Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 232 Someone comes from the palace!

"Pfft!"

Queen Wu was shocked when she saw her son kneeling in front of her. She frowned and shouted, "What are you doing? Get up quickly!"

She quickly reached out her hand to support Ji Haoyu, but how could a woman like her support the fat Second Prince?

I tried to help him several times, but to no avail.

Ji Haoyu bowed his head, pressed it tightly against the floor, and said in a sad voice: "I have made a great mistake, please save me, mother!"

Empress Wu was shocked by his words and asked anxiously, "You are His Majesty's biological son, and I gave birth to you. You are not involved in any rebellion. Why are you so panicked? Explain everything to me quickly."

Ji Haoyu then stood up and looked up at his mother, his face full of bitterness: "It's not a rebellion, but it's worse than a rebellion. The elixir that saved Wan'er was stolen from my father's study by my fourth brother..."

"It's just a pill..."

"Mother, this is not an ordinary elixir, it is the Immortal Pill of Immortality!"

After hearing this, Queen Wu widened her eyes and looked at Ji Haoyu fiercely.

Ji Haoyu lowered his head, not daring to look his mother in the eye.

The mother and son were silent to each other, and it was obvious that they both knew what the Immortal Pill of Yuhua meant to Emperor Tianwu.

That is the path to immortality that Emperor Tianwu longed for day and night!

After a long while, Empress Wu slowly spoke: "Becoming an immortal is inherently illusory. Relying on an elixir to become an immortal... is nothing but wishful thinking. Ever since that woman entered the palace, your father has been bewitched and has gone astray."

"It is a blessing that the Immortal Pill of Yuhua has been used to save the life of this royal grandson. It is even better to put an end to your father's unrealistic thoughts..."

Her voice became softer and softer, but her expression became more determined.

"Snapped!"

Queen Wu grabbed Ji Haoyu's wrist, and the armor on her little finger even dug into his skin, cutting it and causing bleeding.

Ji Haoyu felt pain for a moment, but he didn't dare to pull his hand away, so he could only endure it.

"Remember!"

Queen Wu leaned over and stared at him intently: "There is no immortal elixir. It's just that the fourth son kindly gave you an elixir, and you just gave it a try. You don't even know what the elixir is."

"Don't hide this matter. You should go and thank Old Fourth in a big way. Give him gold or silver, whatever he wants. Let everyone know that it was he who took out this pill to cure Wan'er!"

Ji Haoyu was intimidated by her serious expression at the moment, and the fat on his body couldn't help but tremble a few times.

He subconsciously wanted to agree as usual, but when he thought that if it weren't for his fourth brother, Wan'er and the baby in her belly would be in danger this time, he couldn't help but hesitate.

When Empress Wu saw him hesitate, she immediately shouted, "How can you accomplish anything if you are so indecisive? Are you going to give up your position as the crown prince for a fourth brother who has nothing to do with you? If you really want to do that, then you should take responsibility for this matter, kneel down in front of your father and admit your mistakes, and see if he will forgive you!"

She glared and scolded, and Ji Haoyu was immediately silent. The hesitation in his heart caused by propriety and shame was thrown out of his mind, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, mother, I know what to do."

Empress Wu's expression softened a lot. She raised her hand and patted his head, with a helpless look in her eyes: "You are too kind-hearted. When I am here, I can still give you some advice. If I am gone, what will you do?"

The second prince, who was nearly fifty years old, was so timid and submissive in front of his mother, behaving like a child. Empress Wu sighed and said, "It's settled. Although the fourth prince is very respectful to you, he is notorious after all. If you hang out with him, it will only ruin your own reputation. This is a good opportunity to clear off your relationship with the fourth prince."

Ji Haoyu was still a little worried: "What if my father insists on blaming me?"

"Your grandfather will not sit idly by and watch you lose your qualification to be crown prince. Your father has been messing around for many years, and there is already a lot of dissatisfaction in the court. If he dismisses you again because of the immortality, the ministers will definitely be indignant. Your father's nonsense should have a limit."

Queen Wu paused for a moment, looked at Ji Haoyu and said, "I know that you and your grandfather have been unhappy recently, but no matter how awkward it is, it is a matter of family behind closed doors. You have to distinguish between close and distant relatives. There are some things that you should listen to your grandfather."

Ji Haoyu's face darkened a little.

In the eyes of my grandfather, nothing I did was right, and I had to follow his arrangements and do what he said in every aspect.

If one day in the future I were to ascend the throne and become emperor, would the emperor’s surname be “Ji”... or “Wu”?
It is for this reason that he has the idea of ​​cultivating his own team and even accepting other forces to help him check and balance the Wu Party.

But now, if he listens to his mother and accepts the help of his grandfather... then everything will return to the starting point.

But does he have any other choice?
Ji Haoyu could only bow and say: "I understand."

Empress Wu then showed a look of satisfaction, and then asked in a cold voice: "Has the assassin who entered the palace been caught? Have you found out his background? What do the Yulin soldiers do for a living? How can they let people escape from the palace?"

……

"Pills? Who gave you the pills?"

"I don't know. I only know that the Second Prince left Chengping Palace in a hurry, and when he came back, he had already brought back the pill."

In the princess's mansion, Zhao Qi'an met an aide who was in charge of the secret lines in the palace and asked him hurriedly.

But the aide didn't know more than him. After all, the news sent back by the Tianji Pillar had already been sent to the princess's mansion in every detail.

Zhao Qi'an gently held his forehead, took a deep breath, and asked, "Can you find out who the Second Prince went to see after leaving the Chengping Palace?"

The aide immediately looked embarrassed: "Boss, this..."

Seeing his expression, Zhao Qi'an knew that it was useless to ask.

He had almost no way to place spies in the palace. The few secret agents that existed now were planted when the old eunuch Wei was still in office. However, those agents were all small characters of low status and it was impossible for them to control the overall situation in the palace.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Qi'an changed the question and asked, "Who called the Second Prince out of Chengping Palace?"

The aide answered without hesitation: "It is Eunuch Fu who is beside the Second Prince."

In other words, the other party is someone who can come into contact with Eunuch Fu?
This is not something that ordinary eunuchs and palace maids can do in the palace.

who can that be?

Before Zhao Qian'an could come up with anything, he heard several loud shouts coming from outside the hall.

"Master, there are people coming from the palace! So many people are coming in aggressively that they have blocked our gate!"

(End of this chapter)