His attitude is already obvious.
In the inner hall, when Princess Zhou heard this, the tears she had been holding back for a long time finally fell.
King Zhou has his own temper, doesn't she have her own pride?
It was obviously the concubine who caused trouble first, but he attacked her indiscriminately, showing no grudges between husband and wife. Now that it was even known to everyone, her face was worthless, wasn't it? ?
And after tonight, no matter who wins or loses, the face of Prince Zhou's Mansion will not only be lost, but also her children will be looked at with all kinds of eyes!
Princess Zhou was sad, but it was precisely because of her sadness that she couldn't shed tears. Even if she was just an empty show, she had to hold on for dear life to prevent others from seeing a bigger joke.
But when she heard the statements of King Jin and the emperor's eldest grandson, she knew that someone sympathized with her grievances and could see her efforts. The emotions that she had been trying to control before suddenly lost control.
Princess Jin and Princess Yan supported her on the left and right, but their moods were completely different.
The former was pleased with her husband's thoughtfulness and tenderness, while the latter had a bad look on his face and began to diss himself ten thousand times in his heart!
Not to mention that she had a close personal relationship with Princess Zhou. Even if she didn't have a personal relationship and it was their first meeting, there was no reason for her to side with King Zhou.
As both princesses, her sister-in-law was wronged and she didn't help to speak up. If she encounters a similar thing in the future, which sister-in-law would say nothing?
Pretend to be deaf and mute and acquiesce to this matter - will the emperor reward her with a plaque from the spiritual prince?
If you can't tell which side your butt is sitting on and just muddle along, isn't that the first-class idiot in the world?
And it was precisely because of today's events and the choice between King Jin and King Yan just now that Princess Yan's heart was slightly disturbed.
To be fair, her husband treats her well, and it can even be said that they have a deep friendship.
Although Prince Yan's Mansion does not have an empty backyard like Prince Jin's Mansion, most of the concubines are just decorations. Prince Yan will even discuss government affairs with her and entrust her to her.
Whether it was due to the friendship between husband and wife or the moral cultivation of King Yan himself, she could believe that her husband would not do what King Zhou did to his married wife.
But even so, when faced with something that violated his code of conduct, he still abandoned the so-called code and chose the sibling brother of King Zhou.
Princess Yan was suddenly touched.
She and Princess Jin sided with Princess Zhou without hesitation because they felt that King Zhou was wrong in this matter, but King Yan chose to side with King Zhou purely out of a relationship between men. Just friendship!
Princess Yan's heart suddenly shook, and then she fell into deeper thinking.
The situation in the field did not change because of the few princesses secretly watching in the inner hall.
Faced with the backstabbing of his brother Jin and his eldest nephew, the King of Zhou inevitably showed a look of injustice on his face. However, the Crown Prince did not even give him a chance to complain, and instead ordered his guards to: "Tear off his body." The prince is in uniform and gives him twenty boards as a warning to others!"
The guards of the East Palace were indeed of strict military discipline and did not hesitate at all after hearing this. They immediately stepped forward to take the King of Zhou into custody, stripped him of his outer robe without saying a word, and then quickly pushed him to the ground. .
King Zhou didn't even react before the board was swung down.
Immediately, a scream reached his ears.
King Yan was still stunned, and the prince looked over: "The fifth brother is also a very old man. He has become a father a long time ago. Because of his confused and lustful habits, I tried to persuade him and scold him, but he didn't make any progress at all! I originally wanted to reward him with thirty pieces of gold, but I was afraid that I would beat him to death and make my father sad."
"Since you have a deep relationship with your fifth brother, how about you take the beating for him?"
King Yan: "..."
Ah this.
King Yan carefully folded his hands and said angrily: "Brother, can I refuse?"
The prince looked at him, suddenly smiled faintly, and then said softly: "No."
Then the smile on his face disappeared without a trace: "Hit!"
After all, King Yan once followed his father on the battlefield, so his reaction ability was naturally different from that of a weak scholar like King Zhou. He reacted as soon as the prince's words came out, and he wanted to run away.
The prince didn't even blink an eyelid, and immediately shouted: "Stop!"
He said coldly: "If you dare to run, I will break your legs!"
King Yan immediately took back the leg he had just stepped out.
Let's talk, laugh, don't take what brother said as a joke.
Then he walked to the wide stool newly brought by the guards of the East Palace and lay down on it. He raised his buttocks and whispered to the guards approaching with the staff: "Don't use too much force. "
Guard: "..."
King Zhou and King Yan received a slap in the face. They thought they were going to be lectured, but unexpectedly, the prince just pinched them coldly with the corner of his eye and stood up from the official hat chair. Come and leave.
King Zhou was originally a scumbag, but now that he had received twenty sticks on his body, half of his life had really been lost.
His face was pale, with sweat on his forehead. He asked the fourth brother next to him angrily: "Brother, won't you tell me why you beat us?"
King Yan received ten strokes less than him, and his physical fitness was much better than him. He felt strong when he heard the voice: "I'm not the eldest brother, how do I know?"
He cursed again: "I've been tricked by you this time!"
Seeing that the eldest nephew was still standing next to him, thinking that this boy has always been smart, he could not help but ask more with a bad face: "Brother Ying, do you know why your father suddenly ordered us to be punished with a stick?"
Why do you order the rod to punish you?
You just asked the right person!
Zhu Di can really guess.
Don't blame my father for being cruel. He killed two birds with one stone. While punishing the King of Zhou, he also gave him a smooth road.
Otherwise, according to what Zhu Yunwen revealed, you will be assigned to Yunnan in minutes!
But can Zhu Di talk about this?
That is definitely not possible!
So he could only look thoughtful, but told them with a solemn expression: "Based on the Analects of Confucius I just finished studying, this matter should have nothing to do with the Analects of Confucius."
King Yan: "..."
King Zhou: "..."
King Yan swore a curse word, and like a cobra about to attack, he suddenly jumped up his upper body: "Get out!"
Zhu Di: "Okay!"
Then he ran away.
King Zhou was paralyzed on a wide stool and couldn't get up, he kept saying "ouch".
King Yan forced himself to get up from the wide stool, looked resentfully at King Jin next to him who was still in the cache, and shouted: "Third brother!"
King Jin's cache status was forced to be interrupted, and he was slightly startled: "Ah? Fourth brother, what's wrong?"
King Yan covered his waist and complained: "You are too unloyal, aren't you?!"
King Zhou echoed weakly: "Yes, there is no sense of loyalty..."
King Jin said sternly: "But it's wrong to do something to your wife. When have you ever seen your father do something to your mother and queen, and when have you ever seen your eldest brother do something to your eldest sister-in-law? I can't help you. Help me.”
King Zhou snorted weakly with his nose: "Whether you want to help the manager or not, you should choose to help the third sister-in-law..."
Prince Jin smiled, as sweet as a little bear holding a honey jar: "I told you before, the princess and I are very close."
After a slight pause, he said hesitantly: "I feel that the eldest brother does not just want to punish the fifth brother, but also has the intention to protect him. You think, if this matter is dealt with by the father, If the emperor finds out, what will he do?"
King Yan was silent for a moment.
King Zhou was stunned and said: "Could it be that my father would kill a son for his daughter-in-law?!"
"Of course my father would not kill a son for his daughter-in-law. But——"
Princess Jin came out of the inner palace with a hint of sarcasm in her tone: "Does fifth brother think that he is only guilty of attacking the princess?"
She gestured with her eyes to the outside of the palace: "How did the news from Prince Zhou's palace reach the palace again and again? This is what the father wants to know most."
King Zhou suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Princess Jin stopped looking at him, stepped forward, took her husband's hand, and shook it gently.
King Jin immediately said understandingly: "Fourth brother, fifth brother, let's go."
After saying goodbye politely, the couple left together.
The words spoken by Princess Jin echoed in King Zhou's heart, and when he thought of the cause of death of the common people of Qin, he suddenly felt chills all over his body and shuddered: "Look, it's scary to think about it, Fourth Brother!"
King Yan: "..."
The corners of King Yan's mouth twitched and he said: "This matter doesn't need to be thought about in detail. It's very scary, right? Shouldn't it be that you are extremely afraid of thinking about it?"
King Zhou: "..."
King Zhou was immediately on guard. He clenched his hands into fists and beat the ground with hatred: "Understand the spirit!"
Chapter 172
The prince didn't want to talk too much with his two younger brothers, but he did have some thoughts about his son. After returning to the East Palace, he saw that his son's eyes were bright and he didn't look sleepy, so he dismissed his attendants. , calling him closer.
"Do you know why I want to punish your two imperial uncles today?"
When Zhu Di saw the prince's serious expression, he knew that this was a serious examination. After thinking about it, he said sternly: "The sage said that he should cultivate his moral integrity, harmonize his family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. If the inner house is not repaired and the family house is not peaceful, what's the matter? Talk about governing the country and bringing peace to the world?"
The prince's face softened, he raised his hand and patted his son on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "If you don't clean one house, how can you sweep the world? You can't even take care of people in the back house of your own house. How can you take on such a big responsibility?"
"Your imperial uncle's concubines were carefully selected by your imperial grandfather and imperial grandmother. Princess Jin is smart, Princess Yan is prudent, and Princess Zhou is polite..."
Speaking of this, he became a little angry and said with a sullen face: "Their fathers were all generals who followed your grandfather to conquer the world, and they were like pillars of the country, and these aunts like you can do it." It is said that I grew up under the eyes of your imperial grandmother. How rare is it to really know the roots? But your fifth uncle is so ignorant of cherishing it! At a small level, this is causing trouble for the whole family, and at a big level To put it bluntly, wouldn’t it make the heroes of the country uneasy?”
The prince said: "Brother Ying!"
Zhu Di quickly stood up straight: "My son is here."
Just listen to the prince saying: "The royal family sounds noble, but how is it different from ordinary people? You are my eldest son, and if nothing unexpected happens in the future, you will inherit that position. Your wife will also go through thousands of years of experience. I came to you after a thousand choices, following the old example of your mother and Princess Yan, raising her by your mother's side first so that you can get to know her well before we get married."
"It is true that relationships need to be cultivated, but it also requires fate. It's good that you can be on the same page with your wife, but if you really don't have a chance, I won't force it. The only thing is that she is also a girl from a good family. Son, you have to give her the dignity and honor that a wife deserves, and don’t act like your fifth uncle who follows the wind and attacks your own wife in a daze..."
Zhu Di solemnly responded: "Yes, my son has remembered it."
The prince patted his shoulder again and moved his lips slightly. He was about to say something more when he heard a burst of noise from outside. Footsteps and shouts were mixed with the somewhat panicked voice of the attendant: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess has launched the attack." Got it!"
"What?!"
The expressions of both the prince and Zhu Di changed.
