The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 200
The next day, Ning Yuezhao opened her eyes almost as soon as the drowsiness subsided. For some reason, she always felt as if something was blocked in her chest, which made her unable to fall asleep again.

After the beginning of summer, it dawned early, and now the sky outside was slightly bright, and the candles in the inner room were still burning.

Because she was lying on the bedside, her arm was numb. While rubbing her numb arm, she checked Jiang Nian's situation in the dim light.

His eyes were still closed, the same as before she fell asleep.

Ning Yuezhao closed the wound on his face and caressed his cheek, "Aren't you willing to wake up?"

After sighing softly, Ning Yuezhao called the palace servants in, and she personally wiped and changed Jiang Nian's clothes.

The people in the imperial hospital knew that the situation of the emperor's husband was not optimistic, and they had already entered the side hall of Qifeng Palace and were on call at any time.Fu Liao asked for a room in Qifeng Palace to stay, and devoted himself to research on how to heal Jiang Nian's injury.

"His pulse is much more stable than yesterday." After Fu Liao took Jiang Nian's pulse, he said with relief, "This is a sign of improvement."

Ning Yuezhao clenched her cuffs, "Then when will he wake up?"

Fu Liao took a deep look at her, "It's hard to say, his head was also injured, the blood in his brain is not clear, and he may never wake up."

Ning Yuezhao's heart turned cold all of a sudden, she said with a wry smile: "If he doesn't wake up for a day, I will guard him for a day."

Just like he used to do.

"Lan Sha." Ning Yuezhao called out, but she didn't get an immediate response. She looked at Lan Sha and found that her face was strange.

Seeing this, Zhu Yun gave her a pinch, and she came back to her senses.

"Your Majesty forgive me."

Ning Yuezhao only thought that she was tired from last night's duty, and said flatly: "I ordered you not to go to court today."

The story of them at Yuquan Mountain must have spread throughout the court and the public by now. I don't know what kind of chaotic scene will be in the court today, so I might as well hide for a day.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lan Sha walked out absent-mindedly. She thought that today she would see the sober husband. Could it be that she was dazzled yesterday?Or is she hallucinating?

Maybe the imperial husband did wake up last night, but then fell asleep again, it is better not to say it, lest His Majesty be happy in vain.

Not long after, Zuo Ming came to Qifeng Palace to ask for an audience.

Fu Liao wanted to give Jiang Nian acupuncture, so she summoned Zuo Ming in the front hall.

"Your Majesty, how is the emperor?"

After performing the ceremony of monarch and minister, Zuo Ming opened his mouth and asked about Jiang Nian's situation.

Ning Yuezhao shook his head, with a trace of sadness in his eyes, "Fu Liao said he is improving, but it is still unknown when he will wake up."

Zuo Ming sighed softly, "Your Majesty, the corpses of those killers in Yuquan Mountain have been inspected, and there is no clue on them to prove who ordered them."

Ning Yuezhao recalled the situation that day, and said with a sneer: "Those killers are well-trained, and those who sent them must have been prepared. How could they leave anything on them, unless it was to frame them."

Presumably those people were confident in getting rid of them, so they even saved the routine of framing them.

Zuo Ming frowned and said, "I don't think so, I think the incident at Yuquan Mountain is weird from the beginning to the end."

"If you have any guesses, you might as well tell them."

Zuo Minglin calmed down, and said: "First, General Xiao proposed that the two armies conduct a drill to determine the outcome. This kind of military parade has long been precedent, and there is nothing wrong with it. I thought that with Xiao Jingtian's self-willed character, he had been looking forward to it before. Don't you think it's strange that Yuquanshan Dayue competed with the emperor's husband this time, but suddenly changed his mind before the event?"

Ning Yuezhao pondered for a while, "At that time, I also felt that Xiao Jingtian's proposal was too sudden, and the Imperial Army was completely unprepared, but the emperor seems to be full of confidence, so I naturally believed him."

Zuo Ming continued: "When Xiao Jingtian was marching and fighting, although he occasionally made detours, he mostly opened and closed, and went straight in. This time he gave up the initiative to attack and switched to defense. This is also inconsistent with his previous style. Besides. His method of letting the Imperial Army and the Northwest Army practice, if the imperial husband loses at that time, the news that the royal family is under Xiao Jingtian's control all the time will be confirmed. If the imperial husband wins, Xiao Jingtian's character will definitely not accept it, so he took advantage of the situation to propose Fighting with the emperor on the edge of the cliff on the north slope."

Speaking of this, Zuo Ming took a deep breath, "Your Majesty doesn't know yet, right? After the imperial husband fell off the cliff, Mr. Jiang Ge checked the ground that suddenly collapsed and found traces of gunpowder explosion. In addition, His Highness is about to win The two cold arrows that were suddenly released from time to time were clearly intended to force His Highness to the ground that had been loosened by the gunpowder long ago, so that he could be designed to kill him!"

If it is said that a series of accidents are coincidences, who would believe it?And the biggest beneficiary of all this is Xiao Jingtian.

If Jiang Nian died at the hands of Xiao Jingtian, then the royal family and the Xiao family would be close. Even if Ning Yuezhao was willing to endure for the sake of the overall situation, the Jiang family would definitely not let it go.

Xiao Jingtian holds a heavy army and is in charge of the lifeline of the northwest frontier. At this time, the situation in Beiqi is not clear, she must not touch Xiao Jingtian, and the Jiang family is bound to renounce her.

During this period of time, Jiang Nian was also quite prestigious in the Forbidden Army. If he died, the Forbidden Army would also be affected.After all this, Ning Yuezhao, the emperor, would be in a dilemma on several occasions, and finally lost all support.

Thinking of the sinister intentions behind this series of calculations, Ning Yuezhao felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet to the bottom of her heart.

"I don't think this is what Xiao Jingtian did."

Ning Yuezhao hesitated for a moment, but still said what was on her mind.

Zuo Ming was taken aback, and his face changed instantly. Thinking of what happened at the bottom of the cliff yesterday, could it be that Jiang Nian had worked so hard for so long but failed to get the Empress's sincerity, but had a natural affection with Xiao Jing?

Ning Yuezhao looked at Zuo Ming's sudden change of expression, as if she was "having a romantic affair", and suddenly felt powerless.

"Zuo Ming, listen to my explanation first, don't be preconceived."

"Yes." Zuo Ming lowered his head, hiding the expression on his face.

"When I rushed to the edge of the cliff that day, the second cold arrow was shot. In that short period of time, no matter which arrow Jiang Nian chooses to avoid, he will be shot by another arrow, and Xiao Jingtian will win at that time Jiang Nian was injured, even if he didn't die, the Forbidden Army and the Northwest Army's Liangzi will be formed, and I will be angry with Xiao Jingtian because of this, and Xiao Jingtian and I will fight to the death."

Zuo Ming still lowered his head, but he was wondering in his heart, will you fight Xiao Jingtian to the death?
Ning Yuezhao couldn't see the expression on his face, but continued: "But Xiao Jingtian shot down an arrow for Jiang Nian, but the place where Jiang Nian landed happened to collapse. If Xiao Jingtian planned all this, he just needs to stand by and watch. Well, why bother?"

Zuo Ming said coldly: "Perhaps Xiao Jingtian was afraid that he would not be able to kill the emperor with one arrow, and wanted Luo Ya to die more thoroughly."

Ning Yuezhao choked on his words, and only then did she notice the extremely disdainful expression on Zuo Ming's face.

"Even if it's as you said, then Xiao Jingtian could have reaped the benefits of watching me and my husband Luoya coldly, why did he jump off the cliff? Is it because I was afraid that my husband and my husband Luoya would not die? , follow along to silence it?"

Now it was Zuo Ming's turn to be speechless, he didn't expect the Empress to return him the exact words so soon.

"Your Majesty..." Zuo Ming lost his composure.

"Okay." Ning Yuezhao waved his hand, "I know you are all worthless for Jiang Nian, so I should be a heartless person?"

"I'm guilty." Zuo Ming immediately knelt down.

Ning Yuezhao got up from her seat and walked down the jade steps, "I just hope that when you investigate this matter, you can put aside your personal grievances. If you can't, then find someone else to investigate."

Zuo Ming shook his head, "Your Majesty, I can do it."

Ning Yuezhao sighed lightly, "Get up."

After that, she told Zuo Ming what happened at the bottom of the cliff.

After hearing the whole story, Zuo Ming's first reaction was that from the overall situation, this should be the case, but from an emotional point of view, the empress and Xiao Jingtian's actions were too hurtful.It doesn't matter if Jiang Nian doesn't wake up, but if he does, how can the barrier between the two be eliminated?

A few days later, Jiang Nian still did not wake up.

Fu Liao checked his pulse and changed his medicine every day, saying that his injury was improving, but he just couldn't wake up, which may be related to the blood congestion in his brain.

Ning Yuezhao quit the court for several days, but today she really couldn't stand the pleadings of those old officials, so she went to court at the fixed time.

She had thrown all the matters to the cabinet before. Apart from wanting to be quiet, she just wanted to postpone the matter this time.Zuo Ming's investigation reached a bottleneck, and Jiang Nian couldn't wait for Jiang Nian to wake up and ask him about some things, so he couldn't continue for a while.

General Jianwei Xiao Jingtian, who had been working diligently for a long time, said today that he was ill and passed away.There is only one feeling in everyone's heart, that is, he has a guilty conscience!

"Your Majesty, I believe that General Jianwei Xiao Jingtian is to blame for the incident on Yuquan Mountain. Please punish him severely to bring order to the law!"

"Since entering the imperial court, His Majesty has been sleepy and hard-working. This time, if His Majesty does not punish those people with sinister intentions, it will make His Majesty, who is still on the sick bed, feel chilled." .”

"Your Majesty, General Xiao has never put the Tian Family in his eyes, and the incident at Yuquan Mountain has exposed his disobedience. We can no longer tolerate it!"

This time, those who came out to give advice were all ministers who did not stand in line.On the other hand, Jiang Qixi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, looked tense, but kept silent.

Xu Zhi looked for an opportunity to speak out: "Your Majesty, I think that this matter should not be angered by the General. Now Beiqi in the Northwest is very ambitious. For so many years, only General Xiao can make them afraid. If His Majesty disposes of General Xiao this time, Then Beiqi will definitely take advantage of the situation and raise troops, endangering the country!"

He said this cleverly, on the one hand he seemed to defend Xiao Jingtian, but in fact he believed that what happened this time was the work of Xiao Jingtian, and he tried his best to stir up conflicts.

Immediately, someone said: "Xiao Jingtian has been arrogant and domineering for many years, isn't it because he has military power in his hands? Back then, the Taizu allowed him to be the hereditary general of the Xiao family in gratitude for his achievements in opening up territories. Well, if you support your soldiers with self-respect, His Majesty will take away his military power, and it is because the Xiao family is not self-respecting!"

"Exactly, I implore Your Majesty to punish Xiao Jingtian severely!"

For a moment, half of the courtiers in the court knelt down.

Ning Yuezhao's eyes darkened, and she glanced at Jiang Qixi.

I saw Jiang Qixi's face was serious, and he came out slowly, kneeling on the ground, "Your Majesty, I also request that the culprit who hides evil intentions be severely punished, and seek justice for my son!"

　I fell asleep while writing last night... I've been really busy lately...

　　
　
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