Chapter 726 How could I not tolerate a child?
The Prince looked at the broken porcelain shards on the floor and breathed a sigh of relief.
In Xiang Wang's view, the fact that Emperor Wu was still willing to vent his anger on him meant that Emperor Wu did not really intend to kill him and his entire family.
But what Emperor Wu said next really surprised Prince Xiang.
Empress Wu was sitting cross-legged on a low couch when she heard Prince Xiang say that the Gao family woman had been executed. Enraged, she raised her hand and smashed the teacup in front of her on the ground.
Even so, Emperor Wu had carefully chosen the spot, trying to drop the porcelain as far away from Prince Xiang as possible, so that the broken pieces of porcelain wouldn't injure Prince Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground.
Emperor Wu was still furious at the words of the Prince of Xiang and his actions. He got off the low couch and, without even putting on his shoes, walked two or three steps to the Prince of Xiang.
Empress Wu looked down at the Prince of Xiang kneeling on the ground and asked, suppressing her anger, "How could I not tolerate an unborn child?"
That was a woman who had been with you, that was your bloodline, and you just disposed of her like this?
Emperor Wu was heartbroken and furious at the Prince of Xiang's self-determination, but the Prince of Xiang, kneeling on the ground, felt a real pang of pain in his heart as he listened to Emperor Wu's words.
A surge of anger welled up in his chest, and Prince Xiang wanted to raise his head and ask Emperor Wu: "If you can tolerate people, then why did my eldest brother (Li Hong) and second brother (Li Xian) die?"
My third brother (Li Xian) is still imprisoned in a tiny space. Can you even accommodate a child in such a confined space?
But now that Emperor Wu holds power, commands hundreds of thousands of Imperial Guards and the Imperial Army, and has the Bad People as his weapon, he is no longer the kind of person who would compromise or negotiate with his court officials.
The Prince was afraid. He was afraid that the words he blurted out would destroy the entire Prince's Mansion, and hundreds of people would be buried with him.
Prince Xiang looked up at Emperor Wu's questioning gaze as he looked down from above. He bit his tongue hard, and even though his mouth tasted of blood and rust, he gritted his teeth and refused to utter a single word.
Emperor Wu saw that the Prince of Xiang's eyes were red and already filled with tears.
Not to mention that Empress Wu was in excellent health. Not only could she still wield a knife skillfully every day at her age, but she also had sharp hearing and eyesight and showed no signs of aging.
Therefore, she naturally saw the hatred in the Prince's eyes.
Emperor Wu did not find it hard to understand. According to her own thoughts, when she woke up, she was already facing that situation, and all she could do was ascend the throne.
She truly had no choice but to become emperor.
She was serious about what she said to Du Qinghui.
(Chapter 684 plot)
The alienation that power can bring to a person is truly terrifying!
They were biological mother and son, but also ruler and subject, and could only ever be ruler and subject.
But people seem to be more critical of mothers. Throughout history, how many times have there been cases of fathers killing sons, sons killing fathers, elder brothers killing younger brothers, and younger brothers killing elder brothers in royal families?
How many emperors have reigned without being stained with blood and lives?
But in history, Emperor Wu, a woman and a mother, seemed to be the only one who couldn't do this.
Emperor Wu flicked her sleeves, turned around, turned her back to the ground and looked up at her Prince Xiang. After a pause, she composed herself before speaking: "Prince Xiang has behaved improperly before the Emperor. He shall be punished by being confined to his quarters to reflect on his mistakes."
Emperor Wu closed his eyes and shut his heart.
"Dai Dang, escort the Prince to the side hall. He will leave the palace tomorrow morning."
After saying this, Empress Wu slowly opened her eyes. There were no other emotions in her eyes. She was still the arrogant and powerful emperor who held supreme authority!
Emperor Wu walked barefoot to his usual long table where he reviewed memorials. Only after receiving Emperor Wu's instructions did Wang Da Dang dare to move.
A palace maid came in and carefully picked up the teacup that Emperor Wu had smashed on the floor. Wang Da Dang also stepped forward and whispered to the Prince, "Your Highness? Get up. This old servant will escort you to the side hall."
Having knelt on the ground for so long, the Prince's kneecaps were aching and numb. With the help of Prince Da Dang, he finally stood up, but he still staggered and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the floor.
"Your Highness!"
This mouthful of blood terrified Wang Da Dang, and his voice calling for the Prince of Xiang rose considerably. Emperor Wu, who was already sitting on the dragon throne, heard this shout and forced himself not to look towards the Prince of Xiang.
Finally, Wang Da Dang summoned two powerful eunuchs to escort the Prince of Xiang out of the main hall. As soon as they left, Wang Da Dang immediately ordered someone to fetch a physician.
Wang Da Dang understood that although Emperor Wu had scolded and punished Prince Xiang by confining him to his room to reflect on his mistakes, he was still Emperor Wu's son, so how could Emperor Wu not care?
Inside the side hall, seeing the physician on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau put down his pulse-taking hand, Wang Da Dang quickly stepped forward and anxiously asked, "How is he? Is he alright?"
The doctor first nodded, then shook his head, and finally led Wang Da Dang outside. Only after they were far away from the Prince did the doctor dare to speak: "He was shocked and angry, and bit his tongue. He is fine now, but the injury on his tongue will take at least seven or eight days to heal completely."
Until then, they have to eat liquid food.
The doctor explained for a few minutes, then said, "The ointment has been applied. I will personally brew a bowl of calming soup for the prince in a little while, and feed it to him so he can have a good night's sleep. He should feel much better tomorrow."
"Quickly, quickly prescribe the medicine."
After watching the physician give the Prince Xiang the medicine and the Prince Xiang fall into a daze, Wang Da Dang took the physician's written medical record and prescription and headed back to Xuande Hall.
Inside the Xuande Hall, Emperor Wu was bent over his desk, writing and reviewing memorials. Wang Da Dang noticed from a distance that Emperor Wu was not wearing shoes, so she quickly went to get him shoes and helped him put them on. Only then did she take out the physician's medical records and prescriptions from her sleeve.
"Everyone, the doctor has already examined the prince, and he is fine and has fallen asleep."
Emperor Wu carefully examined the medical records and prescriptions that Wang Da Dang had placed on the table by candlelight. After looking at them two or three times, Emperor Wu finally let out a long sigh.
"How old are you? Why are you still so short-tempered?"
I only said a few words to him, and look at him, he actually bit his tongue until it bled?
"Dang, he's deliberately trying to hurt me!"
Wang Da Dang kept his head down and remained silent. He knew that at this moment, Emperor Wu only wanted to complain and did not really want him to agree with her.
Looking at the words "fright and anger attacking the heart" written by the physician on the medical record, Emperor Wu paused for a moment before gently saying, "Summon the Imperial Clan Minister tomorrow and, as the Prince of Xiang said, let the Gao family daughter be buried in the Li family cemetery."
In the matter of Prince Xiang, at least on the surface, it seems that Prince Xiang was truly betrayed by his concubine's family, and it was a huge trap.
But is that really the truth?
Of course, no matter what, that's what Emperor Wu believed: Prince Xiang was innocent, and the pregnant Gao family woman was already dead. That was the end of it.
However, this only applies to Prince Xiang; the matter is over. But others still have a long way to go in terms of reckoning.
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