i want to marry a princess

Guo Chan threw out her opinion, "Cousin, have you ever thought about why they wanted to attack the emperor's heir?"

At this moment, Sima Yi suddenly thought of what the court lady said before she died, that she would cut off her sons and grandchildren...

Guo Chan also thought of that sentence. In fact, after the incident, Guo Chan also understood that the assassin's purpose today was not to assassinate Sima Yi at all, but to target the emperor's heir.Once Sima Yi has no heirs and the country has no crown prince, Sima Yi can only be an emperor for a few decades at most, and then select outstanding royal families from side branches as the crown prince.

Sima Yi sighed: "Did they go all out to let me choose a side branch?"

Guo Chan was taken aback, the target of the attack was naturally the throne, and those who had motives were also those few people.And now the only vassal king in Beijing is Ruyang King Sima He, and Guo Chan is almost the biggest suspect for Sima He.

Lu Jinyan felt that the two had overlooked something, so he kindly reminded, "Did you forget that Empress Zhang is still pregnant?"

The two looked at Lu Jinyan at the same time, and Guo Chan murmured, "Empress Zhang did not attend the Qianqiu Banquet today."

Empress Zhang is now no different from being grounded, she has no access to news from outside the palace, and she is not allowed to step out of her own Kunning Palace.

Lu Jinyan frowned, "She didn't participate, but it doesn't mean there is no danger."

Sima Yi was a little speechless at this moment. If the child in Empress Zhang's stomach was possible, he didn't want the child to be born smoothly. It was not because he didn't like it, but because he knew that being born with such an identity would lead to a better life than ordinary princes in the future. Not as good.But anyway, it is his own flesh and blood, so he has always let it go, if it can be born, it will be the child's life.

Sima Yi, who had lost two children in a row, couldn't ignore the unborn child at this time, so he immediately called the palace staff to check on Queen Zhang's situation.

During the waiting process, Sima Yi seemed a little upset. Seeing this, Guo Chan did not continue to bring up other topics, but waited for the results of the palace servants to check.

After the assassination happened, no one thought of Empress Zhang, which shows how low her status in the palace is now.

A court lady served tea and snacks, Guo Chan handed the snacks to Lu Jinyan, "Hurry up and eat some."

Lu Jinyan couldn't bear to win Guo Chan's heart, even though he wasn't hungry, he took a piece and took a bite.

Sweet and delicious, really good.

"Eat some too." Lu Jinyan knew that Guo Chan had been in a tense state since the assassin's assassination.

"Ah."

After a cup of tea, the people sent by Sima Yi came back to report. Empress Zhang and her flesh and blood were all safe and sound.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief unanimously. If another accident happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Sima Yi immediately issued an order to send the Imperial Forest Army to protect the safety of Queen Zhang.

Lu Jinyan sighed: "Fortunately, the Empress was lucky enough to avoid today's Qianqiu Banquet."

Although Sima Yi didn't speak, his expression showed that he felt the same way as Lu Jinyan.

Looking at Sima Yi's relieved appearance, Guo Chan couldn't help thinking, is Queen Zhang's safety and well-being really just as simple as luck?

If the purpose of the person behind the scenes is Sima Yi's heir, then he shouldn't have been Queen Zhang, right?After all, Empress Zhang is being neglected nowadays, it would be better to do it, if she is the person behind the scenes, she will definitely choose to kill three birds with one stone.

Even though she thought so, Guo Chan did not intend to put forward her own idea at this time, after all, there was no evidence.

Fortunately, Sima Yi did not forget to find the real culprit, so he asked Guo Chan for his opinion.Since he ascended the throne, although there have always been resistance forces, everything is under control. Nothing like today has ever happened. Now it seems that some people do not want him to continue to sit in this position.

Guo Chan looked at him with hesitation in her eyes. She never told Sima Yi about Mr. Fu's identity, because Mr. Fu's identity was just her guess, and as long as Ling Qi insisted that Mr. Fu was an ordinary aide In the end, she couldn't help him in the end.

"Is there anything else you dare not say?" Sima Yi grew up with Guo Chan, and was very familiar with her emotional perception, so he could see the hesitation in her heart right away.

After much deliberation, Guo Chan decided to lure the snake out of the hole.

"I'm just thinking about something." Guo Chan said, glanced at Lu Jinyan inadvertently, and continued: "The presence of assassins today shows that there is obviously a problem with the defense of the palace. The most important thing right now is to guard the safety of the palace. Perhaps, Ling Qi You shouldn’t be idle in his residence, Ling Qi is outstanding, and you have your cousin’s trust, it’s best to let him guard the safety of the palace.”

Sima Yi really trusted the General's Mansion, and it was indeed a good choice to recall Ling Qi under the current circumstances.

"That's reasonable." Sima Yi was about to agree, but Guo Chan said again, "However, Old General Ling passed away not long ago, and when Ling Qi will inevitably be unable to cope with the pain of the death of his relatives, I suggest Ling Jing Take this important task together with Ling Qi, and we will be safe if we work together."

Hearing this, Sima Yi couldn't help but glance at Guo Chan, and Guo Chan met his gaze calmly.

"Since that's the case, I will do as you say. After you draft the will for me, send it out."

Sima Yi thought that Guo Chan was still secretly remembering what Ling Qi had caused her and Lu Jinyan to suffer, so he deliberately asked Lin Jing to restrain Ling Qi.

With this thought, Sima Yi is still willing to fulfill her.

Guo Chan really wanted Lin Jing to contain Ling Qi, but the purpose was naturally not to suppress Ling Qi.

Although today's matter has nothing to do with the General's Mansion, Guo Chan dare not underestimate that Mr. Fu.Especially when they don't know the other party's purpose, it's hard to guarantee that they won't take advantage of the current situation to intervene.It's just a pity that now Ling Qi is using Ding You's name to hide in the general's mansion every day without showing his face, it is really difficult to catch him.It's better to put him under your nose, and you will always find something.

Originally, Lu Jinyan didn't understand Guo Chan's suggestion, but after thinking about it, he understood her intention. He lured the snake out of the hole and took the initiative to lure the people in the general's mansion to show their flaws.

The next day, Huo Rufeng quickly found out the identity of the assassin who assassinated Sima Yi yesterday.

The court lady who assassinated Sima Yi was originally the daughter of the governor of Jiangzhou. 14 years ago, the governor of Jiangzhou was beheaded for corruption and bribery, and his people were exiled to a bitter cold place.I don't know why three years ago when the palace was electing a maid of honor, she entered the music and dance studio, and stayed there for three years, and no one around her noticed anything unusual about her.

As for the court lady who assassinated Concubine Xiao, she also entered the music and dance studio at the same time as her.

The two seem to have been lurking for many years, waiting for an opportunity yesterday.

At that time, Guo Chan was also in the imperial study room. After hearing Huo Rufeng's words, she said, "It stands to reason that the daughter of the former governor of Jiangzhou should be in a place of bitter cold. Who saved her and brought her to The capital? Judging from the situation I fought with that maid, they should have received special training."

Huo Rufeng said: "We haven't found it yet. After 14 years, it may be very difficult to find out who saved someone."

After finishing speaking, Huo Rufeng glanced at Sima Yi who had never spoken.

Guo Chan also noticed that Sima Yi seemed to have been silent since just now.

Sima Yi didn't open his mouth, so Guo Chan could only say: "Commander Huo, did you find any abnormalities in any of the aristocratic families yesterday?"

Huo Rufeng said: "Back to the princess, after the palace was sealed off yesterday, I ordered my subordinates to check the ministers and their families who entered the palace yesterday, and found nothing unusual."

After saying that, Sima Yi suddenly said: "During this period of time, you should pay more attention to the defenses around the palace. It's nothing, Huo Rufeng, go down first."

Huo Rufeng was startled, answered yes, and then left the imperial study.

Guo Chan was puzzled, there were still many things to be arranged, but Sima Yi suddenly let Huo Rufeng back down.

"Cousin, I think yesterday's incident involved a battle for the throne, and when it comes to the crown prince, there are nothing more than two possibilities. One, the harem is competing for favor, and the issue of heirs has always been a must for the harem, especially now that there are not many imperial heirs." Under such circumstances, who can give birth to the eldest son of the emperor is of far-reaching significance. Second, when his cousin succeeded to the throne, both King Wei and King Qing had a heart of disobedience. Disagreement."

Hearing about King Wei and King Qing, Sima Yi couldn't help but think of the situation when he succeeded to the throne.

He was ordered in danger and was established as the crown prince when his father was dying, but none of his elder brothers agreed.It's nothing more than because he is young and his mother's family is not strong.

But at that time, with the help of the eldest princess, the Zhang family and other veterans who supported his father, he successfully defended the throne, and lost his two elder brothers because of this.Now only King Wei and King Qing are left. He couldn't bear to kill them all, so he gave them a fief to leave the capital.

The vassal king is not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict.

This trip is three years.

Guo Chan pursed her lips, and there was another possibility that she didn't mention.

The vassal kings are not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict, but this does not include Ruyang King Sima He.

Sima He has never returned to Beijing since succeeding to the throne of King Ruyang, and this year is the first time he has returned to Beijing.Not to mention his purpose in returning to Beijing, when he rescued Ling Qi before, Guo Chan always felt that there was some kind of connection between the Ruyang Palace and the General's Palace, and the appearance of "Mr. Fu" in the General's Palace also made her feel a little mysterious. measure the feeling.

King Ruyang has recruited troops for many years, and the combat power he has stored cannot be underestimated. If King Ruyang really wants to step in, it is not impossible.Moreover, once Sima Yi had no heirs, he would choose the crown prince from the side branches. Since King Wei and King Qing had feuds with Sima Yi back then, it was almost impossible to choose from the two branches.

King Ruyang became the best choice.

This is also the result of discussion between her and Lu Jinyan after returning home late last night.

Just as Guo Chan was thinking deeply, Sima Yi suddenly said, "Accompany me to see Concubine Xiao for the last time."

Guo Chan froze for a moment, then agreed.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Guo Chan felt that the palace ladies and eunuchs he met along the way were all terrified.

It was probably because several murders occurred in the palace one after another, and everyone was in danger.

Just entered Concubine Xiao's Ningxiang Palace, a large coffin and a small coffin were placed in the center of the main hall, and a mage was chanting scriptures to pray for blessings. According to the rules, they would be buried after seven days of chanting scriptures.

Because Sima Yi's imperial mausoleum has not yet been built, Concubine Xiao, the little prince, and Jing Xiu will be temporarily buried near the former emperor's imperial mausoleum, and will move out after Sima Yi's imperial mausoleum is completed.

"Open the coffin."

The eunuchs were stunned for a moment when they heard this, but seeing Sima Yi's complexion turned frosty, they hurried forward and gently opened the coffin.

There is a special way to preserve the corpse in the palace, so Concubine Xiao looks calm and even ruddy than usual, her bulging belly has become flat.

Sima Yi looked at Concubine Xiao's body without saying a word.He doesn't like this woman much, but he knows how gentle and charming this woman is.

Seeing this, Guo Chan silently walked to the other side.

That's the little prince.

Seeing this, Guo Chan was shocked.

The little prince was suffocated because he stayed in the womb for too long, why did there appear large and small bruises on his face?But when she saw the little prince at that time, he didn't have these freckles on his face.

Guo Chan opened the little prince's clothes while others were not paying attention, and found that the little prince also had the same bruises all over his body.

Now, Guo Chan was puzzled.

Guo Chan asked Sima Yi to check it out, and he was also shocked when he saw it, so Sima Yi called the maid who arranged the remains of Concubine Xiao and the little prince.

Sima Yi recognized this person, she was Concubine Xiao's personal maid, he pointed to the coffin and said, "Come and see, did the little prince have these blue spots before he entered the coffin?"

The maid showed a puzzled expression and stepped forward to check.

"what......."

After careful inspection, the maid said: "Back to the emperor, this servant did not notice these bruises on the little prince's body before."

Guo Chan said, "Has anyone moved the coffin?"

The maid suddenly burst into tears when she heard the words, "Since the death of the empress and His Royal Highness, the slaves have been guarding the masters, and no one has approached them. The servants don't know why these bruises appeared on the prince's body. The empress has always hoped to give birth to your majesty." My child, I never thought... I never thought...it would be like this today. Your majesty, you must make the decision for your empress!"

Guo Chan realized that there might be something wrong, and suggested that Doctor Xuan check it out.

Sima Yi thought for a while and agreed.