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The prince looked at the crown princess quietly, he had been the prince for fifteen years, and there was no day when he was not sincere and afraid.
No matter how much he did or how hard he tried, he could not get recognition from His Majesty.
Sometimes I think about it, he really doesn't want to be this prince, but in history, which deposed prince has a good end?
He could only bite the bullet and keep moving forward, trembling, and sitting in this position that everyone envied.
He was afraid of his father's indifference and his brother's dark arrows, so he could still see the rising sun every day.
I took a fancy to the princess back then, firstly, I really liked it, and secondly, it was not because of the princess's background!
He doesn't want a crown princess with family glory, that means it's a constraint on him!
The crown princess, since the day she met her, has always been a gentle and kind woman, who has accompanied him for so many years, comforting him and encouraging him when he is lost, when he is hesitating, when he is sad.
He looked at the crown princess sitting at the head of the bed, describing her embarrassment, she used to be round and jade, but in just a few days, her cheeks were sunken, and she didn't have the joy she wanted.
He didn't take the hairpin, but just nodded his chin and motioned for the crown princess to state her conditions.
The crown princess lowered her head, didn't raise it again, pinched the hairpin in her hand, and gently stroked the flat lower abdomen with her hand,
"Your Highness, although I have never taken the initiative to do anything that hurts heaven and reason, my adoptive mother sits down and destroys nature and destroys humanity after all."
"If I hadn't begged for a child, they wouldn't have been like this, fifteen young women, fifteen children who have never seen the prosperity of the world."
"I don't kill Beren, but Beren dies because of me."
"Things in the world, if there is a cause and an effect, even if it is a bitter fruit, I have eaten it! Even if you die, you will not be wronged. ”
She always hung her head and refused to raise it, smiled astringently, and said in a low voice,
"This child is the result of my drinking of human blood and eating human flesh, and he is full of sins."
"Presumably, my father will not let him be born, that will only disgrace the royal family, even if Your Majesty is willing, I am unwilling and reluctant."
Her hand stroking her lower abdomen became slower and slower, and her drooping eyes were full of soft light,
"I am also reluctant to let him come to this world, and in the future, he will be pointed at by thousands of people and scolded by thousands of people."
"So, I'm going to Jingtai Temple to meditate and recuperate, and by the way, pray for the blessings of those who died unjustly."
Jingtai Temple is the royal temple where Princess Anping went, the prince narrowed his eyes, and a complicated color flashed in his eyes, is this such a condition?
Although the crown princess did not say it, it means that this child will not be reborn, and she is going to Jingtai Temple to become a monk.
This woman, what the hell does she want to do?
He looked at the crown princess with a little more thoughtfulness in his eyes.
There was silence for a long time, until the wind blew open a window, and the sudden cold snap made the books by the windowsill rattle.
The prince woke up like a dream, he hurriedly walked over and closed the window, and when he turned around again, he said in a slow voice,
"Okay, if you wish, even if your father is there, I will also take care of it for you."
The crown princess chuckled, and finally raised her eyes, her gaze clear, making the prince seem to see her when they first met.
The child is gone, and she can only live in the temple for a lifetime in the future, but she seems to have nothing to do with her, and she doesn't see the slightest sadness.
The prince's breathing tightened, as if an invisible hand was grasping his heart.
"Now you tell me what you know, about the Huo family, remember, I want the truth."
The crown princess lowered her eyes and handed the hairpin to the prince again, and this time the prince did not hesitate to take the thing.
After that, the crown princess raised her head and smiled sarcastically,
"My father, although he was sent to Jiangnan, but later, for some reason, he took refuge in Xu Gelao, who had not yet become a cabinet elder at that time."
"Later, I went to the border and went to Huo Sanye's side as a staff member."
"Before the battle of Limenguan, my father learned from my uncle, the former commander of Jin Wuwei, that the third prince was going to deal with the Huo family."
He told Xu Ge Lao the news and asked him if he wanted to tell the Huo family the news, and Xu Ge Lao ordered him not to act rashly and wait and see.
"After that, my father got the evidence that the third prince and the Marquis of Yongyi designed the Huo family, and left."
The prince's breath tightened because of these words, and he was about to ask her, but he heard her continue,
"That evidence should be in the hands of Xu Ge now, but there should also be a backup in my father's hands, as long as you take this hairpin to see my father, he will say it."
The crown princess looked at the prince lightly, with some sadness on her face,
"Back then, I was willing to follow you to this cannibalistic palace, just because you were kind and knew right from wrong, and you wanted to avenge their grievances about the Huo family's affairs back then, and you also spoke bluntly to Your Majesty, which caused Your Majesty's displeasure.
The Huo family's contribution to the Eastern Yuan Dynasty is not inferior to anyone, but it is full of people, and now they are all gone.
I don't believe that so many people in the Manchu Dynasty would believe the clumsy excuse given by the third prince, if it is really a great achievement, can the Huo family continue to this day?
But how many people dared to stand up for Huo Jia's grievances at that time? Only His Royal Highness, it was you who knelt in front of His Majesty's palace and saved the lives of Huo Shiniang and Huo Yunlan.
Even if no one out there knows, you don't regret it. ”
"I regret marrying you countless times, but as long as I think of this, I don't regret it, my husband is a responsible man."
She leaned sideways, the light outside the window hit her half of her silhouette, the whole person seemed indescribably quiet, and there was a bit of sadness in that quiet.
"I know what you want to ask, why don't you tell you when you know the Huo family's grievances?"
The crown princess raised her head, her eyes looked into his eyes, deep and faint,
"Because, I don't want you to fall into it, the people of the Huo family are dead, there is no way to overturn the case, even if it is overturned, people can't come back from the dead, but once you fall in, you will really be rejected by Your Majesty, and even die.
I don't want that outcome. ”
When the prince heard this, his face changed greatly, he couldn't say anything to reprimand the crown princess, he took a step back, only to feel that his throat seemed to be choked by something, which would even start to dull his chest.
He opened his mouth, and suddenly felt very embarrassed, obviously angry and wanted to come over to question the crown princess, but in the end, he became like this.
He was ashamed that he did not trust the crown princess.
She has always been pure-hearted, how can she harm others, how can she ......
He said dryly,
"I will send someone to send you to Jingtai Temple, and I will also send someone to find your father, and as for Bisi beside you, I will also bring it up for interrogation."
"I won't let go of the guy who bought Beth."
"Regardless of whether the assassination of the prince of Chengen has anything to do with you, but what your adoptive mother did, even if I believe you, the people of the world will not."
"The three princes will not give up this opportunity to attack me, your adoptive parents' family, only one of them will die. As for you......"
The prince looked at the princess, and then his eyes stayed on her belly, in fact, she was also very innocent......
The prince suddenly had such an idea in his heart, but the innocent person is also responsible for what he does, and even he cannot escape responsibility.
With such a big handle, if he is replaced, it is impossible to easily let go of this opportunity that can make him lose the hearts of the people.
Regarding what the crown princess's mother's family did, even if the crown princess didn't know about it, no one would believe that the crown princess was innocent.
The so-called hundred mouths are indisputable, and jumping into the Yellow River can't be washed, probably like this.
……
Regarding the infanticide case, after finding out the culprit and selling favors to the prince, I heard that the princess fainted because she knew that her mother's family had done such a depraving thing, and the fetus she had just conceived had also miscarriage.
When Xu Han went out, he found that many people were talking about this matter, and there were many people who believed that the princess did not know.
However, there are also those who chew the root of their tongues, and there are many people who don't believe that the crown princess doesn't know, and there are all kinds of ugly things.
In view of the bad impact of this case, the speed of the trial was extremely fast, Mrs. Zheng and her helpers were sentenced to be executed, and the monk who placed the order, although he had left Funing Temple, but the government issued a sea fishing document to arrest and bring him to justice, and once he was arrested, he would be divided into five horses.
After all, this incident made people feel uneasy, and the imperial court began to issue degrees to those who wanted to become monks, which became more strict.
In the private room of the Seven Star Building, Xu Han stood in front of the window, looking at the green mountains in the distance, and he was not in the mood to appreciate it.
"Still thinking about the crown princess and the infanticide case?" Xiao Wei stood by her side helplessly.
Xu Han nodded, turned his face sideways to look at Xiao Wei,
"The crown princess, I still like it a little, I used to go to the palace, because of Anping, she was very protective of me. Anping also listened to the crown princess. ”
Xiao Wei closed the window, pulled her to the table, poured a cup of tea and returned it to her,
"Do you believe she's innocent? It is normal for those people not to believe her, and as outsiders, there is no obligation to believe her. ”
"It's just that the time for that child to come after all, for the sake of the future, the prince and his wife can only let him have a miscarriage."
Xu Han was silent, and said blankly after half a ring,
"The crown princess is not trusted, just like our family used to be."
"For the sake of the people of Dongyuan, the Huo family used their blood to protect their country, but once something went wrong, they were spurned by the people."
Xiao Wei looked at her, stroked her brows, frowned, shook his head, and said,
"No, not all the people are like this, there are good ones, don't believe it, now you go down and stop a random person to come down, and see what he says."
Xu Han smiled and sighed, "I heard that there is a royal history who did not forgive the infant murder case of the crown princess's mother's family, and went to the palace to ask His Majesty to condemn the prince." ”
"After His Majesty called the prince, it seems that the two of them still quarreled."
"This matter is tightly sealed, but it is inevitable that some palace people will see it with their own eyes and spread it, and I also heard the news from Jin Wuwei."
Xiao Wei frowned, the three princes and the first family would indeed not let go of this great opportunity.
I only hope that this time, the prince can save the day.
His hand tapped on the table, and said,
"Although Your Majesty said that you support the three princes and the prince to fight in the ring, in fact, it is not necessarily that you don't like the prince, maybe the three princes are just a whetstone set up by Your Majesty for the prince?"
"If the prince can board the plane smoothly and love the world, it will naturally be better than other people to take the throne."
His gentlemanly demeanor is not fake, and his affection with the crown princess is not fake, he has principles in his actions no matter what, even if he was forced to a dead end by the three princes and fell into adversity, he has never secretly done anything indiscriminate.
The crown princess may not be able to escape punishment for this matter, but the crown prince, most of the courtiers do not believe that he will do this.
Because the prince feels so good.
Therefore, after the imperial history impeached the prince again and again, many officials made it clear to the prince, and the excerpts piled up on the emperor's desk.
At the same moment, the prince suddenly had a feeling that the world was full of gloom.
Although what the princess's mother's family did was unconscionable, I didn't expect them to go deeper.
It was so deep, it was really unexpected.
The crown prince stood in front of the emperor, his eyes did not dodge or avoid, and he looked back at the emperor definitely.
"The crown princess married into the royal family, that is the royal person, she is at fault, but since she has gone to Jingtai Temple, she will always go."
"What's more, if this matter spreads out too much, it is always detrimental to the reputation of the clan.
The emperor sat on the top of the imperial table, his eyes were sharp, and he looked at the prince condescendingly.
Seeing this, the imperial historian on the side immediately knelt down and said impassionedly,
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is forgivable for taking pity on his wife, but the Crown Princess's mother's family has done such a thing, and the human and material evidence is there, if it is not dealt with according to the law, I am afraid it will damage the royal majesty,"
I also ask Your Majesty to give justice to the people and an explanation to those who died in vain. “
The imperial history took two steps on his knees, and said loudly, "The law of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty is the dignity and dignity of our dynasty, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, what the princess's mother's family does, the crown princess's crime is unforgivable, if you don't deal with it strictly, it will be difficult to obey the world." ”
The emperor squinted at the imperial history, and his facial muscles trembled,
"And what do you want?"
"The fetus in her womb is gone, and her people have gone to Jingtai Temple, what do you want? Kill her? ”
"Your Majesty!" That Yushi is really an iron bone, and he didn't flinch when he heard the words, but straightened up and straightened his back.
"Although the crown princess is a royal person, can it be said that the thousands of people in the world are not your people?"
"Now that so many people are dying at the hands of the crown princess's family, aren't they dead?"
"Your Majesty, please be considerate of your people."
The prince's face was as cold as ice, and he gritted his teeth and stared at the imperial history,
"The crown princess doesn't know anything about those things, she has already paid the price she deserves, why should you be aggressive, you must put the crown princess to death."
"According to what you said, the crown princess is responsible for what the princess's maiden family does, and the princess is Lone's wife, and she is one with Lone."
"So, is Lone also dead to thank the world?"
Yushi was speechless in the face of such a question.
Even if he suppressed the crown princess and grabbed the crown princess, just to make the prince lose face, but let him really say it, then he wouldn't have the guts.
The emperor looked at the crown prince, his gaze suddenly deepened, "Is this what you should say?" ”
He rebuked the prince.
In his opinion, it is really unwise for the prince to disregard the impeachment of the imperial history so much for the sake of the crown princess and a woman.
What's more, even if the prince likes the princess no matter how much he likes, shouldn't he hurry up and clear up the relationship at this time?
Where is there such a thing as a pick-up?
A dignified seven-foot man, the prince of a country, for a woman, Ji is so desperate, how does this make the civil and military officials think of him?
The emperor's eyes when he looked at the crown prince were almost like spewing fire.
"Aiqing, I already know what you think, so let's step back first."
What else did the imperial history want to say, facing the cold emperor's face, he finally closed his mouth and retreated.
The supremacy of imperial power, even if he has an iron backbone, he can't be easily broken.
The room was instantly silent as if no one existed, except for the incense burner in the corner.
"Father, what do you want to do with the crown princess?" The crown prince stared at the emperor closely, and there was no longer the usual respectful obedience.
The Emperor raised his eyes, "Is this what you should ask?" ”
The prince's face was calm, "Erchen has already checked, the crown princess doesn't know anything about this matter, she has been punished, and it should be stopped." ”
The emperor's eyes were heavy, and he looked at the crown prince,
"I originally wanted to let her go, but you are the prince of a country, and you are so affectionate to your children, I don't want to let her go. The life of Jingtai Temple is miserable, and I don't know if she can persevere. “
This is clearly a vague saying that the crown princess will die in the temple.
The prince slammed his fists on the table,
"She's my wife, she didn't do anything, why can't you all let her go?
You have driven me to a dead end again and again, if you really want to depose me as a prince, then just give an order. “
"Why bother, don't you know, I am also a human being, I have flesh and blood, heart and liver, I will be sad."
"You raised the third brother again and again to compete with me, is it really just to let the third brother make me a whetstone?"
"I really can't afford this whetstone."
The crown prince had lost his usual gentleness and steadyness, and his whole person became sharp, and his questioning voice made the emperor speechless.
"Father, you said that I have a long affection for the crown princess's children, what about you? Aren't you the same for Concubine Yu? “
"Yu Guifei Jiaofang has been the sole pet for more than ten or twenty years, do you mean that once one day in the future, she does something wrong, you will send her to the guillotine?"
"Can you bear it?"
"Isn't it possible that my father can't compare his heart to his heart?"
"That's enough." The emperor grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it at the prince, the prince did not dodge or dodge, the inkstone grazed the corner of his forehead, and suddenly blood gushed out desperately.
The father and son looked at each other from a distance of three feet, and the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point.
Because of his excitement, the emperor covered his chest with his hands, and his voice was as vicissitudes as it came from ancient times.
"How can the crown princess be compared to Concubine Yu!"
The prince hooked the corners of his lips mockingly,
"Yes, she can't be compared with Concubine Yu, because she is the wife I am marrying, and Concubine Yu was snatched from someone else!"
The prince became excited, his voice was rapid and intense, and he became obliged.
With a "snap", a slap fell on the prince's face.
The emperor walked quickly from behind the imperial case to the crown prince and slapped him over.
His teeth couldn't stop chatting, and suddenly there was a glint of water in his eyes,
"Okay, okay, this is my good son, I really dare to say anything."
The prince's tongue was against his teeth, licked the blood that overflowed from his lips, and smiled bitterly with tears,
"Yes, I knew that this was the case, when the Huo family incident happened, I would rather be expelled from the clan than be this prince."
"Whoever wants to do it will do it."
"Sometimes, I really wonder, are you really my father? If you were my father, why never considered my feelings. ”
"You support the third brother, I have no opinion, I am not such a narrow-minded person, ordinary people can have a happy family, why can't the emperor's family?"
"I thought, I just want to break the world's opinion, who said that the emperor's family is ruthless?"
"However, it turns out that I was really wrong, I connived at An Ping to get close to the crown princess, and the end was that she bribed the palace people around the crown princess."
"Let her do the assassination of the prince of Chengen."
"I treat my brother sincerely, but they see it as ill-intentioned, and the end is that they are outside to attack me with the matter of the crown princess."
"Father, you say, should I really be ruthless and unjust? The reason why people are human beings is because they know honesty and shame, understand morality, and have true feelings in their hearts. ”
"It's not a whole day of intrigue."
"Crown Princess, if I die, then I will die too!"
"In my life, I have such a little selfishness, but you can't fulfill me as a father, don't you feel sad?"
"I'm not a puppet, I'm not a fool, I have a heart."
"You may be a wise emperor, but you are a failed father, and you want me to become a failed husband too."
"Thy forgiveness, thy wisdom, put it in thy court."
"How innocent am I, forced to be like this by you?
The prince's words, sometimes slow, sometimes excited, like a storm, hit the hall all around, splashing, and at the same time hitting the emperor's heart.
The crown prince suddenly walked slowly to the emperor's side, the tall man, even slightly taller than the emperor, he lowered his eyelids, and looked at the emperor condescendingly,
"Back then, in the case of the Huo family, I knelt in front of the palace gate, I beg you to investigate thoroughly, but you don't!"
"In order to protect the three princes, you don't care about the heroes of the Huo family, and you don't care about the so many heroic souls of the Huo family."
"That's your wisdom!"
"You saved Huo Shi Niang's life, and at the same time, you also ignored those people's killing of Shi Niang."
"Because, as long as Eleven Niang is here, the Huo family will be rehabilitated, and the imperial power will be trampled under the feet."
"How would you want to see that happen?"
The emperor's eyes widened, and his voice came out between his teeth,
"Is that what you look at me? Am I that kind of person? ”
The emperor was so excited that he didn't even call 'I', he coughed a few times, and propped his hand on the bookcase,
"Your third brother, the Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion, so many officials say that the Huo family is guilty, and there is so much evidence."
"You said that the Huo family is not guilty, then you come up with evidence, as long as there is evidence, I will issue an edict of guilt and tell the world, I will move the heroic spirit of the Huo family into the imperial tomb, how about it!"
The prince clapped his hands and suddenly laughed,
"Okay, then you just wait for your son to come up with evidence, just hope that one day, you don't regret it."