The emperor's gentle and gentle beating seemed to make King Chen understand that he did not deliberately deny the marriage to King Chen, nor did he deliberately neglect him or embarrass him.
He just felt that Qin Zhilan couldn't be small.
On the contrary, King Chen himself had no sense of propriety, and completely ignored the virtuous and respected status of the Taifu, and actually wanted his granddaughter to be his concubine.
This made the emperor unhappy.
After the imperial doctor checked his pulse, King Chen stood up and knelt down: "My son is reckless, please punish me father."
"Forget it." Emperor Mu's anger subsided for a moment, and he said lukewarmly, "Since you are injured, you should stay in the house to recover from your injuries. By the way, you can reflect on your recent words and deeds, and have a good relationship with the princess. Make amends."
After a pause, his tone couldn't help but become colder: "Learn from your ninth brother, a man should bow his head when he should, and don't always put on a high air."
King Chen nodded: "Father, you have taught me a lesson."
Rong Cang stood aside indifferently, with no expression on his face, as if what the emperor said had nothing to do with him.
Emperor Mu turned to look at the imperial physician standing beside him: "How is King Chen's injury?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, King Chen's injury is not serious." The imperial doctor said after careful consideration, "His Royal Highness, King of War, is a martial arts practitioner. He may be used to the strength when sparring with martial arts practitioners. His Highness, King Chen, is a little unbearable. In addition to the external injuries, External and internal injuries cannot be ignored, so it is best to rest in bed for half a month."
Emperor Mu was silent for a moment: "Don't be so impulsive next time."
"yes."
"Get up." Emperor Mu stood up, "I just came to take a look and let the imperial doctor prescribe medicine for you. Princess Chen will take good care of you for a few days. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the court. I have my own arrangements."
King Chen had something in Rong Cang's hands, so he could only bow his head and respond.
"In addition, the Prime Minister has been slacking on government affairs recently and has failed to supervise all officials, which has led to some corrupt officials and traitorous officials doing evil. I will suspend him from office for three months to reflect. Let me tell you, you don't have to worry too much." Emperor Mu looked at Jiang. Ying passed over his head and said, "No matter whose father or son is wrong in the court, he will be punished. I have also punished Princess Zhan's father, but it will not implicate Princess Zhan and Princess Chen, so don't worry."
"Yes." Jiang Ying lowered her head, "My daughter-in-law thanks my father."
"Father, are you okay, mother and concubine?" King Chen raised his eyes, with a son's concern for his mother in his eyes, "My son, I have not been able to enter the palace to pay my respects to my mother and concubine these days, which is really unfilial. Please ask my father for my injury. Don’t let my mother-in-law know, lest she worry about it.”
"She doesn't know." Emperor Mu's expression calmed down, "Next month for the Qianqiu Banquet, I am also considering whether to let you two royal brothers return to the capital. You need to take good care of yourself first."
After that, he turned around and walked out, "There's no need to come out to see her off, just lie down."
King Chen and Jiang Ying walked to the door and both knelt down: "Farewell to my father."
When the bright yellow figure gradually faded away, Jiang Ying slowly raised her eyes and looked at King Chen with lingering fear: "Your Majesty."
King Chen hummed, and the fearful and uneasy expression just now disappeared, and there was a dark and unclear luster in his eyes.
"My father probably doesn't know about Qian Qi, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted like this." He stood up and walked to the inner hall, leaning down on the bedside a little weakly, "But my father only said that my father-in-law was suspended, but he didn't To tell you what the specific reason for the suspension is, it makes us even more unsure."
After saying that, he smiled coldly: "Father is getting more and more cunning. His specious words can make people uneasy. In the name of recuperating, he is trying to keep me calm. I'm afraid he is secretly trying to deprive me of my power."
Jiang Ying's expression changed: "If this is true, how should we deal with it?"
"I can't deal with it for now, so I can only stay calm for a while." King Chen sneered, "Even the prime minister has been suspended. At this juncture, everything you do is wrong."
Jiang Ying was silent for a moment: "Fortunately, the matter of Prince's injury and Miss Qin's matter are over. As long as Father does not become suspicious, everything else will be easy to talk about."
King Chen was not so optimistic.
With Qianqi in Rong Cang's hand, it was as if a knife was hanging in his heart, and the knife was cut down suddenly without knowing when.
If Qian Qi was not strict with his words and directly revealed secrets that could bewitch the emperor, their death would come.
But when he thought of the Qianqiu Banquet, King Chen felt more hope in his heart.
It was nearly a month before the mother-in-law's birthday. In previous years, the Qianqiu Banquet was held with great excitement and the palace was full of joy. Although the father was angry this year, he was still thinking about it, which at least proved that he was still caring about their mother and son.
His injury had healed on the day of the Qianqiu Banquet, and his father had no reason to continue to trap him. Besides, it was his duty as a son to carefully prepare a gift for his mother and concubine. When the atmosphere was harmonious, maybe his father would be able to Thinking of the good times in the past.
Thinking like this, King Chen couldn't help but start to look forward to it.
…
After walking out of Prince Chen's Mansion, Yang Dexi asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you want to return to the palace?"
Emperor Mu stood outside the palace and thought for a while: "Let's go to the Marquis Zhongyi's Mansion. I haven't been to the Marquis' Mansion since Zhongyi Marquis went to the southern border."
"yes."
So the imperial driver quickly arrived at the Zhongyihou Mansion.
The Royal Forest Army all stood guard outside the gate. Emperor Mu only took Rong Cang and Qi Jin with him. Under their guidance, they crossed the bridge and corridor and went straight to the dungeon of the Hou Mansion.
The dark and narrow dungeon is empty and quiet. No one has set foot here all year round, and there is a cold and damp atmosphere.
Emperor Mu frowned and said nothing.
Walking to the bright place in front, Qi Jin signaled Emperor Mu and Rong Cang to stop. He walked out of the cell door and said calmly: "Master Qianqi."
Qian Qi, who was curled up in the corner, slowly opened her eyes and looked at Qi Jin standing outside the cell door: "Why is Prince Qi here again?"
Qi Jin said calmly: "I always feel that what you said that day is not complete."
"Incomplete?" Qianqi frowned, "What do you mean?"
"You said you stayed in Prince Chen's Mansion for ten years, but it has only been seven years since Prince Chen left the palace and established the Mansion." Qi Jin said lightly, "I went back and thought about it carefully. This is a loophole."
Qian Qi looked very weak and her voice was weak: "Ten years ago, King Chen was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he couldn't leave the capital. Naturally, he couldn't find me on his own. At that time, I listened to Concubine Gu."
Qi Jin said coldly: "The imperial concubine lives in the harem, how did you get in touch with her?"
"There is no comment on this." Qian Qi seemed unwilling to answer, with obvious impatience in his tone, "I have already said that those details are not important. Why do you know so clearly? Back then, I was able to enter the capital and follow the Gu family It’s related, but I can’t say much else.”
Qi Jin's voice was light: "There is a tribe in Chu State that specializes in raising poisonous poisons. Although most people don't know about this tribe, I believe that if you want to check it out, you can still find it."
"Is Prince Qi so unethical?" Qian Qi was obviously aroused with fear, and her voice was filled with anger, "Chu is a big country, and people and customs are different in different places. Those people who live in the mountains just want to live quietly. They have no intention of harming anyone at all! The art of feeding poison has been passed down from generation to generation, and they never harm anyone in this way. What’s more, they are also people of the Chu Kingdom. Do you have to drive them all away?"
Qi Jin quickly raised his hand: "Don't be impatient. I didn't say I wanted to drive them all away."
Qianqi's face turned pale and he struggled to sit up: "You should know that poison poisoning has always been a taboo for emperors. Once it comes to light, the consequences will be disastrous. I hope you can guarantee my safety and stop asking such detailed questions."
Qi Jin said calmly: "If the emperor knows that you have poisoned him, do you think you are still alive?"
