Ding Hua did a lot of things for Prince An.
The most recent and largest one this year is the Shushui Gongsha Project.
Doesn’t Ding Hua know the hidden dangers of the levee? I don't know if after the incident, the new emperor must kill the proposer in order to appease the public anger?
No, he knows everything.
But Princess An had two legitimate sons, both of whom were grown up, smart and clever, and were deeply loved by Prince An. Concubine Ding had been in the emperor's service for only a year or so. She was so stupid that she was ambushed as soon as she entered the palace and could no longer have children.
Ambition and interests prompted him to be loyal to Prince An.
And then.
Conscript labor to build river embankments. According to the law of the Great Chu State, if there is a 60-year-old man in a family, one male is exempt from corvee labor; if there is an 80-year-old man in a family, two males are exempt from corvee labor; if there is a 90-year-old man in a family, the whole family is exempt from corvee labor. However, the people below disregarded the law in order to recruit laborers to build the dike as quickly as possible.
Sizhou disaster relief. The wind of corruption is getting worse day by day. The relief grain that was raised with great difficulty this time has been passed down layer by layer, and only two or three tenths at most reaches the hands of the victims.
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Ding Hua turned a blind eye to all the above-mentioned things. Chaos is good. The more chaotic it is, the better it is for them.
He was the maternal grandfather of Prince An's second legitimate son. He was Prince An's most trusted confidant. Even when Prince An first came to the court, it was through his hands.
He never thought that one day he would be silenced by the other party.
No, no, in fact, Prince An's evasion during this period of time had given him a bad feeling in his heart.
However, he was one of the Nine Ministers, the new emperor's favorite, Marquis Wu'an, and held a high position of power. He had thought that the other party would abandon him, so he made some special preparations for the back-up plan. However, he never thought that Prince An would dare to silence him directly in Shanglin Garden! He was caught off guard.
Prince An even put a snow-white handkerchief in his hand to prevent blood from spilling and staining his clothes, which he would have to deal with.
"You, you!" How dare you? !
"You want to ask, how dare I, the pillar of the Wu'an Marquisate, be killed in Shanglin Garden?"
Prince An smiled and said, "Marquis Ding was not killed in Shanglin Garden. He just encountered a wild beast while hunting and was unfortunately killed."
Everything was ready, including the substitute. By this time, someone had probably seen Marquis Wu'an riding into the hunting ground accompanied by a group of guards. He will go deep into the dense forest, and the wounds on his chest and abdomen will no longer exist after being bitten by wild beasts.
I forgot to mention that it was Prince An who proposed to celebrate the Wanshou Festival in Shanglin Garden.
Ding Hua must die.
He was too big a target, so faking his death wasn't safe at all. It should be noted that in his subsequent plans, King An never intended to leave the current camp too early.
Ding Hua's eyes were bloodshot.
He tried to struggle with all his might, but was held down by two guards holding spears. His eyes revealed deep resentment.
"You, you won't succeed!!"
"Oh? Is it because of the letters you hid in the secret compartment under the Treasure Pavilion in the outer study?"
Prince An's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but it suddenly interrupted the crazy look of destruction on Ding Hua's face.
Ding Hua widened his eyes.
How did Prince An know that his Lord Duobao had a secret compartment and hid letters? !
Ding Hua was not completely unprepared. In the past, King An instructed him to burn the letters and not leave any traces or handles, but he did not do so. Instead, he hid all the letters and placed them in the most hidden secret compartment.
Prince An's behavior after the New Year made him inexplicably anxious, so he kept a backup plan and secretly ordered two of his confidants to immediately present the letter in the secret compartment to the emperor if anything happened to him.
"Ding Xiu, or Tong Qing? Is he your man?!"
Ding Xiu and Tong Qing are those two confidants.
It must be a celebration. Tongqing was not born into a family. He was a sold slave from a vagrant background. Later, when Dinghua was in danger, he risked his life to protect him. He was seriously injured and was on the verge of death before he was rescued. Later, he was transferred from the manor to the main house to serve. He was loyal, taciturn, and had a strong learning ability, which was why he gradually became the top confidant.
When Tongqing sold himself, Prince An was happily marrying a concubine.
Prince An was such a scheming man that he had already arranged his men at that time. His every move was noticed by others.
Before his death, Ding Hua figured everything out.
“You, you!”
He hated himself for making a wrong move in chess, and he hated the ruthless man in front of him even more. He stared at the smile on the other's lips.
"You, ho, ho!"
Prince An quickly pulled back the dagger, and blood spurted out, which was blocked by the thick snow-white handkerchief.
Ding Hua made two hoarse sounds in his throat and fell to the ground with a thud.
Die with eyes open.
Prince An stopped smiling, lowered his eyes to glance at Ding Hua whose eyes were wide open, wiped the blood off the dagger, and put it back into the sheath.
He threw away the bloody handkerchief, took the new handkerchief and slowly wiped his hands, snorting coldly: "Deal with it cleanly."
The carriage loaded with garbage was already waiting outside, and it was just the right time to transport the body over.
The head of the guards immediately bowed: "Yes!"
"Puff! Puff!"
Just as Prince An withdrew his gaze and was about to say something else, he just moved his lips when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the left front.
He raised his head suddenly and shouted: "Who is it?"
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Shao Qing didn't make any noise.
She even held her breath from the very beginning, not daring to even breathe for fear of revealing any signs. It was only after Wei Jing silently massaged her chest and abdomen that she followed his movements and breathed in and out carefully.
However, sometimes when people are unlucky, even drinking cold water will get stuck in their teeth.
A crow or some other bird suddenly flew up from a branch not far above his head, making a very abrupt "fluttering" sound, and even a piece of dry branch "popped" and fell in front of Shao Qing.
Oh no!
Her heart skipped a beat.
Almost at the same time, Prince An and his entourage suddenly looked over.
This year's spring came early and the temperature rose quickly. The spring snow has almost melted away, and new buds are sprouting on the branches and treetops. Some of the trees are even sprouting young leaves. Wei Jing had his eyes on this piece of place, which, with the cover of huge rocks and vegetation, could well hide the figures of the two men.
But after all, it is early spring, and no matter how lush the branches and leaves are, there is a limit, and they cannot withstand so many people staring at them.
Almost in the next moment, Prince An caught a glimpse of dark blue fabric.
There really is someone! !
Prince An had no time to rebuke his guards, and immediately shouted: "Capture him! Kill him without mercy!"
The quick-reacting guards turned around and rushed over here. However, Wei Jing did not intend to come into contact with Prince An and others too early. As soon as the other party shouted, he took a step back with Shao Qing and jumped down the steep slope, then swept back with a tiptoe.
The two walked very fast, but the grass was not lush enough. When King An rushed over, he just saw a dark blue figure flash by.
It was just a fleeting glimpse and only a vague silhouette could be seen.
For some reason, Prince An was shocked and the heart in his chest began to beat wildly uncontrollably.
Although I didn't know what was going on, an extreme sense of danger arose spontaneously, and a chill quietly crept up from the tailbone and spread above the neck.
Prince An made a prompt decision: "Send Ding Hua over immediately, deal with the situation here immediately, inform Feng Deng, and use the excuse that he suspected the assassin's traces were found, and have him lead the guards to search the palace immediately!"
Feng Deng, one of the captains of the Imperial Guard. It is rare to find someone as skilled in disguise as Shao Qing, but the substitute still managed to leave the palace and enter the hunting grounds smoothly, and the real body was quickly transported out. This was all thanks to Feng Deng's prior arrangements.
Today is his birthday, and later there will be news of Ding Hua's "accidental death". Prince An does not want to cause any more trouble, but this is a different time.
He pointed his finger and said, "Hurry up and chase them! Don't let them get away!"
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Almost a moment later, I saw a team of patrolling guards waiting not far outside the woods running towards this side. Looking back, I found that some people were rushing out in several directions.
This is a call for reinforcements.
"There are people from Prince An among the Imperial Guards!"
Shao Qing understood the key immediately. No wonder, he actually dared to kill Ding Hua directly by surprise. He must have made all the arrangements long ago.
"No problem."
Wei Jing comforted her in a low voice, his voice still calm.
Since he chose to retreat with Shao Qing, he had a full chance of escaping successfully.
As we spoke, we had already rushed out of the woods, and a vast gentle slope appeared in front of us. At the bottom are lakes, grasslands, streams and peach trees, which are exquisitely beautiful and like a dream; in the middle are a series of scenic gardens with pavilions, towers and people, which is very lively; further up is the jungle, but it is quite far away.
Wei Jing wanted to enter the jungle at the top, but a large section of the road in the middle was unobstructed, and there was a road in the middle. The guards took a shortcut from here and rushed over. He could already hear the sound of their military boots hitting the ground.
Without hesitation, he slipped into the palace garden that was right in front of him, intending to pass through the palace garden and enter the jungle from the other side.
At this time, they would reveal their tracks by flying over the rooftop, so they would naturally have to pass through the palace gardens. However, there were many people enjoying the scenery visible to the naked eye. Shao Qing was worried that the two of them were not familiar with the terrain and would bump into people.
But I didn't expect to find it so chaotic after entering.
"Quickly find that slut, she actually dared to climb onto the dragon bed without telling her master!"
A middle-aged woman cursed shrilly, "Do you think you'll be fine if you serve His Majesty? You'll be given a rank? Bah! You're nothing more than a palace maid!"
"Run? Where can you run to?! Find the person out quickly!"
It was really a mess. Palace maids, eunuchs of all ranks were all running around searching in the palace. Doors were banging and people were constantly coming in and out.
This "master" sounds like Lady Ding.
Lady Ding, with the support of her father, Marquis Wu'an, is indeed arrogant. Even if the maid betrayed her master and slept with him, she was still the emperor's woman after all. She didn't have to fabricate a crime in front of the ministers and relatives inside and outside the palace and search for her without any scruples.
I just don’t know if she can hold on after the news of her father’s death spread and the Yellow River burst its banks?
Of course, Shao Qing had no interest in exploring this. Instead, the other party's behavior gave her a lot of convenience. With two clicks of the tongue, she directly pulled Wei Jing and ran along the corridor openly.
Well, at least it's not bad luck. This chaos will definitely trip up the Royal Guards.
It kept running to the other side of the palace and gradually became quiet. Everyone seemed to be going forward, either to enjoy the view or to watch Lady Ding's excitement. In the end it was very quiet, with no one to be seen.
In front of us is the edge of the palace. After turning the corner and following the corridor, we can see a small porch at the end. Well, the houses here all have back windows, so you can push the door open and go out through the back window, which is just right.
Shao Qing thought so, but Wei Jing pulled her back and said, "There's someone inside."
Anyone?
Some people are quite normal, this place is a place for rest.
Wei Jing had a calm expression, which meant that even if there were people inside, they were only ordinary people. This location was remote, so they must be the family of some low-ranking official.
Shao Qing was not in a panic either, thinking that less trouble is worse than more, so the two of them turned around and took a detour.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door of the small porch opened with a creaky sound.
Shao Qing frowned and glanced, only to see a face that was extremely familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar.
She has an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a pair of almond-shaped eyes with delicate lines. Although she is in her thirties, she still has charm.
She is very beautiful, but there is an lingering sadness between her brows, and she looks a little haggard.
Shao Qing was stunned for a moment. What a small world! This was the mother of her original body and also her mother, Lady Sun, the wife of Marquis of Dongping.
Well, this sad look is different from what I remember. The mother in my original memory was quite strong and never showed any self-pity. Besides, she was the marquis's wife after all, so why was she resting in such a remote place without even a maid?
There was a lot of thought, but in reality it only took a moment. This strange mother suddenly appeared, and Shao Qing was caught off guard and didn't know how to react.
She paused, but saw from the corner of her eye that Wei Jing had an indifferent expression and glanced at Sun with slightly narrowed eyes.
His hand moved slightly, and Shao Qing quickly grabbed it.
The author has something to say: Prince An had two plans. The first one was to throw some dirty water on Prince Ji to make the emperor suspicious of him and force him to rebel, but now there is no need for that.
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