"Okay, you can leave first." Since returning to Beijing, the Prince of Pingxi has only been to the Cining Palace twice. The Queen Mother and him don't even have time to be alone. Now that the mother and daughter are sitting together to listen to the opera, the Queen Mother is reluctant to let him leave. But in the end, she nodded and allowed him to leave first.
"Thank you, mother." Zhong Zhiling said with a smile. At the same time, he casually said, "By the way, mother, what birthday gift did your cousin bring you this year? Are there any fruits from southern Xinjiang? I am craving for them."
The Queen Mother's face suddenly froze. Then she quickly smiled and said, "There was a war in Southern Xinjiang, how could he have the time? He just asked his family in the capital to prepare a birthday gift and sent it to him."
"That's a pity." King Pingxi shook his head and turned away.
"Then my son will leave first." Zhong Zhiheng glanced at the Queen Mother, then stood up and left the Cining Palace with the Prince of Pingxi.
"Why don't you stay and continue watching the show, brother?" Zhong Zhiling looked at Zhong Zhiheng with a smile.
"There are more dramas below than above. I can't stand it," Zhong Zhiheng looked at Zhong Zhiling with a smile. "Seventh brother can't stand it either, right?"
"Your Majesty, you are wise." Zhong Zhiling nodded. He curled his lips and looked at Zhong Zhiheng, "Your Majesty, there are a lot of rumors in the capital recently. I, a newcomer, find it strange. May I ask, your Majesty, were the officials so presumptuous in the past? They not only dared to stare at the prince, but also dared to interfere in the affairs of the harem?"
During this period, the scandal of Hui County Prince being born gay was widely spread in the capital. In the past few days, court officials wrote to the emperor, saying that Hui County Prince had damaged the majesty of the royal family and asked His Majesty to enclose land for him and leave Beijing as soon as possible. The previous dynasty was not stable, and the harem was also in turmoil. Hui Concubine was haunted by nightmares every night, and the dragon fetus was uneasy. Rumors in the harem were spreading again, saying that Cui Qing was a scapegoat, died unjustly, and was haunted by ghosts. Imperial Noble Concubine Zhao asked for permission to perform a water ritual to save the souls of the dead, but was scolded by Zhong Zhiheng. The empress dowager's birthday was just around the corner, how could she perform such a ritual to exorcise ghosts and save the souls? Zhao was embarrassed in front of His Majesty, and Concubine Shu was even more jealous. She stayed in the palace all day and refused to come out. Even though Hui County Prince was entangled in rumors, she, as a mother, never dared to defend her son.
"They are looking at me because I am old, so they are so busy standing in line and waving flags," Zhong Zhiheng said slowly, and suddenly looked at Zhong Zhiling, "Seventh Brother, which team are you standing on? Who are you waving flags for?"
"Brother Emperor, I am on the same side as you said thirty years ago. Although the road has been difficult and tortuous, I have not changed my original intention." Zhong Zhiling met Zhong Zhiheng's eyes and spoke seriously, word by word.
"In that case, then continue to stand there." Zhong Zhiheng curled his lips and reached out to pat Zhong Zhiling on the shoulder.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The two were walking and chatting when they saw Zhao Ruhai jogging towards them. Zhao Ruhai had served in the imperial court for decades and was a very calm person. It was rare to see him jogging like this. At that moment, Zhong Zhiheng and Zhong Zhiling suddenly frowned.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhong Zhiheng said in a deep voice.
Zhao Ruhai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Dai's men are back...back."
"Where is Dai Jingfeng?" Zhong Zhiheng's heart suddenly sank.
"Your Majesty, you...you should go back and take a look." Zhao Ruhai looked as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
At that moment, Zhong Zhiheng asked no more questions and strode towards the imperial study. Zhong Zhiling hurriedly caught up with him.
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Imperial study.
Zhong Zhiheng and Zhong Zhiling hurried to the imperial study. As soon as they entered the room, they saw a man kneeling on the ground. That man was a deputy general under Dai Jingfeng, named Jiang Bairen. He was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old and had always been very capable and energetic. But at this moment, he looked like a frost-bitten eggplant or a frightened bird. His face was extremely ugly. He knelt on the ground tremblingly. As soon as he saw Zhong Zhiheng coming in, he kowtowed like crazy and cried, "Your Majesty! You must make a decision for General Dai! General Dai died unjustly! Your Majesty, General Dai died so tragically!"
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