Chapter 103: Enemies meet, eyes full of jealousy
"Please spare my life, sir!" A heart-wrenching plea for mercy came from behind the high wall, and then stopped abruptly.
Changshu dragged the man out and threw him in the corner, waiting for others to take over.
The man on the ground was wearing a Taoist robe, his headdress was askew, and he died with his eyes open.
"Why cheat on this person when you can cheat on anyone else?"
I guess he couldn't get over it anymore, so he sought his own death.
At this moment, an old eunuch from Shoukang Palace came over and used a long tree to block the fake Taoist priest:
"What brings you here, sir?"
The old eunuch saw the person lying behind him, and Changshu smiled and said:
"Your Highness has been studying Taoism and cultivating his virtues and mind for the past few days. But this man had the audacity to sneak in, pretending to be someone else and being exposed by Your Highness. Later, upon investigation, it turned out that he had stolen quite a bit of things. Out of shame and anger, he committed suicide."
The old woman was surprised after listening: "How could there be such a hybrid?"
Changshu sighed: "That's right, you also know that our prince is very approachable."
For many years, Gu Qingheng has been self-disciplined and polite in his actions.
He has never used harsh methods, but he has suppressed the stubborn old men in the court for many years.
An ungrateful person is naturally not worth caring about, the old eunuch said:
"The Empress Dowager has not seen Your Highness for several days and misses him terribly, so she ordered this old servant to come and fetch him."
Changshu nodded and took the old eunuch in for tea. He winked at the others and quickly dealt with the matter.
In the palace.
Gu Xun had been waiting by the roadside early. He became excited whenever he thought about what he was going to say.
So after seeing Gu Qingheng's figure, it was like seeing a big piece of fat meat.
"Isn't this my royal brother?"
Gu Xun walked closer, blocked Gu Qingheng's way, and then looked him up and down.
"Weren't you very close to Zhao Mingzhu? How come you're not sad at all when she died?"
"Oh, I see. Zhao Mingzhu, that idiot, has fallen into the hands of a man again."
Gu Xun's sarcasm was self-evident. Women would really do earth-shattering stupid things for the so-called love.
She actually thought that Gu Qingheng would be different. How stupid.
Changhe, who was following behind Gu Qingheng, saw this and looked at Gu Xun and really wanted to stop him from adding to their workload.
During these days, the green bricks of the East Palace have all turned into red bricks.
Gu Xun waited a long time for the other party to respond, and when he looked up, he saw the other party looking at him as if he was a clown.
His heart instantly became gloomy, and he said to her:
"Gu Qingheng, your face is becoming more and more like your bitch mother. I wonder if you...let me go."
Gu Xun was spinning around and wrestling with Gu Qingheng, but Gu Qingheng was more skilled than him.
"Let me go! Gu Qingheng, do you know what you are doing?!"
But Gu Qingheng dragged him to the lotus pond and pressed it. The crack in his originally expressionless face was filled with a cold smile.
He wished: "Gu Xun, I hope you live as long as possible."
Gu Xun naturally couldn't answer him. He just kept mumbling, like an animal waiting to be slaughtered, helpless.
“Crash!”
Gu Qingheng picked him up, and the next moment pushed him back into the tank. The water in the tank became turbid during his action, and the koi was thrown to the ground with the stirred water, struggling in vain.
"Don't worry, you will live a long life. You can at least look at my bitch face for decades."
Although it was a sunny day, these words still made Changhe feel a chill, as if he was waiting for the horror of a mass grave.
The palace servants finally arrived, led by the chief eunuch.
He was sweating profusely and bowed, saying, "Oh, Your Highness, please show some mercy... please show some mercy."
After hearing the news, he ran all the way here and almost fell apart.
This was the first time these two had a real fight since Prince Jing returned to the capital.
I heard from the palace servants that it was something that Prince Jing said that caused His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to suddenly explode.
The chief eunuch in front of the emperor sighed, thinking that it was really difficult for them, the servants.
Seeing that Gu Qingheng seemed to have not heard, he sighed heavily and could only flick his whisk:
"Your Majesty has ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to appear before you in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
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Gu Qingheng finally moved. He casually glanced at the eunuch in front of the emperor, which made the other party tremble with fear.
Finally, he let go, but slowly enough that you could see how the fingers opened one by one.
Gu Qingheng raised his foot and kicked the man away, and Gu Xun bumped into the lotus pot, which was smashed into pieces.
He turned and left.
When Gu Xun reacted, he was so angry that his eyes turned red. When he tried to get up and chase after her, he was stopped by the palace servants.
"Oh, your Highness Prince Jing, your Highness the Crown Prince is going to see His Majesty. Are you going to be presumptuous in front of His Majesty?"
"He assaulted the king in public, why didn't you say he was presumptuous?"
The chief eunuch sighed, "Only Your Majesty can decide this matter."
Gu Qingheng was the crown prince, second only to the emperor. Who could say he was being presumptuous? Their words didn't count.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Jingyuan, who was sitting at the top of the table, looked at Gu Qingheng. He was in a daze for a moment. Was this really something Gu Qingheng could do?
"Prince, why are you taking action?"
"What does Father think?"
Gu Qingheng stood in the center. He remembered what Gu Xun said and thought that he should speed up the process.
Emperor Jingyuan roughly knew that Gu Xun must have spoken rudely again.
"You are the Crown Prince, and also my elder brother. He has been exiled from the capital for many years, so he must be resentful. Don't bother with him."
After hearing this, Gu Qingheng looked at Emperor Jingyuan without retreating:
"Father, why was he expelled? Was it because of our unwarranted accusations, an innocent one?"
Emperor Jingyuan lost his voice. This was the first time in many years that his son had acted aggressively.
But it was far more than that. Gu Qingheng had a fake smile on his face:
"Of course, it's because his maternal grandfather's family launched a palace coup and attempted to usurp the throne in order to support him."
"Father, do you remember what my mother looked like when you found her?"
Gu Qingheng whispered softly, "The skeleton with the meat hanging on it was thrown into the manure pit, and the head was in a pig trough not far away."
Emperor Jingyuan's face turned pale, Yuanzhen...
The living and beautiful Empress Yuanzhen and the Empress Yuanzhen who was just a skeleton...Emperor Jingyuan closed his eyes tightly.
"Don't say anymore. What happened back then was my fault. I didn't realize their evil ambitions in time. It was my fault, but Gu Xun and Gu Yan didn't know about it at the time."
Gu Qingheng sneered after hearing this. Can he get away with it just by saying he was ignorant?
But he did not argue with Emperor Jingyuan, as it was pointless.
Emperor Jingyuan was right, it was his fault.
So his princes and princesses paid the price for him.
Gu Qingheng looked coldly at Emperor Jingyuan on the high temple. He knew that Emperor Jingyuan was so kind that he was cruel. This was not the first day he knew it.
Just as he could forgive Gu Xun and his sister who were involved in the crime of treason, he would also forgive his insignificant mistake today.
Then he expected that he and Gu Xun would shake hands and make peace, and be brothers in love and respect each other.
The more Gu Qingheng thought about it, the funnier it became. How could there be such a benevolent king?
He should not be an emperor who holds the power of life and death, but a wealthy prince.
Then all the things that happened in the past and today will not happen.
After about a cup of tea, Emperor Jingyuan rubbed his eyes tiredly:
"Prince, Mingzhu has passed away, and the Duke of Zhenguo has been on leave for many days. You should go visit her more often."
Although no obituary was released, those who knew the situation assumed that Zhao Mingzhu was dead.
A confrontation ended here.
Gu Qingheng said: "Yes, Father."
"Go ahead. I'll order Gu Xun to be confined to the house to prevent him from running around."
Gu Qingheng remained noncommittal about this.
After he left, Emperor Jingyuan leaned back in his chair and said, "I've always worried that Prince Jing would hold a grudge against me, but I never considered whether the Crown Prince would. Do you think I shouldn't have taken the brother and sister back?"
"Your Majesty is also in a dilemma."
The eunuch in front of the emperor continued to sigh in his heart. What could he say?
For Gu Qingheng, the hatred of his mother's murder is irreconcilable.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. It is already a great honor that they have a conflict now.
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