Chapter 1285

Gu Chengyu hooked his lips into a smile, Prince Jing was too poor and too weak, how could he compete with Prince Gong?It would be better if he came to help King Jing.

Because only by sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight can you sit back and relax!

"Go and find out! Prince Jing has been too quiet recently, let's see what he's planning. I don't believe it anymore, the fragrant bun fell in front of him, why can't he pick it up?"

"Your Majesty, there is news from Jiangnan." The Emperor was sitting in the imperial study reviewing the memorial, and Pang Chu reported softly outside the door.

"Come in!" The emperor's mood suddenly became agitated. There was news from Jiangnan, and he didn't know if he could find the antidote.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here!" The Emperor just opened the letter when he heard that the Empress Dowager was coming!

The emperor's face darkened, and he tightened his grip on the letter, and he stuffed the letter into the secret compartment of the imperial case with his backhand.

"Invite her to come in!" The emperor picked up the memorial on the imperial case again as if nothing had happened. Pang Chu on the side was a little surprised. Although his face was full of doubts, he also knew that this was not something he could ask.

The Empress Dowager walked in a hurry, and when she entered the imperial study, she saw that the Emperor was sitting upright, so she immediately went forward to ask for warmth.

"Emperor! Why are you still reviewing the memorials now? Didn't the envoy Zhang say that? You must cultivate your energy, otherwise even if you seek the antidote, your body will not be able to bear it."

"Queen! My son's body is much better, and the memorials have piled up like a mountain. If you don't review them, those ministers will overturn the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

There was a slight smile on the emperor's face, and if you looked closely, you could tell that his smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Then you have to be more careful about your body!" The Queen Mother wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. After saying this, the two suddenly fell silent.

"Emperor! The Ai family heard that there is news from Jiangnan." After hesitating for a while, the Queen Mother finally couldn't hold back and asked.

The smile on the emperor's face couldn't hold back anymore. He just got the letter when the queen mother rushed over. What does this mean?Could it be that his every move is under the supervision of his mother?

In the imperial study room and his bedroom, how many spies were placed by the queen mother?He turned his head and glanced at Pang Chu, the cold look in his eyes made Pang Chu shiver with fright.

If Pang Chu still doesn't know why the emperor is angry, then he can't be the emperor's personal servant.He quickly begged the emperor with his eyes, but he didn't dare to do that!

After all, he was the emperor's servant, and he was the only one who served the emperor from the beginning to the end.As soon as he got the letter, he reported it to the emperor, how could he have time to deliver news to Ci'an Palace?
"Emperor! Did you get the antidote?" The Empress Dowager squeezed the veil in her hand tightly. Why is she still thinking about anything else?Even if she had already found a way out, but Dun'er was her son, she didn't want to go to the last step!
Looking at the emperor's deep eyes, the queen mother was trembling nervously.

The emperor resisted the dull pain in his heart, and said with a smile: "I just received the letter and haven't opened it yet."

The emperor took out the letter from the secret compartment, "Pang Chu, you go and watch outside the hall, no matter who comes to see you, don't come in and report!"

"Yes!"

After Pang Chuliang opened it, the emperor took a deep breath and opened the letter tremblingly.This thin piece of paper made the emperor feel that it weighed more than a thousand catties in his hand.

The empress dowager's mood is as heavy as the emperor's at the moment, and this letter makes her terrified.

The emperor was cruel, and opened the letter. After reading the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but collapsed on the rosewood armchair.

"Dun'er?" The queen mother screamed out, feeling even more terrified in her heart.

"My lord! It's not good, the horse we bought this time was robbed." Lu Chen entered Prince Gong's study with a solemn face, and after a hasty salute, he told Prince Gong the bad news.

"What's going on?" Prince Gong frowned slightly. They won two prefectures this time, and urgently needed to expand their troops, so they bought a batch of horses from Daxing.

"The horse was robbed on the way back from the escort. All the people sent were wiped out, and no one survived." Lu Chen also frowned, this time the loss was not small.

Although they gained a lot of financial resources by capturing the two prefectures, they couldn't resist such extravagance.

Since ancient times, recruiting soldiers and horses has been extremely costly.After recruiting troops a few days ago, the armaments were really not enough, so they started to purchase, who would have thought that they would be intercepted.

"Have you found any clues, do you know who did it?" Prince Gong's face was serious, this time he lost more than 20 taels of silver.

"After I surveyed there, I think it should be a well-trained army. Of course, it is just a guess, and there must be a lot of people anyway. It's just that when we found something wrong, it was already too late, and the traces at that time were no longer visible. It has been cleaned. I don’t know where the horses were taken, but I think it should not be far away. I have sent people to investigate in the past two days, and there is no trace of a large number of horses moving, let alone pedestrians.”

"That's right! With so many horses, the goal is too big. As long as you go on the road, you will definitely be found. You send someone to look for it again. This time, it costs more than 20 taels of silver. It's really a heavy loss."

Prince Gong sighed, wondering who did it.He first ruled out Gu Chengyu, because Gu Chengyu was still in Yuheguan and couldn't stretch his arms so far.With so many horses, Gu Chengyu didn't have so many people.

It would be even more impossible to let the soldiers guarding the border pass out. The people he sent were all skilled, far beyond what ordinary soldiers could match.

However, Gu Chengyu brought so few people with him when he came to the border, so it was naturally impossible to accomplish such a big thing.

"Who does your lord think did it?" Lu Chen looked at the silent Prince Gong and asked tentatively.

In fact, there was no need to think about it at all, he already had a candidate in his mind.

"Who else could it be? It should be the fourth child, right? He could hold his breath and waited so long before making a move. This king still thinks that he must abide by the old rules and wait for this king and the second child to fight to the death before making a move. Who would have thought that he would intervene this time, it was beyond my expectations."

Prince Gong snorted coldly, and put the brush in his hand on the desk.

He is already used to the style of the fourth brother, who always hides behind the scenes when doing things, and will come forward to bite you whenever he sees an opportunity.Not deadly, but extremely disgusting.

"I also feel the same way. It's just that when we buy horses, we have to go through Yuhe Pass and Yumen Pass. Prince Jing got the news in such a timely manner this time. Could it have something to do with the Border Pass?"

Lu Chen hesitated before speaking.At the same time, he cast his eyes on Prince Gong, carefully observing Prince Gong's reaction.

"You mean that Gu Chengyu intervened?" In fact, Prince Gong also had this kind of speculation in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.

"It's just a guess, we can't make a conclusion until after the investigation!" Lu Chen lowered his head, and when he saw Prince Gong's clenched fists, his eyes flickered slightly.

"My lord, it's too bad! One of our weapon-making sites has been taken over by someone, and there is not a single weapon left in it!"

(End of this chapter)

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