The system forced me to be emperor

"Yes, I will go now." Imperial Physician Zhang was overjoyed, thanked the emperor for his kindness, and retreated.

All the imperial physicians left, only Emperor Xia and the six standing princes were left in the room.

Xiao Lie stepped forward and said: "Father, the second younger brother Taji is a man of his own nature, don't worry, nothing will happen. Just now the imperial doctor said that his life will be fine, but he has not woken up because the poison has not been cured. I believe that the imperial physician will remove the poison as soon as possible, and the second brother can wake up."

"Yes, Royal Father." Xiao Ze also said.

The other princes nodded one after another, even Xiao Rui had to agree, it didn't matter if they couldn't show.

Emperor Xia nodded and said: "I am very pleased that you care about the King of Chu. The matter has come to this point, and you must take precautions. You haven't found out the details of the assassin yet. I don't know whether it is for the King of Chu or all the princes. So you To protect yourself, I will let the patrol battalion guard your palace, don't run around if you have nothing to do. Huh? Where is King Tang?"

Only then did Emperor Xia realize, where did the Ninth Prince Tang Wang go?

The other princes also looked around and shook their heads.

Xiao Rui said: "Father, King Tang may have been absent from the early court for some reason. After a while, I will go to the Tang Palace to see King Tang in person, and ask him to stay at home honestly and not cause trouble to Emperor Father."

Emperor Xia hummed softly, and said: "Prince Tang's temper is out of control. When you see him, tell him that it is my order, and tell him not to run around."

"Yes!" Xiao Rui replied.

Afterwards, Emperor Xia got up and asked the people of the Chu Palace to take good care of the Chu King, and he drove back to the palace.

After seeing off His Majesty, several princes also patted their asses and left, but Xiao Rui was not in a hurry to leave. He looked at Xiao Yiheng's side concubine Du Xueqin, who was indeed a stunner, and asked, "Sister-in-law Du, is the princess at the residence?"

Du Xueqin said respectfully: "Sister, she went back to Li's mansion to take care of Mrs. Li. She was not at the mansion last night. I have already ordered someone to inform my sister. She should be here soon."

Xiao Rui nodded, cupped his hands in return and said: "Then sister-in-law should go in and take care of the King of Chu, there is no need to send it off."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Rui got into the carriage and left Chu Palace.

Not far away, at the intersection of the street, I happened to meet a carriage belonging to the Li family.

Xiao Rui opened the curtain and looked over, just in time to meet Li Xiu'er who opened the curtain at the same time.

The two looked at each other, the corners of Xiao Rui's mouth slightly raised, showing her a smile.Unexpectedly, Li Xiu'er pursed her lips, nodded slightly, and put down the curtain.

The carriages missed each other and drove in opposite directions.

Xiao Rui sat in the carriage, thinking about Li Xiuer's attitude, he was puzzled.

Why did Li Xiuer suddenly become like this?

It's like suddenly becoming two people, could it be multiple personalities?Schizophrenia?

Xiao Rui went back and found that Li Xiuer's sudden change was related to the incident on the Rijingyuan cruise ship that day!She was slapped by Xiao Yiheng, hid in the corner and cried, and went to comfort her by herself, but she let herself go.

What happened to Li Xiu'er that day, causing her to move out of Chu Palace, dispatch Zhang Yizhi to Du Xueqin, and even ignore Xiao Ruiai, full of distance?

When Xiao Rui was full of doubts, he had already arrived at Tang Palace.

Li Yuanfang called to open the door, Xiao Rui went in and asked the steward, "Where is your Highness?"

The steward said respectfully: "His Royal Highness is in the kitchen, and suddenly he has a whim and says he wants to make porridge."

"Make porridge?" Xiao Rui stopped in his tracks with a strange expression on his face.Did this guy take the wrong medicine?It's funny to cook porridge.

So under the guidance of the steward, Xiao Rui came to the kitchen, but saw that the kitchen door was closed, the steward pointed to the inside, and said in a low voice: "The prince is inside alone."

Xiao Rui stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Don't bother me, whoever disturbs me, I will break his dog legs!" Xiao Yan's angry voice came from inside.

Xiao Rui scolded directly: "Xiao Yan, open the door for me, or I will kick it open!"

Immediately, there was a crackling sound from inside, something broken from porcelain, and the sound of a tub falling to the ground.

Creaking... The wooden door was pulled open, revealing Xiao Yan's head.

"It's Brother Seven, why are you here?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile.

Xiao Rui asked: "What are you doing? Why didn't you go to the early court? Do you know that the King of Chu was assassinated? Father is furious!"

"Oh, I overslept. It was too late anyway, so I didn't go. I also heard about the assassination of the second brother. He didn't die. It's okay. It's such a trivial matter. It's worth the father being so angry and making a fuss over a molehill. " Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Rui sensed something was wrong with him, pointed to the kitchen, and asked, "What are you doing in there?"

"Make porridge? Can't you make a bowl of porridge for my mother and concubine to show your filial piety?" Xiao Yan said righteously.

Xiao Rui stepped forward to push the door, but Xiao Yan actually stopped him.

"Brother Seven, this is my house. I haven't cooked porridge well, so no one can enter." Xiao Yan said stubbornly.

Xiao Rui was taken aback, it was the first time he saw Xiao Yan being so tough, he withdrew his hand, nodded, and said: "That's right, this is your palace, since you want to make porridge, then do it, I'll do it, It’s just to convey the order of your father to you, don’t go out these few days if you have nothing to do, stay at home honestly, and don’t let the assassin take advantage of it.”

"Don't worry, Seventh Brother, I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay at home." Xiao Yan nodded his head, not knowing whether it was perfunctory or obedient.

Xiao Rui nodded, then turned and left Tang Palace.

On the way back home, Xiao Rui knew that something must be wrong with Xiao Yan.

"Yuan Fang, find a chance to visit Tang Palace and see what caused Xiao Yan to change so much." Xiao Rui said.

Li Yuanfang replied: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I understand."

Is Xiao Yan a person who can cook porridge?I would rather believe in a man's promise and a woman's broken mouth than in Xiao Yan's serious business of cooking porridge.

At the same time, the Patrol Battalion, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei hurriedly investigated the capital, and at the cost of turning the capital upside down, they also wanted to find the murderer.

Xiao Rui was also curious about the origin of the assassin, so he asked Li Yuanfang to find Tian Ergeng first, and then went to the Tang Palace.

Now that Wei Zhongxian is firmly in charge of the first division, he is particularly familiar with the control of the capital. Although the third division is responsible for the arrest of the assassin this time, it also requires the cooperation of the first division's darknet.

Tian Ergeng brought the latest situation.

The assassin last night was a woman, her martial arts were around the fourth rank, and she was good at using swords. Although she stabbed Xiao Yiheng with a sword, she was also wounded by Liu Feixue, the guard next to Xiao Yiheng. Knife hurt the back.

According to the bloodstains, the patrol battalion has locked the escape route of the assassin on Tianxing Street in the southern area of ​​the city. Within a radius of five miles from Tianxing Street, there may be places where the assassin is hiding.

but...

The south of the city was originally the mansion of the dignitaries. Within a radius of five miles from Tianxing Street, there are many dignitaries, such as the Grand Master of Shang and Jin Dynasties, the Palace of Tang Dynasty, the Minister of Rites Zhou Mingwen, and the Mansion of Duke Xiguo, etc.

Although His Majesty ordered a strict search, ordinary people dare not search these dignitaries' mansions.Therefore, Zhang Jinfu, the Marquis of Zhongyong, had to lead the way personally, and asked the mansions within the range if there were any traces of assassins.

In addition, Dongchang also secretly controlled all pharmacies in the capital. Assassins lost a lot of blood and suffered serious injuries. Ordinary gold sore medicines are difficult to heal and must be treated internally and externally. Therefore, all pharmacies are closely controlled. Follow the vine to catch the assassin.

After reading the situation, Xiao Rui also had to admire Dongchang's method. There are so many pharmacies in the capital, and if you say control and prevention, you can control and prevent it. This is not a small method.