amaotonovel Chapter 945: The 2nd Prince was fished out of the water
Chapter 945: The 2nd Prince was fished out of the water
She said coldly, "Have people search the ponds near Jinghe Palace more vigorously. Send more people to search any place with water. As long as someone is in the palace, they can't just disappear for no reason."
"Send someone to the Eastern Palace to find out whether Concubine Song has taken the person away. If the Second Prince is not with Concubine Song, do not alarm her for now."
She was worried that the second prince would run away by himself. It was raining heavily, and if he fell into the pond, he would have almost no chance of survival. There were ponds near Yongle Palace and Jinghe Palace. The water level of the ponds was usually not deep, but it had rained for so long that the ponds had long been filled up.
At this moment, she actually hoped that the second prince had been taken away and hidden. Who had a grudge against Concubine Song? Song Qing was very versatile in the palace and was good at making friends, so she almost never made enemies.
For a moment, Jiang Fenghua was at a loss.
The group left as instructed by the Queen. If anything happened to the Second Prince, they would all be dead.
Jiang Fenghua was also afraid that something might happen to the second prince. There were already few royal heirs. If the second prince died, there would only be the eldest prince and the fourth prince by her side.
Gao Qingtong was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. "It's all my fault. I should have taken him to my bedroom last night to keep watch over him. Your Majesty, please believe me. I really want to raise the Second Prince well. No matter how much I dislike Song Qing, the Second Prince is still just a child. I..."
Gao Qingtong was afraid that the queen would not believe her, so she did neglect the child when he was delivered to her, and she really did not think that he would disappear!
"Don't worry. The Second Prince has just arrived at Yongle Palace. He might be missing his mother. He quietly ran out to look for his mother and got lost. Let's look for her again." Jiang Fenghua was comforting Concubine Gao and also comforting himself.
At this moment, Wu Xin sent a young eunuch to tell the Queen, "The Second Prince has been brought before the Emperor."
Jiang Fenghua suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, "Who brought the Second Prince to the Emperor?"
The young eunuch said, "It's Miss Bai."
Gao Qingtong asked in confusion, "Bai Zhiyan? Why would she bring the Second Prince before His Majesty?"
Jiang Fenghua didn't know what was going on. There was always someone watching Bai Zhiyan's every move. How could the second prince be with her?
"Come with me and take a look!" Jiang Fenghua said to Gao Qingtong again, "The Second Prince is missing. Although it's okay, you have to be prepared for the Emperor to be angry."
Gao Qingtong could never have imagined that something like this would happen right after the Second Prince was sent to her palace. "Why would he go to the Emperor? Could it be that Bai Zhiyan stole the Second Prince away and brought him to the Emperor to seek credit?"
"You've been in the palace for so many years, are all the people around you useless? They were able to sneak in in broad daylight and take people away without anyone noticing." Jiang Fenghua thought that the second prince might have secretly walked out of Yongle Palace by himself and then been met by Bai Zhiyan. It was almost impossible for Bai Zhiyan to enter Yongle Palace quietly.
Gao Qingtong said, "If she sneaked in, it's impossible for no one to know. So it seems that the Second Prince ran away on his own."
Jiang Fenghua reminded: "No matter what, the Second Prince was lost in your palace. When he comes before the Emperor, he should admit his mistakes and accept the punishment."
Gao Qingtong was shocked, "How will the emperor punish me?"
Jiang Fenghua said, "You neglected the prince, but now you know you're afraid. Since he has been sent to Jinghe Palace, it means the emperor trusts you. Don't take your grudge with Song Jing out on the child."
Gao Qingtong said, "I understand."
She just couldn't stand Song Qing. She didn't know why, but she could be calm and composed with everyone except Song Qing. She admitted that she really didn't want to take care of Song Qing's child. In the future, if the emperor wanted to appoint a crown prince, he would definitely have to choose the queen's son. Wasn't Song Qing working so hard to train the second prince just to let the second prince fight for that position? Gao Qing kept these words in her heart and didn't dare to say them out loud.
Could it be that she is also a vulgar person, a woman who likes to quibble and has a narrow mind? How can she be as magnanimous as the Queen?
Jiang Fenghua took the initiative to hold her hand and said gently, "I understand what you mean. You think Song Qing's intentions in teaching the Second Prince are impure, but she is also a mother. A mother's love for her children does not distinguish between good and bad people. She is the Second Prince's mother and should teach him to become a talented person. Haven't you been making plans for the Second Princess all along?"
Gao Qingtong suddenly blushed and her heart began to beat fast. "I just wanted to..."
"Don't think about it, let's go!" Jiang Fenghua took her hand. The rain outside continued to fall, and she used her cloak to cover most of Gao Qingtong's body.
Gao Qingtong smelled the faint fragrance on the queen's body and thought it was very nice and she liked it very much. She then asked someone to prepare an incense for the queen.
Jiang Fenghua and Gao Qingtong arrived outside the imperial study. Wu Xin went forward to greet them. He whispered a few words to Jiang Fenghua before saying, "The Emperor said that the Empress and the Imperial Concubine have arrived and asked me to take you in directly."
Jiang Fenghua nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your help, General Manager Wuxin."
"Your Majesty, please." Wuxin said again.
Entering the hall, I saw Xie Shang sitting at the imperial desk, busy processing official documents. On the other side, next to the low table, Qin Yunyan was holding the second prince in her arms and teaching him how to write with a "loving face". The clothes of the second prince and Qin Yunyan seemed to have been changed.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Jiang Fenghua and Gao Qingtong both saluted.
Xie Shang's hands kept moving. He looked up at Gao Qingtong and continued to review the memorials. The memorials on the imperial desk were already piled up like a mountain. He also had to help deal with the affairs of the harem, and his face looked very bad.
He said in a deep voice, "The Imperial Concubine is unwilling to keep the Second Prince by her side."
Gao Qingtong quickly said, "Of course I am willing. Who said I don't want to raise the Second Prince? The Emperor asked her to come out and confront me face to face."
Could it be that Bai Zhiyan was gossiping in the emperor's ear? I didn't expect that before she was even canonized as a concubine, she was already so scheming as to use the Second Prince to ascend to the throne. This woman was too blatant.
Gao Qingtong subconsciously glanced at the queen.
Jiang Fenghua remained calm. Wuxin had just told them what had happened outside the palace. Bai Zhiyan suddenly became the second prince's savior.
Xie Shang continued, "Your Highness, there's no need to look at the Queen, nor to wonder who said this. I know you're dignified and steady, a lady from a noble family, and well-educated, so I handed the Second Prince over to you for instruction. I never expected that just a few hours later, the Second Prince would be fished out of the water."
Gao Qingtong quickly knelt on the ground and said, "It was my fault that I didn't keep a good eye on the Second Prince. The Second Prince was clearly sleeping peacefully in his bedroom, how could he have fallen into the water?"
"I am also confused, so I want to ask the concubine."