Harem Daily Life

Chapter 888 Prince Ding was sentenced to death

He Linzhang also felt a little regretful. He should have cut the weeds at their roots and implicated all the people in Prince Ding's Mansion.

Letting Tao Yanyan continue to lie down and rest, He Linzhang left the palace and went to the imperial study. "Prince Ding has not woken up yet and is in a state of living death. I can't bear to see him suffer like this every day. Take someone to see him off."

Eunuch Zhang was horrified. He had served His Majesty for over a decade, and except for the years of suppressing rebellions, he had rarely seen His Majesty order the killing of people. He quickly replied, "Yes," and withdrew.

The seal of Prince Ding's mansion was still untouched on the gate. Eunuch Zhang led his men in through a side door. Seeing the mansion's only old servant brushing Prince Ding's body, he frowned and said, "If you have a way to contact your young master, please do so and tell him... His Majesty is sending Prince Ding away today."

The old slave was so frightened that he fell to his knees. "This, this, this, this is unacceptable! My prince is already in this state, and Your Majesty still won't let him go?"

Eunuch Zhang frowned. "Nonsense! How could His Majesty not let him go? It's clearly his own fault for his numerous evil deeds! Humph, allowing the imperial physician to come and see him regularly is already a special favor. Stop standing around and contact him quickly. Otherwise, if you're any later, you might not be able to see him."

This was the decision made by Eunuch Zhang after he saw the old slave. He saw that His Majesty was extremely angry because He Feng was taken away, so he thought of using this as an excuse to let the old slave go and tip off the emperor to see if he could force He Feng to come out.

The old slave had no choice but to rush to the Imperial College to look for him, but learned that He Feng had disappeared.

He returned to Prince Ding's mansion helplessly, and when he saw Eunuch Zhang, he began to cry and complain that the young master was missing. When Eunuch Zhang heard this, he knew that this old servant had nothing to do with what happened last night, and he also didn't know He Feng's whereabouts.

"It seems that we won't be able to see each other for the last time." Eunuch Zhang raised his hand and had the old slave pulled out. Others brought a basin of water, soaked pieces of thin paper, and stuck the wet papers on Prince Ding's mouth and nose.

Prince Ding died not long after. Eunuch Zhang asked someone to verify his identity before leaving with his men.

The old slave wept before Prince Ding, "My Lord, it is my fault that I was useless and could not find the young master to see you off to your grave!"

The crying was so loud that it could be heard outside the door. Eunuch Zhang looked back and shook his head: "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Those girls you killed should rest in peace now."

After the group of people left, a figure emerged from a box not far away and headed towards the courtyard where the Yan people were hiding.

"What? My grandfather was sentenced to death? Emperor of the Great Zhou, He Linzhang, I want your life!" He Feng was so angry that he wanted to pick up a weapon and kill his enemy right now.

"What's the fuss? Do you want your neighbors to know that there's a wanted criminal here? Anyway, we already took you to see your grandfather last time, so what's there to regret? You'd better wait patiently. Tomorrow, when the Xia people leave the city, we'll blend in with the crowd and leave. Don't cause trouble now!"

After being scolded by him, He Feng had to calm down.

"Is what you said true? As long as I don't die, He Jinan's poison will never be cured?" He Feng asked with red eyes.

"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you? So if you want revenge, you must live well and keep in mind your determination to kill the Great Zhou Emperor. Only then will He Jinan never forget this mission."

He Feng's eyes were fierce: "Okay, I will live well, and one day, I will see He Linzhang die!"

The capital was heavily guarded, and every person leaving the city had their face checked. The Yan people, mixed in with the caravans, left one after another, along with the Xia people. He Feng, disguised as a woman in her fifties, passed through the various checks and was able to leave the city without incident.

After more than ten days of martial law, He Feng was still not caught. He Linzhang sneered, "I'm afraid he has already left the city."

Ying San and Yin Jiu didn't dare to answer. They felt that His Majesty was terribly cold.

"This incident has served as a wake-up call for me. I shouldn't be kind to some people, or I'll be bringing disaster upon myself."

The two looked at each other, still not daring to speak.

"How's the search for the medicinal herbs going?" Saving lives is the most important thing. As for the revenge for He Feng's poisoning, that can only be taken another day.

Eunuch Zhang hurriedly reported, "Another medicine will be delivered to the capital tomorrow, and then everything will be complete. Your Majesty, please rest assured."

He Linzhang rubbed his brows. "You went to see Jin'an today. How's he doing?" Because Jin'an would become violent and murderous the moment he saw He Linzhang, He Linzhang hadn't visited him in several days, and only dared to peek in when he was asleep. The once harmonious atmosphere between father and son had now turned as cold as ice.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince seems okay. Although he is not as gentle as before, he does not pose any threat to the Queen or anyone else. He is just a little cold." How good can it be to get along with family members like strangers? He Linzhang was heartbroken when he heard this.

"Then let the children talk to him more and awaken the softness in his heart. But you must take good care of them and never let Jin'an hurt the children. As for the Queen, try to persuade her to rest. She has become thinner recently and can't eat. She is also worried and frightened, which will affect the fetus in her belly." He Linzhang instructed.

Eunuch Zhang quickly agreed, "Yes, I will arrange it. Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Perhaps the herbs will arrive tomorrow, and after taking a few doses, the Second Prince will be well again!"

Eunuch Zhang had good wishes, but when the herbs were delivered and Imperial Physician Liu personally watched as He Jinan took them, no one smiled at all.

"Why is this happening? There is no effect at all?" He Linzhang said in despair.

Imperial Physician Liu sighed, "Your Majesty, please forgive my incompetence. I prepared this medicine according to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions, but it has little effect. Fortunately, the Second Prince can live in peace with the Empress and the other masters and no longer avoids them. This is also a good thing."

He Linzhang stood up and paced in the study: "But when he saw me, his eyes were still bloodshot and murderous intent was obvious... Oh, it's so uncomfortable for me to be a lonely man!" He couldn't have meals together with the whole family like before, nor could he play chess and chat with Jin'an. He Linzhang now felt like a person abandoned by the big family, all alone.

He Jinan took medicine for half a month. As long as he didn't see He Linzhang, he looked normal. But when he heard He Linzhang's voice or saw him, he would become hysterical and want to kill him by any means.

Tao Yanyan didn't dare to take the risk, so she could only ask He Linzhang to stay away and not see her son. But she also knew that this was not a long-term solution. The relationship between father and son had reached freezing point. If it remained like this for the next few decades, it would eventually leave regrets.

"Your Majesty, I heard that some people in the folk have gone insane and can't remember some people or things. The people don't have money to buy so many medicines, so they ask people to exorcise the evil spirits, and it seems that there are cases of people being cured." Qingfeng saw that the queen was depressed, so she made some suggestions.

Tao Yanyan didn't believe in this method of exorcism. She waved her hand and said, "It's useless. It's just a trick." She thought, if it really doesn't work, why not let Jin'an leave the palace and set up a house. The father and son will not meet, and He Linzhang's life will not be in danger.

But when a prince leaves the palace and sets up his own residence, he usually has to get married. Otherwise, there is no one to help him with the housework and he will not be taken care of. She has no time to care about marriage now. Everything is happening at the same time, making her physically and mentally exhausted.

Feeling uncomfortable, Chang Tai came hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince is willing to go out for a walk today, so I asked Xiao Quanzi to accompany him to the Imperial Garden. I didn't expect that Shu Siyi would be so shameless to come up to him and talk to the Second Prince for a long time."

Tao Yanyan was annoyed: "Why didn't Xiao Quanzi stop him?" She had already told Xiao Quanzi not to let Shu Siyi, who had ill intentions, get close to Jin'an.

Chang Tai said, "They did try to stop him, but the Second Prince was so emotional that they didn't dare to stop him. The Second Prince...seemed...to be...nice to Shu Siyi."

Tao Yanyan: “…”

So annoying, I feel like the sky is falling...