After the staff were sent to the Summer Palace in the outer city, they found that they could not get out; then even their families were sent over. Their wives and children were all there. Six staff members were six families. At first, they panicked and wondered if Disgusted by His Highness the Crown Prince.
After two days, they didn't see anyone sent by the prince. As long as they didn't leave the courtyard, no one paid attention to them. They were sure that they were indeed abandoned by the prince Su and kept in captivity.
From the beginning, the six families wanted to unite and discuss how to regain the recognition of Prince Su. Later, after despair, several families continued to have trivial quarrels.
Living in a large courtyard, quarrels are always inevitable; over time, the relationship between them broke down, the staff settled down, and their families had to settle down as well.
...
Imperial City East Palace.
Prince Su got up early, washed up and sat at the dining table. There were two palace maids, a senior eunuch, and two junior eunuchs waiting on him. He raised his head and glanced around, asking.
"Why is it so quiet today?"
"Your Highness, you are going to court after your meal. Before you came back, His Majesty the Emperor sent people to ask about you many times. Last night, I listened to reports, and His Majesty sent people to inquire about you again." The Emperor. It's because of fear.
I know the prince is back.
Prince Su's pupils narrowed, remembering what Minghua once said. At this moment, he suddenly firmly determined his intention to rebel. Before he did anything, his father had already begun to doubt him. If he learned from Fairy Minghua, If you speak out the methods of governance you have obtained, you will definitely be even more fearful.
The royal family has no family ties!
It's not a lie, when interests are involved, no matter how strong the relationship is, it will be broken; and it is the interests of the world, involving the throne.
"It doesn't matter, if your father wants to know, just tell them." Fortunately, Fairy Minghua was placed in the inner city and was not invited into the East Palace.
"Yes." The eunuch lowered his eyebrows and served him food.
After eating the court food, Prince Su put on the prince's court clothes with dragons embroidered on them. He put on his court crown and led the people out of the East Palace and headed towards the palace.
An early morning court meeting was inevitable, and the princes below were jumping around more than anyone else; the emperor's eyes were cloudy, as if he had not seen the fight below.
"Father, this time my son went on a tour of the world. He went to both the north and the south. He was assassinated several times along the way to the border and lost most of his men. He almost died on the way back to the capital. I don't know who did it. Fortunately, Only when I meet a knight from the world to help can I return to the city safely." Prince Su didn't look at the faces of the princes below. He looked calm at the moment, with a rather confident demeanor.
Confidence is the best manner.
"Thank you for your hard work, my son." The old emperor's eyes moved slightly and he looked at the prince and said, "Fortunately, my son is fine. During the year you were away from the capital, the second, third, and fourth princes helped you a lot. Between you brothers, Having deep feelings is a good thing, and I can rest assured."
Prince Su's heart tightened. The three princes helped him a lot. Are they helping him? He was just taking care of the East Palace; if he died on the road, one of the three of them would be able to ascend to the throne of the crown prince, and there was no way that the last one would be left.
Does he want him to thank his younger brothers who are plotting to usurp the throne?
Prince Su felt sad, once again experiencing the power of standing at the top of the imperial court, "Thank you to my brothers."
No matter what you think in your heart, you have to do what needs to be done.
"Brother Crown Prince, you are so polite. This is what a younger brother should do. You go out to inspect the public sentiments for your father. We stay in the capital. There is nothing we can do to help. We can only help Brother Crown Prince take care of the East Palace." Three The prince raised his eyebrows, with a rather proud look in his eyes.
The second prince covered his mouth and smiled, "Prince and brother, you are so polite. They are all brothers."
The fourth prince nodded lightly.
The emperor seemed not to have noticed the quarrel between them, and was all in a happy mood. After going to court, he called the prince alone to the imperial study.
The second prince walked up to the fourth prince and said, arm-in-arm, "Look, our father, the prince, will only be able to see the prince when he comes back; all of us sons are just like the ones they picked up."
"The Second Emperor
Brother, don't talk nonsense. "The fourth prince slapped the second prince's hand away, and Shi Shiran left.
The second prince looked at his back and chuckled. When the third prince passed by him, he said, "Our fourth brother is the most upright and well-behaved person. We will not let our ambitions be seen."
"The third brother is right."
The older princes have all entered the court to handle government affairs; there are still seven underage princes and princesses below. The elders among them can compete and fight, but the following ones are not qualified to even fight.
Seeing that the emperor was getting older, he was sick every now and then, and his mind was not clear. Who knew when he would die, and the group of underage boys below could only watch them fight for the throne.
"Our fathers liked the prince the most when they were young, and they still like the prince the most when they are older. However, this one you like the most is a sharp knife pointed at the prince."
Too much pampering is setting a target.
Royal study room.
Prince Su Xian paid a courtesy visit to the emperor, "My son, I have met my father, and my father has a long life."
"Get up, I'm an old man. I can't wait for the day when I can live forever. It's just a day if I can live. But you brothers are young and have a long life." Looking at the young people who are full of vitality, he has already He is old; his envy, jealousy, and unspeakable sorrow are something that others cannot understand.
Prince Su remained silent. In the past, he would have said a few nice words to coax him. After confirming his thoughts, facing his father's attitude, he became cold-hearted. He didn't want to coax him anymore, and he didn't know what to do. Why are you coaxing?
"That's all, you brothers have always loved to fight and fight. You are tired all the way back. You should have a good rest for a few days after you go back. Your brothers are here in the court, so they won't delay your work."
"Yes, Father, I listen to you."
The emperor seemed to have discovered something unusual about him, and asked strangely: "Why are you so silent today? Did you learn from the fourth child? That kid likes to keep a straight face, as if others have taken a lot of money from him, you can't change Be like your fourth brother."
"Fourth brother is dignified and steady."
"Yes, you know how to say good things to him. That boy keeps all his thoughts in his heart. As a father, I can't guess what he is thinking, and you brothers can't guess either." The emperor sighed softly, seemingly unintentionally. He said, "Go back and rest."
From the beginning to the end, he never cared about what happened to him on the road, even though he knew he was assassinated several times; when he saw Prince Su standing in front of him, the emperor couldn't feel any care.
If Prince Su was injured, he might express some concern.
After exiting the imperial study, Prince Su returned to the East Palace. He asked someone to call the fourth prince, "Fourth brother, I invite you here today because I want to ask you something. Please tell me the truth."
"Brother Crown Prince, why are you doing this?" The fourth prince's eyes remained calm and calm.
