The fifth wife wants to escape marriage: marry the princess

Chapter 126 Separation 2
At that moment, the sky is big and the earth is big, but she seems to be the only one left, no one can rely on, no one will cherish, even her "parents" have left her, what else does she have?

Suddenly a pair of firm and powerful arms hugged her, Wushuang looked up at him, at the man who was very close but too far apart.Thinking that he was no longer her husband, she felt desolate again. She had no parents, sisters, or even a husband by her side.

"I have nothing, nothing..." she murmured in her arms.

"You still have me!" He hugged her tightly and walked in the cold wind. He came here on horseback, but went back on foot.He didn't want to go too fast, he didn't want to go back to the palace, because that would mean separation.

When I come here, I wish I could go faster and have a shorter road.

But now, if you think about it more, the road will be longer and longer, but no matter how long the road is, it will end one day, and the sun will also set.

Wushuang thought of Xuezhu and the way she came here, everything seemed predestined, if she had to go through this calamity, she would not be able to escape no matter what.

This year's winter seems to be particularly long, Wushuang used to feel that the days are like running water, fast.However, ever since I became a maid in this palace, I realized that the days are on top of each other, and suffering is waiting for suffering.

It's not that Concubine Lan treats her badly, but that she will never be able to leave this deep palace and garden. Looking at the high palace walls, she feels that people are so insignificant, as if they can't fly out for several lifetimes.

She shares many hobbies with Concubine Lan, and they hit it off very well, like a natural intimacy, which makes Wushuang love and pity this enigmatic Concubine Lan.

She sleeps very lightly, and sometimes wakes up from a dream, looking heartbroken.

Wushuang had no choice but to accompany her. She didn't know what she dreamed about, but seeing her so sad, she couldn't bear to expose her scars.

The days are still the same, without any major changes, however, this is limited to the harem.

As for the court, the Eldest Prince has been doing well recently, and his tail is almost up to the sky. After a few words of reward from the Emperor, he really thinks that he has the talent of an emperor, and he has become more domineering when he enters and exits the palace.

King Heng repeatedly asked him to keep a low profile and not listen, no, he was so complacent that even the prince didn't pay attention to it. Although it was nonsense, the palace people listened to it and told the emperor that it was already very displeased.

It was just a tribute from Fanbang, and there was an ice silk vest inside, which the emperor originally planned to give to the tenth prince, thinking that he was young and weak, so it could just be used to keep out the cold.However, before the eunuch delivered the ice silk vest, the eldest prince came to the treasury to pick out rewards. Although the emperor said that he could take whatever he wanted, he should know very well that he should not touch the things given to the prince.

Unexpectedly, when the eldest prince heard that it was for the prince, he insisted on taking it. He also said that the prince was still a child, and he couldn't wear the ice silk vest of an adult at all.

At the same time, rumors that the crown prince will be changed have already spread outside the palace, and they all support the words of the eldest prince.At first the eldest prince thought it was a good thing, and what the people wanted, King Heng asked him to beware that someone might do it on purpose.The eldest prince didn't listen, he really thought that he had made some great contribution, and all the people supported him for a while.

Not only was there support outside the temple, but even in the court, some people began to co-sign to force the emperor to replace him with the crown prince. Suddenly, there were rumors that the position of crown prince would change hands.

The eldest prince is supported by the officials and the people, it feels as if he is shouting long live, let him flaunt, wear the prince's things, ostentatiously walk through the market, be seen by others, and stab the emperor at once, he was originally a bookmaker for the officials. The eldest prince felt a headache for the prince, and seeing him wearing an ice silk vest now, he was extremely annoyed.

The queen was furious when she knew about it, and even went on the line to say that the eldest prince coveted the position of the prince and took away the prince's property.

The eldest prince was completely unaware of the imminent catastrophe, he only felt that it was a great feeling to be supported, and when he was called by the emperor to question him, he was beaming with joy.

The emperor sat upright, and asked in a deep voice, "Prince, take a look at these papers, they all recommend you to be crowned prince, what do you think?"

The eldest prince looked at the people around him, they were all important officials in the court, he really thought they were going to discuss important matters, such as changing the crown prince.

"My son has no virtue and no talent, and I am grateful to all the adults for their love." The eldest prince said modestly.

"It's good to know that you have no talent and no virtue. In the future, don't think about this prince. Do you think that together with the officials, I will change you to be the prince? You are too whimsical. How dare you incite the common people to build momentum for you? It seems that your ambition is not just for the crown prince!" The emperor growled.

The eldest prince didn't know that he would anger the emperor, he hurriedly said, "It's just their nonsense, and I don't know anything about it."

"You don't know? You don't know that so many people will give you a book? So many people gathered to protest the new crown prince?"

"It was spontaneously initiated by the common people, son..."

"Spontaneously? Why don't they spontaneously support King Heng?!" The emperor was annoyed, "What do you mean by the people's will? Hmph, if the people's hearts let you be the emperor someday, will you gather a group of officials to force me to abdicate!"

Only then did the First Prince realize that Long Yan was furious, and knelt down in fear, "I dare not!"

"Don't dare, why don't you dare, even if you dare to take what I gave to the prince, why don't you dare!"

"Someone must have framed my son. My son doesn't know anything, let alone gather any common people."

"Now it's completely pushed back. Someone framed you outside. Could it be that someone forced you to wear this clothes? Colluding with ministers, forming a party for personal gain, these memorials are evidence, what else can you say!?" The memorial was thrown at the eldest prince's feet, and it was a little open. When the first prince saw that it was not his own person, he yelled in his heart that something was wrong. King Heng asked him to be careful, beware many times, but he was so careless.

The eldest prince knelt down and wailed, "My son has been wronged!"

"There are all witnesses and material evidence, how dare you say you were wronged?" The emperor said angrily, "Come here, take off the ice silk vest of the eldest prince!"

"Yes." The eunuchs stepped forward, the eldest prince didn't dare to struggle, let them take it off, and said in trepidation, "I was confused for a moment, I shouldn't take the prince's things, I just want to borrow them to wear, I have no other ideas. "

The emperor ignored him, but summoned two officials, one after another said that it was the order of the eldest prince that the news of changing the crown prince came out.

"You guys are talking nonsense, it's not me, I haven't done it, and I don't even know what your names are!"

"Did the eldest prince forget? You said it's just that you don't know each other well!" The two officials insisted.

The emperor couldn't sit still anymore, he was walking back and forth behind the desk, the eldest prince knelt tremblingly, if the emperor thought all this was done by him, colluding with the ministers to force the emperor to change the crown prince, that would be a felony!

I thought everything was to help him ascend to the crown prince smoothly, but unexpectedly he was forced too hard and angered the emperor.

In the current situation, although Xiao Junyi has no official reinstatement, the tenth prince is already the prince, and the Queen's party is justified and has a great chance of winning. If the eldest prince declines, then the entire harem and court may not be able to compete with the queen and the prince .

The emperor was already furious, but he didn't give orders to do anything to the eldest prince.All the people who came here today were trusted and trusted officials of the emperor, and it didn't look like they wanted to magnify the matter.

But, no matter what, it is indispensable to deal with the eldest prince, and at this time, it is the time when he needs the eldest prince.

Xiao Xuanyu watched coldly for a long time before he said, "It's not the eldest brother's doing, please father to be careful."

The emperor blurted out, "You still dare to intercede for him, it wasn't done by him, could it be you?"

"It's the son-in-law!"

The eldest prince was annoyed when he heard this, "Fifth brother, I have treated you well, why did you frame me!"

The emperor's face also changed, and he cast his eyes on Xiao Xuanyu, only to hear him say, "They will be wrong about this matter, I just said nonsense that the ten princes are young, and there is still a long way to go to be a good prince. , Eldest Brother grew up by Father's side since he was a child, he is deeply loved by Father, and his temperament is also similar to Father's, maybe he is more suitable to assist Father in assisting the government, and he can also assist the prince. I just said this, they spread rumors, the more The more you talk, the more confused you are, and in the end, it became what the father heard. The son thought that there must be someone playing tricks inside. If not, how could the elder brother be forced to this field with a simple sentence? The father knows the elder brother best. , he is pure and filial, with a simple mind, how could he do such a thing."

"I know very well what kind of person the eldest prince is, but I don't know what kind of person you are, King Heng!" The emperor was in a bad mood, and scolded, "Who is suitable and who is not, especially Others can talk freely? What's more, as a prince, you must be strict with yourself, how can you talk like this, this time, because of your casual remarks, you have caused such a big trouble, what do you think?"

"Rumours are rumors. As long as you ignore them, time will make them unbreakable. As for the bad influence this minister has on the First Prince, I am willing to be punished for this."

"Do you think everything can be erased just by saying 'willing to be punished'?" The emperor was annoyed, "You said someone deliberately made trouble, but you just tell me, who is it!"

Before Xiao Xuanyu could say anything, the First Prince said, "Xiao Junyi, it must be Xiao Junyi."

"Nonsense, you have done something wrong and are dishonest, yet you dare to frame others!" The emperor angrily reprimanded, and the eldest prince immediately fell silent.

Xiao Xuanyu said respectfully, "I don't know, I'm just guessing." It's definitely not a wise move to name someone at this moment, because it might be a crime of slandering others.

The emperor suddenly stopped talking, walked down, and walked back and forth in front of the eldest prince, but his eyes stayed on Xiao Xuanyu's head for a long time, before he couldn't help saying, "I heard that King Heng has been going to Kangshou Palace very frequently recently!"

"Yes, my son went to see the emperor's grandmother."

In the past, the emperor was very afraid of the Zhang family, and later he was wary of the empress dowager and concubine Shu, and finally he became King Heng.The blood of the Zhang family flowed in their bodies, even for King Heng, half of the blood came from the Zhang family.

Xiao Xuanyu is well aware of the emperor's heart, but contacting the queen mother is an indispensable and important link, even if the emperor doubts, there is no way, they have to do so, not to mention the emperor has no clue.Isn't it common for a grandson to look at his grandmother?

On that day, the emperor was silent for a long time, and finally stared at the two sons, not knowing what to do.

A minister interceded for the two of them, saying that what King Heng said was true, the crown prince was young and really needed the assistance of the eldest prince.The emperor didn't say a word, but everyone knew in their hearts that prince was a sensitive word, and the emperor was old, and he was full of uneasiness and guard against uncertain factors such as King Heng, the eldest prince, and even Xiao Junyi. The prince and ten princes are different, he is just a child, and he is still under his control.

In the end, the punishment for the two of them was that the eldest prince wore the prince's belongings privately, without any respect or respect, and he was punished to return the ice silk vest to the crown prince, and he was punished twenty times with a stick.

As for King Heng, he was not punished due to his physical disability, but he did nothing to assist the government, and he kept his mouth open and almost caused a catastrophe. After that, he stopped all duties and did not need to assist the government for the time being. He rested his mind and fully repented.

As far as they are concerned, if they are not with the emperor for a day, they cannot get the most accurate information, and the sky seems to collapse.Now King Heng is like being dismissed, and has become an idle prince, so even Xiao Junyi is not as good as him, at least he is still a martial artist of the prince, and he can enter and leave the palace openly.

As for himself, even if he simply went to visit his imperial grandmother, the emperor would doubt him.

The heart of the Son of Heaven is unfathomable, and no one knows what he is thinking.

(End of this chapter)