Chapter 580: Coercing Choice, Sneaking Home
"Don't dare to hide it from my grandfather, the assassination of the prince is indeed my mastermind."
Before today's court meeting, the three princes and their grandfather's family reunited, the queen hugged the three princes and cried loudly, and the king of Xiliang also asked the queen about the filth, but he didn't want to get such a confession, the king of Xiliang was stunned, and the queen's cry was also held in her throat, but Princess Jin Yuan asked tightly: "My brother knew that my aunt was harmed by the queen, so I came up with a countermeasure." ”
The third prince gave Jin Yuan a smile with great gratitude: "When the mother concubine was killed, I witnessed it with my own eyes, although I was only over one year old, I never dared to forget the queen's cruelty. ”
"Poor boy!" The queen lamented again, wiped her tears again and again, but said to the king of Xiliang: "Haoxi is with the blue beads, and she has been wise since she was a child. ”
Princess Lanzhu has had an undesirable talent since she was a child, it is precisely because of this that the king and queen of Xiliang have always been devoted to this daughter, and their love for her even exceeds that of the first prince, Princess Lanzhu grew up pampered under the pampering of her parents and brothers, and she didn't know people's hearts and sinister people...... King Xiliang couldn't bear to go against his beloved daughter's wishes, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to let his beloved daughter marry far away, but he didn't know that he would get such a result.
The king of Xiliang, who has reached his twilight years, is also heartbroken.
"Haoxi has endured for many years, just to make a blood feud for the mother concubine, and also let the queen taste the pain of losing her loved ones, but unfortunately, after years of planning, she still couldn't achieve what she wanted, so that the prince escaped." When the third prince said this, he clenched his teeth, his face full of unwillingness and resentment.
"Does Emperor Dalong know the truth about this?" In the end, the king of Xiliang is the king of a country, although he is heartbroken about the death of his beloved daughter, but he is also concerned about the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
At present, the internal affairs of Xiliang are unstable, if there is a war with Dalong, it is a small matter for the surname Wan to lose the throne, and it may even make the whole country of Xiliang suffer a heavy blow, and the efforts of half a lifetime of conquest are destroyed in a war, which is something that the king of Xiliang can not tolerate.
"This defeat is all because of the betrayal of a villain, and some people have been caught, of course my father already knows the truth." The third prince did not shy away from his words, nor did he surprise the solemn expressions of Zu and Jin Yuan, and then said: "But if Haoxi is charged with assassinating the prince, he will not implicate Xiliang no matter what. ”
This is not a lie, if the third prince is not eighty percent sure, he will not deliberately create a situation to expose his crimes, if there is an accident, the Son of Heaven did not hide the evidence for him, but made it public, even if he died in Dalong, he would not flee to Xiliang.
"My father knew that my mother was murdered by the queen, and I always felt guilty, but because of the current political situation, I had to endure it." The third prince said.
King Xiliang's face sank, the queen was furious, and Princess Jin Yuan only frowned slightly.
"But before I assassinated the prince, the queen did not hesitate to order her brother to dance in order to consolidate the reserve, which caused my father to be furious and had the intention of abolishing the reserve." The third prince did not explain that he was the best candidate for the new prince: "The father is determined to get rid of the power of the Confucian family, and the guilt of the mother concubine, he did not make the assassination of the prince public, but led the trial with the collusion of the North Plains, and even grounded the queen. ”
The queen wants the three princes to become a corpse, first cut off the back road of the Son of Heaven, and force the Son of Heaven to choose between a corpse and the stability of the storage position and the peace and security of the country.
whether it is for the guilt in his heart, as well as the diplomatic relations with Xiliang, to admit the accusations of the three princes against the queen and deal with it; still has to convict his beloved son, who owes a lot to his beloved son, for the crime of filthy mother-in-law, and force Xiliang to expel the three princes for punishment!
Isn't the third prince desperate?
"Haoxi has no regrets, if my father condemns me to the crime of filth, Haoxi will return to Dalong to receive death." The three princes were loud.
The queen couldn't hold it back first, and hugged the third prince in her arms, and burst into tears: "Your Majesty, Lan Zhu has been so wronged, if Emperor Dalong deceives people too much, I, Xiliang, can't bend the cong, and I must not let Haoxi fall into Dalong again and be framed by the queen's femme fatale." ”
"Grandmother, it's about a country in Xiliang, and you can't just care about personal feelings." The three princes are righteous and awe-inspiring.
"In my opinion, Emperor Dalong may not be able to protect the empress." It was Princess Jin Yuan who spoke: "My granddaughter has also seen Prince Dalong, it's really ...... Even if he is the king, he is not qualified enough, if he succeeds to the throne, the government of Dalong will fall into the hands of foreign relatives and ministers. ”
Obviously, if the Son of Heaven is disappointed in the crown prince, he will never protect the queen again, and take the diplomatic relations with Xiliang - even if Xiliang is forced to succumb to it at this time, the friendship between the two countries has a crack that cannot be filled, and the situation will change in the future, Dalong may not always be strong, and Xiliang is not only obedient, the barbarians in the northern plains at the beginning, can not still invade Dalong, and even claim the emperor in Shuozhou?
"In any case, I, Xiliang, will send an envoy to Jinlong, so that Emperor Dalong will give a judgment on the death of Lan Zhu." King Xiliang quickly made up his mind, and this was also expected by the third prince, his maternal grandfather was by no means a person who was willing to endure humiliation.
"But even if the father convicts the queen, it will not involve the prince, as seen by Haoxi, although the father intends to change the prince, it is not easy, the prince is incompetent, too many people who want to control the prince and manipulate the imperial power are not only the queen." The third prince said again: "The queen is the father's match, if it weren't for me this time, just by assassinating the concubines with jealousy, they would not even be abolished, even if it involves diplomatic relations with Xiliang, the father will at most abolish the queen into the cold palace, and then take the opportunity to destroy the Kong family, but as long as the prince is still in the throne one day, the queen will have hope, with my understanding of her, there will never be any regrets...... Haoxi remembered the ...... The queen strangled my mother in front of me...... It's really unwilling. ”
The third prince clenched his fists tightly: "I will never allow the queen to have expectations, and I must destroy it with my own hands in order to calm the hatred in my heart." ”
King Xiliang looked cautious: "What are your plans?" ”
The third prince looked at the corners of his eyes and slowly said what he was thinking about.
He also said that Xue Dongchang followed the three princes back to Xiliang, and was immediately blocked by Kong Xilin, who was serving in the Ministry of Rites in Xiliang at this time, with a frosty face, Xue Dongchang got the instructions of the three princes, and said all the words that the three princes poured out their hearts without concealment, in order to persuade Kong Xilin to understand the actions of the three princes as he did.
But obviously, Xue Dongchang's efforts had no effect, he said with a dry mouth, and he couldn't alleviate Kong Xilin's frosty face.
In the end, Kong Xilin followed the three princes back to the palace where he lived temporarily after the court meeting, and complained.
"Your Highness's words can be hidden from others, but you can't hide them from me!" There were only two people in the room, and Kong Xiaowu could no longer hold it down.
The third prince seemed to be unable to hide his tiredness, he fell on the bed, and his words were weak: "I don't want to hide it from you, Xiao Wu doesn't understand, and I don't want to force it." ”
"Your Highness, I personally promised it that day, but now I ......" Kong Xilin gritted his teeth: "Can you be worthy of me?" ”
The third prince sneered: "Xiao Wu, I said that you and I have a goodbye day, it's not too far away, but do you have a promise?" Moreover, you hate the Kong family to the core, I promised you to destroy this family, I will definitely do this, the Kong family is not far from extinction now. If you want to go back to Dalong and live for three or five years, I will also help you get your wish, and promise not to be implicated by the Kong family, and I will try my best to find a future for you......"
Before the third prince finished speaking, Kong Xilin had already jumped up like thunder, and a pretty face approached the eyes of the three princes: "Your Highness! The throne of Emperor Dalong is close at hand, and you can reject it with your own hands! Hugh wants to say those words that are not willing to be made up by the Son of Heaven, only I know how much you have paid for that position! What are you doing this for, you can't hide it from me, Your Highness, you should sneak back to Dalong again! ”
The third prince leaned on with one arm and looked at Kong Xilin coldly: "Xiao Wu, this is my business, I don't need to give you an explanation, I don't need your approval, I don't owe you anything, how much do you pay, are you willing to harvest, don't work for me for me." ”
"Your Highness is so disrespectful of my wishes?" The corners of Kong Xilin's eyes were blood-red, and his expression was really sad and inexplicable.
The third prince rubbed his forehead, stretched out his hand to push away the man who was about to press him, and straightened his clothes: "Xiao Wu, be careful with the word vain, I know what you think, but don't you understand, I have never been what you expected." ”
Kong Xilin staggered two steps, his sharp eyebrows raised: "At least in the past, His Royal Highness has never been emotionally attached to women, let alone giving up the unification for just women." ”
"You've gone too far." The third prince raised his eyelids slightly, and his pupils were calm, but there seemed to be an undercurrent of danger brewing: "Today I am not afraid to warn you explicitly, whether I will be tempted by women, will I abandon the country because of this, that is my business, I don't think you have sacrificed much for me, on the contrary, if there is no me, how can you get out of the Kong family?" In the end, the family you hate will drag you into hell with you. ”
While speaking, the third prince had already stood up from the soft couch, paced lightly, and looked at Kong Xilin: "Between you and me, it is the righteousness of brothers, I have never failed you, if you think I am ruthless and unrighteous, then I will treat it as a stranger in the future." Leaning over slightly, the three princes' eyes were full of warnings: "You remember, if your words and deeds are half disrespectful to that person, or in the future, you will even have a suspicious heart and hurt that person...... It's against me, Xiao Wu, you know that I hate betrayal the most. ”
Seeing the third prince turn around, his back revealing indifference, Kong Xilin couldn't help but clench his fists even more, but in the end he still smiled sadly - if the prince was present, he would inevitably sigh, this smile was more touching than that "single beauty".
"Don't Your Highnesses know that even if I betray myself, I won't betray you."
The third prince's eyebrows furrowed.
"I remember His Highness's words, yes, I should be grateful for His Highness's kindness, and I wish His Highness all his wishes come true, don't be like me...... Pay the truth, but in the end even resentment and unwillingness can not bear to hold half of the heart, if His Royal Highness one day, can understand what Xi Lin feels today, it can be regarded as, truly understand what is love. Kong Xilin took a step back and bowed to the back of the third prince: "Dalong is now like a tiger's den in Longtan for His Royal Highness, and Xi Lin still advises His Highness to think twice." ”
The third prince felt that his back was a little stiff, but he still couldn't bear it, and turned around slightly: "Even if it is for the sake of the prince, I have to go through this experience." ”
The corners of Kong Xilin's lips were cold, secretly thinking that with your Royal Highness's means, even if you are thousands of miles away, you can let the prince die, why you have to go to danger in person, you and I know it.
But finally didn't say these words anymore, raised his eyes and smiled: "Your Highness be careful in everything." ”
It seemed that there was no more memory, and he turned away.