After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 173 Seeking Skin from a Tiger

Gu Shicheng was in a coma for several days. During these days, Zhufeng hired a doctor from the court to keep a close eye on his condition.

When the old princess heard the news, she coughed up a lot of pus and blood. Her health had been getting worse these days. The court physician was employed by Gu Shicheng, so she sent someone to invite a doctor from outside. The doctor prescribed her some medicine and used Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs and other herbs, but her condition did not improve.

I even lost my appetite.

She coughed day and night until her heart itched. Occasionally, she would drink the loquat soup cooked by Lin'er and she would feel much better.

But this morning, she found it increasingly difficult to breathe. When Princess Mengnan came to pay her respects, she had no strength left and could only ask Princess Mengnan to take good care of Gu Shicheng.

Princess Mengnan also listened to it. Despite everything she had experienced, she still had friendship for Gu Shicheng, and she didn't want her child to lose his father so early!

She would go to take care of Gu Shicheng every day, and she would feed him every mouthful of medicine and soup cooked in the small kitchen.

Zhufeng stared at the scene intently from the side, and also brought the court doctor with him.

Zhufeng made the old man so exhausted that his face turned pale and he couldn't sleep well all night. He was afraid that if Gu Shicheng died, his life would be in danger!

It snowed heavily that night.

The courtyard of the palace was buried several layers high in snow, and the eaves seemed to have been renovated and turned white, with drops of ice hanging under the eaves.

At night, Qi Didi came to the old princess's room.

She walked towards the old princess' bed with a bowl of medicine in her hand. When the old princess saw her, she glared at her with disgust and told her to get out.

Qi Didi scooped up the medicine in her hand, pinched the old princess's jaw, and poured it in. She laughed as she poured, "You old fool! It's time to send you off!"

The old princess struggled but couldn't break free. She had no strength left in her body. She looked at Qi Didi in horror, cursing her in her eyes.

After being forced to drink a bowl of medicine, she fell to the edge of the bed and coughed up a lot of blood. She pointed at Qi Didi with a trembling finger, "You vicious woman! Aren't you afraid that Cheng'er will kill you?"

"Lin'er!" The old princess screamed with all her might, but there was no response from outside.

"Don't waste your energy! You should have expected this day to come when you killed her aunt!" Qi Didi sneered continuously, looking down at the old princess condescendingly, "You old bastard, you've made it impossible for me to have children in the future. I really hate you! The palace would be much more peaceful if there was no old thing like you! You... just go die soon! When you die, who will know that I can't get pregnant? I'll send those who know to accompany you! In the future, I'll bring up a bastard to be raised in the palace, and I'll make you angry to death! You just watch from down there!"

"How dare you!" The old princess' eyes trembled. She realized she was being sold, but she still managed to shout, "Murder!"

There was still no response from outside.

Qi Didi looked at her with a smile, straightened her clothes, walked back to the table, took another bowl of medicine and continued to force her to drink it, "This bowl is the medicine that will send you to hell! You must go to the eighteen levels of hell for me!"

Qi Didi's hands, which were pressing tightly on the old princess's head, gradually loosened. The old princess became silent. Qi Didi threw the medicine bowl and walked out the door.

Lin'er was waiting outside the door. She was kneeling on the ground. Snow was falling outside the eaves, getting heavier and heavier.

She heard a voice floating above her head, "That old thing has gone to hell! The inside has been cleaned up. The doctor said that the old princess died of heart palpitations due to worry about the prince. No one can find the cause of death. We have the final say on right and wrong!"

"Yes... sir!" Lin'er lowered her head, her teeth chattering with cold. She didn't dare to raise her eyes, as if a terrifying evil ghost was standing in front of her.

Lin'er started crying only when the boots completely disappeared from his sight.

Trying to get the skin of a tiger is like selling yourself out completely.

She ran out of the eaves and buried herself in the snow. She was so cold that her whole body turned red and she lost consciousness, but the pain was still there...

———It is destined to be a time of unrest.

People in the court and the country were in panic, and the common people in the capital were also discussing who would sit on the throne if the emperor died.

The rumors grew worse and worse.

As a result, several malicious fights broke out in large and small markets, and Yuan Xu sent people to jail.

Unexpectedly, the people involved in the fight said, "The emperor is going to die! The border will be captured, and Donglai will be destroyed sooner or later. It doesn't matter if it's early or late!"

Yuan Xu just sighed, "Ignorance."

After he reported the matter, the emperor asked Huang Jiuyuan and Chen Shi'an to discuss and come up with ideas together.

Huang Jiuyuan thought for a moment and came up with an idea. His proposal was adopted, and then Yuan Xu helped him and arranged for many people to spread the news that the emperor had been cured in the bustling places of the market. As a result, people's hearts gradually calmed down.

Chen Shian also looked at Huang Jiuyuan differently because of this incident.

That day, Huang Jiuyuan suddenly had an idea and joked with him, "The connection between Master Chen and me goes far beyond this. Perhaps we've known each other for a long time!"

"when?"

"For example, I knew Yaniang earlier than you did. She is a rare beauty!"

Chen Shian's face immediately turned pale, and he said sternly, "Yaniang is a good girl. If Brother Jiuyuan wants to make fun of her, I advise you to stop as soon as possible!"

Huang Jiuyuan saw that he was serious, so he smiled and calmed him down. "Brother Chen! Not everyone likes spicy chicken. Yaniang is so fierce, I can't handle it! Besides... I know someone who is just as fierce as her..."

After saying this, Huang Jiuyuan's eyes darkened.

Chen Shian's sullen face finally improved, and he shook his head, saying, "A pearl cast in the dark cannot recognize its brilliance."

Huang Jiuyuan lowered his eyes and smiled, reaching out his hand to catch a strand of falling snow. The snow fell on his hand and instantly turned into water. "Brother Chen, the snow scene is very beautiful. Seize the opportunity. Love is as fleeting as snowflakes."

Chen Shi settled down and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the man came to find Huang Jiuyuan and whispered something to him. Huang Jiuyuan hurriedly followed him.

Qiao's brother returned to Beijing! The first thing he did was go to the money shop.

He also resigned from the Dali Temple.

It seems that he is prepared to stay away from the capital, and he came back to get the money in order to run away completely.

Huang Jiuyuan sent people to follow him and captured him. When he was brought back, he had a lot of silver bills on him.

Qiao's brother was a coward. Huang Jiuyuan tricked him into thinking that Aunt Qiao wanted to kill him, and he easily blew him out, and he confessed everything.

He only admitted that he had killed several maids and old women, but did not touch the old lady.

Huang Jiuyuan threatened with torture, and Qiao's brother was so scared that he peed his pants after being branded with an iron brand. He cried and shouted that he was innocent and that he definitely did not kill the old lady.

Huang Jiuyuan's heart trembled, and he probably guessed that the old lady's death must be caused by Qiao and Huang Weiming.

He had Qiao's brother tied up and planned to bring him back to the mansion for confrontation.

He had Qiao's brother taken to Hu Lan's care. Hu Lan was once a gangster and was very good at capturing people. He felt at ease letting Hu Lan watch over him.

He went to the prime minister in person, but unexpectedly, he heard the prime minister discussing treason with others.

He planned to take advantage of the fact that Prince Ding'an was unconscious and the important generals of the court were at the border to enter the palace and usurp the throne.

The troops have been assembled and are ready to set off to catch the palace by surprise!

The word "usurp the throne" shocked him so much that he couldn't recover. Someone actually wanted to usurp his son-in-law's throne?

When he was about to turn around and run, he was bumped into by Huang Weiming and Qiao.