Shen and the crown prince would not be sentimental, thinking that Emperor Tianqing taught Chengguo and the three princes a lesson in order to stand up for the East Palace.

He was angry, but because he felt that he was used as a knife by Cheng Guogong and the third prince, and he was angry only because he was used and learned that Cheng Guogong had extended his hand to Jinlinwei, and even intervened in the affairs of the palace guard, threatening his status and safety.

In the past, the crown prince might still be moved, thinking that Emperor Tianqing cared about him.

But now......

The crown prince only felt ironic, in the heart of Emperor Tianqing, whether it was him, the third prince, or the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, they were just vassals who could favor him when he wanted.

What kind of father-son relationship, what kind of friendship between kings and ministers, is just a joke.

His father, the emperor, is ruthless.

Shen saw that the prince's face was gloomy, and Pan Qing, who was still happy on the side, was at a loss, so he could only say to Pan Qing:

"You go and settle the guards of the East Palace first, take care of the mouths of those people in the palace, let them not say what they shouldn't say, and don't talk about the affairs of the three princes, and go and carefully check the people who are waiting for His Highness to see who leaked the news."

The prince has never publicized the relics of Yingzhao, and this time he wants to promote the old ministers of Yongzhao to do secrets.

and Zhan Changdong, for fear of being caught, they and Zhan Changdong have always sent people to send news in private, except for the occasional meeting in the palace to say a sentence or two, The prince has never had any contact with Zhan Changdong on the surface.

Pan Qing also thought of today's crisis, and his expression froze: "I'll go and investigate!" ”

After the people in the palace retreated, Shen said to the prince: "Today's matter is good to pass safely, Your Highness don't think too much." ”

The prince remembered the previous crisis and said to Shen Ke: "Thank you for keeping my aunt and Ah Yao's things for me, and also passing those old ministers over the road." ”

Shen shook his head: "His Highness kept it himself." ”

After he got Xue Nuo's advice and hurriedly entered the palace, he originally wanted to deal with those things directly, and also changed the list of the prince in advance to clear up the involvement.

But the prince looked at the things he had collected, but his eyes suddenly turned red, and he said that he had retreated step by step over the years, and now he couldn't keep even the little thought he had.

Shen had never seen the prince look like that, full of despair and resentment.

He remembered that Xue Nuo had arrived in the capital, Xue Chen's affairs gradually turned up, and in the future, the old affairs of Yinghui would be mentioned repeatedly, even if they could hide from this time, it would be impossible to avoid it all the time, as long as the prince was still the prince, as long as the imprint of Yingcheng on his body was not washed away, in the future, whenever there was something like that, the prince would be implicated.

Emperor Tianqing has been jealous of the prince for a long time, and the relationship between father and son is even more difficult to maintain.

Instead of avoiding Chengguo Gong and their calculations in advance, so that Emperor Tianqing could not grasp the handle but remained suspicious, it was better to let the prince have a "confession" with Emperor Tianqing, so that Emperor Tianqing would know his attitude towards Yongzhao's old affairs thoroughly.

Shen said: "Grandfather doesn't want His Highness to take risks, the safest way is to avoid this matter, Your Highness knows that what I am proposing is not a perfect solution, and the slightest carelessness will anger Long Yan, It is His Highness who has chosen a more difficult path with affection, and the current result is all the credit of His Highness." ”

"You don't need to compliment me."

The prince's eyes were still a little swollen, and he leaned on the edge of the low table and sneered.

"I sometimes think that I am worthy of being the son of my father, I didn't save Ah Yao in the bloodbath of the princess's mansion back then, and then I didn't even dare to recognize the bones, and now I have to use her to play."

"Ah Yao hates that people use her the most, if she knows, she will definitely point her nose and scold me for being shameless."

"Your Highness......" Shen persuaded in a low voice, "I don't blame you for what happened back then."

At that time, the crown prince was young, and Emperor Tianqing insisted on destroying Princess Yongzhao, what could the prince do.

He couldn't save Princess Yongzhao.

The prince buried his face in his arms with red eyes, and his voice was a little indistinct: "You go out of the palace first, I want to be alone quietly." ”

When Shen came out of the hall, standing outside the door, he could still see the back of the prince trembling slightly, and there was a faint suppressed cry.

The crown princess didn't know when she arrived at the palace gate, looking at the prince who was crying in a low voice inside, she also had red eyes.

"His Royal Highness actually went to save the county lord of Yuanyao back then."

Shen turned around, and heard the princess whisper with red eyes,

"Princess Yongzhao died in the palace, His Majesty ordered the princess's mansion to be washed in blood on the charge of treason, His Royal Highness rushed out of the palace to save the county lord and the little prince of Yuanyao regardless of the news, and even let the guards of the East Palace move the sword, it was the eldest princess and An Guogong who made the prince stunned and tied him up, and forcibly sent him back."

Shen was shocked.

The crown princess's expression was slightly gloomy: "At that time, after His Royal Highness came back, he was tied up in the palace and said that he was not sick, no matter how he cried, the eldest princess refused to let him go, and later His Royal Highness tried to kill himself and wanted to blackmail the eldest princess to let him out, The eldest princess also beat him, and also told His Royal Highness, Your Majesty did not want the county lord of Yuanyao to let them live from the time he started." ”

"Princess Yongzhao was poisoned and died, and the Lord of Yuanyao County had already been given the Blood Melting Pill by His Majesty, even if there was no bloodbath, without that fire, they would be tortured to death after being poisoned like Princess Yongzhao."

Shen had never heard Shen Zhongkang and the prince mention these things, and he didn't know that there was such a case back then.

He was full of surprise: "Blood Fusion Pill? ”

The crown princess said astringently: "I heard that it is a secret medicine in the palace, and after taking it, it will confuse people's minds, and when the poison occurs, the reverse flow of qi, blood, tendons and veins is extremely painful, and even if you are lucky enough to not die, you will become a madman who feeds on human blood." ”

"This thing has always been used by the royal family to manipulate people's hearts, and Princess Yongzhao died of this poison back then."

Emperor Tianqing may have wanted to control Princess Yongzhao at first, but how could such an unruly person be willing to be controlled by others.

When the crown princess looked at the crown prince, her eyes were full of distress: "Your Royal Highness didn't want to save them back then, but you couldn't save them, Your Majesty insisted on destroying Princess Yongzhao's lineage, and His Royal Highness could only compensate himself." ”

"After I married into the East Palace, I heard Pan Qing say that after the bloodbath in the princess's mansion, His Royal Highness had nightmares that were not peaceful, and even now, every time Princess Yongzhao died, he would be awakened by nightmares."

If today's events were not a last resort, the prince would never use the lord of Yuanyao to win His Majesty's soft-heartedness.

The crown princess felt sorry for the prince, and said to Shen Ke: "Your Highness is not acting, he really wants to be the county lord of Yuanyao." ”

……

When Shen came out of the East Palace, his mood was extremely heavy.

I don't know when it rained heavily, and the rain curtain seemed to pierce the sky, adding to the chill of the already cold weather in autumn.

Shen walked in the rain, and the heavy rain fell on the umbrella and then slid down, smashing on the ground and fainting puddles.

The little eunuch in front of him led the way with an umbrella and a lantern, and after he passed a puddle of water, he couldn't help but look up at the towering palace walls around him, and he had never understood as much as he did now, the indifference and ruthlessness in the siege of the four sides under the power of the overthrow.

"There is the palace gate ahead, and the minions can only be sent here." The little eunuch stopped in front of the palace gate and said, "The road is slippery on a rainy night, Lord Shen should be careful all the way when he goes back." ”

Shen bowed: "Thank you, father-in-law." ”