Within half a day, all the people sent out by Zhao Guifei came back, only saying that the eldest princess's mansion was really holding a funeral, and someone quietly sneaked in to see the corpse in the coffin, the body shape and clothes were the same as Zhao Mingsheng, as for Sun Yu's body, they also went to see it, although they couldn't recognize the face, but there was a birthmark on the hand, which was exactly the same as Sun Yu.

When Zhao Guifei heard such an answer, she was naturally relieved in her heart, and now, since Sun Yu was dead, her son's worst enemy had disappeared.

She was really very proud, so she called Sun Chao directly.

Sun Chao was still immersed in the grief of losing his third brother, and his expression was wilting.

"What are you doing with such a sad face? Your father is not dead yet, and if he sees it, he will talk about you. When Zhao Guifei saw her son with such a look, half of her original good mood disappeared.

When Sun Chao heard his mother say this, he sighed slightly: "If the son knows, he will definitely not let his father see the son like this."

"That's right." A smile finally appeared on the corner of Zhao Guifei's mouth, but even so, she was still a little worried: "Chao'er, now that your third brother is dead, among the many princes, in terms of background and mother's family, you are the best one, so you must be angry, do you know?" ”

Sun Chao was slightly stunned, recently, his mother would always mention the dispute between the prince in front of him, and always talk about the background of his mother's family and the like.

He also knew that the third brother used to be the prince who was the most feared by the concubine, and now that the third brother is gone, the concubine must be very proud, but he didn't expect the concubine to tell him these things directly.

Sun Chao lowered his head and didn't speak, and said for a long time: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the concubine." ”

Zhao Guifei has always ruled autocraticly, for Sun Chao, the position of the prince is equivalent to a constraint, he doesn't like this kind of constraint, but his mother really hopes that he can reach that position, he will never disobey the will of his mother, after all, from childhood to adulthood, everything he got was given to him by his mother.

Hearing Sun Chao's answer, Zhao Guifei's heart settled down a lot, and she touched Sun Chao's head: "Don't worry, you just need to be more motivated, and when your father asks about his homework, he must also answer well, and strive to let your father see your excellence." ”

Sun Chao listened to Zhao Guifei's chatter about how to win the emperor's favor, but there was a dead silence in his heart, and he didn't do anything other than nod his head and agree to his mother's request.

Zhao Guifei doesn't care what Sun Chao thinks in her heart, in the palace, the prince's fate is to fight with his own brother, the winner is the king and the loser is the villain, no matter what, she has to send her son to the supreme position, only then can her future life be complete.

Sun Chao looked at the full desire in his mother's eyes, and only felt that his heart was very complicated, he was weak by nature, he didn't care about fame and fortune at all, and those things were just like floating clouds in his eyes, sometimes he would think that it would be great if he could be an idle rich and noble son, so that he would not fight endlessly for these names and his brothers.

But there are not so many ifs in life, and he can only accept his fate now.

When he came out of Zhao Guifei's palace, Sun Chao's whole person was wilted, his brother had just died, but his mother forced him to compete for the crown prince, these things made Sun Chao, who has always been good-tempered, feel very angry, he just wants to find a quiet place now, sit there, drink a sip of tea, and think about things.

"Chao'er." Sun Chao was in a trance, when he heard Sun Qi's gentle shout, he turned his head and saw Sun Qi walking towards him.

Sun Qi originally had a soft face, and she felt very kind at a glance, and she deliberately softened her voice when she called Sun Chao, which made Sun Chao feel that something soft in her heart had been touched.

"Sister Huang." Sun Chao walked towards Sun Qi and raised his hand to salute: "Why is the imperial sister here?" ”

"I heard that the third brother went, so I walked around and scattered, after all, the death of a loved one is really sad in my heart." Sun Qi said, and glanced at Sun Chao: "When I walked here unintentionally, I saw your dejected face, and I wanted to call you to go to my place to sit together, you also know that there is a small garden in my palace, which can be regarded as clean." ”

Sun Chao is still young, so it doesn't matter if he goes to the harem now.

He was originally annoyed by what Zhao Guifei said, but when he heard Sun Qi say this, he nodded and agreed.

Following Sun Qi to the small garden in her palace, Sun Chao sat in the pavilion and waited for Sun Qi's maid to serve tea.

"I don't see you come to the harem to play on weekdays, and I don't have a chance to drink tea with you." As Sun Qi spoke, he saw the maid bring over a few plates of refreshments.

Sun Qi pushed the refreshments in front of Sun Chao, and then watched the maid serve the tea before letting them all retreat, and only Sun Chao and her were left in the small garden.

Sun Chao saw that there was no one around, so he let go a little, raised his hand and took a piece of tea and put it in his mouth, which was sweet and delicious, and immediately aroused Sun Chao's appetite.

On weekdays, Zhao Guifei is very strict with him, even if he drinks an extra cup of tea and eats an extra piece of refreshment, he will be punished.

In the past, he loved this kind of sweet food, but Zhao Guifei said that the emperor likes a calm prince, and he likes to eat sweet things like this, which always makes people feel that he is just a child, so Zhao Guifei cut off the supply of all pastries in his palace and did not let him eat sweet.

made him develop the habit of eating only two bites of any snack and then putting it down, but even if he has such a habit, it doesn't mean that he really doesn't like sweets, he still likes those sweet foods, but he also knows how to suppress himself.

However, now when he was so sad, Sun Chao really didn't want to suppress himself anymore, he put the refreshments in his mouth and chewed, so that the sweet taste gradually dispelled the uneasiness in his heart, and he gradually relaxed.

Sun Qi also saw that he was becoming more and more relaxed, so he let him drink two sips of tea, but Sun Chao didn't know that two medicines were added to this tea and pastry, although there was no problem with eating it alone, but when mixed together, it was like eating wine, which would make people feel dizzy, and even began to say what they knew involuntarily.

After Sun Chao drank the tea for a while, his face gradually turned a little red, and Sun Qi asked, "Is Zhao Guifei looking for you today?" ”

Sun Chao took a bite of the snack, felt that there was some taste and drank another sip of tea, and when he heard Sun Qi ask like this, he replied without hesitation: "Yes, the mother concubine now knows that the third brother is dead, so she wants me to fight for the position of the prince." ”

Saying that, Sun Chao only felt sad again: "But I don't have that idea at all, for me, when I am not the prince, I am the son of my father, the younger brother of the imperial brothers, and the elder brother of the imperial brothers, I just hope that we can help each other like ordinary brothers." ”

As he spoke, Sun Chao felt more and more sad, and even began to sob.

Sun Qi helped Sun Chao wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and comforted him, but he still wondered in his heart: "Zhao Guifei has always been cautious and suspicious, how can she easily believe that the third brother is dead?" ”

"Naturally, I don't believe it, it's just that the people under the mother concubine are secretly visiting everywhere, and I don't know what method was used, I actually saw the birthmark on the third brother's corpse, although the two corpses have been changed beyond recognition, but the birthmark can't deceive people, plus the aunt's side is also holding a funeral, and the momentum is huge, the mother concubine is naturally sure that the three have died." Sun Chao said, rubbing his eyes.

"Sister Huang, your refreshments are so delicious." He said and sighed slightly: "Can I still come to you to eat in the future?" My mother didn't allow me to eat such sweet things. ”

He released his childishness more and more, he was only a half-old child, and he was forced by Zhao Guifei to show a calm appearance every day, which was really suffocating.

Now that there is such an outlet, it is natural to spit out all the bitter water like pouring water.

Sun Qi only listened quietly, until Sun Chao had finished saying everything she wanted to say, and she had also asked the answers to everything she wanted to ask, and then she sent someone to send Sun Chao back.

After the effect of this medicine is over, it will only make Sun Chao feel that he was a little indulgent before, and it will not make him suspicious at all.

After Sun Chao left, Sun Qi only chuckled, she used to think that Zhao Guifei was a difficult opponent, but now it seems that she is really a fool, just by virtue of this, she thinks that she is not damaged and is really dead.

On the contrary, she didn't believe that Zhao Mingsheng and Sun Yu were dead at all, even if Sun Ying personally went out of the city to bring back the two corpses, she still couldn't believe it.

Because with Sun Ying's temperament, if Zhao Mingsheng is really dead, he will definitely hold Zhao Mingsheng's funeral in a beautiful manner, after all, with Sun Ying's character, he must feel that even if Zhao Mingsheng is gone, things must be beautiful after his death, so that Sun Ying will not feel sorry for him.

But now it seems that Sun Ying did not have the scenery to bury Zhao Mingsheng at all, but found an excuse that was heartbroken and had no intention of holding a funeral to end Zhao Mingsheng's posthumous affairs, which really made Sun Qi suspicious.

It's just that even if Sun Qi was suspicious, he did secretly send someone out to investigate, but when he came back to report, almost everyone said that Sun Yu and Zhao Mingsheng were both dead.

"Have you all found out?!" Sun Qi really refused to believe it.

"Back to the princess, we all went to the mourning hall where the corpse was parked, and we also found a chance to see the corpse, which was unrecognizable, but the marks on the body were the same, and the body shape was the same, so ......"

"So you're sure they're dead?!" Sun Qi was slightly angry.