After Emperor Showa was defeated, he was reluctant to see anyone disobey him, especially his sons, one or two, who disobeyed him one after another, which made him suffer the most at the same time, and his heart became more and more gloomy.

Therefore, in the face of Zhao Xi's intercession and unwillingness, Emperor Showa was unwilling to talk to him and explain more, as the so-called snake hit seven inches, the reason why he dared to declare Lao Qi into Tai'an Palace today was that he expected Lao Qi to finish the matter he confessed.

Emperor Showa still maintained the movement of sitting cross-legged on the dragon bed, rolling his cloudy and dark eyes, and staring at Zhao Xi who was kneeling on the ground without blinking: "Old Seven, do you know why I agreed to your request for marriage so happily?" Because I know that you really like the girl of the Luo family, and since you are sincere, I am also willing to be an adult; After all, my days in this world are numbered, and I am willing to watch my children and grandchildren have a moment of joy. ”

When Emperor Showa said this, his voice sank: "But, I also hope that my son can also make me happy; Do you understand what I mean? ”

Emperor Showa's words were like a cluster of poisonous needles piercing Zhao Xi's body, stinging him at the same time, he looked at his biological father who said such things in horror.

If he understood correctly, Emperor Showa was threatening him? With Luo Qing's life, the safety of Luo Mansion is threatening him?

Zhao Xi's face turned white in an instant, and his hands were slowly clenched into fists under the cover of the cuffs; He can see that the father in front of him has long been an unscrupulous person to achieve his goals, even if it is to hurt his own son, he does not hesitate.

At this time, Zhao Xi couldn't say anything to plead, because he knew that Emperor Showa had changed, changed beyond recognition, and at this time, Emperor Showa would not listen to any words of intercession, but might anger him and make things worse.

Emperor Showa had been staring at Zhao Xi's expression, seeing that after he heard his words, he was first shocked, then angry, and finally turned into a resigned appearance, and Emperor Showa's hanging heart finally let go; He was complacent in his heart, thinking that there was no opponent who could not be handled, only the wrong way.

The seventh child of their family is also a child, as long as he clicks to the end, the seventh child will know what he wants to do; His prince is too stubborn and capable, and if he wants the prince to stop disobeying him and obey his arrangement, he must start with the people around the prince; In this way, the crown prince will become the second seventh, and he will understand his father's heart.

Looking at the languishing Zhao Xi, Emperor Showa's face finally showed the first heartfelt smile since Zhao Xi entered the palace, he looked at his well-behaved and obedient son, and said: "Child, if I can, I don't want to involve you in it, but in this matter, you are definitely the best choice; Don't worry, as long as I achieve my goal, I won't do anything to that little girl from the Luo family, after all, she is also innocent. ”

Listening to Emperor Showa's hypocritical words, Zhao Xi couldn't help but sneer; Innocent? Right now, in the eyes of his son of heaven, almost anyone can sacrifice him, what he wants is obedience, is bowing to his ears, in his thoughts, is there really the word 'innocent'?

Zhao Xi obediently bowed to Emperor Showa and said, "The sons obey the will of their father, but the third brother is smart, and the sons don't know what to do?" ”

Emperor Showa looked at Zhao Xi's attitude with satisfaction, and said: "It's very simple, you are Ling Er's most valued younger brother since childhood, in the heart of the girl surnamed Chu, she will believe anything you say; You just need to tell her that Ling Er will live in the palace for the next period of time, so that she can stay in the mansion with peace of mind; The rest, naturally, will fall into place. ”

Listening to Emperor Showa's words, Zhao Xi fell into deep thought.

He can see that his father's favorite thing to do is to be bloodless, and now the third sister-in-law is in an isolated situation, and her greatest hope and sustenance is the third brother; If he ran to the third sister-in-law and said these words to the third sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law would definitely think that the third brother was giving up helping her; Chu Shizi's whereabouts are unknown, the Jingbei Hou Mansion is being watched, and under such circumstances, she is trapped in the Ling Wang's Mansion by the Imperial Forest Army, which should be a great torture for the third sister-in-law.

Perhaps, the third sister-in-law will still regard the third brother as someone who abandoned her, in such a situation, how frustrated and cold the third brother should be.

This trick is really vicious.

Seeing Zhao Xi's hesitant appearance, Emperor Showa showed a relaxed look and said: "You all said that the third brother is more affectionate to his daughter-in-law than Jin Jian, but I want to see if their relationship is really as everyone said; If the two of them were separated in this way under my arrangement, it would prove that the deep affection of the couple in his mouth, Qin Se and Ming, were all false words; Seventh, you don't have to hesitate, and don't blame me for my cruelty, I promise you that if they can still trust each other and insist on walking together in such a situation, I will withdraw immediately and never participate in their affairs again; As for the Jingbei Hou Mansion, as long as Chu Yi is willing to give up the right to send troops, I promise that I will return to his family and let him return to Beijing for retirement; After all, Chu Yi has also contributed to the Great Wei over the years, and I can't really chill the heart of the hero, and let him enter Beijing to enjoy the blessings, which can be regarded as the greatest mercy I gave him. ”

Listening to the tone of Emperor Showa's reward, Zhao Xi only felt that he was mocking, but at this time, he could only sadly accept his father's arrangement, and he couldn't show half of his struggle.

"Erchen, take the order!"

Emperor Showa looked at Zhao Xi with satisfaction and said, "Okay, let's go down and do something." ”

After Zhao Xi bowed to Emperor Showa again, he retreated and walked out of Tai'an Palace, leaving the palace with Zhao Xi's front foot, and Song Yang walked in from the side door, kneeling in front of Emperor Showa, and said: "Your Majesty, Commander Xiao went to see His Royal Highness the Prince, and the two of them discussed in the palace behind closed doors for a long time. ”

For his capable son, Emperor Showa always knew that he couldn't really lock him up; Therefore, from the beginning, what he wanted was not to really lock up Zhao Ling, but to delay him from leaving the palace.

Emperor Showa narrowed his cloudy eyes, put the blood-stained handkerchief in his hand on his lap, folded it slowly, and said, "Did Xiao Ruiyuan tell the girl surnamed Chu the real cause of Yuan Feng's death?" ”

"According to the report of the spies, it has been informed."

Emperor Showa smiled and said, "Very good, I want to see how my affectionate son felt when he saw his wife who was full of doubts and resentment after he finally left the palace with great difficulty?!" ”

Listening to Emperor Showa's words, Song Yang couldn't help but sympathize with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in his heart; No one would have thought that the emperor would play this game of chess, and in the case that many people don't know, the emperor has already taken the lead and acted step by step, so in this game, no matter how smart and cold His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is, he is destined to lose.

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Zhao Xi walked out of the palace with heavy steps, looked at the carriage waiting at the palace gate, and stood motionless in front of the carriage for a long time.

Now, his father forced him to do something that hurt the feelings of the third brother and sister-in-law, the third brother was under house arrest in the palace, he couldn't see it, he couldn't discuss it, and he couldn't talk about it to others, otherwise it would be treated as a royal scandal and be broken out; His mind was in turmoil, and he didn't know what to do.

The soldiers who came with the carriage of the palace had been observing the expression of the prince, and the heavy and worried face was really difficult to ignore.

The soldiers thought of the secrets they heard from the prince and Miss Luo in Luo's mansion, and their hearts couldn't help jumping, could it be that Miss Luo's guess was correct?

Seeing the struggling and ugly face of the prince, the soldiers stepped forward without recognition, slowed down their voices as much as possible, and persuaded: "Still, let's get into the carriage." ”

Hearing the voice of the pro-soldier, Zhao Xi came back from his depressed thoughts, stepped on the horse stool and walked into the carriage, but when the door was about to close, he called the believing pro-soldier and said, "Go directly to King Ling's Mansion." ”

The soldiers didn't know what the emperor said to the prince in the palace, but looking at the prince's face, the soldiers knew that something must have happened, otherwise, the prince would not have become depressed and stressed after entering the palace.

The personal soldiers of King Xi's Mansion are comparable to the Jingwei of King Ling's Mansion, and all of them are Zhao Xi's closest people; In other words, the people of the whole Great Wei may betray Zhao Xi, but the three hundred personal soldiers raised by the palace will definitely follow Zhao Xi's side to the death.

The soldiers looked at Zhao Xi's faintly pale face, and after all, they were still bold, and walked into the carriage without asking Zhao Xi, and then while urging the coachman to go straight to Ling Wang's mansion, he sat down next to Zhao Xi and asked, "The prince has such a complexion, but something happened in the palace?" ”

Zhao Xi raised his head and looked at the soldiers who came in with him, stretched out his hand and hugged his head, and he could see how painful his entanglement and struggle at this time was.

"The father wants the king to send a message to the third sister-in-law, and deliberately let the third sister-in-law misunderstand the third brother, so as to achieve his goal."

The soldiers clearly know that their prince has followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since he was a child, and the relationship between the two brothers is very good, and His Royal Highness the Prince loves the princess very much, and the emperor asked the prince to do this, isn't this just forcing the prince to hurt the prince? Betraying the Prince?

"Lord, you must not do this matter, if one day the prince knows about this, he will definitely be angry and will not forgive you."

Zhao Ximeng raised his head and looked at the soldiers who were accompanying him, and a layer of water appeared in his eyes: "Of course this king knows that he can't do this, but my father wants to blackmail me, if this king doesn't do what he says, maybe Qing'er and the Luo family will be in danger." ”

Hearing Zhao Xi's answer, the soldiers were also taken aback; It's really hard to believe that the emperor actually threatened his own prince with the safety of the Luo Mansion.