Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 567 Concealment (2)

  The palace people knelt down together: "The slave maid has seen the emperor."

  Emperor Yongjia's face was gloomy, and he didn't even have the interest to take a look. He went straight to Queen Qiao's bedroom.

   Worthy of being a husband and wife for many years, Emperor Yongjia can also guess what Queen Qiao will look like when she learns that the prince is injured. Sure enough, as soon as I entered the bedroom, I smelled a strong medicinal smell.

   Cailan is holding a medicine bowl and feeding Queen Qiao with medicine.

   Hearing the footsteps, Cai Lan hurriedly put down the medicine bowl, stood up and saluted: "My servant, please give the emperor your peace."

  Emperor Yongjia hummed casually and glanced at Queen Qiao on the phoenix couch.

   Queen Qiao's tragic expression was not pretending, she didn't have the strength to stand up to salute at this time, and said sullenly: "I can't afford to stay here, please forgive me."

Emperor Yongjia was also in a bad mood today, so he frowned and said: "I think the queen already knows about the injury of the prince. I have already ordered Lu Fei to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to Jiangnan to protect the prince back to Beijing. The queen also relaxes and takes care of her. , don't worry too much."

The tone of    is not gentle and considerate. It's probably the attitude of "you and my husband and I have no love to share, and I am also the son's father and won't leave it alone".

   The candles are bright, reflecting the meager warmth in Emperor Yongjia's eyes.

   Queen Qiao's eyes turned red, she turned her head inward, and tears fell silently.

   At this moment, I don't know if she is crying for the unidentified prince, or she is crying for the concern at this moment.

  Emperor Yongjia's little conscience was hooked up by Queen Qiao's silent grief and tears, and with a long sigh, he sat down beside Feng's couch. Reached out to support Queen Joe's shoulder.

   Cailan had already led a group of palace servants to retreat with their heads bowed.

   There were only two emperors and queens left in the bedroom.

   "I know you are sad and worried,"

   There was a hint of remorse in Emperor Yongjia's voice: "When I heard the bad news, I was equally shocked and angry.

"Now, I won't hide it from you. The power of the Jiangnan old clan has changed from light to dark, and the power is huge, and I feel uneasy. Sending the prince to check private salt is one of them, and more importantly, it is through a thorough investigation of private salt. , to clear the Jiangnan old clan forces and clear the Jiangnan officialdom."

"I know that this trip is dangerous, so I specially sent 2,000 imperial guards to the prince, and another 2,000 prince's personal soldiers and 1,000 prince's personal soldiers, adding up to 5,000 elite soldiers. I thought it was enough for him to protect himself. I never thought that these **** were so daring that they assassinated the prince one after another..."

  Empress Qiao didn't know where the strength came from, and she sat up from the bed with a bony face, her face turned pale with anger: "You know the danger, but you still sent A Jing! There are so many civil servants and generals in the court, which one can't be sent!"

  Emperor Yongjia rarely did not care about Queen Qiao, and explained patiently: "It involves imperial power, how can it be handed over to the ministers. If the imperial envoy sent to him is bribed or colluded in secret, it will cause even greater disasters."

   paused, then added meaningfully: "I can only send the prince."

   He still doesn't like the prince so much.

   However, he knew very well that the prince had the help of Qiao Ge Lao and King Xingyang, and all the ministers returned to their hearts. Moreover, the name of the prince's virtuousness has spread far and wide, and he has an excellent reputation among the court and the opposition. For the stability of the Great Wei Dynasty, and for the inheritance of the Li family, the crown prince can only be Li Jing.

   Of course, there are great risks in cleaning up the Jiangnan officialdom, but it is also a great credit to complete it.

  If he gave this errand to the third prince or the fourth prince, where would he put the prince?

Queen Qiao understood the meaning of Emperor Yongjia's words, the original anger slowly subsided, and her eyes were still red: "According to the emperor, these people dare to assassinate the prince, and now the prince is injured, in case they turn against them, come here. What if you don't do one or the other, and all the troops are dispatched to besiege the prince?"

   Queen Qiao became more and more frightened as she spoke, her whole body trembled, and Lu Mingyu's face flashed across her mind.

  Lu Mingyu must have known the dangers involved, so he left the three children recklessly and left Beijing quickly.

Once the news of   's dispatch of the army reaches Jiangnan, I am afraid that some people will take risks... Lu Mingyu wants to rush to Li Jing's side before the news reaches Jiangnan.

When Emperor Yongjia saw Queen Qiao's face trembling with misery, he thought that she was worried about the Prince's safety and did not have any doubts. He opened his mouth to reassure him: "Don't think wildly and scare yourself. This is the worst result. Jiangguang, Yan State and Chu State have all been conquered, and if the Jiangnan old clan wants to plot against them, they have to weigh their abilities.”

   "Lu Fei is the most outstanding general in the younger generation, and also the uncle of the prince. I sent him to lead 50,000 Xingyang troops to Jiangnan, you should rest assured."

  If the Marquis of Puyang or the Marquis of Guangping were sent to Jiangnan, Queen Qiao would have trouble sleeping and eating.

  The former is mediocre in fighting, while the latter has a rift with the East Palace.

   is still the safest and most reliable of the Xingyang Army.

   Queen Qiao wiped her tears with her sleeve and whispered, "The emperor is so considerate of the prince, the concubine thanked the emperor."

  Emperor Yongjia said: "You don't have to thank me. The crown prince is your son and my only son-in-law. He is the Prince of Wei. I care more about his safety than anyone else."

   Queen Qiao almost revealed that Lu Mingyu had quietly left the palace on an impulse. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Emperor Yongjia's unpredictable eyes, and swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

  Emperor Yongjia stood up and said, "I have to go to Shouning Palace to visit my mother, please rest!"

   Queen Joe answered in a low voice.

   When Emperor Yongjia got up and left, Queen Qiao slowly let out a breath.

   With the temper of Emperor Yongjia, he came here once today, and will not come for the next few days. Lu Mingyu "can't report illness", at least for four or five days.

   When everyone found out that Lu Mingyu was not in the palace, maybe she was almost in Jiangnan.

  …

  Everything is as Queen Joe expected.

  The news of the prince's injury spread, and the government and the opposition were shaken.

   Queen Qiao fell ill, Crown Princess Lu Mingyu also reported sickness, the grandson Li Jue went to study in the study every day, but the granddaughter Li Xuan took leave, saying that she was accompanying her mother and younger brother. The behavior of the two brothers and sisters was unanimously praised by everyone.

  Lu Mingyu didn't show up for several days, and some people in the harem gradually became suspicious.

   Concubine Meng, who is idle and doing nothing, and Concubine Qin, who loves to gossip and gossip, goes to the East Palace every day to eat behind closed doors. The two came together and whispered.

   "Prince Concubine has always been in good health, and even coughing is rare on weekdays. This time, I haven't shown up for four days." Concubine Meng said pointedly.

   Concubine Qin rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "I heard that the female family members of the Lu family wanted to enter the palace yesterday to ask An to visit, but they were all stopped."

   This is very wrong.

  Lu Mingyu and her family's daughter-in-law have always been close, and there has never been a precedent for preventing them from visiting the palace.

unless……

   "I remember that the last time Mr. Lu 'reported illness' was when he attacked the military camp at night to assassinate Yan Tuo." Concubine Meng thought thoughtfully.

  The two looked at each other, and an astonishing thought flashed through their minds at the same time.

   (end of this chapter)