Compared to the complete blockade of the Middle Palace, the situation in the East Palace is much better. Only the crown prince was grounded, and the rest of the people were still free to enter and exit, but the inspection at the door was stricter. In addition, idle people are not allowed to enter the prince.

The night leakage is even colder, and some light of lights and candles leaks from the window lattices of the main hall of the East Palace. Like a young beast trapped in a cage, Ji Hu paced restlessly, and the smooth stone bricks of the hall were about to be worn out by his shoes. He was ten years old, and at first he looked like a boy's blank. The slender eyeliner is oblique upward, and the eyes are deep, which is quite similar to that of his mother.

Ji Hu's eyes were red, revealing a little anxiety and impatience, and the irritability and apprehension in his heart couldn't be suppressed. In the end, he finally slapped on the desk and said angrily: "As a son of man, my mother is imprisoned, but I am sitting in the room, how can I stay?" No matter what, I ask to see my father. ”

As he spoke, he was about to rush out, but a long figure blocked him: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't be impulsive!" ”

"Brother Tayou!" Ji Hu shouted at him, "If your mother is trapped, will you be able to sit still?" ”

Kui Duoyou was stunned for a moment, and still persuaded: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the king's anger has not subsided, and he has ordered to ban your feet. If you rush out like this, you will only anger the king, and you will be even more angry with the queen. Zimu wants me to take care of you, I can't have a negative trust. What's more, even if you don't listen to Zimu's words, you should also believe in the queen, she will take care of herself, you have to believe her! ”

Ji Hu touched his chest, where the silk book sent by his mother to Huang Ying was placed on his chest upright, and he hesitated. Duoyou continued to persuade: "Didn't Childe and find out the news? Every day at noon, there will be cooking smoke rising in the middle palace, indicating that everything is fine with the queen and mother, and His Royal Highness the prince is still patient. ”

Wei He also walked over and grabbed Ji Hu's hand: "Prince, in the future, I will go outside the middle palace every day to see if there is any cooking smoke, and I will come back to tell you as soon as there is news." You can rest assured! They see that I am a child and a son of the country, and they will not stop me. ”

Ji Hu bit his lip, obviously giving in, but tears still rolled down his cheeks: "But, I ------ I miss my mother too much!" I don't know if she eats well, sleeps well, or has enough clothes, I'm so worried! ”

Seeing him crying sadly, neither Duoyou nor Wei He felt bad in their hearts, and they didn't know how to comfort him. The princely family pays attention to "the son is more precious than the mother, and the mother is more expensive than the son", if the queen is deposed, it will be the turn of the prince next. This is clear to all.

King Zhou Yi locked himself up for ten days in "confinement", and finally remembered his responsibility as the lord of the world and began to go to court. He also expected that someone would be in trouble in the harem, but he didn't expect Zhao Bohu to be so blunt and unsparing.

After many days, things piled up. Ke Zhaogong Hu came out proudly, holding a letter of advice, and said: "King, the queen does not know what crime she has committed, and she is claustrophobic in the deep palace. The prince was grounded and not allowed to visit his mother, and he was anxious and could not sleep at night. He asked the king to forgive his mother so that she would not starve to death. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Gongding sneered twice: "The prince is grounded in the East Palace, so he should think about his mistakes." How can you still be so well-informed? If you are so unrepentant, how can you be the prince of the country? ”

Seeing that Zhou Zhao's second public was fighting for such a big thing as the prince, the ministers were like saw-mouthed gourds, and they didn't dare to squeak anymore. Zhao Gonghu ignored him and continued to speak: "Although the prince is grounded, the East Palace has not been sealed, how can he not know about the queen?" The king," he solemnly kowtowed: "Please forgive His Royal Highness the Prince's filial piety, the king sealed the middle palace that night, and the food, bedding, and jewelry in the palace were all looted. After ten days in a row, no grain of rice was sent to the middle palace, and there was no piece of hemp to enter, and the queen was in distress for many days, how could she eat? ”

"Is that so?" King Zhou Yi was shocked, he had been clothed and fed since he was a child, and he always thought that food and clothing were like the world falling, so he naturally had it, and he never worried about it. He thought that the middle palace had plenty of food and clothing, and he couldn't starve to death after being trapped for a year and a half, so he never thought about this joint at all. Could it be that Fan Ji ------ he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Zhao Bohu continued to complain: "King, although you have sealed the Middle Palace, you have not issued a clear edict to abolish the queen. The queen is still the mother of a country, how can she be claustrophobic in the deep palace and starve to death? Don't say that it is the queen, the mother of the prince, and the laundry slave who did not enter the palace, and she should not be treated so harshly! ”

"Don't say it!" King Zhou Yi stood up suddenly, and his body shook twice. He hated Fanji's arrogance and stubbornness, hated her for not taking him seriously, but he didn't want to see her die. Is she still alive now?

His heart suddenly tightened, and the Venus in front of him was rising, so he had to wave his hand weakly, and the inner servant Jia understood and sang loudly: "Scatter the dynasty-"

Before the courtiers finished shouting "Long live-", King Zhou Yi had already disappeared into the main hall. On the alleyway leading to the middle palace, he ran at a high speed, and the attendants behind him were almost unable to keep up with his pace. Suddenly, he froze. The chamberlain Jia hurriedly waved his sleeves to keep up, and said breathlessly: "King, hurry, hurry up and step up!" There is still a way to go from the Middle Palace! ”

"No, don't go to the Middle Palace!" Ji Xie stepped up, waved his hand and said, "Go to Huang Huan!" ”

"No!" The chamberlain Jia's eyes moved, and shouted, "Go to Manluo House." ”

Unfortunately, when he came to Manluo Ju, Huang Huan was not there, saying that he went to Qiuliao Palace early in the morning to ask for peace, and he has not come back yet. After waiting for a while, I saw Huang Huan staggering back with the support of the personal palace maid Dong'er, her cheeks were red and swollen, and there were tears in her eyes.

Just opened her mouth to ask the reason, Huang Huan couldn't help but say nothing, or Dong'er couldn't help but pour it clean: "Today, the concubine in the palace went back to Qiuliao Palace for the first time to ask for peace, and because our mother was the last to arrive, she was slapped by the second concubine and punished for kneeling for two hours. If it weren't for the king sending someone to call, he would have been kneeling at the gate of Qiuliao Palace! ”

is such a breathless Ji Jiang, no wonder he has such a bad popularity in the palace. Ji Xie shook his head helplessly, comforted a few words, and asked Bo Ji if he was still used to living here? How is the third prince's health?

Bo Ji came out with her little brother in her arms, seeing that the thin premature baby was now white and cute, with a rice tooth in her mouth, and the child around her knees, Ji Xie's heavy mood also relaxed a lot. Huang Huan was an obedient consciousness, and seeing that King Zhou Yi seemed to be absent-minded, he let the children go down, and asked softly: "The king suddenly came to the concubine, isn't there something else?" ”

"You are close to the Middle Palace here, and on the night of the palace closure, I heard that the maids of the Middle Palace looted a lot of things, is it true?"

"It is true. The minions were noisy and shouting for most of the night, and the concubines knew it. Now there are only two people in it, the queen mother and the middle palace order, and the rest have reported to the Qiuliao Palace and relocated to the place. Huang Huan replied unhurriedly.