New Year's Day, palace banquet, even though many things have happened to the royal family recently, this palace is still full of lights, as if there has never been any gunsmoke.

Meng Yuan, as the crown princess, was fortunate to learn to prepare a palace banquet with the queen this year, she stood beside Queen Chen and watched her arrange a qiē in an orderly manner, and thought in her heart that she was afraid that she would have already left Beijing by this time next year, and it didn't matter whether she wanted to learn these things or not.

"What is the crown princess thinking, absent-minded." Empress Chen said lightly, "In the future, if you become a queen, these are all things to know, you don't have to learn, if you have a business trip, you will lose the royal people." ”

Meng Yuan lowered his head: "The concubine knows her mistakes, and the queen mother teaches her a lesson." ”

Empress Chen stepped back, glanced at her belly, and said in a rambling voice: "There is a saying, this palace wants to tell you, although you are pregnant now, it seems a little unkind to tell you this, but the prince is not better than others, you have to bear more." ”

Meng Yuan looked at Empress Chen: "But according to the orders of the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Chen invited her to sit down, took a sip of the teacup, and said slowly: "Now that you are pregnant with a child, although you don't know whether it is a man or a woman, you are definitely the prince's descendants, and they are very noble." You are pregnant now, and it is not suitable for you to have sex with you, so you should also choose a few good relatives for the prince. ”

Meng Yuan was stunned for a moment, Empress Chen had said this before, but then it was over, and this time the old matter was brought up again, and it was obviously not allowed to refuse.

"Bengong thought that you are heavy now, and it may be a little tiring to do it yourself, so Bengong has chosen it for you." Empress Chen said loudly, "You all come in." ”

Meng Yuan looked at the gate of the palace, and four young girls who came in from outside were like flowers and jade, and knelt down very meekly and bowed.

"See the queen for the courtiers, see the princess."

Empress Chen said: "These are all women to be married selected by the palace from the families of various ministers, they have a docile temperament, and their family background will not threaten you. She looked at Meng Yuan, "What does the crown princess think?" ”

Meng Yuanqiang said with a smile: "The person chosen by the queen is naturally excellent. ”

Empress Chen smiled: "That's okay, without further ado, this palace will send a decree to the East Palace, and let them go over recently, what about the opinion of the crown princess?" ”

Meng Yuan hesitated: "Recently, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been busy with political affairs, and often goes out early and returns late, the queen mother might as well wait, wait for the concubine to go back and discuss with His Royal Highness, when is it better to let them in." ”

Empress Chen frowned and said: "This discussion, I'm afraid that Chen'er will come to the palace again and say no!" Crown princess, you shouldn't be like this, have you forgotten what this palace said to you before? She made the decision directly, "It's the day after tomorrow, it can't be delayed any longer." ”

Meng Yuan had no choice but to say: "Yes, the concubine obeys the order." ”

The four maidens also saluted again.

"Okay, let's all retreat, the palace is lacking." Empress Chen pressed the corner of her forehead.

Meng Yuan said goodbye and left, and the four girls followed behind her, a little afraid.

Meng Yuan glanced back, chuckled, and went back to the East Palace.

In the evening, Zhao Chen came back and brought her a small piece of news.

"Su Yuma's mother offended the princess and was sent down by the emperor this morning." Zhao Chen said with a smile, "This Su family is also indiscriminate, although it is a daughter-in-law, but it is also a princess in the first place, and she dares to offend the royal people, where is the brain?" ”

Meng Yuan: "Your Highness seems to be very happy about this. ”

Zhao Chen said with a smile: "Don't you feel happy that the lady is happy, according to Su Juma's character, she will definitely offend the princess again for her mother in the future, and at that time, I am afraid that the position and official position of this concubine will not be kept." ”

"Your Highness is desperate for Su Juma to be ruined." Meng Yuan said meaningfully.

Zhao Chen hugged her gently and said softly, "Are you distressed?" ”

Meng Yuan shook his head: "Don't feel distressed, that person has nothing to do with me, what Your Highness wants to do, just do it." ”

Zhao Chen nodded, and after a while, said, "Do you have anything to tell me?" ”

Meng Yuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "No." ”

Zhao Chen emphasized: "You went to see the queen mother today, is there anything wrong?" ”

Do you know that you want me to say it yourself? Not to mention.

"It's fine." After Meng Yuan finished speaking, he said, "I'm so tired, I've been standing for a long time today, and my legs are swollen, so I'll go and lie down first." ”

Zhao Chen looked at her back eagerly, but she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, so she had to sulk.

Things were as Zhao Chen expected, the next day, Su Juma and the princess quarreled in front of the emperor, and there were so many things during the New Year, the emperor was angry and punished them all, including the princess.

The princess shouted that she wanted to reconcile with the horse, and the emperor would commit suicide if she didn't, and the princess's biological mother, Concubine Shu, begged the emperor for a long time, and the emperor agreed.

This time, Su Jichen's career as a colt ended, and he was sent back to Qixia by the emperor with his family, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing and be an official for the rest of his life.

When Meng Yuan got the news, it was already that night, and tomorrow was the day of the palace banquet, so they had to rest early tonight to recuperate their spirits.

Lying on the bed, Meng Yuan looked at Zhao Chen sideways, Zhao Chen closed his eyes, as if he was asleep, but in fact, he didn't sleep at all.

After a while, Meng Yuan said, "When does Your Highness plan to take me out of the capital?" ”

Zhao Chen really didn't sleep, and quickly replied: "After the New Year, we can go." ”

Meng Yuan sighed, but still told the incident: "I went to see the queen that day, and she said that she would give you four beauties tomorrow." ”

Zhao Chen opened his eyes and looked at her, and said intently: "You are finally willing to say." ”

"Why do you have to tell me when you know it?" Meng Yuan was puzzled.

Zhao Chen was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Because, I want you to be nervous about me." ”

Meng Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, lowered his head and closed his eyes, Zhao Chen looked at her, and said softly: "Don't worry, tomorrow the queen mother will not be in that mood." ”

Meng Yuan: "Will something happen tomorrow?" ”

Zhao Chen mysteriously refused to speak, closed his eyes and said, "You sleep well, you will know tomorrow." ”

Meng Yuan continued: "Will His Highness be injured then? ”

"No, it won't."

"Will something happen?"

"No, it won't."

"Something will happen to someone else?"

"Yes."

"Will you leave me?"

"No, it won't."

"That's good."

These were the last words Meng Yuan said tonight.

When she woke up the next day, she was nervous and always felt that something would happen at any moment.

However, until the palace banquet began in the evening, it was still peaceful.

The four beauties selected by the queen sat behind their fathers, Meng Yuan looked at Zhao Chen beside him, and followed Zhao Chen to look at King Xian, who had crippled legs, he was very haggard, and there was a violent aura all over his body, as if as long as he looked at him, he would be pricked by the thorns on his body, Meng Yuan quickly retracted his gaze.

Zhao Yin glanced at Zhao Chen on the first seat, his subordinates pressed their legs fiercely, Zhou Jing looked at it and immediately said, "Lord Wang, don't be like this." ”

Zhao Yin snorted coldly, let go of his hand, and was going to take a sip of wine from his wine glass, but he found that it was actually tea.

"What's going on? How is tea? He slammed the teacup on the table and scolded the palace maid serving behind him, "Where's the wine?" Why is it that everyone else is wine, but this king's is tea?! ”

The palace maid lowered her head and said: "Lord Wang, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked the slave maid to change it for tea for you, His Royal Highness the Prince said that the prince has a leg disease, and drinking alcohol is not beneficial, it will only aggravate the condition, so ......"

"Prince?"

Zhao Yin directly threw the teapot and teacup behind him, and the teapot broke, revealing a sharp edge.

Zhao Yin looked at Zhao Chen's gaze becoming more and more ruthless, but at this time, Zhao Chen looked over, with a provocative look on his face that seemed to be smiling, as if to say: What you even drink now depends on my mood, what else can you do?

Zhao Yin was extremely angry, the fire that had been pressing in his heart for a long time poured out together, he pulled out the soft sword at his waist, and threw all his strength towards Zhao Chen in front of him, Zhao Chen had already taken precautions and dodged away.

"Second Emperor Brother, what are you doing!"

Zhao Chen's face was incredible, and he stepped forward, Zhao Yin's heart was right, anyway, his life was ruined, and he didn't want him to have a good time.

So Zhao Yin stabbed at Zhao Chen with a soft sword again, Zhao Chen pulled out the guard's sword to block, Zhao Yin was shocked by his strength and fell backwards, and the back of his head just fell heavily on the teapot that he had just broken, and the sharp fragments of the teapot pierced his head, his eyes widened, and he was killed on the spot.

When the emperor saw this qiē, he couldn't react a little, and when he reacted, he said: "It's the opposite!" It's the other way around! The emperor was so angry that he covered his heart, "What's the matter, look at what is wrong with King Xian, Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor!" ”

In the end, it is his own son, even if he is not the most favored, he is also the meat of his heart.

The emperor looked at Zhao Chen: "What's going on, how could King Xian suddenly draw his sword!" ”

Zhao Chen knelt down and said: "Father, the son doesn't know, the son just blocked it with the guard's sword, and the second emperor brother seems to have hit something after he fell!" ”

At this moment, the imperial doctor had already arrived, and the guards had already helped Zhao Yin's body up, and said, "Your Majesty, the back of the head of King Xian hit the fragment of the teapot when he fell, and he has already ......."

Although the words were not finished, the facts were already very clear, Zhou Jing and Concubine De cried heartbreakingly, and people's eyes were hot.

Zhao Chen knelt there dejectedly, and it seemed that the psychological shadow was not small.

Doctor Zhou looked at this scene in shock and asked, "How can there be a teapot fragment on the palace banquet!" ”

The servant girl who was waiting for Zhao Yin knelt down tremblingly and said: "Back to Doctor Zhou, that fragment was dropped by His Royal Highness King Xian himself, and His Royal Highness King Xian thought that the slave maid poured tea for him instead of wine, and he was very displeased, so he ......"

Doctor Zhou: "Why don't you serve wine to King Xian?" ”

Zhao Chen said: "I asked the maid to change the wine into tea, the second emperor's brother is not well yet, and his leg disease is not suitable for drinking." ”

Meng Yuan stepped forward and knelt down with a big belly and said: "Father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also kind, I never thought that King Xian would be displeased, Father Emperor Mingjian!" ”

Prime Minister Meng Cheng also echoed: "What the crown princess said is reasonable, it was King Xian who suddenly made the move, and it was King Xian who broke the teapot himself who led the accident, Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The emperor pursed his lips and looked at Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen knelt and moved forward a little, and said with a blank face: "Father, what's wrong with the second emperor brother, you let the second emperor brother get up, the second emperor brother can't die, can't die...... he muttered, "If he dies, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life!" He came to Zhao Yin's corpse again, "Second brother, wake up, get up!" ”

Zhou Jing said angrily: "The prince doesn't have to be coy! If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really affectionate and righteous, he will be blamed for leaving Beijing and giving up the position of the prince! ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar, and the military department Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, this must not be, the civil and military officials can see it very clearly, it is King Xian who strikes first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just on guard, and the accident of King Xian has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor thinks twice." ”

Empress Chen also said eagerly: "Your Majesty, Chen'er is a child who values love and righteousness, and the emperor knows best, if something happens to Chen'er, Empress Changwen's spirit in the sky will not be blind!" ”

The emperor's expression was a little soothing when he heard the words "Empress Changwen", as if he didn't plan to pursue it, but he was still a little angry.

At this moment, Zhao Chen suddenly said: "Father, Princess Xian is right, even if it is not done by the sons themselves, the second emperor brother also died because of the sons, even if the second emperor brother made the first move, but the sons should not use ten success forces to guard, father, please allow the sons to give up the position of the prince, the sons are willing to go to the fiefdom of Shichuan and guard the border of my Great Zhou for a hundred years!" ”

After saying this, even the emperor and Zhou Jing's father and daughter were surprised, where is the prince singing? Could it be that it was premeditated?

The emperor hesitated and said: "Today's matter, the prince doesn't have to blame himself too much, the deceased is gone......"

Zhao Chen said eagerly: "Father! Ask your father to promise your son! For a day when the son is in Beijing, he will not be at ease for a day, and he will ask his father to give the son a relief! ”

Concubine De and Zhou Jing had almost broken down crying, and when they heard this, they knelt down and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the concubine begs you, give King Xian justice, Your Majesty, the concubine has served you for so many years, and she has been doing her best, the emperor doesn't want my son to die in vain!" ”

The emperor was embarrassed: "But ......"

Prime Minister Meng Cheng suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if this matter is discussed another day, the abolition of the crown prince is a major matter, and it cannot be decided in a few words." ”

The words refer to Concubine De, and even more so Zhao Chen.

The emperor nodded, it was allowed, and after ordering the thick burial of the virtuous king, he left with a black face, Zhao Chen slowly stood up, snuggled up with Meng Yuan and left, Empress Chen looked at their backs, and couldn't tell what the expression was like, about, it was to see through the despair.