Another period of silence spread. Compared to Xuan Jing's calmness, Deputy Supervisor Song was not so calm. He was sweating profusely and trembling with fear.

Until the emperor's suppressed voice broke the silence: "Go to the Prince Chen's Palace, I want to pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"

The emperor turned around and walked to the door of the meditation room, then suddenly stopped and said, "Xuan Jing, come with me and let me take a closer look..." to see what kind of evil magic Gu Jue used to change his fate!

Xuan Jing, who was originally standing there to see the emperor off, quickly responded and followed him, silently wiping a cold sweat in his heart. Today was his chance!

Deputy Supervisor Song breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the emperor did not call him.

At this time, the palace gates had already been locked.

But if the emperor wanted to go out, who dared to stop him? People like Eunuch Ni didn't even dare to persuade him, and could only arrange the dragon chariot and the accompanying Jinyiwei and palace servants as quickly as possible.

Even though the emperor was traveling incognito and was only going out temporarily, the team had more than thirty people and they marched towards the Prince Chen's Palace in a mighty manner.

The emperor's travels could naturally not be hidden from the eyes and ears of others, not to mention that there were people from the Five Cities Army patrolling the capital at night.

Therefore, when the emperor arrived at the gate of Prince Chen's Mansion, Empress Dowager Yin, who was guarding in the main courtyard, received the news a cup of tea in advance.

What surprised Empress Dowager Yin was the emperor's excuse.

"Greet your respects to me?" Queen Mother Yin gave a sarcastic and cold smile and did not believe it.

The question is, what does the emperor want to do? When she lived in Shouning Palace, the number of times the emperor came to Shouning Palace to pay respects every year could be counted on one hand. Now that she has just left the palace, he came to show his "filial piety"?

Queen Mother Yin glanced in a certain direction, and Nanny He whispered, "No movement over there..."

"Let's take the people to Yi'an Hall." Queen Mother Yin stood up and stroked her dress casually.

Then, the emperor, dressed in a royal blue brocade robe inlaid with sable fur, was led to Yi'an Hall by Cheng Linhua, the chief secretary of the palace, and Madam Cai.

When the emperor saw Queen Mother Yin, he frowned and bowed as if nothing had happened, "Mother."

Then, he asked in a tone of accusation, "Mother, where is the ninth prince? He took you out of the palace, so why is he not here to serve you?"

The emperor was already unhappy because Gu Jue used the "unfilial" argument to target him. When he came to the palace tonight, Gu Jue did not come to greet him, which made him even more angry.

The emperor's angry expression might scare others, but it had no effect on Queen Mother Yin.

Queen Mother Yin didn't even move her eyebrows, and said calmly: "It's rare that there is no curfew these two days. Ajue took his wife out to see the lanterns and hasn't come back yet."

"I don't like making noise, so I won't join in the fun."

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The emperor was speechless for a moment, because he came to the palace temporarily, and it was reasonable that Gu Jue was not there.

And he couldn't blame Gu Jue for not taking Queen Dowager Yin to see the lanterns.

Of course the Empress Dowager could watch the lanterns, but she had to follow the royal rules. The Empress Dowager usually participated in royal lantern festivals under the banner of sharing the fun with the people, such as the annual Lantern Festival.

There was no reason for the emperor to instigate the empress dowager to go to the lantern festival in disguise.

The emperor sat down with his horse and sword in his hand and looked around.

The Queen Mother just moved to Prince Chen's Mansion yesterday, but now everything is already so fully prepared. It is obvious that Gu Jue has been planning for this day for a long time.

The emperor inexplicably thought of the late emperor. When the late emperor was alive, he often praised Gu Jue for his methodical work in front of him...

Nanny He served tea to the emperor respectfully and couldn't help but glance at Xuan Jing behind the emperor.

The emperor's eyes were sinister, and his hot chest was tight. He would not back down so easily, and he continued, "Mother, where did my ninth brother take his sister-in-law to see the lanterns..."

The emperor originally wanted to say that he would send someone to call Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen back, but was interrupted by Empress Dowager Yin in displeasure:

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that you came here to pay your respects to me today? Why do you keep asking about your ninth brother?"

Queen Mother Yin asked the emperor a question with a clever move, almost saying that the emperor had no good intentions, like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken.

"..." The emperor was speechless again.

He had just met Gu Jue in the palace yesterday, so he couldn't say that he hadn't seen Gu Jue for a long time and wanted to reminisce about the past.

Whenever the emperor thought of how he was accused of drugging the empress dowager yesterday, his heart ached as if it was being repeatedly crushed by a heavy object. He almost couldn't sleep the whole night.

This afternoon, the Jinyiwei came to report again that the personnel who were monitoring in front of Prince Chen's Mansion were cleared out by Su Mubai and his men.

At that moment, the emperor suspected that Gu Jue was demonstrating to him, because he had already brought back the Queen Mother, and this time he had won a great victory. Of course, the emperor was unhappy, and ordered the Jinyiwei to secretly transfer a new group of people to keep an eye on the Prince Chen's Mansion tomorrow.

It was also because things had not gone well for the past two days and he was upset that the emperor summoned Taoist Master Xuan Jing to the palace at dusk to preach to him.

The emperor clenched his fist, then opened it, looking at Empress Dowager Yin who was sitting on the kang with an uncertain look.

In his opinion, Queen Mother Yin was most likely lying. Today was the second day of the Chinese New Year, and there was no lantern festival in the entire capital. Gu Jue was most likely in the palace...

He didn't come to see me, he was just putting on airs!

The emperor's anger began to rise again, and he said with a fake smile: "Mother, it's a rare opportunity for me to come to my ninth brother's place. Is it possible that I can't even see him once?"

"How could that be?" Empress Dowager Yin nonchalantly played Tai Chi with the emperor, "Your ninth brother and his wife won't be watching the lanterns all night. Your Majesty is here to chat with me, so why not wait a while?"

Wait a minute?! The emperor's expression changed again.

These four words were actually a very ordinary sentence, but the speaker might not have meant it, but the listener took it seriously. The emperor couldn't help but think of what happened when Gu Jue returned triumphantly to Beijing in March last year.

At that time, Gu Jue came to the palace to report, but he was left waiting in Wuying Palace, intending to give him a warning. Who would have thought that Gu Jue would just walk away without even returning the military token.

From that day on, the emperor was convinced that Gu Jue had rebellious intentions.

How could any loyal minister do what Gu Jue did?! Every single one of them was worthy of death! Even though he was the emperor of the Great Qi, he couldn't just drag this traitor away and behead him!

It's really too aggrieved for him to be an emperor! !

As he thought about it, the bloodshot in the emperor's eyes continued to spread because of his anger, like a dense spider web, trying to trap its prey in it.

The Emperor's Star dims.

The emperor could not help but look at the night sky outside the window. Ziwei Star was the brightest star in the northern night sky, but tonight it was dim.

This fact was like a knife cutting into his heart, the extreme pain was so excruciating.

Empress Dowager Yin seemed not to notice the emperor's dark complexion, and said with a half-smile: "Buddha's Birthday is coming soon. Since Your Majesty is so filial, why don't you copy a copy of the Ksitigarbha Sutra for me?"

Xuan Jing watched the emperor being led by the nose by Empress Dowager Yin, his eyes flickering, but he was so smart that he said nothing.

He knew that tonight would probably end in vain. If the emperor wanted him to help Prince Chen change his fate, he would have to meet Prince Chen first.

Judging from the situation tonight, the emperor will not be able to see the Prince of Chen. It is getting late. The Queen Mother said that the emperor can wait here, but will the emperor wait forever if the Prince of Chen does not show up? Even if the emperor is the Queen Mother's biological son, there is no reason for him to stay overnight at the Queen Mother's residence... unless he is attending to her illness.

The emperor was too impulsive. He should come tomorrow instead of rushing to the Prince Chen's Palace overnight. This matter was not urgent tonight.

The truth that Xuan Jing could understand was also understood by the emperor, and his chest heaved even more violently.

The burning sensation in his heart turned into a searing pain, as if someone was roasting his heart with fire and stabbing him with a knife at the same time.

The emperor's face turned alarmingly red, as if stained with blood, and then he began to cough violently: "Cough cough cough..."

"emperor!"

Eunuch Ni cried out in alarm, and saw that the emperor was coughing more and more violently, as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs.

Eunuch Ni rubbed the emperor's back again, and at the same time, he took out a frosty white handkerchief with his other hand and wanted to hand it to the emperor...

Before the handkerchief was stuffed into the emperor's hands, his upper body suddenly leaned forward, his mouth opened, and a large mouthful of blood vomited out.

The bright red blood was spat out onto the emperor's palm, and then dripped from between his fingers and fell onto the snow-white wool carpet below, which was a shocking sight.

After spitting out blood, the emperor's face turned from flushed to pale, as if that mouthful of blood had spit out all his blood color.

The palace servants accompanying the emperor kept shouting "Your Majesty" one after another. They were all terrified. Even Eunuch Ni was terrified.

The emperor's body is a dragon's body. If the emperor vomits blood, it is a major event that concerns the court and even the entire Da Qi! Queen Mother Yin watched coldly, without even a ripple in her eyes, but she sighed and panicked on her face, and scolded Eunuch Ni: "Eunuch Ni, you are the eunuch beside the emperor, how do you do things!"

"The emperor is seriously ill, how can you let him come out like this! Hurry and return to the palace, and send someone to summon the imperial physician on the way."

Queen Mother Yin issued a series of instructions, but the emperor was still coughing and had no way of objecting.

After that, there was chaos.

Two maids from the Prince Chen's Mansion brought a sedan chair, and Eunuch Ni and others helped the emperor onto the sedan chair. The sedan chair was carried away by eunuchs sent by the emperor, and people from the Prince Chen's Mansion led the way in front and behind.

As for Xuan Jing, the people on the emperor's side had long forgotten his existence. It was Nanny He who remembered him. She stretched out her hand to him as if to ask for permission, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Master, please."

Xuan Jing dared not put on airs in Prince Chen's Mansion. He knew very well that without the emperor, he was nothing.

The noise moved with the emperor, and finally the noisy sounds were isolated outside the gate of the palace.

The holy carriage set out for the palace in chaos.

The sound of the second watch clappers came from afar, and it was particularly loud in the quiet night.

As soon as the emperor left, someone returned to Yi'an Hall to report to Empress Dowager Yin. After that, Empress Dowager Yin put on a cloak and went to the main courtyard again, having long forgotten about the emperor.

She didn't care what would happen to the emperor, whether he would be angry to death or sick from anger, it was other people's business, and several emperors were not as important as her son.

The main hall was still quiet, seemingly even quieter than before Empress Dowager Yin left. Apart from the maids and old women guarding the courtyard entrance and under the eaves, there was no one to be seen. Perhaps only the big red lanterns hanging under the eaves and the big red window paper reminded everyone that it was the Spring Festival.

Before entering the main courtyard, Queen Mother Yin walked very quickly. After entering the courtyard, she slowed down her pace, taking one step after another, and it seemed that she had to make sure each step was firm before taking the next step.

She walked all the way to the main room without stopping, looking far ahead at the still closed door.

It has been two hours since my son and daughter-in-law went in. It has been dark since afternoon...

Queen Mother Yin stared at the door for a long while, almost burning two holes in it.

I turned around, but the next moment I heard the sound of a door opening from behind.

Queen Mother Yin's body froze for a moment, then she realized something and her eyes widened slightly.

She turned around hastily again.

The door in front that was originally closed has opened.

Chu Qianchen walked out slowly, with an upright posture and light steps, revealing a dashing and heroic demeanor.

Her eyes were clear, there was a smile on the corners of her lips, her dimples were shallow, and there was no sign of fatigue on her body.

Even without asking, Queen Dowager Yin had guessed the result.

At the same time she felt relieved, all the strength in her body seemed to be drained away and her legs went limp. Nanny He was quick to support her master. She had guessed the outcome and her eyes were moist with a smile on her face.

Chu Qianchen walked straight to Queen Mother Yin, then spread out his right hand towards her. On the palm of her right hand was a frosty white handkerchief, on which was a piece of black iron fragment.

The fragment had barbs on it and was bloody, staining a patch of the handkerchief red. The blood had dried up now, but it was still shocking to see.

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Chu Qianchen smiled at Queen Mother Yin, his smile as bright as the spring sunshine in March.

That expression seemed to be saying, Mother, look, I did it!

Only she knew how thrilling the past two hours had been.

The fragment of the arrow blade was too close to her heart meridian. She was really afraid that if she cut it with a knife, if it was a millimeter more, it would injure her heart meridian.

If its location had been a little better, Chu Qianchen would not have waited until today to take action.

In his previous life, it was this small piece of broken blade that pressed on his heart meridian, weakening Gu Jue's vitality bit by bit, and eventually causing him to suffer heart failure...

Whenever Chu Qianchen thought of this, her heart ached. This was a source of worry for her.

Until today, she has resolved this worry by herself.

Chu Qianchen felt as if he was reborn, full of energy and radiant.

"Mother, the prince won't wake up until tomorrow." Chu Qianchen's smile deepened, his eyes became a pair of crescents, and he advised softly, "Why don't you go back to sleep first, I will watch over the prince."

Queen Mother Yin's eyes passed through Chu Qianchen and looked into the room. She said in a hoarse voice, "I want to see him before I go back."

Chu Qianchen smiled and nodded, leading Queen Mother Yin to the door, then watched her go into the house, while she stayed outside, considerately giving Queen Mother Yin some space.

There were two glass lamps lit in the room, making it as bright as day.

As soon as Queen Dowager Yin entered the room, she smelled a lingering smell of blood. There were also some blood-stained instruments scattered on the tables, but she didn't care about these. Her eyes were only on Gu Jue in front of her.

Gu Jue lay quietly on the couch. Everything in this room was specially customized, including this couch. Everything was done to facilitate Chu Qianchen's surgery.

His eyes were closed, his face was peaceful, his eyelashes cast a light shadow on his eye sockets, his breathing was steady, and he was covered with a thin quilt, so the wound on his chest could not be seen.

Queen Mother Yin stood three steps away, staring at Gu Jue blankly.

She hadn't seen her son sleeping for many years.

At this moment, her surging emotions reached their highest point, and then slowly subsided, returning her heart to a peaceful state of calm.

Queen Mother Yin came out less than half a cup of tea after she went in. When she came out, her eyes were red.

She didn't say anything to express her gratitude, as family members shouldn't talk behind each other's backs.

She simply grabbed Chu Qianchen's hand and patted it gently, and a thousand words were expressed without words.

After a moment of uncertainty, Queen Mother Yin changed the subject: "You don't know yet, right? Gu Lang was here just now."

When facing her son and daughter-in-law, Empress Dowager Yin often did not call him "The Emperor", but called him Gu Lang directly. People around her got used to it after hearing this.

Chu Qianchen looked at the empress dowager in surprise, and understood that "came here" meant that the emperor was gone now.

At the same time, her mind quickly reviewed the people in the palace.

The fact that she performed surgery on Gu Jue today was a matter of great importance. Even in the palace, only a very small number of people knew about it, and they could be counted on ten fingers. It was all arranged in advance by her and Gu Jue, so it definitely would not have been leaked by someone in the palace.

Then why did the emperor suddenly come to Prince Chen's Palace in person? !

Chu Qianchen calmed down, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Mother, who else did Gu Lang bring with him?"

Amber at the back almost staggered. It was bad enough that the Queen Mother called him that, but even her own princess dared to call the Emperor by his name.

Queen Mother Yin didn't care about this and answered one by one: "Jinyiwei, imperial guards, eunuchs... oh, and that Taoist priest Xuanjing."

"Xuan Jing?!" Chu Qianchen raised his delicate eyebrows in surprise.

After personally seeing off Queen Mother Yin, Chu Qianchen sent Jiang Yuan to find Su Mubai or Cheng Linhua to ask who else the emperor had summoned today. Most importantly, to tell them that everything was going well with the prince.

The Prince Chen's Mansion has spies in the palace. Maybe they may not be able to find out what the emperor said to whom, but they can easily find out who entered and left the palace and who the emperor summoned.

After Jiang Yuan left, Chu Qianchen sat alone in the room.

Amber was also busy, pouring tea and water, and quickly asking someone to bring over the hot snacks from the small kitchen.

She knew that Chu Qianchen might not be in the mood to eat properly tonight, so she prepared some food that was easy to digest and eat. The aroma of the food soon filled the room, and Chu Qianchen, who originally didn't feel hungry, felt starving.

After Chu Qianchen had eaten half a bowl of century egg and lean meat porridge and a few steamed dumplings with various fillings, Jiang Yuan came back and brought Su Mubai with him.

The reason he came so quickly was that as soon as the emperor arrived, he sent people to investigate, and he received the report almost as soon as the emperor left.

Therefore, as soon as he heard Chu Qianchen ordered Jiang Yuan to come and ask about this matter, he ran over.

"Princess," Su Mubai was always straightforward when it came to business, and he got straight to the point. "The emperor summoned Xuan Jing at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Xuan Jing entered the palace after 3 p.m. and has been lecturing the emperor in the meditation room ever since."

"At the first watch, the Emperor summoned Deputy Supervisor Song of the Imperial Observatory, and then he brought Xuan Jing and others directly out of the palace to the Prince's Mansion, saying that he was here to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, but he kept asking about the Prince."

"In the end, the emperor vomited blood and was carried away."

At this point, Su Mubai had to be thankful that the empress dowager was in the palace and could stop the emperor. Otherwise, something like last year where the emperor suddenly brought his ministers to the palace and rampaged might happen again.

But this time, the princess couldn't show up. If they alone couldn't stop the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.

The Imperial Observatory?! Chu Qianchen pursed his lips thoughtfully.

The function of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory is to observe celestial phenomena, calculate solar terms, and formulate calendars. The so-called celestial phenomena are to observe the sun during the day and the stars and the moon at night. The emperor suddenly summoned the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in the middle of the night. Could it be that there are major changes in the stars? Chu Qianchen knew nothing about the stars, and just guessed from the emperor's behavior, so he asked: "Is the star sign tonight..."

Halfway through her words, she thought of something and shouted out in unison with Su Mubai: "Emperor Star."

There must have been some changes in the imperial star in the sky, which made the emperor so anxious that he rushed to Prince Chen's Palace in a hurry. Moreover, it was related to the prince.

Otherwise, just a few words from the empress dowager would not be enough to make the emperor so angry that he vomited blood. The emperor must have been holding a lot of anger in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, Su Mubai's mind turned over a hundred times, and then he bowed solemnly and asked: "Princess, is the prince okay now?"

Su Mubai asked about Gu Jue's situation just now because Jiang Yuan had just given everyone a message saying "everything is going well", and seeing Chu Qianchen's relaxed expression, it was like giving Su Mubai a reassurance.

He was asking this question because, on the one hand, he wanted to know more details, and on the other hand, he wanted to verify his own guess: Is it possible that the star representing the emperor is not right tonight, while the star representing the prince is a sign of prosperity? !

Chu Qianchen nodded slightly: "He will wake up tomorrow morning, and then he will have a good rest for a month, and then His Majesty will be able to fight on the battlefield again!"

When saying this, Chu Qianchen's seemingly calm voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement and agitation.

Since his previous life, Chu Qianchen knew that the prince was an eagle.

An eagle is not a canary and does not like to be trapped in a cage. What he needs is a vast world. Similarly, the prince does not like to always stay in this small palace. He prefers to ride his horse freely, shoot arrows with a bow and travel all over the country.

The prince has a big heart, how could he be willing to be trapped in this small place in the capital!

Su Mubai bowed solemnly to show his respect for Chu Qianchen.

His elegant eyebrows contained a faint smile, and his eyes, which were usually unfathomable and profound, now showed joy.

Those who have followed Gu Jue for so long, who are willing to sacrifice their lives for each other on the battlefield, certainly understand Gu Jue's intentions.

Su Mubai and Chu Qianchen looked at each other silently. At this moment, they both confirmed one thing: there must have been some changes in the stars tonight, and it was a change that could be linked to Gu Jue, which made the emperor feel uneasy.

Chu Qianchen thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there anyone in the Xuanjia Army who knows astrology?"

As for the connection between astrology and destiny, Chu Qianchen actually held the attitude of "if you believe it, it exists, if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist", but the emperor believed it, so she asked this question.

Su Mubai: "..."

They only know how to fight! Even if they look at the stars, at most they can only see if it will rain or blow!

Seeing Su Mubai, who was usually so confident, showing such a slightly confused expression, even Jiang Yuan couldn't help but take another look at him, with the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Just when Su Mubai was considering whether to send someone to the Imperial Observatory to inquire, he heard Chu Qianchen say indifferently: "Forget it, it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, Chu Qianchen stroked his sleeves calmly, his eyes clear and transparent.

"..."Su Mubai smiled.

Indeed, it doesn't matter.

For them, as long as the prince is well, everything is fine and nothing is a big deal.

Who cares about the messy astrology? If the emperor wants to believe it, he can believe it. If he wants to torture himself, he can torture himself! What does it have to do with the Chen Palace? ! Amber couldn't help but look up at the starry sky outside. In the inky night sky, the stars were twinkling and shining like bright gems.

Amber naturally couldn't understand the stars. It should be said that she didn't recognize any stars except the moon. She only vaguely remembered hearing people say that Ziwei Star was the brightest star in the sky.

The people in Prince Chen's Mansion didn't understand clearly, but the Imperial Observatory and Xuan Jing could see clearly that the Emperor Star in the sky was becoming dimmer.

(End of this chapter)