Imperial Physician Chao watched as he was being carried out of the palace gates, but instead of being let down, he was immediately intercepted by someone outside the palace. He only heard the person who came later say to the one who brought him in: "The master has ordered that the body be sealed and hidden!"
Then the person in front immediately left him and floated away. Immediately afterwards, his neck went limp and he lost consciousness.
The assassins in the palace made a lot of noise, and Lu Anyuan was of course the first to know about it. Originally, that team of people was sent by him to keep an eye on any unusual movements in the palace today. Now that he had lost one person for no reason, he was furious.
"Every word I said is true. After Chao Jianyi was taken away, we immediately went after him, but there was no trace of him at all." The captain of the guards was extremely panicked now. Anything that happened at this critical juncture would be a huge blame, and he really couldn't afford it.
Lu Anyuan sat in a side hall of his father's bedroom, his hands pressed against his temples. Suddenly, something occurred to him and he asked, "Are you saying you saw someone fly out of the palace wall, injure you with a hidden weapon, and kidnap Chao Jianyi?"
"yes."
Lu Anyuan's mind was in a mess, and he suddenly thought of a possible situation. Although it was ridiculous, it seemed possible.
"Got it. Tomorrow morning, the whole city will issue a warrant for Chao Jianyi's arrest. We must capture him!" After giving this order, he felt an inexplicable panic and quickly called Ah Da, "Have you sent someone to the mansion to inform Madam?"
"I've already sent someone to inform the clan members just now. Madam should be in the palace early this morning."
Lu Anyuan glanced at the sky outside, which was already slightly white, and still felt uneasy. "Go to Jingxi Temple. There is a small shabby house behind the mountain gate. See if there is anyone there now."
"Here?" Isn't that where Madam's Shadow Guards are? Over the years, the Master has never interfered with their affairs, but he's pretty sure he knows a lot about them. Could it be that he suspects this is related to them? "Why don't we get someone else to go? It's safer for me to stay by your side right now."
Lu Anyuan understood Ah Da's concerns. These were precarious times, but he still felt panicked. "No, you go. Those guys are all pretty skilled, and they know you, so they won't do anything to you. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they'd all be dead before they even get close."
"Well, okay." Ah Da folded his hands and went out to investigate.
Lu Anyuan looked at the sky which was about to get brighter, arranged everything, left everyone behind and returned to Yixiao Pavilion alone. He pulled someone out from the inner room and spoke in a rather complaining tone.
"Have you seen my father's pulse diagnosis? What's going on? Didn't he say to wait until at least summer..." Before he could finish the second half of the sentence, the man looked back at him with a gloomy face.
"My dear prince, when have I ever made a mistake with my medication? I've checked this pulse diagnosis and there's no problem. My dosage is definitely enough for him to live another four months, unless... this pulse diagnosis is fake."
Lu Anyuan stared at Mr. Yao, grabbed the pulse chart and threw it to the ground: "The imperial physician was kidnapped just now. It must be him who did it."
"Someone really dared to do this?" Mr. Yao said in disbelief, his face filled with disdain. After all, he had done it himself, so how could he criticize others? "Alas, it's only because of my lack of status that I can't take the emperor's pulse, so I can only use these forged items. If I had taken his pulse earlier, why would it have come to this? But then again, since this person even fabricated the pulse case, he should have been able to sense that the emperor had been drugged. Why didn't he say anything?"
"I will catch him." Lu Anyuan picked up the pulse chart and slapped it into Mr. Yao's hands. "Hurry up and leave the palace. I'll find someone to take you out at daybreak. I'll come back to summon you back after I've settled everything here."
Mr. Yao bowed and sat back in the inner room. After all, his mission was now completed. Whether the new emperor wanted to kill him or keep him alive, he had no say. However... who was the imperial physician who was as bold as himself?
Lu Anyuan had just walked out of Yixiao Pavilion and was on his way to the main hall when he saw a young eunuch coming hurriedly in front of him: "Your Majesty..." It seemed that both of these titles were a bit inappropriate now. He was stuck for a moment and didn't know how to continue.
"Talk about something."
"Yes! The messenger who went to the Crown Prince's residence has returned and said... said..." The eunuch broke out in a cold sweat as he spoke. Not even the cold wind could dispel his fear. "The Crown Princess is missing! She might have been kidnapped!"
"How is that possible!" Lu Anyuan strode forward, eager to rush out of the palace. The young eunuch hurriedly stopped him, "Oh my God! The time for the grand court meeting is almost here. If you leave now, what will happen when all the officials arrive?"
"Qin Li!" Lu Anyuan gripped the eunuch's arm tightly. "Go to the palace and see what's going on. If anyone deliberately kidnapped the Crown Princess to prevent me from ascending the throne, they will be killed without mercy."
Qin Li didn't dare to breathe. Although he had joined the Seventh Prince's sect early on, he didn't really understand him over the years. Now was the critical moment when he was about to attend the funeral and ascend the throne. At this time, he actually lost the Crown Princess. Isn't this a death sentence!
"Yes, yes, I will definitely do it, I will definitely do it!" After saying this, he took the token given by the prince and trotted out of the palace on horseback.
Today's morning court session went exceptionally smoothly. The ministers had known of the emperor's death long beforehand, and naturally, upon arriving, they wept bitterly before each department returned to handle subsequent matters according to etiquette. Throughout history, when the previous emperor died and a new one came, the sun never rose again.
Even the voices of forced abdication and opposition that some skeptics had envisioned didn't arise. This was arguably the smoothest transition of power since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, this was thanks to Lu Anyuan's "take care" of all the concubines and old princes within and outside the palace half an hour ago. Even the empress had been summoned to her own palace and forbidden to wander freely. It was also thanks to the late emperor's expulsion of all destabilizing factors from the capital.
Lu Anyuan is not his second brother, and he will not use the fight for the throne as a stage to show his benevolence and righteousness. Naturally, he has used all the necessary means. Who would follow the old path of his predecessors?
By the time Lu Anyuan had been busy until noon and finally had time to leave the palace and return home, Xu Yixing had already been gone for almost a whole day.
Perhaps it was fate that among all the people who discovered Xu Yixing's escape, Lu Anyuan, as her closest person, was the last to know. This was also one of the reasons why he was so angry now.
"Tell me again, it was the Madam who asked you to make the bed, and then you fainted, and after waking up you were lying on her bed?" He used all his remaining patience to gently ask Siqin, who had been crying all morning. However, the more he tried to appear gentle, the more discordant his expression became, which frightened Siqin.
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