The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

After Tao Anran ordered a few words, accompanied by Bai Lu and Han Lu, he got into the carriage and entered the palace.It's just that as soon as he entered the palace gate, he found that the palace gate began to close.

Tao Anran felt that something was wrong, the palace gate was usually open, but it should be closed when the key was released in the evening.Why is it closed so early today?

On the other side, after Yan Zhen served the porridge and returned to the palace with Steward Wang, he saw Nanny Hua standing beside the princess in the hall with a sad face.The princess who never left her side in the past is not around either.

Yan Zhen doesn't have much communication with Madam Hua, so it's not easy to ask.But Steward Wang was in charge of the big and small affairs in the mansion, so he asked naturally at this time: "Mother Hua, why are you standing here instead of serving the princess?"

Seeing that it was the two of them, Madam Hua didn't shy away, and said directly: "A letter has been sent from the palace that His Majesty is not feeling well, and the princess has entered the palace. Now that the princess is about to give birth, I am worried!"

Hearing this, Steward Wang also became worried.

Yan Zhen suddenly thought of many people with accents from other places when he was serving porridge today. He couldn't help asking: "Who is the messenger in the palace? Is it someone you know? Is there an oral order or imperial decree?"

When Madam Hua was questioned like this, she immediately replied: "There is no oral order or imperial decree, and the person who came to deliver the message is also someone I don't know. Sir, what you mean is..."

Butler Wang also reacted, and said in disbelief: "No... maybe. Maybe His Majesty didn't have time..."

Butler Wang's voice became smaller and smaller, and he was obviously a little suspicious.But if false information is spread, it is a crime of decapitation.

Yan Zhen sorted out his thoughts while pacing. He knew that the prince left the mansion suddenly yesterday.Because of a sudden news, Concubine Liang passed away, and she died a long time ago.The grave is somewhere outside the city.

Upon receiving such news, the prince was naturally shocked.Because now there is a princess in Prince Liang's mansion, but she has been living in seclusion and not seeing outsiders.If it is true, there must be something strange in it.So the prince immediately went out of the mansion to check, and he has not returned to the mansion until now.

And these days they have been chasing and beating King Liang's forces fiercely.I also watched Liang Wang secretly entangled with people and horses, preparing to do something wrong.It's just that they estimated that King Liang should be planning to take advantage of the New Year's Eve palace banquet.At that time, all the civil and military officials were there, so it was suitable to catch them all in one go.They were also planning to put King Liang into a dead end at that time, and he would never be able to turn himself around again.

They neglected one point, that is, what if King Liang is going to do it in advance?Concubine Liang's matter is probably the bait to lure the prince out of the city.At this time, if you use the hands of the people in the palace to trick the princess into the palace, the prince will definitely throw a mouse in the future.After all, who doesn't know that the prince loves the princess, and the princess is pregnant.

Thinking of it this way, only four words flashed through Yan Zhen's mind - something bad happened.

He stopped walking suddenly, and said seriously: "Housekeeper Wang, let someone go to see if the palace gate is closed, and who is guarding the city gate? Then send someone to notify the prince immediately, and say that the princess is entering the palace. not good."

Steward Wang was obviously aware of the seriousness of the matter, so he hurried to send someone to notify him.

Apparently, Madam Hua also knew the seriousness of the situation. She almost fell to the ground and murmured: "The princess is about to give birth! What should I do now that I am in danger?"

Yan Zhen scratched his hair and said: "The princess should be fine for the time being. After all, they still want to use the princess to threaten the prince."

That being said, the princess is in a special situation right now.In case of being frightened, no one can guarantee that the father and son will be safe and sound.

At this time, in a manor outside the city, Xiao Jingyu frowned and waited for his subordinates to tell him the results of the autopsy.After getting the news yesterday, Xiao Jingyu went out of the city to get people to find the body.

The place where the corpse was buried was a mass grave on the outskirts of the city, and it took them a lot of effort to find the suspected target.It's just that the corpse has already decomposed, and an autopsy is still needed to determine the identity and cause of death.

Such an operation is naturally time-consuming.In order to get the result sooner, Xiao Jingyu didn't go back to the city at night.But he estimated that he would be able to get accurate information today, and then he would be able to go back.

Today's Laba, he still wanted to eat Laba porridge with the princess.

Soon someone came to report that the body found was basically confirmed to be Princess Liang based on the figure, details and some jewelry.Princess Liang seems to have drowned.

After Xiao Jingyu got the information, he immediately thought about it.Even if the dignified Concubine Liang lives in seclusion, it is impossible for her to die without being found out for so long.There must be someone covering it up, and that person must be Xiao Jingci.Besides him, who else has the ability to hide from everyone's eyes.

But this also just shows that there must be something strange about Princess Liang's death, otherwise why would she have to cover it up.Die by drowning, why drown?Why is there no one to help?Was it Xiao Jingci's hand?

As for the reason, could it be that the husband and wife are not in harmony?

Xiao Jingyu thought about it for a while, and decided to ask someone to find out if something unknown happened to Princess Liang before her death, which led to her death.

After finishing the order, Xiao Jingyu rode a horse and was about to return home.At this moment, someone hurried over on horseback, saw him and said loudly, "My lord, something is wrong!"

Xiao Jingyu recognized the person who stayed in the mansion, and immediately asked nervously: "What's the matter, what happened? Is the princess about to give birth?"

The first big event that Xiao Jingyu thought of was about the princess.

The visitor took a breath and said quickly: "My lord, it's not that the princess is about to give birth, it's that the princess has entered the palace. People in the palace said that His Majesty was unwell, so the princess immediately entered the palace. And the gate of the palace is closed now, the city gate The number of guards has also increased, and it seems that the city gate is about to be closed."

Although it was only a few words, Xiao Jingyu immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

He thought again, why did he suddenly get the news that Princess Liang had passed away long ago.Since Xiao Jingci was able to hide it for so long, he should be able to continue to hide it, as long as he finds a substitute.He usually doesn't pay much attention to Xiao Jingci's back house, so it should be difficult to find out.

This time he got such important news so suddenly, and he also left the capital to confirm the authenticity.If this is what Xiao Jingci wanted, then he succeeded.It's a good trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Xiao Jingyu's eyes were deep, and both he and Mr. Yan thought that Xiao Jingci was planning to take advantage of the time when the emperor and his ministers were present at the New Year's Eve.He was also prepared to deal with the scene at that time.Unexpectedly, there are still loopholes in their investigation, and Xiao Jingci actually acted ahead of time.

So far, regret is useless.The most urgent task is to solve the city gate guards as soon as possible and break into the palace.The men and horses he prepared will also be pulled out to do it.

Thinking of the princess who had already entered the palace, Xiao Jingyu was worried, so he could only comfort himself that the princess should be fine for the time being as a way to threaten him.There are also his people in the palace, who should be able to protect the princess.And the father is probably also under control.As long as he breaks into the palace as soon as possible, everything will be in time.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyu ordered his soldiers to investigate the movements of all parties, and at the same time turned his horse's head and drove towards the place where the soldiers were hiding.

Time is running out now, the situation is grim, and some things must be carried out against the clock.

Tao Anran felt something was wrong after entering the palace, and felt that the atmosphere in the palace was a bit serious.Along the way, I saw more guards than usual.He was wondering if it had something to do with Emperor Jinde's condition. Emperor Jinde was really seriously ill?

In worry and anxiety, Tao Anran came to Xingqing Palace, the residence of Emperor Jinde.He stood at the door for a while, and heard the eunuch who sent the message say to the door, "Mother, Princess Zhenbei has arrived."

Concubine Mei's voice came from inside, and she said, "If you're here, come in."

Xiao Jingyu walked in slowly, walked around the screen and pillars, and saw Emperor Jinde leaning against the bed with a displeased face, Concubine Mei was feeding the medicine with a bright smile.It's just that no matter how she feeds the medicine, Emperor Jinde always looks like he is clenching his teeth and not cooperating.

Concubine Mei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you need to drink the medicine to get better. If you don't drink it, in order not to waste the medicine, the concubine will have to feed it to Princess Zhenbei."

Tao Anran:? !

Before Tao Anran could react, Emperor Jinde seemed to be enraged by this sentence, and opened his mouth to curse: "You poison..."

It's just that before she could finish her sentence, Concubine Mei took the opportunity to pour the medicine into Emperor Jinde's mouth.Emperor Jin De couldn't stop him in time, the liquid medicine spread all over his chin and neckline, and he himself was choked to the point of coughing non-stop.

Concubine Mei smiled and picked up a handkerchief to wipe Emperor Jinde's face, and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so anxious. This concubine was just joking with you just now. It's just that Princess Zhenbei has a big belly, and I don't know if she can stand the shock."

Emperor Jinde pointed at Concubine Mei, coughed for a while, and only said "you...you...you".At this time, Emperor Jinde still has the demeanor of an emperor.

Concubine Mei seemed to have admired Emperor Jin De's weak posture enough, and it took a long time to get up calmly.She approached Tao Anran and asked: "Is the princess so ignorant of etiquette, that she is not polite when she sees me? Could it be that she feels that now that she has an imperial heir, she is superior to others and can ignore me."

Tao Anran was stunned by Concubine Mei and Emperor Jinde's operations as soon as she came in, so she didn't care about saluting.Especially Concubine Mei is confident now, almost insulting Emperor Jin De, which makes Tao Anran's heart beat.Combined with the numerous guards he saw when he entered the palace, he had a bad guess in his heart.

He seems to have taken the initiative to step into danger.

Faced with Concubine Mei's aggressiveness, Tao Anran bowed very sincerely, "See Empress Mei Concubine, my majesty is blessed with golden safety."

Concubine Mei was taken aback, and said with a somewhat unpredictable expression: "You know the current affairs."

There was no further entanglement, and he left soon.

As the gate of Xingqing Palace was closed, the light in the room became darker, but at the same time, there were a few sounds of relaxed breathing in the hall.

Just as Tao Anran relaxed a bit, Wang Lu came out from the corner, holding a spittoon in his hand and said to Emperor Jinde: "Your Majesty, hurry up, spit out the medicine you just drank."

Wang Lu patted Emperor Jinde on the back as he spoke, so that he could spit it out as soon as possible.Emperor Jin De was also very cooperative, sticking his fingers into his throat and spitting out some liquid medicine.When it was about the same time, Wang Lu hurriedly got some water from the table to rinse Emperor Jinde's mouth.

It wasn't until Emperor Jinde tidied up and sat on the side of the bed that Tao Anran dared to ask cautiously, "Father, what's going on?"

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