It's not that Chu Qing never thought that he would enter the palace for the second time, but he didn't expect that the second time would be the prison, and it was not long after his first time.
Behind him was Der and Tong Gui, who thought he was very humorous. Along the way, he also talked about how he had done all his kindness, how to plead for him in front of Sun An, and so on.
Chu Qing didn't even bother to say anything.
If he hadn't seen that this guy really thought so, he would have cursed him a long time ago.
Chu Qing was extremely sure that Sun An wanted to let him out of the palace at that time.
The so-called Tianlao is actually a dungeon. To be precise, it is a courtyard, covering an area of less than half an acre. There is a low house above and a prison underground.
The Heavenly Prison generally detains members of the royal family or concubines of higher rank.
However, Huang Laosi was a hot-tempered person. He would kill anyone he didn't like in the palace, which saved resources, so he rarely sent people to prison.
Since it was a prison, it was definitely not a good place. It was similar to the prison in Jingzhao Mansion. It was dark, so Tong Gui called a few guards, lit torches, and sent Chu Qing into a cell at the entrance.
The cell was okay, no one had been here for a long time, and it was ventilated all year round, so there was no strange smell.
"Chu Jiaoxi, I have been aggrieved for a while." Tong Gui locked the cell door and asked, "If it is really because of the Kirin Stone that my Highness is suffering from an old illness, Tong will definitely plead guilty to you."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes angrily: "Jing, that's Jing, I'm going to apologize for it."
"As long as Chu Jiaoxi can save His Highness, you will bear whatever you say you will bear."
Chu Qing sighed.
He didn't know much about radiation. He had no idea how many days it would take for the prince to get better, or how many days it would take for a person who was irradiated to develop problems, so he wasn't sure how long it would take to prove his innocence.
He wasn't even sure whether Sun An would listen to him and experiment with those radioactive stones.
The only thing that made him happy was that his father was on a "business trip" a few days ago, otherwise he wouldn't know how worried he would be.
"Tong has to go back and wait for His Highness. Mr. Chu, please stay calmly."
"Wait a minute." Chu Qing stopped Tong Gui and asked, "You are too irregular. The equipment is not as complete as the dungeon of Jingzhao Mansion. Although it is a dungeon, can we provide everything that should be provided? one time."
"I almost forgot." Tong Gui slapped his forehead, turned around and shouted outside: "Bring the prison clothes and shackles over quickly and put them on Mr. Chu."
Chu Qing cursed loudly: "What the hell am I talking about? Dinner. Are you sick? I don't care. Do you want prison clothes and shackles?"
"Meals?"
"What do you think?"
"How about the prison clothes and shackles?"
"What do you think?"
Tong Gui hesitated for a moment, and Chu Qing quickly shouted: "No, I want food. I don't want the prison clothes or shackles!"
"Hey, that's what you scholars are like, you always talk in roundabout ways."
Tong Gui left with a look of disgust on his face. Chu Qing secretly warned himself that when dealing with such people in the future, he must be patient and speak simply and straightforwardly. The simpler and more straightforward the better.
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In the Taowu Hall, the prince woke up. After waking up, he leaned over there. His eyes were dull and he didn't speak, like a zombie.
Sun An, who was waiting nearby, shook his head and sighed.
The prince can accept that he won't live long, but he can't accept that the Qilin is broken into pieces. What's this?
The old eunuch was still reliable. Chu Qing's words about whether he could believe it or not "impressed" him. After all, he had the Qilin Stone fragments wrapped up, and then he had the imperial physician Wu Nanfeng wear it on him and go to a side hall. As he went, there were two guards watching.
Even though the old eunuch always smiled in front of Chu Qing, the eunuch who was the emperor's personal servant should also behave accordingly, because he could never cure the prince, and the old eunuch didn't like these imperial doctors.
In fact, Chu Qing said that there was something wrong with the stone. To the ancients, it was nothing more than a fantasy. The old eunuch didn't believe it at first, but he remembered something that Huang Laosi said inadvertently when he got the Kirin Stone. thing.
The person who gave this stone to Huang Laosi said that the Kirin Stone is a sacred stone. It can be played with by ordinary people, and only a real dragon and the emperor can control it. What kind of dragon energy is sealed in the stone? Ordinary people and the Kirin Stone are in the same room together. Time After a long time, they will be injured by dragon energy. Only people with true dragon bloodline can absorb the dragon energy in the stone and not be hurt by it. They say that they can cure hundreds of people, and there is precedent.
The old eunuch didn't think about it carefully before, he just listened to it.
Thinking about it now, the old eunuch felt something was wrong.
The so-called precedent must be that someone has been in the same room with this stone.
So here comes the problem. The true dragon bloodline of Dachang Dynasty is usually kept in the palace, so before Huang Laosi got this stone, no member of the royal family had ever touched this stone.
If there is no "true dragon bloodline" that has come into contact, then those who have come into contact must be ordinary people, so they are injured by the "dragon energy" in this unicorn stone.
If what Chu Qing said is true, it means that it has nothing to do with any true dragon bloodline. No matter who it is, whoever comes into close contact with this stone will get sick!
It was because of this thought that the old eunuch took a gamble, otherwise Chu Qing would have beaten him with dozens of sticks.
Others in the palace thought that the emperor gave the unicorn stone to the prince because he was smart and studious.
But the old eunuch knew that the prince had been ill for a long time after the accident. The emperor thought that the Kirin Stone had miraculous effects, so he rewarded it to the prince.
The prince also said that after getting the Kirin Stone, his health improved a lot. Without the Kirin Stone, he might have been cold a long time ago.
Sun An didn't dare to think about it anymore.
If what Chu Qing said is true, then the prince's previous statement that his health has improved must be nonsense. It is to comfort his father. Of course, it may also be a psychological effect, mistakenly thinking that there is a unicorn stone hanging on his life. If not, he would have died early. Just hung up.
"Your Highness." Sun An took out a bowl of warm rice porridge from the food box: "You haven't eaten for half a day. Eat something first."
"I'm alone..." The prince's eyes were dull: "I won't be alone for a long time."
"Your Highness, don't worry. You are a very lucky person. Just rest more and you will be fine."
"The Qilin Stone of Gu... Gu, the Qilin Stone is broken." The prince said aggrievedly: "Time is running out, and without the Qilin God Stone, Gu..."
After all, he is a child. No matter how smart or precocious he is, he is still a child. Let alone a child, he is an adult. He should be afraid of death.
Chang Yu had been coughing violently before, vomiting blood and fainting. When he woke up, it was as if he wanted to explain his funeral affairs, but he didn't think so.
But now after waking up for the second time, fear began to spread throughout his body inch by inch.
"Eunuch Sun." Chang Yu turned his head with difficulty: "The second brother has realized that he was wrong, and his character has changed a lot. The ministers from other dynasties also praised him. If Gu Ruo is...if he is deceased, my father will appoint the second brother. For the prince."
The old eunuch opened his mouth, not daring to accept such words casually.
The prince murmured: "In ancient times, there was a country in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, and the public security lasted for more than a thousand years. In ancient times, there was no one in the world. If you use this method, you will definitely have a son. The origin is far away. My father has just ascended to a great treasure, and the prince is the leader of a country." Originally, if there is no crown prince in the country, all the princes and uncles will..."
The old eunuch choked up and said, "Your Highness, please stop talking. This old slave's heart aches, it hurts like a needle. You will definitely live a long life, please stop talking."
Sun An burst into tears.
He followed Huang Laosi through the period when the Eight Dragons seized the throne, and he had seen too many tragedies in the palace, especially the matter of the Tian family brothers fighting against each other. Not one of the emperor's brothers is soft-hearted, including Huang Laosi.
Besides, this kind of thing has been common in all dynasties.
But as for the prince, he knew that the ministers from other dynasties did not want to see King Langya, and also knew that his own body could not support him for long, so he deliberately pretended to be surly and violent, in order to "highlight" the virtues of the second prince. Carrying the stigma, both Being the king of Langya also brings stability to the country.
The old eunuch, whose face was full of tears, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"You will definitely get better, you will definitely get better. In my heart, you are the wise prince, you will definitely get better."
The prince showed a wry smile, shrank his cold body, slowly slipped into the thick quilt, and gradually fell asleep.
