Chapter 199 There is an Assassin
Because the Sixth Princess has been living in Rongle Palace these days, she has become much closer to the Queen Mother and is now leaning close to her.
After all, he was a child, and when he saw something rare, he didn't care about those schemes. He just smiled and pointed at the fireworks in front of him: "It's the word 'Shou'. Look, Grandmother, it's the word 'Shou'!"
Everyone was also very shocked. They never thought that there would be fireworks in the world that could show words.
"The fireworks are indeed more beautiful at night," Lu Xingruo looked at the Queen Mother with a smile and said, "But I, your granddaughter, want to watch them with you."
"But it doesn't matter. I have prepared three. When night falls, the Empress Dowager can ask the palace maids around her to show them to you."
"How did Xingruo get such a rare thing?" Seeing that Lu Xingruo put so much thought into it, Song Qingyan naturally wanted to compliment him.
It would also help to suppress the arrogance of the Third Prince.
There is no such thing as a fight for favor, it's just that I can't get used to it.
Qin Xing spoke for her: "To answer the Imperial Concubine, last year Xing Ruo and I traveled together in Jiangnan and we happened to meet a businessman from Southeast Asia. He said he had blue fireworks in his hand. Xing Ruo was curious, so she bought some to set off."
"Xing Ruo also said at the time that we must bring it back to show the Empress Dowager and His Majesty."
Of course, there must be more to what Lu Xingruo said. Let your aunt see it.
But it is naturally inappropriate to say this at this time, and Qin Xing is not a fool.
"Later, Xing Ruo talked with the businessman again and came up with this idea. He waited for half a year before he got the fireworks."
"But it seems that the Queen Mother likes it, so the six months of waiting are worth it."
"I like it, I like it, I like it." The Queen Mother really liked these new things.
"Grandmother, I have sent the other fireworks to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You can use them to relieve your boredom in the future."
After a few more words were spoken, everyone returned to the hall and sat down.
Not long after he sat down, Zhongping, who was beside the prince, quietly appeared beside him and said, "Your Highness, Prince Pei has caught someone."
The prince was startled when he heard this, then looked at Song Qingyan beside him and forced a smile: "Aunt, I'm going out for a while."
Song Qingyan looked at the prince's departing back and guessed that the assassin might have been caught.
Lu Xingwan was also busy joining in the fun.
[If Prince goes out now, it must be that someone outside has caught the assassin! ]
[Brother Crown Prince is awesome! He has saved father from another disaster.]
[Oh no, it's because the Third Prince has lost something that he can use to show off his achievements in front of his father.]
The Emperor of Great Chu had never heard Lu Xingwan mention this matter, but he understood most of it. Perhaps the prince was worried that there might be an assassin, so he arranged people to guard it in advance, but he didn't expect that the assassin was actually caught.
The prince is becoming more capable.
Then what did Wanwan mean when she mentioned Jinchen again? What does this matter have to do with Jinchen?
The Emperor of Great Chu no longer cared about the singing and dancing in front of him and just waited quietly for Lu Xingwan's next words.
The prince, on the other hand, hurriedly followed Tadahira out of the palace.
Seeing the prince, Pei Chuyan hurriedly stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, just now the commander of the Yulin Army Guard reported that there was a disturbance outside. I went to check and caught a suspicious person at the side door."
As the two were talking, Wei Cheng came over and said, "Your Highness, we caught another one at the back door. There are two of them in total."
The Crown Prince nodded and looked at the Second Prince: "Jin Yu, you go with Commander Wei and make sure to keep these two people under good care. Don't let them hurt themselves, and don't let outsiders find out."
"We should wait until the Royal Grandmother's birthday banquet is over before asking Father for his opinion on this matter."
"Okay, I'll go right away." The second prince did not hesitate, turned around and walked out with Wei Cheng.
The prince looked at Pei Chuyan again and asked, "Is Deputy Commander Zhu here?"
Pei Chuyan nodded: "At the back door."
"Song Zhuo, you and Deputy Commander Zhu should exchange the positions of all the guards. I have already told Deputy Commander Zhu about this matter. You just need to assist him." The prince had already arranged everything in order to ensure that this birthday banquet would be foolproof.
My father attaches great importance to my grandmother's birthday banquet, and there must not be any mistakes.
"I obey your command." Song Zhuo bowed respectfully and went to the back door of Xuanfu Palace.
The prince, however, was standing at the main gate, staring blankly at the empty space in front of him.
After a long time, he turned his head and looked at Pei Chuyan: "Chuyan, your task today is to guard the main gate."
"I obey your command." Pei Chuyan knew that the prince attached great importance to this matter, so he naturally paid great attention to it.
The prince sighed, then turned around and went back to the palace.
Seeing him come in, Song Qingyan looked in his direction and was relieved when she saw the prince nodded to her.
The Emperor of Great Chu finally heard what he wanted to hear.
[It seems that the prince has already dealt with the matter. ]
[I thought that after so many twists and turns, this kind of thing would not happen again, but I didn't expect that the assassin would still come. ]
When Lu Xingwan thought of this, he couldn't help but look at the Third Prince who was drinking and chatting with others not far away.
There is also some resentment in my heart.
[I wonder if this has anything to do with the Third Prince? ]
[You still have the nerve to drink. Because of you, my second brother is busy outside and can't eat. Pei Chuyan and Song Zhuo can only wait outside.]
[But now you are not as lucky as in the story. Now that everyone has been captured by the Crown Prince, you still want to frame the Crown Prince for murdering your father and then block the sword for your father. That is impossible! ]
The Emperor of Great Chu was greatly shocked when he heard this.
It turned out that Jin Chen arranged for an assassin to kill him, and then he came forward to rescue him in order to gain his favor.
He also wanted to take the opportunity to frame the prince and make himself believe that the prince had committed the murder by mistake.
So how stupid was I in the story that I didn't see through this mother and son.
From this perspective, burying Concubine De with the ceremony of a noble concubine was too kind to her.
Although it was still uncertain whether this matter was related to the Third Prince, the Emperor of Great Chu had already classified the Third Prince as the mastermind of the murder.
I think the Third Prince will suffer after this birthday banquet.
Everyone's thoughts were in a whirlwind, but the music and dance on the stage never stopped.
Suddenly, Shen Ning clapped her hands, signaling everyone to stop, and then glanced at the Queen Mother, and said with a sweet smile: "Today, all the young ladies of the official families are here."
When Shen Ning said this, everyone's eyes were focused on her.
It turns out that this is the newly crowned empress. I didn't expect her to be so young. I heard that she was crowned empress less than half a year after entering the palace. It seems that His Majesty really loves her.
I just don't know whether Your Majesty likes the Imperial Concubine more or the Empress more?
However, some other young ladies from official families were also delighted.