Chapter 1,053 The Time Between the Front and Back Legs

The brocade box in my memory is a box that no one can look at!

The head butler's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes fell on a small gap in the corner of the brocade box with horror, and his eyes suddenly froze.

It's the brocade box, the brocade box that the late empress lost.

It was indeed that brocade box.

The late Queen's warning words seemed to be ringing in her ears. She said them when she lost the box.

"Don't open that brocade box. Even if you get it, don't open it. If you open it, if the emperor finds out, you will die."

This brocade box disappeared from the palace of the late empress. Later, the late empress called him over and warned him carefully with a pale face, telling him that even if he saw this box in the future, he should pretend that he had not seen it. This brocade box must not be opened. The emperor will not let anyone know what is inside.

If someone knew about it and opened it without authorization, this life would be lost!

The butler began to sweat on his forehead. It turned out that their target was actually him. If the princess hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten such old things. If he had opened this brocade box now!

Everything before was an illusion, but what is now is real!

Not only himself, but also may be sent to the princess. The princess does not know the past events of that year. If it is sent to the princess, it will inevitably be opened. Then even the princess will be involved in it. Thinking of this possibility, the butler sweats on his vest. Soaked in, almost, the entire Prince Chen's Mansion will be implicated...

"Butler, the palace guards are here!" A servant ran in, followed by several guards. They were the emperor's personal guards, and even the queen could not give orders.

With shining silver armor and sharp eyes, as soon as the leader of the Imperial Guards entered the door, his eyes fell on the brocade box placed on the table. With a wave of his hand, several Imperial Guards immediately surrounded the butler.

"My lord, what do you want to do at Prince Chen's Mansion?" The chief steward calmed down, stood up in a hurry, and asked with a smile on his face.

"Where did this brocade box come from?" the leader of the Imperial Guard pointed at the brocade box.

"He brought it." The butler pointed at the young man delivering the food, but did not say any more details.

"Have you opened it?" The leader of the Imperial Guard cast his cold eyes on the butler, his hand on the sheath of his sword, and there was a hint of murderous intent.

"I haven't opened it yet. I just think it's strange that this person gave such a brocade box. This object seems to belong to the palace. I don't dare to open it at will." The chief steward said calmly. Although his eyes were calm, he could see something very strange. It's doubt.

The leader of the Imperial Guard carefully looked at the butler up and down and found nothing unusual about him. It seemed that he had indeed received a somewhat suspicious brocade box, so he was not in a hurry to open it. He was cautious.

I heard that Princess Chen's chief steward was also the former queen's chief steward. He was indeed different from ordinary people. No wonder he was so cautious and could work well in Prince Chen's mansion.

The leader of the Imperial Guard turned his attention to the young man delivering the food: "Is this brocade box a gift from you?"

"Yes...it's from the little one..." The young man who delivered the food also felt bad and stammered.

"Where did it come from?" the leader of the Imperial Guard asked coldly.

"Yes...it was handed down from our ancestors. Our ancestors...were the...little...little eunuchs beside the late empress!" The young man delivering the food took a step back in panic, looked around, and his eyes fell on the big... The butler had a pleading look on his face.

"Have you read the ancestral biography?" The leader of the Imperial Guard asked again as if he didn't see his panicked eyes.

"No...no, I heard that our ancestors wanted...not to allow future generations to see..." The young man who delivered the food became more and more panicked when he saw that the butler did not say a word. How could he say this? Complete.

"What does the ancestor mean? Come, take him away!" The leader of the Imperial Guard waved his hand.

Immediately two guards came over, one on the left and the other on the right, pulling the young man delivering food away.

"Sir..." The young man delivering the food was anxious and immediately wanted to beg for mercy. He was still baffled as to why such a thing happened. The man had clearly promised him that as long as he did what he said, there would be more troubles in the future. Thanks, what's going on right now?

Two slaps, both front and back, made him vomit blood from the corners of his eyes, his vision turned black, and he could not speak.

Then, feeling dizzy, he was dragged out like a dog.

The courtyard became quiet. The leader of the Imperial Guard took a few steps forward, took the brocade box into his hand, and looked at it carefully for a few times before the look on his face relaxed. It was obvious that this rusty box had not been used for more than ten years. opened.

"I'm sorry, Chief Steward. I came in such a hurry that I disturbed the Chief Steward. The Emperor heard that some remnants from the previous dynasty were secretly trying to kill Princess Chen while King Chen was away, so he specially asked me to make such a trip. If there is any disturbance, I hope that I can Forgive me, Chief Butler."

A polite smile appeared on the face of the leader of the Imperial Guard.

"Sir, you're welcome. Since he is a remnant of the previous dynasty, he should be caught. Our prince is not here, so the safety of the princess will be left to a few of our minions. If anything happens to the princess, we will be blamed to death. The government The security inside is indeed a bit weak. Since you are here, sir, please check it out as well."

The chief steward took a step back, drew his hand back, and said with a smile.

No matter who is responsible for what happened today, it will not be easy to investigate. I originally thought it was the food delivery person, but now it seems that the food delivery person is just a useless chess piece. At this time, I casually let him go. There is no better way to prove one's innocence than to show one's innocence after being abandoned by others, than to let others check it openly.

"His Royal Highness King Chen is not at home. There is only Princess Chen now, so it is not convenient for us to check." The leader of the Imperial Guard hesitated.

If it were another prince's palace, he might have really checked it out, but now it was Prince Chen's mansion, and Prince Chen was the most favored in the emperor's mind. If he came back and found out about this in the future, I'm afraid he wouldn't be kind to him.

"Sir, since you are here, please check it out. If you don't check it, we won't worry." The chief steward said sincerely.

"this……"

"Sir, please check it out. If you find out who is harmful to Prince Chen's Mansion, you can also let us make preparations first. It is really not safe for our princess to be alone in the Mansion right now." The chief steward said again.

Seeing him requesting him again and again, the leader of the Imperial Guard became a little moved.

If you really check it, it will be the best.

"Then..." The leader of the Imperial Guard was about to agree, but saw another Imperial Guard pulling his sleeve.

The leader of the Imperial Guards immediately woke up and hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Since it has nothing to do with your Prince Chen's Mansion, forget it. Your Mansion has arranged its own manpower to protect Princess Chen, and nothing will happen to Princess Chen!"

What they call remnants of the previous dynasty is actually an excuse, and the purpose is just for this brocade box. Someone reported that they saw a person taking the brocade box to Princess Chen, and it was the same brocade box that the previous queen had lost more than ten years ago.

The emperor was furious, so he sent someone and told the leader of the Imperial Guard that if anyone saw it, he would kill him. If Princess Chen saw it, he would also have Princess Chen put under supervision and wait for new instructions from the emperor.

If the raid on Prince Chen's Mansion is really carried out now, it will not stop when Prince Chen comes back.

This man looks weak, but in fact he is ruthless. The people in the Imperial Guard have suffered greatly from this King Chen. When they just entered Prince Chen's Mansion, several of them couldn't help but think, fortunately, this King Chen His Royal Highness is not here, otherwise none of them who rushed into Prince Chen's Mansion would be in trouble.

The matter has been settled, and no one has opened this brocade box. It will not conflict with Prince Chen's Mansion. That is the best result. How can he stay and make a living.

Nothing is the best.

After speaking, the leader of the Imperial Guard took the brocade box and left.

The chief steward saw them off from behind and sent them outside the gate. Only then did he realize that the people coming were not just the few forbidden troops he saw. There was also a group of people waiting neatly outside, each with fierce eyes. , it is not comparable to ordinary guards.

The imperial guards returned to their homes to resume their duties. The chief steward saw them off with a smile at the door, but when they disappeared, his expression changed drastically and he hurried to the inner courtyard.

At the same time, he ordered the boy to report to Shao Wanru that the Imperial Guards had just arrived at the house, and he would follow later.

The chief butler had agreed with Shao Wanru very much before, so now he naturally had to discuss matters with Shao Wanru. Such matters could no longer be solved by him as a butler slave.

Even though he, a slave, used to be the chief steward of the palace, he did not dare to step in at this time. When the leader of the Imperial Guard came in just now, his murderous look clearly indicated that the emperor had given the order.

After that, he left because the brocade box was not opened, and he almost lost his life. Thinking of this, the butler felt chills in his heart, and he felt that cold sweat was still breaking out.

Shao Wanru first got the letter from the boy and was very surprised to hear about the brocade box.

Although she had guessed that someone was secretly plotting against her family, and it was not easy to deal with big matters, just small ones, she did not expect that this small brocade box sounded like it had a big background, and it was also related to the emperor. It really made her also I feel frightened.

Originally I was just guessing, thinking that these things would be revealed one by one, but I didn't expect that things changed so quickly. Fortunately, the housekeeper was cautious, otherwise things might have happened at this time.

The butler came quickly, and the young man explained the matter in detail. The butler had already come over. After informing Shao Wanru, the butler was waiting outside the corridor.

Before long, Shao Wanru invited the housekeeper in, and all the other maids withdrew, leaving only two confidants, Yu Jie and Qu Le.

Looking at the pale face of the first steward, Shao Wanru frowned slightly, and without making any excuses, he asked straight to the point: "First steward, does anyone know about the brocade box and want to kill us?"