sick prince phoenix concubine

Chapter 49
On the third prince's residence.

Xia Yi, who had just returned from Shen's mansion, was letting his attendant Yu Zhi change into his outer robe, and after listening to his subordinate's report, he calmly ordered:

"Let people keep an eye on the Prince's Mansion, and report back immediately if there is any movement."

"Your Highness, should we do something?" Yuzhi asked cautiously.

Xia Yi: "Not for now."

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Is the emperor really poisoned?"

Yuzhi: "Returning to Your Highness, the slave doesn't know what his real situation is, why don't you send someone to inquire about it?"

Xia Yi raised his hand: "No need."

Sending someone out at this time, isn't it equivalent to handing over one's handle to someone else?
Things that are not worth the candle, but can't be done.

Besides, with the eldest prince on the top and the crown prince on the bottom, it's not his turn to be the one in the middle.
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This side is calmly analyzing the situation, but the eldest prince Xia Heng is stepping up operations.

He first ordered people to go to the street to investigate the places where the speeches gathered, and secretly gave warnings to those who spread rumors that were not good for him.

Then let your own people release more remarks that are not conducive to other princes.

There is good and bad when there is a comparison.

The common people, on the other hand, don't know much about the people of the royal family, and what others say is reasonable, they feel it seems to be right.

With his joining, the direction of public opinion has also become biased.

The fourth prince, Xia Ling, is the empress's descendant. He is the crown prince and the next emperor of Tianqi. He is blessed by nature and should be a broad-minded person.

However, because she was jealous of the current emperor's love for King Xiaoyao, she had no tolerance for it, so she killed her own emperor's uncle.

The third prince, Xia Yi, was originally the son of a noble concubine.

However, Noble Concubine Qi was downgraded to the concubine position for unknown reasons three months ago, resulting in no advantage between him and the other princes, and he returned to the same level.

And three months ago, it happened to be the time when Princess Xiangrui died and fell into a coma.

There may be some connection between the two.

There was a deep grudge between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Shen family outside his family, which also caused him to be dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The prime minister is now an important minister in front of the emperor, and he is quite trusted.

He couldn't shake his position, so the resentment in his heart was transferred to Xiaoyao Wang, the only one who was closer to Princess Xiangrui.

When choosing between his own son and his own younger brother, the emperor would of course choose his own son.

Even though there are different opinions, each sticks to his own opinion, with reasons and evidence, it seems that it is really the case.

Except for the three princes in the vortex, the others chose to wait and see what happened.
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Discussions among the people are in full swing and intensified.

As the center of the incident, Xiaoyaowangfu is a peaceful place.

In the afternoon of that day, the Third Prince and the Crown Prince met in front of the gate of Xiaoyao Palace.

"The imperial doctor has something to say, the prince should not see guests, the two princes, please go back."

Lin Shun said to the two princes in a lukewarm manner.

"Knowing that the emperor's uncle is seriously ill, I specially ordered someone to prepare some things to make up for my body. I also hope that the emperor's uncle can accept my nephew's kindness."

Xia Ling looked calm, with a slight worry on his face.

Lin Shun asked someone to take it: "The prince's wishes will be conveyed to me."

Xia Ling: "I'm sorry."

"With the prince's precious supplements in front of me, I can't give them away."

Xia Yi jokingly said:

"But since it was taken, there is absolutely no way to bring it back.

"Although it is not as valuable as the crown prince's, it was also chosen by my nephew himself.

"May the uncle not dislike him."

Lin Shun was accepted as usual, and his attitude was no different from that of the prince.

He smiled lightly and said: "Gifts don't matter how expensive they are, the two princes are very interested.

"Your thoughts will be conveyed to the prince truthfully."

Xia Ling: "Since Uncle Huang is inconvenient, I won't bother him anymore. I'll visit him when he gets better."

Xia Yi followed closely: "The prince is right, the emperor needs to rest now, so I will take my leave."

The eldest prince Xia Heng was completely unaware of the actions of the two of them, and he was carrying out his plan in an orderly manner.

In the early morning of the next day, at the Golden Luan Hall.

Uncharacteristically, the emperor became furious and reprimanded the eldest prince.

"You are my first son, you should have set an example for a brother.

"Look at what you've done!
"Forming a clique for personal gain, framing the emperor's younger brother, and building prestige among the people!
"Say it yourself, what do you want to do?
"Rebel!"

Knowing that the matter had been revealed, Xia Heng didn't hesitate to weigh it up, and immediately knelt down to admit his mistake:
"Father, my son and minister were deluded by ghosts for a while, and were bewitched by others, and almost made a big mistake.

"I know my mistake, please punish my father!"

Xia Feng looked down at the ministers with a gloomy face, and asked:
"How do you think the eldest prince should be punished for this matter?"

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, all of them didn't understand what the emperor meant, so they didn't dare to speak indiscriminately.

"What? In the past, everyone was eloquent, but now when it's time to speak, there is no sound." Xia Feng frowned displeased.

Ministers, you look at me and I look at you, but still dare not speak nonsense.

"Father, my son feels that the elder brother was instigated by others to act like this."

Prince Xia Ling stepped forward at this moment.

The expression on Xia Feng's face finally improved a little bit, and he asked: "Do you have evidence to prove it?"

Xia Ling lowered her head in shame:

"I don't have it, but if necessary, I will do my best to investigate and find out who is behind it, so as to restore my brother's innocence and give him justice."

The plausible voice of Qing Lie resounded through every corner of the hall and fell into everyone's heart at the same time.

The balance in the hearts of the ministers was already biased at this time.

"Prince, do you know that you are seeking justice for those who harmed you?" Xia Feng asked.

His eyes were sharp, with a sense of persecution.

Xia Ling replied respectfully:
"I know it, but in my eyes, rumors are rumors after all.

"It didn't come true and it didn't really hurt me.

"There will inevitably be conflicts between brothers and sisters, and that's just a trivial matter.

"Brother, we are brothers after all, there is no overnight hatred."

Xia Feng narrowed his eyes: "You really think so?"

Xia Ling raised his head, looked directly into his eyes, and said forcefully:
"Everything my son says comes from the bottom of my heart!"

Xia Feng: "Well, I will leave this matter to you to investigate."

Xia Ling: "Your servant leads the order!"

Xia Feng: "Eldest Prince, you are confined to the mansion, and you can't leave the mansion without summons."

Xia Heng: "My son obeys the order."

Even if you are unwilling, you have to endure it for the time being.

He was indeed too hasty about this matter.

It is true that the prince's position is becoming more and more stable now, but he has always done things tightly.

He finally saw this opportunity and lost his composure.

The hall fell silent again.

Sheng Jian'an, who had been standing on one side, stepped forward and shouted in a shrill voice:
"If you have something to play, you will retreat."

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After walking out of the hall, Xia Heng couldn't hold back.

He said to Xia Ling sarcastically: "The prince is really a good trick."

(End of this chapter)