Suddenly the prince's eyes widened and his fingers froze in the air: a big man looked up at him, panting heavily with a ferocious face.
The prince's hands really shook, his whole body trembled, and he said: "Kill him!" A guard went up and stabbed the big man to death on the spot. His blood covered the blood of the fourth princess on the floor.
A person hurriedly said: "The servants have arrived! The people of the third son of Zhenbei Hou Shen captured the kidnapper who kidnapped the kidnapper of Pingyuan Hou Zhang, and sent him to the Yamen, which alarmed the governor of the capital on the spot. The people of Zhenbeihou's mansion Said that there is another kidnapper left in the teahouse, and the servants came to take him away."
Another person came over and said, "Your Highness, there are some dead bodies under the stairs, one with the badge of Changxi Silver Gate..."
The prince closed his lips tightly, almost unable to stand still.
Everyone exchanged glances behind him: Changxi Yinmen is a well-known evil sect in the Jianghu, how did you get here
Several yamen servants came in a hurry, and when they saw the prince, they all hurriedly saluted, and one of them said: "His Royal Highness, we are here to arrest the kidnappers, please forgive us for disturbing your honor." After speaking, he looked at the ground The big man asked hesitantly, "Is this the kidnapper?"
The prince said coldly: "I haven't heard about the kidnappers or anything. But this gangster has offended me and deserves to die."
The yamen servant took a look at the appearance of the big man, how could he run into the prince when he was naked? Not daring to think too much, hurriedly said that he was going to report to the governor, saluted and left.
The yamen servants left, and no one in the corridor spoke. The pressure in the silence made the prince breathless. He said with a gloomy face, "Go back to the palace!"
Everyone said goodbye almost at the same time, the prince hurried out of the teahouse and got into the car without looking back. The fourth princess had already been carried into the car, and the palace people hurriedly drove back to the palace when they saw the prince entered the car.
The prince was trembling in the car, and when he returned to the palace, he sent someone to find out where the emperor was, and was anxious to see the emperor. The report said that the emperor was in the study, so he got on the palace chariot and hurried to the imperial study. On the way, a eunuch came to tell him that Marquis Pingyuan personally went to the Yamen to submit the certificate, saying that his eldest son had been kidnapped and fell into a coma after being frightened. He also handed over a memorial to the emperor, expressing the misfortune of his eldest son.
The prince turned pale with anger—the fourth princess is ruined! Marquis Pingyuan dared to sue the villain first? !
For a moment, the prince felt like crying. Intuitively, he knew that he should cry in front of his father, repent of his underestimation of the enemy and mistakes, and beg his father to help him. The four princesses are golden branches and jade leaves! How could it be so ruined in the hands of a vulgar man? ! Although that man was hired by himself to kidnap and frame Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang shouldn't have destroyed the fourth princess by fighting back like this! The fourth princess is a girl, how will she marry in her whole life? !
The more the prince thought about it, the more wronged he became, and when he approached the imperial study, tears were already in his eyes!
He had someone report his arrival, and waited for the emperor to be summoned outside the Imperial Study Room. He was like a child who fell down and couldn't get up. When his father summoned him in a while, he cried all the way and fell to his father's knee and cried loudly.
After waiting for a while, a eunuch shouted to invite the prince to see him. The prince was about to cry when he saw the third prince strode out from inside.
The third prince is almost twenty years old this year. Because of his martial arts training, he has raised his chest and raised his head, with a majestic aura, which is completely different from the feminine temperament of the prince who does not practice martial arts. He walked towards him, and it was clearly still summer, but the prince felt a strong wind hit him, tears disappeared, his hair stood up, and his whole body was on guard.
The third prince saluted the prince lightly, without bothering to say a word, and continued walking without waiting for the prince to return the salute, with a sense of momentum. The prince felt that the third prince was full of contempt for him!
In fact, the prince is overthinking, and the third prince is angry with the emperor. Ever since Shen Xiang and Ji, the third prince had gone to the emperor to talk about his marriage, but every time he brought up the subject, the emperor would divert the conversation and not let him speak out. He guessed that the emperor didn't want him to marry the eldest daughter of Marquis Zhenbei, but he was stubborn, so he had to speak out! Today he went to see the emperor again, and before he could say a few words, he said, "Father, the child is almost at the age of weakness, and I want to invite Father..."
The emperor immediately interrupted: "Some things have to be decided by me. How old are you, and you are also my son. You can't come here to point fingers, understand?!"
These words were already very severe, the third prince saluted, and insisted: "I have to repay someone for saving my life..." He was referring to the incident in which Shen Xiang used sleeping cakes to repel the enemy during the winter hunt.
The emperor stopped him: "You have to repay your parents for their upbringing first! How can you disobey your parents? How old are you now? You should be more prudent!"
The third prince thought that this was actually his mother's last wish, wasn't it the order of his parents? But my father didn't even take a look at my mother before she died, so how can I obey what "parents" are saying to me now? For a while, he looked resentful.
A eunuch came to report that the prince was waiting outside, the emperor waved to the third prince: "Go back and reflect on yourself!"
The third prince held back his anger, saluted and retreated. As soon as he went out, he naturally had a bad face when he saw the prince.
The emperor frowned, watching the third prince leave, thinking in his heart, doesn't the third prince understand that he already knew what he was going to say? How obvious this is: as soon as the eldest daughter of Zhenbei Hou reached Ji, he mentioned that he had reached the weak crown and it was time to marry a wife, and he even mentioned the grace of saving his life! So boldly begging to marry the eldest daughter of Marquis of Zhenbei, is this the will left by Concubine Chen Gui for the third prince
It has been several years since Concubine Chen Gui died, and the emperor was much less angry at her for betraying him. Sometimes, I still think of Concubine Chen Guifei's beautiful and charming figure, her smiling face, and occasionally I can hear her gentle and affectionate voice... The emperor shook his head, felt itchy in his chest, and coughed.
But he still felt unable to swallow this breath! All these years, he has been waiting for the third prince to bow his head to him, but the third prince just kept his distance and never expressed closeness to him again. Now it's too late because of the marriage, but it's too late! What did you do early? As the emperor, he had to use this incident to let the third prince understand the importance of please the emperor. Besides, he is not crazy, how could he let the third prince marry the daughter of the Shen family whom the emperor fears the most? ! If he did that, the third prince's father-in-law was in charge of 200,000 troops, and he was so alienated from him, and one day he would lose face, would it be worth thinking about the result? Did the third prince think the emperor was a fool? !
The prince walked in with his head down, and the emperor became even more irritated—this son is getting more and more disobedient! Just before the third prince came, someone rushed over to report everything in the teahouse. The prince has caused such a big disaster! The emperor only knew that the prince had ordered Mrs. Pingyuanhou's business to be smashed, but he didn't expect that he would dare to attack Pingyuanhou's eldest son! And invited such a disgusting sect! In the end, the four princesses were lost! Did he think too much of himself? ! Now he must come to lie, and listen to what he has to say!
The prince choked with sobs: "Father, please punish Pingyuanhou's mansion! Mr. Zhang...hired gangsters...hijacked the fourth princess...ruined the innocence of the fourth princess! Father, she is father's daughter..."
really! Just know lying.
The emperor clapped the case: "You now remember that she is my daughter?! But did you let me make the decision for her?! You arranged everything for her! Not me!"
The prince knelt down: "Ping Yuanhou has ulterior motives! Father! Mr. Zhang's crime will not be forgiven!"
The emperor patted the memorial on the case: "Really? The Marquis of Pingyuan just played in a hurry, complaining that someone kidnapped his eldest son, put a knife on his neck, and forced him to drink medicine. His son escaped by chance. Excessively frightened, unconscious..."
The prince gritted his teeth: "He's just pretending!"
The emperor sneered: "Fake it?! Of course he was pretending! But he pretended to be! The kidnappers are now detained in the capital's yamen. The Marquis of Pingyuan begged me to carefully investigate the instigation behind his back, and told them not to be silenced! It sounds like Did Marquis Pingyuan hire those people?! Do you want me to investigate the instigation carefully?!"
The prince knew that he should cry and confess, but just now seeing the third prince leaving so arrogantly, he couldn't let himself look like an idiot in front of his father! A fool who did stupid things!
The prince said stubbornly: "The boy just went to the tea house to participate in the tea tasting party with the fourth princess. Who would have thought that such a disaster would happen! Please seek justice for the fourth princess!"
The emperor shook his head at the prince's obstinacy: "You think of me as a stick in your hand, don't you? Hit whoever you want? You can swing me?!"
The prince bowed down: "My child dare not!"
The emperor reprimanded: "Of course you dare! Before I saw the person who kidnapped the fourth princess, that palace man said that it was Mr. Zhang! You also said that Mr. Zhang is with the fourth princess, saying that he is so brave." , do you think everyone is as stupid as you?!"
The emperor was also angry that the fourth princess was being plotted against, but he was even more angry that the prince was disrespectful to him. After such a big disaster happened, this son still wanted to get away with it and not tell himself the truth! The prince is always designing others, always thinking that he is smarter than others, does the prince think he is smarter than the emperor? !
The prince trembled, he really wanted to tell the truth, but he dared not! If he said that he acted wrongly and ruined his own sister, the fourth princess, such a shameful thing would never be cleared up in a lifetime! Compared with the magnanimous third prince, what would the father think of himself? ! If you simply refuse to admit it, at least you can save face!
Naturally, he doesn't know the psychology of later generations, and calls him a perfectionist, who doesn't seek help, digs into a dead end, and can't accept failure. But the emperor is a creature with extreme desire for control, and he can't tolerate other people's lies the most. He must fully explain to him and beg for mercy, so that he can rest assured. The two are in opposite directions, so naturally there is no possibility of communication.
The prince looked at the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The child just believed that grandma's one-sided story, and didn't know the details! Looking at it now, maybe that grandma was wrong, maybe it was really Mr. Zhang who robbed the fourth princess first. Then I handed over the fourth princess to a kidnapper, and walked away..."
The emperor interrupted the prince's stubborn resistance: "The third son of the Marquis of Zhenbei went upstairs with his guards, rescued the eldest son of the Marquis of Pingyuan, and then left. Why didn't he see the fourth princess?"
The prince asked: "Why did he leave a kidnapper in the house instead of taking him away?!"
The emperor pointed to the document on the case and said: "Ping Yuanhou said that Mr. Zhang wanted to kick the kidnapper to vent his anger, but he lost his strength and fainted. At that time, only Shen San was there, so he could only leave with Mr. Zhang on his back, leaving the kidnapper in the house. The third sent Mr. Zhang to Pingyuanhou. Pingyuanhou heard that there were still kidnappers staying in the teahouse, so he quickly sent people to the teahouse to arrest them, only to see Wu Zuo collecting the corpse. Asked about the details, Wu Zuo said that the people from the yamen would arrive at that time , the kidnappers are already dead. Pingyuan Hou then pointed out that someone is killing people to silence them! Worried about the lives of those kidnappers in the capital’s yamen, tell me, will those people survive?”
The prince was so angry that he was about to cry, and after calming down for a while, he reluctantly said: "How can the father trust outsiders instead of children."
The emperor was really angry: You are full of lies, and you still want people to believe it? I believed you, doesn't it seem that I was successfully deceived by you? He said coldly: "Why should I believe you? Have you listened to me? But have you told me what you think? How can I trust you if you do one thing in person?!"
This shows that the emperor already knew what the prince had done, and it was useless for him to conceal it. A perfect moment appeared, and the prince only had to cry loudly, repent, and then ask his father to come forward to settle Ping Yuanhou. But in the emperor's stern tone, the prince only thought that if he confessed at this time, the third prince might get the holy family, so he just bowed his head in panic and remained silent.
When the emperor saw that the prince was not telling the truth, his chest felt oppressed, and he almost wanted to throw something at the prince to open his stupid mind. He picked up a letter on the case, sneered at the prince, and said, "Khan Tugu dominates northern Xinjiang, and wants to make friends with our Chao Zunmeng and seek peace, what do you think?"
The prince was surprised that the emperor suddenly changed the subject. When he heard the emperor's words, he was overjoyed. He considered his words and said, "Tugu Khan's army is mighty. In our current dynasty, we are short of food and grass due to the drought. We can't go to war rashly. We can only fight with our neighbors." Hand in hand. There are many precedents in the previous court for the matter of reconciliation, and it is normal to agree. Now that the fourth princess has an accident, fortunately the fifth princess is kind and benevolent, and she will definitely be able to court for me... "
The emperor stared at the prince and said: "But in his letter, he said for a long time that the fourth princess of my court is beautiful and has a strong temperament, which is very suitable for the wild style of northern Xinjiang. To agree or not to agree?"
The prince seemed to feel that something had pierced into his chest, making him almost curl up in pain. How could Beirong ask to marry the fourth princess by name? ! The emperor's tone seemed to be asking him if he agreed with the fourth princess and Fan. His only sister! How can it be with Fan Beijiang? ! He said in a daze, "Father...Father, the fourth princess should... should..."
The emperor asked: "Who should I marry? To marry your uncle's son?"
The prince felt a trace of coldness spread from the wound: the fourth princess was broken, Changlehou couldn't allow his family to be insulted and let his son marry the fourth princess as his wife, but Changlehou would definitely covet the fourth princess's dowry, and would probably give it to the fourth princess. The princess is an equal wife, and the fourth princess can still have a place to settle down... But if the fourth princess just married the useless Mr. Jia, it would really be of no help to me! And marry Huo Luo, the second son of Tugu Khan, and become the princess. In the future, persuading Tugu Khan to merge with Zhenbei Houhuo will give him more confidence...
The prince felt cold sweat drenching his clothes like rain, and he said tremblingly, "Please, please, father... be the master."
Seeing the prince's posture, the emperor understood what the prince meant, and snorted: "Now you say that I'm in charge? I'm in charge. You won't tease the fourth princess to cry?" You want your sister and Fan, then go and convince her.
The prince can hardly complete a sentence: "Father... wise... please father... think twice..."
The emperor signaled the crown prince to back down: "Of course I have to think twice, I won't be like you, think about the past and ignore the future, think about what you did wrong!"
The prince got up, and retreated with some staggering steps.
When he left the imperial study room, the sun was only in the west. In the summer evening, there was still the residual heat of the day, but the prince felt that his whole body was so cold that he shivered. As if looking for warmth, he had someone send him to the cold palace.
Concubine Jia Jing was speechless and lay there in a daze.
The prince called out: "Mother."
Concubine Jia Jing slowly opened her eyes, barely raised her hand, and pointed to a piece of paper on the small table beside the bed, on which were written the words "Fourth Princess, Marriage".
The prince shivered, nodded and said, "It's... it's... it's being done."
Concubine Jia Jing closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
The prince felt extremely lonely when he left the cold palace. He didn't have the courage to see the fourth princess, so he had to go back to the East Palace.
Several staff members were waiting for him in fear, the prince had no energy to get angry anymore, he walked weakly into the study and sat down, the staff members followed him into the room.
No one spoke in the room, the prince drank a cup of tea before motioning his staff to report.
One said in a low voice: "The third son of the Marquis of Zhenbei passed by outside the courtyard. A tea guest opened the side door and told him that there was a tea party. He went in. When he passed the backyard, he saw the servant of the Marquis of Pingyuan squatting in the corner. So I went to ask questions. Those Jianghu people didn't know his identity and told him to go away. Shen San got angry and asked the guards to tie up those people. Only the young man of Pingyuanhou said that Mr. Zhang was tied up... "
The prince said slowly: "They planned it in advance. The two of them colluded."
Another staff member sighed, and said cautiously: "It seems so, they have already prepared. Just waiting for us to launch, they will plan and counterattack..."
The prince resented the case: "How dare they ruin my sister! She is a princess!" He burst into tears, almost crying.
Several people hurriedly said: "Prince, calm down, Prince, calm down!"
The prince gritted his teeth for a long time, and finally said again: "Silence those people in the yamen tonight! Father knows what's going on, so there's no need to cover it up. Except for them, don't talk too much! Don't let anyone in that sect stay behind!" , get rid of it together!"
Everyone quickly agreed, and the prince said again: "Also, let our people smash up Li's shop tomorrow, so that she can't do business in the capital again!"
One of the staff members whispered: "Your Highness, if they can make such a trap, then Ping Yuanhou..." This blow was so ruthless, Ping Yuanhou must not be a simple person.
The prince didn't hear it and said: "I don't care! Teach them severely! Smash up the whole store! Cut off their money completely! Let them know how powerful I am!"
But the next day, there were not many people who smashed Li's shop. Overnight, those who smashed Li's shop disappeared. It cannot be said that they died, they just disappeared. No shadow, no trace, no dead or dead. I didn't see any broken arms or legs, that's all, it's gone!
Many leave home in the morning without going where they say they are going.
In the next few days, the family members of these people went to Li's store to make trouble. The people in Li's store still gave money, but then, these people who took the money could not be found. Whoever makes trouble will get rich. But whoever took the money would definitely disappear. Because there is no body, the case cannot be filed. People from the yamen asked about it in the store, and the store said that they had given so much money, and those people might have taken the money and gone to live elsewhere.
But the family members of many people are sure that they didn't leave, that they didn't take away their favorite clothes and purses, that they made plans to buy things for the people they were going to meet...
Some people clamored and encouraged people to dig three feet outside the city to find people on Li's farm. Those who really went to attack Li's farm entered the village smoothly that day. After smashing and looting, they disappeared the next day...
Disappeared, there are those middlemen who instigated people to make troubles, and even the staff in charge of these smashing things.
The prince's people led the family members to the yamen to file a complaint many times, but no one was alive or dead, and the Pingyuan Hou's mansion insisted that no one was seen, and they could not be convicted in any case.
A few days later, no one dared to provoke Mrs. Pingyuan Marquis Li's shop anymore. Li's important business reopened, and the shop guys greeted customers with smiles, as usual.
The rumors in the market are like fire: the prince ordered someone to smash Mrs. Pingyuanhou's business, and wanted Pingyuanhou to agree to marry the fourth princess. Marquis Pingyuan endured it all, but the crown prince ordered someone to kidnap Mr. Zhang, and wanted to give Mr. Zhang an aphrodisiac! Fortunately, the third son Shen of Zhenbei Hou saw the injustice and drew his sword to help him, so he saved the eldest son Zhang.
Many people in the teahouse that day also told what they saw at that time: The prince hadn't seen who kidnapped the fourth princess before, so he said that it was Mr. Zhang who did it. It turned out that he was a big man, and the prince killed him on the spot in order to silence him. But the innocence of the fourth princess must be gone...
After hearing the news, the prince said in disbelief: "Dare he?! How dare he?!" Two-pronged approach - even killing people, bringing reputation!
A staff member was sweating coldly: "Your Highness, Marquis Pingyuan is extraordinary! He led the army at a young age and killed countless people!" He didn't dare to say that one of his relatives wanted to earn some extra money, so he personally went to a shop of Li's to provoke him. , got twelve on the spot before leaving. The man was so happy that he immediately invited a few people to drink in the evening to celebrate his gains, but he didn't go home that night.
The prince clenched his fist and beat the case: "He wants to rebel! Does he still have this palace in his eyes?! Is there a father?!"
The aide carefully asked: "Your Highness, should I tell the Holy One about this?"
The prince was thinking nervously: If he cried to the emperor that Pingyuan Hou dared to kill his own people, the emperor would know the inside story, but he would let himself tell the truth. He could not lie, so he had to admit to the emperor that he wanted to teach him a lesson. Marquis Pingyuan, instead of succeeding, he actually lost! Looking back now, it was really beyond my control to challenge Ping Yuanhou. The emperor must look down on him, right? It's just that the emperor doesn't care about his little tricks, and he is facing himself in this matter, but will the emperor get rid of Pingyuanhou now? It seems not right? Ping Yuanhou obviously has someone in his hands! Now is the famine year, the emperor will not be troublesome. If you can't, it means that what you say is in vain! Crying and slapping yourself in the face for no reason will not achieve your goal! One day I will become the emperor, and then I will be able to destroy Pingyuanhou's entire family!
The prince felt that the result of going to cry was to humiliate himself, so he never went.
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When the fourth princess returned to the palace, she was bedridden. She used to be domineering and domineering in the palace, but now that she has fallen, there are many people gloating about her misfortune, people often come to see her every day, even if the fourth princess says she won't see anyone, she will go to her bedroom to greet her loudly.
Concubine Xue Gui, who gave her hairpins, also came, bringing many supplements. Concubine Xue Gui was the most sincere among all the guests. After waiting in the living room outside for more than half an hour, the fourth princess still did not see her, so she left with a sad face.
On the same day, the emperor arrived at Concubine Xue's palace, and Concubine Xue, who always smiled at the emperor happily, showed a rare look of sadness. When the emperor asked, Xue Guifei leaned against the emperor and sighed softly, and said, "I went to see the fourth princess today..."
The emperor didn't have much affection for this daughter, and he didn't feel very sad for the dead princess and prince, let alone a daughter who annoyed him the first time he saw it. Hearing Concubine Xue's start like this, the emperor frowned a little, thinking that Concubine Xue was going to say something about the fourth princess being very pitiful. But Concubine Xue said in a low voice: "The concubine is only for the sake of the emperor's grievances. People say that beating a dog depends on the owner. Anyway, the fourth princess is also the emperor's blood..."
The emperor felt that Concubine Xue was caring, nodded and said, "It's still reasonable for Concubine Concubine Ai, don't worry, I naturally want him to look good. Since Concubine Ai is not fair for me, then..." He really wanted to teach the prince a lesson, but his The meaning is just to let the prince lose some of his subordinates, and it is enough to understand that some people cannot be touched casually. Who knew that Marquis Pingyuan would slap the prince hard, causing the prince to find his teeth all over the place, and ruining one of his daughters! This is too disrespectful to him! This matter can't be over like this!
Concubine Xue Gui seemed to understand what the emperor was thinking, her soft smile returned to her face, and she stretched out her hand to change the emperor's clothes... But her thoughts drifted back to the summer of that year. The two sons of the mansion ignored themselves so much! Mr. Zhang has a scholarly temperament and looks ordinary. He is the eldest son of Marquis Pingyuan, and it is acceptable to be a little airy, but the other person, even if he is exceptionally handsome, is just Marquis Pingyuan's younger brother from Yuanfang, so he shouldn't be so arrogant! She tried her best to salute gently and greet them affectionately, but they didn't even get them to look at her more! She couldn't get angry, so she agreed to enter the palace. … Now, finally, I have reached this position, and only one child is needed to ascend to the position of queen. She wants those who look down on her to look at her! Knowing their contempt for him would kill them!
Ever since the fourth prince knew that the third prince had gone to Miss Shen's Jiji ceremony, he has been in a low mood, and he looked pitiful when he went to school with the third prince. He has been struggling: the third prince must have seen Miss Shen this time, but he couldn't even see Su Wanniang's face! He now regrets that he didn't break the pass between Mr. Zhang and Shen Zhuo in Guanyi Pavilion that day. If he did, maybe Shen Zhuo would invite him to the house? Maybe I can ask to go to Jiji ceremony? No way, he doesn't even know when Miss Shen's wedding ceremony is, and why should he go... The fourth prince is worried.
But his distress was soon replaced by shock: Ding's housekeeper suppressed his voice and told all the rumors in the palace one by one, the fourth prince couldn't keep his mouth shut—this is too cruel! That is the four princesses! Just like that, his innocence was taken away! He could tell that this was not the work of the people behind Zhenbeihou's backstage. From poisoning the queen, treating his own legs, assassinating in winter hunting, to violently beating fire, that person has done everything in a non-obtrusive manner. But this time, it was a violent conspiracy! Although she is reasonable, she has an undisguised viciousness! He could almost hear the dubbing of "You dare to mess with me, I want you to look good!" God! This is what the young master of the Zhang family handed to the third young master Shen in Guanyi Pavilion, Ping Yuanhou made a move! No wonder the father refused to allow the fourth princess to marry into Pingyuanhou's mansion, what did the prince think? Let alone the fourth princess of this kind of family, if you move your mind, you will lose half your life...
The fourth prince sincerely felt that this matter would not pass easily, and Marquis Pingyuan was in danger.
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The emperor naturally knew what happened in Jingshang, the capital city, and he had been waiting for the prince to come for help, but the prince didn't come. He said contemptuously to Eunuch Sun: "The crown prince is a softie. He only knows how to provoke, but he can't fight back. He still dare not tell me that he is a dumb person. He will definitely suffer."
Eunuch Sun tentatively said: "Then what is His Majesty going to do..."
The emperor said: "Since Marquis Pingyuan dared to do this, he naturally stayed behind. After a while, he will not be so tight on defense, and I will give him a strong one. Anyway, the prince and the fourth princess are also My child, beating a dog depends on the owner, he is so cruel, it is showing my face." He accidentally used Xue Guifei's words, but he would never admit that the wind beside the pillow has any effect.
Eunuch Sun said again: "Marquis Changle came to the palace gate again today, it seems that it is for the fourth princess's marriage..."
The emperor snorted: "The Marquis of Changle is running out of food now. He is thinking about the fourth princess's dowry, and he wrote a letter saying that he still wants to hire the fourth princess as his wife for his youngest son."
Eunuch Sun asked: "Then what does His Majesty mean?"
The emperor sighed: "She has lost her appearance and her body, what else can I do? I should have agreed to Marquis Chang Le, but last time I agreed to this marriage, the prince instigated the fourth princess to make a big fuss." Make trouble, what a shame! Embarrass me on the spot! I don’t want to do this again, let him make up his mind! I think he wants the fourth princess to reconcile Fan, and at first he proposed to let the fifth princess go. He thinks too highly of Bei Rong! Sometimes I really don't know what he is thinking!"
Eunuch Sun said cautiously: "If you marry Beirong, you can be regarded as a princess. Maybe, His Royal Highness wants to make the fourth princess more beautiful?"
The emperor said contemptuously: "People live in Beirong? Those barbarians, what rules and etiquette do they know? What is a princess? What is the glory of being a queen?"
Eunuch Sun said again: "Perhaps, the crown prince wants to share his worries for His Majesty."
The emperor pondered: "It is true that Beirong is too powerful, and Hefan can show that we sincerely want to get along with it. However, most of Hefan in the past dynasties were court ladies or noble ladies. The emperor's own daughter, if not widowed, also I won't make peace easily. Now that I give them an unmarried daughter, even if they are broken, I think highly of them too!"
Eunuch Sun nodded and said, "It's true..."
The emperor frowned again and said, "In the Beirong Kingdom Book, it is said that the fourth princess has a tough temper. How did they know? Could it be that the fourth princess met him when Huo Luo came?"
Eunuch Sun shook his head: "Isn't it? Since the fourth princess lost her appearance, she doesn't usually go out of the palace..."
The emperor waved his hand: "With her temperament, she won't suffer if she goes. Let the prince decide, I don't want to listen to the noise of the fourth princess anymore!"
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After the fourth princess returned to the palace, she fell ill. She bled profusely from her lower body, had a high fever, cried every day, and could not sleep at night. She couldn't see the emperor at all, and the emperor naturally didn't come to see her. Later, she was able to go but dared not go to see her, for fear of being scolded by the emperor. She cried and lay there for a month before she recovered somewhat. During the period, the prince also visited many times, always comforting her to rest and take care of herself.
But how can she rest? ! She just felt extremely hated! I hate it so much that I can really bite the roots of my teeth! Mr. Zhang! Whether he did it or not, it was because of him! How could she let him go? ! How many times in her dreams, she was chasing a figure, slashing desperately with a knife! She can't spare him!
When the fourth princess was able to get out of bed and walk, she still stayed in her courtyard every day, and saw no one except the prince. One day, she was standing in front of the window grinding her teeth, when she vaguely heard someone whispering: "Marquis Changle...I still want to..." The fourth princess rushed out of the room at once, rushed towards the place where the sound was heard, and grabbed one of the two maids. One of them pushed down the place fiercely, kicked and cursed: "What are you talking about?! What are you chewing on the back of your tongue?!"
The palace maid cried and said: "Princess, please spare me! I just heard that Marquis Changle still wants to hire the princess. This is a good thing..."
The fourth princess shouted: "Go to see the prince!"
She hastily cleaned up, got on the chariot, and went to the East Palace. Hearing that the fourth princess was coming, the prince sent everyone around him away before he arrived at the room where the fourth princess was waiting. Seeing the fourth princess's haggard face and swollen eyes, he didn't dare to look into the fourth princess' eyes.
The fourth princess asked the prince eagerly: "Brother prince, I heard someone say that uncle still wants to hire me, is it true?!"
The crown prince nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Jia wants to hire you as his wife..."
The fourth princess yelled hard: "The whole family is shameless! Just calculate my dowry like this! They have a good idea! I will never marry him!" Now that she lost her virginity, it is conceivable that if she After marrying, being looked down upon by that obscene Mr. Jia, how disgusting it is!
The prince secretly took a deep breath and said, "I have found out who caused the trouble that day."
The fourth princess said with hatred: "Of course it's Mr. Zhang! Who else could it be?! Why didn't you ask Father to kill him?!"
The prince looked at the side of the fourth princess and said: "Actually, it is Shen San from Zhenbei Hou's Mansion. He found those young servants who were restrained, and then went upstairs... relieved Mr. Zhang, and poured water on that big man of the rivers and lakes." Medicine..."
The fourth princess exclaimed: "What?! What does this matter have to do with Shen San..." Before she finished speaking, she remembered: Changle Hou Mansion, Dengshi, the queen poisoned, winter hunting to block arrows... The face of the fourth princess twisted : "He wants to avenge his sister?! I haven't avenged her yet?! How dare he do this?! Brother Prince! Kill him! You let Father Emperor kill him!" The fourth princess cried.
The prince looked helpless, shook his head and sighed: "Sister, the Shen family army is guarding the northern border and killed Shen San. Do you think his father, Marquis Shen, will let it go? What if he turned against him?"
The fourth princess yelled: "Father is the emperor! They are royal dogs! They work for Father! Kill them! Kill his father together! Kill that Second Miss Shen!"
Only then did the prince look at the fourth princess: "Sister, do you think the emperor would do this?"
The fourth princess cried: "I am the daughter of the emperor! How could he not avenge me!"
The prince waited for a while, and seeing that the fourth princess was almost crying, he said in a low voice: "Father will not, but I will. You are my own sister, this matter cannot just pass like this!"
The fourth princess wiped away her tears and said angrily: "Yes, brother, they ruined my life, this matter can't end like this! I want revenge! I want them to die without a place to bury them!"
The prince looked around, listened again, and made sure there was no one there, then said in a low voice: "There is a method that can destroy the Shen family's army, kill the Shen family's father and son, and kill Ping Yuanhou's family."
The fourth princess' eyes lit up: "What method? I want to kill their whole family! That little bitch who killed me!"
The prince came to the ear of the fourth princess: "Unite with Bei Rong, lead Bei Rong and Shen's army to join forces, and we will send someone to tell Bei Rong all the facts and falsehoods of Shen's army, and guarantee that Shen's army will be defeated. Once Shen's army is defeated, Shen Hou and his son will die on the battlefield." If you are still alive, you will be held accountable for dereliction of duty..."
The fourth princess thought about it and nodded: "Let Bei Rong destroy them! This is a good idea."
The prince hesitated for a moment, and said with difficulty: "Sister, you have to help me."
The fourth princess was stunned for a moment, blinking her eyes to look at the prince, the prince moved his eyes away again, the fourth princess asked: "Brother prince, how do you want me to help you?"
The prince swallowed, and said in a low voice: "...and...fan..."