Father can be an enemy to the country

In short, Zhou Yuan was trying his best, but Lao Ba was still in a daze. He couldn't even speak except laughing and shouting.

"It seems that you are really stupid..." Zhou Yuanzheng wiped his sweat and sighed: "Weichen has been treating patients for so many years, and 20% to 30% of the people who hanged themselves will suffer varying degrees of mental damage. Your Highness, King Tan, is still here. It may be considered mild, but the severe case will directly become a bedridden living dead."

"Why does hanging people become dementia?" Queen Ma asked tearfully.

"Back to the Queen, because the brain is the house of the Yuan Shen, the essence of the teachings is the basis of the spiritual wisdom and memory. The person who hanged himself injured the Yuan Mansion, the essence was drained out, and the spiritual wisdom was gone. It will become like this ”

"Can it return to normal?" Queen Ma asked eagerly.

"It's very rare." Zhou Yuanzheng sighed, and then comforted the sad Queen Ma and said, "But His Royal Highness Prince Tan has the royal aura to protect his body, so maybe he will get better."

"I understand." Empress Ma asked Zhou Yuanzheng to do her best to treat Lao Ba. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she must not give up.

After Zhou Yuan was about to retreat, Queen Ma said to the prince and Lao Liu: "This is what people are like, you should all go back first."

"Then Queen Mother..." the two asked.

"I'll stay a little longer." Queen Ma said calmly.

"Yes, I will take my leave." The two brothers bowed and went out.

Coming out of Baohan Hall, Zhu Biao looked at the stars in the sky and said quietly: "Do you feel guilty?"

"It's just sad. After all, we are brothers who grew up together." Zhu Zhen shook his head and looked at the stars and said: "But there is nothing to blame himself for. He is determined to seek death and survive. Sooner or later he will catch the opportunity. This is his choice and has nothing to do with others. "

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly and said: "In the afternoon, I just decided with my father that millions of families would leave their hometowns and travel thousands of miles to migrate to Yunnan. How many human tragedies will this cause? I don't even blame myself for this kind of thing that I really should blame myself for. , but blaming yourself for something so trivial as your brother’s, that’s too hypocritical.”

"That's the best thing you can think of." Zhu Biao nodded. For big figures like them, whose one decision can change the fate of millions of people, self-blame is a bad emotion that must be overcome as soon as possible.

As he spoke, he sighed and said, "But I didn't expect Lao Ba to be stupid. Could it be God's will?"

"Brother Chen thought about it and realized that this is actually quite good for Lao Ba." Zhu Zhen said quietly.

Zhu Biao's pupils suddenly shrank, and in a voice that only two people could hear, he asked: "Do you really believe that I'm stupid?"

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?" Zhu Zhen said lightly: "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."

"Okay, I believe it too." Zhu Biao sighed: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether we believe it or not. The key is whether Father believes it or not."

"Father, you should believe it too." Zhu Zhen said slowly: "Otherwise, the Jin Yiwei will know the truth as soon as they get their hands on it."

"Yes. Since everyone believes it, then he is stupid." The prince nodded, shook his head, and said with infinite disappointment: "What a pity."

"It's good. At least I saved one life." Zhu Zhen didn't have high hopes for his brothers like his eldest brother.

Although there are some outliers who were born in Rome and work like mules and horses, the better the conditions, the worse their talents. This is a general rule that most people will follow.

Because the source of motivation for progress is always one’s own dissatisfaction with reality!

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Prince Tan's Mansion, inside the sleeping hall.

After Zhu Biao and Zhu Zhen left, Queen Ma asked the palace maid to bring a basin of hot water, then asked everyone to step aside, wetted the handkerchief and wiped Lao Ba's body herself.

She held Lao Ba's hand, wiped his arm carefully, and said kindly:

"Zi'er, although my mother didn't give birth to any of your brothers, in my heart, you are my precious son just like my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother."

"Besides, you were stupid and thin when you were a child. Compared with your clever and tall brothers, you were particularly inconspicuous. Mom was always worried that you would be bullied by your brothers, so I always told you a few times. A brother wants to take care of you, let you go, and protect you."

"Later, your father asked you to go to Zhongdu to practice, but I stopped you from going. Firstly, I was worried that you wouldn't be able to endure the hardship. Secondly, I was worried that like your seventh brother, you were released too young and ended up going astray. .”

"But mother is wrong. Mother should not protect you too much and let you know that there are some detours that you should not take..." Queen Ma wiped Lao Ba's face with a towel and said sadly with red eyes:

"My mother really thought that trees would be naturally straight and she would know the way to go when she grows up, but I didn't expect that you would trip and fall just after you set out on the road..."

As she spoke, she held Lao Ba's face and asked with tears rolling down her face:

"You're not even twenty years old yet. Have you been this stupid all your life? How can you go on like this?!"

"..." Lao Ba's eyes, which had always been dull, gradually began to fluctuate under Queen Ma's loving care. It wasn't until he heard this sentence that the expression on his demented face finally changed - the corners of his eyes drooped downwards, and his mouth also grinned downwards.

"Mother." He threw himself into Queen Ma's arms and cried loudly: "My son is just pretending!"

"Really. Why are you pretending?" Queen Ma was not surprised by this, nor was she angry. She still asked gently.

"I'm afraid. I'm afraid that if I'm taken away and investigated, the secret will definitely be exposed. I thought that instead of being beaten to death by my father, it would be better to just hang myself. But I was saved by Brother Six in time, and I didn't dare to do it again. If you want to die, you can only act stupid instead."

"So the imperial physician in your palace was ordered to say that by you?" Queen Ma asked.

"Yes." Lao Ba nodded.

Empress Ma didn't ask why the imperial doctor was so obedient, and asked directly: "Tell me, what on earth did you do to be so scared?"

"Mom, I don't dare to say it. If I say it, you will be disgusted with me." Lao Ba hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"A mother will never abandon her son. Even if you make people angry, she is still your mother." Empress Ma said softly: "Besides, your father still listens to me. Mother must protect you. He There's nothing you can do about it. But if you don't tell me, I won't know how to help you resolve it."

"..." Zhu Zi pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay, I'll say it."

"My son was seduced in the palace." As soon as Zhu Zi opened his mouth, he burst into laughter, leaving Queen Ma stunned.

"Those women in the palace were so terrible. They tried every possible way to coax and seduce me. I was young at the time and thought I was just playing with them, so I fell in love with them. When I realized that this was wrong, Already addicted..."

Empress Ma waited for a while to recover from the shocking scandal that had tainted the palace. She forced herself to ask, "Is it the female officer who is taking care of you, or the palace maid?"

"Both." Zhu Zi lowered his head and said, "There are also two women who should not be touched, Cui Meiren and Weng Meiren."

"Beast!" Queen Ma finally couldn't help it, and slapped him hard on the face.