Chapter 176 Mother and Son

The sixth prince entered the palace with the royal card early in the morning, and went directly to Chuxiu Palace to pay his respects to Concubine Zhao.

Concubine Zhao had just washed up and saw that there was still dew on her son's shoulders, so she hurriedly ordered the maid to get a change of clothes, she took off his coat and said angrily, "Why do you have to rush into the palace at this time? It's cold early in the morning , you don't have to go to court in the morning, wait for the sun to come out and drive away the fog before going out..."

"Mother and concubine, my son had a nightmare last night..."

Concubine Zhao hurriedly dispatched all the palace people, and everyone could only faintly hear the sixth prince continue: "I, I'm afraid..."

"What's the matter?" Concubine Zhao and the others grabbed his hand and asked as soon as they stepped back.

"Mother Concubine, do you still remember Imperial Physician Li?"

Concubine Zhao sighed, and said regretfully: "Why don't you remember, it was he who saved our mother and son. Back then, Concubine Lan dominated the palace and could not allow others to give birth to dragon sons..."

"The descendants of the Li family are here," the sixth prince interrupted her again, and said, "Last night, I met the granddaughter of Imperial Physician Li."

Concubine Zhao's face changed slightly, and she asked warily, "What did she say? But I asked you for something?"

Concubine Zhao raised her eyebrows and said, "Give her some money and send her away. Don't let the fourth prince's people know, or it will be another lawsuit."

"Mother Concubine, she said that you and your grandfather's family had promised Imperial Physician Li that if he could deliver your baby, no matter what the outcome would be, he would keep his wife and children safe."

Concubine Zhao's complexion changed drastically.

The sixth prince looked at the silent mother and concubine to confirm his guess. He lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "Mother concubine, the granddaughter of Imperial Physician Li asked us to vindicate the Li family."

A cold light flashed in Concubine Zhao's eyes, "She threatened my son?"

"That's right," the sixth prince lowered his eyes and said, "She seems to have something against us, saying that if we don't take the initiative to testify for Li Taiyi, she will have a way for us to come forward."

Concubine Zhao quickly screened in her mind, what things Li Bo could grasp that were not good for her back then.

In the palace, Concubine Zhao is of course not clean, she has done many things even though she was left out in the cold these years, so she is really not sure what Li Bo has mastered.

For a moment, Zhao Bin felt murderous in her heart.

"Mother Concubine, the granddaughter of Imperial Physician Li seems to have had an adventure. She has learned a whole body of advanced martial arts. She comes without a trace and goes without a trace. Last night I only sent my staff to the door, and there were two hidden guards lurking beside her, but she can Bring a person into my study quietly." The sixth prince said: "At first I thought it was Gu Jingyun who knew martial arts... It is impossible for you to kill her, and they are the prince's people now. Kill her She is equivalent to being an enemy of the crown prince, and it is already difficult enough for her son to be suppressed by the fourth emperor brother, so she must not offend the crown prince again."

Concubine Zhao was taken aback, "Isn't she a criminal, how did you know the prince?"

The sixth prince sighed, "It's also fitting that the Li family's fate should not end. She married Gu Jingyun, the eldest son of the third family who was newly recognized by the Gu family, and changed her status. That Gu Jingyun is Qin Xinfang's nephew, and was brought up by Qin Xinfang since she was a child." Big, naturally he is also a member of the prince's family."

"As soon as he returned to the crown prince in Beijing, he handed him a letter of greeting. His father summoned him the day before yesterday, and he immediately brought up the matter of Li's family. His father has already agreed. As long as he can produce evidence to prove that Li Taiyi was wronged at that time Rehabilitate him." The sixth prince looked at Zhao Concubine and said seriously: "And the best evidence is you, mother concubine, who was the one who misdiagnosed back then, who was the one who wanted to murder the emperor's heir, no one is better than you, no one is better than you The nuns and maids around you know better."

Concubine Zhao was surprised, "You want me to testify?"

"Concubine mother, my son will be crowned after the new year. Among the sons of the emperor, I am the only one who has not been knighted, let alone married. Concubine mother, you can't be the master of my marriage, and it is difficult for us to see each other. Father, if we don't mention this matter, do you think Father will remember?"

Concubine Zhao's face was ashen.

"Mother Concubine, my son doesn't want to hide from the Fourth Emperor for the rest of his life, he doesn't want to live in a wimpy life, and he doesn't want to have only a concubine for the rest of his life, not even a side concubine." The Sixth Prince held her hand and said: "Although they threaten me It's kind of nasty, but they're right, and this is my chance."

"Although Concubine Lan is not as good as before, her power is still strong..." Concubine Zhao hesitated, "We are going against her so clearly, I'm afraid..."

"Mother, Gu Jingyun promises that I will protect us."

Concubine Zhao pursed her lips, "You actually believe him as a child."

"But he is a child who has won the trust of the prince and grandson," the sixth prince said in a low voice. For more than ten years, she has not seen that even though she favored the harem, she has not been able to squeeze out the queen. Although the position of the prince is precarious, he has always been the prince. Nearly half of the power in the previous dynasty still supports the prince, either openly or secretly..."

Concubine Zhao's heart beat violently, "Emperor, you, do you want to..."

"That's right," the sixth prince's eyes seemed to be on fire, and he said ambitiously: "I don't want to be just a weak and incompetent prince, waiting for my father to throw me a pitiful title when he thinks of me one day. Thanks to that, I also want to build a career.”

"Gu Jingyun promised me that as long as we rehabilitate the Li family, he will let the queen protect you in the palace, and he will introduce me to the grandson, and find some official business for me, so that he can gradually participate in political affairs."

As the grandson's uncle, the sixth prince still needs Gu Jingyun, an outsider, to introduce him. It sounds ridiculous and ironic, but everything abnormal in the royal family is normal.

The sixth prince was a transparent person in the palace. Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Lan Gui hated him to death because of the turmoil when he was born, so they all respected him at a distance.

At the beginning, the prince still had a little pity for this younger brother. Although he didn't take special care of him, he would always take care of him whenever he saw or met him.

But the situation of the prince is getting worse and worse, how dare Concubine Zhao get involved with him, every time she sees him, she keeps away from him, and even reminds the sixth prince not to get close to the prince, it is best not to say anything .

Once or twice, the prince also realized that he was not a masochist, and he didn't want to hurt the other party, so he stayed away.

Although they are brothers, they haven't seen each other very much except for some major festivals. If they meet on the street, they might miss it if they don't look carefully.

So when the sixth prince grew up and was in a more difficult situation than the prince, it was impossible for him to seek refuge in the past.

Because no one will believe him.

He couldn't even believe it if he put himself in his shoes. After all, he had avoided the prince like a snake for more than ten years, and suddenly came to the door and said that he was willing to serve his brother and fight for the throne for him. Who is the fool?

But Gu Jingyun is willing to introduce him.

Gu Jingyun's identity is a lubricant in the hearts of the prince's family, and everyone knows that he will not harm the prince. Because he alone has the most consistent interests with the prince.

The sixth prince looked at Concubine Zhao eagerly.

Looking at her son, who is almost young and weak but has not yet married a wife, and has never participated in politics, Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth, her heart turned hard, and she said, "Okay, mother."

A cold light flashed in her eyes, "Just treat it as my repayment of the kindness of Imperial Physician Li back then."

Concubine Zhao went into the inner room and changed into a plain White House dress, and said with a pale face, "You go out of the palace first, I will go to greet the queen."

"Mother Concubine!"

"Go out of the palace!"

The sixth prince bit his lip, took a deep look at his mother, turned around and left.

Concubine Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly: "Come on, go and find Aunt Qing and the others."

These people were all those who waited on her in the delivery room. Although she knew in her heart that she couldn't offend Concubine Lan, she still subconsciously kept the witnesses and evidence, just waiting for the day when the treacherous concubine was liquidated. .

I just didn't expect that it was me who used them in the end.

When Concubine Zhao headed towards Kunning Palace with her head held high, Gu Lekang had just come out of the clinic, clutching a navy blue purse with a pale face.

When Gu Jingyun gave him these purses yesterday, he felt suspicious, and he didn't dare to stay longer to show them all to the doctors in the hospital for identification.

There was a fresh and elegant fragrance in the pouch, and the doctors felt that something was wrong when they smelled it, but they couldn't tell what was wrong, they could only test one by one.

He left the purse for them to test, and only got the result this morning.

The purse was impregnated with spices, but it was soaked with many herbs, all of which were not conducive to male fertility.

Because the cloth is soaked, the aroma will dissipate, so wearing it at first will not have any effect.

Gu Lekang thought of the pile of purses he brought back, and asked with a pale face, "What if you wear such purses every day, and change to a new one every day?"

The old doctor stroked his beard and said: "That's a big problem. If it's weak, it's difficult to conceive, and if it's severe, it's sterile and childless. However, if the person wearing it is over twenty-five years old, the problem is even smaller. The qi is strong and the yang qi is full, even if you wear it on your own, it will only weaken your essence."

"Then what if the other party is only fourteen years old?" Gu Lekang asked awkwardly.

The old doctor looked at the boy in front of him sympathetically, "This is the most serious thing. Boys of this age are at the critical stage of their development. If they wear such purses every day," the old doctor shook his head and sighed, "Sterilization without heirs will be returned." If it is considered light, if it is serious, I may even lose my life. You must know that the weakening of the youth's energy will directly affect the life expectancy."

Gu Lekang returned to Gu's mansion in a daze, and saw a carriage parked in front of the door. Gu Jingyun was helping Li Baolu out of the car.

Gu Lekang then stumbled over and ran over to stop them, and asked with a pale face, "Did you know it earlier, so you told me not to wear it for a long time?"

"Fourth Uncle, what are you talking about?"

Gu Lekang only looked at Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun also frowned slightly, and didn't understand what he was asking until he saw the purse in his hand. This silly boy really went to the doctor to verify it.

He nodded slightly and said: "Bao Lu's grandfather used to be an imperial physician, and the Li family has practiced medicine for generations. Although we don't know what the thing on it is, we know it's not a good thing. Why, you found it? If you don't mind, let me know. And let me know what's interesting about it."

Gu Lekang turned pale and ran away.

What can he say, do you want to tell him that these purses from my mother will make you sterilized?

Gu Lekang ran back to his mother's yard in one breath, and broke in directly.

Fang was crying, and when she saw her son running in, she turned her head away and said angrily, "What are you doing here? Didn't you forget your mother after having an older brother? Why don't you try to please him and come to my place instead? "

Gu Lekang lowered his head and tied the purse around his waist while shaking his hands, looked up and smiled at his mother, "Mother, I got a new purse, don't you think it's pretty?"

"What good thing is worth showing off?" Fang turned her head, her face changed drastically when she saw the purse hanging on his waist, she stepped forward to tear it off, held it tightly and asked sharply: "This thing Where are you from?"

"I got it from my third brother." Gu Lekang looked at her carefully and said, "I saw that he had so many purses, so I took some of them to use. Mother, do you think I look good wearing them?"

"It's not good-looking, it's so ugly, you are not allowed to wear this kind of purse in the future, and there are others, hand them over to me..." Seeing his son staring at her in a daze, thinking that he was frightened by his agitated appearance, Fang Shi calmed down, smiled and said: "If you like the purse girl to cook for you, why are you robbing your third brother? He has just arrived home and is missing everything. You don't give him back. How can you return it?" To snatch it from him? Hurry up and hand it over, I'll ask someone to send it back to him, and I'll make you any purse girl you like..."