As soon as Madam Cai entered the hall, Chu Qianchen immediately ordered, "Madam Cai, go and pass the sign. I want to enter the palace once."
"Yes, Princess." Madam Cai responded respectfully, and couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid the Queen will not let you enter the palace..."
Chu Qianchen would submit a sign requesting to see the Queen Mother every five days. However, ever since the Queen was publicly rejected by Chu Qianchen last month, she has never allowed her to enter the palace again. Every time Chu Qianchen submitted a sign, the Queen would stop her and say that the Queen Mother would not see Princess Chen.
Madam Cai sighed and couldn't help but add one more sentence: "The Emperor is deliberately controlling the Empress Dowager."
The emperor could only rely on controlling the queen mother to contain the Prince Chen's Palace. To be honest, it was not easy for the princess, a little girl, to fight against those evil spirits.
Chu Qianchen stroked his sleeves and said firmly, "It doesn't matter. The Queen will definitely accept it this time."
Her tone was calm and her expression was cold. Her simple words revealed a strong confidence from the bottom of her heart.
Madam Cai was stunned, intimidated by her arrogant and confident aura.
Among so many people in Prince Chen's Mansion, apart from Gu Jue, Nanny Cai is probably the one who has the most interactions with Chu Qianchen. She often feels that their princess has a very contradictory temperament.
The princess had been a concubine's daughter for more than ten years. Most concubines would have a sense of inferiority due to the environment they grew up in. This sense of inferiority would be engraved in their bones over the long years and manifested in different ways. Some were sensitive, some were timid, some were unconfident, some were withdrawn, some loved to dwell on trivial matters, and some were prone to wild thoughts...
But the princess didn't.
The princess does not worry about gains and losses, nor does she hesitate. Instead, she is very much like the prince, decisive, confident, strong, calm and composed, yet frivolous and ostentatious. Her unshakable aura, ability to adapt to changing circumstances, and foresight for the overall situation are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
To be honest, Nanny Cai and Cheng Linhua were afraid that Chu Qianchen would lose his composure because of the prince's safety, but they did not expect that Chu Qianchen would be able to remain calm and arrange everything in an orderly manner.
Such a princess is great!
Their prince really found a treasure! The prince is blessed with great fortune, and nothing will happen to him. Aunt Cai told herself in her heart.
Madam Cai also left, in a hurry. An hour later, she brought back good news -
Queen Mother Yin summoned Chu Qianchen to enter the palace immediately.
Chu Qianchen told Madam Cai that "everything in the palace should be normal" and then calmly sent the person away.
No one noticed that her hand holding the handkerchief was so tightly stretched that the lines were as hard as iron.
Chu Qianchen had already put on her makeup as a princess. When she heard the news from the palace, she immediately left.
The red-wheeled carriage drove straight towards the direction of the imperial palace. Even in the carriage, Chu Qianchen could smell the damp fishy smell in the air becoming stronger and stronger, lingering around her nose and unable to be shaken off.
Her heart felt heavy and she felt a little breathless. She couldn't help but lift the curtain and look to the south several times.
Chu Qianchen wished she could fly to Nanhao to find the prince, but now she couldn't leave.
There was no bird to be seen in the gloomy sky, and there were few pedestrians on the streets, as if everyone knew that a storm was coming.
The red-wheeled carriage drove non-stop all the way to the outside of the palace, where a young eunuch from Shouning Palace was already waiting.
Almost as soon as Chu Qianchen entered the palace, someone reported to the Yangxin Palace.
"Princess Chen has already gone to Shouning Palace." Eunuch Ni reported.
The emperor said "Oh" faintly. He seemed calm, but his eyes were shining and he was extremely excited.
Wuhejialou’s whereabouts are unknown now, and Gu Jue is traveling with him. It is estimated that he will not survive this time.
The emperor finally couldn't contain his joy and burst into laughter.
Because the emperor was in a good mood, even the fog in the Yangxin Palace broke through to reveal the daylight, and everyone from the eunuchs to the palace maids felt relieved.
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!" The emperor walked back and forth in the hall, clapping his hands with a smile, and said, "It turns out that Taoist Xuan Jing's predictions are really accurate."
It turns out that Chu Qianchen is destined to be a husband-killer.
He originally thought that Chu Qianchen's fate was to bring about Gu Jue's illness, but he didn't expect that it would actually cause Gu Jue to suffer such a disaster. Gu Jue's fate was over this time.
"Your Majesty is right." Eunuch Ni quickly agreed, trying to please the emperor, "Master Xuan Jing is a man of profound Taoism."
Eunuch Ni sighed in his heart, knowing that Taoist Xuan Jing was about to make a comeback again.
Ever since the alchemy furnace exploded last time, the emperor never summoned Taoist Xuan Jing to preach to him again. Eunuch Ni originally thought that Taoist Xuan Jing would completely lose the emperor's favor this time, but unexpectedly, things seemed to brighten up, and it seemed that Taoist Xuan Jing would rise again.
The emperor paced back and forth in the Hall of Mental Cultivation again, feeling excited, happy, expectant... but also a little nervous.
The sky outside gradually became darker, and the gray clouds seemed to be about to fall. It looked like it would rain at any moment, but as time passed, it didn't rain.
The emperor stood, sat, and moved back and forth. After drinking about three cups of tea, a young eunuch came from Shouning Palace.
The young eunuch came in after a while. He walked briskly, without making any sound when he landed on the ground. His simple steps revealed a sense of ease.
"Your Majesty," the eunuch bowed respectfully and reported the business, "I just sneaked into Shouning Palace and happened to see Princess Chen arrive."
"The princess looked confused. As soon as she saw the Queen Mother, she burst into tears. She said that there had been a coup in Nanhao and there had been no news about His Royal Highness Prince Chen for more than ten days. She was worried that something had happened to Prince Chen while he was escorting Crown Prince Wuhe south."
The emperor's eyes became brighter and brighter. He lifted his robe and sat down on an armchair, with the corners of his lips curled up.
Indeed, something had happened to Gu Jue.
He must have died along with Uhajalou.
The emperor thought about it over and over again when he heard about Nan Hao's coup in the morning.
Emperor Hao's third brother, Prince Wu Uhaduluo, had long harbored the intention of rebellion. It was probably he who first sent people to assassinate Uhaduluo, and then took advantage of Emperor Hao's confusion to force the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne, and in one fell swoop captured the capital of Nanhao.
It is impossible for Wuhaduluo to send only one or two assassins to ambush Wuhaga Tower. After all, the failed assassination in Furong Garden has proved that this is not feasible. If he guessed correctly, Wuhaduluo probably secretly sent a lot of people to lurk at the border of Qihao, set up a tight net, and then take down Wuhaga Tower in one fell swoop!
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Gu Jue is also in the team escorting Wuhejialou. Can he escape the net set by Wuhedu Luo? !
Eunuch Ni hurriedly served the emperor a cup of tea, while the young eunuch was still reporting: "The princess also said that she couldn't order the Prince of Chen's people in the capital around, and complained that Cheng Changshi of the palace had been perfunctory to her, saying that it was inconvenient for the Prince of Chen to deliver letters while he was on the road..."
"The princess asked the Queen Mother if she could give her a token. The Queen Mother was also anxious, so she asked the princess to use her token to find Cheng Changshi and send one or two people to the south to take a look."
"The Queen Mother also comforted the princess, saying that Prince Chen would be fine. He had fought on the battlefields in the north for so many years and nothing happened. This time he was just escorting someone to Nanhao..."
As the young eunuch reported, the emperor's eyes flashed with a cold light, his eyes became brighter, and he felt happy in his heart and couldn't help laughing.
"Will everything be alright? I'm afraid Gu Jue won't be able to come back this time."
"This is retribution! Retribution for Gu Jue's evil ambitions!"
"If Gu Jue hadn't intended to befriend Wuhejialou, why would he end up losing more than he gained? Not only that, he also got himself into trouble!"
"Once Gu Jue dies, Prince Chen's Mansion will have nothing to fear!"
The emperor was so excited that he spoke out what he was thinking unconsciously. There was a twisted smile on his face, and he looked almost crazy.
At this moment, the emperor's usual rationality had disappeared, leaving only fantasies of gloating.
He couldn't stop smiling, and couldn't wait to see what expressions those people in Prince Chen's Mansion would show when they heard the news of Gu Jue's death.
The emperor stood up suddenly, casually raised his hand to brush off his robe, and said to himself: "I might as well go and pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
For the time being, he couldn't see those people in Prince Chen's Mansion kneeling down to him, but at least he could go to Shouning Palace to see the panic-stricken expressions of the Empress Dowager and Princess Chen, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Without Gu Jue, women and children like them were nothing but ants in his palm. It was all up to him to decide whether to kill them or cut them into pieces, or to let Princess Chen be buried with Gu Jue.
Eunuch Ni and the young eunuch also followed, and together with other palace maids and eunuchs, they escorted the emperor out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
When they were halfway there, Jinyiwei commander Lu Siji suddenly arrived and stopped the emperor just outside Longzong Gate.
"Your Majesty, I just received news that Yun Zhan quietly left the capital from the South Gate and went to the Fengtai Camp, the base of the Black Armor Army." Lu Siji clasped his fists and reported solemnly, "If it weren't for the Jinyiwei who have been secretly watching the Prince Chen's Mansion, I'm afraid he would still be kept in the dark."
What?! The emperor pursed his lips.
Yun Zhan did not go through the West City Gate, but deliberately took a detour through the South City Gate, obviously to avoid being seen, so what exactly was he trying to do? !
Wait! The emperor narrowed his eyes, thinking of something, and turned to ask the eunuch on his right: "Are you sure no one discovered you when you sneaked into Shouning Palace?"
The young eunuch shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I climbed over the back wall. There is no one in the backyard."
The emperor turned the jade ring on his thumb and looked at the young eunuch suspiciously, his eyes deep.
Even if Chu Qianchen didn't know that someone had sneaked into Shouning Palace, Empress Dowager Yin had been in the harem for many years, and it was impossible for her not to know that her palace was like a sieve, unless she turned a blind eye.
This was exactly the same as what happened when Chu Lingxiao went to the northwest. Gu Jue deliberately exposed a flaw in an attempt to lure him into taking action first!
"This is a trap," the emperor whispered to himself.
The prince should be back tomorrow. Don't worry.
(End of this chapter)