GongYimo spent the whole night thinking about it. First, there were rumors, then the sacrificial cauldron was dug out, and now the Crown Prince was attacked by an assassin. This series of events was obviously aimed at the Crown Prince, but there must be a backup plan. Moreover, there must be a mole among them.
GongYimo couldn't help but think about the people in the harem.
Liu Xian Fei had power in her hands, and Long Gui Fei had money in her hands. It seemed that Liu Xian Fei was more likely to be involved, but …
GongYimo suddenly stood up. Li Ke was the son of the Minister of Revenue, and Long Gui Fei's father was also a member of the Ministry of Revenue. Could it be that the Ministry of Revenue had colluded to this point?
Impossible … Li Ke … She had investigated this person before. He was not the eldest son of the family, but he was ambitious and wanted to make a career for himself. There were many people in the capital who praised him. He was a rare upright young master.
Moreover, his father, the Minister of Revenue, and Long Gui Fei's father, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, did not get along well with each other. The possibility of them cooperating was not high. Therefore, when GongYimo was selecting the younger generation, she recognized Li Ke.
As if to prove her guess, a bright imperial edict arrived. Because the Crown Prince was not in, the Crown Prince's entourage, Assistant Minister Liu, received the edict. GongYimo leaned on the door and listened. The imperial edict actually asked the Crown Prince to return to the capital immediately.
But the Crown Prince's life was at stake! How could the Emperor not care about his son's life?
The only explanation was that the Emperor was so anxious to see her, not the Crown Prince. And to see her … it could only be for the sake of the Emperor's wife.
GongYimo admitted that the temptation of the Emperor's wife was great, but with the Emperor's character, he would not disregard his own child's life to snatch it. The only possibility was that something happened that she didn't know, and changed the whole direction of the situation.
When the eunuch left, Assistant Minister Liu held the imperial edict and didn't know what to do. GongYimo came over, and he seemed to have seen his savior.
He was a man in his thirties. When he saw GongYimo, his eyes lit up and he ran over.
"Your Royal Highness, what should we do? Your Highness's life is at stake, how can you be tired from the journey? Even if we take a boat, we can't go straight to the capital! "
GongYimo indicated for him to calm down. She looked at the shining imperial edict in the other's hand. After a long time, she exhaled.
"Brother Crown Prince definitely can't endure the pain of being tossed around. We can only wait for him to wake up."
Assistant Minister Liu's face was bitter. "But the imperial edict ordered us to set out immediately!"
GongYimo smiled helplessly. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes!
"Then we can only … disobey the imperial edict!"
Assistant Minister Liu was frightened by her …
"That's a capital offense!"
GongYimo shrugged and smiled. "So what?"
After saying this, she walked towards Gong Che's room, leaving Assistant Minister Liu standing there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
The Emperor's imperial edict was very clear. He wanted the Crown Prince to bring everyone back to the capital to be bestowed with the title. The canal had not been completed yet, so what was there to be bestowed with?
GongYimo smiled. It didn't matter. No matter what unexpected things happened, this time, she would definitely not let the formula be leaked. Even if someone told on her, so what? It would be discovered sooner or later anyway.
Even if Li Ke really betrayed him, even if he really got together with Imperial Concubine Long behind his father's back, so what? She wasn't angry. Wasn't it just betrayal?
But when she thought of the time when they drank and talked, listening to him talk about the future, his eyes full of confidence and high spirits, it made GongYimo's heart ache. She really didn't want to believe that he was that kind of person.
GongYimo took the lead in disobeying the imperial edict. Although the entire group complained, no one objected!
Gong Che still didn't show any signs of waking up, and the imperial physician continued to take care of him.
Gong Yi Mo looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and a crazy idea suddenly popped up in her mind …
Two days passed like this. Before GongYimo could make up her mind, she heard an announcement. The eunuch who announced the imperial edict came again and brought the Emperor's second imperial edict!
GongYimo hid behind the screen and listened to the eunuch read the imperial edict in a sharp voice. After Assistant Minister Liu heard it, he knelt on the ground and almost fainted. In the end, he gritted his teeth and accepted the edict. The eunuch looked around the room as if he was looking for someone. In the end, he snorted and walked away arrogantly!
It's over! The Emperor actually suspected that the Crown Prince had disloyal intentions!
GongYimo walked out and opened the imperial edict to take a look. It was written in cinnabar in bright red, "Cultivator of the canal, Long Ze the World"! In addition, Gong Che didn't leave in time. The Emperor's intention was to question whether the Crown Prince really wanted to "Long Ze the World"!
GongYimo gritted her teeth. She still hadn't received the news and didn't know if the two people she sent out had arrived in the capital. If they had arrived and met the Emperor, the Emperor still hadn't arrived and died on the way. When the Emperor saw Gong Che disobeying the imperial edict and heard such rumors, he was furious! So he ordered them to return to the capital immediately.
She held the imperial edict tightly in her hand and didn't say a word.
"Princess … what should we do?"
GongYimo looked at everyone. Their faces were pale and their legs were trembling. In this era, disobeying an imperial edict was a capital offense. Those who came with the Crown Prince could be said to have their lives tied to the Crown Prince. But when they thought of their wives and children in the capital, they hesitated and wanted to return immediately.
GongYimo saw this in her eyes and remembered it in her heart. Sure enough, Assistant Minister Liu glanced at everyone and whispered.
"Since His Majesty is in a hurry and issued two imperial edicts in a row, we can't disobey the imperial edict anymore. It's better to set off immediately. As for His Royal Highness …" He couldn't think of a way to settle the Crown Prince for a while. After all, the Crown Prince was still hanging on by a thread. Who knows what will happen when he goes out?
He couldn't care so much. If the Emperor got angry, millions of corpses would fall. Their families will also suffer.
GongYimo glanced at more than a dozen people present. Imperial Doctor Xu, Assistant Minister Liu, Imperial Doctor Xu, Secretary Li, Gong Gong, etc … These people can be said to be her friends and partners who have been together for more than a year! But at this time, they looked anxious and frowned. They didn't dare to look up at her.
GongYimo suddenly knelt on one knee.
Everyone was shocked!
"Princess! Why are you doing this?! "
GongYimo blocked Assistant Minister Liu's hand that came to support her. She straightened her back and looked at them firmly.
"I am no longer a princess. Now that I am kneeling here, I only have one thing to ask."
Assistant Minister Liu glanced at the others and didn't speak. They all thought that GongYimo wanted them to continue to resist the imperial edict. At least wait until the Crown Prince woke up and survived this disaster. But the imperial edict was in front of them, they really can't agree.
But they didn't expect GongYimo to say: "I promise to set off back to the capital … but, not now …"
Sure enough, Assistant Minister Liu frowned and didn't know how to refuse.
GongYimo gritted her teeth, knelt down on both knees, and kowtowed to everyone!
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