Jiang Dirao felt that there was something wrong with the Seventh Prince after he suddenly had a high fever, but he sent someone to investigate, and there was indeed no problem. In addition, the Seventh Prince never worried him too much since he was a child. Proud and reassured, but because of this too much focus on his achievements and ignore the daily situation.

After the incident, he checked again, but found nothing. In addition, the Seventh Prince's stupidity hit him too hard at that time, so he also ignored this point.

But he never thought that the princes he raised would be so cruel and merciless. Even the prince he established later and the current prince would join forces with his other princes to murder his brothers, even his queen. in.

This was beyond his expectation and imagination. He even thought, if they wanted to kill him, would it be as easy as murdering the Seventh Prince together?

This kind of panic, coupled with his anger at the current situation of the Seventh Prince, Jiang Di took a deep breath, and directly ordered: "Come here, Cao Rong from Xuanzong's mansion is here to see you. The empress, the crown prince, and the second prince are involved in the murder of the Seventh Prince. They are ruthless and cruel. Check this out for me."

As soon as his words fell, the empress and the second prince were dumbfounded, and knelt down on the ground begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, calm down, this concubine really did not participate in this matter, and this concubine only found out later..."

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the queen knew that the poisoning matter could not escape, so she could only pick herself out first to save her own emperor, but unfortunately, Emperor Jiang didn't care about her at all.

Once suspicious, such a dangerous pillow person made Emperor Jiang panic, and this anxiety made him extremely angry.

Ignoring the two begging for mercy, he directly asked Eunuch Tian and his guards to surround the entire East Palace.

As for the second prince, he also took care of it directly, and only waited for Mr. Cao to come and take them back to the clan's mansion, but the prince who was still in a coma left behind an imperial doctor.

The imperial doctor took the prescription given by Wu Zhou earlier, and took a few doses of medicine. The high fever of the prince gradually subsided, but he never woke up.

But now knowing that the prince was involved in the events of the year, Emperor Jiang is not as worried as before, especially sitting in the imperial study room, waiting for his mood to calm down, looking at the seventh prince who is still unclear and is sitting there with Wu Zhou half-armed on his shoulders, His eyes were red, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Qing'er, come here and let Father Huang take a look."

The Seventh Prince raised his head but looked at Wu Zhou first. It was not until the latter's jaw that the Seventh Prince stood up and walked towards Emperor Jiang. Standing there, he was simple and tall, but because of his arched back, he looked quite awkward. A little shy, compared to the high-spirited young man back then, and looking at the man who has grown up like this now, Emperor Jiang felt as if he had been hammered several times in the heart, and the pain was unspeakable.

Coming back this way, he couldn't figure out why the crown prince and the second prince harmed him back then: "It was the father who harmed you... If the father hadn't insisted on letting you be the heir, and if the father could be more careful, you wouldn't have done it." As for... being assassinated by those two rebellious sons unsuspectingly, it's the father... I'm sorry for you."

Jiang Di seems to have aged all of a sudden, holding the seventh prince's hand tightly, lowering his eyes, more like a father's grief for the mistakes caused by his neglect, and even more regret for his negligence. When he was young, He thought that he had raised several good sons, and that he was able to reconcile his brothers with outstanding ability, but all this was just an illusion, and he actually...believed it!

The Seventh Prince looked down at Emperor Jiang, his expression complicated for a moment, and after a long time, he raised his arms and put his arms around Emperor Jiang's shoulders, "Father Emperor..." His voice was hoarse and hard to distinguish, but he only yelled out these two words , I don’t know what else to say.

When he first regained his sanity, he resented and hated, and even more resented that his later credulity and later neglect and avoidance made him suffer so much.

But looking at this scene now, his heart is also complicated.

Wu Zhou stood up at some point and walked over. The Seventh Prince and Wu Zhou looked at each other, suddenly relieved.

As long as there is him by his side, the rest of the people are just passers-by in his past life, and they are just passers-by, so they are unimportant, so why should he bother himself?Only he is important.

Wu Zhou was stunned by the hot emotion that shot out from the eyes of the Seventh Prince for a while, then he glanced at him, then lowered his head, and looked at the mournful Jiang Emperor: "Your Majesty, I used to think that the Seventh Prince was real. Burning is stupid, but since it is poisoned, it is better to search again, if you can find a master, if you can cure it, maybe... there is hope."

After all, Shaosha is irreversible and can be poisoned. As long as the corresponding antidote is found, there is still hope.

Wu Zhou's words awakened Emperor Jiang, and he raised his head suddenly, "Yes, yes, you see, I forgot this... Yes, yes, maybe Qing'er can recover!" Thinking of this, Jiang The emperor was a little incoherent, he said it several times, and immediately called Eunuch Tian to come in, post the emperor's list, and look for the antidote that can cure the dementia poison of the Seventh Prince. Next.

After Wu Zhou reminded the last point, he took the Seventh Prince out of the palace and sat in the carriage on the return trip. Wu Zhou looked at the rare and silent Seventh Prince, and couldn't help stretching out his hand, and took the initiative to cover the back of the Seventh Prince's hand: "Forget about the past."

Almost as soon as Wu Zhou put his hand up, he was held by the Seventh Prince. He held it tightly and did not let go, and even felt a little painful. Clear and gentle, obviously relieved, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The man raised his arms to hug Wu Zhou, buried him in his neck, and said in a gentle voice, "A Zhou, thank you for showing up." He saved him and pulled him out of the endless abyss.

Otherwise, he is very clear about his fate, either he has been demented and eventually bullied to death; or he wakes up and falls into madness, but the blood-bladed enemy can never get rid of the demon in his life, and he will die alone.

But his appearance made him sober, but he was also relieved and gained redemption.

Wu Zhou understood the Seventh Prince's incoherent words, felt the gentle aura around the man, couldn't help hugging him back, and raised the corners of his mouth.

With the intervention of the Clan Mansion, although it is more difficult to investigate a case five years ago, everyone's nerves were tense because of Emperor Jiang's anger, and with some clues arranged by the Seventh Prince, one month later, the case that year Those who participated in the murder of the Seventh Prince were all found out one by one. Apart from those who had been silenced, there were actually more than [-] people in the palace.

There are also several people around the queen. So far, it may be impossible for the queen to get rid of the suspicion.

The prince woke up half a month before the investigation, but as soon as he woke up, he was directly imprisoned in the clan mansion.

In the end, the evidence of the crime was convincing, and Emperor Jiang promulgated three imperial edicts, one to abolish the empress, one to abolish the crown prince, and the other to punish the second prince and a group of people who participated... When these three imperial edicts came out, the entire court was in an uproar.

Especially in the past month, the natal family behind the empress and the second prince, mother and concubine wanted to intervene intentionally, but was directly suppressed by Emperor Jiang.If it was a few years later, Emperor Jiang might really not be able to suppress him, but he is still young at this time, and he is in power. Although some of them were distributed because of the training of the prince, he was afraid that someone would usurp the throne, so he kept it privately.

But even so, it took three months to clear up all the people.

Three months later, the situation in the court has completely changed, and all the courtiers are worried that the crown prince has been abolished, the second prince has been relegated and imprisoned in the clan mansion, the seventh prince is stupid, the remaining princes are either not good enough, or Too young... Don't they have to wait for the little prince to grow up?Fortunately, Emperor Jiang was still young, so they could only be quails one by one and dare not touch this brow.

It wasn't until half a year later that all the dust settled, Zhou Shizi was promoted two levels again, and became Minister of Dali Temple. Jiangdi probably did it out of compensation, and all the courtiers knew this. Now that the court has gone through the last turmoil, there are quite a few talented people Little, but no one dares to touch this bad luck.

However, Wu Zhou was in a good mood because of his promotion, but the Seventh Prince was not happy. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, which also means... Wu Zhou started to get busy.

Although the seventh prince could still follow him, he couldn't care about him when he was busy. The seventh prince felt sorry for Wu Zhou and didn't dare to make any more trouble.

As a result, he was too tired during the day, and when the Seventh Prince came back from his bath at night and wanted to move his hands and feet, he found that he was lying down and fell asleep.

The Seventh Prince stood in front of the bed, on one side was his irrepressible thoughts; on the other side was his daughter-in-law who was sleeping soundly...

After a battle between heaven and man, they finally couldn't bear to wake people up again, so they could only climb into bed resentfully, biting the corner of the quilt and thinking bitterly that tomorrow must be early.

As a result, the second day was still the same...

The third day, the fourth day...

The Seventh Prince finally broke down. One day, he caught someone and wanted to take a bath together. Wu Zhou didn't know what he was thinking, so he covered his lips and yawned: "Your Highness, although I have the heart, I don't have the strength." After finishing speaking Afterwards, looking at the man who looked at him lazily and resentfully, how funny he looked, he coughed lowly, trying not to look so gleeful: "Your Highness, there is actually another way, my If you can share some of the work, you won't have to be so busy."

Wu Zhou meant something. In fact, this time is almost time for "recovery", but the seventh prince is not interested in the position of prince, and just wants to hold his own Zhou Zhou. Once he takes that position, he will definitely not see him during the day , if it is like this at night, wouldn't it be too miserable?

So the seventh prince procrastinated again and again, but Wu Zhou didn't forget his mission, how could he let the hero not be the prince?When can I become an emperor if I am not a prince?

So, he patted someone who was resentful: "Your Highness, the emperor wants to make up for me now to give me the important task, but if His Highness recovers, I will naturally be able to relax." After all, if the Seventh Prince is the crown prince by then, he The prince and concubine's position in the court is too important, which will make people feel inappropriate. After he becomes famous, he can seek a leisurely position, blocking the mouths of everyone.

He was poisoned into fools because of this position before. After those people were punished, the Seventh Prince was not in such a hurry to recover. At this moment, he felt that for his own "happiness", he still needed to recover as soon as possible.

So, in less than three days, someone finally revealed the imperial list posted by Emperor Jiang after such a long time. A white porcelain vase is dropped and it disappears.

Emperor Jiang was worried that the medicine was inappropriate, Wu Zhou persuaded him, and when he was sure that the medicine was at least not poisonous, the dead horse was treated as a living horse doctor and given to the Seventh Prince.

After that, Emperor Jiang and the others saw a miracle.Ten days later, the Seventh Prince "woke up" after six years of dementia.

The Seventh Prince recovered his sanity so unexpectedly. When they heard about it, the crowd didn't believe it at first, but when Emperor Jiang held a banquet to celebrate the recovery of the Seventh Prince, they looked at the man with a stern face who was sitting under the first seat, wearing a pair of The cold eyes glanced around indifferently, forming a stark contrast with the silly prince who looked at them and laughed in the previous impression. Everyone was stunned for a long time before quickly lowering their heads, waiting to recover from this shock. God, a thought clearly flashed in my mind: I am afraid that the situation in the court will be turbulent again.

As expected, Emperor Jiang was so excited that he announced on the spot that he wanted to make the seventh prince the crown prince, but the seventh prince directly rejected it.

Everyone was dumbfounded again: "..." Could it be that the Seventh Prince has been stupid for too long and lost his mind?That is the position of crown prince that so many people dream of.

Emperor Jiang was so happy with the seventh prince's recovery that he made this decision immediately. He didn't expect the seventh prince to refuse. He was a little stunned for a while, but he didn't continue to ask.

After the banquet was over, Emperor Jiang personally took the Seventh Prince to the Imperial Study Room, but Wu Zhou also went with him.

Emperor Jiang didn't think there was anything at first. After all, the Seventh Prince and Wu Zhou had appeared together almost all these days. The two who walked towards this side after that had the same outstanding appearance, like a pair of Bi people.

The two came this way along the corridor, and when Zhou Shizi passed by, the palace lantern tassels hanging above his head almost brushed the jade crown on Zhou Shizi's head. The man walking in front seemed to have expected it, and moved naturally. The tassel was brushed away, and then he waited for half a step. When Zhou Shizi approached, Zhou Shizi didn't know what to say, Jiang Di looked at the man who had an indifferent face just a moment ago, his mouth was bent, and his eyes were gentle when he looked sideways And patiently, Jiang Di's heart skipped a beat suddenly with the other party's eyebrows and eyes.

Suddenly, something flashed through his mind, and he knew why the Seventh Prince rejected the crown prince.

Back then, the Seventh Prince refused because he felt that he was too young, and there were a few brothers above who were unwilling to compete for this position, and it was because the other party was unwilling to compete; but now... they don't want it.

A crown prince, an emperor, cannot live without heirs...and Zhou Shizi is a man.

When the Seventh Prince became like that, everyone was unwilling to marry him, and the selected women displeased Emperor Jiang. Later, he saw the intentions of Zhou Shizi for the Seventh Prince, so he selfishly wanted Zhou Shizi to protect him This emperor's first life also bestowed that marriage.

But he didn't expect the Seventh Prince to wake up. He was too excited before and forgot about it. Now, looking at this scene, Emperor Jiang was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

Eunuch Tian saw it along his line of sight, lowered his head, and didn't say a word.

When the two approached, Emperor Jiang turned around and continued to go to the imperial study room. After stepping in, Emperor Jiang sat in front of the imperial case with his eyes downcast and silent.

When Wu Zhou and the Seventh Prince walked into the imperial study, they saw Emperor Jiang's appearance. They looked at each other, and the Seventh Prince shook his head very lightly, and stepped forward to salute.

At this moment, Emperor Jiang came back to his senses, but he looked directly at Wu Zhou: "I want to talk to Qing'er alone for a while, okay?"

Wu Zhou didn't expect Emperor Jiang to be so polite, but thinking about Emperor Jiang's expression when he just came in, he might have understood the reason why the seventh prince refused, and if it was something else, he might have backed down, but he couldn't compromise on this matter.

Wu Zhou responded and walked out.Eunuch Tian was kicked out by Emperor Jiang, and when only Emperor Jiang and the Seventh Prince were left in the imperial study, Emperor Jiang raised his eyes, and his eyes fell on the Seventh Prince who was a few steps away, and the other party also looked at him quietly , his eyes were calm, more calm, because he was too calm, Jiang Di knew at the beginning that the other party had regained his sanity, and he forgot about this when he was excited, but now he suddenly felt that the other party was so calm, but something was wrong.

He got the news that the Seventh Prince remembered what happened when he was demented. Since he remembered what happened to Mr. Zhou, naturally... he also remembered his neglect and abandonment at that time.

The other party is so calm, does it mean that he no longer has any father-son affection for him?

Jiang Di panicked when he thought of this, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Qing'er, father knows...you blame father, but at that time..."

Emperor Jiang kept expressing his guilt and self-blame. He couldn't find any words from the beginning to the end, and the Seventh Prince didn't interrupt him.Waiting for Emperor Jiang to finish speaking, the Seventh Prince took a few steps forward and said, "Father, when I first woke up, I really blamed you. But later, as all the memories of these years came out, the first half was It was painful, but in the end, everything changed from the appearance of Ah Zhou. He is the only one who knows that I am a fool but still treats me sincerely. His existence makes Erchen know that the world is not only dirty It's unbearable, only those power struggles. So I don't complain anymore, and I even thank my father, thank you for bestowing this marriage, so that I can get what I want most in this life."

The seventh prince's voice was very soft, like an ordinary father and son talking, but Emperor Jiang could hear the affection and persistence in the other party's words, and he would not give up on Mr. Zhou.

Jiang Di's eyes were a little wet: "Qing'er, father knows that Zhou Shizi is good, and he also knows that he treats you sincerely, and never thought of driving him away from you. Father just wants... you Maybe I can marry more..."

The Seventh Prince shook his head this time and interrupted him: "Father, after so many years, don't you understand what you want? This position is indeed good. How many people dream of it if one person is below ten thousand? Yes. But since you have already reached this position, why do you want to let down the love and thoughts in your heart because of some insignificant things and people? Erchen only wants him in this life. If this position brings only If the minister let him down and even made him sad, what is the use of this position?"

What the Seventh Prince said made Jiang Di stunned on the dragon chair. He stared blankly at the Seventh Prince and didn't speak for a long time.

Yes, since being in this position is envied by everyone, and I no longer have to look at everyone, why do I have to wrong myself?

Jiang Di looked at the handsome man standing not far away. The seventh prince actually looked more like his mother and concubine. After all these years, the other party had been away for a long time, and he still couldn't forget the other party, but there were too many emotions in his heart. Things, back then I thought he was the emperor, he had a lot of responsibilities, he wanted to spread the branches and leaves, he wanted the rain and dew to be evenly shared, he wanted to stabilize the family for the country and the country, he brought one person after another into the harem, but he was really happy these years ?

Obviously he is the emperor, the most honorable person in the Dajiang Kingdom, but has he really listened to his heart?

After a long time, Emperor Jiang suddenly burst out laughing, but there was a sense of loss in his eyes: "You...see better than I do."

The Seventh Prince looked at Emperor Jiang who was sitting there in a trance, and finally sighed: "Everyone's request is different, and my son and minister are worthless. What I want is only one heart and one mind, which is enough, and I hope my father will fulfill it."

The Seventh Prince lifted up his robe and knelt there, but his back was straight. Emperor Jiang understood that he wanted that position, but if it conflicted with what he wanted most in his heart, he would not hesitate to accept it. Hesitantly drop that secondary.

Emperor Jiang looked at the people kneeling there, and suddenly smiled: "My father understands. Since this is what you asked for, my father has fulfilled it. However, my father is old, and I can't wait for another prince to grow up. If you are willing, I would like to take a step back, and you can choose one from the ancestral hall as your heir, but I want you to promise that during your reign in the future, you will manage Dajiang Kingdom better than me." In this way, he felt at ease.

The Seventh Prince looked at Jiang Di who had aged a lot, and promised that he still won the bet, but looking at Jiang Di, he didn't feel much better.

Wu Zhou stood under the corridor of the Imperial Study Room. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the scarlet door behind him finally opened. He turned his head and saw the man bathed in light walking towards him. He stood still in front of him and raised his head. Lips spread out her hands tenderly: "Let's go home."

Wu Zhou looked at the smile in the man's eyes, raised his hand, put it on, and said softly, "Okay."

Three days later, Emperor Jiang promulgated an imperial decree to enshrine the crown prince, making the seventh prince the crown prince, and Zhou Shizi the crown princess, who lived in the East Palace.

So far for the next five years, there are only two masters in the East Palace, the prince and the princess, and everyone is in an uproar, but because Emperor Jiang doesn't say anything, everyone naturally dare not say anything else.

In the past five years, Emperor Jiang gradually put the power in his hands under the control of the crown prince, until the other party took over completely. One day, he left an imperial decree for the throne of Zen and a letter from his family, and left the palace to travel the mountains and rivers.

Jiang Zongqing was sitting in the imperial study, with Wu Zhou standing beside him. He looked at the family letter left by Emperor Jiang, it was very short, and he bluntly said that he would not live for a few years. He was old and had been the emperor for so many years, but at the end It took a few years to understand what I really wanted, and before I died, I planned to fulfill my childhood dream, but later, as the power in my hands grew, the heart grew bigger, and in the end, I lost myself and forgot myself What exactly do you want.

Now that he has found it again, he has gone to let Jiang Zongqing manage Dajiang Kingdom well.

Eunuch Tian's eye circles were also red, looking at Jiang Zongqing, the new emperor, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor took the tablet of Concubine Yu to accompany him, saying that Concubine Yu accompanied him in this palace for so many years. , Now that he has nothing to do, he should have fulfilled the promise he made to Concubine Yu when he was young." Taifei Yu is the title given to Jiang Zongqing's mother concubine after Emperor Jiang's Zen throne.

Jiang Zongqing hummed for a long time, and waved his hands to let Eunuch Tian back down.

Wu Zhou saw the nostalgia in Jiang Zongqing's eyes, and stepped forward to take down the family letter in his hand, "Since this is his wish, let him go." At least his wish has been fulfilled, and he will have no regrets in this life.

Jiang Zongqing shook his head, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Wu Zhou: "Ah Zhou, you are the only one left by my side now, you won't leave me, right?"

Because Wu Zhou was standing, Jiang Zongqing hugged his waist. He looked down from above, and the man who usually needed him to look up to at this moment was like a poor little abandoned man, and his heart softened: "Yes."

The man buried his head in front of his chest, and with a hoarse voice, he continued: "Then can you promise me one thing? This is also my regret."

"Huh?" Wu Zhou was taken aback, "What's the matter?"

The man didn't say, "I'll tell you on the night of the canonization ceremony, okay? Can you promise me in advance?"

The other party raised his eyes when he said this, his eye circles were red, like a miserable big dog, as if as long as Wu Zhou said no, the other party would hang his head and go to the corner to lick the wound alone.

Wu Zhou softened his heart, looked at the expectant eyes of the other party, and nodded, but it was just a request, since this is what the other party asked, it is enough to agree.

It was just a few days later that the canonization ceremony was over, Jiang Zongqing ascended the throne as emperor, and at the same time he was canonized as queen, and the canonization hall was held together.

That night, he finally knew what the other party's so-called "regret" was.

On the night when the canonization ceremony ended, Wu Zhou was repeatedly "compensated" by someone for the regret of not being able to complete the "bridal chamber wedding night".

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