Chapter 303
303 Chapter 2.2: the corpse’s return
After he finished speaking, his Qi jolted and the letter was torn into pieces.
The official ship sailed through the curtain of snow, breaking through pieces of thin ice and slowly sailing toward the capital.
…….
The snow that had been falling for a day and a night finally stopped.
The Crown Prince was wearing a Fox-fur coat as he walked through the snow-covered landscape. He was handsome, tall, and had excellent skin.
Although Xu Qi ‘an had once criticized Emperor Yuan jing’s sons in his heart, none of them could fight … Xu dalang’s point of reference was not himself, but his younger brother, Xu Erlang.
But in fact, the Crown Prince was a very handsome man. Emperor Yuan jing was very handsome when he was young, and Noble Consort Chen was also a peerless beauty. This was why there was such a beautiful daughter. As the brother of the Crown Prince, he naturally would not be too bad.
When they arrived at noble Consort Chen’s Palace, the Crown Prince undid his Fox-fur coat and handed it to the palace maid who came to welcome him.
Entering the house, the room was as warm as spring, and a refreshing fragrance assailed his nose.
Noble Consort Chen came out with two Palace maids and greeted them with a smile, “”Why didn’t Lin ‘an come?”
The Crown Prince waved his hand and took his seat, drinking and eating with the service of the palace maids.
“Hmm … This wine tastes good.”
The Crown Prince asked in surprise.
“It’s the Hundred Days spring that the Empress sent over. It’s nourishing, so drink more.” Noble Consort Chen smiled kindly and ordered the palace maid to pour wine.
The mother and son talked and laughed as they ate, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Because Emperor Yuan jing was addicted to cultivation and did not get close to women, his harem had long been a pool of stagnant water, lonely and boring. Even if the concubines wanted to fight in the palace, they could not find a reason to start a war.
Therefore, the Crown Prince and Lin an often came to visit their consort mother, accompanying her to eat and chat, to relieve her loneliness.
“Is Lin ‘an not feeling well? The person I sent to get her reported that Lin ‘an is hiding in the room and can not be seen.” Noble Consort Chen frowned slightly.
“She …” “Consort mother, do you think that Lin ‘an has reached the marriageable age?” the Crown Prince sighed.
Noble Consort Chen was taken aback, but she nodded helplessly. “His Majesty is so obsessed with cultivation that he doesn’t care about your marriage. The Empress, as the first Mother, lives in seclusion. She doesn’t even care about the matters of the fourth prince and huaiqing, much less Lin ‘an.”
The Crown Prince chewed on the food and nodded,”I feel that it is better to marry Lin ‘an off as soon as possible.”
Noble Consort Chen carefully sized up the Crown Prince and said with a frown, “”Why do you say that, Crown Prince?”
The Crown Prince didn’t answer and just drank quietly.
He was very sure that Lin ‘an had some feelings for that Gong. The young girl was at The Age of Love. Lin’ an was the kind of girl who was spoiled and willful. In fact, she was a simple-minded girl. It was the easiest for her feelings to be deceived.
Usually, no one dared to get close to her, so there had been no inkling of it.
Once a man that suited her taste appeared, that feeling would grow and grow.
Lin ‘an’s recent depressed performance was the evidence.
Fortunately, that Gong had died in the line of duty, but the Crown Prince also realized that Lin ‘an had reached the age of marriage.
“Don’t drink so much, don’t drink so much …” Imperial concubine Chen advised with a frown.
As he was thinking and worrying about his sister’s relationship problems, the Crown Prince unknowingly drank too much. He felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen.
The beautiful palace maids around them also looked very attractive at this moment.
“Imperial mother, I’ll go back first.” The Crown Prince hiccuped and got up to leave.
The cold wind blew against his face, and the air outside was fresh. The Crown Prince felt much more comfortable as the cold wind blew.
He returned with his guards. On the way, he saw a Palace maid by the side of the road.He immediately came forward and saluted, ”
“Your Highness, Consort Fu would like to invite you over for a chat.”
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Shaoyin Palace.
The mounted man pushed open the window and saw that the entire courtyard was covered in white snow.
Her eyes were red and swollen like peaches. She had cried again after reading the letter that the dog servant had sent.
The humorous sentences in the letter were serious and mixed with jumped-up words. When reading the letter, the dog servant’s voice and smile would appear in his mind.
But Lin ‘an knew that he would never see that smile again. That person had died in Yunzhou. He would lie in an ice-cold coffin and float thousands of miles away, quietly and silently returning to the capital.
What made her even sadder was that she couldn’t even attend his funeral despite her status as a Princess.
The cold wind blew on her face, and it was bone-chilling. She reached out to touch her face and found that her tears had come again.
“What are you crying for? it’s just a dog slave that died. It’s clearly just a dog slave that died …” Ming Ji angrily wiped away his tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears he wiped.
“Your Highness, Your Highness …”
An anxious shout came from outside. Lin ‘an’s personal Palace maid, with a “bang,” she knocked open the door.
Her face was blue from the cold wind, and her thick cotton shoes were covered with dirty water stains and snow foam.
Lin ‘an quickly turned to the side and wiped her tears in a hurry. But the palace maid’s next words made her stunned.
“His Highness the Crown Prince has been imprisoned.”
A bolt of lightning struck on a clear day. Lin ‘an exclaimed,”What?”
………
In the Royal study.
Emperor yuanjing sat on the Dragon Throne with a gloomy expression. The chief of the Supreme Court, Wei Yuan, and the Minister of Justice stood in the hall. The three of them represented the three highest law divisions of the great Feng.
Wei Yuan was the Imperial Censorate of the left.
“Your Majesty, this is the list given by the coroner. Please take a look.” The Minister of Justice handed over Consort Fu’s autopsy report.
The head eunuch took the autopsy report and handed it to Emperor Yuan jing. The latter glanced at it and asked expressionlessly, ”
“Has Consort Fu been defiled?”
“This …” “The coroners are only doing a rough examination and wouldn’t dare to disturb Consort Fu’s body. Your Majesty, please ask the palace’s old nannies to check,” the Minister of Justice said in a low voice.
“Where’s that bastard?” Emperor Yuan jing asked in a deep voice.