Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

When the news of Prince Qi's accident spread throughout the capital, Gu Huanxi naturally also knew about it.

It wasn't much earlier than expected, for the simple reason that Prince Qi was killed on his way back to Beijing, which was a huge deal. Everyone who was accompanying him was extremely busy, treating Prince Qi, arresting people for interrogation, and reporting to the court. In short, everything was overwhelming. As the leading general, Xu Huaiyi had a heavy responsibility, and he was required to make decisions on everything. He was unable to get away and tell Gu Huanxi the details of the situation.

Therefore, Gu Huanxi only knew that Prince Qi was injured and could not travel temporarily, so he had to stay in the local area for treatment, and Xu Huaiyi could not return to the capital.

According to the original plan, Xu Huaiyi was able to return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, but now with this incident, all his plans have been disrupted.

Gu Huanxi was very depressed. Even Prince Qi took his anger out on him. This was clearly a jinx.

Xu Huaiyi cursed even more harshly. When he finally made time to enter the RV, he belittled Prince Qi to Gu Huanxi and described him as worthless.

What idiot, unlucky star, unlucky, damned... all of them were directed at Prince Qi, and it was obvious that they were mad at him.

Gu Huanxi finally understood the truth of the play from his cursing.

To be honest, she was quite surprised. "You said this was a self-torture trick used by Prince Qi? He arranged those assassins? He deliberately framed the Crown Prince and Prince Jin?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded.

"Does he still have the brains?"

"You still think he did a great job?"

Gu Huanxi smiled, "Isn't it good? If this self-torture trick is used well, it will kill two birds with one stone. It will dethrone the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin. Those two will no longer be eligible to succeed to the throne, and the Prince of Qi is nothing to be afraid of. In the royal family, he is the most promising one."

Xu Huaiyi said mockingly, "It's a pity that he played this self-torture trick too well. He forgot that the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind, so he was caught in one fell swoop."

Gu Huanxi understood instantly, "Is there something about this that King Chu has a hand in?"

Xu Huaiyi hummed, and said helplessly, "When Prince Qi was assassinated by the people he arranged, he used real swords and guns to make the scene more realistic. For this, he even had someone cut a knife on his arm. It looked bloody and scary. But when he was riding a horse to escape, it happened that the horse was startled and threw him out.

At that time, the guards around him were all terrified. Haha, this scene must have not been included in the rehearsal and was added at the last minute. They were unable to react in time and missed the best time for rescue.

Then, someone took advantage of the chaos and drove a horse to step on King Qi. King Qi vomited blood on the spot, and his screams could be heard two miles away!

But the most unfortunate thing was that his leg was broken by a horse's hoof, right at the knee. The imperial physician didn't dare to explain it too clearly, but I asked privately, and he said that the leg was broken too badly to be restored to its original state.

Prince Qi’s dream of becoming emperor is completely over. Of course, the Crown Prince and Prince Jin are probably in trouble too.”

"Have you checked everything?"

"I definitely can't come up with conclusive evidence. The King of Chu is very careful in his work, so how could he leave any evidence behind? But I guessed it was him. It's easy to accuse him. The horse wouldn't be frightened for no reason. A careful examination will always reveal some clues.

As for the people arranged by Prince Qi, although it was a show, they were related to the Crown Prince and Prince Jin. They also confessed and signed, and then bit their tongues and committed suicide afterwards, leaving no evidence. It is difficult for the Crown Prince and Prince Jin to clear themselves of suspicion. After all, they did send people to assassinate Prince Qi before. "

Gu Huanxi took over the conversation, "Besides, Prince Qi has a broken leg. He knows he might become lame, so he will definitely go crazy and bite those two people."

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "After he woke up, he was indeed a little hysterical. He couldn't get to the top, and he wouldn't let those two succeed."

"The killing of these three brothers is a good thing for the King of Chu..."

"And there's Emperor Jianxing. He's also an old fox. He will definitely not let the King of Chu take advantage of him. Well, thinking this way, he is the winner."

Now that his most threatening adult sons had been abolished, Emperor Jianxing felt at ease. He could choose a young prince to train from an early age, and no one could divide his power.

Gu Huanxi remained noncommittal, "Winner? Not necessarily."

"What do you mean?"

"The King of Chu is not a fool. How can he not guess what Emperor Jianxing is thinking? Since he can catch the three most competitive princes in one fell swoop, can't he catch the rest of the princes as well?"

Xu Huaiyi took a deep breath, "That's not easy, right? Those little princes still live in the palace, and the palace is Emperor Jianxing's territory. How can he not protect them?"

Gu Huanxi reminded, "If there is a coup in the palace, there will be chaos. The imperial guards will definitely have to protect the emperor. Who will be able to take care of the young princes?"

"Killed them all when the opportunity arose? Hiss..." Xu Huaiyi's expression changed, "Could it be that this was the case in the previous life? That's why the King of Qi got lucky?"

All the others died, leaving only the King of Qi, and he had to be pushed to the throne.

Gu Huanxi pondered and said, "What if he also has an accident? Can he be adopted?"

Xu Huaiyi followed her words and said, "In theory, this is true, but even if it is adopted, it will not be the descendants of the King of Chu. Emperor Jianxing has an eldest brother, the King of Qin. If he had not injured his leg back then, he would be the emperor now, huh?"

"what happened?"

Xu Huaiyi seemed to be thinking, "Why do I feel that if everyone fights and both sides suffer losses, he will be the biggest beneficiary?"

Gu Huanxi was stunned for a moment, "Do you suspect that he is the ultimate culprit?"

Xu Huaiyi sighed, "Isn't that impossible?"

"But this King Qin has no presence in the capital. He doesn't care about anything and lives in a manor outside the capital all year round, admiring flowers and painting. He seems more indifferent and clear-minded than the King of Qi. Is it possible that such a low-key person still has ambitions?"

Xu Huaiyi sneered, "A barking dog doesn't bite. Who knows if he is sleeping on firewood and tasting gall on the farm? Don't forget, he missed the throne that year, and the biggest suspect was Emperor Jianxing. How could the King of Qin not hate him? He has no chance to ascend to the throne, but his children and grandchildren do.

As far as I know, he has many children and grandchildren, and the current Prince Qin is a man of both civil and military talents."

"Why haven't I heard of this before?"

"He is a low-key person, and he is trying to hide his incompetence. He is in the Royal Guards, and his position is neither high nor low. He is not very noticeable, but he has good relationships with people."

Gu Huanxi sighed sadly, "So, in this life, many things are still very uncertain. We can't be too optimistic."

Xu Huaiyi knew what she was worried about and comforted her, "King Qi is protected by the people sent by Han Jun, so there shouldn't be any big problems. He doesn't need to do anything. As long as he survives until everyone else dies, he will win."

Gu Huanxi, "..."

If the King of Qi heard this, he would surely be furious and ashamed, right?

Xu Huaiyi brought the topic back to Prince Qi. "In the end, it's all Prince Qi's fault. Couldn't he just go back to the capital? He had to do something weird. If he hadn't been so clever, the King of Chu wouldn't have schemed against him. Now, even if he pulls down the Crown Prince and the King of Jin, he's already a cripple. How much better can his fate be?

It's bad enough that he's unlucky, but he also has to implicate everyone else, and they're all going to have trouble living in peace. Sigh, I'm afraid this New Year won't be easy."

Gu Huanxi rubbed his brows and said, "Just stay with him and heal. You can come back after the New Year. Maybe you can avoid a palace coup..."

She always felt that if there was to be a palace coup, those people would most likely choose the New Year's Day days, because at that time, the palace was the busiest, court officials would bring their families into the palace for banquets, and members of the royal family would also gather together for reunion dinners, which was the most suitable time to start trouble.

Xu Huaiyi had the same idea.

However, this is not the case.

Both of them guessed wrong. On New Year's Eve, there was no movement in the palace. After the New Year, the court officials went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings and attend banquets, and everything was peaceful.

Although it wasn't very lively, nothing happened. Everyone tacitly focused on eating and drinking and didn't talk about other topics.

Especially when it came to the matter of the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin conspiring to murder the Prince of Qi, everyone tried to avoid it.

Who doesn't know this is a powder keg?

One poke and it will explode.

Such a terrible thing happened just before the New Year, and everyone felt unlucky and irritated. In addition, although Emperor Jianxing was furious, he did not immediately believe Prince Qi's complaint, nor did he arrest the Crown Prince and Prince Jin. He only said that everything would be decided after Prince Qi came to Beijing for a detailed investigation.

This is a delaying tactic.

The court officials were happy to cooperate. After all, everyone wanted to have a good New Year.

Originally Xu Huaiyi and Gu Huanxi thought that the King of Chu could not hold back, but unexpectedly, for some unknown reason, the King of Chu did not take any action.

However, the King of Chu and his son did not attend the royal reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, citing illness as the reason.

Afterwards, Emperor Jianxing sent an imperial physician to the scene with great fanfare. After taking the patient's pulse, the physician found that the patient was not pretending.

Moreover, the father and son were not suffering from ordinary illnesses, but were poisoned.

The imperial physician felt that he was so unlucky to have come across such a secret, which he couldn't hide, and would surely suffer if he revealed it. He was in a dilemma and in the end had no choice but to tell the truth.

When the King of Chu and his son learned that it was poison, they were shocked, then overwhelmed with grief and began to cry for Taizu at home.

The meaning is self-evident.

This was a complaint to Taizu, crying out that Emperor Jianxing had secretly poisoned them both.

Emperor Jianxing was furious.

How could he not know whether or not he had been poisoned? This was just another self-directed and self-acted self-torture stratagem.

His own son played the role, and now the King of Chu took over. Are they all treating him as a fool?

He had the news blocked, but unfortunately, the Empress Dowager in the palace somehow heard about it and became so angry that she vomited blood. Before she passed out, she screamed miserably, "Unfilial grandson!"

Everyone knew who the unfilial grandson was referring to, but no one dared to say it.

Those palace maids and eunuchs who were unlucky enough to hear the incident were later beaten to death by Emperor Jianxing.

But the matter did not stop.

When the Empress Dowager woke up, she did not cry to Taizu like the Prince of Chu and his son did, but she cursed even more vigorously and bluntly.

The old woman in her sixties had lost the majesty of the Empress Dowager. She had loose hair, a pale face, and bloodshot eyes. No matter how you looked at her, she made people feel sad.

But the words she cursed were like thunder, making people want to faint.

Not only did she scold Emperor Jianxing for being unfilial, she also accused him of being cruel and ruthless. Not only did he plot to murder the King of Chu and his son, but he could not even tolerate her, a woman who was about to die. She secretly ordered the palace maids to mistreat her and poison her.

He even mentioned several old events that happened many years ago, one of which involved the King of Qin, saying that the King of Qin's leg injury was caused by Emperor Jianxing.

Any of these secrets, if leaked, would be enough to shock the court.

Undoubtedly, it would also ruin the reputation of Emperor Jianxing. Regardless of whether the other facts were true or not, the fact that he was unfilial would be enough to make Emperor Jianxing lose the support of the people.

Emperor Jianxing completely sealed off the palace where the Empress Dowager lived.

But those curses still passed through the palace walls and began to flow quietly among the court officials and the people.

Some people questioned, some were angry, some were horrified, and more people were keeping it a secret.

The capital city became increasingly deserted, without any of the warmth of the New Year. It was as quiet as a dead city, yet everyone could feel the undercurrent surging beneath the calm.

After the fifth day of the New Year, Gu Huanxi took the children to the hot spring resort. Doctor Jiao and Mr. Jiang also moved in with them. Also accompanying them was Li Yunting's wife, Mrs. Zuo.

Gu Huanxi had no contact with her, but before Xu Huaiyi returned to Beijing, Li Yunting asked him to help take care of him, and if he found that something was wrong with the situation, he should take him to the farm to avoid the limelight.

Li Yunting's mother should have been there, but she was unwilling to leave Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Gu Huanxi would not force it, and she couldn't force it.

Xu Huaiyi also wrote a letter to Su Zhe, asking him to send the letter to his farm if he was worried about his family.

However, Su Zhe did not agree. His wife was a daughter of the Zhao family and was pregnant. She had returned to her parents' home when the atmosphere in the capital was tense.

They are all human sperm. If the capital city really gets into chaos, wealthy merchants like the Su family will be the perfect victims.

Even if the Su family has more guards and can resist the ruffians and bandits in the city, can they stop the imperial army?

The Gu family's hot spring villa is also equipped with many guards. They were all secretly trained by Xu Huaiyi over the years. The reliable ones were picked out and sent here all at once. Together with Han Jun's men, there are more than a hundred people in total, divided into three shifts, taking turns on duty to guard the villa tightly.

There is also a secret passage on the farm, which was naturally dug secretly by Xu Huaiyi. It is so fully prepared that Gu Huanxi can live in it with the children without any worries. They eat and drink in different ways every day, soak in hot springs and read books. Their life is like a vacation and it is extremely comfortable.

Until Xu Huaiyi escorted Prince Qi back to Beijing.

The atmosphere became tense again.

In previous years, the grand court meeting was held after the Lantern Festival. Now, it was not even the fifteenth day yet, and as Prince Qi came to the capital crying all the way, all the civil and military officials in the court had to end their vacation early and stood in the main hall with heavy hearts as if they were going to visit the grave.

Emperor Jianxing also came out, but he was supported by two eunuchs to sit on the dragon throne. It seemed that in just a few days, his hair had turned white and his face looked gray, but his eyes were still blazing, as if two flames were burning, making people dare not look directly at them.

Prince Qi was also carried into the hall with a splint on his leg, and no one knew if it was intentional. He looked extremely miserable, like a stray dog ​​running for its life.

As soon as he arrived, he fell to the ground and burst into tears. This was not an act. His tears flowed like they were free. He was so grief-stricken that he fainted once. After being revived by the imperial physician, he beat the ground and wailed, "Father, Father, I almost couldn't see you. I feel wronged. Please help me..."