Shen Dingzhu looked at him blankly. At first she didn't know what Xiao Langyan meant, but soon she understood.
However, a few days later, the emperor issued an edict that the prince had no virtue and was hated by the gods and ancestors. The court listed dozens of crimes of the prince, and finally, a decree was issued to depose the prince from the position of crown prince.
Not only that, he was also demoted to Youzhou and was not allowed to return to Beijing for the rest of his life.
As soon as this call came out, the emperor fell ill. Except for Xiao Langyan, Concubine Xian, and two close ministers, no one else was seen.
Those capable ministers who had taken refuge with the prince in the past had no way to turn to him, so they all looked for other ways.
Fortunately, Shen Dingzhu lives in the Yuzhang Palace. I heard from Eunuch Xu Shou that there are people waiting outside the palace every day before dawn. Even if they meet Shen Dingzhu and ask her to blow her pillow, it's okay. .
At this time, it was evening, and the emperor's Qianyuan Hall was brightly lit.
Xiao Xuanke knelt at the foot of the white jade steps and shouted loudly: "Father! I want to see father!"
The great eunuch came to persuade him many times, but the emperor did not want to see him, and was even afraid to see him. Qin Tian monitored the celestial phenomena and said that the prince's stars were too correct and suppressed the emperor's stars, which affected the emperor's health.
The emperor was dubious about this, but for his own consideration, he deposed the prince and demoted him to Youzhou. Although he spared his life, it was no different from killing him.
In another half month, Xiao Xuanke will have to leave the capital. He has been kneeling here for half a day, but he has not received any mercy from the emperor.
After a while, the palace door opened, and a tall figure walked out.
"Why is Third Brother still here? My father drank the medicine and has already fallen asleep. You should go back and rest." Xiao Langyan's eyes were light and his tone was even calmer.
Xiao Xuanke raised his head and looked at him with resentful eyes, like a beast that wanted to tear people apart.
"Xiao Langyan!" He gritted his teeth and hated it as if he wanted to drink blood and eat meat. "It was you who harmed me. It was you who deliberately designed it to cause problems in the sacrificial ceremony!"
"I want to see my father! I want to tell him your sinister intentions."
Xiao Langyan lowered his cold eyebrows, looked at him for a moment, and smiled intriguingly.
"As of now, it seems that the third brother still doesn't understand that there is nothing that can be undone even when the queen is kneeling here. Why do you think you can change the destined ending?"
After saying that, Xiao Langyan left without even looking at him.
Xiao Xuanke clenched his fists, his eyes were bloodshot and red, and veins popped out on the back of his hands.
Chen Heng followed Xiao Langyan and asked, "Sir, are you going back to the Qinzheng Hall? If so, there are two ministers in the imperial study who have been waiting for you for a day. Why don't you ask someone to send them to the Qinzheng Hall?"
Xiao Langyan glanced at the sky.
"I won't go. It's dinner time. I'll go back to Yuzhang Palace to pass on the meal and ask Shen Dingzhu to come over and share it with me."
"yes."
As soon as Xiao Langyan finished speaking, he walked around the corner of the palace road and saw a familiar figure standing there calmly.
Fu Yunqiu put on a thin layer of powder, probably because he had cried. His plain white face looked extremely haggard, like watery camellia in the rain, fresh and sad.
Chen Heng glanced at Xiao Langyan. Unexpectedly, Xiao Langyan's expression did not change, as if he had not seen Fu Yunqiu.
He walked straight over and passed Fu Yunqiu without stopping.
But Fu Yunqiu hurriedly called him: "Your Majesty!"
Xiao Langyan paused slightly and glanced sideways: "At this juncture, you should go and persuade the third brother not to be stubborn. He is kneeling at the door of Qianyuan Hall. You can just go."
Fu Yunqiu had tears in her eyes, but she lifted her skirt and knelt down to Xiao Langyan. Her move did not cause any trouble in his eyes.
Instead, Xiao Langyan frowned in disgust.
"Your Majesty, just now I went to beg the Queen and asked her to take back the marriage proposal. I don't want to go to a bitter and cold place thousands of miles away like Youzhou, but the Queen not only disagreed, but also kicked me out."
As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks. Her beautiful posture was weak, like a willow tree in the wind, helpless.
"But my mother knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was being punished, so she fell ill. She was worried about my situation and lingered on the bed every day. As a daughter, I cannot be filial to my parents. Once I go to Youzhou, I will never return to Beijing. ”
"Please, Your Majesty, please help me to intercede with the Emperor and withdraw my marriage proposal. I cannot and do not want to marry to Youzhou together."
Xiao Langyan's expression didn't change much.
He looked at her quietly for a while and said, "This is the life you dreamed of back then. You already have it. How can you just give up?"
"The decree of granting marriage is not a child's play. If the order is changed overnight, where is the authority of the emperor? I advise you to calm down as soon as possible, finish what you need to say to your relatives, and then accompany your third brother to Youzhou early. You shouldn't think too much about it. Stop thinking about it.”
After Xiao Langyan finished speaking, he raised his feet and prepared to leave.
Fu Yunqiu stood up and cried: "Lang Yan, are you still blaming me? You shouldn't have agreed to the marriage with the prince and become the princess. But that was given by the imperial decree. How can I resist?"
Chen Heng frowned and thought to himself that Fu Yunqiu was too ignorant. This was on the palace road, not in her own back garden!
If others heard the rumor and spread it to the emperor's ears, their father would be scolded again.
Xiao Langyan's back was cold, and his eyes when he looked back at her were also as cold as frost.
"I feel that you are thinking too much. You and I do have a friendship that we grew up with, but this friendship is too insignificant."
"Take Chen Heng as an example. Just like you, he has been by my side since childhood. Does this mean that I should also cherish him?"
Chen Heng's expression changed drastically: "I don't dare to do this because of my humble position."
Fu Yunqiu's face was already pale, and he was holding on to the maid beside him, his figure was on the verge of collapse.
Xiao Langyan continued: "Before, I was mostly tolerant of you because of my past friendship, but now that you don't want to speak clearly, I might as well tell you."
"Fu Yunqiu, you should stay away from me. Otherwise, if something bad happens one day, you will see if I dare to kill you."
At this moment, several people saw a pretty figure standing there not far away from the corner of their eyes.
Xiao Langyan turned around and saw Shen Dingzhu with a cloak hanging on his arm, and Xiucui and Shen Bi behind him.
She appeared suddenly, and Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Shen Dingzhu was afraid that he would ruin his chance to get along with Fu Yunqiu in private.
He quickly put himself aside, raised the cloak on his arm, and said, "I thought that the prince would be busy at the Qinzheng Hall tonight. It was windy at night and it would rain tomorrow, so I wanted to send you a cloak, so I'm leaving now."
Before she could leave, Xiao Langyan said: "I will leave with you."
Chen Heng immediately stepped forward and said in a voice that Fu Yunqiu could hear: "Aunt Shen, just now Prince Cai ordered me to accompany you to have dinner at Yuzhang Palace today, but someone tripped me on the way, so I have to leave."
Fu Yunqiu watched Xiao Langyan put his arms around Shen Dingzhu's shoulders. He pulled Shen Dingzhu to the left and walked against the palace road. This was a quiet act of care.
I'm afraid even Xiao Langyan himself didn't notice it.
And the two of them stood together, like a match made in heaven.
Fu Yunqiu's heart was like a boiling pot of bitter water, constantly bubbling with steam.
Seeing them walking further and further away, she clenched her sleeves tightly.
"I won't let it go."
