Chapter 20 Rivalry
The crown prince stood at the bottom right of the emperor, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the slightly narrowed Danfeng eyes hid countless coldness.
After a long time, the emperor said, "Get up!" ”
Song Zhancheng got up and stood there silently, waiting for the emperor to speak.
"You sent troops to Hengguo this time, but you are very leisurely!" The emperor said coldly, but there was obvious anger in his tone.
When the prince on the side heard this, the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more open. Watching Song Zhancheng being reprimanded by the emperor, he was in a good mood.
"Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen and that woman are the same friendship, knowing that Erchen sent troops this time, and was ordered by the master to go down the mountain to help, other than that, there is nothing else, look at my father and emperor Mingjian!" Song Zhancheng lowered his posture and bowed his hands.
The emperor's face was a little better, and he naturally believed Song Zhancheng's words, but the letter was converted to faith, and how he arranged it was another matter.
"Where did the imperial brother start with this, but I heard in this palace that the woman came down from your bed!" The prince turned around and said to him with a smile.
Seeing this, Song Zhancheng snorted coldly, completely losing the respectful attitude that Fang had just had towards the emperor.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said, that's just heard!" Looking at the prince's smiling eyes, Song Zhancheng's eyes were cold, "When did His Royal Highness become so interested in the rumors!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the prince's face immediately became a little ugly, but fortunately, he pretended to be profound, so he could hold back the anger in his heart.
He knew that Song Zhancheng was sarcastically saying that he didn't put his mind on the government and politics, but he was a prince doing things, so where was his turn to preach.
Even if there is anger in his heart, the prince does not dare to put on a face in front of the emperor at will, after all, he has always been a gentle and kind image in the eyes of the emperor.
He endured the anger in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't be suspicious, the palace is just concerned about your safety at the border, but I don't want to hear these words, don't blame the imperial brother!" ”
The prince smiled at this time, and his danfeng eyes were bent like a fox.
"Then thank Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince for your concern!" Song Zhancheng said coldly.
When the prince said this, he explained why he knew about this matter on the surface, but secretly he did not admit that it was a rumor, and he elevated himself in disguise and belittled others.
Sure enough, it's Song Kyung-hyuk's style!
Seeing that the two of them finally stopped talking, the emperor asked Song Zhancheng to carefully explain the details and reasons before and after Luo Jiu's appearance, and Song Zhancheng followed the emperor's words to tell the matter, of course, automatically ignored part of Cheng Jingyun's appearance.
After listening to Song Zhancheng's explanation, the emperor was obviously a lot relieved, however, this scene was a bad sign in the eyes of the crown prince.
He was waiting for Song Zhancheng's arrival in the imperial study just to use this matter to suppress Song Zhancheng, where could he escape.
"Father, even if that woman is the younger sister of the emperor's younger brother, but being alone and widowed, living in the same room, after all, ruined the woman's reputation!" Song Jinghe took two steps forward and spoke slowly.
Song Zhancheng's face was gloomy again, and he knew that the prince would never let go of this opportunity so easily.
Sure enough, the emperor who heard this was really a little dissatisfied, and his eyes pointed to Song Zhancheng and asked him to give an explanation.
Song Zhancheng clenched his fists, "Father, although the sons and daughters are in the same room as their junior sisters, they have not made any out-of-the-ordinary moves, and they also ask the father and the emperor to advise!" He didn't want to marry Luo Jiu at all, not because he hated it, nor because of the side.
Although he is a prince, he doesn't want three wives and four concubines at all, and the one who said that Luo Jiu is his junior sister, how can he easily get involved, although Luo Jiu has some affection for him.
"Brother Huang, this is your mistake, even if you didn't do anything, but the reputation of your daughter's family, after all, it has ruined you, how can you let her marry in the future!" Song Jinghyuk has a gentle look on his face for the sake of others.
But Song Jinghe's purpose, he didn't know, it was just to force the Ministry of Industry Shangshu to give up this family business, after all, if he married a woman from another place first, it would mean a great humiliation to their Ye family.
"Father, if the son marries his junior sister, it is not only disrespectful to his junior sister, but also a humiliation to Ye Xushuang, the daughter of the Ministry of Works!" Song Zhancheng no longer argued with Song Jinghe, and knelt directly on one knee in front of the emperor.
He couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts, so he could only use this to remind the emperor, presumably, the emperor would be worried about the Ye family! Song Zhancheng comforted himself in his heart.
Song Jinghe also knew that he had said too much, and he crossed the rules, so he closed his mouth and quietly waited for the emperor's decision.
"Okay, this matter, Rong Zhen thinks about it, you two, and step down!" The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, a little distressed.
"Yes, the retainers are retired!"
Song Zhancheng breathed a sigh of relief, but the crown prince was still unwilling, so he could only retreat due to the emperor's order.
When the two of them left the imperial study, the prince no longer pretended to be in front of Song Zhancheng.
"The royal brother is really kind, the reputation of your daughter's family has been ruined for you, and the royal brother doesn't care about it!" The prince flicked his sleeves, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.
When Song Zhancheng heard this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a gloomy coldness appeared on his face similar to that of the prince.
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can put such intrigue on the government and politics, maybe there will be more people who support His Highness." Song Zhancheng has never been a good-tempered person, he was suppressed before, and now he is in no good mood in the face of the prince, and his words are full of thorns.
The prince's body shook, and his face stiffened and became a little embarrassed.
He knew that his ability to handle the government was not as good as Song Zhancheng, and this had always been a pain in his heart, as the crown prince, how could he allow the prince's ability to surpass him!
That's why he recruited talent strategists extensively, and he didn't want to lose face in front of anyone.
But he didn't want to, this Song Zhancheng poked his sore spot in front of him, telling him how to endure it.
"Song Zhancheng, you have to wait!" A trace of embarrassment flashed on Song Jinghyukjun's face, and there was a bit of redness in his eyes, and he ruthlessly put down this sentence and left.
Song Zhancheng was silent, his cold and handsome face still had a look of disdain, until the prince's figure disappeared from sight, he turned around and went outside the palace to visit his sister, the eldest princess Song Zhaohua.
The two of them are sisters and brothers of the same mother, Song Zhaohua is two years older than her, and now she is married to Zhao Lan, the Marquis of Anguo, and has been named Yunni.
After greeting the eldest princess in the Anguo Marquis Mansion for a while, Song Zhancheng returned to his mansion.
However, when she arrived at the door, she found Cheng Jingyun leaning against the empty wall opposite the gate of the palace in a daze, and several guards guarding the door were vigilant against her.
Song Zhancheng then remembered that when he left Beijing before, because he found that there was the prince's eyeliner in the mansion, he replaced the guards with a group of new people, and at that time, Bu Yun had been arranged by him to lead people to explore the road first, so these new guards couldn't recognize Bu Yun's appearance.
Her expression was lazy and calm, which was indeed very different from Buyun, who had always been vigilant before.
Song Zhancheng suddenly felt a little regretful that he had killed her with his own hands.