Chapter 668: Loved Ones' Pain
Everyone said the deposed crown prince resembled him, and he had actually been somewhat reluctant to let him go. Unfortunately, the emperor was first and foremost an emperor, then a father and a husband. For the prosperity and stability of the Great Zhou, he had no choice but to do so.
After the deposed crown prince died, he set his sights on the third son, but he was repeatedly disappointed. He could only focus on training the sixth son, but the sixth son...
Looking at his remaining sons, none of them was capable.
Throughout history, many dynasties collapsed because their successors were useless.
If the heir is incompetent, the ancestral foundation will be destroyed.
"Send a message to the bandit-suppressing army, and tell them to find Jingxuan for me. If they can't find him, don't come back! Also, kill all the remaining bandits, leaving no one alive!" The emperor's voice was extremely cold.
The minister took the order and left.
The emperor sat in the chair, dazed for a while.
"Your Majesty, has there been any letter from Jingxuan? Where is he now?" Concubine Liang spoke before she arrived, her voice clear and full of energy.
When Concubine Liang came in and saw the emperor's expression, she was stunned for a moment.
"His Majesty……"
The emperor looked at Concubine Liang and said in a dry voice, "The bandit-suppressing army has sent a message that Jing Xuan was chased by bandits and fell into the river. His life or death is unknown."
When Concubine Liang heard the news, her face turned pale, she felt dizzy and fainted.
When Concubine Liang woke up, she was a little dazed.
"Mother, how have you raised my ever-victorious general? Let me see." The young man's flattering voice sounded.
"General Changsheng... General Changsheng is here, and he is very fat. Your mother will ask the palace maid to bring him to you right away." Concubine Liang said anxiously.
She rolled over to get out of bed and accidentally fell to the ground.
"Empress!" The palace maid heard the noise and hurried in to support her.
"Jingxuan wants General Changsheng, go and get General Changsheng quickly." Concubine Liang said in a hurried voice.
"Your Majesty, His Highness hasn't returned yet." said the palace maid.
Concubine Liang was stunned for a moment: "Nonsense! Jingxuan was standing right here, talking to me."
Concubine Liang pointed in a direction and the palace maids looked in that direction.
There was no one there, no one there?!
Concubine Liang collapsed to the ground. She remembered that His Majesty said Jing Xuan was being hunted and fell into the river, his life or death unknown...
Concubine Liang sat there dejectedly.
"Am I wrong?" Concubine Liang grabbed the hand of her trusted palace maid and suddenly said.
The palace maid was depressed: "My Lady..."
The Queen has always been impetuous, how could she ever look so fragile and desperate?
"Jingxuan didn't want to go to Liangzhou to suppress the bandits. He was afraid. I shouldn't have forced him to go." Concubine Liang said.
"He doesn't want to be an emperor, he just wants to be an idle prince. I shouldn't force him."
Jing Xuan must have felt very cold and desperate when he fell into the river.
She doesn't want anything now, she just wants her son to be alive.
Princess Liang covered her face and sobbed.
…
"At that time, the flowers were in full bloom and the spring breeze was blowing, which was quite beautiful. Now, they have withered into mud and been uprooted, which is pitiful. So, people should not be too proud, it is better to keep a low profile." Concubine Wang murmured in a low voice, her voice full of joy.
She looked at her own red fingers, thinking back to when His Majesty sent Zhao Jingxuan to suppress the bandits, Concubine Liang's pride, and then thinking about the blow and despair Concubine Liang suffered now, Concubine Wang felt very pleased.
Does Concubine Liang really think that Shu'er has failed to perform his duties several times and that His Majesty is disgusted with him, so the throne will belong to her son?
dream!
Shu'er, and the Wang family, as long as they are careful and dormant, one day they will reach a high position!
…
The news of the Sixth Prince's accident quickly spread throughout the court.
Those who supported the Sixth Prince were all in a state of panic.
Those who supported other princes were happy in their hearts, but did not dare to show it on their faces.
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue naturally heard about it. The two young men were stunned for a long time and couldn't come back to their senses.
How did something happen to the lively and intimidating Sixth Prince?
Wei Ziang's eyes were red, and he looked up at Xu Jue who was standing beside him.
"Xu Jue, shouldn't we have persuaded him to go to Liangzhou to suppress the bandits?" Wei Ziang said.
"His Majesty has issued the decree. It is a foregone conclusion that the Sixth Prince will suppress the bandits. Whether we persuade him or not, he must go." Xu Jue said.
Even so, Wei Ziang still felt guilty and sad.
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince is blessed with good fortune and will surely return safely." Xu Jue said.
"Really?" Wei Ziang asked.
Xu Jue nodded firmly.
In a change that no one noticed, Xu Jue's face became more angular and he looked like an adult.
His serious and determined look makes people feel that what he says is true and can soothe people's hearts.
When the two returned home, they were also absent-minded while eating.
Wei Ziang ate half a bowl of rice and put down his chopsticks.
Tang Li naturally saw it. Xu Jue and Wei Ziang were both young boys and usually had to eat three bowls of rice on a daily basis.
She naturally knew why.
Something happened to Zhao Jingxuan.
When Tang Li first heard the news, he found it hard to accept.
How could something happen to a perfectly healthy child? And it's even more serious...
After dinner.
Tang Li and Wei Qing called the two teenagers over to talk.
"Dad, Mom, I want to go find the Sixth Prince." Wei Ziang said.
"You are just a weak scholar, and you have run to such a far place. Your father will have to run to look for you again." Wei Qing said, cutting off his unrealistic thoughts.
Wei Ziang hesitated: "I just want to do something, I can't do nothing."
"The bandit-suppressing army is looking for him, and the emperor has sent people to look for him. They will definitely find him." Wei Qing said, "Don't think too much, just eat well and sleep well."
"I can tell at first glance that Zhao Jingxuan is a lucky boy. He is definitely not going to die young. You don't have to worry." Wei Qing said again.
Wei Qing still has a lot of prestige in front of the children.
Xu Jue said so, and his father also said so. Wei Ziang now almost believed that Zhao Jingxuan would be able to return safely.
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue left, leaving only Tang Li and Wei Qing in the room.
"Husband, can you tell fortunes?" Tang Li glanced at him and said.
Wei Qing's shoulders slumped. "If I could tell fortunes, I'd set up a stall on the street and charge ten taels for each fortune I read. That would be much more money than being the Minister of Justice."
"Even that famous immortal can't accept ten taels. You are asking for too much." Tang Li said.
The two of them were joking, but they felt heavy in their hearts.
"Husband, what happened to the Sixth Prince? How did he get into trouble?" Tang Li said.
Zhao Jingxuan's accident is very disadvantageous to them.
Firstly, Tang Li likes Zhao Jingxuan very much. He is also a good friend of Ziang and Xu Jue. She really doesn't want anything to happen to such a lively boy.
Secondly, her husband had chosen Zhao Jingxuan, hoping that he could become the crown prince and then the emperor, and then clear the Xiao family's grievances.
If something happens to Zhao Jingxuan, the plan will be ruined.
What's even worse is that Zhao Shu, who was almost pinned to death by them, might jump up again.
"It may not be the remnants of the bandits, it may also be done by Zhao Shu and the Wang family." Wei Qing said.
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