Concubine Hui's death came suddenly, and no matter how Gao Xun and Concubine Yi comforted her, Cheng Jinzhi still couldn't break free from the huge grief.

Regardless of herself, Concubine Hui is the most vital existence in Gao Heng's life, and now she died in a hurry without explanation, which must be an unbearable blow to Gao Heng.

Moreover, according to Cheng Jinzhi's understanding, Concubine Hui is a person with a strong heart, who will not give in easily, let alone commit suicide. In addition to grief, she gradually realized that behind her sudden death, there must be a ruthless and sinister heart.

At the same time, the sinister and treacherous faces of the crown prince and the queen began to magnify clearly in her mind, making her almost tremble with anger, but she could only hold back tears and hatred.

The relatives who died in vain are close at hand, but now they can't protect themselves, so they can only hide on the edge of danger like a coward.

He couldn't even take a step closer to her and give her one last look......

At this time, on the top of the Taiji Palace, Emperor Zhou was sitting on the dragon throne, and the ministers had all been present, and the air was filled with the joy of a few people, but also brewed an indescribable sense of strangeness.

Although the crown prince has reformed and returned from this reorganization is a happy event, there is no trace of brightness and joy on Emperor Zhou's face.

On the contrary, because he had experienced the blow of Gao Heng's collusion with the rebellion of Southern Chu, he had no food for the past few days, and he couldn't sleep at night, and he had been immersed in a deep pain and depression.

The face that was originally quite healthy now seems to have aged a lot overnight.

In the past few days, as long as he closes his eyes, he can dream of that snowy day twenty years ago, when he went to Concubine Hui's palace to tell him that he would send her only child to the Western Jin Dynasty as a hostage, and indifferently turned around and walked out of Guangling Palace, the moment he saw Gao Heng in the courtyard.

When facing his father, he seemed to be as clear as water, but the inside was as cold as this ice and snow, making people not see the slightest warmth and warmth.

Even though he hated Gao Heng's betrayal and rebellion in his heart, the emperor, who has always valued the most imperial power, sometimes thinks that the reason why there is a serious disaster that damages his family and country such as the immorality of the East Palace and the prince's rebellion is a punishment from God for what he did in his early years?

In order to seize the throne, he did whatever it took to seize the throne, and because of suspicion and distrust, he went on a killing spree, played with the minister's concubines, and even did not hesitate to kill the killer for his own selfish interests......

And every time he recalled that unbearable past, he always felt a suffocation in his chest, and a kind of guilt and remorse that he did not want to admit also increased day by day.

While realizing that he was getting old and could no longer easily kill decisively, a beautiful but full of grievances also appeared in his heart.

Looking at the ministers below who were thinking about each other and the prince who had not seen him for a long time, although he pretended to be humble but radiant, he loosened his somewhat cloudy eyes and moved his gaze outside the palace gate.

If at this time, Gao Heng did not struggle outside, but walked into the main hall, knelt in front of him and wept bitterly to confess himself, asking him for forgiveness, would he soften his heart and spare him?

At the very least, he will not be put to death for treason.

Because he didn't want to affect the festive atmosphere of the prince's return to the palace and return to the throne, the death of Concubine Hui was deliberately suppressed, and Emperor Zhou was not reported, but everything was already expected by Empress Zhao.

Today, the prince returns, in the hearts of all the ministers, the prince is more like the winner in the battle for succession, and even the courtiers who are usually on the opposite side of him have to give in to reality at this moment, showing a desire to curry favor with him.

After all, going against the future emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is no different from committing suicide.

And without the existence of Gao Heng, a fierce enemy, the prince stood in the middle of the hall and glanced around, although he deliberately showed a gentle and humble attitude, but his eyebrows could not hide the joy of victory.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and then he stopped at Gao Xun, who had been waiting for the minister, and frowned slightly, but soon stretched his eyebrows and curled the corners of his lips disdainfully.

And when his gaze slowly moved and touched Cheng Yan with a solemn complexion on the side, a layer of mist rose in his eyes.

Of course, in the end, he still landed his gaze on the dragon throne and knelt down respectfully towards Emperor Zhou.

It's just that what he said is just some exaggeration, high-sounding confessions, and when it comes to emotion, his eyes are even filled with tears, and his acting skills can be described as three points.

But falling into the eyes of Emperor Zhou at this moment is enough to touch his father's heart that is full of holes.

It's just that even though the crown prince has stood in front of him with a "new look", he has become the undisputed prince in the eyes of the ministers present.

But deep in Emperor Zhou's heart, there was still a thorn that didn't feel pain, but couldn't be ignored.

Even though Gao Heng's crime of rebellion is unforgivable, he has already listened to the words of Empress Zhao and King Qi, and believes that the rumors that were full of wind and rain in the city were all concocted by Gao Heng in order to fight the crown prince and compete for the throne.

But before he completely removed the thorn, he still felt a little guilty about this son who had been forgiven by him.

However, in front of all the ministers, he still pretended to be gratified and said: "These days, you have not been involved in disputes in Lishan, you have been thinking about it, and you have entered the temple every day to kneel and introspect, and it seems that you have realized all the mistakes you made at the beginning, and I am very relieved." From now on, you must be good at cultivating virtue, diligent in government and loving the people, diligent in fulfilling your duties, and never forget that what you are carrying on your shoulders is the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the people of Li. ”

"The sons and daughters must always keep in mind the teachings of their father, share their worries for their fathers, and set an example for their subjects, and they will no longer live up to their father's expectations. ”

The prince shook his hands, every word was said sonorously and powerfully, and the loud voice echoed above the hall, while resounding in everyone's ears, how many words could really enter the heart?

"Good, good ......"

Emperor Zhou nodded a little tiredly, the mild look in his eyes was fleeting, and then became complicated and heavy.

"If Your Majesty hands over the Great Zhou Jiangshan and the people of Li to the crown prince, you will definitely regret it!"

Just when the atmosphere above the main hall was a little majestic, suddenly, only a high-pitched and clear female voice suddenly sounded from the crowd, which really surprised everyone.

After a moment of silence, everyone began to look around, looking for the source of this great rebellion.

In the midst of an exclamation, I saw a person dressed as a eunuch walk out from among the palace people standing by the door, bowing their eyebrows and bowing their heads.

And at the moment when she stood still and raised her head towards everyone, she saw that the eyes of the prince, who was still happy and proud, suddenly trembled, and her whole face suddenly became resentful, gloomy like water.