Chapter 381 Preparations for the Funeral

Xiao Xixi took out the bag of mutton jerky from the bag.

This mutton is air-dried and chewed very vigorously.

Xiao Xixi was munching on the mutton jerky while driving the mule cart, and still asked.

"Aren't you still alive, why do those people say you are dead?"

Luo Qinghan sat in the dilapidated mule cart and explained indifferently.

"It should be a rumor that Qiu Yuan deliberately spread, he wants to create the illusion that I am dead, so that he can frame Qiu Lei, and then kill Qiu Lei justifiably.

In fact, according to Qiu Yuan's plan, he should kill me first, and then put the blame on Qiu Lei.

It's a pity that my life was too hard, and I narrowly escaped, disrupting his plan.

He had no choice but to spread rumors to make everyone think I was dead, and at the same time sent people to arrest me, hoping to kill people. "

Xiao Xixi: "What do you think Qiu Yuan is trying to do? He works hard every day, either killing this or killing that. He probably won't be able to sleep peacefully at night. Doesn't he feel tired?"

Luo Qinghan: "This is the charm of power. He can make people forget their fatigue, abandon their dignity, and abandon their humanity."

"You must never become someone like Qiu Yuan in the future, it would be boring to live like that!"

Her tone was as if she was educating her own children not to imitate others.

Luo Qinghan replied in a low voice, "Well, I won't be as stupid as him."

While they were on their way slowly, the news about the prince's murder had been expedited to Shengjing with 800 miles.

When the emperor learned about this, he was furious and ordered to punish the crime of King Chenliu on the spot!

No matter who assassinated the prince, since the prince died in Chenliu County, it would be a dereliction of duty by King Chenliu!

But then the second news was sent to Shengjing——

The person who murdered the prince was Qiu Lei, the second son of the Chenliu palace!

Qiu Lei even put King Chenliu and his two brothers under house arrest. After he wanted to kill the prince, he directly rebelled.

At a critical moment, Qiu Yuan launched a mutiny and killed Qiu Lei himself, preventing the rebellion.

Qiu Yuan's righteous act of killing his relatives really shocked many people.

Even the emperor was a little surprised.

Originally, according to the law, Qiu Lei murdered the prince and rebelled, and he would definitely be executed.

But Qiu Yuan's act of killing his relatives righteously won the favor of many civil servants in the DPRK and China.

There were many civil servants to intercede for Qiu Yuan.

"Your Majesty, if it wasn't for Qiu Yuan's righteous extermination of relatives this time and personally killing the rebels, I'm afraid that the entire Chenliu County would fall under the control of the rebels. And we are far away from Chenliu County, so if we want to send troops to suppress them, we need to spend a lot of money and resources. Manpower. But now that Qiu Yuan has killed the traitor and surrendered to the court, this is tantamount to saving the court a big trouble, and we should adopt a gentle policy for him."

"Although Qiu Lei's treason cannot be forgiven, Qiu Yuan is also a victim, and he was implicated by Qiu Lei. Now that he can kill his relatives righteously, it means that he is still very loyal to the court and His Majesty. If His Majesty can recruit him, he will definitely It can make him more loyal to His Majesty, and at the same time, it can also show the world your heart of benevolence!"

"Now that King Chenliu is seriously ill, he can no longer be in charge, and Qiu Lei almost rebelled again. People in Chenliu County must be panicking. If they do something at Chenliu's palace at this time, it will probably lead to more troubles in Chenliu County. Wei Chen thinks that now The top priority is to stabilize the situation in Chenliu County, and other matters can be settled later."

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The emperor just listened to the previous words, but when he heard the last words, his heart finally touched.

Compared with those false names, he was more concerned about the situation in Chenliu County.

In particular, King Chen Liu still holds the military power of the 50,000 Chixiao Army in his hands, which should not be underestimated.

As for the death of the prince, it may seem shocking at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, the impact of this incident is actually not as big as expected.

After all, the emperor has many sons, and the prince is just one of them.

Even without this prince, there can still be other princes.

Of course, no one dared to say these words directly, at most they could only think about it in their hearts.

After the ministers finished talking about Qiu Yuan, they all persuaded the emperor and asked the emperor to mourn.

The emperor looked very sad, his eyes were red, and his whole person showed deep exhaustion.

He waved his hand, indicating that he wanted to be alone and quiet.

The ministers withdrew.

The emperor stayed alone in the imperial study for a long time, and then ordered to summon Nie Changping, the king of the small county.

He asked Nie Changping to go to Chenliu County with a decree, and he must find the remains of the prince and find out the truth of the prince's murder.

Nie Changping took the order to leave.

He thought differently from the emperor.

He felt that the prince would not die so easily.

In fact, even if the emperor did not summon him, he would take the initiative to invite Ying to go to Chenliu County. Unless he was allowed to see the corpse of the prince with his own eyes, he would not accept this reality.

With a hundred guards, Nie Changping set off overnight and headed straight for Chenliu County.

Although the prince's body has not been brought back, preparations for the prince's funeral have already begun in the palace.

No matter what everyone was thinking, they looked sad on the surface.

Queen Qin took the lead in hanging the white flags and instructed the imperial kitchen that everyone in the palace must be vegetarian for the next three months.

The concubines could no longer wear bright clothes, and they all put on plain dresses.

The princes began to walk around frequently, and took the initiative to show their favor to the Empress Qin.

Now that the prince is dead, and Empress Qin has no other children under her knees, if she wants to be promoted to empress dowager safely, she has to choose one of the existing princes as a support object.

This is a great opportunity for the princes, and no one wants to miss it.

Empress Qin still had that cold look on her face, and she was not close to anyone, but the Qin family had begun to contact other princes in private.

The dozen or so concubines in the East Palace all cried to death.

Concubine Bai, who was the weakest, cried and fainted several times.

According to the ancestral system, when the prince died, his concubines and concubines had to be buried.

But because the remains of the prince have not yet been found, the emperor has not officially ordered them to be buried, but everyone knows that the burial is only a matter of time, and these young and beautiful concubines cannot escape death in the end.

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Luo Qinghan could probably guess what was going on in the palace now.

As soon as he died, all those bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods appeared.

Especially his brothers, in order to compete for the crown prince, they are afraid that their heads will be broken.

Luo Qinghan doesn't care about these things, he is more annoying about another thing now.

The only roads to Shenbao County were all blocked by the Chixiao Army. They strictly checked passers-by, and once they found suspicious people, they would immediately arrest them.

Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi do not have a road guide and a letter, and once they are found, they will definitely reveal their secrets.

They have to figure out a way to get through.

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