Therefore, Ji Chen can't be like an ordinary child, unscrupulously coquettish, complaining about him, and even, he can only barely hold up a smile to face this person who doesn't like him at all.

And the emperor, he didn't have the heart to think about it, he had to deal with the relationship between himself and his son, after all, he was the emperor, and what he lacked most was his wife and son. A son who does not please her is insignificant in his eyes, he can abandon this son at any time, not abandoned, this son is also merciful to him, and there is no one to blame for abandoning him.

Therefore, gradually the relationship between the two fathers and sons is becoming more and more alienated, more and more strange, indifferent and embarrassing, even if the emperor is particularly fond of Mu Guifei in the middle of the transformation, but between the two fathers and sons, sometimes there is no father-son affection that should be there.

It is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who particularly likes the current emperor, although the emperor does not have much love for the current queen, but his love for the prince is real and overflowing.

When Ji Chen was ten years old, the crown prince was just five years old, but in that year, the prince canonized by the emperor was the crown prince, and he was coldly dragged out of the palace and rewarded a small mansion.

That year, for Ji Chen, it can be said to be the saddest year, he was rashly led out of the palace and left his father, but she also left the only mother who was good to him.

And the emperor's attitude towards Ji Chen made the attitude of people all over the capital towards him deep.

The people in the capital will not offend him, but it also means that they will not please her, nor will they take him in their eyes or hearts, and this kind of disregard is the most fatal for the grassroots.

Ji Chen was not indifferent to him in the palace before, but he still had his own mother, but now, he even lost his own mother.

On the night he moved out of the palace, Ji Chen didn't sleep, so he hugged who sat in his cold mansion and sat all night.

When it came to the next day, he didn't even have any expression, as if he had slept all night, stood up coldly, asked his subordinates to dress and dress her, and then went into the palace to thank his emperor.

It's just that from that day on, the last bit of father-son love for the current emperor in his heart is gone, and instead of it, there is only a cold, lip name.

But people's feelings, not to say that you can give up, over the years, between Ji Chen and the emperor, although the relationship has always been faint and modest, there is no sense of closeness.

But Ji Chen also knew that they were still father and son after all, but now this letter is extremely mocking and mocking, all of Ji Chen's thoughts.

Obviously, it was the current queen who killed the first queen, and it was the prince who blocked the palace at the beginning, and it was the prince who intended to rebel, and it was clear that there was a lot of evidence in front of the emperor, but he still had reason to doubt himself, suspect that he had bad intentions, suspect that all this was arranged by himself, and suspect that he would also kill him.

It's ridiculous.

Ji Chen closed his eyes fiercely, his face was very tired, as if he had been fighting with someone, but now after more than ten years of hard fighting, he found that he was still defeated.

If Ji Chen here is very decadent, thinking about all this, he feels inexplicably ridiculous, but Cui He, who is far away in Cui Wangfu, directly sneered: "Hahaha, father, look, are people so ignorant, they are completely obedient to my orders in the palm of my hand, but they are still so, self-righteous, complacent, such a manipulative thing, it is really invigorating and happy!" ”

And King Cui also had a smile on his face, tasted the tea in his hand lightly, and said: "This is nature, the most pleasant thing in this world." Naturally, there is nothing more than manipulating people's hearts, and besides, if you want to manipulate them, it is not too simple, each of them has their own weaknesses and shortcomings, as long as they grasp this one flaw, they can naturally hit with one blow. ”

When Cui He heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and then laughed out again and said: "But we can't take it too lightly, after all, there are still many things to do, although it is said that the crown prince and the queen have fallen, and now the four princes still admire the side of the concubine, looking majestic, hehe, but they are still suspicious of the emperor." If I were the fourth prince, I am afraid that what I would do next would be far more than just wooing all the princes, but also going to fall into the ground, so that the crown prince would never be able to turn over. Father, it's time for us to get ready for our guests. ”

Speaking of this, Cui He couldn't help but be more satisfied with the smile on his face, and King Cui, after glancing at his son, was full of spirits, and felt that it was particularly comfortable: "This is also true, as for the people and things on Ji Chen's side, you can arrange them freely, and there are some old materials, put them here, and just put them away, it is better to send someone to sort them out and give them to the four princes, maybe you can get a sense of gratitude by then." ”

Cui He smiled: "The son naturally knows, you can rest assured about your father." ”

Since the crown prince was deposed, the people in the entire capital knew that the fourth prince Ji Chen would definitely make a move, and he would definitely further knock the abolished prince into the abyss, but they didn't expect that this day would come so early.

On that morning, dozens of imperial historians suddenly made a mistake and jointly appealed. Dozens of officials on the prince's side were impeached, and the charges they wrote against these officials have been collected very completely, the highest, from corruption and bribery, down to themselves, and there is an extra concubine in the room, these are all clear.

And those officials, looking at what was clearly written on the paper, all the physical evidence and human evidence, there was no room for argument at all.

And since the emperor was sick, he himself was poor, and when he saw these crimes, he was furious at the moment, and next time he beheaded all those officials to show the public, and said angrily: "It is these officials who lure the prince to commit a crime and commit such a heinous crime!" ”

When these officials were dismissed, the emperor even transferred some of the prince's crimes, such as conniving at the corruption and bribery of his subordinates, and even the bribes that the prince himself accepted, all of them were transferred to these ministers, and the meaning inside and outside was very clear, he wanted to let the prince go and take the abolished prince out of the Zongren Mansion.

At the moment, the emperor's intention made the entire court even more noisy, and the people who originally took refuge in the prince were no longer afraid, and later those who wanted to be attached to the four princes did not dare to act rashly, and in an instant, the entire court and the capital maintained a strange balance at that time.

But the fourth prince didn't seem to care about this plot at all, his face has always been very flat, and it can even be said that he is very indifferent, he didn't feel happy because he defeated the prince's cadres, etc., nor did he say that he felt angry and even anxious when he heard that the emperor intended to release the prince.

He is like an emotionless person, but what he does is not slow.

Just this morning, the emperor mentioned it again, wanting to release the prince, and even some ministers moved, and began to sing and talk to the emperor about the benefits of the prince, saying that the prince's blockade of the palace was just a ghost lost and pushed by the villain, and even more, someone made a big fuss about it, so the prince went to buy it at that time.

Moreover, the crown prince has always been very obedient to the emperor, and he has handled state affairs at a glance without any mistakes, so the call for the release of the prince is getting higher and higher.

Ji Chen, who saw this scene, didn't say much, he didn't say that he wanted to release his brother and prince, but he didn't stop it, as if it was none of his business.

It's just that the expression on Ji Chen's face is more indifferent than the first, and he looks at the individuals and faces in this court, as if he is watching a ridiculous play.

However, on that day, the emperor said that he wanted to release the prince from the Zongren Mansion, but on the third day, there was a secret letter, which was secretly placed on the emperor's desk.

What else is written in that secret letter? No one knows, but what people only know is that when the emperor read the secret letter, he sat alone in the study for a whole day, and when he came out, he stumbled and fainted on the ground.

But it may be that the emperor is dizzy every day, and his body has improved a lot, this dizziness has not been as cloudy as the last time for several days, and he woke up that night, and the emperor was sober, and after coming over, the first thing he did was that no one moved the abolished prince from the Zongren Mansion to the prison, and he was imprisoned for life.

Because after the emperor read the secret letter, he directly issued this holy decree, and the speed made the entire capital very shocked. After all, the emperor had to ask the ministers to say that the prince would be released from the Zongren Mansion, but this time, he suddenly changed his temperament and threw the prince into the prison even more spicily, so the whole capital was very curious about what was written in that secret letter.

It's just that no one answered this question, that day the emperor was seriously ill, and he forced this holy decree to fall, and he fell down directly, and he didn't go to court for a few days, and all affairs were handed over to the fourth prince, Ji Chen.

And the person who put this secret letter in front of the emperor's desk didn't even know his name.

Even the emperor doesn't seem to have any interest in tracking down that person, but maybe he doesn't want to track down that person at all.

Therefore, no one seems to know the content of this secret letter.

Moreover, this strange secret letter also made the father and son in King Cui's mansion puzzled.

"Father, what do you think this letter is about? What is the content that can make the emperor have such a big reaction? "Cui He, even if he has always boasted that he knows everything and is extremely smart, he was also dazed by this secret letter.