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Chapter 223: Message from the Three Treasures
"Xia...Chongwen!"
Xia Yu spoke with gnashing teeth. He was really so angry about the contents of Eunuch Li's secret report that his head hurt!
His eyes flickered, and even his arms, which were resting on the table, were trembling slightly.
"How could it be him?" Shen Yuyao was shocked.
If it was really Xia Chongwen who did it, then the Kyoto court must be under his control at this time.
Moreover, Xia Chongwen must have chosen to collude with the Lu family, which is why he poisoned the emperor who doted on him so much!
"He is truly a good grandson of my father!" Every word that came out of Xia Yu's mouth at this moment was chilling to the bone.
He gritted his teeth with a cold face and continued, "Eunuch Li reported that he had also seen the bowl of chicken soup. He thought it was strange and wanted to stop father from eating it, but father said that it was the Crown Prince who asked the Crown Princess to personally deliver it. Such a good intention should not be wasted."
"Father actually drank up all the chicken soup in one breath!" Xia Yu slammed his fist on the table, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground and shattered.
"..."
Shen Yuyao thought to herself that the emperor must have guessed that the chicken soup was poisonous, but he still drank it all in one gulp. That could only mean that the emperor wanted to use his own life to gamble on Xia Chongwen's sincerity.
Unfortunately, the emperor lost this gamble!
"Then His Majesty should have made plans earlier." Shen Yuyao's thoughts were in turmoil, and slowly she calmed down a little.
She always remembered the emperor's instructions to her before leaving Beijing.
Shen Yuyao walked to Xia Yu's side and held Xia Yu's hand tightly with one hand, "Prince, before I left Beijing, my father told me that if there was any news that he was seriously ill, Your Highness could rush to Kyoto immediately;"
Seeing that Xia Yu's violently heaving chest had relaxed slightly, she continued, "If the news is that he has passed away, you don't have to go to Kyoto to mourn. You just need to defend Yanjing City for the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"The emperor is most worried that if he suddenly passes away, there will be unrest in the court, which will cause instability on the border of Daxia."
"Then according to your opinion, should I leave for Kyoto immediately?"
Xia Yu was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and thought carefully before turning to ask Shen Yuyao.
"Your Highness, in my opinion, this trip to Yanjing City is likely to be dangerous!" Shen Yuyao pulled Xia Yu to the soft chair, motioned Xia Yu to sit down and talk slowly, and called Zi Su to get another cup of tea.
"Xia Chongwen must have something extremely urgent to poison me at this time, otherwise he would not take such a risk to force my father to death."
"At this time, the official news from Kyoto has not yet reached Yanjing. Your Majesty can only respond to changes by remaining unchanged."
"Could it be that even though I'm in the royal family, I still can't escape this fate?" Xia Yu slowly fell down on the soft chair, with a few strands of white hair hanging down in front of his forehead, "Xia Chongwen!"
Xia Yu murmured to himself: "Revenge for my father's murder!"
His pair of scarlet eyes gradually changed from mourning to fierceness. "Since he can lay a hand on my father, I am afraid that we uncles will be strangled by him sooner or later."
Shen Yuyao's eyes dimmed when she heard this.
Xia Yu was right. Before leaving Beijing, the emperor had told her that if the emperor passed away suddenly, the first thing the crown prince would do after ascending the throne would be to reduce the power of the vassal states!
Each of Prince Ning's brothers who have already been enfeoffed will be caught in this dire straits.
"My Lord, I am in mourning!"
......
Two horses were galloping on the official road outside Yanjing City. When they were almost at the city gate, one of the horses seemed to be exhausted and fell to the ground with its head tilted.
The young man in black brocade clothes riding a horse leaped forward and avoided being thrown to the ground at the same time.
He just stood up and looked at the horse lying on the ground. He shook his head and sighed, "Another one died. Fortunately, the last one can still make it to Prince Ning's mansion."
After saying that, the young man in black turned over and jumped onto another horse beside him.
"drive!"
With a crisp sound of whip, the young man rushed towards the city gate.
It was already dusk, the gates of Yanjing City had just been locked, and several soldiers guarding the city were patrolling on the gate tower.
"Quick! Open the door! We'll deliver you to Prince Ning's mansion three hundred miles away!" The young man in black jumped down in front of the city gate and shouted anxiously at the door.
"Token!" The soldiers did not recognize the boy.
"Open your eyes wide and look, what is this?" The young man held the token of the Black Dragon Guard high in his hand. Afraid that the soldiers on the city gate tower could not see it clearly, he turned over and got on his horse again, holding the token higher.
......
"There has been no news from Kyoto for three whole days. This matter is really weird." Shen Yuyao poured a cup of tea for Xia Yu and also poured one for herself.
"I have asked Danggui to guard the city gate. As soon as there is any news, he will rush to Prince Ning's mansion." After three days of waiting, Xia Yu has calmed down a lot.
At this moment, Shen Yuyao seemed a little more anxious than Xia Yu.
"The city gates are already locked now. I wonder if Angelica has reached the gates yet?"
Her impetuous state today did not escape Xia Yu's eyes.
"Danggui must be at the city gate right now. Princess, don't be too anxious. News will arrive sooner or later."
Shen Yuyao didn't respond, but stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
She chatted with Xia Xiaoxian all night last night.
Xia Xiaoxian told her that the Emperor of Great Xia had passed away, and the official news would be transmitted to Yanjing City today.
Soon after, news will come that Xia Chongwen has ascended the throne.
Shen Yuyao had never told Xia Yu that Xia Xiaoxian was not an ordinary person, so she was more anxious than Xia Yu to verify Xia Xiaoxian's prediction.
Xia Yu was a little surprised when he saw Shen Yuyao's anxious expression, but he never asked.
He slowly picked up a cup of tea and tried to look calm, which made Shen Yuyao even more anxious.
She turned to Xia Yu and said, "If my guess is correct, there will be news today."
"Yanjing is the farthest from Kyoto." Xia Yu put down the cup of tea that he had just brought to his mouth, "At this moment, I think the other brothers have already received the news."
"Yeah." Shen Yuyao nodded.
"Master." Danggui's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
When Xia Yu heard this, he immediately stood up and walked to the door. When he opened the curtain, he saw Danggui with an anxious look on his face.
Shen Yuyao followed closely behind.
"Sanbao! I am bringing Sanbao to see the prince." Danggui panted, and a young man in black appeared behind him.
"Sanbao greets the prince and the princess!" The young man took out two volumes that looked like imperial edicts from his chest, knelt on one knee and presented them to Xia Yu.
He traveled day and night to reach Yanjing, and several horses died from running.
The sun was scorching, and Shen Yuyao could even smell the sour odor of sweat coming from Ma Sanbao's gorgeous clothes.
"This is a will, an imperial edict!"
Ma Sanbao raised his eyes and looked at Xia Yu, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
"Posthumous edict?"
"Imperial decree?"