impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Song Jingxing's first thought was that King Wei was talking nonsense.
From the day he was born, he was the most noble Crown Prince of Great Zhou, the only son of his father, the future of Great Zhou, and the well-deserved son of heaven.
How could he be the son of King Wei with such a combination of dignity and glory
Simple is nonsense!
For a moment, he really wanted to rush in and ask clearly in front of his mother and King Wei. As long as his mother said "no", he would immediately stab the man who spread the rumors to his heart.
But what if the queen mother says yes
Thoughts flashed across his mind, and the foot he had already taken was abruptly withdrawn.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, he couldn't make a big deal out of it at this time, as this would only make him passive.
All he can do now is to leave quietly, pretending not to know anything, and then find an excuse to kill King Wei.
He has only one father, and there will always be only one, and that is the current emperor Song Wanji. As for whether King Wei's words are true or not, it is not important to him. What is important is that his identity cannot be questioned.
He has been preparing for that position for many years, and no one can stand in his way.
Not even my biological father!
He took a deep breath, turned around slowly, and left the Qiande Hall without hesitation.
"The prince is gone." Si Fangzheng, who was observing secretly, returned to the emperor's bedside and reported in a low voice.
Song Wanji didn't open his eyes and said in a dreamy voice: "I saw him right."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Si Fangzheng bowed.
To subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting is a really smart move for the emperor.
After dinner, King Wei bid farewell to the Queen Mother and returned to his mansion, where he urgently discussed countermeasures with the chief steward in his study.
Through today's meeting with the Queen, he has determined that the Queen has murderous intentions for him. Although he is a prince, his power cannot compete with the Meng family in the capital, so he must take the wrong approach.
As for which side to take, you need to plan carefully, otherwise you will easily get into trouble as well.
The chief steward's opinion is to quietly deliver a letter to the prince, telling him his true identity. In this way, the prince will definitely go to the queen to ask. When the queen is in trouble, she will come to King Wei to find a solution.
The King of Wei thought that this method was a bit risky, and if it went wrong, he would get burned, because the queen was no longer the queen she was before, and the prince was obviously not a master who cared about family ties. If he knew the truth, he might die faster.
After all, compared to the throne, a father who has never fulfilled his responsibilities is nothing at all.
In the words of the Queen Mother, once a person is blinded by power, he will have to disown all his relatives, and his parents will be killed.
The two were discussing when they suddenly heard a loud noise outside, as if someone was banging on the door, followed by a loud bang, the door collapsed, and a large group of people poured in unstoppably.
"The King of Wei is suspected of assassinating Prince Dongshan. We have taken him to the palace for questioning on the prince's order. All the rest have dispersed. If there is any accidental injury, we will not be held responsible!"
The loud shouts reached the ears of King Wei and the chief steward through the noise in the courtyard. Both the master and the servant were shocked and jumped up from their chairs at the same time.
"Your Majesty, something is not going well. You should avoid it first!" the chief steward said anxiously.
"How to avoid, where to avoid?" King Wei smiled bitterly, "As expected of me, the king is better than the master!"
The chief steward pointed to the bookshelf and said, "Why don't you, Your Majesty, hide in the secret passage first?"
"Now that things have happened, do you think the secret passage will still be safe?" King Wei asked back.
The chief steward was stunned, and that was true. Maybe the Queen was instigating what happened right now. If an ambush was laid in the secret passage, wouldn't it be possible to catch him
"But my lord, you can't go with them. If you leave, then..."
I can't come back.
How could the King of Wei not know this, so he forced himself to calm down and said: "You hide first, and after I leave, immediately go to the Queen Mother for help."
The only one who can save him right now is the Queen Mother.
If the chief steward wanted to say anything more, footsteps and shouts could be heard outside. King Wei picked him up and stuffed him behind the bookshelf, and walked away with his hands behind his back.
"Who is acting recklessly on this king's territory?" He opened the study door and asked in a deep voice.
Dozens of imperial guards swarmed forward, captured the person without saying a word, and blindfolded him and escorted him to the carriage waiting outside. With the leader's order, a team of 500 people cheered and escorted the carriage to the palace. And go.
Empress Meng rested in the emperor's chamber at night and had no idea about it until Wang Lu came to wake her up in a panic and told her that King Wei had been imprisoned in the punishment department by the prince and was being tortured.
After hearing the news, Queen Meng didn't come back to her senses for a long time. She sat on the bed with cold hands and feet, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
"How does the prince know that King Wei is related to the death of Prince Dongshan?" she asked in a trembling voice.
"The prince summoned Prime Minister Meng in the study in the afternoon." Wang Lu said, "But I can't guarantee whether it was Prime Minister Meng who told him."
Queen Meng looked at Wang Lu blankly. Wang Lu couldn't guarantee it, but she herself was completely sure.
In fact, she originally came up with this plan. The prince failed to assassinate Zhao Jingyu on the Lantern Festival. She was worried that Zhao Jingyu would bite the prince in front of the emperor, so she wanted to give Zhao Jingyu a crime that could not be cleared and the emperor could not protect him. .
At that time, the prince was having a conflict with her, so she told Prime Minister Meng her thoughts and asked him to discuss it with the prince.
The prince thought that this strategy was feasible, so he gave it to Prime Minister Meng to take full responsibility. Prime Minister Meng didn't know what the reason was, so he handed the matter over to the King of Wei.
At that time, she couldn't figure out why her father had to let King Wei get involved. Now she seems to understand a little bit. Maybe her father never regarded King Wei as one of his own from the beginning to the end. The reason why he let King Wei get involved was to kill two birds with one stone. The idea not only framed Zhao Jingyu, but also made King Wei bear the crime of killing his nephew. Once King Wei had other intentions, this crime would send him to the eighteenth level of hell.
Empress Meng shivered in excitement. Her father, King Wei, the prince, and herself all thought they were the smartest people. They kept calculating this and that, but the calculations kept coming and going. Who calculated who? , who is the final winner
She suddenly had an indescribable premonition that maybe none of them would be the one to have the last laugh.
Behind the whole thing, could there be another person, quietly hiding behind the curtain watching them like a clown
"Your Majesty!" she exclaimed as if waking up from a dream, "Where is your Majesty?"
"The emperor is still sleeping." Wang Lu replied.
Queen Meng got out of bed and went straight to the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor was indeed still asleep, and two maids were guarding the bed, both of whom were needed by Queen Meng.
"Mother, why are you up?" one of the maids asked.
Queen Meng said nothing and waved her hand for them to go out.
The maid retreated, and Wang Lu followed, holding a cloak in his hand.
"It's cold at night, please be careful of catching a cold." He stepped forward to put the cloak on Queen Meng, but Queen Meng refused. She walked straight to the bedside and leaned over to look at the sleeping emperor.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." She called several times, but when she received no response, she reached out to hold the Emperor's face and rubbed it hard, "Your Majesty, I know you can hear me. Please open your eyes and look at me."
Song Wanji's face was twisted in her palm, but he remained motionless.
"Empress, please don't do this. Your Majesty can't hear you." Wang Lu was frightened and couldn't help but remind her, "You'd better think about what King Wei will do first!"
Queen Meng paused and said in a strange tone: "No, the root of everything is here."
"What did the empress say?" Wang Lu didn't understand and asked again.
Queen Meng glanced at him, suddenly pulled out the hairpin that bound his hair, and stabbed the emperor in the throat.
As long as the emperor is dead, everything will be solved.
"What is the Queen going to do?" A cold light flashed and hit Queen Meng's wrist. The hairpin fell to the ground, and Su Jincheng suddenly appeared in front of her eyes like a ghost in the dark night.
Queen Meng was taken aback. She covered her wrists and took two steps back. She shouted sharply: "You are so bold, you dare to attack this palace. What kind of crime do you deserve!"
"Then what crime should the Queen deserve for sneaking up on me?" Following Yuyou's question, Song Wanji, who had been sleeping for a few days, sat up from the bed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Wang Lu's legs went weak and he collapsed on the ground with a plop.
Queen Meng was only briefly shocked and soon regained her composure.
"It seems that my concubine's guess is correct. The emperor is indeed pretending to be ill." She smiled sadly, "The emperor is the emperor after all. He can fool everyone while lying on the bed."
Song Wanji stretched, supported Su Jincheng's hand and got out of the bed, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Queen. I am not as powerful as you said. It was your ambition and desire that made you fooled, not me!"
Even at this point, he was still so calm and calm. Queen Meng was immediately aroused, and her voice became uncontrollably sharp: "The Emperor forced us to come to this point. Jing Xing is so outstanding, so Capable, the emperor can't see it, but he wants to give all his love to Zhao Jingyu, the illegitimate son. For Zhao Jingyu, you broke Jing Xing's heart, and also broke the heart of the concubine, in terms of talent, ability, and legitimate son. Concubine, when it comes to elders and younger ones, how can Jing Xing be inferior to Zhao Jingyu? Why does the emperor prefer him in everything and even go to great lengths to betroth him to the daughter of Feng Ming? "
"Empress!" Wang Lu looked at the hysterical Empress in despair, with a sense of desolation that the situation was over. The Empress was fine in everything, but she couldn't stand the method of provoking the generals. The emperor just said a few words, and she broke her face regardless. As a result, there is no room for turning around.
Song Wanji looked at Queen Meng, whose face was twisted with anger, with undisguised disgust.
"What right do you have to be aggrieved? Why do I do this? Don't you know it yourself? Don't you know who is Jing Xing's direct descendant and whose elder?"
"..." As if being poured down by a basin of cold water, Queen Meng's anger was extinguished, and she was trembling and speechless.
Song Wanji sneered and said again: "You only know your grievances, do you know that I have placed all my love and hope on you and Jing Xing, and when I learned the secret, can you imagine How is my heart riddled with holes
Yes, Jing Xing is very good, and I admire him very much. I even thought about it more than once, no matter whose child he is, he is so good, so what if I just pass the position to him? Anyway, this world still belongs to the Song family. The world.
You may not believe it. Even Zhao Jingyu has said more than once that he is better at running the country than him. He doesn’t want to be the emperor, he just wants to be an idle prince. It’s you, you and your father, and the King of Wei, It’s you who haven’t stopped, it’s you who have been challenging my bottom line. The reason why Jing Xing is where he is today is all because of you. You used your self-righteousness to cause him to lose everything. Therefore, I am not the one who should bear this responsibility. It's you! "
Queen Meng looked at her husband in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am wrong, I am wrong..." She rushed over and knelt at Song Wanji's feet, hugging Song Wanji's legs and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, since you approve of Jing Xing, please give Jing Xing permission. Be your prince, all this is my concubine’s fault, as long as you can promise me, I can do whatever I want.”
"Is it okay if you kill the Prime Minister and King Wei with your own hands?" Song Wanji said indifferently.
(End of chapter)