The emperor walked out and looked at the prince who knelt down in the outer hall.

The second prince's face was solemn, but there was not much worry in his eyes, this banquet was attended by his mother Concubine Xian, Emperor Shicai had already comforted Concubine Xian, let her go to rest earlier, and asked the Tai Hospital to diagnose Concubine Xian, so as not to sleep well.

It can be seen that the emperor does not blame their mother and son at all.

The eyes of the four princes rolled, and they knelt dishonestly, and the five princes looked impatient.

The emperor seemed to be able to hear what they were saying in their hearts, it was nothing more than that the third prince himself was not in good health, and what was the matter with them.

The crown prince of Qi was red and weeping - these tears were ignored, the emperor knew that even if a cat in the palace died, the crown prince of Qi would be able to faint from crying.

"What the hell is going on?" The Emperor exclaimed in a deep voice, "Is this matter related to you?" ”

Although it is said that it is not poisonous, the piece of almond cake that the third prince ate cannot be seen to be an almond cake, and the taste of almonds is also masked, and the emperor himself tastes it and can't eat the almond flavor at all, which shows that this is deliberate.

The princes immediately shouted injustice.

"Father, my sons don't know at all." "Erchen has been playing the piano intently."

"What can be eaten and what can't be eaten, the third brother knows better than us, it was he who was careless."

"Maybe the third brother is too tired and in a trance, alas, I said that the third brother is not in good health, he is so hard, he should rest more if he has time, and what kind of banquet to have fun."

"It's all my fault, my nephew is guilty."

"That's right, it's your Chu Shao'an's fault, why didn't you get sick?"

The princes muttered and complained about the dispute.

The emperor was upset and cold when he heard this, and shouted: "Shut up! You're all here, and no one can escape it. ”

Hearing this, the fifth prince hurriedly said: "Father, in fact, those who are not present have more to do with it, you think, we are all together, staring at each other, what the absent did, but no one knows-"

The fourth prince nodded hurriedly: "Yes, father, Zhou Xuan was not present at the time, he should be asked." ”

The emperor pointed at them: "All of them are grounded, and they are not allowed to go out for ten days!" ”

The princes, including the crown prince of Qi, were taken down, but there was no fear and grief, except for the prince from childhood to adulthood, everyone was grounded too much, it didn't matter, as for the unlucky prince of Qi, not only did he not cry, but he was very happy-

"Chu Shaoan, you are still laughing! Aren't you praised for your merits? Now also punished. ”

"Your Majesty punished me by saying that he did not treat me as an outsider and taught me harshly, of course I am happy."

"Gross-"

The princes left noisily and scolding, and the outside of the palace returned to quiet, the princes were relaxed, but the others were not easy, after all, it was the prince who had an accident, and it was also the emperor's favorite, and the third prince who was just about to be reused-

Thinking of the dark tide in the palace before, the dark tide finally hit the shore at this time.

The emperor stood still outside the hall for a long time with a heavy expression, and the eunuch Jinzhong hung his head and did not dare to disturb at all, until there was a sound of footsteps, and a young man came in front of him.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Xuanshi said.

The emperor looked at him with a hum: "How is it?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Two eunuchs in the Internal Affairs Office committed suicide. ”

Needless to say, the emperor already understood, sure enough, someone was murdering, he closed his eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse: "What's wrong with him?" ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "It should be the fault of being valued by Your Majesty." ”

How dare you say it! Eunuch Jinzhong only felt cold in his back, who would feel threatened because the third prince was valued and murdered because of this? But he didn't dare to look up, let alone turn his head to look inside the hall—

The emperor frowned: "Do those two have evidence left?" ”

Zhou Xuan shook his head: "No, except for death, there is no trace." ”

"Nonsense without evidence." The emperor scolded him, "However, what you said should be the reason, I have offended many people by letting me do this." ”

At the insistence of the iron-faced general, the emperor decided to implement the strategy to win the scholars, which was a matter of jealousy by the scholars, and now the three princes presided over this matter, and these jealousies were naturally concentrated on him.

Zhou Xuan said: "It's very likely, it's better to just grab and kill a group to set an example." ”

The emperor was laughed at by him again: "How can you kill people indiscriminately without evidence?" He frowned and looked at Zhou Xuan, "Are you too murderous now?" How can you kill people at every turn? ”

Zhou Xuan said: "What's the matter, Your Majesty, I just think that for some things and some people, it is more suitable to kill people." ”

The emperor looked at the handsome face of the young man, the once elegant atmosphere was fading more and more, and the evil qi between his eyebrows was becoming more and more uncontrollable, a scholar, soaked in the sea of blood in the sword mountain for several years - adults still can't keep their hearts, not to mention that Zhou Xuan is still so young, he is very sad in his heart, if Zhou Qing is still here, Ah Xuan will definitely not become like this.

"Ah Xuan." The emperor said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, the Iron Mask General is back, let him rest for a while, and you can worry more about the barracks." ”

Zhou Xuan didn't force it, and turned around and strode away.

The emperor watched Zhou Xuan's figure quickly disappear into the night, and sighed lightly: "The military camp can't let Ah Xuan stay, it's time to change places for him." ”

Eunuch Jinzhong could pick up this topic, and said softly: "The queen mother mentioned the relationship between Princess Jin Yao and Ah Xuan to Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Zhou and the eldest prince don't seem to object. ”

The emperor naturally knew about this matter, Mrs. Zhou and the eldest prince did not object, but they did not agree, only said that Zhou Xuan had nothing to do with them, and Zhou Xuan made his own decisions about the marriage - it was heart-wrenching.

Although the two brothers have different temperaments, their stubborn personalities are simply indistinguishable from each other, and the emperor twisted his heart painfully: "I found an opportunity to ask him about marriage, and when I became a family and had a family, my heart could settle down a little, since his father was gone, this child's heart has been hanging and floating." ”

Eunuch Jinzhong saw that the emperor's mood had eased a little, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's dark, and it's a little cold, let's go in." ”

The emperor nodded and entered the hall, the hall was as quiet as no one, the two imperial doctors were boiling medicine next door, and the prince was sitting in front of the curtain of the bedroom, looking at the heavy curtain and seemed to be dumbfounded.

"Be respectful." The Emperor whispered, "You should go and rest." ”

Only then did the prince come back to his senses, got up, and seemed to insist on staying here, but the next moment his eyes were gloomy, as if he felt that he should not stay here, he lowered his head and turned around to leave, the emperor couldn't bear to see him like this, and called: "Jinrong, do you have anything to say?" ”

The crown prince raised his head: "Father, although the sons are worried about the third brother's health, he also asks the father to continue to let the third brother be in charge of the affairs of the third brother, which is the best comfort for the third brother and the greatest deterrent to others." ”

The emperor looked at the prince's mellow face and nodded solemnly: "You're right, once Ah Xiu wakes up, he will be lifted, and I will have people carry him to the court." ”

Only then did a smile appear in the prince's worried eyes, and he bowed deeply: "The son of the minister retires, father, you also have to take care." ”

The Emperor nodded, watched the prince leave, and then lifted the curtain and entered the bedroom.

The three princes were sleeping on the dragon bed, and the personal eunuch and the Qi girl were standing beside them, and when they saw the emperor coming in, the two were busy giving gifts, and the emperor signaled them not to be polite, and asked the Qi girl: "How is it?" Saying that, he leaned over to look at the three princes, who were sleeping deeply, "Is this unconscious?" ”

Qi Nu said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have given the Third Highness a calming medicine, and after sleeping this night, I will wake up tomorrow." ”

The emperor nodded, and was about to stand up straight, when he saw the sleeping third prince frowning, his body moving slightly, and muttering something in his mouth.

He hurriedly approached and heard the third prince muttering, "It's beautiful, it's beautiful." ”

What do you mean? The emperor was puzzled and asked the third prince's personal eunuch Xiaoqu, Xiaoqu was stunned, then thought of it, his eyes flickered, and he bowed his head and said: "Your Highness is at the Marquis of Zhou, I saw it, swinging." ”

Swinging, this kind of game naturally can't be played by the three princes, it's too dangerous, so it's very happy to see it, the emperor looked at the white face of the three princes who fell asleep again, and his heart was sour.

"I'll be there for you." He leaned over like a child, "I also played on the swing in the palace." ”