First Lady of the Crown Prince

 Chapter 801 The truth (first update)

 In the middle of the night, thunder suddenly sounded in the prosperous capital of the Yan Kingdom.

 The little princess ate too many grapes before going to bed and was woken up by peeing in the middle of the night.

She opened her eyes and said, "Mommy, I want to pee."

 No one responded to her.

She stayed on her little bed for a while, but she couldn't hold it in any longer, so she had to get up by herself.

The little princess is a very shameful elder. She has stopped wetting the bed since she was two years old, so she decided to pee herself.

 But there was lightning and thunder outside, and she was a little scared.

 “Uncle, uncle.”

She sat in the small mosquito net and called twice, but still no one paid attention to her.

I really can’t hold it in any longer.

Her little face wrinkled into a ball, she tried hard to hold back her pee, climbed out of bed, and walked on the ground with her bare feet: "Eunuch Zhang..."

Everyone in the dormitory seemed to have run out, and she was the only one left in the hall that was illuminated by lightning. Her little body stood blankly on the floor, looking like a pitiful little puppet. .

 Suddenly, a figure wearing a dragon robe walked in from the door.

He was facing the moonlight and was eerily illuminated by the sudden appearance of lightning.

To the little princess, her uncle, who was so tall and majestic to her, shivered with fear.

 … peed.

-

 There was a thunderstorm at night, and the temperature was much cooler in the morning.

Xiao Jingkong did not officially move into the Duke's Mansion, but only came over occasionally to hang out. He didn't come last night.

Aunt Gu and Gu Yan slept late in their respective rooms as usual. Gu Xiaoshun and Master Lu got up early to practice carpentry. Gu Xiaoshun's talent was astonishing. Master Lu was no longer content with teaching him simple craftsmanship, but began to slowly teach him various craftsmanship skills. Mechanism.

There are trustworthy servants in the yard, so Mrs. Nan doesn’t need to cook. She went out early in the morning to collect herbs.

 The Duke of Guo came over to have breakfast with Gu Jiao, Gu Xiaoshun and Master Lu.

 Recently, people have been asking the servants of the Duke's Mansion for information, and unknown people are secretly monitoring and lingering at the gate of the Duke's Mansion. Mu Ruxin must have leaked the news, which aroused the vigilance of the Han family.

 Manager Zheng was well prepared. While asking his subordinates to collect money from the Han family, he also gave false information to the Han family.

“The Duke of Guo has raised several actors who sing in the back house all day long.”

 “I see, our prince is afraid that he will lose his security at the end of the festival.”

 An Guogong knew nothing about this.

 It was all Guanshi Zheng's decision to act according to the opportunity. Anyway, Duke An Guo said, it's good if you can fool the Han family. As for how to fool them, you can do whatever you want.

 After breakfast, An Guogong sent Gu Jiao to the door as usual. Of course, it was still Gu Jiao pushing his wheelchair.

After Gu Jiao moved into the Duke's Mansion, his rehabilitation efforts were intensified, and the flexibility of his arms and body were greatly improved. In the past, only his wrists could be raised, but now his entire arm can be slightly raised.

 My legs have also gained some strength. Although I cannot stand, I can swing slightly while sitting or lying down.

In addition, his vocal cords can finally make a little sound. Although it is only one syllable, it is a huge improvement.

 The father and daughter came to the door.

Gu Jiao grabbed the reins from the Black Wind King's back and said to An Guogong: "Father, I'm going to the military camp."

 An Guogong: “Ah.”

good.

 Take care on the road.

Gu Jiao got on her horse and was about to gallop away when she saw a wolfish figure staggering towards her.

Several guards from Duke Guo's Mansion hurriedly stood in front of Gu Jiao and Duke An Guo with vigilance.

 “It’s...it’s me...”

The man was so tired that he lost his voice and fell to the ground, gasping for air.

"Eunuch Zhang?" Gu Jiao saw his appearance clearly, got off her horse, came to him, knelt down and asked him, "How did you end up like this?"

 Zhang Dequan was unkempt, his clothes were messy, and he even lost one of his shoes.

He had very little strength left, and he grabbed Gu Jiao's wrist with an obsession: "Master Xiao... quickly... tell... the third princess... and His Highness Changsun... Your Majesty, something... has happened to him..."

Last night, the king went to the cold palace to see Concubine Han. It related to the secret of Queen Xuanyuan. Zhang Dequan did not dare to listen to it and stayed outside the courtyard wisely.

He didn't know what the two talked about. He just felt that the monarch had been in there for too long. Based on his understanding of the monarch, the monarch had no feelings for Concubine Han. He should come out after asking questions.

 What are you doing?

He muttered to himself and glanced weakly inside.

It was this glance that saved his life!

 He saw a man in black robes falling from the sky and knocked out the king with one palm.

He is definitely not the kind of person who would run away when his master dies, but if he rushes to bury his master knowing that he is no match, that is not loyalty, but a disease.

 He ran away!

Xu Shitian refused to kill him, and there happened to be a patrolling Ouchi master nearby. The Ouchi master noticed the fluctuation of the master's internal energy, and used Qinggong to go to the cold palace to find out what was going on. The two sides were probably entangled, and this gave him the chance to escape and ascend to heaven. Chance.

He originally planned to escape back to the king's palace to dispatch experts, but was shocked to find that all the experts in the palace had been killed.

He boldly guessed that when the monarch went to the cold palace to see Concubine Han, someone sneaked in and killed them.

After the killing, the man went to the cold palace to report to Han Guifei and knocked out the king.

He has never had any good luck in his life, and he only missed the Lord of Hell twice tonight.

 He knew that the palace was no longer safe, so he escaped from the palace overnight.

 The reason why he did not go to the Imperial Master's Hall was because he was worried that if Concubine Han found out that he was gone, she would guess that he was looking for the third princess of the Imperial Master's Hall and the emperor's eldest grandson.

 He thought that Mr. Xiao had moved to the Duke's Mansion, so he decided to come over and try his luck.

He fainted after saying those words. Manager Zheng looked confused: "Hey, Eunuch Zhang, you should explain clearly what happened to His Majesty!"

Gu Jiao remained silent.

 It’s not what she thinks, is it?

 Steward Zheng asked Gu Jiao, "Master, what should he do?"

Gu Jiao took his pulse and said, "He's fine, he's just fainted from exhaustion. Let's carry him into the house first, and I'll go to the Imperial Master's Palace."

 “Ah.” Anguo said openly.

Gu Jiao turned back to look at An Guogong.

Duke An Guo wrote on the armrest: "It would be better for me to go. If you go to the military camp normally, just pretend you have never seen Eunuch Zhang. If anything happens, I will have someone contact you."

 Gu Jiao thought for a moment: "That's fine."

Manager Zheng hurriedly asked people to carry the unconscious Eunuch Zhang into the house, and repeatedly warned the guards: "No one is allowed to spread what happened today!"

 “Yes!” the guards responded.

 Gong An Guo went to the Imperial Master's Palace and secretly took Xiao Heng into his carriage.

When Xiao Heng arrived at Fengyuan of Duke Anguo's Mansion, Zhang Dequan had been pricked with a needle by Nan Shiniang and he woke up. Xiao Heng went to the wing to meet him.

 In Gu Chengfeng’s room next door, the aunt and the old man were drinking wine and eavesdropping on Gu Chengfeng and Gu Yan in the corner.

Mr. Nan was drying medicine in the yard and approached the window of the wing while drying.

Master Lu was making a crossbow and came to the window while he was doing it.

The couple looked at each other: "..."

Zhang Dequan told everything that happened last night, and did not forget to add his own thoughts at the end: "... I felt something was wrong at the time, but His Majesty's eldest grandson must also understand that it concerns Queen Xuanyuan, It’s impossible for Your Majesty not to go.”

 This is an afterthought.

How could he have expected that the Han family would be so bold as to murder the king of a country in the palace?

“Did you hear what they said?” Xiao Heng asked.

"The servant didn't dare to eavesdrop...just..." Zhang Dequan thought about it carefully, "They said a few words very loudly, and the servant heard them. Mrs. Han said, 'I don't want to come to this step. Your Majesty, it's you. Forced to be a concubine!'"

Xiao Heng paused and asked, "Is there any more?"

 Zhang Dequan scratched his head and scratched his head: "And... His Majesty said, 'Is it you?', 'I'm going to kill you!' and nothing more."

 Sounds like the king had a dispute with the Han family.

 “What does my aunt think?” Xiao Heng went to the next door.

Empress Dowager Zhuang held the candied fruit jar and snorted: "If you don't get love, you will hate it because of jealousy."

 Another Concubine Jing, but more ruthless than Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing was also in love with the late emperor, but unfortunately she did not dare to touch the late emperor, so she could only continue to make things difficult for the late emperor's women and children.

It is commonly known as picking soft persimmons and pinching them, but she did not expect that Queen Mother Zhuang was not a soft persimmon, but a cactus.

Empress Dowager Zhuang ate a candied fruit and said, "Well, this is how you should deal with a scumbag."

  Xiao Heng: “…”

Auntie, where are you from?

Gu Chengfeng asked: "Since the Han family has such a powerful master next to her, why didn't she take action earlier? Did she not wait until she and her son were deposed by the monarch before taking cruel action?"

 As a straight man, Gu Chengfeng could not understand Han's behavior.

As a woman who had been in the harem for many years, Empress Dowager Zhuang could understand Han's state of mind to some extent.

The Han family has long had a weapon to deal with the monarch. The reason why she has not taken action is not only considering the risks brought by the whole matter, but also another important reason is that she has always had a feeling for the monarch in her heart.

While she hates the king, she also longs for the king to canonize her as a queen, so that her mother can honor the world, and she and the king can truly grow old together as a couple.

It's a pity that the monarch's successive actions chilled the Han family's heart.

Her original intention of calling the king to the cold palace was probably to give the king one last chance. As long as the king showed some affection for her, she could wait later.

 It's a pity that she was disappointed.

 The king has never had a place for her in his heart.

Women who are serious about their career are the most terrifying, and the King of Yan State suffered a lot now.

On the other side, Manager Zheng, who went to the palace to inquire about news, also came back.

He reported the information he had learned to An Guogong and his party: "...Your Majesty went to court. I didn't hear anything happened, but Eunuch Zhang...it was said that he had an affair with a palace maid named Yue and was discovered. He was worried about being punished." As punishment, he fled out of the palace overnight."

As soon as he walked to the door, Zhang Dequan heard this sentence: "...!"

Zhang Dequan: "Your Majesty already knew that Qiuyue and I were facing each other! I have passed the clear path! Your Majesty cannot punish me! It is even less possible for me to abscond because of this!"

Everyone's mouth twitched: "..."

 You are really fighting against others.

This matter was very hidden. Apart from the monarch, Zhang Dequan did not let any outsiders know about it.

 Zhang Dequan was so shocked that he forgot to be surprised when he saw so many people in the room, including two patients he had seen in the Imperial Master's Hall.

He asked nervously: "Oops, Qiuyue fell into their hands, Qiuyue is in danger!"

 Everyone looked at him with sympathy.

 Zhang Dequan asked: "You, why do you look at me like this?"

 Lao Jijiu pushed the cup forward: "Drink a cup of green tea."

Xiao Heng passed the snack plate in front of him: "Eat a piece of mung bean cake."

Gu Yan spread his palms and said, "I'll give you an emerald bottle."

 Zhang Dequan: “…”

-

 The king was knocked unconscious by Concubine Han at night. In the morning, the Han family let him go to court. No matter how he looked at it, he felt something was wrong.

Judging from the events between Qiuyue and Zhang Dequan, the harem should be controlled by the Han family.

 But according to the information returned by Manager Zheng, the Han family was not released from the cold palace.

 In short, all of this was done by the Han family with the help of the monarch.

 Why did the monarch take orders from the Han family?

 Did he have something to fall into Han's hands? Or... was he controlled by the Han family?

Xiao Heng said: "My mother has entered the palace to be a saint. Let's wait and see what she has to say when she comes back."

After more than half a month of "cultivation", Shangguan Yan had already recovered enough to stand and walk. However, in order to show her frailty, she still chose to enter the palace in a wheelchair.

 She went to the king's chamber to wait.

However, what is strange is that the palace officials did not allow her to enter.

She is the third princess who was born directly. She is a precious daughter who can lie down in the king's chamber despite being deposed. How dare you stop her from entering?

"What's your name? This princess has never seen you before." Shangguan Yan sat in a wheelchair and asked the little **** in front of her calmly.

The little **** smiled and said: "The slave's name is Huanxi, and he was just transferred."

 “Where is Zhang Dequan?” Shangguan Yan asked.

He smiled happily and said, "The affair between Eunuch Zhang and the palace maid was discovered, and he fled overnight. Now the person serving your majesty is Manager Yu."

Shangguan Yan frowned and said, "Which one is the manager?"

 Happily he said: "Yu Changpo is the general manager."

I seem to have some impression that I used to serve in the imperial court, but I was not very favored.

 How did you promote him?

 “Where is Xiao Zhao?” she asked again.

Sighed happily: "Xiao Zhao and Mr. Zhang got along well. He was implicated and punished. He was transferred to the dressing room."

Shangguan Yan asked several palace officials who usually had a good reputation in front of the emperor, but they were all gone. The reason was the same as Xiao Zhao's - being implicated and punished.

This phenomenon is not strange in the harem, but her behavior of being blocked from the door is unusual.

After all, whether you are new or old, you must have heard that she has been very favored recently.

Shangguan Yan said calmly: "You kept me out, aren't you afraid that my father will blame you when he comes back?"

He happily knelt down and reported: "This is Your Majesty's wish. No one is allowed to break in privately. This servant is also doing the work according to the order. Please be considerate of the third princess."

Shangguan Yan did not see the king in the end. She went to Zhonghe Hall to find the king of the lower dynasty but was turned away.

Shangguan Yan was confused: "What medicine is the old man selling in the gourd? Did Wang Xianfei and others betray me? No, I am not afraid of death, but they are still afraid of death."

Shangguan Yan left the palace with doubts.

 On the other side, Gu Jiao finished her official duties in the military camp and rode the Black Wind King back to the Duke's Mansion.

 Xiao Heng went to pick up Xiao Jingkong.

 The matter was relayed by Gu Chengfeng and Gu Yan.

　　When she heard that the king was in trouble in the cold palace, Gu Jiao knew that what was supposed to come had come.

In the dream, the king was also plotted by Concubine Han in the cold palace, and the person who did it was Dark Soul. Under the control of Concubine Han and the Han family, Dayan fell into a more terrifying civil strife than fifteen years ago.

 Jin and Liang took the opportunity to go to war against Dayan.

 Amid internal and external troubles, Dayan suffered a devastating blow. Not only did it lose twelve cities, it also lost countless outstanding members of the family.

Mu Qingchen died in battle!

 Taoist Master Qingfeng died in battle!

 The seven sons of Xuanyuan died in battle!

 …

 The Xuanyuan army, which had been exhausted by the three-year civil war, was unable to turn the tide, and was eventually annihilated!

 In the dream, Concubine Han imprisoned the king only happened six years later. Unexpectedly, it was so far in advance.

Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Heng steadily: "The king is no longer the king before."

Xiao Heng looked solemn: "What do you mean by this?"

Gu Jiao didn’t say how she knew, she just told everything in the dream: “He was replaced by someone.”

The person who replaced the king was carefully selected by the Han family. Not only did he look very similar to the king, but his voice and habits also deliberately imitated the king.

  This is the biggest trump card in Han's hand besides Dark Soul.

That day when Anhun went to the outer city, he should have gone to see this man.

Xiao Heng didn't ask Gu Jiao where she got the news. He believed her, and he would not press her for anything she was unwilling to reveal.

“I didn’t expect Concubine Han to have such a move in her hands.” He said solemnly, “Then the monarch…”

Gu Jiao said: "The real king is not dead."

Han family was reluctant to kill the king after all, so he just imprisoned him.

 At this time, the Han family did not know that three months later, the monarch would die of illness in a cellar without seeing the light of day.

 She lost him after all.

This is also the beginning of all nightmares. Without the monarch to stabilize the Han family, the Han family and the Han family completely launched civil strife.

 “We have to **** the king over,” Gu Jiao said.

 (End of this chapter)