The eunuch Man Gui led a group of eunuchs who served and changed their dresses. Meng Zezhi looked at the distorted figures in the bronze mirror.
"Editor, is it lonely today or not?"
Success or failure is today.
Xie Jianze Hou stood aside, his heart was extremely peaceful, his eyes almost greedily depicted the outline of Meng Zezhi, and he said softly, "Yingwei."
"Gu also thinks so." Meng Zezhi said with a chuckle.
Saying that, he pulled Xie Jianze into his arms, and his eyes met, he said solemnly, with a flash of madness in his eyes: "If this happens, I will not be responsible for editing."
Xie Jianze was short of breath, his nose was sore, and he almost burst into tears.
The face of the palace maid and eunuch on the side changed slightly, and the shock in her eyes was hard to hide, and then she lowered her head wisely, just pretending that she didn't hear anything.
It was at this moment that the servant's sing-along came from outside the house: "Prince Concubine is here, the great grandson is here."
Xie Jianze came back to his senses and took a step back subconsciously.
Meng Zezhi's eyes dimmed.
"His Royal Highness, father." As soon as the two entered the door, they saluted Meng Zezhi.
"No ceremony." Meng Zezhi said.
Yuan Shi raised his head, the corner of his eyes fell on Xie Jianze, his expression was a little complicated.
Obviously, she knew about Xie Jianze's existence.
Xie Jianze endured the grief in his heart, and was about to greet Yuan Shi when he heard Meng Zezhi say, "You guys are here just in time."
Yuan Shi's attention instantly returned to Meng Zezhi.
"Thinking about it alone, tonight's reality is too dangerous. If it can be successful, it will be the best, if not..." Meng Zezhi closed his mouth, as if he didn't want to think badly.
"Your Highness!" Yuan Shi's expression became more complicated.
Although she loved Qin Shi, the third prince, the prince had never treated her badly over the years. What's more, she couldn't bear to see the prince go to death before her eyes. She couldn't bear it.
But the third prince also said that he will protect the Yuan family after the event, and he will definitely aspire to be the prince in the future.
She can only persuade herself from the bottom of her heart that only when the third prince sits on the throne, she no longer has to worry about the exposure of the little affair between her and the third prince, and the prince has more than one son, Zhier, even in the future. When the prince ascends the throne, who can guarantee that he will pass the throne to Zhier.
Thinking of this, the guilt in her heart faded a lot.
Then he saw Meng Zezhi clapping his hands, and following Youqing Dao, General Chen led troops and rushed in.
"Send the Crown Princess and the eldest grandson out of the palace."
"Your Highness?" Yuan Shi was shocked.
Meng Zezhi patted Qin Shuzhi's head and said resolutely, "If it fails, Qin Shi will never let Gu. Gu, always save for himself."
This is for the palace maids and Tai monitor in the house. Who can guarantee that there is no meticulous work placed by Emperor Tianming and the third prince Qin Shi among these people.
"Niangniang, please—" Youqing Dao rate General Chen immediately stretched out his hand and said.
The guilt that was finally suppressed became stronger in an instant, but the matter had come to this point, she could only feel sorry for the prince.
"Okay." Yuan Shi burst into tears, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, take care."
Seeing that Youqing Dao led General Chen to protect Yuan's mother and son away, Meng Zezhi instantly regained his expression: "Let's go."
The Chinese New Year feast was held in the Hall of Taihe.
Halfway through, Meng Zezhi met the late eldest prince Qin Yu.
"Big brother seems to be in a good mood." Meng Zezhi asked casually.
"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qin Yu half-squinted.
As soon as the Lianghuai private salt case came out, the crown prince's reputation among civil and military officials plummeted. Although he also lost Zhao Guogong's right-hand man, he also took advantage of this opportunity to recruit a large number of officials on the grounds of borrowing money to repay the debt.
Today, he is already the king of Yan Xian, who is praised by hundreds of officials.
Looking at it this way, he could be considered a blessing in disguise.
"Really?" Meng Zezhi chuckled lightly.
Just as he was talking, the Hall of Taihe arrived.
Seeing Meng Zezhi and Qin Yu coming in, the civil and military officials greeted each other in succession: "His Royal Highness Prince, His Royal Highness King Yan."
With a decent smile on Meng Zezhi's face, he returned the ceremony one by one.
"Prince second brother." Qin Shi, the third prince at the next table, blinked: "Why don't you see your eldest nephew?"
Meng Zezhi took his seat, turned to look at Qin Shi, and said meaningfully, "Didn't the third siblings also come?"
In order to protect Qin Shi, Emperor Tianming specially arranged an inconspicuous marriage for him, and the other party was Ji Shandao, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. As a result, an imperial examination fraud case brought Ji Shandao into the water, and even the reputation that Qin Shi had worked so hard to manage was also ruined.
Qin Shi was cruel, but in just two months, Ji Shi couldn't get out of bed because of 'worry and anxiety'.
Hearing this, Qin Shi's face froze, and the hand hidden under the table instantly clenched into a fist.
Seeing him like this, Meng Zezhi suddenly lost his interest: "Your eldest nephew is not feeling well, and your second sister-in-law stayed in the East Palace to take care of him, so he can't come."
"So it is." Qin Shi said with a smile, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He wanted to see how long the prince could laugh.
Just as he was talking, the drums sounded, and the Emperor of Heaven had arrived.
The lively atmosphere instantly quieted down, and everyone stood up from their seats and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty is safe."
"Retire without courtesy."
Then there is a whole set of complicated etiquette.
Two officials from Honglu Temple came out of class with congratulatory watches in hand, which were read out by the announcer. After the reading, the hundred officials will kneel three times and nine kowtows. When the ceremony was over, the Emperor of Heaven gave tea, and the officials kowtowed to express their gratitude. After the tea was over, the Zhonghe Shao Le sounded, and the Emperor of Heaven gave the purses with 'Ruyi' that had already been prepared to a group of civil and military ministers.
Emperor Tianming sits on the throne, with the imperial table in front of him. Under the imperial table is a large round table, which is commonly known as the Golden Dragon Banquet Table. The dishes on the table are divided into eight paths from the outside to the inside. , There are cold meals, there are hot meals, a total of 63 items. They were all carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen. If the Emperor of Heaven wanted to eat a certain dish, a special eunuch would take it from the big table and put it on the imperial table, and the Emperor would eat it again.
The imperial dining room is only responsible for preparing the meals of the Emperor of Heaven. During the banquet, the princes and ministers all pay tribute to themselves. The prince, for example, should prepare twelve tables of dishes and twenty catties of wine when he comes to the banquet. ) are eight tables, and the two-character king (the county king) is five tables. The imperial relatives will give priority to preparation, and if there is insufficient, then officials will make up for it.
To a certain extent, this is equivalent to the emperor treating guests and the courtiers paying. Although the practice is not very pleasant, it greatly saves the treasury expenses.
After three rounds of drinking, it was time for the courtiers to present gifts to the emperor.
Meng Zezhi drank the wine glass, stood up, dragged a lame leg and knelt down in front of the civil and military officials, and then looked straight at the Emperor of Heaven, without speaking for a long time.
"what happened?"
A group of civil and military ministers did not know why, and whispered.
Emperor Tianming sighed: "Prince?"
Only then did Meng Zezhi open his mouth and said, "My son has the courage to ask the emperor a few words."
As he said that, there was a sudden sound of fighting outside the hall.
Emperor Tianming frowned slightly: "You ask."
"Thank you, Father and Emperor." Meng Zezhi said with a blank face, "Has your mother ever done anything wrong to your father?"
The Emperor of Heaven took a deep breath: "Never."
"Okay." Meng Zezhi shuddered: "Has the minister ever done anything that I can't do to the emperor?"
The footsteps got closer and closer, and the ministers of civil and military affairs also changed their faces instantly. They obviously realized something.
The Emperor of Heaven closed his eyes and opened them again: "Never."
As soon as the words fell, a large number of heavily armed soldiers rushed in.
The third prince Qin Shi stood up immediately, and said righteously, "Qin Hao, what do you want to do?"
Guan Xingyu, Marquis of Yu Yu, who rushed in, put his saber on Qin Shi's shoulder without hesitation, and shouted coldly, "Shut up."
"That's good." Meng Zezhi took a deep breath: "Is that official the father's biological son?"
The Emperor of Heaven looked at him fixedly, but said nothing.
"Yeah, I'm your biological son." Meng Zezhi's eyes were red, and he asked hysterically, "Then why do you have the heart to use me as Qin Shi's shield?"
Hearing this, the ministers were stunned.
"Have you ever thought about what will happen to me if I can't be the emperor?"
"But this is not the reason for your rebellion?" Qin Shi said righteously.
"Shut up for me." Meng Zezhi shouted angrily.
Then, under the watchful eyes of a group of civil and military officials, he got up from the ground and limped. Perhaps because he was walking in a hurry, one of them failed to stand firm and fell back to the ground with a thud, looking extremely embarrassed.
The eyes of all the princes and ministers instantly fell on Meng Zezhi's lame leg. Speaking of which, he used this leg to save Emperor Tianming, but how did Emperor Tianming treat him
shield? Tiger poison does not eat children!
For a time, the mood of the princes and ministers was a little complicated.
In front of the palace, Guan Xingyu, the marquis of Yu Yu, was stunned for a moment. Somehow, he saw his own shadow in Meng Zezhi...
After that, the saber in his hand was snatched by Meng Zezhi.
When he came back to his senses, Qin Shi had already fallen into Meng Zezhi's hands.
The Emperor of Heaven's expression changed dramatically, and he suddenly stood up from the dragon chair: "Prince, what do you want to do?"
"What do you think I want to do?" As if remembering something, Meng Zezhi turned to look at the gloomy eldest prince Qin Yu, with a wry smile: "Brother, I didn't expect it, we fought in the previous dynasty, you and I will die. Qin Shi hid behind and waited to take advantage of the fisherman."
Qin Yu clenched his fists instantly, he was not stupid, he naturally understood what Meng Zezhi meant.
He looked at Emperor Tianming sharply, and said sharply, "Father, is everything the Crown Prince said true?"
How could Emperor Tianming care about Qin Yu at this time, he stared at Meng Zezhi tightly: "If you have something to say."
"Father, you are afraid." Meng Zezhi shook his hand, and the long knife in his hand slashed a bloodstain on Qin Shi's neck. He said loudly, bursting into tears: "You are also afraid."
"Qin Hao." Emperor Tianming took a deep breath: "Hao'er, calm down."
"How can you tell me to calm down—" Meng Zezhi gritted his teeth: "You sent Qin Shi's news to me through the Xie family's hand, so you didn't want to force me to rebel."
Qin Shi's pupils tightened and he almost blurted out, "How did you know?"
"How did I know?" Meng Zezhi looked back at him, with a storm brewing in his eyes: "Not only do I know this, I also know that my personal eunuch Man Gui is the spy you planted beside me. I also know that Guan Xing was I was instructed by you to come to me, naturally, to protect your safety, lest you fall into the hands of my people and become a hostage. By the way, I will attack and wipe out my people. Am I right? , you are trying to force your son to death!"
The development of the matter has obviously exceeded the expectations of the Emperor of Heaven. He took a short breath and instantly tense his nerves.
Without waiting for him to speak, Meng Zezhi continued to say, "Aren't you very puzzled, why do I still jump into the trap with all my strength knowing this?"
The Emperor of Heaven barely maintained his composure and fixed his eyes on him.
Meng Zezhi's face was expressionless, and he said sternly, word by word, "Imperial Father, I will ask you again, whose species is Qin Shuzhi?"
Having said that, Youqing Dao led General Chen to press Yuan Shi and Qin Shuzhi and walked in.
"Kneel down."
With a thud, Yuan Shi knelt down, her face was pale, and she didn't quite understand how things could become like this.
Sensing that the atmosphere was not quite right, Qin Shuzhi shrank beside Yuan Shi, not daring to take a breath.
Tianming Emperor's tense nerves were instantly cut off.
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Meng Zezhi: Do you really think that my forty-year-old emperor has been in vain