Chapter 49: Dethroned
"Ah, nothing. You...... Didn't hear anything? ”
The nurse looked at Baili Lan strangely, and then looked at Xiao Shizi carefully, and then said cautiously, "Xiao Shizi didn't cry. ”
"Oh, I guess I misheard." Bai Lilan lowered her eyelashes indifferently, and said casually, "The little prince is still young, everything must be sloppy, you have to take care of it carefully, remember?" ”
"Yes, slave remember!"
After finishing speaking, Baili Lan walked straight out of the corridor of Kunning Palace, no longer paying attention to Nangong Jingchen behind him.
Watching the shadow gradually disappear between the layers of tree shadows, the corners of Nangong Jingchen's mouth gradually flashed with a smile. Nangong Jingchen with a light smile did not have a trace of gloomy atmosphere, on the contrary, his confidence and pride made Nangong Jingchen more dazzling than just now. It's just that in this quiet afternoon, no one appreciates such a handsome man who is free and easy.
***
Bac Ninh.
Ou Qingshan stood at the highest point of the defensive wall, wearing a military uniform, his eyes like eagles. The fierce north wind blew his shawl and raised it high as if it were in touch with the sky.
The adjutant general had been standing behind Ou Qingshan, and when he saw that he had been standing here for a long time, he persuaded him, "General, you have been standing here for an hour, the weather is biting, and it is useless for your body!" ”
Looking resolutely in the direction of the capital, Ou Qingshan sighed, "Do you remember how King Dingnan died?" ”
The adjutant general was stunned for a moment, and he had vaguely guessed in his heart what the general was bothered about.
"General, the king of Dingnan was a great master back then, and the emperor naturally couldn't stay. But you're different. Concubine Jin is your biological daughter and is deeply loved by the emperor. You are also the uncle and uncle of Prince Chen, and you have a close relationship. In such a relationship of entanglement and correction, even if the emperor wants to move you, he has all kinds of scruples and has no way to start. ”
"But he is the emperor," Ou Qingshan sighed, his eyes narrowed slightly with the gust of wind blowing, "With the emperor's temperament, as long as he reigns for one day, I will be like the old king of Dingnan, becoming a thorn in the emperor's eye, a thorn in the flesh, and I want to deal with it quickly." ”
The deputy general heard the meaning of Ou Qingshan's words, and couldn't help but feel panic from the bottom of his heart.
Ou Qingshan looked into the distance, and his hoarse voice seemed to sigh sadly, "It seems that this day is about to change!" ”
***
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang!"
Su Yiling was busy discussing with her henchmen in the study, when she heard Zhang He, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, running over with a panicked voice, and shouting as he ran, his voice changed his tone because of excitement.
Shu Yiling frowned and looked at Zhang He, just as he felt that he was rude, Zhang He suddenly leaned over in Shu Yiling's ear and whispered a word. And it was this sentence that made Su Yiling's complexion change, and his eyes brightened.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"It's true!" Zhang He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said busily, "Weichen just got the news from the palace!" It is because of this incident that the emperor did not go to the court today. I heard that tomorrow the decree will be given! ”
"Great!" Shu Yiling patted the table and said excitedly, "Father has finally decided to abolish that straw bag!" ”
Hearing the news, the faces of several ministers in the same study changed, and then they congratulated Su Yiling, and even more, they evoked "His Royal Highness the Prince" in advance.
"It's too early to call it that." Soon, Shu Yiling calmed down. With his hands behind his back, he turned around the study twice, then suddenly turned around and asked the strategist beside him, "What is the news from the Chenwang Mansion?" ”
"Everything is normal, but recently Prince Chen seems to have been obsessed with a famous prostitute in Qinglou, lingering in the gentle township all day long, and he can't miss it. Even the newborn little son has no time to take care of it. ”
"Hmph, Prince Nachen must not be able to compete with Prince Ling, so he simply fell willingly! Lord Wang, we have nothing to fear of such people! ”
"Exactly. In the past, we also overestimated Prince Chen, thinking that he would be the only strong competitor for the prince to ascend to the throne. But now it seems that it's just a straw bale! A woman subdued him properly, she knew that the beauty trick would work, and the old man had already sent him ten or eight stunning beauties, which one was not a hundred times stronger than the sister of the Qinglou? ”
After saying this, the ministers laughed. Only Su Yiling still looked solemn.
"What Su Yichen is best at is pretending to be confused. The king didn't believe that he could be so calm, and he didn't believe that he had no idea about the crown prince. You still don't take it lightly, if there is any movement over there in the palace of King Chen, come and inform me immediately! ”
"Yes!"
***
At the same time, Shu Yichen was in the Peony Pavilion of Chunxiang Courtyard, enjoying the gentle touch of the beauty.
Hua Zhiqiao's soft hands gently pressed Su Yichen's temples, and her plump breasts were still pressed against Su Yichen's forehead from time to time, and the exhaled breath was ambiguously spit on Shu Yichen's cheeks, and occasionally let out a long sigh, which seemed to be coquettish**.
"What's wrong with the prince lately, come to Zhiqiao This is just drinking tea and chatting, and don't do anything else at all, what, does the prince not like Zhiqiao anymore, or have you become a righteous gentleman?"
Su Yichen chuckled lightly and said hoarsely, "This king doesn't favor you anymore, you are a righteous gentleman?" Oh, you're such a little fool. ”
In fact, since a long time ago, Su Yichen has lost interest in these vulgar fans, even if it is Ou Zhilan, who has an elegant temperament, he can't get into Su Yichen's eyes. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Su Yichen knew that the woman he longed for the most was the arrogant and ruthless Baili Lan who lived in another courtyard. He also thought that if he got Baili Lan's body, maybe he wouldn't have a crazy desire for her. But every time he saw Baili Lan's unruly eyes, he had a desire to conquer her! Let this woman toss and turn under her body, panting again and again, admitting to defeat!
Thinking of these in his mind, Su Yichen couldn't help but feel that his body was tight and became hot. Hua Zhiqiao noticed the change in Su Yichen, thinking that her own words made him react, so she laughed coquettishly, leaned on the past softly, and teased Su Yichen with both hands dishonestly, and her red lips were also imprinted on his sexy thin lips.
Knock Knock –
Just as the room was full of charm, there was a knock on the door. Hua Zhiqiao was excited, and she didn't want to be ruined, so her hands became more presumptuous. But the man outside the door also persevered, and continued to knock on the door, and became more and more impatient.
"Lord Wang, the word has come out in the palace!"
Just these few short words made Shu Yichen wake up from lust suddenly. He pushed away the half-clad woman and walked out of the room.
The person who came was Shu Yichen's confidant, Gong Kai, who had just been promoted to the guard with a knife in front of the palace. The two came to the most hidden wing room of Chunxiang Pavilion, and after closing the doors and windows, Gong Kai whispered, "The emperor has decided to abolish Shuyicheng, and the edict will be issued tomorrow." ”
After hearing this, Shu Yichen did not have an unusually surprised expression. Lowering his eyes and playing with the ring-shaped jade pendant around his waist, Shu Yichen asked, "What can the emperor say about what to do with Su Yicheng?" ”
"I just heard that the emperor is going to imprison the crown prince."
"Hmph, sacrificing so many children's lives just to imprison him. It seems that the emperor still can't bear to attack Su Yicheng! ”
"Is there anything else the prince is worried about?"
Shu Yicheng raised his eyes to look at the peonies blooming on the table, and said in a deep voice, "A hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff." The emperor has a deep affection for the late former queen, and Su Yicheng is the only son of the late former queen. ”
"The former queen has been dead for more than ten years, and even if the emperor is amorous, it should be light. Besides, this involves the foundation of a country, and the emperor will consider it carefully. Lord, should we take advantage of this favorable opportunity to let our people in the court recommend you as the crown prince? ”
"This should not be rushed." Shu Yichen said in a deep voice, "The emperor is not a stupid person, if we do this too obviously, it will attract the emperor's jealousy." Haven't you seen how the emperor treats people with bad intentions? ”
"But if we don't act, I'm afraid that Lord Ling will take the lead."
"The gun shot the first bird, so let him go. Don't worry, the emperor was hurt by the prince this time, and he won't have the mind to become a prince in a short time. All that needs to be done now is to wait and see what happens. ”
***
The next day, there was shocking news in the palace. The former prince Shu Yicheng behaved unceremoniously, had no talent and no virtue, and it was difficult to hold the position of the prince of a country, and now he was deprived of the name of the prince, imprisoned in Chenxing Palace, reflecting on his own virtue.
As soon as the edict came out, the Quartet was in an uproar, and the ministers of the prince's party in the palace fell one after another, and the past crimes of Shu Yicheng were also listed one by one, and were written and submitted by Li Hantianchen, a squire of the military department, and sent to the emperor. When the emperor saw the twist, he was furious, if it weren't for the queen's bitter begging, he even wanted to send him to the frontier and let him never return to Beijing.
Such a result can be said to be a few happy and a few sad. The ministers who had been friends with the crown prince were all in danger, and they didn't know when the atmosphere of rectification would blow on them. And Su Yiling is even busier. As the emperor's most trusted prince, Shu Yiling spared no effort in cutting the crown prince. On the contrary, when Shu Yichen learned that the emperor had deprived him of the crown prince, he actually went to the study in person to implore the emperor to take back the emperor's order, and tearfully stated the great achievements of the former queen back then, hoping that the emperor could keep the crown prince in his love back then. After hearing this, the emperor loudly reprimanded Su Yichen, and then ignored his bitter pleading, threw off his sleeves and left. In order to impress the emperor to change his mind, Su Yichen knelt in front of the emperor for a whole night, and the next morning he was physically exhausted and fainted to the ground.
Although Su Yichen's strong request did not have an effect, his name of valuing love and righteousness has spread far and wide, and since then, Su Yichen has a nickname - King Xian.
After listening to the report of his cronies, Shu Yiling smiled coldly and said, "What a Su Yichen, his mind is really changeable. I thought that after the fall of the crown prince, he would be the first to stand up in favor, after all, his feud with the prince is a well-known thing. Unexpectedly, he endured it so well, I am afraid that even his father will be deceived by him, thinking that he is really a person who values brotherhood. Hum! ”
"Fourth brother, why is this so angry?"
Just when Su Yiling was full of resentment, there was a sudden sound of clear sunshine. And this voice was like a spring breeze, which immediately blew away the boredom in Su Yiling's heart.