mtlumby2d Chapter 245 Entering the Palace Immediately
Chapter 245 Entering the Palace Immediately
"That person is most likely that person."
After he finished speaking, he could no longer hold on and sat down on the ground, his whole body shaking.
The left prime minister pulled him aside and cursed in a low voice: "What are you afraid of? The emperor is still in good health. He can live for several more years at least."
Looking at him with some scrutiny: "As long as you don't do anything wrong and don't seek death, your entire family should be able to survive. Otherwise..."
"Then you should pray to God and hope that the emperor will let it go because of his old age, or... you don't have to support the prince's reputation."
The two men knelt in front and no one knew what they were talking about. All the civil and military officials were very curious. They looked at them quietly and pricked up their ears to hear something.
But the two of them spoke in very low voices, almost whispering in their ears, and even the generals with excellent martial arts skills could only hear a few words.
The old emperor, who had just finished his morning court in the palace, was rubbing his temples with a tired look on his face. He felt that the country had prospered since the little girl fell into a coma, but there were a lot of messes.
"Old man, tell me, am I too old to give up the throne to the Crown Prince?"
"This way, Nanxu will have a new emperor, a new atmosphere, and new development. I am also the emperor emeritus and I am looking for a place to retire. Xiaotian Village is a good place."
"If Ning Bao continues to sleep, I will take her back with me. After all, that is a sacred mountain, it should be able to nourish her a little."
The eldest eunuch lowered his head and did not dare to answer. He had served the emperor all his life and knew best that the emperor did not want him to answer at this moment, but just wanted to make a few casual complaints.
He waited for a while before evasively saying, "The Emperor is still young. He has been worried about the affairs of the Grand Princess who protects the country recently. That's why you tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. You are a little tired."
"In my opinion, the emperor can live to be a thousand years old. Don't worry anymore. You must take care of your health."
"Hahahaha... You're the only old thing who can talk. You just say nice things to comfort me all day long."
"Today, seeing that the left prime minister looked unhappy, I think Ning Bao is also not doing well. Change into casual clothes for me and let's go out of the palace to see her. This way, the ancestors can rest assured."
The eunuch who was about to give some advice was suddenly interrupted by a voice outside the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, the Left Prime Minister is kneeling at the gate of the palace asking for an audience."
The old emperor stood up from the dragon chair and sat back down again, asking curiously, "Hmm? Didn't the morning court just end? He must have just left the palace not long ago, right?"
The eunuch quickly bent over and said, "Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. I must have left the palace and cannot enter without your summons. That is why I am kneeling at the palace gate."
"Then call him in. We can go directly to the Left Prime Minister's residence later. We can have someone to accompany us when we go out together."
The eunuch said "yes" and followed the eunuch who delivered the message out, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Why is the left prime minister kneeling outside?"
Based on his decades of experience of survival in the palace, he knew that the current situation was very wrong and the Left Prime Minister was not such a reckless person.
The eunuch who was being questioned had a bitter face. He looked around cautiously and then lowered his voice and said, "I heard something on the road. It seems to be related to the Crown Prince and the Protector of the Nation Princess."
"I really don't know the details. The situation was so urgent that I didn't have time to inquire."
The eunuch believed what he said. As long as there were people working there, they would generally sell him favors and tell him the first time they had any news. The young eunuchs also wanted to leave a way out to climb up.
When the Left Prime Minister heard the summons, he walked very quickly into the imperial study. The eldest eunuch had been secretly observing his expression, and his heart skipped a beat at just one look.
He silently took another step back. He had a premonition that big news would happen today, so he didn't want to be accidentally injured when the emperor lost his temper.
As soon as the left prime minister entered the room, he knelt on the ground and banged his head three times. His back was particularly strong today. He said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
First of all, the old emperor was confused by his behavior and it took him a long time to find his own voice.
"Hmm? What do you want to say, my dear? Please take a seat and give me some tea."
"Your Majesty, I kneel down today and say that when I just left the palace, I heard rumors outside..."
By the time he had finished explaining the whole story, everyone in the imperial study had already knelt on the floor. The young eunuchs were trembling with fear, wishing they had not heard anything that had just been said.
Even the eldest eunuch knelt on the ground and couldn't help cursing, this prince is too deceiving! !
The old emperor stared at him gloomily, and spoke in a cold tone: "My dear, do you know what you are saying?"
"The Crown Prince is the heir to a country. He kidnapped Ning Bao to win over the court officials? He also wanted to take her life in the Great God Mountain?"
"If you maliciously slander the crown prince's reputation, your entire family will be imprisoned and beheaded."
The left prime minister was not a fool. He burst into tears and said, "My daughter is only three and a half years old. She was born to be a goddess. She fell into a coma after a battle at the border a while ago."
"When I heard the news that she was kidnapped, I was naturally extremely worried. I immediately went to the palace to explain everything to the emperor. The emperor needs to investigate the specific situation."
"My poor Ning Bao has suffered so much at such a young age. Now he is still alive or dead. This old minister's heart feels like it has been broken into thousands of pieces. It hurts so much."
“Wuwuwuwu…”
At this time, the Left Prime Minister in the Imperial Study had also calmed down a little. Many things needed to be done slowly, especially speaking to the Emperor. If he was not careful, his entire family would lose their lives, which he did not want to see.
He wants to avenge his little girl, but that doesn't mean everyone should die. I believe Ning Bao won't accept that.
The old emperor, who was originally a little angry, couldn't curse anymore when he saw him like this, and could only sigh.
"I know you love Ning Bao, and I am worried about him. But there are many rumors among the people, and I cannot let Nanxu's reputation as the crown prince be tarnished."
He then looked at the man who was still kneeling on the ground. He was his most trusted minister. He couldn't bear it and said, "Since it is related to the Crown Prince, summon him in for questioning. I also want to hear what he has to say."
The eunuch raised his head and glanced at the emperor, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that the prince is too seriously injured to get up for a while, and he needs to rest for at least three months."
"I asked for leave this morning..."
Everyone was stunned, only then did they realize that what happened last night was a big deal and now the prince was lying in bed seriously injured.
Thinking of the reason why the prince was injured, the old emperor couldn't help but frown. Which prince in every dynasty would be struck by lightning? If this was recorded in history books, the people would laugh at him to death.
He said with some embarrassment: "My dear, why don't you wait until the prince's injury is better? I will ask him in detail what he did. I will definitely not let him off lightly. Give Ning Bao an explanation, okay?"
Little did he know that what he said at this moment would soon be refuted by the information obtained by the secret guards, and it might even seem unbelievable.