the hands of others, so Queen Wang's current situation must be very dangerous.
What's more troublesome is that they don't even know whether it's Huo Yanghe or Huo Yan who's making waves in the capital.
Huo Zheng couldn't let his mother get into any trouble, so he immediately took Gu Yuanjia and others to interrogate Eunuch Sun and the people from the capital.
Chunzhi said, "I'll go too."
Xizhou City is becoming increasingly prosperous and stable, with few punishments. Even if Huo Zheng wants to interrogate someone, he will avoid Chunzhi.
He hoped that Chunzhi would never see those dark and cruel sides.
Chunzhi never delved into those things. As the leader of a region, he had to care about the people and use drastic measures, otherwise he would not be able to sit firmly in his high position.
But Chunzhi asked to go to the interrogation with them today.
Just as Huo Zheng was about to speak, he heard Chunzhi say, "The Queen Mother is also my Queen Mother. Besides, my father and mother are both in the capital. I want to know what happened in the capital as soon as possible and whether they are safe and sound."
Compared to these, seeing some bloody means is nothing.
Seeing Chunzhi so determined, Huo Zheng held her hand and took her to the dark cell.
Mu Kaiji, Gu Yuanjia and others accompanied them.
Just as everyone was leaving the front hall, Cui'er hurried over, "Prince! Princess! The Ninth Prince has come to Xizhou!"
"Huo Yan?" Huo Zheng couldn't help but stop and look back when he heard this.
Chunzhi quickly asked, "Where are the others?"
Everyone who was accompanying them felt that today's strange things were happening one after another. First, there was the eunuch Sun who came to falsely convey the imperial edict, and now even the ninth prince had come to Xizhou.
"He's on a stretcher." Cui'er ran so fast that she was panting heavily as she spoke. "The Ninth Prince was seriously injured and collapsed in front of Huichun Hall. Doctor Feng rescued him and brought him to our palace. He's right behind us!"
After Cui'er finished speaking, Rendong came over with two strong men carrying a stretcher.
Chunzhi and others all looked up.
If the person lying on the stretcher is not Huo Yan, then who else could it be?
Ren Dong, dressed in men's clothing, walked in front and saluted, saying, "Your Highness and Princess, this man suddenly collapsed in front of Huichun Hall early this morning. He said that something had happened in the capital and he wanted to see Your Highness—"
Huo Yan should have been sent to the palace immediately, but his injuries were too severe. If he was not treated immediately, his body would have been cold by the time it reached the Prince of Chang'an and the Princess.
There are only two people in Huichun Hall, master and disciple Rendong and Baizhu, and there is really no extra manpower to come to the palace to report the news, so it has been delayed until now.
Rendong brought Huo Yan in through the side door and happened to run into Cui'er. Hearing that someone from the capital was coming to the palace today, she hurried over, fearing that she would be late.
When they came over, they happened to meet Jiang He and his men escorting a group of people away. The prince, princess and a group of officials seemed to be going there as well. Rendong hurriedly repeated to the prince and princess what Huo Yan had said before he fell into coma word for word.
General Wang said anxiously, "The Ninth Prince is so seriously injured and yet he still wants to come to Xizhou. There must be a big chaos in the capital!"
Some people present were filled with sorrow, while others were secretly glad:
"When will the Ninth Prince wake up like this? He came from the capital, so he must know what happened there..."
"That eunuch Sun who just falsely conveyed the Queen's decree must have been sent by a traitor! Fortunately, the prince and princess were cautious and didn't fall for it!"
Chunzhi asked Rendong, "How is Huo Yan's injury? When will he wake up?"
Honeysuckle said, "He was stabbed several times and lost a lot of blood. If we hadn't discovered him a moment later, I'm afraid he would have been dead."
Gu Yuanjia spoke at the right moment, "Doctor Feng is a highly skilled doctor. I'm sure there's a way to temporarily revive the Ninth Prince. Right now, we in Xizhou are completely unaware of the situation in the capital. We need to get the Ninth Prince to tell us what's going on there as soon as possible. Doctor Feng, please give it your all."
Eunuch Sun and his men need to be interrogated, and the Ninth Prince also needs to be questioned.
But relying on one side's opinion is always unreliable.
At this time, everyone's eyes were on Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try."
The palace guards carried Huo Yan into the nearest wing. Rendong took out silver needles and inserted them into several of Huo Yan's acupuncture points to wake him up.
After nearly half a cup of tea, Huo Yan slowly opened his eyes.
Huo Zheng, Chunzhi, Gu Yuanjia and the others were waiting a few steps away. When Rendong saw Huo Yan wake up, she stepped aside. Huo Zheng strode forward and asked, "Huo Yan, how did you get hurt like this?"
"Seventh Brother..." Huo Yan's voice was hoarse, "Father is dead."
Huo Zheng had heard the news of his father's death as early as when Eunuch Sun announced the decree. Even earlier, when he had lost contact with the secret agents and spies he left in the capital, he had already suspected that there was a big chaos in the capital. The biggest chaos was the emperor's death, and someone took the opportunity to control the government.
At that time, Gu Yuanjia and others were still wondering whether it was Huo Yang or Huo Yan who took advantage of the chaos to control the government.
Now that Huo Yan is seriously injured and appears in the territory of Xizhou, the one who controls the government must be Huo Yang without a doubt.
Huo Yan had been favored since childhood and was arrogant and domineering. He never took other princes and princesses seriously. Except for calling Huo Zheng "Seventh Brother" a few times in a sarcastic tone, he had never called him brother.
But this time, the first words he said when he woke up were "Seventh Brother".
He said his father was dead.
Huo Yan was not talking about the emperor's death, but the death of their father.
Huo Zheng paused for a moment, "What happened in the capital? Why did you come to Xizhou in this state?"
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