Chapter 469 Ran Away

Chu Lingxuan also said that he went to Shaanxi Province and Shuxi Province before, and met with the military and local chief executives of these two provinces on behalf of the Ninth Prince and the Chu family.

Because more than two months ago, Uncle Wang Guo said that my father was seriously ill and might die soon. Queen Wang burst into tears when she found out. Although the emperor particularly hoped that the cruel old man would die soon, he still gave him a lot of good medicinal materials and granted leave to the Wang brothers. The brothers took their wives and children back to Nanzhong Province to visit their father, saying that if his father survived, they would come back after the New Year. If my father dies, I will have to stay at home. In the Wang family in the capital, there was only one legitimate son and some other clan members left.

However, the Ninth Prince and the Chu family felt that the Second Prince and Uncle Guo's party were extremely abnormal, and they also began to make secret arrangements.

Before Chu Lingxuan returned to Dingzhou from the south, he first went to the capital, met with the Marquis of Chu and the Third Master, and learned something that shocked and delighted him.

I heard from the Marquis of Chu that in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor privately told the Ninth Prince, the Marquis of Chu and a few confidants that even if the time was not completely ripe now, he would make the Ninth Prince the crown prince in the next year.

Because the emperor's health was already very bad and he started coughing up blood a few days ago. He didn't know how long he could live. He wanted to hand over the power to this son during his lifetime, and then bring down the second prince's maternal family, the Wang family, the in-law Zhao family, and the third prince's maternal family, the Sun family. Especially the Wang family, the forces in the military are entangled and must be eradicated. The incriminating evidence of their families has been found, and they will take action when the Wang family comes back.

But the emperor was kind and could not bear to be cruel to the second and third princes, and asked the ninth prince to treat these two brothers kindly in the future. He said that these two people were no longer relying on each other and could not make big waves, so they were allowed to live.

This matter is absolutely secret, and only the emperor, the ninth prince, the Marquis of Chu, the third master of Chu, and several other emperor's absolute confidants know about it.

The Chu family were overjoyed to know the truth. They had endured it for so many years and finally succeeded. Although the main branch of the Wang family had gone to Nanzhong Province, they did not dare to act rashly while the second prince was in the capital.

The reason why Chu Lingxuan was able to tell Chen Afu about this top secret was because the Chu family already regarded Chen Afu as a core member of the family, and major events were never hidden from her.

Chen Afu was also very happy when he heard about this. She was afraid that she would get carried away and someone would hear her laughter, so she covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

But Chu Lingxuan's words changed and he said another bad thing. More than half a month ago, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month last year, the second prince told the emperor that he had a dream, in which the late emperor told him in a dream that he had learned in heaven that the emperor was not in good health, and was very concerned about him and even cried.

The second prince burst into tears and said that as a grandson and son, it was a great act of unfilial piety on his part to let his grandfather's soul restless in heaven and let his father be tortured by illness and unable to do anything. He wanted to go to Baoguo Temple to burn incense and eat vegetarian food for a month, so that his grandfather's deceased soul could rest in peace, and his father could take good care of himself. Long live long live, long live long live...

The emperor felt that he was thinking about things every day and dreaming about things at night. The second son must be worried about his health, so he dreamed about the late emperor. Seeing his second son like this, the emperor was pleased and moved, and even blamed himself a little, feeling sorry for him. Not only did he approve his petition, but he also praised the second prince for his filial piety.

The emperor was so touched that he was a little confused. Before the second prince retreated, he actually said, "Father, I know you are a good and loyal boy, but...hey, go ahead."

At that time, the Ninth Prince was also present. The emperor's statement made the Ninth Prince's heart skip a beat. Although his words were not stated clearly, the meaning was very clear. He saw that the second prince's body had also been reined in, but lost it in an instant. He knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor again, and said movedly, "Thank you, father, for your great love for me. I will always remember it in my heart."

Early on the morning of the 15th, the second prince took his entourage to Baoguo Temple on the outskirts of Beijing.

The Ninth Prince, the Marquis of Chu, and the Third Master all felt that the Second Prince's behavior was abnormal, but they didn't know what tricks he was playing, so they had to pay attention to his movements.

Three days ago, on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chu Lingxuan suddenly received a letter from someone sent by the Marquis of Chu, saying that the second prince had used a golden cicada trick to escape his shell - he had run away, and it was the second prince who went to Baoguo Temple to become a vegetarian and burn incense. substitute.

The Marquis of Chu and others analyzed that the second prince had probably gone to Nanzhong Province. Because Dingzhou is the only way to go south from the capital, he would definitely not dare to take this road. He would definitely take a detour to Jiaodong and then go south.

The second prince is the eldest among the living princes, and is from the middle palace, so he has the right to be the heir apparent. If the Emperor declares the Ninth Prince to be the Crown Prince, the Second Prince and the Wang family will most likely argue that "the seriously ill Emperor was bewitched or held hostage by the Ninth Prince" and then rebel in the name of "Qingjun side"...

Chu Lingxuan banged the kang table with his fist and whispered, "The second prince must have figured out that he would be out of trouble by the evening of the 30th. In addition, everyone has relaxed their vigilance during the New Year, so someone wanted to kidnap my mother at this time."

So much information made it difficult for Chen Afu to digest for a while, and he was stunned.

Chu Lingxuan said suspiciously again, "The emperor's idea should not have been revealed by someone who knew the inside story. It was calculated by the experts around the second prince. Perhaps they had already arrived, and then asked Wang Guozhang to go to Nanzhong Province first, and then They brought many of their disciples over and put Yang Qing in that key position. They should be making double preparations. It would be better if the second prince was granted the title of crown prince. If not, they would support the second prince to rebel. They all went there with their families, and then the second prince went there..."

Chen Ahfu recovered. Of course, she couldn't say that the second prince was a reborn person. She knew that the emperor would appoint the ninth prince as the crown prince after the New Year and then find an opportunity to destroy the Wang family. He was doing this in a desperate attempt. So he said, "It would be better if we kidnap the second prince on the road. If we let the tiger go back to the mountain, it will be difficult to deal with it in the future."

Chu Lingxuan shook his head and said, "It's not entirely a bad thing for the second prince to run to Nanzhong Province. The emperor is kind and always thinks that the second prince is kind, filial, and respectful to his brothers. Even when he was young, the emperor thought that it was because the queen didn't teach him well and the Wang family instilled bad things in him. As the second prince grew up, those problems were gone. The second prince returned to Nanzhong to rebel, and only then would he have a legitimate reason to wipe out the roots. Nanzhong Province alone would not cause a big wave. When the three sides attack, we will catch the turtle in the pot..." He said, "This is the general situation, so don't worry about it."

Since they had a plan, Chen Ahfu certainly didn't worry about it. Then he told him about the placement of Le Chen.

Chu Lingxuan nodded and sighed, "My mother is kind-hearted. Because Uncle Luo and I were injured, and several brothers died, she was very sad. I am busy now and have no time to comfort her. You should let Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er accompany her tomorrow."

Chen Afu nodded and watched him fall asleep as soon as he lay down.

Chen Afu gently wiped his slightly wrinkled brows when he fell asleep. He felt that his brows seemed to be smooth and his breathing was even, so he got up, blew out the candle, and went back to the bedroom to rest.