newbobooks Chapter 28 The Prince is in Trouble
Chapter 28 The Prince is in Trouble
The uncle put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Yu Tingwan, and told her about the current conditions of her cousins.
"Your eldest cousin is now with me in the Ministry of Personnel, serving as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. Your second cousin and your second uncle are teaching in the Imperial Academy. Your third cousin is currently training in the camp outside the capital. Your fourth cousin has not yet entered the officialdom. Your cousin is now at home with nothing to do."
"..."
Why do you say I have nothing to do? Jiang Qingxun was helpless, but he didn't dare to refute his uncle's words.
My uncle would have a stern face, my dad would scold me, and my brothers would watch the fun. Oh, I am so pitiful!
Looking up in the direction of Yu Tingwan, Sister Wan is the best, the best. It would be even better if Sister Wan was a younger sister.
Unfortunately, he only dared to think about such words in his heart. If he said them out loud, he was afraid that everyone in the room would beat him to death!
After hearing about the Jiang family's situation, Yu Tingwan also understood why the emperor wanted to take action against the Jiang family, even though the Jiang family did not seem to have that many people.
But almost every generation is made up of extremely outstanding people, no wonder the emperor would be wary of them.
My cousins may not hold high official positions, and my fourth cousin has not yet entered the officialdom. But that doesn’t mean they are not excellent, but that they simply dare not take any further steps.
"My cousins are well-read and knowledgeable, but it is this court environment that has constrained you."
Yu Tingwan's words made them shake their heads. Although what she said was true, they could also see that this cousin's personality had really changed.
There were footsteps outside, and Yu Tingwan and Jiang Qingsu turned around to look outside at the same time.
Lan Yue walked to the door and bowed to greet inside.
"Old Master, dinner is ready. Madam, please move to the dining room."
Master Jiang nodded and stood up, revealing a gentle smile, "Let's go, we've been talking for so long, it's time to go eat, you must be hungry after listening to me so late, right?"
Yu Tingwan nodded to Grand Tutor Jiang, walked over and offered his hand to support Grand Tutor Jiang.
She had no relatives since she was a child. Even though she left that place and met a group of friends, she was still different from having relatives.
Before, she didn’t know what was different and didn’t really care.
But after coming here, she realized that these were her relatives, who had always stood behind her and cared about her. That feeling was different from the care from friends.
"Grandfather, please. It's been a long time since I had a meal with you. Today I must accompany you for a drink and a meal."
drink?
The young gentlemen following behind looked at each other. It seemed that they had not been with their cousin for too long and really didn't understand her.
But there is no rush, it is not too late to understand now.
When we arrived at the dining hall, our two aunts came up to us and greeted us.
"Tingwan, come quickly. We have cooked a lot of dishes that you loved when you were a child. I just don't know if you still like them now that you have grown up."
Yu Tingwan helped Master Jiang to sit down, looked at the food on the table and nodded to her aunt.
"Yes, I like everything my aunt cooks."
The family had a lively reunion dinner together, and it was already the end of the hour of Wei.
"Now that the prince has woken up, we don't have to worry too much. Come to the Grand Tutor's Mansion more often in the future, or invite your aunts to the prince's mansion for a visit."
Yu Tingwan nodded repeatedly, "Of course, I'll give the invitations to my aunts when the time comes."
After they talked for a while, Qingzhu came hurriedly from outside. Although he did not seem hurried, his fast pace made people feel that he was in a hurry.
As expected, when she arrived at the main hall, after paying her respects one by one, she looked at Yu Tingwan and said:
"Princess, there is news from the palace. Please return to the palace. There are some urgent matters in the palace."
Master Jiang and his two sons looked at each other. Although the maid did not say it explicitly, they knew that something might have happened in the mansion.
Master Jiang looked in the direction of Yu Tingwan and said, "There is an urgent matter in the palace. Princess, please go back quickly. It's not far away, so we can always meet each other."
Yu Tingwan nodded. Something must have happened. After all, Shen Chenli knew where he was now.
At a time like this, if it wasn't an emergency, she wouldn't be urged to return home.
"Then I will go back home this evening and invite my aunts to the palace for a short visit in a few days."
Everyone stood up, nodded in agreement, and then saw Yu Tingwan out.
After getting on the carriage, Yu Tingwan looked at Qingzhu and asked, "What happened in the mansion?"
Qingzhu shook his head. "I don't know the details, but the only thing I know is that the news came from the secret guards around the prince. It seems that something has happened to the prince."
These words made Yu Tingwan frown. What could happen to Shen Chenli?
There was no way to guess it, and Yu Tingwan didn't try to argue. He would know everything when he returned to the palace.
The carriage went quite fast on the way back, and by the time Yu Tingwan arrived at the front yard, only a quarter of an hour had passed.
"princess."
When Butler Chen heard the news, he hurried over to greet them.
"Don't be so polite, what's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Yu Tingwan strode forward. Shen Chenli had always lived in the main courtyard in the front yard. Butler Chen led the way in front and explained to Yu Tingwan.
"Princess, I'm sorry to bother you, but something happened suddenly on the prince's side, so..."
"Don't talk so much nonsense, what happened to the prince?"
Yu Tingwan was quite impatient. He had called her back so anxiously before, but now he was so procrastinating!
Butler Chen had no choice but to get down to business: "The prince was assassinated and his heart was injured. Doctor Lu is treating the prince now, but Doctor Lu still asked his subordinates to call you back."
Assassinated?
The more Yu Tingwan listened, the more his brows furrowed. Hasn't Shen Chenli been in the mansion today?
How could he be assassinated?
And it also hurt the heart meridian? Is it that serious?
Yu Tingwan stopped talking and kept walking forward. When he reached the outside of the bedroom, the entire yard had been surrounded by guards.
There are also many secret guards hiding in the dark guarding the periphery, and it seems that everywhere is on high alert.
This made Yu Tingwan's expression become solemn.
I’m afraid it’s not good.
When she arrived at the bedroom, she smelled a bloody smell. Yu Tingwan glanced at Wei Ming who was standing motionless at the door of the bedroom, and went straight into the room.
The smell of blood in the house became stronger, but there were not many people inside. Apart from the court doctor who was helping, only Song Shixu and Lu Cheng were present.
"How is the prince now?"
Hearing Yu Tingwan's voice, Song Shixu looked at her, and the smile that usually appeared on his face was gone.
"He is now in a coma and unconscious."
Before nightfall, Yu Ting discovered that Shen Chenli's body was covered in blood, with an arrow stuck in his sleeve on his open chest.
"Did someone break into the mansion?"
According to her observation, not counting the guards in public, there must be about 500 people in this mansion just secretly, right?
However, considering that this palace is about 70,000 square meters and has no surveillance equipment, it doesn't seem strange that someone could sneak in?
However, it sounds quite insecure.