"I see." The palace maid bowed slightly, pretending to be pitiful on her face, but her tone was a little gloating, "His Royal Highness King Wu doesn't know yet, Concubine Qin's attempt to murder the emperor was discovered, and now she is in the cold palace." ”

Hearing this, Gu Zhiheng was like being struck by lightning, and immediately stood there not knowing what to do. He had made many conjectures in his heart, but he couldn't have imagined that he had only been bidding farewell to his mother for more than half a day, and such a change had already occurred.

He was stunned for a long time, and then slowly shook his head, looking a little incredulous: "How could the mother concubine murder her father?" Something must have gone wrong. No, this king wants to intercede with his father. ”

After all, Gu Zhiheng couldn't care about the palace maid in front of him, and almost fled in the wilderness, leaving the imperial garden to find the emperor's traces. The empty palace maid looked at Gu Zhiheng's back, and there was contempt in her eyes that could no longer be hidden.

People are born with the bad behavior of stepping on highs and lows, and this is especially true in a place like this in the palace. In the past, Concubine Qin was dominant, and everyone in the palace praised her, and even praised Gu Zhiheng.

Now that Concubine Qin is in decline and has been beaten into the cold palace, it is difficult to turn over. Everyone in the palace knew this, so they naturally took the initiative to leave Concubine Qin's palace and find another way out. And when dealing with Gu Zhiheng, he naturally lost his original deference and politeness.

These twists and turns, Gu Zhiheng was too well favored by Concubine Qin in the past, and he didn't know it. He only wanted to find the emperor and intercede for Concubine Qin.

Estimating that the emperor was in the imperial study, Gu Zhiheng hurriedly ran towards the imperial study. Sure enough, the emperor was in the imperial study to approve the folds.

Hearing the movement, the emperor raised his head, and after seeing that it was Gu Zhiheng, he couldn't help but have a slightly impatient look on his face, and said lightly: "Heng'er is here, but what's the matter?" ”

Old habits are hard to break for a while. Although the emperor's mouth is still unchanged, he still calls him "Heng'er" as before, but that expression and tone have made Gu Zhiheng vaguely clear in his heart that he is afraid that he will no longer be able to get the only favor he had before.

But now is not the time to melancholy. Gu Zhiheng lowered his face slightly, and said, "Father, what mistake did the mother concubine make to be imprisoned in the cold palace by you?" ”

The emperor already decided in his heart that Concubine Qin was the one who wanted to murder him, and now he was a little impatient even with Gu Zhiheng. He looked at Gu Zhiheng's surprised appearance, but in his heart he only said that everything was just a disguise, and the person in front of him probably wanted his life.

Thinking of this, the look on the emperor's face was even more cold, and he said, "What's wrong? Ask your mother about this. It's not that I spoil her too much, and it makes her think that she shouldn't be. ”

The emperor flicked his sleeves fiercely, and his face condensed like a knife and axe: "I don't know which concubine has such courage to openly murder me." ”

Gu Zhiheng has been standing aside respectfully and listening carefully. When he heard the emperor say that Concubine Qin was plotting to kill him, he raised his head in disbelief and said, "Father is not wrong about something. The mother concubine and you Qin Se and Ming, how could they do such a thing. ”

"Qin Se and Ming? I'm afraid it's the same bed and different dreams. The emperor sneered, and was no longer impatient to listen to Gu Zhiheng's explanation, with a cold face. If it weren't for conclusive evidence, I would never have put Concubine Qin in the cold palace. ”

The matter has come to this point, the emperor is so resolute, and he is afraid that he will be even more unswerving, and there is no room for turning around at this time. Gu Zhiheng thought about his mother, and he didn't want to see her fall into such a situation.

And Concubine Qin can also be regarded as Gu Zhiheng's blessing in this palace, if there is no Concubine Qin in the future, I don't know how sad my life will be.

He had something in mind, and immediately no longer hesitated, knelt on his knees, and his face was a little solemn: "The son of the emperor implores his father to investigate this matter thoroughly." The mother concubine will definitely not harm you, someone must be obstructing it and framing the mother concubine. ”

Gu Zhiheng was like this, but the emperor was unmoved, and only said: "You go back." I have a decision in my heart about this matter. Concubine Qin's harm to me is already conclusive, and the matter of interceding for her must not be mentioned again. ”

After saying that, the emperor closed his eyes slightly, and he didn't want to pay attention to Gu Zhiheng anymore. After that, no matter how hard Gu Zhiheng begged, the emperor was unmoved.

No, Gu Zhiheng had no choice but to leave the imperial study. He stood outside the door of the imperial study, only to feel that the world was vast, and there was no place for him anymore.

Now that Concubine Qin is imprisoned in the cold palace, his reputation has been corrupted like that, and his father is disgusted with him. All these things add up to make Gu Zhiheng's heart gloomy, but he doesn't know what to do.

"I only hear the newcomer laughing, but I don't know the old man crying." When Gu Zhiheng stood there blankly, many people looked at it, but they didn't pay attention to it.

Gu Zhiheng stood alone outside the imperial study for a long time, until the sun sank in the west, and then he came back to his senses. At this time, he also figured out a lot of things in his heart, with some vicissitudes in his eyes, and returned to King Wu's mansion with exhaustion all over his body.

The next day, Gu Zhiheng still did not give up, and went to the palace again to beg the emperor. However, the emperor looked at Gu Zhiheng, who came in for the second time, and there was already obvious impatience in his eyes: "Heng'er, why are you here again." If you want to intercede for your mother again, then go back. ”

After a night of tossing and turning, Gu Zhiheng no longer looked high-spirited at this time. There was a faint blue and black under his eyes, and his expression was extremely depressed.

He listened to the emperor's words, shrank slightly, and then said with difficulty: "Father...... I don't ask you for this today. If so, can you let your son go and see his mother? ”

In the past, when Gu Zhiheng talked to the emperor, he would always rely on the emperor's favor, with a coquettish tone, and from time to time he would make some innocuous jokes with the emperor.

After this catastrophe, his gaze at the emperor also added a lot of fear, and his words were even more cautious, no longer presumptuous.

The subtle changes in these words were also seen by the emperor. Although he is now tired of Concubine Qin because of the murder, he is also tired of Gu Zhiheng. But the child in front of him has been spoiled by him since he was a child.

People are not plants. How could the love of these many years be cut off overnight? The emperor's heart softened slightly, and his tone was a little relaxed.

"If you want to see it, go ahead, I won't stop you." The emperor's voice was wrapped in a slight vicissitudes. In recent days, the world has been turned upside down, which has exhausted his mental strength, and he is also extremely haggard.

"Thank you, Father!" Gu Zhiheng had already made the assumption that the emperor would refuse, and at this time, after listening to the emperor's words of agreement, his dim eyes lit up slightly.

He was afraid that the emperor would have any regrets again, so he hurriedly said goodbye to the emperor and went straight to find Concubine Qin.

The emperor was left alone to look at Gu Zhiheng's distant back, and his eyes were quite far-reaching. In the distance, the breeze was blowing, the birds were singing, and the place where he was was was only silent.

Thinking that once upon a time, he and Concubine Qin Gu Zhiheng shared the joy of family, but it was like a world away, which was unpredictable and incomprehensible.

"I'm really old...... the breeze lifted the bead curtain, swept away the ink fragrance that filled the room, and also swept away the gentle sigh.

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Following the guidance of the palace people, Gu Zhiheng came to the cold palace. During this period, he was ridiculed by many people, Gu Zhiheng was concerned about Concubine Qin, and he didn't care about it, just pretended that he didn't hear it.

"It's more timid to be close to home." Seeing that he was about to see Concubine Qin, Gu Zhiheng was a little hesitant again. His heart turned a thousand times, and then he gritted his teeth and pushed the door open.

This is the most remote corner of the palace. The sunlight poured in with Gu Zhiheng's footsteps, but it couldn't spill away the dilapidated room.

As far as the eye can see, there are dilapidated tables, chairs and benches. The floor was covered with a thick layer of dust, and from time to time there was the sound of cockroaches and rats crawling.

Concubine Qin sat alone in this tattered corner, listening to the movement, and raised her head with some cringe. After seeing that it was Gu Zhiheng, Concubine Qin's eyes lit up uncontrollably: "Heng'er......"

She thought of something, and her eyes immediately dimmed: "Mother concubine now, I'm afraid I can't protect you." ”

"It's good that our mother and son can see each other, and what do we care about." Gu Zhiheng's heart was sour when Concubine Qin said, tears rolled down in strings in his eyes, and he stepped forward to hug Concubine Qin.

Concubine Qin was also moved, the mother and son hugged each other and cried, and each other's emotions turned a thousand times.

"But when I see the new man laughing, I hear the old man crying." The current Concubine Qin has become a living example of this sentence. In the past, he was favored by the emperor, but now he is miserable.

In the past, Concubine Qin should be called a sentence: "There are 3,000 beauties in the harem, and 3,000 are pampered in one." Now that he has entered the cold palace, he has become a character that everyone can step on, which can't help but make people sigh.

And with the decline of Concubine Qin, Gu Zhiheng has not had a good time in recent days. His status can be said to have plummeted, and when everyone saw him in the past, they must say respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Wu." "Although I will say hello when I see you today, I have lost my previous respect between my eyebrows and eyes.

Even so, everyone was still a little jealous of Gu Zhiheng in their hearts. In any case, he is the emperor's favorite prince after all. Emaciated camels are bigger than horses, so you have to be on guard.

And after experiencing this, Gu Zhiheng also understood a lot of warmth and coldness in his heart. In King Wu's mansion, Gu Zhiheng sat alone in the courtyard, with some sadness between his eyebrows.

I was used to the days when King Wu's Mansion was full of people and many people had to come to visit, but now looking at such a crowd and thinking of the mother concubine in the cold palace, Gu Zhiheng couldn't be happy.

Beside him, standing was Gu Zhiheng's henchman. The henchman saw that Gu Zhiheng was in a bad mood, and saluted respectfully, and said with some worry in his eyes: "His Royal Highness King Wu, what is there to worry about?" If you can, you might as well talk to your subordinates. Although his subordinates can't solve problems for His Highness, it's good to have the right to confide. ”

Gu Zhiheng listened, and his heart warmed slightly. These days, he has also been holding back ruthlessly, but he is suffering from no one to speak, so he pressed it down. Now that someone asked, he naturally put it together like a bamboo tube pouring beans.