Chapter 161： Guilt

The prince’s people were guarding several roads leading to the imperial study room. When someone came to see the emperor, he said that the emperor was busy. See you in an hour. Many people who came to see the emperor didn't come to see him in the past, and they often had to wait. At this time, I heard that it was not a big deal to let you wait for an hour, so naturally they waited with peace of mind. Only the imperial physician who had been recruited was brought by the emperor’s eunuchs. The eunuchs of the prince asked and said that the emperor was waiting to see him. The prince’s people did not dare to stop them, thinking that the imperial doctor was only for the emperor’s medical treatment. Those who reported to the emperor let them go.

When the imperial doctor entered the imperial study room, the emperor was still looking at himself in the mirror, twisting his face back and forth to see his own expression. The imperial doctor bowed, and the emperor asked, "Is my hall black?"

The Yintang turned black, and his life was not long. The imperial doctor was surprised. He looked at the emperor carefully, and he saw that there was a black air between his eyebrows, and his heart jumped and said: "I can't see it, can I let you pulse?"

The emperor snorted, the imperial doctor stepped forward to signal the pulse, frowned slightly and said: "Your Majesty has been heartbroken recently. He has forgotten to sleep and eat. He is naturally unwell. It should be because he doesn't think about food, dizziness and weight..."

The emperor nodded and said, "It is true that sometimes dizziness." He can't say too much about the discomfort, so as not to make people think that he is really seriously ill.

The doctor nodded and said, "I can prescribe a prescription for your majesty, but the most important thing is that your majesty must take care of the dragon's body. , Let the prince cook..."

"What!" the emperor asked sharply.

The imperial doctor shuddered and looked at the emperor with fear: "The minister just wants your majesty to rest well, don't bother, get well soon..."

The emperor interrupted: "What Hundred Officials Fuque!"

The imperial doctor blinked: "I heard about it in the imperial hospital before I came. Now the civil and military courtiers and tens of thousands of people are crying out for the Zhenbeihou and Hepingyuanhou houses outside the palace gate..."

The emperor glared at the doctor: "Go down!" The doctor almost sat on the ground, carrying the medicine box and withdrew. After walking a certain distance, he wiped his sweat. His partner was called away by the prince in the morning, but he did not return. Two people have been working together for more than 20 years, so even if they speak out injustice for him.

The emperor was so angry that he tugged at the corners of his mouth, and said to Grandpa Sun, "He is so bold!"

Grandpa Sun said in a low voice, "The slave and maidservant will go out and have a look."

Grandpa Sun went out of the imperial study room, but before reaching the gate of the palace, he ran into a few people who were waiting to report to the emperor, and hurriedly asked them to follow him to see the emperor. Grandpa Sun was the emperor's personal eunuch, and even the prince himself did not dare to stop him. What's more, the eunuchs of the prince watched grandpa grandiose take the people away, and they hurried to tell the prince.

In the imperial study room, someone reported to the emperor Baiguan Fuque, as well as other circumstances: "As soon as the imperial forest army ransacked the two prefectures, some people rushed to tell each other that the two prefectures were framed, the home of loyalty, men, Fight the enemy in the front, and the old and young women and children in the back..."

The emperor snorted: "Someone is manipulating public opinion! Old, young, and young women and children! If they are really old, young, and young women and children, why didn't the Imperial Forest Army rush in! How could they not be able to copy and kill! What happened now?"

The visitor continued: "One hour ago, tens of thousands of people in the capital had gathered on the road. The sentiment was exhilarating, and the clamor of the two governments was wronged. They also encouraged people to intercept and kill the Imperial Forest Army who ransacked the Beihou Mansion and Heping Yuanhou Mansion. Saying that Zhongliang cannot be killed..."

The emperor cursed: "This is inciting rebellion!"

When someone hesitated, the emperor said impatiently: "Go on!"

Another said: "There is a battle report in the capital saying that the North Rong Northeast Route Army has been defeated by the second son of the Shen family."

The emperor sat upright, frowned and asked: "This matter is serious."

The man nodded and said, "Someone saw the battle report being passed into the palace."...

The emperor groaned-this is not easy! If the people in Zhenbeihou are not dead, if they know that the mansion has been copied...

At this time, there was a new newspaper outside, and the emperor asked people to come in, and the person said: "Your Majesty, the imperial army going to Zhenbeihou Mansion was badly injured. There is a dark and strong young man in the mansion, who is extremely brave and has killed more than two hundred people. It was bloody, with no arrows, and a hundred steps through Yang. The four princes ran into Zhenbeihou Mansion before passing the decree. The sergeants who chased him were shot to death, and no one dared to come closer. It is said that the black boy pulled away. The ebony bow of the ancestor of Zhenbeihou!"

The emperor suddenly remembered the matter of escorting the black dragon, and he was very awkward! If there is such a saying, then the black dragon has actually killed his imperial forest army, does this mean he is not protecting himself!

Suddenly, the emperor thought it was better not to copy and kill Zhenbeihou Mansion first. If he angered the so-called black dragon, would he kill him in the palace and force himself to abdicate?

The emperor frowned and was thinking, when the voice of the prince came from outside, begging to see the emperor, the emperor asked everyone in the room to finish speaking and leave before letting the prince in.

The prince walked in anxiously and said: "Father! The four emperors have been hijacked by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion! The Yuanhou Mansion of Zhenbei Houping unexpectedly strengthened the walls and set up strong bows and arrows to fight with the Imperial Forest Army, and the Imperial Forest Army was killed and injured. Most of it! Father, they have long ago objected!"

When the emperor sees the prince now, he feels guilty and asks angrily: "What's the matter with Baiguan Fuque?" He wanted to hide it from me!

The prince said angrily: "That's because they were blinded by others! Wherever there is any grievance, look at the actions of the two residences, which shows that they do not respect the emperor. Please send the imperial army to the emperor..."

The emperor interrupted: "The report is true"

The prince blinked and hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's not a serious memorial, just a few lines written by a scholar who has not passed the grade. Who knows the truth! Father, at this time there are riots everywhere in Beijing. I heard that someone has already poured in. The two prefectures actually surrounded the Yulin Army and wanted to obstruct the Yulin Army from doing things. They are blatantly conspiring! Father, we must kill them, and teach them a lesson!"

The emperor had a cold expression, turned his face slightly, and asked Sun Gonggong, "I just came here but said why the Yulin Army didn't dare to clean the road." This was telling the prince that he knew the situation outside.

Sun Gonggong said: "The man said that he was the leader of the army, and he was afraid of causing civil commotion, so he came to ask the emperor to show him down."

The prince was anxious, "What does it mean to provoke a civil upheaval and kill a few people? Those people fled in all directions! What kind of civil upheaval! This thing is scared to death by the courage and the timid! You have to see blood!"...

The emperor smiled lightly: The prince instigated such anger in front of him! Who is the emperor! The emperor coughed and said slowly: "You don't have to be so confused, you can wait for this matter."

The prince looked at the emperor in surprise. The emperor said: "You can wait two days to verify the truth of the battle report. Since public opinion is now floating, let them first tell them that the Yulin Army will suspend the killing of the two provinces. I will hear the case personally so that they can wait with peace of mind. "Hurry up and let the court officials go home and comfort the black dragon. This matter can be pushed to the prince's head, saying that he is just being deceived, and then the prince is abolished. Zhenbei Hou Ping and Yuan Hou don’t have to pay allegiance to the Black Dragon Society to protect him. Anyway, I’m not happy to always remind someone who will inherit his throne in the future, always reminding him that he can’t have this supreme position forever...

The prince was stunned: the emperor will re-trial, then the emperor who tried in the beginning is to push himself out as a scapegoat!

The emperor waved his hand: "Go and talk to the court officials. They will leave immediately today."

The prince swallowed hard, saluted, and turned away.

Soon, a decree came from the palace that the emperor would personally examine the case of the two provinces, so that everyone would return to each house first, and the imperial army would withdraw to the imperial city, and the emperor would give a quasi-siner two days later.

Although the decree was not stated clearly, the prince was in charge of political affairs. This decision clearly meant that the case was decided by the prince, and the emperor will now look at it again. For a while, people in the capital rushed to tell each other, saying that the emperor had listened to the voices and opinions of the people, and that he was really a bright emperor.

Knowing that the Yulin Army had withdrawn from the two prefectures, the civil and military officials achieved their goal and left the palace gates one after another.

After the prince led some people to make the decree, he returned to the East Palace in despair, and sat down on the side of the book as if he had lost his soul. He felt that this day was like a dream. In the morning, he went to the city and watched the Yulin Army leave. He felt comfortable under the morning sun. How could it be like this that the two prefectures were prevented from copying and killing, and the official Fuque protested, and the emperor gave in!

There was a tumult in his mind. He was so close, why suddenly he was far away. He regretted that he had done too much on the princess, and missed her and beat her to death, causing the courtiers of the Lu family to sing against him on this issue. The person who went to kill the imperial doctor reported that when the imperial doctor was dying, she was pregnant. It would be fine if she hadn't died... But it was all her fault. If she wasn't that bad at the time, she wouldn't be able to beat her hard... now. The worry is that if the emperor re-trials the case... the prince began to sweat again, violently for a while, his hands are all wet-the emperor wants to give up himself!

No, it can't be done like this. He has gone so far, and he really can't end this way now!

As long as he ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the last step, he will be able to avoid being sacrificed by his father, and he will be able to take charge of the government without relying on Lu's important officials... Now that Zhenbeihou is over, the news of Pingyuanhou's journey is all defeats, who else can Regarding him as the third prince did not die, he became the new emperor, how can the third prince invade now, if the third prince dares to force the palace, then the third prince will become a sinner forever. What's more, the news from many sources is that the three princes have died...that is, Shen Jian is not dead, with soldiers in his hands, so if he becomes the emperor, he can be gracious outside the law, pardon the crimes of the two provinces, and sentence them to exile. Then just kill them on the road. Why should you openly copy and kill them? This is just a step that you have to take with the emperor's hands... Or transfer your own person to replace Shen Jian, and measure him not to violate the emperor's order... ...It's just being helpless, caring about the people's hearts, and not being able to kill them for a while, and you can also put the past mistakes on the first emperor, saying that he is a loyal monarch, which is the emperor's suspicion. Stabilize the overall situation first, and then clean them up...As long as you are the emperor, what can't you do!

The prince sat until midnight before getting up and going to sleep. When he arrived in the bedroom, in the ink-like darkness, the prince took out a small bag. His fears have alleviated a bit-there is hope, he has not been formally deposed, he can still become the emperor...

The emperor knew that Baiguan had returned home, and the city was quiet, so he began to mutter about his body-now nothing is more important than his health! If he has three longs and two shorts, the sky is falling, what does it have to do with him! Since Shen Wen said those words, the emperor felt more and more that he was seriously ill. Although he kept telling himself that the woman was talking nonsense in his heart, but deep in his heart, he actually felt that she was right! He was so upset that he couldn't help but pick up the mirror to look at his face, and asked Grandpa Sun to find Mao Daochang.

Mao Daochang came soon. He hadn't seen the emperor for twenty days. The emperor didn't want to meditate and practice guidance when the war broke out. He was too busy to listen to news from various parties and prepare to move the capital every day. Mao Daochang raised his head after saluting, he was also taken aback. I haven't seen him for this period of time. I took a quick look today. The emperor's face turned black and his lips were white. He had already warned the emperor not to indulge in sexual intercourse.

When the emperor saw Mao Daochang’s look, his heart became tense, and he asked, "The Daoist Master saw my Yintang black out."

Mao Daochang is not accustomed to lying, but he knows that he can’t speak directly, so he has to perfunctory: “Your Majesty does not need to panic. Sometimes people eat poorly and think too much, and they will also have a poor complexion. Poor Dao can use pill as the emperor’s foundation, and use it Guide the emperor to circulate qi and blood, and relieve liver depression."

What the woman said turned out to be true! The emperor was a little flustered, but Mao Daochang's words made him feel more at ease. He nodded and said, "Just listen to what the Taoist said."

The emperor followed Mao Daochang for half an hour, sweating slightly, and soaking in the medicated bath made by Mao Daochang, feeling more comfortable. Before going to bed, ask Sun Gong Gong: "There is nothing wrong with Fei Xue"

Grandpa Sun’s people have not reported anything, Grandpa Sun shook his head, and the emperor asked: "Did you go to see it yourself?"

Grandpa Sun hurriedly said: "Not yet, but the slave maid has been thinking about it and wanted to go see it, but she was so busy during this time, the slave maid must hurry up!" The emperor hummed, thinking that Mao Daochang emphasized that he wanted to rest and go to bed early. Waking up early, not thinking about going to bed, etc., he was absorbed in his mind and wanted to sleep, but his heart was always restless, and the only words that Shen Wen said came to his mind again and again, and it passed in the middle of the night before tossing and turning.

Zheng Qian heard that the second daughter of Zhenbeihou wanted to avenge her father and brother. The students in the city were agitated, and they knew that the situation was not good. Could it be that Miss Shen Er didn't die! He felt it was impossible. He saw Miss Shen Er plunge into the icy lake, he would definitely not be able to live! At that time, he looked at the water, and no woman appeared at all. So now the person who claims to be Miss Shen Er must be a liar!

The streets were congested, and when he finally rushed outside the palace, the palace gate was already closed. The roads of the capital were still full of bustling crowds. Everyone enthusiastically discussed the case of Zhenbeihou Mansion and Heping Yuanhou Mansion, and the Imperial Forest Army returned to the palace in groups. There was no hireable carriage on the road, and Zheng Qian walked all the way before returning home. When I got home, it was completely dark. As soon as I entered the door, the servant said that he had a guest and was waiting for him in the study.

Zheng Qian guessed that it was the prince's person, and hurried to the study, where three people sat, all looking gloomy. Zheng Qian hurriedly saluted: "You guys have been waiting for a long time..." The two stood up to support him, a rope was tied to his neck, Zheng Qian opened his mouth and shouted, "Xia Zi lied to me!" People didn’t listen at all and tightened the rope...

When Zheng Qian was killed, these people were also the ones who killed Wang Zhi. One person asked: "Is the Xia Zi he was talking about Wang Zhi's wife?"

The other nodded and said, "Yes."

The three of them returned to the house to hand in their errands, and said Zheng Qian's words casually. The aides who had left Xia Zi for his life knew that even if Xia Zi didn't know that the second son of Shen was not dead, she must have had a part in Miss Shen's set, so they dragged Xia Zi into the lake and drowned.

Ye Zhongshu was put on a donkey cart wearily, and went all the way back home. The people on the road are also gradually dispersing, but the rappers are still singing loudly. The atmosphere on the street is warm, and everyone is full of joy of victory. Ye Zhongshu let out a long sigh of relief--this matter is settled. The emperor sacrificed the prince in such a concession. Although it is not stated clearly, the case must not be resolved. Once the war reports in the northeast were verified, the emperor knew that there was still someone from the Zhenbeihou family leading the soldiers, so he would not cut off the killer. Ye Zhongshu smiled sadly--this is such a cruel reality, and in the end, it is the strength of soldiers. These scholars, literati, just played the role of drumming and created some momentum. However, Ye Zhongshu also knew that his business was not done in vain. The prince was completely disheartened in this matter. A hundred officials were in trouble, and the people in the capital took to the streets. In order to calm the anger, the emperor had to place the prince in the place that Wanmin pointed out. , Even if the prince is not deposed, he should not let the prince continue to participate in the affairs of the court.

When he arrived home, he took a good shower and changed clothes. He drank a bowl of **** soup prepared by the lady, and then happily spent dinner. He deliberately asked a few students to talk, but he gave up-don't leave evidence of party formation. If the three princes win and return triumphantly, the palace prince loses power. If the emperor does not serve the three princes as the prince, it must be another conflict. What's more, the killing of the two residences of Zhenbeihou and Pingyuanhou means that Zhenbeihou really died in the north. His children will not rebel, and Pingyuanhou is not such a compliant person. He and the third prince bring soldiers, if there are a large number, it will turn into a disguised imperial court. In today's situation, on the one hand, the emperor and prince of the two provinces were ordered to be copied and killed, and even if the matter was pushed on the prince, the emperor would also make an oversight error. It is inevitable that people would think of the term "old and stupid". On one side, there are the three princes who are fighting against the army for the people. This is what people want...

There was only one thing that made Ye Zhongshu a little puzzled-why those Lu officials were also in the palace outside the palace together? He was wondering when someone came to tell him that he heard that the prince was beaten to death by the prince, but the prince was the prince. Don't dare to mourn.

Ye Zhongshu almost broke his perennial restraint and almost laughed out loud-is there such a stupid person. At such a critical moment, he lost his important support, but Ye Zhongshu immediately frowned again and asked humanity: "What happened to the people we sent to the palace, did they come to the prince and the emperor's side?"

The visitor said: "Today we also contacted. During this period, the palace was in chaos. Most of our people were transferred to other places. There is one beside the emperor, and the prince does not have one."

Ye Zhongshu groaned, "Spread the word in quickly to let people pay more attention to the prince's behavior these days."

In Pingyuanhou's mansion, the imperial forest army withdrew, the guards came out, and after making sure that there was no ambush around, they began to clean the courtyard. Zhang Yunzhao was so happy that he directed people to do that, feeling deeply that he had grown up. Gong Gong Gu went to the small courtyard, ready to meet Shen Wen, and talk about the following arrangements.

Li asked to set up a water table in front of the mansion to entertain the people who came to help, and also let Li's catering in the city provide food for free tonight until the chime.

Unlike the beaming Pingyuan Hou Mansion, there is a cry in Zhenbei Hou Mansion. As soon as the Yulin Army left, the people on the street entered the mansion, helping to lift the corpse and wash the blood stains. The people in the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei were busy pulling white cloth and arranging the funeral.

Shen Wen didn't know this. She waited until it was dark, ran out of the palace and went to the small courtyard. Father Gu was already waiting.

Shen Wen asked: "How about Pingyuan Hou Mansion?"

Grandpa Gu shook his head and said, "Unscathed." He didn't speak to anyone all the way, so he naturally didn't know about the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Shen Wen was relieved, and said to Father Gu: "The rumors that Xilu Pingyuanhou will be victorious will be released in a few days."

Father Gu lifted his lips slightly and nodded-what a big oolong this is! They ransacked the two houses, but Ping Yuan Hou was not dead yet, and he wanted to lead his soldiers back! Not to mention the prince, even the emperor can't eat and walk around.

After talking about some subtle details, both of them felt that there would not be too much trouble in the future. Shen Wen changed into normal clothes, and father-in-law Gu went out to arrange a car, let a woman accompany Shen Wen, and immediately returned to Zhenbeihou Mansion. Although it was late at night, Shen Wen didn't want to delay any longer.

Before the carriage approached Zhenbeihou’s mansion, Shen Wen heard that there were still human voices on the street at night. Someone said: "Zhenbeihou is so pitiful..." "It's a pity..." Her heart sank, and the curtain was flat. The coachman in Yuanhou Mansion moved fast. She repeatedly thought about the loopholes-the family is in the courtyard of the old lady, there are hundreds of people in Laoguan, all have the latest bows and arrows, the arrows are plentiful, and Shen Qiang's martial arts is strong. Just hold on for one day. Something happened, she thought it should be safe, but now she is beginning to worry about whether she should stay in the mansion, but her original plan was to openly enter the palace and let Miss Shen Er's lie of the book be destroyed and ruined. The basis for copying and killing the two houses, and at the same time telling the emperor that he was sick. Originally, Shen Wen planned to pinch the emperor’s heart and give him an arrhythmia, but when Shen Wen looked up and saw the emperor’s face, he knew that the emperor was really in poor health, and then closed his eyes and saw a large mass of the emperor’s abdomen. The black thing, if Shen Wen pinched his heart, it might not be possible for the emperor to die there. Shen Wen only moved his mouth, not hands. She originally hoped that the emperor would start to worry about his body and be suspicious. Not only would she frighten herself, but she would also be jealous of the prince. It now seems that the emperor really has a reason to do this-the emperor has been poisoned. Shen Wen sneered secretly, whether the prince can't wait so much, let them both toss first, after the two prefectures ransacked the case, the emperor and the prince lost their faces, no matter who was left, the three princes went back to the court. Have to give way!

Shen Wen couldn't think of anything, but he was more and more anxious to return home. When I was approaching the gate of the mansion, the streets were full of people coming and going, and the cars were walking very slowly. Shen Wen looked in the direction of the mansion gate from the car curtain, and saw that the main entrance of Zhenbeihou Mansion was brightly lit, and some people played white banners...Shen Wen's heart suddenly shrank into a ball, and she jumped out of the car desperately. Running to the north town of Houfu Gate, the woman behind hurriedly chased after him.

Shen Wen rushed to the gate of the mansion, regardless of the fact that his veil had fallen, and asked anxiously, "What's going on!"

Lao Guan was guarding the door with someone. He knew Shen Wen, so he hurriedly saluted, and said gravely: "Second Miss, come in quickly..."

Shen Wen didn't have time to reply, and asked: "What happened to this white banner...!"

Lao Guan choked and said, "It's... it's the old lady..."

Shen Wen screamed out: "What! Impossible!" She was nowhere to be seen while she was speaking, and Laoguan was stunned-Miss Er actually knew martial arts! The light work is so superb!

Shen Wen rushed into the inner courtyard like the wind, and arrived in front of the central hall, and saw that it had been set up as a mourning hall, and there was a coffin in it. Yang and Liu were all dressed in white clothes... Shen Wen's legs softened and fell down. After entering the door, I couldn't stand up anymore. I cried loudly and crawled to the coffin. My mind was in chaos-what's wrong! what happened!

Su Wanniang hurriedly cried over to help Shen Wen, crying and said: "Miss...Sister...I'm sorry..."

The Yang family and Liu family saw Shen Wen back, and they were too busy crying. Yang family cried with Shen Wen in his arms: "My son, my son, you have suffered..." She had heard that Shen Wen had gone to the palace. Before shouting injustice, a woman showed her face to this point, and her name was completely ruined.

Shen Wen cried so much that she had to carry her breath away-she regretted it! She should stay in the house! How could she not be in the house at the most critical moment! She wanted to take revenge and put the prince to death, so she put the protection of her family second! But how can she do this! Although she asked Grandpa Gu to arrange plain clothes around, if the Yulin Army did not let go, the people would be encouraged to come and separate the Yulin Army from the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion, but this should not be done early. You must wait for the whole city to move. Do it in order to be unobtrusive. But there are thousands of arrangements, how can she not be as good as guarding on the spot, how can she leave Houfu! ...

Shen Wen was full of regrets and cried very sadly. He didn't listen to the persuasion of Yang and Liu, and cried until she fainted. When she woke up again, it was already midnight. Shen Wen was lying on the bed, and she started to cry as soon as she opened her eyes. Su Wanniang stayed by her side. Seeing her wake up, she hurriedly served her rice porridge, crying and said, "Sister, don't be so sad..."

Shen Wen sat up and started crying again: "Sister Wanniang, it's my fault..."

Su Wanniang also cried: "It's me, I didn't stop my grandmother..."

Shen Wen asked: "What happened?"

Su Wanniang sobbed and told the story again, and also talked about Shen Qiang's changes.

Shen Wen knew where she was wrong-she made various arrangements and even told the old lady that there would be nothing wrong with staying in the inner courtyard. From the very beginning, the old lady knew that there would be plagiarisms and encircled yards, otherwise she would not personally come out to give advice on the decoration of her yard, but Shen Wen did not consider the pride of the old lady! She is the longest man in the mansion, how can she tolerate people insulting Zhenbeihoufu without getting out of her head? Many years ago, on Shen Xiang’s birthday, the old lady was unwilling to use any excuses to escape because of her arrogance. Shen Wen felt that she should speculate on the old lady’s maintenance of the dignity of the Hou Mansion: In the eyes of the old lady, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has today. How many people exchanged their lives and blood to insult the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, that is, to insult the dead soldiers. The old lady must make a statement. But once she was discharged from the hospital, there were loopholes in the defense, plus Shen Qiang is not good at light work, unable to escape in mid-air, and the old lady doesn't know the depth of Shen Qiang's skill, of course, she can't let her beloved grandson suffer any harm, she will protect her life...

Shen Wen covered his face again and cried: "It's my fault! It's my fault!" How could she be so negligent! She only remembered that the old lady banged her head and committed suicide in her previous life, and did not go out. Instead, the Yang family scolded someone, so she also told Su Wanniang to watch her mother Yang family. She did not expect that the old lady in the previous life had not heard the insult to the Zhenbei Houfu, and only wanted to fight to the death. The old lady in this life knows that the other party intends to harm each other, but still goes out...

Shen Wen was about to cry to death, and could only say over and over again: "It's my fault...my fault..."

Su Wanniang said distressedly: "It's also mine..."

Shen Wen shook his head: "You can't stop...I should be there!" If Shen Wen is present, he can help the old lady to leave the hospital, and she can also protect her. She can invisibly interrupt the human heart, who can be close to the old man By the side of people, Shen Wen felt like he killed the old lady. Not only that, she also killed Shen Qiang! Shen Qiang was originally so kind and generous, once awakened, his hands were bloody! Shen Wen was afraid of backlash from violence. If Shen Qiang kills people like hell, how can he have a good end! Shen Wen was unable to breathe under the heavy guilt, struggled to get up and went to the mourning hall, crying in front of the old lady's coffin and couldn't stop crying.

Su Wanniang was also very sad at first-Shen Wen entrusted the Hou Mansion to her, but the old lady died, how could she get rid of the relationship! But now that Shen Wen blamed herself too much and stayed by the coffin day and night, she was almost crying to death. She had to restrain herself, take care of Shen Wen, and often give Shen Wen some water. Shen Wen couldn't eat the food. If Su Wanniang didn't stare so much, Shen Wen would also die of thirst.

Another person in the mansion who was too sad was Shen Qiang. He cried for a while and froze for a while. He stayed with Shen Wen and guarded the coffin day and night, which also made Yang extremely worried. Yang saw Shen Qiang's killing precepts, and he was really frightened. She wished that Shen Qiang would not speak for the rest of his life and just live in the yard with a smile. As she said, just cut and chop wood vigorously and stay by her side. Now Shen Qiang looks sensible, but Yang is extremely worried.

While mourning the old lady, Yang also comforted Shen Qiang: "Qiang'er, listen to my mother, let's have something to eat."

Shen Qiang looked at the Yang family: "Mother, who ordered to kill us, why no one told me"

Who would dare to tell you how many people saw Shen Qiang with more than a hundred people, and he was still a child, how dare to say anything if he told him: "It's the emperor." Shen Qiang said: "I will kill him." It really became a serious crime, and it might not be possible to be copied and killed again.

Yang cried and said, "Don't ask this first, wait until you grow up, okay?"

Shen Qiang shook his head: "Not good."

The Yang cried again: "Qiang'er, listen to what your mother said, or the mother will go with your grandmother!" When the old lady died, Yang suddenly felt that she was old-she is now the old lady in this house. For a few nights, Yang His hair is almost white, and his face is full of wrinkles. She felt that she was close to death, and she even envied the old lady. She walked this way and won the admiration of everyone. Maybe one day she should leave like this...

Shen Qiang cried and hugged Yang's arm: "Mother, don't go..."

The mother and the son cried with each other, and the maid and the maid beside him also shed tears.

In the Zhenbeihou mansion, the four princes stood in the yard with the help of Ding Nei, a little at a loss. Now that the Yulin Army has withdrawn, it is time for him to go back to the palace, but he doesn't want to go back, so as not to be chased again. Now everyone should know that he escaped into Zhenbeihou Mansion, so let's stay here first.

He asked Ding Naibu to find Laoguan, saying that he wanted to live in the Hou Mansion for a while. Lao Guan didn't dare to make any decisions, so he asked Yang. Yang is now the steward of the Liu family. However, the Liu family is mainly carrying out the funeral enduring sorrow, and Su Wanniang is in charge of the affairs of the house. Su Wanniang saw on the wall that someone from the Imperial Forest Army raised a bow to the fourth prince. She knew that the prince in the palace wanted the life of the fourth prince, and of course she would not force the fourth prince to return to the palace, so she asked Lao Guan to arrange a yard and servants for the fourth prince. The fourth prince Rong lived first.

The day after Baiguan Fuque, the emperor called the prince to the Imperial Study Room and told him that from now on, he would regain control of political affairs. In order to appear well-founded, the emperor denounced the prince’s crime of concealing information and not reporting: the war report sent to the palace was not submitted in time, causing people to lie that the emperor had something to do, intercepting those who reported it to the emperor, and delayed the emperor’s access to the city and outside the palace. intelligence……

The prince listened silently, and finally whispered a guilty complaint: "Listen to the father's decision."

The emperor was a little surprised. He thought that the prince would cry at least twice, but the prince did not protest, and only said: "The prince is seriously ill and the child minister is going to be funeral in the East Palace, and he has no political affairs, so he still needs his father to work harder. Up."

The emperor gave a cry-it seems that the prince princess died yesterday, so it's no wonder that Lu did not support the prince. The prince didn't tell himself! The emperor was a little angry again, but the prince saluted and retired very politely.

The emperor wanted to wait two days to see if the Northeast War Report was true, before deciding whether to rob the two houses. Two days later, he received a memorial from the Northeast, saying that Bei Rong had indeed retreated. The old lady in the Hou Mansion of Zhenbei passed away during the transcript. Many people came to the Hou Mansion to express their condolences. At this time, the relatives of the two provinces could not be removed. Although the rumor is that Zhenbeihou was dead in the north, the second son of Shen was still there. , The status quo should not be intensified any more, and comfort must be the top priority. The two government plagiarism cases were settled by annulment of the original verdict.

This matter made the emperor feel very depressed, but it was also good, that is, there is no need to move the capital in a hurry, you can wait.

Although the prince ignored the matter, his eyes and ears had already spread all over the court. He heard that he would no longer rob the two residences, so he didn't say anything. Every day, the prince came to please peace as before, with the same respectful and submissive attitude as the past, which made the emperor less angry: now the prince is ignored, not as hateful as before. It seemed that the prince still had filial piety, and he didn't blame himself at all. The emperor even thought that when he was really old in the future, he could still return the state affairs to the prince. He is the emperor, and everything is not always up to him, but he won’t say that. It’s not better to surprise the prince at that time.

The prince asked Anzhong once and said: "My son hasn’t had a meal with the emperor for a long time. My father is worried about the country’s affairs, and my son can’t help. Yesterday I found a few medicated diets for health and qi. I wanted to make it myself and go to my father. Enter filial piety."

Now the emperor eats very little and often has stomachaches when eating. He is not interested in gatherings. He said, "Forget it, I don't have any appetite now." The prince showed a disappointed look, and the emperor said, "It can be another day. "The prince showed joy and left. The emperor only thought that the prince wanted to flatter himself, but he didn't think about it.

Grandpa Sun finally went to Xue Guifei's palace in person. He looked at it room by room. The rooms were empty. All the belongings had been taken away. They were registered in the warehouse, and the rest was heavy furniture. Grandpa Sun thought for a while, and said to someone: "Move all the furniture out, put them in the yard, and knock them well." The eunuchs carried the large pieces of furniture in the house one by one into the yard, and Grandpa sat aside. , Watching them turn the cabinet upside down, pull out the drawers one by one, and repeatedly tap on the floor...

Suddenly someone yelled from the bedroom and asked Grandpa Sun to take a look. Grandpa Sun walked over and entered the bedroom. He saw that the original antique shelf had been removed. In the corner, among a pile of incense ash, there was a small box half a palm...

Grandpa Sun held this small jade box to the emperor, and the emperor opened it. Inside was a paper bag with the moon and censer painted on it. This is the paper bag that the prince personally stuffed Concubine Xue. Some powder remained in the paper bag. Although the emperor didn't know the details, he saw the moon worship incense burner and remembered that Grandpa Sun said that the prince and Xue Guifei started from last year's Tanabata, and he knew that this piece of paper must have wrapped things passed between the two people.

The emperor opened the paper bag, took a closer look at the powder, and twisted it in his hand, and said to Grandpa Sun, "Let Mao Dao grow."

Mao Daochang came soon. After asking the emperor, the emperor handed over the paper bag and asked, "Dao Dao knows what the powder in this bag is."

Mao Daochang dipped some fingers with his fingers, walked to the window and frowned in the sun to look closely.

The emperor asked: "But poison... medicine"

Mao Daochang shook his head, "It's not..."

The emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Concubine Xue had indeed framed the prince, and the prince was not poisoned... He suddenly decided not to entangle the words of the woman, and let the prince come and have a meal together, perhaps revealing his words, Let the prince rest assured to wait...

The emperor asked in a relaxed tone: "Then what the **** is this, isn't it a beauty powder?"

Mao Daochang hurriedly shook his head and said, "The powder in this paper is diamond powder and the like, which is to polish extremely hard stones into powder."

The emperor nodded and said, "So you said it's not poison... Medicine, it's right, it's not harmful..."

Mao Daochang continued: "Although it is not poison... medicine, it can kill people."

The emperor's eyes were suddenly sharp: "What do you say!"

Mao Daochang replied: "This kind of thing is hydrophobic and lipophilic. After a person eats it, it will adhere to the internal organs and cannot be discharged. Over time, it will inevitably lead to ulcers, which can cause internal organs to penetrate and internal organs to bleed. People will undoubtedly die."

The emperor slapped his palm on the table beside him, and Mao Daochang was so scared that he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

The emperor asked: "You are sure!"

Mao Daochang nodded again and again: "Naturally, this is one of the most deadly materials in ancient and modern times. People who make alchemy must learn to recognize it from the beginning, otherwise it would be harmed if it is mixed into the pill."

The emperor asked with a black face: "If you don't use the pill, how can this thing be imported?"

Mao Daochang realized that he was actually insinuating himself. He swallowed nervously and said carefully, "This thing is hard, although it is ground into a fine powder, the entrance is still easy to be noticed, and it has a sandy feeling. It is swallowed in the thick soup and congee, or cooked with bird's nest and white fungus, which makes people mistakenly think it is the remnants of bird mud..."

The emperor remembered the white fungus and lotus seed soup he had drunk with Concubine Xue, and the health-preserving porridge that Concubine Xue handed him at the New Year's Eve banquet, gritted his teeth and asked: "This kind of silverware cannot be detected."

Mao Daochang saw that the emperor was angry, and was frightened. He tremblingly replied, "This is just a kind of stone powder, and it won't make the silverware black..."

The emperor squinted his eyes and asked, "What kind of thing can be used to test it out!"

Mao Daochang thought nervously: "Because it is lipophilic, if you put some hot lard in it, stir it evenly, wait for the oil to cool and condense into lumps, maybe, maybe there will be powder in the oil..."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You go down first!"

Mao Daochang was sweating, shivering and saluting, and went out quickly-while returning to the altar, it seemed that the emperor had been given diamond powder! The emperor could not take the medicine he had, and he had to adjust it immediately. If the emperor really does something... he now believes what his senior brother said, this is really not the place he should be! He wanted to look back, but there was no reason, how would it cause the emperor's discomfort to go back?

The emperor was so angry that his chest hurts, and said, "That beast! I asked me to have dinner with him the day before yesterday!"

The grandfather grandfather behind the emperor was also terrified, so that said, the emperor really won't live long. If the prince is in power, no one who knows the inside story will want to live. I personally checked Xue Guifei's palace and found the small box with the paper bag inside... the prince would definitely not let him go.

Grandpa Sun said in a low voice: "The slave servant just heard that the prince beat the prince to death that day. The prince was still pregnant, but the prince only said he died of a serious illness..." He knew it the day before yesterday. Waiting for the prince to bribe him, maybe he won't tell the emperor. It seems that don't wait at this time, just say it quickly-the prince killed his child! Such a vicious person!

The emperor's face was pale. On the one hand, he was afraid that his life would not be long, on the other hand, he was filled with hatred. He gritted his teeth and said: "Beast! Beast! I have cultivated him and indulged him over the years, but how did he reward me? Yes! This horrible thing!"

He thinks he is so kind to this eldest son! Since he was a child, he has been educated and enlightened by the emperor, and he has always been trained according to the prince's model. When the eldest prince was eighteen years old, he was still in his prime, and he became a prince! Then the prince did the things he did to his brothers, he was disrespectful to himself, and was incompetent towards the affairs of the DPRK... he didn't pursue it! Finally, he handed over the affairs of state to him! The prince played tricks in secret again and again, lied and deceived himself. He just woke him up, and never really disciplined him! It was just a matter of copying and killing such a big thing as the two provinces, which caused a hundred officials to fall into the trap, which is unprecedented in history, and he has not deposed him! What is he going to do, what is he going to do!

The emperor smashed the book case with his fist angrily: "I really raised him for nothing! I should kill him soon! With such a vicious mother, he can't learn well!"

Grandpa Sun rarely agreed: "It really shouldn't! Your Majesty loves him so much..." Seeing the emperor's anger, Grandpa Sun hurriedly shut up.

The emperor's chest rose and fell, and he sneered after a long while: "If you ask him directly, he will definitely lie again! I want to see how dark his heart is! Go out and say that I am sick! Prepare hot lard. !"

Grandpa Sun nodded vigorously and hurriedly went out.

The emperor got up, walked back to the bed in the inner room, and lay down. Suddenly he felt uncomfortable all over his body. Not only his stomach hurt, but his head and back began to hurt. He didn't know the horror of this psychological effect. Someone in later generations went to the hospital by car in the morning. After the examination, he heard of cancer. He couldn't move on the spot. He was carried to the bed and immediately fell into a coma. If people want to scare themselves, it is 100% effective! The emperor believed Shen Wen's words at this time, and felt that he was already dying and he was dead soon. If he hadn't hated the prince to death in his heart, he would probably have a mental breakdown.

He was going to sleep in a daze, and he seemed to see a gentle and beautiful woman, walking towards him with a smile... The emperor woke up from a cold war, scared to sweat-ghosts came to him! This was not the first time he had dreamed of Concubine Chen, but it was the first time it was so clear that there seemed to be the fragrance of Concubine Chen's clothes in the air...

"Father." The emperor turned his eyes and saw the prince sitting on the side of the bed with anxious expression on his face.

The emperor finally suppressed the urge to give the prince a big ear scrape, and reluctantly said: "I, I feel unwell."

The prince asked very eagerly: "Father, what do you want to eat? Let the royal cook help you prepare."

The emperor closed his eyes: "Just some ginseng porridge, I have no appetite now."

The prince got up hurriedly and went out. The emperor opened his eyes and looked at his back, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.