The night is as cool as water.

The father and son didn't alarm others, they changed their clothes and quietly left the house and went straight to the palace.

Fortunately, the Kifu was originally on the edge of the palace city, and it took less than a meal to get to the palace gate on horseback.

With the gold medal given by Taizu in hand, the two of them went all the way unimpeded, but there were also guards who had already reported the situation.

The emperor rested in the Empress's Zhaoyang Hall tonight.

The queen is worried about her son these days, and she hardly sleeps at night.

The emperor also patiently accompanied her.

At this time, it was easy to coax the queen to sleep, and then I saw the chamberlain hurriedly come in, saying that the father and son of the Marquis Ji asked to see the driver.

The emperor sat up in shock, "You mean, Tingrui is back?" ”

The waiter said: "Yes, the old slave saw him and said that he had news from His Highness, and he must report to His Majesty in person." ”

"Good. Let them wait in the study for a while, and I'll be right there. The emperor said that he had already left the house, hurriedly took his robe and put it on, and left the queen's bedroom, and hurried to the front hall under the surprised eyes of the palace maids on duty.

In the study, the chamberlain had just finished delivering the emperor's will when others arrived.

Ji Houye's father and son were about to salute, and the emperor had already waved his hand: "Excuse me, Tingrui, tell me quickly, where is the prince?" What happened to him? ”

Ji Nancheng still knelt down and saluted dignifiedly, and then said solemnly: "Before the minister says this, please send someone to invite His Royal Highness to come over." ”

"Second child, this has something to do with the second child?" The emperor was shocked.

Ji Nancheng nodded.

The emperor's face instantly became ugly, and he immediately sent someone to the Welfare Palace to spread the word.

He also knew that because of the Guo family, the second child suffered a lot of grievances, and he became disabled because of the accident.

So over the years, the emperor has lived in another courtyard and tried his best to meet his daily needs.

Every time he goes back to the palace, no matter how busy he is, he will talk to him alone, reward him with some things he likes, and compensate him as much as possible.

But in the end, something happened.

"Tingrui, tell Your Majesty the details of the situation." Ji Houye next to him couldn't help but urge.

He had been with him for too long, and he knew this majesty too well.

Don't look at the kindness on his face, if he really touches his rebellion, it is possible to kill even his own son.

However, I heard Tingrui talk about it along the way just now, and things have not yet reached the point of being out of control.

As long as the second prince is willing to let go of the prince, His Majesty can give him the credit of "saving the prince", and by the way, he will be crowned king, and the two brothers will also shake hands and make peace, achieving a good story of brotherhood, friendship and brotherhood.

Ji Nancheng spoke in detail this time, first mentioning the old case of the Guo family, and then relaying the words of Liu Qing, the superintendent of the imperial history, and finally boldly expressed his own views.

The Emperor listened attentively, and after a moment of excitement, he reverted to his usual imperial style of being moody.

The emperor never called out, I don't know if he forgot it, or if he did it on purpose.

Ji Nancheng had to kneel all the time.

The emperor also did not speak.

Ji Hou Ye couldn't be silent any longer, "Your Majesty, the dog is still young, he doesn't understand the affairs of the court, and if he misses the wrong word, please forgive your majesty." ”

"I'm not young, I'm about to get married." The emperor said in a light tone.

Ji Houye was stunned when he heard this.

He said that young age is just an excuse, what does Your Majesty mean by that?

Ji Nancheng's face turned red, and he suddenly thought of Miss Shen.

I only heard the emperor say again: "How about my third princess?" ”

Ji Nan Castle: ......

Aren't you talking about the crown prince and the second prince? How did you get involved in your own marriage?

Ji Hou Ye was also taken aback.

The Ji family does not intermarry with the royal family, which is the last order of the ancestors of the Ji family.

The children of the Ji family have been following it all these years, and the royal family knows it, so the emperors of previous dynasties have never considered the Ji family in the marriage of the princes and princesses.

It's almost an open secret.

But at this moment, why did Your Majesty say this?

Is it temptation?

But at this moment, the chamberlain ran in in a panic, "Your Majesty, it's not good!" The Second Highness is gone! ”

Emperor Huo Ran turned around, and the light in his eyes skyrocketed, "Then don't send someone to find it!" ”

The waiter answered, and hurried out.

Ji Nancheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister will also go and help find it."

The Emperor glanced at him, "Go ahead." ”

Only then did Ji Nancheng get up, salute the emperor, and then dragged his numb legs and walked out of the study quickly.

There were slight noises of footsteps one after another, and they soon dispersed. It was as if a gust of wind was blowing, and it didn't leave any ripples.

Although the emperor did not explicitly say not to make a noise, the chamberlain had been by the emperor's side for a long time, so he naturally knew that this kind of thing could not be spread outside.

The lights were dim all around, and even the crescent moon in the sky did not know when it had set in the treetops.

The surroundings were silent, and even the cicadas, which love to shout in summer, were silent.

At night, Miyagi is like a ghost, and it seems that it is about to pounce on you in the next moment......

Ji Nancheng stood under the corridor and exhaled softly.

The feeling of uneasiness intensified.

Raising his eyes, he argued the direction slightly, and was about to go to the Welfare Palace.

But he saw another chamberlain stumbling towards the emperor's imperial study, and said as he ran: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are dying!" ”

……

"The mother is dead! Filled with mothers swallowing gold and committing suicide! ”

In a moment, this sentence resounded through the six palaces, shocking everyone's eardrums.

The emperor went to Guo Chongrong's Xiuyu Pavilion for the first time.

Unsurprisingly, he met the second prince there.

The second prince was kneeling in front of the couch, holding Guo Chongrong's hand tightly with both hands, crying silently.

Seeing the emperor, he was stunned for a moment, and then he knelt down on his knees, grabbed the emperor's sleeves with both hands, and cried louder, crying and calling softly: "Father and the emperor one by one"

At this call, all the anger in the emperor's heart seemed to dissipate, and he subconsciously squatted down, leaned over, and stretched out his hands on his son's shoulders, "Erlang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for your mother and son." ”

The second prince's shoulders shrugged slightly, and suddenly hugged the emperor, buried his head in his chest, and cried loudly, "No, don't blame the father, it's the son's fault, it's the son who didn't listen to the mother's words, it's the son who has to do this, it's the son who hurt her." ”

The emperor let him hold him, raised his eyes to look at the woman who had been dead for a long time on the couch, and sighed for a long time, muttering in his mouth, "Rong'er, why are you doing this?" You don't believe me so much, can I really not protect my son......"

Fortunately, there were not many palace people in the Xiuyu Pavilion, and they all knelt on the ground at this time, as if they hadn't heard anything.

In the corner, Ji Houye's father and son also wanted to pretend that they didn't hear.

But the second prince raised his head at this time and looked at Ji Nancheng, "Now you are satisfied!" ”

This clueless sentence made his mood worse, and he instantly understood Guo Chongrong's intention to commit suicide.

Since the accident of the second prince, Guo Chongrong has rarely appeared in front of people.

However, although she has escaped from the world, she has always lived.

I've survived all these years, why do you want to kill yourself tonight?

The reason for this is just to protect his son.

If you are a mother, you are strong, but what is there to fear in death?