Chapter 146 The agreement of the year, can it be counted?
"Why did I come from Kyoto Jiaofang to Jiangnan Bliss Tower?"
Jing Shuang murmured and repeated this sentence.
"Uncle Third Emperor, aren't you surprised why Concubine Fanggui didn't resist when my men robbed Dao just now?"
Prince An felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Just now, the water ghosts jumped out of the water, and the torpedoes exploded with splashes of water. Princess Fanggui looked calm on the boat.
He thought it was Gu Yu's fault, so he jumped into the water and dragged Concubine Fanggui desperately, asking her to cooperate with him in swimming to a safe place.
However, Princess Fanggui pushed his hand away and swam towards the water ghosts, allowing them to kidnap her.
He didn't know why and was so anxious that he gave up swimming to a safe place alone. In order to save Princess Fanggui, he started fighting with the water ghosts underwater.
Only then was he seriously injured and captured here.
As for his mother, Concubine Fanggui, she didn't say a word after landing ashore and allowed the water ghosts to kidnap her. Her face remained as calm as a Bodhisattva's lowered eyebrows.
It was as if he had expected all this.
Prince An felt tightness in his chest. It was Princess Fanggui who took Jingshuang from Kyoto to Jiangnan and arranged Jingshuang to Ji Le Pavilion.
It turned out that his mother, who had always liked Jingshuang, changed from her normal behavior and settled in Jinyi Villa so that she could see Jingshuang more conveniently.
Listening to the opera was just an excuse, finding Jing Shuang to sing for her was the purpose.
"Why?" Prince An murmured.
Why didn't his mother tell him the news that Jing Shuang was still alive? And she placed Jing Shuang in Jile Tower without saying a word.
But Jing Shuang didn't need to answer, he understood.
Because his mother knew that he valued friendship, and she also knew that he had been lying dormant, waiting for opportunities to rebel.
His mother was afraid that after he found out about Jing Shuang's existence, he would be caught in a dilemma between her child and Jing Shuang.
The late emperor gave birth to nine sons, and when they grew up, they struggled for the throne. Only he and his brother, the prince, had a deep relationship for ten years.
Just because his mother, Princess Fanggui, was the maid of the prince's biological mother, Queen Jingde.
At that time, everyone in the palace was openly and implicitly mocking Concubine Fanggui for taking the throne behind her back. No one knew that it was Empress Jingde and Concubine Fanggui who had jointly discussed the matter and asked Concubine Fanggui to help win over the Sacred Heart.
One master and one servant, one has authority but no favor, the other has favor but no authority.
They seem to be tit for tat, but in fact they complement each other.
Queen Jingde died early, leaving the young prince behind, who was carefully raised by Princess Fanggui.
Prince An closed his eyes, not wanting to show his sadness in front of his juniors.
Zhizi Mo Ruomu, his mother had already expected that she would be entangled, painful and wavering after seeing Jingshuang.
So he kept Jingshuang's existence hidden from him.
Princess Fanggui’s earnest teachings are still in his ears.
"Anyone in the palace can compete for the throne, but you can't.
Everything we have is given by Queen Jingde. After Queen Jingde died, she wanted to repay her kindness to her son.
The prince is the eldest son, the legitimate one, and the heir apparent. You must assist him well and not have any inappropriate thoughts."
I don’t know how many times Concubine Fanggui said this, but Prince An has already engraved it in his heart.
I have always respected the prince's brother and never thought of competing with the prince's brother.
It is a pity that the prince is the eldest son, but he is not favored by the emperor. He deposed the prince's position three times and re-established it three times.
It's thrilling every time.
It was like there was a knife hanging over the prince's brother's head at all times.
Countless people hoped that the knife would fall, but he was the only one who always stood beside the prince's brother, praying that his father would die soon so that the prince's brother could take the throne.
When the Holy One listened to the treacherous officials' slander and wanted to depose the prince for the fourth time.
The prince's brother could no longer bear the torture of slow knives and blunt flesh, and launched a palace coup.
"Princess Fanggui has good intentions, Third Emperor Uncle should understand her," Jing Shuang said quietly.
Prince An said: "Jingshuang, you have suffered a lot these years. Go back with your third uncle. Third uncle..."
Jing Shuang interrupted him and said: "My nephew did not suffer. He is what he is today, thanks to Concubine Fanggui. She also bought this Bliss Building for me. I have lived here for many years and don't want to leave."
Prince An further swallowed: "Jingshuang, you are blaming Third Uncle. It's not that Third Uncle didn't want to save your brothers and sisters back then, but after the palace coup, the son of a bitch from Yeting came to the throne. I was suppressed by him in every way, and I couldn't protect myself.
"
He couldn't continue talking and burst into tears.
To put it bluntly, he was still too cowardly at that time, and the impact of the palace change was too great, and he was unable to recover for a long time.
When he came back to his senses, he only received the news that all the children of the prince's brother had died of illness, leaving him with endless regrets.
Now that I heard about Jing Shuang’s experience, I feel even more heartbroken.
What any eunuch in Huajincheng could risk to do, he failed to do.
Jing Shuang shook his head with a smile, looked at Prince An's eyes with hidden compassion, and said, "I never blamed Third Uncle."
Prince An hurriedly asked: "Then why don't you want to go with your third uncle?"
Jing Shuang's eyes were slightly cold and he said: "I invited Third Emperor Uncle here this time not to meet Third Emperor Uncle, but to ask Third Emperor Uncle about the agreement between my father and Third Emperor Uncle on the eve of the palace change.
Can it still count?"
Prince An's eyes widened, obviously not expecting Jing Shuang to ask such a question.
His figure was a little unstable and he fell down on a soft chair, looking up at Jing Shuang's face that was somewhat similar to the prince's brother.
What no one expected was that the prince said such words to him on the eve of launching the palace coup.
"There will be changes in the palace tomorrow, and there will be many dangers."
"If I am lucky enough to win and ascend to the throne, you and I, brothers and ministers, will rule the world together and create a prosperous age."
"If I am unfortunately defeated, Emperor Lao's brother will kill me, take the merit of protecting me, and ascend the throne for me."
Every word is of great importance.
Every word is soaked in the blood and tears of the two brothers.
pity...
Prince An's heart was in turmoil. Times had changed, and he didn't have the courage to say the word "good" categorically like he did back then.
He worked hard to rebel, and his sons all admired him.
Just because he doesn't want the throne doesn't mean that his sons don't want the throne either.
Perhaps this was Concubine Fanggui's good intention of hiding Jing Shuang's existence from him.
Jing Shuang half-knelt in front of Prince An and said: "Uncle Three Emperors, I will wait for the results of Uncle Three Emperors just like you waited for my father.
If the Third Emperor's Uncle is lucky enough to win, I will bow my head to the Third Emperor's Uncle.
If Uncle Three Emperors unfortunately fails, please give me a helping hand."
Prince An looked into Jing Shuang's eyes and couldn't say the word "good" for a long time.
Jing Shuang sighed softly and said, "It seems that Third Uncle has already forgotten that agreement."
Prince An closed his eyes and instantly thought of countless scenes of him getting along with the prince's brother. He thought of Queen Jingde's love for him.
He suppressed all the complicated emotions, and when he opened them again, they were full of perseverance. He said:
"good."
The smile on Jing Shuang's face became more real now: "My nephew, I wish Uncle Sanhuang that all his wishes will come true and that he will get what he wishes for."
Prince An said: "I have a question."
Jing Shuang said: "You ask."
Prince An stood up, looked him in the eyes and said, "If I lose, you will have no soldiers and no power. How can you fulfill that agreement?"