Chapter 310: The King of Chu Secretly Stores Weapons
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Su Zhenzhen looked at Rong Jinchen, "Husband? Are you really not going to attend the palace banquet?" Father gave her a way out, wouldn't it be bad if she didn't? Rong Jinchen pinched the little glutinous rice dumpling's paw, which was white, tender and chubby, and felt great. He said casually, "Father must have prepared everything, so I won't join in the fun." How could he not understand his father?
Prince Rong Jinyan of Chu is not even qualified to be a whetstone for his second brother, the Crown Prince.
In more than a month, the Embroidered Uniform Guard must have investigated Jiapin thoroughly.
We will probably know tonight what King Rong Jinyan of Chu wants to do.
His father was not the kind of emperor that King Chu Rong Jinyan had imagined, who would find a substitute.
How can they think that a person's temperament changes drastically in old age?
He should say something he shouldn't say. If his father really found a substitute, he should consider how to explain to his mother when the time comes.
Rong Jinchen had witnessed the so-called deep love between his father and mother since he was a child. Although he did not approve of his father's love in his heart, his father's feelings for him and his second brother, the Crown Prince, were obviously far greater than those for other princes.
Other outsiders cannot understand their father's thoughts, but Rong Jinchen is different. He was raised by his father since he was a child, and he knows exactly what his father is thinking.
In fact, the second prince was also raised by his father. He was only handed over to the East Palace teacher for instruction after he was seven years old. His father would also ask about the second prince's homework every day.
It is because he knows his father so well that Rong Jinchen plays out this drama of father-son quarrel and separation with his father.
But he also felt a little resentful. His father was really too much. He actually plotted against him?
If he doesn't go first, does his father intend to test the second brother, the crown prince, directly?
That's why Rong Jinchen ignored his father's request to enter the palace to attend the palace banquet.
Father, you have been holding it in for over a month and are feeling extremely guilty, so you finally can't bear it anymore?
Rong Jinchen felt that his father had gone too far, actually using his mother to test him and his brother.
Su Zhenzhen listened to Rong Jinchen's thoughts and suddenly felt relieved, "Husband, you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really have a deep brotherly love." It is rare for the royal family to have such a deep brotherly love.
In her previous life, Su Zhenzhen had witnessed many brothers fighting for the throne, and she knew that sometimes siblings from the same mother were more likely to have conflicts.
As for the emperor, her husband simply regarded him as a daddy, not an emperor.
So much so that she was also loved by the emperor. How could Su Zhenzhen have imagined that the emperor could be so kind?
Rong Jinchen pinched the little paw of little Tangyuan, who was listening to their conversation attentively but couldn't understand what they were saying. He was holding a rattle in his hand, and little Tangyuan was staring at the rattle.
The man looked up and saw Su Zhenzhen's somewhat loving gaze. He paused, "Qingqing, I'm not Chao Chao." What kind of look is that? Su Zhenzhen smiled guiltily, "I'm happy for you!" She looked at the little glutinous rice balls again, "Chao Chao, do you want to eat hot pot tonight?" The little glutinous rice balls can also be eaten in clear soup, just don't add any seasoning.
Little Tangyuan is wearing a red brocade jacket embroidered with a little Qilin, and there are white fluffy edges on the cuffs and collar, which makes her delicate little face even more lively and cute.
He withdrew his gaze from the rattle, and smiled sweetly, saying in a sweet voice, "Eat! Meat!" Then he looked at Su Zhenzhen, "Mommy, hug me~ Hug Chaochao~"
He hasn't been hugged by his mother for a long time.
"It's been a long time since I hugged you~" He buried himself in Su Zhenzhen's arms, feeling a little aggrieved but unable to help jumping for joy. He rubbed his little face against her, and Su Zhenzhen's heart softened like a puddle of water.
She whispered to Rong Jinchen: "Husband, let's take turns holding little Tangyuan from now on." Half an hour might not be a long time for them, but for little Tangyuan, who was only awake for three or four hours, it was a long time.
He pondered for a moment and whispered, "I understand." He hadn't expected this.
Little Tangyuan is a baby with very high needs. They raised him to be so dependent on his parents instead of handing him over directly to a wet nurse. They just need him to be hugged occasionally on weekdays.
The family of three began their warm parent-child time, teaching little Tangyuan to recognize common objects and talk and chat.
At this time, in the imperial palace, in the front hall of Wuying Palace.
The palace, which had been once filled with peace and prosperity, fell into a deathly silence after Jinyiwei Commander Lu Feng suddenly reported that King Rong Jinyan of Chu was secretly storing iron ore in the Shanxi Provincial Government to forge weapons.
Salt and iron are the country's most important treasures. Private individuals are not allowed to occupy salt mines and iron mines. Any violation will be regarded as treason.
The Qin Dynasty had a very strict control over salt and iron, and only imperial merchants had salt permits, not to mention iron ore.
Rong Yue calmly looked at King Rong Jinyan of Chu, who knelt down to apologize and try to explain. "Go ahead." He was the one who arranged for Lu Feng to be like this today.
Rong Yue really didn't expect that the princes of this generation would be so reckless in their fight for the throne?
The Qin Dynasty has always been very strict about salt and iron. Now that the people are in favor of it, they hope that the Qin Dynasty will last for thousands of years and its prosperity will last forever.
So when some villagers found something wrong when they entered the mountain, they actively reported it to Lu Feng who came to investigate the matter.
Rong Yue sighed in his heart. Among his group of princes, only Prince Jin could be regarded as the whetstone for the Crown Prince. Had they all been spoiled by him?
The eldest daughter of a local official of the second rank can become the prince's concubine. It is obvious that they are in collusion.
Does he look like some stupid emperor?
Not to mention that Shanxi Province is also the most important iron ore producing area in the Qin Dynasty. He is really not a stupid emperor.
King Rong Jinyan of Chu felt that he was in a desperate situation at this time. How could he know that the commander of the Jinyiwei would suddenly attack him?
The prince secretly stored iron ore to forge weapons, clearly intending to rebel. He had no idea how much evidence Lu Feng had, so he could only plead for mercy, "Father, I am innocent!"
Crown Prince Rong Jinyou and Prince of Jin Rong Jinyu looked at each other calmly, then lowered their eyes.
Prince Duan Rong Jinqi silently looked at Prince Chu Rong Jinyan who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word.
On the contrary, Prince Xian Rong Jinzhen was very relaxed and a little excited. It was true that the throne could easily confuse people's minds. It would be so free for him to be like this. He must not let down the title given to him by his father.
Everyone in the hall held their breath and dared not speak, for fear that they would be forced into this vortex.
The King of Chu's faction did not dare to plead for mercy. The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard went to the Shanxi Provincial Government to investigate in person. Considering the time it took to go back and forth, His Majesty must have become suspicious a long time ago.
But at this moment, everyone's mind was filled with the same thought: Empress Yuan Yi is truly His Majesty's Achilles' heel!
No wonder His Majesty didn't punish His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at all, but just ignored them.
"Prince of Chu, who presented Concubine Jia to you?" Rong Yue suddenly asked. Prince Rong Jin froze for a moment before saying, "It was Lord Li, the Governor of Shanxi."
Rong Yue paused, then sneered and said nothing more.
Prince Rong Jinyan of Chu was sweating profusely at this moment. Although the palace was warm, he felt as if he had fallen into an abyss. His knees were kneeling on the cold and hard ground, and his father's sharp gaze fell lightly on him.
He did not argue any further, as his father obviously did not believe that he had nothing to do with the iron mine.
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