This night was unusually quiet, Hou Hongwen only hugged Luo Bingjing and slept without making other moves.

The next day, the little princess was buried, and the concubines saw her off.

Perhaps the heavens took pity on the loss of this little life, and it rained for three days and three nights in a row.

When the rain passed, the gloom and heaviness in everyone's hearts did not disappear with the rising sun.

Above the court,-for-tat and deception have been the norm these days, and the courtiers are divided into three factions.

The first is the powerful people who abdicate the old righteous prince to take the position of Zongling, and this faction is all old ministers and important ministers who support the saint.

The second is the military generals of the faction with the King of Zhongyi as the faction, this faction stands opposite to the other two factions, but asks the court about important matters and only acts as idle ministers.

The third is the mainstay of a faction with the eldest prince of Fan, which includes Prince Yang Xianyi, the old lady, the Marquis of Qi'an, and the Duke of Luo.

Seeing that the three factions are arguing here because of Hou Yuhui's matter, especially the faction of Prince Laoyi and the faction of the eldest prince, if it were not for the court, I am afraid that the people on both sides would have already fought.

The old righteous prince blew his beard and glared, and his voice was like Hong Zhongdao:

"If Hou Yuhui is guilty, Fanjia Xiaoer may come up with evidence of a heavy hammer. Only relying on the words of the Fan clan that the old minister was not convinced, if Ruoer and others dared to frame the descendants of the old minister, no wonder the old minister fought with his life. ”

The young master was not afraid, but said politely:

"The old prince is still angry, if Zijing has no evidence, how dare he ask the prince of the world."

Prince Yi's eyes flashed slightly, Hou Yuhui is his only heir, the Fan clan promised him, and Yuhui will be released at that time, but in recent days, the Fan clan is planning to kill my son. At the moment, Prince Yi is eyebrows slightly twisted.

As a neutral and unspeakable king, he said:

"Evidence, this king also wants to see. If the evidence is true and conclusive, the old prince can only accept his fate. If there is no basis for Mo Yan, the old prince will not follow, and we will not follow. After all, the prince and His Majesty have fought the country together, and they are heroes who have made contributions from the dragon. If the heroes are framed and die, how can we still have peace of mind? ”

Everyone didn't expect that King Zhongyi would intercede for Hou Yuhui on the main hall today, which was completely unexpected by everyone.

Hou Hongwen's eyes flashed slightly, for the help of the King of Loyalty, it was simply a divine help, I don't know when the King of Loyalty changed his temperament, and he would actually help Hou Yuhui.

The eldest prince glanced at Qi Anhou and the others dishappily, and was faintly uneasy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the evidence has been submitted."

Hou Hongwen's eyes darkened slightly, the Fan clan really deceived him too much, there was only a letter that listed Hou Yuhui's various incriminating evidence, which was considered evidence?

The court has a total of one million troops, of which 450,000 are held by the Fan clan, 200,000 under King Zhongyi, 200,000 in the hands of Prince Laoyi, and only 150,000 in his hands as emperor.

If the loyal king can return to the same enemy as him, he will be sure to annihilate the Fan clan in one fell swoop.

The Fan clan sent the son of the Fan family to come, didn't it give him a horse, in this case, he let him have no return.

As a few days ago, Hou Yuhui's culpability was still not determined, and the eldest prince was very light and light-hearted, and he was not in a hurry at all.

It seems that he had expected such a result, and when everyone dispersed and left, many dignitaries and nobles stepped forward to invite the eldest prince to go to the mansion as guests, completely forgetting that the little princess had just been buried, and the queen mother had also died not long ago.

During this period, no banquets are allowed, and no singing and dancing are allowed to be celebrated.

Seeing this, Prince Laoyi snorted angrily and threw his sleeves away.

Prince Yi stepped forward to block the way of the eldest prince, and his face was full of questioning, and said:

"Shouldn't the eldest prince give this king an explanation?"

The eldest prince quietly sent a secret letter to Prince Yi, saying:

"The explanation that the prince wants is in the hands of the prince. My aunt has instructed Zijing, how can Zijing embarrass the prince. ”

After saying that, he bypassed Prince Yi and went straight to the palace gate.

Seeing this, the others followed closely behind Fan Zijing, and everyone was not stupid in their hearts, if His Majesty and the Fan clan officially started a war.

The Fan clan holds half of the military power in the world, while His Majesty only has 150,000, and the Prince of Laoyi is only 350,000.

450,000 against 350,000, the result can be imagined, if it goes on like this, it is very likely that His Majesty will start a war with the Fan clan.

In addition, the foundation of His Majesty's ascension to the throne is not yet stable, if His Majesty gives up the prince this time and submits to the Fan clan, Prince Laoyi will definitely abandon His Majesty.

At that time, His Majesty will also be in a state of isolation, and in any case, although His Majesty is ambitious, but in reality he is just a puppet.

When Your Majesty truly grasps the power of the world's soldiers and horses, can you truly sit firmly in the world.

The first emperor was just like a puppet, and finally ended up miserable.

Shi Zhu stood at the palace gate, and when he saw the face of the King of Loyalty, a complex color appeared.

The King of Loyalty and Righteousness was overjoyed, and he hurried forward and said with joy:

"Zhu'er, my father didn't disappoint Zhu'er. As long as Zhu'er wants to be a father, he will do it for Zhu'er. Zhu'er went back to report to Niangniang, and the Zhongyi Wangfu was dominated by Niangniang. As long as Zhu'er lives well, it is enough to be a father. ”

Shi Zhu's mind was confused, she hated the pain that King Zhongyi brought to her mother, but King Zhongyi was willing to give up everything for her.

It would be false to say that he would not be moved, but it would be impossible to forgive him like this.

"The slave and maid of the Loyal King are grateful for everything you have done for the slave and the maid, the life of the slave and the maid is the mother's, and the slave and the maid will not leave the maiden in this life. As long as the prince remembers that the mother is good, the slave and maid are good, and if the mother is not good, the slave and maid are even worse. If the mother still has instructions, the slave will definitely contact the prince, and I hope that the prince will not shirk when he arrives. ”

A trace of sadness flashed in the eyes of the loyal king, and he said:

"Rest assured, even if you are a father, you will definitely protect your mother. When Zhu'er is willing to return to the Zhongyi Palace, the gate of the palace will always welcome Zhu'er's way. ”

Shi Zhu's eyebrows twisted slightly, and said unhappily:

"I hope that the prince will not mention the return of slaves and maids to the palace again, and slaves and maids will only be slaves and maids in their lifetimes."

As he spoke, he walked away quickly, leaving King Zhongyi looking at Shi Zhu's back sadly.

"Master, everything is done according to the master's command. The slave and maid were puzzled, did the master want to help His Majesty seize power? ”

Shi Zhu's heart has already changed with the departure of his mother, and he sees things more thoroughly than before.

Luo Bingjing looked at a pillar of flowers and trees in the courtyard, and said lightly:

"To help him is to help me, and I am connected to him. If it is possible, this palace hopes that you can be a noble girl of the family, don't follow this palace as a slave and a maid, you should be a phoenix on the branches. ”

Shi Zhu only smiled indifferently and said indifferently:

"Master, have you ever seen a phoenix like a slave? The life and death of the slave and the maid are all the master's people, if the master wants to get rid of the slave and maid, Shi Zhu can only die. ”

There was another turnaround in the court, and what caught everyone off guard was that King Zhongyi and Prince Laoyi stood in a team, which also shows that the situation has taken a turn for the better.