Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 407

"When did this happen?"

Ye Xi was still in shock when she heard Wei Jue ask this, his voice was low and contained some inexplicable emotions.

“On the tenth day after the Master left, the palace initially concealed the news and just ordered a massive search. All the imperial doctors were summoned to the palace.

As time went on, the secret could no longer be concealed. After hearing the news that the emperor had been assassinated, the Duke immediately sent his subordinates to deliver the message.

My Lord, can you still set off?"

As soon as Wei Jue escaped from danger, he sent someone to report his injury to the capital, and also submitted a request for leave to the emperor.

Therefore, almost everyone in the capital knew that Lord Wei not only took risks for a woman but also got injured, and there were countless people who ridiculed him in private.

Wei Jue calculated that it took him five days to reach Shiguan City and two days to deal with the kidnappers.

On the seventh day he dealt with the kidnappers, on the eighth day he escaped, and then sent a fast horse to deliver a letter back to Beijing.

The emperor was assassinated on the tenth day, his letter was sent back to the capital on the thirteenth, and the news of the emperor's assassination came out on the fourteenth day.

The palace kept the news of the emperor's assassination a secret for four days, and then it took another five days for grandfather's message to arrive here. It has been nine days since the emperor was assassinated.

"How is His Majesty? What is the situation in the capital?"

The messenger glanced at Ye Xi and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"But it doesn't matter."

"The Duke said that the next message can only be told to you, my Lord." The messenger lowered his head.

Ye Xi didn't want to make things difficult for him, so she called Lin Yan to carry her back.

After Ye Xi left, the messenger continued:

"The Duke asked someone to find out, and it seems that the emperor's condition is not good. It is estimated that... it is just kept secret.

In addition, the Crown Prince does not seem to be in good condition. Although he woke up, he is probably only hanging on to his last breath.

The situation in the capital is becoming increasingly serious. The Duke is worried that someone might try to take advantage of the situation, so he asked you to return to the capital as soon as possible to take charge of the situation. "

Wei Jue understood what his grandfather meant. The prince was probably dying, and this was a good time to seize the throne.

The Wei family wants to let the young prince take the throne, but the prince's other brothers may not agree. It is estimated that a bloody storm is about to come.

The current crown prince is the little grandson of the emperor who was Wei Jue's study companion back then. A few years ago, Wei Jue assisted the crown prince of that time to ascend to the throne, so the little grandson of the emperor was naturally promoted to crown prince.

The prince originally had only one rival, the Third Prince, but now the prince has many brothers.

So if the crown prince is gone, the person who can ascend to the throne may not necessarily be his eldest son, but may be his other brothers.

“The Duke said that the Second Prince had the imperial guards, some ministers, and their families who accompanied His Majesty on the trip imprisoned and tortured them on the grounds of failing to provide adequate protection. They are unlikely to survive.

Almost all those imprisoned were the political enemies of the Second Prince. The other princes have not made any moves yet, and seem to be observing the situation."

"Second Prince is too impatient." Wei Jue sneered, "You go down and rest, let Xue Jiu come in."

Ye Xi returned to his room and felt it was a little unbelievable. The emperor and the prince were assassinated at the same time. Who knows how many people would be implicated and killed by such a thing.

It's really unbelievable that such a thing could happen as it happened.

However, she thought about it carefully and realized that an assassin who could do this must not be an ordinary person.

According to the theory of who benefits the most, we can know who is the most suspicious.

However, Ye Xi didn't know much about court affairs. He only knew that the Second Prince and the Crown Prince had been competing for the throne.

Judging from this, the Second Prince is the most suspicious, but he is not that stupid, right?

Such an obvious thing would arouse suspicion.