imperial psychologist

Chapter 159 Husband and Wife

What happened in the study quickly alarmed Princess Gong, she put on her coat, her hair was simply tied into a bun behind her head, and she rushed over at a brisk pace.

Along the way, the palace servants who came to report quickly talked about what happened in the study.

Halfway through the hearing, the concubine hesitated for a while, "Is that boy still in the prince's study?"

"It's gone. When the servant left, the prince sent him out, and gave him 50 taels of silver as a pension, and asked him to take good care of himself in the future."

Only then did Zhen lift her clothes again and resume her previous pace. When she stepped into the courtyard of the study, she heard her husband scolding her son.

She was listening outside, feeling a little surprised in her heart - it was already this time, the prince was still in the study and did not go to rest.

The house was in a mess.

The ground was covered with inkstones and ink marks that had been overturned and smashed. Shizi knelt down in the middle of the room, with his head down, unable to see his expression clearly.Prince Gong slumped on the chair, closed his eyes, and rested his forehead with one hand.

Zhen Shi stepped forward calmly, put her hands on her son's shoulders lightly, and gave him a distressed look.

The boy turned his head away, his face was livid, and he didn't look at his mother.

"Go back and rest." Mrs. Zhen's hand gently patted Shizi's back twice.

Prince Gong was still lying there on his back, without any hindrance.

Only then did Shizi stand up, wiped his eyes with his sleeves, and walked out of the room without a sound.After a few steps, the sound of footsteps ran away quickly.

"It's over...it's over." Prince Gong sighed softly at this moment.

When Zhen saw the letter at Prince Gong's feet, she guessed it was the farewell letter mentioned by the slave just now. She leaned forward to pick it up, and quickly glanced at the full text, then placed the letter on the candle, The flame quickly licked up, Zhen Shi casually threw it into the iron basin beside him.

"My lord, take care of yourself." Lady Zhen said slowly, she walked to Prince Gong's side, sat down and beat Prince Gong's legs, "All the courtiers and concubines have heard about the matter, and it is really true that Master Hu has been robbed suddenly. Each has its own destiny..."

Prince Gong pushed Zhen Shi's hand away, he looked at Zhen Shi, his voice was extremely low, "No, it's not fate, it's the father who is punishing him, and also punishing me."

Zhen Shi showed a puzzled expression, but she didn't ask any further questions. She just adjusted the position of Prince Gong slightly with both hands, letting him rest his head on his lap.

Zhen Shi's ten fingers sank into Prince Gong's hair, and after rubbing and massaging, Prince Gong also felt a little more comfortable.

His eyes were red, his nose was full of tears, and he told Zhen Shi that he and Hu Yishu planned to test Chengqian palace secretary Yao Bailing.

Only then did Zhen Shi suddenly realize "Oh", but the movements of his hands did not stop.

"Then what is the prince going to do now?"

Prince Gong was silent for a moment, and hugged Zhen Shi's waist tightly, "I... I will go to the palace tomorrow morning to plead guilty to Emperor Father! I just said that I was confused for a moment, and after listening to the slander—"

Zhen Shi gently stroked her husband's back like coaxing a child, and her brows and eyes, which were always smiling, couldn't help but frowned slightly at this moment, but soon, her expression returned to calm, and she said softly, " The concubine feels that the prince need not panic."

Prince Gong's choking stopped suddenly, he raised his head blankly, "What does the princess mean?"

"The concubine feels that since Master Hu entrusted his whole family to the lord before he left, the lord should go to the Hu mansion tonight and bring all the women and children of the Hu family here." Zhen said softly.

Prince Gong shook his head violently almost immediately, "At this time, I'll go and fetch his whole family, Father's side... No, no, I can't anger Father for them."

"..." Mrs. Zhen suppressed a sigh, lowered her head and smiled, "Did your lord seriously read that letter from Master Hu just now?"

Prince Gong was obviously still immersed in his own sorrow and misfortune, "...what's wrong with Xin?"

"Lord Hu said so decisively in the letter, he must have the determination to bear all the guilt for the prince. But he is in deep trouble tonight. When he wrote this letter, he probably knew that this letter might not be able to succeed. It was delivered to the prince, so he evasively evasive in the letter, the concubine thought, just to prevent the letter from falling into the hands of outsiders, and instead cause trouble."

Prince Gong stared blankly at his wife, "...Really?"

"Yes." Mrs. Zhen nodded, "Even if someone wants to use this matter to participate in the lord's lord, they have to produce evidence. The concubine believes that Mr. Hu is meticulous and will not leave any major flaws. You don't know about it, the prince might as well kill him, it's all for the sake of the prince, Mr. Hu did some things that he shouldn't have done out of passion."

Prince Gong's eyes lit up slightly at this moment.

Mrs. Zhen gently pulled Prince Lagong's wrinkled shoulders, and continued, "Furthermore, Lord Hu is the teacher of the son after all, even if the emperor wants to kill his family in a fit of anger, the prince will have to fight to the death." Fighting, save Master Hu's family. Only in this way can you live up to your reputation of benevolence...Everyone in the world is looking at the prince."

Prince Gong took a few deep breaths, "My concubine is right...you are right, this king understands..."

Mrs. Zhen helped Prince Gong to sit up, "When the concubine came, she had already ordered people to prepare the carriage outside, and it was only a matter of tea time after clearing up a few empty rooms in the palace."

Zhen said with a smile, "The concubine is waiting at home for the prince to come back."

"…it is good!"

It was already past midnight, after waiting for Prince Gong to change his clothes, Mrs. Zhen walked all the way to the gate of the palace, then stood in the gate and watched the prince's carriage go away.

The sound of insects in the middle of the night lingered in Zhen's ears, and as Prince Gong's carriage disappeared into the corner of the street, the smile on her face faded away.

Speaking of it, Prince Gong's appearance, talent and learning are by no means mediocre among the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty - it is not an exaggeration to say that he is well-versed in human relations and insightful in world affairs.

However, these are all preconditions. Prince Gong's transparency and intelligence can only be displayed when the wind is going smoothly.Once he encounters an unexpected crisis, he suddenly becomes irritable and self-willed, unable to make even the most basic judgments on weekdays, and the whole person seems to have lost his mind and changed himself.

If you can't calm down well, I don't know what kind of disaster will happen.

Zhen Shi finally sighed, and said to the maid at the side, "How are the guest rooms prepared for the old and young of the Hu family?"

"Back to Wangfei, just now Xiaohong and the others reported back and forth, and picked Fu'an Garden in the west, and they are all ready now."

"Fu'anyuan...the name is quite appropriate, I'll go and have a look." Mrs. Zhen turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and said to the maid beside her a little tiredly, "Go and make some tea for me."

……

Pingjing has a total of four cities, two squares and twelve districts. The northeast side is full of residences of old-school dignitaries, and the northwest side is full of upstarts, with newer houses.

Prince Gong's Mansion is adjacent to the Forbidden City, very close to the imperial palace, and not far from the old residence of the Hu family.

When the carriage with the lanterns of Prince Gong’s Mansion slowly drove into the street where Hu’s Mansion was located, the Jinyi guards guarding the night had already taken out the impermanence book and quickly recorded the time at this moment.

"Go to the palace and report back. As the Holy Majesty expected, Prince Gong is here to pick you up."

(End of this chapter)