Chapter 196: Self-defeating
"Done. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" system emits an emotionless sound, followed by a display frame.
Xue Yongyi used her mind to enter text in the input box.
"The second prince dreamed that someone told him that the emperor's eldest son was not dead, and he wanted to find out the whereabouts of the emperor's eldest son and break the dream of the third prince who tried to enter the East Palace. Who knows, in the process of finding the whereabouts of the emperor's eldest grandson, he was framed and died. ”
"Dream setting, please wait." The system said word by word.
After a few moments, there was a "drip" sound.
"It's set up, and the dream is being implanted."
Xue Yongyi couldn't wait to tune the picture in his mind to the bedroom of the second prince Zhu Youxu.
I saw him lying on a wide carved bed, covered with a thin quilt, closing his eyes tightly, frowning, and falling into a deep sleep.
The dim light and the quiet environment without a trace of sound brought out the gloom and anger on his face.
Taking off the disguise of the suave coat, the true face of the second prince Zhu Youxu was unreservedly presented in front of Xue Yongyi.
"I'm blind with a good skin." Xue Yongyi sighed softly and waited patiently for the second prince Zhu Youxu's dream to arise.
About half an hour later, the dream of the second prince Zhu Youxu appeared on the screen in his mind.
A woman who couldn't see her face clearly told Zhu Youxu that the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Youchang, was not dead.
Zhu Youxu showed a look of ecstasy on his face, looked at the man and said, "Is this true?" ”
The woman nodded, "It's true! ”
"Great! That's great! Zhu Youxu excitedly stroked his palms and shouted, "God really help me!" God help me! Now look at how the third child is still tossing! ”
"I'm going to have to take advantage of this!" Zhu Youxu sat in a wheelchair and walked around the room.
After turning nearly a cup of tea like this, Zhu Youxu shouted, "There is!" Then he excitedly rushed out with his personal guards, "Send this king to the Dingguo Mansion!" ”
The guard looked puzzled, "What are you going to do in Dingguo Mansion?" ”
Zhu Youxu glared at him sharply, "You need to take care of this king's affairs?" ”
The guards said they didn't dare.
Hurriedly ran to find the coachman.
A moment later, Zhu Youxu was carried into the carriage by two guards, went out of the palace gate, and went to the Dingguo Mansion.
The Duke of Dingguo guards the eastern border all the year round, and the current Dingguo Mansion is controlled by the old lady of Dingguo. The Duchess of Dingguo presided over the feed, and the second son of the Duke of Dingguo took care of the affairs of the house.
Hearing that the second prince was coming, the second son of Dingguo Gong wrinkled his eyebrows slightly, "The second prince has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, why did he come to the door today?" "Busy with the little servant to tell the Duchess of Dingguo and the Duchess of Dingguo about this.
After the Duchess of Dingguo got the news, she hurried to the Duchess of Dingguo to discuss countermeasures.
The second prince, under the guidance of the little maid, went to the waiting room in the front yard.
"The little one has seen the second prince." The second son of Dingguo Gong bowed and saluted respectfully to the second prince.
"Excuse me, sir." The second prince smiled warmly, and said in a gentle tone: "I came to your mansion today to tell you something urgent. ”
The smile on the face of the second son of Dingguo Gong paused slightly, "I don't know what it is?" ”
The second prince smiled and looked left and right.
The second son of Dingguo Gong understood and ordered his subordinates to retreat.
"Sir, have you ever heard that the eldest brother of the emperor is not dead?"
The second son of Dingguo Gong smiled a little reluctantly, "Why did the second prince say this?" ”
As soon as the second prince saw the reaction of the second son of Dingguogong, he knew that what the woman told him was true.
The smile on his face softened, "The eldest brother of the emperor is born from the queen mother, and he is the most loved by the emperor's grandfather. Hearing that he died violently, this palace was born in the palace, and he also felt unbelievable and deeply regretful. Today, when I learned that he was still alive, the palace was so happy that I couldn't help myself, and I came out of the palace to inform your mansion of this. Since the death of the emperor's eldest brother, the queen mother has been living in Kunning Palace all the year round, not asking about the world, and it must be that the situation in the east of the country is becoming more and more difficult. Didn't you think that if the eldest brother was still alive, would everything be different? ”
The second son of Dingguo Gong naturally didn't believe that the second prince had such good intentions, and he thought about them everywhere.
Therefore, after hearing these words, he just muttered.
Seeing this, Zhu Youxu sighed deeply.
"To tell you the truth, I guess Mr. already knows how this leg of this palace became what it is today. Seeing that person was proud of the spring breeze, how did Bengong swallow this breath in his heart! This palace is destined to have no chance with that position in this life, let alone see that villain's ambition! If the gentleman needs it, this palace is willing to help the gentleman! Go to the soup and go to the fire at any cost! Zhu Youxu said in the end, his chest rose and fell, and his blood was excited.
The second son of Dingguo Gong was silent, and finally said, "Please let me think about it for a few days." ”
Zhu Youxu nodded, "After all, this matter is an important matter, and there is no urgency." ”
With that, he turned his wheelchair and left.
Five days later, Zhu Youxu visited the Dingguo Mansion again.
After reaching a cooperation agreement with the second son of Dingguo Gong, the two decided to explore the whereabouts of the emperor's eldest son together, just when things became clear, the two found out that the emperor's eldest son was imprisoned in the dungeon deep in the imperial tomb, and wanted to go to the imperial tomb dungeon in disguise, and when they found out the reason, a group of assassins suddenly appeared from the middle of the road.
They are all dressed in black and masked, armed with long swords, extremely ferocious, and kill anyone they see!
In the end, Zhu Youxu was hit through his chest by two long swords at the same time, and woke up from his dream with a loud scream.
Everything in the dream was so real that the first action he made was to reach out and cover his heart to see if there were two holes poked there.
When he felt a powerful and pounding pulse, he gasped for air.
After a long pause, he yelled impatiently outside the dormitory, "Are all the people dead?" Bring me a cup of hot tea! ”
When the waiter heard the movement, he hurriedly came in, poured a cup of warm tea from the teapot on the table, and handed it to Zhu Youxu.
Zhu Youxu grunted and drank the tea to the bottom, and stuffed the teacup to the waiter, "Get out of the palace!" ”
After the silence like death was restored in the dormitory, Zhu Youxu put his hands behind his head, stared at the top of the tent, and recalled the dream just now.
It's incredible!
He would even dream that the emperor's eldest brother was not dead!
He was also imprisoned in the dungeon of the Imperial Tomb!
The eldest brother of the emperor has always been favored by his father and grandfather, and he has never made any mistakes during his lifetime, and he has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, how could he be quietly locked up in the dungeon of the imperial tomb?
Absurd!
It's ridiculous!
Even if he really annoyed his father, there is still the emperor's grandfather!
How could the imperial grandfather be reluctant?
Zhu Youxu covered his head with a thin quilt, he must have been thinking about how to deal with the treacherous villain of the third child day and night recently, so that he was stunned and had such a dream!
In the tent, Xue Yongyi looked at Zhu Youxu's reaction, and was a little unsure how much he believed in his dreams.
However, Zhu Youxu tossed and turned all night and never fell asleep again, so she didn't have a second chance to dream.
After thinking about it, she set up the system reminder and entered the dream.
It's not early, if you don't sleep for a while, the dark circles under Ming'er's eyes won't be able to cover it.
Early the next morning, Zhu Youxu got up two hours earlier than usual.
I had breakfast in the palace first, waited patiently until Emperor Xilong went down to the morning court, and ordered the guards to push him to the imperial study and greet Emperor Xilong.
"Father, the child dreamed of the royal brother yesterday." Zhu Youxu pretended to be sad.
Emperor Xilong's eyebrows did not move, and he put down the pending review, "Oh? What happened to Chang'er in a dream? ”
"The child still remembers how sad the emperor's grandfather and father were when the emperor's eldest brother died suddenly, and the queen mother almost went with the emperor's eldest brother."
Zhu Youxu didn't mention that the queen was okay, but when he mentioned it, Emperor Xilong's face sank quickly.
"Alright." He interrupted Zhu Youxu impatiently, "You came to look for me, just to talk about your dreams?" ”
Zhu Youxu's face showed a sad look, "After Erchen broke this leg, he always felt that he couldn't live long. Yesterday, I dreamed of the eldest brother of the emperor, I don't know if it was the eldest brother of the emperor who was lonely and lonely underground, and wanted to invite his ministers to be his companion. ”
"Nonsense!" Emperor Xilong snorted heavily, picked up the fold in his hand and made a gesture of waving it towards him, and forced himself to endure it.
"The son is not strange! You've read all these years of sage books in vain! ”
Zhu Youxu looked at Emperor Xilong's reaction, and only felt a chill in his heart.
He has become what he is now, except for a few words of appeasement at the beginning and a reward for the pen, Emperor Xilong has never cared about his son since then.
Today he was only showing weakness in front of him, which caused him to be furious, and he did not blame the man who made him what he is now!
"Erchen wants to go to the imperial tomb to pay homage to the eldest brother of the emperor." Zhu Youxu made a cautious appearance, but secretly tested Emperor Xilong's reaction.
Sure enough, Emperor Xilong's brows furrowed deeper, and there was a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes.
"The Imperial Tomb is far away from the high mountain road in the capital, and you are physically inconvenient and cannot travel long distances. If you miss your royal brother, you can put more incense on the pillar for him in front of the Buddha! In the end, Emperor Xilong said with an indifferent expression.
"It's... Be. The coldness in Zhu Youxu's heart was even stronger, and he hurriedly made a deferential appearance and withdrew.
It turns out that the eldest brother of the emperor is really not dead!
Otherwise, why would Xilongdi refuse his request to go to the imperial tomb to worship?
There must be a secret hidden in that imperial tomb!
And why did the eldest brother of the emperor, who has always been praised by the emperor's grandfather, fall to the point of being a prisoner? Zhu Youxu inexplicably felt a strong excitement in his heart.
It feels like you're about to reveal a secret of today!
No matter why the eldest brother of the emperor was imprisoned, as long as the father and emperor did not make it public, as long as the position of the queen's mother in the middle palace did not fall, as long as the Dingguo Mansion was still stationed in the east and controlled one of the three of the entire military strength of the Dayi Dynasty, the father would not dare not make the eldest brother of the emperor the crown prince!
In this case, even if the third child will please his father again, he will never have the slightest chance!
After coming out of the imperial study, Zhu Youxu's heart was surging, but he didn't know anything on his face, he only ordered the guards, invited a monk into the palace, and listened to the scriptures for several days.
Xue Yongyi opened the system for ten days in a row, and could see Zhu Youxu sitting in a wheelchair, calmly facing an old monk talking about Buddhism.
She really found it boring, so she shook her head, and guessed in her heart that it was probably the dream of that night, which had a function, and made him have an epiphany, and he was in awe of life.
In this way, even if someone really instigates him, presumably he will not risk his life for the sake of his own life.
Although Xue Yongyi thought so, he did not relax his vigilance in his heart, and still checked Zhu Youxu's movements every other hour.
Half a month later, when she checked Zhu Youxu's whereabouts as usual, she saw him sitting in the hospitality tea room in the front yard of the Dingguo Mansion!
Xue Yongyi's mouth opened wide in shock.
What's going on with him?
How did you do what you did in your dreams?
Didn't he know that the end that awaited him was death?
However, although Xue Yongyi can monitor a person's every move through the screen, he can't dissect his brain to see what is going on in his head.
She could only grit her teeth and look at the screen to see what kind of medicine was sold in Zhu Youxu's gourd!
I saw Zhu Youxu smiling kindly and greeting the second son of Dingguo Gong.
After some innocuous words, he made his intentions clear and had something important to tell him.
After the second son of Dingguo Gong sent people out, Zhu Youxu put down the tea bowl in his hand, "This palace knows that Mr. has been secretly inquiring about the whereabouts of the emperor's eldest brother these days. There are some eyebrows here in this palace, I wonder if Mr. would like to hear it? ”
"This man is crazy!" Xue Yongyi looked at the scene in the picture angrily.
The second son of Dingguo Gong had a flattering smile on his face, "The eldest prince has already contracted the disease and died violently, how can he say his whereabouts?" The little one couldn't understand what the second prince was saying. ”
"This leg of this palace was crippled by the third child, and now the third child is in the limelight, and this palace can't see him sitting in that position. As long as there is any chance to break him, this palace will never let it go! I don't know sir, would you like to believe in the sincerity of this palace? Zhu Youxu looked at the second son of Dingguo with a straight face.
The smile on the face of the second son of Dingguo Gong couldn't hold back.
Immediately, he bowed to Zhu Youxu, "Please wait for a while, and wait for the little one to explain this matter to his mother, and then make a decision." ”
Zhu Youxu bowed, "Go ahead." ”
As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and took a leisurely sip of tea.
The second son of Dingguo Gong hurried to the backyard.
"Mother! Sister-in-law! Today, the second prince came to the door and said that he knew the whereabouts of His Royal Highness! The second son of Dingguo Gong drove out all the maids and servants in the house, and said with an excited expression in a low voice.
"Thank goodness! My good grandson is not dead! The heavens have eyes! The old lady of Dingguo, an old woman who was already in her prime, suddenly burst into tears.
In comparison, the Duchess of Dingguo, although she is already a grandmother, seems much calmer.
"I don't know if my uncle has ever asked, how did the second prince know?"
The second son of Dingguo Gong looked ashamed, "My younger brother was in a hurry to tell his mother and sister-in-law about this matter, so he didn't ask." ”
"Why does the second prince want to help us?" Duchess Dingguo asked again.
"Yes, with the intention of bringing down the three princes."
Duchess Dingguo thought of the assassination incident that the second prince encountered on his way to Beijing.
The last mastermind is related to Concubine Song Shu's maiden family.
Although there is no direct evidence to prove that Song Shufei's mother's family is involved, Emperor Xilong only found a reason to punish Song Shufei for three months, and rewarded Zhu Youxu with a lot of things, and also married Zhu Youxu to Zhu Youxu as his wife.
The reason why Concubine Song Shufei's mother family was not punished must be that Emperor Xilong wanted to belong to the three princes in his heart and did not want his foreign clan to have any black spots.
"If we are in the situation of the second prince, it is not impossible to use all means to bring down the third prince." Duchess Dingguo muttered.
The second son of Dingguo Gong responded again and again, "My younger brother thinks the same way." ”
"Does the second prince really know the whereabouts of the eldest prince?" The old lady of Dingguo wiped away her tears and asked.
The second son of Dingguo nodded.
"So what are you waiting for! Why don't you ask the second prince for help and find the eldest prince! The old lady of Dingguo said eagerly. (To be continued.) )