Chapter 1138 Heartache
Half an hour later, Gan Song came back and reported to Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan everything that had happened in the past half month or so from Yin Linwei's mouth.
After Chu Jingqi heard about the affairs of the Jiang family and the Xiao family, he threw them all out of his mind. He was not interested in knowing at all. However, he frowned and said, "The second prince is in power?"
Could it be that the emperor's illness has not improved yet, but has become so severe that he cannot attend court early and has to be replaced by the second prince?
Chu Jingqi's heart suddenly sank.
He said to Xia Zihan, "Ayu, you go back first, I'll go to the palace first."
"I'll go with you." Xia Zihan was also very worried about the emperor's illness. "Master should be in the palace as well. I'm going to help master and also visit the emperor."
Chu Jingqi remembered the emperor's thoughts about Xia Zihan. Although he really didn't want his Ayu to see the emperor, but... if the emperor was seriously ill and dying, wouldn't he want to see Ayu very much?
Chu Jingqi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Although I don't know how serious the emperor's illness is, Ayu has gone, and the emperor will probably like to see her.
Maybe if you feel good, your illness will heal quickly?
Chu Jingqi led Xia Zihan, got out of the carriage, and told Gan Song, "First take Dongfang Yi and the others back to the Chu Mansion, and tell grandma that the princess and I will visit her old man tomorrow. Also, after returning to Prince An's Mansion, , tell the princess that the princess and I will go back at night.”
"I understand, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan jumped off the carriage, took advantage of the crowd, got into the crowd, and jumped towards the palace like flying.
Although the two flew very fast, some people in the crowd still recognized them.
"Hey, aren't those cousin Chu and Chu Yu? Didn't they go to Jiangning City and are they back?"
Dou Si, who was joining in the fun in the crowd, accidentally caught a glimpse of Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan in Chu Jingqi's arms, and said excitedly to Liao Fangyi beside him.
Zeng was resolutely transferred to the capital as an official, and Liao Fangyi returned to the capital with her daughter and son. She also bought a small two-story house just across an alley from Fourth Dou's wife's house.
Because they lived close together, they often made appointments to meet. No, today they were shopping together and encountered the Jiang family's house raid. They crowded in the crowd to watch the fun. Unexpectedly, they saw Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi.
"We'll find out tomorrow when we go to Anjun Prince's Mansion." Liao Fangyi narrowed her eyes with excitement.
"Then invite my eldest sister and second sister to come with us. We haven't gotten together for a long time." Dou Si immediately thought of his two sisters who were talking about not seeing Chu Yu for a long time.
"Call my second sister-in-law too. She is raising a few children at home and hasn't come out for a while. I'll send someone to call her out. My eldest aunt won't disagree even if it's in my favor."
It's Zeng Jing.
Since the death of Mrs. Liao, Zeng Jing has not stepped out of the Liao family again because of the mourning. Now more than half a year has passed.
The two of them discussed going to Anjun Prince's Mansion tomorrow, but Xia Zihan, who had no idea about it, hurried to the palace with Chu Jingqi.
At the entrance of the palace, the two happened to meet Chu Yuexi and Eunuch Li who were about to go to the Jiang family to announce the decree.
When the two of them saw Xia Zihan, they were so excited. Eunuch Li ran over and shouted, "Your Majesty, Princess, you are back. The Emperor knows that you are back and has been thinking of you these past two days."
Their eyes were red with excitement and they almost shed tears. Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan thought that the emperor was on his deathbed, and their faces turned pale.
Chu Yuexi was also very excited and said, "Aqi, Chu Yu, just come back. The emperor has been waiting for you for many days. Go see the emperor quickly."
Hearing these words, Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan's suspicions were hit even more. They looked at each other and hurried to the emperor's bedroom without even bothering to say hello to Eunuch Li and Chu Yuexi.
Chu Yuexi hurriedly chased after her, and even left a message to Eunuch Li, "Eunuch Li, I will not go to the Jiang family. You should go and declare the second prince's will alone."
The second prince always remembered that Jiang Daoren had followed him for decades and had both merit and hard work. Finally, he decided to check all the property of the Jiang family. However, the dowries of Jiang Daoren's daughters-in-law were left to them.
Although Jiang Daoren committed a crime, the crime was not punishable by death. The Jiang family members, along with Jiang Daoren, were all sentenced to two thousand taels in exile.
Although they were exiled to a remote county, with the dowry of several daughters-in-law, I believe that life for the Jiang family will not be too difficult.
This can be regarded as the second prince giving Jiang Daoren a way out.
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When Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan rushed to the emperor's bedroom, the emperor happened to be eating. When he heard that they were coming, the emperor threw away his rice bowl and said happily, "Let them in quickly, I can't wait to see them."
Chu Cong glanced at the bowl where he had only eaten half a bowl of rice, and persuaded him, "Your Majesty, you haven't finished your meal yet. You want to meet the Crown Prince and the Princess. It's the same as eating while meeting. The Crown Prince and the Princess The Lord won’t say anything.”
"Don't say anything when you eat, don't say anything when you sleep, wait until I see A Qi and Chu Yu before eating." The emperor waved his hand and motioned for her to go with him to meet Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan.
Chu Cong had no choice but to stand up and told the palace maid, "Don't put away the food yet. We will come back to eat later. Put the soup on the small stove to heat it up first."
The soup is pig's feet and peanut soup, which doesn't taste good when it's cold.
But the emperor hurriedly took her hand and walked out, "Quickly, Aqi and Chuyu must have brought back a lot of interesting information this time. Come and listen to it together."
The emperor wanted to go to the outside world for a walk and have a look, but unfortunately, his status did not allow him to leave the capital. He rarely even went out to the palace. Therefore, he was bored and lonely, and every time he visited Chu Jingqi, he rarely went out. After returning from an outing, he would pester Chu Jingqi to tell him some interesting anecdotes about the outside world to comfort his lonely body and mind.
Just as the emperor and Chu Cong were about to step out of the bedroom door, Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan rushed in from the outside. The four of them almost bumped into each other. Fortunately, Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan stopped in time. He didn't hit the emperor or Chu Cong.
"Your Majesty, you...are you so thin?"
Suddenly seeing the emperor who was as thin as a bamboo pole, Chu Jingqi was shocked and couldn't believe it.
Suddenly, he turned his face, sniffed, and held back the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes.
After only two months of absence, the emperor's complexion was extremely poor. He was skinny, frail, and had a sickly look on his face. How could he bear this?
The emperor became like this, which made him feel extremely distressed and couldn't bear to look directly at him.
(End of chapter)