Chapter 218: A Risky Move
The sky is clear, the curtains are as bright as jade, and the Di Sheng Palace is particularly quiet.
Feng Yihe came as he was summoned and waited on one side.
She knew that once Fang Zhixuan was released, the plan to assassinate King Di Jin would have failed.
That being the case, she no longer had any more fantasies.
The arson plan had nothing to do with King Di Jin, it was only to take Fang Zhixuan's life!
If Fang Zhixuan returned safely, his father would grant him death; but if he was willing to sacrifice himself to save his family, he would be buried in the sea of fire.
No matter what, it's a dead end for him.
If we get rid of him, why worry about King Di Jin not falling?
Since she got what she wanted, this plan was not considered a complete failure. Now, she just had to wait for the dust to settle.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Xiao Fuzi come to report: "Your Majesty, Miss Zhuang San has something urgent to ask for!"
Feng Yihe was confused.
Zhuang Xianhui?
What is she here to do?
How could she leave the house without permission and enter the palace to seek an audience?
Could it be that... when my father sent the kerosene and flint, some mysterious scheme had already freed him from house arrest?
After a moment's expectation, she was startled and stopped it immediately.
"Father, you must not see her!"
Gu Mengzhen was displeased when he heard this and responded with gritted teeth.
"Feng Yihe, just stick to your duties. You're meddling too much."
Feng Yihe stood up and bowed, impatient.
"Father, you can see clearly that she has bad intentions and is trying to..."
Gu Mengzhen slammed the table in rage, his demeanor so majestic and angry that it was intimidating.
"shut up!"
"In your opinion, my family members all have bad intentions, and you are the only one in the world who is kind and compassionate, right?"
"Do you still see me as your father?"
Feng Yihe knelt on both knees, looked at him sincerely, and spoke earnestly.
"My son..."
Gu Mengzhen slammed the table again.
"I told you to shut up, didn't you hear me?"
He rolled his eyes and turned to Xiao Fuzi.
"Since it's urgent, please get him here quickly."
Xiao Fuzi responded solemnly.
"Yes."
After a while, Zhuang Xianhui came like lightning and bowed with tears in her eyes.
"Uncle Huang, please save my father!"
Gu Mengzhen walked as fast as the wind and helped his niece up with both hands.
"Don't cry, Hui'er, what happened?"
Zhuang Xianhui burst into tears, almost disregarding her appearance and demeanor. One could tell at a glance that she was heartbroken.
"My elder brother said that my father had something to do and went to Prince Dijin's mansion."
"Just now, I was strolling around the palace and walked to the wall. I wanted to admire the newly planted flowers and plants, but I heard people talking outside the wall. The palace of Prince Dijin was already on fire!"
"From their narration, I learned that almost everyone escaped, but... they did not mention my father at all."
"As the saying goes, father's appearance is well known in Shengjing. If he escapes, someone will definitely recognize him. No one mentioned it, I'm afraid father has fallen into it!"
After the narration, she began to hint intentionally or unintentionally.
"Uncle Huang, why did father have to go to Prince Dijin's mansion?"
"Does this matter have anything to do with the political situation? Has father fallen into a trap?"
This word of enlightenment made Gu Mengzhen's body tremble violently and he almost lost his balance.
"Could it be... that they are using my tricks to get rid of me and cut off my arms?!"
"Xiao Fuzi, quickly pass the message and tell the people at the Tongshitai to rescue Zhuang Shao immediately!"
Xiao Fuzi became nervous and responded loudly.
"The slave obeys the order!"
Feng Yihe saw through it at a glance and was extremely anxious. She could not contain herself and pointed out Fang Zhixuan's thoughts directly.
"Your Majesty is very perceptive. Lord Zhuang calculated everything accurately and rescued him just when he was on the verge of death. This way, your Majesty's suspicions will be completely dispelled."
"This is a risky move!"
Zhuang Xianhui showed no sign of weakness. She blushed and pretended to be ignorant.
"Uncle Huang, what's the risky move?"
"Master Feng, what do you mean?"
"Was the fire in Prince Dijin's mansion actually father's plan?"
Seeing how pitiful she was, Gu Mengzhen felt even more distressed and loving than usual.
"Be good, Hui'er. Don't listen to her nonsense."
As he spoke, he looked at Feng Yihe with a stern expression.
"What else can you do besides swearing?"
"He followed my plan and trusted me. I was suspicious of him several times and I am filled with guilt. You have no conscience and you are accusing me of something!"
"As you said, my brother took advantage of the situation and went deep into Prince Dijin's mansion; Hui'er stayed in Zhuang's mansion and never left except for this trip to the palace. They were each in a different place. How accurately did they have to calculate the time so that I could save them when they were dying?"
"Even if my brother has such a talent, how can Hui'er be so smart?"
Feng Yihe saw through Zhuang Xianhui's trick at a glance and spoke out quickly.
"Your Majesty, she is clearly a master of strategy!"
"She even knows exactly when we will enter the palace and what we will say!"
"Your Majesty, just look at whether Lord Zhuang's life is hanging by a thread, whether his life is in danger but can be saved, and you will know that I am loyal to you when I give you advice!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Mengzhen was filled with anger.
"So, you just stopped me from seeing you just to 'break the situation', which resulted in my brother's death?"
"You were planning to kill him from the beginning, right?!"
Feng Yihe spoke from the heart.
"Your Majesty is wise. He is Fang Zhixuan. Keeping him by your side will do no good but only bring hidden dangers!"
Gu Mengzhen finally lost his temper and started roaring wildly.
"Okay, he is Fang Zhixuan!"
"In this case, how can King Di Jin bear to let him suffer?"
"Fang Renshu was kind to King Di Jin, and all the members of the Fang family were wiped out, leaving only Fang Zhixuan. If he was really Fang Renshu's brother, even if he offered a risky move, King Di Jin would not let him take the risk and put himself in the sea of fire!"
"You can ignore the life of someone who has done you a favor. Do you think King Di Jin is as conscienceless as you are?"
Seeing that he was stubborn, self-righteous and stubborn, Feng Yihe felt that she had no words to express her pain.
"emperor!"
Gu Mengzhen was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and anger, and gave an order.
"Come here, drag him away, punish him with fifty strokes of the cane, and banish him from the palace!"
After giving the order, he walked a few steps closer, looked down at him, his face was ferocious and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Listen, if anything happens to Zhuang Shao, I will cut you into pieces and bury you with me!"
The hidden guards came and dragged Feng Yihe away from the left and right.
Feng Yihe struggled desperately and tried to persuade.
"Your Majesty, please think twice. This is really a plan..."
Gu Mengzhen ignored him and turned to instruct Xiao Shenzi.
"Go quickly, summon An Song, and go to the Emperor Jin Palace immediately. After rescuing my brother, rescue him as soon as possible."
"Also, pass on my oral order that all the Imperial Hospital staff should be on standby outside the Emperor Sheng Palace's bedroom."
Xiao Shenzi responded and left.
"Yes."
Afterwards, Gu Mengzhen became restless and waited for a long time.
Zhuang Xianhui kept crying, both out of conspiracy and out of genuine worry.
No matter how smart the plan is, there will always be mistakes. What if my father...
In this way, Gu Mengzhen waited anxiously while comforting his niece.
I don’t know how long it took, but finally the news came.
A bronze attendant came running over and reported the situation.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhuang has been rescued. He is being escorted by Lord An, the Copper Official, and Lord Xu, the Copper Official. He has boarded a carriage and is heading to the Disheng Palace."
"Fortunately, the imperial physician Lord An followed and rescued him in time. Otherwise, Lord An said that Master Zhuang might have been in danger."