My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Jixuexuan still looks the same as it did four months ago.

This is the largest courtyard in the entire prime minister's mansion except for the main courtyard. Even if a few more mythical beasts are added, there is enough room for them to live.

The yard is still the same yard, but the people are no longer the same people.

Mei Xueer didn't have time to clean herself up. She first asked Wen Bing to go to Shi Laosan's house to see if the couple were okay. At the same time, she told them that Xiaobao was with her, so they could rest assured.

Afterwards, he gave Xiaobao another full-body examination, and after making sure that there was nothing serious, he gave him another injection.

After a while, Xiaobao regained consciousness and gradually woke up.

He looked around in confusion, and finally his eyes fell on Mei Xueer and Nan Xing. His eyes lit up again, "Sister, are you still alive? Am I still alive too?"

Mei Xueer nodded vigorously, "Yes, we are all still alive, I won't let anything happen to you...Xiaobao, where are your parents?"

Xiao Bao's eyes became confused again, "Dad, Mom? I don't know... Oh, I remember, Mom fell asleep, Dad took me out of the house, and then Dad got lost."

Mei Xueer's heart sank.

Wen Bing didn't come back until it was completely dark. He shook his head at Mei Xue'er, "Xiaobao's mother is gone. The house burned down and the beams fell and hit her... As for Shi Lao San, I haven't found him yet."

Mei Xueer searched for the latest news and found only one sentence: [The deposed crown prince raised an army to rebel and was captured, and died of his injuries, but this rebellion involved the deaths of more than a thousand innocent people in the capital of the True Kingdom.]

"You bastard!" Mei Xueer had never hated the prince so much.

She searched for information about other people, but found nothing, including her own.

It seems that the information on Baidu in this era is also limited.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and ordered, "Go look for it again, and make sure to find Shi Lao San!"

……

The rebellion launched hastily by the deposed crown prince came and went just as quickly.

Eighty percent of the deposed prince's private soldiers were killed, and most of them were annihilated by the imperial officers and soldiers outside the city.

The few who managed to sneak into the city were mostly killed or captured.

The remaining defeated soldiers, seeing that the situation was hopeless, also fled in all directions.

The more than 10,000 remaining soldiers stranded at the border of Xiling had already surrendered under the attack from Xiling and the people left behind by Qian Weimin.

"All captured traitors will be buried alive. All officials involved in the rebellion will have their three clans exterminated. The deposed crown prince is dead, and his coffin is not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum. All those serving in the Eastern Palace will be beheaded." At the court session the next morning, after Cui Qimo dealt with all the people, he didn't know where to go or where he could go.

Unable to help himself, he stepped into Shoukang Palace.

"Mother." His voice was choked.

"The prince is really gone?" The empress dowager's eyes were red from crying, and when she saw the emperor, she couldn't help asking - even though she knew that the prince was really gone.

No matter how disappointing the prince is or how many mistakes he makes, he is still her grandson after all.

Cui Qimo suddenly fell down in front of the Queen Mother and lay on her legs, "Mother..."

The Queen Mother's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. This scene seemed to bring her back to more than 40 years ago.

At that time, the emperor was still a child. Whenever he was wronged or sad, he liked to lie on her lap and cry like he was doing now.

Whenever this happened, she would gently stroke his little head to comfort him.

The Queen Mother's hand gently fell on Cui Qimo's head and stroked it gently, "I know you are sad. After all, he is your eldest son. It is said that the children of the royal family are the pride of heaven and enjoy all the glory and wealth, but who knows that all of this is accompanied by countless open and secret struggles. If you lose, you will only die..."

"He brought this upon himself... Mother, I'm not sad, I just want to cry." Cui Qimo rubbed his face against the Queen Mother's legs, "I was forced to do this..."

"I know. My son..." The Queen Mother's voice trembled.

It took a long time for Cui Qimo to calm down.

He sat down next to the Queen Mother and held her hand. The Queen Mother patted the back of his hand with red eyes, "You have always been a wise emperor. Mother knows that you are actually suffering and very tired..."

The mother and son exchanged some private words, and then Cui Qimo asked casually, "I heard that the third son came to visit the mother yesterday?"

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded. "I know you don't like Prince Jing, but this child is filial to me and specially brought me medicine. I was wondering why I haven't seen Prince Jing's wife for a long time. Prince Jing said that she has been feeling unwell recently and the weather is cold, so he is worried about letting her leave the house."

“……?” Cui Qimo understood after thinking about it. Cui Hongjing knew that the Queen Mother liked Mei Xueer, so he couldn't bear to tell her the truth.

Speaking of this daughter-in-law, he couldn't help but regret again why he gave her to the third son as his principal wife.

The fact that she and Prince Jing had divorced and she sent someone to the palace to report the news even though she was in danger shows that this woman is not simple.

"Princess Jing is a sensible person," he murmured.

"That's right. I'm going to wait until the chaos in the capital is over before asking Madam Kuang to go to Prince Jing's mansion to take a look." The Queen Mother sighed, "The third son's wife is a good one. It's a good thing she didn't follow the prince, otherwise... Alas!"

Cui Qimo sighed secretly, not wanting to reveal the truth, "Princess Jing cured my mother's illness, so she deserves credit, and I should go and see her. When I'm free, I'll send someone to see her, too."

He glanced at the Queen Mother and finally asked a question that he had been holding back for a long time, "Mother, I want to ask you something. Please tell me the truth."

"You ask." The emperor's actions today melted the empress dowager's heart, and she looked at her son in front of her lovingly.

"Did the emperor leave anything for the third brother before he passed away?" Cui Qimo was still holding the empress dowager's hand. While waiting for the empress dowager's answer, he felt the movement in his palm.

Without any movement, the Queen Mother said calmly, "For the Third Brother, the two most precious things your father left him are the osmanthus tree and the calligraphy."

Cui Qimo looked at the empress dowager silently, and saw nothing unusual. He felt relieved, having been hanging in the balance for a long time.

The words that the deposed crown prince said to him before his death were like a huge rock, weighing on him and making it hard for him to breathe.

Yesterday, when the deposed crown prince was brought back to the palace by Cui Hongxiao, he was already dying.

Before he died, he said only two sentences.

——Father, I deserve death. Please spare my young daughter. She is still so young and doesn't understand anything.

——Father, I know a great secret. Before his death, my grandfather left a copy for me...

He died before he could finish his words.

Yesterday, Minister Duan of the Ministry of Justice reported that Zhu Shaoqing of the Dali Temple had died in the prison of the Ministry of Justice due to his serious injuries. Wei Tianjie also died after fasting for many days.

Minister Duan said at the time, "The emperor asked Prince Jing to preside over the trial of Zhu Shaoqing before. Prince Jing went to the prison of the Ministry of Justice every day and tortured him every day, but Zhu Shaoqing still said nothing. Early this morning, Prince Jing went again, but still failed to find out anything, so he left. In the evening, Zhu Shaoqing died due to his severe injuries."

"Are you sure no one has taken action?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, there are people watching in the prison to make sure no one did anything. The coroner has also examined it and it is true that the previous torture caused the death due to the severe injuries."

"What did Prince Jing do all day today?" the emperor asked the secret guard again.

"Your Majesty, it was almost noon when Prince Jing left the Ministry of Justice's prison. The city was in chaos at the time, so he went into the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother invited him to have lunch at Shoukang Palace, and he did not leave the palace until the evening. He has not left the palace since then."

The capital city was in such chaos, Zhu Shaoqing and Wei Tianjie were dead, and the deposed crown prince was assassinated by three assassins outside the city, and yet Cui Hongjing seemed to be bored the whole day.

The three assassins were also strangers, never seen before. After the assassination at the city gate, they disappeared without a trace, and the emperor had no way to investigate.

All of this seemed to have nothing to do with Cui Hongjing.

It's so clean! This made Cui Qimo feel uneasy.

The Queen Mother said that the late emperor did not leave anything behind, but if the late emperor really left something to his most beloved grandson, the Queen Mother would most likely not know about it.

Before his death, the deposed crown prince said, "My grandfather left me a copy before he passed away..."

One serving?

One of what?

Cui Qimo obviously would not consider it as an inheritance.

It’s a will!

Yes, it must be a will!

No matter what the content of the will is, it must be something fatal.

Something that could threaten his throne?!