The Emperor and Prince Huan were twins born to the Queen Mother. The Emperor was the elder brother, and Prince Huan was born later.
As the eldest son, Prince Huan had no chance of becoming the Emperor. The Queen Mother was relieved that the two brothers had always had a good relationship, and Prince Huan also respected the Emperor very much.
Eighteen years ago, the Emperor received a memorial from the Historian impeaching Prince Huan for stationing troops, and after verification, the evidence was confirmed.
As it was getting dark that day, in Xuanzheng Hall, the emperor threw the evidence in front of King Huan, "King Huan, why did you take this path?"
In the emperor's impression, his brother was a person with a leisurely temperament and no desire for power. "Have you been pretending all this time?"
King Huan knelt on the ground and said indignantly: "I never felt the importance of power before I met her! With just one sentence, you took my beloved as your own, and it was obviously me who fell in love with her first!"
"You actually like the queen? But you should know that in this world, only things that I don't want can be given to you. If I don't want it, you will have nothing because I am the emperor and have supreme power!"
King Huan thought of Queen Xiao and burst into tears on the spot.
King Cheng defeated the bandits and the rebellion was exposed, but he would never see Queen Xiao again after his death.
Facing the poisoned wine, he pretended to repent and kowtowed, saying, "Brother, Your Majesty, I was wrong. I want to high-five you one last time."
This was the way the two brothers liked since they were young.
The emperor stood up, walked in front of him, and said sternly, "Prince Huan, go on your way with peace of mind. I will forgive the princess and the prince."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Prince Huan kowtowed again devoutly. Just as the two were high-fiving, Prince Huan suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed the emperor fiercely. The
emperor fell to the ground and vomited blood. Prince Huan suffocated him with a cushion until he was no longer breathing. Then he quietly exchanged the dragon robe with him, and replaced him without anyone noticing, becoming the emperor.
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Xu Sheng asked, "How did your majesty escape death that night? Was it because of a fire in the Xuanzheng Hall?"
Taoist Lin's deep eyes narrowed slightly, "It was the former chief steward Liu Gonggong who set a fire and used a charred corpse to cover up the truth, and at the same time sent me out of the palace in a swill cart."
"Your majesty has suffered these years. I was suspicious of the fire, but King Huan was really good at covering it up. He imitated you so well that no one could recognize the flaw."
Taoist Lin sighed, "This time when I entered the palace, I found that King Huan controlled the government very tightly, and the concentration of troops should not be underestimated." "
Your majesty, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be in a very dangerous situation. Shi Jun was named King Jin. King Huan is deliberately paving the way for his son."
"Yan'er appears to be rebellious, but after this incident, he has become mature. I believe he will turn the tide. I will help him ascend the throne."
Taoist Lin gave Xu Sheng the names of some officials in the court and asked him to contact them secretly to promote them in preparation for getting rid of King Huan in the future.
But Shi Yan couldn't be told about this yet.
Late at night, in Kunning Palace.
The emperor was combing Empress Xiao's hair in front of the dressing table, and the deep affection in his eyes could not be hidden.
Empress Xiao stroked her face gently, "Your Majesty, am I old?"
The emperor held her in his arms from behind and said softly, "Xue'er is as beautiful as the first time I saw you."
Empress Xiao took his hand, held her cheek, and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, you didn't show how much you liked me that day."
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It was the first year of the emperor's accession to the throne. The harem was empty, and a beauty selection was held to fill the harem.
On the day of the beauty selection, Empress Xiao and her sister Qingge entered the final palace selection.
The queen mother arrived first with Prince Huan, and the concubines that the emperor did not choose could be taken into the palace by the princes of the clan.
Queen Xiao was dignified and beautiful at that time, and she was charming in her reserved manner. King Huan fell in love with her at first sight, but he did not expect that the late Emperor also fell in love with Queen Xiao.
The Queen Mother gave her sister Qingge to King Huan as his princess.
Although the two sisters looked very similar, their personalities were completely different.
On the day when the Emperor and Queen Xiao got married in the palace, King Huan married Qingge outside the palace. That night, he drank to relieve his sorrow and mistook Qingge for Queen Xiao, and had Shi Jun.
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The emperor picked her up, pulled her close to him, put his arms around her waist, and said in a naive way: "Xue'er, just remember how much I love you in the future. I will be fascinated by you for all my life and give you everything, even if it means my death."
Queen Xiao put her finger on his lips, "Your Majesty is the emperor, how can you talk nonsense?"
"If I were not the emperor, would Xue'er be willing to be with me?"
If that person had not used his power to make the decision, Prince Huan believed that Queen Xiao would definitely fall in love with him.
Queen Xiao nodded and leaned against his shoulder, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be with you forever."
The emperor smiled with satisfaction. This woman was what he wanted all his life.
The only thing he didn't expect was that his biological son Shi Jun was still alive, which was really a huge surprise.
In the main hall of Prince Huan's mansion, Shi Jun was worshiping his parents.
He lit three incense sticks, "Father, mother, I am back."
He inserted them into the lotus incense burner, his expression fierce, "Although the emperor has cleared my father's name, I will not give up revenge. The dragon chair in the Golden Palace will be mine."
"My son has fallen in love with the best woman in the world, Xu Mian, the daughter of Xu Sheng, whom I betted with. She should have been my wife. Mother, I will definitely snatch Mian Mian away!"
After pouring out the wine and bowing, Shi Jun suddenly felt pain all over his body. He touched the back of his neck, and the disappeared green mark was looming.
It was as if thousands of insects were crawling on his body. Pei Qing had given him corpse worm poison since he was a child to control him. It would break out every two months. Now that he was dead, there was no antidote for the poison.
In front of the tablets of Prince Huan and the Princess, Shi Jun rolled on the ground in pain, sweating profusely, "I don't believe that I can't find an antidote for this poison!"
The next day, Shi Yan returned to his position as the crown prince and proposed a series of policies for the country and the people at the morning court, which impressed the court officials.
"Your Majesty, I found through this experience that the people's demands are not high. They only ask for three meals a day and four seasons, and the heavy taxes in some areas make it difficult for them to bear..."
The emperor praised: "The prince has made great progress, and I am very pleased."
In the Penglai Palace, Xu Mian was still immersed in sleep at this time. He was exhausted from being bullied by Shi Yan last night.
A tall and slender man walked in from outside the palace door. He had a handsome face and a pair of sinister and cold eyes.
The palace maid said respectfully: "Your Highness."
Shi Jun strode into the main hall, as if he was familiar with the past.
The same face, the palace maids did not notice anything unusual.
The door closed, Shi Jun entered the inner hall, and smelled the breath of Xu Mian again. In the past, they were inseparable here, and there were traces of love in almost every place and corner.
In the cold jade bed curtains, the fragrance of orange blossoms was rich and sweet. The beauty's long hair spread on her side, slightly revealing her jade-white skin on her shoulders.
Shi Jun stroked Xu Mian's soft hair with his big hands, and smiled on his stern face, saying lovingly: "Mian Mian, when can you change your bad habit of sleeping on your stomach, huh?"
This was Xu Mian's bad habit. Shi Jun spent half a year to force her to change, but she returned to her old ways overnight.
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