hotmtlnovel Chapter 229 Prince Ning wakes up
Chapter 229 Prince Ning wakes up
Xia Chongwen sat high up on the dragon throne. He turned his head to look at the eunuch Wang from the Imperial Household Department next to him and the cabinet ministers in the hall and asked.
"Your Majesty, according to the report from my insider who was planted in Prince Ning's mansion, Prince Ning is now dying. Why don't you let him fend for himself? This will also prevent you from being charged with killing your uncle." Eunuch Wang said impartially.
"Really? We don't need to kill him?" Xia Chongwen turned his gaze to the cabinet ministers again.
"Your servants believe that killing Prince Ning at this time is unnecessary," said Lord Fang, the head of the cabinet ministers.
"I agree that Prince Ren Ning should fend for himself!" Other cabinet ministers also expressed their agreement with Eunuch Wang's opinion.
Seeing that no one opposed Eunuch Wang's opinion, Xia Chongwen nodded and said, "Since all the ministers agree, I will let Prince Ning live and die. Eunuch Wang, draft an edict..."
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The Fengxian Hall was brightly lit, and the eunuchs and palace maids were all kneeling on the ground with their foreheads pressed against the ground.
No one dared to look up.
On the dragon throne in broad daylight, the person sitting high above was not Xia Chongwen, the new emperor who had been on the throne for less than a year, but his biological mother.
Empress Dowager Lu!
"Emperor, you are confused!"
She looked at Xia Chongwen beside her with an angry face.
"How can you issue an order to let Prince Ning Xia Yu fend for himself?"
"Mother, Eunuch Wang of the Imperial Household Department and all the cabinet ministers believe that I have been on the throne for less than a year and cannot be charged with killing my uncle." Although Xia Chongwen looked respectful, a barely perceptible disgust flashed in his eyes.
"Besides, now that the imperial decree has been issued, does my mother want me to change my order every day?"
When Xia Chongwen said this, the displeasure in his voice was evident.
There was always a question in his mind.
That is why the Queen Mother regards Prince Ning and Princess Ning as her number one rivals.
Obviously, Prince Ning has gone mad and his wife is seriously ill.
What kind of trouble can the Ning Wang Mansion stir up?
Rely on Xia Linan, the prince of Prince Ning's Mansion who looks like a fat pig?
It was already very late at night. Empress Dowager Lu looked at Xia Chongwen with a look of disappointment, and finally she saw the palace maids and eunuchs who were still crawling on the ground.
Empress Dowager Lu stood up, stepped down from the dragon throne, and said coldly to the palace servants in the hall: "All of you go down, I have something to say to the emperor."
The palace servants then hurriedly responded and retreated.
In the entire Fengxian Hall, only she and her son were left.
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Seven days later, Prince Ning's Mansion in Yanjing.
After receiving the imperial edict, Lords Qi and Huang withdrew the Jinyiwei from Prince Ning's mansion overnight.
Since Prince Ning has gone insane, the responsibility of guarding Prince Ning's mansion naturally fell to the head of Crown Prince Xia Lin'an in accordance with the imperial decree.
"The current emperor is truly benevolent." Qi Tai's smile was filled with some relief.
He was naturally very happy that he could finally leave the smelly and quiet Ning Wang Mansion.
"Benevolence? Haha!" Huang Zicheng heard this and revealed a trace of cold sneer on his lips, "Without the Jinyiwei, these people in the palace may feel that they finally have freedom."
"But think about it from another perspective. Now the new emperor has issued a decree to withdraw the Royal Guards from Prince Ning's Mansion. A mansion with only a crazy prince, without the protection of the Royal Guards, Lord Qi, do you still think Prince Ning's Mansion is safe?"
His meaningful words finally made Qi Tai understand.
The new emperor was unwilling to openly kill Prince Ning when he was crazy, but he could put Prince Ning's mansion in an extremely dangerous environment.
As for the future, if someone is blind and suddenly thinks of seeking revenge on Prince Ning's Mansion, and by chance kills Prince Ning, this kind of thing is extremely normal.
If something like that happened, the new emperor could punish him for failing to protect the prince of Ning's mansion.
Being demoted to a commoner is not impossible!
The entire Ning Wang Mansion would disappear without anyone noticing!
Not only did the new emperor not have to bear the crime of murdering his uncle, he even gained a reputation for being benevolent and righteous.
Qi Tai had an expression of admiration on his face and nodded repeatedly at Huang Zicheng.
Huang Zicheng knew in his heart that this must be the idea of Empress Dowager Lu. The new emperor is now in the limelight and would never be so cunning.
Only the current Empress Dowager Lu could solve this seemingly thorny problem by simply issuing an imperial decree, thus plunging Prince Ning's Mansion into a greater crisis.
He knows the current Lu family and Queen Mother Lu too well!
Because he himself was the commander of the Western Factory, who was buried deep among the officials by Empress Lu!
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shone on the large plaque of Prince Ning's Mansion.
Several magpies were chirping on the branches.
The door of Prince Ning's mansion was opened from the inside.
The gatekeeper, Old Zhang, opened the door and began to sweep the dust and fallen leaves on the steps in front of the palace as he did in the past.
Looking inside from outside the yard, you can even see a few children aged seven or eight playing in the front yard.
Even a big black dog that had not made a sound for a long time started barking, "Woof woof!"
With the departure of Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and many Jinyiwei, the Ning Wang Mansion, which had been dead silent, suddenly became lively, like a castle that had been unfrozen.
The eunuchs and servants were busy shuttling between the front and back yards. If you looked closely, you would find that everyone's expression had become lively.
Shen Yuyao, also wearing a moon-white skirt, walked out of the bedroom leisurely.
She was holding a bright yellow imperial edict in her hand. When she stepped into the pigpen, she was tripped by Xia Yu who was lying on the ground. Zi Su and Xu Yunxuan supported her.
His pale face now looks much thinner.
Shen Yuyao walked to Xia Yu's side, ignoring the filthiness of the pigpen, squatted down and shook Xia Yu with her hands.
"Your Highness, wake up, it's time to go back to the bedroom." Shen Yuyao's tone was calm, and there was no trace of emotion on her face.
"I am the daughter of the Jade Emperor..." Xia Yu suddenly woke up and was muttering his usual catchphrase when he seemed to suddenly feel something different from usual.
His eyes suddenly changed from being confused and dazed to being sharp.
Xia Yu looked around and did not see any Jinyiwei. Instead, he saw Zi Su and Xu Yunxuan following Shen Yuyao.
His expression changed rapidly several times, and then he asked in a deep voice: "Yuyao, has the imperial edict arrived?"
"Your Highness, the new emperor has issued a clear decree. He has withdrawn all the Jinyiwei guards who were responsible for guarding the Ning Palace, and entrusted the important task of guarding the palace to the Ning Palace's eldest son Xia Lin'an." Shen Yuyao stretched out her hand and brushed back a strand of tangled hair on Xia Yu's forehead.
She said softly, "Your Highness, you only need to return to your bedroom to rest and enjoy your remaining years."
Xia Yu raised his lips when he heard this: "It's time for me to go out and see the light!"