Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Game of Chess
The Seventh Prince is here?
Yu Zhuo's heart trembled, and he hurriedly looked at the Jing noble, only to see his own nobleman, as if he hadn't heard it, and he wasn't worried at all.
"Tell the Seventh Prince, now I have something to deal with, let him go to the side hall for a cup of tea, and I will see him later."
The little eunuch who came back and spoke cautiously replied, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince said that he is here to solve problems for the emperor." The seventh prince went to the Queen Mother's palace today, and when he passed by the pond, he happened to see Concubine Li and Jing Gui on the edge of the pond. ”
What happened next, the little eunuch didn't say, he probably didn't know. Even if he knew, he wouldn't have said it. After all, it's better for the Seventh Prince to say it himself.
The Seventh Lord saw it? Concubine Li's heart trembled, and the color of panic was beyond words.
The emperor glanced at Concubine Li and instructed the little eunuch, "Please come in!" ”
"Brother of the courtier, see the emperor." After the seventh prince came in, he only saluted the emperor, and then made a symbolic gesture to Concubine Li and Jing Guiren.
"Excuse me!" The emperor has always been lenient to this younger brother.
"You said you saw Concubine Li and Jing Guiren by the pond? Then can you see whether Concubine Li fell into the water by herself, or did Jing Guiren push Concubine Li? ”
"Yes, my brother can see it clearly."
When the Seventh Prince said this, he stopped. Concubine Li's heart rose to her throat. Yuzhuo's hands trembled nervously.
The Seventh Prince said slowly, "The younger brother saw that Jing Guiren was standing by the pond, and Concubine Li quickly rushed over, looking like that, she was going to push Jing Guiren into the water." It's just that Jing Guiren dodged, and Concubine Li couldn't hold back for a while, so she fell into the water by herself! ”
After the seventh prince finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Jing Guiren.
This scene was seen by the emperor, and Concubine Li naturally saw it.
Chu Shuyao's liver hurt from anger, and this seventh prince definitely did it on purpose. What does it mean to deliberately make this gesture in front of the emperor?
Let the emperor misunderstand her red apricot out of the wall?
In order to save herself, Concubine Li instantly thought of a solution. "Your Majesty, when the show girl was elected, the Seventh Prince..."
Before Concubine Li's words were finished, she was reprimanded by the emperor. "Shut up! You want to push the noble man into the water, but you don't know that you will fall into the water by yourself. Afterwards, he also beat a rake and framed the Jing nobleman. Now that the Seventh Prince has told Yu me the truth of the matter, are you still unrepentant? ”
Concubine Li saw that the emperor was really angry, and swallowed the words in her throat. She understood that if she said those words, the emperor's punishment for her would be terrifying beyond her imagination.
She just wanted to say that at the beginning of the show girl election, everyone knew about the fact that the seventh prince had taken a fancy to Jing Guiren. Thankfully, she hasn't said it yet. Otherwise, doesn't it mean that the emperor clearly knows that the seventh prince has taken a fancy to Jing Guiren, and he is still unwilling to give in?
Either that, it means that the emperor is stupid. Everyone else can see it, but only the emperor can't see it.
Anyway, no matter what she said, she offended the emperor. Get into a jam.
So Concubine Li could only admit her mistake obediently, "The concubine is guilty, please ask the emperor to punish her." ”
Concubine Li knew that even if the emperor punished her, he would not dislike her from now on.
But Jing Guiren is different, as long as the emperor knows the thoughts of the Seventh Prince, even if Jing Guiren has no heart. The emperor will also respond in his heart.
Now in this game, although she has temporarily lost, one day, she will see the tragic ending of Jing Guiren.
She'll wait slowly.
Looking at Concubine Li's fierce eyes, Jing Guiren knew that the relationship between her and Concubine Li was over.
Some people are like that, born not to deal with. It's uncomfortable to see, let alone get along with each other.
"Jing Guiren, you have been framed for this matter, how do you think Concubine Li should be punished?" The emperor turned to ask what Jing Guiren meant.
"But it's up to the emperor to decide."
"Okay, then punish Concubine Li for being grounded for six months, and the two palace maids beside Concubine Li will be directly punished for thirty canes and demoted to serve in the Xin Zheku."
"Your Majesty..."Concubine Li snorted softly, and directly collapsed to the ground.
And the two palace maids beside Concubine Li. Directly frightened and cried, begging for mercy in a panic, "The emperor spares his life!" The emperor spares his life..."
The palace maids knew that if they were beaten thirty boards, they had already lost half their lives. If you don't heal well, you won't be able to live at all.
And was punished to serve in the Xin Zheku, there is no condition for medical treatment and recuperation, not to mention, just those heavy labor, even if it is a good person, it is difficult to support it! Not to mention the seriously injured people.
Seeing that it was hopeless to ask the emperor, the palace maids turned to Concubine Li. Concubine Li herself is difficult to protect, where is there air to control them!
Because of the palace maid's crying, the emperor frowned. Chief Wang sensed the emperor's impatience and immediately asked the two palace maids to gag and pull them down.
Concubine Li was also taken down.
The emperor asked the Seventh Prince, "Have you been to the Queen Mother's Palace?" ”
"The younger brother just came out of the Queen Mother's palace."
"Okay, let's play a game of chess with me and then go."
"Brother obeys."
When the noble Jing saw this, he said goodbye to the emperor, "The concubine will retire first." ”
"Hmm." The emperor responded.
After the Jing Guiren left, he asked the chief manager Wang, "Did the Jing Guiren send the grapes he wanted?" ”
When Mr. Wang heard the emperor ask about the grapes, he immediately replied positively, "The slave will let people send it to Jing Guiren." ”
After saying that, he sent people in a hurry.
This manager Wang is really happy for Jing Guiren! Jing Guiren was finally able to eat grapes.
As soon as the Jing nobles entered the Biluo Palace with their front feet, the people who came to deliver the grapes arrived with their back feet.
When Concubine Xian saw that the emperor had asked people to send grapes over, she knew that Jing Guiren had not been punished, and she was relieved. So he smiled at Jing Guiren and said, "I'm really worried about you in vain." I'll go back first, so you can eat the grapes raw! ”
"Mother, go slowly."
"Yuzhuo, pick some grapes and send them to Concubine Xian."
Concubine Xian said jokingly, "Look, I came here because I was obviously worried about you, but now I'm here to fight the autumn breeze." ”
"Even if you don't come, for the sake of the baby in your belly, I still feel sorry for how many bunches of grapes?"
Concubine Xian and Jing Guiren laughed with each other and went back to the palace.
In the imperial study, the emperor and the seventh prince have already played the third game of chess, and the game is in full swing.
The Seventh Prince sighed and dropped a son, "Alas! Brother Chen is going to lose again! ”
The emperor raised his eyebrows, "It seems that the defeat has been decided, but in fact, it can still survive as a Jedi." ”
The Seventh Prince shook his head, "It's difficult! ”
"That's it, just admit defeat."
"It's not your style to throw in the towel so quickly."
"It's true that the younger brother won't admit defeat easily, but playing chess with the royal brother, if you don't admit defeat, you won't succeed!"
"If you lose, you will be punished!" The Emperor chuckled.
The seventh prince wanted to cry without tears, "Brother Huang has seen which unique notebook in the study of the courtier's brother has you seen again?" Or is it everyone's painting? ”
"I heard that you have a picture of Yang Guifei's lady there?"
The Seventh Prince was like a great enemy, and his face ached, "Brother Huang, who are you listening to?" It's only been half a month since the courtier's lady's picture entered the house, and it hasn't been framed yet? Are you going to snatch love again? ”
"Of course not."
"Then the younger brother will be relieved."
"Your marriage with the princess was decided by me and the Queen Mother, and now the Queen Mother is looking forward to holding her grandson every day? You've got to work harder! ”
The Seventh Prince did not hide his dry smile, and smiled perfunctorily in front of the emperor. "This kind of thing can only conform to the will of heaven and do your best to obey the destiny of heaven!"
"But speaking of this Yang Guifei, I have to feel sorry for King Shou. is obviously a loving young couple, but they were coerced by their father and emperor with imperial power, and they broke up the husband and wife alive. ”
"Afterwards, although Emperor Xuanzong married a beautiful princess for King Shou, it was not Yang Yuhuan after all!"
"It's just that Xuanzong included Yang Yuhuan in the palace, but he didn't really like it. Compared with the imperial power, Xuanzong pushed Yang Guifei out to die without hesitation, but his own position was preserved. ”
"Alas! It's really a shame since ancient times! I hope that this kind of history will never be repeated. ”
"Brother Seven Emperors seems to be so emotional!"
"But the death of Yang Guifei, Xuanzong is mostly helpless. At that time, if Xuanzong did not agree, he was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would not be able to keep it at that time. ”
"Brother Huang's words are wrong, at that time, if Xuanzong insisted and did not compromise with everyone, what could everyone do? Did you just abandon Xuanzong and leave? So where do those people go? Isn't their duty to protect the emperor? Speaking of which, it's just that Xuanzong loves the imperial power too much. Don't dare to risk the imperial power. ”
Regarding the remarks of the Seventh Prince, the emperor just said lightly, "I am not in his position, I don't know the helplessness." If he hadn't been forced to have no choice, presumably Xuanzong would not have compromised. After all, if you can't even protect your own woman, you will be spurned. ”
"After all, he is the emperor and the king of a country, and he can't compete with a woman in the world."
Regarding the emperor's remarks, the seventh prince smiled Yan Yan, "What the imperial brother said is that only if you experience it yourself, you will know the helplessness!" ”
"Alas! In the past, I played chess with my royal brother. In three chess games, you can still win one game, but today's game, but you have been defeated repeatedly. ”
"Presumably, the princess is already waiting for her brother at home, and the brother will retire first."
The Seventh Prince said goodbye to the emperor. Before leaving, he also asked the emperor for some grapes, saying that he wanted to take them back and give them to the princess to taste.
The emperor laughed at him for being too greedy, "Could it be that there is still a lack of grapes in your palace?" ”
"Naturally, there are grapes in the house, but they are not in the palace. The taste is definitely different. “
The seventh prince finally took a lot of grapes and went out of the palace.
The news of Concubine Li's punishment quickly spread in the palace, and when the queen mother learned the news, she just responded indifferently, "The palace knows." ”
The personal palace maid beside the queen reminded the queen, "Niangniang, Concubine Li has always been favored, and now this quiet nobleman has quietly brought down Concubine Li." This quiet nobleman is not a fuel-efficient lamp! The mother had to deal with it earlier. ”
"What's the hurry? And that's just the beginning. ”
"Although Concubine Li is stupid, she has been up and down in the palace for many years, and she is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Let them fight! And although Jing Guiren seems to have the upper hand now, it may not be the case later! ”
"Why did the mother say this?" The palace maid was puzzled.
"This palace can probably figure out how much the emperor thinks. These seven princes are so showy. And for the sake of the nobles, it is strange that the emperor is not separated from each other? ”
"Look at it! This quiet nobleman, sooner or later, there will be a time to be planted. ”