Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 674 Life and Death (1)

"Ouch!"

   The fourth prince was lying on the bed, and the fourth prince concubine Zhao Yu, who was busy changing the wound medicine, heard the pain, and her eyes immediately turned red. Tears fell down.

  The fourth prince endured the pain and squeezed out a smile at Zhao Yu: "I only suffered three minor injuries, I applied some wound medicine, and it will be fine after ten days and a half. Compared with the second sister-in-law, I am much luckier."

   Thinking about Li Chang, Li Yi, who has already gone to Huangquan, and Li Hao, who has stepped into the gate of hell, he has to be even more grateful for his luck.

   Zhao Yu sniffed and hummed in a nasal voice. The movements of his subordinates were not affected, and he quickly changed the wound medicine and bandaged the fourth prince properly.

  The imperial physician and the servants withdrew, leaving only the husband and wife in the dormitory.

   "How is the second sister-in-law now?" the fourth prince asked in a low voice.

   Zhao Yu wiped her eyes with her sleeves, and replied in a hoarse voice: "I heard that the second sister-in-law has woken up. However, she is weak and mentally weak and can't speak yet. Therefore, I am not in a hurry to visit for the time being."

The fourth prince showed a wry smile and sighed: "Now there is chaos inside and outside the palace. If King Xingyang stayed in the palace to stabilize the overall situation, I don't know what troubles would have happened. It is better to have less than one more thing, you Stay with me for a while. In a few days, my second brother will return to Beijing, and I will be able to stay too, and we will go to the East Palace together as a husband and wife."

   Zhao Yu responded in a low voice, and suddenly burst into tears: "Why did it suddenly become like this?"

Thinking of the father who died tragically in Li Yi's hands, the fourth prince's eyes were red: "I don't know either. That night, I sat with my eldest brother drinking. I also told my eldest brother that I was going to the palace to ask for help. The emperor gave me a piece of vassal land. I want to take you, mother and son, to the vassal area and stay away from the right and wrong land of the capital."

   "My eldest brother was a little excited at the time. I also persuaded him a few words. I never expected that he would enter the palace that night and committed a serious crime of treason."

   This thing is like a stab in the throat.

   Every time he thinks of this, the fourth prince fills up with indescribable annoyance and self-blame. He had to wonder, if he hadn't said this that day, wouldn't the eldest prince rush into the palace with the strength of wine and make a monstrous mistake. Killed his father and father-in-law, and lost his own life.

"This matter has nothing to do with you," Zhao Yu and the fourth prince were in the same mind, and seeing the fourth prince's grief and self-blame, he immediately said: "The first prince secretly gathers people in the world, and he has long been unruly. Otherwise, hastily In the meantime, where did he find the drug, and even the antidote took it with him!"

   This is true.

  The guilt of the fourth prince went away, and he whispered: "Anyway, when the second brother comes back, I have to tell the second brother exactly what happened."

  Zhao Yu hummed, and reached out to hold the fourth prince's hand, her eyes full of distress: "You have a clear conscience, you are worthy of anyone. Even if the prince comes back, he will not do anything to you."

"Don't say such things later." The fourth prince sighed: "My second brother and I are brothers and we have always gotten along in harmony. However, that was the past. It is impossible for a country to be without a king for a day. When I return to Beijing, the first thing is to do the funeral, and the second is to enthrone.”

   "There is a difference between rulers and ministers. From now on, the second brother will be the ruler, and I will be the minister. To be a minister, you have to look like a minister."

   Being a prince and being a vassal, how can it be the same?

After   , he had to hold his tail and bow his head to be a man.

   Zhao Yu felt a little depressed and had nothing to say. After being bored for a moment, he said, "Do you still want to go to the Fan?"

   "Of course." The Fourth Prince smiled bitterly: "And the sooner you express your intentions, the better."

   So as not to provoke the fear of the East Palace faction.

  The Meng family's army was defeated, the Xingyang army was severely damaged, and the Yulin army suffered heavy casualties. Only his father-in-law, the Marquis of Puyang, remained unmoved.

   He has no ambition to compete for the country, so he has to be extra quiet and show his humility to the end.

Zhao Yu had the same mind with him, and said in a low voice, "My father has stabilized this time. There was a lot of fighting outside at that time, and I could vaguely hear the sound of killing in the backyard of the mansion. I was really afraid that my father couldn't hold back. He also led troops into the capital, making the situation even more chaotic."

   Fortunately, the Marquis of Puyang was not confused.

  Otherwise, it is not only the nine members of the Meng family who have been imprisoned now.

  The fourth prince nodded: "Father-in-law doesn't look very reliable on weekdays, but he can see clearly and make accurate judgments at critical times. It's best that he doesn't go into troubled waters, and the Zhao family can stay safe and rich for decades."

   Zhao Yu was a little tired, so she also got on the bed, carefully avoiding the fourth prince's injury, and snuggled beside him: "The most pitiful is the sister-in-law."

   "Put yourself in the shoes and think about it, if I were the elder sister-in-law, I would have to end myself with Bai Ling."

   The fourth prince sighed: "Too many people have died these days. It's not a good sign. I just hope that my sister-in-law will be stronger and survive this disaster."

   The husband and wife leaned head to head together and talked for a long time. Unconsciously, the tiredness surged up, and the voices became smaller and smaller. Soon, the couple fell asleep together.

  …

  The Palace of the First Prince.

  The bad news came into the ears of the first prince and concubine one after another.

   The pain was so extreme that the whole person seemed to be split in two. Half of them were in excruciating pain, while the other half were unusually calm. The calm self is looking at the painful self.

   She has followed her father at home and her husband in marriage.

   Now my husband is dead, my father-in-law is dead, and my father is dead. Her brother also died.

   Her sky completely collapsed.

   Strangely, she didn't want to die at all.

   She didn't know anything and did nothing wrong, why did she accompany Li Yi to death?

  The ants are still stealing their lives, it is better to die than live. Even if he will be imprisoned for a lifetime in the future, he will never be able to leave this mansion. She doesn't want to die either.

   Li Tang, the son-in-law, stayed by the side of the eldest princess.

  Li Tang has been docile and obedient since he was a child. After two years of studying in the palace, he became more and more sensible.

   Such a big thing happened in the palace, so naturally, Li Tang could not hide it. Li Tang was terrified in his heart, and even more afraid that the eldest imperial concubine would not want to commit suicide.

   When the First Prince was in a daze, he followed him, and he also ate when she ate. She slept, and Li Tang didn't leave, just slept on the narrow couch in the bedroom. She made a slight movement, and Li Tang rushed over immediately.

   At this moment, she sat in a daze, and before she knew it, tears flowed down her face. Li Tang didn't say anything, and silently took the veil to wipe her tears.

   The eldest princess closed her eyes, then opened them: "Brother Tang, your imperial grandfather died. He died at the hands of your father. Your grandfather was also killed by your father."

   "Your father didn't want to die, he brought it on himself. In the future, the situation for our mother and son will be very difficult. When your second uncle comes back, if he is magnanimous, he will leave our mother and son alive."

   "If he insists on committing the crime, we will both die."

   (end of this chapter)