Chapter 41 The prince was assassinated?
Because she was the first daughter of the Emperor of Chu, the eldest princess was naturally a pampered and beloved girl who grew up in the palace.
The Emperor of Great Chu was not one who would rely on his daughter to win over ministers. Therefore, after the eldest princess came of age, he followed her wishes and arranged a marriage between her and Qin Xing, the eldest son of the imperial merchant Qin family.
Naturally, they were very loving after marriage.
It was thought that since the princess was of royal birth, she would be raised in a pampered courtyard. However, unexpectedly, the eldest princess had a talent for business. Since marrying into the Qin family, relying on the eldest princess's management and her status, she has more than doubled the Qin family's business empire.
Last year, Qin Xing went to Jiangnan in person, and the eldest princess accompanied him all the way. The two of them also enjoyed the mountains and rivers.
Seeing Lu Xingwan in Jinxin's arms, he took her over and said, "Is this Wanwan?"
"She is so cute and adorable."
Seeing the eldest princess carrying Lu Xingwan, Qin Xing on the side hurriedly protected her and complained in a low voice: "You better be careful."
The eldest princess smiled and said, "There's no need to be so careful."
After saying this, she looked at Concubine Chen Gui shyly and said, "Aunt, I am now two months pregnant."
"Really?" Concubine Chen stepped forward and took the eldest princess' hand. "That's great. Your Majesty finally has one thing on his mind."
Although the eldest princess is only seventeen years old now, she has not been pregnant for two years after marriage, which is really worrying.
But she forgot that it was only after she entered the palace for four years that she had Wanwan.
Lu Xingwan looked at the princess in front of her and couldn't help but have stars in her eyes.
The eldest princess Lu Xingruo looks very much like her mother Song Qingya. She has a delicate oval face with a little makeup on, and her eyes are full of autumn water under her curved eyebrows. At this moment, she is gazing at Lu Xingwan in her arms.
[In the storybook, my eldest sister's ending was not very good. After King Rong ascended the throne, he was attracted by the wealth of my eldest sister's family. He didn't even bother to think of a reason and directly killed the whole family, leaving only my eldest sister.]
[Only when the Queen Mother threatened to kill herself did King Yeong agree to send the eldest sister back to Yeongle Palace to accompany the Queen Mother.]
[At that time, my eldest sister was already pregnant, but she suffered a miscarriage due to excessive sadness and depression.]
[Since then, the elder sister has been ill and bedridden. Later, when the third prince ascended the throne, Concubine De was jealous of her aunt because her father always cared about her. Naturally, she hated everyone related to her aunt.]
[They actually threw the sick elder sister onto the street and...]
[Wuwuwu... The Third Prince and Concubine De are both guilty of death, they are not human beings, pity my elder sister...]
As she thought about it, Lu Xingwan couldn't help herself and burst into tears.
The eldest princess was so frightened that she was in a panic: "Wanwan, what's wrong? Did my elder sister scare you?"
After saying this, she hurriedly handed Lu Xingwan back to Concubine Chen Guifei, but unexpectedly, Lu Xingwan held the eldest princess' neck tightly with her little hands and refused to let go.
The eldest princess looked at Concubine Chen in surprise. Concubine Chen stepped forward and patted Lu Xingwan: "Wanwan, look, this is your elder sister holding you!"
Lu Xingwan was brought back to her senses by Concubine Chen's repeated calls.
[Woo woo woo... Mother is right. Big sister is holding me now! Prince Rong has been executed, Concubine De has been deposed, and Big sister will surely live happily with Big brother-in-law and give birth to a healthy baby.]
Seeing Lu Xingwan gradually stop crying, the eldest princess finally let go of her worry.
Upon learning that Lu Xingruo had arrived, the prince came in a hurry.
"Xing Ruo," the prince took the eldest princess' arm as soon as he arrived, and looked her over carefully before he felt relieved. His mother only had two children, him and his sister, so he naturally had to take good care of his sister. "Did your trip to the south go smoothly this time?"
The eldest princess thought about the pirate incident on the lake a few days ago. It was quite dangerous, but she didn't say anything. She just reported that she was safe: "With the wise rule of my father and the birth of this lucky little girl Wanwan, Qin Xing and I have been safe all the way."
"That's good." The prince then looked at Qin Xing and patted his arm, "Thank you for taking care of my sister."
The eldest princess said coquettishly: "Brother..."
For a moment, the whole yard was filled with joy.
Because the eldest princess was coming, the prince naturally notified the abbot of Mingjing Temple to prepare more food, and the group had their meal in Concubine Chen Gui's courtyard.
Now the Crown Prince, the eldest princess, the second prince, and Prince Pei are all here. Without the constraints of palace rules, they are having a pleasant conversation.
After everyone finished their meal, the little nuns from the temple came to clear the dishes.
However, a small incident happened. A young monk was busy cleaning up and spilled the tea in his cup on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Because the water was scalding, the prince quickly stood up and shook off the hot water.
The second prince was annoyed: "How do you do things, little monk?"
The prince grabbed him and said, "Brother, it's okay. He was just careless. It's okay."
The second prince was about to say something when he saw the little monk's eyes flash, and he stretched out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it straight towards the prince.
The second prince was already beside the crown prince, and when he saw the little monk was so ruthless, he pushed the crown prince out. However, he was unable to dodge and was stabbed viciously in the chest by the little monk and fell backwards.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Chen rushed forward, grabbed the monk's hand, and shouted, "There is an assassin, help."
The prince's personal guards swarmed in from outside the door and captured all the young monks in the room in an instant.
Concubine Chen Gui hurriedly said, "Hurry up and invite Master Mingze."
Pei Chuyan quickly lifted his feet, performed some light skills, and flew away.
When Concubine Chen lowered her head again, she saw that the little monk who had just assassinated the prince had taken the poison and was vomiting black blood. He was no longer breathing.
She quickly placed her fingers on the man's neck and looked up at the prince: "He's dead."
She had fought on the battlefield before, often at the hands of a knife or a gun, and had rarely experienced such an assassination, so she was naturally unprepared.
He immediately left the little monk behind and ran towards the second prince.
Because they didn't know any medical skills, they didn't dare to touch the Second Prince. Concubine Chen only said, "Everyone leave."
He turned to look at the eldest princess and nodded at her.
Then he looked at Jinyu and said, "Take Wanwan out as well."
Lu Xingwan had fallen into a deep sleep while everyone was eating.
Pei Chuyan walked very quickly, and Master Mingze arrived soon. Seeing that Concubine Chen had already cleared the room and did not move the injured Second Prince, his eyes naturally showed admiration.
But he didn't have time to think too much at the moment, and just hurried forward to check the second prince's injuries.
The reason why Master Mingze holds a high status in the Great Chu State is that, in addition to his high level of Taoism, his medical skills are also extremely high. The late emperor was so ill that he couldn't get out of bed, and everyone thought he was going to die, but it was Master Mingze's medicine that cured him.