【Chapter 30】Father-in-law

Since I was a child, I have been in the palace and have followed the emperor for many years, and most of the princes and princesses have grown up under my watch. In addition to the early death of the eldest prince, the indecisiveness of the second prince, the coldness of the third prince, the fickleness of the fourth prince, and the profundity of the seventh prince all left a deep impression on me. Compared to them, the fifteenth prince is not eye-catching. Later, he stood out, which was really beyond my expectations. It can be said that if it weren't for that familiar woman, I wouldn't have thought of this taciturn child.

is just a child of a side concubine, and he has been weak since he was a child. should be a supporting role that no one cares about in the palace, but he is the emperor's favorite son. His mother is not a noble daughter of the court, nor is she a beautiful show girl. Originally, she had no intersection with the royal family, but the emperor's eyes saw her. The woman who was favored by three thousand people did not like the luxury of the royal family at all. Xu was a boring joke from above, and by a chance encounter, she became the new concubine who slept with the emperor, who was only a young man at that time.

I don't know if it was the will of God, but the fifteenth prince lost his mother when he was not yet one year old. The imperial doctors looked at the favored concubine who was on the bed with her eyes closed, and in the face of the thunderous king, she knelt on the cold ground tremblingly, not daring to move. The white-bearded old man, who represented the highest authority of imperial medicine, carefully checked the pulse, frowned and thought for a while before he said to the emperor with a gloomy face: "This is a long-lost poison in the Western Regions, and the development of the antidote is extremely complicated. If you rashly use the medicine, I am afraid that the mother's surname will not be guaranteed. ”

The hand wearing the jeweled gold ring slapped the agarwood table fiercely, and the teacup fell to the ground, smashing in an instant. It was like a life-urging talisman, and among the imperial doctors who didn't dare to breathe, an imperial doctor who had just entered the palace trembled and was scared to death.

Looking at the colleagues who were still talking and laughing with everyone the hour before, they were dragged out like dogs by the guards who rushed in in an instant. A physician standing next to him could no longer control himself, and his mind was in confusion and he began to cry. Before the guards could come in again, the bright yellow figure drew his sword, and without a trace of emotion, slashed diagonally at the man who had lost his mind. After the sharp sword hit the characteristic muffled sound of **, everything returned to tranquility.

The emperor's face was pale, his eyes were red, as if he was an evil demon trapped in the Nine Shadows, how could he have a little calmness and majesty in the main hall. Take a step forward and let the viscous blood soak your luxurious satin boots. Mottled blood splattered on the dragon robe, like poisonous snakes with their mouths open, staring at everyone fiercely.

"You, who can save her?" The hoarse tone was still peaceful, but it was heavily suppressed with an icy breath. The imperial doctors who had just stood up knelt down in unison, "The ministers are incompetent, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

Taking a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, he looked at the oldest imperial doctor: "What can you do?" ”

The old lady's face was as usual: "The Western Regions are poisonous, and they will definitely not run into the palace by themselves." The bell still needs to be tied to the bell, as long as the perpetrator is caught, there may be a glimmer of hope. ”

A panicked maid ran in quickly, slipped her feet, and when she got up, she was already lying in a pool of blood. Looking at the lifelike human head in front of him, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah..."

The well-trained manager rewarded her with a few mouths, and she was slightly sober, and suddenly threw herself in front of the emperor, crying bitterly: "Niangniang, she, she has..."

"What did you say?!" The emperor of the Great Zhou tightly held the long sword that was still bleeding down, stepped forward, grabbed the slender neck of the palace maid and pulled her up, with so much force, the palace maid's eyes rolled when she was pinched, and she couldn't breathe.

"Your Majesty," the low voice came in slowly with a calm and unhurried majesty, "you have to focus on the overall situation." ”

Many eunuchs and palace maids knelt down in unison, and the madness of the person in the hall decreased slightly, leaving aside a few palace maids who had been strangled to death, and in the sound of heavy breathing, he walked in front of the person who came, "Queen Mother, why are you here." ”

The Queen Mother smiled bitterly in her heart, and only herself dared to say a few words in the huge palace. Although he is not his biological son, he was also raised by her and watched him grow up. The emperor has been different since he was a child, not only does he rarely speak in Pingyuezhong, but even Pingyuezhong is extremely low-key. Maybe it's because of the early death of his mother, he never plays with other princes, just sits quietly and watches, and there is a faint sadness on his face. Sometimes even I can't guess what's going on in his mind. However, the first emperor liked this silent child, and privately praised those high-ranking and powerful ministers: "The old ten are like me." ”

Even if you are as smart as those important ministers, there are times when you look away. Everyone thought that the child who did not have the protection of his mother would not really be favored by the saints, and even if the emperor occasionally cared about it, it was only for a while. But everyone was wrong. The first emperor's casual promise was not a joke, it was an emperor's last plan. Except for the general who secretly wrote to express his loyalty, the others were all surrounding those princes who were willing to distribute their courtesy. The struggle for imperial power has always been the most brutal in the palace, even if you are an extremely noble patriarch, it will make you blood splash five steps. Only as smart as her, despite the fact that she already has a baby waiting to be fed, she made it clear to the emperor early that she was willing to adopt this child who had no one to take care of. Sure enough, the first emperor Long Yan Dayue promoted her to a concubine. Before the first emperor, he had secretly summoned those important ministers who could threaten the throne, and talked secretly for a long time, and in the end only the first emperor came out, as if they had never appeared in the world, and their families were also sent to the frontier on various charges, and the bones could not be buried in the Central Plains. And she naturally became the queen mother of the Great Zhou. Even after many years, she still sighs from time to time when she lies on the incense couch in the warm pavilion, although there are many infatuated lovers in the world, but the throne as compensation for guilt is one in a million. It's just that the person who spent the spring and autumn with her finally regretted leaving alone, and the son he loved all his life refused to give him a father's name in the end.

Should it be said that where there is a father, there must be a son, or that there is retribution in all things? When did these two people become so similar? On that pale face, she seemed to see another familiar shadow. The person in front of him, just like the first emperor back then, was painful and helpless. It's just that after experiencing it once, he will be more uncomfortable than the first emperor.

"Your Majesty, the mourning family has also heard about that concubine. It's just that the emperor said that there are all kinds of opportunities, and the dragon body is important, so please mourn. Although there is the same experience, there may be different results, the Queen Mother thought luckily.

It backfired, and the fifteenth prince, who grew up, still knew about his mother's tragic death. The guilty emperor did not force the son who was estranged from him, but only hoped that time would wash away the sorrow in his heart. The facts always disappointed him, and the fifteenth prince finally left the palace at the age of ten.

No one knew where he went, the emperor was furious, cut off the heads of the palace guards countless times, and sent waves of probes, but in the end, the fifteenth prince still had no news. As if he had never appeared, he slowly faded out of the memories of the palace people who were talking.

There is only one person who has not forgotten him. As a confidant who has been with the emperor since childhood, I received a secret letter to find out the whereabouts of the fifteenth prince. If he could get the fifteenth prince to call him father again, he would do more than the first emperor.

It was months later when I saw him again, and I couldn't help but feel emotionally moved when I looked at the pale and emaciated face on the other side. In my impression, the fifteenth prince is the most embarrassing of the many princes. Ping Yueli is very picky about life, not only the food presented to him is novel and chic, but the residence where he is located is also the most luxuriously decorated in the palace. The fifteenth prince was born with an unusual talent for qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially his calligraphy, which is unmatched in the palace, coupled with his special identity, he is like a fairy who is unwilling to fall into the mortal dust in the palace, arrogant and chic. He is like a full moon in the sky, in the dark night sky, sprinkling the cold light on the world, which is beyond reach. But this arrogant prince would wait quietly in a poor and remote village on the border. He didn't seem to remember that he was the noble prince of Da Zhou, although his original luxurious clothes were neat, they looked shabby, and even his face was much paler. It must have been that I had eaten too much bitterness when I came out, and it is no wonder that I am used to tasting delicious delicacies in the ordinary world, and I am afraid that no one will swallow it. However, it is obviously an unbearable life, but he is not used to it at all. I was particularly surprised that he was laughing, and he never smiled in the palace, even when his father joked with him.

The family where the prince stayed had a son and a daughter. The girl is the older sister and the younger is the younger brother. The girl is quiet, and the younger brother is lively. A sturdy man is the backbone of this small family. There is also a well-run woman who is a mother of two. If it weren't for the continuous war, the family would be happy, and it would be really envious of others.

The heart that hadn't been messed up for a long time suddenly skipped a beat. It's been a long time since I visited my family. Although things are not people, although they have long been buried. If I hadn't seen them, I wouldn't have remembered that I still had a home. The early years of the rebellion shattered my family in Biansai, my father was captured by the rebels, and my mother, who was blind and crying, fell seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment. The defeat of the rebels made the overwhelmed family even worse. My father died in battle, but because he had killed officers and soldiers, he was not pardoned, and his only sister was used as an official secretary, and even he was arrested in the palace.

It's just some old things, but I can remember it clearly, probably, this is called sympathy. Although he had met the prince once, he never told him that his father wanted him to become the Son of Heaven. Perhaps, the choice between the Son of Heaven and the commoners is the most helpless and painful for the current fifteen princes. I didn't tell him, because I had to go to war with Hui Zhi again, and the men in the prime of life would be incorporated into the military pawns, so I could only use my influence to let this family survive for a while longer.

It can be seen that the fifteenth prince is very interested in that girl. Although she is just a wild girl in the village, she has never shown any vulgarity on her body. Graceful, generous, and refined, a delicate gesture came to her face, if it weren't for the slightly dilapidated dress, or the princess's temperament was less than one-tenth of her. I was a little weird, but I didn't know her identity until later, when everything had happened.