Quickly wear: There are always those who are not afraid of death and want to torture me

When the fifth prince bit the third prince, the imperial concubine cried, made trouble, and hung herself. Finally, the emperor ordered the fifth prince Cui Qiu to be grounded for one month and fined three months of silver.

To Cui Qiu, the emperor's insignificant punishment was nothing at all. What really made him hate and fear him was the noble concubine behind Cui Que.

The third prince and the fifth prince can be said to be the two extremes in this palace.

The former has his back against the big tree of the Chao Family, and his biological mother, the Imperial Concubine Chao, is extremely powerful in the harem and her status is almost equal to that of the Queen.

As for the latter, he was abandoned in the palace as a bastard for the first half of his life. He was able to return to the palace with a little mercy from His Majesty and the Queen Mother.

The biological mother was sentenced to death for her sins and was helpless in the palace. She could only rely on others to survive.

This time, the Third Highness and the Imperial Concubine were offended. Just that day, the imperial concubine had her hair and crown disrupted and made her kneel down in the palace. The majestic prince, Longsun, was humiliated in public. One can only imagine the days to come.

All the maids and eunuchs in the palace who have some connections are not willing to work in Lingxi Palace, which is known as the prince's "cold palace".

Lingxi Palace.Quiet room.

The 12-year-old boy held a dark iron sword in his hand. He held his breath and concentrated before suddenly drawing the sword.

The sunlight coming in from the only small window on the wall was cut off by the flying sword blade, and the light reflected around the walls of the square space.

The young swordsman is so heroic that he can see the lights of swords and shadows in front of his eyes, which is breathtaking.

The inner wall of the quiet room is covered with iron sheets, and there is only an iron door and a small window connecting it to the outside world. This way, when he is practicing his sword, he can avoid spies from other palaces peeking into the courtyard from the wall.

Even during the day, candles must be lit indoors to see clearly.

There is an iron shelf next to the candlestick pedestal, on which are placed bows, crossbows, spears, clubs, knives, swords, spears, shields, axes, axes, halberds, 殳, whips, maces, hammers, forks, palladiums, and spears. Weapons.There are also some training equipment.

In the center, Cui Qiu holds a long sword in his hand and gestures with the sword fiercely.His forehead was already covered with sweat stains, and he didn’t know how long he had been practicing.

A pair of phoenix eyes burst out with cold murderous intent, as if they saw someone in the void.The next moment, the sword pointed at the body, and before he could even see the move clearly, the wooden dummy placed in front of him had its head dislocated and its bones rolled to the side.

With a "clang" sound, Cui Qiu struck the ground with his sword, breathing heavily.

The young man's body has reached its limit, but the fierceness and murderous intent in his eyes have not diminished at all.

"Chaoqin comb..." The clear voice said viciously with a dark tone, vividly conveying the feeling of being threatened by a demon.

Chao Qin Comb is the name of Chao Guifei.

Cui Qiu held out a sword flower with his backhand and threw the sword hilt away. The tip of the sword passed straight through the wooden dummy's head and was firmly nailed into the ground.

Thinking of everything that happened in the past few days and the humiliation of being forced to kneel in the palace, the young man's expression was as dark as an abyss ---

Just wait, I will definitely avenge this!All old and new grudges will be accumulated and settled together in the future.

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The emperor's grounding order not only gave the imperial concubine an explanation, but also protected Cui Qiu's safety in disguise, so that Cui Que and the others could not provoke and retaliate at will.

In addition, the prince conveniently gave Lingxi Palace a little more protection, and sent a lot of condolence gifts the next day.Let the concubines who want to please the Chaolu Palace by humiliating the fifth prince not dare to act rashly.

Except for the unsightly food delivered from the imperial dining room every day, everything else was surprisingly normal.

Cui Qiu used this month to study hard and practice swordsmanship, and his mood gradually calmed down.

The day before the confinement ended, the eunuch beside the emperor came to deliver a message.He said that His Majesty cares about the fifth prince and asked him to report to the study tomorrow.

Cui Qiu expressed his gratitude and tears of gratitude, which made the father-in-law who sent the message very satisfied.He waved Fuchen and turned back to resume his life.

But after he left, the atmosphere in Lingxi Hall suddenly became serious.

Qiu Si walked out from behind the screen, frowned and said seriously: "Your Highness, why don't you take sick leave tomorrow? Who doesn't know that Mr. Xi who is in the study now is a member of the Prime Minister's party. That place has become a three-party system. Your Highness's territory. A year ago, He Shangshu's son was beaten to death in the upper study room by the Third Highness's orders. As a result, not even a witness could be found. In the end, it was thought that he slipped and fell from the rockery and died. They were crazy. The extent is evident, you must not go!”

Cui Qiu sat silently for a while, and finally said: "Even if I don't go, they will come to Lingxi Palace and pull me there. I can't escape this. After all, I am His Majesty's son, and they don't dare to do too much. Pass. Don't worry, won't His Highness the Crown Prince also go to the study to study? For his sake, Cui Que and the others won't dare to do anything to me." His tone was always very calm, as if this was just an insignificant little person. question.

But after the incident at Chaolu Hall, everyone knew one thing - Cui Que and the others would not give up.

However, as Cui Qiu said, there is no way to avoid blessings or disasters.

Mo Qin could only stand beside Cui Qiu silently, reaching out and putting his hand on his shoulder to show encouragement and comfort.

Going to the study is about to become Cui Qiu's nightmare.

The next day, Mo Qin packed his book box and set off with the fifth prince.

Unexpectedly, Cui Yuannan and others stopped him outside before he even entered. The reason was that Cui Qiu did not bring his companion.

Before each prince comes to study in the study, he will choose a companion among the children of high officials and dignitaries. In fact, this is to cultivate confidants for future power struggles.

But just a few days after Cui Qiu returned to the palace, he experienced two things: being assassinated and being banned. How could he have time to choose a companion?Cui Yuannan saw this clearly, so he blocked him at the door of his study room to embarrass him in public.

Cui Qiu was unreasonably blocked by him, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he calmly explained: "Fourth brother, I have just returned to the palace not long ago, and I don't know many children from aristocratic families, so I haven't chosen a companion yet."

Cui Yuannan snorted coldly, looked at him with side eyes and said contemptuously: "Huh, no matter what excuse you have, there is none. Besides, you are the son of a sinful woman, and your mother's family was also regarded as a sinner and was exterminated. Is there any official in the court who is willing to befriend you?" Yes. I think I wish everyone was sick and didn’t want to be your companion!"

As he said this, he and the people he brought burst into laughter.

Cui Qiu just waited calmly for him to smile enough, and said expressionlessly: "Fourth brother is right. Can you let me in?"

Cui Yuannan stepped up to block him, put his hands on his hips, and said in a high-spirited manner: "Of course not. We have said that you can't enter without a reading companion. Do you want to treat the little eunuch next to you as your own reading companion? It's too shabby, it's simply It’s a disgrace to the royal family!”

Cui Qiu argued with reason: "When my father ordered the establishment of the study room, there was no regulation. You must have your own study companion before you can enter the school. Moreover, it was my father who ordered someone to come and notify me yesterday that I would report here today. Fourth brother Ruo If you really want to discuss it, why don’t you go to the Yangxin Hall to find your father?”

When Cui Yuannan heard what he said, he wanted to use Cui Yuanjue to suppress him.He was furious, rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was going to take action.

Mo Qin followed Cui Qiu with his head bent, and after seeing all this, he was ready to cover the fifth prince's departure.

At this time, I heard a cold voice coming from behind: "What are you doing here? Why don't you go in?"

Everyone looked around and when they saw who it was, they all hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Cui Qiu was the last one to turn around. He lifted up his robe and knelt down half-kneeling. His voice was clear and clear: "I've seen the prince brother!"

Cui Yuzhen's indifferent eyes passed by him, and then fell on Mo Qin's lowered head, seemingly unintentionally.

Then he said: "My fifth brother is going to the study for the first time today. It's better to go in early so as not to leave a bad impression on Mr."

Cui Qiu said solemnly: "Yes. Thank you, Brother Prince, for your teaching."

Then he stood up, took Mo Qin and followed the prince into the study room.

Because the prince was there, Cui Yuannan and his group did not dare to step forward to stop him. They could only watch angrily as Cui Qiu followed the prince in.

However, the actual trouble against Cui Qiu has just begun.

The seat assigned to him was the messiest one in the corner, and there was even dust on the chair and bench.

It must be very difficult to find such a set of tables and chairs in the upper study room, which is cleaned every day by the palace staff.Mo Moqin cursed in his heart.

Cui Qiu didn't say anything. He only asked Mo Qin to clean it and then tidied up the book box.

Not long after, two young men in rich attire came in surrounded by their entourage.

Mo Qin quickly recognized that they were the two sons of Imperial Concubine Chao, the second prince Cui Ling and the third prince Cui Que.

Cui Que's right hand was wrapped in layers of white cloth. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes turned towards them. When they fell on Cui Qiu, he was as vicious and sinister as a poisonous snake.

Surprisingly, he did not attack immediately, but walked straight to his seat and sat down.

Mo Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was once again grateful for the arrival of His Highness the Crown Prince.

After all, in addition to the prince, even the gentleman here is from Cui Que, so he doesn't have to have any scruples.

But did the prince really happen to come over to the study today?

But he heard that His Majesty had already let the prince handle some political affairs.Cui Yuzhen is usually so busy that he rarely comes to the study once a month.

But there seems to be no other reason than they were lucky today.

Mo Qin raised his eyes and looked at the figure by the second row of windows. He looked like a standing pine, and even his back looked upright and cold.

I thought that my first day in the study would be spent in an undercurrent of calm.

Unexpectedly, the morning class was not even over yet. During a break, everyone discovered that His Highness the Crown Prince, who had been sitting in his seat reading a book, was missing.

Realizing that Cui Yuzhen had left early, Cui Que and Cui Yuannan no longer had any scruples.The anger he had endured for a whole month was like a huge wave, sweeping towards Cui Qiu.

Cui Yuannan took several high-ranking officials' children, and a group of people grabbed Cui Qiu and dragged him outside. The 12-year-old boy was small and his arms and legs were struggling uselessly.

He cannot use martial arts, because once he takes action, Qiu Si's existence will be discovered, and by then the last remnants of the Qiu family will be wiped out.The imperial concubine would definitely strike when the iron is hot and accuse him of "protecting the guilty minister and intending to rebel."All the efforts of the past few years will be in vain.

So, he could only hold back his blush and let others slaughter him like a piece of fish on the chopping board.

Cui Que sat on the podium with his legs crossed, directing them from a high position.

The upper study room and the imperial garden are connected together.It's only a dozen feet away from the lake.

Soon, Cui Yuannan and others brought Cui Qiu to the lake.

Not far away, a young man in brocade clothes with white cloth tied on his hands strolled over, with a contemptuous and vicious look on his face.

Cui Qiu was forced to kneel on the grass and his head was pressed deeply.The lowered eyes were still shining with keen light, as if they were thinking of countermeasures.

Mo Qin hid behind a tree not far away, watching all this anxiously and nervously.

Because Cui Que didn't order anyone to control him, he was still free.But Cui Qiu was miserable.

Mo Qin watched helplessly as the third prince stepped heavily on the hero's head. A pair of gold-rimmed boots with pearls reflected bright colors in the sunlight.

The action was full of humiliation.He is obviously just a 15-year-old boy, but he can be so cruel.Insulting his biological brother without any bottom line.

Mo Qin quickly tapped the system and asked, "Hey, don't you say anything? What's going to happen at this plot point? We can't really let the male protagonist be humiliated. He's the male protagonist!"

The system said a little ashamedly: "Well, this is not in the plot outline. How about you improvise?"

Moqin: ...can your system be of some use?

Seeing that Cui Que had already waved his riding whip, he whipped Cui Qiu one after another, making a fierce "snap" sound.

The disciples of the surrounding dignitaries all laughed loudly, and even the husband turned a blind eye and turned away after seeing it.

The laughter was mixed with the dull sound of the young boy being whipped, making it almost inaudible.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Mo Qin knew that he could not sit still and wait for death.

He forced himself to calm down, pondered for a moment and then made a decision.

He quickly ran to the door of the upper study, grabbed a eunuch guarding the door, and asked: "Where did His Highness go after he came out?!"

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then pointed in the direction of a small road and replied: "I heard the prince told his attendants that he wanted to go to the imperial garden to enjoy chrysanthemums. Then he passed by this road. He should be in the imperial garden now."

Mo Qin nodded and thanked him, and immediately rushed into the imperial garden along the path.

Along the way, Mo Qin was lucky enough not to meet anyone.We found the prince admiring flowers in the chrysanthemum garden almost without any obstruction.

With a "His Royal Highness!", Mo Qin knelt in front of him with a "thud" sound. His knees touched the paved road, and he felt a sharp pain.

But he no longer cared about this, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Highness, please go and save His Highness the Fifth!"

This scene is so familiar. Just a month ago, in almost the same place, Mo Qin knelt in front of the prince and begged him to save someone.

But this time, Cui Yuzhen's attitude was completely different from the first time.

He looked at Mo Qin with lowered eyes, and then turned his gaze coldly. His white fingers were playing with a cluster of green chrysanthemums, and his white jade-like fingertips reached into the heart of the flower, stroking it carefully.

Indifferent and ascetic, like an immortal who has nothing to do with the world.

After Mo Qin kowtowed several times, he said calmly: "That's enough, don't kowtow anymore. Be careful that the smell of blood will overwhelm the blooming stage of the chrysanthemums. You, a little eunuch of Lingxi Palace, can't bear it." Mo Qin's destiny is worse than that of flowers and grass.The coldness is exactly the opposite of the gentle and kind image he had a month ago.

Mo Qin was stunned and asked the system in his mind: "Hey, does the plot outline say that the prince has schizophrenia?"

System: "...No, but this possibility cannot be ruled out..."

Mo Qin snorted coldly: "You loser."

"Your Highness, the Fifth Highness was abused and humiliated by the Third Highness and the others. Only you can stop this. Otherwise, if someone is bad and dies like Mr. He Shangshu a year ago, it will be too late!"

Cui Yuzhen sneered: "How many months have you been in the palace? But you know everything about what happened a year ago. It's really hard for you."

Mo Qin knew that he had said something wrong, and he suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his back. He trembled and said, "Slave... I also found out about this from other palaces..."

Cui Yuzhen twisted off the green chrysanthemum that she had cared for just now with her backhand, and held it in the palm of her hand.The slender phoenix eyes looked at the person kneeling on the ground, shooting out endless coldness.

"Why, you think I helped you once, so you want to beg me a second time, thinking that I am so easy to talk to. Why don't you go and beg Cui Ling?"

Cui Ling and third prince Cui Que are siblings, and their reputations are not much better than those of the third prince.Mo Qin would only ask him if he wanted to die.

He lowered his head and said calmly: "His Royal Highness, you are joking. The second prince and the third prince were both born from the same mother's womb. What kind of character is the third prince? How good can the second prince be? His highness is a kindhearted person and is a role model for all the princes. If If you can stop the third prince and the fourth prince from insulting other princes in time, everyone will say that you are a responsible and responsible elder brother after word spreads. His Majesty will definitely be pleased with his heart and think more highly of you."

He was very analytical.

However, these words were still too straightforward for the people in the palace. If someone with a heart listened to them, Mo Qin's head would probably fall to the ground tomorrow.

However, the situation was critical now, and he really couldn't care too much.His face was as calm as water, but his legs were actually trembling slightly.

The prince lowered his eyes and looked at him, as if looking at something of interest.

Then, he spoke in a casual tone: "What, are you planning to surrender to Gu on behalf of your master?"

Mo Qin had big drops of sweat rolling down his forehead, and he was extremely nervous.

In fact, Cui Qiu had already planned it before entering the palace.

After returning to the palace, all he had to do was endure all the humiliation, be a timid and cautious little character, and try not to attract the attention of anyone.Naturally, I don't intend to participate in the fight between either party.We are secretly developing our forces in a corner of Pian'an. The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. We just need to recharge our batteries and be ready to go...

But unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to the palace, he broke his previous expectations and turned against the third prince.

In the final analysis, the reason why Cui Qiu suffered what happened today was because of Mo Qin...

The little eunuch on the ground lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly, as if he had reached a desperate situation.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Cui Yuzhen said in a leisurely tone: "It is impossible to survive in the palace without paying a price. I think I have done my best to you. The last time you asked Gu to save your master, I didn't take anything from you."

"But that doesn't mean you can stay here for two more times, do you understand?"