Consciousness was suddenly withdrawn, Lin Sui opened his eyes, and in front of him was a noisy and chaotic scene.
Pavilions, towers and pavilions, antique, he is no longer in the modern world.
The little eunuch shouted for help in panic, several guards jumped into the water and fished someone out of the water.
Before Lin Sui had time to receive the memories of this world, he was sensitively aware that all the people present looked at him with strange eyes, some of which were particularly malicious.
Those people were dressed in brocade clothes, obviously they were masters.
Can't wait to jump after the end of the world, the system that has not made a sound for a long time said: [You are the prince, the one who was fished out of the water is the son of luck, your younger brother, he was kicked down by you in full view.]
Of course, it was the original owner who kicked it down, and the system couldn't hide the gloating in its tone when it said this.
Lin Sui's complexion was very bad because of the phrase "brother".
The system definitely did it on purpose and wanted to use this method to sanction him.
But Lin Sui doesn't care about this kind of problem, anyway, he is not Yan Qin's real brother, but if there is really a blood relationship, the world of Lin Sui will not follow the old law, at least they will not have an intimate relationship.
After all, this is a bit of a challenge to human relations, and a bit of provocation to Jinjiang.
"Carry it into the palace, and invite the imperial doctor!"
The palace people on the side dared not make mistakes, and a group of people rushed to the East Palace one after another.
"Third Brother, you have gone too far this time. Although Fifth Brother said something that shouldn't be said, he is a fool. What does he know? How can you argue with him?"
The pretty woman in light yellow clothes looked at Lin Sui disapprovingly and said, the others nodded.
"He is really stupid, but I am afraid that someone will pretend to be stupid."
Lin Sui didn't need to understand the cause and effect. From the eye contact and movement tendency of these people, we can roughly distinguish their general factions. Combined with the girl's words, a possibility has been roughly outlined.
Lin Sui glanced coldly across all the people present, the fourth princess who spoke shrank her head, and the others had different expressions, but they all acted as if they didn't know what was going on.
In the prince's palace, a skinny young man with a drenched body and pale face had been changed into clean clothes and was lying on the bed. The gray-haired doctor from the imperial hospital was checking his pulse and wrote down the prescription after thinking about it for a while.
"How is he?"
"Returning to His Royal Highness, the Fifth Highness was just frightened a lot. He didn't fall into the water for a long time. He didn't have any symptoms in his abdomen, but he might have a sign of shock, so he hasn't woken up yet. Wait for the next official to administer acupuncture and decoct two doses of medicine."
The doctor looked at the sullen young prince in front of him and said respectfully, after the young man nodded, he began to administer the needle.
All the way back to the palace, and in the gap just now, Lin Sui has already digested and received the information of this world.
This time, his name is not Lin Sui, but Yan An, with the small character A Sui, and his biological mother's surname is Lin, who is the crown prince of Dayan, a superficial dynasty.
Yan Qin is the fifth prince, and the story about him begins with today's scene.
He was originally an intellectually handicapped prince, but he was not born stupid. Before the age of eight, he was exceptionally intelligent. He could read at the age of four, and compose poems at the age of seven. He was even called a child prodigy, and he was the emperor's favorite son.
But a high fever at the age of eight made him stupid, and his biological mother died of a serious illness in the same year. The emperor was a fickle lover, and with the death of his biological mother Concubine Wan, he was gradually left out in the cold.
Now that he is fourteen years old, he has been bullied countless times in the past six years. Before his biological mother was often hated by concubines, he was despised by the princes. Before, he had the same scenery, but now everyone can bully him.
In today's encounter, he was instigated to say dark and sarcastic words about the prince's lack of virtue and unworthiness in front of the prince, and was kicked into the lotus pond by the furious original owner.
This is actually an obvious provocation, but one is a fool who doesn't understand anything, and the other is a stupid and poisonous brat with a bad brain, and this thing can be so successful.
After being frightened by falling into the water, Yan Qin's mind miraculously healed, and he began to hibernate in a low profile, quietly participating in the contest for the throne, and finally became the only winner.
After roughly consolidating the affairs of Yan and Qin, Lin Sui turned his thoughts to the original owner.
The situation was even worse than he had imagined. His status in this life was no different than before. Although his status was still noble, he was in a restricted situation.
The original owner is the empress's daughter, so logically speaking, he should be born with dignity and enjoy thousands of favors, but this child is not what the emperor wants to see.
From Lin Sui's point of view, the emperor actually had no talent. He relied on the influence of the queen's mother's family when he ascended the throne, so after ascending to the throne, the power of his relatives became stronger and stronger. He used to be in the Imperial College, and there are countless disciples of him in the imperial court. After several years, this force is hard to shake.
The emperor saw that the old man was not pleasing to the eye, and had long wanted to remove his power. Not only did he take actions in the previous court, but the harem did not let him go.
The queen was not allowed to be favored, and even had no children for many years, but she exhausted all means and managed to get herself pregnant.
After giving birth to the prince, the queen's body became weaker and weaker, and she stayed in bed for many years. When the prince was twelve years old, she couldn't support her anymore and died of illness.
The original owner was born with a bad temper, and the queen has been instilling in him that only he is the most honorable prince, and the others are born of lowly concubines, so he became more and more arrogant, self-willed, not much talent, but felt that he very impressive.
But even though his brain is not working well, he also knows that many people want to pull him down from this position and replace him, so he becomes more violent and domineering.
It's not that he doesn't want to pretend to be virtuous, but he knows that his father doesn't like him, and he doesn't want him to stay in the crown prince and inherit the throne, so he has secretly hated the emperor long ago.
His various behaviors have a kind of provocative meaning, just to make you see that I am unhappy and can't get rid of me. Everyone inside and outside the palace knows that the prince is moody and violent.
However, the fact that people around are staring at him is not the main reason why Lin Sui feels bad.
The main reason is... he is not the real prince.
The queen has been childless for many years, so it is naturally the emperor's handwriting, so even if she tried her best to conceive a child, the child could not be kept. The woman who conceived at the time chose one of the boys to steal the dragon and turn the Phoenix into a phoenix.
Shang Shuling naturally knew about this, and he helped them vigorously. The father and daughter understood that if they wanted to get a good ending in the end, they must not be led by the nose, so a stealing operation was carried out so quietly.
Lin Sui breathed a sigh of relief after learning this information, at least Yan Qin had no blood relationship with him.
This life experience is the ultimate reason for the downfall of the original owner. Back then, Shang Shuling and the queen did not handle everything well, and there were three insiders who hid their names in other places. They will be found by Yan Qin in the future, and they will completely eradicate the obstacle of the original owner for Yan Qin.
The person on the bed moved his fingers slightly, his eyelashes trembled, and he was about to wake up.
Lin Sui had been standing by the bed, getting very close, and immediately noticed the abnormality.
He approached as if caring, and the palace people dared not stand too close, let alone look beyond the norm.
Yan Qin was in a state of ignorance, his body was so weak that he couldn't use his strength, and his brain was in a mess of memory.
At this moment, he felt a dangerous breath, forcing him to open his eyes.
The youthful face in front of him was delicate and outstanding, which gave him a feeling of strangeness and familiarity. He seemed to know who he was, but at this moment, all the memories of his childhood were flooding in his mind, and he couldn't recognize who he was.
"Wait, no matter what other people say, you just need to say that you are playing with me, understand?"
The pale eyes of the person in front of him were dangerous and cold, and his voice was very soft, but Yan Qin didn't dare to be careless.
Because a thin white hand was pinching his neck, full of threats.
Yan Qin nodded timidly, trying hard to figure out what the situation is now.
"Don't play tricks, I don't care if you are a fool or not, remember my words, otherwise I will definitely kill you."
The boy's eyes were gloomy, reminiscent of a dangerous poisonous snake.
Yan Qin nodded, his eyes were open, and he looked very obedient and well-behaved.
Lin Sui withdrew his hand, feeling strange in his heart.
He had never seen Yan Qin like this before. When Yan Qin appeared in front of him, he looked like a powerful and silent young man. At this time, Yan Qin was only about fourteen years old.
Because of being treated poorly, his nutrition has not kept up, so he is not as tall and straight as before, and he is extra thin.
And because of being stupid for a few years, he is still dumbfounded now, like a stupid milk dog.
A burst of noise came from outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of "The emperor is coming", and a crowd knelt in the hall.
Lin Sui frowned almost invisibly, and saluted the emperor who rushed in angrily.
The emperor was nearly forty years old, but he looked younger than his age, so his complexion became more rosy with anger.
"Rebel!"
As soon as the emperor came, he was reprimanded for a while, "unbearably stubborn" and "cruel", and even said such words as "difficult to be a big responsibility".
The people in the palace bowed their heads to the ground, wishing they could be deaf and blind.
In the original book, when Yuan Shen heard such indiscriminate scolding, he turned from guilt to resentment, and said what Yan Qin was instigated by others, not only did not get the emperor's good face, but the emperor felt that what he said was right.
The emperor wanted to abolish the reserve for a long time, but one was that it was against the ancient law. Although the original owner was violent and domineering, he had not committed any major crimes. The reasons for abolishing the reserve could not be easily convinced. Second, the order of ministers was still in power, so how could he allow the crown prince to be deposed.
The emperor's anger is not going well, so it is natural to see that the prince is not going well everywhere, verbal reprimands, confinement and fines are commonplace.
Lin Sui glanced at the concubines, princes and princesses following behind the emperor, showing an angry and puzzled expression.
"Why is the father so angry, and what did my son do to annoy you?"
The emperor said angrily: "You still have the face to ask Gu! The fifth brother is your brother, and you kicked him off the lotus pond. How could you do that? You have no benevolence or kindness!"
"My son and my fifth brother accidentally lost their hand while playing. Why did you become my son to kill my fifth brother? My fifth brother is innocent and naive. How could my son do this? Who are you listening to?"
"If you don't believe me, just ask Lao Wu."
Lin Sui glanced at the crowd coldly, looking as if he had been wronged.
Everyone choked when they heard Lin Sui's adjective "delicate and naive".
Everyone looked at Yan Qin who was lying on the bed. The young man was pale and confused, as if he didn't know what happened.
Yan Qin had already understood the status quo in the process just now, and also knew that this was a moment of choice.
He had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and inexplicably felt that the prince was looking at him with a slight smile in his eyes, but when he looked closely, it seemed to be just an illusion.
If he agrees with other princes, he will be hated by the prince. If he chooses the prince, there is still room for other princes, after all, he is a "fool".
"Father, I'm playing with the elder brother of the prince. I accidentally fell down, but the lotus blooms so beautifully that I want to pick one back!"
The young man acted like a child, he seemed unaware of the imminent swords in the hall, and was still happily talking about those flowers.
"Fifth brother, why do you say that, we all saw that you were kicked down by the prince's brother."
The fourth princess said bluntly, looking puzzled.
"But I'm just playing with the prince's brother..." Yan Qin muttered, "That flower is so beautiful."
Everyone called him a fool in their hearts, but Lin Sui had a smile on his eyes.
It seems that there is no end to this matter. Although many people have seen it, the fifth prince himself said so, and the emperor has no way to charge Lin Sui with this crime.
Just when he was looking down and was about to continue speaking, Lin Sui spoke again.
"I'm afraid there are some people with evil intentions who want to get the position of the crown prince, so they talk nonsense and tell stories."
When these words were put on the surface, everyone's faces changed. Although this was a consensus behind the scenes, and they knew each other's thoughts to some extent, but when it was said on the surface, no one was willing to admit it.
"His Royal Highness, don't talk nonsense."
It was the emperor who was speaking, and beside her was a woman in a light blue dress. She was wearing a flying fairy bun, with flowers on her forehead, and she was beautiful. She was the birth mother of the fourth princess, Concubine Shu.
Just now there were four princesses, six princesses, seven princes and eight princes witnesses by the lake, but only the four princesses spoke, and concubine Shu had to speak out.
The emperor frowned and said: "Okay, what nonsense are you talking about here again, no matter if it's a joke or not, as an elder brother, you shouldn't do this."
"I'm sorry, my son blamed himself deeply after the fifth brother passed out from a coma, so he planned to let the fifth brother live in the East Palace for the rest of his life, so that he could take good care of the elder brother."
Lin Sui looked cold and his tone was particularly blunt.
This remark made everyone feel a little shocked again, they didn't expect the prince to pretend to be like this this time.
Yan Qin on the bed frowned inwardly, but didn't show anything.
In the end, Lin Sui was punished by the emperor and grounded for a few days, and transferred to the Ministry of Rites to work.
As we all know, the Ministry of Rites is not a place where there is no oil and water, and it is a kind of torture for the moody prince to face the old pedants who talk about the rules all day long.
Although it failed to make a big deal this time, the people behind the scenes were somewhat satisfied with the result.
Lin Sui didn't care. In the original plot, the original owner was also transferred to the Ministry of Rites, but he went there because he was unwilling to be particularly depressed. Lin Sui was different. There was someone in the Ministry of Rites that he wanted to find, which happened to be an opportunity.
This is the departure of the emperor, and the entire East Palace is clean again.
Yan Qin witnessed all this, and when Lin Sui turned his head to look at him, he shrank his neck and squeezed out a timid but cute smile.
"Your Highness, the fifth prince's medicine is ready."
The palace maid Fushu stood outside the door, waiting for orders with a tray in her hand.
"Let him drink."
Lin Sui didn't care and said impatiently, he left the inner hall with a flick of his sleeves.
Yan Qin obediently took the bowl of medicine, refused Fu Shu's service, picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, hiding the darkness in his eyes.
He still remembers the day when he had a high fever when he was eight years old, and someone gave him medicine to make him drowsy. It was a cold night, and he was hugged and put in a place. The wind was so cold that he couldn't open his eyes, and he woke up in the middle of the night. high fever.
Someone is killing him, but he doesn't know who is behind it.
The death of Concubine Mu is also very strange. In his memory, Concubine Mu was a healthy person, so how could he be so easy to worry that he would enter the body and pass away.
He also knows that he was too sharp when he was young, and his mother and concubine had no external influence to rely on, which caused disasters. At that time, his grandfather was just a doctor of Yushitai, an upright official, and he offended many officials. normal.
Although the stupidity of the past few years has caused him to suffer a lot of humiliation, it has also allowed him to see a lot of things. After all, who would guard against a fool.
Yan Qin finished drinking the medicine in the bowl, handed the bowl to Fu Shu, wiped the medicine juice on his lips with a handkerchief, and yawned sleepily.
Fu Shu saluted and drew the curtain.
Yan Qin lay on the bed, thinking about the real culprit behind it.
Is it the late empress, the imperial concubine, or the concubine De
Thinking of the scene where the crown prince confronted everyone, Yan Qin lowered his eyes in thought.
Looking at the memories of the past few years, this person is an embarrassing task. If he ascends the throne, the world will be in chaos.
No matter who is the real culprit behind the scenes, this prince must be abolished.
Lin Sui gave Yan Qin the space to think alone, and walked to the study.
Today, the Holy Father has quite a lot of heirs. Although there is no such grand occasion as nine sons winning the heir, there are still six sons.
The emperor's eldest son was born of the imperial concubine, but the eldest prince died when he was two years old, before the original owner was born.
It is not known whether the eldest prince died early because of his weak bones. In short, the Chen family, who was still a noble concubine at the beginning, was promoted to the imperial concubine.
The second prince's biological mother was just a resident. After the birth, the second prince was adopted under the name of the imperial concubine. He is now nineteen years old and named Qing.
He is the biggest threat to the throne, followed by the Seventh Prince.
There is actually the fifth prince Yan Qin in the middle, but with his stupidity and the death of his biological mother, Concubine Wan, he has no competitiveness.
The order of the princes and princesses of that dynasty was only based on seniority, and men and women were not separated separately. The birth mother of the fourth princess was Concubine Shu, the birth mother of the sixth princess was Concubine Yue, and the birth mother of the seventh prince was Concubine De.
The Seventh Prince is only eleven years old now, and he can't see any signs of it yet, but Concubine De intends to make a good future for his son.
The eighth prince's biological mother is concubine Xian, who belongs to the imperial concubine's school.
Most of the forces in the court are also divided into five factions. One is the royalist party, most of whom are the confidantes of the emperor. The emperor does what he says, but the number is not large.
The second is the prince faction headed by Shang Shuling, and the third is the second prince Qingwang faction headed by the emperor's elder brother who is in charge of the Imperial Guard.
The fourth is the Seventh Prince faction headed by Concubine De's father, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but this faction is not very obvious. After all, the Seventh Prince is still young, and many officials are still observing.
The fifth is the neutral faction, no one will be elected, and they will continue to wait and see.
Lin Sui drew on the rice paper with a pen, thinking about how Yan Qin came to power in the original book.
Yan Qin kept pretending to be stupid until he was seventeen years old, and the original owner was nineteen at the time. Under the continuous suppression, more and more disadvantages were exposed.
He knew very well that if he continued like this, he might really be abolished, but he was also stupid, domineering and impatient, and he didn't listen to his grandfather's advice at all, and even wanted to kill his father and force himself to be in power.
But he didn't know at the moment that he was not the emperor's own son, because the empress and monk Shuling didn't tell him, and he was convinced that he was orthodox.
During the autumn hunt, the emperor was assassinated, and Yan Qin blocked the emperor's arrow, taking the opportunity to "sane".
The return of the prodigy son back then, the grace of saving his life, and his adoration and admiration for himself, the old emperor's heart was shaken again.
Then it was revealed that the prince was not of royal blood, the old emperor was angry and abolished the prince and gave him a white silk, and the original owner was strangled to death in the cold palace.
Lin Sui chuckled and put down his pen.
If he and Yan Qin were really related by blood, he would probably have to be a little more tactful, but since there was no blood relationship, he would be unscrupulous.
That's not going to let the plot develop according to the original plan, that would be too slow.
In the plot of the original book, Yan Qin did not regain his "consciousness" until he was seventeen years old. Although he had no relatives to support him, he was deeply favored by the emperor.
King Qing and the others never expected that this person, whom they had long despised, was actually their strongest opponent.
The prince was abolished at the age of eighteen. He played a game with King Qing, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince to defeat them one by one. This lasted four years. Great unification, I don't know how long it will take.
Lin Sui didn't want to wait for these people to abolish the crown prince. He had to take the throne first.
When Lin Sui returned to the bedroom, Yan Qin was still sleeping peacefully.
Although he looks like a thin boy, his facial features are already heroic.
Fourteen is still too young, although according to ancient times, this is already an age for adulthood, but Lin Sui does not have that kind of habit.
"Your Highness, do you need to place the Fifth Prince in the side hall?"
Fushu is the eldest maid left by Empress Lin. She also left behind two reliable nuns, but they were driven out of the power center of the harem by other concubines. One has already left the palace and the other is in the respect room.
"No, since I promised my father that I will take good care of him, I will naturally take care of him personally."
The candles in the hall were brightly lit, making Lin Sui's face even more frighteningly dark.
Yan Qin has been awake since the moment he came in, and is now pretending to be asleep.
When he was rolled up, he pretended to be confused and opened his eyes, and he was placed on the ground next to the prince's bed together with the bed quilt.
"It's just a fool born of a lowly concubine, and he deserves to sleep in my bed."
The young man in front of him stood with his hands behind his back, his tone of contempt and disgust, his expression cold and rebellious.
Yan Qin raised his head and looked up at him, smirking as if he didn't understand, but the hand hanging by his side tightened a little bit.