Qi Mingchen rummaged through the bookshelf and soon found a letter in a mezzanine.
It says: From my father.
Carefully opening the envelope, rows of writing came into view.
[Father, if you find this letter, it means I have failed. 】
[I know that Your Majesty is not yet old, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has great ambitions. He and his father both have the ambition to reach the clouds. 】
[My son has no choice but to join His Majesty's wings. He has sworn to be loyal to His Majesty and the throne. Your Majesty is kind. It is not that he is unaware of His Highness the Crown Prince's plans. He is still willing to trust His Highness and hold the banquet. 】
[I have also learned of His Majesty's wishes and have been ordered to prevent your assassination. Fighting with you is not what my son wants. 】
[Please forgive your son's unfilial piety. I am willing to be a cow or a horse in the next life to atone for my sins! 】
[No matter when, you will always be my son’s role model. I just regret that I can no longer honor you and place my thoughts on pen and ink. Even if the yin and yang are separated, my son will miss you and bless you...]
【Best wishes】
[I wish you good health and everything is well. 】
Qi Mingchen carefully looked at the final letter written by "himself" and understood everything.
The current emperor was in his prime, and the prince was also very ambitious. Originally, as long as he waited quietly, he would definitely inherit the throne, but he couldn't wait any longer and was ready to directly rebel and seize the throne.
His father has military power, so at tomorrow's banquet, he will lead the troops to rebel. He was supposed to be one of the rebels, but he didn't expect that he had a hidden identity. He was the emperor's man. His true identity The mission turned out to be to stop his father tomorrow.
To stop him, he should kill his father tomorrow.
Therefore, this letter is a final letter to his father if he is worried about the prince succeeding in ascending the throne.
"Brother Mo" played by Mu Qingdu is obviously a member of the emperor's faction. The task is most likely to protect the emperor tomorrow, and he comes to test whether he is played by a trialist.
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to have lunch. Madam is worried about you and asked the kitchen to prepare chicken soup for you!"
Qi Mingchen opened the door and said, "Let's have lunch. I'll go see my mother later."
Although the possibility of exposure to rare people is smaller, such a world is really rare, and he can't help but want to observe and explore more.
And...he wanted to know if the mother of this body was a trialist.
The lunch was extremely delicious, with a thick texture, the chicken and spices blended together to complement each other, and the rich texture was well-defined.
I haven't had such delicious food in a long time.
Is this the food eaten by noble children in secular dynasties?
After eating, he roughly guessed where his wife lived, came to the door, and entered the house without any obstruction.
As soon as he stepped into the room, before he could see the person clearly, he saluted and said, "Mother, my son is late to say hello."
A gentle and loving voice sounded, "You're not feeling well. Why don't you ask for permission? Come here and let mother take a look."
Qi Mingchen took two steps forward, and in the slightly dark room, the face of "mother" came into view.
The lady was dressed in a Luo shirt, with exquisite hair accessories, a touch of pink on her face, and her brows exuded an elegant temperament.
She sat in the main seat with a calm expression, and there was a gentleness in her eyes.
"You must have been exhausted these past few days. My son, no matter how tired you are, don't overtax your body." The lady took his hand and patted the back of it gently.
Not a tester.
Unless the person being played was once a noble woman living in a mansion, she would not be as flawless as she is now.
As Qi Mingchen was making judgments, his mind unconsciously thought of another aspect.
So, is this the mother?
"My son will pay attention."
The madam looked at him for a while, sighed softly, and said: "The master has been busy recently, and you are also so busy that you can't see anyone. You don't know what you are busy with. You are so flustered that you always feel that something is going to happen..."
Qi Mingchen's heart tightened.
If these are true, then this lady will definitely lose one of her husband and son, and the two closest to her are killing each other in the palace.
She could only passively accept this result and could not change anything.
He thought, if he were a son, what would he do before tomorrow?
"Mother."
"Well, what's wrong?"
Qi Mingchen hesitated for a while and said, "I want to hug you."
The lady was stunned for a moment, then stood up, touched his head, hugged him tenderly, and said, "What's wrong today? Ever since you were crowned, you haven't been as coquettish as you are now."
Guanli... This body is already over 20 years old.
"Sorry, mother..."
Before he could explain anything, he was interrupted.
"This is good. The little Zai Zai, who was so young and so good at the beginning, has grown up little by little. The older he gets, the more polite he is and he is polite to everyone. He is not as cute as before."
Qi Mingchen closed his eyes and felt the faint fragrance coming from his "mother" and the warmth coming through his clothes. It was an extremely unfamiliar emotion, so unfamiliar that it almost made people cry.
He whispered: "Mother, take care of yourself."
After doing so much, it did not go beyond the character's personality. He could no longer tell whether it was acting or a little selfishness in his heart.
When I said goodbye to my mother, the sky began to darken, and tomorrow's banquet was getting closer...
During the planning, many people from the prince had been arranged around the banquet, and of course there were also people from the emperor who were undercover.
It is forbidden to bring weapons into the banquet, but some tableware and musical instruments were replaced to disguise the weapons.
Qi Mingchen came to the palace for the first time.
The banquet was brightly lit and lively, with palace musicians playing musical instruments and palace ladies dressed in dance costumes dancing in the hall.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair with dignity and majesty, with hundreds of civil and military officials standing on both sides.
Today is the emperor's birthday, so a banquet was held. The young prince, handsome in face and luxuriously dressed, sat down at the bottom.
"Father, today is your birthday, and I have specially prepared a gift and a program for you."
"Oh? What has the prince prepared? Please bring it to see."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, showing interest, but in fact there was scrutiny and vigilance in his eyes. During his life in the palace, the emperor had experienced too many calculations and had developed countless faces. No one knew what he really felt like in his heart. idea.
The prince smiled openly, clapped his hands, and several eunuchs carried an object covered with red cloth to the center of the hall.
"Father, this is the gift prepared for you."
The prince walked down the steps and waved away the red cloth with his own hands, only to see the head of the captain of the Imperial Guard appearing in it with his eyes wide open and his eyes fixed on death.
"And the program is, Father, you are old and it's time to rest..."
As soon as this move came out, all civil and military officials were shocked.
Later, Qi Mingchen's "father" led dozens of soldiers to surround the palace, and he appeared behind his father, looking forward calmly.
His gaze was directed towards the emperor who looked horrified but was actually looking at him.
