dognovel Chapter 332 Behind the Scenes
Chapter 332 Behind the Scenes
"Royal brother, have you been feeling better these days? Can you remember anything? Are you still confused?"
The third prince knelt behind the crown prince, and as soon as the emperor left, he stretched his neck forward and began to test him. His attitude towards the crown prince was surprisingly nice.
Qing Yuan and Qing Dai followed the prince. This time, because the entire East Palace was massacred, the two of them took advantage of the situation and came to the prince, but no one noticed anything unusual.
When Lu Xuan heard this, he subconsciously knew that the Third Prince knew that the Crown Prince's illness had been cured, and was worried that the rumors were wrong, so he deliberately tested him.
A trace of disgust flashed across the prince's face calmly.
For some reason, when he saw his third brother, he subconsciously felt disgusted and even a little scared.
But he remembered what he should do, so he turned his head away in confusion, and said with a bit of foolishness, "You, you...you stay away from me..."
He remembered that this was his attitude towards the Third Prince in the past.
But I don’t know why he treats my third brother like this?
The third prince looked at the prince doubtfully for a few seconds, then quickly attacked the prince's chest with a palm.
Paying attention to the situation here, Jiang Xing was also shocked, his chest was filled with anger, and his brows suddenly darkened.
At the moment of the star stream's lightning strike, the prince's body shook, and his body instinctively reacted before the fist arrived.
Lu Xuan behind him suddenly shouted, "Prince!"
The prince, who had originally planned to dodge to the side, was finally brought back to his senses by this voice. He continued to kneel steadily without moving.
He couldn't defend himself, and if he reacted, it would undoubtedly expose the fact that he had recovered.
The prince resisted the urge to dodge and endured the punch.
Fortunately, when the third prince's punch finally landed, it turned into a teasing force.
The Crown Prince looked up in confusion, "Third, third, third brother, what are you doing?"
Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan walked to the prince's side, intending to protect him.
"Jiang Xu, the Crown Prince is your brother after all. How can you bully him just because he has unusual mental abilities? Even though it was meant as a joke, I can see you have ulterior motives!"
Jiang Xing spoke in a bad tone, with coldness in his eyes.
The Third Prince quickly bowed and apologized, "Uncle, Aunt, it was Xu'er who was rude. I just wanted to show my concern for my brother and greet him like we did when we were little. I forgot that he couldn't joke..."
Lu Xuan snorted coldly, "I'm not apologizing to the prince and me, I'm apologizing to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Yes, yes. Xu'er apologizes to the emperor, and I hope the emperor will not blame me."
The third prince had a very good attitude, his face flushed slightly with embarrassment, and he seemed a little aggrieved when he saluted the crown prince.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Xing no longer had any reason to lash out. A flicker of impatience flashed across his eyes, and then he looked at Qing Yuan and Qing Dai, "You two, why don't you take His Highness back to the palace?"
Qing Yuan and Qing Dai quickly knelt down and said, "This servant will take His Royal Highness back right away."
After saying that, the three of them seemed to be very scared and left in a hurry.
A hint of chilliness appeared in Jiang Xing's brows. He glanced at the Third Prince, then took Lu Xuan's arm and left.
Looking at the backs of several people, the humble and respectful smile on the Third Prince's face suddenly faded.
Seeing the nervous looks of the emperor's uncle and aunt just now, Jiang Yan did not recover.
Otherwise, if he was not seriously ill before, I would not be his opponent at all.
Could it be that the people he had planted in the Eastern Palace had given wrong information?
But now the East Palace has been completely replaced with a new group of people, and Commander Pei, who is beside my father, has sent people to keep a close watch. It is not convenient for me to insert new people at this critical juncture...
But...
The expression that had been heavy just now became light again. The third prince put his hands behind his back and walked back to Chengqian Palace with anticipation.
As long as Jiang Yan doesn't recover, he won't be able to sit on the throne of the crown prince for long!
His uncle had already been reinstated, and his brother, the emperor, was in poor health and wouldn't live long. So, he could only wait and see. One day, the throne would finally fall to him...
In Jingyang Palace.
Lu Xuan took off her white hairpin and told Jiang Xing that she had tried to guide the Queen Mother's spirit tonight but was secretly monitored by Jiang Yuanfeng.
"Previously in the Eastern Palace, Jiang Yuanfeng, the Emperor and Empress, and even the Third Prince, all used agents to monitor our actions. But this time was different. I had previously recited a fake spell, and there was almost no reaction at all. When I began to recite the real spell, the long needle in the soul-chasing box that Nanny Yu mentioned seemed to sense it and immediately flew through the air towards me and my mother."
She took out the long needle, worry in her eyes, "This needle is aimed at my mother's soul, so I can't stay in the palace. I have to return to the palace as soon as possible. I'm afraid I can't protect my mother's soul here..."
Jiang Xing held her hand and smoothed her furrowed brows. "Of course I know what you're thinking. But my mother has passed away, the royal family is cold-blooded, and you're the only person closest to me. If you stood up in front of everyone today and said you would leave the palace tomorrow, I'm really afraid that you would be eaten by those ministers at this juncture..."
"Of course I know." Lu Xuan lowered her eyes and leaned her head on his chest, "But the change in the funeral ceremony and time is clearly aimed at me. Jiang Yuanfeng must have discovered that I took away my mother's soul, and he's also worried that I'll take her out of the palace and find out what happened.
Now, she is deliberately concentrating all her energy to trap me in the palace, stalling for time until her consciousness is distracted and she will no longer remember the crucial things."
Jiang Xing was even more worried, "My royal brother asked you to stand in front of the team next to Queen Ji tomorrow. This must be Jiang Yuanfeng's secret plan to trap you under his nose.
But if he does that, he will be able to see you as soon as he raises his eyes. I really don’t know what my brother would think if he saw your face...”
"Sister Siyu is Sister Siyu, and I am me. He can't assume I'm her just because I look like her, right? At worst, I'll just endure a little backlash and cast a spell on the emperor. Saving my own life is the most important thing!"
He held her tightly in his arms, with the man in front of him showing an unbearable pain in his eyes. "But you will suffer."
Lu Xuan shook her head in his arms, and the warmth in her heart slowly spread throughout her body.
Suddenly, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she thought of an unusual thing that happened today.
"I just had a face-to-face encounter with Jiang Yuanfeng's long needle in a remote location. As soon as I returned, the Ministry of Rites read out the latest ceremonial procedures. The Emperor even specifically ordered me to be at the front of the procession tomorrow. He must have been present today, and must have been close to the Emperor, which is why he was able to communicate with the Emperor so quickly. You were in the palace the entire time today, and in front of the crowd. Did you see the Emperor talking to Jiang Yuanfeng?"
Jiang Xing thought for a moment. "Besides the prince and the emperor, there are many ministers in charge of handling my mother's funeral in front of the coffin today. The Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Household Department, the Imperial Observatory, the Imperial Household Department, as well as the Imperial Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue... almost every government office has one or two people. If I were to investigate like this, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come up with a clue..."
Lu Xuan pouted and glanced at him disapprovingly, "Why don't you just think of someone who appeared at Ji Qingyan's funeral at the Ji Mansion before?"
Jiang Xing frowned and scratched his head. "Wherever the emperor goes, the place is crowded. When the Ji family was in mourning, when I was there, there were at least four or five other ministers around the emperor..."
Lu Xuan only remembered that when Jiang Yuanfeng was chasing him in Ji Mansion, he was the only one there.
Including the backyard, only the emperor and Ji Xiangli followed.
I didn't know that when Jiang Xing was here, the other party actually brought so many people to cover up their tracks.
"It seems that Jiang Yuanfeng has been intentionally hiding his true identity from the beginning."
Jiang Xing smiled bitterly, "Soon you won't have to worry about who he is, because tomorrow, you'll have the opportunity to see with your own eyes who it is that passed the message to the emperor..."
At this time, Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan both knew that an unknown torment was waiting for them the next day.
But they all underestimated the huge changes triggered by this funeral ceremony...