Chapter 50 The Emperor Is Innocent
Therefore, Chu Ci was only willing to believe a very small part of the words of the Chu couple.
Chu Ci really didn't know whether the person behind the scenes was smart or stupid. Every time, it was a plan that could be easily seen through, or he would directly use a killing move to kill the person once and for all.
Are they really insignificant? Or is there another conspiracy?
Chu Ci couldn't figure it out, but he could use the Chu couple. "I can help you plead with the Fifth Prince, but I can't guarantee success. After all, the Fifth Prince has also been abandoned by the Emperor. What can a prince who has fallen out of favor do?"
As expected, the Chu couple were not satisfied with this. "No, Chu Ling'er must come back."
Chu Ci rolled his eyes after hearing this. He was truly spoiled by them. "I don't have that ability. Why don't you go and beg for it yourself? Or just die. Anyway, I don't believe what you say."
Chu Xiaxiong and Li Yanran were nearly suffocated by the anger. But at this moment, they were helpless. "We know."
Afterwards, the two left reluctantly.
Chu Junyi felt guilty and mouthed, "I'll go back and take a look first," and followed with his son and brother.
Chu Ci did not stop them, because after they left, she took Fan Jingrui to find Mr. and Mrs. Fan, and then expressed her doubts one by one.
Finally, she made her purpose clear: "Husband, Grandpa, Grandma, you are all smart people, please help me analyze what the mastermind behind this is trying to do."
However, Chu Ci's information was too mixed, and he added his own speculations. After racking his brains, the three of them could only come to one conclusion: the person behind the scenes was secretly amassing a large amount of wealth.
"If it's for making money? The second prince has a gold mine in his hands, so he can be ruled out." Chu Ci blurted out a piece of information that shocked everyone present.
Chu Ci seemed oblivious to this, and continued, "Besides, fifteen years ago, the Second Prince was only three years old. It's unlikely that the other princes were involved either. Excluding the fighting between the princes, could it be the Tatars?"
It was so simple and crude. Fan Jingrui shook his head: "It's not that simple."
Chu Ci was puzzled and asked, "Isn't that so? But isn't Concubine Ming a spy for the Tatars? They were involved in the murder of the Crown Prince."
Chu Ci asked again, Fan Jingrui's eyes flickered slightly, but he just shook his head.
Chu Ci was anxious. "If they weren't Tatars, could they be people from Southern Xinjiang? That's not right. Haven't they been hiding in Southern Xinjiang and never come out? They can't be neither. Are they just letting off steam by causing so much trouble? Only a fool would do something like that."
Chu Ci's mind was completely in a mess, and he finally made a random guess: "The person behind the scenes has expended so much effort, which shows that their power is not strong. Could it be that someone is plotting a rebellion? After all, every dynasty has a few fish that slip through the net and try to stir up trouble."
Chu Ci was guessing without any scruples. Fan Jingrui's veins popped out when he heard it. "Stop guessing. The truth will eventually come out. Until then, all we have to do is protect ourselves. Contact Divine Doctor Hua as soon as possible."
As Fan Jingrui spoke, he deliberately glanced at Chu Ci's abdomen. Chu Ci shuddered, and immediately stopped caring about anything else. "When will Doctor Hua arrive?"
"It will probably take at least half a year. After all, Doctor Hua often goes in and out of deep mountains and forests, so he may not be able to receive the letter in time." Fan Jingrui did not lie.
But Chu Ci is now living a miserable life!
In addition, Chu Ci always felt that the matter of exchanging lives was not that simple, but the Chu family had always stood in the way, so even if he wanted to guess, he had no idea where to start. This was the most troublesome thing.
How could the emperor not be troubled by the news? He had been on the throne for thirty years, and for the first ten he had diligently governed the country. But as the days passed, the flattery grew. The emperor began to grow complacent, believing that under his rule, the country was peaceful and prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
Gradually, he stopped listening to advice, otherwise he would not have exiled the Fan family without verification.
But now, one thing after another was telling him that the Great Zhou was only prosperous on the surface, and behind the scenes, any little cat or dog dared to stir up trouble in the capital. His old face was almost shattered.
But he is the emperor, how can an emperor be wrong?
Therefore, the only ones at fault were the Chu family, the eldest princess, and even the Fan family. The matters Grand Tutor Fan reported daily at court were merely trivial matters. (In the emperor's mind, official corruption and the prince's attempts to win over officials were minor matters.) Could exile have opened up his Ren and Du meridians?
The emperor grew angrier as he thought about it. "Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me. Don't let go of the Princess, the Fan family, and the Chu family, even an inch of their territory."
If the emperor wanted to investigate someone, basically no one could escape.
The eldest princess was no exception, so all the things that the prince consort did behind her back were discovered. Among them was the prince consort's imprisonment of the original master, and the fact that he fathered a daughter with a famous prostitute in the capital and then switched her with Chu Xiaxiong and his wife.
However, Chu Ci, who was in Jiangyou, was unaware of this.
The further south you go, the hotter the weather becomes and the more rampant the mosquitoes become.
Although Chu Ci had prepared high-quality mosquito repellent incense bags, mosquito coils, floral water, mosquito repellent liquid, and even insecticide for everyone early on, they had been trekking in the wild all the time!
The role these things play is really limited.
Almost everyone who has lived in the north all their lives has their bodies covered with large mosquito bites, which is extremely painful.
Fortunately, Chu Ci provided everyone with almost uninterrupted supply of spiritual spring water along the way. Otherwise, if the situation continued to develop in this way, it would only be a matter of time before they contracted malaria.
In this era, there is no specific medicine to treat malaria.
However, as is often the case, what you fear will come true. First, Liu Balang's grandmother felt weak, had a headache, and had aches in her limbs. Later, more and more people began to experience chills, shivering, and shivering. In just two days, even the fifth prince began to experience the same symptoms.
Qian Chuanzi and his companions often walked this road and had seen many people die from this disease. As soon as they saw this situation, they understood what was going on and were filled with extreme fear.
Qian Chuanzi had no choice but to find Chu Ci privately: "Madam, the Fifth Prince's illness looks very serious. Do you have any solution?"
What could Chu Ci do? She didn't know any medicine. But this kind of thing couldn't be left unattended. "Let's go to the city and find a good doctor. I vaguely heard a prescription from my teacher when I was young, but I don't know if it will work."
"Hey, hey. I'll go and ask the doctor to come in right now." Because of Chu Ci's performance along the way, Qian Suanzi had complete trust in Chu Ci.
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