RPAGF Chapter 246 The whole story
Chapter 246 The whole story
Everyone in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion also heard the rumors, and Master Yan secretly thought that something was wrong.
He knew his son-in-law's temper well, especially regarding the matter of Ning Bao. He was worried that he might not be in a clear mind, so he immediately sent people around him to the palace gate to pick him up.
The others were naturally furious, especially the wife of the Left Prime Minister, who couldn't stop crying. She held Master Yan's hand and asked in tears, "Ning Bao was so young, whose way did she block?"
"Why did you kidnap her so cruelly? Do you want to kill her?"
"She was only a few years old at the time, and they wanted to kill her. My daughter's heart aches."
Everyone felt bad as well and they all held her hands to comfort her. They dared not say a single extra word. In an era dominated by imperial power, saying the wrong thing could cost most people their lives.
The servant who came to pick them up in a hurry just happened to see the left prime minister coming out of the palace. The servant hurriedly stepped forward to support him and whispered, "Master Yan is waiting for you at home. We need to go back quickly."
Only after seeing that he had returned home safely did Master Yan step forward and pat him on the shoulder.
"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back. Your mother and mother-in-law were worried to death, afraid that you would get impulsive and quarrel with the emperor in the palace."
The left prime minister's eyes glowed red, and he choked up as he said, "I never knew whether refusing the crown prince would bring disaster to Ning Bao, or even death."
"Sit down first and tell me what happened. I will analyze it with you."
"If... it is really the Crown Prince who did it, then even I, an old man, will go to the palace to ask the Emperor for his opinion."
Seeing his elderly father-in-law still struggling with household affairs, Zuo Xiang felt extremely guilty and immediately told him the whole story.
The story begins with the old emperor taking the emperor's pulse every ten days. At that time, the prince had been enthroned not long ago, and he somehow found out that the emperor was in poor health.
There are several factions in the court, namely the emperor-protecting faction, the crown prince faction, the neutral faction, and other prince factions, which come from the maternal families of the concubines in the harem.
Perhaps the prince had started to think about it too early, so he used various excuses to get close to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. He first showed his goodwill to me in the court, and then told the current emperor everything.
At that time, the emperor was silent for a long time and only sighed and said one sentence, which is still vividly remembered today.
[Since ancient times, anyone who wants to ascend the throne must have means, including the power to compete with the imperial court. Zuo Xiang, you are the person I can trust the most.]
[As for the Crown Prince, just watch what he does. It's enough for me to know that you are a royalist.]
In the days that followed, the prince went to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion more and more often, and the wind direction in the court began to change. All the civil and military officials knew what was going on in the mansion, and people's hearts gradually moved towards the prince.
The Emperor summoned me to the palace and started to distance himself from the Prince.
Fortunately, when the prince wanted to win him over, he always kept his distance from him and did not get too close to him.
The prince saw that I was a stubborn person, so he started to move around among the nine brothers of the Xia family. You also know that the children are all smart and they are not too close to the prince. I just can't refuse when he is occasionally called to have a meal with me.
After they had dined together several times in the capital, people began to believe that they had a very good relationship and were extremely close.
All the men in the mansion loved Ning Bao. It must be because she mentioned her often during meals that the prince took her to heart and eventually took revenge on her.
After listening to the whole story, Master Yan pursed his lips even tighter, and asked, "Then the Crown Prince is narrow-minded and did this on purpose."
"Yan'er is right. This is completely going to kill Ning Bao. No one in the Zuo Xiang Mansion will survive."
"How can such a person... be worthy of being the crown prince?"
"He is so unscrupulous even before he ascends the throne. What if he ascends the throne?"
The left prime minister's heart trembled, and the hairs on his body stood up.
It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers. If the prince becomes emperor, the first thing he will do is to take action against the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. But thinking of Ning Bao's current status, he feels that he dare not do so.
He spoke out what he was thinking, and Master Yan also felt a headache. Now the whole Nanxu has set up a temple of the goddess, and there are portraits of Lord Chiyan and the three tigers.
That prince...
How dare he do that? He never took Ning Bao seriously.
Thinking of this, Master Yan stood up suddenly. He was wrong, all wrong.
"That prince is a beast. He must not be allowed to live."
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Ning Bao is now a goddess, and it is personally recognized by the current emperor. What if he says Ning Bao is a demon after he ascends to the throne?"
"Then the whole of Nanxu will spit on her and destroy her temple. The prince won't have to do anything, and both the Xia and Yan families will be drowned in spit."
"What should we do with our Ning Bao then? Will he be unable to use him if he hides in the mountains?"
The more Master Yan thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and his expression grew even colder.
"The prince doesn't want Ning Bao's life, he wants everyone's life. Let's see the emperor's attitude. If he chooses to keep things quiet, then..."
"Now that I think about it, it is indeed true. Then I will send someone to investigate thoroughly to see what else the prince is hiding in private."
"As for the Right Prime Minister's residence, we can also make good use of it. After all, they must cooperate if they want to survive." The Left Prime Minister was thinking about what happened at the palace gate. That old guy must not have told the truth.
The two of them slept in the book for a long time, until the nine brothers-in-law from the Yan Mansion came to the mansion, together with the nine brothers from the Xia Mansion, a total of twenty people filled the study.
Everything that needed to be sorted out was explained again, and everyone was assigned to do things that they were good at, including increasing the number of people to investigate the prince.
For the first time, Xia Yunle felt the benefits of having many children in the family. Not only were his sons promising, but even his brothers-in-law were excellent. He could just lie back and stay at home with his wife.
He was even more grateful to his wife and father-in-law's family. If he hadn't married her, the Xia family wouldn't have so many people. She gave birth to ten children on her own. He was so lucky.
No one in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion disturbed them. There were many people guarding the door of the study, and countless secret guards in the dark to ensure that what was said inside would not be leaked.
They waited until dark and the door opened, then everyone realized that they were really hungry after talking for so long.
Nowadays, all meals in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion are held in the Glazed Pavilion. The group of men rushed into the yard without being invited.
Mrs. He laughed a little and said jokingly, "Fortunately, Ning Bao's yard is spacious enough, otherwise it really can't accommodate so many people."
"Ning'er will definitely be very happy that her brother and uncle are here to see her. She won't want to sleep too long and will definitely wake up early."
The nine uncles of the Yan family were also very grateful to the two old men in front of them. They bowed and greeted them respectfully, just like they were meeting their own elders.
"Then I'll have to borrow your good words."