Chapter 54: Emperor Xia!

Just when Li Yiqi and Gu Qianyang were talking, in the depths of the imperial city, the splendid and magnificent Taiji Hall was also extremely lively.

From the gate of the Taiji Palace, there are nearly 100 seats on the left and right, and the people sitting on them are none other than the princes and princes of the Great Xia Dynasty. On both sides of the main hall, two rows of majestic and majestic, holding halberds, hanging swords from their waists, and wearing gold armor, are tall and tall.

The seats in the main hall are orderly, the closer to the Xia Emperor, the higher the status, starting from the ordinary ministers of the three grades at the door, close to the main hall, there are six ministers, the elders of the Wind Pavilion, the princes of the royal family, and the princes and the three princes and nine kings of the dynasty.

"Bell—— dingding-"

With the melodious sound of bells and chimes, music and drums, in a flash, a burst of fragrance hit, and a beautiful young dancer dressed in palace costumes, like a fairy, walked into the dance floor in the center of the hall from the corridors on both sides of the main hall.

These dancing girls are not very old, the oldest is only in his early twenties, each slender and slender, wearing white court skirts, wearing gold and silver, dressed gracefully and noblely, like a fairy in the clouds.

The dancers performed a palace dance that resembled a dragon. Countless palace maids and eunuchs held silver plates in their hands, shuttling back and forth between the seats, and presented the exquisite food and wine on the silver plates to everyone in the main hall. Everyone was staggered, talking and laughing endlessly, so lively.

At the front of the main hall, a young man with black hair like jade lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, sitting quietly on the seat, motionless, which seemed a little out of place with the noisy atmosphere around him. It was the crown prince Xia Qing.

"Ninth brother. ”

Beside Xia Qing, a gentle voice came, Xia Qing turned his head to look, and saw a young man in a purple robe sitting cross-legged on his seat.

The purple-robed young man looked at Xia Qing with a smile on his face, and asked with a smile, "Ninth brother, are you okay?"

"Fourth brother. ”

Xia Qing came back to his senses, shouted to the other party, and then subconsciously looked at the figure on the dragon chair in the depths of the main hall, his expression was slightly stagnant, his eyes immediately became a little gloomy, and he shook his head at the young man and smiled bitterly: "Fourth brother, I'm fine." ”

"If the ninth brother has anything sad, you might as well talk to the fourth brother, and the fourth brother will definitely help you. ”

The purple-robed young man's eyes flickered slightly, he got up from his seat calmly, held the wine bottle, smiled at the corner of his mouth, walked to Xia Qing's side, and patted Xia Qing's shoulder cordially.

"I went to the palace to see my father and asked him to forgive my mother, but my father refused. Xia Qing's cheeks were slightly red, and his expression was slightly twisted to avoid the young man's movements. This purple-robed young man was none other than Xia Jue, the fourth prince of Great Xia.

"Oh, that's it......"

When Xia Jue heard this, his eyes rolled, the light expression on his face remained unchanged, he lowered his body and whispered softly: "Ninth brother, the fourth brother has a way to get his father to forgive the queen." ”

"Really?" Xia Qing's long eyelashes blinked, and he couldn't help but raise his head and asked with a look of surprise.

"Of course. ”

Xia Jue looked at Xia Qing, strongly concealed the desire in the depths of his eyes, and with a hint of demagogy in his tone, he laughed softly: "Today is my father's birthday, and when I will toast later, in front of the civil and military officials, you pray to your father again, and your father will promise you anything." ”

"No......" Xia Qing shook his head, his eyes instantly dimmed, although he was naïve, he was not stupid, and naturally knew that this kind of occasion was not suitable for forcibly making demands to Emperor Xia. Moreover, before coming in, Li Yiqi also emphasized again and again that he could not refute Emperor Xia's face.

"Ninth brother, the queen mother may be suffering now, you can't bear it, you know, this kind of opportunity is only once today. Xia Jue's eyes flashed with encouragement, and he said lightly: "Don't worry, the fourth brother will help you intercede later, and you will definitely let your father agree." ”

"Fourth brother...... Or are you good to me. ”

When Xia Qing heard this, the tip of his nose twitched twice, and his eyes instantly became wet and red, since the moment he walked into this hall, he felt the abnormality of the surrounding environment and atmosphere.

On weekdays, when those civil and military officials saw him, they were all cautious and respectful, but now, even those palace maids and eunuchs who served wine seemed to have lost their usual courtesy, as if they were alienating him intentionally or unintentionally. Although he didn't understand it, they were all small people, but they actually represented a trend change in the summer palace. But that feeling of being left out still made him feel aggrieved and uncomfortable.

"Ninth brother, that's natural, the fourth brother loves you the most. The fourth prince Xia Jue smiled at the corner of his mouth, and took the initiative to take Xia Qing's little hand, but a trace of obscenity flashed in the depths of his eyes.

No one else knows the big secret hidden in the crown prince Xia Qing......

"Okay, thank you, Fourth Brother. ”

Xia Qing blushed and withdrew his hand from Xia Jue's hand, looking at the figure on the dragon chair, and had already made up his mind in his heart.

Next to Xia Qing and Xia Jue, there were seats every one zhang away, and on top of these seats, there was a handsome young man with a slender figure, wearing various colors of robes, dressed like a prince.

When these people saw Xia Jue and Xia Qing whispering, some of them had sneering eyes, some of them had solemn faces, and the corners of some of their mouths were slightly raised, outlining a hint of sarcasm.

Among this group of people, the fifth prince Xia Cao and the eighth prince Xia Qi were both expressionless, Xia Qing was the closest to their position, and the two of them had good martial arts cultivation, and after listening carefully, they could naturally hear clearly what Xia Jue had come up with for the prince.

"Villain, hum!"

The fifth prince, Xia Cao, sneered, and glanced at Xia Yu with a sarcastic look in his eyes.

"Huh. ”

The eighth prince, Xia Qi, was smiling, looking extremely elegant and calm. Hearing Xia Cao's sneer, he turned his head and happened to meet Xia Cao's eyes. In the flash of light, both of them read the same look from the depths of each other's eyes.

sarcasm, disdain, disgusting......

Obviously, in their eyes, Xia Jue, like other princes, is obviously not qualified to participate in the struggle for the position of unification, but he is still unwilling, and loves to engage in some shady small conspiracies and small means. If the two of them targeted the crown prince Xia Qing because of the throne and had to do it, then their dislike for Xia Qing was from the heart.

"After I ascend the throne, the position of prince will never be left to Xia Jue. ”

A cold look flashed on Xia Cao's face, after he ascended the throne, the royal family must be cleansed, and when the time comes, the innocent Nine Emperor Prince Xia Qing can stay, but the fourth prince Xia Jue is a villain......

"Hehe, fourth brother...... Fourth Brother ......"

The Eighth Prince Xia Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and he always had an elegant and calm smile on his face, but looking at the depths of Xia Jue's eyes, a trace of coldness also flashed, and it was obvious that he had something in his heart.

However, coincidentally, although the two of them knew that the prince had been tricked, they also tacitly agreed not to tell Xia Qing that this was a trap set by Xia Jue. As the saying goes, the husband is innocent and guilty, Xia Qing's current situation is nothing more than this. After all, Xia Jue got rid of the crown prince, and there was no harm for the two of them.

At this time, at the front of the main hall, a white-haired old man stood up. The old man was dressed in a courtroom robe, his eyes were deep and serene, his eyes swept around, and said, "Silence." ”

The old man's voice was not loud, but there seemed to be a rhythm lingering in everyone's ears. Soon, all the music, the dance, and the sound of talking disappeared. The noisy hall instantly became silent, and all eyes were focused on the old man.

Seeing this, the old man bowed slightly to the three majestic figures in the front, and after getting a response, the old man bowed his head slightly, and soon, there was a white-clothed palace maid with a silver tray to serve a glass of wine bottle.

The old man grabbed the wine bottle, looked at the audience, and said in a loud voice: "I wish my emperor a long life!"

Hundreds of figures in the hall stood up one after another, holding the wine bottle in their hands, and bowed to the figure on the high platform in the deepest part of the hall:

"I wish my emperor a long life!"

"I wish my emperor a long life!"

“......”

"I wish the Great Xia Dynasty, the prosperity of the country, the prosperity of the country, and the inheritance of thousands of years!" the old man said loudly.

"I wish the Great Xia Dynasty, the prosperity of the country, the prosperity of the country, and the inheritance of thousands of years!"

After that, the old man covered his face with his sleeves and drank all the wine in his hand, and everyone in the hall also drank the wine in his hand with the old man.

"Father's ——!"

After the ceremony, the sound of bells and chimes and music and drums sounded again, and just as the dancers were about to continue performing the palace dance, a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the rhythm.

In front of everyone's eyes, a thin young man in front of the main hall stood up. He took a step forward, bowed to the figure on the dragon chair in front of him, and said respectfully: "Erchen wishes my father a long life and a healthy dragon!"

"Hmm. ”

An extremely indifferent voice came from the high platform, neither light nor heavy, and no emotion could be heard.

"Father, the son has something to ask for. Xia Qing took a deep breath and looked at the figure on the dragon chair with her eyes persistently.

When the words fell, everything was quiet in the hall, and the entire Tai Chi Hall was quiet, Xia Qing seemed to be able to feel a pair of majestic and wide-eyed golden pupils, looking down at him condescendingly.

"Say!"

After a long time, the voice came again, the voice was not loud, only one word, but it was extremely majestic and immense, like a thunderbolt exploding in the hall, making everyone's ears roar.

The son did not know what crime the queen mother had committed, which made his father Long Yan angry, but the son asked the father to forgive the queen mother in the love between the father and the queen mother. After Xia Qing finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Emperor Xia.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, there was a sudden sound of ear-to-ear exchange in the originally dead hall of the hall. The matter of the queen's imprisonment has spread in the court, but only a very few people know the reason for the queen's imprisonment, and most ministers prefer to believe that this is the Xia Emperor's deliberate condemnation of the queen to pave the way for the future change of the queen.

Since ancient times, the Jun family has no relatives and is ruthless, and if you want Emperor Xia to show mercy, you must first do your duty as a courtier. If the prince is honest and well-behaved at this time waiting to be abolished, maybe there is still a way to live and insist on resisting, it will be a dead end. In the eyes of everyone, the prince is on the road to self-destruction at the moment.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Xia Qing glanced sideways slightly, and saw the fourth prince, the sixth prince, the seventh prince, and the tenth prince...... These brothers who were usually close to him all had a smile on their faces, but the eyes of these people were extremely cold.

"Stand down. ”

It seemed that a century had passed, and the voice on the dragon chair came again, exploding in Xia Qing's ears like a heavenly might.

"Ask for ...... I beg my father to forgive my mother!"

Hearing this, Xia Qing's body trembled slightly, and under the huge pressure on his body, he gritted his teeth and did not retreat.

Hmmm-

In the main hall, when everyone saw this scene, their faces changed in unison.

"Your mother's concubine has committed a capital crime and is temporarily imprisoned in the palace, which is already Your Majesty's grace. ”

Another voice came, it was a woman's voice, the voice was tactful, elegant, and honorable, and it was from the mouth of the accompanying woman beside Emperor Xia.

"Bi Guifei!"

Xia Qing glanced at the figure beside Emperor Xia, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Capital crime!

What capital offense?!

"You talk nonsense!"

Xia Qing clenched her teeth, staring at the woman wearing a crimson fringed phoenix skirt and a nine-beaded phoenix hairpin on her head, her eyes were stubborn.

"Father, what is the crime of my mother?!" Xia Qing suddenly oozed cold sweat on his forehead, and his eyes looked directly at Emperor Xia.

It's just that his eyes suddenly darkened, and the figure on the dragon chair seemed to blur in his eyes, and at this moment, in the dark, he seemed to see a pair of indifferent and ruthless golden pupils, which were looking down on himself, like a god in the sky overlooking an ant in the world.

In the main hall, the noise became more and more obvious, and even the three princes in the prince's seat put down the wine bottle at this moment, and turned his head to look at Xia Qing, although he was not like the other princes with a sneer, but he also frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the affairs of the harem are decided by the father, and today is the birthday of the father, and we, as sons, should abide by our duties." ”

The third prince's voice was indifferent, his bearing was extraordinary, and his face was even calmer. After that, he took a deep look at Xia Qing, then closed his eyes and stopped talking.

"Ninth brother, you are too ignorant, your father's birthday, irrelevant matters can be mentioned later, you question your father in front of the ministers, what is your intention?"

Xia Qing heard a familiar voice in his ears, which was extremely cold, and seemed to have a sneer.

"Fourth brother?!"

Xia Qing looked at the person who spoke, and his eyes were full of disbelief. The person who spoke was none other than Xia Jue, the fourth prince in a purple robe with a sneer on his face.

"Fourth brother, how are you ...... You...... You said you were going to help my ......!"

Xia Qing stared at Xia Jue with wide eyes, the blood on her little face faded, and her face was extremely pale. He found that this fourth brother Xia Jue, who was admired and admired by him in the past, was looking at him with a cold gaze, that kind of cold eyes, as if he was looking at a stranger.

"Hehe......"

Xia Jue sneered in his heart, he had long known that the crown prince Xia Qing was the weakest in their group of brothers, and with a little means, he could be trusted.

Therefore, he has always behaved like a brother, and the purpose is to have the opportunity to pull Xia Qing down from the East Palace.

However, he also knew how powerful his opponent was, and without external support, he didn't dare to think about the position of the East Palace, his purpose was not for the throne, but for other things......

Xia Qing's thin body trembled, and in the dark, he seemed to see a series of questioning, disdainful, sarcastic, and malicious eyes falling on him.

"You ......"

Xia Qing's eyes swept around, looking at the faces around him that were gradually becoming unfamiliar, his face gradually became flushed, his small mouth opened slightly, but it was like someone was choking his neck, he couldn't speak, this feeling was suffocating.

"Boom-"

Under one gaze after another, the crown prince Xia Qing suddenly knelt heavily on the ground, his eyes were wet and red, his eyes were full of stubbornness, and he said: "Father, the son is dull, it doesn't matter how the father and the emperor deal with the son, just ask the father to forgive the queen mother!"

Xia Qing's voice was calm and mournful, like the sound of a shepherd's flute coming from afar in the mist and rain.

The so-called mourning is nothing more than the heart is dead, the heart is dead, there is nothing to fear, even if he is deceived by his brother and humiliated by others, he can ignore it at the moment, but he can't watch his mother suffer in the palace.

"That's enough, Qing'er, step down!"

Emperor Xia's indifferent and calm voice came from the depths of the hall, this voice was calm and restrained, and it sounded as if he was sighing.

"I, forgive your mother for her innocence......"