King Jing opened the curtain inside the tent. Wang Xi had not rested yet because he was still on night watch. Seeing this, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will go out and take a look..."
King Jing nodded, signaling Wang Xi to be careful. Wang Xi flashed out of the tent.
King Jing lowered his eyes and glanced at the children. Even if he changed his resting place, it would not affect the children. Several babies were sleeping with red faces. King Jing carried the four children to Li Yu and wrapped the fish in a quilt.
King Jing drew his long sword and silently stood by the bed.
Li Yu was a little nervous and kept encouraging himself. Although he didn't know what the Sixth Prince would do, it shouldn't cause any big waves.
He and King Jing were waiting for news from Wang Xi.
Not long after, Wang Xi hurried back, took a deep breath, and whispered: "Your Highness, this is terrible. When the guards outside were patrolling, they found a man sneaking into Concubine Lu's tent. The guards thought he was an assassin and arrested him. Who knew, who knew that this man was an old acquaintance of Concubine Lu..."
Li Yu: Huh? ?
King Jing: "..."
Wang Xi's words are quite meaningful and strange. Concubine Lu is the mother of the emperor's youngest prince, the eighth prince, and she is also among the emperor's entourage this time. Why would such a promising imperial concubine suddenly have an old acquaintance under the emperor's nose?
The concubines who followed the emperor to the hunting grounds all slept in their own tents at night, but most of the tents were concentrated in one place. Concubine Lu's tent was close to the innermost, with eunuchs and palace maids on duty in shifts, and several teams of guards outside. Even a peerless master would find it difficult to sneak in, but this old acquaintance did it, and did it without anyone noticing, which was also suspicious.
What kind of old acquaintance had to run to the hunting grounds during the hunting festival and sneak into someone else's tent in the middle of the night?
Li Yu thought of a ridiculous possibility and thought, no way?
Could it be that this so-called old acquaintance was actually Lu Concubine's lover, and the two of them had a secret meeting in the middle of the night, and the reason why this person was able to sneak in smoothly was because Lu Concubine acted as an insider, otherwise how can we explain that so many guards did not find out until later?
In ancient times, it was very taboo for a single man and a single woman. If the emperor's concubine was found in the same room with a strange man, it would basically be either death or cold palace. What's more, Lu Concubine and this man were "old acquaintances", so wouldn't it be confirmed that Lu Concubine cheated on the emperor and made him wear a green hat?
When people outside said that there was an "assassin", he really thought that there was an assassin, and the assassin was sent by the Sixth Prince, or it was related to the Sixth Prince anyway, but...it turned out that Lu Concubine was cheating on the emperor? ?
Wang Xi gave the emperor face and spoke of old acquaintances. He did not directly mention the affair, let alone what happened when he was discovered. This made Li Yu slow down like Sibao.
It turned out that they were not trying to catch an assassin, but an adulterer.
This scene was not in the book. In view of the fact that this was a common plot in palace writings, Li Yu was not sure whether Lupin's affair with someone was true or she was framed.
But whether it was true or not, the man was found in Lupin's tent after all, and the emperor would definitely be very angry.
"Tianchi, do you want to go and take a look?" Li Yu was undecided.
Prince Jing shook his head slowly. At this time, the emperor would definitely hope that there were as few people as possible present. He was a prince. If he rushed over at this time, it would not comfort the emperor, but would embarrass him.
But it seemed inappropriate for Prince Jing not to go over and say hello.
What to do?
...Got it! Li Yu's eyes fell on Dabao.
Dabao was sleeping soundly, dreaming of fish food and big chicken legs. Suddenly, something touched his face. Dabao opened his eyes and found that his father was smiling at him.
Dabao rubbed his eyes and sat up. Li Yu smiled and said, "Dabao, I'm sorry that Daddy disturbed you, but Daddy has something urgent. Can you help Daddy?" Dabao
is the eldest brother. He has to protect his younger brother and his father. He hurriedly said, "Okay!"
Li Yu and King Jing looked at each other, picked up Dabao, and walked towards the emperor's dragon tent together.
Luo, the chief steward, was very anxious outside the tent. The emperor was very angry because of Concubine Lu. He refused to drink water for a long time, and the imperial physician refused to see him. Luo, the chief steward, saw King Jing and his wife coming with the little prince, his eyes lit up, and he hurried to report.
Li Yu and King Jing were waiting outside.
Soon the Sixth Prince also arrived.
After a while, Chief Steward Luo let Prince Jing and the others in, but did not mention the Sixth Prince.
Li Yu and Prince Jing entered the dragon tent. The tent that was bustling during the day became empty and shabby, and the ground was in a mess. If you walked around casually, you could see fragments of cups and the like.
The emperor sat alone on the dragon chair with a gloomy expression, and seemed to be several years older than during the day. Concubine
Lu had been interrogated by the emperor himself and was locked up alone.
The appearance of a strange man in the tent of the young concubine was a heavy blow to the emperor.
The emperor was in a bad mood and said unhappily, "What are you doing here?"
The concubines had just been driven away. Did Prince Jing also come to watch the excitement?
Li Yu said on behalf of King Jing: "Father, Dabao missed you in the middle of the night and insisted on coming to see you, so I had to bring him to see you."
Dabao got the warning from his father Yu and knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, so he quickly stretched out his chubby hand to the emperor.
The emperor: "..."
The emperor had mixed feelings in his heart, but because of his love for Dabao, he still let Luo Ruisheng hold Dabao.
Dabao opened his arms all the way to the emperor, hugged the emperor's waist, and patted him gently with one hand.
"Grandpa, hold me." Dabao said in a soft voice.
The emperor suddenly had the urge to cry.
Li Yu and King Jing looked at the emperor nervously, fearing that if the emperor was angry, Dabao would make the emperor even more unhappy.
But this was the only way to persuade the emperor to take care of his health at this time.
"Everyone, go away. Dabao will be the only one left." The emperor waved his hands, not wanting his depressed mood to be seen by his son.
Prince Jing and Li Yu looked at each other, and withdrew from the tent with Chief Steward Luo.
Soon, tea and snacks were passed around, and Dabao's giggles were heard. Prince Jing, Li Yu, and Chief Steward Luo were relieved.
The next day, the emperor was in high spirits. Although something unpleasant had happened, it was a matter of the harem after all. The emperor had sent Concubine Lu back to the palace overnight, and he did not intend to show too much concern in front of the princes and ministers. The hunting festival continued as usual.
However, before the second hunt began, Prince Zong Lingli of the Imperial Clan Court rode in at full speed, asking to see the emperor, saying that he had something to discuss.
The emperor took a look at the flags flying in the hunting grounds and knew that the hunting might end here.
It turned out that Prince Li also learned about what happened with Concubine Lu last night, and came here specially to test the emperor's attitude. Concubine
Lu is the biological mother of the Eighth Prince. How can the Eighth Prince survive in the future if the prince's concubine does this?
It is said that Concubine Lu knew this man before she entered the palace, so there is an old acquaintance. As for whether they still have contact after entering the palace, the two have stayed in the same tent, and the Eighth Prince's origin... is hard to say.
Prince Li tried his best to persuade the emperor: "Your Majesty, the royal bloodline must not be confused. Please make your decision."
Prince Li not only came by himself, but also brought two elderly doctors.
As the emperor's brother and head of the Imperial Clan Court, Prince Li is in charge of the affairs of the royal family. This obviously means that he wants to ask the emperor for permission to verify the identity of the eighth prince.
Although the royal family has secret methods, they are confidential. Only when the identity of the royal family is in doubt and with the emperor's permission can they be asked to try. Such caution is also to keep the secret and prevent being exploited.
The emperor hesitated for a moment. Concubine Lu made him suspicious. If Prince Li did not come to find him, he might look for Prince Li after returning to the palace.
In this case, it would be better to approve it. If it is delayed for too long, the eighth prince himself might become suspicious.
The emperor was about to agree, but Prince Li knelt down and pulled out a secret letter from his sleeve.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, I have another important matter. The night before I came, this memorial inexplicably appeared on the desk in my study. I didn't believe it at first, but after hearing about the incident at the hunting ground, I found it very suspicious."
Prince Li presented the memorial. The emperor took it and took a quick look.
This was actually a letter of denunciation to Prince Li. The letter reported two things to Prince Li: one was that Concubine Lu had an affair with someone, and the other was that Prince Jing's son was not his own.
The letter listed the name and origin of the person Concubine Lu had an affair with, and also listed various suspicious aspects of Prince Jing's son.
As the head of the Imperial Clan Court, Prince Li receives at least 800 requests every day, including many such seemingly groundless ones. If he believed them casually, he would not have to do anything else every day. He was originally dismissive, but when Concubine Lu was caught having a secret meeting with someone in the hunting ground, Prince Li took the trouble to find out the man's identity, and his heart sank.
At least most of the information about Concubine Lu in the letter was true, but what about Prince Jing?
Prince Li thought about how much the emperor loved Prince Jing recently, and vaguely sensed the emperor's expectations for Prince Jing. If that was true, how could he sit still? He hurried over, both for the Eighth Prince and for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, what do you think we should do?"
Prince Li thought it was better to kill the wrong person than to release the wrong person. After all, testing one person would be a test, and testing two would be a test. He
might as well check Prince Jing's son as well. According to the letter, Prince Jing had four sons born in the western frontier. It is said that congenital muteness can be passed on to offspring, but Prince Jing has no sons, which is itself extremely unusual .
Apart from other things, Prince Li deeply agrees with this doubt.
The more the emperor read, the gloomier his face became. Prince Li was afraid that the emperor would suddenly get angry with him, but the emperor did not do anything to him until he finished reading the letter.
"I know, you can leave now, and don't tell anyone else." The emperor said.
Prince Li went down in fear, and then he remembered that the emperor had not said what to do with the eighth prince.
The emperor read the letter several times, thinking about Dabao who was so devoted to him, he had a plan in mind, and ordered Luo Ruisheng to quickly summon Prince Jing to the Dragon Tent.
"Tianchi, you have to be careful..."
Li Yu looked around and secretly wrote a six on the palm of Prince Jing's hand.
From the incident of Concubine Lu to the arrival of Prince Li, Li Yu always felt that it was related to the Sixth Prince.
Prince Jing understood that Li Yu should wait for him with peace of mind, and he himself felt the same way. Prince Li was the head of the clan affairs office, and he came from the direction of the palace at full speed, which must be an important matter.
He had passed by Prince Li before, and Prince Li saw that he was evasive, so Prince Jing could almost conclude that Prince Li's important matter was related to him.
As soon as he entered the Dragon Tent, a memorial was thrown at him.
Prince Jing was alert. The memorial did not actually hit him, but fell to the ground half a foot away from him.
Prince Jing felt the emperor's rage, picked up the memorial and took a look.
With just one glance, he knew the Sixth Prince's plan. It turned out
that Concubine Lu was bait, used to lead the emperor's suspicion to the children.
Because the Sixth Prince did not have many confidants around him, it was not easy for Prince Jing to send someone to approach and monitor the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince was cunning and only believed in himself, not others. Therefore, it was impossible to know the Sixth Prince's specific plan.
But since Prince Li came overnight with the imperial physician, should he want to verify the relationship?
If there was no Concubine Lu, the emperor might not believe the words in the letter, but because Concubine Lu betrayed first, the emperor should be more sensitive to such things.
It was inevitable that several children would be tested, and this was the purpose of the memorial.
King Jing was waiting for the emperor to speak, but the emperor said dissatisfiedly: "Tianchi, someone wants to harm Dabao, do you know who it is?" King
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