Chapter 38: The Emperor's Wrath Covets the Prince's Throne
The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study
"Bastard thing!" The emperor roared angrily, picked up the fold and smashed it down.
Chu Heng saw the fold smash down, and his first reaction was to dodge, but then he thought about it, stopped again, and let the fold fall on his body.
The fold hit him in the forehead, but fortunately, the fold was smashed down head-on, and the force was not great. Chu Heng touched his forehead, although it hurt a little, he didn't see blood.
A trace of yin owl flashed quickly in his eyes, Chu Heng knelt on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "Father, what the son said is true. Erchen investigated all the people who entered the hunting ground that day, and only the third emperor brother was the most suspicious......"
"Enough!" The emperor smacked Chu Heng fiercely, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. ”
"You handed over this impeachment note, didn't you just want to say that the third child coveted the position of the prince, so he designed to harm the prince? I'm not old yet, and I'm not old yet! ”
A sneer tugged at the corner of the emperor's mouth, "Fifth brother, do you think that you were born to the empress, and you are also a concubine, and you also have the qualifications to inherit the unification?" ”
It is a felony to covet the position of the prince. Chu Heng's face turned pale, and he hurriedly explained: "The son doesn't have it, the father ...... it."
"Don't say anything, I'm not old yet, who covets Zheng'er's position, I know it in my heart." The emperor's tone was cold, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's falcon, as if he wanted to drown Chu Heng.
Chu Heng had never seen such an emperor, and in the past, emperors had times when they were angry, but they had never been so fierce as they are now. For a while, Chu Heng only felt cold sweat on his back, and he couldn't stop for a long time.
At this moment, Shou Gonggong suddenly came in and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are here." ”
Hearing this, the emperor's face instantly became gloomy, what was the purpose of Empress Dowager Yao and Empress Yao coming over at this time, he knew it with his toes, and it was clear that he was putting pressure on him.
What made the emperor even more angry was that he had just scolded Chu Heng a few words, and Empress Dowager Yao and Empress Yao came, and they were very well-informed!
The imperial study is the place where he deals with government affairs, and even this place has Yao's eyeliner, what does Yao's want to do?
The emperor commanded with a cold face: "Block back, I am busy, I don't have time to see them." ”
Shou Gonggong's face was embarrassed, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been unhappy recently, and she hasn't been out of the palace gate of Fushou Palace for a long time......"
The implication is that the Empress Dowager Yao is not in good health, and she dragged her sick body to the imperial study, but the emperor didn't even see it, and it was inevitable that she would be criticized for filial piety, after all, the Empress Dowager Yao was the emperor's biological mother, and the emperor could not give Empress Yao face, but he couldn't give this face to Empress Dowager Yao.
Since Empress Dowager Yao is here, the emperor has to see her, both public and private.
The emperor glanced at Chu Heng fiercely, and then waved his hand. The Shougong Guild understood and hurriedly went out to reply.
Not long after, I saw two of the most noble women of the Great Chu Dynasty walking in. Empress Dowager Yao was not in good health, and her walking was a little slow, and Empress Yao was carefully supporting her.
"Don't help the Queen Mother sit down!" The emperor made a deep face and ordered the palace people.
Without waiting for the other palace people to make a move, Gonggong Shou hurriedly stepped forward to hold the Queen Mother's other arm, and was about to wait for the Queen Mother Yao to sit down, but the Queen Mother Yao waved her hand away, "You all go down." ”
Empress Dowager Yao ordered all the palace people to retreat, but the palace people did not leave immediately, but quietly observed the emperor's face, the emperor was not happy about the arrival of the Empress Dowager Yao, if they listened to the words of the Empress Dowager Yao at this time and retreated, would it annoy the emperor.
Even the chief of Ouchi, Shou Gonggong, did not move, and stood in place with low eyebrows, waiting for the emperor to show him.
Empress Dowager Yao is the queen mother, but the emperor is always the emperor, and he is the most powerful person in the Great Chu Dynasty.
"Emperor, the mourning family wants to say a few words to you, cough cough ......" Empress Dowager Yao didn't say a word, and began to cough non-stop.
cough cough cough ......
Empress Dowager Yao's coughing did not stop until the tears were coughed up, and then gradually stopped.
The emperor looked at Empress Yao with a haggard face and coughing, obviously this time the illness was not light, in the end, it was the biological mother, and the emperor could not ignore it. looked at Queen Yao, only to see that she lowered her head and didn't speak, but she kept being obedient to Empress Dowager Yao and made herself a virtuous daughter-in-law.
"You all go down." The emperor waved his hand and motioned for the palace people to retreat.
With the emperor's permission, the palace people left one after another......
"What does the Queen Mother want to say to me?" The emperor's tone was slightly cold, why did Empress Dowager Yao come, in fact, everyone present knew that his question was actually in vain.
"Emperor, the mourning family is old, and many things no longer interfere, and I don't want to interfere anymore."
"The imperial doctor said that the mourning family should lie in bed to recuperate, but the mourning family has to come today."
Empress Dowager Yao looked at the emperor and said earnestly: "Emperor, the mourning family has heard about the hunting ground, and this matter is not to blame Heng'er, he is still young, and it is the first time to take over such a thing as royal hunting, some small mistakes are inevitable, why do you punish him again and again?" ”
"A little mistake?" The emperor frowned slightly, "The crown prince was attacked, and the prince of a dignified country was plotted, is this a small mistake in the eyes of the queen mother?" Mother, you are too partial to the fifth child! ”
Empress Dowager Yao sighed, her tone was quite helpless, "Huang'er, you always feel that the mourning family is partial to Heng'er, yes, the mourning family may have preferred Heng'er more in the past, but they have never ignored Zheng'er, Zheng'er is also the grandson of the mourning family, and the mourning family also loves him." ”
The Emperor sneered, but was silent.
Empress Dowager Yao took the emperor's attitude in her eyes, and it was obvious that he did not believe her words.
"That's it......" Empress Dowager Yao sighed again, "It's useless for the mourning family to say anything now." But the emperor, the mourning family can tell you for sure that the attack on Zheng'er was not done by Heng'er, if you don't believe it, the mourning family is willing to swear by the life of the mourning family, if the mourning family has half a lie, so that the mourning family will not die well, and the death will not be good. ”
"Queen Mother's ......"
"Imperial Grandmother ......"
Empress Yao and Chu Heng called out one after another.
Not only Empress Yao's mother and son, but even the emperor was shocked. Empress Dowager Yao is old, and she attaches the most importance to her lifespan, but now she swears by her lifespan, she wants to tell him that what she said is true.
Rao is like this, the emperor turned to think of the past when the Empress Dowager Yao forced him to make the Yao family the queen, and his face instantly turned cold again, "I never said that the attack on the prince was done by the fifth child, and the queen mother made such a poisonous oath to embarrass me, do you want the world to say that I am an unfilial person?" ”