The blind concubine married the prince, don't stand in the way

Chapter 485 035: Frankly speaking, the main reason (one more)
The prince was stunned on the spot for a moment, but he couldn't understand what he said.

But the pity and sympathy in King Rong's eyes made the prince feel extremely dazzling.

He was actually sympathized by King Rong?
His eyes turned cold, he looked at King Rong, frowned and asked, "Zhao Yan, what exactly do you want to say?"

At this time, King Rong got off the wooden bed, stood up, walked slowly in front of the prince, and said with a warm smile: "Old Wu, you should never understand why the father doesn't like you, and even hates you so much. This year, you have supported you at all costs and consolidated your crown prince position, right?"

The prince said softly: "Brother Elder Emperor thinks that I am a fool? You don't need to tell me that I understand these things. The emperor supports me, but it is to restrain you and let the two of us check and balance each other."

If it was before, he might have thought that his father really wanted to support him, but after so many years of ups and downs, and being sent out to hone his skills, he has long understood that with his father, he is nothing. , what he wants, he has to fight for himself. Fortunately, he has an advantage that none of his brothers have, that is, he is the prince, as long as he holds the position of prince, there will be no big changes.

King Rong asked again: "Then have you ever thought about it, father, you and I fight with snipe and clam, who will benefit?"

The prince was stunned again.

After being stunned for a while, his face became serious, and he squinted his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "What... do you mean?"

King Rong smiled cruelly, and what he said made the prince's blood freeze up for a moment: "Fifth brother, you should never have thought about it, in fact, you and I, and even all the brothers, are just used by the emperor. A stepping stone to pave the way for Lao Qi!"

The prince didn't react for a long time, his expression stunned and dull.

King Rong smiled gently and sarcastically: "Why do you think I have come to this point? It was all caused by him step by step, until I had no way out, raised troops to force the palace, and then used your hand to use me as an excuse to clear the Qing Dynasty for him." In the future, he will have plenty of ways to get rid of you, so, now it is me, and the next one is you..."

"Impossible!" The prince came back to his senses and said firmly.

King Rong looked at him with a peaceful expression.

Prince Wang Liang took a step back, shook his head in disbelief, and said, "How could it be Lao Qi? He obviously..." Nothing!

King Rong snorted, "Then who do you think?"

The prince stared at him blankly, but was speechless for a moment.

King Rong said lightly: "Think about it carefully, what is the purpose of the father to let us fight? Apart from balancing the court situation, it is to make us both lose. Among our many brothers, you, me, and them, Apart from Lao Qi, who else was the father who really favored him? It’s just that in the past, Lao Qi used to pretend, and we all regarded Lao Qi as a waste, but in fact, he is the heir to the father’s careful teaching, whether you believe it or not. Believe it or not, it's all true."

The prince was shocked, obviously still digesting the shock of this incident.

King Rong paced aside, lowered his voice and said weakly: "Actually, I never thought it would be like this before. I thought that Father is so indifferent to you, me, and all brothers, but He wants us to fight on our own in order to balance the situation in the court. If anyone can stand out in the end, it will be who they are, but we are all too naive. We fight to the death, and it is just a joke. In his heart, we are nothing but him The stepping stones used to pave the way for Lao Qi are useless other than that..." Then, he turned his head and looked at the prince with extra seriousness: "So, don't say it's me, even if you are the prince, When you're done using it, what's waiting for you is nothing more than an edict to abolish the crown prince, and more than that, you may end up being given the same death as me!"

Upon hearing this, the prince blurted out, "Impossible!"

I don't know if he is talking about the impossibility of being the seventh child, or the impossibility of being abolished to death, or both.

The prince is also like King Rong, thinking that the emperor doesn't like him, but it's actually not surprising, because there are so many brothers, and the emperor has never really favored any one. He has been pampering him all the time, and never managed Lao Qi as strictly as other princes, so he always thought that as long as he fights, fights, as long as he wins King Rong or other brothers, the throne is his for granted, but he Unexpectedly, they were all just stepping stones for Lao Qi!

How could he accept this?

How can I accept that I have been the prince for so many years, but it is just a shield, a shield for Lao Qi to block arrows!
King Rong smiled and said: "Before I raised troops to force the palace, I had already sent a large number of people to Dongyue, and joined hands with Yu Wenzhuo to get rid of Lao Qi in a desperate attempt, but they all failed and he escaped. Father gave all the Dark Dragon Guards to Lao Qi, so killing him is as difficult as going to heaven, he should be back soon, fifth brother, you said that when he comes back, there is still your foothold in this city place?"

The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Why should I trust you? Don't forget, you are just a prisoner now, who knows if you are unwilling to provoke deliberately?"

King Rong was noncommittal: "It's not empty words when you say that I'm unwilling, but it's not for you. The reason why I specially asked you to tell you this is because I don't want you to be like me. A lifetime of painstaking efforts will be in vain. I think you can win, so I will die in peace, you don’t have to believe it, or you can ask the queen, I think, she will give you the answer.”

The prince's face froze...

King Rong said to him very seriously: "I think, you should have cleaned up all my people, just waiting for the review and disposal, fifth brother, brother Huang, I will advise you one last time, you can stop this matter , Don’t worry about the next thing, let the emperor handle it personally, otherwise, not only won’t you get any benefits, but you will cause a show and make a wedding dress for others!”

The prince's expression flickered, he didn't seem to believe him, but he seemed to believe him.

Actually, he didn't really believe it.

Because in the past two years, Lao Qi seems to be doing nothing like before, but in fact, Lao Qi's strength can no longer be underestimated. Not to mention anything else, it is already tricky enough to talk about An Guogong Yun's family, let alone, A few months ago, the emperor tried his best to win over the Pei family. He first planned to marry Kang Wang's son Zhao Tuo. After Zhao Tuo died, he married An Guogong's fourth son Yunchou. He is Zhao Si's uncle, and one of the emperor's most trusted people!

Moreover, Lao Qi's temperament and behavior... really don't look like what a neglected prince should have!

It's just that in the past, he only regarded King Rong as his greatest enemy. Even the sixth son who is quite famous now, he never really paid attention to him, so he never really paid attention to the seventh son, but thinking about it now, The power behind Lao Qi is already the biggest threat to him. If the emperor is really cultivated by him as his heir, what about his secret power? He has no way of knowing...

The prince only now realizes that he has no idea about Zhao Hu's current strength except for the Yun family, and an inexplicable chill spreads down his spine...

He actually believed it!

King Rong also knew it, he believed it, smiled, and continued to say lightly: "After this, there are many vacancies in the imperial court, and it is bound to transfer officials from various places to Beijing to fill the vacancies. If I guess correctly, these people must be many It is the father's person, he has been prepared to wait for this day, maybe he will add Enke to select talents, fifth brother, this is your opportunity, take advantage of this opportunity, don't forget, next you have to It's not me, but the father who is dealing with him. He is not in good health recently, and he will definitely speed up his pace to clear the court and deal with you to pave the way for Lao Qi. You'd better be careful, don't trust anyone casually, not those around you who he gave None of your people... don't believe it!"

"Why are you telling me this?"

King Rong was very calm: "I just said that I just don't want you to be like me. Of course, I lost, and I lost completely, so I hope you can win. If you are the last one to ascend the throne, I can rest in peace. ... I can also take it as you to avenge me!"

The prince didn't say anything more, after a long silence, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Fifth brother!" King Rong suddenly stopped him.

The prince stamped his feet and turned to look at him.

"One last thing I ask of you."

"what's up?"

King Rong's voice was a bit of humble pleading: "When I die, if you can save the body, send me to be buried with Yunxi, if not, I will be crushed and ashes... that's all, but please also send me My clothes are buried with her!"

Yunxi is the boudoir name of Princess Rong.

The prince looked at him quietly, seemed a little surprised, but he didn't say anything, turned around and left, but when he walked out of the cell door, he left a low voice: "Okay."

After that, he left without looking back, and the figure disappeared.

King Rong looked at the direction he was leaving, and after a long time, he smiled bitterly, but there was a touch of relief in the smile.

So be it, the half-life scheming and plotting should come to an end...

After the ladder left the prison, he went directly to the palace and went to the queen.

The empress was talking to several female officials in the palace to give orders, when a maid from outside came in to report the arrival of the prince, the empress could only ask the prince to step down and let the prince in.

As soon as the prince came in, the queen could see that he was in a bad mood, his face was ugly, but he was still suppressed.

The queen was puzzled: "What's wrong with the prince? What happened?"

The prince said in a low voice: "Mother, please step back, my son has something to say to the mother alone."

The queen was stunned for a moment, although she didn't understand, she still made people retreat as she said.

After everyone retreated and closed the door, the queen said to the prince indifferently: "It's only our mother and son now, come sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

The prince didn't sit down, just walked a few steps, stood at the bottom of the steps, looked at the queen fixedly, with a solemn and serious expression, and asked intently: "Mother, did you know that the father has always wanted Lao Qi as the heir? "

When the queen heard this, she looked at him in surprise, apparently not expecting him to ask about this matter.

The prince looked at it, but he already understood that the queen's situation was because he was surprised how he knew about it, not what he said.

She has always known.

He valued it so much, and suddenly smiled sarcastically: "As expected..."

The queen was calm, and quickly calmed down, asking him, "Who told you?"

The prince lowered his eyes, looked a little depressed, and said frankly in a low voice: "I just went to the prison to meet King Rong."

The Queen nodded, understanding.

The queen pointed to the position of the lower head, and said: "You should have a lot of questions to ask me, please sit down first."

The prince nodded, walked over and sat down, but his steps were a bit heavy.

After he sat down, he just sat with his head down and didn't speak.

The queen did not break the silence, and took a sip of the tea beside her, thoughtfully.

I don't know how long it took before the prince raised his head to look at the queen, and asked in a hoarse voice, "The queen mother...why didn't you tell the son all this time?"

The queen asked him calmly: "What can I tell you to change? What can you do?"

The prince was taken aback.

The queen said softly: "You can't change anything, but with your temperament, you will definitely do something to Lao Qi. Given His Majesty's preference for Lao Qi, if he knows that you have discovered this secret, he will even target Lao Qi. Intent to get rid of Lao Qi, do you think you still have life?"

The prince's face turned pale.

The queen said: "Some things, you can still save your life if you don't know, but if you know, you will not end well. In His Majesty's heart, you have never been a son. He spoiled you back then because you raped him behind your back. Strong support, but your support has long since disappeared. To him, you are a waste. The reason why he has not abandoned you for so many years is because of me and the Xie family, and because you don’t know anything. A very good shield, so for you, knowing nothing is the best life-saving talisman."

The queen's words were straightforward and cruel, but the prince understood that they were all the truth.

After being dumb for a long time, he looked at the queen expectantly, and asked in a low voice: "So the queen mother has ignored me for so many years, is it also because of the emperor's thoughts?"

The queen thought for a while and said, "Yes, and no."

The prince frowned, quite puzzled.

The queen said in a deep voice: "Back then, something happened to Prince Qing's mansion. The relationship between Xie's family and Yuqing's mansion was so close that you and I were indistinguishable. Wang Zhan was also severely injured when he died, so he naturally didn't care about you. At that time, His Majesty just got rid of the Nie family, and his authority was at its peak. The reason why I disregard your life and death is not all because of this reason, or in other words, this is not the main reason."

The prince frowned: "Any other reasons?"

The queen looked at him coldly, and said in a cold voice, "Because I'm very disappointed in you!"

The prince was stunned.

Did he disappoint his mother back then?
The queen looked at him fixedly, and asked in a deep voice: "Prince, do you still remember what you said when you heard that King Qing had colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country and died?"

(End of this chapter)