After all, the fourth prince is dead, so it's okay for the emperor not to let the prince out, because he has no choice.
Zhou Shizhi also saw the prince, and he went up to greet the prince among the crowd, not at all conspicuous.
He couldn't help feeling a little puzzled in his heart.
Ordinarily, at this time, the queen would teach the prince to keep a low profile, instead of jumping out so impatiently.
After all, the fourth prince is dead, and he has no competitors, so there is no need to worry.
Isn't this obviously stimulating Emperor Xiangqing? It was as if telling him: Look, the fourth child is unreliable, right? It's still my son...
However, Zhou Shizhi had his own opinion on whether the fourth prince was really dead.
Although he said that the fourth prince is not a close friend, he has seen a lot of people in the world after so many years of experience, and he can still tell a thing or two about what kind of person, temperament, and mentality. Especially the crown prince and the fourth prince, he has observed and analyzed them in detail.
And the result of his analysis is that the fourth prince is definitely not a person who "will commit suicide in fear of crime".
It is possible to say that he will give it a go, but he will commit suicide in fear of crime, absolutely not!
But right now he doesn't care about this, because no matter whether the fourth prince is really dead or not, if the emperor says he is dead, then there will be no fourth prince in this world anymore!
What he was wondering now was the queen's attitude.
Such a smart and resourceful person as the Queen, it is absolutely impossible for her to make mistakes at such a time and not to mention what the Prince should do. But the prince came out at this time!
Moreover, looking at his expression, not to mention being low-key, he is simply complacent and carried away!
There was also the third prince, good news came frequently from the disaster relief side, the emperor looked very happy, but he had praised him several times in front of his ministers. But he was recommended by the Queen...
The empress didn't mention anything about her own son, but calmly helped the third prince, unless her mind was broken...
Zhou Shizhi couldn't figure it out!
He intuitively felt that although the Fourth Prince was dead, the water in the capital seemed to be getting muddier and more unpredictable!
He would really like to get away from it all if he could.
So, thinking about his marriage with Lu Xiaoshu, he became even more depressed.
If the queen hadn't intervened, he wouldn't have any scruples at this time, and he would propose marriage directly to the Lu family. Wang Yihui, who was supposed to discuss marriage with him, has already become the side concubine of the Eastern Palace, what else does he need to worry about
But the queen obviously has other plans for Lu Xiaoshu, and she definitely won't give him a marriage, otherwise she wouldn't have kept her mouth shut!
Because of this, he didn't dare to speak easily, he still had to wait, he had to wait for the right time, otherwise the queen would deny it in one word, or pretend to be deaf and dumb and marry other girls to him, and he would be in trouble!
Of course, if the queen really gave Lu Xiaoshu the marriage to someone else right now, then he wouldn't mind being caught dead, and simply "robbed" her and left the capital to fly far away! He can definitely do this kind of thing.
But before that, he didn't want to do that, he wanted her to marry him in a dignified way! I want their marriage to be blessed by everyone instead of hiding.
The prince returned to the court, and stood in front of the officials as usual, and when he saw Emperor Xiangqing coming in, he smiled at his father.
When Emperor Xiangqing saw it, he felt even more disgusted in his heart. If it wasn't for the empress's sake, he might have to wear little shoes for him on the spot.
He pretended not to see it and went to court as usual. What should be done is done, and what should be done standing in a daze is in a daze.
Seeing that the court's political discussions were about the same, when it was time to "play something and leave the court if there is nothing to do", the prince suddenly came out: he has something to play.
The attention of all the ministers was suddenly attracted, and the court hall, which was already very quiet, suddenly became so quiet that even breathing could be heard clearly.
"Father," the crown prince lowered his eyes, and said in a regretful and pitiful tone as much as possible: "I didn't expect the fourth emperor to be so confused that he would go like this! Death is nothing, and please allow the fourth emperor to be buried generously." Brother, bury him in the imperial mausoleum!"
As soon as the crown prince said this, all the officials were stunned and completely dumbfounded.
With the confidant of the prince's party, he almost fell down in the dark. They never dreamed that the crown prince would mention this matter at this moment! Moreover, in front of so many people!
What happened to him? Why do you think about it for a few days behind closed doors, instead of thinking about it, you become stupid instead
Zhou Shizhi glanced at him calmly, and shook his head secretly. The prince thought that he said this to show his magnanimity, tolerance of others, and his brotherhood.
It's a pity, I'm afraid I'm going to make a wrong calculation this time!
He must have forgotten why the fourth prince was convicted, right
The last thing Emperor Xiangqing wanted was for someone to bring up the matter that made him lose face again, but the crown prince wanted to poke his scar in front of everyone. Wasn't this intentionally embarrassing him and making him feel uncomfortable
"Ha!" After a while, Emperor Xiangqing smiled coldly, and said coldly: "You have deep brotherhood!"
Hearing the tone of Emperor Xiangqing, the crown prince felt a "thump" in his heart, but it was impossible to change his words after he had spoken them. Moreover, he didn't want to change his words, because he didn't think What did he do wrong.
So, he forced a smile, forced himself to continue laughing and said: "Father Huang praised it absurdly, this is... what my son should do..."
"Absurd praise?" Emperor Xiangqing was so angry that his seven orifices could be smoked, he said coldly: "Why do you think I'm praising you? Hmm?"
The prince finally realized something was wrong, he raised his head in astonishment, only then did he realize how terrifying Emperor Xiangqing's face was!
He was shocked immediately, and cold sweat ran down his spine!
Moving his lips, the prince couldn't say a word. However, he still doesn't know where he made a mistake.
Emperor Xiangqing stared at him blankly, and said coldly: "You said that you want to bury the fourth child in the imperial tomb? Since you are so brotherly and affectionate, I will send you to the imperial tomb to accompany him for a few years, how about it? "
"Father, Father Emperor..." The prince almost lost his mind, a thick layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and big beads trickled down his cheeks, looking at Emperor Xiangqing in panic. I seem to have a vague understanding of where I went wrong in my heart!
"Hmph!" Emperor Xiangqing sneered, got up suddenly and walked away.
Fu Hai hurriedly followed, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Retire!"
All the courtiers were stunned, and retreated after hearing this sound, you looked at me, I looked at you, and bowed their heads silently. The cronies who are close to the prince purposely slowed down and lagged behind the crowd, and stayed at the back of the hall before approaching the prince.
Want to persuade, want to persuade, but this is not easy to say. Otherwise, it would be "brotherly love" to alienate others.
Although the emperor did not agree to the prince's request, he must not be willing to see the brotherhood of the royal family.
In the end, the cronies had no choice but to say haha and use other words to divert, so as not to embarrass the prince too much.
The prince was already very embarrassed, his father had never embarrassed him so much.
But he couldn't show it. Instead, he acted more casually, forced himself to gossip with everyone, and then walked away.
The more the prince thought about it, the more depressed he became. Just like before, he went to the palace to find his mother and complained about his distress.
Besides, he has just been freed, so he should also go and say hello to his mother.
When the queen heard that the prince asked to see her, she curled her lips into a faint smile, glanced at Aunt Qing and said with a smile: "Look, what I said is right? He really has learned to make his own decisions! Go, prepare the prince's favorite drink Biluochun! Want the best one!"
"Yes, ma'am..." Aunt Qing forced a smile, suppressing the impatience in her heart.
When the prince saw the queen, he couldn't help feeling relieved, and felt his whole body relax.
This feeling has only been given to him by the queen since he was a child, and there has never been anyone else.
He greeted the queen, and then apologized again.
Then there was Datong's explanation, explaining why he didn't listen to the queen's words and closed the door to think about his mistakes with peace of mind, but told his father the emperor, and said that the queen should not be sad because of this, and he will still respect the queen in the future.
The queen's reaction was beyond his expectation. Instead of being sad or blaming him, the queen said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to be so fearful, how can I blame the emperor! Now it seems that I am too careful. Be more cautious, Huang'er's approach is correct! Otherwise, you may not know when you will be able to come out!"
The prince couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard what the queen said, and was even more secretly grateful. Because of this matter, he has always been uneasy about how to face his mother. He didn't want her mother to be so considerate of him, but it made him subconsciously feel a little guilty.
After all, she is the queen mother, she is tolerant to herself in everything, unlike her father...
Thinking of Emperor Xiangqing, the prince's eyes darkened again, and the chilly feeling on his back seemed to be still there!
In front of the queen, the prince has never had to hide anything, so he told the queen in detail about what happened in court just now, and he had to complain to the queen: At this time, he still didn't understand himself. What did I do wrong!
After hearing this, the queen's face changed, and she stumbled and said, "You really did something wrong, I can't blame your father for being angry! Fortunately, your father always loves you, otherwise, it would be more than that! I'm afraid, alas, I'm afraid I've already been sent to prison by this time!"
The prince suddenly opened his eyes wide in surprise, and couldn't help but said: "No way! How is this possible! My son, what did my son do wrong..."
"You, you are so confused!" The queen gave him a look, and then sighed: "Your father lost face because of your fourth brother at the birthday banquet that day, and the last thing he wants to hear is someone mentioning him again." You, which pot is this, which pot is not opened! Tell me, can he be happy?"
The prince was stunned, his face turned pale suddenly, he couldn't help wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, and said with lingering fear: "This, this, I didn't think at that time that I only wanted to please my father—Queen, do you want me?" Go to plead guilty to the father?"
The queen shook her head in amused, angry and helpless manner, but said in her heart, "Idiot!"