Golden Branch

"The saint has arrived!"

Just as the prince was burning with anger, the eunuch's voice was heard outside.

The prince stood up and straightened his robes, and the murderous intent around him was instantly suppressed.

He hurried out to meet him and ran into the saint at the temple gate.

The prince quickly clasped his hands and saluted: "Son greets father."

The saint walked on without stopping. He just waved his hand casually, walked past the prince, and went straight to the inner room: "How is Ah Cheng?"

"...Luckily, the injury was only to my right leg!"

The prince did not hesitate and quickly caught up with the saint, staying two steps behind him. He whispered back as he walked.

The saint had already received a rough idea of ​​the situation. He knew that his beloved eldest grandson had been assassinated and then fell off a horse. The healthy child was carried into the Taiji Palace.

The saint was shocked and angry.

He was the eldest son of the Eastern Palace and his favored heir.

The saint always felt that he was the favorite of God. He was wise and powerful, and he also had a good son and a good grandson.

Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren can ensure the stability of Dayu for decades.

He valued his eldest son and eldest grandson, and even had the idea of ​​making Acheng the crown prince.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this time.

The saint is naturally intelligent and has over forty years of life and struggle experience.

When something happened to Yang Cheng, the Saint made some guesses and ordered people to investigate immediately.

Are they those unfilial sons, or the half-brothers who stayed in Beijing?

Or maybe, which family has the ambition to shake the foundation of the Eastern Palace?

In fact, the saint had already started investigating when the Crown Princess was "seriously ill".

She is a healthy woman who enjoys riding horses and playing ball on weekdays. How come she is bedridden?

The Crown Princess was not like Queen Li. Queen Li had a congenital heart disease, and coupled with the successive childbirths, she became seriously ill.

The Crown Princess is different. She is in good health, has a strong character and an open mind. Unless she has an epidemic or a cold, she cannot be so weak.

The key point is that more than a dozen imperial doctors from the entire Imperial Medical Bureau took turns to investigate but could not find the cause of the disease. Even the immortal Li who was supposed to stabilize Queen Li's condition was stumped.

The Crown Prince ordered Lou Yu to investigate, while the Sage sent his own shadow guards—

In addition to the Hundred Cavalry Division, the saints also have more secretive forces.

The Shadow Guards are more mysterious and more pervasive than the Hundred Cavalry Division. The clues found by Lou Yu were also tracked by the Shadow Guards.

Almost immediately, as Lou Yu had just locked onto the Miao girl Ani, the Saint received a report from the Shadow Guard:

The disaster in the Eastern Palace originated from the southwest and began in the inner circle.

"The Li family? What a great Li family!"

The saint held a dozen documents in his hand, his eyes flashing with a bone-chilling cold light.

The Li and Yang families have been intermarried for several generations, and the two families have long been inseparable.

The Li family is not only the prince's in-laws, but also the saint's in-laws.

The bloodlines had already merged, and the Saint was extremely close to the Feng’en Mansion.

However, no matter how close the relationship is, before the country and the throne, one must keep a clear distinction.

This Dayu’s surname is Yang!

It was he, Yang Chong, who led the army and conquered it personally over several years, from south to north.

For the throne, the saint even shot his own brother to death, and his father was forced to abdicate.

He would never allow an outsider to get involved.

Li’s heart is big!

In the Dayu Dynasty, three generations of emperors had Li's blood flowing in their veins, and they still felt it was not enough.

They also try to interfere with the next generation.

The saint cannot tolerate this, and will not allow the Li family to become powerful.

In fact, even when the sage was not yet an emperor but only the heir to a great general, he had intended to cut ties with the Li family.

When he was choosing a new bride for his eldest son, he did not choose the daughter of the Li family, but chose Lu.

The reasons are readily available:

The Li family and the Yang family have long been inseparable, so there is no need to waste a marriage opportunity.

Could it be that if the son doesn't marry the daughter of the Li family, the Li family will no longer be a relative of the Yang family?

The Li family is the Yang family's natural ally, and discontinuing the marriage will not affect this relationship.

It would be better to bring in a new helper for the Li family.

Although Empress Li was born into the Li family, she was also the wife of the sage and the mother of the prince.

As the wife of the Yang family, Queen Li also has to consider the interests of the Yang clan.

Furthermore, Queen Li had once heard a saying: Marriage between close relatives is likely to result in the birth of children with congenital diseases.

This "disease" may be Queen Li's heart disease, or it may be dementia.

Oh, by the way, the chances of a child dying young are also higher.

Queen Li herself lost two children in infancy, and she also saw a family that gave birth to a child with congenital mental retardation.

Being too closely related does indeed pose many hidden dangers.

After much consideration, Queen Li agreed to her husband's proposal, abandoning her niece and marrying the daughter of the Lu family.

Although Lu and the prince did not have the friendship of cousins, they respected and loved each other and became a typical loving couple from a noble family.

Her daughter-in-law was virtuous and gave birth to a smart and sensible grandson. The only trace of regret left in Queen Li's heart completely disappeared.

She recognized Lu as the Crown Princess and showed her great love and protection.

For example, after the saint ascended the throne and appointed a crown prince, the Li family proposed to send another legitimate daughter to the Eastern Palace, but was rejected by Queen Li.

Although the son and daughter-in-law are not "a lifelong couple", the wives and concubines in the Eastern Palace are very harmonious.

The Crown Princess was noble and tolerant, and was extremely kind to the concubines and illegitimate children. I wouldn't say everyone in the Eastern Palace loved each other, but it was stable and peaceful.

If the daughter of the Li family entered the Eastern Palace, the prince's backyard, which had finally achieved a balance, would be in turmoil.

Queen Li clearly expressed her disagreement, but her parents, brother and others were very insistent.

Queen Li was the queen, but she was also a child. Moreover, a few years earlier, when the King of Chu was in power, the Li family made great contributions to the Prince of Qi's Palace.

Even her brother had been humiliated several times by the King of Chu and his lackeys.

Seeing her brother kneeling in front of her and begging her for his blessing, Queen Li softened her heart.

She stopped trying to stop him, but she also told her brother clearly: I won't stop you, but I won't be partial either.

Whether it is good or bad for my niece to enter the palace depends entirely on herself.

Queen Li would not support her niece, nor would she make things difficult for the Crown Princess for her.

Queen Li thought that by expressing her attitude and upholding fairness and justice in her words and deeds, she should be able to maintain harmony in the Eastern Palace.

She never expected that once a person's ambition grows, it will never disappear just because of the lack of support from others.

She neither supported nor favored anyone, but as long as the person entered the palace, at some point, Queen Li had to make a choice.

Of course, these are all things for later.

As of now, the saint has already noticed the Li family's plot and determined that Yang Cheng's accident was definitely caused by the Li family.

"Don't worry, Dalang! I will definitely give you and Ah Cheng justice in this matter!"

A cold light flashed in the saint's eyes.

When he looked at his most outstanding eldest son, his deep eyes were filled with tenderness.

He whispered, "Also, don't let your mother know about this first!"

Upon hearing this, the prince nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, father, I won't worry!"

Even if Ye Ye didn't remind him, he would pay attention.

My mother's health was not good to begin with, but thanks to Doctor Li, she was able to control it.

Doctor Li repeatedly reminded people not to stimulate the patient.

Her own family sent assassins to kill her most beloved grandson. Once Queen Li knew about this, she would be sad and heartbroken.

It is easy to get sick when you are emotionally excited.

If treatment is not provided in time, it will lead to irreversible disaster.

The prince is filial and loves his mother very much, so he naturally doesn't want her to be hurt.

"What a shameless Li family! Father and I both love mother dearly. As her closest relatives, they don't care about her health at all!"

Silently, the prince made another note of the Li family in the grudge book.

Killing his son! Killing his mother! This hatred and resentment will be etched in the prince's heart.

A supreme father and son, talking in low voices as they walked.

When they reached the inner room and walked around the screen, the father and son stopped talking in tacit understanding.

The imperial physician was treating Yang Cheng's injured leg. When he heard the noise, he hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Seeing this, the sage said, "No need to be polite! Ah Cheng's injury is more important!"

"Yes!"

The imperial physician agreed and sat down again to continue adjusting Yang Cheng's bones, applying medicine, and putting on a splint.

After finishing these, the imperial physician hurriedly wrote a prescription for internal use.

"How is it? Is there anything serious wrong with Ah Cheng's leg?"

The saint stood in front of the bed, bent down and looked at his eldest grandson. Seeing that his little face was pale and his forehead was covered with sweat, he knew that the child had suffered a great punishment.

The saint was deeply distressed and lowered his voice to ask the imperial physician.

The imperial physician wrote the prescription and ordered someone to prepare and boil the medicine.

Then, he bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, the young prince's broken leg has been repaired."

"However, whether or not he can recover depends on his recovery in the future!"

The imperial physician was used to being cautious and didn't dare to make any guarantees.

The saint's lips moved a few times, he looked at his grandson who had fallen asleep, then at his son who looked concerned, he stood up and walked out.

The prince glanced at his son and hurried to follow.

The imperial physician and others also came outside.

"...If Ah Cheng's leg doesn't recover well, will he become disabled?"

"It's possible!"

Children's bones are delicate to begin with, and this fall was truly tragic. The leg bones were not broken neatly, but were fragmented.

It is unknown whether these broken bones can be absorbed and regrown.

The imperial physician did not dare to say with certainty that he could restore the little prince to his original state.

The saint and the prince both looked gloomy.

The imperial physician felt the power and oppression from the Supreme Father and his son, and his already trembling legs began to tremble even more.

To ease their fear, the imperial physician tried to comfort the father and son: "This is a blessing from heaven. If it weren't for the protection and timely medical treatment, the young prince might not have been able to survive!"

He fell off a galloping horse, but it was just a broken leg, which was lucky.

According to the scene described by the eunuch, if those secret guards had not fought to the death to protect the little prince, it would not be his legs that would be broken, but his neck!

Saint & Prince: ...

"It was Hanzhang. My son mentioned it to him, and he made the arrangements secretly."

When mentioning this, the prince's tone was full of relief.

Fortunately, he had given instructions in advance, fortunately there was Han Zhang, and fortunately Han Zhang acted prudently... Otherwise, he would have to experience the pain of losing his son!