The crown prince's return to Beijing is a major event for the whole country. Ten years ago, the crown prince was demoted to the northwest area because of the crime of disobedience. He has no power or power in his hands. The only thing he has is the title of prince.

Now that he is back in Beijing, the dignified prince has lost the emperor's honor and favor, so he is just acting cautiously based on people's faces.

"Father, you have been working hard for a few days, and it's time for you to rest."

The prince looked at the worried child in front of him, sat wearily on the high seat of the East Palace, raised his eyes to look at the empty hall, "Shen'er, remember, now that you are in the capital, you have to be careful in everything, the father is incompetent, I'm afraid I can't protect you..."

Jin Shen hurriedly knelt down, looked up at the pale and bloodless prince, and said sadly, "Father, take care, my child will go to the imperial physician."

"No, come here, my father has a few things to tell you."

The prince's tone was weak, his breath was short and rapid, his lips were blue and white, and his fingertips were cold. Jin Shen knew that his father's time was approaching.

With a trembling voice, Jin Shen whispered: "Father... what my father said, Shen'er will definitely keep it in mind."

"Shen'er, you have been by your father's side since you were young. You should know that your father is not valued by your grandfather. When you went to the northwest by order, your father had to exchange you with a child outside the palace for your safety. , let you... make you lose your status as the son of the concubine, and now you can only resign as the eldest son of the concubine, and the father knows that he has wronged you."

Jin Shen choked up and said, "Jin Shen has been able to stay by Father's side all these years, Jin Shen is not wronged."

"Good boy." The prince sighed deeply twice, and then hurriedly said: "Father knows that his time is approaching, but you have to remember that you are the only son of Father, and Jinyu is just a person of unknown origin. , you don’t have to take him to heart, my father wanted to send someone to get rid of him before, but it’s a pity that he is now under the protection of King Gu, so I can’t succeed for a while.”

The prince panted twice, although he was exhausted, he continued to hold on: "Now King Gu is in power, and he is favored by your grandfather, you must not confront him before you are full-fledged, you must learn to forbear, lie dormant, wait Someday... someday..."

"The child understands!"

The prince leaned over and coughed violently, heart-piercing, and thick black blood spilled from between the fingers covering his mouth.

Jinshen was terrified, got up quickly, and said, "Father, my son is going to ask the imperial physician."

"Don't go!" The prince held him back, and said seriously: "Father knows it well, it's only a few days, but before that, father must do something for you."

"Father?"

"Jinyu, it must be done!"

Jinshen looked at the prince in disbelief, then slowly lowered his head, not daring to say any more.

Gu Wang hugged Jinyu, the narrow palace road was covered with snow on both sides, and the palace people barely managed to sweep out a path for the masters to walk.

Xia Chengqi saw that King Gu's face was a little pale, his brows were tightly frowned, and he looked like he was enduring the pain, "Uncle Huang let Jinyu down, Jinyu can go by herself."

"Can you really walk by yourself?"

Xia Chengqi nodded seriously, "Jinyu is already ten years old."

King Gu laughed, "Your elder brother Jinshen is also ten years old, but you see, he is more than a head taller than you."

Jinyu lowered her eyes and said nothing.

"Envy?"

Xia Chengqi didn't know why.

King Gu continued: "Your father seems to love Jinshen very much."

Xia Chengqi thought for a while, hugged King Gu's neck tightly, buried his head in the crescent of King Gu's neck, and said in a muffled voice: "I don't envy you, my brother has a father, but Jinyu has an uncle."

"Well, Jinyu has an uncle." Gu Wang rubbed Jinyu's side face, as if he was still tender enough to feel the tiny fluff on the child's delicate skin, itching, and his heart was itching.

Xia Chengqi laughed loudly, hugged King Gu's cheek, kissed it hard, took the opportunity to be obedient, "Uncle Huang will support Jinyu in the future."

"Okay, Uncle Huang is Jinyu's backer."

Xia Chengqi smiled and frowned, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a eunuch coming panting, kneeling in the snow on the side of the palace road three or four meters away from King Gu, and said loudly: "Slave Sanxi has seen King Gu, the prince Order the servants to come and look for the little emperor's grandson."

Gu Wang stopped and looked at the little eunuch, "What's the matter?"

Sanfu didn't dare to look up, "His Royal Highness said that he wants to have a family reunion with the little emperor's grandson."

Gu Wang looked at the little eunuch, and smiled coldly, "The road is slippery in the snow, why don't you let me send the little emperor and grandson there, how about you? You lead the way."

The little eunuch was startled and apprehensive, he hesitated and said: "But His Highness said that only the servants should bring the little emperor and grandson there alone."

"Presumptuous!" Eunuch Lu reprimanded the little eunuch, "How can you question the meaning of the prince, if you don't step forward to lead the way, if you talk too much, the miscellaneous family will tear your mouth!"

The little eunuch San Fu repeatedly kowtowed and got up to lead the way for King Gu.

Not long after, the East Palace arrived.

In the main hall, the prince sat on a high seat and waited. When he saw King Gu and Jinyu, his expression sank in vain.

"Jinyu, why don't you come down quickly, after all these years in the palace, why are you so unruly?"

Xia Chengqi struggled to get down from King Gu's arms, and walked to the palace to salute and kowtow to the prince in a respectful manner.

King Gu cupped his hands slightly, and said with a smile, "I have seen the prince."

"King Gu doesn't need to be too polite."

Jinyu was still kneeling below, looking up at the prince timidly.

The prince looked at him, "Get up."

"Thank you, Father."

The prince softened his tone, "Come forward, let Father Wang take a good look at you."

Xia Chengqi walked towards the prince step by step, stood beside the prince cautiously, and the prince was still holding his hand, but for some reason, Xia Chengqi always felt that the prince's hand was too cold, and subconsciously wanted to pull it back .

Withdrawing his hand from the crown prince, Xia Chengqi saw that the prince's expression was not very good-looking, and said cautiously: "Father, where is brother?"

The prince's face looked better now, and he said with relief: "It's rare that you still remember your elder brother. He has been waiting for me for a long time, and I let him go to rest. It's been good in the palace these years."

Xia Chengqi nodded, "My child is doing well."

Xia Chengqi is now dressed in brocade clothes, wearing a golden crown on his head, with a ruddy complexion, red lips and white teeth, which is difficult to associate with the little emperor and grandson who was bullied in the cold palace before.

"Seeing you, I should be living well. From now on, I will live in the East Palace and let your elder brother teach you well."

Living in the East Palace...

Xia Chengqi thought for a while, Jinshen was his target, and it would be easier to attack with sincerity if he stayed by Jinshen's side.

"That child..."

"Wait!" Before Jinyu finished speaking, King Gu smiled, "Prince, this may not be appropriate."

The crown prince frowned and asked: "Jinyu is my child, so it's only natural that I live in the East Palace, what's wrong?"

King Gu lowered his eyebrows, concealing the almost invisible murderous intent in his eyes, "The emperor once ordered this king to train Jinyu personally. This is the emperor's order, not this king's will."

The murderous intent flashed in the prince's eyes, "Then let Jinyu live here tonight, does King Gu not want to stay here for one night?"

"This is the emperor's imperial decree, and I dare not resist the decree."

Eyes collided, four eyes met, a strange and heavy atmosphere enveloped the empty hall, Xia Chengqi couldn't help shivering.

"Uncle, I..."

"Jinyu, come here." Seeing Xia Chengqi hesitated, Gu Wang couldn't help feeling angry.

Just now I said that my elder brother has a father and Jinyu has an uncle. When I saw my father, I forgot about myself in a blink of an eye!

The prince smiled, and reached out to stroke Xia Chengqi's temple hair, "Do you want to stay here with your father?"

Xia Chengqi couldn't help trembling, and quietly took a step back, the prince's hand was stretched out in mid-air awkwardly.

"Father, Jinyu was taught by the emperor's uncle and is very grateful to the emperor, but I dare not forget my father's kindness. In the future, I will definitely come to the East Palace to visit my father more often."

The prince's face darkened, "So when I come back, you are not willing to share the family relationship with me even for one night?"

Xia Chengqi whispered: "It is Jinyu's unfilial piety not to be able to serve under the knee of the father, but the father already has an elder brother, for the father, Jinyu may be... dispensable, so Jinyu thinks..."

"Okay, needless to say," King Gu stepped forward and hugged Xia Chengqi, then retreated to one side, and said in a low voice, "Jinyu said it very well, that's what it should be."

King Gu looked directly at the crown prince, "I think His Royal Highness the crown prince will not resist the order. It's getting late today, and the crown prince has been working hard, so I will take my leave."

Seeing that King Gu was about to step out of the hall with Xia Chengqi in his arms, the crown prince sternly said, "Stop!"

King Gu stopped in his tracks, "What else can the prince do?"

"King Gu really thinks that you can still go out after entering the East Palace?"

"The crown prince thinks this east palace can trap this king?" A palpitating cold light flashed in King Gu's eyes, his voice was deep and powerful, giving people an invisible coercion.

The prince smiled slightly, stood up staggeringly, Xia Chengqi's eyes sank involuntarily, the prince's feet were unsteady, his breath was vain, could it be that he was afraid of this by King Gu?

But how is it possible?

"King Gu has a good trick. He has been coaxing my father into submission all these years," the crown prince said as he approached King Gu, "Ten years ago, I framed my palace, which made me disgusted by my father and sent me into exile." In the northwest land, ten years later in the East Palace of this Palace, you are still so presumptuous, Gu Wang really thinks that this Palace is so gentle and easy to bully?"

King Gu couldn't deny it, "The prince is too worried."

"Worry too much?" The prince stood firm in front of King Gu, opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood, Xia Chengqi was shocked, King Gu lowered his brows, wrinkled his brows tightly, and took a step back slightly.

rub--

The prince pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, and the gleaming tip of the knife reflected the prince's mad look.

"I know that the royal father trusts you and even favors you, but if the crown prince dies in the East Palace, he will die in front of you, King Gu. Even if the royal father intends to show favoritism, what about those old guys in the clan mansion?"

Xia Chengqi's eyes widened, and he watched the prince stab the cold dagger towards him. King Gu blocked the dagger, and the prince followed the force of King Gu's blocking the dagger, and thrust the dagger into his chest suddenly. .

Looking at it this way, it seemed that King Gu had deliberately stabbed the dagger into the prince's chest.

King Gu covered Xia Chengqi's eyes with one hand, Xia Chengqi only heard a heavy sound of falling to the ground, and then he wailed mournfully, "Father——"

When Jinshen saw this scene outside the hall, his eyes were cracked, and he lay beside the prince, weeping uncontrollably.

"Father, what's the matter with you, father? The imperial physician, call the imperial physician!"

The prince spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and held Jinshen tightly with one hand, "Shen'er, remember your father's words, you must remember your father's words!"

Jin Shen cried bitterly, "I remember, I remember, Shen'er dare not forget what my father said!"

The prince took a few heavy breaths, looked at Jinshen, the smile on the corner of his mouth was stiff, as if breaking free from some shackles, the burden he had carried for more than ten years was finally relieved, he was peaceful and quiet, his eyes gradually lost focus, Jinshen was the only one left in the whole hall The sound of wailing.

The death of the prince spread throughout the entire palace within the space of a stick of incense.

The emperor never frowned when he heard the news, and even felt a little impatient, "When you die, you will be buried according to the ancestral system. Is it not enough to be buried with the crown prince?"

The palace servants replied tremblingly: "My Majesty, when the crown prince passed away, King Gu ... King Gu was present, and ... and it is rumored that King Gu accidentally killed the crown prince."

"Presumptuous!" The emperor yelled, "Who spread it? Which daring servant dares to spread such a rumor!"

"Returning to the emperor, it's those palace people in the East Palace. They all said that this is indeed the case."

The emperor leaned against the table and sneered, "Since he is so loyal to protect, then all of them will be buried with the prince, not one will be left behind!"

The palace attendant held his breath and did not dare to say more, bowed carefully and stepped back to deliver the decree.

The weather outside the house was supposed to be sunny after the snow, but suddenly dark clouds blocked out the sun.

Xia Chengqi stood at the entrance of the main hall, looked up at the sky, and suddenly looked at King Gu behind the desk, and said Nuo Nuo, "Uncle Emperor, it's going to snow again."

Gu Wang was still processing the memorial behind the desk, and waved at Xia Chengqi without raising his head, "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

Xia Chengqi walked in, leaned in front of the desk, stared at King Gu with bright eyes, and said, "Uncle Huang, can I go and see my brother?"

"No!"

Xia Chengqi blinked, and followed the good advice, "But he is also Jinyu's father, as a son, how could Jinyu not keep his filial piety in front of his soul."

"No need!"

"But……"

King Gu looked up, looked at the child's earnest gaze, and sighed, "Jinyu, don't you hate your father?"

Xia Chengqi thought for a while, but didn't speak.

"That's it. A man should have a clear distinction between love and hate when he is in the world. I think you can feel it yourself when your father treats you. What's more, you said you want to guard the spirit. You can talk about it. How many days can your body last before the spirit?"

Xia Chengqi asked in a low voice, "What about elder brother?"

"What about him?"

"Where will brother live in the future?"

"Of course he lives in the East Palace."

Xia Chengqi is in a hurry. It is not that he has never experienced the cannibalism in the imperial palace. The prince can protect himself while he is alive, but now that the prince is dead and the ten-year-old child is in the harem, the emperor does not like it, and the queen is eyeing him. How can he deal with himself? ?

What's more, I want to attack his true value!

At both ends, how to attack?

"But...but he is still Jinyu's elder brother. Jinyu can't bear his elder brother being bullied in the East Palace."

"so what?"

Xia Chengqi gritted his teeth, summoned up his courage and said to Gu Wang, "So, can the uncle take over the elder brother as well?"

"Jinyu!" Gu Wang put down his pen and looked at him seriously.

Xia Chengqi knew how unreasonable his request was, he stepped back a few steps, knelt in the middle of the cold hall, "Jinyu made the emperor unhappy, Jinyu knew it was wrong."

"Since you know you've made a mistake, you don't need to mention it again."

But Xia Chengqi was not reconciled, "Isn't the emperor the one who loves Jinyu the most? Why can't Jinyu even agree to such a small request?"

Gu Wang said coldly: "You are kind, and you can't bear your elder brother being bullied in the East Palace, then you know..." Then you know how your father and elder brother designed to murder you!

But King Gu didn't say these words, and he couldn't bear to say them in front of Jinyu.

This child is so sincere in his heart, how could he have the heart to destroy the image of his father who is indomitable in his heart.

She closed her eyes, became ruthless, and said in a deep voice: "If you mention this again in the future, you will go back to the East Palace to accompany your elder brother, and you don't have to stay in my Gu Palace anymore."

"Uncle Emperor..." Xia Chengqi looked at him in disbelief.

It is said that a companion is like a tiger. One moment he was soft-spoken and doting on him, but the next second he is so ruthless and cold as ice.

Xia Chengqi knelt on the spot and did not dare to move.

"have you understood?"

Xia Chengqi was startled and trembling, looked up at King Gu, his eyes were dim with tears, his pitiful appearance really made King Gu's heart ache.

It's true that the child is kind-hearted, but this matter cannot be discussed!

"Jinyu wants to guard the spirit of her father."

"Can you say that again?"

Xia Chengqi lowered his head and repeated in a low voice, "Jinyu wants to keep the spirit of his father."

Gu Wang's anger that had just been appeased surged up again in an instant, and he directly ordered to the outside: "Lu Fu!"

Lu Fuli bowed and agreed outside the hall.

"Take the little emperor's grandson to the East Palace. I think the palace is too small to accommodate!"

Lu Fu was startled. It is well known how Jinyu was favored in Prince Gu's mansion these days, but now he is sent back to the East Palace for unknown reasons that offended King Gu.

But as a slave, how dare he question his master's words, so he hurried down to give orders.

Xia Chengqi was even more stunned when he heard this, and tears fell unconsciously. It was King Gu who saved him. These days, King Gu has been taking good care of him. It made him feel extremely at ease, extremely greedy, and he really didn't want to leave.

Suddenly regaining consciousness, she took a few steps towards King Gu's knees, "Uncle, Jinyu was wrong, Jinyu just wanted to do her best to be a son of man, and just wanted to guard the spirit of her father for..."

King Gu watched him walk up to him step by step, hugging his thigh and weeping bitterly, almost made him want to hug him up and love him, but in the palace, he absolutely couldn't Let Jinyu go one step further!

The emperor is eyeing, the empress is not good, and there are still many princes' eyeliner in the East Palace. Once they step in, who can predict what will happen.

So he became ruthless, and today he will surely win Jinyu's heart to return to the East Palace.

"You don't need to ask me. In your heart, this king has long been a big villain who prevented you from being filial to your father. This king doesn't want to bear this bad name. Since you want to be a filial son praised by everyone, this king will not stop you. , you just go!"

Tears rolled down Jinyu's cheeks, wet her knees, Xia Chengqi choked up crying, and explained with a twitch: "No, Jinyu is not... That means, Jinyu has never thought about the emperor like that."

"Your father threw you in the harem from a young age and ignored you, even when he returned to the capital, he was neither cold nor indifferent to you. You didn't see your father's behavior in the East Palace. You still regard him as a loving father?"

"Uncle Wuwuwu..." Xia Chengqi shook his head vigorously, his eyes were red, tears were streaming down his face, he was sobbing, unable to speak.

Outside the hall, Lu Fu buried his head and replied: "Go back to the prince, everything is ready."

Hearing this, Jinyu was even more shocked, and hugged King Gu's knee tightly, "Don't want Jinyu, uncle, Jinyu knew it was wrong, and Jinyu will never mention this again. Uncle Huang, don't send Jinyu away."

"If you know you've made a mistake, then tell me, what's wrong? What should I do in the future?"

Xia Chengqi was so dizzy from crying that his mind seemed to stop spinning. He looked up at King Gu with tears in his eyes, but he couldn't say a word.

Seeing that he was still so hesitant, King Gu tore away the little hand that was clutching his skirt, "Lu Fu!"

"No!" Xia Chengqi threw himself into King Gu's arms, wrapped his small hands around King Gu's neck, and buried himself in King Gu's arms, "Uncle, I was wrong, never mention it again, never mention it again."

"Don't mention it?"

Xia Chengqi shook his head, "I won't mention it."

King Gu quietly waved to Lu Fu, and Lu Fu retreated wisely and closed the palace door.

Gu Wang hugged him with one arm, and wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve with the other hand, seeing that he was panting uncomfortably, his heart ached.

"Jinyu, you are still young and don't understand these twists and turns. When you grow up, you will understand Uncle Huang's painstaking efforts."

"Uncle...don't want Jinyu, uncle."

King Gu didn't speak.

Xia Chengqi cried and said: "Uncle Huang, Jinyu will never disobey the Uncle Emperor again, and must be filial to repay the Uncle Huang."

King Gu sighed, and hugged him on his knees, "Uncle Huang doesn't want your reward, you just have to remember that no one in the royal family is really kind-hearted. It will be you, you repay evil with kindness, but no one will appreciate you, and they will even secretly laugh at you for being stupid, understand?"

Xia Chengqi nodded half-understood, "I...I know, I remember."

"Okay, don't cry, man, how can you cry like a girl."

Xia Chengqi choked up in his arms, shrugging his body, Gu Wang felt his heart was about to break.

"Jinyu is good, don't cry, it's the uncle's fault."

Xia Chengqi shook his head, his eyes were swollen like a walnut and looked at King Gu with tears in his eyes, "Jinyu knows the painstaking efforts of the emperor, Jinyu will be obedient in the future."

With a crying voice and red eyes, Gu Wang instantly felt that what he just said was a heinous crime.

But a ten-year-old child, what is your rivalry with him? !

Taking advantage of the situation, he hugged him in his arms and patted him gently, "Okay, okay, don't cry."

Xu Shi cried for too long just now, and Xia Chengqi was a little tired from crying. After a tense nerve relaxed, the feeling of exhaustion surged in an instant. Feeling the comfort of King Gu, Xia Chengqi couldn't hold it anymore, and gradually fell asleep. past.

The person in his arms didn't respond, so King Gu carefully picked him up, put him on the bed in the side hall, covered the quilt carefully, looked at Xia Chengqi who was crying miserably, and leaned over the eyelids With a light kiss, he quietly left the palace door.

Lu Fu stood outside the hall, not daring to vent his anger.

"Words spread out that Jinyu was sad because of her father's death. She cried bitterly and passed out until she fell into a coma. Her high fever persisted. After the visit by the imperial doctor, she still couldn't get out of bed."

Lu Fu nodded respectfully: "Yes."

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