Chapter 23 is the most ruthless and the most calculating
"The secluded palace is confined, and the preferential treatment is all free. ”
After hearing the news, after a brief period of consternation, this morning concubine who was flying high and domineering and exercising her authority was hysterical.
"Is this what Your Majesty means? This palace doesn't believe it, and this palace wants to see Your Majesty. ”
Concubine Chen, who was born in the wild land of Rongqiu, has a neatness that is rare for women in the Central Plains, and she never bows to difficulties easily.
"This is the edict of the Son of Heaven, please do what you are ordered. ”
The celebrant is in charge of the eunuch, and Mo Heng dissuades him.
"What are you, fuck off. ”
Concubine Chen didn't appreciate it and pushed him away.
Mo Heng's eyes lifted slightly, and then a guard drew a knife and put it on Concubine Chen's neck.
The sharp blade was next to the white skin, and there was a faint trace of blood.
"You dare!"
Concubine Chen was very inward-looking, no one had dared to be so presumptuous before, she had never suffered such humiliation.
Mo Heng sneered: "The edict of the Son of Heaven, why don't you dare."
Looking at the head of the inner palace who was respectful to him in the past, and now the coldness in his eyes, Concubine Chen seemed to understand that this was not a farce.
"Why? Did Hongu do anything wrong?。。。 ”
Mo Heng said: "Niangniang really doesn't know?"
After a period of confusion, Concubine Chen thought of a possibility, her favorite maid has not returned yet, and this is what happened next.
Is it because of a deserted house? because of the boy who has returned home?
"Let me see Your Majesty on the one hand, just on the other. ”
Concubine Chen is still struggling, she doesn't believe that she will be left out because of this, but she no longer thinks of herself as the main palace
Mo Heng said: "The Son of Heaven doesn't want to see you. ”
"You dog slave is talking nonsense, you must be playing right and wrong in it, you old dog, don't forget that Jing'er is His Majesty's own son. ”
Concubine Chen was unwilling, this woman was not only domineering, but also pungent and patient.
"Niangniang is still quietly recuperating, the old slave just came to Niangniang to pass on the decree, and His Royal Highness also has a will. ”
This sentence was like the last dish that crushed the camel, and Concubine Chen's expression suddenly talked secretly, and she understood that the last hope was dashed.
The Son of Heaven was really angry because of this.
"Take good care of Concubine Chen. ”
Mo Heng glanced at the new batch of maids, and saw the appearance of understanding one by one, so he turned around and left.
Concubine Chen sat on the ground in a daze, no longer with the flying spirit of the past, but none of the maids came forward to help her, they all bowed their heads and lowered their eyes, seemingly respectful, but in fact indifferent.
She thought of her mother's instructions before entering the palace to be cautious in the palace
At that time, she was young, bright and bright, her heart was sky-high, and it was smooth sailing after entering the palace.
It wasn't until today that she understood her mother's words.
The most affectionate and ruthless imperial family.
At the same time, in the mansion of Liu Jing, the prince of Great Wednesday, the eunuch who conveyed the edict of the Son of Heaven received the benefits and left happily.
This prince is not as noisy as his mother, he is carefree, he is very knowledgeable, and he knows the rules very well.
It wasn't until he saw the eunuch walking away that his face became a little cold.
"Your Highness?"
A man who looked like a scholar walked in.
Liu Jing waved his hand and motioned for the maid servant to go down.
Then he said, "How?"
The scholar said: "I missed, Wang Mazi died." ”
"It's good that I missed, otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as closing the house and reducing the fiefdom. ”
Liu Jing sat back in his chair with a lost expression.
"Your Majesty has cut your fiefdom"
The scholar was taken aback.
The prince makes a mistake and closes the house and is confined, this is a common practice, and it is also a trivial matter.
But being cut down on the fief is a big deal.
The king had the right to levy labor, levy taxes, and even train armies on his land.
Less land, all of which means less, is not a good thing for an ambitious prince.
The scholar sighed and said, "The deserted mansion in the south of the city is the reverse scale of the Son of Heaven, is it worth it for His Highness to risk his life for a woman?"
"How's going on with our people. ”
Liu Jing leaned back slightly in his chair and did not answer this question, but asked another question.
"The patrol battalion in charge of the security of Hojing was secretly given to death, and it was claimed that it was a sudden death from the disease. ”
The scholars are helpless, and the patrol battalions are all vigorously cultivated henchmen, so it is a pity to die like this.
"The boss didn't fall into the trap. ”
Liu Jing was surprised, his body sat up straight again, and he thought that his head was already rolling at this moment.
"The Son of Heaven acts secretly, and the eldest prince still doesn't know what mistakes His Highness has made, and he probably can't think of it.
The scholar rarely smiled and said: "The people of the eldest prince have come to me to test my tone, I have made some things up randomly, and there is a chance that the suspicion of the great prince will be committed again." ”
"Really?"
Thinking that his eldest brother was the most suspicious, not only would he not read jokes at the moment, but he would also be worried and uneasy, Liu Jing felt funny.
"There is also news in the palace that the mother is imprisoned, and even the maids who serve have been changed. ”
When it came to the news again, the scholar was cautious.
"Mother is more precious than son, this king is fine, mother will be fine,"
Liu Jing didn't care about this matter, and was more concerned about the owner of the deserted house in the south of the city.
He said, "Kangshu, who the hell do you say that person is?"
"There's so little information that I can't say, but one thing is certain, this man is unfathomable. ”
At the mention of Xu Feng, Kangshu's face became heavy again.
Before sending Wang Mazi, he had investigated Xu Feng, but he was just a young man who had returned to his hometown.
The marriage with Li Xuanying was only because the king of Shang was sponsored by the Xu family when he was down.
However, he is an ordinary young man who lives in the extralegal place of Hojing, the deserted house in the south of the city where the Son of Heaven is forbidden.
Moreover, Kang Shu sent a master to Guniu Town to investigate Xu Feng's mother, but he never returned, and his life and death were unknown.
A young man, not a sect monk, has no background, but he killed the half-step True Realm King Mazi.
It sounds like a fantasy.
"This man is even more difficult to fathom than his father's thoughts. ”
Liu Jing leaned back in his chair again and raised his head slightly, his careful assassination this time was not entirely because of his admiration for Li Xuanying.
What's more is that he wants to know what kind of character the young man who lives in a deserted house in the south of the city and is forbidden by the Son of Heaven.
I also want to know the secret of the deserted house in the south of the city.
A deserted house, why is it a taboo for the Son of Heaven who has power all over the world.
It would be great if Xu Feng could be killed, except for a rival in love, and it also proved that the deserted house was not as terrifying as rumored.
If it fails, it can also lead to the secret hidden in this deserted mansion.
It's just that Liu Jing made a careful calculation, and the two ends fell short, Xu Feng's identity was still like a fog, and he couldn't see through it, and because of this, he attracted the anger of the Son of Heaven, which can be said to be more than worth the loss.
"Your Highness, will this person be the Son of Heaven. ”
Kang Shu said his guess, which coincided with Situ Yu.
"No, it's not necessary, it's not a shady thing. ”
Such an idea flashed through Liu Jing's mind, and then denied it.
If Xu Feng Tianzi leaves the pearl in the sea, he can directly recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, and he can be crowned king.
If Xu Feng is an illegitimate child, he will not be imprisoned, let alone have his fief reduced, and the mother concubine who will be in power after the dynasty will not be left out in the cold.
Liu Jing and the eldest prince have been fighting for many years, and the two sides have been deceiving each other, which time did they not want to put the other party to death?
"What do you think would happen if the boss knew that the emperor still had such a pearl in the sea?"
Liu Jing seemed to have thought of a possibility, a feeling of loss, and a little excited.
Kang Shu thought for a while and said, "The eldest prince is not surrounded by wine bags and rice bags, this kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it can't be hidden for a lifetime." ”
"It's enough for a while, and some news was revealed, saying that my father intended to let this pearl inherit the unification, and I was also punished for this, and with the character of the boss, I would inevitably come forward to vouch for it. ”
The more Liu Jing spoke, the more excited he became, and instructed: "The news should not be true, nor false, let the boss feel that he found out, his father is still angry, and he will be locked up this time." ”
This is the pinnacle of power, even in the face of adversity, still scheming.