Chapter Ninety-Three: Grounding
Things have progressed to this point, and it is naturally impossible for Song Ci to let go of the prince.
Since becoming an official, Song Ci has had a lot of complaints about the prince, but because of the identity of the prince, he has not really named the rivalry.
But this incident made his long-standing grudge against the prince completely explode.
Especially after learning that the plague had a certain involvement with the crown prince behind this plague, and that His Royal Highness the Third Prince also went to the town to investigate in person, the balance in his heart was even more tilted.
"Originally, I thought that orthodoxy could not be ignored, because the crown prince is orthodox, the heir of the emperor, and the next monarch of the future Baili Kingdom, so I have never said anything about the prince in the court, but I didn't expect that he would be involved with these."
Looking at the report sent by his subordinates, which contained evidence that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was entangled with this plague incident, Song Ci's face became even more gloomy, and he felt that his long-standing code of conduct had been easily broken.
The so-called orthodoxy has just become a life-saving talisman for the prince's murder......
Qing Ziran happened to leave from Mrs. Song's courtyard, he pinched the time, and when Song Ci was ready to enter the palace to give everything to the emperor, the effect of the medicine in Mrs. Song's body had almost passed.
Seeing Qing Ziran, Song Ci was polite.
"Sir, how is Madame's condition, but it has improved."
The person in front of him smiled and reassured him.
"Lord Song, don't worry, Mrs. Song's body has gradually recovered, I have the recipe for this plague, and Mrs. Zun has been infected with the plague for a short time, but she recovers quickly."
"It is also Mr.'s medical skills, and Song will definitely not forget Mr.'s kindness."
Song Ci bowed his head slightly, but Qing Ziran couldn't deny it, as long as Song Ci could help send the evidence of this incident to the emperor, everything would be easy to say.
The matter of the plague, Bai Lichen had already revealed the news to the emperor before he set off, and Chen Guifei also wanted to help Bai Lichen blow the wind in the emperor's ears from time to time, and the emperor became more and more angry because of the plague.
At this time, as long as you add a little oil, this time things will become out of control.
This oil is Song Ci found by Bailichen.
Song Ci knelt on the ground, and the fold in his hand was sent to the emperor by the eunuch, but the emperor only glanced at it twice, and the atmosphere around him had become different.
Father-in-law Afu has always been a discerning person, and when he saw this, he directly drove out the people around him, leaving only the emperor and Song Ci in the hall.
"What you wrote on the fold is true, the prince really did such a rebellious thing!"
The emperor closed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe it, but it also seemed that he didn't dare to look at it.
What is the character of this courtier kneeling in front of him, the emperor actually knows best in his heart, Song Ci is not the kind of person who falsely accuses the prince, what he said in this fold must be true.
The crown prince wants to take advantage of the plague to disturb the capital, take the opportunity to seize the position of the prince, and drive his father, the emperor, from the throne.
"Your Majesty, the prince's heart can be punished, and the emperor thinks twice."
The meaning of Song Ci is obvious.
The prince has done such a rebellious thing, can he continue to be the prince with his virtue?
If only the emperor himself and Bai Lichen knew about the plague, it would be easy for the emperor to favor the prince, but the problem is that now Song Ci doesn't know why, and he has also found out about this matter.
What kind of temper Song Ci is, the emperor knows.
If he favors the prince this time, Song Ci will definitely make trouble in the court.
"This matter was originally ordered by the third prince to investigate secretly, why can you know about this kind of thing."
The emperor's eyes fell on Song Ci's forehead, with a bit of inquiry, but Song Ci did not have the slightest look of fear.
"Naturally, this plague has infected Madame's body, Madame's body is weak, if it weren't for her life, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to survive."
"I know...... Go back and take good care of Madame Zun, I will definitely give you an explanation. ”
The emperor helplessly held his forehead, it is no wonder that the person in front of him would make such a move, how Song Ci loves his wife deeply is something that the entire capital knows.
Since the emperor already knew the news, there was no need for Bailichen to hide it, and sent the original thing he investigated in the town to the emperor.
After reading this, the emperor was filled with anger and sorrow in his heart.
"I chose the prince as the prince at the beginning, but it was not because of his talent, but because I saw that he was a scheming person, even if he became a prince in the future, he would not be too ......"
Now it seems that it was he, the emperor, who did wrong.
The crown prince may not be suitable for this position, he is too reckless.
It would be a good choice to take advantage of this opportunity to abolish the crown prince, but the emperor still thought of the love between father and son, and persuaded himself to give the prince another chance.
"Father, the second brother is still young, it is inevitable that there will be some immature thoughts in his heart, and the father should not blame the second brother."
Seeing the emperor's embarrassed appearance, Bai Lichen knew that he should take the initiative to stand up at this time and give the emperor a step down.
Hearing this, the emperor also nodded and acquiesced to what Bai Lichen said in front of him.
At this time, the queen did not know that the good deeds done by her son had been known by the emperor, and she was thinking about how to persuade her son to come to the palace to see her, when she heard news from outside that the prince had been grounded by the emperor.
"What!"
With a little surprise in her eyes, the queen hurriedly got up, full of disbelief.
"How is it possible, the palace doesn't believe it, how can the emperor grounded the prince for no reason......"
Before she could finish speaking, her tone weakened, and she fell down on the chair, showing a little tiredness.
"It must have been the previous plague that was exposed, that's why it's like this."
The queen has long known that the crown prince is so careless, once he is discovered by the third prince, how can he not report it to the emperor!
But if this is the case, it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to directly grounding the crown prince.
There must be someone else behind it!
"Who is it?"
The Queen's voice froze.
"Queen Mother, I got news from outside, saying that Song Ci's wife was infected with the plague, and Lord Song Ci entered the palace overnight to ......"
The palace maid whispered something in the queen's ear, and the queen suddenly narrowed her eyes.
How did he provoke Song Ci's hedgehog head impartially!
If it weren't for Song Ci, she would have made some connections, at least she could make her stupid son more comfortable.
I'm afraid he still doesn't know how his plan was exposed, and how he was stabbed in front of his father.
"Queen Mother, do you want to give ...... to Your Highness?"
"What do you do, he doesn't recognize the queen mother of this palace anymore!"
The queen said angrily, but after a while, she softened her tone, raised her hand and sent the maid, "You go find someone to be careful and bring a message to the prince, this death must be more clear, he must know why he was grounded by the emperor." ”
The maid answered, and then slowly left the room.
Prince's Mansion.
It was Bai Lichen who led the troops to surround the prince's mansion layer by layer, and he was condescending, looking at the prince who was a little dissatisfied in front of him, his eyes were cold.
"Why did you let people seal my mansion! I'm the crown prince, or your eldest brother, and your royal brother! ”
The prince looked a little embarrassed under the hostage of the two guards, but he couldn't help but question Bailichen in front of him.
"Why you were grounded, it's not my fault, maybe the imperial brother should ask his father himself, what does he mean by hiding the plague from you and wanting to cause trouble in the capital."
Concealing the plague is real, but there is no such thing in the cholera capital at all.
The prince's face changed, he originally just wanted to develop an antidote to the plague in front of everyone, how did it become the so-called...... Troubled capital?
"You! You're right! The crown prince looked up at Bai Lichen, with a thick malice in his eyes, "It was you who told my father that I want to cause trouble in the capital and get the position of emperor, right?" ”
Although his father didn't like him, he was very tolerant of him because of his status as a prince.
If he knew that he was trying to develop an antidote first, the most he could do was to reprimand him, how could he order a complete grounding, and no one was even allowed to visit, as if he was really angry.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words are wrong." Bai Lichen smiled, but with a hint of sarcasm in it, "How can I guess what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks?" It's just that my father felt that His Highness was too disappointing, so he ordered me to lead troops to surround His Highness's mansion. ”
Having said this, the prince still didn't understand a little, but Bai Lichen didn't have the patience to continue to accompany him.
snorted coldly, and instructed the guards to guard the prince's mansion and not ask people to run out, so he left, leaving the prince who was gritting his teeth in place.
The queen's people arrived after Bailichen left, although they were ordered not to visit, but in the end it was the palace maid by the queen's side.
If you offend the queen, these guards may not end well, so they will turn a blind eye and let the palace maids around the queen go in.
When he saw the palace maid come in, the prince was still sitting on the ground dejectedly, with a somewhat desolate look on his face.
"You are the eldest palace maid Lianxin beside the queen mother, ...... you" The prince stumbled to his feet and ran to the palace maid's side, "The queen mother asked you to save me out?" Is it that the queen mother has already interceded with her father, or is it ......?"
The palace maid's face remained unchanged, and after bowing respectfully, she brought the queen's words to the prince.
"Niangniang said, the emperor is in anger now, and he doesn't want to see you, if His Royal Highness still wants to keep the position of the prince, it is good to stay in the house during this time, don't be caught by anyone again, otherwise not only His Royal Highness will lose the position of the prince, but even with Niangniang will not be happy."
Lianxin's words made the prince sigh in his heart, and he had a bad premonition.