Not long after the third prince had an accident and the first prince was grounded, Concubine De also had an accident.
When the criminal inspection department tried the matter of the third prince's killing of the fourth prince, he not only investigated the reason why the third prince killed the fourth prince, but also found out the secrets of the harem back then.
Back then, the fourth prince threatened the eldest prince because he ran into Concubine De and framed the mother of the seventh prince. The third prince pushed him into the pond in the imperial garden and drowned.
The eldest prince knew that everything his younger brother did was for him, so he refused to mention this matter until now it was revealed.
In the past, Emperor Qin loved the seventh prince's mother the most. Mei Guiren broke up with Emperor Qin before his death. This also caused the seventh prince to be ignored for so many years.
Chen Lin was summoned to Tianqi Hall early in the morning. After he came in, Emperor Qin then signaled Chief Huang of the Department of Punishment to report the results of the investigation.
Not long after, the plain-faced Concubine De came over and cried. She didn't cry about her innocence, but said that her two sons were innocent. It was because of her filial piety that she made a big mistake by covering up for her. After crying, she lay on the ground of Qin Emperor On his lap, he accused the Fifth Prince again.
Concubine De complained with snot and tears: "Your Majesty, after so many years of this matter, Concubine Xu has also become a monk, accompanied by the ancient Buddha with the green lamp, and the Fifth Prince suddenly brought this matter to light. What is his intention? The concubine is guilty, and death is not a pity, but if His Majesty really wants to grant the concubine a death, I hope His Majesty will not be fooled by those who have the heart of a jackal."
Chen Lin stood on the side and watched calmly, but he couldn't help giving a thumbs up to Concubine De's acting skills and Chengfu.
She is a first-rank imperial concubine, and the two husbands and wives have shared the same bed for so many years, there is still some affection that should be there, and there are more people than those who died innocently. By crying like this, she not only won a little life for herself , It also lowered the status of the Fifth Prince in Emperor Qin's heart - almost everyone in the palace knew how much this emperor hated the intrigue between brothers.
Although Emperor Qin's face was ugly, he did not push Concubine De away, presumably because he had already made a decision in his heart.
Seeing Emperor Qin looking at him, Chen Lin said, "Your Majesty, even if you don't care about the relationship with your empress, you still have to consider the relationship between your empress and the eldest prince."
Emperor Qin snorted coldly: "The relationship between their mother and son is really good, they dare to do such a thing without telling me."
Even though that is the case, when the judgment was made, the sentence was subconsciously lightened. It only cut off the position of imperial concubine and downgraded to the second rank, and did not impose any other punishments. It was really painless.
However, after Concubine De made such a fuss, Emperor Qin became more and more indifferent to the fifth prince. When he went to enjoy the flowers, he would not let the fifth prince sit beside him. This loophole was eliminated.
However, everyone who fights probably didn't understand the truth that the snipe and the clam fight for the fisherman's benefit, and the time has come for the royal family to sacrifice to heaven.
This year's ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is no different from previous years. This year is just a grand ceremony that happens once every ten years. There should be a prince and the emperor together. Before the prince is established, a prince and the emperor stand together.
After a dinner party, Emperor Qin directly asked the people from the House of Internal Affairs to add the name of the Seventh Prince. As soon as the news spread, the vicious eyes on the Seventh Prince instantly increased a lot.
However, the weather was not good, and it rained the day before. It was not a heavy rain, but a light rain, which could last for several days at a time. If it came after offering sacrifices to the heavens, it could be considered a good omen, but now it is a bad omen, which means that the heavens are dissatisfied with this candidate, so they stopped it.
At night, Chen Zhengxiang, who was sleeping, heard the sound of a fight. He opened the curtain and found that the people fighting were Leng Yue and Yu Wenting.
Yu Wenting didn't know where he learned some beautiful fists and embroidered legs, and he was pressed to the ground by Leng Yue before he could toss a few times.
"presumptuous."
The haughty appearance of this second generation ancestor is quite different from the calmness shown in front of Emperor Qin.
Chen Lin got up from the bed and said to Leng Yue: "Let him go."
"His Royal Highness visited late at night, could it be that he wants to assassinate his subjects?"
With a gloomy face, Yu Wenting walked to the head of the bed and stood still, staring at him coldly, but said nothing.
Chen Lin thought for a moment, then waved at Leng Yue: "Go down first."
When the original owner was still the prince of the Zhou Kingdom, Leng Yue was already the original owner's secret guard, and had been secretly protecting the original owner's safety. After Chen Lin lived in this body, by chance, he became the high priest of the Qin State, Leng Yue He became the guard with a knife next to him, and the degree of loyalty can be seen.
Originally, there was no need to let Leng Yue go out, but if Leng Yue didn't go out, he felt that Yu Wenting would stand by his bedside all night without opening his mouth.
After the door was closed, Chen Lin leaned on the bed and covered his body with the quilt, exposing only his head to the person beside the bed.
"There is no one else now, so His Highness can say whatever he wants."
Only then did Yu Wenting speak slowly: "Liu Xiang said, you treated me badly before and often made things difficult for me in order to hone me, but you have always been on my side."
Chen Linbi said lightly: "I can't tell, the relationship between His Highness and Prime Minister Liu is very good."
Yu Wenting was not like before, he was amused by his deliberate words, and seemed very calm.
"High priest, I don't understand, if you really just want to help me, you can..."
Seeing that the hatred value was about to drop, Chen Lin quickly interrupted the other party: "His Royal Highness thinks that this humble minister is helping His Highness? It's really funny. His Highness has already grown up, why can't he even distinguish between good and evil."
"You, you can't talk properly? Do you have to be so sarcastic?"
Chen Lin shrugged: "I've always been like this. Your Highness just doesn't like walking, so why bother to look up? My minister said that if you want your help, your highness will have to pay the price. If your highness can't do it, then don't." It will be misunderstood if you always run to this minister."
After saying this, the target person's face turned red and then white again, which was really pretty.
Yu Wenting was very angry and hated this person from the bottom of his heart. He turned around and was about to leave, but when he reached the door, he realized that he almost forgot the business, so he asked without looking back: "The high priest has the ability to reach the sky, can you Will it be sunny tomorrow?"
sunny
Really think he can communicate with the gods.
Chen Lin said lazily: "The minister said that if you want to help, you have to exchange something. Your Highness knows what I want."
"You are shameless."
After throwing down these words, Yu Wenting ran away without looking back.
Chen Lin looked at his back and said with a smile, "Oh, why do I feel that he is shy?"
Leng Yue who just entered the door: "..."
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In the past, the weather was exceptionally clear for worshiping the heavens, but this year it was raining continuously. There were more and more rumors inside and outside the palace, so much so that Emperor Qin began to waver.
It's a pity that it's almost the auspicious time, and it's too late to change people.
Therefore, Emperor Qin climbed up the steps to the altar with a straight face, and the Seventh Prince followed behind him.
Standing on the high platform, Chen Lin looked down at everything below. He could clearly see those people pointing at Yu Wenting, and he could also see the suspicion in their eyes.
The long time passed little by little, and finally, the two emperors of Qin climbed the last step.
But at this time, the light rain finally stopped, the sky that had been gloomy for several days suddenly became clear, and a round sun poked its head out from behind the clouds, shining on every commoner.
In an instant, cheers resounded throughout the square.
At this moment, all voices of doubt disappeared. This was a sign that the heavens had recognized the Seventh Prince. He would be the future crown prince.
Chen Lin had no expression on his face, but his heart was already filled with turbulent waves.
It's over, it's absolutely over.
He moved his eyes slowly and looked at the target person, only to find that the target person was looking at him with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.
The eyes of the two met, and the corners of Yu Wenting's mouth curled up, revealing a barely benign smile.
What Liu Xiang said was indeed correct. The high priest made things difficult for him to hone him, and the high priest paved the way with the other princes to help him eradicate dissidents. Although he clearly said that he would not help him change the weather, now it is the last moment , but still helped him.
It's just that he has nothing to do with the High Priest, why did the High Priest choose him instead of the eldest brother who has been the pride of heaven since birth
He understood from a young age that in the palace built of bones, there was never any unreasonable kindness, and the only kindness to him, Prime Minister Liu, was only when he heard that he was going to seize power. Because it was my mother's last wish.
But why did the high priest help him so much
- I said that if I want my minister to help His Highness, His Highness has to pay the corresponding price. As for what I want, His Highness knows in his heart.
- This face of His Highness is the most outstanding among the several princes.
Could it be that the high priest really liked him
Such a playful and sentimental person, why do you like him
Although Yu Wenting thought so in his heart, his cheeks were still uncontrollably flushed.
Chen Lin heard the voice of the system: [It's down, it's down to 60 points, host, don't discharge any more! ! !]
He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he just took a look at the target person, what kind of discharge, but when he suddenly saw the boy's slightly red earlobes, he immediately looked away, and his heart beeped.
The weather suddenly turned sunny, so it really has nothing to do with him, okay
However, Chen Lin could only complain in his heart, and the target person probably wouldn't believe it. After all, people in ancient times always thought that weather changes were linked to gods.
He had to figure out a way. When the target person began to feel that he was on his side, the hatred value would definitely drop down.