Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Upon hearing that the letter was from the prince, Emperor Jingfeng temporarily stopped chatting with Fang Zigui and asked Ning Fuhai to submit it.

Prince?Isn't the prince in the East Palace?Why would you write a letter to Emperor Jingfeng?
Li Jinche, who didn't know what was going on, was deeply confused. After exchanging glances with Fang Zigui next to him, he carefully looked at Emperor Jingfeng's expression and guessed the content of the letter.

Emperor Jingfeng was originally in a good mood, and even smiled when he opened the letter. However, as he looked at it, his expression changed, and his aura suddenly turned down, becoming gloomy and gloomy, as if a storm was coming.

Li Jinche asked tentatively: "...Father, what happened?"

Emperor Jingfeng's voice was cold and indifferent: "I just received the news that the prince was assassinated by an assassin in Hangzhou."

"Assassin assassination? Prince?! Hangzhou?!"

Li Jinche was shocked and confused when he heard this, and became nervous instantly: "...Brother Huang, isn't he staying well in the East Palace? Why did he go to Hangzhou? And he was assassinated by an assassin?"

Emperor Jingfeng felt very irritated. He put the letter down on the table, lowered his head and rubbed his eyebrows and said: "When Taifu Zhou passed away, the prince was unbearably sad and depressed. It happened that Cheng Yan was going to Zhejiang on a business trip, so I allowed him to be incognito. Come along, let’s go outside and relax.”

"The prince's departure from Beijing is not a trivial matter. I don't want to attract too much attention from the government and the public, so I claim that the prince is recuperating in isolation. But I never thought of going to Hangzhou, but I was ambushed by assassins."

Li Jinche was stunned for a moment, then his eyes burst into ecstasy.

The prince was attacked?If Li Jinze died, wouldn't it be his turn to take the position of prince?

Li Jinche couldn't wait to know the news about Li Jinze, and asked eagerly: "The prince..."

"Cough cough."

At this time, Fang Zigui suddenly coughed twice and gave Li Jinche a warning look.

Li Jinche suddenly came back to his senses, quickly put away the joy on his face, and pretended to be nervous and worried: "...Brother Huang, how is he? Is he okay? Are you injured?"

Emperor Jingfeng didn't notice the little movements of the two men, and waved his hand: "The prince is fine, just in danger. However, the prefect of Shaoxing, Gu Yunji, blocked the assassin's hidden weapon for the prince. He was poisoned by a strange poison and was seriously injured. Hangzhou Fucheng I've been searching for famous doctors but can't find a cure. I'm afraid only the imperial physician in the palace can do something about it. Now the two of them are on their way back to Beijing."

The amount of information was too large, and Li Jinche didn't react for a while. However, Fang Zigui was the first to notice something was wrong, and frowned slightly: "...Gu Yunji has also returned to the capital? Isn't he a local official? How can he return to the capital with the prince?"

Emperor Jingfeng had a gloomy face and said nothing.

Fang Zigui immediately understood - the Emotional Prince was beheading first and acting later. He took the decision to take Gu Yunji back to the capital without consulting Emperor Jingfeng. No wonder Emperor Jingfeng looked so bad.

It happened that Li Jinche came to support the fire at this time, pretending to be surprised: "The local official returned to Beijing without an order to conspire against him. Gu Yunji was seriously injured. Even if he has the courage, he does not have the ability. It seems that it can only be the eldest brother of the emperor... so How can the eldest brother of the emperor make decisions on big matters without consulting you, my father?"

Every time Li Jinche said something, Emperor Jingfeng's face became uglier, his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic, and he wanted to burn two holes in the letter the prince sent back.

Fang Zigui sneered in his heart: Only a few months after Zhou Minqing's death, Li Jinze suffered such a huge setback, making the already weak father-son relationship between himself and Emperor Jingfeng even more precarious. He was really afraid that he would be secure in his position as crown prince. .

When he thought of Gu Yunji who was implicated, Fang Zigui couldn't stop gloating in his heart. On the surface, he was relieved, but in fact, he added fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. The prince is still young and it is inevitable that he will not be mature enough to deal with things. I think it is inevitable that he will meet Gu Yunji." I was injured because I was shielding myself from a hidden weapon, and I couldn't let go of it. I just wanted to cure Mr. Gu as soon as possible, but in my desperation, I thought inappropriately."

Emperor Jingfeng sneered: "The prince is now fifteen years old, and he is about to get married. How can he be still young? After leaving the palace, I originally wanted him to relax and broaden his horizons, but I didn't expect that he has become more capable. How dare you kill first and report later, and take local officials back to Beijing without permission."

"At the most minor level, he is just doing his own thing and does not take me seriously; at the most serious level, he is harboring evil intentions and intending to rebel!"

Emperor Jingfeng was so angry that he spoke seriously, which frightened all the palace attendants in the palace to tremble and kneel on the ground tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

The more Emperor Jingfeng read Li Jinze's letter, the more annoyed he became. He threw it a few feet away with a loud bang and said angrily: "Okay, since he has been killed first and then played, I will let him come back! When the prince returns to Beijing, I want to take a look. What did he say?"

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On the official road leading to the capital, Gu Yunji, who was "seriously injured", was sitting in a rickety carriage, but his face was rosy, he was full of energy, and he didn't look sick at all.

"Hey, Mr. Gu looks good." The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Cheng Yan sat in with a smile, "It seems that Gao Shishu's 'World's Strange Poison' is nothing more than that."

When Gu Yunji was first poisoned, he was indeed seriously ill. Since leaving Zhejiang and embarking on the road to the capital, his health has been getting better day by day.Gu Yunji already had a guess in his mind about this, but it was difficult to express it, so he and Cheng Yan smiled tacitly:

"Who can say that? The poison developed by Gao Shishu is indeed a strange poison in the world. A small silver needle not only poisoned me and caused me to be seriously injured, but also turned the situation between the DPRK and China upside down, and the public opinion in Beijing was turned upside down. It’s all down, a storm is coming.”

Cheng Yan was very interested: "Why is the storm about to come?"

"Hey -" Gu Yunji sighed and smiled bitterly, "Although the prince's move was for my consideration, it has to be said that it was a foolish move. He killed first and then reported it, which angered His Majesty and caused misery to himself and me. "

"The assassination of the prince is not a trivial matter. This matter cannot be concealed. At this time, the officials in the court and the central government are probably accusing the prince of tyranny. I can tell that there will be a lot of trouble after entering the capital. Follow us."

Cheng Yan smiled meaningfully: "Misfortune depends on blessings. What looks like disaster may not be an opportunity."

Gu Yunji raised his eyebrows: "How do you say that?"

Cheng Yan put his hands on his hands and smiled: "You have already succeeded, so why are you asking me what to do?"

The two have known each other for ten years, and their tacit understanding has already been deeply rooted in each other's bones. Some things don't need to be said explicitly, but can be understood with just one look.

Gu Yunji also laughed when he heard this, and deliberately followed his words: "It's good that Mr. Cheng understands. I just hope that you will sit on the sidelines and don't get involved casually."

"I will not interfere. Everyone knows that I, Cheng Yan, am the representative of the imperial party. I have no control over the affairs between you and the prince." Cheng Yan waved his hands repeatedly, smiled, opened the carriage curtain and went out.

In order to treat Gu Yunji, Li Jinze ordered to rush on the road. Less than a month after the group left Zhejiang, the capital was in sight. (End of chapter)