Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 14 The prince did something bad

Even the eunuch Tao Quan could immediately guess that tonight's regicide by a concubine was probably instigated by someone. How could Emperor Jing'an not guess that?

Emperor Jing'an not only speculated that someone was instigating it, he even speculated that most of the instigators were his sons, and the most suspected of them was the prince.

If this is the case, it is not just regicide, it is parricide and usurping the throne!

As for Yuan Qingbai, who inadvertently participated in this incident, he was thinking about "Prince Yizhong and Old Chitose" in the original work.

The original work mentions once "Prince Yoshitaka and Old Chitose".

That was when Qin Keqing died.

Jia Zhen wants to get a good coffin for Qin Keqing.

In the early years, Xue Pan's father brought a wooden coffin to Shenjing City, which was requested by Prince Yizhong Lao Chitose.

The wood came out of Tiewan Mountain in Huanghai, and it is said that it was used as a coffin that would last for thousands of years.

Because Prince Yoshitaka and Chitose were involved in something bad, this pair of wooden coffins has been placed in the Xue Family Wood Shop in Shenjing City.

And Yuan Qingbai had long suspected that the prince was "Prince Yi Zhong, a thousand years old."

If Cuixiang's regicide this time was related to the prince, then wouldn't the prince have ruined a big thing?
In addition, Yuan Qingbai believed that even if he, the time traveler, did not exist in this world of Red Mansions, the regicide tonight would not be successful.

There is a Supreme Emperor in the original work...

This means that Emperor Jing'an will become the Supreme Emperor in the future...

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It was a tumultuous night.

In Emperor Jing'an's opinion, thanks to Yuan Qingbai tonight, if not for Yuan Qingbai's keenness, prudence and courage to prevent Cuixiang from poisoning him, he would have been poisoned tonight.

It would be really ridiculous for an old emperor like him to die in the end by being poisoned by his own concubines, and by killing his father and usurping the throne.

When Emperor Jing'an became a majestic and inviolable emperor and wanted to quickly investigate the regicide incident, he did not let Yuan Qingbai avoid it.

Yuan Qingbai has been staying at Yanbo Haomiaozhai and beside Emperor Jing'an, thus witnessing how the turmoil of this night spread out with Yanbo Haomiaozhai as the center.

He witnessed that Emperor Jing'an mobilized the guards and soldiers to strictly guard the summer resort and control the army, and at the same time escorted the princes who followed Fajiao to Chengde to Yanbo Haomiaozhai.

Emperor Jing'an, who issued orders to civil servants and generals, was more like a majestic and inviolable emperor.

The weather is indeed cold, and the wind at night is indeed cold.

The night wind at midnight blows on people's faces and bodies, with the force of biting cold wind in winter.

The palace of Yanbo Haomiaozhai is brightly lit.

There were numerous eunuchs, guards, and officers and soldiers from pro-military camps stationed inside and outside.

A group of princes were kneeling in the courtyard outside the main hall.

Including the prince, third prince, and ninth prince of the princeling party, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, the eleventh prince, the second prince, the fourth prince, and so on.

Almost all adult princes are kneeling here.

This group of Tianhuang nobles were all stiff and cold, both freezing and kneeling.

Behind the princes, there were three grandsons kneeling, namely Yuan Qingliang, Yuan Qingtang, and Yuan Qingbai.

Yuan Qingbai was also the only one who was not yet an adult among the princes and grandsons kneeling at the scene.

He was not ordered to kneel as a punishment, but took the initiative to kneel as a punishment.

Alas, his father, the third prince, was taken to be punished and forced to kneel and suffer from the cold. How could he, as a son, have any reason to continue to stay in the Palace of Warmth?

It's a matter of filial piety, and you can't be careless.

What's more, Emperor Jing'an valued filial piety and family ties, and the third prince was a severe and mean father.

The third prince who was kneeling among the other princes, the stern and mean cold-faced king, could not help but turn around and look at Yuan Qingbai who was kneeling behind him.

This was the third time tonight that he looked back at his third son. "This son is really good, and he seems to be my lucky star."

The third prince sighed in his heart.

He has heard about tonight's regicide and Yuan Qingbai's rescue.

This means that after this incident, Yuan Qingbai, who was already loved by Emperor Jing'an, will be even more loved by Emperor Jing'an.

In addition, combined with the prince's past deeds and the prince's excessive panic tonight after being taken to Yanbo Haomiao Zhai, the third prince has speculated that the regicide may have something to do with the prince.

And his third prince is a princeling!

No matter how much Emperor Jing'an once valued the prince, if it involves killing his father and usurping the throne, the prince will definitely be deposed, and it is unknown whether he can save his life.

Such a serious incident will definitely affect the entire princelings, including his third prince.

Fortunately, his good son Yuan Qingbai has the great kindness to save the emperor tonight. This great kindness is enough for him to atone for his sins and prevent Emperor Jing'an from punishing him.

Furthermore.

As a career guy, he is actually also interested in the position of emperor.

All along, out of respect and filial piety for his father, he had been restraining his shameful thoughts and fully assisting the crown prince appointed by his father.

If the prince becomes a deposed prince, then he will have to compete with other princes for the position of emperor and the world of Great Zhou!

He would be foolish not to take it.

Because if he doesn't take it, another prince will become the emperor in the future, and he, who was once the backbone of the princelings, may not end well, especially if a princeling becomes the emperor.

The princelings and princelings fight fiercely.

And with Yuan Qingbai, a son who is deeply loved by Emperor Jing'an, and with Yuan Qingbai's great kindness to save the emperor tonight, his chances of seizing the throne and conquering the world in cold face of the third prince can be improved.

At this time, eunuch Dai Quan walked into the main hall of Yanbo Haomiaozhai in a hurry but tiptoeing.

This scene attracted special attention from the princes and grandsons in the courtyard. The kneeling princes and grandsons straightened their bodies, while the prince looked frightened and uneasy, with a pale face...

Dai Quan was a close eunuch of Emperor Jing'an, the chief eunuch, and the highest-status eunuch. He was called the Prime Minister of the Palace, and his status was higher than that of Tao Quan, the eunuch who served as Emperor Jing'an's imperial valet.

Tonight, Emperor Jing'an ordered Dai Quan to interrogate his concubine Cuixiang and the maids and eunuchs around Cuixiang.

All the princes know to some extent Dai Quan's method of interrogating people, which is no less than that of the Jin Yiwei of the previous Ming Dynasty!

How could Cuixiang and the others withstand his interrogation?

Thinking that he had already obtained the results of the interrogation, he was busy reporting back and forth to Emperor Jing'an.

That's exactly what happened.

Soon after Dai Quan entered the main hall, there was turmoil in the hall.

Then, accompanied by a shrill cry of begging for mercy, Gu Qitai was tied up and escorted out of the palace by several guards.

Seeing this scene, the prince was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Gu Qitai is the minister of the South Study, an important minister, a hero, and the prince's relative...

Immediately afterwards, Di Feng, the first-class imperial guard, led several guards and walked up to the prince who was lying limply on the ground. He said calmly: "Prince, you are offended. By the order of the Holy Emperor, you will be escorted elsewhere."

"I want to see my father, I want to see my father..."

The prince yelled as he got up and rushed into the palace, but was decisively caught by Di Feng.

With a crisp "snap", the prince slapped Di Feng hard on the face: "I've blinded you. How dare you attack me? I can't beat you to death, you bastard!"

Di Feng was silent for a moment and shouted to the guards in a deep voice: "Take the prince away!"

Following a burst of crazy yelling and commotion, the prince was escorted away from the scene by the guards...

Seeing this scene, the third prince sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, the prince has done something wrong!"

(End of this chapter)