The Imperial Study.

The waste prince was carried in by the Praetorian Guards like a dead pig, the queen looked at the waste son who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and almost fainted, she hurriedly rushed over and hugged her son tightly in her arms, looking at his weak breath, how could he not wake up, immediately red eyes, trembling voice asked Emperor Zhaoming, "Your Majesty, what mistake did the eldest prince make, and it is worth punishing him like this?" ”

She didn't know that the abolished prince was beaten by King Qin.

Emperor Zhaoming hadn't gotten the news yet, so he glanced at the leader of the Praetorian Guard, the leader of the Praetorian Guard hesitated for a moment, but still replied truthfully in front of the queen, "The subordinates don't know the inside story, but they just know that after His Royal Highness King Qin saw Mama Sun of Jingtai Palace, he went to the eldest prince's room with a wrong look, and then the two fought." ”

It is really a shame to say that the two of them fought, but it is better to say that the King of Qin was unilaterally beaten, and the abolished prince had no power to fight back at all, and he was beaten unconscious.

When Emperor Zhaoming heard this, he probably guessed what was going on, the queen didn't know that her conspiracy had been exposed, and when she heard that it was King Qin, she immediately cried, "Your Majesty, you want to call the shots for our son, he has lost power now, he is no longer the prince, and anyone can bully him." He is now a prince with no rank, but he is still the brother of King Qin, and King Qin is so unfriendly that he must be severely punished to set an example. ”

The queen's crying and shouting did not let Emperor Zhaoming's attitude loosen in the slightest, thinking of the news that he had thoroughly investigated not long ago, he had no affection for the abolished prince and the queen, and his expression was indifferent and bored, "Since the queen wants to punish severely, then I don't want to favor one over the other, let's punish it together, come on, call the king of Qin over, drag it out with the eldest prince, and beat the thirty boards with the cane." ”

The leader of the Praetorian Guard immediately received the order, and it was not until the king of Qin was brought up that the queen reacted, she just wanted the emperor to punish the king of Qin, but it did not include her son, her son had been beaten unconscious, and if he went down with thirty boards, would he still have his life?

King Qin had already listened to the explanation of the leader of the Praetorian Guard on the way here, and as soon as he entered the imperial study, he knelt down and honestly admitted his mistake, "Erchen admits punishment." ”

He walked to the outside of the imperial study and received thirty boards, the Praetorian Guards knew that the emperor had taken a fancy to King Qin, and he didn't dare to really fight, don't look at the board to make a sound, it was just a flesh injury, King Qin practiced martial arts, and fell and beat all year round, this little injury was nothing to him at all. But the prince is different, if he is beaten with thirty rods, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it.

The queen pleaded repeatedly, and Emperor Zhaoming was impatient, "It was you who said that you were severely punished, and now it is you who are pleading, since it is two brothers fighting, they should be punished together, what, is the eldest prince more noble than King Qin?" ”

The eldest son and sister-in-law are naturally distinguished by others.

The queen thought so in her heart, and the bottom of her heart inevitably leaked a little, and the coldness in Emperor Zhaoming's eyes was even worse, for decades, she had pampered such a wolf-hearted eldest son and sister-in-law, and she shouldn't have given birth to him in the first place.

He scolded coldly, "What are you still doing in a daze, fight!" ”

The Praetorian Guards did not dare to delay any longer, carried the unconscious prince out, put him on a long wooden plank and fought with a bang, the queen listened to the movement outside, and felt as uncomfortable as if she had been cut by a knife, and she wanted to replace her.

The thirty boards were quickly finished, the Praetorian Guards came back to resume their lives, Emperor Zhaoming squinted at the queen, "The queen will bring people back, since the eldest princess gave birth in Chengqian Palace, let her continue to stay after giving birth, and wait until the confinement is full before coming out, and the prince you will also take it back, don't stay in the East Palace, I have already chosen a house for him, and then move out with the eldest princess." ”

As she wished, she fished the prince out of the imperial study, but the queen couldn't take care of it, she was shocked by the news of Emperor Zhaoming, when did the emperor choose the house for her son? She didn't even hear the wind.

She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and asked tentatively, "I don't know where Your Majesty has chosen the house?" The houses in the good parts of the capital are all owner, if it is an ordinary house, the eldest prince's family can't live in it, and the concubine has a dowry house, close to the Jingzhao Yamen, the security is good, and it is good to let the eldest prince live in. ”

"No, I specially asked people to build a house on the outskirts of Beijing, the place is spacious enough, even compared to the East Palace, it is not much worse than the East Palace, as for the safety issue, the queen does not need to worry, when the time comes, there will be the Praetorian Guards on duty, and idle people are not allowed to approach, let alone the young."

is obviously a thoughtful and meticulous arrangement, but the queen was struck by lightning, built a house in the suburbs, and let the Praetorian Guards be on duty, what is this not a captivity? Obviously, it wasn't like this before, although the emperor abolished the crown prince, but for the sake of fame, he still had a lot of favorites, and even allowed their family to continue to keep the East Palace, and now they suddenly want to build a house and confine it, and their attitude has obviously changed dramatically.

Could it be that the emperor discovered the truth about poisoning?

The queen could no longer control the panic in her heart, she was at a loss, her face showed a bit of decadence, Emperor Zhaoming didn't want to see her at all, and directly asked people to take the waste prince away, and even the queen was politely invited away.

Only King Qin was left in the study, and Emperor Zhaoming's face showed a little tired and haggard, "You know everything?" ”

King Qin knelt down, "Please ask your father and the emperor to make decisions for your son's ministers and concubines." ”

Emperor Zhaoming's eyes were in a trance, and the bright and refreshing imperial concubine in his memory seemed to appear in front of him, every time she smiled, the lifeless palace wall seemed to become lively and enthusiastic.

His two favorite sons in his life, one is the eldest son of special significance, and the other is the second son of his beloved concubine.

"Don't worry, your mother's revenge will be avenged by you. The crown prince has just been abolished, and the abolition of the queen will lead to instability in people's hearts, and it will be delayed for a few more days. Emperor Zhaoming leaned on the back of the chair and looked at King Qin with deep eyes, "Although I didn't say it explicitly, you guessed that I was poisoned by the same poison as Concubine Xin, the palace maid Agate is the queen's person, and the person who poisoned it is either the queen or the prince, since someone in the Chengqian Palace has gone to check, you can go to the East Palace, the house in the suburbs has been built, you can move the house for the eldest prince." ”

What to check? It is no longer necessary to look for the poisonous spice, but naturally to find an antidote.

For the first time, King Qin felt the heavy pressure brought by trust, how important the antidote was, both of them could understand that with the antidote, the emperor still had the possibility of continuing to live, if he didn't find it or was hidden by King Qin privately, the emperor would have little time.

King Qin's expression was complicated, he raised his eyes and held the man on the throne, he was regarded as the imperial father of Gaoshan when he was a child, he was already old, he was as fragile and frightened as all the old people in the world in the twilight, and because of his identity, he was even stingy with trust, and finally became a lonely person who often called himself.

He lowered his head, "Yes, Erchen understands, and he will not disappoint his father." ”

Emperor Zhaoming watched King Qin's back disappear and muttered to himself, "I also hope that you will not disappoint me." ”

King Qin walked out of the imperial study, the warmth of the heavenly father and son gradually dissipated in the warm sun, and the vibration and sourness in his heart slowly precipitated, replaced by realistic and rational calculations.

The emperor trusts him, but he can't be naïve to think that this trust is strong and invincible, in fact, it is more fragile than a bubble in the sun, it will shatter at the slightest touch, and he has a wife and children behind him, so he must think more and more to ensure that he is safe.

Therefore, for the eldest prince to move, he did not use his own people, but directly ordered a team of Praetorian Guards outside the imperial study, the leader of the Praetorian Guard went in to proclaim, and after coming out, there was already an extra token, his expression was unprecedentedly respectful and awe-inspiring, and he presented the token to King Qin with both hands, "Your Highness, this is a military talisman for the Praetorian Guard, Your Majesty asked your subordinates to hand it over to you, saying that the Praetorian Guard is at your disposal." ”

King Qin was stunned, staring at the talisman in his hand, and couldn't reach out for a while.

The Praetorian Guard is the Son of Heaven's guard, responsible for guarding the palace and protecting the safety of the Son of Heaven, controlling the Praetorian Guard, it is quite in control of the life and death of the Son of Heaven, the Praetorian Guard's talisman has always been kept by the emperor himself, even the prince will not have it, but now it is handed over to the King of Qin, and the meaning behind it is enough to make people think deeply.

King Qin didn't have a talisman, and the leader of the Praetorian Guard just held it, not showing the slightest impatience, "Please accept the talisman." ”

King Qin finally came back to his senses and took a deep breath, "The Janissary Talisman is very important, this king doesn't agree with Yu Li, please return it to my father." ”

The leader of the Praetorian Guard glanced at King Qin in surprise, obviously not understanding why he wanted to refuse this supreme favor, as long as he took this talisman, the entire palace was under his control, and the power was greater than that of the prince, even if there was any accident in the future, even if he directly ascended the throne as the emperor, such a huge temptation and benefit, King Qin actually refused.

He was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more, he went back with the talisman to restore his life, Emperor Zhaoming looked at the returned talisman, and finally showed a heartfelt smile on his gloomy face for days, no matter whether King Qin was acting or really resisting the temptation from the heart, and so on to make such a decision, it was enough to prove that he was not simple.

Emperor Zhaoming put away the talisman and said to the leader of the Praetorian Guard, "Go down, the King of Qin will follow him as he wants to mobilize the Praetorian Guard, and in the future, seeing the King of Qin will be like seeing me." ”

Only the emperor would mobilize the Praetorian Guard without the need for a military talisman, and the King of Qin was treated the same as the emperor, not the future master, what is it?

When the leader of the Praetorian Guard heard this, he suppressed the horror in his heart and bowed his head deeply, "Yes, my subordinates understand. ”

King Qin could obviously feel that when the leader of the Praetorian Guard came out again, his attitude had reversed again, he secretly remembered it in his heart, but his face did not move, and he took the counted Praetorian Guards all the way to the East Palace, which represented the status of the prince of the country.

From today, it will be emptied, waiting for its next owner.