A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 1586 The Imperial Edict Orders the Ninth Emperor's Uncle to Guard the Imperial Mausoleum 7
The Eighth Prince was poisoned by a Gu. Imperial Noble Concubine Xie didn't know what the Gu was. She only knew that the insect was extremely greedy. No matter how much the Eighth Prince ate, it would all be eaten by the insect.
Sometimes, even when the Eighth Prince ate too little, the poisonous insect would not give up and would wreak havoc in his stomach, causing him excruciating pain.
After all this ordeal, the Eighth Prince was still able to survive, thanks to the meticulous care of Imperial Concubine Xie and the mercy shown by the Xie family.
Feng Qingchen was not familiar with poison, and it was not easy for him to treat the Eighth Prince in front of others, so Feng Qingchen tried to ask: "Can I take the Eighth Prince out? Your Majesty only needs to hold him back for one day. I will definitely send the Eighth Prince back by this time tomorrow."
"Sure, no one usually comes into the palace to check. Just eat all the food that is sent to you." The Xie family was quite confident in Imperial Noble Consort Xie. After all, she was their daughter. Most importantly, they had the Eighth Prince under their control, so they were not afraid that Imperial Noble Consort Xie would not cooperate.
"Then your Majesty, please make good arrangements. I'll wait in the small kitchen." Feng Qingchen was in no way able to take the person away in this state, so she could only let Imperial Noble Concubine Xie find a way.
Feng Qingchen didn't dare to stay any longer and turned around to walk out. Seeing this, the guards who were monitoring him breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that they were thinking too much and seeing enemies everywhere.
After Feng Qingchen returned, he put clothes on the maid and hid behind the stove and waited...
One stick of incense... a quarter of an hour, until half an hour later, there was a movement outside the house. Feng Qingchen hurriedly held his breath, and soon he saw a palace maid in brightly dressed carrying a large food box, placing it on the stove, and knocking on the food box before leaving.
Feng Qingfa knew that this was arranged by Imperial Noble Consort Xie.
After the palace maid left, Feng Qingchen opened the food box.
The two upper layers were empty plates that had been used, and the small lower layer was hollowed out, with the eighth prince's tiny body curled up inside.
Fortunately, the Eighth Prince is weaker than ordinary children, otherwise the food box would not be able to hold all of him.
Feng Qingchen picked up the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince didn't make any sound. Feng Qingchen knew that it was Imperial Noble Consort Xie who fed the Eighth Prince medicine.
Alas... poor Imperial Noble Concubine Xie had such a loving motherly heart, but she met such an unreasonable father and grandfather.
Feng Qingchen shook his head and sighed, then carried the Eighth Prince into the secret passage. The Ninth Prince had been waiting for a long time, and he was relieved to see Feng Qingchen appear.
"What is this?" The Ninth Prince asked when he saw the "package" in Feng Qingchen's arms.
Feng Qingchen opened the "package" and revealed the little face of the Eighth Prince: "Thank you, Royal Concubine's son." Feng Qingchen knew that the Ninth Prince definitely did not know this child.
In the palace, no one would take a child who had not reached adulthood into consideration. The mortality rate of princes was very high, and no one cared about the underage princes at all.
"Poisoned?" The Ninth Prince understood as soon as he saw the Eighth Prince's expression.
"It seems to be a Gu. I don't know the details. I need to go back and check it out." Feng Qingchen changed his hand: "Let's go quickly. If the Eighth Prince wakes up and starts crying, it will be troublesome."
Imperial Noble Consort Xie would definitely not give her son a medicine that is too strong, as the Eighth Prince's body cannot withstand the ravages of such medicine.
"Okay." Although the Ninth Prince had never taken care of a child, he knew how scary it was when a child cried. He wanted to take the child from Feng Qingchen, but after looking at the Eighth Prince for a long time, the Ninth Prince couldn't reach out his hand.
He doesn't know how to hold a child, nor does he want to hold this ugly child.
Feng Qingchen saw the Ninth Prince's resistance and kindly gave him a way out: "I can carry him. It's not tiring."
The Eighth Prince was older than Xiao Fengjin, but he was not as heavy as Xiao Fengjin when he was held in his arms. Feng Qingchen shook his head, feeling sorry for this child who had suffered so much.
He is obviously a prince, but he is worse than children from ordinary families.
Although he still felt a little uncomfortable, the Ninth Prince was unwilling to force himself. If he wanted to hug his child, he would hug his own child.
After the two returned home, Feng Qingchen carried the Eighth Prince to the cabin. Seeing that there was nothing for the Ninth Prince to do, he went back to his room to take a nap.
He has not had a good night's sleep since returning to the city. Every day feels like being on a battlefield, with no moment of peace.
When he woke up in the morning, he learned that Feng Qingchen and the Eighth Prince had not come out yet. The Ninth Prince did not disturb them. After breakfast, he got up and returned to the Ninth Prince's Palace.
As soon as they arrived at the Ninth Prince's Palace, they saw that the central door of the Ninth Prince's Palace was open, and the door was full of guards standing outside, looking like they were going to confiscate the property.
What’s going on?
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, got off the carriage and walked towards the main gate, ignoring the people kneeling along the way.
In the hall, an official from the Ministry of Rites stood in the middle, holding the sacred finger. When he saw the Ninth Prince coming in, his expression was indifferent: "Ninth Prince, please accept the decree."
"Receive the imperial edict?" The Ninth Prince knew without hesitation that this must be the imperial edict that Master Xie asked the emperor to seal the palace with the imperial seal the night before.
"Yes, it's the Emperor's decree. Please accept it, Uncle Ninth Prince." The official from the Ministry of Rites had a blank expression on his face. Although he was wearing an official uniform and had some authority, he was not good enough in front of Uncle Ninth Prince.
"Since it is the emperor's order, read it." The Ninth Prince bypassed the officials from the Ministry of Rites and sat down directly in the first seat.
this……
The official from the Ministry of Rites was stunned. It was the first time he dealt with the Ninth Prince. He had no idea that this prince was so arrogant and acted as if he was the Emperor.
"Ninth Uncle, please accept the order." The official was not afraid of death and gave another reminder.
I don’t ask the Ninth Prince to kneel down to greet him, but can he at least stand up and give the Emperor some face?
The Ninth Prince sat in the first seat, ignoring the shouting official. He picked up the tea on the table and drank it slowly. However, the butler beside him knew that the Ninth Prince was unhappy, and immediately frowned and said, "If you want to read it, read it quickly. If not, get out."
The official from the Ministry of Rites was startled and his hands trembled, and he almost dropped the imperial edict. The housekeeper gave him a cold look, and the official no longer had the courage to act arrogantly. He obediently opened the imperial edict and began to read it.
The imperial edict was very long, and most of it was praising the Ninth Uncle. The only main point was that in order to show his filial piety to the late Emperor and the late Empress, the Ninth Uncle was to guard the Imperial Mausoleum and set off immediately.
The Ninth Prince had already known the contents of the imperial edict, so he remained calm. However, the servants in the Ninth Prince's Mansion had no idea, and when they heard the contents of the imperial edict, they were dumbfounded.
Did the emperor hit his head? He actually asked them to guard the imperial mausoleum. Is the emperor impatient and wants to move into the imperial mausoleum in advance?
The Ninth Prince's Palace was completely silent. The official from the Ministry of Rites who was announcing the decree had cold sweat on his forehead. Seeing that no one had responded to the decree for a long time, he just gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Ninth Prince, please accept the decree."
"Receive the imperial edict?" The Ninth Prince put the teacup in his hand on the table. The official from the Ministry of Rites was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and his hand holding the imperial edict shook: "Ninth, Ninth Prince, I, your humble official, am also doing my job following your orders." Don't make things difficult for a small person like him, he is innocent.
"Hmph..." The Ninth Uncle snorted coldly: "Take the imperial edict and go back to the palace."
"Dong..." The official from the Ministry of Rites knelt down: "Ninth, Ninth Uncle, your humble servant, your humble servant..."
"You want me to guard the imperial mausoleum? You are so brave... Tell the person who issued the decree, if you want to bully me, you will never have the chance in your next life." The Ninth Prince left with these words and walked away...
The Xie family really needs to be taught a lesson.
I thought that after the ambush on Wang Jinling failed, the Xie family would restrain themselves a little, but I didn't expect that the Xie family would never repent and actually issued this imperial edict.
Guarding the imperial tomb?
The imperial mausoleum has not been built yet, but they actually asked him to guard it. The Xie family is really smart.