Lu Chongyuan and Cui Lin chopped each other eight hundred times in front of the palace gate, and left with livid expressions on their faces. The courtiers who watched the excitement only felt like they had eaten a lot. When they left, they were still full of interest and whispered about the new baked goods. gossip.
In Fengxi Palace, Queen Lu was filled with astonishment: "You said Lu Qin is useless?"
Deshun bowed and said, "Hui Niang, it's absolutely true."
"Lu Langling and Cui Shangshu had a quarrel in front of the palace. Cui Shangshu said it himself. Lu Erye happened to be bumped into by the Yiyang County Lord when he was looking for someone to see a doctor because he couldn't do it humanely. In addition, the Lu family and Xiao Du The Lord has been grudged for a long time, and also resented the Lord of Yiyang County for repeatedly embarrassing the Lu family, so he decided to do harm and ordered people to do it secretly, but who would have thought that His Majesty would be accidentally injured."
"There were many people in front of the palace gate when Cui Shangshu said this. Lu Langling was furious but did not refute. I think it must be true."
The fourth prince's face was still covered with a white cloth over the wound. Hearing Deshun's words, he immediately sneered: "Lu Qin is actually crippled. Mother, do you think this is retaliation?"
Lu Chongyuan's act of harming his bed was unsustainable, and his own son became a waste.
Compared with being whipped and exiled, this is the biggest joke of the Lu family.
Empress Lu looked at the sinister look on the fourth prince's face and couldn't help showing a little heartache.
Ever since the fourth prince knew that his face was disfigured and he would be lame in the future, his temper became gloomy and weird. He ridiculed Lu Qin and laughed at the Lu family, which was just rubbing salt into his own wounds.
After Empress Lu waved Deshun and Jin Zhi down, she said to the fourth prince beside her: "Zheng'er, they deserve what happened to the Lu family. If they dare to destroy you, the Queen Mother will definitely let them die without a burial place."
"The Queen Mother has asked Xiao Yan and Madam Qin to ask. After the injury on your face is healed, Madam Qin can prepare some medicine to lighten the scars for you. As for your legs, the Queen Mother has also asked people to visit famous doctors in the market. She will definitely be able to think of it. I’ll find a way to heal you.”
The fourth prince laughed at himself after hearing this: "Is it still okay?"
"Of course!" Empress Lu affirmed: "No matter what method is used, the Queen Mother will definitely find someone to cure you."
"Why do you need to deceive yourself, Queen Mother?"
The fourth prince sat on the four-wheeled car and reached out to touch his leg, which was struggling to stand up: "Everyone in the Imperial Hospital said there was nothing they could do. Even Madam Qin couldn't cure my leg. How could I get better? "
"Besides, I have fallen out with the Lu family now. Lu Chongyuan hates me for forcing the Guan family to death. The Lu family is targeting me everywhere. I can't hide it from others now. The family has nothing to gain and can't afford it early. Seeing that I'm in trouble, just I abandoned him and joined Xie Pingjia."
"My father has never liked me, and now Xie Pingjia is better than me in every aspect. Mother, why should you lie to yourself? My son has no future, and he will only be a cripple that everyone laughs at, and a useless person that everyone looks down upon. …”
Snapped! !
Before he finished speaking, the fourth prince received a slap on the face.
Queen Lu looked at him angrily: "It's just an injury to your legs and feet. Who allows you to look down on yourself?! Have you forgotten all the things my mother has taught you over the years?!"
"Mother..." The fourth prince's expression trembled slightly.
Empress Lu tried her best to suppress her anger. Seeing the pale look on his face, she said in a deep voice to him:
"Ms. Qin has good medical skills, but there may not be a better doctor than her in the world. Even if no one can really cure your leg, you are only slightly lame. You have never lost an arm or a leg. As long as you can ascend to the throne, , become the supreme person, who dares to say anything about you?!"
The fourth prince looked at Queen Lu in a daze: "Can I still..."
"Why not?"
Empress Lu said in a deep voice: "For me to become the middle palace and for you to become His Majesty's legitimate son, it is not just the Lu family. Although the power of the aristocratic family can no longer be used by us, I have also trained some teams for you over the years. , It’s not that you rely on the Lu family for everything, you haven’t used them, you just want them to be your last trump card.”
"What's more, although you have lost the power of the aristocratic family, you have Xiao Yan to help you. With him here, the aristocratic family has nothing to fear."
The fourth prince was stunned: "Xiao Yan?"
Empress Lu looked at him and said: "Xiao Yan promised to cooperate with me, and also promised to push you to the top. You see, the Lu family suffered setbacks one after another, Lu Qin was dismissed, and Lu Chongyuan was demoted from his official position. Do you think these are just accidents? Then Xiao Yan is showing his loyalty to our mother and son, if the Lu family hurts you, he will hurt the Lu family."
"Your Majesty, before the matter of this family is finalized, everything is possible. It's just a temporary setback. You must not be discouraged, let alone gain the ambition of others."
The fourth prince's eyes were full of shock, and a glimmer of hope arose in his originally depressed heart: "Mother, does Xiao Yan really agree to assist his son?"
Queen Lu nodded: "Yes."
The fourth prince was excited: "But there are so many princes in the palace, and son-in-law is not the best choice. If Xiao Yan really wants to gain the power of Conglong, why doesn't he choose someone else?"
For example, Xie Pingjia is now gaining momentum, his father also favors him, and the other princes all have their own support, so why would Xiao Yan choose him?
Empress Lu seemed to see his doubts and said softly: "Because you are not a good choice, the family also abandoned you. If he helps you get the throne at a low point, he will be the biggest contributor. After you ascend the throne, he will He can still dominate the government and the public, even far more than he does now."
"And..." Queen Lu paused: "He has enmity with the Lu family and several other aristocratic families, and I have something in my hands that can help him."
The fourth prince was confused: "Is there any grudge?"
Empress Lu whispered: "Xiao Yan is not the eunuch's real name. His original surname was He."
The fourth prince's face was confused for a moment, but when he realized the meaning of Queen Lu's words, his eyes suddenly widened: "Congratulations? The queen mother said that Xiao Yan was the He family back then..."
Seeing Queen Lu nodding, the fourth prince was shocked.
He was still young when the He family was in trouble, but he still knew that the He family was involved in the old case with Prince Ru, and was ordered to be executed by the late emperor. The He family at that time was even more prosperous than the Lu family today, and overnight the whole family was Not one of the more than a thousand members of the clan was left alive.
During that time, there was a river of blood in the capital, and I heard that the bodies of the He family were piled up in piles. Under such circumstances, could anyone in the He family survive?
The fourth prince had no intention of feeling sorry for himself anymore. He quickly sat up straight and asked Queen Lu: "Mother, are you sure Xiao Yan is from the He family? When the nine clans of the He family were wiped out, how could there be anyone left alive?"
Empress Lu said: "The annihilation of the nine clans does not mean that there is no fire left. Song Hong was able to replace the daughter of the guilty minister from his treason, let alone the He family. How could a family like them not have some trump cards? .”
"If you think carefully about every step Xiao Yan took after entering the palace, how could he have established himself in the palace so quickly if he hadn't been helped by someone? If he hadn't been familiar with the court, how could he have walked in front of your father and gained his trust so easily? , became the powerful Governor Xiao in just a few years?"
