si-mexico Chapter 146 Entrusting the Crown Prince with this great responsibility
Chapter 146 Entrusting the Crown Prince with this great responsibility
After watching her leave, Ye Shishu quickly gave Yu Chiling a meaningful look.
Yu Chi Ling picked up the food on the ground and examined it one by one, then handed her a bowl of ginseng soup. "No problem, eat it."
Shu was both happy and touched at night.
Consort Yan is such a kind person, she actually allowed them to eat tonics even in the prison!
……
The night is deep.
But the lights in the Imperial Study were still on.
Looking at the woman kneeling on the ground, Yu Chisheng raised his chin. "Didn't I tell you to rest in bed and take care of the baby? Why are you out so late?"
Consort Yan gestured for Liuxia to hand the food box to Qi Sui.
"Your Majesty, I was worried that Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng were suffering in the prison, so I asked Liuxia to send them some food. When Liuxia went to the prison, she found the food that Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng were eating in the prison to be somewhat suspicious, so she secretly took it out."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chisheng's face instantly darkened.
He then stood up, walked towards Liuxia, personally took the food box, and instructed Qi Sui, "Call Lu Changqing here!"
"Yes!"
A quarter of an hour later.
Lu Changqing has arrived.
After inspecting the food in the food box, he solemnly reported to Yuchi Sheng, "Your Majesty, someone has indeed tampered with the food."
Yu Chi Sheng stared angrily at the blackened silver needle in his hand and demanded, "What kind of poison is this?"
Lu Changqing shook his head, "Your Majesty, I cannot tell what kind of poison this is, but I am certain it is highly toxic."
Yu Chisheng's chest heaved, he was truly furious.
He hasn't even taken any action yet, and there are already people who are more impatient than him!
it is good……
very good!
He looked at Consort Yan and said in a deep voice, "Starting tomorrow, you will be in charge of the meals for Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng! You are pregnant, so go back to your palace to rest first!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave." Consort Yan rose with Liu Xia's help and then left the Imperial Study.
Yu Chisheng then dismissed Lu Changqing.
Then he said to Qi Sui, "Summon the Crown Prince! Tell him I have important matters to instruct him to handle!"
"Yes!"
About half an hour later, Yuchi Rui arrived at the Imperial Study.
Yu Chi Sheng rebuked, "It's the middle of the night, and you've kept me waiting!"
Yu Chi Rui hurriedly explained, "Father, the Prime Minister's wife has contracted a strange illness. I was at the Prime Minister's residence accompanying the Crown Princess, which is why I am late."
"I never expected you to be so filial," Yu Chisheng praised expressionlessly.
Yu Chi Rui observed his expression, unable to guess whether he was genuinely praising him or had some other meaning. He could only cautiously ask, "Father, what are your orders for summoning me so late?"
Yu Chi Sheng straightened his posture, sat upright on the dragon throne, and said majestically, "The matter of Hua Xiang Pavilion has been a real headache for me lately. I have thought about it carefully, and indeed we should thoroughly investigate the background of Hua Xiang Pavilion. However, Prince Cheng is close to the disciples of Hua Xiang Pavilion, and to avoid the possibility that he intends to protect them, I have decided to send you to investigate Hua Xiang Pavilion and find their lair!"
"Father wants me to investigate?" Yu Chi Rui couldn't help but be surprised.
"What, you're unwilling?" Yu Chisheng frowned in displeasure. "Both the Prime Minister's wife and the Imperial Concubine are willing for me to eliminate Hua Xiang Pavilion. One is your mother-in-law, and the other is the Empress who treats you like her own daughter. You are the most suitable person to take on this important task!"
"But... Father, the disciples of Huaxiang Pavilion are no ordinary people. How can I possibly deal with them?"
Just then, Qi Sui came to report, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine requests an audience."
"Let her in!"
Consort Lan had already retired for the night, but upon hearing that the Emperor had summoned the Crown Prince for an audience in the middle of the night, she guessed that it might be related to Prince Cheng, so she rushed over to check.
"Your Majesty, it's late and the dew is heavy. Why aren't you resting yet?"
"Your arrival is timely, Consort. I was planning to have the Crown Prince lead a team to investigate Huaxiang Pavilion. What do you think?" Yuchi Sheng asked her gently.
"What? You're sending the Crown Prince to investigate Huaxiang Pavilion?" Consort Lan exclaimed in surprise. "Your Majesty, Huaxiang Pavilion is both secluded and dangerous. How can you send the Crown Prince to take such a risk? The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of our Great Ye Kingdom. What would happen if anything were to happen to him?"
"If the Crown Prince isn't allowed to go, should Prince Cheng be sent instead?" Yu Chi Sheng's face hardened with displeasure. "Prince Cheng is so close to the disciples of Hua Xiang Pavilion. I'm truly worried about sending him to investigate Hua Xiang Pavilion!"
"There are plenty of capable generals in the court; it would be perfect to send them to deal with Hua Xiang Pavilion!" Consort Lan suggested.
"But I don't trust them!"
"..." Consort Lan was so speechless she felt like vomiting blood.
"It's decided then!" Yu Chi Sheng didn't give her a chance to speak again, and said in a deep voice, "I will have Wu Yue lead the Imperial Guards to accompany the Crown Prince to investigate Hua Xiang Pavilion. With them there, the Consort can rest assured!"
"Your Majesty..." Consort Lan was so anxious that her throat was almost on fire, but she couldn't show it.
Yu Chi Sheng looked at Qi Sui and said, "It's late. Prepare the carriage and return to the palace!"
After saying this, he abandoned Consort Lan and Yuchi Rui and left the Imperial Study without looking back.
Consort Lan's face was extremely ugly.
Yu Chi Rui asked her anxiously, "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Consort Lan pondered for a moment with a gloomy face, then gestured for him to come closer, and whispered in his ear.
After listening, Yu Chi Rui's worried expression turned into one of joy. "Yes, I know what to do."
He returned to his bedchamber from the imperial study.
Consort Lan sent someone to summon a man in black.
"Didn't I tell you to go to the imperial prison to find an opportunity? Why haven't we received any news yet?"
The man in black said, "Your Majesty, I was just about to report this matter to you. I tampered with the food that Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng were eating, but who knew that Consort Yan would send someone to deliver food to them. They are both fine now, so they must have used the food prepared by Consort Yan and not the food from the prison."
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan flew into a rage, "That Consort Yan! Instead of resting in her palace during her pregnancy, she dares to come out and become our stumbling block!"
The man in black then said, "Your Majesty, should I go and deal with Consort Yan first, so she doesn't continue to ruin our plans?"
Consort Lan shook her head. "After what happened last time, the Emperor is keeping a close eye on her. Everything in her palace is being monitored. If something happens again, the Emperor will probably conduct a large-scale search of the palace. For now, we can only let her go."
The man in black asked, "Do we still need to take action at the Heavenly Prison?"
Consort Lan shook her head again, "Fine, let them go for now, they won't be able to get out anytime soon anyway."
"Yes."
Prime Minister's House.
The Prime Minister's office actually described the situation of the Nangong family as relatively mild.
The truth is that not only did Nangong suffer from convulsions on one side of her body, but half of her face also suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to move or even speak.
But she couldn't calm down and kept making "ah ah ah" noises, which made her caregivers feel both heartbroken and helpless, and eventually angered Prime Minister Zhu Zhishun.
"Ning'er, with your mother like this, how can there be any peace in this mansion? You must quickly think of a way to calm her down!"