Crown Prince's Counterattack

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"Your Highness, you are finally back, the concubine has been very worried about you"

"Oh? Then why has Gu never seen you here?"

"...Hong Xi is not in good health, the concubine can only stay and take care of him, and I hope His Highness will forgive me."

Shi Shi looked guilty, and slowly lowered his head under Sima Yi's gaze.The environment in Xian'an Palace is so bad, she doesn't want to suffer that.It is said that the husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when the disaster is imminent, and His Royal Highness does not treat her very well, so even though she feels guilty, she still chooses the family, but the only thing she did not expect is that His Royal Highness will have a resurrection one day, The things she did...

She has been married to the crown prince for many years, and the crown prince has a clear distinction between good and evil. This time, what she has done is not much different from betrayal. The crown prince is afraid——what should she do? , his eyes slowly deepened, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for the original owner, it's just like that.

"Your Highness, come and take a look at Hongxi, has he grown a lot taller?"

Shi Shi pushed a handsome young man in front of Sima Yi.

"See Father"

His shadow was clearly reflected in the child's clear eyes.

"From now on, Hong Xi will be handed over to Gu Lai to be educated"

Sima Yi patted the child's head, took the child to his side, and looked at Shi Shi indifferently.

"Your Highness, Your Highness—this, this is not allowed"

Shi Shi's face turned pale, his eyes filled with crystal tears, he looked at Sima Yi in panic, slowly disbelieving.The child is her lifeblood, how could he take him away from her.

Seeing the despair in Shi's eyes, Sima Yi felt a little bit of revenge in his heart.He just wanted to teach her a hard lesson. For women in the harem, children are everything. He took Hongxi away, which was equivalent to ruining her half life, but this was just one of them. As his eldest son, Hongxi must not It is better than a woman's hand, so it is the best choice for him to take him away.

"Shi Shi, you are too presumptuous, who gave you the right to dare to say no to Gu, Gu just informs you, how can you intervene in the upbringing of the emperor's heir, I don't know what to say, hum!"

Sima Yi flicked his sleeves and held Hong Xi who looked anxious and turned around to leave. Shi cried out tears and silently watched the two father and son leave, but there was nothing he could do.As Sima Yi said, she has no ability to stop Sima Yi's decision.

It's just that she didn't expect his punishment to come so quickly...

Sima Yi returned to the study and summoned Chen Gui who hurried back from the outside.

"How is the situation now?"

"Your Highness, the situation is not good. Last time, the fourth prince cautiously avoided His Highness's strange move, which actually exposed a lot of our people."

"After the abolition of the prince, His Highness's reputation has been damaged, and his strength has been damaged a lot. Many officials have defected to other princes..."

Chen Gui looked embarrassed, the situation was good a few months ago, but a few months later it has changed.

"I already know about this matter. Since the matter has already happened, it is useless to complain about others. The most urgent task now is to gather as much power as possible. As for those wolf-hearted things, there will always be a day when they will regret it." "

A cold light flashed across Sima Yi's eyes. Even though he knew that his current situation would not be very good, it was still shocking to see that it took years to accumulate power, but it only took a few moments to destroy it once. Perhaps through this incident, he could separate some people with ulterior motives from it. Thinking of this possibility, Sima Yi's complexion gradually turned for the better.

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In the middle of the night, when the moon and stars were sparse, and the dew was darker, a carriage stopped outside the side door of the Eight Princes' Mansion. Someone quietly waited outside the door, respectfully ushered people out of the carriage, and followed them into the mansion.

Walking into the study, the room illuminated by a few palace lanterns was extremely bright, Yinhu put his hands behind his back, and looked out of the window frowning.

"The eighth brother is really very elegant"

Yinhu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly regained his composure. With a warm smile on his face again, he hurried forward to salute Sima Yi.

Sima Yi hurried forward to help him up.

"Second brother canceled me, how can I still enjoy the scenery now?"

With a bit of a bitter smile on Yinhu's face, he laughed at himself.

"Life is unpredictable, between gains and losses, momentary triumph and momentary frustration are just common things, eighth brothers don't need to underestimate themselves"

Seeing Yinhu's calm eyes, he knew that he didn't take these words to heart.

"There are few saddle horses in front of the door. I have experienced them one by one a few months ago, but that's all."

"Thank you brother"

Yinhu was shocked, his eyes fell on Sima Yi, and then he smiled in relief.

In fact, he has always looked down on his second brother, but he cast a good pregnancy. Speaking of other places, he doesn't think he has that place that is inferior to the man in front of him, so why can he be the prince, but he will always be the only one? If he could be a virtuous king, he would be as unwilling as he was to accept his fate, but now the man standing in front of him with a resolute face really made him admire. He would know how proud the prince is, but he stood up again, In contrast, he is still complaining about himself, and losing to someone he has always looked down upon is undoubtedly a major blow to Yinhu.

"Second brother is visiting late at night, but what's important?"

The two sat in front of the round table, and the servant poured tea for them, and then left silently.

Sima Yi took a sip of tea, and then spoke.

"I've heard about the things in the past few days, so I want to come and see you. I believe that those words are just the words of the emperor's anger for a while, and the eighth brother doesn't need to take it to heart."

The face in front of him suddenly changed, and there was hatred and despair in his eyes. Sima Yi noticed that Yinhu's muscles were completely tense, and they seemed to burst out in the next second.

"Don't take it to heart?! Heh! How can he not take it to heart? He can disapprove of his efforts and look down on his son, but how can he insult her? The only person in the world who has no right to look down on her own birth It's him, it's him who caused all this, why should you hurt your mother like this, this is absolutely unforgivable!"

Putting aside the superficial gentleness and revealing the ferocious face hidden in his heart, Yinhu stared at Sima Yi fiercely, what qualifications did he have to say such words to himself.

Sima Yi was a little silent, and he also felt that Kangxi's words were indeed a bit cruel. "Gu once heard a saying, don't pin your hopes on others, I also give this sentence to you, I hope you can understand that the life of a good concubine or empress depends entirely on you. A child is more expensive than a mother, and a mother is more expensive than a child, haven't you been doing well all these years?"

"If the emperor can't give it, it may not be that you can't give it, so the future of the concubine Liang depends on how you choose."

"What do you mean"

Yinhu looked at Sima Yi vigilantly, his intentional provocation, his meaningfulness, and his coercion and temptation all concealed the same purpose.

"You want me to help you?"

Yinhu laughed back angrily, what kind of illusion made him think that he would help him fight for the throne.

"It's easy to talk to smart people. Yes, I want you to stand by me. You must know that helping Gu is not helping yourself"

Sima Yi's eyes fell on Yinhu, and he didn't speak quietly until he put away the sarcasm in his eyes.

"It is said that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a prince who does not want to be an emperor must have no ambition. Obviously, the eighth brother's ambition is very lofty, but after experiencing the incident in the early morning the day before yesterday, eighth brother, do you think you still have a lot of ambition?" What are the chances of getting that seat?"

"The temperament of the eldest brother is not suitable for that position. The other princes are still young. Now the only ones who can really compete for that position are Gu and the fourth brother. The fourth brother is deeply scheming, sinister, and good at forbearance. Even Gu is concealed by him." After a long time, if it hadn't been for showing off this time, I'm afraid... Gu Guess that you and him have already taken over a lot of trouble. If he was the last person to get to that position, then eighth brother, you will only end up in the end. I'm afraid it goes without saying"

There was a flash of struggle on Yinhu's face, he knew what he said was right, but...

"Second brother, your current situation..."

I'm afraid it's not good, although he was released, but the status of the deposed prince is too embarrassing.

"Father intends to restore the crown prince"

"I knew it, I knew it..."

After the shock, Yinhu looked lonely, looking at him with complicated eyes.

"Second brother, sometimes I really envy you"

The only child that the father really loves is the second brother. No matter what mistakes he made, the father is still willing to give him a chance. He should have known it long ago——

"Eighth brother, as long as you agree to help me, I will promise you that you can leave with Concubine Liang in the future"

It is not uncommon for the new emperor to be enthroned, and to allow the concubine of the first emperor to follow his children out of the palace and build a mansion in the previous dynasty.

"real?!"

Yinhu stared at Sima Yi closely.

"Okay, I'll help you"

Yinhu put down his hand dejectedly, his eyes were full of unwillingness, why is he a prince, why did his father never give him a chance.Even though he knew that he would no longer be able to ascend the throne, it might not be painless for him to give up this great temptation.

"Gu believes that your decision will not be wrong"

Sima Yi smiled with satisfaction.

In fact, such an alliance is very fragile. He knows that Yinji will never be willing to sacrifice his life for himself. Now he agrees, firstly because the situation forces him, and secondly, he just wants to place a bet on himself. There will be a possibility of backbiting immediately. After all, the benefits involved are huge, but since you are on the boat, it is not that simple to get off the boat.So he will never let them have the possibility of repenting. If they want to get something, they will pay no less. Therefore, the eighth brother will have to look at you next.

"Second brother, you have changed a lot"

Sima Yi turned around and looked at Yinhu with a complicated expression and smiled.

"Gu also has to be like this. Speaking of it, he is also a fallen person in the world, eighth brother, don't you think so?"