The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(146)

King Jin stood up and without saying a word, he motioned to Fucheng to change his clothes.

"Your Highness, what are you..."

"I am going to see my father."

The eunuch hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile: "Your filial piety will be given to His Majesty. The road is slippery in the dark today, and the road is more exposed. If you bump into something, I, this little slave, will My life is not enough to compensate you. Your Majesty has already expected that His Royal Highness is extremely filial, and specifically told me not to worry. I will leave now."

The people who came in retreated out again like water, and the door was closed again, leaving the room full of silence.

Yao Niang looked at Xiaobao and then at King Jin, "Who are they?" She was really confused.

King Jin snorted coldly, and then sneered, not to mention the way he smiled, which made Yao Niang laugh so hard that her heart oozed. She didn't think too much about it and hugged Xiaobao over. The two of them planned to go to bed and let him sit there and laugh alone.

Prince Jin was thinking about something when he heard a rustling sound behind him. He turned around and saw both mother and son getting into bed, looking at him with their eyes open.

He suddenly felt that the things he was thinking about were really boring. Who was who and who was not had no relationship. It was better to wait for the follow-up. Then he also took off his outer robe, got on the couch and lay down.

At the same time, the same drama was played out in the residences of King An, King Dai, King Yong and others.

Without exception, they all rested in their rooms, and they all rested in the princess's room, so that all the eunuchs who were ordered to come on errands returned without success.

After the people left King Yong's residence, King Yong ordered people to close the door.

He turned to look at Princess Yong and asked, "Are we really doing nothing?"

Princess Yong was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch with a lazy posture. She had changed out of all the regular clothes she wore during the day, and was only wearing a pair of bright red trousers, which showed off her long legs and thin waist.

Princess Yong is taller than ordinary women, but not strong. She has a slender frame and is just right neither fat nor thin. Her bun was loosened and rolled loosely behind her head. One or two strands fell from her temples, hanging on her fair cheeks, charming and alluring.

Compared to Princess Yong, Prince Yong seems to be much more anxious. There was a faint blood color in his eyes, and there was a bruise on his forehead. This was caused by knocking in the Qianqing Palace before, and he looked very embarrassed.

Unprecedentedly embarrassed, King Yong did not expect that one day he would fall into the hands of King Jin.

But he had nowhere to complain. Could it be that Meng Huo wasn't one of his men who went to find him in the first place? Everything Meng Huoxian said is true, except for one part that is false, that is, his hiding in the Forbidden Army was not arranged by King Yong, but by King Jin.

King Yong just knew some secrets at the right time and planned to take advantage of the situation. He did not regard this as a means to attack the prince, but it was just incidental. It's better to have it, but it's the King of Jin's instigation anyway.

But he didn't expect that in this situation, King Jin dug a hole for him to jump into, and he was beaten until he was bruised and swollen. He didn't know what would happen tomorrow.

"Others are moving, but we won't move. Remember, just hold on and cry out for grievances. My father is suspicious by nature. If he thought it was you who did it, there would be no such movement now. Look, isn't it happening now? Here we go again, someone wants to fish in troubled waters.”

King Yong sat down on the imperial concubine's couch, "What do you think happened in Qianqing Palace?"

Princess Yong smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's not a trivial matter anyway. You'll find out tomorrow."

East Palace

After Queen Wei fainted, Zhao Zuo followed him to Kunning Palace, but was persuaded to come back by Li Dequan.

Li Dequan said that the affairs of the crown prince and crown princess should not be leaked to the public. Now the matter is under investigation, and the emperor's grandson needs to come back to take charge.

This was indeed the truth, and it was also an anomaly. His imperial grandfather had never treated him like this before.

When Zhao Zuo came back, he found that his father and his mother were having a quarrel. At first, the prince beat the princess, but the princess just cried silently. Then the princess couldn't help it and fought back, and the couple fought together.

In the past, Zhao Zuo would have stopped him no matter what, and even helped his mother and concubine, but now he doesn't want to do anything, he only has one thought in his mind, he is finished.

The East Palace lineage is over.

It would be okay if his father was alone, but something happened to his mother and concubine. Both the prince and the princess stole people. One stole his father's concubine, and the other stole a guard.

And he, as their eldest son, this will become a stain on his body that can never be washed away. These stains are enough to stop him from taking the throne.

Zhao Zuo grew up in a deep palace, understood people's hearts, and was even better at playing with them.

What would he do if it were him? He would make a fuss out of a molehill, spread rumors, and stir up trouble. At the same time, he will work hard on the other person's life experience and pour sewage on the other person who is not his biological child.

After all, the Crown Princess was caught stealing. Who knows if she has stolen before. People are always good at making associations and deliberately exaggerating some of the things they imagine.

It's time, even if he jumped into the yellow river, he couldn't clean himself up. The imperial grandfather was suspicious by nature, and the fate awaiting him, a disgrace to the royal family, was probably to be imprisoned or die of illness.

What should he do?

In the door behind them, the prince and princess seemed tired and finally stopped moving.

Zhao Zuo moved his stiff body and raised his head to look at the bright moon in the sky. He put his hands behind his back and felt desolate: "Watch them closely."

A eunuch next to him bowed his head and said, "Yes."

The night breeze was cool, Zhao Zuo walked forward slowly, without letting the lamp be held, and the several eunuchs serving around him followed him from a distance.

The East Palace is very quiet. It is so quiet every night. There was a sound of rapid footsteps, and Zhao Zuo raised his eyes to see that these people came to him quickly, with a bit of anxiety on their quiet faces.

"Your Highness." The visitor lowered his voice and said, "Something happened again. Our people in Qianqing Palace sent word that His Majesty was assassinated and someone poisoned Him."

Zhao Zuo's heart skipped a beat, "How is the emperor's grandfather?"

An uncontrollable joy came to my heart. If something happened to the emperor's grandfather, his father would still be the prince. But then I thought about it, if something went wrong with the emperor's grandfather tonight, his father would definitely be blamed for being so angry. Even the assassination and poisoning would be blamed on the East Palace lineage.

Because when something like this happens, the Donggong lineage will inevitably lose power, and before losing power, it is conceivable that they will engage in a desperate fight. What a vicious method!

"Your Majesty is fine."

After hearing this, Zhao Zuo breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a faint sense of loss in his heart.

"It's okay." He heard his own voice say.

"His Majesty ordered people to go to the residences of several princes. As for whether the Eastern Palace will come, we don't know yet."

Zhao Zuo nodded, a light flashing in his eyes: "Tell him that you did a good job."

"yes."

There were faint sounds of chaotic footsteps, getting closer and closer.

Zhao Zuo turned around and walked back. He walked very quickly. As he walked, he messed up his clothes and hair bun, and even scratched his face twice.

The people from Qianqing Palace arrived soon, and saw the emperor's grandson standing there in front of the prince's palace, looking dejected and arrogant.

Her hair and clothes were messed up, her face was injured, and she could not see her previous grace and dignity.

Qianqing Palace

Li Dequan reported in a low voice: "... When they arrived, His Highness Prince Jin was eating noodles with His Highness Xiaobao and Concubine Su. His Highness Prince Jin drank too much wine during the day, so he probably didn't eat much. He left from Qianqing Palace. , I went to the imperial dining room, pulled Lao Tu up, and asked him to make a bowl of noodles. You know the imperial dining room in the palace. Your Highness is still young, so he probably hasn’t had a few hot bites. Concubine Su. Big belly...

"...His Royal Highness Prince Yong, and Princess Yong have already rested...His Royal Highness Prince An has also rested...As for the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got into trouble with the Crown Princess after he returned, and His Royal Highness even took action, the minions They didn’t even dare to step forward to pull him, but my grandson went to pull him, but he was injured..."

Li Dequan talked a lot, but Emperor Hongjing just listened silently.

After a while, Emperor Hongjing said: "So, none of my sons are suspected, and there is no suspicion in the East Palace."

Li Dequan didn't dare to say anything, and there was sweat on his forehead. He had never had any sweat on his forehead tonight.

He naturally knows that everyone is suspicious. The key is that you can't talk about things like this if you are suspicious. It stands to reason that the East Palace side is the most suspicious, but who knows if someone is deliberately framed or framed.

The East Palace is already so unlucky that it is not unusual for another stone to be thrown at it.

It's just that Li Dequan didn't dare to say this. Who knows what the Lord is thinking. He has served Emperor Hongjing his whole life, and this is the first time he has seen His Majesty like this.

Like a sleepy animal. It is still an old and ferocious beast with cloudy eyes and dull claws, and can only bluff.

After all, I am getting old. A few years ago, Li Dequan would have dared to say a few more words, but now he would not dare to do so even if he was beaten to death.

Emperor Hongjing sneered twice, but said nothing, and the palace fell into suffocating silence again.

Chapter 117

There were so many things that happened that night. It seemed that every palace was silent, but in fact many people stayed up all night.

Qianqing Palace lost many servants overnight. The lights in the Shenxing Department stayed on all night, and screams could be heard from time to time, like ghosts.

The next day, when the sky was bright and clear, King An, King Dai, King Yong, King Jin and others, as well as the emperor's grandson, came to Qianqing Palace early to ask for an audience.

The Qianqing Palace, immersed in the hazy morning mist, looks like a sleeping vicious beast.

In fact, no one wants to come at this time, but something like that happened last night. Although several people were persuaded to stop it, they knew that there was an assassin last night, so they must express their concern as soon as possible.

What is the first time? Come as early as you can.