jdhmnovel Chapter 272 Rebellion
Chapter 272 Rebellion
that night.
Moon stars are rare.
Jiang Miaomiao had a dream.
A very, very long dream.
When I woke up, I felt a little dazed.
How could a soft pillow be wet?
Even my mother slept in, which was unusual for her.
When I woke up, I reached out and touched the bed; it was wet. "Miaomiao, did you wet the bed?"
Jiang Miaomiao: ……
She's already several years old and still wets the bed; her mother really knows how to think.
The little girl blinked her big, round eyes. "Mother, you cried in your dream last night, didn't you remember?"
Lu Qingyao opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling.
Have it?
When her daughter was still young, she couldn't help but feel sad whenever she thought of her parents suffering in exile.
Could it be because of the baby last night?
She rubbed her eyes, and... didn't feel any discomfort.
But why are my little girl's eyes a bit swollen?
Did you cry?
Impossible, what worries could such a young child have?
"Miaomiao, your eyes are swollen, do they hurt?"
"I got bitten by a mosquito, but it doesn't hurt."
"Don't move, let your mother apply the medicine."
Jiang Miaomiao: ……
The little girl sat obediently on the bed with her eyes closed.
I heard the door creak open; it was my aunt returning from buying breakfast.
"Sister, guess what I found out?" Xiuxiu put the steamed buns and wontons she bought on the table and plopped down next to her.
His expression was unpredictable.
"Sister, Prince Su has rebelled."
"Rebellion!" Lu Qingyao paused in her actions. "His Majesty hasn't even punished him yet, how can he be rebelling?"
It seems that another bloody storm is about to break out in the imperial city.
Xiuxiu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Liuyun said that it's likely that Prince Su learned about the military pay issue on his way back from his fiefdom, so he didn't dare return to the capital and rebelled instead."
Lu Qingyao felt a chill run down her spine.
It seems that Father's crime has been completely cleared, but it will probably be another fierce battle.
She was somewhat worried about the safety of her father and brothers, wondering if they had participated in suppressing the rebellion.
She didn't know much about the princesses and princes of the royal family; she had only heard Jiang Yunze say that the emperor's favorite son was Prince Su.
He even considered deposing the crown prince.
Even the most enlightened monarchs, as they age, begin to become more suspicious and their eyesight deteriorates.
If he had sent troops to capture Prince Su from the beginning instead of recalling him, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Lu Qingyao asked again, "What about Consort Li, the birth mother of Prince Su? Does Prince Su not care whether she lives or dies?"
"Emperors have always been heartless; the success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand!" Xiuxiu sighed.
There was a moment of silence.
"Xiuxiu, quickly pack your bags and head back to the capital."
Lu Qingyao nimbly picked up her little girl, dressed her, and washed her up, all in a smooth and efficient manner.
Jiang Miaomiao felt somewhat dazed, as if war and such were far removed from her.
Perhaps it's because I used to live in a peaceful era, and all I ever saw about fighting was on the news.
Others who transmigrate are either facing famine or war, but she almost died and started out extremely poor.
Fortunately, there was no war.
But war can break out at any time, and it's internal strife, seemingly very close at hand.
It felt somewhat unreal.
Everything was ready; pack and unpack your luggage.
They traveled to the capital without stopping.
Beijing.
Panic.
But it remained prosperous, and people still frequented the brothels.
King Jing, that good-for-nothing son, even with his elder brother ill, still had the leisure to sneak off to the brothel to listen to music.
Even just listening to music was enough to drive his emperor father and empress mother half to death.
"What carefree prince? He's just a good-for-nothing."
The emperor threw the memorial in front of Princess Yuqing and the empress.
Of all his sons, the fifth one was the most distant from him and the least like him; he originally had no hope for him.
But ironically, it was the son who was most like him and whom he trusted the most who rebelled against him.
The Crown Prince's body wouldn't last much longer, yet he was so impatient that he didn't even care about his mother's life or death.
What a heartless bastard.
He staggered back onto the dragon throne, his eyes filled with tears, and his head was covered with many more white hairs.
He waved his hand weakly, "You may all leave!"
Princess Yuqing originally wanted to mention the matter of exonerating the Lu family, but after thinking about it, she decided that it was not appropriate for her to bring it up at this time.
Then he withdrew.
The Empress looked at her daughter and said, "Qing'er, keep a close eye on your fifth brother. He always listens to you the most. Don't let him make your father angry again."
Princess Yuqing nodded and watched her mother leave.
Only then did he drag his weary body step by step toward the palace gate.
She just wants to walk around and calm herself down.
The imperial physician just told her that the prince's poison has entered his lungs and internal organs, and there is no cure. Unless an antidote is found, there may be no chance of survival.
If there is no antidote, there are only three months left.
But then someone couldn't hold back and attacked the Crown Princess and her two-year-old grandson.
All the evidence points to one person: Prince Su.
But then he rebelled.
The palanquin followed silently behind, ready to step forward at any moment so that the princess could immediately board if she decided not to go any further.
We walked all the way to the palace gate.
A sedan chair came to pick them up outside the car.
The steward of the princess's residence was also waiting anxiously. "Your Highness, Liu Yun has sent back a person who says he knows the antidote for the poison that the Crown Prince was poisoned with, and also knows who poisoned the Crown Prince."
Princess Yuqing was overjoyed. "Quickly, send the antidote to the Empress Dowager."
"Yes."
Who poisoned him?
"The Fourth Prince, Prince Chen."
"It was him." Princess Yuqing knew that her fourth brother was not as harmless as he appeared on the surface; he was actually a wolf with treacherous ambitions.
"Your Highness, shall we report to His Majesty?" The steward had already brought the person over.
"No need for now. Propagate the story of Prince Chen poisoning and framing Prince Su to Prince Su's fiefdom, and find a way to get the court officials to submit a memorial recommending him to quell the rebellion."
Enemies meeting are filled with intense hatred, and one side is bound to die.
Princess Yuqing knew her father's temperament best.
At this point, if they were to report Prince Chen, the Emperor might not believe them; instead, he might suspect the mother and daughter.
The steward agreed, then thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, Liu Yun also sent a message back saying that the Lu family mother and son were ambushed several times on their way back to the capital, most likely by the Qi family."
There was a moment of silence inside the carriage, then the princess's cold voice rang out, "Report this to Mu Jiangyue."
That man has a fiery temper.
Even if we can't touch the Qi family for the time being, we can still skin that illegitimate daughter alive.
The last member of the Jiang family to know that Prince Su had rebelled was Jiang Zijin, who was reading a book in her room at the time.
Qi Caiwei rushed in anxiously.
“Jin’er, my eyelids have been twitching. I wonder if the matter with Prince Su will implicate your maternal grandfather. After all, what happened with the Lu family…”
Jiang Zijin's heart skipped a beat, and she covered her mother's mouth, "Mother, be careful what you say. What does the rebellion of the king have to do with my maternal grandfather?"
……