Chapter Twenty-Three: Stealing the Dragon and Turning the Phoenix

Ning Chaoge hung his head weakly and in frustration, and his hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, Father, you have obviously made a decision, why do you have to change your mind, I am also your son, that Ning Zhiyuan, how is it better than me? If he didn't know about the emperor's holy judgment before, then he would have felt better, because then he wouldn't have run to the Shen Mansion, let alone send that throat sealing sword to Shen Ke to show his attitude and intentions, it's good now, it's good now, the backer he got was fished out by others, if he had Shen Ke, he would have enough strength to bring down Ning Cheng, but now, everything is in vain, everything is in vain.

Ning Chaoge's frustration also touched the queen, she only has such a son, whatever he likes wants to give him so that he can get it, she is the mother of a country, his son should be the king of tomorrow, but she was calculated by Concubine Chang, and actually let her husband have a son, as a result, Ning Chaoge is in such an embarrassing situation now, whether it is for herself or for her own son, she can't let other people's sons become emperors!

"Stand down, all of you."

"Yes." The palace maids blessed themselves in unison, and the lotus step moved lightly and retreated.

"Your father has promised me, whether it is a civil and military official or a young lady to be married in the princely duke's family, as long as you fancy it, he will approve you, and the queen mother will choose a good wife for you who will help your great cause, Du Yiyi's broken shoes, let him wear them if he loves to wear them, the fourth, the fourth, he is really hidden deep enough, for so many years, the person who has survived for a long time still dares to have the intention of seizing the heir, does not know whether to live or die, after a long and wise life, in the future, you can no longer take him lightly, the dog that does not bark is the most ruthless bite!"

"Queen Mother, it was the son's negligence for a while that made the fourth child take advantage of the loophole, and the son's son is not good!"

"There's nothing wrong with you, this can only be blamed on the fourth child's scheming too deeply, now he is still lying in Ningyuan Palace, he is already a person with only half a life left, but he still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead to fight with you, this palace wants to see, what kind of climate he can rely on Shen Kecheng, and he will go to your father later, you must put away these emotions of yours, your father is stimulated by the fourth child like this, and now his heart is full of the baby son of the fourth child, don't gossip when the time comes, so as not to provoke your father and the emperor to be angry, even if you don't want to, You also want your father to see your brother's harmony, understand? The queen took a deep breath and reached out to rub her eyebrows.

"Erchen understands." Ning Chaoge bowed down, his frowning thick eyebrows declared his unwillingness, how could he be willing, he painstakingly sent to find the information that Shen Ke and Du Yiyi met and went on a blind date in Jingcheng, wrote a fu by hand, and begged each other with all his tongue in front of the emperor, and let the queen say a lot of good things in front of the emperor, but in the end, it was erased by Ning Zhiyuan, and no one would be reconciled.

"I know you're unwilling, but you also have to think about it, Shen Ke is your father's servant, and Shen Ke's sister is married to the prince, hasn't your father tested Shen Ke's attitude before? Your father and emperor have always disliked your brothers fighting for the country, and you don't want to think about it, is it the benefit of being the prince's brother-in-law, or the benefits of being the emperor's servant and being a hussar general? With the ability of the fourth child, if he can win the support of Shen Ke by three and a half points, he is already breaking the sky! The queen sneered, got up and said, "It's almost time, go to Ningyuan Palace." ”

Ning Yuan Palace is panicked, the fourth prince Ning Zhiyuan has not been ill for several years, but today he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood and his hands and feet twitched, the imperial doctor who could not prescribe the right medicine was in the emperor's anger and difficult to calm down, he was punished by the emperor to kneel outside the palace gate for half an hour, Ning Zhiyuan was lying on the emperor's dragon couch, his face was pale, his lips were black, and there was still no sign of improvement.

The emperor anxiously paced with his hands in his hands, and walked over and over again so that the eunuchs and maids in Ning Yuan Palace were even more panicked, and Chang Liu had been sitting beside the dragon couch to watch Ning Zhiyuan's condition, and he would also reach out from time to time to take his pulse to probe his condition.

"Your Majesty."

"Father."

Outside Ning Yuan Palace, the queen and Ning Chaoge walked in quickly one after the other.

"How's the situation with Zhiyuan?" The queen walked to the dragon couch with a worried look and leaned over to check.

"I'll wake up in half an hour." The emperor looked at Ning Chaoge, who was following the queen with an anxious and worried face, and suddenly sighed: "Chaoge, you come with me." ”

This is an excellent opportunity to show his grievances and show the deep brotherhood between Ning Chaoge and Ning Zhiyuan, the queen gave Ning Chaoge an encouraging look, Ning Chaoge glanced at Ning Zhiyuan on the dragon couch silently, and walked out with the emperor.

"Father."

"I guess you already know my will!" In the empty hall, the emperor squinted, and his gaze fell on the kneeling imperial doctor outside Ningyuan Palace through the flower window pane.

"Erchen already knows." Ning Chaoge bowed slightly, looking at the white jade floor under his feet.

"Are you to blame?" The emperor turned back.

Ning Chaoge raised his head.

The emperor's eyes are deep and unpredictable, Ning Chaoge's eyes are firm and unobstructed, and the two fathers and sons look at each other instantly, and everyone sees what they want to see.

The emperor wants to see Ning Chaoge's generosity and obedience to the king's order, and what Ning Chaoge wants to see is whether the emperor is as always.

There was no anger or grievance in Ning Chaoge's eyes, which made the emperor very happy, and the emperor's eyes were not filled with pity and pity for Ning Zhiyuan, which made Ning Chaoge also get a certain amount of comfort.

"When Erchen was seven years old, his father and Erchen told the story of Kong Rong Rang Pear, Erchen thought it was true, respected the elders, was kind to the brothers, and took care of the weak, this is the foundation of self-cultivation, and the sons are brothers, and they should naturally let it."

"So what's not to be allowed to do?" The emperor's eyes were like torches, staring at the top of Ning Chaoge's head.

Ning Chaoge lowered his head and replied without thinking: "What should be allowed is benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette, and what should not be allowed is the law of Dahe." ”

The emperor's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth gradually showed a smile: "Okay, good, it seems that this year, you have grown a lot, between brothers, love each other, naturally want to let it, but if it involves the law of Dahe, whether it is father and son brothers, should not be allowed, let it go, although the law is nothing more than human affection, but the first is still the law, only the law, only the law, can maintain the order of Oga, in order to let the people of Daga live and work in peace and contentment, in order to let Dahe Guotai and the people be safe for generations, do you understand?" ”

"Erchen understands." Ning Chaoge knew that he had won the emperor's favor with a few words, and he was relieved, but then the emperor's words made the big stone in his heart press down again.

"Since you know how to be polite to your brother, then you know that you should also be polite to your brother, Ning Cheng is your brother, there are some things, you don't want to make him too ugly, this time I gave Zhiyuan and Shen Ke's sister a marriage, so that you were wronged, I will not be biased, I have already explained to your mother, let her find a suitable one for you."

"Father, the son doesn't want to be embarrassed by the eldest brother, it's just that he targets the son everywhere, and the son is forced to be helpless, so he will fight back." Ning Chaoge took a step back, and his slightly hunched body bent down.

The emperor frowned, and his face sank: "It seems that you two can't listen to the government, just let the two of you listen to the government, it's just that, the day before yesterday, the governor of Yaozhou submitted an excerpt, there was a serial murder case in Yaozhou, which could not be investigated, I have already ordered Rao Su to investigate, he will leave tomorrow, you will go with him, and also take a look at the people's livelihood, experience the suffering of the world, and learn Rao Su's set of methods to solve the case, so as to save the two of you from worrying every day." ”

"Father's ......"

Ning Chaoge was not to be outdone for a while, and only then did he suddenly wake up and return the wrong words, which angered Sheng Yan. "Father's ............"

"Ning Cheng, I also asked him to go to Aicheng for a walk, you are just idle day by day and have nothing to do, so that some small things of sesame mung beans can be described as big things, so that you can see more of the people's livelihood and suffering, which is of great benefit to you." The emperor was too lazy to speak, and turned around and went back to the palace.

"Yes, my son obeys." The good words were said unhappily by himself, and Ning Chaoge had nothing to do except be angry with his momentary anger.

The queen saw that the emperor's face was not good, and Ning Chaoge followed behind him from a distance, so she knew that the conversation between the two fathers and sons was not pleasant, and she was originally very happy that things were stirred up by Ning Zhiyuan, but she could only hold back her anger and resentment, this feeling of aggrievedness was blocked in her chest, and it made her breathing very uncomfortable.

Half an hour became extremely slow under the pressure of the emperor's handrail pacing, fortunately, the emperor still remembered the imperial doctor kneeling outside Ning Yuan Palace, and when it was not too much, he let Shu Ruhai tell him to go back, Ning Zhiyuan's illness, the emperor also had no mind to deal with government affairs, and several ministers who came in a hurry should have been blocked outside Ning Yuan Palace by Shu Ruhai, waiting with the emperor.

Fortunately, the long time was only half an hour, and after half an hour, Ning Zhiyuan, who had been unconscious, woke up, and all the people in Ning Yuan Palace breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhiyuan, how do you feel?" The emperor's soft voice provoked the queen to frequently give Ning Chaoge a roll of her eyes.

"Father, how long has the son been in a coma?" Ning Zhiyuan glanced at the surrounding environment and people, and wanted to get up and salute, but was pressed down by the emperor.

"It's been an hour, it's still fine, Chang Liu, look at it."

Chang Liu received the order and reached out to clasp Ning Zhiyuan's wrist.

"Back to the emperor, the Fourth Highness is no longer in trouble, there is no need to worry!"

"Queen Mother, Second Brother." Ning Zhiyuan stiffened his body and wanted to get out of bed.

"Zhiyuan, the queen and Chao Ge are reasonable, and they won't blame you, since I am the master, you don't need to blame yourself too much!" The emperor held him down.

"Father, the son-in-law has acted recklessly, and I ask my father to punish him." Ning Chaoge refused to lie down this time, preferring to sit like this.

"Fourth brother, the second brother doesn't blame you for this, it's all in the past, you really like Miss Du, she married you, and the second brother can be regarded as a merit!" Ning Chaoge, who had just made the emperor unhappy, would not let go of this opportunity to show his merits.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the emperor's eyes swept over, and the displeasure on his face faded a lot.