Chapter 429: Using Women as Spies 1
Xiao Jingyan's flawless answer almost blocked all of Nalancuo's next words.
So, he could only say:
"I am grateful for your care, Your Majesty."
After dinner, after seeing Xiao Jingyan off, Nalancuo's wife Zhou pulled him back to the room and began to talk anxiously,
"What does the prince say about that? Is he willing?"
Nalancuo shook his head and sighed, "I politely declined."
After hearing this, Zhou became even more anxious, pulling at Nalancuo's clothes and saying:
"Master should beg him! Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. We only have this one daughter, are we going to let her spend her whole life in the palace? The dirty things in the palace make me feel scared just by listening to them. Rongrong has such a simple personality. If she really enters the palace, won't she be eaten alive? Ahem..."
Zhou couldn't hide her excitement. Her blood rushed up and after a few violent coughs, she actually coughed up blood.
Nalancuo loved Zhou very much, and when he saw her like this, his eyes turned red in an instant.
He helped Zhou sit down, carefully wiped the blood from the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, and poured her some warm water to moisten her throat.
But Zhou refused to drink a single sip, and continued in a tearful voice:
"Master, I know that I don't have much time left, and I don't want to keep Rongrong in Kyoto for myself. First, I don't want my daughter to go to a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. Second, if I leave in the future and my daughter marries into the palace, what will you do in the future? Now, as long as Prince An is willing to marry Rongrong, all problems can be solved. Rongrong also has feelings for Prince An..."
As she spoke, she suddenly knelt in front of Nalancuo and grabbed his trouser legs tightly.
"Master! I have never asked you for anything, but for the sake of my daughter's lifelong event, just consider it as a request from you. You must think of a way..."
"Ma'am, what are you doing? Get up!"
Nalancuo hurriedly helped Zhou up, but she kept coughing up blood and fainted in Nalancuo's arms.
At night, the court doctor secretly examined Zhou and sighed a lot.
"Master, Madam has been suffering from internal exhaustion for a long time, and her body is extremely weak. Even if I use all my medical skills, I can't guarantee that Madam will survive this year's Mid-Autumn Festival..."
Mrs. Zhou's lung disease has been tormenting her for more than half a year.
Every time he went to bed at night, he even had difficulty breathing, and sometimes his face turned red and swollen from holding it in. Nalancuo could only watch helplessly. Although he felt distressed, he was helpless.
Now Zhou is dying, and Ruge is their only daughter.
Nalancuo drank bitterly facing the moon. While he was struggling, he came up with an unconventional idea.
Since Xiao Jingyan is determined,
Then he could only think of a way with Xiao Jingheng.
If the emperor personally issued an edict to grant the marriage, Xiao Jingyan would not be able to refuse even if he had a thousand reasons.
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The next day,
After the morning court session, Xiao Jingheng went into the Shangshufang to review memorials. Zhaohua accompanied him and carefully ground ink for him.
Looking at the ripples of the fine Hui ink in the inkstone, Zhaohua's thoughts began to drift away.
She had already heard about what happened yesterday from Xiao Yinzi.
The people in the Anbu replied to Xiao Jingheng that Prince Rui refused to obey the imperial edict and was eventually killed by Xiao Jingheng himself.
When Zhaohua first heard about this, he was quite shocked. He felt that this was not something his brother would do.
But secretly I felt somewhat relieved.
She knew that Xiao Jingyan asked Doctor Zhang for a drug that could cause him to fake his death, so his original plan should have been to save Prince Rui's life. However, some twists and turns happened in the process, which ultimately backfired on him.
But it's okay.
Otherwise, if he really saved King Rui, he would be getting himself into huge trouble.
"What is Zhao'er thinking?"
Xiao Jingheng asked in a gentle voice, pulling Zhao Hua's wandering thoughts back.
Her brows relaxed and she smiled softly.
"I think that in a few days it will be the time for newcomers to enter the palace for selection. I have looked at the list earlier and saw that these newcomers are all young and beautiful. I secretly think that the lucky ones will have to serve Xiao Lang in the future. I am afraid that Xiao Lang will forget about me when he finds a beautiful woman in the future."
"Hahaha, what a joke."
Xiao Jingheng laughed at her stupidity, "They are just mediocre women. Who can compare with my queen? They are only allowed to enter the palace to reproduce the royal heirs and ensure the prosperity of the country. There is no need to treat them with care."
These two short sentences seem to be praising Zhaohua, but in fact they fully demonstrate the ruthlessness of the imperial family.
Zhaohua couldn't help but think,
When she first entered the palace, did Xiao Jingheng also say these "deeply affectionate" words to Queen Jiarui and Ning Wanshuang?
Today,
In his eyes, it was just a reproductive tool for reproducing royal heirs.
But she came from behind and became the most noble woman in the world.
Zhaohua wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he saw Xiao Yinzi coming hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zong Ling is here."
Xiao Jingheng nodded, "Let him in."
Zhaohua also nodded and said, "Your Majesty has some government affairs to attend to, so I will take my leave first."
As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Xiao Jingheng, turned around and gave Xiao Yinzi a meaningful look.
When leaving the palace, he passed by Nalancuo.
Nalancuo and Zhaohua bowed respectfully, but Zhaohua just responded with a faint smile and left.
Nalancuo walked quickly to the right end of the hall and showed courtesy to Xiao Jingheng.
Xiao Jingheng casually raised his hand to excuse him from the ceremony, and then asked casually:
"Has it been cleaned up?"
Nalancuo said, "According to the emperor's instructions, the coroner has thoroughly examined the body of Prince Rui. The dagger pierced his ventricle, and there were no symptoms of false death. The empty coffin was later moved to the prince's mausoleum, and the body of Prince Rui was burned immediately after the coroner's examination."
"It's done well." Xiao Jingheng nodded with satisfaction and asked:
"I heard from the Anbu that this was done by Prince An himself?"
"this......"
Nalancuo was troubled for a moment, but in the end he bowed and said in a deep voice:
"It's hard to say... When I rushed in, Prince An had stabbed Prince Rui in the heart with a dagger, and Prince Rui was holding Prince An's hand. You can say that Prince An killed Prince Rui himself, or you can say that Prince Rui committed suicide... but he staged this drama in front of me."
He raised his eyes slightly, and only dared to observe Xiao Jingheng's uncertain expression with his peripheral vision.
"Prince Rui and Prince An have always had a very good personal relationship. Yesterday, Prince An did not allow anyone to serve him and was alone with Prince Rui. I don't know what they talked about. When Prince Rui first entered the clan house, Prince An privately approached me many times and asked me to take good care of Prince Rui. Therefore, in my humble opinion... I think it is unlikely that Prince An will personally kill Prince Rui..."
[After driving all day, I will update today]
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