The person who came was a young man with dark skin and strong features. Only a scar ran across his left face, which showed a bit of ferocity. If there is still an old man in the palace at this time, he will definitely recognize him as Yong'an.

The king's personal attendant, the fifth watch.

Wu Geng knelt on one knee by the couch, and when his eyes touched Li Fengqi who was unable to move on the bed, his eyes were filled with anger, heartache, self-blame and many other emotions. After a few breaths, he clenched his fists and managed to calm down the turbulent emotions, and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

: "Your Majesty, is your health okay?"

"I'm not dead yet." Compared to his excited subordinates, Li Fengqi didn't show much emotion. He seemed to have anticipated this day and asked about outside matters in an orderly manner.

"What's the situation outside now? How many more of us are there?"

Wu Geng said: "On the surface it's peaceful, but secretly the emperor is already cutting off our wings. After I received the summons from the prince, I immediately informed all of you to hold back and act with caution. The emperor can't catch them at the moment.

When something went wrong, Cui Xi could only ask Cui Xi to dispatch the Shence Army to strengthen the defense of Beijing. All entry and exits were checked, and communications at the post were secretly cut off. Manpower ambushes were also secretly set up at the gates of the three prefectures in Gyeonggi to prevent anyone from going to northern Xinjiang to report the news.

people."

"The incident happened suddenly. We didn't have many people left in Beijing. We lost a lot this time. Now there are only five or six brothers left. I don't dare to let them rush to report the news."

Li Fengqi was stationed in northern Xinjiang all year round and rarely returned to the palace in Beijing.

The reason why I came back this time was because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and I heard that the old princess who was worshiping Buddha in Rongyang was not in good health, so I decided to go back to Beijing at the last minute.

Because it was a last-minute idea and I didn’t have many guards with me, I never expected that I would be assassinated.

The emperor's reaction was so fast that he seemed to have been prepared for it. Li Fengqi was poisoned for only three days before he killed her ruthlessly and decisively.

While he trapped the poisoned Li Fengqi in the palace and ignored him, he also killed all Li Fengqi's confidants. At the same time, he also cut off communications between all parties to prevent anyone from sending letters to northern Xinjiang, and kept the news in Shangjing City.

If Li Fengqi hadn't immediately noticed the crisis after being poisoned, he sent a secret message to Wu Geng who had not returned from work, asking him to hide his whereabouts and not return to the government. He also asked him to send letters to officials who were close to him on weekdays, urging him to stay safe no matter what happened.

I just don't know. Otherwise, Shang Jingcheng would have been bleeding like a river at this time.

Thinking of those brothers who were killed for nothing, Wu Geng's eyes turned red with hatred, and he said fiercely: "I'm afraid it was the white-eyed wolf Li Zong who brought this poison to the prince. It's a shame that the prince has been loyal to him all these years! It's better for me to risk my life and return to the north."

A message was sent from Xinjiang, asking General Zhu to lead his troops back to Shangjing and take the prince back!"

Li Fengqi glanced at him: "Who said that Li Zong got this poison?" He shook his head and said: "Li Zong was just using the topic to make fun of it."

Wu Geng was stunned: "But the prince is poisoned..." It was obviously the poison that the emperor got when he came to meet the prince for a drink.

"I know the person who poisoned me well." Li Fengqi didn't say much to him. He only ordered: "Be careful outside and find a way to send a message back to Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. Tell Zhu Wen and others to stay still and don't be provoked to act impulsively.

Drop the handle."

These days, Li Fengqi is not worried about his own safety. What he is most worried about is Zhu Wen and others in Northern Xinjiang.

Li Zong wanted his reputation, so he would not easily kill him when he was sure that he would be poisoned soon. And the real person who poisoned him did not want to kill him. Therefore, although he has suffered a lot these days,

It was a grind, but it did not endanger his life. On the contrary, Zhu Wen, who was far away in northern Xinjiang, was impulsive and did not know the situation of going to Beijing. If he was instigated by someone to impulsively lead troops to fight back to Shangjing, that would be what Li Zong really wanted.

Another reason why Li Zong didn't dare to kill him was that he was afraid that after killing him, the Xuanjia Army would lose all scruples and return to the capital regardless of killing him. But if nothing happened to him, Zhu Wen and others would hold back first.

Once the pretext is established and Li Zong is labeled as a rebel, he can attack the Xuanjia Army openly and honestly, which would be a loss outweighing the gain.

Li Fengqi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then reported a list of medicine names and said: "After you go out, find me a reliable doctor and prepare the medicine according to my prescription. From now on, I will ask someone to deliver it every ten days."

Go get the new prescription."

Wu Geng was puzzled: "The guards in the palace are not as tight as before. What does the prince want? Why don't you let me send it in directly?"

Although the palace seemed empty earlier, it was actually tightly guarded inside and out, so he never had a chance to come in. But now it has been more than a month since the incident, and the guards around the palace have become much looser.

, with his skill, it is not difficult to get in and out.

"Cui Xi is now in charge of the Shence Army. Cui Xi is cunning and cunning. The guards in the palace seem to be loose. It could be that he is a trap. He deliberately relaxed the guard to lure you in so that he can catch you all." Li Fengqi emphasized his tone.

: "Act according to my instructions and be careful not to act recklessly. In the future, you should not come in and out of the palace at will. If anything happens, I will ask someone to send you a message."

"Yes, I would like to follow the prince's instructions." Wu Geng nodded in agreement. He hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Do you want to send a message to the old princess to ask her to return to the house?"

The old prince left early, and the old princess had never been close to him. After the old prince passed away, she went to Rongyang to rest and recover. Now that something big has happened to the prince, even if the relationship between mother and son is weak, she should come back to see her.

Look. Nowadays, the emperor can be so unscrupulous in trapping people in the palace and tossing them. Half of the reason is that there is only one master in the palace. The prince has fallen and no one in the palace has made the decision. People outside dare not come forward, so they can't just let the emperor control it.

Round and flattened?

If the old princess was in the palace, at least the emperor would not dare to be so arrogant, and would have to be more cautious.

Li Fengqi was silent after hearing this, and then said for a long time: "Let someone send a letter to mother and ask her to go back to her hometown."

When Wu Geng heard the words, the anxiety on his face was wiped away, and he said excitedly: "My subordinates will go now."

After saying that, he was about to climb through the window and leave, but was stopped again.

"etc."

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?" Wu Geng turned around.

"Do you have any money on you?" Li Fengqi asked.

"???"

Wu Geng was stunned for a moment, and after groping around in his arms, he collected five taels of silver and came out: "This is all we have now, what does the prince want the money for?"

With the current situation in this mansion, there is no place to spend money, right?

"..." He probably didn't expect his subordinates to be so poor. Li Fengqi looked at the meager five taels of silver and fell silent.

Wu Geng saw this and asked cautiously: "Do you want more, Your Majesty?"

"..." Li Fengqi closed his eyes and said, "That's all, find an opportunity and send some money and rice in."

"Yes." Wu Geng took the broken silver back into his arms, and when he climbed through the window and left, he was still thinking, what does the prince want the money for?

***

When Ye Yunting woke up from his sleep, the golden crow had already climbed to the top of his head.

After sleeping on the narrow imperial concubine's couch for a whole night, not only did I not feel relaxed and relaxed, but I also felt dizzy, my waist ached, and my back ached, especially on the side of my neck.

He rubbed his neck and stood up, first to check on Li Fengqi's condition.

Li Fengqi didn't seem to be awake yet, his eyes were closed tightly, his long eyebrows were spread out, his eyes were narrow and long in outline, and the ends of his eyes were slightly raised, making him more energetic than yesterday.

Seeing that he looked much better than yesterday, Ye Yunting felt relieved, rubbed his neck and walked out muttering: "It seems that I can't sleep here tonight."

My whole body feels uncomfortable after sleeping, so I might as well not sleep at all.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Fengqi's voice came from behind.

"Your Highness, are you awake?" Ye Yunting turned around and returned to the couch. He frowned and said, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night and my neck was stiff."

He was still rubbing his neck as he spoke.

Li Fengqi raised his eyes and looked over, and saw a section of his slender neck exposed from his slightly open collar. On the right side near the root of his neck, there was an obvious bruise mark. It was probably because his skin color was too white.

It seems a little more serious.

"..." Li Fengqi recalled that the bruises were probably caused by being too heavy-handed at five o'clock last night.

He looked at Ye Yunting, who didn't know the truth, and felt a rare feeling of guilt. He coughed and said: "It looks like there are some bruises, maybe it was injured while sleeping at night."

Ye Yunting said: "The imperial concubine's couch is a bit small. Ji Lian and I might as well squeeze in outside tonight."

After a few days, and after finding out the situation in the house, we can consider whether to move to a side house.

"Two men can't sleep on the Arhat bed outside." Li Fengqi saw his frowning expression, hesitated for a moment and said: "If you don't mind, just sleep on the couch. The bed is big enough, and one more person can sleep there."

It won’t be crowded.”

I probably didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to. Ye Yunting was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little excited. After all, this bed is really big, and even four people can sleep in it. Now that he is one more person, it is really not too crowded.

"Of course I don't mind, but Your Majesty...really don't mind?"

Li Fengqi shook his head, closed his eyes again and stopped talking.

Ye Yunting became happy when he saw this, said thank you, and walked briskly outside to fetch water to wash up. The water had been prepared by Ji Lian a long time ago. After Ye Yunting finished washing, he brought a basin of water in for Li Fengqi to rinse his mouth and wipe his face.

.

Li Fengqi's muscles and veins were now severed and he was lying on the bed unable to move. Ye Yunting could only help him sit up and rinse his mouth, then let him lie down and wipe his face with a wet handkerchief.

His movements were very skillful, and he didn't look like he was taking care of a patient for the first time.

"Have you ever cared for patients before?"

"Yeah." Ye Yunting had nothing to hide. He put the handkerchief he used to wipe his face in the basin and wiped his neck and hands. His movements were very natural, gentle and without the slightest hint of intimacy, just like Li Fengqi.

The person who always hated being touched by others did not feel any resistance at all.

"The wet nurse who took care of me was ill before and was bedridden. I took care of her for a while."

He spoke in an understatement, but Li Fengqi saw his skillful movements and knew that he must have done his best at that time.

Moreover, he is obviously the eldest son of the Duke's palace, but he has to personally take care of the seriously ill wet nurse. I think he also knows the hardships involved.

"What happened next? Did the nanny recover from her illness?" Li Fengqi asked.

"No." Ye Yunting shook his head, with a little nostalgia in his eyes: "It lasted about a month, and then he left. After that, Ji Lian and I were left to depend on each other."

The wet nurse is Ji Lian's biological mother.

As soon as he was born, his biological mother died in childbirth. His father probably thought he was nurturing and did not like him.
To be continued...