The Emperor looked at Prince Rong again, "Did Father call you?"
Prince Rong threw himself on the ground and burst into tears. It was obvious how heartbroken he was. "No! Yesterday, I went to the Royal Courtyard to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, and no one notified me.
I also heard in the royal villa that my father had summoned several brothers and younger brothers, but I didn't think much about it. I had lunch at my mother's place and rode back to Yuan'an.
As a result, as soon as I arrived outside the gate of Yuan'an City, I heard that something had happened to my father.
If I had known earlier, I would have taken the initiative to go over and take a look."
Prince Rong's face was filled with grief, and his heart was probably the same! He was sad, but not to the point of wanting to die. Although he was also a legitimate son, he had more opportunities to see his father than those born out of wedlock, but it was still quite rare.
That is, they met more often during the years of war, but it was basically just a group chat about military affairs, and my father rarely summoned him privately.
Most of the time he and his brother-in-law are together.
The emperor would have someone investigate whether what they said was true or not, but he still had to ask, "Prince Zhuang, can you tell me what happened at that time?"
Prince Zhuang suppressed the chill in his heart and carefully recalled the situation at that time, "That day, several of my ministers accompanied the emperor for lunch. During the meal, we drank two pots of sake. I tasted the sake and it was not very strong.
But after we finished drinking, we smelled a little of alcohol. Father drank a few more cups than we did, so the smell of alcohol on him should be even stronger than ours.
My father was in a good mood at the time, and my brothers and I chatted with him, mainly talking about his great achievements after going to the battlefield.
As we were chatting, my father suddenly suggested we go hunt a rabbit to go with the wine. We, the ministers, all rushed to do it for him.
But my father wanted to go in person at that time, saying that he had not exercised for a long time.
We did not think much about it, it was just to catch a rabbit, so we followed our father.
When the people around the emperor didn't want to follow, the sixth prince even advised him not to.
The emperor said that he knew his limits, so we didn't say anything more.
I and your servants followed our father on horseback to the foot of Mount Mang. We were very lucky as we encountered a nest of rabbits as soon as we arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The emperor, his ministers and several others were very excited, and they all drew their bows and prepared to shoot, but the rabbits scattered. At that time, everyone's attention was on the rabbits, so they rode their horses to chase them.
We had not chased far when we saw the emperor fall off his horse. We immediately stepped forward to rescue him, but in a moment, the horse he was riding trampled on him several times.
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When Prince Zhuang said this, the seven-foot-tall man cried out loudly and gasped for breath.
Prince Zhuang felt that he was really unlucky. If he had known this would happen today, he would have found a reason to decline.
Before the Emperor could ask any more questions, Prince Gong and the other two quickly replied, "It's just as my eldest brother said."
After listening to this, the emperor felt that there were problems with the wine, rabbits, and horses, but he chose a question that these people must know, "How many rabbits are there in a nest? How big are they?"
Prince Zhuang carefully recalled the scene at that time, "There should be seven or eight, I didn't pay attention to it at the time."
The emperor and the royal family took turns asking several people many questions, and they answered everything they knew.
The emperor then allowed some members of the royal family, nobles, and officials who would be responsible for investigating the matter to come forward and pay their respects to the body of the retired emperor.
The emperor also went forward to take a look. Every time he saw his father's miserable appearance, he became angry and wanted to kill all these illegitimate brothers.
"This matter is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, with assistance from Marquis Cheng'en and Prince Zhaoxian. I demand the results within two days, or you will not need to see me."
Lord Zhuge, the Minister of Justice, Marquis Cheng'en, and the elderly Prince Zhaoxian all came out to receive orders.
After the emperor finished his order, he looked at everyone present with a sharp gaze and said sternly, "Don't let me find out that any of you have any hand in this."
"We dare not!" Everyone in the hall trembled in the storm, fearing that they would be swept away by this deadly gale.
Many noble ministers were also wondering in their hearts who was so reckless as to dare to attack the retired emperor.
The emperor didn't want to see everyone at this time, so after giving the instructions, he asked them to leave the hall and kneel.
Everyone was in a hurry, wearing only light clothing, even though it wasn't too cold in October. But if they knelt outside so late, the older ones would be sick by tomorrow morning.
When Prince Zhaoxian heard the emperor's order, he suddenly felt that it would be a good idea to assist in the investigation of the case.
Prince Rong was originally still sad on his own, but when he heard his brother's order, he had only one thought in his mind: Is his brother mad?
"Royal brother, let's have all the ministers kneel in the side hall! Father probably doesn't want to take away all the backbones of the court."
The scene fell silent in an instant, and only Prince Rong dared to say this at this time.
Although the emperor was angry, he had not yet lost his mind. He was just taking his anger out on others. He also did not want these people to leave the palace to prepare and buy time for the Ministry of Justice.
Although the emperor was very angry about his father's death, he had to admit that the pressure in his heart was instantly reduced a lot.
Who likes to have a mountain shaking over their head? The retired emperor was not too old to begin with, and he had made outstanding military achievements after abdicating. The emperor was also uneasy.
The emperor followed Prince Rong's words and changed his tone, "Then go to the side hall and kneel down!"
Of course, everyone quickly expressed their gratitude and went to the side hall to kneel down.
Yuan Bohua also followed the crowd and prepared to kneel in the side hall.
The emperor spoke again, "Prince Fu'an, please stay."
Yuan Bohua stood there respectfully without moving, and he was also wondering in his heart why the emperor wanted to see him.
The emperor waited until everyone else had left before he said to Yuan Bohua, "You should leave the palace tonight! Tomorrow morning, have your cousin come into the palace to accompany the Queen Mother."
The emperor trusted his cousin and his wife, and they had no reason to attack the emperor. That was why the emperor let Yuan Bohua leave the palace.
"I obey your command! But my royal brother, now that my princess has come to live in the palace, you must keep your true love in check. She is very much targeting my princess."
In fact, during this chaotic time, Yuan Bohua didn't want Yue to enter the palace.
These people even dared to attack the emperor, who wouldn't be terrified! But the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed!
"Don't worry!" The emperor said this angrily.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Bohua bowed quickly, took his leave, and left very quickly.
Although the emperor trusted Yuan Bohua in his heart, when Yuan Bohua took his leave, he immediately ordered the secret guards to follow him.
Yuan Bohua was very tactful when he returned to the palace. He only went back to the main courtyard and told Zhou Qiongyue to bring Gumei and Gulan to the palace tomorrow.
Then Yuan Bohua stayed in the main courtyard and did not leave, and no servants left the palace.
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