Chapter 119: Retribution
"Erchen...... Erchen ......: "The king of Qinghe County is unwilling to tell the truth.
If it was a normal day, he might have said it, but at this time, his father was angry, and he was afraid that he would be disciplined if he said it.
"Twisted, like a woman." The prince snorted coldly, "Say, do you want to send someone to teach Zhou Yunzhen a lesson?" ”
The king of Qinghe County kept his mouth shut and refused to admit it.
The prince looked at him with such an attitude, and his eyes were cold.
"Bengong tried his best to let him return to Beijing, it's good for you, chasing him farther and farther!" He reprimanded, "Don't you think this palace is too comfortable in this East Palace, and you want to find something to do for this palace!" ”
"If you are really, you will only cause chaos in this palace."
King Qinghe had heard such words countless times, coupled with this angry and helpless tone.
The reluctance in his heart came out.
"Father, why are you so good to that Zhou Yunzhen? Could it be that he is your child? When he was a child, his head was broken by him, and you went to the Dingguo Mansion to appease him first! ”
He had asked such questions to the people around him before, his mother and concubine, and many people in the East Palace, but he didn't dare to ask his father.
But at this moment, he just wanted to ask why his father was so partial.
When the prince heard what he said, instead of feeling guilty, his expression became colder and colder.
He actually didn't favor anyone, and speaking for Zhou Yunzhen was just to appease the Duke of Dingguo, and by the way, he left an approachable impression on the minister.
As for Qinghe, whether there was a fight or not, he didn't want to pay attention to it.
As he grew older, he would occasionally show kindness and do his duty as a father.
But this matter is indeed Qinghe's fault, and he doesn't want to defend it.
"You think Hongu is biased, don't you?" He said, "If you don't like to cause trouble, can you provoke that Zhou Yunzhen?" If you can't mess with it, don't mess with it, so as not to be laughed at! ”
King Qinghe lowered the corners of his lips, stretched his face, and his eyes were a little red.
"It's that he always wants to provoke his sons, shouldn't his sons teach him a lesson? Father, you are the crown prince, the son of a minister, how can you ignore your face! ”
"You know, he's the son of a minister." The crown prince glanced at him lightly, "He is not an ordinary person, he is the son of the Duke of Dingguo." If you were asked to go to the emperor's grandfather and ask him to ask him for an explanation for you, what do you think would be the result? ”
How is it?
It's nothing more than a few reprimands, and then listening to their father and son sing and apologize in harmony, and finally it doesn't work.
King Qinghe clenched his fists, feeling that this eccentric disease was all passed down from the older generation. The emperor's grandfather was like this, and the father was like this, they were both partial and didn't know it.
"Father, I don't know why you insist on letting that Zhou Yunzhen return to Beijing, if he is trapped outside, or dies in ......"
"Shut up!" The prince snapped at him, "Hugh is going to talk nonsense!" Bengong didn't intend to kill him, if you dare to do such a thing, don't blame Bengong for being unsympathetic! ”
"Father! Why? If Zhou Yunzhen died outside, the fifteenth aunt would not want to marry him, and the emperor's grandfather could also go to Ansan. Zhou Yunzhen is dead, and there is no harm in ......"
There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the face of the king of Qinghe County was hot and painful, and he turned his head in disbelief.
The prince's palm used enough force to beat the person until the corners of his mouth bled out.
"Zhou Yunzhen can't die." He withdrew his hand and said lightly, "This palace doesn't want to say it a second time, if there is such a thing next time, you don't want to stay in the East Palace." ”
He turned and walked outside, his figure getting farther and farther away until he disappeared from view.
King Qinghe's fists were clenched tightly, and his frowning face showed resentment and unwillingness.
"Zhou ...... Cloud...... Chaste! He gritted his teeth and said, "This king will definitely not be able to return to the capital!" ”
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The magnificent main hall of the East Palace, with blue bricks and red tiles, auspicious clouds rolling on the corners of the eaves, complements each other with the blue sky and white clouds in the sky.
A row of guards stood solemnly in front of the hall, Mu Ran's face reflecting the golden light.
The subordinate officials of the East Palace hurriedly dragged their clothes to the main hall, and one of the steps was not steady, and he almost fell.
He hurriedly straightened up, lifted the square hat on his head and stepped up the steps, and walked into the hall with his steps.
The prince was instructing Zuo Wei to send an additional team of guards to the west hall to guard, and when he saw that the subordinate officer waved his hand so that Zuo Wei rate retreated.
"What's the matter?" He said with his hands in his hands.
Although the tone was light, it contained a little displeasure at such an impatient move.
The subordinate official bowed his head and bowed, and his tone was hurried: "Your Highness, Lord Yan has returned to Beijing and said that he has something important to look for you." ”
The prince flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly: "If you come to see me like this, you must not have invited Shao Qizhi back." ”
With Yan Huaduan's temperament, if he really invited Shao Qizhi back, maybe he should beat the gong and drum, and he couldn't wait for everyone in the capital to know.
"Your Highness, Lord Yan looks more flustered, thinking that there is really something important." The subordinate officer kindly advised, "Your Highness, let's see you." ”
The prince raised his eyes: "I would like to hear what he can say." ”
After that, he asked his subordinate to find the people.
The palace is not as well guarded as the outside, and this is the case with the prince's east palace.
Yan Huaduan followed the subordinate officials around and around, and finally saw the prince when he was so tired that he almost couldn't walk.
His legs were weak, and he lay directly on the ground, and the guards guarding the door next to him were all shocked, as if they didn't expect this Lord Yan to make such a big gift.
The crown prince couldn't help frowning.
"Lord Yan, what are you doing? Don't hurry up yet, please get up. He said, glancing at the officer.
The subordinate officials immediately understood what the prince meant, and hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the person up.
But he didn't have much strength, and Yan Huaduan's body was thick and bulky, and he didn't let people get up from the ground after a few helps.
"Don't help yet!"
The subordinate officer sighed, and with a wave of his sleeves, the two guards lifted the person up with a wooden face.
Yan Hua almost put a handful of old bones into it.
He groaned, staggered to his waist, and finally a guard helped him to stand still.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister is rude, the minister is really rude." Yan Huaduan smiled, embarrassedly apologized, and the wrinkles on the old face looked a few more.
The prince looked at him coldly and smiled silly like a clown jumping off the beam.
"Lord Yan should be careful when walking." He said lightly, "If something happens to someone in this East Palace, then the Palace will not be able to tell." ”
The voice was so cold that Yan Hua's scalp tightened, and he didn't dare to say anything, waving his hand to let the guards retreat.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister came to you to report a major event." Yan Huaduan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said solemnly.
"What?" The prince put his hand behind his back and glanced at him, "But what did Qi Zhi say?" ”
He didn't explicitly ask Yan Huaduan to invite Qi Zhi, but Yan Huaduan had been in the officialdom for many years, so he immediately volunteered, saying that he had a friendship with Qi Zhi and would definitely be able to invite people back.
As a result, the person did not return to Beijing, but Yan Hua came back in disgrace.
"Uh...... Lord Shao didn't say anything......" The sweat on Yan Hua's head came out again, and he replied vaguely, thinking of what he was about to say and straightening his appearance again.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister really has something important." His expression gradually tensed, and his eyes were solemn, "It's about Lord Yao." ”
This is what he found on the way back to Beijing.
In a remote and grassy place, two stiff corpses lay quietly under a tree, and if their faces were not blurred, he would have thought that they were asleep.
There are probably insect repellent herbs around, and the corpse has not been bitten by miscellaneous insects, and the whole picture has been preserved.
Yan Huaduan admitted that he was so frightened at that time that he almost lost six souls of seven souls.
He had thought before that he wanted to teach Yao Pu a lesson and let him know the fate of offending people, but he never thought that Yao Pu would die in front of him like this one day, looking terrifying and pitiful.
These days, as soon as he closes his eyes, that scene comes to mind so much that he can't sleep all night.
The prince has not heard from Yao Pu for more than 20 days, but he didn't think about it so much, such a situation is a common thing, Yao Pu has always done things in a measured manner, he just needs to wait for the result.
But at this time, from Yan Huaduan's heavy expression, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
He asked, "What's wrong with Yao Pu?" ”
Yan Huaduan lowered his eyes.
"Lord Yao, dead." He replied.