mtl008 Chapter 131 Lying Down Together
Chapter 131 Lying Down Together
In the palace, Concubine Wen watched coldly.
The Ninth Princess was trembling while holding Concubine Li. Princess Kang had fainted. The other female relatives had not yet recovered from their shock, and no one stepped forward to persuade Princess Heng.
Concubine Jiang couldn't bear to watch this anymore, so she stepped forward to support Princess Heng and carefully comforted her, "Princess Heng, it's not up to the Emperor to decide whether to amputate or not. The Imperial Physician said that if it's not amputated, her life might be in danger."
The eldest princess also said: "Sister-in-law, we can't just watch our second brother lose his life."
Princess Heng's plump body collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud, and no matter how much Concubine Jiang tried to help her, she couldn't get up. Hearing this, she was even more heartbroken, clinging to Concubine Jiang and crying:
"Empress Jiang, His Highness... His Highness is the Tower of Heaven for his father. The Emperor cannot abandon him like this... If he amputates his limbs, everything will be over..."
"Enough!" Emperor Jingde slammed his chair and waved his sleeves at the imperial physician who was waiting for his masters' decision. "What are you still standing there for? Amputate! Saving your life is the most important thing!"
The imperial physician broke out in a cold sweat and left in a hurry.
Princess Heng screamed and collapsed to the ground.
Concubine Jiang had no choice but to wave her hand and ask a few strong maids to come up and carry Princess Heng to the side hall.
Outside the palace, Prince Heng's supporters, led by Duke Yong, had not yet dispersed and were waiting anxiously outside the palace.
Their mood today was up and down, more exciting than riding a roller coaster.
Seeing that the emperor had finally relented and appointed Prince Heng to light the lanterns in Tongtian Tower, they were all overjoyed. It was no surprise that once the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was over, it wouldn't be long before the emperor appointed Prince Heng as the crown prince.
But they didn't expect that the highlight of King Heng's life would be so short!
Only a moment!
King Heng fell from the peak to hell!
When the young eunuch came out to deliver the message, he said that Prince Heng's life was saved, but one of his legs was amputated!
Upon hearing this, all the ministers burst into tears and beat their chests and stamped their feet!
"This is a conspiracy! It's definitely a conspiracy!"
"The assassin is trying to kill the king!"
"Your Highness Prince Heng, you are truly wronged!"
"Beimang dogs! I will never forgive you!"
……
Amidst the crowd's curses, Prince Su hurried over. His face and body were covered in blood, and his hands were burned and scalded. He looked awful.
Everyone bowed to Prince Su when they saw him.
"How is my second brother?" Prince Su asked before he even got close.
The leading Duke Yong stepped forward with a heavy expression and said:
"Your Highness Prince Su, Prince Heng's life...is saved, but his leg is gone...Alas!"
This result was already expected, but when Prince Su heard the exact news, he still sighed.
"Duke Yongguo expresses his condolences."
Duke Yong is Prince Heng's uncle and is nearly sixty years old.
After Prince Heng's mother's death, he had been the one who had looked after Prince Heng, a bond like that of a father and son. He had also been instrumental in Prince Heng's planning and strategizing for years, but now, seeing Prince Heng fall just one step away from the throne, his years of planning shattered in the blink of an eye, was a heartbreaking realization.
He sighed, "It's fate!"
Prince Su was speechless and went into the hall while shaking his head silently.
Seeing Prince Su finally come back, Concubine Jiang finally felt relieved. Seeing him covered in blood, she grabbed him and said:
"Why is there so much blood? What happened?"
"what!"
Prince Su screamed as the wound was pulled. He hadn't noticed it before, but now he realized that his arm was dislocated.
"Mother, I'm fine. My arm is dislocated and I'll just reattach it. Don't worry, I'm fine."
The imperial physician rushed forward to reconnect his arm and treat the wound.
Prince Su then walked straight to Emperor Jingde, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said loudly, "Father, I beg you to thoroughly investigate this matter! I hope to seek justice for my second brother and the innocent people who died!"
Su Zhe's life or death was unknown, and there were also the dead and injured civilians on the streets, and the guards and eunuchs who did not escape from the Tongtian Tower that was burned to charcoal. All these things made Prince Su feel particularly heavy.
Emperor Jingde made two grunts in his throat, and for a long time he couldn't speak because of the phlegm that was holding back his speech.
At this time, Prince Jing stepped forward and said:
"Father, the people of Beimang intend to provoke war between the two countries and deliberately plot to murder you. I, your son, also implore you to thoroughly investigate this matter."
"Yes, yes, Father! The people of Beimang are too arrogant! I, your son, also request to investigate this case together!"
King Kang was covered in footprints and had a red mark on his face. He also knelt down beside King Su and spoke righteously.
“…OK…!”
Emperor Jingde stood up shakily, his voice hoarse as if he had eaten several pounds of salt, and a hoarse sound came from the bottom of his throat like pulling a bellows.
Tonight's joy was followed by sorrow. Emperor Jingde suddenly seemed to have aged several years. As soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the side.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Shun Dajian cried out and rushed forward to support him.
Concubine Wen, who was closest to him, also cried out and rushed over, but was unfortunately pushed away by Emperor Jingde.
“Return…Return…”
After uttering just two words, Emperor Jingde's head tilted and he fainted.
"Father!"
"emperor!"
The hall was instantly in chaos.
Everyone carried the emperor away in a hurry.
Concubine Wen and Prince Jing, who were lagging behind, exchanged glances, smiled coldly, and clenched their fingers tightly together.
"The old man is really lucky!"
……
A Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a time for family reunion.
But it added countless innocent souls.
On Shengjing Street, Tongtian Tower was reduced to a scorched earth. Dozens of bodies had been cleared from inside, mostly officials from the Ministry of Rites and palace eunuchs. All of them were burned beyond recognition, their faces grim and charred.
There were also civilians and officials who died in stampedes, burned to death, and hit by falling objects from high altitudes. The number of people counted was in the hundreds, and the number of injured was countless.
Many shops along the street were also burned down.
Suddenly, white banners were hung everywhere in Shengjing, and almost every household was in mourning. Overnight, the festive atmosphere of Mid-Autumn Festival was replaced by waves of mourning and wailing!
In the general's mansion, Mr. Fei spent the whole night in the room trying to save the patient, and only came out at dawn, dragging his exhausted body.
As soon as Su Li came out with Mr. Fei, Pei Heng, Qin Shi and Yong'an Hou, who had rushed over after hearing the news, surrounded them.
"how's it going?"
Qin's eyes were as red and swollen as grapes, full of bloodshot, and it was obvious that she had been crying all night.
Su Li asked Nanny Li to take Mr. Fei to rest first, and she stayed behind to explain the illness. She said:
"The burns are severe. The entire skin on my back is burned. There are also internal injuries. It's hard to say right now. We'll have to wait and see over the next few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin whimpered and fell backwards. Yong'an Hou quickly hugged his wife.
Su Li was heartbroken, but no matter how sad she was, she had to cheer up.
As soon as the mother fell down, these two families were counting on her!