Chapter 292: All Rivals
Chu Jinyan glanced at the director calmly, then held out his hand: "Just take the pulse. If you have any questions, go ask Doctor Miao directly."
It was his father's good intention, and it would be very unfilial for him to just chase him away.
The director also noticed the master's impatience, so he didn't dare to say much. He bent over and walked to the bedside and carefully took Chu Jinyan's pulse.
The Emperor asked them to come, not only because he was worried about His Highness's injuries, but most importantly because he cared about his son. If the injury was really serious and life-threatening, he should have called them yesterday instead of letting Doctor Miao handle it alone.
The director took the patient's pulse and then left with a few people.
Doctor Miao had been waiting outside the room for a long time. When he saw the director, he first bowed and saluted, then smiled and said, "My fellow doctors, let's go to the hall and sit down. I can tell you about the patient's condition in detail."
The director of the hospital: "Okay."
The Eighth Prince obviously didn't like them, and it was very stressful for him to stay in the room. However, the Emperor valued the Eighth Prince, so they still had to carefully understand his injuries before returning to the palace to report.
Although Imperial Doctor Miao has already reported this to the Emperor.
However, if several people combine their strengths, they can better help His Highness recover soon.
The next morning, Emperor Chengde sat on the dragon throne with an unpleasant look on his face. Hu Qian shook his Buddhist whisk and shouted, "If you have something to report, please report it!!!"
The Minister of Revenue sorted out what he wanted to say in his mind and was about to step out of the crowd when he suddenly heard the intimidating voice of Emperor Chengde from above.
"The Eighth Prince was assassinated, my dear ministers, you know about this."
Emperor Chengde swept his cold eyes over all the civil and military officials standing in the hall, his tone filled with indescribable anger.
Minister of Revenue: “…” He is not worthy to speak today.
Song Yanjun stepped out and stood in the center of the hall. He lifted his robe and half-knelt down toward the emperor: "I have failed in my duty. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
As the commander of the Beijing Guards, he was in charge of the security and defense of the capital. He was responsible for the assassination of the Eighth Prince, so he must be involved in this matter.
Jingzhao Yin then knelt beside Song Yanjun and pleaded guilty.
The emperor was furious. Although this was not within his jurisdiction, he would be held accountable if the matter was strictly investigated.
Considering how much the Eighth Prince is favored by the Emperor, He Yu felt that it would be better for him to come forward and apologize honestly.
Emperor Chengde looked at the two men sternly and said in a deep voice, "Song Aiqing will be given fifty lashes of the cane. Together with the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, this matter will be investigated strictly. You dared to murder the prince under my nose. You are so audacious. I am not even dead yet, but you are willing to do anything to eliminate dissidents."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started to think about it at the same time. Even if it didn't make any sense, these smart people had to think of some meaning behind Emperor Cheng De's words.
Several princes were qualified to attend court, but there was no requirement that they had to come every day.
However, anyone with a little ambition would not miss the opportunity to attend court and get involved in government affairs, so he was standing in the front row at this moment, and was shocked when he heard the emperor's words.
What did the Emperor's last words mean?
Eliminate dissidents...
This clearly implies that Chu Jinyan was assassinated by one of their brothers.
Who is so bold as to assassinate Chu Jinyan right under the nose of the emperor? Is he crazy? And he even mobilized such a large army. How confident must he be in himself?
Chu Chengli secretly looked at the brothers around him, thinking that if it was true, it would be fine if his father could find out, but if he couldn't find out, then these brothers were not easy to deal with.
Thinking of this, Chu Chengli became a little more wary and cautious towards his brothers.
They are all competitors.
Song Yanjun clasped his fists and responded.
Fifty lashes of the cane, instead of a military stick, was nothing to him. The emperor wanted him to investigate the matter thoroughly and it was impossible for him to lie in bed for ten days or half a month, so the people who beat him did not dare to be too harsh.
What's more, the Prince of Anguo is the nephew of the Queen Mother. How could the servants dare to beat him?
The Supreme Court Justice and the Minister of Justice also stood up and said, "I obey your order."
But both of them felt bitter.
What kind of thing is this? In the absence of evidence and witnesses, let alone whether it is easy to investigate or not, even if it is easy to investigate, can the person who dares to assassinate the eighth prince be someone they can offend?
However, they dared not disobey the emperor's order, so they could only investigate it first.
If they didn't work hard, they could almost imagine that the emperor would skin them alive.
He Yu looked around at the few people and was relieved to see that he was not involved in the end.
Lu Mansion.
Lu Yao only found out about Qiao Luxiang's injury after she came back. Sitting in Luxiang's room, she said nervously and fearfully, "I just heard yesterday that someone set fire to a shop on the street that night to create chaos. It happened that you were on your way home, so I wanted to ask if you were frightened that night. What happened? Were you injured that night?"
"Well, the bandits showed up suddenly that day and killed everyone they saw. I was also caught off guard. Don't worry, second sister. I'm fine."
Lu Yao looked at Lu Xiang's sickly face and was extremely worried: "You look pale and you said you were fine. If I hadn't come back today, I wouldn't have known that you were in trouble. It's all my fault. I should have sent you back that night."
"Second sister, stop saying that. You might get hurt too. Besides, I have Ah Man. Isn't her skill better than the Zhou family's guards? It was just an accidental injury. She's fine now." Lu Xiang said with a smile.
It’s better not to let too many people know that those people kidnapped her to lure Chu Jinyan into the trap. The more you explain, the more confusing it becomes. Moreover, the emperor has ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and the cause was that Chu Jinyan was assassinated. She has been completely excluded here. The only people who knew about this that day were Chu Jinyan’s people, except for those assassins and the people behind the scenes.
The assassins were already dead, and Chu Jinyan asked Sheng Xian to pass on the news that the mastermind behind the scenes was Princess Huining. She had failed in her assassination attempt on the prince, and it was impossible for her to expose herself voluntarily, so no one else knew about it, and no one would connect the two together.
As for my grandmother, she loves me so much that it is impossible for her to spread the news.
There was chaos on the streets that night, and several people died. Mu Shengyi was seriously injured and fell into a coma on the spot. Because no one knew whose servant she was, she was sent to the clinic and never came back until she woke up the day before yesterday and returned to the mansion. So it was reasonable for her to be injured in the chaos.
Lu Yao didn't doubt it after hearing it, but she covered her chest with her hands, looking a little frightened.
"I heard that the Eighth Prince was also assassinated, also on that night. It seems that the assassins were targeting the Eighth Prince, but the Eighth Prince did not attend the Xiao Mansion's wedding banquet. I don't know why those people went after you."
Lu Xiang pursed his lips, looking bewildered: "That's right, but luckily the Eighth Prince escaped."
Lu Yao nodded: "Yes, with the Queen's blessing, the Eighth Prince is blessed."
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