Chapter 453 Reason
Rong Que frowned and got out of the sedan chair. "Why did the tree fall down when everything was fine? It will take at least half an hour longer to walk there by taking a detour. Moreover, if we take a detour, we have to pass by the Lotus Temple."
The envoys from other countries did not know where the Lotus Temple was, but the officials of this dynasty knew it very well. The people living there were all concubines. Although they were called concubines, some of them were not too old.
It's not a good idea to have so many people passing by that way.
Rong Que waved his hand and called Ming Lu, "What's going on with the tree?"
Minglu spoke frankly, "A few days ago, there were some spring rains. Thunderstorms struck the tree, leaving it hollow. It's growing on a slope, so its roots can't hold onto the ground. The ground was wet after the rains, so it fell. It's an old tree. Your Majesty, please take a detour."
All old objects carry some spirit. To be particular, if an old tree suddenly falls, it cannot be moved casually. You have to ask someone to perform a ritual and then find a suitable place to put it before it can be moved.
Rong Que had no other choice but to say to the envoys, "I'll have to trouble you all to take a long detour."
Why would the envoy care about such a thing? He reorganized the team and changed direction to set off again.
As a result, when passing by the Lotus Temple, a scream suddenly came from the Lotus Temple. The voice was miserable and full of fear. The person was desperately shouting for help, mixed with something like "I am not the son of the late emperor, I am not a prince, please spare me".
The envoys were terrified when they heard this, but they couldn't suppress their curiosity, and the traveling team slowed down visibly.
Rong Que ordered Ming Lu with a sullen face, "Go and see what's going on!"
As soon as Minglu left, Rongque immediately ordered the team to speed up and not stay at the Lotus Temple.
However, before this angry command could be issued, someone suddenly saw a young man with disheveled hair, covered in blood, stumbling out from inside.
There was an immediate cry of surprise from the crowd.
"Come here, protect the emperor!"
Minglu didn't have time to turn back to Rongque's sedan chair. He shouted in surprise, touched the ground with his toes, jumped up, and pounced on the child who was running out.
Just as Minglu took action, four big men rushed out of the Lotus Temple. The four men had originally tried their best to capture the child, but they had never expected that there were so many people parked not far from the door.
He was so frightened that he subconsciously wanted to retreat back to the Lotus Temple, but it was too late.
Minglu turned around and rushed towards the child, then turned to face the four men. Immediately afterwards, four or five people appeared from nowhere and rushed towards the four men.
The four men were so frightened that they didn't have time to recover before the man was captured.
Someone in the team was sharp-eyed, "Hey, isn't this the personal attendant of Prince Teng of Da Qi?"
The close followers of Prince Teng of the Great Qi rushed out from the Lotus Temple.
This Lotus Temple...
The envoys didn't know, but the ministers of the dynasty were speechless in shock. "Oh my God! The only people living in the Lotus Temple are the concubines. This...what should we do?"
boom!
Discussions broke out in an instant, and everyone looked at Rong Que who got out of the carriage.
Rong Que's face turned pale, "Search for me!"
He Chao had prepared people here early in the morning and had already eliminated the people that Prince Teng had arranged to stalk outside, so when their team came, there was no one inside who was alarmed at all.
When Minglu led his men into the Lotus Temple, the Queen Mother and Prince Teng were sitting together talking. Hearing the noise outside, Prince Teng frowned and turned around angrily. He was about to ask his followers what was going on outside when the door was kicked open by Minglu.
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In the Lotus Temple, Rong Que coldly watched the Queen Mother and Prince Teng being escorted out, gritting his teeth and saying, "I really didn't expect that the Imperial Grandmother would be so capable that she could live in the Lotus Temple and still associate with Prince Teng. Is it that the Imperial Grandmother will not be satisfied until she removes me from the throne?"
You failed to harm my queen before, so what are you planning to do by colluding with Prince Teng?"
Rong Que bombarded her with a series of questions. The Queen Mother was still frightened by Ming Lu's kick on the door. Before she could open her mouth, the child who had run away was picked up and thrown at Rong Que's feet.
Rong Que frowned and looked at him with disgust.
The child stood up and kowtowed, "It's none of my business. They found me and told me I was the late emperor's flesh and blood. I'm not. I have a father and a mother. I'm not of royal blood."
When the child rushed out from inside, everyone vaguely heard something. Now that he has explained it clearly, everyone understands it more clearly.
They are all people who have served in the court for many years. Who wouldn't know what the trick is?
It's just a matter of using this child, and when Rong Que is brought down, he will help this puppet to take power.
Everyone was silent. Rong Que sneered a few times, "Does the Empress Dowager really hate to see me become the emperor? Before , when my father passed away, the Empress Dowager couldn't wait to declare the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo as my father's flesh and blood, and to assist him in ascending the throne. It hasn't been long since this matter was exposed, and the Empress Dowager wants to repeat the same trick?
What? Did the Empress Dowager feel that the world of Great Yan was too peaceful and could no longer satisfy you, so she colluded with Prince Teng of Great Qi to harm me?
Is the Empress Dowager worthy of our ancestors? "
The Queen Mother only felt a buzzing in her ears.
After she arrived at the Lotus Temple, the first thing she did was to see the child. She wanted to find out more about the child, and she didn't expect Prince Teng to come suddenly.
She and Prince Teng had just entered the inner room and hadn't said a word when Minglu kicked the door open.
I swear to God, she really doesn't know anything.
Rong Que looked at the Queen Mother coldly, then his gaze fell on Prince Teng. Minglu brought forward the four men who had been chasing the child and threw them to the ground.
"Lord Teng, this is your man, right?"
Prince Teng's eyelids twitched and he felt uneasy.
This is because his men are good. Logically, these people should have been guarding outside the door when he was talking to the Queen Mother. Obviously, they did not guard it, otherwise Minglu would not have kicked the door open without any preparation.
The four men knelt on the ground, looking ready to die.
They were already prepared to never get Prince Teng to confess, no matter how Rong Que interrogated him. However...
“Kill him!”
Rong Que gave an indifferent order, and Ming Lu raised his sword and slashed without blinking.
The four were killed with one knife and fell to the ground bleeding.
Prince Teng looked at Rong Que in rage, "How dare you! He's my man!"
Rong Que stared at Prince Teng. "Why wouldn't I dare? You've already colluded with the Queen Mother to this point. Do I really need to leave you with a peaceful mind? You should be thankful that I still have a shred of sanity. Otherwise, it wouldn't be just these four people who would die!"
