If not abolished

Chapter 145 Princess Han suddenly becomes seriously ill

"The plan has already begun. The arrow is on the string. There is no turning back for this king."

“Your Highness, please stop it before anything happens. There is still a chance to turn back. With His Majesty’s favor towards you, at most His Majesty can let you stay in your fiefdom and live a law-abiding life. At least your family’s lives will be safe. If there is real treason, what will happen to the children?” The makeup on Princess Han’s face had long been smudged.

"How can I be willing to let you behave yourself and go to your fiefdom? After so many years of planning, do you want me to watch the crown prince, a cripple who only talks about benevolence and morality, ascend to the throne? We are all legitimate sons. Back then, I fought bloody battles for my father to conquer this world. Now that it is all over and the times are peaceful and prosperous, you want to throw me to my fiefdom? It's impossible, I will never agree to it. Since the princess already knows about it, she has only two choices. Either pretend that she doesn't know and go to the palace to inquire for the news for me. If the princess is still stubborn and insists on reporting me, then I can only let her stay in the mansion." After the King of Han finished speaking, he looked at her and waited for her reply.

The Princess of Han did not speak for a long time. Zhu Gaoxu waited for her decision with rare patience. As his first wife, he naturally hoped that she could stand on the same front with him so that he could have no worries.

"I really have no other choice..."

"Okay, you don't have to say anything more." Before the Princess of Han could finish her words, Zhu Gaoxu interrupted her, kicked her away and walked out.

Princess Han was conflicted for a long time. For the sake of the present, she could have agreed to it just to curry favor with the emperor. However, she was not good at acting and could not say anything against her will.

Suddenly thinking of something, Princess Han quickly knelt down and crawled behind him and said, "Your Majesty, I know you have made up your mind. Please show some mercy to Zhan He because he is your biological child." Princess Han suddenly thought that he was planning to assassinate His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but her son was also in the team. If something happened accidentally, Zhan He's life...

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked at her coldly, saying word by word: "Princess, don't worry about this. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. After all, Zhanhe is my son. I will make sure he is safe. But if something unexpected really happens, there is nothing I can do. I don't even care about my own son, so your father won't suspect me." After saying that, Zhu Gaoxu left without looking back.

Princess Han didn't expect him to be so cold-blooded. It makes sense. For a man who can kill his parents and brothers, what does a son mean to him? Princess Han sat there in a daze and didn't recover for a while.

The storm outside was still going on, just slightly less severe than before.

When the steward saw Zhu Gaoxu coming out, he immediately went to greet him with an umbrella.

"My Lord, what should we do with Qing'er?"

"Lock him up first, and then find a reason in a few days so that I won't have to teach you, right?"

"Yes, the servant understands."

"The princess has suddenly fallen ill. No one is allowed to disturb her during these days. The affairs of the mansion will be temporarily handed over to Concubine Guo." Zhu Gaoxu said as he walked.

When the steward heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. He wiped the sweat off his head and said, "The people around the princess..."

"Give them a warning, so they can be smarter, or that will be their fate."

"clear."

The news that the Princess of Han suddenly became seriously ill spread like wildfire. Zhu Zhanqi wanted to go and see what was going on, but was stopped by the steward before he arrived.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Zhanqi roared.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. The prince has ordered that no one is allowed to visit the princess while she is ill. Your Highness should go back." The steward spoke slowly without any change in his expression.

"When I paid my respects to my mother yesterday, she was fine. How come she suddenly fell ill? And why doesn't anyone allow her to visit? What on earth do you want to do?" Zhu Zhanqi said as he prepared to rush over.

"Second Prince, it's useless for you to talk to us here. We are just following your orders. Please don't make things difficult for us." He still stood in front of Zhu Zhanqi without moving, even though Zhu Zhanqi was already pressed against his body.

Zhu Zhanqi knew that he would not be able to see his mother in this situation, so he had to leave in frustration. However, he did not give up, but went directly to find Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Zhanqi didn't even knock on the door, but pushed it open directly. His speed was so fast that the people guarding outside didn't have time to react.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at his second son who rushed in, frowned and said angrily: "You didn't even knock on the door when you came in, and you didn't even wait for someone to inform you. Where did you learn these rules?"

The people outside kept saying that they had failed to stop the man. Zhu Gaoxu knew his son's temper and why he came. He waved his hand and let the servants go out without punishing them.

Zhu Zhanqi stiffened his neck and said unconvincedly: "My son knows the rules, but there are reasons for it. Father, please forgive me."

"Hmph, you're quite surprising. My son asked me to forgive him." Zhu Gaoxu sneered.

"Father, why do you have to talk so much with your son? Today, I am here to ask you, why did my mother suddenly become seriously ill and you ordered no one to visit? What is going on?" Zhu Zhanqi didn't want to waste time talking to him and stated his doubts straight to the point.

Zhu Gaoxu explained, "I am not a doctor. I heard about your mother's sudden serious illness from the doctor. Maybe it rained yesterday and your mother caught a cold at night, which may have made her condition serious. As for not allowing people to visit, it is because we are afraid of infection, especially you. You have to hug the baby every day. What if the disease is transmitted to my granddaughter? The child cannot stand it. You see, I am doing this for your own good. When your mother recovers, you can visit her however you want. I will never stop you." Zhu Gaoxu promised solemnly.

"Is it really just because of this, there is no other reason? Why did I hear that father went to mother's place yesterday afternoon, and the two of them had a quarrel?" Zhu Zhanqi was not so easily fooled.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly pretended to regret, "You are right. Wasn't it because of the matter with Concubine Guo that your mother has been mad at me? Yesterday, when I went over there, we got into an argument again. Maybe your mother was in a bad mood after the argument with me, and she caught a cold at night because she didn't pay attention. Alas, I regret it so much. If only I hadn't quarreled with your mother." Zhu Gaoxu spoke more and more realistically, with tears welling up in his eyes.

"Father, don't blame yourself so much." Zhu Zhanqi didn't know what to say after seeing this scene. Most of the doubts in his heart were dispelled. He thought that his mother really had caught a cold and he was overthinking it.

"Well, I know. So I ordered no one to disturb your mother just for her good recuperation?" Zhu Gaoxu continued.

"It is my fault that I am ignorant and do not understand my father's painstaking efforts. In that case, I will not bother you any further." With that, Zhu Zhanqi took his leave.

"Well, go back and stop making trouble." Zhu Gaoxu wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen.

The Princess of Han hadn't slept all night and was indeed not in a good mental state. She looked like she was really sick.

She is now under strict surveillance. Not to mention passing on information to the outside, she can't even get out of the room. She doesn't blame the people around her for not helping her. After all, she is being coerced, and she understands.

The maids around her were only ordered not to let the princess go out or pass on messages to the outside world, and everything else remained the same as before.

"Princess, I don't know what happened between you and the prince, but you haven't eaten anything since last night. How can this be? You should at least eat something, okay?" The maid saw that she had not eaten a drop of water or spoken a word since yesterday. She was so scared that she had to cry and beg.

Princess Han just blinked and said nothing.

At this time, another maid advised: "Princess, please think about the prince and the second prince. The second prince is about to get married. If something happens to you, the marriage will be..."

I don’t know what the maid said touched Princess Han’s heart. Suddenly, Princess Han turned her head and looked at her, saying, “Yes, Xiaoqi is getting married soon, and I can’t have any accidents. If I have any accidents, he won’t be able to get married. Yes, I can’t have any accidents.”

The Princess of Han immediately picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.

The maids cried for joy when they saw her like this.

The Princess of Han was finally awakened. It was pointless to hurt herself like this. Even if she died here, she could not stop Zhu Gaoxu's crazy behavior and would even drag down the children. So she had to find a way to expose the King of Han's scheme. But she could not get out now. No matter how Zhu Gaoxu said that she had figured it out, it would be useless. Zhu Gaoxu would not believe that she had figured it out so quickly and would probably continue to monitor her.

What should she do then? Is there any way she can get out or meet someone?

"Princess, I found the gift you said you would prepare for Miss Wang two days ago. Should I put it away now?" The maid thought that since the princess was locked up, she would not be able to use the gift for a while. Just when she thought she would hear the princess' decision to put it away, she actually heard the princess say, "No need to put it away. We still have to give it away."

"Ah?" The maid didn't understand.

Yes, how could she forget that she had an appointment with the Wang family, so this was an opportunity.

"In the last post, when did Madam Wang and I agree to meet?" asked the Princess of Han.

The maid recalled and said, "It seems to be ten days later."

"That's enough time." Princess Han thought, let's go negotiate with Zhu Gaoxu in a few days. Just keep quiet for a few days and let him relax his vigilance.

Sure enough, Zhu Gaoxu was relieved when he heard that the princess had started eating and everything was back to normal, but he still sent someone to watch her.

Because the Princess of Han was unable to manage affairs, Zhu Gaoxu ordered Concubine Guo to take charge of the affairs of the palace, so the task of paying respects in the palace naturally fell on Concubine Guo.