Chapter 166
Imperial Concubine and Noble Consort Hui sat in tears, consoling her, but she was as deaf as if they were deaf. She was as deaf as if she hadn’t heard them. She just stared at Xian Yang, noticing his weak breathing, afraid that if she made a mistake, everything would stop.
She kept wiping him off and changing his handkerchiefs as his face was sweating rapidly.
At this moment, seeing her father and Old General Qi, Rong Xiangmian was able to spare some energy to ask what had happened today.
She had never met Shi Feng, but only knew that on their wedding night, General Shi had jumped off the Phoenix Fairy Pond because he was drunk and crazy. Zhou Xian Yang had left her to find him, so she thought she felt very guilty about him.
Now, she didn’t know how to blame General Shi, and she knew that Zhou Xianyang wouldn’t blame him at all.
“It’s all my fault, Shi Feng has been under the care of the Imperial Hospital for a long time and has not had a seizure. He’s been in the army for a long time and has no ambition. He said he wanted to go to the schoolyard to see the fun, so I couldn’t bear to refuse. Who knew that it would lead to a big trouble? Please forgive me, Your Highness.”
Seeing General Qi’s remorse, Rong Xiangmian smiled bitterly, “It was an accident, who could have predicted. If you want to blame, blame me. If I didn’t instruct him to wear the gold silk soft armor, he wouldn’t have taken his own life to block the arrows just because he was protected.”
“Xiangmian, don’t say that.” Imperial Concubine couldn’t help but persuade, “Xian Yang is a filial son, and he saved the Emperor from danger. Even without the Gold Silk Soft Armor, he would have done the same. It was your reminder that saved his life.”
“Yes,” Noble Consort Hui complied, “Yu Wang will definitely get better, you should also take care of yourself. It will be dark soon, I’ll ask the palace staff to bring you some food and some more bedding. Our people will take turns keeping watch, and you should rest as well.”
After saying that, she glanced at the British Duke: “The Duke of State and Old General Qi are also tired today, so go back to rest early.”
The British Duke immediately said, “Yes, the old minister will leave the palace first, please also ask Your Highness to take care of your body, Yuhang is still in a coma, the Yuhang House should be supported by Your Highness.”
Rong Xiangxian nodded, “Got it, father go back.”
Soon, the palace staff from Fu Ning Palace sent over the evening meal, and the two empresses and Xiang Xiang saw dined here. Lin Lang and Pearl on the other hand stood guard at Yu Wang’s side to look after him.
While this was happening, a palace man from Yonghua Palace came over to deliver a message, “Just now, someone from Chengqian Palace went to Chongzheng Hall and said that the Empress Mother was anxious and wanted to know if His Majesty was well. Your Majesty, has gone to Chengqian Palace.”
“I see,” Imperial Concubine’s face was unruffled, “Where is Second Highness?”
“His Highness King Qing has returned to the palace.”
Imperial noble consort then moved: “which have such do brother, brother here life and death is uncertain, he does not guard even if, but also so early to go back.”
Hui Guifei busy: “Sister, the emperor told them to go out of the palace, Yu Wangfei is here, he stayed here alone more inconvenient.”
Imperial Noble Consort then pressed down the idea of scolding King Qing. Seeing that it is dark, the two empresses are inconvenient to stay here for a long time, comforting and instructing each other to meet for a while, before leaving.
Chengqian Palace, the Empress heard about the schoolyard, is also horrified, the emperor entered the palace door, was pulled by the Empress to carefully measure: “Your Majesty’s dragon body can still be well? I heard the rumors in the palace, is really anxious, helpless can not enter the Chongzheng Hall, can only risk death to let the palace people to pass the message ……”
The emperor was somewhat relieved: “I am unhurt. Knowing that you are worried, isn’t this coming to put your mind at ease?”
Empress Zhang immediately hugged the Emperor’s arm: “I thought that the Emperor was unwilling to see my concubine.”
The Emperor wrapped his arms around her, “You’re talking nonsense again. In a palace full of people, only you care about me the most.”
“What the Emperor said, could it be that Imperial Concubine and the others don’t care about Your Majesty?”
“Their care is different from yours.” The emperor pulled over the empress’ hand, “I haven’t been in the Chengqian Palace for a long time, and you won’t let me in for a cup of tea.”
“My concubine is being grounded, the palace people going to Chongzheng Palace privately is already a violation of the palace rules, I dare not stay the emperor, please the emperor chastise my concubine for violating the prohibition.”
The emperor saw the empress kneeling in front of her, a simple and simple, not the slightest bit of the past days of the bright and colorful, extraordinarily compassionate, busy mixed up with her: “You are still this way, with me to this set?”
The empress then shyly smiled: “Chengqian Palace has been prepared for the evening meal, I accompany the emperor to eat.”
The emperor laughed out loud, depressed mood slightly defused, immediately brought the empress together inside.
Empress Zhang, heard the emperor recapitulate today’s events, for the king of yuping to save the driver injured, but some surprise: “yuping is really a man of the sands, the critical moment, only he stepped forward.”
The emperor sighs: “Yes, I watched the doctor pull out the arrow for him, it hurt like that, and my heart has never hurt like that.”
Empress Zhang smiled, “King Yu has survived this hurdle and will surely turn his life around. His Majesty must give him the honor of Prince, and love him more in the future to make up for the father-son love over the years.”
These words, said the emperor was quite surprised: “You understand a lot nowadays.”
The corner of Empress Zhang’s mouth hooked into a smile, “I’ve been thinking about it behind closed doors, so of course I should have some growth.”
“Since this is the case, tomorrow the Empress will go with me to visit King Yu.”
This was the meaning of staying for the night. The Empress immediately smiled like a flower and toasted the Emperor.
The most difficult first night.
It was late at night, Xiao Nan, Xiao Bei, and the eunuchs all took turns guarding Chong Hua Hall.
Rong Xiangmian refused to go to rest and slept in the recliner next to the bed, waking up with a start every now and then to look at Xian Yang. Only when she was sure he was breathing did she fall back to sleep with worry.
She dreamed, off and on, of the schoolyard outside Dongsheng Gate, the one she had never been to, and of the whole passage described from her father’s lips.
As she awoke with another start, Rong Xiangmian suddenly remembered the words she had asked in her heart as she ran toward Chonghua Hall in the afternoon: why had the gold silk soft armor not resisted that arrow?
Since all four arrows were shot from Shi Feng’s hands, why was that one arrow the only one that pierced through both sides of the Gold Silk Soft Armor with such great force?
Followed by another question, Shi Feng went crazy, why were these arrows so accurate, shooting towards the high platform, towards the Emperor and several Highnesses?
After the court retires on the second day, someone from the Yonghua Palace comes to tell Consort Yu: the Empress and the Emperor will be coming over to visit in a while.
Rong Xiangshi sees that she disregarded her image yesterday, and today, knowing that she describes herself as comatose, she immediately briefly freshened up and is here to welcome her.
The Emperor looks under her eyes and realizes that she hasn’t slept well all night. After confirming that Xian Yang’s condition has not worsened, he says, “Consort Yu, you go to Fu Ning Palace to rest for half a day, I’ll be here to watch.”
Rong Xiangmian wouldn’t dare to do so. The Emperor and Empress are here, if Xian Yang said something in his sleep again, what can be done?
She immediately changed the topic, “My daughter-in-law is not tired, and how can I trouble my father and mother? Daughter-in-law, there are still a few things that I would like to ask Father.”
“Oh? You say.”
“I heard that yesterday it was Shi Feng who suddenly went crazy and released the cold arrow. However, how did an insane person shoot arrows that were not biased and all went towards the Emperor and His Highnesses?”
“Well, this is also my suspicion. I have already ordered the Department of Penal Precepts to interrogate him.”
“Your Majesty interrogating Shi Feng is one aspect, but there is another possibility that cannot be interrogated.”
The emperor looked serious: “Are you saying …… that the arrow that was shot at us was not an arrow shot by Shi Feng?”
Rong Xiangshi nodded, “The gold silk soft armor that King Yu wears was gifted to my father by His Majesty, and it is invulnerable to swords and knives. Why was that arrow the only one that was able to pierce through both sides of the Gold Silk Soft Armor, while none of the other arrows could? If the arrow was fired from a □□□, from one place, why is the difference in force so great?”
The emperor was silent for a moment, “Someone took advantage of the chaos to release cold arrows? This timing is also too coincidental.”
“Maybe it’s not taking advantage of the chaos? Your Majesty, Old General Qi said that Shi Feng’s illness had been diagnosed and treated by the Imperial Physician and had not had an attack for a long time, which is why he dared to take him to the schoolyard. Why did Shi Feng happen to show up at that time, at the place where the Crossbow Battalion’s school drill was taking place? His son was killed by Western Qin’s crossbow. Why did he happen to have a seizure at that time, all of this …… doesn t seem like it was arranged to you?”
The Emperor’s face was getting more and more sullen, and the Empress, listening from the sidelines, was also alarmed, “Could it be that someone wanted to assassinate His Majesty and use Shi Feng to cover up the past? This person’s intentions are too malicious, Your Majesty, you must investigate thoroughly!”
The Emperor pondered for a moment and ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough investigation.
The matter of the Emperor’s assassination soon spread throughout the court. When the ministers came to the Chongzheng Hall to discuss the matter, they all asked about it.
Gradually, rumors spread, and some said: this was a good show arranged by the Yu Wang Fu.
Shi Feng was originally under General Qi’s command, and his son had a deep friendship with King Yu. He pretended to be crazy and assassinated His Majesty, and King Yu was the first to see the cold arrows coming, and he even wore a gold silk soft armor to protect his body. This is not the case, overnight, because of the rescue of the emperor, was promoted to Prince Yuh.
When he heard the palace people pass this on, Rong Xiangmian was so angry that he was trembling.
The Shi Feng incident was definitely not a coincidence, but before the results of the investigation were known, someone couldn’t wait to pour dirty water on Zhou Xian Yang.
The emperor hadn’t come to see him for a whole day, so he was probably shaken by the rumors.
Rong Xian Yang was so anxious that he asked Dr. He, who was on duty, to come in and explain what he wanted to do.
Dr. He is Hui Guifei hometown, there are decades of friendship, when the six princesses are sick, is that he helped deal with, now heard the request of Rong Xiangshi, immediately discuss with her how to do.
After the discussion was finalized, Rong Xiangmian returned to the bedside, suddenly hugged Xian Yang’s body and cried out, “Your Highness! Don’t you leave me behind! You take me away ……”
The other courtiers wanted to get closer to check, but they were all scolded away by Rong Xiangmian.
Looking at this scene, Chong Hua Hall on duty internal officer, scared, rushed to Chong Zheng Hall to report: “Emperor, His Highness Yu Wang can’t make it!”
The emperor was originally listening to the report of the courtiers, heard a shock, immediately rushed to the Chonghua Hall, only to see Consort Yü Wang holding a pair of scissors, against her neck, heart like death: “His Highness is dead, I will not live, bury us in one place ……”
The emperor is anxious and can’t believe it, “Imperial doctor, how exactly is Yu Wang?”
Imperial Doctor He is busy saying, “Yü Wang’s breath comes and goes, the princess is so grief stricken that she snatched the scissors to kill herself. I don’t dare to approach either, for fear of stimulating her.”
The Emperor made a wink, and Duan Fei immediately grabbed the Wangfei’s scissors and controlled her to the side.
Imperial Doctor He rushed up to check Xian Yang’s pulse and probed his nose again, saying, “Your Highness King Yu’s pulse is not good, his breath is like a swimmer, I’m afraid that …… I’m afraid that …… I’m afraid that I can’t make it… …”
“What I’m afraid is! I’ll let you use the best medicine!”
“Yu Wang’s body is too weak nowadays, the medicine that is too potent, he can’t withstand it ah. If there is …… a thousand years of ginseng in the medicine, perhaps it can hold the breath ……”
“A thousand years of ginseng? Then go fetch and use it!”
Mrs. He immediately said, “The Empress Dowager’s birthday, the tribute of a thousand years of ginseng, are sent to Ci Ning Palace.”
The emperor was silent for a moment and told Shen Duzhi to personally go to Ci Ning Palace to get it.
The British Duke was also there at this time, went up to comfort Xiangmian: “With a thousand years of ginseng hanging on, I think King Yu will be able to hold on, don’t be anxious first.”
Rong Xiangmian was so relieved that he couldn’t stand up immediately. Shen Duzhi hurriedly asked the palace staff to help her sit down.
Rong Xiangmian glanced at the ministers standing behind the emperor, outside the Chonghua Hall to visit, eyes full of despair and desolation.
“I rather feel that death is clean.”