Chapter 250 Whistleblower
The light in the warm room has dimmed.

With a click, Zijuan lit the lamp on the kang table.

Seeing Li Hu in a daze, Zijuan came up to Lin Daiyu and said, “Miss.” She nodded and motioned Lin Daiyu to look at Li Hu.

Lin Daiyu put the book in her hand on the table on the kang and said, “Don’t bother with him. It will be fine in a while.” She stood up and poured herself half a bowl of tea.

Li Hu came back to his senses and said, “Good sister, give me a bite too.”

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, “You’re getting more embarrassed!” Then she poured half a bowl of tea into the thermos and handed it to Li Hu.

Li Hu put down the tea bowl and looked at Lin Daiyu: “I always feel that something big is going to happen again.”

Lin Daiyu frowned: “What’s the big deal? Don’t scare yourself.”

Li Hu said seriously: “I’m not kidding.”

Lin Daiyu was stunned at first, then smiled and said: “Less troubles bring more blessings, while too much trouble brings disaster. Why are you, a mere deputy general, worrying about nothing? It is not your turn to meddle in small matters, and you cannot get involved in big matters. Just drink your tea in peace.” Then she poured another half bowl of tea.

Tsk!
Li Hu shook his head. What a mouth this girl has!
Suddenly, the sound of bronze horses “ding-dong-dong” came from under the eaves outside.

Is it windy? Li Hu turned his head and looked out the window.

Lin Daiyu’s eyes also lit up.

“The wind is blowing! Look, there are clouds in the sky!” Xiangling’s surprised voice came from outside.

Li Hu walked out facing the cold wind, with the corners of his robe lifted up by the wind. He saw huge dark clouds rolling in from the sky.

Lin Daiyu also came out, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and said softly: “The Yanshenggong Mansion is finished.”

Li Hu smiled. This incident had a huge impact on the Yanshenggong Mansion, but it was far from enough to destroy it. It just pulled it down.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, making everyone’s robes rustle.

“The wind is strong, be careful not to catch a cold!” Li Hu embraced Lin Daiyu and walked into the house.

Nanny Wang’s voice came from behind: “Second Master!”

Li Hu stopped.

Nanny Wang came over and said, “Second Master, Third Uncle said someone is coming from the military camp. Please go over there immediately.”

Lin Daiyu: “You must be in a hurry to go to the city at this time. Go quickly.”

Li Hu hummed and said, “It’s cold outside, let’s go inside quickly.”

Only after watching Li Hu’s back disappear outside the courtyard gate did Lin Daiyu enter the house.

In the main hall, Wang Yaozu, dressed in casual clothes, sat very properly, with the tea and snacks on the coffee table beside him untouched.

Finally, the sound of footsteps was heard inside.

Wang Yaozu stood up quickly.

Then, Li Hu walked out from the back hall.

Wang Yaozu quickly stepped forward and saluted, then said, “General, the assassins raised by the Second Prince have entered the city.”

Li Hu was surprised.

Wang Yaozu: “.Those people gathered at Qianmen Street, and then dispersed and hid in the surrounding streets and alleys.”

On Qianmen Street, Li Hu suddenly thought of something. No way? The Second Prince is so bold?! With just these few people, he dared to assassinate the Crown Prince? He must be crazy!
Wang Yaozu seemed to have seen through Li Hu’s thoughts and continued, “With the Second Prince’s ability, as long as he is willing to risk it, he can get not only muskets and gunpowder, but also submachine guns.”

Li Hu’s face turned ugly. The mother-and-child cannon was unrealistic. There were only three places in the whole capital that had it: the weapons bureau in the inner city and the Beijing Camp and the Ruishi Camp outside the city. Even if he had the ability to get it, he couldn’t transport it to the outer city. Gunpowder was much simpler. The North and South Pacification Offices, the Five City Military Offices, and the guards at each city gate had it.

If this is true, then the prince is in danger!
You can’t gamble on this kind of thing, you must inform the prince immediately.

Such a big thing cannot be hidden from the emperor!

But how should I tell the emperor about this? I can’t tell him that the crown prince found out that the second prince was raising assassins outside and asked me to kill them!
As he was thinking, Li Hu suddenly glimpsed through the window and saw Li San instructing the servant to carry a box towards the kitchen.

Li Hu: “What are you doing?”

Li San smiled and replied, “I don’t know where the Baoling Marquis’s Mansion found such thick, long, and crispy fresh lotus roots, and they sent some to our house. Second Master, take a look?”

Li Hu waved his hand. He had heard Shi Xiangyun say earlier that the lotus in her family’s pond was good, and she would dig some lotus roots to send to relatives during the Spring Festival every year. Sending lotus roots during the Spring Festival is not only a delicacy, but also a blessing, implying good luck for many years, surplus for many years, and good fortune.

Hey, didn’t Lord Baoling say that Kong Qingxiang was secretly investigating the second prince?
Li Hu’s eyes lit up. This kid got a good deal.

It was getting dark again, and the lights in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were turned on as usual.

The Fourth Prince knelt in front of the couch without moving, his eyes fixed on the shadow of Emperor Yongchang cast on the ground. The hand of Emperor Yongchang holding the ink paper was shaking slightly.

Emperor Yongchang, who was sitting on the couch, had dazed eyes and his face looked so pale under the light.

Dai Quan, who was standing nearby, panicked upon seeing this. He walked over quickly and silently, picked up the tea bowl on the table and said softly: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have a drink of hot tea.” After a long time, Emperor Yongchang came back to his senses, an unspeakable sadness surged in his heart, and he said sadly: “Prince Zhong, your curse has come true. The second son wants to kill his brother.” As he spoke, Emperor Yongchang shed tears, and the ink paper fell on the brick floor in front of the fourth prince.

Looking closely, one can vaguely make out that it is Xia Shouzhong’s handwriting, and what is written there is exactly that the Second Prince is planning to assassinate the Crown Prince. The words between the lines reveal that he is adding fuel to the fire, and it is obvious that he hopes that the Fourth Prince will join in the action.

Emperor Yongchang’s voice suddenly became hoarse: “Who else knows about this?”

The Fourth Prince: “Father, I am the only one who knows about this matter.”

Emperor Yongchang: “Where is the messenger now?”

The Fourth Prince: “I have detained him in my palace. I learned about this before dusk and was worried that the news would leak out, so I entered the palace after dark.”

Emperor Yongchang slowly turned his gaze towards him: “You did the right thing! You did it very well! Go back to your mansion now and chop that dog slave into pieces and feed it to the dogs.”

The Fourth Prince: “Yes!” He then bowed his head, stood up, and walked back towards the palace door.

“slow.”

The fourth prince knelt down again hurriedly.

Emperor Yongchang paused and said, “I will not go to tomorrow’s Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, and the Crown Prince will not go either. You will take my place at this Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony.”

When the fourth prince heard this, his head buzzed and blood immediately rushed to his face. He suppressed his emotions with all his strength, bowed his head tremblingly, and replied weakly, “Yes.”

Emperor Yongchang: “Go ahead.”

“Yes.” The Fourth Prince answered very loudly. Then he kowtowed, retreated to the door, turned around and strode out.

Hearing the sound of the outer hall door closing, Emperor Yongchang finally couldn’t hold on any longer. His eyes turned black and he was about to fall backwards.

Dai Quan quickly hugged him.

With a “wow” sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out of Emperor Yongchang’s mouth!
Dai Quan: “Your Majesty! Your Majesty”

Emperor Yongchang grabbed his arm and said, “Listen, don’t tell anyone.” He paused and said, “This is a case of anger attacking the heart, and the blood is not flowing back to the meridians. It’s nothing serious.”

Dai Quan: “Yes”

Emperor Yongchang forced himself to sit up and said, “Hurry up and clean up.”

Dai Quan helped Emperor Yongchang sit against the wall, and then brought over two large pillows and placed them around Emperor Yongchang’s waist.

At this time, the voice of the eunuch on duty came from outside: “Your Majesty, the Earl of Zhongyong wants to see you. He said he has something important to report.”

Emperor Yongchang: “What’s the matter?”

The chief eunuch: “Lord Zhongyong said that this is a matter of great importance.”

Emperor Yongchang: “Go and bring him into the palace.”

“Yes.”

Hearing the footsteps going away, Emperor Yongchang hurriedly said to Dai Quan: “Clean up quickly, open a window, and let the bloody smell go out.”

Dai Quan quickly cleaned up the bloodstains on the brick floor, put a fur coat on Emperor Yongchang, and then opened a window.

The cold wind howled, and Dai Quan shivered: “It’s so cold!”

Emperor Yongchang also felt cold, so he grabbed his cloak with both hands and pulled it tighter.

Dai Quan was so frightened that he quickly closed the window and said, “I’ll have someone bring in two incense burners. He definitely won’t be able to smell it.”

Emperor Yongchang nodded.

Soon, two incense burners were placed in the warm room.

Dai Quan used a copper blowpipe to blow up the fire in the two incense burners, and the room was filled with fragrance and warm as spring.

Finally, the voice of the eunuch on duty came from outside the palace: “Your Majesty, Earl Zhongyong is here.”

Emperor Yongchang’s mood improved a lot: “Come in.”

The door curtain was lifted and Li Hu strode in. The heat and fragrance that hit him in the face made him wrinkle his nose.

Dai Quan’s heart skipped a beat. Can he even smell that?
Emperor Yongchang panicked and asked hurriedly, “What’s the matter?”

Li Hu walked to the couch, bowed, and spoke out the prepared speech.

Emperor Yongchang was worried that Li Hu might discover something if he stayed here for too long, so he said a few simple words to him and then sent Li Hu to the prince to wait for his orders.

After Li Hu left, the warm room fell into silence again.

Emperor Yongchang stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night sky outside, and spoke: “I will give him one last chance. As long as he doesn’t take action, I will pretend that nothing happened.”

(End of this chapter)