Chapter 883 Prelude
Chapter 883 Prelude
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, he was met with contempt from the empress dowager.
"If one's virtue is not in line with his position, he will inevitably be rebelled against."
Sheng Jingchen glanced at her with an ambiguous look, then his gaze shifted to the baby in her arms.
Upon receiving the message, Little Yining immediately stood firmly on Old Baby's side, saying in a resounding voice, "Empress Dowager, Uncle is the best emperor. Those who oppose him are traitors and evil people with ulterior motives."
Queen Mother: ...
The emperor withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and extended his broad hand: "Come, Qingjie, your grandma should have woken up by now. Uncle will take you to see her."
Little Yining's eyes suddenly lit up, and she took the old baby's hand with surprise, "Uncle, you don't dislike Qingjie anymore!"
Sheng Jingchen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said jokingly: "Grandpa Uncle will not dislike Sister Qing, he will only dislike your father."
Xiao Yining: ?ˋ?( ′? ? `? )?ˊ?, her position in the old baby’s heart is quite stable!!!
The little kid automatically ignored the last sentence, immediately smiled sweetly and brightly, left the Empress Dowager's arms, and followed the old baby away.
The Empress Dowager was once again annoyed by the Emperor's behavior. She glared at the departing figures of the grandfather and grandson, and a sarcastic voice came from beside her.
"Grandpa Uncle doesn't dislike Sister Qing, he only dislikes your father. Tsk... he really knows how to coax a girl."
The Empress Dowager turned her head and glanced at the abandoned little boy.
Wang Gungun's heart trembled, and he hurriedly chased after her: "Qing Jie'er, don't leave me, we are from the same country!"
At the same time, in Jingzhao Yinfu
Wang and Lin also woke up slowly. As soon as they opened their eyes, they were "attacked" and grabbed by the hands by a man.
The man asked impatiently, "Brother Wang, Brother Lin, you two are finally awake. Why aren't you at the Imperial Examination Hall? What happened? My father just took people to the street to check and found all of Princess Jiahe's servants lying on the ground, along with several men in black. Princess Jiahe is nowhere to be seen either."
As soon as these words were spoken, the two men suddenly came back to their senses, pushed the man away, sat up, looked at each other, and smiled bitterly.
The two recalled the scene when they met "Shangguan Wenyuan" just now. In fact, they had already taken the antidote of the soul-devouring incense in advance, but they did not expect to be attacked from two sides, one person burning the incense and the other scattering the soul-devouring incense.
Fortunately, the shadow guard and several powerful secret guards were able to rescue all the relatives in the carriage before the two of them fell into a coma.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuzan looked around hurriedly and saw the leader of the secret guards and 66 standing opposite each other by the wall.
Seeing this, Zhang Liangchuan hurriedly said, "That man in black was guarding you two the whole time. He only said that the man on the ground was his man, and he refused to say anything else."
As for 66, Zhang Liangchuan only dared to glance at him and then wisely shut up.
The leader of the secret guards glanced at him when he heard this, then turned to look at Lin Yuzan, who was looking at him, and said coldly: "The person has been sent to the palace."
After he finished speaking, he disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash, like a ghost.
66 snorted contemptuously in the direction where the leader of the secret guards left, said, "The emperor is already aware of this matter", and turned and left.
Zhang Liangchuan: ...
The young man was stunned, but then he reacted and asked impatiently, "Brother Wang, Brother Lin, the person that the man in black mentioned sending into the palace, is that Princess Jiahe?"
Wang Cheng looked at Zhang Liangchuan's face full of anxiety and worry, and he couldn't help but feel a little touched, but he was also puzzled by his impatience. He explained in a gentle voice: "Brother Liangchuan, Shunan and I received news this morning that another girl was missing, so we thought of asking my mother to send the three children to the palace. Unexpectedly, we met Shangguan Wenyuan who stopped the car on the way. Shunan realized something was wrong and immediately ordered the secret guards to send the people to the palace..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted angrily by Zhang Liangchuan.
"It really is Shangguan Wenyuan. Yesterday, Imperial Physician Cui actually said it wasn't him."
Lin Yuzan rubbed his brows, looked up at him, and added, "Brother Liangchuan, Shangguan Wenyuan was just following orders. There was another person who stopped the car at that time, who seemed to be the Zhao Langzhong mentioned by Sister Qing. But when I was unconscious, I vaguely heard Shangguan Wenyuan call out "Dad."
"father?"
Zhang Liangchuan was suddenly surprised and exclaimed, a hint of thought flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to ask further questions, his father's displeased voice came from outside the door.
"Liangchuan, what are you calling me for? Don't you know that Dad is discussing important matters with the adults?"
Zhang Liangchuan was speechless for a moment, and could only hurriedly cast an apologetic look at his two friends, then quickly walked out to explain the situation.
Wang and Lin also got out of bed at this moment, stretched their slightly stiff arms, and began to listen carefully to the conversation outside.
Lin Yuzan quietly complained, "These secret guards the Empress Dowager gave me are truly useless. Most of them fainted after saving a few people. If Miss Ah San hadn't 'injured' Shangguan Wenyuan and Jiang Li, they would have all died here."
"Alright, alright. The Empress Dowager has lived a peaceful life these past few years. Naturally, the secret guards trained by the late Crown Prince are much weaker and can't compare to my shadow guards," Wang Cheng soothed. He then smiled teasingly, "But following a useless master like Shunan, those secret guards' abilities naturally won't be much better. I've never seen anyone faint before the drug took effect."
Lin Yuzan glared at him angrily and whispered back, "That's a strategy. What if I don't cover my nose in time and am forcibly restrained, and my family gets hurt?"
Wang Cheng nodded and agreed wistfully, "Shun'an's body is much weaker than mine. If anything happens, Wanniang will save you at all costs."
Lin Yuzan's mind flashed with his wife's stubborn and pretty face. He couldn't help but sigh deeply, and a deep sadness appeared on his face.
Just at this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Zhang Bufan, with a solemn expression, walked in quickly with Zhang Liangchuan. Without giving Wang and Lin a chance to stand and salute, he asked, "Mr. Lin, you just mentioned to Liangchuan that Shangguan Wenyuan called you dad. Did you hear that correctly?"
"Of course I heard it right, but I heard that Doctor Shangguan's son had died a long time ago, so how come Shangguan Wenyuan still has a father?" Lin Yuzan frowned and replied in confusion.
Zhang Bufan: You really know how to play dumb!
The old man pursed his lips and was about to speak when his talkative son took over the conversation and began to explain his confusion.
"Brother Lin, that Zhao Langzhong must be Shangguan Wenyuan's father. I still remember that after his grandson was born, Doctor Shangguan was asked to see a doctor, but he was missing a medicinal ingredient. He asked his son to find it, which led to him falling off a cliff, never to be seen alive or dead. How could a doctor like him be so bold as to fight against the royal family? It seems that he has someone behind him who wants to cause chaos in Yanjing."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Bufan shouted sternly: "Liangchuan, don't talk nonsense."
"Dad, 28 children were missing last night, including Nishang. Even a fool can guess such a big thing, so why hide it?" Zhang Liangchuan continued, completely ignoring his father's angry eyes.
Wang Cheng exchanged a knowing glance with his old rival and interrupted, "Master Zhang, why did so many families send their children out of the city last night? They should be safe inside the city right now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Bufan leaned against the door and cried out in despair: "What misfortune for our family!"
Zhang Liangchuan also looked sad and replied, "I don't know about the others, but Nishang was forcibly sent out of the city by my sister-in-law. By the time my father and I found out, she had already disappeared."
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