Chapter 246 Accident
The dirtiest and most shameful secrets are the most fascinating.
Today's event has everyone from the noble to the common people.
The prince of Jiang family had an affair with his own sister and dared to perform a pornographic scene during the palace banquet. He was disheveled in public and was caught in bed by the prince's wife. Princess Jiang was cuckolded by the emperor before she even entered the palace. Such an exciting secret instantly spread across the entire Jinming Lake and Qionglin Garden.
For a moment, it was even more attractive than the dragon boat race among the princes.
Crowds of people were chirping, and the storytellers were talking excitedly, adding details and embellishments, describing the stories as if they had seen them with their own eyes, vividly and vividly.
Prince Ping An had no face to stay any longer, but the eldest prince's dragon boat race was the important one, after all, it had been planned for a long time.
It is almost certain that the eldest prince will win the dragon boat race!
He immediately ordered people to comfort the eldest prince, telling him to concentrate on preparing for war and not think about anything else. .
As long as the eldest prince wins, even if the Jiang family loses face because of their children's affair, even if Jiang Ruoxi cannot enter the palace as a concubine.
But as long as the eldest prince is useful and Concubine Jiang is not overthrown, the Jiang family still has hope.
In addition, he mobilized all the forces he could to block the news so that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would not know about this before the dragon boat race. This would prevent the Empress Dowager from getting angry and bringing shame to the Jiang family. If the Emperor got angry and directly exempted the eldest prince from the competition, it would be a big trouble.
The auspicious time arrived, and His Majesty and the Empress Dowager arrived together.
Unfortunately, how could the queen let him have his way?
Following Gu Huan's suggestion, she immediately sent a sharp-tongued female official to secretly report to the Empress Dowager. She said that she was asking the Empress Dowager to make the decision, but in fact she was just trying to make things difficult for her.
No one dared to report to the emperor. On one side, the emperor was green-headed, and on the other side was the power of the prime minister. No one could be sure that they would be killed instantly if they spoke too much.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor arrived at Jinming Lake in two separate carriages. They had no time to meet Prince Pingan and were unable to hear about the situation.
He was also afraid that the emperor would be furious if he knew what had happened, so he entered the Linshui Palace with a heavy heart.
The Empress Dowager had a gloomy face. She looked around but didn't see Jiang Jingchuan and Jiang Ruoxi. She knew they must have returned home.
Otherwise, she wanted to kill these two bastards.
A pair of useless evildoers!
The Queen Mother stared at Prince Ping An with anger in her eyes, a look that could kill people.
King Ping An didn't dare to look at her.
The emperor was surprised: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Did someone make you angry?"
It blocks the heart and lungs.
Jiang Ruoxi entering the palace is the best ending. The two daughters of the Jiang family surround the emperor. As a new favorite, Jiang Ruoxi can consolidate the favor of Concubine Jiang and help the eldest prince.
Now, not only is the game over, but the emperor will also be angry.
The empress dowager suppressed a breath of blood, retracted her gaze, and glanced at the emperor. Seeing that he looked normal, she guessed that he didn't know what had happened.
That's not bad. She softened her expression and said softly, "I felt a little uncomfortable in the car just now, but I'm fine now."
The emperor smiled and said, "How about letting them start? The navy competition is exciting, and if the queen mother is happy, she will feel relaxed."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Okay."
The eunuch immediately went to pass the message.
With a loud bang at the Jinmingchi dragon boat dock, ten fireworks shot straight into the sky. The colorful fireworks instantly scattered in the air, dazzling the eyes.
The shore was filled with people watching the competition, all of them excitedly waving flowers in their hands, ready to throw them when the princes' dragon boats came over.
The dignitaries in the Linshui Palace also stood up and leaned against the railings to watch the battle.
"Will you accompany me to see the fun?"
The queen said to Gu Huan with a smile, and Gu Huan nodded obediently.
The five dragon boats have already started the duel. The five princes are sitting at the bow, facing the navy rowers. Each of them is holding a flag embroidered with the prince's name and shouting slogans with the rowers.
At the beginning, the dragon boat of the eldest prince Zhao Yuze took the lead and rushed out.
The second prince Zhao Yuxuan's dragon boat was closely following, ranking second, and its momentum was very strong, and it was about to surpass the eldest prince's dragon boat.
Following closely behind him was his younger brother, the Sixth Prince Zhao Yuwen.
Listed alongside Zhao Yuwen is the third prince Zhao Yuchen.
The last one to fall behind was the fourth prince Zhao Yuze.
The two leading ships were chasing each other and trying to overtake each other.
The three ships behind were lagging behind and were also catching up with each other.
The dragon boat race was intense, and the people on the shore were even more excited. Flowers were thrown everywhere, shouts were heard, and some brave girls even shouted the names of their favorite princes.
The emperor was overjoyed. Imperial Concubine Jiang smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, Ze'er has been practicing hard for days and nights. He said that the ranking is not important. What is important is that your father is happy and satisfied. Look how hard he works."
The emperor nodded: "Ze'er is the eldest son and the oldest. He should set an example for his younger brothers."
"Of course." Concubine Jiang felt relieved.
The Queen whispered to Gu Huan, "You probably don't know much about the families of the mothers and concubines of these princes in the harem."
Gu Huan listened attentively: "Your Majesty, please tell me in detail."
Of course she knew it, but the queen always had to appear to be the master of the harem.
The Queen was very pleased with Gu Huan's respect: "The eldest prince, Zhao Yuze, is 21 years old this year. You have met the eldest prince's wife, Zhao Cuizhu. She and my favorite Xuan'er's future princess, Zhao Chufei, are half-sisters. Zhao Chufei is deeply loved by Marquis Jingwen, which is why I chose her."
"The third prince, Zhao Yuchen, is seventeen years old this year. He is the son of Concubine Xian, who is from the Yuan family."
"The fourth prince, Zhao Yufeng, is seventeen years old this year. He is the son of Concubine De. Concubine De is from the Li family, the Minister of Works. The Li family has always been on good terms with my Sun family and your husband."
Gu Huan and she smiled at each other, and they both knew which side they were on.
"Ah! There's a ship wreck!"
Suddenly there was a cry of surprise, and more people shouted.
"Oops, the bow of the Third Prince's ship hit the stern of the Second Prince's ship."
"Oh my god, the Second Prince's ship was knocked off course!"
"Great! The Second Prince's ship is heading back again. It's speeding up and has surpassed the First Prince's ship again. Come on, Second Prince! Second Prince is first!"
"Ahhh, why is the Third Prince's boat tilting again? It always bumps into the stern of the Second Prince's boat!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, the Sixth Prince's ship should speed up! It has surpassed the Third Prince's ship! Great!"
"Oh my god, the Fourth Prince's ship collided with the Third Prince's ship!"
"Hey, that's not right. Why is the stern of the Second Prince's ship sinking?"
"Is the boat leaking?"
"Oh, the Third Prince must have deliberately rammed the Second Prince's boat!"
The two boats collided violently bow and stern. The stern of the Second Prince's boat was already sinking strangely, and could not withstand the deliberate heavy collision. The boat capsized and the rowers fell into the water one after another.
The second prince also failed to stand firmly and fell into the water.
The Sixth Prince's ship then rammed hard into the Third Prince's ship, knocking it sideways. The Fourth Prince, who was following closely behind, rammed it directly in the middle.
The three boats were immediately overturned and everyone on board fell into the water.
The water in March was icy cold and everyone was splashing around in the water.
Everyone was stunned. The guards jumped into the water one after another and swam towards the princes. However, the people who fell off the dragon boat started fighting with each other, splashing water and making a mess.
The backup escort ship rowed hard towards the four princes.
The eldest prince's boat was left far behind and rowed quickly towards the finish line.
People on the shore kept exclaiming.
But everyone could see very clearly that the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince, who were excellent swimmers, were trying their best to save the other two princes. However, there was a group of people trying to take advantage of the situation in the water, and the Sixth Prince was dragged into the water and did not surface for a long time.
"Where is the Sixth Prince? Go find him quickly."
"Oh my! The Second Prince has also been dragged into the water! Someone is trying to murder the prince!"
The second prince quickly surfaced, and the sixth prince was also pulled to the surface. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The guards and boats had already arrived and were trying to pull the second prince aboard, but he pushed their hands away and shouted, "I'm a good swimmer. Go and save those who are dying."
As he paddled, he called out, "Old Four, Old Four, where are you?"
The Sixth Prince was dragged onto the boat. He didn't care that he was shivering with cold, and tried desperately to rescue the people from the water.
Seeing the exhausted Third Prince, the Sixth Prince shouted at him, "Third brother, come here quickly. I'll pull you up."
The queen was so nervous that she held on to the fence tightly with both hands.
Although Gu Huan knew the plan of this situation, she was still so nervous that her heart was in her throat when she saw people struggling in the water and someone trying to trip them up in secret.
In the distance, at the destination of the competition, the sound of gongs and drums filled the sky, and the eldest prince's boat won the championship.
Prince Ping An and Concubine Jiang smiled happily.
The two of them were so busy smiling and responding to the court officials around them who were congratulating them that they didn't notice at all that the emperor's face was inexplicably gloomy.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
