Empress Chu

"What are you doing to pick up the prince at the palace gate?" the emperor suddenly asked.

Although it has already been explained that he is greeting his father on behalf of His Royal Highness, but the emperor asked at this time, it is not an old fool——

Eunuch Qi said in a low voice: "This old slave is going to protect someone."

The emperor raised his eyelids and asked, "Who is it?"

Eunuch Qi said: "The guard of the palace, Deng Yi."

The emperor said oh, lowered his eyelids and stopped asking, as if he had just asked casually before.

Your Majesty stopped asking, but Eunuch Qi went on to say: "This Deng Yi is new here. He has a very reckless temper. He dares to stop the prince's people. Of course the prince doesn't care, but villains are difficult to deal with. I'm afraid those villains will try to make trouble on purpose. The crown prince's reputation."

The emperor smiled: "You are old, and you still have so much leisure."

Eunuch Qi laughed and said, "Old slave is getting old, so he has nothing to worry about and nothing to do."

The emperor glanced at him: "It doesn't matter if you're lazy here and don't do anything, but don't be lazy about Yu'er's homework and daily life."

Eunuch Qi replied yes with a smile. Seeing that the emperor stopped talking, he bowed his head and stepped back this time.

Chapter 88 to be determined

When the crown prince returned to the East Palace, the crown prince and Xie Yanfang both came out to welcome him. Before he could speak, the crown prince stopped with an ahhh.

"Forgot." He said, "Yu'er."

The princess was overjoyed: "Yu'er is back?"

"No." The crown prince smiled, and handed her the coat, "I was going to see Yu'er after I was busy with the emperor, but Gu was too busy, so I forgot."

The princess said: "How about taking Yu'er back? Yan Fang is also here, I haven't seen her yet."

Before the crown prince could speak, Xie Yanfang smiled and said, "Your Highness is studying at His Majesty's place. Because I skipped classes, it's hard for me to be an elder. I plan to teach him to study."

The prince laughed: "Forget it, he has learned very hard from those seven or eight gentlemen, and he still needs to listen to your advice when he comes here, or wait for Gu to take him to hunt together, and you will also go when the time comes. Let's compare your archery with Yu'er first."

The Crown Princess couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, is it true? Do you want to take Yu'er to hunt?"

The prince often hunted, but he never took his wife and children there.

"Of course." The prince smiled, "You go too, everyone in the family will go."

Xie Yanfang explained to her sister: "The third prince's literature meeting is about to be held, and if His Royal Highness does not participate, it is better to avoid going hunting."

"What do you say to be so polite, and there are no outsiders." The prince said, shaking his hands in front of him, his robe bulging, "He has a literary club, and I have a martial arts club. Let him add excitement."

The Crown Princess didn't care about these things, she was sure that she could really take Yu'er out, and said happily: "This is a big deal, Your Highness didn't say it earlier, the concubine has to make preparations."

After all, he was at a loss and called the maid beside him.

"Call everyone."

After all, he left the prince and took the maid to go.

Xie Yanfang watched her sister leave with a smile, and then said to the prince: "My sister heard that she was going out with you, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to do. It can be seen that you are too busy every day."

The prince snorted: "Don't blame Gu, how are you better than me? You haven't married yet, how many daughters in Dongyang have spent your youth for you."

Xie Yanfang laughed loudly and saluted: "I was wrong."

The prince sat down and stretched his arms: "Do you have to intervene in Liang Siqing's matter? It's not necessary, it's such a big deal—" He said with a smile again, "Your family is married to two girls. Each of the brothers is one, and the Liang family can be swallowed up by you, so why make such a fuss—"

He leaned forward and lowered his voice.

"Leave it to Uncle Yang Guo. You won't get a single drop of the Liang family's property, and the reputation of being a villain will be all on your head."

Xie Yanfang smiled and said: "But this way Master Yang can do things much more smoothly. Everyone likes to focus on private affairs, and it's easy to turn a blind eye to business affairs."

The prince raised his eyebrows: "You are really generous."

"This small matter can be exchanged for the prince's big event, I think I took advantage." Xie Yanfang said with a smile.

The prince pouted: "Forget it this time, next time you do something, you have to say it in advance. Even if it is a good thing, you have to make preparations."

Xie Yanfang saluted and answered yes.

"Also, you don't have to be so cautious. Since you are in the capital, you should see Yu'er more and take him to play. What are you doing with a child so politely?" .”

Xie Yanfang shook her head: "At that time, Your Highness, the Empress died early, Xiliang was suffering from soldiers, and His Majesty was busy with government affairs, and Yu'er's parents were both there, and His Majesty, the imperial grandfather, was taking care of him. Dao, instead of having fun with relatives from a family like Chen, but, Your Highness, you should play more with Yu'er, father and son—"

The crown prince interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Okay, okay, Gu knows, fortunately your sister is not like you, quiet and never verbose."

Xie Yanfang smiled and said: "That's because Your Highness is my sister's husband, and she is married to her husband. She treats me differently. Believe it or not, Your Highness, if I go out soon, my sister will stop me and talk a lot."

The prince laughed and waved to him: "Go."

Xie Yanfang saluted and retreated.

The prince sat alone in the hall, and two mounted archers came from the side hall.

"Third Young Master is really cautious." A cavalry archer said with a smile, "I am afraid of exceeding the rules in everything, I see that he wishes he would not even be a relative."

This riding archer has a full beard and a rough face at first glance, but with a fair complexion and delicate eyebrows, he looks particularly uncoordinated.

This is not surprising, the prince is good at martial arts, and many people can pretend to be good at martial arts to seek opportunities.

The prince smiled: "He's right. I'm the Heavenly Family. You don't understand him when it comes to the way of a monarch and his ministers. Xie San is a man who seeks great success. He doesn't want to rely on the name of the emperor's relatives to make a name for himself." world."

Regardless of relatives, he does not seek benefits from relatives, he only uses his own ability to exchange benefits, unlike Uncle Yang Guo——

The companionship I had when I was a child, I want to come back in multiples, and it is only natural to want it.

There are only relatives in the eyes, and there is less and less way of being a monarch and minister.

Don't even think about it, it was the minister's duty to accompany you back then!

This is the case for now, and when they ascend the throne as emperors in the future, they must be made to understand what the way of a monarch and ministers is.

The prince slapped the table, venting his anger: "Go, send those scholars to orphans to do hard labor."

The two mounted archers hurriedly responded yes.

"Also, remember to let them pass by the gate of Wangchun Garden."

The prince ordered again.

The cavalry and archery officers laughed loudly, and the loud voices should be "Don't worry, Your Highness." "It must be a lively one." "I will add luster to the Third Prince's essay meeting."

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……

Officers and soldiers escorted shirtless scholars of different ages who claimed to be bandits and traitors through the city.

Loudly proclaiming the heinous crimes, whipping the whip.

The street was crowded with people watching, but compared to the bustling parade of Xie's godson last time, the atmosphere was a little tense and low.

Chu Zhao and other girls also stood by the window of the restaurant overlooking.

"Why are so many people arrested suddenly?" Qi Leyun said.

"Because of the Wenhui, a lot of people came from the capital. The government said that there was a mixed bag of good and bad people, and they found out the villains." A girl whispered.

"But it does look like a scholar, why—" Qi Leyun said.

The other girls hurriedly stopped her.

"This is a matter for the government." "Don't talk too much." "It's not random arrests. It is said that they wrote something rebellious, involving the emperor and the prince—"

When it comes to the emperor and prince, Qi Leyun will not speak, this is a game between the father and son of the Tian family.

"Will the literary fair still be held?" a girl asked timidly.

There is another sentence that was not asked, is it possible to go in this situation?

The girls immediately looked at Chu Zhao.

Chu Zhao came back to her senses. In fact, she didn’t know that the crown prince also arrested many scholars in that life, but after the end of the Wangchunyuan literary society, because these scholars wrote some articles advocating the establishment of reserves and virtues but not the establishment of elders. The official unveiling of the prince's and the crown prince's competition for the heir apparent made the capital bustling with excitement.

In fact, all of this is just a cover-up, because the third prince doesn't really rely on these scholars to spread the word, but does it directly——

But before the Wangchunyuan Wenhui in this life started, the crown prince arrested people first, and it was already full of excitement. What will happen next?

Will fate change?

Chapter 89 Gather

Wangchun Garden has a deep palace wall, but it cannot completely block the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

In the dark of night, only the lights were lit, occasionally the maids and eunuchs walked by, hearing faint cries from outside, they couldn't help speeding up their pace.

The dormitory where the third prince lived was dimly lit. It was said to be a dormitory, but it was more like a library. The bookshelves were erected, casting dense shadows that filled the hall.

The third prince was sitting on the couch in the middle, with scrolls scattered around him, his already pale face was even paler under the dim light.

"Have the people outside left yet?" He asked.

The eunuch who was standing there responded, "Everyone, all of you are begging for His Highness's mercy."

The third prince snorted: "What pity, you asked me to quarrel with the prince, why didn't they go by themselves? Why are so many people crying outside my door?"

"They are not stupid." A slender voice said, "The crown prince is so fierce, and he dares to fight and kill. If they go to surround the gate of the crown prince's palace, it will be a dead end."

Accompanying the conversation, a tall and thin man turned out from behind the bookshelf. This is a middle-aged man in his 40s, and his face is as gray as the third prince.

He was holding a volume of books in his hand, as if he was picking out a volume just now.

"I know you won't beat them, so I'm here to make trouble with you."

The standing eunuch saluted: "Lord Zhao."

This is the third prince's uncle, Concubine Zhao's elder brother, Master Zhao who is known as Uncle Xin Guo.

The third prince stepped on the book under the couch and stood up: "With this little courage, how can we expect them to yell at Yi Chu in the future?"

Mr. Zhao sat on the ground: "It's no wonder they were frightened. The prince did it so suddenly and so ruthlessly that even I was frightened."

After all, look at the third prince.

"Have you gone to see His Majesty? What did His Majesty say? Just ignore it?"

The third prince's face became even more gloomy: "Father said that the evidence for the prince's arrest is sufficient, and he also said that I am a mixed bag of scholars. Otherwise, I can't even compare to a girl."

Master Zhao smiled: "The prince has seized the opportunity this time, and His Majesty will not be able to protect you anymore."

The third prince said coldly: "Father didn't want to protect me. He just coaxed our mother and son to play with us every day. When it comes to critical times, only the prince is his good son."

Master Zhao still smiled: "Don't care about these things, it doesn't matter if it's true or coaxed, it doesn't matter, you are his son anyway."

"Uncle." The third prince turned around with cruel eyes, "This matter can't just be left alone."

"Of course not." Mr. Zhao said, "We have suffered such a big loss, we have to vent our anger no matter what, for example, that little girl—"

The third prince sneered: "That little girl, Chu Zhao, is in the same group as the prince, so she can't get along with the Xie family."

Mr. Zhao smiled: "Didn't you just talk about rumors? Xie was so angry that he made Liang Siqing a prisoner."

"What's wrong with the rumors?" The third prince said, "It can become a rumor if it is true, and it can also become a truth."

He said with a sinister smile.

"This time at the Wangchun Garden literary meeting, let Mrs. Xie and the little girl enjoy themselves together."

"Chu Ling is a dying cicada, I will make him laugh."

He spoke harshly, imagining a thousand and eight hundred ways to frame this little girl, and frame Xie, especially the third son Xie——

There was no sound behind him, and there was no agreement from his uncle, nor any more elaborate plans.

Could it be that uncle was also frightened by the prince's viciousness?

The third prince turned his head fiercely, and saw Mr. Zhao sitting on the ground with his hands on his chin, distracted.

"Uncle!" The Third Prince shouted.

Mr. Zhao raised his head, and replied with a smile: "I've been thinking about it, but, ah, why don't we just think further—"

Thinking further?The third prince was puzzled.

Lord Zhao beckoned, the third prince came over and sat on the floor with his uncle, listening to his uncle whispering in his ear, the shadows cast by the bookshelves around them surrounded the two, dancing and dancing with the candlelight.

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