Chapter 294: Leaving the Father and Keeping the Son
Only after the protective formation was completed did the emperor inform Wei Qingyan of the news from Old Nanny Cuixiang.
When the father and daughter rushed back to the palace, the remaining assassins had all been killed. Dong Zang Jingzhe entered the secret passage to chase the escaped Shi Dehou.
Lan Shu was stabbed several times, but the external injuries were not the most serious. The most serious were the internal injuries, and she also had a miscarriage.
Fortunately, some time ago, Doctor Jing developed a lot of new and good medicines and sent them to the capital. In addition to those for treating internal injuries, there are also excellent pregnancy-preserving pills.
It was during his last visit to Beijing that Mr. Jing saw that Shi Yu had a lover. Thinking that Shi Yu's lover would have a baby in the future, he became interested in preserving the fetus.
When Shi Yu rushed to the front of the palace, he ordered the secret guard to go back to the house to get medicine and bring Jingyang into the palace.
Thanks to such careful arrangements, Lan Shu and her unborn baby were saved, but her injuries were serious and she needed to be well cared for for several months.
When the emperor saw Lan Shu's appearance, he felt heartbroken. When he learned that it was Abu who saved Lan Shu, he was glad that he had kept Abu.
But when he thought of Feng Ruobao who was also left behind, the emperor gritted his teeth in hatred. He did not hate Feng Ruobao, but hated Shi Dehou who cursed Feng Ruobao.
He immediately ordered the city gates to be sealed and sent half of his personal guards to hunt down Shi Dehou at the ends of the earth.
Feng Ruobao still looked dazed at this time. If he was an ordinary palace maid, the emperor would have killed him long ago.
But Feng Ruobao is different. He has followed the emperor for decades and was also the one who was plotted against by the previous emperor.
The emperor was furious, so he ordered someone to take him away and keep him under observation until he regained consciousness.
As for the secret passage under the throne, the emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Seal it and search the palace thoroughly."
Shi Yu had been asked to check it out before, but the dragon throne was not something that ordinary people could touch, so he couldn't blame Shi Yu. Who would have thought that Shi Dehou would dig a secret passage under the dragon throne.
Thinking of Shi Dehou, the emperor felt disgusted and angry. He wished he could rebuild a palace and get rid of all the old people who had worked for Shi Dehou when he was alive.
However, building the imperial palace and carrying out large-scale construction projects would cost a lot of money. The national treasury was not rich to begin with, and he could not bear to execute all the old palace servants.
Even though they caught Shi Dehou, they couldn't execute him immediately. The emperor was so angry that he punched the wall.
I feel angry and helpless.
Shi Dehou has gone mad and turned into a demon, with no trace of humanity left. Qingyan must break the curse as soon as possible and turn Shi Dehou into ashes.
Wei Qingyan happened to come over, and the emperor calmed down and asked, "Have you received any news?"
After Wei Qingyan saw that Lan Shu's condition had stabilized, he went to appease the assassins.
"There's a person's obsession scene with a wall full of osmanthus flowers. That kind of flower had appeared in Lin Jinzhi's resentment before, and it's a flower Feng Zhao often sees."
"It is indeed Feng Zhao." The emperor's voice became several degrees colder.
Wei Qingyan shook his head. "Not necessarily. Two of them have deep eye sockets and hooked noses, typical Western Xinjiang looks. One of them is obsessed with a childhood memory of being with his family in Western Xinjiang."
Feng Zhaoren's appearance is similar to that of Da Wei, both of which belong to the Central Plains region. Another point is that "in one obsession scene, they seriously injured Lin Lanting and pushed him off a cliff."
Lin Lanting was the general of Fengzhao. If these people were also from Fengzhao, they would not kill the general of their own country in another country unless they had a deep personal grudge. He was also the younger brother of Queen Fengzhao.
Although she was puzzled for a moment, why was that man's obsession with hurting Lin Lanting before his death?
"Do you know how Lin Lanting is doing?" The emperor frowned deeply.
They suspected that the student incident and the rescue of Shi Dehou were done by Feng Zhao, but their basis was only a dream of Old Man Shen and the words of Princess Ling.
These cannot be used as evidence because the Gu Master might lie to Princess Ling.
But if something happens to Lin Lanting in Wei, Wei will be inextricably linked to it.
Wei Qingyan knew the emperor's concerns, "The scene of falling off the cliff is gone, but I remember that cliff. It was the Tiger Breaking Cliff on the outskirts of the city. Shi Yu has already gone to look for it."
It got its name because a tiger fell off the cliff and was broken into pieces, which shows how steep it is.
Moreover, according to the information they received, Lin Lanting had not returned for two days. If the accident happened to him two days ago, he would be in great danger now.
"Let the young Prince Feng Zhao know about this as well. Let them think about why Lin Lanting was injured by those assassins."
The emperor paused, "But this still doesn't rule out the possibility that they aren't from Fengzhao. Perhaps this is a factional struggle within Fengzhao, or perhaps they did it on purpose."
After all, Feng Zhao's general died in Wei, so Feng Zhao had a reason to attack Wei.
The emperor is a king and has to think more.
Wei Qingyan nodded, "I will personally inform Xiao Zhian and stop by the Qian Mansion on the way."
Before leaving, she went to see Abu and wanted to take him out of the palace, but Abu was worried about Lan Shu, so he stayed in the palace.
He was also injured today, so Wei Qingyan let Posha continue to stay in the palace. He could return to Posha to recuperate. He also sent a talisman into Lan Shu's body, so that when she woke up, she would be able to hear Abu's voice.
Although she also wanted to stay by Lan Shu's side, she had a lot of things to do, so she had to leave the palace and go to the inn first.
Wei Qingyan did not mention the scene of resentment, but only said that an assassin entered the palace today. Before the assassin was executed, he revealed that he had seriously injured Lin Lanting at Hu Sui Cliff outside the city.
Among those assassins, there were people from Xijiang and Fengzhao.
"Sister-in-law, what happened to my uncle?" Xiao Zhian was in a panic and didn't think about why Feng Zhao's assassins sneaked into the Wei Palace.
Instead, an envoy named Chu asked, "Excuse me, Princess Crown Princess, do you know why those assassins entered the Wei Imperial Palace? Can I, Chu, go and see their bodies?"
"We also want to know the reason. If Master Chu is willing to go and take a look, perhaps he can provide us with some clues."
After that, she assigned her attendants and took Lord Chu into the palace.
The rest of the envoys were still kept in the post house, and only Xiao Zhian went to Husui Cliff accompanied by the Wei imperial guards.
Lin Lanting, who was worried about by them, was now looking into the eyes of Wei Shijun.
Wei Shijun chased Shi Dehou all the way to the mountain, but unexpectedly, Shi Dehou and Wei Shijun disappeared when they got to the mountain. Instead, they saw a seriously injured man by the deep pool.
Only the upper half of the man's body was lying on a dead tree on the shore, while his lower half was soaked in water. His face was pale and bloodless, but his eyes were as black as ink.
Seeing her coming, he said, "Please save me, young lady. I will definitely reward you handsomely."
He fell off a cliff, suffered multiple fractures, and was unable to climb out of the pool. He only managed to prevent himself from fainting due to his strong desire to survive.
Finally someone arrived, he certainly couldn't miss this opportunity.
Wei Shijun didn't know Lin Lanting. She came after him for revenge and had no interest in saving anyone.
But then the man said, "Miss, are you going into the mountains to look for someone? Maybe the person you are looking for is the one who pushed me off the cliff.
The reason I was thrown off the cliff was because I accidentally discovered their secret passage. If you are willing to save me, I can take you to that secret passage."
This place is deep in the mountains and ordinary people would not come in. He noticed that when Wei Shijun came, he looked around as if looking for something, so he made this guess and decided to take a gamble.
Because he could tell that the woman before him was definitely not someone who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, he added another bargaining chip, "In addition to leading you to find the secret passage, I can also promise you one thing, no matter what it is."
Wei Shijun then stopped and turned around to look at him. If there really was a secret passage, it would be difficult for her to find it.
Although the man looked a little disheveled, he had a very good appearance, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, and an aura of power in his expression.
Wei Shijun was very familiar with that kind of aura. It was a unique aura of a soldier, and it was also the kind of aura that she liked.
She curled her lips slightly, "Whatever?"
Seeing her relax, Lin Lanting nodded and said, "No matter what."
Wei Shijun was silent for a few breaths, then made a decision. She reached out to pull the man in the water, "Remember what you said, or I will kill you."
As soon as she arrived in the morning, her grandmother and elder sister took her hands, crying and urging her to get married. They also told her about Qingyan's ideas about the heir to the Wei family.
Getting married is impossible.
But it is not impossible to leave the father and keep the son, and have a child.
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