Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 439 Accident
"You have to go to such an important event as worshiping the ancestors. Yesterday, His Highness the Sixth Highness handed the emperor a booklet, saying that he was suffering from a serious illness and wanted to recuperate in Beijing. Guess what? The emperor insisted on sending all the imperial doctors in the palace. Went to the Sixth Highness's residence, and ordered them to cure the Sixth Highness's sickness within three days. Thinking about his face, I think it's funny." Lan Yao laughed so hard that she almost burst into tears.

Jing Ning also found it interesting, but more worried about Song Yuan.It seemed that Zhao Duo had already made up his mind. If he didn't go to worship his ancestors, Zhao Duo might have established himself as emperor after Song Yuan came back.

"Look at what you said, of course I will go, but I can't thank you enough for the temple fair." Jing Ning chuckled lightly, with a flash of thought in his eyes.

It would have been nice if Xiao Lin was here at this moment, with him protecting Song Yuan, Zhao Duo would not get any advantage, Jing Ning sighed slightly, now he can only rely on himself for these things.

Lan Yao saw that Jing Ning was not thinking about it, so she didn't say any more, but told Jing Ning to pack her bags as soon as possible, and she would go to worship the ancestors in five days.Because Mount Li is in the outskirts of Beijing and very close to the capital, when worshiping ancestors, everyone would stay on the mountain for one night, and return to Beijing after all the ceremonies were completed on the second day.This saves you the hassle of making another trip.

Five days later, Jing Ning was sitting in the carriage, and Lan Yao and Qing Ting chatted eagerly in her ears.The two chattered non-stop like sparrows, Jing Ning regretted sharing the carriage with Lan Yao.

For Qing Ting's safety, Jing Ning took her with her so that she could be taken care of at any time. Lan Yao felt that she was bored by herself, so she took the initiative to come to Jing Ning's carriage. She wanted to talk nonsense with Jing Ning To pass the time, I didn't expect to have a lively chat with Qingting.

"Let me interject, are you thirsty?" Jing Ning opened his eyes helplessly and looked at the two of them.

Lan Yao and Qing Ting looked at each other and shook their heads, then continued to chat enthusiastically, completely ignoring Jing Ning who had a complex expression on the side.

At this moment, the carriage shook violently, and there were bursts of exclamations outside.After stabilizing her figure, Jing Ning raised the curtain and looked out, only to see the carriage in front of her stopped, as if something blocked her way.

"What happened in front?" Jing Ning asked a young eunuch who was running from the front.

"For some reason, a big rock suddenly rolled down on the mountain road and almost hit His Majesty's Luanjia. Fortunately, the imperial horse escaped spiritually. Don't worry, young lady. Right now, His Royal Highness is waiting for someone to go up the mountain to investigate the situation. When the situation becomes clear You can continue on your way." After the little eunuch finished speaking, he ran to the back of the frame and said it one by one.

A little anxiety flashed in Jing Ning's eyes, her intuition told her that this matter must have something to do with Zhao Duo, and now Zhao Duo led people to investigate the situation, Jing Ning suspected that he wanted to do something shameful behind everyone's back act.

"Suddenly falling boulders? This is not a good omen." Lan Yao rubbed her chin and sighed, with some unclear emotions flashing in her eyes.

Jing Ning and her looked at each other, and they both saw the complicated emotions in each other's eyes.

Generally speaking, such a major event as ancestor worship does not allow any accidents on the way, because if there is any mistake, it will be used by those who want to spread rumors, and if it is serious, it will shake the hearts of the people and threaten the authority of the emperor. Before the emperor went out, the surrounding roads would be strictly inspected, and such a thing would never happen.

In this way, the sudden drop of the boulder can only be man-made.

Jing Ning became more and more uneasy, she faintly felt that some danger was approaching, but she couldn't sort out her thoughts.After about half a cup of tea, Zhao Duo came back, holding a white snake as thick as a bowl in his hand. The abdomen of the white snake was cut open by Zhao Duo, and blood dripped all the way, it was terrifying.

At this moment, everyone got out of the carriage one after another, trying to figure out what happened, but Zhao Duo raised the white snake with his left hand, and pinched a piece of blood-stained cloth with his right hand.

"This time I led people to investigate why the boulder fell suddenly, and I saw the snake entangled there. After I cut the snake, I found this piece of cloth." Zhao Duo said while throwing the snake corpse on the ground. Under his feet, he raised the cloth with both hands.

Although the cloth was covered with blood, the handwriting on it was faintly recognizable. It was the eight characters of "The king has no virtue, and the giant stone is bestowed by heaven".

Everyone fell into a strange silence for a while, Jing Ning bit her lip, and finally understood what Zhao Duo was going to do, he was trying to force Song Yuan to abdicate.

On the way to worship the ancestors, a boulder fell from the sky, and a book was stored in the belly of the white snake. Such unlucky things happened at the same time, and it is no longer something that can be solved by a sinful edict.Zhao Duo deliberately displayed the cloth in front of everyone, just to cast a shadow over everyone's hearts. Even if Song Yuan does not abdicate today, as long as he makes a small mistake in the future, Zhao Duo will have a reasonable reason to abolish the emperor and stand on his own .

Because this is God's will, God said that the king has no virtue, so he gave a huge stone to punish him, but it was hidden, so I will do it.This is Zhao Yu's purpose.

Jing Ning broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that all of this was Zhao Duo's arrangement, but she couldn't question it, because in the eyes of others, Zhao Duo was like a god at this time, he was the one who killed the white snake, The cloth in the belly of the snake was found.

"Since His Majesty came to the throne, he has lightly paid and paid little money, recuperated and recuperated. The 23-year-long banditry in Ji and Ning prefectures has subsided. The gentry and bullies that have always existed in Qingshui and Mohe counties have decreased significantly. The Minister of the Household Department should be very clear, may I ask where is the king without virtue?"

At this moment, Prime Minister Zheng stood up with a serious face, his eyes were firm, his tone was calm, and the arrogance and integrity of a civil servant were fully revealed in him.

The Hubu Shangshu who was named hastily stood up and said yes again and again.Zhao Duo seemed to be a bit hesitant, but he didn't show it. Now that Prime Minister Zheng openly supported the emperor, half of the ministers would probably be on his side, and his chances of winning would be greatly reduced. Fan said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Zheng's words are reasonable, but this is a divine order. Although we cannot understand it, we cannot ignore it."

"What His Royal Highness said is very true. Why don't you sacrifice this thing together when worshiping the ancestors, so as to obtain the protection of the ancestors." Zheng Chengxiang said calmly following Zhao Duo's words.

Zhao Duo's heart froze, and he couldn't help cursing inwardly, this Prime Minister Zheng is really cunning, if he really burned this thing, how could he take advantage of the situation to make a big deal out of it?Wouldn't his subsequent plans be useless?

"It's a bit inappropriate. If you offend God, how about punishment?" Zhao Duoqiang suppressed the anger in his heart, trying to make himself look calmer.

(End of this chapter)