Prince Qi hasn't stepped out of the Prince Qi's Palace for a long time.

His mother's attack on Princess Fuqing caused him to be completely abandoned by his father, and he had no choice but to lie in wait.

Fortunately, he still had the letter left by his mother. Even if his father unexpectedly appointed the seventh son as the crown prince early, as long as he could get the support of the empress dowager, he would have a chance to turn things around.

The steward hurried in, looking grim: "My Lord, something terrible has happened."

The King of Qi tightened his grip on the Buddhist scriptures and asked, "What's the matter?"

The steward lowered his head and did not dare to look at Prince Qi's expression: "The news just came out that the emperor gave up his throne to the crown prince——"

King Qi stood up suddenly and the Buddhist scripture in his hand fell to the ground.

The Buddhist scriptures were spread out, and the verses encouraging people to be calm and peaceful were very eye-catching, as if mocking the person who dropped them on the ground.

The King of Qi ran out, stepping on the Buddhist scriptures without stopping.

"My Lord..." the steward hurried after him, "Please don't be impulsive!"

There has been something wrong with the prince these days. Although he appears calm on the surface, his eyes are frighteningly deep.

Such a prince made him uneasy.

Prince Qi stopped, quickly returned to the study, and locked the steward outside.

Not long after, King Qi reopened the door and strode out.

"My Lord, where are you going?"

"Do I need to tell you where I'm going? Get out of the way!"

Prince Qi pushed the steward aside, left the Prince Qi's Mansion and headed straight for the Imperial Palace.

He can't wait any longer.

After waiting for a long time, the seventh prince went from being an inconspicuous prince to the Prince of Yan, then to the Crown Prince, and now he has become the new emperor!

Unfortunately, he still hoped to get help from the Queen Mother and wanted to proceed step by step.

He is so stupid, really!

The King of Qi was so excited that he nearly fell off his horse.

When they were near the imperial city, the Prince of Qi dismounted from his horse and waited at the palace gate to ask to see the Queen Mother.

At this time, the Empress Dowager had been under house arrest, so the news naturally could not reach the Cining Palace, but instead reached the ears of Emperor Jingming, who was temporarily still doing the job of the Emperor.

"The fourth son wants to see the Queen Mother?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingming's expression immediately turned cold.

He had originally had no plans to see the fourth prince, Yu Zhang, again, but since the fourth prince wanted to see the empress dowager, he had to meet him.

Why did the fourth brother ask to see the Queen Mother when he decided to abdicate?

"Bring King Qi here."

The Prince of Qi had never expected that Emperor Jingming would meet him, and he was actually quite excited. He knelt down and trembled as he said, "Your son pays respects to your father."

Emperor Jingming looked at Prince Qi and asked directly, "Why do you want to see the Queen Mother?"

The Prince of Qi fell to the ground, hesitated for a moment and said, "It has been a long time since I have come to the palace to pay my respects to you and the Empress Dowager. I miss you very much..."

Emperor Jingming looked deep in his eyes and said, "It's good that you miss your elders, but now is a busy time. If you want to pay your respects to me, you can wait until the new emperor ascends the throne. I will have time then."

If the fourth brother had come at that time, he might have been a little soft-hearted.

The throne was given to the seventh son, and he seemed to be more tolerant of his other sons even if they made mistakes and hurt him.

Prince Qi said hurriedly, "My son just thought that my father would be busy, so I wanted to visit my grandmother first."

"There is no need to visit the Queen Mother. She is old and needs rest."

The King of Qi was unwilling to accept this and asked, "Is the Royal Grandmother feeling unwell recently?"

Emperor Jingming could no longer bear it and flew into a rage: "You evil creature, why are you trying so hard to see the Queen Mother? Are you anxious because I passed the throne to my seventh son, and you want the Queen Mother to help you seize the throne?"

The King of Qi was so frightened that his face turned pale and he fell to the ground in panic: "Father, I have absolutely no such thoughts——"

"If you don't have this intention, get out of here!"

Listening to Emperor Jingming's roar, Prince Qi felt as if an ice spike was piercing his heart.

Time and again, he just went to the palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. It was such a simple request, so why was his father so harsh to him?

Why is this happening?

King Qi couldn't figure it out and just knelt there without moving.

Emperor Jingming became more and more angry and shouted: "Pan Hai, are you all dead? Or are you saying that I will soon become the emperor, and your words are useless?"

Pan Hai hurriedly ordered two eunuchs to drag Prince Qi out.

The Prince of Qi was confused at the moment. He was provoked by the eunuch and started to struggle: "Father, I know how to do that. I don't have that intention. You are ashamed to say that—"

With a click, a letter fell from the arms of King Qi as he was pulled.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Emperor Jingming was in a high position and reacted the fastest: "Show it up!"

The King of Qi suddenly woke up from his dream and rushed to grab the letter.

Pan Hai grasped Prince Qi's wrist with one hand, picked up the letter with the other hand, and presented it to Emperor Jingming neatly.

When Emperor Jingming saw the beautiful small words on the letter, his eyelids twitched. After reading the content, his face was filled with gloom and looked very scary.

"Is this the purpose of your visit to the palace to see the Queen Mother?" Emperor Jingming raised the letter, his hands shaking.

The King of Qi was completely speechless, and he sat paralyzed on the ground paved with golden bricks, shaking like a sieve.

Emperor Jingming walked over, raised his foot and kicked, while kicking, he smashed the thick stack of letters into Prince Qi's face.

"Like mother, like son. A bad beast like you, I should have sent you to guard the imperial mausoleum long ago!"

Prince Qi dodged Emperor Jingming's kicks, and when he heard the three words "guard the imperial tomb", his eyes suddenly widened. He instantly lost his mind and tried to snatch the letter from Emperor Jingming's hand.

Pan Hai was greatly shocked. He pulled Emperor Jingming aside to protect him and kicked Prince Qi far away.

The prince of Qi knocked his head against the hard golden bricks, still shouting: "I will not go to guard the imperial mausoleum. I have a letter, a letter left for me by my mother!"

Pan Hai covered his mouth.

Oh no, did he kick the King of Qi and make him sick?

"Your Majesty, Prince Qi—"

At this time, Emperor Jingming also noticed something was wrong and ordered coldly: "Shut up Prince Qi's mouth and send him back to Prince Qi's palace for custody. Don't let him see outsiders again!"

He had originally planned to turn a blind eye and let his son live out his life as a leisurely prince, but after reading this letter, he realized that this idea was ridiculous.

He wanted to pity this beast, but this beast had never been grateful.

He has already abdicated and become the emperor emeritus. He doesn't want his hands to be stained with the blood of his own son, so he lets the fourth son be imprisoned for life like the empress dowager.

From then on, we would never see each other again in life or death, and would no longer be father and son in the next life.

The Prince of Qi was quietly sent back to his palace. Not long after, the eunuch reported back: "The Prince of Qi has gone mad."

The coronation ceremony of the new emperor was extremely lively, and the whole capital was filled with cheers. However, the huge Prince Qi's Palace was dead silent, as if it was deserted.

In a corner of the room, Prince Qi held a pile of copied scriptures tightly against his chest, his hair disheveled, his eyes fixed, and he kept muttering, "My letter, the letter my mother left for me, if I have this letter, I will become the crown prince..."

The servant outside the door covered his ears and looked up at the sky.

He dared not listen to such words.

Alas, when will this kind of day end?

As time went by, the news of Prince Qi's madness spread gradually, and one day it even reached the ears of Princess Qi who was meditating in the temple.

The Princess of Qi cursed several times and burst into tears. From then on she worshipped Buddha with extra piety.

When living in this world, one must not do things that would hurt one's conscience, otherwise retribution will come sooner or later.

She is like this, and the heartless and ungrateful man is even more like this.

That's good.

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