kvmb Chapter 163 Exploring the Prince’s Mansion at Night
Chapter 163 Exploring the Prince’s Mansion at Night
A quarter of an hour later.
The fourth prince and Duke Zhen left the palace with the emperor's handwriting.
He led five thousand soldiers and horses from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to Huai'an Prefecture overnight.
The emperor was so angry that he drank a cup of tea in the side hall before calming down.
The palace maid who was eavesdropping outside the side hall came to Concubine Yuan Gui.
"How's it going? Did you hear anything?"
"My servant only heard the emperor throwing the cup, and he seemed very angry. He didn't hear anything else."
Concubine Yuan Gui frowned displeasedly:
"Useless thing, go down."
After calming down his anger, the emperor did not return to Concubine Yuan Gui, but went straight to the imperial study.
Concubine Yuan Gui felt depressed for a while when she heard the news.
"No, I have to tell the emperor about this."
It was already the next morning when the Seventh Prince got the news.
5000 soldiers and horses have already arrived on the outskirts of Huai'an Prefecture.
Before the seventh prince could find out what happened last night, he received news from his subordinates.
The fourth prince and Duke Zhen led troops to encircle and suppress the suburbs of Huai'an Prefecture.
The emperor ordered Zhang Huaicheng, the Minister of War, to have his house confiscated.
"what?"
The seventh prince stood up suddenly.
The sound of decreasing luck value sounded in my mind.
The Seventh Prince panicked.
"No, I want to enter the palace to see my mother and concubine."
It was already noon when Su Wan and Su Jinnian arrived in the capital.
The streets are lively.
The brother and sister chose a teahouse and planned to inquire about the capital while drinking tea.
Not long after I sat down, I heard people around me talking:
"Have you heard? The Minister of War was sent to prison this morning."
"Really or not, what's going on?"
"I heard that he secretly mined iron ore, made weapons, and raised private soldiers. The emperor was so angry that he put his whole family in prison."
"Hey, the Minister of the Ministry of War is going to rebel! It's over now, the Dongchuang incident will be punished by the nine tribes."
"I heard that the fourth prince and the Duke of Zhen who exposed this matter are worthy of being the Duke of Zhen. They are simply the pinnacle of our Dayue."
"Who says otherwise? Duke Zhen Guo not only guards the safety of our border with Dayue, he can also detect those who are disobedient and rebellious. How can we rectify Dayue without Duke Zhen Guo?"
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As he talked, his style of painting changed from criticizing the Minister of War to praising Duke Zhen Guo.
Su Wan was amazed when she heard this. She didn't expect that Chu Mingye's family had such a high prestige in the hearts of the people of Dayue.
His great achievements shocked the Lord, but I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor has the capacity to tolerate others.
His Majesty the Emperor did not have time to think about whether Duke Zhen Guo was so successful that he shocked the Lord.
The fourth prince brought back the account book in Chu Mingye's hand.
The emperor was angry just knowing this last night.
I was even more angry after seeing the account book today!
Damn thing.
Not only was he embezzled, he also dared to embezzle military pay.
The emperor's face was gloomy.
The air pressure in the Imperial Study Room is very low.
Bang.
The emperor threw a ledger in front of the fourth prince.
"The Minister of War has always been on your side. What do you think of his rebellion?"
The fourth prince was shocked.
Does your father suspect that he is going to rebel?
How can it be!
With a plop, the fourth prince knelt down on his knees.
"Father, my son didn't know that there was such a person harboring evil intentions around him. My son feels aggrieved.
This time the son found out about the Ministry of War. Bah, that old thief Zhang Huaicheng wanted to rebel. The son reported it to his father without saying a word.
My son's sincerity towards his father and Dayue is a lesson to be learned from my father. "
The fourth prince was talking and shed a few tears in unison.
To express that I am really aggrieved.
The emperor rolled his eyes inwardly.
He did not doubt that the fourth son would rebel.
He has the ambition to be an emperor, but he doesn't have the brains to be one.
He was just angry that his son was so useless.
He actually had such a venomous snake around him.
He looked at the motionless Zhen Guo Gong next to him.
The emperor snorted coldly.
Stupid, a little stupid, but lucky.
Climbed the big tree at the Government House in Queenstown.
"Okay, how unbecoming it is for a majestic prince to cry!"
The emperor scolded, and the fourth prince obediently shut his mouth.
The emperor looked at Duke Zhen and his tone softened a lot:
"Mr. Zhen Guo, thank you for your timely discovery of this matter, but Zhang Huaicheng is just a minister of the Ministry of War. I don't believe that he has the courage to rebel.
The follow-up matters are left to the Duke to investigate and see if Zhang Huaicheng was instigated by others. "
The Duke of Zhen Guo bowed:
"Wei Chen takes orders."
The teahouse is worthy of being a gossip distribution center.
The Su Wan brother and sister spent an entire afternoon in the teahouse and learned all the gossip about the powerful families in the capital.
For example, they care about King Ding and Princess Ding.
Sure enough, as the old man said, the couple had been at odds since the day their son was born.
Originally, the king did not want to give the throne to the current crown prince, so it was the Queen Mother of the West who made the decision to determine the crown prince's position.
It’s also interesting to talk about the gossip in the palace.
The current emperor has two mothers.
One is the Queen Mother of the East, the late emperor’s main empress.
One is the Queen Mother of the West, the emperor's biological mother.
Prince Ding originally wanted to reconcile with Princess Ding, but it was the Queen Mother who decided not to reconcile.
In short, the support behind Princess Ding and Crown Prince Ding is the current Queen Mother of the West, the biological mother of the emperor.
King Ding had nothing to do with the mother and son, so he simply destroyed them.
Not even in court.
He stayed in the front yard for more than twenty years.
Princess Ding was also very stubborn and never took the initiative to go to the front yard to show her kindness to Prince Ding.
Not reconciled either.
He stayed in the small Buddhist hall all day long, copying sutras and chanting Buddha's name.
Su Wan touched her chin:
"It seems that Prince Ding may not be our enemy. Brother, should we go to Prince Ding's mansion tonight to explore?"
Su Jinnian frowned:
"Sister, what do you want to do? Your mental power has not reached level 5, and you cannot hypnotize King Ding."
Su Wan pursed her lips:
“I know, but there’s a voice in my heart telling me to go take a look.
I always feel that Prince Ding knows something about Princess Ding.
Isn’t King Ding sick? The patient is mentally weak.
Now that I have mid-level 4 powers, I can try to hypnotize the King of Hypnosis and see if I can ask for something.
Even if we can't find anything out, we should go to Prince Ding's Mansion and check out the locations in advance. "
It's quiet at night.
Outside Prince Ding's Mansion.
Two figures jumped over the high courtyard wall, dodged the patrolling guards and sneaked into the front yard of Prince Ding's Mansion.
Su Wan let go of her mental energy and heard a cough coming from a room.
I heard from the old Duke that King Ding was in poor health and often coughed.
Su Wan pointed in a direction, and Su Jinnian flashed towards the room Su Wan pointed to.
At this time, King Ding had not rested yet and was in the study.
There were guards guarding the courtyard outside, and Su Wan also noticed a few auras in the darkness of the study.
The brother and sister could not enter the study quietly.
Su Jinnian gestured and asked Su Wan what to do?
Su Wan was preparing to find Prince Ding's bedroom.
Check to see if there is any secret guard guarding the bedroom.
If not, they can ambush in advance.
Then the door to the study room suddenly opened.
With a cough that nearly blew out his lungs, King Ding walked out of the study.
King Ding stooped slightly, put his right fist on his lips, his left hand on the door frame, and coughed loudly.
"My lord, take a cough pill quickly."
Personal guard Qin Fen took out a porcelain bottle and poured out a pill from the porcelain bottle.
King Ding picked up the pill and swallowed it raw without even blinking.
Another guard, Qin Yang, brought tea.
King Ding waved his hand.
"no need."
After taking the pill, the coughing stopped.
King Ding straightened his back and walked into the courtyard.
With the bright moonlight and the lanterns carried by the guards, the brother and sister hiding in the dark saw clearly the appearance of King Ding.
Then the two of them were petrified on the spot.
This is this...