After everyone left, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally regained his strength, but his face still looked very pale at this time. King Qinghe was in great distress, and angrily accused his two elder brothers, while His Highness the Crown Prince leaned against the On the soft cushion, there was a bit of depression on the handsome face.
He didn't say anything, and it seemed that he was in a bad state, but King Qinghe couldn't help but startled him when he saw His Highness the Crown Prince's appearance, and couldn't help but say.
"Brother Prince, don't be angry, I'm sure I won't be like the second and third brothers, I will definitely stand by your side..."
But this time, before King Qinghe could finish speaking, His Highness the Crown Prince had already closed his eyes tiredly, the look of decadence between his brows became more and more intense, and the energy in his body seemed to be quietly dissipating. He looked like he had lost his motivation and was in terrible shape.
Seeing the appearance of His Highness the Crown Prince, King Qinghe didn't even know how to comfort him. He wanted to say something, but just started when he heard the voice of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Fourth brother, you should go back earlier today, I want to be alone for a while."
King Qinghe was in a hurry, he raised his hand to hold the hand of His Royal Highness, his tone became more irritable than before, and he said seriously.
"Brother Prince, the second brother and the third brother are confused, no matter what, you are His Royal Highness, the prince, and the next heir chosen by the emperor. The second brother and the third brother have been running up and down recently. I jumped down and wanted to ask for some work from my father, but my father didn't agree to them, brother prince..."
King Qinghe hadn't finished speaking, but was interrupted by His Highness the Crown Prince. He took his hand out of King Qinghe's hand, and without looking at him, he just waved at him to signal him to go out.
"Go out first. Today I want to be alone. Don't talk anymore. I don't want to hear these things."
The tone of His Highness the Crown Prince seemed a little different compared to just now. Although King Qinghe wanted to say something, but looking at the face of His Highness the Crown Prince full of decadence, he still didn’t say anything more. He backed out silently.
Just after King Qinghe exited the palace, he happened to see the Crown Princess coming from the corner of the corridor, but in just a few days, the Crown Princess lost a lot of weight, and her overall condition looked extremely bad. However, her body appeared to be very wide, and her brows were full of sadness. If one looked closely, one could find some imperceptible signs of despair on her body.
"Brother Huang's sister-in-law and prince, he is not in a good mood now. He doesn't want me to accompany him, so I have to go back early today."
Compared to King Huainan and King Ruyang, although King Qinghe often speaks outrageously, in the recent period, King Qinghe would come to the East Palace every morning, and he has been taking good care of His Highness the Crown Prince. The injury of His Royal Highness changed his attitude.
The palace is a very realistic and cruel place. It turns out that His Highness the Crown Prince is the next emperor, so his status in the palace is naturally extraordinary.
However, during this period of time, with the news that His Highness the Crown Prince was permanently disabled, the news spread in the palace. The Crown Princess has noticed that their treatment has dropped a lot compared to before, and the number of people who used to come and walk around is also much less now. , Even the minds of these palace people under him also floated.
Almost everyone's attitude towards the East Palace has changed from before, except for King Qinghe who has not changed. How can this make the Crown Princess dare not move
You must know that in the royal family, family affection is the rarest thing. King Qinghe's sincere heart is many times better than the other two princes.
"I see, the fourth brother should go back and have a good rest, and there is no need to come to the East Palace these days."
King Qinghe couldn't help being stunned after hearing what the princess said. He stared at the princess with wide eyes, and said in a low voice.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by saying this? Brother Prince is not in a good mood recently. With me by his side, Brother Prince's mood will be much better. How can you not let me come?"
Seeing that King Qinghe's face turned pale with anxiety, the Crown Princess sighed, sensing his intentions, and said again.
"This is what His Highness asked me to tell you. You should not come to the East Palace in the near future. Let's talk about it after this time."
After saying this, the Crown Princess didn't say anything more to King Qinghe, and ordered the guards to send King Qinghe out of the East Palace, while he walked slowly towards the bedroom.
King Qinghe refused to leave, but the guards still forcibly sent him out of the East Palace. Seeing the door of the East Palace close in front of him, King Qinghe stood there blankly, unable to recover for a long time Come.
Does the prince brother not want to see him? Why
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Qi Shengkun took Qi Wang to rest in the other courtyard in the capital for two days, and when his condition was adjusted, he took Qi Wang to give the gift.
These relationships in the capital had to be maintained. Qi Shengkun didn't forget his sense of proportion just because Qi Huang had a relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. Compared with last year, the gifts he gave were no different.
This is the first time that Qi Shengkun brought Qi Huang to give a gift. The relationship between him and these people in the capital has been maintained for a long time. No matter what they think in their hearts, they always want to give Qi Shengkun a little bit of trouble, and Qi Shengkun took the opportunity. Introduced Qi Wang to them.
Although it was the first time for Qi Wang to come out with Qi Shengkun, he did not lose the chain. He dealt with different people generously, and did not make any mistakes in dealing with others. Qi Shengkun couldn't help but relax a bit with his actions. tone.
Before, he was always worried that Qi Wang was not good at dealing with people, but he didn't expect that his son had grown up quietly before he noticed it.
But until they finished delivering all the gifts to these families in the capital, His Royal Highness still had no news, as if he had forgotten the existence of Qi Wang.
Originally, Qi Shengkun thought that His Royal Highness treated Qi Wang differently, but they had been in the capital for less than half a month, and there was no news from His Royal Highness, which made Qi Shengkun anxious.
This day Qi Shengkun came to Qi Wang's room, and saw that he was still lying on the table writing and drawing, and it seemed that his mood did not change because His Highness the Crown Prince had forgotten him.
Qi Shengkun walked to Qi Wang's desk, lowered his head and looked at what he was drawing, but it was just Qi Wang's drawing, which Qi Shengkun never understood. After looking at it for a while, he didn't see any clues, so he asked again road.
"Wang, what did His Highness the Crown Prince tell you before? Why has there been no movement from His Highness the Crown Prince since we have been in the capital for so long."
Qi Wang once told himself that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince approved the weapon he designed, and told Qi Wang that he would definitely be able to get the official position of fifth-rank member wailang.
However, compared to Qi Shengkun's anxiety, Qi Wang's expression was very calm. He put the drawn drawings aside to dry, and then looked up at Qi Shengkun.
"Since Father, His Royal Highness, has already made a promise to come, why are you in a hurry? We have to stay in the capital for a while, maybe wait a few more days, and there will be news from His Royal Highness."
Qi Wang's attitude finally affected Qi Shengkun, seeing his indifferent appearance, Qi Shengkun also gradually calmed down, he pulled the chair beside him and sat down, and said helplessly.
"Ah Wan, you don't know, things are not that simple."
You know, when they left Jizhou City earlier, their idea was very simple, that is, to present the weapons they made in their hands to the emperor through their own connections.
Qi Wang is very confident in the weapon he designed, as long as he presents it in front of the emperor, he will definitely be able to get an official position. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if he does not get the official position he deserves after presenting the weapon, he can still After all, it will leave an impression in front of the emperor.
Even if there is no official position, they can still get the emperor's reward. As long as they get the imperial gift, their Qi family's position in Jizhou City will be stable. What happened before will definitely not happen again. You have to weigh it, after all, they have already registered with the emperor, and they are definitely different from ordinary imperial merchants.
So no matter what the outcome of the donation of weapons this time, they will definitely benefit.
It’s just that after Qi Wang saved His Highness the Crown Prince, all his plans changed. Qi Wang had already handed over the weapons and blueprints to His Royal Highness, which meant that they had joined His Royal Highness’s camp. Make a second same weapon—even if he can make it, he can't pass His Highness the Crown Prince and send it to the Emperor, otherwise His Highness the Crown Prince will be offended.
They put all their treasures on His Highness the Crown Prince, thinking that His Highness the Crown Prince would bring them surprises, but who would have thought that since they separated from the capital, His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have forgotten their existence, even No word was sent to them.
"Ah Wan, do you think we should take the initiative? Maybe we can contact His Royal Highness through other people..."
It's just that if this is the case, they have to take some risks. After all, they don't know what His Royal Highness is thinking. Sending someone to contact His Highness rashly may make His Royal Highness have other thoughts.
Seeing Qi Shengkun getting more and more worried, Qi Wang sighed and said, "Father, haven't you noticed that the wind direction in the capital has changed during this time? I think His Royal Highness might be in some trouble. We If you can't help His Royal Highness, it's better not to act rashly..."
Teahouses and taverns are the places where the news is the most well-informed. Some rumors and rumors in the market often touch the truth of the matter. Of course, if you want to figure out the truth, you must peel back all the confusing information to get the most authentic content. Come.
During this period of time, Qi Wang often went to teahouses and taverns, so he also got a lot of news. For example, the names of Huainan King and Ruyang King appeared frequently recently. People in teahouses and taverns often mentioned them. It's mentioned less and less often...
You must know that Huainan King and Ruyang King were just idle princes in the past, they didn't have any real power in their hands, and they didn't do anything for the common people. In addition, they rarely came to the capital. Said that there should be no news related to them.
However, during this period of time, the frequency of their two names appearing was too high, even so high that people felt that it was outrageous. There were almost no three or four topics, and there must be news related to King Huainan or King Ruyang.
It’s like the king of Huainan punished the bullies who bullied men and women; the king of Ruyang set up porridge sheds outside the city to help the poor; or the king of Huainan paid for the poor to strengthen their houses;
The piles of news were all news that had never appeared before, but this time it appeared frequently, and every time it happened to be a positive image. When everyone mentioned the two of them, they all praised them.