Qin Heng's heart moved and he smiled and nodded in response.
With the help of the guards in front of the palace, Qin Heng walked out of Qinfang Palace. Zhang Long next to him saw this and walked up quickly.
Qin Heng turned around, looked at Qin Di, and thanked: "Thank you, Brother Seventh Emperor."
"Hehe, we are brothers, you're welcome."
"Okay, it's cold. Go back quickly. I have to go back and copy the ancestral system."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and walked towards the palace in the distance.
Qin Heng looked at his back and fell into deep thought. For some reason, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart towards Qin Di.
Qin Di is two months older than him and has not yet left the palace to live. According to his memory, he knows that this seventh emperor brother has been smart and kind since he was a child, and is also deeply loved by his father.
"Eighth Emperor Brother, it's cold, let's go together."
Qin Su's voice rang in his ears.
Qin Heng came back to his senses and looked to the side. At this time, the prince had left without knowing when. Only Qin Su, Qin Feng, and Qin Huaiyang were still standing at the entrance of the palace.
"Okay, Second Emperor Brother, let's go together."
"Haha, let's go."
Qin Su walked forward with a smile on his face. Zhang Long saw this and followed him with a wheelchair.
"Oh, it's true, Brother Emperor, something as important as the ritual text can go wrong, causing us to have to be punished."
Qin Su slowed down, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone. Although the prince was only reduced to reflect, for him, this was a good sign.
"Yes, the ancestral system has been repeated ten times. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."
"I really don't know how this prince became a prince."
Qin Feng and others also started to complain.
When Qin Heng heard their words, he sneered secretly in his heart, but on the surface he shook his head and sighed: "Oh, no wonder my father is angry. I'm afraid this matter will spread throughout the entire Qin capital soon, and rumors will inevitably spread."
The corners of Qin Su's mouth raised slightly, he stopped, turned his head, and said with deep meaning: "So my father is right, it would be really dangerous to leave the country of Great Qin to the eldest brother. What do you think, Eight Emperors?" younger brother?"
Qin Heng's eyes shrank, this was forcing him to express his stance!
He thought for a while and joked casually: "I don't dare to say this, I'm afraid that the eldest brother will beat me."
Qin Su smiled mysteriously: "Haha, it's okay, there is the Second Emperor Brother."
"Hehe." Qin Heng smiled stupidly, scratched his hair, and said no more.
Seeing this, Qin Su did not continue the topic and continued walking forward.
Haste makes waste, he thinks Qin Heng is still relatively close to him, after all, he is just a child.
After several people walked outside the inner palace, Qin Heng said goodbye to the three of them and left.
Looking at Qin Heng's leaving figure, Qin Huaiyang asked: "Brother, what does this old man mean?"
Qin Su looked away: "Maybe he is afraid that the prince will cause trouble for him."
"It's okay. Take your time. As time goes by, he will naturally come closer to us."
"After all, I am still young and my health is not good. I still can't tell the situation clearly."
"Let's go back first. Be careful these days and don't get caught."
After that, he walked out of the palace.
Qin Huaiyang and Qin Feng looked at each other and followed.
Back at the house, Qin Heng ate something and then went to the study.
Looking at Zongwei Li Qing in front of him, he asked: "Are there any rumors spreading in Qindu?"
"Back to the Eighth Prince, as you expected, someone is deliberately spreading rumors, and now the entire Qin capital knows about it." Li Qing looked at him with admiring eyes.
"Oh, how did the rumor spread?"
"Rumors say that Prince Qin Mian has shallow benevolence and is not recognized by God. Therefore, God used 'divine power' to cover up the words on the sacrificial inscriptions. The sacrificial inscriptions I heard later were from someone else's mouth and were not recited by the prince."
"Now there is a crazy rumor in the capital of Qin, saying that God will soon send down divine punishment to punish Qin."
So cruel!
Qin Heng didn't need to think about it to know that these rumors were spread by people sent by Qin Su.
At this time, Qin Mian suffered a little. With this blow, the crown prince's position became less stable than before.
This Qin Su really does whatever it takes to achieve his goals, completely disregarding the stability of the Qin Dynasty. This person is really difficult to deal with.
He shook his head and looked at Li Qing: "Go down and keep watching. If you have any news, tell me in time."
"promise."
Li Qing turned around and walked out.
Qin Heng leaned back on the chair with a thoughtful look on his face.
Since you've already done it, I don't have to work hard anymore.
Originally, he wanted to ask Li Qing and the others to find someone to spread the rumor privately, but he didn't expect Qin Su to do it so quickly.
That's fine, it saves him the trouble.
The next day, an imperial edict came from the palace.
The ritual officer Zhang Cheng neglected his duties and lost the sacrificial inscriptions, resulting in no inscriptions for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, which offended God.
The Emperor of Qin ordered Zhang Cheng to be cut into pieces, and his three clansmen knelt down under the rooftop of the Circular Mound Sacrifice and recited confessions for three days, and then he was sent to the frontier.
At this time, Qin Heng also received news of the imperial edict.
He looked at Li Qing and asked, "Has Zhang Cheng investigated this?"
"We have already checked. This person comes from a poor family and has a low status. He was torn apart by a car at Yuanqiu this noon. Moreover, my subordinates also discovered a strange thing. This Zhang Cheng's tongue seems to have been cut."
Qin Heng was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "I understand, go down and keep watching."
"promise."
Li Qing responded respectfully and then walked out.
"By the way, why are all people named Zhang so unlucky?"
Qin Heng had a strange look on his face and muttered to himself.
Zhang Cheng, like Zhang Han, was a scapegoat. This man was the emperor who issued such an imperial edict to quell the rumors.
Alas, it won't work otherwise. If we don't control it, I'm afraid other counties will also receive such rumors in a few days.
You must know that there were not a few people present that day.
As for this piece of Cheng, he must have committed some crime, and it happened to be used as a scapegoat.
It seems that these rumors will slowly dissipate.
Sure enough, with the issuance of the imperial edict, the rumors in Qindu slowly fell silent.
Rumors are like this. After the novelty has passed, they will return to normal. Just saying this matter left a seed in everyone's heart.
After the turmoil, Emperor Qin appointed the second prince Qin Su as the supervisor of the canal excavation to assist the prime minister in handling related matters. This decision brought the prince's prestige to its lowest point, and his position as prince was in danger.
The New Year's Eve came quietly. This was the first New Year that Qin Heng spent here.
On this day, he rode in Wang Qinggai's gorgeous car and drove towards the palace with Zongwei.
Today, all the princes will enter the palace to have a dinner with Emperor Qin, which symbolizes reunion, bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year.
Through the car window, Qin Heng saw that Qindu had taken on a new look, and every household was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, beaming with joy.
The faces of passers-by were filled with happy smiles, and the children, dressed in colorful new clothes, shuttled among the crowd like happy elves, and their laughter was the most beautiful melody.
Under the guidance of the eunuch, Qin Heng came to Qin De Palace.
The decoration inside the palace is extremely luxurious, with gold bricks paving the floor, carved beams and painted pillars, and bright red ribbons wrapped around rare treasures, as if to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
