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Chapter 890 We are all North Wing people
Shen Siyuan blurted out, "How do you know who the hidden danger is?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered the script that Emperor Mingde had mentioned to him.
That is clearly about past and present lives.
Does he believe it? He does.
His wife Li Jinxiu is the witness. If it wasn't for Shi Anxia, he would still be looking for someone.
The world is so big. If it weren’t for the memory of the previous life, where could one find it in such a vast sea of people?
Shi Anxia said, "I just wanted to test you."
The human heart cannot stand the test. She seldom uses it.
But Eunuch An was an exception. Shi Anxia was extremely wary of the person around the Crown Prince.
This was also the task that Emperor Mingde assigned to her before leaving: to clear them out reasonably, but without hurting the prince's feelings.
Shi Anxia said slowly, "The gossip is that the prince consort might be the emperor's son who was exiled to the common people."
Shen Siyuan disagreed, "Who would believe such gossip?"
He choked as soon as the words came out of his mouth. Eunuch An not only believed it, but also took action.
Shi Anxia lowered her eyes quietly, and said after a while, "I didn't spread the gossip, it came from Liang State, and Emperor Yong of Liang State also believed it."
The rumor had spread to Chang'an County in Youzhou, and it would soon spread to the capital. If she didn't react soon, she and her husband, or someone related to her, would die.
Just because... in the previous life, Eunuch An killed Nanny Jing, a palace maid of Empress Dowager Huizheng.
Eunuch An was an old eunuch who served the Crown Prince Xiao Zhi's mother, Concubine Zhen. When Concubine Zhen died, Xiao Zhi was only five years old, and Eunuch An quietly stayed by the young master's side.
In his previous life, after Emperor Rongguang ascended the throne, he killed all his brothers and nephews.
When Xiao Zhi was imprisoned, Eunuch An once made him drink a cup of poisoned wine. The poisoned wine burned through his throat, and although he saved his life, he lost his clear voice forever. Every time he spoke a word, it was as if a handful of rough sand was stuck in his throat, and he made a "ho ho" gasping sound.
Even so, he still stayed by Xiao Zhi's side, and in the weed-covered palace, he used his skinny hands to shield him from the wind and snow.
Is Eunuch An loyal?
He is loyal! He is loyal to Xiao Zhi, and he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for Xiao Zhi.
Later, when Xiao Zhi ascended the throne as Emperor Zhaowu, Eunuch An became the chief steward of the inner court, and no one dared to look down on him. After all, he was the most loyal shadow around the emperor.
It’s a pity that this loyalty is too foolish.
It is understandable that Eunuch An always puts the interests of his master first. But his biggest problem is that he is easily influenced by gossips and his brain is not sharp enough.
In the third year of Zhaowu, rumors began to spread in the palace that Empress Dowager Huizheng would sooner or later marry Emperor Zhaowu and become empress.
Eunuch An actually believed it.
He felt that Queen Dowager Hyejeong had to retire to the palace out of helplessness. Otherwise, why did the master still go to the palace to ask for instructions on every major event? Why did Queen Dowager Hyejeong still influence the government even though she retired behind the scenes?
This is clearly a step backward to advance.
He didn't want a woman to interfere with his master's imperial ambitions, and he didn't want a woman to ruin his master's reputation.
After all, this woman was the empress of Emperor Rongguang and the sister-in-law of Emperor Zhaowu. If his master took his sister-in-law as his empress, it would leave a stain in the history books.
Eunuch An made a ruthless move to kill her. When Emperor Zhaowu gave silver-thread charcoal to Empress Dowager Huizheng, he soaked the charcoal with a colorless and odorless poison.
The palace maids under Queen Dowager Huizheng were careless and put the carbon into the warehouse.
At that time, Nanny Jing in the palace happened to be ill, so Empress Dowager Huizheng ordered that a few more basins of silver-thread charcoal be made for her.
The palace servants sent the poisoned silver carbon to Madam Jing's room. By the time Empress Dowager Huizheng discovered that something was wrong, Madam Jing was already powerless to save the situation.
Empress Dowager Huizheng was heartbroken and furious. That was the only time she lost her temper after Emperor Zhaowu ascended the throne.
After investigation, it was found that there were three palace maids involved in the case, and Eunuch An was the main culprit.
Queen Mother Huizheng has only one request: to kill without mercy! To avenge Nanny Jing.
Although Emperor Zhaowu was heartbroken, he still chopped off Eunuch An's head.
Eunuch An never repented until his death. He cried and said in his ugly voice, "This old slave is sincere and the heaven and earth can bear witness to this."
He also warned Emperor Zhaowu to take good care of his reputation and not to be bewitched by women.
Every word sounded like a blunt knife scraping bone, mixed with blood foam flowing from the throat.
Until his death, Eunuch An felt that he had lived a life of utter sincerity and that his death was a worthy and worthwhile one.
Emperor Zhaowu was angry and sad.
From then on, Queen Dowager Huizheng barred him from entering the palace and never allowed him to set foot in the palace again.
Emperor Zhaowu understood that he would never be able to drink the wine she brewed or the tea she made for the rest of his life.
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In this life, Shi Anxia did not take it lightly, but he did not dare to act rashly either.
If she personally dealt with an old slave who was loyal and had not made any mistakes, it would definitely leave an indelible hidden danger in the heart of Crown Prince Xiao Zhi.
Xiao Zhi is a man who values friendship and righteousness.
Eunuch An holds a different weight in his mind.
Shi Anxia wanted Xiao Zhi to take action himself to eliminate this hidden danger.
She first had someone spread the gossip of "the prince living among the people" to Eunuch An's ears, and then asked Shen Siyuan for the "Hundred Days of Drunk", which was then handed to Eunuch An by the right person at the right time.
If Eunuch An had not been disturbed by the rumors, he would not have asked for the Hundred Days of Drunk. But once he had the wrong idea, this is the result today.
The first person he wanted to get rid of was her, the girl with the Phoenix destiny.
Shen Siyuan was so scared that her legs went limp. "Princess, have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if the Crown Prince went all out and ascended the throne directly with the imperial decree?"
Shi Anxia shook her head, "He won't."
Not to mention that Xiao Zhi had a clear mind, he didn't dare to act rashly just because Cen Yuan had an army of 300,000.
What's more, Emperor Mingde's prestige was at its peak at this time.
"The Crown Prince is a man who can shoulder the responsibility of the prosperity of the Northern Wing. We must trust him." Shi Anxia paused and asked, "So, does Envoy Shen know which side he is on?"
Shen Siyuan was stunned. He was just a doctor, and he didn't think so much. "I, am I not the princess and her husband's man?"
He had always believed that he belonged to the princess and her husband. They found his childhood sweetheart for him and helped him to sit in a high position that many people would struggle to achieve in their entire lives.
Of course he should belong to the princess and her husband.
Shi Anxia shook her head. "We are all Beiyi people. We belong to Emperor Mingde and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Just remember this."
Shen Siyuan remembered it, and walked out of the warm room dizzy, feeling speechless. The princess paid more attention to her belly, fearing that the child would be born early.
The next day, Eunuch An was sent by Xiao Zhi to Huizhou, his former fiefdom, to guard a sweet-scented osmanthus tree.
The osmanthus tree was planted by Xiao Zhi and Eunuch An in memory of Concubine Zhen.
Eunuch An knelt outside the imperial study, tears streaming down his face, "I will do my best to take good care of the tree."
Xiao Zhi felt very uncomfortable, and with red eyes, he personally went out of the imperial study to help him up, "Eunuch An, you must remember to be careful in what you say and do when you go to Huizhou. If you make mistakes again and have thoughts that you shouldn't have, I will not forgive you easily."
Eunuch An burst into tears, "Your Highness, I can't bear to leave you, Your Highness..."