Chapter 345: Hypocrisy and False Righteousness

Not to mention laughing at Concubine Jing's anger, the grounded imperial concubine was crazy when she heard it, yelling and yelling, making others think that the imperial concubine was stimulated and crazy.

Compared with the imperial concubine, the crown princess is quieter, but her expression is also calm. Wei Chi's family has fallen, they have no support, and the crown princess has long lost her previous arrogance, and at this time, she regrets that she did not cultivate a relationship with Zhuang Guifei and the prince before.

Hearing that the prince had returned to the palace, the princess was very excited, but the prince did not see her. Although the imperial grandson also came to see the crown princess, the enthusiasm of the crown princess several times made the imperial grandson go to intercede with Emperor Xia Hui and release her, which frightened the imperial grandson.

In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Cui chanted the Buddha all day long, and her mood was already much calmer, she thought that there would be nothing to make her out of control, even if she heard that the prince had ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Cui could admit it calmly.

But after Concubine Zhuang Guifei's sealing, the face of the Empress Dowager Cui instantly became hideous, and the Buddha beans picked up yesterday in the morning were scattered all over the place, not to mention, the wooden fish were thrown out of the hand by the Empress Dowager Cui and smashed directly on the Buddha's body.

With a bang, the Buddha fell directly from the table, and the Empress Dowager Cui was startled, and the whole person came to her senses. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Cui broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that she was disrespectful to the Buddha, and hurriedly followed the Buddha to beg for mercy, repenting and kowtowing.

In the past, the Empress Dowager Cui didn't believe in this, and chanting the Buddha was just for others to see, but after a big blow, the Empress Dowager Cui felt that she had offended the Buddha, so she also began to believe in the Buddha.

"Grandmother" Prince Rong woke up to the desertion in Cining Palace, so she walked everywhere and walked to the Queen Mother's small Buddha Hall. Listening to the movement of the small Buddha hall outside, and looking at the messy everything in the small Buddha hall when he came in, Prince Rong was also stunned there.

Prince Rong's call made Empress Dowager Cui's expression stiffen, and she slowly got up and put on a friendly smile at Prince Rong.

"Ping'er woke up. How did you come here, the people waiting around you? Empress Dowager Cui looked behind Prince Rong, squinted her eyes, and soon returned to normal.

"Grandmother, grandson greets you." After Prince Rong finished saluting, he glanced at the Empress Dowager Cui timidly.

Empress Dowager Cui smiled slightly and said lovingly: "Good, you have filial piety." At that moment, he took Prince Rong's hand and left the small Buddha hall, and after a while, the grandmother and the palace maid came, and the Empress Dowager Cui glared at them fiercely. Lessons learned.

Prince Rong arrived at the palace of Empress Dowager Cui early in the morning, then ate snacks and slept in Cining Palace. During this time, Prince Rong was very close to the Empress Dowager Cui, and the Empress Dowager Cui also loved Prince Rong very much.

At this time, Empress Dowager Cui's heart was churning terribly, Emperor Xia Hui didn't take her seriously anymore, and she slapped her in the face so clearly without notifying her in advance of such a big thing after the seal.

She wanted to sue Emperor Xia Hui for being unfilial. But thinking of the son in the hands of Emperor Xia Hui, Empress Dowager Cui didn't dare to make any moves, as the queen mother, she could accuse Emperor Xia Hui of being unfilial. It can even make Emperor Xia Hui bear the charge of unfilial piety.

But Empress Dowager Cui was unhappy with Emperor Xia Hui, and King Ruijun would not be happy, and Empress Dowager Cui could only endure it and work hard to live. At this time, he held Prince Rong's small hand. Empress Dowager Cui's eyes were full of love, but her eyes and heart were very cold.

Queen, Queen. Empress Dowager Cui gritted her teeth, she never expected that Concubine Zhuang would be sealed, which she didn't expect. Empress Dowager Cui only felt that she had been slapped in the face, Zhuang Guifei didn't know how to laugh at her when she was on the throne, and tried to calm down, Empress Dowager Cui let herself endure it, she didn't have time to turn the tables, Zhuang Guifei was the queen, but the prince had not yet ascended the throne, and there were big variables in it.

"Ping'er, your father is the crown prince, the second prince of this dynasty, and your father was killed. I don't know if he can tolerate you when he takes the throne, but what will I do if my grandmother is old and can't protect you when the time comes. Empress Dowager Cui presented a sad and worried expression in front of Prince Rong.

Prince Rong froze and looked up at Empress Dowager Cui, "Grandmother, was my father killed by the fourth uncle?" Will the fourth uncle kill me? ”

Empress Dowager Cui nodded, slightly lowering her eyes to hide the smile in her eyes, never expecting her to say this, Prince Rong directly decided that it was the crown prince who killed the second prince.

"If you are just an ordinary imperial grandson, you will naturally be fine, but your father is the second prince, you are the former imperial grandson, and your grandmother doesn't know if you will be in danger, Ping'er, as long as your grandmother lives for a day, your grandmother will protect you~" Empress Dowager Cui sighed, and when she looked at Prince Rong, she thought how good it would be if this was really the child of King Ruijun, it was her own grandson.

After Emperor Xia Hui recognized Sun, Empress Dowager Cui was a little disappointed, and it is still the case.

"That grandmother wants to live a long life, no, no, no, grandmother wants to be a thousand years old, so that she can always protect Ping'er."

"Silly boy, how can a person live a thousand years." If she can live to be 100 years old, it is a gift from God, and Empress Dowager Cui knows that she cannot live for so long.

Empress Dowager Cui faintly felt that her body was getting worse day by day, and she didn't know when to go, but she had a thought in her heart, that is, she wanted to stay up until Emperor Xia Hui died, until King Ruijun came out, and until the prince was pulled off the throne.

On this day, Empress Dowager Cui told King Ruijun a lot of things about the relationship between the second prince and the second princess, which was mixed with many contradictions with the prince.

Looking at Prince Rong's clenched little hand when he left, the smile on Empress Dowager Cui's face was unpredictable.

Prince Rong was silent a lot, and when he looked at the imperial grandson, there was inexplicable hostility in his eyes, but he quickly hid it again.

No matter how young Prince Rong is, no matter how well he hides it, he can still see the flaws, and the prince and Concubine Zhuang both see it in their eyes.

"Queen Mother, Prince Rong has been getting close to Cining Palace recently?" Prince Road.

Concubine Zhuang was stunned for a moment when she heard the prince call her mother, and then said: "This post-ceremony has not yet been held, so people can't help but feel that we are frivolous." Let's call it the mother concubine, I have heard my son call the mother concubine for so many years, and I am used to it. You also know that the emperor now has a deep hatred for the Yuchi clan, and now he is not as good as Prince Rong and the imperial grandson. ”

Concubine Zhuang said more conservatively, Emperor Xia Hui was not as good as before to Prince Rong and the imperial grandson, he simply ignored it.

The crown prince also understands that it's not a good thing for Prince Rong and Empress Dowager Cui to get close, especially Empress Dowager Cui, although her minions have been almost removed, but who knows if Empress Dowager Cui has a backhand. At that time, it will be impossible for the Empress Dowager Cui to play any bewitchment, and the prince will not have a good impression of the Empress Dowager Cui.

"Don't worry about Prince Rong, I hope that Empress Dowager Cui can do something, she is now too peaceful, and people can't catch it. And in the end, it is always the emperor's mother-in-law, even if the king of Ruijun rebelled, but the Empress Dowager Cui did not participate in it explicitly, but was completely raised by the emperor. ”

"The Queen Mother is cunning." The prince said, if you want to say that the king of Ruijun rebelled, without the help of the Empress Dowager Cui, the prince would not believe it. But Empress Dowager Cui is really powerful, and she quickly picked herself up, and she couldn't make Empress Dowager Cui's felony, so now Emperor Xia Hui can only cut Empress Dowager Cui away from the right first.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Cui is afraid of death, otherwise if Empress Dowager Cui can really sacrifice her life, once she dies, both inside and outside the palace will inevitably suspect that Emperor Xia Hui killed Empress Dowager Cui.

After all, the discord between Empress Dowager Cui and Emperor Xia Hui is also in everyone's eyes, if Empress Dowager Cui dies, King Ruijun's rebellion, maybe others think that Emperor Xia Hui can't tolerate his own brother and frames him.

"Mother, Qing'er has a month to enter Beijing." The prince said.

Concubine Zhuang also showed a smile on her face, "That's very soon, I haven't seen Qing'er for a few years." ”

"Don't worry, concubine, Qing'er can catch up with the concubine's post-sealing ceremony." The prince thought of Yan Qinghao in prison, and couldn't help but say: "Qing'er and Yan Yuheng are coming back, and when the time comes, Sheng Guogong's affairs~." ”

The prince muttered, very puzzled by Emperor Xia Hui, and when the prince talked to Emperor Xia Hui, he also mentioned Yan Qinghao. Emperor Xia Hui felt pity for Yan Qinghao on the one hand, and was very angry on the other.

The prince knew that Emperor Xia Hui couldn't tolerate Yan Qinghao, but he didn't kill Yan Qinghao, and the prince felt that it was not only a matter of Yan Yuheng returning to Beijing, but also that he was afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers.

As soon as Concubine Zhuang Guifei heard the prince mention Yan Qinghao, she laughed disdainfully, but this disdain was for Emperor Xia Hui, "Your father is very suspicious, no one can tolerate it, and now he is like this to our mother and son, but he will definitely keep a hand, and he will not trust us very much." He won't kill Yan Qinghao, as soon as a person dies, it will be a hundred times, and all the mistakes will follow. Yan Qinghao was imprisoned by the emperor and imprisoned for life, but everyone praised the emperor for being tolerant and righteous and sage, and it would not affect the morale of the army, others would only think that Yan Qinghao had made a big mistake, so the emperor had to deal with it like this. will think that the emperor is still thinking of the old feelings, and the emperor is a person with obvious merits, so this is more advantageous than killing Yan Qinghao. ”

"Hong'er, your father is just small-minded and not confused." This is Zhuang Guifei's evaluation of Emperor Xia Hui, Emperor Xia Hui is indeed a cautious person, he likes the person he likes, and he hates the person he hates, and even denies it to the end.

The prince thought about it like this, and he was relieved in his heart, on the way back to Beijing, the prince was very worried about Yan Qinghao's safety, once Yan Qinghao had an accident, it would be very troublesome.

It's not that the prince doesn't want to plead with Emperor Xia Hui and let Yan Qinghao go, but when he saw the evidence of the guilt, the prince was silent directly. If you want to save Yan Qinghao and clear up your grievances, you can first overturn these criminal evidences, otherwise Emperor Xia Hui will release people, and it will not be innocent, but even more dirty.

Therefore, the prince does not plead, and he will not give people another chance to splash dirty water.

A month later, Baili Yanqing and Yan Yuheng and their entourage had arrived at the gate of Dongcheng, and they finally arrived in Beijing. (To be continued......)