The clouds that had been filled with anger all day dispersed mischievously as the sun set in the west. Suddenly the sky was filled with rays of light, illuminating the magnificent and prosperous Shengjing City, making it look even more solemn and charming.
"Your Highness, where are you going!" A shout broke the silence of Ziwei City.
The eldest prince, who was dressed in goose-yellow Shu brocade, ignored him and continued to walk forward in a hurry.
"Your Highness, wait. Ouch!"
Gu Sisi was anxious and ran quickly to catch up with him, but she accidentally tripped over her own skirt, fell to the ground and sprained her foot. She burst into tears from the pain.
The eldest prince finally stopped.
After pondering for a moment, he turned around, picked up Gu Sisi, and said in a cold voice: "You have been following me, what are you going to do?"
"Your Highness!"
Gu Sisi endured the pain and said: "You went to the Chenghuan Palace in such an angry manner, are you going to quarrel with the Queen again? I know that you are very uncomfortable during the period of confinement! But I also heard that the Queen has been ill, if you continue
If we go and make trouble, won't her illness become more serious?"
The eldest prince looked at her expressionlessly and said coldly: "Hey, what are you talking about? I just want to pay my respects to my queen mother. I want to see how sad my queen mother is after not seeing her for so many days!"
"Not allowed, Your Highness!"
Gu Sisi took his hand and urged her eagerly: "You are so full of resentment now that you will inevitably say some harsh words when you see the Queen. If the Emperor finds out, he will punish you again."
"Don't worry about it!"
The eldest prince threw her hand away and said angrily: "What I want to do has nothing to do with you! If you don't like it, just don't follow me!"
After saying that, he walked towards Chenghuan Hall without looking back.
Gu Sisi originally wanted to continue to follow, but the sharp pain coming from her ankle made her stand there, anxiously watching the eldest prince's back as he receded.
Maybe it’s been too long since I’ve been to Chenghuan Hall.
The bleakness in the palace and the passive mood of the palace maids and eunuchs made the eldest prince somewhat surprised.
Even when they saw him coming in, the servants who usually fawned over him pretended to turn a blind eye and walked away.
No one came to say hello, and no one came to report.
The eldest prince was immediately furious: Okay! These people who rely on human power are just seeing themselves losing power and the queen is indifferent, so they dare to neglect themselves like this!
But he has no time to take care of this now. He can't wait to see the queen!
However, he walked quickly all the way, but when his hand touched the door, he suddenly stopped.
Because he heard the pleasant conversation between Yuexiu and the Queen in the palace.
The eldest prince wanted to know that his loss of power would not benefit the queen, so what could she be happy about?
Just listen to Yuexiu in the room smiling with relief:
"That's great, Concubine Yun! Now that Concubine Yun is here, Concubine Yun's complexion has improved a lot. Not only can she go to the ground, but she can also eat a lot!"
The queen's weak but cheerful voice came next: "Yes, ever since Chengzhen was locked up and the emperor came to hold him accountable, I was once disheartened. I thought that this would be it for the rest of my life, just hiding in this cold place.
I’m just waiting to die in Chenghuan Palace.”
"It's fine now!"
Yuexiu hurriedly smiled and comforted her: "Concubine Yun is willing to give her child to the empress, so that she will have someone to rely on in her next life! Moreover, I inquired about it specially, and the Taoist priest said that concubine Yun is pregnant with a boy this time!"
"Why!"
The queen said angrily: "There are so many women in the harem, most of them are ladies from famous families, but they have either never been pregnant, or they are all female fetuses. There are only two princes, but they are both from prostitutes! What kind of world is this?
ah!"
Yuexiu quickly comforted her in a soft voice: "Your Majesty! As you know, His Majesty has always disliked well-behaved ladies, so the concubines in the harem did not have much pleasure. Only after Concubine Yun entered the palace, Your Majesty had the opportunity to sing and sing every night. This is
Can’t blame them…”
The Queen sighed and said quietly: "But, if there is one, it will be better than
No good! This time, I will train this child well and never let him become the second Chengzhen!"
Yuexiu seemed to ponder for a moment, then asked cautiously: "Mother, what about... the eldest prince? I heard that the emperor has been under house arrest, do you really not care about him?"
The queen did not answer her immediately, but picked up the paper on the table, rolled it into a ball, and slowly unfolded it.
She spread the crumpled paper on the table and said meaningfully: "Trust is just like this piece of paper. Once there is a rift, you can't go back to the beginning. He has long been dissatisfied with me. If it weren't for me,
Gong Bie has no support, and will not deal with him bitterly. Now that he is better, he has the support of Wang Su and Gu Zhili, and I also have new support. It is time for everyone to take a step forward..."
Yuexiu suddenly sighed: "Hey, the eldest prince should never provoke the emperor. Even if he can regain his freedom now, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to gain the emperor's trust again..."
The queen snorted and said disdainfully: "Now that he has grown up, he thinks that with Gu Zhili as his backer, his wings will be stronger! He has never understood that there is only an exchange of interests in the court! And the biggest backer of everyone is the emperor.
! He was too proud too early, and he is doomed to fail so early..."
The eldest prince couldn't hear a word of what was said next. He raised his fist and wanted to smash the door, but stopped in mid-air.
He gritted his teeth, frowned, and stared at the door, as if the queen was right in front of him.
"Bitch! You bitch!"
The eldest prince cursed bitterly in his heart, but tried hard to suppress the urge to kill.
Because he has more important things to do now. After the great revenge is avenged, he will come to settle the score with the Queen!
Thinking of this, he spat at Zhumen, then turned around and left angrily.
--provocative--
One after another, dark clouds passed overhead with a straight face. The sky changed from its usual blue appearance to a dirty color.
Ruan Lang was full of worries and walked to Xuande Gate dejectedly.
I saw five yamen servants from the Royal Guards Department standing crookedly in front of the door. Everyone was crooked, smiling playfully, and looking drunk.
Ruan Lang strode over, glanced at them, and asked coldly: "Are you the only ones on duty tonight? Where are the others?"
Several government officials rolled their eyes at him and continued talking to each other, without anyone paying any attention to him.
Although Ruan Lang is no longer the commander and may even be kicked out of the Royal Guards Department at any time, he has always been serious in character. Seeing these people acting carelessly, he still couldn't help but lose his temper:
"Are you all deaf? There should be twenty people keeping watch! Where are those people? Where are they?"
Seeing how stubborn he was, several government officials looked at each other and sneered: "Who are you talking to? Who are you?"
"This is the Emperor's errand. Don't be careless! Go and call them here! Otherwise, everyone will be in trouble!"
Ruan Lang's face was ashen, but he still suppressed his anger and tried to reason with them.
Several government officials did not move, looking at Ruan Lang with squinted eyes, and suddenly laughed like thunder: "Do you really think you are the same Master Ruan from before? Now you are just a watchdog! You still have some self-awareness, Mr.
Say more words and do less useless things, and maybe you can live longer!"
At this point, several people looked at each other and laughed unkindly.
Ruan Lang looked at them coldly and said in a deep voice: "Today Wang Jing has given me this task, and I will be responsible for you. Whether you are willing or not, you must listen to me! I say it again, Your Majesty
Don’t be careless about your errand, go and call everyone on duty tonight!”
Another big man with a beard staggered out, gave Ruan Lang a shove, and shouted: "To put it bluntly, you used to be in a high position. We brothers had no choice but to condescend to call you
Sir! Now you are just a bed bug, anyone can crush you to death!"
As he spoke, he spat on the ground and stamped on the ground to show his contempt for Ruan Lang.
A servant with a smaller head next to him also echoed: "I advise you to stop meddling in other people's business! If you mess with us,
I'm so anxious, we'll complain in front of Mr. Wang, I'm afraid you won't be able to go home in one piece!"
Another person laughed drunkenly and said: "Besides, even if something goes wrong, the emperor is not willing to punish Mr. Wang, and Mr. Wang will protect us. If you don't take the blame then, what should we be afraid of!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the government officials burst into laughter.
The contempt for Ruan Lang in their eyes and the ridicule of him in their words were all concealed, causing the golden armored guards and eunuchs and maids who passed by the door to look sideways.
Ruan Lang frowned and glared at a few people, and cursed angrily: "Do you think people like Wang Jing will save the lives of you guys? If something happens today, none of you will be able to run away!"
"Something happened, something happened! We are on duty in the palace almost every day, nothing happened! You are making such a fuss, maybe you are expecting something to happen!"
Ruan Lang, the big man with the beard, was pointing at him with an extremely arrogant attitude.
Ruan Lang glanced at him coldly, and before he could react, he grabbed his finger and squeezed hard...
There was only a "click" sound, and the big man wailed, clutching his fingers and collapsed to the ground.
"Ruan Lang! How dare you hurt someone in front of Xuande Gate!"
The big man was lying on the ground and rolling in pain. Several royal guards ran over to help him up, pointing at Ruan Lang and yelling.
There was no expression on Ruan Lang's face. He looked at the angry group and said solemnly: "The famous Yushou Si was ruined by people like you who bully others and are lazy and slippery!"
Those people looked at each other, immediately drew out their sabers, and pointed them at Ruan Lang: "Don't be so proud! We know that you are very good at kung fu, but you are alone now, and you can't beat us no matter how powerful you are! If you try to find trouble again!
, don’t blame us for being rude!"
Ruan Lang looked at them acting domineeringly, looking more like bandits than officials. He couldn't help but sneer: "I, Ruan Lang, always keep a clear distinction between public and private matters in my work, but just because of you, I don't take them seriously at all!"