Zhu Qizhen waved his hand dejectedly, "Please step aside, I want to be alone."
"I (concubine) retire." Li Qing and Queen Qian exited the hall.
Zhu Qizhen leaned back on his chair, his fists clenched and veins bulging on his forehead.
Despite being suppressed repeatedly, the anger in his heart still grew uncontrollably.
He is the emperor, the king of a country, and the common ruler of the world!
The anger rose and grew stronger, finally breaking through the critical point and completely swallowing up Zhu Qizhen's remaining sanity.
"Crack-!"
Imperial cases were flying around, memorials, paperweights, inkstones... were scattered all over the floor.
"emperor……"
Such a big movement frightened the little eunuch outside so much that he ran in crawling on the ground.
"Let Wang Zhen come, let Wang Zhen come...!" Zhu Qizhen said like crazy.
"Yes, yes." The little eunuch hurriedly came in and hurried out.
Zhu Qizhen was pacing back and forth, his face almost ferocious and twisted.
…
In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Zhen ran into the hall panting.
"My slave, I wish you long live my emperor."
Wang Zhen was astute, and while saluting, he waved the little eunuch who followed him to leave. The emperor was so angry, so the involvement would definitely be big.
Zhu Qizhen's chest rose and fell violently. After a while, he managed to calm down the anger in his heart and asked calmly:
"Sun Zhong, are you still there?"
"He is..." Wang Zhen answered instinctively, but the moment he spoke, he understood the deeper meaning of his words, and quickly continued, "Still not here, I am not sure yet. He has been in prison for so long, maybe...he is not here anymore?"
Wang Zhen said while observing Zhu Qizhen's face.
"Then go and confirm." Zhu Qizhen said with a cold tone, "I don't want to hear the word 'maybe'."
Wang Zhen naturally understood what he said almost explicitly.
His head is as big as a bucket. This job is not a good job. He is the biological father of Queen Mother Sun!
He knew how difficult the Sun family was, and he could never offend the emperor, because all his power came from the emperor. But the problem was that the Queen Mother Sun was not easy to offend either. gōΠb.ōγg
"This servant dares to ask the emperor whether he made Sun Zhong...disappear?" He didn't want to take the blame. It was too big for him to carry.
"You wouldn't have asked this before." Zhu Qizhen's eyes were cold and his tone was indifferent, and he asked: "Should the position of eunuch, eunuch, chief ceremonial officer, be given to young people?"
Wang Zhen's heart trembled, and he kowtowed hurriedly, "I obey the order, I understand."
It's the lesser of two evils. If you have to offend one, you can only offend the one that is less harmful to your own interests.
He has no choice!
The emperor didn't want to bear the infamy, so he had to take the blame.
"Go!"
"Yes, slave, please leave."
As soon as he left the main hall, the flattery on Wang Zhen's face disappeared instantly and was replaced by a bitter look.
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Prison.
Sun Zhong's single room has a large bed, soft bedding, clean room, and fruits on the table.
There are also two maids who squeeze shoulders, beat legs, and warm the bed.
This is not like being in jail, it is clearly enjoying happiness.
Even so, Sun Zhong was still not satisfied.
For him, no matter how high the standard is, it is still a prison and far less comfortable than at home.
"Open the door!"
Hearing the noise, Sun Zhong, who was asleep, opened his eyes and saw Wang Zhen coming in. He waved away the little maid who was waiting on him, stood up from the armchair, stretched his body, and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty wants me to be free?"
I want to give you your freedom. After all, the prison does not imprison the dead... Wang Zhen said with a smile: "Master Hou, how are you doing lately?"
"Not good." Sun Zhong snorted, "Look, is this how people live?"
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Marquis. Our family is also trying to persuade the Emperor." Wang Zhen said with a smile, "Now that the Emperor has loosened his tone, I guess it won't be long before he lets the Lord go out."
"That's it." Sun Zhong was disappointed, but at the same time he felt happy and promised: "My lord, please work harder. When I go out, the Queen Mother will not miss out on your benefits."
"Yes, yes, our family belongs to my mother-in-law." Wang Zhen smiled apologetically and greeted Sun Zhong diligently, making Sun Zhong laugh heartily.
After some foreplay, Wang Zhen left.
As soon as he got out of the prison, he called his absolute confidant who had followed him into the palace.
Wang Zhen said seriously: "Tonight, Sun Zhong must die."
"Ah? This... godfather, that is the Queen Mother's biological father and the Emperor's biological grandfather!" The eunuch suspected that he had heard wrongly and quickly reminded him.
You heard it right, now it is the grandson who wants to kill his grandfather... Wang Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Do as your godfather says, don't ask why. Once you're done, your godfather will guarantee you to be the eunuch of Bingbi."
The great eunuch hesitated and said, "But... what if it's leaked?"
"Then godfather find someone else."
"No, no, my son will do it." The eldest eunuch was a bit older than Wang Zhen, but he had one son at a time, "Godfather, do you want the two maids to do it together?"
Wang Zhen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, keeping them will better reflect that Sun Zhong's death was an accident."
"This...son is stupid, please ask your godfather to teach you."
Wang Zhen scolded: "Pig brain, put some medicine in the food and suffocate him to death while he was sleeping. By the way, stuff some food into his mouth and then say he choked to death. This matter You do it alone.”
"Oh my god...my godfather is wise, my son understands."
"Well, go ahead."
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Kunning Palace.
Mrs. Sun frowned slightly, and the candlelight made her face flicker.
"Zhen'er, why doesn't the emperor let you serve the queen?"
"I don't know, this slave." Zhen'er shook her head, "Not only the slaves, but the Emperor has also replaced all the maids who serve the Queen with eunuchs who are in charge of rituals."
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun frowned even deeper.
"Did anything unusual happen today?"
Zhen'er thought for a while and said: "Oh, yes, today the emperor asked someone to see the queen's illness."
"Who is from Tai Hospital?"
"It's not someone from the imperial hospital, a foreign minister, or any of the most popular military departments, it's all in trouble, Mr. Li Qingli." Zhen'er said.
Over the years, Li Qing has made too many moves, and even though he deliberately hides his clumsiness, everyone still knows about it.
After all, the people surrounding this palace are all human beings.
"Li Qing...it's really strange. Could it be that a political expert named Li Qing also has medical skills?" Sun was surprised.
She had almost no contact with the last Li Qing, but having been in the palace since she was a child, she was familiar with this name.
Sun's brows couldn't help but twitch, and she asked urgently: "What did he see?"
"I don't know," Zhen'er said. "At that time, the emperor kicked everyone out. There were only the emperor, the empress, and Lord Li Qingli in the palace."
Mrs. Sun's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and she had a vague premonition in her heart.
"Zhen'er, tell me the truth, were you discovered when you put the things away?"
"No, your Majesty, I have always followed your Majesty's request, just a little bit at a time, and I will never be discovered." Zhen'er shook her head hurriedly, "Besides, if she is discovered, with the emperor's character, how can I survive this slave? ?”
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun's expression softened slightly, but then her expression changed drastically, and she stood up and was about to rush out.
"My dear, where are you going?"
"Go to prison." Sun said without looking back. She had a strong and unknown premonition that something might happen to her father.
Zhen'er caught up with her and said, "Your Majesty, the palace doors are locked. Can't you get out?"
The palace is locked at night, and even the emperor cannot open it without major changes. This is an ancestral system.
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but feel sad. She really had no reason to open the palace door.
Sun felt uneasy, but she could only pray, hoping that she was overly worried.
As Zhen'er said, if she was discovered, with her son's character, he would never leave her behind... Thinking of this, Mrs. Sun's impatience slowly calmed down.
Not bad for this night!
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night.
Sun Zhong was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt out of breath, but strangely, he just couldn't wake up.
It wasn't until he was about to suffocate that he suddenly struggled out of his sleep and opened his eyes.
I saw a big eunuch covering his mouth and nose with a quilt, pressing down hard, with a ferocious face.
"Hmm..." Sun Zhong had no energy left and couldn't shout. He could only try his best to wake up the maid who was warming his feet on the other side of the bed.
"Are you awake?" The great eunuch jumped greatly, and the pressure became even greater. Almost his whole body was pressed down on him, and he growled, "You will die for us!"
"Crack...!"
The force was so great that it directly broke the bridge of the old man Sun Zhong's nose. Blood poured into his throat, and the suffocation became even stronger. He died in a moment.
Until his death, Sun Zhong could not understand why the eunuch wanted to kill him and why he dared to kill him.
Until his death, he could not wake up the foot-warming maid.
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