Chapter 374 The Mastermind 1

The sudden words of the Crown Prince attracted everyone's attention.

Ling Jingshu remained neither humble nor overbearing, neither flattered nor nervous, and bowed and said: "I thank His Royal Highness for his kindness. It's too early to say these things now. The most important thing now is the health of His Royal Highness."

As soon as the voice fell, the prince lying on the ground suddenly moaned softly.

This weak sound was undoubtedly a heavenly sound to everyone's ears.

The Crown Prince's eyes lit up, and he held the prince's cold hand with trembling hands, and his voice was full of excitement and ecstasy: "Father has woken up!"

The emperor was also full of surprise, and couldn't wait to look at the prince.

Unfortunately, after the prince made this low moan, there was no sound again. The emperor immediately said to Wei Yan: "Doctor Wei, didn't the prince wake up? Why is there no movement again?"

Wei Yan squatted down, carefully checked for a moment, and then said: "Reporting to the emperor, I just used acupuncture to remove the poisonous blood of the prince, and it should have worked. I will remove all the golden needles for the prince now, and have someone carry the prince to the bed to rest well."

The emperor nodded without hesitation.

Wei Yan quickly removed all the golden needles for the prince.

Two guards came forward and wanted to lift the prince. But they were stopped by the crown prince: "All of you get out of the way, I will carry my father in."

As he said, he carefully picked up the prince and walked steadily into the bedroom.

The storm has come! He must face it with his chest straight!

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Everything that follows is a nightmare for those who witnessed the incident in the palace today!

The emperor was furious and acted without mercy.

All the people in the main hall were detained and interrogated, and they were not released until they were sure that there was no problem. The eunuchs and palace maids serving in the hall were repeatedly tortured, and they had to suffer physical pain. Nearly half of them died during the torture.

The women who participated in the sword dance were tortured, and two of them could not stand it, and finally cried and confessed the mastermind behind the scenes.

The female assassin was actually instructed by Concubine Li Shu in the palace!

The eunuch who had died of poison was also found out after careful interrogation. Before serving the emperor, this eunuch had worked for Prince An.

When the emperor knew about it, he was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot!

This Concubine Li Shu had been by his side for many years, and in terms of age and seniority, she had been longer than the deposed Empress Xu. The son she gave birth to, Prince An, was mediocre in temperament, greedy for flowers and lustful, and he did not like him. Therefore, he sent Prince An to the vassal state early.

Over the years, he had not shown much favor to Concubine Li Shu, but he had never treated her badly. He gave her the position of Concubine Shu, and she lived a life of luxury. She also behaved honestly and was very low-key.

After Empress Xu was deposed, he asked Concubine Li Shu and Concubine Wei to jointly manage the palace affairs. Concubine Li Shu has always been humble and gentle, which is remarkable. This time when he came to the palace, he brought Concubine Wei with him and deliberately left Concubine Li Shu in the palace.

Who would have thought that Concubine Li Shu, who seemed to be low-key and conscientious, secretly planned such an assassination plan.

If Concubine Li Shu succeeded, he and the prince would both die today. The court would immediately fall into chaos. At that time, Prince An would have a legitimate reason to return to Beijing for the funeral. The young Prince Yan and the Crown Prince might not be the opponents of Prince An and his mother.

"Good! What a good Concubine Li Shu! What a good Prince An!"

The emperor gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, his eyes were cold, his face was ferocious, and he was full of terrifying murderous aura: "For the throne, you dare to assassinate me and the prince! I really have a good eye. There is such a poisonous woman with a heart as poisonous as a scorpion around me, and she gave birth to such a rebellious thing!"

But in just three days, the emperor faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. The whole person was thinner, full of hostility, which was frightening.

Concubine Wei saw it, and her heart was filled with chills, and she didn't even have the courage to comfort her.

In the past few days, everyone's life has been difficult. She, the Concubine Xian, is no exception.

After this incident, the emperor refused to trust anyone. Looking at the people around him, there is always a three-point scrutiny and a three-point coldness in his eyes, which is chilling.

After learning that Concubine Li Shu was the mastermind behind the assassination, the emperor was even more angry.

After a moment of silence, Concubine Wei Xian asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to stay in this temporary palace any longer. It is time to return to the palace!"

The news that the emperor was assassinated in the temporary palace had long been reported back to the capital, causing an uproar. In the past few days, countless officials have rushed to the temporary palace to pay their respects to the emperor.

With Concubine Li Shu's caution and sharpness, she must have been on guard.

The emperor barely suppressed his anger and said coldly: "That's not necessary. The Prince of Yan was seriously injured and should not be moved at this time. The prince's situation is even worse. He has been in a coma intermittently, and the remaining poison in his body has not been cleared. He can't stand the trouble of traveling by car."

"I will stay in the temporary palace and wait for them to get better, and then I will leave for Beijing!"

"As for Concubine Li Shu, I have ordered people to return to the palace to "bring" her here. At most, she will arrive at the temporary palace tonight."

What?

She **** accompanied the emperor and knew nothing about this matter.

Concubine Wei Xian was startled and raised her head reflexively, just in time to meet the emperor's murderous gaze.

Concubine Wei Xian felt cold in her heart again, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She replied submissively: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The emperor was immersed in uncontrollable anger and was eager to do something to vent his anger. Concubine Li Shu, it seems that she is in danger.

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Concubine Wei Xian walked back to the palace with heavy steps.

Ling Jingshu and Xinyun came up to her from the left and right. Seeing Concubine Wei Xian's solemn and ugly face, Ling Jingshu's heart skipped a beat and she whispered, "My queen, have you found out the mastermind behind the two assassins?"

Concubine Wei Xian let out a long breath, "We have found out."

Ling Jingshu's heart tightened. In front of Xinyun, it was inconvenient to ask in detail, so she simply shut up.

Concubine Wei Xian was in a mess and wanted to discuss it with Ling Jingshu. She waved her hand to signal Xinyun to lead the palace maids to retreat. When there were only two people left in the room, Concubine Wei Xian whispered quickly, "I originally thought that the mastermind behind this assassination was the King of Yan. Unexpectedly, the result of the emperor's torture was that Concubine Li Shu and the mother and son of the King of An!"

What?

Ling Jingshu almost thought she had heard it wrong: "How could it be them?"

It was obviously the King of Yan who secretly planned all this, how could it be the mother and son of the King of An?

What went wrong?

Concubine Wei smiled bitterly and sighed, "When I heard about this, I was even more shocked than you. However, this was the result of torture. The emperor believed it without a doubt and ordered people to secretly capture Concubine Li Shu."