In the prison, Chu Qing was lying on a stone bed covered with hay, feeling uneasy.
As expected, there were no human rights in ancient times. They were just rubbish. They clearly marked the price and paid you as much as they deserved, and that was it. How about just arresting them?
Chu Qing felt quite aggrieved.
He secretly decided that as long as he could be released, he would never enter the palace again. As for teaching arithmetic, he could just say that all those who knew how to do it had already been taught. From now on, he would not enter the palace even if he was beaten to death. Even if the emperor decreed it again, he would
He would rather let Fu San break his legs and recuperate in the palace, and not enter the palace anyway.
Chu Qing fell asleep while thinking wildly.
Ever since Tong Gui asked the guards who delivered food to come, no one entered the prison that night.
Early the next morning, the sound of slight footsteps was heard. Chu Qing, who was suffering from a nervous breakdown, quickly got up and turned around to look, only to see that it was the second prince Changxian.
Changxian's eyes were bloodshot and his face was extremely tired. It was obvious that he had not slept all night.
"Mr. Chu." Changxian saluted outside the cell.
Chu Qing stood up, looked at the second prince through the iron bars, and smiled bitterly: "I am already a prisoner, why should I be called sir?"
"Students heard that Mr. I heard that it was because of the Kirin Stone that the emperor's brother suffered from an old illness that could not be cured for a long time. But is it true?"
Chu Qing said nothing and looked at Changxian with a strange look.
One night ago, he felt that the most sensible person in the palace and the easiest to deal with was the second prince Changxian who was awarded the title of Langya King.
But at this moment, Chu Qing's eyes were somewhat wary.
Changxian noticed the strange look on Chu Qing's face, his expression changed slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Yesterday at Taowu Hall, the emperor...what did the emperor say to the gentleman?"
Chu Qing still said nothing.
Changxian didn't ask any more questions, but called out, "Come here."
Three eunuchs came in, carrying thick quilts and a stove, and one of them opened the prison cell.
"It's cold at night, I'm afraid that my husband will suffer, and I feel wronged."
There was no moved look on Chu Qing's face, he just sighed.
After putting down the quilt and stove, Changxian entered the cell and stood opposite Chu Qing.
"Students, I beg you, sir, to tell the students what the emperor and your husband said yesterday in Taowu Hall."
Chu Qing spread his hands: "I didn't say anything, I just told me to smash it, and then I smashed it with the Qilin Stone. Finally, I found that His Highness the Crown Prince had a habit of talking and breathing heavily."
"Did you say anything related to students?"
Chu Qing shook his head: "I didn't say."
"The student knows that the gentleman has something to hide. The student just wants to ask..." Changxian saluted again, but this time he bent down and never raised it again. His voice was trembling: "Brother Emperor, Brother Emperor... has he forgiven you?"
student."
Chu Qing was silent for a long time and still didn't speak. Suddenly, he saw a string of tears falling to the ground. After all, he couldn't bear it anymore and said "hmm" slightly.
After saying "Yeah", Changxian shrugged his shoulders, lowered his head, and tears fell to the ground one by one.
With this cry, Changxian's tears couldn't stop as if the dam had burst. Tears flowed freely. Even though he gritted his teeth, he still made a sound and choked with sobs.
He didn't know what happened, and he also knew that he shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing at all, but he could be sure of one thing. Changxian was very guilty, extremely guilty. He wasn't pretending, and there was no need to pretend with him.
Chu Qing didn't know how to comfort him, so he just patted Changxian on the shoulder.
But the more he patted, the more Changxian couldn't stop suffering. Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer and let out a cry, then hugged Chu Qing tightly and buried his head in Chu Qing's arms.
, the cry shook the sky.
Feeling tears wet his chest, Chu Qing said softly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives you. He said that he asked me not to teach you arithmetic. He guessed that His Majesty wanted you to check taxes, but he was afraid that once you took over,
Being criticized by officials from other dynasties, he also said that if he were here, he would protect you from the storm, but if he was not here, he would be afraid that you would suffer, and that you would..."
"Brother Emperor..." Changxian shouted and raised his head, his face blurred by tears, and there was no trace of the majesty of the prince.
Chu Qing still patted Chang Xian's shoulder gently: "There is nothing to cry about. Your Highness will definitely get better."
"It's me, it's me who harmed the emperor's brother..."
After this cry, it seemed that the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally found an outlet. Changxian burst into tears and shouted out a palace secret that was enough to silence Chu Qing.
"Brother Emperor is kind-hearted, but I am planning something evil..."
"Planning to become the crown prince, Yuan Ye's cold pond froze..."
"I knew that the ice was easy to break, so I poured some wine into my brother's mouth..."
"He called him to the cold pond again, deceived him, deceived the emperor brother, and said that my father's favorite Yu Ruyi had slipped into the middle of the cold pond..."
"Brother Imperial is not good at water, so he stepped on the ice and entered the cold pond. I..."
"I broke the ice, and the emperor fell into the water and was struggling..."
"I, I was so proud. At that time, I must have looked as hateful as an evil ghost..."
"I was extremely happy at that time, but in my excitement, I also fell into the cold pool..."
"Brother Huang, who was still struggling at first, came here with all his strength, but..."
"The water plants under the cold pond have entangled my right leg..."
"Brother Emperor, Brother Emperor, he clearly doesn't know how to swim, but he still held his breath and tore off the water plants. He... stood under the water all his life, and lifted me up..."
"When the imperial guards arrived, the emperor's brother had no breath..."
"Fortunately, my father invited Taoists from the Three Hidden Sects to take good care of him. Since then, my brother has been in a coma for six days, and his health has been getting worse..."
"Even when he woke up, Brother Huang told others that he had slipped and fell into the water. It was me who wanted to save him, not, not..."
Changxian was crying, as if he had lost all strength, his voice was hoarse, and he slowly fell to his knees on the ground as he cried, in pain.
Chu Qing took a breath of cold air, with a look of shock on his face.
In the prison, Changxian's crying gradually became fainter, as if he was about to faint from crying. He slumped down on the hay and beat his head hard.
Chu Qing was beyond shocked.
The so-called accident in the palace was actually like this. The prince...
Thinking of the prince's slightly domineering face, Chu Qing felt regretful in his heart.
Changxian raised his head, tears still flowing uncontrollably.
"The emperor knew that his body could not hold on any longer, so he pretended to have a sudden change of temperament and wanted the foreign ministers and the emperor to depose him as the prince and make me the prince. He knew that the country could not live without a prince, and he also
I know that the concubines in the harem seem to have no heirs for a long time due to some hidden illness. The emperor brother is always like this. He thinks about me, his father and the emperor, and the country, but... he suffers misfortune because of a brother like me who has been abandoned by both humans and gods...
"
Chu Qing let out a long sigh.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, could you please ask me, do you, noble people like you, when you express your emotions... don't you consider the feelings and safety of the person concerned?"
Chu Qing was now extremely sure that even if Sun An investigated and found out that the Qilin Stone really contained radiation, he probably... wouldn't be able to leave the prison alive.
Looking at Changxian who was in pain, Chu Qing didn't know what to say for a moment.
You are indeed a fucking pest. You told me that you only harmed the prince in Yuan Ye, and you also fucking said that the emperor is infertile. You think I didn’t die quickly enough!