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Chapter 249 Return to the East Palace
After Kun Yu left, Ling Feng quietly came in and reported: "Prince, all the farmers in the palace have gone back to their homes. The remaining people are not counting us, only the 50 people from the Cheng family's soldiers. This is the crown prince's natal family. People, even 100 people can be justified.”

Ling Feng also came in to report. He said with a smile: "In the cave where the armor is kept, we put fifty pieces of coir raincoats and some farm tools. The farmers rushed to make the coir raincoats in the afternoon!"

Zhuangtou also saw the armor and weapons being moved from the cave today and was very angry.Someone framed the prince under his nose. The prince suffered disaster, and Dongzhuang could not escape it.When he returned to Zhuangzi, he organized each household to weave coir raincoats and installed a door in the cave, turning it into Zhuangzi's warehouse.

"Okay! You guys go to eat too, pay attention to what's going on outside, and ask people to keep an eye on Kun Yu. Beware of him doing tricks in the village." The prince nodded and said, "The racecourse just delivered twenty horses this afternoon, so let's pick them first. 20 people will go back, and the rest will continue to stay in the village to practice." Ling Feng agreed and went out to pick people.

Early the next morning, the prince's four carriages and thirty horses slowly set off on the road. Before anyone here arrived in the capital, Zhai Kun had already searched Zhuangzi and returned to the capital to report the situation to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, after the prince left, we searched the entire Dongzhuang and the mountains and forests next to Dongzhuang for several miles. There are thirty horses in Dongzhuang, twenty of which were bought from the horse farm yesterday. We also counted all six barracks, with a total of 54 bunks. We did find a cave with dozens of raincoats and some farm tools in it, but no banned military supplies were found. I don’t know who the news is, so unreliable ."

The emperor frowned, and he really felt that King Kang was a little troubled.After thinking about it, he asked again: "Didn't Mr. James's house pick up anyone yesterday? Why haven't you seen the prince come back to the palace yet?"

Zhai Kun reported back: "I went, but before I left, the princess felt sick in her stomach, so I had to stay one more night. Now they are on the way back to Beijing. As for the princess, the carriage will go slower."

Only then did the emperor remember that the Crown Princess was pregnant, so he nodded and said: "The Crown Princess is pregnant, so it's hard for her. Lu Ping, go pick out a pair of jade unicorns. When the Crown Princess returns to the East Palace, you can give her a soothing gift." ."

Ling Feng took the secret guards back to the Prince's Mansion, and the Prince and Princess took the girls back to the East Palace.When the chamberlains and maids in the East Palace saw with their own eyes that the prince had come back well, they were so excited that tears filled their eyes: It had been four months since the East Palace had lost its master. No matter how calm it was, it was all a bluff.

Chang Xi brought a fresh cypress branch, and Chang Le brought a basin of water soaked in grapefruit leaves, and said with a smile: "Prince, Crown Princess, this is what Concubine Ji told you yesterday, to wash your hands before entering. , then pat the corners of your clothes with cypress branches to remove bad luck. No disease will occur, no taboos, hundreds of descendants, and a long life!"

Qingmei held a jar and showed it to the Crown Princess. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you came back just in time. This was picked from the hive on our tree. Chang Xi spent a lot of effort yesterday!"

"Don't block the door, let the prince and princess go in first!" Aunt Cui smiled and took the cypress branch from Chang Xi's hand, swept the corner of the clothes behind the prince and princess, and said: "Hundred Ghosts" No invasion, all diseases will be eliminated!”

At this time, three people came in from the door.Concubine Ji heard that they had returned to the palace, and couldn't wait for them to pay their respects, so she couldn't wait to come over.She took Xie Ruitang's hand and looked up and down, and said with tears in her eyes: "Although someone has reported that he is safe a long time ago, now that he has actually seen it, the mother and concubine can feel at ease!"

Concubine Ji looked at Haitang's belly again and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You have to run around while pregnant with the child." Prince Cheng had already gone to Qinghe Palace to tell her that the prince had been poisoned by Cao Baoli and had been poisoned by the prince. The concubine was cured.Concubine Ji was very grateful to Haitang.

As soon as the two of them helped Concubine Ji enter the palace and sit down, Lu Ping waddled over holding a pair of jade unicorns.

Lu Ping greeted them and said with a smile: "The Emperor knew that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were returning to the palace today, so he specially gave a pair of jade unicorns to the Crown Princess. He said that the Crown Princess was tired all the way and it would calm the Crown Princess's shock." The two of them. He stood up and thanked him, rewarded Lu Ping with a bag of gold leaves, and congratulated him on returning to serve the emperor.Lu Ping accepted the reward and left with satisfaction.

"Haitang, the Taoist concubine is about to give birth at any time, but she doesn't know about the child yet... We quietly checked in the palace and found out that the Taoist priest did come in and out of the Queen's Chiyun Palace many times, especially the one where the concubine was pregnant. Yue has come four or five times! It would be better to give birth to a princess, but it would be better to give birth to a prince."

Concubine Ji said worriedly: "It's a pity that we have no evidence, and we can't investigate this kind of thing with great fanfare. I came here in a hurry to remind you that in the past two months, for some reason, the emperor has become moody. Sometimes he is clearly doing well. , a little thing irritated him, and he flew into a rage. You can come over later to say thank you, but be careful not to make your father angry."

Concubine Ji had already heard Concubine Yuan talk about the morning court incident yesterday. Fortunately, she checked and found that the prince did not do anything extraordinary and he came back safely today. Otherwise, there is no telling what strange rumors would have arisen.After giving them a few words, Concubine Ji went to the Moyu Palace to see the Queen Mother to report that she was safe.

The two princes did not dare to delay. After changing their clothes, the prince helped the prince to the Wuying Palace.When I walked outside Wuying Palace, I happened to meet Concubine Su who came out of the palace.Cao Baoli died, Guo Kuan and Lu Ping did not surround the emperor like an iron barrel, and it was much easier for the ladies in the palace to see the emperor.

"The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are back? I thought you were going to give birth to the Emperor's grandson outside the palace!" Concubine Su pretended to smile and said: "Now that's good, there is a Prince and an Emperor's grandson in the palace, it's really lively Got it!"

The prince and his wife greeted her politely, and then heard the chamberlain coming to invite them in.

Haitang walked up to the emperor and took a look, and couldn't help but be surprised: the emperor's face was so red that it was abnormally red. This was not a good thing. It was probably because of his heart problem.Also, although the emperor's cheeks are red, there is a faint dark air between his eyebrows, which is commonly known as black Yintang. This is a sign of liver and kidney problems.

The emperor is seriously ill!
"Are you willing to come back?" The emperor asked without raising his head when he heard the footsteps.After hearing the two people greeting him, the emperor raised his head.

He originally wanted to yell at his son, but when he saw the potbellied daughter-in-law, the emperor suppressed the anger that rushed to his heart: "No matter what happens outside the palace, it can't compare to what's inside the palace. From now on, the princess will not need to pay greetings to each palace. She should stay in the East Palace. Raise the baby with peace of mind. If you feel bored, you can ask Qingyao to come to the palace to accompany you. The prince will go to court as he is from tomorrow."

After a while, the emperor had nothing to say, and the two of them thanked him.Xie Ruitang supported Haitang and was about to retreat, but the emperor said:

"Prince, stay!"

(End of this chapter)