Uncle, don't overdo it

After entering the palace, Lin Xiner and Ximen Jingxuan split into two groups.

Lin Xiner came to Huping Palace after familiarity, and Lin Xiner broke in without waiting for the maid to tell her.

There was bursts of medicinal fragrance in the inner hall, and there was an imperial physician waiting beside Princess Huping, cautious.

Seeing Lin Xiner coming, Princess Huping waved the imperial doctor away.

"Yang Lan was kidnapped." Lin Xiner said bluntly, paying attention to Princess Huping's expression.

It's not like she can't hear the rumors outside. When she first came to the county capital, most of her reputation was ruined overnight, which made her have to suspect anyone who might be an enemy.

"You think this princess did it?" Princess Huping immediately understood what Lin Xiner meant.

"I don't think it's nothing. It's just that Yang Lan had an accident on the way out of the National Teacher's Hall. The National Teacher's Hall has to be responsible for finding someone. If he can't find someone, my marriage with the National Teacher will be postponed. The princess The disease is also affected, I just want to discuss with the princess, what is the purpose of the person who shot Yang Lan?" Lin Xiner explained patiently, leading Yang Lan's disappearance to Princess Huping.

Sure enough, Princess Huping frowned slightly after hearing this.

"So, if the princess thinks of something, you may as well tell me. My marriage with Jing Xuan will happen sooner or later. I'm afraid the princess won't be able to wait." Lin Xiner continued.

"The national teacher has the foresight. He must be able to know who did it." Princess Huping raised her head, with admiration and trust in her eyes.

"You know how Jingxuan was enshrined as a god by your father. Your father needs Jingxuan to consolidate his power for him and rely on him to establish prestige in the hearts of the people. He has also done a good job, but he is a human being, not Really God, even if he has the ability to solve this matter, it will take time, not just counting on his fingers, this is a matter of solving the problem sooner or later, you can decide for yourself. I came today specially for the princess The one who delivered the medicine, this medicine can relieve the princess' condition."

As Lin Xiner said, she flicked a pill towards Princess Huping.

Ever since she drank the cup of tea that Lin Xiner poured, Princess Huping's lower abdomen has been swollen and painful, sometimes severe, sometimes milder. The imperial physician did not find anything, and she was convinced that Lin Xiner's attack was serious.

Seeing Lin Xiner throwing the medicine, Princess Huping took it quickly, for fear that her "illness" would get worse before finding Yang Lan.

At the same time, Ximen Jingxuan was meeting with King Dongzhu in the imperial study.

"The national teacher was invited to enter the palace early in the morning. The national teacher left in a hurry, and now he returns to the palace. What's the matter?" King Dongzhu asked puzzledly when he saw Ximen Jingxuan leaving and returning.

"I suspect that the remnants of Princess Changping have begun to act again." Ximen Jingxuan said, "At that time, the king was the last to judge the princess and deal with the matter of instigating rebellion, so I came here to ask the king about the case of the princess. Is there anything missing?"

"Although Princess Changping is my king's own daughter, she is so treacherous and wants to rebel against my king. My king has no choice but to behead her. Anyone related to the princess' son-in-law will be convicted and executed. My king will never allow any future troubles to be left behind. It is impossible to say that there are omissions." King Dongzhu answered decisively.

"I remember Princess Changping's banner was to abolish the Dongzhu ancestral system?" Ximen Jingxuan asked.

Originally thought that he would not stay in Dongzhu for a long time, and he was not a citizen of Dongzhu, so he didn't need to know Dongzhu's past too much, but now it is obvious that things have affected him, so he has to think more and trace the source.

"Yes, she is such a demagogue." King Dongzhu was very reluctant to bring up that matter again.

That thing was really dangerous, if it wasn't for Ximen Jingxuan, the sky in Dongzhu would have changed a long time ago, and he doesn't know where his soul has returned.

"Actually, I've always wondered why Dongzhu has only the king and no other princes, but I have read some records that the previous king did not only have the son of the king? Is this deliberately concealed arrangement also part of the Dongzhu ancestral system? "

On the way into the palace, Ximen Jingxuan exhaustively searched all kinds of possible relationships, involving power and position, and habitually thought of the brothers of King Dongzhu. In the records, there was only the birth of the little prince, but he had no destination, so he It seemed as if he had evaporated from the palace out of thin air, leaving only King Dongzhu in charge of the country.If this matter was done by King Dongzhu, even if it was to deceive people, there would be a reason of "deceased", but there is nothing.

"Could it be that the national teacher's discovery is related to this matter?" Hearing that Ximen Jingxuan suddenly asked a question that he had never cared about before, King Dongzhu also became vigilant.

Seeing the change in King Dongzhu's expression, Ximen Jingxuan believed even more that there was an important problem hidden in it.

"Your Majesty should trust my ability to judge things, it's not groundless." Ximen Jingxuan said.

"Yes, my lord believes you." King Dongzhu thought for a while before deciding to tell Ximen Jingxuan's curious things...

The ancestors of King Dongzhu once set a rule that the eldest son was born to be the king, and the second prince was the alternate heir to the throne. If the eldest son grew up safely, he could only go to guard the tomb. A commoner, disassociated from the Dongzhu royal family.

According to the rule of one king and three wives in Dongzhu, the king of Dongzhu will not have too many heirs, and there will not be too many princes. When it is the turn of this generation of King Dongzhu, there will be only one younger brother.

According to the rules, except for the eldest son who succeeds King Dongzhu who will leave detailed records, the rest of the princes only leave a few words when they were born. Their growth and life are not paid attention to at the end of their lives. The king of Dongzhu knew about it, and since they left Dongzhu, they have no tokens to prove their identities, and have become forgotten people.The second prince guarding the mausoleum is also a secret that has not been recorded. The identity of the mausoleum guard announced to the public is only a servant of the late king. In addition, he does not have contact with the outside world in the royal mausoleum, and few people know of his existence.

Maybe the second prince of which generation has a better life, because the eldest prince died young and obtained the qualifications of the king of Dongzhu. The second and youngest sons of each generation are all sad. These children born in the royal family of Dongzhu are not as good as those of ordinary people. , It is not as good as a princess who can enjoy the glory of the royal family openly.

The ancestral system of Dongzhu is nothing more than to cut off the fighting among the princes, save all the strength to protect the heir, let the Dongzhu royal family gather around the absolute heir as the core, and consolidate the foundation.

But this is also really cruel, just like King Dongzhu who waved the beheading knife at his own daughter without hesitation, extremely heartless.

"It turns out that there is such a strange thing in Dongzhu." On the way back to the palace, Lin Xiner shook her head, disapproving of such a thing, "If you don't want to leave harm, just don't have another child. Since you have already given birth, it is also Prince, it's too unfair just because the fate of birth and fate is very different."

"Even you said it was unfair, it seems that we should go to Wangling to pay a visit to the wronged second prince." Ximen Jingxuan decided on the next step.