Lonely non-good minister

After carefully looking at the signatures on the memorials, Song Run picked out all the memorials that strongly recommended Song Yuan. At a glance, there was a thick pile.

"Confused!" Song Run immediately guessed that this was Empress Shen's instruction. He pointed at the memorial he picked out and ordered: "Put it away. I will take a closer look later."

After taking away the pile of memorials, Song Run suppressed his anger and looked at other things first, and then met the ministers one by one. The civil servants were not only literate in their speech, but also liked to quote scriptures in a convoluted way. At the end of the day, Song Run felt dizzy. It wasn't until late at night that he saw everyone, but even so, there were still a lot of things to deal with.

Song Run was really tired, but not sleepy at all. After staying alone for a while, he got up, took his cloak and walked out.

In the past, at this time, there would have been lanterns hanging in taverns to attract customers, and there would have been a few drinkers inside, but now the prince is seriously ill, and the city of Jingzhao is full of noise, and even ordinary people do not dare to have fun. He closed the door and turned off the lights early. Song Run walked by without seeing even a single person.

He arrived outside Song Yuan's house. Due to the sudden arrival, he immediately noticed that someone was watching outside the house. Such an arrangement really made Song Run angry. Because he couldn't figure out who had arranged for the other party to come here, Song Run did not rush there. , after thinking for a while, he decided to leave first.

As soon as he left, a guard rushed to report to Song Yuan: "Sir, the second master just came here and found someone outside the house. He has already left."

"Yes." Song Yuan was not surprised. She had arranged for the people to be watched outside the house to let people know her situation. As for who those people would associate with her, it had nothing to do with her.

As soon as the guard finished speaking, Wei Yan came. Seeing the guard here, Wei Yan was confused for a moment, and then said: "Master, the matter has been cleared up."

Song Yuan, who was reading a book to relieve his boredom, suddenly became energetic, put down the book and said: "Tell me."

"Before the prince fell ill, he had only come into contact with one thing. It was a sword gifted by the emperor. The thing was sealed very tightly. After receiving the gift, the prince placed the thing in the side hall of his palace. Not long after that, he fell ill. He began to feel unwell. Not only the Crown Prince was affected, but also the servants who worked in the Crown Prince's palace have also fallen ill in the past few months. The servant who was responsible for sweeping the side hall became unbearably ill and was sent out of the palace after Dongxi entered the side hall. The prince is busy with government affairs and spends most of his time in the study, so it took a few months for his illness to worsen."

After hearing this, Song Yuan felt a chill in his heart: "Have you found out the origin of that sword?"

"It's not difficult to check. Everything in the emperor's warehouse is registered in books. I asked acquaintances to help me, but I didn't find the record of this sword in it. So I can be sure that this sword does not belong to the emperor. , it should have been presented to the emperor by someone else, and it was rewarded to the prince by the emperor before it was registered." Wei Yan's connections played a big role at this time.

Song Yuan immediately guessed who it was. She clenched her fists, with murderous intent in her eyes. The thing was so lethal that if Emperor Hong Ming had come into contact with it, he would never be alive. This alone could prove that he had not come into contact with it at all. After passing the sword, he gave it to Song Chun.

Song Yuan had to suspect that he knew the power of that dirty thing. Even though he knew it was a dirty thing that could kill people, he still rewarded it to his elder brother, so he was not innocent.

Wei Yan asked: "Master, do you want to continue the investigation?"

"No need, don't disclose this matter to anyone. No matter who asks you if you have any clues about this matter, don't tell it." Song Yuan explained in detail.

Although Wei Yan was puzzled, he responded. However, he did not leave immediately after finishing speaking. Instead, he hesitated and said: "When my subordinates were investigating this matter, they also heard another thing."

Song Yuan looked at him, his eyes were so cold that Wei Yan couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart: "The emperor has been bathing in the medicinal soup prepared by the imperial master, and he seems to want to have an heir."

"Ha~" Song Yuan laughed angrily: "The old immortal has a beautiful idea." Does he think he can live another two or thirty years and personally cultivate an excellent and satisfactory heir?Song Yuan felt ridiculed in his heart, and he became more and more convinced that Emperor Hong Ming had deliberately caused Song Chun's serious illness. A selfish and mean person like him would not be willing to be ignored by Song Chun, so he simply recuperated his body and gave birth to an heir while getting rid of Song Chun. .

Yes, that must be the case. Song Yuan didn't believe that he had a loving father's heart, or that he had the feeling of licking a calf.

He is just a foolish king who is greedy for power and status. All his children are pawns in his struggle for power. Except for Song Chun and Song Run, no one has ever received his true love. He pays attention to returns for his children, so he will never do this kind of thing. It can be done.

But Song Yuan soon noticed a doubt. Before Emperor Hongming ascended the throne, he had been drained of his body by drinking and sex. After ascending the throne, he indulged in pleasure and his health became worse day by day. How could he be sure that he could personally cultivate another child? A worthy heir.

"Come." Song Yuan motioned for Wei Yan to come to him and asked in a low voice: "I remember you mentioned that the wizards in southern Xinjiang have a skill to extend life. Where did you hear about it?"

Wei Yan also lowered his voice and replied: "When I was in the northwest, I heard from merchants that the reason was that a father and daughter were seeking medical treatment on the street. One merchant said that instead of spending money to buy medicine, It's better to use the money to find a reliable wizard to extend your life. When the people next to you asked about the details, he mentioned a few things, and one of them talked about borrowing life, saying that you can borrow the longevity of your descendants to extend your life."

"Is there really such a magic in the world?" Song Yuan didn't believe it, but Emperor Hong Ming's actions forced her to believe it.

Wei Yan frowned and looked nervous and angry: "Sir, do you think the prince is so ill? Could it be that he is really the emperor?"

He didn't dare to say it clearly, but the meaning was already obvious. He was Song Run and Song Chun's friend. It could be said that without the promotion of Song Run and Song Chun, he would not have been able to become Song Yuan's relative at such a young age. Wei was with them, so he was extremely grateful to Song Chun and Song Run.

"I think it's very possible." Song Yuan was equally angry.

Wei Yan was still reasonable: "I'll check it out carefully."

He knew that the accuracy of the news would mislead Song Yuan's judgment, so even if he was extremely angry, he did not dare to be cautious.

Song Yuan agreed, but was so disturbed by this incident that she didn't rest all night. She stayed up all night and watched the sky gradually lighten up. She immediately went to the East Palace, and by chance she met Song Run.

"Second brother." They haven't met yet since Song Run came back.

Seeing her coming, Song Run relaxed and said, "Let's go in together."

They went in together, and Song Run said at this time: "There is someone watching outside your house, and the situation is very unfavorable to you."

"I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of them." Song Yuan continued to pretend to be innocent.

Song Run was not as relieved as she was. The pile of memorials recommending and praising Song Yuan really worried him. He would have to go to Queen Shen's palace later.