Chapter 1079, Defilement of the Imperial Palace
Officials impeached the eldest prince, but the emperor turned a blind eye and still asked him to go in and out of the Qianqing Palace every day to help review memorials. This made the sixth prince and the concubine a little uneasy.
The emperor's attitude began to change the officials' attitudes.
The Sixth Prince discovered that more officials were taking the initiative to make friends with the First Prince in private than before.
This was completely contrary to their expectations.
According to Concubine Shu's plan, the second and fifth princes would be overthrown, and the eldest prince would be blamed, while the three others would be eliminated. Then the sixth prince would be able to appear in front of the emperor and all the officials with a sure victory.
But now, the emperor values the great prince more and more!
The Sixth Prince was anxious and went to Changchun Palace again.
When Concubine Shu saw him, her face turned a little unhappy: "Didn't I tell you to come here less often during this period of time?"
The Sixth Prince said anxiously, "Mother, Father values my eldest brother even more than before. How can I sit still?"
Concubine Shu frowned: "You have to sit down even if you can't sit still. How can you be a good emperor if you are so unsteady?"
The Sixth Prince: "Mother, let's not talk about becoming emperor yet. Let's get the position of Crown Prince first, okay?"
Concubine Shu frowned and said, "The matter of establishing a crown prince requires the approval of your father, and he hasn't given a definite answer yet." As she spoke, a cold look flashed across her eyes.
"In fact, sometimes the throne is easier to obtain than the position of crown prince!"
Hearing this, the Sixth Prince opened his mouth in shock, then jumped up, looked around, and saw that only he and his mother were in the palace, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mother, how could you have such an idea?!"
The Sixth Prince said this almost through gritted teeth.
Concubine Shu took a look at the Sixth Prince and felt very disappointed. Compared with the Third Prince who was punished to guard the imperial mausoleum, this son was really much worse.
Too lazy to talk too much with the Sixth Prince, Concubine Shu asked directly, "Did Mo Kuan get the twins? When will Xiao Yeyang and the others return to Xiliang?"
She was still very wary of Xiao Yeyang's abilities and methods. Xiao Yeyang played a significant role in the failure of the third brother.
The Sixth Prince said: "The twins are too young. They are fine for playing, but how would they know about the serious matters? Mo Kuan asked several times, but he didn't get a definite answer."
As he said this, he looked at Concubine Shu.
"Mother, why are you so concerned about whether Xiao Yeyang will return to Xiliang?"
Concubine Shu glanced at the Sixth Prince and said quietly, "Your father has great trust in Prince Ping's mansion. Prince Ping is fine, he's useless, but Xiao Yeyang is different. He has to stay in the capital, and some things will be difficult to do."
The Sixth Prince frowned. "Mother, what do you want to do? If we can overthrow our eldest brother, the crown prince position will be mine."
Concubine Shu looked at him coldly: "You only think about your position as Crown Prince, don't you think about your third brother? You also read the last letter. His health is very poor now. He needs to be brought back quickly to take good care of his health, otherwise his life span will be shortened!"
The Sixth Prince was shocked: "Mother, what do you want to do?"
Concubine Shu: "I don't want to do anything. I just want to bring your third brother back as soon as possible."
The Sixth Prince was anxious: "Mother, you can't do anything rash. Third brother is your son, and so am I."
Looking at the frightened Sixth Prince, Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Of course, the throne is yours. As for your third brother, I just want him to live a long and peaceful life."
Seeing that the Sixth Prince was about to say something, Concubine Shu comforted him, "Don't worry about the First Prince. Mother will help you deal with him. Okay, I'm tired. You can leave. Remember, don't come to me again in the future."
The Sixth Prince left Changchun Palace with a solemn expression on his face. Thinking of the almost crazy light in his mother's eyes just now, he felt more and more uneasy.
"Rice awns, rice seedlings, the Palace of Heavenly Purity is too small. How about I take you out for a scooter ride?"
Xiao Mokuan came over to play with the twins as usual.
Daomang was feeling unsatisfied with his skiing, so he immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
It was no longer a new thing for twins to ride scooters in the palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs did not find it strange. Xiao Mokuan easily took the twins out of the Qianqing Palace.
Under his guidance, the twins moved quickly around the palace.
At the same time, in front of an abandoned palace in the most remote part of the harem, the eldest prince looked around with a wary look on his face. After making sure that there was no one around, he quickly entered the palace gate.
In the eyes of outsiders, the eldest prince, who has been favored by the emperor during this period, should be very proud of himself, but only he himself knows how fearful he is living.
"Didn't I tell you not to look for me during this period of time?"
The eldest prince lowered his voice very low. Opposite him was a very beautiful and charming young woman. If there were any palace maids here, they would definitely recognize that this person was the Lipin who was newly appointed by the emperor a few years ago.
"I am pregnant!"
These words were undoubtedly like a bolt of lightning, which made the eldest prince stunned.
After a while, the eldest prince trembled and said, "What did you say?"
Lipin was also panicked at this moment: "I'm pregnant."
The eldest prince pointed at Lipin with a trembling finger: "Yes"
Lipin: "It's yours. I haven't seen the emperor for half a year."
The eldest prince swayed, and he held on to the table beside him, feeling a little overwhelmed. After a moment of silence, he grabbed Lipin and said through gritted teeth, "We can't keep this child. If we keep him, we'll both die."
Lipin knew this, of course, but when she heard the eldest prince say he didn't want the child, her heart still ached: "I know, but I don't have any abortion medicine. I need you to help me."
The eldest prince calmed himself down and said, "I will find a way to bring the medicine to you in the palace tomorrow."
Seeing the eldest prince so anxious, Concubine Li rubbed her belly, looking a little lonely. After a long while, she said, "Okay."
After the initial shock, the eldest prince felt a little guilty when he saw that Concubine Li was so sensible. He looked at her, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.
The two looked at each other in silence.
At this moment, what the two of them didn't know was that a wisp of white smoke had appeared in the palace at some point.
After a while, the eldest prince and Concubine Li both felt their bodies getting hot.
The eldest prince was very familiar with this feeling. Feeling the changes in his body, his expression changed instantly. He suddenly grabbed Lipin's neck and said, "Bitch, you hurt me!"
Lipin was also confused and shook her head desperately: "No, I didn't."
The eldest prince pushed Lipin away and wanted to leave, but unfortunately, he underestimated the effect of the drug. In just a moment, the eldest prince's eyes turned bloodshot.
"Brother, did you hear anything?"
The rice stalks and rice seedlings were sliding on scooters, running happily on the corridor. Suddenly, the rice stalks braked suddenly and stopped.
Rice seedlings then stopped and said: "It seems like someone is crying."
Dao Mang added, "Someone's still yelling."
The two of them looked at the abandoned palace beside them.
At this moment, the palace gate was half open, and intermittent sounds were coming from inside, as if luring people in.
The twins looked at each other, then turned around and slid back at the same time.
Mother said, curiosity kills the cat. They don’t want to be a dead cat. Let’s go back and tell the emperor.
Xiao Mokuan and the palace maids and eunuchs were far behind the twins. When they caught up with them, they saw that the twins were sliding back.
"Rice awns, rice seedlings, why are you going back so soon?"
“Swoosh~”
“Swoosh~”
The figures of rice stalks and rice seedlings flashed quickly from Xiao Mokuan's sight.
"I don't want to play anymore!"
Looking at the twins wading away, Xiao Mokuan frowned. Just now, the palace maid from Changchun Palace came to him and asked him to bring the twins here to play. He didn't know what was going on?
"Brother, skate faster! If there were bad guys in the palace just now, we must ask the emperor to come and rescue them as soon as possible!"
After a while, the twins returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Grandpa Emperor!"
The emperor was discussing matters with several ministers in the main hall. He looked a little surprised when he saw the twins running in hurriedly.
The twins love to play, but they are also very sensible. They know that when he is busy, they usually don't disturb him.
The emperor stopped discussing matters and picked up Daomang, who was running out of breath. "What's wrong?"
Dao Mang saw that there were other people there, and quickly whispered in the emperor's ear, "There's someone crying in the palace. My brother and I heard it. Grandpa Emperor, please go and save them."
The emperor's eyes flashed, and he called Eunuch An over and gave him a few instructions. After Eunuch An left, he put down the rice stalks and said, "Grandpa Emperor, I understand. You are so hot. Go back to the back hall and change your clothes."
After telling the adults about the matter, Daomang felt that his mission was accomplished, and he happily went out with the rice seedlings.
The emperor continued to discuss state affairs with his ministers. After about half an hour, he saw Eunuch An coming back with his head lowered and his eyes suddenly darkened.
Only when something very difficult happened would Eunuch An not even dare to look at him.
(End of this chapter)
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