Seeing Murong Jie remained silent, the King of Yuedong thought that he did not believe what he said, and continued, "You, don't be so naive. You still have good thoughts about your mother and your brother. They have no intention of giving you a chance to live. The King of Nanhuai has been constantly consolidating his military strength in the southern kingdom. I heard that anyone over the age of seventeen in the southern kingdom must be forcibly conscripted into the army, even the only son cannot be exempted. The court did not give him the power to conscript soldiers. Why did he do this? Moreover, in recent years, he has vigorously developed iron mines, refined weapons, and Beimo bought fine steel, and as for your mother, she continued to build up power in the capital, win over court officials, and win supporters. Of course, you might think that what can she do as a woman? Court officials may not be deceived by her, but you are wrong to think so. As far as I know, she has been sending out spies over the years, almost squatting under people's beds to eavesdrop on their privacy. Among these officials in the capital of the Great Zhou, how many are truly innocent? What can you do if she has a weak spot? Those who don't want to lose their official careers have to obey her. "
The King of Yuedong did not say this casually; he made this statement after thorough investigation.
Murong Jie remained silent. Seeing this, the King of Yuedong could not help but sigh, "It's fine if you don't believe it. Now that the government is in your hands, you are always on guard against Taifu Liang, but you don't know that troubles come from within."
Murong Jie raised his head and looked at him, and said quietly: "Uncle, I know everything you said, and I know more than you do."
The King of Yuedong was startled, "You know?"
"I'm not blind."
The Prince of Yuedong laughed, with a hint of sympathy in his smile, "Boy, no wonder the emperor gave you so much power. With you as a barrier, he can really rest assured."
You can only be half relieved, which means that the King of Yuedong thinks that the noble concubine is difficult to deal with. Her scheming is incomparable to that of ordinary women. She uses iron-fisted methods and has clear goals, and she will do anything to achieve this goal.
Many men cannot do what she does. If such a person were born a man, he would definitely be a hero.
The two returned to the princess's mansion, but Zi'an was not there, so he accompanied Prince Liang to find Yi'er.
Naturally, they returned empty-handed.
King Liang sent Zi'an back to the palace and said, "You continue to help me find Yi'er. If you find her, tell her that I want to marry her."
"You're entering the palace?" Zi'an asked.
"Yes, I have said that I will go to the palace to apologize!" King Liang had a gloomy face.
"Do you want your uncle to accompany you?" Zi'an was still worried about him going.
King Liang raised his head and smiled sadly, "In these years, is there anything that I cannot endure?"
Zi'an thought about it and realized that this was indeed how he had been through it all, and he couldn't help feeling heartbroken.
Prince Liang rode away from the princess's mansion with his bodyguard Da Jin.
The Queen did not allow the concubines to pay their respects today and sent them all back. When the Grand Tutor learned that the Crown Prince was injured, he rushed over after court to ask about it, but she did not let him interfere.
She hoped that he would realize his mistake.
"Empress, Prince Liang has arrived." The palace maid came in to report.
The queen slowly raised her head and watched him limping in. In the past, when she saw the way he walked, her heart ached and she thought how nice it would be if he could get better.
Xin'er has always been obedient, but he was corrupted by Xia Zian.
King Liang knelt on the ground, "Your son pays respect to the Queen Mother!"
The queen waved her hand and asked the palace maid to leave.
She looked at his hands wrapped in gauze, which smelled of medicine, and sighed softly, "I heard that you went to the Lin family to cancel the engagement."
"Yes!" King Liang said without even raising his head.
The Queen said: "I am very disappointed in you."
"Just get used to it, and you won't be disappointed if you get used to it."
Seeing that he spoke in a dead voice, as if he had suffered a great injustice, the queen said in sorrow and anger: "Do you know how serious your brother's injury is? He was almost like you before, inhumane. He still has no children. How can you be so cruel?"
King Liang smiled faintly but said nothing. Cruel? No, when he was declared disabled and could no longer have children like a normal person, she comforted Murong Qiao who was crying beside him and told him not to feel guilty.
It is cruel, but I don’t know who is cruel.
Seeing that he still didn't say a word, the Queen also became angry, "What do you think we should do about this? So many people saw you hurt the Crown Prince, the Grand Tutor has already come to ask about it, and your grandmother will eventually know about it, so your mother must give everyone an explanation."
"What does your mother want to tell you?" Prince Liang asked calmly, still kneeling on the ground.
The Queen slammed the table and said angrily, "How did you become like this? You hurt your brother, don't you feel guilty at all? How do you think I should punish you?"
"I'll leave it to my mother to decide." Prince Liang said quietly.
The queen was really disappointed. She shook her head and said, "Your brother said that he would cut off one of your arms as reparation, but I couldn't bear it. I thought you would apologize to him and confess your guilt, and then just give him a beating. But I didn't expect that you didn't have the slightest remorse. I'm really disappointed."
"I'm sorry, I've disappointed you." King Liang just followed her words without saying a word of apology.
The queen asked sternly, "Why did you become like this? I always thought you were sensible and sensible, but why are you like this now? Did Xia Zian instigate you?"
Prince Liang finally raised his head, stared at the queen, and sneered, "Mother, did you really think I was sensible before?"
"You..." The queen was startled, "What do you mean?"
King Liang continued to sneer, "It's not that I'm sensible, it's that I can't be sensible, because no one will stand up for me, no one will say a word for me, no one will pity my pain, no one will understand what kind of grievances and sufferings I have endured. For you, it's good that the two sons don't fight with each other, and you don't mind that I am the one who is wronged and gives in. In the past, you didn't care who caused my injury, as long as I didn't pursue it or make trouble. Now, you don't care whether my leg can be healed, as long as I have no right to participate in the struggle for imperial power. You don't care whether I have a woman I like, as long as I am obedient and get married. This is the obedient good son you want. You hope that I will be sensible and obedient all my life. Even if I have never had a good day in my life, you don't care!"
His voice gradually rose until it finally became a sharp question, and each sound struck the queen's heart. The queen was stunned for a long time and two lines of tears fell.
"No, it's not like that!" she murmured, her tone burning with pain, but the argument was futile because she realized that it was like that.
But what's wrong with that? The prince is going to ascend the throne and become the emperor in the future, which will bring her glory and continue the majesty of the royal family. She also feels sorry for King Liang, but he has no worries about food and drink, and no worries about wealth and honor. Isn't that good? She will do everything she can to compensate him for what he lacks, even if what she compensates him with may not be what he wants, but what is necessary in life? He is already very lucky.
(End of this chapter)