Chapter 93 – The Stream

There was a fire in the palace. Although it was raining heavily that day, the fire came somewhat inexplicably, however, under the arrangement of intentionally or unintentionally, the Crown Prince and all the people saw the Crown Prince who was not very willing to talk after being frightened.

So in the days that followed, the crown prince did not listen in the imperial study, there is an excellent reason, not too many people will suspect that this is hidden in the middle of what is fishy.

The Imperial Courtyard was the place where Lin Wan’er had moved out from the palace when she was ready to get married, and it was also the place where Fan Xian had climbed the wall countless times. If he wanted to climb it twice more, he would be shot into a hedgehog by countless crossbow arrows.

The defense around the courtyard was incredibly strict, the four streets along the courtyard had long been sealed, just like a big back, the courtyard was the small circle inside, and the outer perimeter was tightly blocked by the Supervisory Yuan.

Nominally that small circle is the eldest princess in the body, but the ministers in the court naturally know, this highness is by his majesty secluded in this. The Supervisory Yuan is extremely strict, I’m afraid even a mosquito can’t fly in, the news naturally can’t come out.

How long will he be imprisoned?

A carriage, accompanied by guards, slowly came from the east. The owner of this carriage had previously made a trip to the palace but had not gotten any news, so at this time he had taken a great risk and arrived at the Royal Residence in the Western City.

The driver was Fuji Zijing, while this carriage bearing the Fan Clan’s Square Circle emblem was stopped cold just half a block away from the courtyard.

The curtain of the carriage lifted slightly, revealing Lin Wan’er’s face that was tired with a slight sadness. She had entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager and had not seen the Empress, and although the Empress Dowager had not said anything, the atmosphere in the palace and certain subtle anomalies had confirmed the suspicions in her heart.

Whether it was from Fan Xian’s point of view or from the royal family’s point of view, she shouldn’t have come to the other courtyard this day, even though it was her mother who was locked up inside.

But she couldn’t help but not come. She always had a very unlucky feeling that if she never saw that woman again, she would only never have the chance to see her again in this life.

Yui, how many years?

“Madam, the decree is clear, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to disturb His Highness’ rest.” An official from the Supervisory Court said calmly, “Or you can go and request the decree.”

After a few negotiations, the Fan Mansion’s carriage, still had no way to go any further. Lin Wan Er sighed and returned to the car, knowing that she should not have come, but …… she shook her head and said, “Got it.”

That Supervisory Yuan official let out a huge sigh of relief and hurriedly saluted to express his gratitude. If an ordinary minister or nobleman wanted to come to another courtyard to see the eldest princess, I’m afraid that the people of the Supervisory Yuan would have long ago taken their sticks and driven them out, however, this woman in the carriage was the eldest princess’s own daughter, and most crucially, she was the wife of the Supervisory Yuan’s Lord of the Tisan, Fan Xian.

This latter status made all the people of the Supervisory Yuan not dare to be a little rude.

Lin Wan’er didn’t seem to hear what he was saying, staring blankly at the familiar garden in the distance, slowly lowering her head, tears flowing involuntarily, silently praying for her mother in her heart.

The fact that the Eldest Princess was imprisoned naturally caused a great shock in the court and the countryside.

Because no one would belittle this woman’s covert influence on Qing’s dynastic politics during these ten years or so as well as her and her surrounding people’s control over the dynasty and the countryside.

Since the Eldest Princess had not died, then no one knew what would happen in the future. It was good that His Majesty had swept the Eldest Princess’s lineage clean in such a thunderous manner, perfectly demonstrating an emperor’s terrifying power of control and lethality, and not too many people would worry that there would be any more major changes in the dynastic government.

Some factions felt happy from the bottom of their hearts, such as the Supervisory Yuan, such as the Central Book under the Gate, such as the Taishang Temple. There were many who felt afraid, not knowing when they too would be invited to the Supervisory Yuan for tea. There were many people who felt stimulated, thinking that in their lifetime they could see such a big drama as the emperor and princess’s brother and sister turning against each other, which was really not a waste of this life.

There were also some people who felt sad and heartbroken, sad and heartbroken for different reasons, for example, Lin Wan’er was because of the love between mother and daughter, while the other people were because they had lost many opportunities to move up the ladder.

But all of them had a common knowledge that among all the forces, the second prince should be the most frightened and sad.

Fan Xian used two years of time, the Princess and the second prince of the connection between the stage, will be the second prince of the department of the wolves, everyone knows the second prince of the real backing is the Princess, and now the Princess lost the power of the seclusion, the second prince will do?

Not many people knew the relationship between the eldest princess and the crown prince.

Including the second prince.

So in the royal residence, the second prince as everyone guessed that, shocked, sad, disappointed, sad, terrified. He squatted on a chair, subconsciously holding a piece of pastry in his hand, but did not send it to his mouth, his fingers were so hard that he pinched the pastry a bit loosely, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the main entrance of the Royal Mansion – it seemed that anytime, anywhere, the eunuchs of the palace and the officials of the Imperial Standing Temple would barge into the mansion and arrest and confine themselves.

The second prince couldn’t understand why his father had suddenly taken action against his aunt. And he was even more shocked at his father’s silent strike, the power of a thunderbolt, until this moment, he realized that His Majesty has not been moving, does not mean he does not have the ability to move, only before he was too lazy to move.

When the son of heaven moves, heaven and earth change color, quietly, after a thunderstorm, the situation in Kyoto changed.

The second prince did not know what he was about to face, the emperor knew everything about the relationship between him and the eldest princess, perhaps …… he would never have a chance to get ahead in this life.

He sighed, put the pastries in the hand dish at his side, smiled bitterly and took the hand towel and wiped his hands, looked at the royal consort by his side, Ye Ling’er, and said, “If there is any problem, I think that father will not be difficult for you on the face of your uncle.”

Ye Ling’er’s bright eyes were clouded with a layer of faint worry, of course she was clear about why her husband had been honestly staying in the mansion for the past few days, always making preparations to be apprehended.

However, she was unable to comfort the other party, nor could she possibly do anything to help him.

The power that the Second Prince could rely on in his hands nowadays was the Ye family, but in these days after the Eldest Princess had been secluded, he didn’t dare to have any explicit or implicit communication with the Ye family because he was clear that his every move was under the watchful eye of the palace.

He was not prepared for this. To be precise, after his aunt was suddenly knocked to the dust, he simply did not have the courage to do something. He feared that his dissent would cause his father to become even more enraged.

For the sake of his own life, it was better to be quiet, secluded, or at least not dead.

The second prince honestly waited for the end to come in the royal residence. The people of Kyoto’s court were also waiting for the day when the second prince would be finished. However, after the people had waited for a long time, there was still no decree coming out of the palace. This fact made the crowd wonder and speculate in secret.

Just at this moment, a decree came out of the palace.

Everyone was shocked cold and speechless. The news reached the royal residence, the second prince was shocked by this decree and fell directly from his chair, endless unexpected joy and endless doubts, turned into endless shock in his mind – why was this?

The decree was written clearly, the lord of the state of Nanzhao is in new mourning, His Majesty specially decreed to send the crown prince Li Chengqian, on behalf of the saint to go on a tour and seal Nanzhao!

Nanzhao? This is seven years ago by the Qing army hard under the subordinate countries, is located in a remote, poisonous miasma is very much, the road is hard and difficult to travel …… thousands of miles away, to and from at least need four months of time.

Although Nanzhao these years has been peaceful, depending on the Qing country as the main, the relationship between the two countries is extremely close, Nanzhao country lord died, the Qing country naturally want to send to the considerable status of the characters mourning, and observe the ceremony, but …… why is the prince? This is completely inconsistent with common courtesy.

Why not the eldest prince?

Why not Dr. Hu?

Why not Fan Xian?

At such a sensitive moment, the crown prince was suddenly sent thousands of miles away to Nanzhao, what does this mean? Was it a disguised exile?

With the Princess being imprisoned, everyone thought that the second unlucky person must be the Second Prince, and no one could have imagined that it was actually the Crown Prince!

Could it be that His Majesty has finally gotten the idea to abolish the Crown Prince?

Although the details of the current state of affairs were not enough to support this judgment, those treacherous officials in the court, who had all sensed something different in the wind, could not figure it out.

The second prince himself was of course the one who couldn’t figure it out the most, he just felt cold all over. His father acted, always so unexpected and cold, acting as if the clouds in the sky, how can not feel clear traces.

So after the second prince was shocked, he became more honest.

Twenty days later, pale-faced Crown Prince, under the triple protection of a team of forbidden troops, a dozen tiger guards, and a subordinate of the Supervisory Yuan, went out from the south gate of Kyoto, and slowly traveled towards the distant and seemingly forever difficult to reach Nanzhao country.