Chapter 258: Disfigurement
Xiao Wenxuan had never been so passive here with the emperor, and the emperor's words stung him, but he kept in mind the purpose of coming back this time, so he didn't react much to the emperor's cold words.
"Yes, my son heard about it too."
"Alright, you're back just in time. Nangong Yi has also been arrested now, tomorrow eighteen is a good day, and I have decided to re-announce the restoration of your status as the prince. Out of the first month, I will abdicate, and you will be the emperor. ”
During this time, the emperor was haggard because of Nangong Yi and Zhou Huanjun's embezzlement of ink, and he already felt powerless. Xiao Wenxuan is sharp, calm and sophisticated, and it is time to hand over power.
"Ender, you go and draft."
"Yes."
"Father...... Erchen came back this time because he had important things to do, and he couldn't stay for a long time. Xiao Wenxuan knelt down again.
"What does it mean not to stay long?" The emperor's face is not good-looking.
"Father, the son came back this time to ask his father for something. I hope that my father will reward my sons. ”
In addition to asking the emperor to agree to his marriage with Su Muling, Xiao Wenxuan begged the emperor in a low voice for the first time.
The emperor stared at Xiao Wenxuan, he knew that what could make his son bow his head must not be something simple.
"You say, as long as it's not too much, I'll say yes."
"Son-in-law, thank your father. The son wanted his father to give the silk paid by Anping to the son. ”
Xiao Wenxuan lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor's face.
When the emperor heard that Xiao Wenxuan wanted to make silk, the expression on his face became intriguing.
This silk is a tribute from the Anping Kingdom, and it takes ten years to collect and make a pill-sized one. Although this thing is rare, it is said that Xiao Wenxuan asked for it, and the emperor was not distressed, but he wanted to know who Xiao Wenxuan was asking for and where it was used.
"You'an, I can give it to you, but you have to tell me honestly what do you want this silk to do?"
Facing the emperor's sharp gaze, Xiao Wenxuan bit his lip, raised his head and said: "Father, Songjiang is plagued, Su Muling is unfortunately infected, and now his life is dying, and he needs to use medicine to save his life." ”
"Su Muling, it's Su Muling again. This Su Muling is going to marry Wei Huai, why are you still entangled with her? ”
The emperor had vaguely guessed that he couldn't escape from Su Muling at this time, but when Xiao Wenxuan said Su Muling, he still couldn't restrain the anger in his heart and slammed the ruler on the table.
"Father, Su Muling once had a life-saving grace for his sons. Nangong Yi rebelled, and Su Muling was kidnapped to the palace by his sons, and he almost lost his life because of his sons. Now, Su Muling is infected with the epidemic, and her long-term inability to recover is also directly related to her last injury. Even if she wants to become another wife, her sons can't sit idly by and die without help. Father, even if the son begs you! ”
Xiao Wenxuan knew that it was not so easy to get what he wanted this time, and he also came up with a backup plan on the way, but he still wanted to use the emperor's love and guilt for him to achieve his goal.
"You'an, have you forgotten what I said earlier? I once said that I would kill Su Muling to break your mind about her. Su Muling escaped from the capital with Shi Tianyi's hand, and I opened my eyes and closed my eyes to let her live. I didn't expect you to find her. When she got the epidemic, God punished her, and if you want Hu Si to save her life, don't even think about it. ”
The emperor was furious, and pointed at Xiao Wenxuan and taught him a lesson.
Xiao Wenxuan's face gradually turned cold, he slowly stood up and looked at the emperor: "Father really doesn't give it?" ”
The emperor stood upside down and replied to him loudly: "If you are asking for something else, I may still consider it." For Su Muling, hum! Absolutely not! ”
"In that case, the minister will retire." Xiao Wenxuan knew that it was useless to talk about good business, and he planned to use the second plan.
"Where are you going?" The emperor drank him.
Xiao Wenxuan turned to the emperor's cold eyes, and replied expressionlessly: "Since the emperor refuses to give medicine, Erchen will think of other ways." ”
"Stop me." The emperor's face turned pale. "I won't let you go to her again. Come. ”
The emperor gave an order, and a team of forbidden troops rushed in from the outside and stood behind Xiao Wenxuan.
"Take the prince back to the East Palace and keep it under strict supervision. Whoever lets him out, I want his head. ”
Xiao Wenxuan glanced at the forbidden army and looked back at the emperor.
"Father, the son lost his most beloved person because of a thought. These days, the sons and daughters have lived like years, and they regret not being in the beginning. Now that Ling'er has the epidemic and is in danger, Erchen can only watch her die...... Father, since my father has announced to the world that he has deprived me of the crown prince, my son has no intention of staying in the palace anymore. The son begged his father to let the son go, and it was as if the son had never appeared! ”
Xiao Wenxuan's words completely angered the emperor, only to see his face turn from white to blue, from green to black, and finally stared at Xiao Wenxuan in disappointment, his tone was as cold as ice: "Don't want to be the prince? Aren't you afraid that I will kill Su Muling's family? ”
Xiao Wenxuan met his gaze and pulled out a dagger from his waist. The forbidden army was shocked when they saw it, and surrounded Xiao Wenxuan while shouting "escort".
Xiao Wenxuan sneered and pressed a dagger against his cheek: "Don't be nervous, the emperor is my father, and I won't do such a rebellious thing." ”
As he spoke, he turned to the emperor with a firm gaze: "Father, I can't be the crown prince anymore, you should die for me." ”
With that, with a movement of his hand, the dagger slid down the cheekbone on the right side of his face, and a long wound appeared in an instant, and then blood oozed from his face, gradually gathering into droplets, dripping from his face like raindrops, staining his clothes red.
"You? Call the doctor, call the doctor! ”
The emperor panicked, he never expected that Xiao Wenxuan would use disfigurement to cut off his thoughts.
He rushed down from the high platform and pulled out a handkerchief to cover Xiao Wenxuan's bloody face.
Xiao Wenxuan turned his head to dodge, and knelt on the ground with his legs bent: "Farewell to the sons and daughters if they are not filial." If there is an afterlife, the sons will be cattle and horses to repay the kindness of their fathers to the sons. ”
Xiao Wenxuan kowtowed three times on the spot, and the blood on his face splashed everywhere with his movements.
"You'an ......" No. 5
The emperor wanted to stop him, but was startled by Xiao Wenxuan's determined gaze.
He dodged away, and Xiao Wenxuan walked out of the hall without looking back.
The five princes, who had been watching from the sidelines, were also stunned by Xiao Wenxuan's actions. He took a few steps back out of the main hall and came to the treasury. Calling the Kusi, the five princes commanded in a decent manner:
"Recently, the old disease recurred, and my father rewarded me with a blood ginseng. You take me to get it. ”
When Kusi saw that it was the fifth prince, he hurriedly took the five princes to the warehouse where the tea and medicine were stored.
"The five princes receive the reward, just let the people in the palace come, why bother to come in person at night." Kuss led him into the storeroom, patting him on the back.
Recently, the prince has had an accident, and the five princes have been around the emperor more often, and people in the palace have discussed whether the five princes are going to become the future princes.
The fifth prince entered the treasury, looked around, and his eyes fell on a few brocade boxes not far away.
The Anping delegation entered the palace to make offerings, and the five princes were also there. The box paid tribute by Anping Guo is very local and easy to identify.
"Oh, I just came from my father, so I'll take it back by the way."
The fifth prince opened a red brocade box with yellow dark lines and asked casually, "What is this?" Looks weird. ”
Ku Si stretched out his head to take a look at it and replied, "Fifth Prince, this is the silk paid by Anping Kingdom. I heard that it only takes ten years to do this, which is very rare. ”
"Oh. Where's my blood ginseng? ”
Seeing that Kusi had been following him, the fifth prince had no intention of leaving, and asked unhappily.
Kusi hurried to another shelf, found a thousand-year-old blood ginseng, and respectfully offered it.
The fifth prince took the blood ginseng and said goodbye, and then turned to leave.
In another place, Xiao Wenxuan, who was covered in blood, walked on the road, and his face was stunned by the blood on his face.
Seeing that he was about to leave Xihua Gate, a series of footsteps came hurriedly behind him, followed by the shouts of the five princes who were deliberately suppressed:
"Brother Prince, Brother Prince wait for me."
Xiao Wenxuan stopped and turned around.
I saw the fifth prince Xiao Jingran running in a hurry, standing in front of Xiao Wenxuan and gasping for a few moments, cautiously looking around, taking out a brocade box from his arms and stuffing it into Xiao Wenxuan's hand.
"Brother Prince, this is Hu Si, you can take it and save people."
"You?" Xiao Wenxuan opened the brocade box, and inside was a silver-white pill-like thing.
"How did you get there?" Father figured it out?
Xiao Wenxuan was pleasantly surprised.
"I stole it from the treasury, Brother Prince, I know that Sister Su is a good person, she once helped Daming relieve the victims, she is a righteous person, and people like her should not die."
"Fifth brother, if you let your father know about this......" Xiao Wenxuan was a little worried.
"Don't worry, there are so many treasures in Father Emperor Curry, he won't know what is more or less. By the way, this is also for you, Sister Su can use it. ”
The fifth prince said as he handed him a long box. Xiao Wenxuan opened it and saw that it was a thousand-year-old blood ginseng.
"Brother Prince, go quickly, you won't be able to get out of the city if it's too late." After speaking, the fifth prince turned around and ran.
Xiao Wenxuan looked at the back of the fifth prince with tears in his eyes.
Originally, he knew that there was little hope for the emperor, so he prepared a second plan, which was to return to the prince's mansion and sneak into the palace when the night was dark and windy, and steal Hu Si.
But before he could implement the plan, the fifth prince did it for him. It's good that saves a lot of time.
Xiao Wenxuan carefully took Hu Si into his arms, hid the blood ginseng in his sleeve, went out of the palace gate, stepped on his thousand-mile divine horse and disappeared into the vast night.
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Songjiang Mansion East Sujia Zhuangzi.
The sky was bright, and as soon as Wuying opened the courtyard door, he saw a person rushing towards him. Shadowless just wanted to put on a posture to defend himself, but the man collapsed on top of him like a boneless. The gore made Shadowless frown.
"Prince?"
When he saw that it was Xiao Wenxuan who was paralyzed on him, Wuying hurriedly helped him into the door.
"What's going on? This is...... Prince? ”
Taiyi He, who was woken up, yawned and sat up, but Xiao Wenxuan, who was frightened by the blood in front of him, woke up instantly.
"Prince, your face ......"
Doctor He instinctively hurriedly pulled the medicine box and was about to deal with him.
Xiao Wenxuan pulled away his hand, laboriously took out the brocade box from his arms and handed it to Imperial Doctor He: "Hu Si, save Ling'er quickly." ”
After speaking, his eyes closed and he fainted.