"Princess, the lord is here."
Shi Shi covered his mouth and coughed a few times: "I see."
Entering the room with the prince, seeing Shi Shi's face pale, he stopped walking when he was about to turn around and leave, "Have you seen the imperial doctor?" When sending his father to the burial, Shi Shi suddenly felt unwell, and he had to send someone to take her away. send it back.
Now that it was getting late, he hesitated for a while, but decided to come and have a look. Although Shi Shi doesn't agree with many of his current practices, after all, the two of them have been in the same bed for many years, and he can't treat her as nothing.
"The concubine's body is no longer a serious problem, so... the lord is worried." Shi Shi glanced at the cape on his body, which she had never seen him wear before.
"It's fine." The room was quiet, and the Prince and Shi's had nothing to say. He knew that it was not him that the Shi family wanted to marry, but the prince, the future emperor. He is now the last prince, the prince who survives under the management of the new dynasty, and is not the man she wants.
Seeing the indifferent attitude of the Crown Prince, Shi Shi suddenly felt a little wronged. After she married him, who would not praise her for being dignified and virtuous, but now he has left her heart, and now she is using all her scheming, what is she trying to do
Husband and wife in one day, they have been married for so many years, is this friendship gone
However, Shi's character has always been stable, and even though she has thousands of dissatisfaction in her heart, she will not say these words in front of her servants.
"Princess." A servant ran in with a panicked expression, not even noticing the prince standing in the corner of the room.
"Princess, you didn't buy the things you asked the younger ones to buy."
"What did you say?!" Shi Shi stood up and walked over to this servant, "Didn't you say it's foolproof?"
"The store owner is too smart, and the subordinates and others didn't expect it. What should we do now?"
Shi Shi stood up blankly. After a while, she remembered the Prince He who was standing in the corner, and opened her mouth to say something, but the matter was so involved that she dared not speak.
From the look on her face, the Prince He saw that something must have happened that he didn't know and that was very serious. Thinking that Shi Shi might have done audacious things behind his back, he took a deep breath with the prince, "What happened?"
"My lord, I..." Shi Shi's shoulders trembled slightly, and she lowered her eyelids, not daring to look directly into the Prince's eyes.
"Your Majesty has a life, and Prince Xuanhe will enter the palace."
Hearing this report, Shi Shi was so frightened that he was paralyzed and sat on the ground.
"Tell me, what exactly did you do?!" The prince grabbed her shoulders and stared at Shi Shi, trying to get an answer from her.
Shi Shi shook his head in fear, and burst into tears.
"And Prince," Wang De stepped into the room, ignoring Shi Shi, who was sitting on the ground crying, and said with a blank face, "Your Majesty has a life, and Prince Xuan will immediately enter the palace to meet him."
Released Shi Shi and the prince, got up and adjusted his robe: "The minister will lead the order."
In the Dayue Palace, Ban Hua asked the maid to re-comb her hair in a bun, making sure that all the broken hair was hidden inside, and her mood changed from cloudy to sunny.
"Niangniang, this Feixian hair bun looks so pretty when you comb it," Ruyi held the mirror and showed Ban Hua the finished bun, "It's like the fairy girl on the mural."
"Your mouth is still so sweet." Ban Hua stood up, glanced at the sky reddened by the sunset, and walked out of the inner hall to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden.
As soon as she walked out of the palace gate, she saw Wang De took the prince and the prince to the direction of the imperial study, she frowned, and turned to the palace man behind her and said, "You wait here, I'll take a look."
"Niangniang," Ruyi said, "Aren't you going to visit the Imperial Garden?"
Ban Hua glanced at it and smiled: "I'm going to live in this palace for decades, when can I not see it? What's more, it's late now, and I can't see anything in the Imperial Garden."
If you can't stop your opinions, you can only bow down and retreat.
Prince He followed Wang De into the inner hall, and when he saw Rong Xia sitting in front of the imperial desk, he stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
If it was in the past, Rong Xia had already spoken to forgive him, but today Rong Xia did not speak, just looked at him quietly, as if he was looking at him, or was weighing something.
After a long silence in the room, Rong Xia finally said, "Give a seat."
The layout of the imperial study room has not changed much, but every object in it has been newly replaced. For Prince He, this place is both familiar and unfamiliar. He bowed his hands towards Rong Xia, "I don't know why His Majesty called Wei Chen, why?"
Rong Xia put down the book in her hand, with a bit of gratitude on her face: "Your Highness understands righteousness and is willing to give me the position of Zen, and I am very grateful. Since I ascended the throne, I have not dared to be slow to my Highness, if there is any deficiency. Please also ask the lord to point it out.”
Prince He felt that there was something wrong with Rong Xia's words, he got up and bowed to Rong Xia: "Your Majesty is very kind to Wei Chen, and Wei Chen has no dissatisfaction."
"Since the lord is not dissatisfied with me, why did you send someone to assassinate my queen, and use the queen as bait to lure me into taking the bait?!" Rong Xia smashed the tea cup on the table on the ground, this was his first time With an image of no scruples, he has such a big temper in front of outsiders, "Even if I took your throne and you are very dissatisfied with me, you should come to me, but you should never attack Baolu!"
The Prince He looked at Rong Xia in astonishment, what's going on
"Huh, the queen was assassinated?!" Prince He was a little anxious, "How is the queen now?"
Rong Xia glanced at him and sneered: "My lord, at this time, I still remember the brother-sister friendship between Hua Hua and you. This world has already been taken by me, if it wasn't for Hua Hua's face, why would I care? I'll save your life and give you the title. And what do you people think of Hua Hua?"
Since ascending the throne, although many former officials Rong Xia have not been reused, they have not taken the lives of these people. But Rong Xia didn't expect that his temporary benevolence would make these people greedy and make them collude with the prince again, intending to murder him to regain the throne.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has no intention of doing this," and the Prince stood up. "The great cause has long since faded, and Wei Chen knows it well, so why would he have the will to seize the throne. Please tell Wei Chen what happened to her."
This time, instead of calling Ban Hua the queen, he called him his childhood nickname, Bao Hua.
In a hurry, no longer scruples etiquette and rudeness. Prince He didn't understand, it was fine before, why did such a big thing happen after only a few hours
"The queen is fine," Rong Xia didn't miss the slightest emotion on the prince's face, "The lord said that this matter has nothing to do with you, but many of the assassins caught are your former members, and these people have been loyal to you until now. They all insisted that they were the people of King Rui. If the lord is not busy, follow me to the heavenly prison."
"Wei Chen is willing to go."
The door of the imperial study room opened, and Rongxia's complexion changed slightly: "Hua?"
Seeing that Ban Hua's face was ruddy with the prince, it didn't look like he was injured, and he immediately felt relieved. He gave Ban Hua a salute, "Wei Chen has seen the empress."
"Your Highness doesn't need to be more polite." Ban Hua smiled at him.
Seeing her smile as usual, Rong Xia thought she didn't hear what was said in the study, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Ban Hua spoke up.
"I also want to go to Tianjing to see, you take me with you."
Cons:…
He turned his head to look at Du Jiu who was standing at the door, and Du Jiu shrank his head back. The Empress did not let him make a sound, how could he dare to make a sound? Your Majesty, you have to do your best to please the Empress, what else can they do with these bitter guards
"I can't go?" Ban Hua raised her eyebrows to look at Rong Xia.
"Okay, let's go together."
Seeing the way the two of them got along with the prince, his tensed jaw loosened a bit.
Tian Prison is jointly guarded by people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, and the prisoners are all very important prisoners. This place is heavily guarded, and unless there is His Majesty's will, the relatives and friends of the prisoners are not allowed to visit.
Ban Hua found that the guards here have serious expressions, and their faces are a bit fierce, with the words "idlers do not enter" written all over their faces.
Even if the empress came, they just saluted in a proper manner, not eagerly to come forward to please. After Ban Hua walked inside, she looked back at the guards who were standing upright, with broad shoulders and long legs.
Rong Xia noticed her small movements and squeezed her palm to prevent her eyes from wandering.
Do these men look good with him
Ban Hua blinked innocently at him, as if you were pinching me for something.
Rong Xia felt itchy at the look in her eyes, and squeezed her hand a few times before she could barely suppress the emotions in her heart.
When going down the steps, Rong Xia glanced at the gorgeous skirt behind Ban Hua, bent down and lifted her skirt, and put the skirt down after the steps. He did it very naturally, but it made the guards and the prince in the prison look dumbfounded.
"Wei Chen has seen His Majesty, the Empress, and the Prince." Liu Banshan came out from the inside and noticed His Majesty's move to lift the skirt of the Empress, but he concealed it so well that no one could see it. Not showing his emotions.
"Don't be too polite," Rong Xia said directly, "Where are those assassins held?"
Liu Banshan glanced at the prince and bowed, "Please, Your Majesty, come with the minister."
His Majesty's willingness to bring Prince He here shows that His Majesty still has some leeway for Prince He. If this matter really has nothing to do with Prince He, in the Queen's eyes, His Majesty should not be too embarrassed for Prince He.
At this time, the assassins who were imprisoned in the Tianjing had no plans to go out alive, but when they saw that the prince and the prince were also brought in by the emperor, the expressions on several people's faces changed. Liu Banshan noticed his expression, and his heart sank. It seemed that this matter was really related to the prince.
"You..." When Prince He saw these assassins, his face showed shock, "I didn't tell you to leave the capital, live a good life, and don't come back?"
"Prince He, you've never heard of people dying for money?" an assassin said, "What can you do by giving your brothers some money? Although the king is brutal, he is generous in his actions. Money, houses, and women, Brothers follow him in everything, why should we listen to your words and go to those remote places to live a hard life?"
"Since you have become the prince of the new dynasty, don't worry about us brothers, and we don't want to follow a spineless master like you."
Prince He looked at these assassins with a pale face. These people were dead soldiers who had accompanied him since childhood. This is the one who was talking because he was shot in the back, and it took more than a year to recover his soul. There is another, because he broke three toes and one arm, and the other people are also loyal to him, and they can't wait to repay it with their lives. How could these people do such a thing for Jiang Luo
Prince He suddenly remembered Shi's reaction before entering the palace. He stared at these people in a daze, and after a while he said in a hoarse voice, "Did Shi asked you to do it?"
The faces of the several assassins changed, but the assassin who spoke just now spoke again, "It's really interesting to be with the prince, you think the princess is old, and if you divorce her, how can you give her the blame? Well, you are too ruthless."
This assassin was burying the prince and the prince inside and out, but every word picked up the prince and the prince.
Even if Ban Hua was not interested in conspiracy calculations at all, she would like to understand it now. Nine times out of ten, these assassins were summoned by the Shi family in the name of their cousin. After the assassination incident was revealed, these loyal and loyal assassins did not want to implicate him. All of them insisted that they were Jiang Luo's people.
Anyway, Jiang Luo has done so many wicked things, and it doesn't matter if he takes another blame.
Rong Xia could even guess what Ban Huan could understand. He didn't want to see such a scene of love between master and servant, so he said directly, "He, Prince, I will take you to see King Rui."
The assassin thought that Rong Xia wanted to let the two Jiang brothers confront each other, and he was relieved.
It seems that Emperor Cheng Andi is really suspicious of King Rui, so they can feel relieved.
To go to the place where the king was imprisoned, he had to pass through other heavenly prisons. When passing the Tianzi No. 7 cell, Ban Hua saw the middle-aged woman imprisoned inside and stopped.
This person is the prostitute of Huanhua Pavilion and the owner of the Killer Building. After removing the golden hairpin in Chinese clothes, she looks a lot older.
The old lady also saw Ban Hua, and she looked away expressionlessly, putting aside her life and death.
Ban Hua chuckled lightly, raised his feet and left. However, after hearing her chuckle, the old lady suddenly turned her head and looked over, only to see Ban Hua's back surrounded by the crowd and leaving.
She thought about the Changqing King who was locked inside, and she couldn't calm down again.
No matter how good-looking a man is, if he doesn't wash or change clean clothes for a long time, he is no different from the dirty and lazy man on the street. King Changqing used to have Zhang Junxiu's face, but what Ban Hua sees now is just a man with knotted hair and dirty body.
What demeanor, what extravagance, all turned into a cloud of smoke.
"King Changqing," she stood outside the prison door, looking at King Changqing with black hands, and said in a calm voice, "I have a doubt in my heart, I wonder if you can help me answer it?"
Rong Xia and Prince He stopped, Rong Xia glanced at Ban Hua without saying a word.
It was probably because he had been locked up in the Heavenly Prison for too long, and the whole person of King Changqing had become sullen, and he no longer had the suaveness of the past. He glanced at Ban Hua a few times and said calmly, "Ask."
"That starling who only said long live the emperor back then, was someone deliberately framed you, or was it a scene you acted?"
"I didn't expect my good niece to remember this trivial matter, I almost forgot," King Changqing laughed proudly, "Born in the royal family, why do you have to be persistent, the cousin's niece is still a little childish, It's a blessing."
His dark eyes fell on Rong Xia: "I only hope that a long life in the harem will not bury your temperament and make you as pale and dead as those women."
Rong Xia frowned and said nothing.
"Human, the most rare heart is also the most worthless heart," King Changqing laughed softly, "I hope my good niece will never regret it in her life, and laugh till she grows old."
"According to your auspicious words," Ban Hua nodded with a smile, "Cousin must live a good life. This prison is spacious and airy. If you live for a few more years, you will get used to it."
The smile on King Changqing's face froze, and he stared at Ban Hua with wide eyes, as if he was looking at a terrible monster.
"I probably already know the answer to this question, and my cousin doesn't need to answer it for me." Ban Hua smiled brightly, and the corners of her eyes and brows were brightly colored. Fighting intrigues, how wonderful."
Liu Banshan: No, he won't feel good.
And the Prince: My cousin's mouth is the same as always... with character.
Rong Xia held Ban Hua's hand. He didn't say any excuses or promises, but he ignored everyone's eyes and held Ban Hua's hand firmly and tightly in his palm.
Liu Banshan touched his nose. This is the Heavenly Prison, where the felons are held. As the empress, can't they show the majesty of the empress in front of the felon
Holding hands so sticky, it's like coming out to play.
His Majesty has changed, and he is no longer the calm and airy Majesty he used to be. Liu Banshan didn't know for a while whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. When he followed His Majesty back then, His Majesty was still a weakling, but his actions were unmatched, which attracted countless people's admiration.
When he was young, he heard his mother mention that there is no perfect person in this world. If there is, this person will not be too happy.
He didn't understand when he was a child, but he didn't understand the meaning of his mother's words until he was under His Majesty's command, watching His Majesty calmly arrange one important event after another. His Majesty is calculating and planning every step of the way. In his eyes, anyone and everything can only be divided into two categories. One is useful and the other is useless.
The only accident was Jingting Gongfu.
At that time, the empress was only a village lord, but she flogged the third flower appointed by Emperor Yunqing, and even made a scene in the court. The literati's mouth is so sharp, the empress offended the literati, how can there be any good words for her
But at this time, His Majesty actually stood up. He did not share the same hatred with the literati, but spoke to the Empress.
At that time, he only thought that it was His Majesty's intention to befriend Ban's family, and knowing that Emperor Yunqing loved Ban Queen, he would help Queen Ban to argue. Looking back now, I'm afraid that His Majesty already had a little affection for Queen Ban at that time.
Later, Du Jiu found that the Ban family had private contacts with the generals, and even Zhao Weishen, the minister of military affairs, often passed news to the Ban family. His Majesty was the captain of the secret agent of Emperor Yunqing at the time, but he did not hand over the news, but suppressed it. down.
If His Majesty handed over this news, even if the eldest princess had a way to clear Emperor Yunqing's suspicions about the Ban family, the Ban family would not be promoted from an earl to a prince, and the queen of Ban would not be able to change from a village lord to a county lord.
He only helps the Ban family when His Majesty intends to win over the Ban family and take advantage of the Ban family's position among the generals. It turned out that this was really what he thought too much. Not only did His Majesty not take advantage of the Ban family's connections, but he even helped the Ban family to wipe things clean. Even the suspicious Yun Qing Emperor couldn't see anything wrong.
Heartless people, once they are emotional, that is when the dead tree meets the spring, and the old house catches fire. If you are willing to give up a game without destroying it, you will not be tempted.
His Majesty, who has to calculate everything, the only one who has not calculated in this life is probably only the feelings of Queen Ban.
Looking at the man and woman holding hands in front of him, Liu Banshan turned to look at Prince He, and saw that his expression was even more comfortable than his own.
As expected of someone who has been a prince, his adaptability is better than him.
The innermost cell of the Heavenly Prison was locked with a heavy iron door. There was only a ventilation opening that was no bigger than a palm. Looking in from the door, only a black hole could be seen. With a trembling in the heart of the prince, is the second brother imprisoned here
The heavy iron door opened, and after blinking with the prince, he could barely see an iron cage in this dim room. A person was sitting in the cage. This person didn't move.
After a long while, Liu lit two candles, and the light in the room brightened a little.
"Second brother." Prince He saw the people in the cage clearly, and took a few steps forward, suddenly he stopped, looked back at Rong Xia, and pushed him behind Rong Xia.
But his small movements were discovered by Jiang Luo who was locked in the cage. He grabbed the cage and looked at the Prince He with ecstasy: "Brother, brother, take me away, please take me away. "
"I really can't stay here for a moment. You take me away. I won't make trouble with you again, I won't argue with you again, please save me."
When the Prince He saw that he was wearing clean clothes, his face and hands were also clean, and he looked many times better than the Changqing King who was locked out. The corners of his lips trembled, but after all he did not open his mouth to plead for Jiang Luo.
Jiang Luo saw that he didn't speak to the prince, and desperately stretched his hand out of the cage. The man in his twenties was crying and embarrassed: "Brother, you can't ignore me, do you want me to die in it?"
"His Royal Highness, when Wei Chen was in charge of you, he never abused you. If you misunderstood your words with His Royal Highness, wouldn't you want Wei Chen to apologize with death?" Liu Banshan came over holding a lamp. , looked at Jiang Luo with a faint smile, "Please don't talk nonsense, Your Highness."
When Jiang Luo saw Liu Banshan, his whole body trembled with fright. It was this dog who kept him in a dark room all day long, not letting anyone talk to him or appear in this room. Every day, except for three meals a day and a change of clothes, no one shows up, and even if these people show up, it's like they don't exist, and they don't say a word.
This method of not beating or scolding people will be fine for a day or two, but it will take a long time to realize that this is the most painful torture. Sometimes Jiang Luo even wondered if he had really been an emperor, if he was really alive, what happened outside, or why the world was so quiet, so quiet that people wanted to go crazy.
Liu Banshan used to be just a petty official he didn't care about, but he didn't expect that this gentle-looking person would have such a weird way of torturing people.
So when he saw the Prince He, his already tense emotions finally collapsed. This was his only hope.
He couldn't even see Ban Hua and Rong Xia, because he knew that the eldest brother would definitely tolerate him and tolerate him. Even if he did something wrong, as long as he begged and cried, the eldest brother would soften his heart.
But he forgot that his eldest brother is no longer the prince, and the world is not surnamed Jiang, even if he and the prince want to save him, there is no way.
The prince and the prince looked a little abnormal, his lips trembled for a long time, and he couldn't say a word of pleading.
Those who died at the hands of the second brother have no chance to speak.