The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 281
Xue Baoqin looked at Xiaozong's unchanging expression, and said worriedly: "At this hour, your highnesses probably have something important to tell your majesty, right?"

The wet nurse had already brought the seventh prince over. The little prince is still at the age of babbling. He is round and cute, with big eyes like Xue Baoqin's true biography. When he saw his mother, he opened his little hands to hug her.

Baoqin hugged the Seventh Prince firmly, and whispered softly: "The princes are all rare and good children. If you are so anxious to see them together, the matter must be serious. The concubine just wants to put Xiao Qi to sleep. Your Majesty and Your Highness, let’s talk slowly and carefully.”

Xiaozong grabbed Baoqin who was eager to avoid it, and smiled kindly: "I haven't seen Xiaoqi for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to hold him here and listen to it together."

Xue Baoqin was overjoyed, knowing that this was the respect given to her by the emperor, so she did not hesitate to follow the trend, and sat on a chair next to Xiaozong with the seventh prince in her arms, looking towards the gate of the palace.

None of the three princes had a happy face, and the eunuchs and maids serving in the hall shrunk their necks one after another. Some even thought that the concubine was really unlucky today, so they shouldn't ask the emperor to turn over the green card.The confidant eunuch beside Xue Baoqin was even more regretful, he should have dissuaded the empress from giving her some porridge with almonds and glutinous rice.

But Xue Baoqin was like a quiet porcelain doll, holding her silent son in her arms and watching everyone.

Xiaozong laughed at those who looked at him: "But you just came back from the wedding banquet? Although that old fox Song Lian doesn't dote on his youngest son in front of me, he has never had a lot of expectations for this youngest son in his heart. In addition, he may not meet him in the next ten years. For such a big happy event, I must have done my best to organize the marriage!"

The second prince hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Father is so far-sighted that he seems to have seen it. The wedding banquet is indeed grand. But the old Shangshu is thrifty by nature, and compared to many other families, it is a bit simple."

Xiaozong looked at the three sons with a half-smile, and the second son spoke good words for the Song family so blatantly, Xiaozong didn't think it was because of that old fox Song Lian.Four people went to celebrate together, but three came back.

Xiaozong slowly lowered his face: "Where is your elder brother now? Did you not recognize the palace gate after drinking a few more rice wine in the Shangshu Mansion?"

Regarding the eldest prince's rascal habits, Xiaozong also knew a little bit about it. Although he had already set aside a land boundary for the eldest prince to open a mansion, but because there was no official edict, the eldest prince was happy to stay in the palace and occupy a corner of the east.Because of being immoral after drinking, Xiaozong ordered people to beat him several times, and the eldest prince not only refused to obey the discipline, but even became more tossed.

When he asked this question, the three princes knelt down on the ground at the same time. Zhengde raised his weeping face and looked at Xiaozong. The second prince recounted the scene without embellishment. The prince added from the side.

Xiaozong's fingers trembled slightly, and the knife flew towards Zhengde: "Your own brother can do it too. Didn't the master in the study room tell the allusion that brothers are friends, brothers are respectful, brothers are harmonious, and filial piety is in the middle? In vain? I expected too much from you, and you turned out to be a bastard."

Although the second prince and the third prince were afraid of Xiaozong's wrath, they also knew that if they did not join hands to remove the eldest prince today, there would be endless troubles in the future.So knowing that the wedding dress was made for Zhengde, but still bit the bullet and said: "Father, please calm down. Although the fifth younger brother was wrong, it is justifiable. The sons and ministers are congratulating the father on behalf of the father." The face of the emperor, but the elder brother speaks rudely, shows no respect to the veterans in the court, and even speaks directly in front of many nobles."

Xiaozong slapped the table, "What directly?"

The third prince looked at the wronged Zhengde, and said in a low voice: "It is wild to directly humiliate the fifth younger brother." The third prince rolled his eyelids to see Xiaozong's expression, and saw his own father's face was ashen. Well, if you continue talking, you may be implicated by the First Prince instead.He had no choice but to say: "My son is really ashamed to say it, and I hope my father will forgive me."

Xiaozong's furious sound caused the Seventh Prince to cry loudly, Xue Baoqin kept shaking his son in his arms, and Zhengde, who was kneeling on the side, only cried softly at first, when he heard the Seventh Prince's cry, he opened his voice and followed the "ensemble", And one mouthful of "Father Emperor" made people's hearts choked up.

Xiaozong felt a headache and pressed the extra meridian acupoint on his head, "I know you have been wronged, so get up first and answer."

The second prince and the third prince were overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled up Zhengde.

Zhengde drooped his head and said: "I have been favored by the emperor since the day I entered the palace, and I am on the same level as the brothers in every aspect of clothing, food, housing and transportation. Although there are occasional gossips outside, the minister thinks of the emperor's long grace." , I don’t want to pay attention to those things. It’s just that the elder brother is really chilling my son today. Others are jealous of my favor and wanton slander, I don’t care, but this person shouldn’t be the elder brother. If I knew this earlier, my son should not enter the palace"

Xiaozong yelled sharply: "Nonsense, you are my son, you are not staying in the palace, do you still want to be the young master of the Xing family?"

Zhengde finally backed down, and stared straight at Xiaozong with his neck straight: "At least the Xing family didn't call me one by one."

Seeing that Xiaozong was so angry, Dai Quan hurriedly stood up to smooth things over: "There was a lot of voices at the wedding banquet, and the Fifth Prince may have been absent for a while."

Zhengde sneered: "It doesn't matter to me as a servant, but all the guests in the courtyard have no ears? I implore my father to issue an order to allow my son to go far away. It's better than staying in the capital and becoming a laughing stock."

The third prince applauded in his heart, wishing he could immediately replace Xiaozong and agree to Zhengde's request.If he wiped out the First Prince and the Fifth Prince in one fell swoop, wouldn't he be one step closer to the East Palace position?
But the second prince knew that even though this was just a trick of the fifth prince's retreat, the father would still accept it.Not for anything else, just because the father felt ashamed of this long-lost son.

The second prince hurriedly said: "Father, think twice, the fifth younger brother has lost the royal family affection, and finally won the father's mercy, so you can't just because of such a trivial matter."

Zhengde took the second prince's words with a sneer: "Imperial brother thinks this is a trivial matter, but my younger brother disagrees. The eldest prince has repeatedly humiliated blood brothers, even the people around him. Did the second prince forget that your personal maid And how did you die in vain?"

The second prince choked, and slowly lowered his head to stop persuading.

Xue Baoqin whispered beside Xiaozong: "Your Majesty, I have also heard that the maid was trained by Concubine Rong herself, and she is very trustworthy to take care of the second prince's food and daily life. But the eldest prince fell in love with her somehow, Not to mention robbing someone else's girl of her chastity, but even ordering the little eunuch to throw her into a dry well."

Xiaozong's face was livid, and he stared at Xue Baoqin: "You knew about this earlier?"

Baoqin hurriedly said: "I think the emperor has heard about it, after all. At the beginning, the Empress herself took care of this matter. It is said that it is for the royal family's reputation and the future of the eldest prince. It is better to hide this matter quietly. At that time, not only the concubine heard about it, but also the concubine Rong was there. Although the concubine was sad in her heart, she reluctantly nodded and agreed for the face of the eldest prince. If the fifth prince hadn't mentioned this matter today, the concubine would not have known that the emperor was still being punished. Keep in the dark. The courtiers are terrified."

Seeing the emperor's gaze fixed on him, Dai Quan was also afraid of being implicated, so he hurriedly said that he knew about it later: "The servant wanted to tell His Majesty about this matter, but the empress told the servant not to dare to worry the emperor, so I didn't Report this to His Majesty."

Xiaozong laughed angrily: "She will be such a good person, and raise my son so cruelly, she will not be able to sit securely as the Queen of the Palace."

Xiaozong had long had the idea of ​​abolishing the empress, and today's farce further fueled Xiaozong's idea.He drank Zhengde in a bad tone: "You good-for-nothing boy, you always remember that you are my son, and your mother is the eldest lady of the Ouyang family, a prominent family in Yangzhou. Although the Ouyang family has declined, the foundation is still there. Who dares to talk nonsense in the future?" Nonsense, directly ask the Zhen Fusi to arrest him and take him to the prison."

The emperor's reprimand was nothing but comfort in disguise.Zhengde bowed his head to agree, Xiaozong couldn't bear it, and asked Dai Quan to send his favorite Dawan horse to Zhengde: "It's good to listen to your second and third brothers' teachings, don't be naughty."

After dismissing a few little ones, Xiaozong lost his tender thoughts with Xue Baoqin and went straight back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Dai Quan walked around Xiaozong's side with his whisk in his hand, "Your Majesty, it's already the third watch, it's time to rest."

Although Xiaozong's eyelids were sore, he just couldn't sleep, and his chest hurt like fire.

Dai Quan carefully accompanied him and said: "The people in the Imperial Hospital have already seen His Highness the First Prince, and they said that there is nothing serious, and it will be fine after a few days of care. It's just..."

Xiaozong stared at Dai Quan: "Hesitating, do you still want to hide it from me?"

Dai Quan was startled, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I just heard that the eldest prince is making a big fuss, and he is going to the fifth prince's palace with his sword. Two young eunuchs were stabbed to death on the spot because they stopped him."

"This rebellious son!" Xiaozong slammed the brush on the imperial case, "If it weren't for the fact that he is my eldest son, I would have killed this bastard myself!"

When he competed with King Fu for the position of heir, the Supreme Emperor probably valued that he had an early heir, and Princess Fu had strict control over Prince Fu's mansion in order to prevent Mr. Fu from giving birth to a concubine.

Because of this, Xiaozong knew that his eldest son was fatuous and useless, and had a violent temper, but he still endured it.Unexpectedly, today, he can't even tolerate his own brother.

Xiaozong subconsciously forgot Zhengde's kick, and attributed all the faults to the First Prince.

Dai Quan tentatively said: "Long live Lord, even if the lords don't say it in the morning, they will inevitably think about it in their hearts. One side is the face of the eldest prince, and the other is the face of the fifth prince. What should I do?" what?"

If the emperor wants to protect the eldest son, he must deal with the Zhengde who injured his elder brother; if he wants to protect the righteousness, he must punish the eldest prince.

Xiaozong sneered: "If you still have the strength to go down to the ground and stab two people, it can be seen that the wounds are probably fake. You immediately pass on my oral order to make Li Zheng the king of Yongjun. As soon as the palace gate opens in the morning, you will immediately move to the palace outside the palace." .”

Dai Quan's heart beat wildly.After all, the emperor couldn't help but make a move. The palace outside the palace was arranged according to the prince's specifications, but the emperor's few words turned it into a county palace.And giving the title of "yong" shows that it is really annoying.

Presumably from today onwards, there will be no trace of the First Prince in Dongsuo again.

(End of this chapter)