Everything that happened next went according to the pre-planned plan. Shen Qingwei declared Prince Gong guilty of treason, executed him on the spot, and took his body away. Sui Yunlang kept the emperor alive while he was still alive.
After Shen Qingwei arranged Gu Shichong's body, the people who had just been sent out to look for Jiang Xu came back, only to find that they had brought back not only Jiang Xu, but also Shen Qingtang.
"Sister, why are you here?" He looked at the two people who were soaked like drowned rats, his face puzzled: "How did you two get into this state?"
Shen Qingtang sighed exhaustedly: "It's a long story, but what exactly happened in the palace?"
"This..." Shen Qingwei didn't know how to explain it now, so she just said, "It's a long story. Anyway, Brother Jiang, please come with me first."
…
Jiang Xu knew what had happened. According to the plan, he should have appeared in time as one of the witnesses of Prince Gong's palace coup, but he did not expect that the emperor had already wanted to kill him.
Outside the Changsheng Palace, guards from the Palace Front Office were guarding the gate. The empress hurried over and tried to enter, but was stopped by the guards. Upon seeing Jiang Xu, her dignity was tinged with a hint of unconcealable panic. "Shen Qingwei, I want to see His Majesty. Why did you ask the Palace Front Office to stop me here?"
Shen Qingwei wanted to say something, but Jiang Xu stopped him. He stood up and bowed, "Reporting to the Queen, Prince Gong attempted to harm Your Majesty and has been executed. Your Majesty is frightened and the Sui Imperial Physician is treating him. Your Majesty does not wish to see anyone at the moment."
The Queen naturally didn't believe it. His Majesty was planning to deal with Prince Gong. In order to prevent Shen Qingwei from causing any trouble, he asked her to bring Shen Qingtang into the palace and detain her. Now that Prince Gong is dead, His Majesty must be fine, but why did he turn her away?
She asked, "Why are you allowed in?"
Jiang Xu replied, "Your Majesty summoned me, presumably for something important. Since His Majesty forbids interruption, Your Majesty should request an audience another day."
"I am the queen!" She finally couldn't hide her anger.
"Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs." Jiang Xu said without question.
The Queen was stunned. She glanced in the direction of the Hall of Eternal Life, then looked directly at Jiang Xu and said, "How can I be sure that you are not trying to deceive your superiors and subordinates, and are not trying to control the government? Unless His Majesty speaks personally, I will not listen to you!"
"If that is the case, Your Majesty will have me executed, and my fate will be the same as Prince Gong's."
"I have said that I want to see the emperor!"
But Jiang Xu just asked her expressionlessly: "Are you going to force your way into the Hall of Eternal Life?"
Suddenly, the Queen realized that she had been the Queen for many years, but her legitimate son died early, and her family had no power. She had been living in seclusion for so many years, and she had nothing in her hands and no power to compete with him. If His Majesty did not need her this time, he would probably not have thought of her at all.
Thinking of this, her momentum weakened.
If this was really the emperor's order, then she would have no reason to break into the palace. If His Majesty was really completely controlled, she would not have the strength to confront him head-on, nor would there be any need to risk her life for such a man.
She just uneasily withdrew her angry gaze, turned around and walked away.
Jiang Xu's palms were covered with sweat... If he hadn't been forced to this point, he really didn't know how he dared to confront the Queen.
…
After entering the Changsheng Palace, Jiang Xu did not expect Xue Zhiyi to be here. At this moment, she was sitting quietly, while Sui Yunlang was giving acupuncture treatment to the emperor beside the bed.
"Awan?" Jiang Xu's face was filled with worry. "How could you set foot in such a bloody place when you're pregnant?"
Xue Zhiyi just stood up slowly: "I'm fine, don't worry, brother."
Suddenly, Jiang Xu saw Xue Zhiyi's hands covered in dried blood. Just as he was about to ask for clarification, Xue Zhiyi smiled in relief on his tired face: "It's not my blood, it's Gu Shichong's."
"You..." Even though he already knew her true face, Jiang Xu was still shocked and couldn't help but blame her: "You are not afraid of taboos."
Xue Zhiyi smiled and shook his head: "The child will understand me. After all, it is for the lives of his parents."
As she spoke, she walked to the emperor's desk and unfolded a blank scroll of imperial edicts. "The most urgent matter now is to trouble you, brother, as usual, to write an imperial edict on behalf of His Majesty, so that food and fodder can be sent to the front as soon as possible to ensure military supplies."
The war situation waits for no one, which is why they would take risky moves and do things that could cost their lives.
Jiang Xu also understood that this was a forged imperial edict, an unforgivable crime, but he still wrote it as he was told.
It was not only for his own life and the lives of Awan and his wife, as well as the safety of General Shen, but also to prevent Jiangzhou from falling and the people from being affected by the war. Otherwise, once Jiangzhou fell, including Cishui, the entire Jiangzhou would be flooded with blood.
The sage books he read taught him the way of ruler and subject, and asked him to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but he also believed that the people were more important than the emperor. Even if he had to bear eternal infamy for this, he could not watch the tyrant bring disaster to the people.
He had been assisting the emperor in handling government affairs for many days, and the imperial edict written in his handwriting would not arouse too much suspicion, at least in the short term.
As Jiang Xu picked up his pen and wrote, Xue Zhiyi inadvertently glanced at an imperial edict that had not yet been stamped.
She picked it up with her bloody hands, but saw that it was written on it: Lin'an Hou Huo Wuyou disobeyed the imperial order and violated military orders, and was sentenced to death.
She sneered and tightened her grip on the imperial edict.
Fortunately, if he had hesitated for a moment longer, his decree of death would have been issued.
At this moment, Sui Yunlang said, "Your Majesty's life has been saved. What should we do next?"
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!
Library Category Author Full Book Ranking
Home Page Click List Recommended List Collection List Temporary Bookshelf
PC Version All Novels Latest Updates Site Map Member Bookshelf
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
