Chapter 294 Is It Because I Don’t Want To?
"Bei Qin is lucky. When that man was executed, Your Majesty and I could only hide in the palace to pay tribute secretly, because the late emperor was not as tolerant of his own children as he was."
"The body was thrown into a mass grave. Later, when Your Majesty ascended the throne, all the honors and honors he bestowed upon him were only a cenotaph."
"If you really feel guilty, go back and secretly burn some paper money and light a lamp."
Xu Chengzhu bowed and said, "Thank you, father."
However, Xu Chengzhu's mood did not improve. He looked listless for several days, which made Mrs. Xu very anxious.
She complained to Xu Lanqi: "Da Lang has been in a very low mood recently. Today, he refused to eat."
"I brought the food to his room. He ate it, but he didn't touch it."
"I have tried to persuade him a lot, but it is of no use. Go and have a look."
"Let's not make a joke about the kids starving to death."
Xu Lanqi knocked on the door of her son's room.
A weak voice came from inside: "Come in."
He pushed the door open and saw his foolish son staring out the window in a daze, dying.
Xu Lanqi walked over and advised: "It's okay to be sad, you still need to eat."
"Don't let your body collapse by then and be buried with him?"
Xu Chengzhan came back to his senses from his lifeless state.
"Yeah, I just think it's too sudden."
"In the past, when I saw the suffering of ordinary people, I always felt sorry for their lives, which were like floating duckweed."
"I am also glad that I have a good family background."
"Bei Qin is also a descendant of a noble family, and he is also extremely intelligent and highly respected."
"But I still can't help myself. If I'm not careful, I'll be implicated."
"It came too suddenly. I wonder if I will be caught off guard..."
There was a slap on the mouth.
"What are you talking about? Am I such a tactless person?"
Xu Chengxuan whispered: "What if there are people among the Nine Clans who have no sense of propriety?"
"There were so many people, I couldn't even remember all their names, let alone recognize them."
Xu Lanqi:......
"If it's farther away, all ten clans might be implicated."
"Aye has so many students that you can't even remember their number."
Xu Lanqi:......
He slapped his son in the face.
"You stupid kid, why are you pretending to be a crow? Pah, pah, pah!"
After being hit, Xu Chengzhu kept his mouth shut, but he was also worried about another problem: "Father, His Majesty is so angry with the prince this time."
"Is she going to be okay?"
"No matter what, placing the prince under house arrest is a big deal."
"In the history books, it seems that the fact that the prince was confined to his house meant that the father and son had grown apart."
He pressed his fingers against the windowsill, hoping to get a reassuring answer.
Fortunately, the answer my father gave was good: "Although I am not sure, from what I know about His Majesty, he just wants the child to reflect on his mistakes."
"It's not as big a fight as outsiders think."
"But..."
Xu Lanqi held her son's shoulders and asked in confusion, "I asked you to seduce the prince, but now it's happened, why haven't you taken over yet?"
"You're not in a high position, so why worry? It has nothing to do with you."
Xu Chengxuan whispered back, "Is it because I don't want to go?"
In the palace, Bei Jingchu, having calmed down, went to the Xuanshi Hall to pay her respects to the emperor. The emperor did not say much, but just had dinner in the hall as he did when he was a child.
The third brother was also here and was left behind with them. The child did not bury his head in his work as usual, but stared at her with eager eyes.