The grass in the factory should be plucked

The emperor was overjoyed when he received the good news: "My son has lived up to my expectations!"

At this time, he also felt that choosing the third prince as the crown prince was an extremely wise decision.

When he learned that the plague was caused by Gong Baifeng, the holy envoy under the throne of the Miaojiang Gu King, and that this holy envoy was "Madame Gong", the culprit of the Cuixiang Pavilion case, he could not help but be furious.

"How dare the small country of Nanyi be so rampant!"

In a rage, he immediately wanted to send troops to attack the Southern Yi Kingdom, but was dissuaded by Liao Wuyong.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The Nanyi Kingdom is located deep in the southern border. It has high mountains and dense forests. There are countless poisonous insects and miasma. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Your Majesty wants to attack it. Please discuss it with the Duke of Zhenguo and the generals!"

The old emperor sighed and said, "I don't have much time left. I only hope that the prince can destroy the Southern Yi Kingdom in the future and avenge today's shame!"

He announced the prince's victory in the court, and all the officials praised him.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise and powerful!"

"It turns out it's not an epidemic, but poisoning? Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very observant!"

The Duke of Zhenguo was all smiles, and felt proud of it.

One minister said angrily, "This was done by the Holy Envoy under the Miaojiang Gu King? The Miaojiang Gu King is the state teacher of the Nanyi Kingdom, so he must be closely related to the Nanyi Kingdom!"

"Your Majesty, please send troops quickly to attack the Southern Yi Kingdom!"

The Duke of Zhenguo stepped out and said, "Let's not talk about the fact that the Southern Yi Kingdom is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Just based on the Miaojiang Gu King, who can deal with him?"

"Are we going to allow them to be so arrogant and provoke our Celestial Empire again and again?"

The emperor stopped the courtiers from arguing and said, "We will discuss this matter later."

What is more important now is to provide relief to the villagers of Zhujia Village and deal with follow-up matters.

He sent Lord Shen to lead a team to Zhujia Village to assist the prince in providing relief to the surviving villagers.

After the emperor retired from court, he said grimly, "Send the Prince of Qi to the palace!"

Liao Wuyong reported to him that the King of Qi seemed to be secretly connected with the Miao Gu in southern Xinjiang.

According to secret reports from the East Factory, the former culprit of Cuixiang Pavilion, "Madame Gong", now Gong Baifeng, the holy envoy under the throne of the Miaojiang Gu King, is suspected to have appeared in his villa.

The emperor was skeptical, but the secret report submitted by Nangong Qinghe also vaguely mentioned this point, that Gong Baifeng had connections with someone in the court, and this "epidemic" was most likely aimed at murdering him.

The emperor couldn't help but feel angry!

He felt guilty towards Nangong Xihe. He had originally intended to train him as the crown prince, but because of his mother, he missed the chance to become the crown prince.

However, thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the Emperor. Just because he is willing to give them doesn’t mean you can take them by force!

Now that the crown prince has been decided, if Nangong Xihe dares to collude with Miao Gu of the Nanyi Kingdom and usurp the throne, that would be treason!

Nangong Xihe had also received the news a long time ago, but he never expected that Gong Baifeng would fail!

He sat dejectedly in the study, feeling that all the strength in his body had been drained. Could it be that the third brother was really destined to be the emperor?

Even the Holy Envoy under the throne of the Miaojiang Gu King couldn't do anything to him?

And Xie Changan, that little eunuch, was not killed. Instead, Gong Baifeng himself died from the crossbow arrows of the East Factory!

His bones were crushed to dust and his ashes were scattered, leaving no place for burial!

Nangong Xihe couldn't understand why he was suddenly defeated when he was clearly sure of victory.

He worked hard for several years before he was able to suppress the eldest prince, but the third prince suddenly emerged as a rising star, as if assisted by God. In just half a year, all the efforts of him and his followers over the years went down the drain!

Where is the problem?

At this time, the palace eunuch came forward to announce the decree: "The emperor has spoken an order to summon the Prince of Qi to the palace for an audience."

Nangong Xihe was suddenly panicked. Could it be that the secret plan between him and Gong Baifeng was exposed?

He ordered himself to calm down. Only he and Gong Baifeng knew about this matter. Now Gong Baifeng had turned into ashes and there was no evidence. As long as he did not admit it, no one could do anything to him.

Nangong Xihe entered the palace with trepidation.

In the imperial study, the emperor sat at the head of the table, silent and looking coldly at Nangong Xihe who saluted him.

Nangong Xihe felt a little creepy when the old emperor looked at him. He said respectfully, "Father, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has quelled the epidemic in Zhujia Village and the culprit has been executed. I am really happy!"

"I would like to recommend myself to go to Zhujia Village to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the aftermath of the disaster."

"No need. I have already sent Elder Shen to lead the team." The emperor said calmly, "I just want to ask you one question, are you in collusion with Gong Baifeng?"

"Why do you say that, father?" Nangong Xihe looked incredulous and knelt down with a plop, looking angry and grief-stricken.

"I am truly wronged! I heard that Gong Baifeng is the Holy Emissary of the Miaojiang Gu King of the Southern Yi Kingdom. I am the King of Qi of the Great Chu. How could I be colluding with the Southern Yi Kingdom? I wonder who would make such slanderous statements?"

He knelt before the old emperor, tears in his eyes, and said, "If anyone in the court suspects that I will harm His Royal Highness, I am willing to go to the fiefdom. Please grant my wish, father!"

The old emperor looked confused, and after a long while he said, "In that case, after the prince's wedding, you will set off for your fiefdom."

Nangong Xihe's heart sank to the bottom. He knew that the old emperor didn't believe him. He gritted his teeth secretly, but had to force a smile: "Your son will obey your father's order!"

Zhujiacun.

Nangong Qinghe and Shen Ge Lao began to deal with the aftermath of Zhujia Village and were very busy.

The only thing he was worried about was that A'li had been in a coma for two days and two nights and had not woken up yet!

Xie Changan was also extremely anxious. He asked Yin Jiu to look after Jiang Li during the day and he personally guarded her at night.

Shen Muchun came to check Jiang Li's pulse every day and comforted him, "Don't worry too much. This girl's pulse is gentle and strong. She is very healthy. She will wake up naturally when she has had enough sleep."

Seeing that Xie Changan was still frowning, he said, "If you are worried, I will prescribe some medicine to replenish her vitality."

Xie Changan said: "In that case, thank you very much, Brother Shen."

Shen Muchun maliciously added a lot of Coptis chinensis to the medicine. This girl is sleeping soundly and refuses to wake up. Should he give her some bitter medicine to stimulate her?

After the medicine soup was ready, Xie Changan scooped a spoonful, blew on it, and handed it to Jiang Li's mouth.

Even in his sleep, Jiang Li was still subconsciously resisting the bitter medicine. He clenched his teeth and refused to open his mouth.

Xie Changan had no choice but to pick up the bowl and drink a sip himself, then bent down to cover her mouth and feed her.

Jiang Li was forced to drink a mouthful of medicine, and her face wrinkled up immediately because of the bitterness. She suddenly opened her eyes and cried out: "Wuwuwuwu, it's so bitter, I don't want to drink it anymore..."

Xie Changan was overjoyed: "Little Li Nu, you finally woke up!"

Jiang Li's eyes were filled with tears: "Brother Changan, what did you give me to drink? It's so bitter!"

Xie Changan smiled and handed her a candied fruit. Jiang Li quickly stuffed it into her mouth, "I want more!"

She ate several candied fruits in a row and finally managed to suppress the bitter taste.

Xie Changan finally felt relieved and said with a smile: "Brother Shen's medicine is indeed effective. You woke up after just one sip."

Jiang Li gritted his teeth: "He just did it on purpose!"

Xie Changan ordered Yin Shi to invite Shen Muchun to see Jiang Li again.

"Sister Sixteen is awake?"

When Shen Muchun heard that Jiang Li had indeed woken up, he was afraid that the little girl would come after him, so he smiled awkwardly, "It's good that she's awake. No need for a follow-up visit. Give her some easily digestible food, and don't let her eat anything too greasy."

He used the excuse that he was busy in Zhujia Village and fled into the village.