The princes had left, and the hall was silent.

Although the emperor has always liked to be quiet, the silence at this moment is more eerie than before.

When the eunuch Jinzhong walked in, he was also a little apprehensive.

"It's all done?" The Emperor's voice fell from the front.

The voice was empty and seemed to be real and illusory, and the eunuch Jinzhong bowed his head and said: "The five princes and the people in the queen's palace have been disposed of, the five princes have been escorted out of the palace, the queen has also entered the cold palace, and the slave maid has also seen the virtuous concubine Niangniang, please temporarily replace her as the master of the harem, and Niangniang should go." ”

The Emperor hummed.

Eunuch Jinzhong took a step forward and continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not go back, and sat in the duty room in the outer hall. ”

The fact that his brother and biological mother did such a thing and were punished like this is undoubtedly a great shock to the prince.

The emperor's voice was very calm, and he did not have the same pity as in the past, but said, "It's okay to calm down." ”

Eunuch Jinzhong said again: "Zhou Xuan didn't go back, he went to kneel outside the door of the third prince." ”

The emperor's voice smiled: "It's the first time I've seen him take the initiative to ask for guilt like this, and he really looks like a courtier." ”

Eunuch Jinzhong took another step forward and sighed lightly: "This time the matter is too big, and Marquis Zhou is also frightened." ”

There is actually not so much friendship between the princes, everyone knows it in their hearts, but it is really terrifying that it has reached the point of life and death.

"It's all my fault." The Emperor said in a low voice, "It's me who has been too good to them. ”

Eunuch Jinzhong knelt down, raised his sleeves to hide his face and cried: "Your Majesty, don't say that, you care for any of your children wholeheartedly, this is all connived at by the queen, no, this is all the fault of the princes and kings, if it weren't for their chaotic government back then, the early death of the first emperor, and the weak mother concubine, Your Majesty, you are alone, a child who is only a teenager, you can only choose a queen in a hurry——"

Speaking of this, the eunuch Jinzhong couldn't speak anymore and cried loudly.

The emperor was laughed and cried by him: "Okay, okay, don't talk so far." ”

The eunuch Jinzhong fell to the ground and sobbed.

The emperor let out a long sigh: "I'm also tired, let's go and rest first, and everything will rest later." ”

Eunuch Jinzhong got up, whimpered and went to support the emperor, and the two left the main hall, and the hall fell silent again.

In the outer hall duty room, the prince sits alone like a wood carving stone sculpture.

The Fuqing eunuch stumbled in, holding a bowl of soup in his hand, and knelt down and cried: "Your Highness, you can eat a little bit." ”

The prince understood that eating was not the key, he looked at Fuqing and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Fuqing choked in a low voice: "I didn't expect the defense on the third prince's side to be so tight." ”

The prince said: "The defense has long been known, aren't they masters?" ”

There are times when the masters miss, Fuqing didn't dare to argue, lowered his head and sobbed: "Your Highness, those real masters haven't had time to get closer, according to the news they sent at the end, the defense outside the camp is also very tight, it seems that there are thousands of troops and horses ambushing, fortunately, the reinforcements of the Iron Mask General have arrived, taking advantage of the chaos, they have a chance to disperse, otherwise they will be caught." ”

The crown prince understood what he meant, if these people were also caught, this matter would not end here when the fifth prince was banned, and he would also be exposed.

Perhaps, perhaps, he has been exposed.

The crown prince couldn't help but think of what the emperor said in the palace, "As long as things are done, they must leave traces, and no one can escape!" I always feel that in addition to scolding the five princes, there is also something to mean.

"This time, that's the end of it." The prince said in a low voice, his face was pale, this time it was really a heavy loss.

The five princes were imprisoned, the queen was sent to the cold palace, and his hidden men and horses fled, and they could not appear again in a short time.

The seedling of the third prince unknowingly grew into a sturdy tree, the poison did not poison him, the bandits did not kill him, he also recovered his body and gained prestige, so who can help him next?

"Your Highness." The eunuch of Fuqing knelt down and hugged his legs, and his voice was urgent, "Stay in Qingshan, you are the crown prince, as long as you are the prince, you will be the emperor in the future, no one can threaten you, Your Highness, now it seems that the three princes are prosperous, but the five princes and the queen are punished, you are the most pitiful person, Your Majesty will pity you more, this is your greatest opportunity." ”

The prince looked down at him and smiled: "You're right, Lonely, you'll cheer up." ”

Fuqing looked up at him and burst into tears.

"Alright, get up." The prince said, pointing to the side, "Bring the soup, Gu must let his father and emperor pity, but he must not be worried, Gu must eat well, and atone for my brother and mother." ”

Fuqing cried and nodded, got up with the soup and put it on the table, the prince sat down, brushed his sleeves with one hand and picked up the spoon with the other, and ate it in a big gulp.

There was a eunuch outside to report, "Zhou Xuan is here and knelt outside." ”

The prince's hand holding the spoon paused.

Fuqing asked in a low voice, "Do you see it?" He had just met the three princes. ”

The prince said: "This is his intention, if you can't ask for it from the third prince, we don't want it." ”

Zhou Xuan refused the emperor's marriage, this is an iron heart not to let go of the military power, the iron mask general is old, and when the iron mask general resigns, the military power must be in Zhou Xuan's hands, Fuqing nodded and said: "The slave maid went to invite him in." ”

The prince waved his hand and continued to eat with a spoon, and after a while, Zhou Xuan walked in.

"Brother Jinrong." He did not call the prince, but called the prince's name.

The prince held the spoon and didn't stop: "Why don't you call Your Highness, aren't you a courtier now?" ”

It is precisely because he claims to be a courtier and treats the prince as a king, so the five princes asked him to take him there, and he thought that the king's order could not be violated, regardless of whether he asked or ignored the boat-this is why he is today.

Zhou Xuan came over in a few steps and knelt down on one knee in front of him: "Brother Jinrong, it's all my fault, my connivance, let Brother Jinrong, if you lose a younger brother, I will compensate myself to you-"

He said with tears in his eyes.

The prince still didn't look at him, and put the spoon into his mouth fiercely, and his mouth was already stuffed, but he didn't seem to notice, and he kept feeding himself, and tears flowed down his face.

Looking at the depressed prince, Zhou Xuan grabbed his arm and cried, "Brother, don't be sad, brother, don't be sad-"

The spoon in the prince's hand snapped down, stretched out his hand and hugged Zhou Xuan, whimpering and crying: "I'm not worthy of being a brother, I'm not worthy, it's all my fault, I didn't discipline him well-"

The two people in the hall hugged their heads and cried, and the Fuqing eunuch standing at the door also wiped his tears with his sleeves and said to the eunuchs next to him: "Don't disturb them." ”

The eunuchs nodded hurriedly and retreated gently.

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Xiaoqu looked inside the hall and saw the three princes sitting alone, he hesitated and walked in, and asked in a low voice, "Marquis Zhou is gone?" ”

The third prince hummed.

The hall was silent again, this silence was a little suffocating, Xiaoqu couldn't help but want to break it, and a person came out, he blurted out: "Didn't Your Highness say to go to see Miss Danzhu?" ”

Hearing this name, the third prince sitting alone raised his head and looked out of the hall, the sunlight was inclined and elongated, and there seemed to be colorful clouds and clouds on the horizon.

"I'm not going today." He said, "Wait a little longer. ”

Xiaoqu bowed his head in response, and there was a thin footstep outside the hall, and a delicate and thin figure looked this way.

"Ningning." Xiaoqu turned her head helplessly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The female voice was soft and timid: "The imperial dining room sent a snack, and His Royal Highness didn't eat breakfast or lunch." ”

Xiaoqu looked at the three princes again, and the three princes were silent, so he said to the outside world: "Send it in." ”

Ning Ning responded, and the eunuchs on both sides hurriedly whispered to her: "Ning Ning is really powerful." "It's better to Ning Ning, just come." With that, he handed her the food box.

Ning Ning took it and walked in with staggering steps.

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The iron-masked general walked out of the palace gate slowly, and the open palace gate closed again, and layers of guards surrounded the palace gate.

"General, do you want to go back to the barracks?" Maple Lin drove over and asked.

The iron-masked general glanced in the direction of the barracks, then looked in the other direction, and said, "Let's just walk around first." ”