The concubine Jinghua first-class poisonous concubine

Chapter 322 The Prince Appears
In the elegant courtyard, the handsome man stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the news from outside.

"My lord, there is nothing unusual in Kyoto."

Nothing unusual?Could it be that the prince is really unwilling to show his face?Ji Jin only felt that no matter how resentful Dongfang Xu was, he should not lose his mind, and the calmer the outside, the more it meant that someone did it on purpose.

Ji Jin lingered for a few steps, thinking that the other party was so clean and did not leave any clues, so what should he do to lead the other party to show his flaws.

And at this time, Ji Jin had already determined that the prince was still alive.Otherwise, the other party will definitely expose the prince's body to the eyes of everyone, causing a panic and achieving their goal.Maybe at this time, the prince is also trying to find ways to return to the palace.

However, Ji Jin understands that the current Imperial Palace of Chen Kingdom is not safe, so many pairs of eyes are staring at Emperor Chen and Empress Chen, waiting for the right time.If the crown prince appeared in the palace, the other party would probably take the risk and stage a coup d'état.

What should be done to stabilize the situation?Ji Jin's mind was spinning quickly. The most urgent task is to find the prince to ensure his safety, and then quietly bring him into the palace and hand him over to the queen mother. Everything must be done without the enemy noticing.

The man stopped suddenly, and he turned his head to look at the guard, "Immediately order someone to draw up some portraits of the prince, and look for them on the street, just don't reveal the prince's identity."

"My lord..." Do you want to find someone so openly?
With Ji Jin's gesture, the guard knew that the prime minister had made a decision.

Since unannounced visits are useless, then you should check clearly, the other party must not have expected that you would be so open and aboveboard looking for people on the streets of Kyoto, this way you can disturb the other party's mind, and maybe there will be unexpected receipts.

Moreover, Ji Jin had already thought about it very far. If he could find the prince, he would continue to order people to search on the street, drop a smoke bomb on the enemy, and then quietly bring the prince into the palace to lower the opponent's vigilance.

But now all he can do is wait.

……

"Have you seen this man?"

"never seen it……"

On this day, many men who were looking for people with portraits suddenly appeared on the street. Several strange eyes casted from all directions. If you look carefully, you will find that the small vendors on the street have strange expressions, and the work in their hands is slightly different. Appearing unfamiliar, he just focused on the movements of the group of people.

"Your Highness, the prime minister seems to have made some moves." Shadow quickly came back from the outside and informed Dongfang Xu of the news.

If someone who came to find the prince suddenly appeared in front of them, Dongfang Xu might not believe it, because it was very likely that they were sent by the enemy.But now, he was sure that the group of people on the street belonged to the prime minister's mansion, and only the imperial court would seek out people so openly.

Dongfang Xu immediately changed into the coarse cloth that Shadow had brought back, but he suddenly realized something. Shadow had lost an arm, and if he appeared on the street, it would be too eye-catching and would definitely reveal his identity.

However, the other party seemed to have thought of this, "Your Highness, this subordinate will protect you in secret. When His Highness arrives at the Prime Minister's Mansion safely, this subordinate will return to the Bamboo Courtyard to wait for news."

There was some hesitation in Dongfang Xu's eyes, but he understood that acting alone would reduce the danger brought by two people walking together.And Dongfang Xu also knew that if he rushed directly in front of the group of people to reveal his identity, he would definitely be killed.We must think of a way to inform them cleverly.

"Have you seen this man?"

"No, I haven't seen..."

The old woman waved her hand and walked away in a troublesome way. The guard in plain clothes sighed softly. If His Royal Highness saw them, would he still be able to walk in front of him?I don't know how many eyeliners are hidden in this street. It is not easy to find His Highness without anyone noticing.

At this moment, a woodcutter with a firewood on his back came slowly ahead, with a sickle hanging on his waist.

However, when passing by him, the woodcutter bumped into a man beside him, and the dry wood on his back fell to the ground in an instant, "Ah... this... son, I'm really sorry..." A weak voice sounded, and the man The man gave him a contemptuous look, reached out to wipe his soiled shoulders, and walked away silently.

The woodcutter picked up the dry firewood on the ground alone with his head down, and a pair of hands appeared in front of him to help him tidy it up.Then he raised his head, and saw the strange man in front of him smiling kindly at him, "Master, are you not injured?"

"Oh, no, no."

"Have you seen this man?" The man handed over the portrait in his hand, and the woodcutter frowned and looked at it carefully for a while. The movement here attracted many eyes with special meaning.After a long time, the woodcutter shook his head, "I'm dazzled, I can't see clearly, I don't recognize, I don't recognize!"

The woodcutter pushed the portrait back apologetically, and his palm seemed to brush the back of the man's hand inadvertently.

There was a look of surprise in his eyes, and then he enthusiastically helped the woodcutter to his feet. The other person raised his eyes, and a stream of light flashed across his deep eyes, "Thank you, my lord..."

"...You are welcome, sir."

The woodcutter rearranged the firewood and walked slowly towards a restaurant.

The man immediately reacted, retracted his gaze, and continued to hold the portrait and question the people around him, until the eyes that were focused on him gradually dissipated, the man glanced at the direction in which the woodcutter left from the corner of his eye .

"Why did you change people today? Where's Lao Liu?"

The shopkeeper looked suspiciously at the woodcutter in front of him, who smiled, "Old Liu is sick, I'll bring him the dry firewood."

"Okay, let's go in, the dining room is waiting for the fire!"

Afterwards, a man stepped in, and the shopkeeper warmly greeted him, "Young master, do you want to stay at the store or order food?"

"Looking for someone!" After leaving only such a sentence, the man turned into a gust of wind and disappeared in front of the shopkeeper.After a while, another strange man stood next to the son who had just entered, the shopkeeper was slightly taken aback, strange, he didn't see anyone else entering just now.However, he didn't notice that the strange man was wearing the same pair of broken sandals that the woodcutter had worn just now.

The Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ji Jin in the courtyard immediately saw a strange man coming from a distance behind the plainclothes guard. The man's eyes were somewhat familiar, but the clothes on his body felt a little weird, as if something was not coordinated.

It wasn't until the other party stood in front of him that Ji Jin realized the strangeness.

He was obviously wearing a clean coarse cloth, but he was wearing a pair of broken shoes under his feet.At that moment, Ji Jin understood something, "Your Highness?"

Dongfang Xu took a deep breath, "Master Ji, what happened in the palace?" His voice returned to its previous handsomeness, completely different from the hoarse old man just now.

"Come here, take His Highness in first to change clothes!"

There was only the plainclothes guard left in the yard, and he took a step forward respectfully, "Thanks to His Highness's wit, the subordinates were able to recognize him."

It turned out that the woodcutter was Dongfang Xu, who deliberately dropped dry firewood beside the guard, just to attract his attention and take the opportunity to approach.When returning the portrait, Dongfang Xu deliberately touched the opponent's skin with his palm, because as long as he is a martial arts practitioner, he can tell that the cocoon in his palm is caused by holding a sword all year round, not a sickle.

Only such hints can avoid those eyes and ears.

After washing off the imitation mask on his face, the pale handsome man appeared in front of Ji Jin again, looking at Dongfang Xu's bloodless thin lips, Ji Jin couldn't help frowning, "Your Highness is injured?!"

"A little injury, what happened in the palace, I ordered you not to hide it."

He said such an understatement, but Ji Jin saw the exhaustion after the wind and rain in his eyes, and it was obvious that something extremely dangerous happened to the prince.He didn't even know about the upheaval in the palace. It can be seen that the prince has been hiding in an extremely closed environment for the past few days.

"The emperor is still not awake yet, and the queen... someone has washed the Phoenix Hall with blood."

Bloodbath Phoenix Hall? !What does this mean... Dongfang Xu was startled, he didn't dare to imagine the meaning of Ji Jin's words.

Ji Jin looked at Dongfang Xu's sudden change of expression, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, "The empress is unconscious and in danger, and now the empress dowager is listening behind the curtain. Your Highness, this time the other party really wants to put you to death."

Although he didn't know who did it, Ji Jin had already seen the other party's purpose very clearly.Get rid of the emperor and queen, get rid of the prince, what the other party wants is the country of Chen.Besides, the Queen's situation is so dire, Ji Jin has another idea.

"I don't know if Your Highness knows... Does the empress have any enemies?"

Dongfang Xu couldn't describe his mood at this time, he was afraid that the situation of the queen mother was more serious than what the prime minister said.His eyes flickered, as if trying to remember something.

"Over the years, my mother has been extremely tolerant..." There shouldn't be any enemies.

Ji Jin thought for a moment, "The empress's leg...was useless."

"What did you say?!" Dongfang Xu suddenly reached out and clasped Ji Jin's shoulders tightly, his eyes were bloodshot.

"The inner bones of the empress's legs were completely shattered, and she became unconscious due to the serious injury. Do you have any clue, Your Highness?"

His legs were broken... As if he had thought of something, he slowly let go of his hand, and whispered two words from his trembling thin lips, "Concubine Mei."

Concubine Mei?For a while, Ji Jin only felt that this person was a little strange, as if there was no such concubine in the palace.No... Something seemed to flash through my mind. Could it be that the Concubine Mei that His Highness mentioned was the Princess of the Lotus Kingdom who was executed many years ago?
About this taboo of Chen Kingdom, Ji Jin also learned about it by accident, but hasn't the other party been executed for many years?
The queen's words echoed clearly in his ears, and Dongfang Xu couldn't believe this fact. "How many people are waiting for you to take a wrong step, how many people want the lives of our mother and son! Prince, even if it is for the mother..."

But in the end, he still pushed his mother to the dangerous cliff with his own hands!
"It was me... who killed my mother..."

(End of this chapter)