Houfu Key Class

The second dream was a bad dream. He dreamed that in the huge Forbidden City, only the prince was standing far away, and the moon-white figure was getting farther and farther away, and he could not catch up.

In the fog, he heard the sound of the funeral bell from the imperial city, and the eunuch's shrill voice came: "The crown prince has died."

"Dong——"

The little devil suddenly woke up from his dream and broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked out the window, the sky was gray, it was a nightmare.

Zong Jincheng was panicked, his heart was thumping, the sweat on his body gradually cooled down, soaked his clothes, and he shivered with cold.

"It's not true, dreams are the opposite, don't scare yourself."

Zong Jincheng wanted to close his eyes and continue to sleep, but his mind was terribly awake, the sound of the funeral bell in the nightmare lingered, it was real and unreal, and it was hard to tell reality from dreams.

Zong Jincheng lifted the quilt, quickly put on his clothes and shoes and ran out, Bu Yan quickly followed him out the door.

"Master, where are you going?"

Zong Jincheng ran in the cold wind in the early morning, letting the cold wind bite his face. He shouted anxiously: "Enter the palace, I want to see His Highness!"

Although His Highness said that he was just frightened, although His Highness just didn't leave the palace to see him recently, although His Highness would be fine, there were so many people in the palace protecting him...

But Zong Jincheng was still worried. That nightmare was so real and scary. He had to see His Highness with his own eyes to make sure that His Highness was okay.

"Go and let the lady know." Buyan told Shunzi, and he followed the little demon king to the palace.

The eldest young master always wanted to do what he wanted, but with the Marquis' Mansion and the Prince spoiling him, Buyan naturally didn't dare to stop him.

So when it was just dawn, Zong Jincheng was already standing in front of the palace gate, and said to the big brother of the guard in the imperial city: "I am Zong Jincheng from the Marquis' Mansion of Yuanyang. I want to see His Highness the Crown Prince of the East Palace. Please convey my message."

It was not even dawn yet, and it was still a child asking for an audience. According to the rules, the guards could not pass on the message. But he knew the boy in front of him, and he was particularly talkative. Huaishui from the East Palace even took him to meet His Highness in person.

The prince had a close relationship with him.

The guard winked inside and asked someone to report to the East Palace.

Zong Jincheng walked back and forth at the palace gate, making the guard want to hit him with a stick, but not long after, Huaishui came out of the palace and personally came to pick up the little devil.

The guard thought secretly: Fortunately, the message was passed on. The prince really values ​​this talkative boy.

Zong Jincheng was surprised and said: "Huaishui, you are here, great, take me to the East Palace quickly."

Huaishui said: "Young Master, please follow me."

"Yeah."

It was still early at this time, and the prince was recuperating. Zong Jincheng thought he would see him in the bedroom, but he didn't expect the prince to be waiting for him in the study.

"Your Highness." Zong Jincheng called him.

The prince was leaning quietly on a long rocking chair, holding a small hand warmer in his hand, and asked gently: "Why did you enter the palace at this time? What happened?"

Zong Jincheng was startled, his heart ached, and he said: "Your Highness, nothing happened, I just had a nightmare and wanted to see you."

The prince chuckled and called him over. The young boy squatted beside his recliner, lowered his big head and let him touch it.

The prince, who had just held the hand warmer, had warm palms, and his hair was not as cold as in winter, but Zong Jincheng still asked aggrievedly: "Your Highness clearly said that it was just winter cold, but it's March now, why are you still holding a hand warmer?"

The prince's hand paused, his fingers trembled, and he said: "The temperature difference between the early morning and the day is big, I just..."

"Your Highness," Zong Jincheng interrupted his excuses and asked with his eyes shaking slightly, "When will your body get better?"

The prince sighed in his heart.

This child grew up fast and became sensitive.

He let out a long sigh and whispered, "I want to tell you a story today, do you want to hear it?"

Zong Jincheng nodded.

He loved to listen to whatever the prince said.

The prince asked, "Do you remember Luo Shu, who I told you about last time?"

Zong Jincheng answered honestly, "I remember, she is Luo Jingfeng's sister, and she was once offered to help Luo Jingfeng out."

The prince nodded and asked again, "Then can you guess who she was offered to?"

Zong Jincheng was a little confused, but he was unwilling to give up. He quickly turned over and over in his mind Luo Jingfeng's family background. His eldest brother Luo Jingyun was the eldest son, who inherited the throne of Zhennan and guarded one side.

When the first Zhennan King was alive, he had the throne anyway, and his legitimate daughter could be offered, which meant that the other party's status was higher than his...

"Emperor...Emperor?" The little devil asked uncertainly.

The prince is already a very important official. Only the emperor and the prince are higher than the prince. The prince has only the princess, so the only possibility is the emperor.

The prince whispered: "Yes, your majesty, all the women in the world are up to him to choose, let alone Luo Shu."

Zong Jincheng listened quietly.

The prince told the past events of several years ago one by one: "Fourteen years ago, Luo Shu, who had just reached the age of marriage, was the most beautiful woman in the capital. Because of her noble birth, many nobles wanted to marry her. At that time, Luo Jingfeng was neither the eldest son of the family nor had any military merits. During a court event, he said something rebellious because of his eagerness for quick success. The emperor was furious and demoted him from his official position and dismissed him from his job, and even the first Zhennan King lost his power. So the Zhennan King took the opportunity to offer Luo Shu to him and solved the crisis of the Luo family."

Zong Jincheng listened blankly and couldn't help asking: "Just offering a daughter can solve the crisis?"

This seems different from what he learned?

Aren’t officialdom and people’s livelihood all about facts and reason?

The prince smiled lightly and said, “Yes, you are young and don’t understand it now, but you will understand it when you grow up.”

Zong Jincheng nodded vigorously and wrote it all down.

The prince continued, “Four years later, the first Zhennan King died unexpectedly a few years later. Luo Jingyun inherited the throne as the eldest son. Luo Jingfeng also quickly made great military achievements and was promoted all the way. The momentum of the Luo family became stronger and stronger. At the same time, Luo Shu was promoted smoothly in the palace. She was named Shufei before she had any children and was favored by the harem. However, in four years, she still had no children.”

Zong Jincheng asked curiously, “Why? Is there something wrong with her body?”

The prince looked at him steadily and replied, “Because she can’t give birth to a child. This is the way the emperor controls his subordinates. The Luo family is too powerful and their military achievements are too Once Luo Shu gave birth to a son, the Luo family would most likely rebel with the little prince and control the imperial power. What kind of chaos would happen at that time would be completely uncontrollable. "

"Oh, that's right." Zong Jincheng thought of those historical stories, and he asked again, "Then why did she die?"

The prince trembled, and his fingers clenched subconsciously. He said: "Luo Shu always wanted a child, but she also knew that the child would become a victim of power struggle after birth. So she hid it from everyone and gave birth to a little prince in the name of pretending to be sick. And her death was to protect the child. "

Zong Jincheng was shocked.

My God, secretly giving birth to a child... This Shu Fei is so brave, she can even keep it a secret?