Nangong nodded, and after a long time, he made up his mind and said, "What the girl said is true!" If this matter drags on, the courtiers will also be unstable, and the court situation will be shocked, and the longer it lasts, the more unfavorable it will be for His Highness! The girl's idea was not foolproof, but it seemed to be a more feasible approach at the moment. ”

"Although the emperor intends to conceal it, presumably King Qin's party will not let go of this opportunity easily, and will inevitably spread specious rumors that are unfavorable to His Highness, we might as well fish in troubled waters and use this opportunity to spread the matter of Hua Concubine together."

"Good! It is more credible to say true and false, even if the saint checks, he must first check how the matter of His Highness spreads! ”

In Kunning Palace, the queen closed her eyes on the collapse to recuperate, Rong Ruo gently pressed her temples, and persuaded "Niangniang, don't go to your heart, the emperor is also angry." After all, it's too ugly to hear. ”

The queen exhaled slowly and said, "This palace has been conscientious for so many years, the emperor is good, send a eunuch to question me!"

"Isn't the emperor angry! Niangniang thinks about the ugly things that the prince did, and it has spread outside the palace, this is a matter of royal dignity, can the emperor not be angry? The emperor can't be angry with the outside world, but he can only tell his mother! ”

The queen opened her eyes, "When it comes to this, the palace is also strange, how can the prince be?" I can't imagine that Hua Concubine is a fierce person, but this palace wants to thank her well, and her funeral is lively!"

Rong Ruo smiled: "It can be seen that it is Tianzhu Niangniang!" He whispered again: "Is it the prince's means to spread the news?" ”

The queen glanced at her, "Do you still have to bother the prince with this kind of thing?" As he spoke, he sneered twice, "Speaking of which, the emperor's question is not wrong!" Why, if his son does such an immoral thing, can he hide it for the rest of his life! ”

"The mother is wronged!"

"What grievances? Is there anyone in this Forbidden City who is not wronged? The queen gently stroked her cuffs, "But you handed over a message, let Que Er calm down, there are many rights and wrongs in the palace in the past two days, and let him enter the palace less." Don't let him know about today's affairs, the emperor is angry, don't let him touch the mold! ”

Rong Ruo responded.

Nangong and Xue Ke took turns to rest the meeting, always leaving one person to deal with and summarize all kinds of news, and according to the plan agreed by the two, the news was true or false through the arrangement of the subordinate officials outside the East Palace, and slowly walked out. Sure enough, on the third day, there was already talk on the streets, saying that Hua Concubine was a spy sent from the Western Regions, and Shi's beauty trick confused the saint, and this time after being confused by the prince, he provoked the friendship between the saint and his son. The rumor spread for a while, saying that Hua Concubine's parents were killed by the prince Xizheng back then, and this time they were planning to take revenge; What's more, it is said that Hua Concubine was changed by demons, and she was described as the reincarnation of Rudaji, but it was said that her death was that the prince saw through her true body and beheaded her under the sword.

Although the emperor is in the deep palace, he has thousands of ears and eyes, and naturally he has heard these nonsense. "These fools!"

"Holy Peace! Ignorant people, the Holy One should only listen to a joke! ”

"Humph! What do they think of me? Is Hua Concubine Daji? Am I a mediocre king? ”

Grandpa Cao smiled and put shoes on the emperor who got up from the collapse, "Your Majesty, isn't that what the people imagine!" Then it is said that Concubine Hua has nine tails, has the emperor ever seen it? ”

The emperor was amused by these words, "What nonsense! ”

"Not really! Did you get better with your headache today? The imperial doctor was waiting outside the palace, and the old slave called him in? ”

"I didn't see a good pulse every day!"

"Your Majesty, this illness is like a thread, and besides, haven't you been more energetic in the past two days!"

The emperor snorted, and Gonggong Cao observed his words and looks, and hurriedly asked the little eunuch on the side to invite the eunuch to come in. The two imperial doctors knelt on the side in fear and took the pulse, and then retreated to the side to discuss the increase or decrease of the medicine for a long time.

"What has that rebel been doing these two days?" The emperor asked suddenly.

Gonggong Cao sighed in his heart, and replied cautiously, "I heard that everything is as usual, get up to practice swords, read books, eat and sleep." ”

"Did you come into contact with anyone?"

"Your Majesty, you personally gave the order, where else would anyone dare to approach! Besides, I don't know about it outside the palace! ”

"I don't know yet! These rumors are all over the place! ”

"That must have nothing to do with the prince, he is all looked at by you! Holy Lord, you think, don't you? ”

"Humph! I don't think he has this face either! ”

"The old slave is puzzled, how did the things in this palace get out?"

"With your brain, I'm afraid I can't figure it out!" The emperor laughed and scolded.

Seeing that the emperor was finally a little more relaxed, Gonggong Cao said with a smile, "If the old slave doesn't understand, it doesn't matter, anyway, the old slave just needs to serve the emperor well, and the emperor is still worried about the major affairs in the world!" ”

The emperor sighed, took the decoction brought by Gonggong Cao, frowned and drank it in one gulp.

"Go get the fold! I've been on leave for two days, but I want to see who are there in the past two days, and what are you going to say? ”

"Hey!" Gonggong Cao personally took the little eunuch to the imperial study. People get sick, and state affairs are still heavy.

After reading the excerpts for an afternoon, the emperor is a little old, and his spirit has really been poor recently, so he can't help but feel dizzy. Gonggong Cao handed over the ginseng soup and persuaded, "Your Majesty, take a break!" ”

The emperor ignored Gonggong Cao's persuasion, and snorted heavily, "Look at this rebel, he is not popular in the court, and no one intercedes with him." ”

Gonggong Cao nodded secretly, raised his head and said with a smile: "The prince's temperament is indeed a little more Gengjie!" I usually don't pay attention to making friends with courtiers, no, I will suffer at a critical moment! ”

The emperor took a sip of the ginseng soup and sighed thoughtfully.

In the Linglong Pavilion, Ah Liu handed Xue Ke a forehead, cut a piece of plaster, hinged it into two small pieces, roasted it with fire, and pasted it on Xue Ke's temple. Nangong on the side smiled and begged, "Ah Liu, cut a piece for me too, I also have a terrible headache!" ”

Ah Liu glanced at it, and although he didn't speak, he also cut two pieces and handed them over according to his words. The room suddenly smelled of plaster.

Nangong posted it himself, and asked "Tang Niangzi" Recently, he has changed his words easily, but he still feels unaccustomed to it, "The courtiers' advice has been stopped by us, will the emperor feel that the prince is not a courtier!" ”

"Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, always monarchs and ministers in front, father and son behind, not to mention that our emperor's fatherly affection for His Royal Highness is very thin!"

"Hey! The first queen died early, and His Royal Highness was not a lively and pleasing character, and in terms of the favor of the saint, it was not as good as King Qin. ”

Xue Ke had heard the prince say some things about the former queen, and it was inconvenient to say more at this time, so he just nodded and said, "The emperor is the king of a country, and he can't be judged by an ordinary father." At this moment, if the emperor sees that the courtiers are all interceding for the crown prince, I am afraid that it will be the greatest danger to His Royal Highness. ”

"But then, we should still take action, at least to justify the matter of Hua Concubine."

Xue Ke nodded, and said coldly, "His Royal Highness has always been obsessed with the daughter of the rebel General Xue, there are many people who know about this, and she is also one of the emperor's rebels, since you have this name, it is not an exaggeration to talk about this!" ”

Nangong nodded, looked at Xue Ke's complexion, and said with a smile, "I think so too, I was afraid that Tang Niangzi would have a bad heart, but since you have spoken it, it will be even better." I have a suitable candidate in my heart, I don't know what Tang Niangzi thinks? ”

Xue Ke smiled slyly and said, "Why don't I and Lord Nangong write down all the candidates we think of on paper?" ”

Nangong readily agreed, picked up the pen and wrote a few words, and then looked at the name written by Xue Ke, on the one hand, he was still frightened by Xue Ke's ugly font, and on the other hand, he smiled with Xue Ke.

After the emperor woke up from a nap, he felt better than the previous two days. Gonggong Cao commanded the little eunuch to quietly replace the vase in the dormitory with the newly bloomed red plum in the imperial garden, and the whole room was filled with a faint fragrance, which smelled shocking.

"Hmmm! This plum blossom is well chosen, the branches are strong, and the sparseness is good. ”

Gonggong Cao smiled very proudly, "The old slave follows the emperor, and his vision is also good!" ”

The emperor laughed and scolded.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has come to say goodbye!"

The emperor snorted, and when he mentioned this son, he was impatient, "What is he doing here, I won't see him!" ”

Gonggong Cao smiled and said, "But the little emperor grandson is also here, clamoring to see the emperor's grandfather!" ”

"Oh! My little Aman is here too! Come in! ”

The grandson of the seventh prince and the Zhuang family, nicknamed Aman, is the emperor's first grandson, and he looks like he concentrates the advantages of his parents, and he is so delicate that he is a little more handsome than the New Year's doll, and the Zhuang family teaches very well, at a young age, the etiquette is stronger than some adults. At this moment, the emperor saw that his small body was neatly dressed in a set of small brocade clothes, and his little arms and legs came over, and he couldn't help but feel his heart melt, and hurriedly said, "My little Aman is here, Rongda, come here, don't salute, the ground is cold!" ”

Aman still saluted in a proper manner, and then ran over, tilted his head and asked, "Is Grandpa Huang feeling better?" Did Grandpa Huang take his medicine on time? Isn't the medicine bitter? But the imperial grandfather must be well-behaved, and he will be fine if he takes medicine on time! ”

The emperor nodded hurriedly and said, "Grandpa Huang is already a lot!" In two days, will you take Aman for horseback riding? He complained to the seven kings who were saluting, "What's the matter with you, why did I tell the child about this little illness?" ”

The Seven Kings smiled bitterly, "Yes!" Ah Man thought about his father every day, and two days ago he was clamoring to enter the palace, so we told him. ”

"Oh! Aman is thinking about the imperial grandfather, isn't he? Good Aman, what kind of snacks do you want to eat? Tell Grandpa Huang. ”

"Aman doesn't want to eat, Aman brought delicious food to the emperor's grandfather!" As he spoke, he took out a piece of sugar wrapped in gold leaf paper from his pocket, "Grandpa Huang, if you feel that the medicine is bitter, eating a piece of sugar will not be bitter." ”

The Seventh Prince hurriedly stopped, "Aman, why did you sneak food into the palace again?" Take it down! ”

The emperor glared and said, "Kid, why are you murdering him?" This is Ah Man feeling sorry for the emperor's grandfather, isn't it? The emperor carefully put away the candy, and asked someone to go to the dining room to bring snacks. Gonggong Cao looked at the expression of the Seven Kings, and with a smile, he picked up Ah Man and went to the side hall to eat. The Seven Kings stood there and sniffled.

The emperor looked at the expression of the seven kings and snorted, "If you have anything to say, say it!" ”

"Father, Erchen has heard some rumors recently, about the prince's brother, Erchen has some words that are not happy to vomit, and he doesn't dare not say it."

"Haven't you always been a dog fighter? Why do you care about the government and politics? ”

The Seven Kings said embarrassedly, "Erchen doesn't know anything about court politics, but Erchen still knows a little bit about the prince's brother's temperament." ”

"You know? Tell me about it! "The emperor has never been angry with his son.

"After Erchen and Zhuang's got married, the prince's brother went to congratulate me, that day he drank some wine, I accompanied him to walk, my brother also let me cherish the people in front of me, I looked at my brother or depressed, so I led him to talk, scatter his heart. My brother also revealed his heart, and my father said it if he didn't think so. ”

"What the hell! Don't look at what this rebel is doing now! ”

"Father's anger! Erchen just felt that this was strange. The prince's brother has always been reluctant to marry the crown princess, and he has not been to the East Palace Inner Garden a few years ago, because of him, he still thinks of the daughter of the Xue family's rebel in his heart. Father, don't be angry yet, the prince's brother is a little emotionally arrogant. ”

"Humph!" The emperor put the cup on the table heavily: "Everyone is dead!" He's still thinking about it! He had an argument with me in the imperial study before, and he wanted to marry the girl from the Xue family! It's been a few years! Isn't there a woman in his inner garden in the past few years? ”

"Didn't my father lose his temper a few times before? The prince's brother has always been a little cold in the affairs of his children, but in the past two years, he has favored an orphan girl with a humble status, but he has put aside those who Zhaoyi promised, I heard, I heard that the woman looks a little like the Xue family back then. ”

"Humph!"

"So, Erchen thought, the prince's brother will never be interested in the harem mother. Do you think, how many beautiful concubines the queen mother has given before, the prince is willing to refuse at the risk of criticism, and now he is spoiling that woman, how can he offend Hua Concubine? ”

"So, it was Concubine Hua who framed him? Hua Concubine died in front of me with her own eyes, why did she frame him like this? ”

The Seven Kings said, "This son is not clear. Is there another misunderstanding? Erchen just analyzed from the heart of the prince's brother, after all, this matter is too weird, Erchen doesn't believe it, and the world won't believe it. ”

"You don't believe it? So you believe all the nonsense? ”

"Those rumors don't need to be ignored by the emperor, they are just spread by ignorant people, and no one with a little sense will believe them. It's just that there is something strange about it, and I ask my father to take a closer look. ”

"Don't bother? How to ignore it? You're talking about light! The people's discussion is the foundation of the country, I heard that not only the people's discussion, but also some students are writing articles to discuss this matter, is this still a trivial matter? You fight cocks and dogs every day, why don't you learn to worry about me? ”

As soon as the seven kings heard that the emperor was going to start teaching again, they couldn't help but have a headache, but they didn't dare to speak, but they only said, "If the father has any orders, the sons will do it, do they need the sons to calm down the criticism?" ”

"Quelling the criticism? Just you? How to calm down? Go to the city to arrest the common people who speak? Immature! ”

"Yes! Erchen thought too simply. Please also ask my father to make it clear. ”

"Alright, alright, you go down. I have a headache when I see you. ”

The Seven Kings saluted and withdrew. When Gonggong Cao came in, he saw the emperor who was deep in thought, and he stood aside silently. The cold wind outside was blowing, and the crystal glass of the window was covered with thick ice flowers, cracking beautiful patterns.

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