Chapter 421: Rebel
"Father, my name is Qingheng, and I am the second among the princes." Zhan Qingheng could no longer hold back his words, as he was actually so seriously ill.
Not only did she mistake her mother for the former empress, but she even failed to recognize him.
Emperor Jingming stared at him, thought for a while, patted his head with his hand, and suddenly realized: "Look at my illness, you are the Prince of Rui."
Zhan Qingheng saw that he remembered, and a smile appeared on his face, "Father, it's me."
Emperor Jingming smiled, looked at the empress and said, "Why are you here with Prince Rui? Where are the Crown Prince and Prince Jin? Why don't they come to see me?"
"The Crown Prince is handling your affairs right now. Prince Jin has gone out of the capital on business." The Queen said slowly.
Snap——
Emperor Jingming slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory. What's wrong with me recently? I always forget things. I sent Prince Jin to catch the traitor who was plotting rebellion."
When the queen heard the word "traitor", her face changed drastically and her body stiffened uncontrollably, but she quickly calmed herself down.
At this time, she can't panic.
Zhan Beiheng went to Xian'an City.
The emperor said that he arranged for him to catch the traitors who were plotting rebellion, wasn't that the Huangfu family!
How did he know?
"Father, what's going on?" Zhan Qingheng's face changed drastically and his heart sank. Why did father let Zhan Beiheng go for such an important matter?
In his eyes, only he can handle big things!
"Someone wrote me a secret letter telling me that someone was planning a rebellion. Who was it? I can't remember it all of a sudden." Emperor Jingming said depressedly, holding his head in his hands.
Queen: “…”
Someone wrote him a secret letter?
People from Xian'an City?
In other words, there was a traitor in the Huangfu family!
"Father, please think about it carefully. Prince Jin has been gone for such a long time and has not returned yet. Has something happened? I can go over to take a look." Zhan Qingheng said anxiously.
He wants to make a contribution!
Emperor Jingming took back his hands from his head, looking bewildered, and murmured, "Who was it? I remember it was a three-character name, called, called..."
As he spoke, he looked thoughtful.
He began to groan gradually, indicating that he had a headache.
Seeing this, Gu Feng quickly spoke up to stop him: "Your Majesty, don't force yourself. If you can't remember, don't think about it. It will make your head hurt worse."
Emperor Jingming lowered his head and muttered softly, but it was unclear what he was saying.
Zhan Qingheng frowned as he looked at him. How could he suddenly become so ill? Something seemed to be wrong.
The queen's eyes flickered. It was normal that the more he used his brain, the more pain he had in his head.
After all, that kind of medicine damages the brain nerves.
"Your Majesty, don't think about it anymore. You have arranged for Prince Jin to handle it. Prince Jin will be fine. Don't worry." The Queen sat down beside the bed.
Reach out to hold his hand and comfort him softly.
Emperor Jingming held her hand with his backhand and slowly calmed down, but his face was tired. "Qinghe, I'm a little tired. I want to lie down."
"You should have a good rest. I will come to see you later." The queen looked at him tenderly. She could not wait any longer and had to let him write the edict of succession as soon as possible.
Emperor Jingming nodded, slowly lay down and closed his eyes.
The queen said nothing more, got up and walked out.
Zhan Qingheng followed closely.
The mother and son did not stop and went straight out of the Yangxin Palace.
"Mother, do you know what happened to my father? He was fine before, why did he suddenly become like this? I feel something is wrong."
When they arrived at a place where there were no other palace maids or eunuchs, Zhan Qingheng could not help but speak.
He was even thinking.
Did the Queen Mother do it, but why didn’t she tell him?
"Last time Jiang Nanjiao said there was a problem, but she left the capital very quickly and arranged for Gu Feng to enter the palace to take care of him. As a result, the emperor's condition became increasingly serious." The queen said in a cold voice.
Zhan Qingheng's eyes flashed.
Does she mean that Jiang Nanjiao and the others were responsible?
But why would they do this?
My father intends to pass the throne to the crown prince, and Zhan Beiheng has no intention of seizing the throne, so there is no need for them to harm my father.
Other concubines and princes?
He thought they didn't have the courage!
Apart from his mother, he couldn't think of anyone else who would dare to do this!
"Mother, does this matter have anything to do with you?" Zhan Qingheng had been troubled in his heart for a long time, but he still asked. He just wanted to get to the bottom of this matter.
If she had done it, he would naturally stand on her side.
The queen stopped.
Nanny Yao and the other palace maids followed far behind and could not hear their conversation.
"Mother wants to fight for you very much, but she dare not do anything to harm your father. This is the imperial palace." The queen said seriously with a frank look on her face.
Zhan Qingheng stared at her and said softly, "Mother, I am not asking to blame you, but to share the responsibility with you."
The Queen's eyes were full of tenderness, and she smiled contentedly, "Heng'er has really grown up. Don't worry, your mother won't do such a thing."
She was glad she didn't tell him.
Otherwise, if we drag him into this and it fails in the end, it will harm him.
He is her only son.
Zhan Yao, she didn’t say anything either.
No one in the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion said anything.
"It's good that it's not him, but who could be the treasonous person that father is talking about? He is so bold that he even dares to covet the Qin State!" Zhan Qingheng's face was full of anger.
He didn't stand a chance.
The other party, a Qin citizen, actually wanted to rebel.
He really wanted to lead his troops there immediately.
The Queen listened to his words and said solemnly, "Of course many people want the throne, but it's a pity that your father asked Zhan Beiheng to handle it."
It seems that he went there quietly.
No wonder she didn't receive any news.
She only knew that the couple had left the capital without any troops, so she didn't think much about it and thought that they had left the city to look for the two children.
I didn’t expect to go to Xian’an City!
It caught her off guard!
It seems that the Huangfu family is already a useless chess piece, and now she can only rely on herself.
Zhan Qingheng said in a muffled voice: "Father is really biased. I have done a lot of things to benefit the people recently, but he still doesn't care about me."
"Don't be discouraged, there will always be a chance." The queen comforted him and said that she would do her best to help him get the throne.
"Yeah." Zhan Qingheng nodded.
After he sent the empress to Yongfu Palace, he went to the Eastern Palace.
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East Palace.
"Your Highness, Prince Rui is here." Mo Lan walked into the study and looked at Zhan Yeyuan to report.
"Let him in." Zhan Yeyuan did not refuse. Why did he come to him at this time?
A moment.
Zhan Qingheng entered the study and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhan Yeyuan had a gentle smile on his elegant face, "How come Prince Rui has time to come to my palace today?"
Zhan Qingheng got straight to the point and asked, "Did the King of Jin go to deal with the traitors who were plotting rebellion?"
"Who told you that?"
The smile on Zhan Yeyuan's face disappeared.
Of course he knew this.
Zhan Qingheng looked at his expression and knew there was something he didn't understand. "I just went to the palace to see my father. He told me that."
They all know.
But he and his mother didn't know.
Why didn't they let the mother and son know about such a big matter as dealing with a rebellious thief? It was as if they were on guard against them.
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