With the return of the second prince, the court officials each had their own thoughts, and some officials had already secretly begun to harbor other ideas.
They didn't believe the Second Prince's return was an accident, and coupled with what happened in court that day, it made people think a lot.
The city of Longxiao appears calm on the surface, but beneath the surface, undercurrents are already surging.
Everyone is waiting, waiting for everything to be settled.
Sensitive courtiers instructed their families not to go out for the next two days.
Empress Wu received the message from Gao Hongyuan that she had obtained the Red Jade Pearl, and she felt relieved.
With her cousin there, she had nothing to worry about.
Moreover, with these two days of buffer time, her brother had enough time to lead his troops to Longxiao City and make all the necessary deployments, waiting only for her signal.
With the city's garrison, the Black Armor Army, and the Imperial Guards under her control, Empress Wu felt even more confident.
Two days later, the red pearl completely turned back to red.
Before the morning court session, Gao Hongyuan took out the red jade bead that Steward Li had given him earlier. He slowly opened the box, and his smile froze on his face.
The bead still had a golden hue, unchanged from when he first obtained it.
Gao Hongyuan wasn't stupid; he knew he'd been tricked.
He immediately smashed the beads, yelling, "You, Duke Xian!"
Since that's the case, we can't blame him.
Gao Hongyuan took out the token that Empress Wu had given him and handed it to Yejun, saying, "Go."
"yes."
Previously, Night Falcon was sent to assassinate Fu Linglong. After finally finding out that Fu Linglong was on Cangming Mountain, he clashed with Xiao Yanchu's secret guards.
If it's a one-on-one fight against the Dark Guard, the Night Falcon's chances of winning are still 50/50.
But the guards attacked in groups of two or three, and Night Falcon barely managed to escape.
The mission failed, and Night Falcon knelt down to beg for forgiveness, but Gao Hongyuan did not punish him.
He had been searching for Fu Linglong for over ten years, so there was no rush. As long as he knew where she was hiding, there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with this old woman later.
He now has more important things for Night Falcon to do.
In the imperial court, all the ministers spoke in hushed tones, a hint of tension in their voices, as they all felt that something big was about to happen.
As the chief eunuch announced, "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress Dowager has arrived!", Empress Dowager Wu led Ji Yanzhu out.
Empress Dowager Wu did not sit behind the curtain today, but instead sat on the dragon throne with Ji Yanzhuo.
This morning, when Empress Dowager Wu woke up, her right eyelid started twitching. Her nanny, Hui, quickly took out some white paper and stuck it on the Empress Dowager's eyelid, but it didn't help.
"If you have something to report, speak now; otherwise, the court may adjourn."
As the eunuch's announcement ended, Duke Xianguo stepped out of the procession.
He held a box in his hands. "I have something to report. Two days ago, thanks to the trust of His Majesty, Empress Dowager and all the ministers, the red pearl was entrusted to me for safekeeping. Today the pearl has returned to its red color. I have brought it to court for His Majesty and Empress Dowager to verify."
Looking at the box in the Duke of Xian's hand, a hint of smugness flashed in Empress Wu's eyes. It's just a fake bead, what's the point of testing it?
If the princess's blood doesn't react when it's applied, she'll accuse Su Ruojin of using fake beads to try and confuse the Xiaoyue royal bloodline, causing chaos so that Da Chu can take the opportunity to send troops and swallow Xiaoyue.
If this reason holds true, she can say that Yuan Hong is not the second prince of Xiaoyue at all, but a spy that Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin wanted to send to infiltrate the Xiaoyue royal family.
Although she dared not kill Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin for the time being and anger Da Chu, what difficulty would it be to send someone to kill Yuan Hong after sending them away?
Yuan Hong is not Su Ruojin's biological brother. If he really dies, Su Ruojin will be sad, but she will also weigh the seriousness of the matter and would never start a war between Da Chu and Xiao Yue for someone who is not related to her by blood.
Otherwise, she could forget about being the regent's wife.
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