Chapter 225 Dealing with the Prince
Shangguan Jing has always understood what Concubine Chen is thinking. Now that the Second Prince is growing older, the Crown Prince has long become a stumbling block in Concubine Chen's eyes, hindering the Second Prince's way forward.
The situation in Bianjing is extremely chaotic now, so Concubine Chen will naturally not miss this good opportunity.
The best chance to deal with the prince right now is to start with the Xie family and Xie Rongying.
Firstly, it would be easier to get close to Xie Rongying in Kaifeng Prefecture, and secondly, appearing as the prince would let more people know that it was the prince who had taken action against Xie Rongying.
But Shangguan Jing never thought that Xie Rongying could fight back even in such a weak state.
Still able to escape.
Now Xie Rongying is safe and sound in the Xie Mansion. Concubine Chen’s expectations have not been met. It is impossible to completely get rid of the prince through the Xie family.
But it would be impossible to repeat the same trick.
Shangguan Jing's brows were filled with worry, and he no longer wanted to pay attention to Concubine Chen.
But thinking about how his father had been planning for the Concubine Chen and her son over the years, if he left Bian Jing at this time, he would definitely not get his father's understanding.
The Shangguan family could be cleared of the charge of treason only after the second prince ascended the throne.
Shangguan Yan had already seen through Emperor Ren De's hypocrisy after the Shangguan family was accused of a crime.
But having fallen to such a point, if the Shangguan family wants to turn things around, if they want to make a comeback, if they want to live honestly in Dayin, they can only support the second prince.
The mother and son of Concubine Chen are the only chance for the Shangguan family to turn things around.
At this moment, Shangguan Jing thought about what Concubine Chen asked him to do in the letter that had just been burned, and closed his eyes tightly in worry.
Continue to attack Xie Rongying as the prince.
How to continue?
How to proceed?
How could such a treacherous person like Xie Rongying give him the opportunity to take action?
Thinking about how hard he had used in Kaifeng Prefecture, and how ruthless he had been, he didn't expect that Xie Rongying could still give him a blow when she was about to die.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Shangguan Jing became alert.
"Young Master, it's me." A familiar hoarse voice from Shangguan Jing came from outside.
Shangguan Jing stood up and opened the door. Looking at the hunched old man in front of him, he immediately let someone into the room.
After the door closed, the hunched old man spoke in a calm voice, "Sir, there will be major changes in the city in the next few days. You must be careful and hide. The emperor has issued a death order and must find you."
Shangguan Jing was not surprised at all. If the emperor did not find someone to give an explanation to the Xie family.
The Xie family insisted that it was the prince, and it would be of no avail even if the emperor testified for the prince.
After all, the emperor and the prince are father and son.
They would only think that he was shielding the prince.
The emperor attaches great importance to his reputation and it is impossible for him to protect the prince forever, so he can only find out the person who really pretended to be the prince and give an explanation to the Xie family.
"I will act carefully. But is there any news from father?" Shangguan Jing asked in a low voice.
The old man said: "The master has not been in Longxi recently, but in Lingnan."
"In Lingnan?" Shangguan Jing then remembered that his father had told him years ago that he would go to Lingnan to do some business, but he didn't know what the business was. "I remember now, my father said so."
"But the master must have known about what happened in Bianjing." The old man said, "Sir, I think we should leave Bianjing after this period of time. We shouldn't take any risks with the Empress Chen."
Shangguan Jing was silent.
The old man continued, "Although the master asked you to stay in Bianjing to help the Empress Chen, the situation is now unfavorable to both you and the Shangguan family. Your safety is more important."
"I understand, Uncle Chen." Shangguan Jing said.
"Sir, for the sake of safety, you should stay in the secret room for the time being. I will bring you food every day. When Bianjing is calm, you can come out and I will take you out of the city." Uncle Chen said with concern.
Shangguan Jing nodded, thinking that Concubine Chen still wanted her to deal with Xie Rongying at this time, and said, "I will listen to you this time."
Uncle Chen was very pleased after hearing this and said, "Then I will go to the secret room and make some arrangements so that the young master won't feel uncomfortable."
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In mid-December, the winter rain was heavy and the cold was biting like needles. The imperial guards in Bianjing City were guarding, patrolling, and searching. Anyone suspicious would be taken to Kaifeng Prefecture.
But for three or four consecutive days, the whereabouts of Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing were not found.
After the third day, Emperor Ren De was already feeling unhappy.
Although no one in the court mentioned the incident of Xie Jing's daughter being murdered by the prince, Emperor Ren De knew that the court officials were discussing the matter in private.
It was just because Emperor Ren De promised Xie Jing to give an explanation to the Xie family.
But three days have passed.
Emperor Ren De was reluctant to mention the incident of Xie Rongying being attacked by the Crown Prince in Kaifeng Prefecture. He knew that all the civil and military officials in the court were waiting for him to speak.
At this time, the prince was also imprisoned by Emperor Ren De because someone impersonated him to commit a crime.
Because of this incident, Emperor Ren De did not have much energy to deal with Prince Wei's party.
This gave the Prince of Wei and his party a lot of breathing space. Among them, Zou Xingzhen, the Privy Councilor who was most suppressed by Emperor Ren De, sneered repeatedly.
He wanted the King of Wei to take this opportunity to suppress the Crown Prince directly and confront Emperor Ren De head-on.
The King of Wei would naturally not miss this opportunity, but he also knew that if Emperor Ren De could tell Xie Jing that the person who went to Kaifeng Prefecture to attack Xie Rongying was not the prince, then he was definitely not the prince.
Since he is not the prince, the person behind it has not been found.
King Wei was a little worried about Xie Rongying's safety.
As long as the person who committed the crime against Xie Rongying is still in the dark, there will definitely be a second time if it happens once.
That day, Xie Ting returned to the Xie Mansion as usual, but after returning from Xie Rongying, he stayed in the Xie Mansion a little longer.
Liyun Courtyard.
Cuizhi had just walked out of the room carrying the empty medicine bowl when she saw Xie Ting walking into the courtyard.
"Young Master." Cuizhi saluted.
Xie Ting asked, "How is your elder sister today?"
"You can get out of bed and walk around." Cuizhi said this with joy in her eyes.
Xie Ting smiled after hearing this: "I'll go in and see my elder sister."
Cuizhi nodded, and Xie Ting walked into the main house.
Xie Rongying had been recuperating at home for a few days and was feeling much more energetic. Seeing Xie Ting coming back, she glanced behind her and asked, "Isn't Changfeng back yet?"
"I wonder what Second Brother has been busy with these days." Xie Ting walked over and sat down on the stool in front of Xie Rongying's couch: "How do you feel today?"
"Much better." Xie Rongying said.
Xie Ting raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Sister, King Wei asked me to tell you a piece of news."
When Xie Rongying heard the King of Wei, she looked up at Xie Ting and asked, "What news?"
"The emperor has no news about Qin Junyi and Shangguan Jing, but the King of Wei is certain that the man who pretended to be the crown prince and harmed you is still in Bianjing. However, the prince wants to use this incident to deal with the crown prince."
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