"Third child, is what the prime minister said wrong?"

At that time, there were two people kneeling in the imperial study, one was Zhang Xiaotian, the prime minister of the current dynasty, and the other was Qin Fengyi and Zhou Yunxi's 'old acquaintance' - Chu Ci.

No matter where the identities of the two are placed, someone will take care of them, even if they are the three princes Chu Ci, who is not favored and has no power, they will not be too obvious and ugly.

But at this time, both of them knelt at their feet and bowed their heads to the ground, extremely respectful.

"Father, the son has indeed seen the rumored woman who raised colorful cattle and sheep, but actually-"

"If that's the case, why don't you report it!"

The emperor didn't wait for Chu Ci to finish his words and directly interrupted him, and the anger on his face made people feel cold in their hearts. It can be seen that the emperor is really angry about Chu Ci's practice of knowing and not reporting.

As for Zhang Xiaotian, he was silent, still maintaining the posture of kneeling, and that appearance could no longer be described as 'respectful', but should be pious.

With such a appearance, it is no wonder that Zhang Xiaotian's deep emperor's heart has been favored in the court for so many years.

"Erchen was kidnapped by gangsters before, and was rescued by Qin Fengyi, the son of the Hou Mansion, after being shocked, the emperor was worried about caring for Erchen, and sent someone to take Erchen back to Beijing, and then ...... I forgot about it. ”

Chu Ci's appearance in front of people has always been sloppy and can't afford big things, and such a statement at this time did not make the emperor and Zhang Xiaotian suspicious. Even Zhang Xiaotian's kowtowing face was a little more disdainful and mocking.

Among the emperor's so many sons, what Zhang Xiaotian looked down on the most was not those princes who had not grown up yet, but the three princes Chu Ci who knelt beside him in front of him.

There is no other reason, just because Chu Ci's mother concubine was born in Shangjia, and there is not much power behind it. And Chu Ci himself is also very stubborn, and he has never been motivated-

And, timid and afraid.

Yes, Zhang Xiaotian thought that he could see Chu Ci through, thinking that he had seen through Chu Ci's sloppy mask and hid a timid heart that could not take the lead.

How is it actually ...... Naturally, Zhang Xiaotian will not know.

"Where is that woman now?" The emperor stabilized the anger in his heart, but he didn't rush people like Fang Cai, "Third child, do you know? ”

"I don't know."

Chu Ci spoke with difficulty, with trepidation and fear on his face, as if he was afraid that the emperor would ask for guilt. With such an appearance, the anger that the emperor had finally suppressed rose again, and he slammed the table and stood up.

"As a prince, look at that prince like you!" The emperor was furious, and his eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire, "It's just that you don't grow up for many years, and you can't do such a simple thing!" It's no wonder that your two brothers don't look down on you! ”

It is true that the emperor does not see the movements between the eldest prince and the second prince very clearly, but he also knows five or six points.

As for the rest, the emperor thinks that Zhang Xiaotian will take care of it, and they can't make waves. If he can make them lose both sides in the fight, he will be even more happy to hear it.

"Father, where is the son and son not as good as the two imperial brothers!"

Chu Ci was not convinced, and immediately looked up at the emperor, but after his eyes touched the emperor's angry eyes, he quickly lowered his head, carefully carded, and even tears rolled in his eyes!

Such an aggrieved appearance made the emperor even more angry! Wonderful Pen Court

"Chu Ci! Keep your head up! The emperor shouted angrily and walked straight to Chu Ci. Although he didn't like Chu Ci very much, he was annoyed when he saw his son like this, "I let you look at me!" Don't bow your head! ”

Xu Emperor's words were too strong, so Chu Ci also raised his head extremely carefully after listening to his words.

But when he looked up, he saw the emperor's face full of anger, and when he landed, Chu Ci's head lowered again. This time, no matter how angry the emperor was, he stared at the ground and never wanted to look up again.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Prince's temperament has always been like this, and you don't need to be angry about it." Zhang Xiaotian finally spoke at this time, but he didn't necessarily plead for Chu Ci, "Since His Highness doesn't want to raise his head, it's okay for you to ask like this." ”

"Humph! Speak for him! ”

The emperor's tolerance for Zhang Xiaotian was very high, and even if he opened his mouth at this time, the emperor was never angry with him. On the contrary, the emperor suppressed his anger when he spoke to Zhang Xiaotian, and seemed unwilling to vent his anger on him.

"Alright, get up." The emperor sighed lightly, seemingly helpless, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Chu Ci wanting to get up, so he scolded coldly: "Kneel, who told you to get up!" ”

Hearing this, the people in the imperial study lowered their heads even more.

Compared with Zhang Xiaotian, the prime minister, Chu Ci, the third prince, really has no status.

"Your Highness, the emperor is so angry, why don't you say it?"

Zhang Xiaotian didn't know the relationship between Chu Ci and Qin Fengyi and others, but the previous affairs in the remote town were inseparable from Wang Jin. At that time, Wang Jin and Zhang Xiaotian could be described as 'disconnected'.

If the kidnapping of the three princes is really tricked by Chu Ci and let the emperor investigate thoroughly, Zhang Xiaotian will inevitably be found out.

That being the case, Zhang Xiaotian naturally chose to strike first.

This is also the reason why Zhang Xiaotian would trouble Chu Ci at this time. If Zhang Xiaotian hadn't deliberately mentioned it, how could the emperor remember something that he had forgotten a long time ago?

"I, I don't know......" Chu Ci seemed to be very afraid of Zhang Xiaotian, and he couldn't speak well, "Father, I, I really don't know where she is, before, I saw her once at the gate of the capital before, and the others, the others don't know about it, father!" ”

Chu Ci hurriedly spoke, and even knelt on the ground and moved a few steps to grab the emperor's hem. But the emperor was very disgusted with him and did not give him this opportunity.

I saw that Chu Ci was kicked by the emperor before he touched the hem of the emperor's clothes, and then he heard the emperor speak coldly, saying: "Since you have seen her at the city gate, you should know who she was with at that time!" ”

"Your Highness, just say it, why do you want to help others hide it?"

Zhang Xiaotian naturally knew who Zhou Yunxi was with, but this could not be said by him. The emperor knew clearly that he had a grudge against the Qin family, and the emperor also knew a little about secretly suppressing Qin Fengyi and others.

However, this does not mean that the emperor will tolerate him doing too obviously.

The emperor was already suspicious, but now although Zhang Xiaotian is powerful, he is still a heartfelt dog in the end. In this case, Zhang Xiaotian doesn't mind continuing to play a 'dog'.

After that, the candidates to be supported are determined, and when the overall situation has been decided, it is time for Zhang Xiaotian to no longer bow down and be small! Zhang Xiaotian has always calculated this very clearly!

"I didn't! Father! I didn't!" Chu Ci shouted, but the emperor frowned violently, as if he thought he was too noisy, "I, I just saw her with the prince, and I didn't know it after that!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the corners of Zhang Xiaotian's lips hooked slightly, and Chu Ci also lowered his head and muttered to himself, as if he was very afraid of the emperor and Zhang Xiaotian.

Of course, Zhang Xiaotian didn't know at this time how fierce the eyes of the third prince Chu Ci, who was kneeling on the ground!