Chapter Twenty-Six: Brewing
The situation in Kyoto is changing, and the three princes conniving at their subordinates to do evil things are spreading, and there are people everywhere in the streets and alleys, and some people add fuel and vinegar, saying that the emperor of Fengling Kingdom will be inherited by him in the future.
There is a folk song among the children: "I wonder who the prince is? The three princes cover the sky with one hand, and the clouds are thick, how can they see the blue sky? ”
The emperor listened to the rumors, couldn't sit still anymore, quickly summoned the two princes, blew his beard angrily and glared, pointed to the two sons and taught them separately: "You prince is the nest, look at what they say about you, you know that there are three princes, but I don't know that there is a prince!" ”
"What my father said is the fault of his son." The prince knelt on the ground with a thud, his face respectful.
The emperor wanted to scold the crown prince a few words, but seeing that he admitted his mistake positively, he didn't say a word of rebellion, so he turned to look at the third prince, pointed at Yuan Ji's nose and scolded: "Look at the virtues of the people who follow you?" I'm used to being arrogant on weekdays, I don't know how to restrain and don't know how to be polite, and I'm really not angry. ”
How could the third prince have been reprimanded like this, glanced at the prince, and retorted unconvinced: "Father, you can't believe other people's rumors, the sons and daughters are a little loose on weekdays, but how can they be so unbearable." ”
The emperor was angry in his heart, and at this moment, his favorite prince not only didn't know what was wrong, but continued to talk back, snorted coldly angrily, and his face was solemn: "Yuan Ji, I have spoiled you, and you dare to talk to me like this, and the things you do on weekdays are just that, I can't let you go on anymore, otherwise where will the face of the royal family be." ”
"What does Father mean by this?" The third prince looked at the emperor in disbelief, he has always been the most favored prince, and his father also turned a blind eye, and suddenly his attitude towards him became serious, there must be someone secretly operating.
"Still don't understand what I mean?" The emperor's face turned cold, and he coldly ordered, "Deal with your subordinates well, if you can't satisfy me, you won't be in the palace in the future." ”
The third prince looked at his father on the dragon chair, and suddenly felt a little strange, thinking that he had touched his father's sore spot, so he was so angry, his afterglow swept to the prince who was still kneeling on the ground, and he laughed secretly in his heart.
"The son will satisfy his father." He said through gritted teeth, then bowed and hurriedly withdrew.
The imperial study was much quieter all of a sudden, and the emperor motioned to the prince who was kneeling on the ground to get up, seeing that he was dressed plainly, the color of the python robe was old, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of deference, and suddenly felt pity, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Child, I have suffered you all these years." ”
"The sons are not bitter, they just hope to serve their father." The prince spoke earnestly.
"You are the prince, you should also be like the prince, don't let me hear those words, it's not good." The emperor flicked the sleeves of his bright yellow coat, and his face was serious.
"The sons remembered their father's words and retired first." The prince bowed and retired from the study.
The third prince was waiting outside early, and when he saw the prince coming, he blocked his way, and sneered: "Yuan Zheng, what a good means, I underestimated you before." ”
Faced with calling him by his name, the prince was not annoyed, and replied in an unhurried tone: "I don't know what the third emperor brother said?" I don't understand. ”
"What's there to pretend, didn't I just take some rare treasures? Can you make such a fuss? You must have been playing tricks behind my back to make my father hate me. The third prince gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hatred, "It's all to blame on that little girl of the Qin family, all the good things have been messed up, so you have to be nosy." ”
The prince's face was calm, and he said lightly; "Qin Xiaoxiao didn't do anything wrong, why should the third emperor brother blame her, but suffered a prison sentence without reason."
The third prince felt bored, and he couldn't quarrel with the prince at all, so a calm Yuan Zheng, he snorted: "Yuan Zheng, let's wait and see, see who has the last laugh!" “
A smile tugged at the corner of the prince's mouth, and in a blink of an eye, he regained his composure.