Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Emperor, take it easy, no matter whether things are successful or not, as long as we are stable, we will be able to retreat." Empress Yang earnestly taught that she had only one son, so she had no choice but to cultivate it with all her strength.

"I know, don't worry." The second prince nodded perfunctorily, couldn't hide his excitement, and said bitterly: "Concubine Han Gui is becoming more and more rampant. When you are feeling a little sick, you almost monopolize the power of the harem, and even the Lantern Festival banquet is self-made, as if She is just like a queen, which makes people look ridiculous! Hmph, I want to see how her mother and son end up tomorrow night!"

"The matter hasn't been settled yet, you put it down a little bit, someone with a heart can tell at a glance that your demeanor is not right." Empress Yang advised earnestly.Because it is her own son, even if she is dissatisfied, she can't say it, so as not to arouse the other party's rebellion.

"This is Kunhe Palace. We mother and son are discussing. What are we afraid of? If we are outside, I will definitely pay attention." The second prince frowned, and couldn't help saying bluntly: "Mother, you are getting more and more timid. Could it be that you are afraid that the surname is Han?" Can't we make a family?"

"I--"

Empress Yang took a deep breath, stretched the blue veins on her thin neck, and taught with a headache: "I have been in charge of the harem for more than 30 years. If you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble, how can you manage the central palace so far? How many storms and waves have come, just a Han family That's all, I'm afraid! But, Huang'er, you are always a bit impatient. His Majesty also mentioned that your parents can only hope for your well-being. Be calm and calm from now on. Look at the eldest and third child, they have always been more stable—" Before she finished speaking, her son was furious and interrupted angrily:

"Queen, why are you confused?"

"Why, why are you confused? I'm a mother for your own good!" Empress Yang widened her eyes angrily, and her sitting body leaned forward slightly, wishing to wake her son up with a stick or a slap in the face.

The second prince has been depressed for a long time, and he said eloquently: "I admit that the third brother is steady, because he has been upright and rigid since he was a child.

"But what is elder brother steady? He's only superficially steady, putting on airs! My brothers grew up under the eaves of the palace, so I don't know what kind of character he is? Hmph, he's only pretending to be steady to please his father."

"Since you understand, why can't you do it? Even if Xuexue Boss pretends to be calm, coax His Majesty to be happy!" Empress Yang tightened her clothes tightly, with bulging veins on the back of her hands, lowered her voice, and asked angrily: "Mention' Please, who dares to disobey the emperor? In other words, who doesn’t want to please the emperor? If you can coax the emperor to please you, you can easily rise to the top; Can't you figure it out?"

The second prince opened his mouth, there was no rebuttal, and he bowed his head resentfully: "Queen mother, calm down."

Alas, my son has grown old, but his mind is still not bright enough.

Empress Yang suppressed her disappointment and lamented: "I have worked so hard for half my life, and when I am old, I must not lose to Han's mother and son!"

"Yes."

The mother and son bowed their heads at the same time, secretly annoyed each other, and thought each other was incompetent.

After a while, the second prince cleared his throat and asked tentatively: "Tomorrow night has already been arranged, but you are so worried. Could it be that Concubine Zhuang is bothering you again because of her cousin?"

When Empress Yang heard the words, she immediately lowered her face and stopped drinking: "Stop mentioning that shameless and unfilial thing!"

"Xiaotong, she—"

"Huh?" Empress Yang looked straight at her majesticly.

The second prince was embarrassed, but instead said righteously: "Cousin is really confused! She actually gave up on the great marriage that you decided to lead, and she gave up being the head wife of Yongxing Hou's mansion. But her innocence was ruined, not only became the laughing stock of gossip, but also made my grandmother sick, which is really a headache."

"Miss Zhou has a temperament like her mother. She is greedy for beautiful skin and ignores everything else. She discards all etiquette, law and filial piety. She has no shame. Before, I thought about the unfortunate early death of my compatriot sister, and couldn't bear my niece to die three years later. Filial piety has no one to rely on for life, so he made a special agreement and betrothed it to the eldest son of Yongxing Hou. Unfortunately, Miss Zhou didn't like it. She herself saw it and wanted to be the side concubine of the fifth prince. Uncooked rice and cooked rice', unexpectedly, the fifth child saw through it and made a big joke!"

Changed to "Miss Zhou"?

It seems that the queen mother is very angry.

The second prince felt sorry for him, and complained angrily: "Actually, the fifth one is really true, so what if he accepted his cousin? Why make her a joke? My cousin is also young and beautiful—"

"You are still obsessed with it." Empress Yang interrupted lightly.

"No, nothing, don't get me wrong, Queen Mother." The second prince waved his hands with an apologetic smile, and asked cautiously, "Then, how did you answer Concubine Zhuang?"

"How else can I answer?" Empress Yang said indifferently with a blank face: "Miss Zhou is so determined, she can cause trouble, and she must also be able to deal with the aftermath. I am busy comforting the Yongxing Hou Mansion, so I won't talk too much, besides Her father and brother are still alive, so there is no need for us to worry about it."

"Oh." The second prince hesitated to speak.

Empress Yang sighed melancholy, and said tiredly: "I know well that Miss Zhou has always been interested in you, but she is not dignified by nature. Sure enough, she actually moved her mind during the filial piety period! No matter how magnanimous Concubine Zhuang is, it is impossible to accept her." As a son and side concubine, although the fifth child is free and easy, how can a man be willing to be tricked? I made it clear that I will not interfere, and let them toss about it."

"What about Biao and Miss Zhou's life? It's impossible to be a side concubine. You can't let the dignified Pingnanhou's granddaughter have no distinction, right?"

"Side concubine?" Empress Yang sneered, and said coldly: "You ladies have committed such scandalous things, shamed our ancestors, and sinned deeply. It is a good end to be able to eat fast and chant Buddha for the rest of our lives!" Most of them will be given a white silk or One glass of wine is one death.

The beautiful cousin...

The second prince grieved his wrists and pursed his lips tightly, not daring to provoke his mother who was in a rage. After thinking for a while, he said angrily: "According to the investigation, the third child 'coincidentally' took time to go back to the city on the night of the incident, and the fifth brother went to Prince Qing's mansion and stayed for about two hours." An hour. Mother, I suspect that the third child has meddled."

"So what? It's the girl's family who are at fault, and you can't live without doing your own crimes!" Empress Yang was furious, obviously impatient, frowning, and reminded helplessly:

"Prince, it's a critical juncture. Don't be distracted by trivial matters. When you succeed, what kind of girl can't get it? Take a long-term view. Tomorrow night's Lantern Festival banquet, there is no room for error. You go back quickly and have another reunion with the counselor." Take care of it carefully, and be careful." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand haggardly, her face was sallow with blue gray, weak and thin.

"Yes." The second prince bowed to leave, his eyes were wild, he was extremely longing, he was willing to pay any price to obtain the throne, and he went out of the palace to make plans smugly.

The next day is the Lantern Festival.

As the evening approached, there was an endless stream of cars driving at the entrance of the palace, and the relatives of the emperor and senior ministers were ordered to enter the palace to receive the banquet.

After the meal, the elderly and their female relatives often sit and listen to the opera, taking the opportunity to chat or enhance friendship; young men mostly visit the garden to enjoy the lanterns, in groups of three or four.

The imperial garden is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there are hundreds of styles of lanterns, exquisite and gorgeous, and the streamers are gorgeous, making people dizzying.

"Wow!"

"Hey, the royal lanterns are so magnificent that they make people dizzy. How many lanterns are there?" Song Shen clicked his tongue in amazement, relished it, and panted after almost two steps to show his admiration.He followed closely behind Ninth Prince Zhao Ze'an, Zhao Ze'an smiled and told: "There are too many, I can't count them with the naked eye, you have to ask the relevant manager."

"That's right." Song Shen said cheerfully, he likes to be lively and enthusiastic by nature, and he doesn't care that he is under the strict supervision of the imperial guards day and night.Walking along the corridor for a while, he pointed to a rosewood hexagonal glazed lamp, intentionally teasing the little prince, and said firmly, "I guess the painting on it must be a deer!"

Zhao Ze'an was stunned for a moment, and quickly corrected: "It's not a deer, it's a horse."

"But why does it have horns on its head?" Song Shen questioned solemnly.

Zhao Ze'an didn't doubt it, on the contrary, he was very happy to discuss the lantern with the other party eagerly, so as to avoid the boredom of watching alone, so he patiently explained: "Doctor Song, look carefully, the horse's head is not horns, but the horns rolled up when running fast. wind."

"So that's how it is." Song Shen made a sudden realization, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your enlightenment!"

In fact, no matter how diverse the Lantern Festival lanterns are, if you watch too much, you will become dull and lack interest.

About ten feet away, King Qing and King Rui walked side by side, talking in low voices.

"Is Song Shen doing well in the near future?" King Qing asked with concern.

King Rui shook his head and laughed, then nodded again.

"I recommended him to enter the palace. If he messes around, just tell me." King Qing ordered seriously.

"He's never messed around, but he's out-tempered and full of childishness. Occasionally, he's more like 'making trouble for no reason'." King Rui commented with a smile, and his words were very tolerant.

King Qing smiled and said slowly: "As an orphan wandering in the rivers and lakes, his character is fair, except for his principled mistakes. It's good to order him to change the rest of the details. If he can't, let him go for now. We value his superb medical skills more. .”

"Third brother's words are reasonable." King Rui readily agreed, raising his eyes from time to time to look at the cheerful one and one in front of him, for fear that Song Shen would get carried away with excitement.

King Qing's face was calm, and he patiently walked around with his younger brothers. He was inevitably sad, deeply concerned, and silently thought:

It's Lantern Festival, what is he doing in Xizhou now?Do you want to see the lights too?Or are you too busy dealing with disasters to celebrate the holidays?But who made things difficult for him?

Although it was a festive season, the palace rules were strict, and all the attendees were dignified. They all put on airs, calmly kept their etiquette, tried to be stable, and whispered softly for fear of losing their manners.

Therefore, when there was a burst of happy children chasing and frolicking from behind, many people turned around immediately after hearing the news:

"Hahaha, I'm the fastest!" A boy about six or seven years old was full of air, holding a delicate little lantern the size of two fists, and was sweating as he ran.

"Brother, wait for me!" The other little boy was panting, grinning and cheering; in the blink of an eye, another chubby little boy ran out from behind the rockery.

One after another, there were a total of six boys of the same age, each carrying a unique small lantern, chasing after mischievously.

They are the grandsons of Emperor Chengtian, who were born to be honored and favored.

At the same time, the voices of the palace maids and eunuchs trembled, they were frightened, they refused to listen to persuasion but did not dare to forcefully stop them, bowing down to protect them like old hens.

King Qing frowned and looked at it for a while, then stood firmly in the middle of the tunnel, and stopped him majestically: "Stop."

The little boy in the lead hurriedly raised his head, was startled, stood obediently with his feet together, and said timidly, "My nephew pays respects to the three emperor uncles."

"Get up." King Qing nodded.

"Minyu, don't run too fast, be careful." King Rui urged.

"Yes." Zhao Minyu replied respectfully, he is the second son of the second prince.

The maids and eunuchs were relieved, and hurriedly reminded their grandsons to greet their uncles.Soon, a row of nephews stood in front of King Qing.

Yo huh?I have seen all the princes, but I have not met the grandson of the dragon.Thinking of this, Song Shen returned curiously, tiptoeing for a closer look:

Ninth Prince Zhao Ze'an is a little emperor uncle in terms of seniority, he stepped forward and patted his nephew on the shoulder, boasting: "Your lamp is very beautiful, it's so small."

"Hey hey hey, the uncle sent it to us. It is said that it was contributed by overseas barbarians. There are only ten of them." Eyeballs are redder.

"Really?" Zhao Ze'an is 12 years old, and his height has reached King Qing's shoulders. He easily hugged his nephew and said with a smile, "Let's go! I'll hold you to watch the lantern."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang." Zhao Minyu was very happy, as if showing off, turned his head and made a face at the other emperors and grandchildren, then raised his sleeves to wipe his eyes, the eyeballs were quickly covered with bloodshot eyes, as if at first glance they would shed blood and tears.

Something is wrong!

After staring at it for a long while, Song Shen felt a thump in his heart. As a doctor, he had a bad intuition, so he subconsciously glanced around, and finally locked onto the beautiful little lantern in Zhao Minyu's hand.

Immediately, the meticulous King Qing also noticed something strange. He took his nephew from his younger brother's arms, looked at his eyes in surprise, and asked in doubt:

"Minyu, did you cry just now? Why... are your eyes suddenly red?"