Chapter 306: Another Transaction
Chapter 306: Another Transaction
The next morning, Zhang Yunqiu hurried to the gate of the East Palace and saw Xiao Xia standing outside the palace gate. He immediately clasped his fists and said with a smile, "General Xiao, long time no see!"
Xiao Xia pointed to the side and said, "Let's talk over here!"
The two walked to a secluded place, and Xiao Xia said, "I want to see the prince at noon today. Can you arrange it for me, sir?"
Zhang Yunqiu hesitated and said, "I'm afraid it won't work in the next few days. The prince is very anxious right now!"
"What happened?"
"I guess you will know soon. Princess Changning died suddenly in the middle of the night last night. She died of heart pain. Now the prince can't give an explanation to the Pei family."
"Yang Yan's wife?"
Zhang Yunqiu nodded, "Exactly!"
Xiao Xia was stunned for a while. The speed of this person's action was really fast. It was estimated that the two people were discussing this matter last night!
Xiao Xia immediately realized that this was another opportunity.
Xiao Xia said calmly: "If the prince wants to know the truth about Princess Changning's sudden death, then he should see me, otherwise his position as the prince will be in jeopardy!"
Zhang Yunqiu was shocked, "Really?"
Xiao Xia nodded, "There is another thing, it is related to the King of Han!"
Zhang Yunqiu pondered for a moment and agreed, "Okay! Let's go to Baiyutang of Wencui Restaurant at noon."
Xiao Xia really didn't expect that another big incident happened last night. It was really like misfortunes never come alone. Xiao Xia hesitated a little. If these two things were added together, could they overthrow the prince?
Xiao Xia thought about it for a long time. He believed that although this matter was bad, it was mainly a problem of the personal morality of the eldest grandson of the emperor, Yang Yan, and had nothing to do with the crown prince. As long as the crown prince handled it properly and severely punished Yang Yan, it would basically not affect the crown prince's status. Especially now that the emperor's health was getting worse, he would not easily change the crown prince in order to ensure a smooth transition.
Xiao Xia finally decided to make the deal with the prince.
At noon, Xiao Xia met Prince Yang Yong again in Baiyutang of Wencui Restaurant. More than half a year had passed since their last meeting here.
During this meeting, they no longer discussed that sensitive issue. Crown Prince Yang Yong was worried and obviously didn't have much energy to discuss it in detail with Xiao Xia.
"My dear nephew, tell me! What is the truth behind the death of Princess Changning?"
Xiao Xia shook her head. "I came to make a deal with Your Highness. I will tell you the secret before the King of Han launches an attack so that you can resolve it in time, but I have a condition."
Yang Yong was stunned for a moment before he realized that Xiao Xia was negotiating a deal with him.
He finally focused his attention and nodded, "Tell me what your conditions are first?"
"My condition is very simple. I want to make my father the governor of Yangzhou!"
Jin Wang Yang Guang's position as governor of Yangzhou was not revoked, but it was now a remote position and a nominal one. Xiao Xia needed to make it real so that his father could go to Yangzhou to take up the post.
Yang Yong frowned, "This is not something I can decide. This is the power of the emperor."
"The emperor has sought opinions before, but was opposed by Your Highness and Gao Jiong and nothing came of it. If Your Highness had taken the initiative to propose to the emperor that my father be appointed as the governor of Yangzhou to prevent the rebellious forces in the south from making any moves, Gao Jiong would not have been so determined to oppose it. I know very well that Your Highness is the key."
Yang Yong nodded. "I know your conditions. Don't you have two things? Tell me what happened last night first, and I'll consider it. If the value is enough, I can make a deal with you."
The facts are there, Xiao Xia is not worried that Yang Yong will go back on his word.
"Let me tell you! Yang Yan has a close relationship with Yuan Min's granddaughter Yuan Lin, and Yuan Lin is already pregnant, at least three or four months."
"what?"
Yang Yong's eyes suddenly widened. "Are you serious?" "This is the truth. Yang Yan must want to divorce his wife. If he can't divorce her, then Yuan Lin can only take over if his wife dies in an accident. Time is running out."
"This bastard!"
Yang Yong clenched his fists. The eldest son actually killed his wife. This matter was too serious. How could the Pei family let it go?
"There is something more serious than this. The King of Han has been planning for half a year and is about to succeed. I guess he will report to the emperor in the next few days. Does Your Highness want to know?"
Yang Yong understood what Xiao Xia meant. He nodded and said, "Let's make a deal. In two days, I will ask the emperor to appoint the Prince of Jin as the governor of Yangzhou!"
Xiao Xia said slowly: "There is a house in Kaimingfang. A woman lives in it. She gave birth to a premature baby boy on the second day of the first lunar month. The father of this baby boy is Yang Yan."
Yang Yong was completely confused, "What's going on?"
Xiao Xia waved her hands, "Your Highness, please listen to me. The most terrible thing is that this woman is a prostitute, and her personal maid has been bribed by Yuwen Shu. The King of Han knows everything that happened. Your Highness, the emperor's great-grandson was born to a prostitute. Once the emperor knows about this, what will be the consequences?"
The third generation emperor's eldest grandson is too weak, which will inevitably affect the status of the second generation prince.
Yang Yong slowly clenched his fists, and suddenly exploded. He stood up and said angrily: "This bastard, I must kill him with my own hands!"
"Your Highness, please deal with it quickly! Please don't forget our deal, otherwise I will be forced to join forces with the King of Han."
Yang Yong glared at Xiao Xia fiercely, which was considered a response to Xiao Xia's threat. However, he was extremely anxious at this moment, so he turned around and walked out, "Return to the palace immediately and ask Prince Changning to come and see me!"
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Yang Yan came to see his father in a state of trepidation. He had poured medicine into the water his wife drank last night. As a result, his wife suffered from severe chest pain for half an hour and finally died wailing.
Yang Yan felt both regretful and scared. He suddenly felt that marrying Yuan Lin was a terrible thing. That woman actually instigated him to kill his wife and provided him with poison. She was clearly a vicious woman!
But it was no use regretting, and he didn't know what to do now.
When he walked into the study, he was startled to see his father holding a sword in his hand. "Father, what are you doing?"
"Kneel down!"
Yang Yan knelt down timidly. Yang Yong pointed his sword at him and said, "Tell me the truth. How did your wife die?"
"Father, she has always had heart pain. She watched the lanterns too late last night and her heart pain flared up. It was too late for me to call the doctor."
Yang Yong gritted his teeth, narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's going on with Yuan Lin? And what's going on with that woman in Kaimingfang?"
Yang Yan felt as if he was struck by lightning. How did his father know everything?
He shuddered and waved his hands desperately, saying, "Father, everyone else is lying to you. It's absolutely not true. I don't know any Yuan Lin, and the woman in Kaimingfang has nothing to do with me. You have to believe me. I will never lie!"
It would have been fine if Yang Yan had honestly admitted his mistake, but he was still deceiving himself at this juncture. Yang Yong was so angry that he could no longer bear it and shouted, "I'm going to kill you!"
He swung his sword towards Yang Yan, who instinctively blocked the sword with his hands and cried out, "Daddy, don't kill me!"
"Crack!"
The sword hit Yang Yan's wrist. The sword cut through iron like mud and immediately cut off Yang Yan's right hand. Blood spurted out. Yang Yan screamed and fainted.
Yang Yong was stunned, and his sword fell to the ground with a clang.
Several eunuchs reacted and jumped up and shouted, "Go call the imperial physician!"
The other eunuchs and palace maids rushed forward and tried to bandage Yang Yan's severed hand.
At this time, Yang Yong sighed and sat down weakly.
What should he do now? How should he explain this to his father?
(End of this chapter)