Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

"Your Majesty~"

Eunuch Gao finally reached the imperial study after a desperate struggle. He prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to look up. He spoke tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I, Chu Wen, am in danger! The goddess... the goddess has left, and she has unleashed divine punishment."

Emperor Gao Wen kicked away a minister who was kneeling before him, then stood up and walked to Eunuch Gao, saying impatiently, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Eunuch Gao rested his head on the ground, his voice trembling, "That...that Miss Qiao is the goddess! She just...returned to the divine realm! She said she would bring down a frost on the earth, saying...to let those in power know that all living beings are equal in the face of disaster..."

Eunuch Gao looked up at Emperor Gao Wen with a trembling face and said with a sorrowful expression, "Your Majesty! We are about to face divine punishment! We are sinners!"

"You bold servant, do you know what you are talking about?" One of the ministers looked up at Eunuch Gao and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and cares about the people. Chuwen has enjoyed good weather and good harvests year after year. How could there be the divine punishment you mentioned?!"

After he finished speaking, the minister looked intently at Eunuch Gao, then kowtowed to Emperor Gao Wen and said, "Your Majesty! I suspect he is having an affair with Prince Yongle and is trying to spread rumors to confuse the people and bring chaos to our Chu Kingdom!"

Eunuch Gao just looked at Emperor Gao Wen with a sad face, without saying a word, the tears and fear on his face could no longer be stopped.

"Call in everyone waiting outside!" Emperor Gao Wen knew that Eunuch Gao's words were true. He kicked the minister who spoke on the shoulder and said, "How could I, Chu Wen, have such an idiot like you!"

Those kneeling inside were naturally the ministers of the opposition, from the first rank to the third rank, all kneeling inside and outside the imperial study, while those kneeling outside were officials who supported reform and supported the use of capable women.

However, compared with the luxurious lineup inside, the officials outside are not impressive enough. The highest official rank is only third rank, and those who can attend court in the palace are only sixth rank.

But the princes and nobles standing outside are heavyweights.

As the leader, Wen Jiu naturally knelt outside.

The Crown Prince, Prince Gu and others were standing outside, and Prince Gu would occasionally make a few sarcastic remarks to Wen Jiu.

When they arrived at the conference hall, thirty or forty officials suddenly divided into two factions and stood opposite each other.

"Wen Jiu! Now that things have come to this, why don't you tell me who Qiao Shinian is?" Emperor Gao Wen looked down at Wen Jiu. "I want to hear the truth from you in person."

Wen Jiu knelt on the ground, his face as cold as ice: "Father, perhaps you can wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?!" Emperor Gao Wen looked at Wen Jiu.

Prince Gu and the Crown Prince looked confused, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts.

Just now they saw Eunuch Gao running in like crazy, and in the end they only heard a shrill cry of "Chu Wen is finished".

"Wait until I go out of the palace to investigate, and wait until I know what happened when the White House went out." Wen Jiu held the hem of his clothes tightly.

Eunuch Gao knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wen Jiu: "Your Highness! Please, tell His Majesty the truth! Perhaps we can still be saved!"

Wen Jiu said nothing more.

Emperor Gao Wen naturally wouldn't let Wen Jiu out of his sight. He looked at the panicked Eunuch Gao again, feeling even more annoyed. "Tell me! What did you see? What did you hear? Tell me the truth!"

After hearing these words, Emperor Gao Wen became even more annoyed. He couldn't let these people in front of him go. If they went out, they would know what happened outside the palace, so it would be better to keep these key ministers.

Eunuch Gao raised his head slightly and looked at Wen Jiu, and finally told him what he had seen in extremely frightened words.

He was sent by Emperor Gao Wen to monitor Qiao Shinian's movements, and he had not returned to the palace for more than ten days.

When Eunuch Gao finished speaking, everyone present was in turmoil.

Wen Jiu clenched his sleeves and suddenly felt a little regretful. He could actually wait a little longer. It didn't matter if she didn't like him. He could just get rid of the good people around her.

Why did they quarrel? Why did he treat her so harshly?

when will she come back

Will she... never come back?

When this thought came to mind, Wen Jiu's forehead began to sweat and he stared at the floor.

Emperor Gao Wen was sitting on the dragon throne. If you looked closely, you could see that his hands were tightly gripping the dragon head, and his aura was not as strong as before.

"Your Majesty~" Another young eunuch ran in: "The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery requests an audience."

"Announce." Emperor Gao Wen looked at Wen Jiu, "Wen Jiu! Prince Yongle! I'm asking you a question! What is her identity?"

Wen Jiu looked up with a pale face. Before he could speak, Wen Xiao stepped forward from beside the Crown Prince and said, "Father, I think there's no need to panic. That woman might be capable of some folk tricks and is hiding somewhere in the capital."

Prince Gu stood up and said, "Father, I think Seventh Brother is right."

The prince clutched his sleeves tightly to prevent his trembling hands from being seen, which gave an idea of his current mood.

He didn't expect that he had just finished discussing with Marquis Zhongyong, and had just promised Marquis Zhongyong that he would marry Hua Sijin as the Crown Princess after he arranged an engagement with Wen Jiu. He had just prepared assassins to target Qiao Shinian, and was ready to shift the blame to Prince Gu after the assassination, but he had not yet started to implement it!

How did Qiao Shinian suddenly become a goddess?

Prince Gu looked at Wen Jiu and said in a cold voice, "Father, they are trying to overthrow Tian Gang. Since ancient times, women have been forbidden from interfering in politics. Their purpose is obvious. Now they are using this trick to force Father and the court officials to compromise."

Wen Jiu was speechless. He just silently thought about the recent conflicts with Qiao Shinian. Perhaps she would forgive his rudeness and come back.

Wen Jiu thought that as long as she came back to accompany him, he would not care so much and would just be obedient as before to make her happy.

He didn't mention love anymore. It didn't matter if she didn't like him, as long as she stayed by his side and accompanied him. When he was sad, she was willing to hug him, which was enough.

The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery hadn't arrived yet, but another guard was shouting all the way, "Hurry! Hurry!"

After rushing into the meeting hall, the guard knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty! The capital is in chaos! The families of the officials who hit the pillars were beaten to death by the people surrounding the outer city. The grain stores and cloth shops in the capital have been looted, and the city gates are besieged by the people."

At the end of his speech, the guard took out a letter and put it on the ground with both hands: "This is the letter given to His Royal Highness Prince Yongle by the goddess's messenger."

"Present it." Emperor Gao Wen was not as flustered as his subordinates. He took the letter and took a look at it.

can't read!

"Wen Jiu! Wen Jiu!" Emperor Gao Wen called him several times.

Although the officials below were standing in two rows, they couldn't help but feel panicked when they saw the level of panic.

Many people looked at the Crown Prince and Prince Gu.

Wen Jiu stood up slowly, walked to Emperor Gao Wen, and took the letter. After quickly reading the two pages, he smiled bitterly as if relieved, and said, "Accept your fate. I've been abandoned. Chu Wen..."

He looked up and around: "Don't think about targeting anyone or how to better oppose it, just save your lives first." After saying that, he staggered out without paying attention to the eyes of others.

"Stop him!" Emperor Gao Wen shouted.

As soon as the guard stretched out his hand, the loyal and brave marquis was stained with blood from Wen Jiu's mouth as soon as he saw him.