Concubine De's speculation was actually what most people thought. Especially in the evening of that day, there was a lot of commotion in the Prince Regent's Palace. Soon everyone everywhere inquired about the general story: the Prince Regent was known to dislike the Crown Prince. Because this son lost the Imperial City Division again, you can imagine how he felt after the dynasty ended!
He immediately called the prince to the study room and cursed him loudly!
It was only natural for a father to scold his son, especially this time the prince really cheated his father very hard.
Being scolded is nothing to say.
But on the way, he rushed the step-concubine to deliver food to the regent, and fanned the flames with a few words.
This was Lu Jifei's normal operation. She was used to doing this when the prince had done nothing wrong.
Although the prince Xiang was aggrieved and angry, he did not dare to do anything to hinder his filial piety.
But this time, the prince probably couldn't bear it after years of backlog, so he rushed up and punched and kicked Lu Jifei!
He was a close descendant of the royal family and the eldest son. When he was young, the Empress Dowager and Xiaozong often hugged and coaxed him. Even though he was suppressed by the regent and was not allowed to make achievements or experience, the cultivation he received was not ambiguous.
In particular, he had been Chunjia's companion for many years. Even though under Ji's arrangement, he had never been involved in the art of governing the country, his literary and martial arts were not restricted.
In terms of skill, he has developed it through hard training in the winter and three days in the summer since childhood.
Now is the time when the blood is in its prime, and it has not been wasted... In short, no one expected Gong Xiangxiao's outburst at that time. They expected that the waiters would go up and try to stop him, but Gong Xiangxiao ignored him, acting like a crazy tiger, looking like a mad tiger. He had the aura to die with anyone who stopped him, but the waiters didn't dare to seriously hurt him, so they couldn't hold him back for a while!
In the end, the regent went up to hug him personally and asked Concubine Lu to be moved away. Yes, moved rather than asking Concubine Lu to leave quickly or having someone help Concubine Lu to leave.
Because in just a short while, the delicate and frail concubine Lu Jifei was beaten until her nose and mouth bleed, her face was swollen, and she even lost consciousness!
After Concubine Lu Ji was carried out of the study, the regent and four or five waiters spent a lot of effort to hold Gong Xiangxiao down. The regent slapped Gong Xiangxiao in the face and reprimanded Gong Xiang for his unfilial piety and unrighteousness. Dare to beat your stepmother in front of your biological father, that's absolutely insane!
Gong Xiangxiao struggled for a few times and found that he couldn't get away, but he did not admit his mistake. Instead, he sneered with his neck raised: "Since my father married the Lu family, he has become more and more neglectful of his eldest son! In recent years, he has even watched his son do what he did. Nothing is pleasing to the eye, it's like a thorn in the eye! The child knows why. It's just that the bastard born from the Lu family is getting older and wants the son's position as the heir apparent! It's just that the child is the first wife's direct daughter and has never made any mistakes. , Father and the Lu family want to abandon the child, how can the clan members and your majesty agree? Isn’t the father secretly happy about the child’s behavior today?!”
The Prince Regent was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He pointed his halberd at him and yelled: "Shuzi! Shuzi! What do you know, Shuzi...?!"
"My child may not know much, but he knows everything he needs to know!" Gong Xiangxiao was so broken now that he dared to say anything. "For example, my mother and concubine have always been in good health, and the Dou family has no shortcomings." Why would a person with a long life die of illness before his child has grown up? And the death of the child was so coincidental... "
Before he could finish his words, the regent punched him in the face, interrupting his next words!
But Gong Xiangxiao didn't care at all. He spit out blood and said happily: "When the emperor's uncle was in power, you were the son of a commoner and the emperor's grandfather never considered you taking the throne, so you married a concubine who was not of noble birth. , to show that you have no ambitions, to please the emperor's grandfather and uncle! Later, the emperor's uncle became seriously ill and had no children. In order to anger the Ji family, he intended to make you the emperor's younger brother. You ignored the love between husband and wife and forced your mother and concubine to die so that you could marry him. The daughter of Lu Chuncao, whom the imperial uncle trusted most during his imprisonment at that time... You are the biological flesh and blood of the imperial grandfather and the prince of the Gongxiang family, but to marry an eunuch and the adopted daughter is simply a disgrace to my Gongxiang family!"
"Not to mention asking my eldest son to bow down in front of Mrs. Lu and call her mother and concubine!"
"If my real mother-in-law is known to me, the most annoying thing I think about is why I didn't have the eyes to marry you in the first place!!!"
"Shut up!!!" The Prince Regent suddenly shouted loudly, "What do you know?! You beast... you beast... you... you..."
He was so angry at his son that his voice was choked and his hands were trembling, "You are so ignorant, how dare you slander me like this?!"
Gong Xiangxiao sneered, but before he could refute, the regent no longer gave him a chance, and waved his hand aside, "Gag your mouth and drag it down! Let's take the family law with Gu again!"
It was dark, and the open space in front of the study was brightly lit.
The regent was really angry, and countless old staff and servants came to plead for mercy, but they were all repelled.
It's not that Gong Xiangxiao is so popular. They came to persuade them. Firstly, they were afraid that the regent would get angry and hit the crown prince ill-advisedly, which would be a complete human tragedy; secondly, they were worried that if the matter got too big, It won't end well if the outside world sees the joke.
Gong Xiangxiao knew this very well, and struggled angrily, looking at the regent with a look that seemed to be quenched with poison... This look made the regent even more furious, and he raised the family law high and dropped it hard!
The prince who was forced to the ground suddenly tensed up, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and his face turned red in an instant!
Several aides who were usually valued were exchanging glances with their sleeves rolled up and decided to wait until Gong Xiangxiao got a few more blows until the regent got a little angry before going up to persuade him.
But at this moment, a boy hurriedly ran in from outside. He glanced at the situation in the court and hesitated for a moment. He did not dare to go up directly to report to the regent. Instead, he approached the staff and whispered a few words.
The expressions of the several staff members changed slightly, they quickly discussed a few words, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab the regent: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness Princess Dongxing is here!"
Although Princess Dongxing is the regent's aunt, the relationship between the two parties has never been very close, and they have not even visited each other over the years.
Being an uninvited guest this late at night, I knew it was unlikely to be a good intention.
He even came here just for Gong Xiangxiao.
If only the eldest princess is the one to pay off, the key is that her granddaughter is now a concubine in the palace. In the previous disputes, she also firmly sided with Chunjia. If Dongxing is found guilty, the regent will take the side. But there will be trouble.
But the regent was furious at the moment and couldn't listen to any persuasion. He pushed his staff aside and shouted: "Even if the emperor comes today, I will kill this rebellious son first!"
He refused to go out to see the eldest princess of Dongxing, but the eldest princess broke in all the way relying on her identity!
As soon as he entered the door, he was startled and exclaimed: "What's going on?"
Then, without waiting for the regent to say anything, he directly ordered people to come forward and help Gong Xiangxiao up, "Brother Huang's bones and blood are already scarce, but you people still look at him like this, you are really hard-hearted!!!"
"Aunt, this is a family matter, please don't pay attention to it!" The regent blocked the waiter with a gloomy look and said firmly, "If my aunt has any teachings, I will come to visit you one day, and I will definitely listen to you!"
"I just passed by the door. I heard something wrong, and I was worried that something had happened, so I asked the driver to stop and went inside to visit." Princess Dongxing said softly, "I thought something was wrong, but it turned out that you were there Are you harsh on your own son? Are you out of your mind? The only two royal brothers are you and Xiaozong. Your brother is no longer there, and you only have two children, the eldest son and the youngest son. If the children have done something wrong, you can't tell them properly. , Do you have to be so cruel?!"
The regent said expressionlessly: "This aunt has nothing to worry about, she has her own ideas!"
The eldest princess of Dongxing sneered and pointed at Gong Xiangxiao, who was lying on the ground and had lost much of his voice: "Is this what you stand for? Beat your own son to death?! What kind of ecstasy soup did that eunuch daughter of the Lu family pour into you? Are you still obsessed with the fact that your direct son has been treated so harshly?! Yes, you are his biological father. Even if you kill him, my aunt who has declined can do nothing to you! But you must not forget that you Your biological mother is gone, but your legitimate mother is still there! If you want to kill your biological father’s biological grandson, have you asked your legitimate mother?!”
"The Empress Dowager naturally has an explanation with her predecessor, so there is no need for aunt to worry about it!" The Prince Regent pointed to the door and directly issued an order to expel the guests, letting Princess Dongxing go wherever she fell in love with her. Anyway, she was not welcome in the Prince Regent's Palace.
However, the eldest princess of Dongxing narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly pushed away, stepped forward with her head held high, and said: "I won't leave! I want to see how powerful your regent is! How can my eldest son take such a heavy blow?" Hand, why not just beat me together?! Although I was not very close to Emperor Shenzong's brother before he was alive, they are biological siblings after all! If I didn't know, it would be fine if I didn't meet him. Now that we have, how can I do it? Why sit back and watch you destroy the Shenzong bloodline?!"
She was of high status and seniority. As she walked over step by step, not to mention the guards and entourage of the Prince Regent's Palace, even the Prince Regent himself would not be able to touch her... This was the disadvantage of Concubine Lu Ji having too much time to take care of herself.
If the step-concubine was nice and rushed over, she would kneel down and hug the eldest princess's legs to prevent her from causing trouble, but the eldest princess would have nothing to do.
After all, the people in the palace did not dare to touch her, but they were not afraid of her entourage.
But Concubine Lu Ji is afraid that she hasn't woken up at this moment, and the eldest princess Dongxing wants to cheat. Who in the palace can do something about it
The regent was extremely angry and said in a cold voice: "My aunt and Gu have never violated the river. Why do we have to fight against Gu tonight?! Is it possible that what happened to the rebellious son in the palace was His Majesty's intention?!"
"Ruoji, you are really out of your mind!" Princess Dongxing was walking towards Gong Xiangxiao. When she heard this, her face darkened, she stopped, looked at him, and said seriously, "Who do you think His Majesty is? Forget it. Your majesty, the palace maid, doesn’t even remember that she is your majesty’s person after all. Do you think that your majesty is the kind of person who would not hesitate to damage your reputation in order to alienate the relationship between your father and son?!”
The regent sneered. He really didn't think that Chunjia couldn't do such a thing: "That's really weird! Auntie has walked through the door of the orphan not once or twice in these years. When has she ever taken care of the trivial matters in the orphan's house? Without Your Majesty's support, would my aunt dare to do this?! And this rebellious son has messed up the palace. Even if Your Majesty takes the punishment lightly, even if you care about family ties, why do you still have to explain to your aunt like this?"
The eldest princess of Dongxing frowned and said: "In the past, there has been such a big commotion in your house? I am not telling you that tiger poison cannot eat its children! Even if your thoughts are on your step-concubine and youngest son, Xiao'er will still be you after all. of flesh and blood!”
"It's useless to talk more!" The regent looked up at the night for a while and said coldly, "There is absolutely no reason in this world that a father cannot deal with his son! If my aunt insists on being troublesome, then... "
He suddenly raised his foot and stepped weakly on the back of Gong Xiangxiao's neck, "That guy can only send him on his way first, so as not to make people laugh at me, the regent's palace, where father is not father and son is not son!"
"You!!!" The eldest princess of Dongxing originally thought that she was sure of victory, but she never expected that her nephew would be so cruel... Maybe he couldn't do this, but Dongxing himself came under the guise of seeing injustice on the road and showing pity for Gong Xiangxiao. , can she continue to step forward now
That must not be the case!
After a moment of stalemate, she said with a gloomy face, "Okay! You are very good! At that time, Shenzong only had you and Xiaozong as his two sons. Although your biological mother was humble, Shenzong was also very loving. In the blink of an eye, all this time has passed, and you yourself are also a father. You are the king’s son, but you are so mean to your eldest son. I don’t know how you will explain to your brother the emperor if you go down in the future!”
Finally walked away!
After all, there is no point in staying any longer.
"... Your Majesty." The Regent watched her leave with the same sinister eyes. The expression on his face changed, and he was uncertain for a long time. The staff looked at each other, pushed one of them forward, and reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, calm down, the eldest princess of Dongxing is here. Such cleverness must be deceitful. When can the prince punish the prince, why should he give someone a handle on this eye and bone? "
"Furthermore, the reason why the prince had trouble in the palace was because he was calculated and didn't realize it!" The rest of the people agreed, saying, "The prince is young and energetic, and it is inevitable that he will be impulsive. Please forgive me!"
The regent was silent for a long time and then ordered: "Drag the traitor to the woodshed and go see the princess first."
... The Regent's Palace was lively all night, and there was movement at the court meeting the next day.
Cui Wan, who had been keeping a low profile for a long time, handed Chunjia a note in public, saying that he was only doing this favor because he was not entrusted with it.
Chunjia only turned over slightly, showing a little surprise, and immediately looked at the regent.
The ministers were not surprised by this, they all thought that someone had impeached the regent or something.
But Chunjia thought about it and asked Yan Yin to take the fold to the regent: "Uncle Wang, just take a look for yourself."
The Prince Regent glanced expressionlessly after receiving the book, with a flash of anger in his eyes, and suddenly sneered, tore the book into several pieces, threw it on the ground, and said softly: "Your Majesty, this Duke Xiang When will it be outsiders’ turn to comment on family matters?!”
Chun Jia's gentle words surprised all the ministers: "Despite this, the Dou family is the natal family of the late Aunt Dou, so this memorial is only humane."
Is this book from the Dou family
The officials exchanged glances with each other, wondering what the Dou family had said, so that the royal uncle and nephew were so at odds
Logically speaking, the Dou family must be on the side of Duke Xiangxiao, perhaps to help the prince's nephew defend his grievances, but judging from the looks on Chunjia's and the regent's faces, they don't look alike