ebookland Chapter 787 The Emperor trusts this Queen very much!
Chapter 787 The Emperor trusts this Queen very much!
At the same time, in the secret room of Prince Heng’s Mansion.
Xie Shang was wearing a golden crown and a black suit. His brows were furrowed, his demeanor was majestic, and his eyes were cold. "Have you found Ye Ying?"
The shadow said, "I sent people to search Prince Kang's mansion but couldn't find him. We also couldn't find the exit of the underground palace secret room. Prince Kang is not in the mansion either."
Prince Kang has been in the northwest for many years and has not returned to Shengjing. Prince Kang's palace has become dilapidated. In the two months since he returned to Beijing, he has only casually renovated the palace.
Xie Shang had sent people to search for several days, but there was no clue. He then said to another middle-aged man, "Ye Ying is a secret guard trained by Mr. Gongsun. You know him well. Will he have second thoughts?"
Mr. Gongsun said, "He had no reason to surrender to King Kang. His original surname was Zhou. He joined the Shenyin Camp because he had no one left at home. Later, he changed his code name to Yeying according to the camp's rules. He learned martial arts well and has been the captain of the camp. Later, I secretly checked his family. His family had suffered a misfortune, and I saved him accidentally. Our Shenyin Camp never accepts disciples with family members or poor roots. He is considered to be relatively intelligent."
Mr. Gongsun added: "Prince Kang has not shown up yet, which shows how cautious he is. Even the late emperor did not notice that he had returned to Shengjing. Now he wants to hide, and it will be difficult for us to find him."
Xie Shang also found it unbelievable. Xie Kang had an affair with Concubine Chang, and his father had always cared about their brotherly love, but he did something worse than an animal.
At this time, another secret guard came hurriedly, "Greetings to the Emperor, greetings to Mr. Gongsun, Ye Ying has returned to the palace."
"There is one more thing. An assassin appeared in the palace and tried to assassinate the Queen. The assassin was killed before the secret guards who were protecting the Queen showed up... The Queen is safe and sound." The secret guard repeated the news from the palace verbatim.
Xie Shang said in a deep voice: "You mean Ye Ying appeared and saved the queen."
"He helped the Queen. Our men were shot dead by him before they had a chance to attack the assassin."
After hearing this, Mr. Gongsun said: "I didn't expect that the Queen knew martial arts. No wonder the Emperor dared to let her stay in the palace."
Xie Shang said: "The Queen is capable of protecting herself. I believe she can handle things on her own. The fact that she went to find Concubine Chang shows that she has already guessed the relationship between Prince Kang and Concubine Chang."
He had already told Yao Guangzong that if the Queen wanted to see Concubine Chang, he should let her in.
Imprisoning Concubine Chang in the Tianlao of the Imperial Clan Court was just a way to use her as bait.
The person who took the Xie family to the Hengyang Imperial Mausoleum was not him, but he asked someone to pretend to be him. Lin Feng took them to the Imperial Mausoleum to worship the late emperor.
Black Bee added, "But there is one strange thing. When I was disguised as a soldier and guarding the palace gate and met Ye Ying, he did not recognize me. He was in a hurry at the time and had a badge in his hand, so the soldier guarding the palace gate let him in."
Xie Shang had already placed his own people in the palace, distributing them in various military camps to hide their identities. Each of them had their own functions, and Black Bee's apparent identity was just that of an inconspicuous soldier.
The person who came was Black Bee, who was as famous as Yeying. They each had their own duties and had trained together in the military camp, so they could be considered brothers. Even if Yeying left in a hurry, it was impossible for him not to recognize him.
Black Bee said, "I suspect he is not Ye Ying. I have also investigated secretly. The last person who came into contact with Ye Ying was Xiao Liu. On the night when Kunning Palace caught fire, Xiao Liu appeared at the palace gate. But the Ye Ying that night was no longer Ye Ying. The real Ye Ying met with an accident on the night of the Lantern Festival. I suspect that the person who really betrayed the master was Xiao Liu."
"Does the Queen know that there is something wrong with Ye Ying?" Xie Shang frowned. Xiao Liu is Ye Ying's subordinate. If he wants to plot against Ye Ying, Ye Ying will be unable to defend himself.
Black Bee added, "The Queen returned to Kunning Palace before I left the palace. Aoxue also noticed something was wrong. Your Majesty should also know about it. He may make another move tonight."
"Lord Shang went to the camp to mobilize the Imperial Guards. It was the Queen's order." Black Bee continued, "The Queen turned the Ministry of Internal Affairs upside down. She didn't let Steward Cheng leave after he was captured and brought into the palace. There is one more thing. The Queen summoned Commander Shang alone. I don't know what they talked about. The Queen's people are guarding all around, so it's not easy for me to get close."
Mr. Gongsun asked, "Why did the Queen give the order?"
According to the emperor's intention, he wanted to use the empty city plan to lure Prince Kang to attack the palace. Now that the queen has made such a big fuss, will Prince Kang still take action?
"Because of corruption in the Imperial Household Department, a eunuch named Xiao Shunzi was killed. It was found that it was Butler Cheng who entered the palace and killed him. It seems that it was also because Butler Cheng stole something in the Imperial Household Department and Xiao Shunzi found out about it. These are the stories that the Empress asked people to spread to the public."
Xie Shang said: "Cheng Zhong has already had enough in Prince Heng's mansion. There is no need for him to go to the palace to do such a thing. The queen must have discovered new clues."
Black Bee continued, "I have shown my face to the Queen Mother. She already knows me, but she didn't tell me the clues she got. Even Commander Shang kept his mouth shut. Maybe the Queen Mother doesn't trust me either."
"Ruan Ruan has always been cautious. She has her reasons for not saying anything about the Ken family. You should go back to the palace first and make sure to protect the safety of the queen and the princes and princesses." Xie Shang added, "Xiao Liu followed Lin Feng to Hengyang and passed the news to Lin Feng. He knows what to do."
Black Bee received the order and left quickly.
Gongsun Ling also brought people to Shengjing this time. The more he listened, the more he wanted to meet the queen.
He said, "If Prince Kang continues not to show up, will the emperor continue not to return to the palace?" He actually wanted to go to the palace with the emperor.
"Of course I have to go back to the palace." Xie Shang said coldly, "I didn't expect that Uncle Kang wanted to rebel more than thirty years ago. After so many years, he is still timid and cautious. How can I catch him if he doesn't show up now?
Concubine Chang has admitted to having an affair with Prince Kang. She has always said that it was her mother and father who broke them up, and has always said that she is also a victim.
However, the reason why Xie Yang became what he is now is because Concubine Chang instilled bad ideas in him since he was a child.
They instigated Xie Yang to rebel and become emperor, filling his heart with hatred. In fact, they wanted Xie Yang to be their bridegroom so that they could reap the benefits.
Xie Kang kept saying that he was doing it for the good of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but what he did was hurting the Great Zhou and the country left by his grandfather.
I want to know how much true love he has for Concubine Chang."
Hearing this, Gongsun Ling was furious. Is this something an emperor would say? The emperor seemed to have changed a lot after marrying Jiang Fenghua. How much is the true love of the royal family worth? Or does the royal family have true love?
Prince Kang had an affair with the previous emperor's concubine. Wasn't he taking advantage of Concubine Chang?
What kind of woman is Jiang Fenghua? When the emperor was dealing with the woman from the Su family, it could be said that he was fighting for the military power of the Su family. However, the Jiang family at that time was just a powerless scholarly family.
The emperor continues to give power to the Jiang family and support the Jiang family to ascend to the throne. Jiang Fenghua is now the queen. Isn’t he afraid of supporting another ambitious Su family?
The emperor trusts this queen very much!
Gongsun Ling can be considered a descendant of a miracle doctor. When Aoxue asked him for medicine, he gave it to her without asking why. Later he found out that it was for the queen to eat.
Aoxue has learned to hide secrets since coming to Shengjing.