Just as Yan Ling was about to reply, the chamberlain came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the prince of Duke Zhao wishes to see you."
As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. If Yan Ling's elders are not here, Yan Cheng is the head of the family. If his younger brother makes a mistake and brings trouble to the emperor, Yan Cheng will of course come to intercede.
The emperor patiently said: "Xuan."
Not long after, Yan Cheng walked in quickly, knelt down and saluted: "I see your Majesty."
"No." The emperor, who had received the money, still had a good impression of Yan, so he barely restrained his emotions and did not get angry with him.
Yan Cheng did not stand up, but continued: "I don't dare. I heard that the prince was mistaken for a thief and fell into the water, so I came here to plead guilty."
The emperor wondered: "What are you asking for? Didn't you discipline Yan Er well? That's not necessary. This is not the first time this kid has gotten into trouble. I know it has nothing to do with you."
"No, it has something to do with me." Yan Cheng leaned over and reported, "Actually, the reason why the prince went to Qiqiao Tower was because of me."
"Huh?" The emperor was confused.
Yan Cheng said: "I made a bet with the prince. Whoever loses will go to the Qiqiao Tower to get Princess Changning's Magpie Bridge. That's why the prince collided with Concubine Li, and even caused the prince to fall into the water. All this is my fault. I'm here."
Take the blame."
The emperor couldn't hide his surprise: "You?"
Yan Cheng seems to be a steady person, how could he do such a thing? Whoever loses will steal something from the girl's house, only a young boy who doesn't know the importance can do it!
The prince quickly defended: "Father, this matter has nothing to do with Prince Yan. It was the son who asked him to make this bet. The son originally wanted to see his joke and didn't want to lose..."
"Your Highness!" Yan Cheng did not expect that the prince would speak for him.
The prince cast an apologetic look and continued: "Father, if you don't believe it, you can ask my cousin and the others."
If he said that, it is correct.
After finding out what happened, the emperor became even more angry. He picked up the ink cartridge on the desk and smashed it over.
The prince did not dare to dodge, and his face was immediately covered in black.
The emperor angrily scolded: "You are a useless person, why can't you do something serious? The Duke of Zhao has not offended you, why are you trying to punish him? You go to the place where the concubines are walking in the middle of the night. Do you know that you will be punished?"
Are you taking the blame? If Concubine Li hadn't been sensible and repeatedly said that you didn't offend her, would you still be kneeling here right now?"
The more he talked, the angrier he became, and his heart ached.
I really don’t know how I gave birth to this stupid son. He had been framed by Concubine Shu before, so why was he not alert at all? As a prince, at such an old age, he should avoid the harem! When the late emperor was still alive,
At that time, the palace was much bloodier than it is now. There were so many brothers of the emperor, and countless people were tricked to death. He knew that his mother's family was powerless, and he had always been an inconspicuous little prince. If not for this, he would not have been able to survive until later.
Got a throne.
If this matter had been left to the time of the late emperor, the prince would have been spying on the concubine and would have never been able to escape the charge of filthy and messy harem!
The prince was so frightened that he didn't even bother to wipe the ink on his face and leaned down: "I'm wrong, I..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Ling couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty! That's not the case. As you said, the prince has no grudge against my eldest brother, so what reason is there to embarrass him? In fact, it's all because of me!
"
"Yan Er!" The prince shouted in a low voice, anxious to pull him away.
He admitted the matter, and his father only scolded him and ground him, so no one else would be implicated. But if it was Yan Ling who caused it, that would be terrible! He almost got the prince charged with assaulting the concubine, and he was called
He fell into the water and was afraid of being convicted if he took it seriously.
But Yan Ling shook him off and continued: "Since my eldest brother came to the capital, he has been very strict in everything. He keeps saying that this is not good and that is not good. I really want to go home, but he will not let me go back, and I will not let you intercede with your majesty.
.I was angry and wanted to make a fool of myself, so I encouraged the prince to look good to him...I was wrong. This is my fault alone and has nothing to do with the prince."
As he said that, he kowtowed and said, "If you want to punish me, punish me!"
Yan Cheng looked at him in shock: "Xiao Er?"
The emperor was confused by the turning points one after another. It took him a while to come to his senses, and he was filled with anger.
It turns out that this is the case, just saying that things look like Yan Er did it, it turned out to be true that he did it!
This boy usually thought he could be a companion to the prince, but he didn't expect that he would cause such a big disaster this time!
The prince is the heir apparent, the foundation of a country. Whether he bumps into a concubine or falls into the water, he may be ruined.
This time I have to punish him heavily to make him behave. Otherwise, in the future...
No, if those companions in the East Palace dare to make such a mistake, they will be kicked out directly. How can such a troublemaker stay with the prince? Sooner or later, he will be killed!
We can't stay, we can't stay any longer, I'm afraid the prince's life will be in danger if he stays any longer.
The emperor's face darkened: "Yan Er, since you came to the capital, I have treated you very well!"
Yan Ling said: "Yes! I was wrong. Your Majesty asked me and my eldest brother to come to the palace to celebrate the festival and treated us as nephews. However, I failed your majesty's kindness and caused such a big disaster. I originally just wanted to tease my eldest brother.
"Fan, I didn't expect such a mistake. I don't dare to do it anymore, Your Majesty..."
The emperor ignored his excuse and continued to ask: "Do you know that the prince was almost killed by you tonight? If Concubine Li accuses the prince of being immoral after drinking, memorials of impeachment will be on my desk tomorrow! Also, the prince
I have always been weak and fell into the lake in the middle of the night. If I couldn't be rescued in time..."
Yan Ling trembled and apologized again: "I was really wrong! I deserve to die!"
The emperor looked at him coldly and said nothing.
Yan Ling is the hostage he left behind, and he has a relationship with Duke Zhao behind him, so he cannot be disposed of at will like those companions.
After a while, the emperor said calmly: "As long as you know that you deserve to die, I won't be disappointed if I celebrate the festival today. Go back first!"
This means to go back and wait for your fate.
Yan Cheng hurriedly knelt down and knelt: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will take him back to control him immediately and never let him step out of the house!"
The emperor waved his hands and didn't bother to say a word.
Yan Ling wanted to say something more, but his brother glared hard and scolded him: "What are you doing standing still? Your Majesty has already shown mercy, why don't you just leave!"
He could only look at the prince helplessly and followed him out reluctantly.
Seeing the two brothers exiting, the prince still wanted to plead: "Father..."
"Shut up!" The emperor said coldly without giving him a chance to speak, "You will do whatever Yan Er says. Are you the master or is he the master? I was originally very pleased that you get along well with him. In the future,
One more helping hand, but you also need to have some brains! You are the prince, the heir apparent, the future emperor, how can you be led by his nose?"
The prince murmured a few times: "Father..."
Seeing him like this, the emperor was very upset. He turned around and threw his sleeves: "You also go back to the East Palace and let me think about it in front of the wall!"