The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 235 Coping

Chapter 235 Coping

In Xianfu Palace, there is a Buddhist hall in the side hall.

Concubine Duan was kneeling on the futon at the moment, knocking the wooden fish in her hand, and chanting scriptures in her mouth.

This is since the outbreak of zombies, she has set a new rule, chanting sutras for half an hour every day.

The purpose of chanting is to pray for Zhao Yanxun, who is far away in Longyou, and pray for the Buddha to bless his son.

Concubine Duan was always calm when doing this in the past, half an hour would pass quickly.

But today, she couldn't calm down, but she still knelt on the futon seriously.

At this moment, Lingsu appeared outside the Buddhist hall, wanting to speak out to report the situation, but did not dare to disturb Concubine Duan.

The sound of the wooden fish stopped abruptly, only Concubine Duan's voice came from the Buddhist hall.

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, something serious happened!"

"What's the matter?"

"Just now, the servant heard from outside that the prince had an accident, and all the people from the Tai Hospital rushed over!"

Hearing this, Concubine Duan said: "The crown prince is the foundation of the country. If he gets sick, the people in the Tai Hospital will care too much, but it's not surprising!"

"Yes!" Lingsu didn't say much.

But she was very confused at the moment, feeling strange about Concubine Duan's reaction, and always felt that something was wrong.

"Prince's sickness and other trivial matters, don't bother me to pray for my son, step back!"

Lingsu nodded. Concubine Duan turned her back to her at the moment, so she couldn't see Concubine Duan's expression clearly.

After Lingsu left, the inside and outside of the Buddhist hall returned to tranquility, and there was only Concubine Duan here.

As long as you stand in the position of the Buddha statue, you can see the smile on the corner of Concubine Duan's mouth.

Then the sound of wooden fish and chanting sounded again. This was still an ordinary day for Concubine Duan.

Outside the imperial palace, in the study of the back house of Tao Yangbo's mansion, Tao Yangbo Cao Jiasheng was sitting on a chair.

Although he was holding a book in his hand, he was in a daze at the moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

All the servants serving in the study were driven out by him, and he was the only one here.

It didn't know how long it took before the sound of footsteps outside the study made Cao Jiasheng put away his books, and then he glanced outside the door.

A young man came in from the door, it was Cao Jiasheng's eldest son, Cao Yunhui.

After entering the door, just as Cao Yunhui turned to close the door, Cao Jiasheng said, "Don't close the door!"

Hearing this, Cao Yunhui paused, and suddenly understood the deep meaning of the words.

Then he went straight to Cao Jiasheng and said in a low voice, "Father, the matter has been settled!"

Cao Jiasheng's gaze was like a torch, and he said slowly: "You have to know that the lives of our whole family are at stake at this time, think carefully...are there any omissions!"

Cao Yunhui couldn't help but smiled wryly, the assassination of the crown prince had nothing to do with the Cao family at all, they were just taking advantage of the situation, no matter how hard they checked, it was impossible to find them.

But unfortunately, his old man is still cautious and cautious, careful and careful.

Of course, this is definitely not a bad thing, so Cao Yunhui found a chair and sat down, and then thought hard.

The two racked their brains for a long time, but in the end they couldn't come up with anything.

"From last night to now, my father hasn't even closed his eyes!" Cao Jiasheng sighed.

Picking up the teacup at the side, Cao Yunhui took a sip and said, "Father, there are two things... my son doesn't understand!"

"you say!"

"Why do we have to do this kind of thing? If we refuse, no one can force us!" Cao Yunhui said with a gloomy face.

"Refused? Without your aunt's support, our family would not be where it is today. If she can give it to us, we can take it all back!"

Speaking of this, Cao Jiaxun became more and more helpless and said: "Who is your aunt, don't you know? I really have to push her into a hurry, she is not recognized by her relatives!"

Hearing what his father said, Cao Yunhui could only nod helplessly. In fact, he was very afraid of Concubine Duan, so he wanted to persuade his father to "rebel".

Aware of his son's thoughts, Cao Jiasheng added: "The things we have done over the years have offended many people...so we have no way out!"

There was no way out, so naturally he could only follow Concubine Duan.

"Why does Auntie insist on doing this?"

This is Cao Yunhui's second question, and Cao Jiasheng has been thinking about it.

"Back then, the fourth prince died young, and now the ninth prince is alive or dead. Your aunt has hatred in her heart... deep hatred!"

"You mean, Auntie did it to vent her anger?"

Cao Jiasheng nodded and said, "If the crown prince is really allowed to ascend the throne, we will never end well. Your aunt's doing this...but it's not just to vent her anger!"

After careful consideration, Cao Yunhui said frankly: "We have no way out, and neither does Auntie, and now this move... can be regarded as a life-threatening death!"

"I hope she can find a way out, otherwise our whole family will be doomed!" Cao Jiasheng sighed.

The Cao family has been walking a tightrope since they were named uncles. Cao Jiasheng took over after their father died, and now Cao Yunhui has also joined in.

Sometimes Cao Jiasheng thinks that it would be a good thing if he could give up his wealth and live an ordinary life.

It's a pity that it's extremely difficult to get on the boat of fighting for power.

The study was quiet for a while, before Cao Yunhui said: "I don't know if Third Uncle and the others have arrived in Longyou now!"

"Your third uncle, I'm afraid there will be more bad luck than good luck!" Cao Jiasheng was very pessimistic about this.

From the waterway to Yuanyang, sailing against the current is nothing more than a one-way journey of nearly two thousand miles, and I don't know how many dangers I will encounter along the way.

"Well, if it wasn't for my aunt who insisted on forcing my third uncle to go, then the third uncle's family would..."

Before Cao Yunhui finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Jiaxun: "There is no need to talk about these things!"

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Here the Cao family father and son are chatting, but the first rich and noble in the palace welcome a distinguished guest at this moment.

In the absence of any report, Emperor Zhao Yongcheng came outside the Buddhist hall, where Concubine Duan was beating wooden fish and chanting sutras.

"Wonderful sound..."

Miaoyin is Concubine Duan's boudoir name, and it has been a long time since no one called her that, so the wooden fish's voice stopped immediately.

Concubine Duan got up quickly and saw the emperor outside the Buddhist hall.

Walking out of the Buddhist hall, Concubine Duan said with a smile: "Why is the emperor here? He came so as not to let others know. The concubines are far away to welcome you!"

Her smile was natural, and her expression was full of joy.

But this time, the emperor was not infected by the smile, but sat down on the chair by himself.

Just as Concubine Duan was pouring tea, Zhao Yongcheng said calmly: "The prince has an accident...do you know?"

Concubine Duan's movement of pouring water didn't stop, she had to hold tight at this moment, otherwise she would definitely turn things around, even if she was a favorite concubine.

"I heard from Lingsu just now that everyone in the imperial hospital seems to have gone. What's wrong with the prince?" Concubine Duan handed the teacup to Zhao Yongcheng.

But Zhao Yongcheng didn't answer, but stared at Concubine Duan's eyes and said: "I suspect...someone wants to harm the crown prince!"

Concubine Duan was slightly taken aback. At this moment, there was already a huge wave in her heart, but she still had to maintain her superficial calm.

At this moment, there were only Concubine Duan and the Emperor in the room, and the scene was dead silent.

Looking at Zhao Yongcheng, Concubine Duan said slowly: "The emperor...is he suspicious of the concubine?"

Zhao Yongcheng's expression became more serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is that you?"

"That's right, the concubine and the prince have always been unhappy, and the emperor doubts the concubine, which is what he should have meant!"

Speaking of this, Concubine Duan said firmly: "If the concubine pleads guilty and allows the emperor to explain to the world, then it will be regarded as the concubine's work!"

"I asked if it was you?" Zhao Yongcheng slapped the table and said angrily, this was the first time he was so angry at Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan was taken aback, but she still suppressed the anxiety in her heart and asked: "The concubine said no, do you believe the emperor?"

It's a good move to retreat and advance. Concubine Duan understands the heart of this man in front of her better than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)