Chapter 66: Once Upon a Time in the Court
In the palace, Prince Gong looked at the eldest brother with an angry face and couldn't say anything. This son has always caused a lot of trouble for himself, but there are really not many who can anger the eldest brother. This time, why is the emperor's eldest brother so angry? Prince Gong didn't dare to ask a word. "I'll show you someone!" The man sitting on the dragon chair spoke slowly. Prince Gong slowly raised his head, but saw a stunning beauty suddenly standing in front of him. Who else is not Purple Smoke? It's just this dress, this line. That's not right! Prince Gong couldn't help but squint his eyes. This girl is very much like a person. Why have I seen it so many times before, but I didn't notice it? "You see that, too? Who the hell is she like? You said! Prince Gong only felt a stuffy pain in his chest, this stinky boy, who is not easy to provoke? I just messed with this person! So while sweating all over her body, she still trembled: "Big brother, she has been gone for more than ten years. It shouldn't be that coincidental! "Smack! The emperor slapped the table and said angrily: "Qiao! It's such a coincidence! You obviously know that she is married to Xifan, but you listen to the queen mother hide it from me, and she has been hiding it for more than ten years! Prince Gong couldn't say a word. In that year, the emperor got married, and the queen mother was interested in the current queen. The emperor had something else in his heart. That person was the daughter of the Youchang of the steppe tribe. Ulanhua can sing and dance, and has a cheerful temperament, not to mention her appearance. There were many aristocratic children who bowed under her pomegranate skirt back then. The Queen Mother didn't like her temperament. Although the emperor was already in love with the Wu family at that time, he still took the initiative to welcome the current queen Guo into the middle palace. He even made the Youchang of the Jiling Grassland marry the Wu clan to the Xirong Kingdom. Prince Gong has personally participated in all of this. It's just that now he never imagined that after so many years, the imperial brother still has a longing for the Wu clan. "Brother Huang, Ziyan is a fireworks woman, and she can't enter the harem!" At this time, Prince Gong couldn't care about it. If you go out, you have to persuade the royal brother, but you can't let the imperial brother do stupid things and lose the royal dignity. "When did my harem ask you to intervene? Do you want to replace me? The emperor's words are too heavy. Prince Gong fell to his knees all of a sudden: "Brother Gong doesn't dare!" The younger brother just thinks that if the eldest brother includes the purple smoke girl in the harem, it is really against the ancestral system and criticized! The emperor was so angry that he smiled instead: "When did I say that I was going to put Ziyan in the harem?" In your heart, do you really think that I am just a debaucherous and unscrupulous king? Prince Gong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No, no, the younger brother has always been proud of the eldest brother, and the eldest brother has always been wise and martial." It is the younger brother who spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. The emperor really smiled this time: "The sycophants are quite fast." Speaking of which, there are really not as many beauties in my palace as there are in your house! Prince Gong saw the emperor's eldest brother laughing, and just put his mind at ease, but he was frightened by his subsequent words: "Brother dare not, brother dare not!" The emperor didn't turn his face again this time, and said: "You have always been dashing, why don't you dare?" My own brother, I don't blame you or anything. Isn't it just a few more women? It's not like we can't afford it. Prince Gong was slightly relieved to see that his eldest brother was still in the mood to laugh, and knew that the wrath of thunder had been temporarily extinguished. But I heard the emperor say slowly: "If it is not that person, what is the difference between one and ten?" Back then, in addition to the Wu family, Concubine Xu also knew a little bit about my mind. But she didn't stay with me for long. In this harem, you look lively, but my eyes are very cold. "It's rare to hear the eldest brother sigh, and it's rare to see the eldest brother's lonely expression. Prince Gong's heart was shocked, did the queen mother really do something wrong in order to consolidate her position and keep her eldest brother's position as the crown prince? I can't help but think of the jade man who could touch his soul with a smile and a smile. I don't know how she is doing in Xirong, with her talent, she should be able to pamper the six palaces, right? It's just that what's going on with this purple smoke? How can there be two people in the world who look so similar? Prince Gong only felt a chill in his back, wouldn't he? Purple Smoke can't be her daughter, right? So what kind of unbearable life is she living now? The emperor seemed to see his confusion and said, "Yes, Ziyan is the daughter of Wulanhua, the princess of Xirong Kingdom. "Prince Gong only felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head, and his heart was cold from head to toe." How could the purple smoke end up in Beijing? What about the Ulan? He asked, almost in a trembling voice. She's dead. Died in the battle of the harem. The Emperor's voice was cold and astringent. The queen mother is right, she is really not suitable to stay in the harem. She is too simple and kind to live in the palace. There was too much sadness and helplessness in the emperor's voice. Prince Gong felt that his heart was about to be tightened, and a stream of blood rushed straight to his head: "No, no, it's that those Xijon people are too cunning." If she stays here, she'll be fine! The emperor looked at him with pity and said, "Don't be naïve. She stayed here, but she was just the second Concubine Xu. You really don't know those things? You do it with your eyes open, I just close my eyes and don't look at it. It's all just for that seat. You don't have to blame yourself. Things have happened and have passed. What we can do now is to help Ziyan get back what she deserves. Prince Gong felt that his face was cold, and he couldn't tell what it was like to have mixed tastes in his heart. He has always enjoyed his position and the glory that it brings him. I never thought deeply about whether what I did was right or wrong. It can be said that almost everything he does is instinctive. Instinctively remove everything that may bring obstacles to oneself, just so that oneself can live a better life. But now, he suddenly felt as if he had done something wrong and missed something. Those expressions of regret were also captured on the face of his emperor's eldest brother.
"Emperor, how long have you known Ziyan?" After Prince Gong's father and son left, there were two men left in the emperor's study, one old and one young, with lonely expressions. "That year, the queen mother reprimanded me because of the crown group, and the first time I doubted the queen mother's attitude towards me was to sneak out of the palace. Not far from the palace, I met Ziyan, who was said to have come to the capital to look for relatives. The jade plaque she held in her hand was something I recognized at a glance as your father. Out of curiosity, I stepped forward to recognize her. I accidentally learned about her origin, and I also knew that I was not the biological son of the queen mother. The prince looked a little lonely, but he still told the truth. Have you been blaming me all the time? Knowing that your mother was killed, you were still raised by the queen? "Erchen doesn't dare. The sons always knew that their father had a last resort. Therefore, Erchen has been working hard to live up to his father's expectations. A hint of relief flashed across the emperor's face, and he said, "You have been doing a good job. It's just that, with Ziyan's age, I'm afraid she didn't know everything about the events back then, right? The prince nodded and said, "The specific thing was said by an elderly grandmother next to Ziyan." It is said that she served Concubine Xu back then, because after Concubine Xu passed away, she went to Xirong. The maid beside Xirong Ulanzhu is her sister. It's just that she didn't expect that when she arrived in Xirong, Ulanzhu was framed and killed again. Her sister asked her to flee back to the Central Plains with Ulanzhu's blood. When I met them, they had not been back to Beijing for a long time. Because I was afraid that their hiding would be exposed, and I was afraid that they would suffer another accident, so I arranged the identity of Oiran for Ziyan. Because although the Oiran is eye-catching, it is also easy to be overlooked because of its attention. Those nobles in Beijing will not come into contact with Oiran. On the other hand, as an Oiran, I had the opportunity to meet all kinds of people and learn about the news of Beijing. In order to protect Ziyan from being harassed and bullied by others, Tianci cooperated with me to be Ziyan's flower messenger. When the prince said this, the emperor couldn't help but smile and said, "This kid is a little interesting!" It's not in vain that I love him for so many years! Your previous arrangement was good, but you shouldn't even believe in your father! If it weren't for the fact that I accidentally met Ziyan, how long would you plan to hide it? "The prince secretly gritted his teeth when he heard this, so you gave it a summer, and he secretly calculated me in order to meet his wife early, and see how I cleaned you up! However, his face was respectful: "Now that the situation in Xirong has changed, the emperor just wants to find the most suitable opportunity to stand up for Ziyan." The emperor is about to tell his father! The emperor nodded and said, "Well, in the current situation, it is indeed time for Ziyan to go back." In this way, you should prepare well, and we will deploy it like this first! The prince nodded, a smile flashing across his face.
Once again, King Wise was belittled. This time, unlike the last time, he just went to serve in the Northwest Army. Instead, he was really relegated to the northwest, and his title was changed from the original Rui to Chen. Also demoted was Princess Rui, Panlong County Lord Gao Shenrong. The reason is that the lord of the county cannot do his duty to admonish his husband. After half a year, Yu Lu went to the northwest with King Chen. After receiving the holy decree from the palace, Prince Gong and Princess Gong cried into a tearful person. This is her only son, who has been pampered since childhood, and the last time she went to the army, she had a place to live, and she could take care of it. What can I do if I depreciate it all at once? Will you be able to return to Beijing in the future? I may never see my son again in my life. Shen Rong's expression was a little wooden, and it was expected that she would be implicated, but she didn't expect to go to the northwest. My life during this period of time is really colorful. Looking at Shen Rong with a wooden face, Princess Gong felt angry. If it weren't for the daughter-in-law who was angry with her son, maybe her son wouldn't have gone out to look for flowers and ask willows. It's better now, I have to teach her a lesson. So in exchange for her confidant Mama Zhou, she explained so and so there. Mama Zhou glanced at Shen Rong with infinite pity and nodded. The princess is angry, who dares to lift her scales?