Chapter 202: Bo Qiaohui 14
"Tell me, who proposed it?"
Liu Heng slammed the table and stood up. His usually gentle face was already covered with frost, and the majesty of an emperor was revealed in front of the children for the first time.
Liu Xian and Liu Qi were both kneeling in the hall. Before Liu Qi could explain, Liu Xian spoke first, placing the blame squarely on Liu Qi's head: "Your Majesty, this was all the Crown Prince's idea."
"You're lying. I went with you because you said seeing the bride would bring good luck."
"Your Highness, please don't wrongly accuse me. It's well known that I'm the most honest person. Besides, I've only just arrived at the palace. Without you leading the way, how could I possibly know the princess's room?"
Liu Xian now restrained his frivolous appearance in front of the Crown Prince and became honest and obedient. After he finished speaking, he bowed to the Emperor with a bit of grievance and said, "Your Majesty, please see me."
"You're talking nonsense, I didn't do it. Father lied, it really wasn't me!"
Liu Heng stood with his hands behind his back. Although the prince sounded certain, he could not provide any favorable evidence. Instead, he was interrupted by the Prince of Wu. At this moment, he could only shake his head and put his hopes on himself. He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
He glanced at the two children. The Crown Prince stiffened his neck and just kept looking at him. The Prince of Wu was even more outrageous. He looked so aggrieved and honest that it was hard to imagine that he would do such a thing as peeping at a woman taking a bath.
Thinking of King Wu Liu Bi behind him, today's incident could be a big deal or a small one. He couldn't wrongly accuse Liu Xian, lest the King of Wu exploit the situation. Weighing the pros and cons, Liu Heng realized that while the matter hadn't been fully investigated, he had to punish him immediately to show his resolve.
I have no choice but to let the prince down. If it weren't for him, I would have to apologize myself.
"Qi'er, come here."
Liu Heng called his son to him. Seeing that he was a little frightened and thinking of his somewhat arrogant personality, he actually wondered in his heart whether they had not taught the child well.
Snap——
A loud slap knocked Liu Qi to the ground. The boy covered his face in disbelief, and the grievance in his heart gradually spread.
So, even my father doesn’t want to believe me, right?
He turned his gaze to his mother, and seeing Dou Yifang's subconsciously avoiding gaze, he felt that he was all alone in this huge palace.
Liu Qi got up from the ground, ignoring Liu Heng's reproach and not looking at Dou Yifang's red eyes. He just silently rubbed the sachet in his sleeve, as if only this could give him a little courage.
"Come here, take the prince to the torture chamber."
"I'll take my leave."
He bowed without even looking at the two people above him, and ignored Liu Xian's gloating look. He just quietly let the guards take him away, and never said a word to defend himself from beginning to end.
………
The days in the torture chamber were not very difficult, except for the bad environment. It was just as Liu Heng said, there was food and drink, and it could even be said that it was the most relaxing period of his life since he became the crown prince.
Liu Qi was not as pitiful as Liu Heng and his wife thought. He lay on the dry straw and fed Dansu with the remaining rice grains of the day.
The pair of eagles had become very smart. Not long after he was locked up on the first day, they came looking for him.
Shuang Dai would occasionally bring him some pastries, which tasted far better than those in the palace. He had Dan Su by his side every day, and Ah Qiao asked Shuang Dai to help feed him. He had been eating and sleeping well these past two days, and seemed to have gained some weight.
"Hey, poor thing, I'm here to see you."
Liu Xian walked in with a chessboard in his hand, and looked triumphantly at the prince who had become a prisoner.
Liu Qi didn't want to pay any attention to him, but Liu Xian just kept talking to himself: "How pitiful! A prince like you has fallen to this state. If I were you, I would just run into a wall and die."
"You're so annoying."
"Tsk tsk, what a loser." Liu Xian saw him sitting on the ground and ignoring him, and he was too lazy to stay with him in such an unlucky place. He simply raised the chessboard in his hand:
"Hey, I'm not a heartless person. Although you deserve to be wronged, but considering your pity, how about I play chess with you?"
"No, get out."
"Come on, I'm here to play chess with you out of kindness, you should be grateful. But it's boring to play like this, we need to add some prizes. How about a bet on those two maids in your palace?"
Liu Xian's face revealed an undisguised lewd expression. Looking at the still confused Crown Prince, he smiled even more maliciously: "If you lose, give them both to me."
"For you?"
Liu Qi inexplicably felt disgusted by his expression, finding it nauseating. Just as he was about to refuse, Liu Xian smiled crookedly and said, "Yes, give it to me. Why don't you want to? But it's useless even if you don't want to. To tell you the truth, I've already had sex with those two palace maids. Even if you keep them, you can only have sex with my old worn-out shoes."
Liu Qi finally understood what he had done to the maids in his palace and was furious. He had never treated the maids who served him as playthings and had always only asked them to take care of his food and daily life.
Liu Xian's action not only ruined the palace maids, but also trampled on the dignity of the crown prince. New and old hatreds surged up at the same time, but Liu Qi became more calm.
He stood up, dusted himself off, and walked to the cell door: "Okay, give me the chessboard."
When Liu Xian handed the chessboard to him, Liu Qi immediately picked up the chessboard and smashed it on his head. He swung it more than ten times and only stopped when Liu Xian was completely out of breath.
The boy threw the chessboard aside and called the guards: "How is he?"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Wu is dead."
Liu Qi panicked for a moment, but then said, "Someone open the door, and then send someone to inform the emperor."
The guard was still a little hesitant. This was a serious matter and he, a mere jailer, could not afford to take on the responsibility.
Seeing this, Liu Qi sent someone to tell the Queen Mother about this matter. Sure enough, not long after, the Queen Mother Bo personally took Liu Qi away.
Meanwhile, Liu Heng, seeing Dou Yifang still in a state of gloom, was discussing with her about releasing Liu Qi to make amends. Upon learning of this, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "This is terrible! Liu Bi will definitely not let this go."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. I will go to my mother's palace to fetch Qi'er and ask her about the matter clearly."
"This matter can be big or small. You must find a way to handle it in the Qing Dynasty. I will discuss it with the ministers."
The couple discussed it and one went straight to the front court while the other rushed to Yongle Palace.
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