If not abolished

Chapter 272 Grounded

"Why are you here?" Zhu Zhanqi's eyes were full of shock. Why was Wu Cheng here? Did that mean that His Royal Highness Zhu Zhanji's Grandson was also here? Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanqi looked around.

"Brother, are you looking for me?" Zhu Zhanji came out from the other side.

Zhu Zhanqi looked at the people around him, and gradually reacted. He sneered, "I see, you knew it a long time ago. It was all a trap designed by you, waiting for me to jump in step by step."

Zhu Zhanji listened to his last speech silently. With his experience in his previous life, he kept his distance from him.

"It's too late to say these now. Besides, you did all these things by yourself. No one forced you. I was just countering your moves. You are allowed to frame me, but I am not allowed to fight back? I can only say that you were one step behind, so you can't blame others." Zhu Zhanji said coldly.

"Yes, I am not as skilled as others, and the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits, so how do you plan to deal with me, Your Highness?" Seeing this situation, Zhu Zhanqi knew that it was useless to say more, so he did not resist.

"How to deal with you is your majesty's business. I will not make the decision."

Zhu Zhanji had Zhu Zhanqi taken away, and then he looked at the remaining two people, who had already knelt on the ground and trembled with fear.

"Your Highness, what should we do with these two people?"

"Detain them first, don't let them die." Zhu Zhanji warned.

"Yes, come here, take these two people away." Wu Cheng ordered.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I was coerced. The things I gave to Prince Qi were switched. I am on your side. Your Highness..." Wu Yingyue was being pulled away at this moment and immediately shouted loudly.

When the eunuch beside her heard this, he would have been ready to attack her immediately if he had not been held back. Even though he was held back, he was still unwilling to give in and still struggled and was ready to kick her, but he almost did.

Wu Yingyue stepped back in fear.

Zhu Zhanqi, who had not yet walked far, turned around and ran over with lightning speed, looking very excited. Before others could react, he ran over and grabbed Wu Yingyue's neck, saying viciously, "It turned out to be you. It's you, you bitch, who betrayed me. It's all you, it's all you..."

"Why don't you bring the people here!" Zhu Zhanji roared.

The people around finally reacted and pulled Zhu Zhanqi over.

Wu Yingyue's face had turned red, and when she was released she could no longer stand and had to sit on the ground. If it had been a few minutes later, she would have been strangled to death. She finally managed to breathe some fresh air, and she breathed it greedily.

After a long time, the farce finally came to an end.

At this time, Wang Jundai, who was still waiting for Zhu Zhanqi at the palace gate, suddenly felt panicked. She calculated the time and wondered why His Royal Highness the Prince had been gone for so long.

She immediately called the maid, "Come here, why is it taking so long for your Highness to change clothes? I'm afraid something has happened. Go in with the token and ask what happened."

"Yes." The maid said and immediately walked towards the palace gate.

After a while, the maid ran out in a hurry.

"Your Highness, something bad has happened. Just now, I went to look for the Prince of County, but I saw that he was being escorted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his men to see His Majesty. Your Highness, do you think the Prince of County has committed some crime? What should we do? Now the prince is far away in Le'an. What if something happens to His Royal Highness the Prince of County..." the maid said while panting.

"Did you see clearly? It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who brought people to escort Your Highness?" Wang Jundai was also shocked after hearing this. Why was it so sudden?

But now she didn't have time to think so much, she got off the carriage in a hurry and went to the palace.

"Princess, don't worry. This could be a misunderstanding. After all, our Highness has always had a good relationship with the Crown Prince. There must be a misunderstanding this time. You..." said the maid.

"Shut up." Wang Jundai didn't have the leisure to listen to her.

Who is Zhu Zhanji? If he didn't do it, or if he did it, and he did it in such a big way, it would not be a small matter. Besides, where is the brotherhood in the royal family? For power, anyone can turn against each other. Besides, the relationship between Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanqi has never been good since Sun Ruoji. They have been fighting openly and secretly. Besides, the King of Han and the Crown Prince have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. Now the King of Han is not in the capital. I am afraid that all the interpersonal relationships in the capital have been handed over to Zhu Zhanqi in advance, and now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has caught the handle. If this is really the case, then it is useless for her to rush over now.

When Wang Jundai thought of this, her pace slowed down instantly.

"Your Majesty?" The maid asked in confusion when she saw that she suddenly seemed less anxious.

"Let's go to Yikun Palace first."

"Why is this? Shouldn't we go to His Majesty to see what the Prince is doing?" The maid was even more confused.

"It would be inappropriate for me to go there without His Majesty's summons, and...if something really happens, it won't help if I go there." Wang Jundai said. She changed her mind and thought again, if there really was a feud between brothers and trouble within the family, it would not be good for her to stay anywhere. His Majesty still has to save face, and family matters should be handled behind closed doors.

"The Princess is right." The maid thought so and it made sense.

When Concubine Wang heard that Princess Qi wanted to see her, she was completely confused.

"Hasn't she left the palace yet? Why have they come here several times today?" Concubine Wang thought again. Wang Jundai was not such a fool. Maybe something happened. "If that's the case, why don't you invite the princess in?"

"I, my concubine, see you, the imperial concubine. May the imperial concubine be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Concubine Wang asked her to stand up and had someone seat her and serve her tea.

"Your Majesty, I have come back suddenly because I have something important to report to Your Majesty."

Before Concubine Wang asked, Wang Jundai spoke anxiously.

"I don't think you are such a sensible person. I think you must be worried about something. Tell me what it is."

"Your Majesty, I was originally going to leave the palace with His Highness, but when we were almost at the palace gate, His Highness suddenly had a stomachache and said he needed to change clothes. He didn't ask anyone to follow him and only asked me to wait in the carriage. But I have been waiting in the carriage until now, and there is no sign of His Highness at all. So in desperation I had to come to find Your Majesty. How come His Highness suddenly disappeared?" Wang Jundai told her the whole story.

After listening to this, Concubine Wang frowned and said, "How could a living person disappear? Since you said you didn't see anyone at the palace gate, it means Zhanqi must not have left the palace yet. He couldn't have met someone and was delayed. Don't worry, I'll send someone to check." After Concubine Wang comforted her, she immediately sent someone to inquire. The palace said whether to fight or not, and whether to surrender or not. If you want to find someone, you can't just say it and get the result.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Wang Jundai felt relieved instantly.

"Have a cup of tea first."

After a long while, Yunqi came in from outside. She did not report immediately, but walked to Concubine Wang and whispered something in her ear. Concubine Wang's face turned ugly in an instant, and she immediately thought of Wang Jundai who was still beside her, and then her face became expressionless again.

As soon as Yunqi finished speaking, Wang Jundai asked with an expectant expression, "My queen, is there any news about His Highness?"

"Oh, yes, really. Your Majesty didn't tell me earlier. He said that he suddenly left Zhanqi to deal with some matters. So, you go back first. When Zhanqi has dealt with his affairs, I will send someone to send him back home to save you from waiting anxiously. It's getting late." Concubine Wang said to her.

"This... Then I will obey your command."

"Well, you go back first."

"Then I will take my leave." Wang Jundai stood up.

Just as Wang Jundai was about to leave, Concubine Wang suddenly stopped her and said, "The matter that Zhanqi is dealing with this time may be a little tricky. His Majesty may let him live in the palace. You don't have to worry. Just manage the palace well."

"I understand."

After everyone left, Concubine Wang immediately asked, "Is it confirmed? His Majesty has issued an order, and such a thing happened in such a short time."

"I don't know either. I only heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had captured His Royal Highness the Prince of the County and brought him to His Majesty. I don't know what the situation is yet. I only heard that His Majesty might want to confine His Royal Highness the Prince of the County to the palace."

"I'm afraid it's a big deal. Go and investigate, but don't let anyone find out." Concubine Wang ordered.

"Yes."