0p0 Chapter 618: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 618: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
And precisely because the emperor's grandson is fictional, everyone has only heard of his name but never seen him in person, which has increased everyone's respect and fear for "him". A person who is too mysterious cannot be achieved without certain abilities.
Chu Mingli is actually her son, and so is Xiao Yufeng. They are not the dancer's child at all. The dancer was just a cover to send the children to the Duke's Mansion. It was a fake pregnancy.
The prince of the previous dynasty that Xiao Yun saw in her memory last time when he searched her soul was real, and it was also true that they were responsible for the supply of weapons and food. Of course, he had to control such an important link himself.
It can be said that her memory is true and false, true and false, all controlled by herself. If she doesn't want you to know, you can't see it at all. In addition, you have a preconceived notion that this is the world of the Dharma Ending Age, so Xiao Yun, who hunts geese all day long, would make a mistake.
It was because she came to investigate and alerted the enemy that Chen Yirou decided to take action in advance. Her intelligence network in the palace was even more dense than Xiao Yun knew. She got the news almost the next moment after Chu Mingli failed, so she ran away as soon as possible.
It's not that I don't care about my son. It's just that if he keeps him alive, he can plan for the future. Only when he is outside can he think of a way to save his son.
The reason why she brought Lin Zhengde's family with her was because Lin Zhengde and his son were responsible for contacting the Barbarian Country. Lin Zhengde's wife's grandmother was a mixed-race of Qi and Man, and she also had some Barbarian blood. It was the Barbarian Country who took the initiative to find her, and then they naturally got in touch.
Xiao Yun thought about it and put truth talismans on Lin Zhengde's family and those barbarians, and threw them into an alley where Jingzhao Yin and his men were searching. He let Jingzhao Yin interrogate them, as he had some men who understood the barbarian language.
As for Chen Yiru and his wife, Xiao Yun put a puppet talisman on them and temporarily placed them in the space. After the court stabilized, she would raid their lair based on their memories.
It was already mid-afternoon when Xiao Yun saw that the people from Jingzhao Yin had discovered Lin Zhengde and the others and had just returned to the palace.
Jiang Lin and his colleagues were very efficient. The palace was already covered in white and the mourning hall for Emperor Yongkang had been set up.
After yesterday's fighting, there were fewer palace servants in the palace. Fortunately, the palace servants who were prepared to be released were still there, otherwise there would not be enough.
Xiao Yun did not go to the mourning hall. She was not interested in kneeling in front of Emperor Yongkang's coffin. She had no choice when Qiao Wan died, but now she was the most powerful person in the palace, so of course she would avoid it if she could.
Also, she saw with her spiritual sense that Emperor Yongkang's soul was also there. She didn't know if it was because of the male protagonist's halo, but he had the same consciousness as Qiao Wan. Now Qiao Wan was there being affectionate with him, so she wanted to find a way to bring his soul back. She didn't want to be embarrassed by the scene.
Looking at the little fat boy sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but yawn. She had been busy since early morning and felt a little sleepy. She took off her shoes and went to bed, hugging her adopted son and fell asleep together.
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She had slept for less than an hour when she was awakened by Jiang Lin, who bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, Li Hong has returned and said that the Jingzhao Yin has captured Lin Zhengde and his men, not just his family, but also several barbarians.
After interrogation, we dug out a lot of things from those people, including the identities of the Second King, uh, no, it was Chu Mingli and your half-brother Xiao Yufeng from the Zhenguo Mansion. In addition, they also admitted to colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty and even the barbarian country.
There is a contact point in the west city, and many messages, weapons and food are sent from there. A couple is in charge there, and the hostess is said to be the daughter of the prince of the previous dynasty.
They got the news right away and originally wanted to escape the city to join the barbarians, then head to the northern border to disrupt the morale of the northern army. Then, they could use internal and external forces to allow the barbarian army to invade and even break into the capital..."
Xiao Yun nodded. "Very good. Let the Jingzhao Yin continue the investigation based on the clues we found during the interrogation. Find a way to plant our people there and get some clues to expose the Linzhou side. Then it would be best if we could go there together to encircle and suppress the enemy. I can then reward them accordingly."
Jiang Lin nodded in agreement, then continued, "Your Majesty, according to Lin Zhengde, the daughter of the former crown prince had escaped from the city with them through a secret passage. They don't know why they returned to the city and fainted in Lingjing Lane. We also don't know where the couple went after that."
Of course Xiao Yun knew why. It was her who did it. Chen Yiru and his wife were in her space, but it was not easy to tell others about it.
She stroked her chin and thought for a moment before saying, "This daughter of the former crown prince might have a backup plan. She might have already fled far away from the capital. Let's try to get them to investigate in Linzhou. Who knows, they might have returned there.
Also, write a letter, describing today's events as clearly as possible, and have it delivered to the border at an expedited rate of eight hundred miles to prevent anyone from spreading false information and misleading my father and brother, which would in turn shake the morale of the army."
Jiang Lin took the order and left. Xiao Yun probed into the space with his spiritual sense and saw that the couple was still standing there stupidly, so he put them in the woods on the other side of the wolf pack and let the little wolf keep an eye on them.
Xiao Yun had just made arrangements for Chen Yiru and his wife when another palace maid came to report that the Minister of Rites wanted to see him.
She straightened her clothes and went to the Qinzheng Hall. The Minister of Rites was waiting at the door. When he saw her, he hurriedly bowed and said, "This old minister greets the queen."
Xiao Yun made a gesture of support in the air, "Master Fang, there's no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."
Minister of Rites Fang Youwei bowed in thanks and then said, "Your Majesty's mourning hall has been set up, but it is up to you, Your Majesty, to decide who will be the vigil bearer.
The Prince of Jin and the Prince of Lu are farther away, so they won't arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest. If Prince Xu of Liuzhou rides as fast as he can, he should be able to arrive before the city gates are locked."
Xiao Yun understood the other party's implication. He was asking her to be on guard against any trouble caused by the princes of the royal family. He came to surrender.
When Emperor Yongkang passed away, the two children had to go to the wake, but it would be a bit awkward for just these two babies to be there, so they had to find some younger members of the royal family to join them.
And if those princes of the royal family have any ulterior motives, now is the best time to take action.
Because they usually stay in their own fiefdoms and cannot return to the capital without being summoned. Now Emperor Yongkang has been killed at a young age, Chu Mingli is a remnant of the previous dynasty and the murderer, the Third Prince is far away in Xihu, the fat boy, the only prince, is still young, but their descendants are in their prime, and they may not want to take advantage of this opportunity to try their luck.
The late emperor also inherited the throne as the crown prince, so he did not fight to the death with his brothers. There were still a few princes from the royal family, and even quite a prosperous one. Now that the late emperor's faction is weak, it is very likely that the other side will rise up.