Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 413 Weird

Xinyou and his team beat their horses and whips, taking only the shortest amount of time to rest every day. Hurrying slowly and hurriedly, we finally arrived at the waterway where Emperor Xingyuan's accident happened.

 Large ships docked on the shore. People coming in and out looked serious, and a large number of guards stood around.

 “His Royal Highness King Xiu, Miss Xin——”

Xin You and Xiu Wang strode forward, and the officials who saw them greeted them one after another, looking quite excited.

Soon a group of officials headed by the Minister of Rites came out and said, "I have met His Highness King Xiu."

Turning to Xin You again, his tone was much colder: "Miss Xin."

King Xiu ignored the pleasantries and asked urgently: "Have you found your father?"

“Today there is great blessing in the sky. I found it a few days ago.” The Minister of Rites said, with a smile unconsciously showing on his lips.

King Xiu was overjoyed: "Great, take us to see our father!"

 The Minister of Rites hesitated for a moment.

At this time, a **** spoke: "His Royal Highness King Xiu, he was recovered a few days after falling into the water. His body is still very weak. The imperial doctor said that he should have a good rest and rest, and try not to see people as much as possible..."

King Xiu looked at the **** and frowned slightly: "Eunuch Li, where is Eunuch Sun?"

The eunuch's name was Li Wei, and his status among the chamberlains was only lower than that of Sun Yan. But when Sun Yan was around, he didn't talk much.

After hearing King Xiu’s question, Li Wei sighed: “Eunuch Sun went into the water that day and has not been found yet.”

“Who else fell into the water?” Xin You asked.

Li Wei looked at the Minister of Rites and others, and gave a list of names. Most of them had found corpses, and there were some whose bodies had not been seen alive and dead. Among them were Sun Yan and He Qingxiao.

Xinyou bit her lip.

After hearing this, King Xiu insisted on seeing Emperor Xingyuan: "Such a big thing has happened to our father. How can a child feel at ease if he doesn't take a look at it? Since the imperial doctor said not to disturb him, Ayou and I will go change clothes first and then quietly Just take a look at Father."

King Xiu said this. Li Wei looked at the others, lowered his head and did not object again.

Xin You hurriedly took a shower and changed clothes. When she went out, King Xiu was already waiting for her outside the door.

 “Ayou, let’s go.”

Xin You nodded and walked beside King Xiu.

That day, only the yellow boat on which Emperor Xingyuan was riding caught fire. Now the ship has been destroyed and Emperor Xingyuan was placed on other ships.

 The curtains are heavy and the palace attendants are as quiet and solemn as if they were in a palace. The difference is that the door is guarded by Feng Nian, the commander of the Jinlin Guards.

 The gauze curtain was opened, and a faint medicinal fragrance floated out. Emperor Xingyuan was sleeping on the bed with his eyes closed, looking very haggard.

Xinyou watched silently, her heart sinking.

 It has only been seven or eight days since the accident and he is so thin.

 Li Wei made a gesture to please leave.

After going out, King Xiu asked, "Has your father been sleeping all this time?"

“The medicine I took today has a soothing effect. After taking the medicine, I will fall asleep for a period of time, and I will wake up every day.”

“So, as long as you calm down and take care of yourself, you’ll be fine soon, right?”

"yes."

King Xiu showed a relaxed smile: "That's good."

Xin You was not familiar with Li Wei, so he went to see Xie Zhangyuan and others, and learned more about the fire on the yellow ship that day from their mouths.

 She went to see King Xiu again: "His Royal Highness King Xiu."

"What's wrong, Ayou?" During a trip to Guangcheng, Xiuwang spoke to Xinyou in a friendly and casual tone.

Xin You was less cold: "I want to find Marquis Changle and Eunuch Sun."

“Oh.” King Xiu was stunned for a moment, then expressed his support, “Then bring more people to search along the shore, and don’t go into the water yourself.”

 If a person who fell into the water and drowned was not washed to the shore, it would be difficult to find him.

Xin You thanked him and wanted to take people to look for him, but he was stopped by Feng Nian, the commander of the Jinlin Guards. "Miss Xin, I sent a message when I was awake today, asking you and His Highness King Xiu to stay with me and not to leave."

Xin You tightened her hands in her sleeves and asked calmly: "What did you say to Mr. Feng today?"

“Feng didn’t dare to fake the oral instructions. Eunuch Li was also present at the time.”

Xin You pursed her lips and did not question it again.

 The man is currently in bed, and it would not be wise to fight with these people.

Now that King Xiu and Xin You have returned, Emperor Xingyuan's body is able to support himself under the careful care of the imperial doctors. After discussion, the ministers decided to return to the capital.

Xin You couldn't stay, so she could only ask Qianfeng and Ping An to find He Qingxiao for her.

 She couldn't sleep all night long, and it was difficult to hide the blue shadow under her eyes.

 On the deck. The sky is full of stars and the river is rolling.

 “Ayou.”

Xinyou turned around and saw King Xiu approaching.

"Don't think too much. It will be fine when your father is well and you can talk to him."

Xin You stretched out his hand to put on the railing, leaned his back against the river, and looked at Xiu Wang.

 Hand-wise, he was her brother, but she couldn't feel any closeness to him.

 At this moment, the cold star and the lonely moon, the river surface is like a mirror, and the alienation and resistance have not faded away.

“I know. Your Highness King Xiu, please go back to bed early.”

  “Ayou—”

Xinyou waited for him to continue.

"Can't you... call me Brother Huang?" In the night, King Xiu's voice was as gentle as water.

“It’s more appropriate to call him Your Highness.” Xin You answered and walked towards the cabin.

Driving slowly all the way, we finally arrived in the capital.

That day, hundreds of officials and distinguished officials greeted him outside the city. Emperor Xingyuan got on a dragon chariot drawn by six horses and went straight to the palace.

Xin You looked up at the dragon chariot with its gauze hanging down, and could only vaguely see a figure.

She instinctively felt a little weird.

Her thoughts were mostly occupied by He Qingxiao's life and death, but no matter how slow she was, she could still notice that a force led by three people, namely the Minister of Rites, the commander of the Jinlin Guards Feng Nian, and the **** Li Wei, had formed along the way, which isolated others from that person. s contact.

  Could it be that the situation of that man was much worse than what I saw that day, to the point where he would be influenced by some ministers?

 After making this guess, Xin You felt a chill in her heart and had an ominous premonition.

 See that person again as soon as possible.

 The Queen Mother was more anxious to see Emperor Xingyuan than Xin You.

"The emperor wants to rest and cannot see people?" After listening to the **** Li Wei's explanation, the Queen Mother's face fell and she scolded, "What a joke, the Ai family is his biological mother! The emperor cannot see the Ai family, but he can see you servants every day, and why? There are ministers? What kind of **** is this?"

Li Wei was scolded so hard that he lowered his head and was unable to refute.

"Get out of the way! Anyone who dares to stop the Aijia will be considered as having bad intentions!"

Princess Zhaoyang supported the Queen Mother and curled her lips slightly.

The big ship the emperor's brother was traveling on caught fire for no apparent reason, but when he returned to the capital, he found no one there. According to Ayou, she only met King Xiu once on the way to Beijing.

 Isn’t this too strange?

At this time, the old mother is very useful.

The Queen Mother strode in, and the imperial doctor who was guarding the palace came to greet her and respectfully advised: "The Queen Mother, the Emperor's body is still weak, and it is not suitable to have many contacts with people."

"The Ai family understands." The Queen Mother took out a kerchief from her sleeve, covered her mouth and nose and tied it in a knot, "When we were in the town in the early years, the Ai family knew that some diseases come from the mouth, so we can do this Alright?"

 Emperor Physician: “…”

 (End of this chapter)