1067 Accident, Died Accidentally
Is he afraid that the Third Prince will sell him out?
Of course the Ninth Prince was afraid, so...
The Third Prince will never have this opportunity, and he will not give the Third Prince a chance to betray him. |
After the Ninth Prince had reached an agreement with the Third Prince, he asked Zhai Dongming's men to watch over the Third Prince and bring him into the palace. As for the abbot of Jingxin Temple who had fainted, the Ninth Prince stepped forward and struck her with a sword.
No one who knows the situation can stay. He came to Wangyue Temple today and found out that the Third Prince's whereabouts were purely accidental. All this was thanks to Zhai Dongming.
At best, he suspected Wangyue Temple and called Zhai Dongming for safety reasons. All the credit went to Zhai Dongming, and he, Dong Lingjiu, did not contribute a single bit of credit.
The rose field was very large and could not be fully dug tonight, but the Third Prince could not wait, so at dawn Zhai Dongming brought people to escort the Third Prince back to the city.
There was nothing for the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen to do here, so they followed Zhai Dongming back.
After entering the city, Feng Qingchen and Zhai Dongming parted ways. Zhai Dongming stepped forward to express his gratitude. After all, it was because of Feng Qingchen that he was able to gain such a great achievement.
Feng Qingchen rolled his eyes at him and said, "I am familiar with you. If I don't give you this opportunity to make merit, who else should I give it to?"
This was a straightforward and honest statement. Zhai Dongming laughed and said, "My grandfather said that you acted in an orderly manner and asked me to learn from you. In my opinion, you have no rules at all. You are just a person who protects his shortcomings for personal gain."
"What's wrong with me being partial to others? Are there people who are not partial to others these days? Why would a selfless person get involved in the officialdom? He should retire as soon as possible and go back to farming." Feng Qingchen yawned, "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm sleepy. You should go to the palace quickly. This is a great achievement."
I just don’t know if this merit can offset the crime of “killing” Concubine Su. If not, then she can use the Fengchai again.
If the emperor pursued the matter of her murdering Concubine Su, she would force the emperor to hand over the phoenix hairpin; if the emperor did not pursue the matter, she would enshrine the phoenix hairpin in front of the tablet of the Ninth Prince's mother. Anyway, the phoenix hairpin would eventually become a disaster if she kept it in her hands.
The Ninth Prince Uncle did not enter the palace with Zhai Dongming, nor did he send Feng Qingchen back home. Instead, he went directly back to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Feng Qingchen knew that the Ninth Prince Uncle still had to deal with the aftermath, so she did not argue and went back on her own.
Men who are very career-oriented are always like this. Just get used to it.
As soon as she entered the mansion, the housekeeper said that Wang Jinling had been waiting for her for the whole morning and had just left...
This is really unfortunate.
"Did the eldest master say anything?"
"The eldest young master just came to see the young lady. In fact, he came yesterday. He left when he heard that the young lady and the Ninth Prince went outside the city to appreciate the flowers. He left a message saying that the young lady was back and sent someone to inform her. As a result, the young lady did not come back all night, and we did not send anyone to inform the eldest young master. The eldest young master was worried about the young lady, so he came early in the morning. He only left when the Wang family sent someone to invite him just now." The housekeeper thought of the worried and lost look in Wang Jinling's eyes before he left, and couldn't help feeling distressed.
The young master is like a banished immortal. How could their young lady have the heart to ignore him?
"I'm glad I'm okay. Send someone to tell the eldest master that I'm back safely. If you want to look for me, please come later. I'm sleepy and I want to go to bed." Staying up all night is common, but it's really tiring after doing so. Coupled with what happened last night, Feng Qingchen was really tired.
On the other hand, after Feng Qingchen fell asleep, Zhai Dongming sent the Third Prince to the palace. The Emperor praised Zhai Dongming casually and went to see the Third Prince impatiently.
The two brothers have not seen each other for more than 20 years, and this meeting is very likely to be the last time. As the victor, the emperor is eager to show off in front of the Third Prince, step on the Third Prince under his feet, and watch the Third Prince kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.
But the emperor's wish was in vain. The emperor came in and confirmed that it was the Third Prince himself. He said, "Third brother, I never thought that I would see you again."
The Third Prince just opened his mouth and only had time to say the word "Royal Brother" when he heard a "puff" sound. An arrow shot out from nowhere and went straight into the Third Prince's throat...
Blood spurted out with a "puff" sound...
"three……"
The sudden change frightened the emperor so much that his face turned pale. The palace maids and eunuchs behind him rushed up and protected the emperor tightly in the middle: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor, protect the emperor quickly."
"Uh..." The Third Prince grabbed his collar with both hands, his pupils dilated suddenly, he opened his mouth, and uttered a few words vaguely, but no one heard him. When the Royal Guards rushed in, the Third Prince's eyelids fluttered, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Pa..." The Ninth Prince wrote the last word and broke the pen in his hand at the same time: "Third brother, rest in peace. I will definitely fulfill your last wish."
The Ninth Prince would never give the Third Prince a chance to betray him, but on the way, the Ninth Prince was too disdainful to take action. He wanted to give the Emperor and the Third Prince hope, and then make them despair. What could be more shocking to the Emperor than the other person dying just after they met and had a lot to say?
"Your Majesty, seeing my third brother die in front of you, how do you feel?"
Taking Feng Qingchen's phoenix hairpin always requires a price. He said that his appetite was huge and Concubine Su was totally unable to quell his anger.
When the emperor saw the Third Prince die in front of him, he broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that there was danger everywhere around him. If the arrow had been shot at him, he would have died.
The emperor is the person who fears death the most in this world. The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the murderer and not to let any suspicious person go. However, the emperor fell ill that night. As a result, the emperor had no time to care about Concubine Su's death and find fault with Feng Qingchen.
A favorite concubine, no matter how much the emperor likes her, cannot be compared with his own life and throne. The death of the third prince made the emperor feel that not only his life, but also his country was unstable...
The Emperor's illness came at a very opportune time. Not only did the Ninth Prince have time to recuperate, he also had enough time to finish the matters left behind by the Third Prince.
This time the Third Prince did not play any tricks. The Ninth Prince's men took the military command and smoothly took over the 100,000-strong army. As for the Third Prince's cronies in the army, the Ninth Prince did not give them any chance to surrender and killed them all.
Although the Ninth Prince was not optimistic about the Third Prince and thought that he did not have the demeanor of a leader, the fact that the Third Prince was able to plan so many things in secret showed that he also had a group of loyal followers. Although these people were not lacking in talent and many of them were even talented, the Ninth Prince was still unwilling to keep them.
Followers who would betray the Third Prince today would betray him tomorrow. As for followers who would not betray him, what was the point of keeping them? Even if he was short of talented generals, he would not use people who might betray him at any time.
As the Ninth Prince's men successfully took over the Third Prince's troops, the civil unrest in Shandong was quelled, and the peace talks between Taicheng and Nanling, which lasted for a month, also came to an end...
A word to readers: I wrote too late today, so I’ll post three chapters first. I’ll add more chapters tomorrow during the day. As for whether I’ll update one or two chapters during the day, it depends on whether I have the motivation…