Chapter 28: Suspicion (II)

Outside the Feixia Palace, it was surrounded by layers of guards. Zhong Lishuo had never seen his father's palace as heavily guarded as it was now. While waiting for the briefing, Zhong Lishuo inadvertently observed the faces of the guards.

Cold, expressionless, and indifferent stood in a row at the door. Maybe in the eyes of others, they are so majestic and so **, however, in Zhong Lishuo, these seemingly tough guards are just dull-eyed puppets, they fight for their lives, thinking that they are working hard for their future, but they don't know that they are just tools to seize desire in the hands of some people.

Hopefully, I won't be a tool like that. Zhong Lishuo said in his heart. Just when he was in a trance, Gonggong Li, who was close to the emperor, came out and walked up to Zhong Lishuo, with a flattering smile:

"The eldest prince, Your Majesty let you in." Zhong Lishuo looked at him and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Gonggong Li, for your report." Gonggong Li smiled flatteringly, and then walked behind Zhong Lishuo. Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but pay attention to the eunuch in front of him.

It seems that he is nearly half a hundred years old, the hair on his sideburns has gradually turned gray, a thin layer of powder has been applied to his face, and there are wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and brows, but his eyes are surprisingly bright. The thin lips were curved into a shallow arc, and the expression that should have been very pleasing on the girl's face was so strange on his face.

Also, ordinary people should enjoy the age of their children and grandchildren around their knees, but they suffered inhuman sins in the palace, but they finally stood at the top of the minions, and the real number is not appropriate. Besides, the companion is like a tiger, I don't know what kind of wit can survive. Also, people who have already lived into human essence are afraid that they have already understood the world. Suddenly, Zhong Lishuo actually admired the father-in-law Li in front of him.

"The eldest prince, Your Majesty has just recovered from a serious illness, and no one has seen you, and the Queen came to greet Your Majesty this morning, but Your Majesty didn't see it, but now I am biased against you. You see, His Majesty attaches great importance to the Great Prince. Gonggong Li followed behind Zhong Lishuo and said, there were many flattering meanings in his words, Zhong Lishuo lowered his head:

"The father-in-law is serious." Hearing this, Gonggong Li twisted his neck unnaturally, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more weird:

"Your Majesty has been sick for the past two days, and you can't be disturbed, the eldest prince will go in later, and the voice will be quieter, and Your Majesty is awake." After speaking, he walked two steps in front of Zhong Lishuo, stood at the door of the inner hall, shook off the dust in his hand, and bowed forward:

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has arrived." As soon as the words fell, Zhong Lishuo took two steps forward and knelt down:

"The son of the emperor greets his father."

The old emperor on the bed heard Zhong Lishuo's voice, slowly raised his hand, and beckoned to his side. Before Zhong Lishuo could get up, Gonggong Li behind him opened his mouth and whispered:

"Great Prince, Your Majesty means to ask you to come forward and speak." Zhong Lishuo turned around, got up and went to the old emperor's bed. As soon as Zhong Lishuo walked to the old emperor's bed and knelt down, Gonggong Li retreated from the hall with great interest and closed the door of the inner hall.

"Father." Zhong Lishuo whispered. The old emperor on the bed opened his eyes and looked at him, a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle stared at Zhong Lishuo, his brows furrowed slightly.

It was the first time in many years that Zhong Lishuo had been so close to his father, and he could even see the old emperor's gray beard trembling slightly under his snort. Although the color of the skin is sallow, it is a little more bloody than the day before, and it seems that it has improved.

The old emperor didn't speak, just stared at Zhong Lishuo quietly, those knife-like eyes looked straight into Zhong Lishuo's eyes, Zhong Lishuo's heart began to drum, and a layer of cold sweat gradually formed on his back.

After a while, the corners of the old emperor's mouth moved, and the beard at the corners of his mouth trembled. He suddenly spoke:

"What has the prince been doing lately?" Zhong Lishuo was taken aback by the question, but he calmed down in an instant, and he thought about it sideways:

"I don't know, but I just know that the prince suddenly came to my house this morning." The old emperor listened to Zhong Lishuo's words and slowly narrowed his eyes:

"But what did you say?" Zhong Lishuo replied:

"It's just that my father's illness is related to the right prime minister, Shangguan Hong. The retainers did not dare to speculate, so they rushed to the palace to report to their father. The old emperor snorted coldly:

"What the prince said is true. Indeed, the poisoning of Lone had something to do with him. When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked:

"Why didn't my father arrest Shangguan Hong?" The old emperor glanced at Zhong Lishuo and shook his head:

"It's not the right time. Do you know if the crown prince colluded with Shangguan Hong, united with the officials of the previous dynasty, and coveted the throne? Zhong Lishuo looked very frightened, and shook his head again and again:

"The prince probably won't, although the son saw that he had a close relationship with Lord Shangguan, it was also because the queen mother was Lord Shangguan's own sister." Listening to Zhong Lishuo's words, the old emperor narrowed his eyes even more:

"It turns out that the queen can't wait to let Lone die." As soon as these words came out, Zhong Lishuo hurriedly knelt back two steps and slammed his head on the ground:

"My father never dared to think so. The father must live with the heavens and be blessed for ten thousand years. Don't have that in mind. The old emperor coughed twice and beckoned to Zhong Lishuo again:

"Come here, I have something to ask you." When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he knelt down and returned to the old emperor's bed. The old emperor suddenly shook Zhong Lishuo's hand:

"Shuo'er, you have complained about loneliness. Since you were a child, you don't pay much attention to you, and you •••••• your mother" Zhong Lishuo hurriedly answered:

"Erchen didn't dare. Although his father was strict with his sons when he was young, his sons also knew that their father was good for their sons, so how dare they have a grudge against their father. After saying this, the old emperor patted the back of Zhong Lishuo's hand, and the lips hidden under his beard seemed to show a smile:

"That's fine. Shuo'er, Lone knows that you like to be comfortable and don't have much interest in the affairs of the court, but you still have to pay more attention to the movements of officials in the court and China in your spare time, especially the crown prince and Shangguan Hong. As the prince of Japan, it seems that he is still not deep in the world, and he needs someone to assist him, Shangguan Hong is already old and has lived in the court for a long time, I am afraid that it will affect the government. You are the prince's elder brother, so you should listen and watch more. It's good to assist the community in the future. ”

As soon as Zhong Lishuo heard this, he naturally understood that the old emperor had become suspicious of the prince and Zhong Lishuo, this was to let himself find evidence for him, and with tangible evidence, the old emperor could directly punish Shangguan Hong's crime, as for the prince, I am afraid that he will also be charged with colluding with the court officials.

But between the words, Zhong Lishuo could still hear that the old emperor still didn't want to treat the crown prince well. Zhong Lishuo thought to himself, so he also took a step back:

"Erchen understood." The old emperor looked at Zhong Lishuo's appearance, thinking that he should understand what he meant, coughed softly, closed his eyes, and waved his hand:

"Lonely is a little tired. You go down first. When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he kowtowed and said:

"The retainers retired" and withdrew from the dormitory.

The old emperor opened his eyes and let out a long sigh. At this time, he has no one available, otherwise he will never use this usually inconspicuous prince.

The eldest prince has always been a little less domineering since he was a child. However, honesty also has the benefit of being honest, and it seems that he is the only one who can relieve the old emperor's sleepiness at this time.