"Damn slave!"
Inside the room, Chu Nian'an angrily threw the teacup in her hand to the ground.
The tea splashed everywhere, and some even landed on He Fulin.
But his lips trembled, and he didn't dare to say a word.
"Tell me, why did Father come to Fangshan? And why did he fall into the water!"
Chu Heye was in the next room with the imperial doctor, treating Emperor Chu. From time to time, they needed hot water to warm the emperor and change his clothes.
As a woman, Chu Nian'an was naturally not convenient to be there, so she followed Yan Zhao's arrangement.
To thoroughly investigate the truth behind Emperor Chu's fall into the water.
The reason for Emperor Chu's visit to Fangshan was secretive and hard to talk about. How could He Fulin dare to say it? He knelt down and kowtowed several times.
"Your Highness the Princess, His Majesty knew that the princess was coming to Fangshan to enjoy the snow today, so he just wanted to come incognito to give the princess a surprise."
What surprise?
Chu Nian'an covered her chest. She only felt scared.
"You lying slave! I specifically informed Father about my visit to Fangshan today. Father is busy with state affairs and didn't even summon me! How could he have the time to come to Fangshan?"
Emperor Chu naturally didn't want to be suspected.
So he had someone say in advance that he was busy with state affairs. In fact, he secretly made arrangements to come to Fangshan to do something improper.
But he didn't expect that Chu Nian'an believed this statement.
As for the lie He Fulin told to save Emperor Chu's face, she naturally didn't believe it.
"Did you, this low - life slave, sow discord in front of Father, which made Father come to Fangshan late at night?"
Emperor Chu landed on Fangshan at the same time as Chu Nian'an. He just always concealed his whereabouts and hid in the secret passage and the hidden room.
Chu Nian'an naturally didn't know.
He Fulin trembled in fear. "Please forgive me, Your Highness the Princess. How dare I sow discord in front of His Majesty!"
In his heart, he hoped that Emperor Chu would wake up soon so that he could divert Chu Nian'an's attention.
Rather than being caught by Chu Nian'an because of his mistakes in words and forced to confess everything.
"Since you won't tell me the reason why Father came to Fangshan."
Chu Nian'an slapped the table hard. Her eyebrows twitched slightly. The burning pain in her palm almost made it hard for her to maintain her cold - faced appearance. "Then let me ask you, why did Father fall into the water?"
As the king of a country, being seen by all the ministers in a disheveled state after falling into the water.
After today, Emperor Chu would probably lose all his dignity!
Chu Nian'an had always respected Emperor Chu. Naturally, she was angry and annoyed. She wished that He Fulin would take all the blame.
But He Fulin was really afraid of death. He would rather lie on the ground than admit that he was related to Emperor Chu's fall into the water.
"His Majesty didn't allow me to follow. He just wanted to enjoy the scenery alone at night. Your Highness the Princess, I really don't know why His Majesty fell into the water!"
What he said was also the truth.
Although Emperor Chu had firmly refused them to follow at that time and didn't seem to be enjoying the scenery alone.
But how dare He Fulin speculate about the emperor's will.
Chu Nian'an was obviously not satisfied with his explanation, but the two imperial guards behind her both agreed with He Fulin's statement.
She was still young and was in a difficult situation for a moment.
"As a close attendant, you failed to protect His Majesty well. How dare you make excuses!"
Yan Zhao snorted coldly. He kicked He Fulin in the chest, venting all his private feelings secretly.
Then he used the same method on the two imperial guards.
On weekdays, he always showed himself as a sickly heir apparent, but today these three kicks seemed to be full of ten times of hostility!
He Fulin and the guards behind him couldn't recover for a long time. They were all lying on the ground, gasping for cold air.
They even shouted, "Please forgive me, Your Highness the Heir Apparent!"
"Come here, drag them out and beat them to death on the spot!"
Yan Zhao seemed extremely angry. He coughed heavily several times, and his breathing became more and more rapid.
Chu Nian'an was originally shocked by his cruelty, but now she was more concerned about his health.
"Cousin Zhao, don't be angry because of these low - life slaves!"
"A Da, drag them out!"
Yan Zhao slapped the table hard. His order was beyond doubt. "Slaves who can't protect their masters don't deserve to live!"
They couldn't get any truth from He Fulin's mouth.
Chu Nian'an didn't have the courage to oppose Yan Zhao for the sake of these three slaves. She just let A Da drag them out.
Not long after, everyone heard the wailing in the snow.
Some brave people even quietly took a look and then came back with pale faces.
The heir apparent was really ruthless!
On weekdays, the rumor of the cold - blooded heir apparent was just a rumor. Even though they had seen Yan Zhao send a human - skin lantern with their own eyes, many people still had some doubts.
But today they completely believed it.
Because the death of He Fulin and the two imperial guards was really miserable.
Even after there was no more movement, the guard from the heir apparent's mansion still whipped them again and again with the stick.
The three people, no, it should be said the three corpses were all covered in blood.
The flesh, blood vessels, and tendons were all broken and mixed together, looking just like the minced meat in a slaughterhouse!
When Chu Heye came out, he only felt that the next room was cold and filled with a strange silence.
He took a step forward, but felt something extremely sticky under his feet.
When he looked closely, he saw that the white snow was all blackened.
It was just that the strange stench in his nose made him lower his head, and his face changed instantly.
The snow wasn't blackened at all!
It was just because of the night that he didn't see the large amount of scarlet blood!
Chu Heye moved his jaw slightly, and the guard behind him immediately stepped aside.
He came back a moment later and whispered in his ear, "It was the Heir Apparent Yan who got angry. Since He Fulin and the others failed to protect His Majesty well, he ordered them to be beaten to death."
Yan Zhao?
Chu Heye pressed his jaw and snorted softly.
He seemed to value Father more than he, his own son.
He just didn't know if Yan Zhao would still treat Father sincerely like today if he knew Emperor Chu's real intentions.
After thinking for a while, Chu Heye stepped into the room.
The candles in the room were brightly lit, which made the bloodstains on his boots even more obvious.
But Chu Heye seemed not to notice. "Father is awake and wants to return to the palace immediately."
In fact, Emperor Chu was still in a coma. But since his body had suffered from the severe cold, the accompanying imperial doctor said that he must return to the palace for treatment as soon as possible, or he would leave behind some root causes of illness.
There were many excellent imperial doctors in the palace, and they would surely find a perfect way to treat him without leaving any root causes of illness.
Naturally, Chu Heye wouldn't tell everyone about Emperor Chu's condition. He could only temporarily say that Emperor Chu was still in a coma.
"Then I'll go and see Father."
Chu Nian'an was overjoyed and immediately wanted to go and visit Emperor Chu.
But Chu Heye stopped her halfway. "Father has fallen asleep again. Don't go and disturb him."
He put his hands behind his back. "Father's body is no longer in serious condition. I will escort Father back to the palace first. Nian'an, you can play for a few more days before going back."
Chu Heye was Chu Nian'an's elder brother. Naturally, she trusted him.
She put down the stone in her heart. "Brother, be careful on your way."
Chu Heye's gaze fell on Yan Zhao. Seeing that he still coughed from time to time, he said warmly and worriedly, "Ah Zhao, your anger has hurt your body. Do you want to go back with me to see an imperial doctor?"
Yan Zhao shook his head. "It's just an old problem. It's nothing serious. But Wanwan caught a cold this afternoon, so it's not suitable for her to travel at night. Thank you for your concern, Third Prince."
Yan Zhao didn't take the opportunity that Chu Heye offered.
Chu Heye was not happy in his heart, but he still looked very kind on the surface. "Then I'll go back first."
He originally wanted to give Yan Zhao some reminders to make their already estranged relationship a little closer.
But for now, it seemed that Yan Zhao was still on guard.
Chu Heye waved his sleeve and left. He was not in a hurry. When that day came, Yan Zhao would surely ask him for help first.
He just had to wait!