The emperor's face was unhappy. He didn't know whether it was because of the passing of the imperial concubine or because someone brought up the past that he didn't want to recall.
Prince Ning never knew why the relationship between his father and his mother was so shallow but he gave her the highest status. In the past, he only thought that it was his father's care for himself and his mother.
Moreover, no matter how the mother-concubine behaves or behaves, her status in the harem will not be affected.
In the past, I only thought it was the father’s special protection and care for his mother and concubine, but now it’s simply funny to see it.
It's just a poor woman who was used as a sacrifice to the throne.
"Father, you have been deceiving me for twenty years. I always thought that even if my grandfather's family rebelled, my father would not bear the injustice of my mother and concubine. Now it is just a premeditated conspiracy."
The emperor was so angry that he pushed all the teacups in front of the case to the ground.
"You bastard, you are so aggressive before I am dead. Do you want me to give up this country to others to satisfy you?"
Zhao Jin had always been on good terms with Prince Ning in the palace, and at this moment he really didn't want Prince Ning to offend the Emperor from the bottom of his heart.
As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger. Long Yan's anger is not just a temporary statement, it is related to a person's life or death.
"Father, I think Prince Ning is too sad. I will take him back to the palace to rest. I will come back to apologize to my father tomorrow when he feels better."
The emperor shook his sleeves and said angrily, "Get out, I don't want to see you."
However, Prince Ning completely lost his temper because of his mother's death.
He knelt on the ground as steady as a mountain, and Zhao Jin and several palace officials were unable to pull him away.
"Of course my father doesn't want to see me. From the day I was born, my father doesn't want to see me, because whenever he sees me, he reminds me of the things he did to my mother and concubine. Your hands
It’s covered in blood.”
After hearing this, the emperor stood up and kicked Prince Ning hard in the chest.
"I know you don't want to be my son, so that's good. I don't lack a rebellious son who has been angry with me all day long. From today on, Prince Ning will be deposed as a commoner and will not appear in front of me from now on."
Prince Ning was not afraid, but half leaned on a palace man and laughed.
"Okay, concubine, have you heard this? This palace can trap you for your whole life, but it cannot trap your son for his whole life. Your son is coming to find you now."
After saying that, he left like crazy and stupidly.
Zhao Jin was worried that something unexpected might happen to him, so he sent several people to follow him.
I stayed here to persuade the emperor.
"Father, I know that you are sad about the imperial concubine at the moment, but you must take care of your dragon body. The people of this world are watching you."
The emperor didn't speak for a while. As if he suddenly reacted, he stood up tremblingly and walked to the window.
He pushed open the window with one hand, and the biting cold wind kept pouring in. Zhao Jin's face was sore from the blow, but this feeling was also the most real.
He stood up and took a cloak from the side and put it on the emperor.
"Father, it's getting cold. If the dragon's body becomes ill, then the gain outweighs the loss."
The emperor felt disappointed.
He asked with a trembling voice, "Prince, in your eyes, I am a moody, ruthless and unjust emperor. On the surface, you are afraid of me and respect me, but in fact, everyone despises me."
Zhao Jin glanced at the emperor in horror and immediately knelt down.
"Father, my sons and ministers dare not. Others also respect the Emperor sincerely. The people of the world are all facing you."
He didn't speak, just looked into the distance.
Slowly, tears slipped from the corners of the old emperor's eyes, and fell on the ground in the deep palace.
"Look, the imperial concubine has left. She has lost all the hairpins I gave her, and she is still complaining about me."
Zhao Jin shook his head helplessly.
Those things that were sealed in the memory were poured out tonight with the death of the imperial concubine.
Yes, after escaping for more than twenty years, the paper could not cover the fire after all, and all retribution still came.
"Father, the imperial concubine is still thinking of you and Prince Ning. Now in order to allow the imperial concubine to leave more calmly, let's exempt Prince Ning from punishment. He is still a child at heart."
The emperor said gently, "Are you making the decision for me?"
Zhao Jin kowtowed and apologized, "I don't dare, but my father also intends to do this. The most important thing at the moment is not to hurt the father-son relationship between my father and Prince Ning over these trivial matters."
The emperor waved his hands exhaustedly.
"That's all, that's all, you make the arrangements."
After saying that, he stood up and left, and there were one or two coughs from time to time.
In recent days, the emperor's physical condition has been far worse than before, and he can no longer withstand any hardship.
Concubine Jing was very excited when she learned the news.
Not only because his lifelong rival would never appear in front of him again, but also because his son, the most favored prince by the emperor, had also been deposed as a commoner.
In this way, from now on, in the entire harem, except for the queen, I will be the most noble one.
His own son also lost a competitor, and he would save himself the trouble of getting rid of the mother and son himself in the future.
The funeral of the imperial concubine was very luxurious. The emperor ordered that the imperial concubine be buried with the ceremony of the middle palace, which was quite the same as that of the empress.
Moreover, she was given special treatment. The imperial concubine was buried in the imperial mausoleum together with the emperor and the queen, and was always with the emperor.
In addition, the imperial concubine and her family were pardoned for serious sins and promoted to nobles.
This matter can be regarded as giving Prince Ning an explanation and calming his emotions.
Prince Ning was not deposed as a commoner, but he made all the concubines in the harem happy in vain.
Because the world observes filial piety, no red events can occur in the palace within a short period of time.
Wei Wu, Princess Seventeen and others also had a chance to breathe.
After experiencing the heart-wrenching incident of the death of his mother and concubine, Prince Ning's energy was much less than before.
He stayed in his palace all day long and drank until he was extremely drunk, trying to numb himself with alcohol.
In the whole palace, Zhao Jin seems to be the only pillar.
Next month is when the feudal lord returns to the court, and something unexpected happens in the palace. It can be said that he is extremely busy.
Concubine Jing also quietly made some moves.
The King of Dai had already given her a letter, taking advantage of the fact that the palace was at its most guarded at this time, and was always afraid of taking the throne.
Concubine Jing has been paying close attention to the actions of His Highness the Crown Prince for the past few days, fearing that he would already know about her actions, which are related to the major events of the nine clans.
And Zhao Jin had already received the news that since Concubine Jing and her son were performing there, he would accompany them in the performance.
The Forbidden Army has already done defense work, and even the formation of troops has been rehearsed in advance, just waiting for the invasion of the Daiguo army.
