Gonggong Wan stood at the door of the Qinzheng Palace, looking at the second prince kneeling at the bottom of the steps. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's a hot summer, and the sun is so hot that it can tan off a layer of skin.

And the second prince has been kneeling here for three days in a row, and every day after the time when the emperor returns to the Qinzheng Palace in the morning, he kneels until noon before he is willing to go back.

The second prince who was kneeling on the ground was already sweating profusely, and his lips were a little pale and dry.

But kneeling on the floor, his waist was still straight, and he didn't have any perfunctory.

Gonggong Wan sighed, the second prince is actually a stubborn child, which is very similar to the emperor when he was a child, but the emperor's personality is becoming more and more mature as he grows older, and he is introverted, but there is still a stubbornness in his heart, which was also covered up by him.

Because he thought of the emperor when he was a child, Gonggong Wan also felt a little pity for the second prince, and said to him: "Second Highness, please go back, the emperor will not see you." ”

The second prince wiped his sweat, raised his head and said to him, "Father-in-law Wan, please report it for me again." ”

Wan Gong said fairly: "Second Highness, why is this difficult? ”

The second prince said: "It doesn't matter if Gonggong Wan doesn't report for me, I'll just kneel and wait for my father to come out." ”

Gonggong Wan shook his head, pointed to the little Gonggong beside him, and said, "Go and get an umbrella for His Royal Highness." Then he paused and turned around and entered the palace of diligent government.

The emperor was bowing his head and making a fold, and when he saw him come in, he raised his head and asked, "Xiao Er is still kneeling outside?" ”

Wan Gong said: "Yes." Saying that, he persuaded the emperor again: "The emperor might as well see the second highness, it is such a hot day outside, and it is not a way to let the second prince kneel down like this." ”

The emperor paused with his eyes down, and finally put down the imperial pen and said, "Let him in." ”

The second prince saw Gonggong Wan come out of it again, looked at him and said, "Second Highness, get up, the emperor is willing to see you." I was relieved.

The second prince said: "Thank you, father." "After saying that, I wanted to get up from the ground.

He knelt for a long time, his feet were numb, and when he got up, he staggered and almost fell down again.

Duke Wan glanced at him and asked the palace people next to him to step forward to help him.

So in the end, the second prince was supported by the palace people and walked into the Qinzheng Palace.

After he came in, he knelt down again in front of the emperor and said, "My son will visit my father." ”

His voice was weaker than when he was outside, and his body seemed to be shaking.

The emperor looked at his dry and white lips, and the original dissatisfaction with him turned into pity.

The Emperor said, "Get up." As he spoke, he instructed the eunuch, "Give him a bowl of tea, and then fan him with a fan." ”

The second prince said: "The retainers are here to plead for the concubine, and they dare not enjoy the tea and the service of the palace people." ”

The paleness on the emperor's face remained unchanged, and he asked him, "What crime please?" Which sin? Is it a plot to murder Lin Yanniang, or a deliberate murder of the queen? ”

The second prince raised his head in shock, his originally pale face and lips became even paler, and he hurriedly argued: "Father, the death of the prince and wife of the Yue Kingdom has nothing to do with the mother concubine at all. As for the day when the queen mother gave birth, the mother concubine may be a little reckless, but it is definitely because of her kindness, she is afraid that there will be no one in the palace and the queen mother will be in danger, so she wants to go to Changkun Palace to watch. As for the conflict with the palace people of Changkun Palace, it was indeed the fault of the mother's impulsive nature, and the sons were also willing to ask for guilt on behalf of the mother's concubine. But as for deliberately murdering the queen mother, the father and the emperor knew that the mother concubine definitely did not have the courage. ”

The emperor himself looked at him and said, his eyes were sharp, his voice was solemn, and he said: "If you say such a statement, you ask yourself if you believe it or not." ”

The second prince shouted loudly: "Father." Saying as if he had been misunderstood by the emperor, he said with red eyes: "The mother concubine has served her father for more than ten years, and you know her temperament best. The mother concubine definitely didn't have the courage to do anything to murder the queen mother. ”

Saying that, he knelt down and took a few steps forward, and then continued: "Father, just because of a misunderstanding, you let her change from a concubine to Zhaoyi, how can the mother concubine stand it in her heart." Erchen went to see her yesterday, and she was already too sad to look good. After all, the mother has served you for more than ten years, and she has worked hard without merit, please spare her for the sake of the mother concubine's single-mindedness towards you. ”

The emperor turned around and walked out from the bookcase, looked down at the second prince, and said, "If it weren't for the sake of her serving me for more than ten years, she would never just be demoted to Zhaoyi, but would only be sent to the Yeting Palace. ”

The second prince looked at the emperor and called out in disbelief: "Father." ”

The emperor continued: "Do you really think that I don't know about the things she and the Wu family have done? He said and looked at the second prince deeply, and said: "Xiao Er, I have tolerated the Xuanguo Mansion for a long time, for the sake of the Wu family following me back then, I turned a blind eye to many things that the Wu family did, but don't think that I am confused because of my tolerance." ”

The second prince said: "Father, you really misunderstood your mother and grandfather and uncles, grandfathers and uncles are loyal to their father...... emperor."

The emperor snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice: "What a loyal one, you count for me, since I ascended the throne, the Wu family has done several loyal things." ”

The second prince was choked up, and he really couldn't count them.

Even if there is, it is difficult for him to remember it immediately for a while, and in the past few years, the Wu family has indeed had some places out of the cabinet, and he has worked against his father many times.

The emperor said: "You don't need to defend them anymore, now I only ask you, do you know about the things planned by the Xuanguo Mansion and the death of the prince of Yueguo?" ”

The second prince hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Father and Emperor are aware of it, and the ministers really don't know about this matter. It is rumored that the sixth uncle killed the wife of the prince of Yueguo, and the sons feel that there are many strange things, and there is no evidence. ”

The emperor directly ignored his last sentence, looked at him and asked, "You really don't know?" ”

The second prince said: "Erchen really doesn't know. ”

Maybe even if he knew that the Xuanguo Mansion was planning to frame the prince from the beginning, he might not object, but this time, he was indeed completely unaware, whether it was the Xuanguo Mansion or the concubine, they were hiding it from him, and it wasn't until the murder of Lin Yanniang that he saw the clue and questioned the Wu family.

He was also very angry in his heart, angry that the Wu family was all dragging their feet to help.

If you want to frame the prince, you will frame the prince, what will you do if you kill Lin Yanniang, not to mention that you will also kill the prince of Fuxingbo, and at the same time offend Fuxingbofu. Leaving first makes things so big that I don't even know how to clean up the mess.

The Emperor's eyes were staring straight at the son, trying to see the clue in his face.

The second prince was a little flustered by the emperor's staring, but finally met his eyes.

The Emperor sighed, as if relieved.

If this son is really involved in these things, then he really doesn't know what to do with this son. (To be continued.) )