Chapter 371 Interception
The Queen dreamed last night of the palace coup and was saddened by her separation from the Crown Prince over the years. Therefore, she skipped the morning court session today and personally took the imperial physician to the Crown Prince's residence to see the Crown Princess in order to restore the relationship between mother and son.
Many officials hoped that the empress and the prince would have a harmonious relationship. After learning about this, several officials, such as Grand Secretary Cen, spontaneously went to the palace gate, waiting to go to the prince's mansion with the empress.
Some were curious about the relationship between the Queen and the Prince, and some who wanted to curry favor with the Queen also joined in the fun.
"Winter storage, winter storage."
Jingzhe ran into the house in a panic, "The Queen has left the palace and is coming this way. The master hasn't returned yet. What should we do?"
"Keep your voice down." Dong Zang frowned and scolded.
There are many of the Queen's people in the Prince's Mansion. Are you shouting so loudly because you are afraid that they can't hear you?
Jingzhe realized something was wrong after he finished speaking, and hurriedly looked around and whispered, "What should we do? Think of a way."
Why did the old witch come so early? We must not let her find out that the master and the others are not here.
Jingzhe stared at Dongzang eagerly with anxious eyes. He was not as good as Dongzang in thinking, so he hoped that Dongzang could come up with a solution.
Dong Zang was also very anxious. When the prince went out, he predicted what would happen this morning, but he failed to come back in time. He was even more worried that something might have happened.
But then he thought, it was not yet completely light outside, and the master might not have expected the queen to come so early, so he was not in a hurry to come back.
No matter what the situation was, he and Jingzhe had to calm down first. Pursing his lips, he said, "Jingzhe, send some more people to pick up the master.
Also, send someone to inform Lord Wang Gangzheng and tell him the truth about the situation. Lord Wang will definitely try to delay it for a while."
The post station was full of the Queen's spies. Last night, things were urgent, and the master didn't want the Queen to notice, so he didn't contact the Wei envoys.
But he also reminded them that if there was an accident and he and Jingzhe were unable to deal with it, they must inform Lord Wang and the others.
"Okay." Jingzhe turned and was about to run, but then something occurred to him and he asked, "If Lord Wang doesn't arrive in time, should we ask the Second Prince to help drag the boat along?"
Dong Zang shook his head to stop him and urged, "Go quickly."
The second prince is simple-minded by nature. Although he will help his master, he is a child raised by the queen and cannot withstand the queen's questioning, which will lead to bad things.
After Jingzhe left, Dongzang clenched his fist and tapped his lips repeatedly, his eyes full of anxiety.
Jingzhe was right in his worries. The queen had already left the palace, and no matter how fast Wang Gangzheng and the others moved, they could not outrun the queen's procession.
If the queen takes the initiative to show her goodwill but the prince does not come out to greet her, then the prince will definitely be branded as unfilial. Even if the prince returns in time, the loser in this mother-son game will be the prince.
How should he deal with this situation without raising suspicion and without damaging the prince's reputation?
Dong Zang paced back and forth in the house.
Jingzhe ran in again, "The matter has been explained. Princess Qingwu sent a message saying that she will run into the Queen on the street, but it shouldn't take long."
The Queen came prepared today, so she would naturally not allow Qingwu to act recklessly.
Dong Zang thought of something, his eyes lit up slightly, and he had a new idea, "Jingzhe, go find Lord Wang in person and ask him to intercept the Queen directly on the road. After that, don't delay and return to the palace immediately to stabilize the situation."
"where are you going?"
Jingzhe felt that he was not as smart as Dongzang, but he understood Dongzang. If Dongzang was alone in the mansion, he would definitely not need him to go back to support him.
Dong Zang did not hide it from him, "If Qing Wu and Lord Wang cannot stop the Queen, and the master and his men do not return, then I will lead my men to assassinate the Queen.
If an assassin appears, Princess Qingwu and the others will certainly prioritize the Queen's safety and ask her to return to the palace.
But the Queen's assassination cannot happen at the gate of the Crown Prince's Mansion, so I need to go out and make preparations in advance."
"No, that's too dangerous." Jingzhe objected subconsciously, "When the Queen travels, she must be accompanied by many experts.
And if you fall into their hands, wouldn't that give the Queen even more evidence that her master has someone to assassinate her?"
"Do you still remember the Iron-faced Army that accompanied Su Fu when we followed our master to attack Beiling?"
Jingzhe will naturally be remembered.
Those people were all covered with red-hot iron masks, and their faces were no longer visible.
Thinking of what Dongzang was going to do, Jingzhe's eyes instantly turned red, "Oh my god, you are smart, you are more suitable to stay than me."
"There's no time to waste now."
Dong Zang said in a deep voice, "The mask is just a precaution. Assassination is not the goal. The goal is to stop the queen from coming. I will try to escape and try not to be caught by them.
Yan Lan is still waiting for you in Wei. You already look silly and stupid. If your appearance is ruined, she will really look down on you. "
After that, without allowing Jingzhe to say anything more, he explained how to use the signal as proof if the master returned in time. Then he pushed Jingzhe out the door and said coldly, "Go quickly, don't delay anything."
How could Jingzhe be willing to give up as they are brothers who grew up together? Yan Lan is waiting for him, and Dongzang also has his mother and sister waiting for him.
But before he could open his mouth, he saw Dong Zang's cold and unquestionable eyes looking at him. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and stamp his feet, "The master will definitely be on the way. Don't rush to put on the mask until the last moment. Promise me!"
Dongzang knew that he was stubborn, so he nodded and waved his hand to urge him to hurry up.
Jingzhe was worried that someone would notice what was going on, so when he walked out of the yard, he suppressed the moisture in his eyes.
But he didn't notice that there was mist in the eyes of Dongzang behind him.
Assassinating the queen is a capital crime. Even if he escapes by chance and is not caught by the queen's men, he cannot return to his master. Only death can cut off this clue.
He kowtowed three times towards the outside of the city, silently saying in his heart, "May Heaven bless you, and may the prince and princess be safe."
He kowtowed three times towards Da Wei and said, "Mother, sister, take care."
Then he stood up and strode away.
When Jingzhe returned from Wang Gangzheng, Dongzang was no longer in the Prince's Mansion. His nose felt sore again. He looked at the pale sky and hoped that his master would come back soon and that Qingwu and Lord Wang could delay for a little longer.
But not long after, the secret guard came to report, "Master Jingzhe, Princess Qingwu only delayed for a moment before being driven away by the Queen. Now she has followed the Queen here."
Upon hearing this, Jingzhe clenched his fists and said, "Go check again and see where Lord Wang is."
The secret guard received the order and quickly slipped out again.
When the secret guards found Wang Gangzheng, he had already brought the envoys from the Great Wei and stopped the queen's procession.
"Your Majesty is worried about our princess, and the ministers are deeply moved. Our princess has taken upon herself to represent their grievances. She is now unconscious due to exhaustion. She will recover after a few days of rest.
This kind of situation also happened to my princess in the Wei Dynasty. Compared with the princess's health, the outsiders are more worried that my princess will have a knot in her heart.
We came to Fengzhao, privately, to accompany the princess to visit her husband's family, and publicly, to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.
However, since we came to Fengzhao, Her Majesty has never privately acknowledged my status as the Crown Princess's daughter-in-law, nor has she publicly discussed with us matters of diplomatic intercourse between the two countries.
The words that the Prince Consort said in the Fengzhao court that day were so chilling that I had to speak out. Unfortunately, my princess had been in a coma before, so she never set off.
The princess is the crown prince of Wei, but she suffered a lot of grievances from Feng Zhao. Now the princess's health has improved a little. I heard that the queen left the palace to visit my princess.
I, an outsider, have the audacity to ask you publicly what your Majesty's attitude is towards my daughter and the Great Wei. I cannot bear to see the daughter suffer any more injustice."
I have made it clear enough. If you cannot apologize to the princess in public, then don't go to see her, so as not to cause her any more grievances.
When Qingwu appeared, the queen knew that she was trying to stop her. Now seeing that the ministers of the Great Wei also came out to block her way, she sneered in her heart.
I think they all know that Wei Qingyan is not in the Prince's Mansion, so they delay time. But will Wei Qingyan appear if they delay time?
She planned this way, using Shi Dehou to hold Shi Yu back, and Wei Qingyan would go to the Lin family's ancestral land privately. He would definitely not dare to bring too many people with him, but Tudao brought enough people with him. She didn't believe that she couldn't catch Wei Qingyan.
Even if she managed to escape from the butcher's knife, there were two top masters guarding outside the city gate, so Wei Qingyan would have no chance of escaping this time.
However, she did not want her identity to be revealed too early, and did not allow Tu Dao to enter the palace again, so Tu Dao could not report the situation to her for the time being, but he would definitely send his daughter to deliver the message later.
What's more, before leaving the palace, he had confirmed with the Lin family's spies that Lin Lanting had not returned home yet, and the butcher knife must have succeeded.
In that case, why not show some weakness?
After all, they are the ones who should be panicking later.
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