On the couch, Dongfang Xu looked at this pale little face, his eyes slowly moved to the slightly raised brocade quilt, if he hadn't arrived in time, he didn't know what would have happened.

Concubine Mei planned to exterminate them all, even this unborn child. The matter has come to this, why should I be soft-hearted.

"Chuan Chang Rong Marquis entered the palace."

In the study, Marquis Changrong looked at the young man in front of him, with a faint black color under his deep gaze, and a slight stubble on his cheeks, which looked a little more mature and vicissitudes. Today's prince is no longer the warm man he used to be, in his body, Changrong Hou feels the aura of slaughter and oppression, and the hardships of this period will become a vital part of the prince's life.

"Is there any news from the county lord of Yongji?"

"The team of the Marquis of Changding encountered bandits on the border of the Yi Kingdom, and there is no news of the little girl yet." Marquis Changrong guessed Dongfang Xu's intentions, and above the court, he always wavered, just to prevent their Marquis Changrong's Mansion from becoming the next target of those people, but he understood from beginning to end that he was on the prince's side.

"Last night, the prince's side concubine was attacked, and the other party wanted to kill the children of the palace."

Marquis Changrong frowned, is it not even safe to even the palace of the Chen Kingdom now?

"The Marquis of Changrong has been riding all his life, you say, what should this palace do now to stabilize this position. Don't listen to the grandiose words of the Taifu, this hall just wants to ask the Hou Ye, if it is the Hou Ye, what will you do?! ”

This is also the reason why Dongfang Xu specially invited Marquis Changrong to enter the palace secretly, he felt that at this moment, the preaching of Taifu and those people could no longer help him save the predicament, and only a battle-hardened man like Marquis Changrong could give him the right opinion.

Yes, he has decided to abandon the kindness of a woman.

Marquis Changrong's eyes flickered slightly, but he was silent for a moment.

"Lord Hou, the palace only said once, for the mind of the county lord of Yongji, the palace has never changed, and when the palace clears the obstacles in this palace, she will be taken back and allowed her to be the queen, and Lord Hou, the palace has always treated you as a prince." Dongfang Xu just wanted to give Chang Ronghou a reassuring promise, so that he could do his best to assist him.

Sure enough, Marquis Changrong immediately lifted his clothes and knelt down, "Wechen is panicked, I shouldn't have said such a rebellious thing, but His Royal Highness's love for Wechen, Wechen will not hesitate to go to the soup even if he goes to the soup!" Now the most important thing for Your Highness is to recognize your enemies and their lives! The voice of the court for the second prince is gradually rising, and the other party dares to attack the heirs of His Royal Highness, just to get rid of all the people who threaten the throne, why not His Royal Highness retaliate? Let the other party be leaderless? ”

"What do you mean...... Is it to get rid of the second prince? ”

Marquis Changrong raised his head, "The guards around the second prince are not indestructible, as long as His Highness is willing, he can catch the enemy off guard at any time!" ”

Dongfang Xu took a deep breath, Marquis Changrong was not sure in his heart, whether the crown prince had this determination, there must be sacrifices to ascend the throne, and sometimes the sacrifices would be their relatives who were difficult to give up.

"This matter will be handed over to Master Hou."

"Weichen takes the order!"

……

The other end.

Dongfang Rui walked towards the direction of the cold palace with anger, and four black-clothed people appeared not far away, carrying two long sacks in their hands, quickly brushing past Dongfang Rui's side, and a gust of wind blew, and the thick smell of blood was rolled up.

The door slammed open, and Dongfang Rui strode in front of Concubine Mei, the hand in his sleeve trembled slightly, "Is the crown princess and concubine dead?!" ”

The grandmother on the side was shocked, and she was about to speak, but Concubine Mei had already smiled slightly, "Although this time failed, there will be another time, Rui'er is not in a hurry." ”

She obviously knew that Dongfang Rui had come to question her, but she deliberately distorted his meaning, and the grandmother on the side immediately understood that Niangniang didn't want to conflict with His Royal Highness.

"Yes, Your Highness, although I missed this time, there will be a next time. It's all to blame on those two minions who have not achieved enough and have more than enough failures! Her eyes shone with a hint of suggestion, hoping that Dongfang Rui would not make a reckless move.

Dongfang Rui raised and lowered his chest slightly, God knows how hard he endured at this moment, and slowly lowered his head, "The child hopes that the mother concubine can inform the child in advance in the future, and the taste of being used by others is enough to taste it once!" ”

"Utilization? What stupid are you talking about? In this world, either you are being used by others, or you are using others, and the mother concubine does this, but it is all for you! Even if the crown prince dies, the child in the belly of the prince's concubine is still qualified to inherit the throne, and if you don't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, the one he regrets it will be you! Besides, you have softened your heart for the child who has not yet been born, how can the mother believe that you will be able to kill the prince one day? "I have already given him a chance, but I didn't expect him to cherish it so much.

Dongfang Rui took a step back, he finally understood why he was so uncomfortable when facing Concubine Mei, without any sense of intimacy.

She and the queen are two kinds of people, one constantly teaches herself to be an upright person, and the other constantly wants to push herself down the path of inhumanity and injustice. Yes, he Dongfang Rui will never say that he is a good person, but he also has a bottom line that cannot be touched.

"Where are you going?!"

Dongfang Rui stopped, but did not answer her.

"Now that the prince no longer trusts you, for the sake of big things, you don't want to see him again!" This is also one of Concubine Mei's purposes, since Dongfang Rui is ruthless and has no intention of completely breaking with the crown prince, he will push him by himself, build an insurmountable wall between the two brothers, and completely turn them into enemies!

"Children have their own opinions!" Leaving only one sentence, Dongfang Rui left Concubine Mei's sight without looking back.

"Look at it! Look! That's how he did to Hongu! Concubine Mei's beautiful face became distorted because of anger, and Mama hurriedly stepped forward to calm her breath, "Niangniang, to change the mind of the Second Highness, it is not a matter of a while, the Second Highness has to bear pressure from all sides in recent days, and it is inevitable that he will be upset and irritable." ”

"At this last moment, where can he be willful? No, Hongu can't wait any longer! Someone ...... coming."

……

The royal brother will not trust him anymore...... Dongfang Rui's mind kept repeating this sentence, there are few things that can make him so depressed, didn't he choose to come back because of this inseparable brotherhood?

And now...... Who can he blame, it is his own suspicion that has created today's Yiqiē. Everyone else is afraid of him, the second prince with a strange temper and uncertain weather, but only the royal brother is the bottom line that he can't let others touch.

Yes, Dongfang Rui didn't understand until this moment what he really cared about.

Now he can clearly see that his mother's ambition that no one can contain, but he is afraid that back then, it was not framed as she said, right? Even if the queen mother treats him as her own over the years, she has made up for this qiē.

Dongfang Rui thinks that if he was raised by Concubine Mei's side, how could he have the opportunity to go out and see the vast world outside. He understands that his mother's possessiveness and control that no one can resist.

At this moment, Dongfang Rui has never had such a clear feeling. The queen mother's meticulous care for him over the years is definitely not hypocritical. Even if there is more or less guilt in it, it is better than his own mother.

She kept saying that everything was for herself, but Dongfang Rui knew that she was just a pawn to realize her ambitions.

If it weren't for her own flesh and blood, I'm afraid she would choose an obedient puppet to ascend to the throne, or simply be the queen herself. It's not what she said, wholeheartedly for herself.

Unconsciously, Dongfang Rui walked to the uninhabited palace, and he slowly stopped.

It was eerily quiet, and he walked towards the room filled with countless memories. For the past few days, he has been alone here looking for the answers he wants, and only this moment of solitude will give his originally tense and suppressed nerves a chance to breathe.

Wait, has anyone been here?

He apparently noticed that a few things had been relocated. Dongfang Rui suddenly thought of something, and rummaged around nervously. It's gone, why is it gone...... The gift of the queen mother to her own hair.

In the dark, several figures quickly approached the room, and the nervous man inside was unaware.

At this time, the door slammed shut, and Dongfang Rui immediately woke up and pulled out the long sword at his waist, "Who?!" ”

The windows in all directions suddenly opened, and several sturdy men in black jumped in and surrounded him at once.

Dongfang Rui frowned, these unfamiliar faces did not look like people who were the emperor's brothers. Besides, the mother should have sent someone to follow her. Just as he was thinking about it, a rope fell from the top of his head without warning, accurately encircled Dongfang Rui's waist, and hung his whole person up, the hand holding the long sword could not be used, only to see a burst of white smoke coming to his face, and then the rich taste made him lose consciousness instantly, the long sword in his hand fell to the ground, and he lowered his head weakly.

"Master Hou!"

A masked man in black stepped in and looked at Dongfang Rui hanging in the room, "Move fast!" "Just now they solved the few people in the shadows, I believe that soon, the lady in the cold palace will know what happened.

The other end.

Dongfang Xu sat quietly at his desk, on which a white wooden horse was placed.

Marquis Changrong strode back, "Your Highness, you have already captured the second prince and sent him outside the city." ”

"Master Hou did a good job."

"If it weren't for His Highness's suggestion, Weichen would just be afraid that he wouldn't be able to find such a good opportunity." It was the prince who told him that there was such a palace, and Dongfang Rui would go alone, but he didn't expect that the time would come so quickly.

At this time, a mysterious person came to the Empress Dowager's palace, who handed over a letter to Dongfang Xu's hand, and retreated silently.

Looking at the content of the letter, Dongfang Xu took a deep breath, Concubine Mei had already made a move, and the time for a decisive victory had come