King Qing cried for a long time and said a lot.
From the beginning to the end, King Jin just listened without saying anything.
He is not a person who can persuade people, besides, he is not young, so he should understand what is right and what is wrong.
King Jin left the palace, and just patted King Qing on the shoulder before leaving.
Lan Zhu was not dead yet, and was taken away by Emperor Hongjing's men before leaving from King Qing. At this time, he was sent back, with his last breath remaining.
Her clothes were soaked with blood, it was hard to imagine that a person could shed so much blood.
King Jin glanced at her, and was about to order someone to carry her away when Lanzhu suddenly made a movement. Like a dead body, it seems unwilling to die like this, and wants to do some weak struggles.
"Don't, don't forget you, you promised, promised me!"
"You seem to care about that child, why didn't you take him away before?"
Lanzhu took a breath, and it was already very difficult for her to speak at this time, "People like us are in danger, staying in the king and staying in the palace is good for him. I, I am , I am lucky, I have received such a task, task, live longer, no, otherwise it is possible, I may die early... "
King Jin was silent.
Lanzhu's pupils slowly expanded, and her consciousness became unclear: "Don't forget...you promised me..."
"Is that child Lao Qi's?" King Jin asked suddenly.
Lan Zhu's pupils suddenly tightened to the size of a needle point, and then suddenly expanded. A voice was stuck in her throat, but she was destined to never make another sound. Her hand was half-raised in the air, and it took a breath or two before it fell to the ground with a snap.
King Jin frowned, looked at her, and said after a while: "Take her away first, and don't deal with the corpse."
King Jin left the palace and went straight back to Prince Jin's mansion. He originally planned to go to Prince Qing's mansion, but he was really not in the mood at this moment.
Back at Rongxi Courtyard, Yaoniang was sitting on the kang playing with the three children.
As soon as King Jin came back, Yaoniang hurriedly got off the kang.
"How about the seventh brother?"
"Father intends to let him guard the imperial mausoleum."
Afterwards, King Jin explained the ins and outs of the matter, and Yaoniang couldn't get back to her senses after listening to it for a long time, including Xiaobao.
So Concubine Han was actually an impostor? But why didn't she sneak away in her previous life? Soon Xiao Bao realized that the trajectory of this life was different from the previous life. In the previous life, Hongjing was in chaos in the 32nd year, and his father was enthroned as emperor the following year. Among all the kings, except for King An, King Qing, King Lu, and King Wu, all of them died in the 32nd year of Hongjing.
Without coercion, Concubine Han could not have been forced to flee, and the matter had not come to light. Then it means that the person who knew the identity of Concubine Han and threatened her should be among the other dead princes.
Xiao Bao subconsciously thought of King Yong, but immediately felt otherwise. In thirty-two years, King Yong played such a big game of chess, how could he have extra thoughts on a small Koryo spy.
While Xiaobao was thinking about it, King Jin was also thinking about it.
He also subconsciously thought of Yongwang, but felt that it was not Yongwang's handwriting. Without him, he has been ordering people to keep an eye on King Yong. If there is any change, he should have received the news long ago.
Who the hell is that
Could it be King Lu
King Jin suddenly said: "Go and get the map."
He said the words, but no one responded, and then he remembered that Fu Cheng was sent out by him to handle errands. But there is also Yaoniang, she knew that King Jin had a map in the study here, so she hurriedly went to the study and brought the map.
The map is made of sheepskin, which is made through a special process, which can keep it from weathering and fading for a hundred years. The background color is light yellow, with various graphics and symbols marked on it, Yaoniang can't understand anyway.
She helped King Jin spread out the map on the kang table, and King Jin's eyes were placed in a place in the upper right corner. He looked at that place, and then at the place on the left near Goryeo, where the word "generation" was written.
Yes, Daiwang's fief is close to Goryeo.
While King Jin was looking at the map, Xiaobao was also looking at it.
It is impossible for the King of Korea to ask Concubine Han to assist a person for no reason, it must be related to his interests, and this person is a Dagan, or one of several princes, so he will not think about others except the acting king.
Because only the close interests can make the King of Korea expose the nails he has buried for a long time without hesitation.
On behalf of the king
The acting king who is moderate, taciturn, and usually inconspicuous.
In fact, thinking about it, it is true, they are also the sons of Zhonggong, so it is normal to be tempted. In this game, King An was thrown off his horse, and King Qing was harmed at the same time, but the harm to King Qing was not the main purpose, the main purpose was probably King Jin.
What the other party probably didn't expect was that King Jin didn't mess with this matter because of Sun Meng's awakening. If he did something wrong, he would definitely be able to find out based on Emperor Hongjing's personality. Even if Emperor Hongjing didn't get angry at the time, he would still have the impression of framing his siblings in his mind.
When people get older, their mood will be completely different from before. While Emperor Hongjing was guarding against his sons, he still hoped that the brothers could live in harmony among themselves. It can be seen from what Emperor Hongjing said when all the kings gathered in the capital to celebrate their birthday.
What a deep thought, what a deep plan!
King Jin, who figured out the joints, felt a cold sweat.
Because among the kings, if he has never taken precautions against him, it is probably the most ordinary third brother.
Fu Cheng came in and said: "Your Highness, when this old servant arrived at Prince Qing's mansion, Fu Xi had already committed suicide by taking poison."
Jin Wang was not surprised by this result, since he guessed that there was a shadow of Dai Wang behind Concubine Han, he knew it would be this result. With Dai Wang's cautious character, he will definitely leave no excuses behind.
"Did the kid watch it?"
Fu Cheng paused and shook his head.
Yao Niang was a little unhappy, and asked: "What charades are you playing, why can't I understand it?"
If it can be understood by you, it is not called a charade.
"Brother Cheng doesn't have a mole behind his ear." King Jin said, Fu Cheng nodded beside him.
Yao Niang was still thinking about moles, but Xiao Bao already understood. After he understood, he couldn't close his mouth in surprise. Until Yueyue asked: "Brother Xiaobao, do you want to eat?"
Er Bao also came up and touched his mouth hehehe, and he didn't react.
At this time, Er Bao had already put his little finger into his brother's mouth, and was digging and digging inside. Xiao Bao felt hurt from being picked, and suddenly closed his mouth, which shocked Er Bao.
Seems to be thinking, where are my fingers? Er Bao was stunned for a while, and then howled with a groan.
Earth-shattering!
Then Yaoniang couldn't care less about being surprised by what came to her mind, and hugged Er Bao up. Erbao arrived in Niang's arms, rubbed her face on Yaoniang's chest in aggrieved manner, and then pointed to Xiaobao.
"Did Erbao say that brother bullied you?"
This month's children don't understand this, they only know that mother said elder brother, and seeing Xiaobao's embarrassed face, Erbao immediately laughed, seeing his teeth but not his eyes.
Xiao Bao glared at Er Bao, "Little Smelly!"
Little Smelly knew that the words were talking about himself, and he laughed loudly while responding with oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Then Xiaobao was also amused by his stupid brother, Yueyue laughed even more and fell to the side.
"Brother Erbao is so stupid, brother Xiaobao is scolding you."
Yao Niang put Er Bao back to Xiao Bao's side, and then she took the time to ask: "That means Brother Cheng is not the child of Seventh Brother, so whose child is this child? Your Highness, how do you know that you want Fu Cheng to visit Brother Sheng?" Concubine Han said about the red mole behind my son's ear? Why is she so stupid to bring up such a thing?"
Of course Concubine Han is not stupid, but King Jin smiled a little strangely when he heard her say that he felt sorry for King Qing, so he couldn't help paying attention, and then saw Concubine Han repeatedly reminding him to keep his word.
A man's words are good when he is about to die, this sentence does not fit here. But when people were dying, the more she worried about things, the more she couldn't let go.
It stands to reason that Concubine Han shouldn't behave like this. The royal family is different from ordinary people. As long as they are the heirs of the royal family, even if the child's mother is a court lady and a person with a very low status, it will not affect the future title, glory and wealth.
Just like King Qing, Emperor Hongjing really hated him, but he should be crowned king, and he should have the status he deserves.
But Concubine Han was very anxious.
It just so happened that King Jin knew about the red mole, so he asked Fu Cheng to take a look at it when he went to work.
Facts have proved that there are indeed many things that only people dare not think about, but no one dares to do.
"Hasn't Your Majesty had someone check it? I remember you said that Xiao Bao had been taken to see it." Yao Niang said.
King Jin didn't speak, probably because King Qing was not taken seriously. Emperor Hongjing didn't even want to see King Qing, let alone King Qing's son.
"This side concubine Han is so bold that she dares to steal someone."
King Jin looked at Yaoniang, and he spoke as soon as he spoke, why did he turn his eyes around him
He squinted his eyes, and Yaoniang immediately showed a flattering smile.
At this time, Xiao Shunzi also walked in, and he was also on an errand under the orders of King Jin.
"Your Highness, I asked the doctor to look at the corpse, and the doctor said that this woman had never given birth."
Yaoniang's eyes lit up, and she understood the meaning of Xiao Shunzi's words.
Just like her, someone has been helping to take care of her before and after giving birth, until now there are still a few faint bright white lines on her belly. Yaoniang has seen the belly of several women, her mother, Zhu Shi, and her sister, the lines that have not been specially maintained are more obvious.
For example, her mother, who has been there for decades, still has some light brown spots on her belly. Concubine Han had only given birth to brother Sheng for a year, if she had given birth, she could still see some clues.
"But why did she do this? Can't she get pregnant?"
Then you can only ask Concubine Han herself, but unfortunately she is dead.
As for how Concubine Han managed to hide Brother Sheng from the outside, maybe this matter should still be on the head of the house, Fuxi. This is probably because Brother Sheng is obviously not his own, but Concubine Han cares so much, maybe it's because they always have feelings after getting along for a long time, or maybe it's because of other things.
But who knows exactly.
It's just that King Qing may be in a terrible situation. If he knows that the son he has raised for more than a year is not his own, it will be another serious blow. Turning to Yaoniang, she thought of Princess Qing, Zhuzhu, and Brother Yan, and immediately stopped feeling sorry for King Qing. If it wasn't for him not to distinguish between right and wrong, and to be confused by ghosts, how could so many things happen.
Not to mention here, regarding the case of imperial examination fraud, the imperial court quickly gave a judgment.
Xiao Teng, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, cut his job to serve the people, ransacked his home and distributed him, in order to imitate others. The other persons involved in the case were dealt with one by one, and countless officials were dropped. The most eye-catching thing is that the two princes were mixed in. King An was dismissed and returned to the mansion, and closed his doors to contemplate his mistakes, while King Qing was sent to guard the imperial tomb.
It seems that the punishment is light, but the prince's crime is the same as that of the common people, that is just the wishful thinking of the common people. There are "Eight Discussions" in the "Law of the Great Gan", that is to say, people with eight identities have no right to judge, and they can only be handed over to the emperor for disposal, and they have certain immunity.
The royal relatives and relatives are just one of them, and the prince is even more of the royal relatives. In terms of emotion, reason and law, this kind of treatment can also be justified.
As for the general examination, it will be a re-examination at another day, which can be regarded as a happy event. After all, when there was a big commotion, everyone was holding the mentality of breaking the boat, and it was good to get this result.
As for the Xiao family, Uncle Xiao, as the attendant of the Imperial Academy, knew about it a long time ago, but kept it from Princess Qing. She didn't know about this until the eve of King Qing being sent to guard the imperial mausoleum.
Concubine Qing went to Prince Jin's mansion, and Yaoniang didn't hide it from her, and told her everything she knew.
After listening, Princess Qing fell into silence, and it took a long time before she showed a smile that could not be said to be bitter or astringent.
"If you feel uncomfortable, just cry, I don't persuade you."
Seeing Yaoniang like this, Princess Qing felt less uncomfortable.
"I don't want to cry, I just feel that nature has tricked people. The person who has troubled me for so long is actually a fake, and the child is not my own. Then tell me, what is it, what is it? Woolen cloth?"
Princess Qing laughed, laughed and cried again.
She shed tears silently for a while, then wiped her face and asked, "What about the child?"
Yaoniang hesitated for a moment: "I heard from my Highness that the Holy Lord ordered someone to take it away." In fact, Emperor Hongjing's reaction was no slower than that of King Jin. Here he just found out that there is a problem with Brother Cheng's identity. Brother was taken away by the people in the palace.
As for Brother Cheng's whereabouts, no one cared about it, and no one asked.
But left, where to go back and forth.
"I want to see him." Princess Qing said.
When the long-lost husband and wife meet again, there is a feeling that things are different.
Princess Qing is alright, but she is a little thinner than before, but Prince Qing has completely changed. In just over half a month, he was terribly thin. He used to be tall and strong, but now he is still tall, but he is skinny and empty under his clothes.
Especially the temples are covered with white silk. You must know that King Qing is only in his twenties this year, but even his hair is gray. I don't know what kind of mental journey I have gone through these days to become like this.
His eyes were filled with unfathomable sorrow, almost dead black, until he saw Princess Qing appearing in front of him, his eyes saw some light.
"Are you okay?" Seeing King Qing like this, Princess Qing's heart was pulled a bit, she felt afraid to go forward.
"I'm fine, I'm worrying you."
Princess Qing wanted to say that she only knew about it, but for some reason it got stuck in her throat.
King Qing stood up with a faint smile on his face. There is a smile on the face, and there is a smile in the eyes, but these smiles are just floating on the surface, making people feel that they will break if poked.
Princess Qing didn't dare to visit him, suddenly she didn't know why she came here, her heart was empty.
"Actually, during the time you left, I have thought a lot about it. After all, I am sorry for you. I apologize, I can't say what I asked you to forgive me. I am leaving this time, and there is no fixed date for my return. What you said before , I agree."
The tone was flat, as if he was just saying something very ordinary, but when the phrase "I agree" was said, King Qing tightened his fists under the sleeves.
He held his breath to keep the pleading words in his throat, and slowly took out a piece of paper folded in four from his sleeve.
Princess Qing kept her head down, watching a big palm come into her sight. Suddenly, her vision blurred, and at the moment when something was about to drip out, she suddenly reached out and took the piece of paper.
"I hope you are safe and well, and you will have no worries for the rest of your life."
Princess Qing staggered and turned around, stumbling out.
King Qing's voice sounded from behind again: "Jirou, if there is a next life, I will definitely..."
King Qing was sent away, only one person and one car.
It is undoubtedly bitter and cold to guard the imperial mausoleum. Although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, he will never be able to return to the crowd of servants and rich clothes and food.
Before leaving, only the King of Jin sent him off, bringing Yaoniang and Xiaobao with him.
King Jin had always been a person who couldn't say nice words, so he just nodded to him from a distance, and King Qing also nodded to King Jin, and he looked around again before entering the carriage in disappointment.
The wheels turned quickly, making a faint creaking sound, and ran forward slowly.
On a hillside in the distance, Second Master Xiao's voice came from the carriage.
"Since you're here, why don't you go out and give it off?"
"I won't go."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I want to go back to the palace."
"Back to the palace?"
"Although he gave me the letter of divorce, outsiders don't know about it. Now that he is not here, if I leave too, the two children can only be raised in the palace, and it will be very difficult for me to see them in the future. I am afraid that the two children will suffer a lot. I begged His Royal Highness King Jin, and asked him to tell the palace that I will stay with the children and take care of them. When he comes back, I will leave. .”
"You..."
"Anyway, the divorce certificate is in my hands, and I can leave at any time. Second brother, don't worry about me...". . . .