miscalculation

In just a few days, there was a sensation in the capital. The case of the second prince Xiao Cheng committing disorderly behavior and forcing the palace maid to death was widely circulated.Xiao Yi, Emperor Yanqi, the emperor of the imperial court, was furious because of this incident, and passed out in the Chonghua Palace. He only recovered after lying on the couch for half a month.All of a sudden, the impeachment list of the second prince was piled up on Yushitai.

Seeing that the eldest prince Xiao Qian's wedding is approaching, the palace and the Yin's residence are all making preparations, and they are not neglecting at all.Xiao Yi specially ordered people to wait for Xiao Qian to get married before thoroughly investigating the matter of the second prince, which seemed to place particular importance on this marriage.Since Xiao Zheng was cleared of his grievances, he stayed in Xiaoyue Xuan every day, closing the door to thank guests, even Xiao Liang was blocked by him at the door.

He kept thinking back to what his mother, Concubine Lan Gui, said to him after sunrise that day.At that time, Concubine Lan Gui was very haggard, and when she picked him up, she turned away the crowd and said, "Zhenger, because of your grandmother's affairs, it is a pity for my mother and concubine that you missed the position because of it."

"Mother and concubine, I don't care about this at all, so why bother to mention these things? As long as you and my mother and child are safe, that's enough." He was calm at that time.

"You child, after all, is too naive. You have always known the temperament of the mother and concubine. How can you be a person who fights for favor? But in the harem, you just keep your own place every day and don't compete with others. Will others let you go? Mother and concubine? After this disaster in prison, you should understand that you are the prince and the blood of your father. If you don't fight with others, will the others be at ease and won't care about you? The current disaster , is proof that after His Majesty establishes a crown prince, even after the new emperor ascends the throne, you will be a thorn in the side of others, a thorn in the flesh. The mother and concubine have always known that if you don't fight, I am afraid that you will not be favored by your father since you were young. If In this way, I am afraid that in the future when the mother and concubine are not around, you will only have a dead end."

Xiao Zheng was taken aback, he never expected his mother to be so fussy.Since he was a child, it's not that he has never seen the struggle in the palace, especially Concubine Liu Chen regarded Ningxin Palace and his mother and concubine as thorns in their eyes, and had done many tricks.He couldn't stand it several times, and wanted to argue with him, but Concubine Lan Gui didn't allow him to make any moves, but just deftly resolved it, and forbearance many times.

Xiao Zheng said: "Mother Concubine, is there only one way for us mother and son? If you are not favored by the emperor, and I am a downcast prince, I can't make waves at all. Would they still be so afraid?"

Concubine Lan Gui shook her head, thinking that this child was too naive after all, she said: "Your grandfather is the imperial tutor, it is absolutely impossible to stay out of the situation, not to mention that he doesn't favor you, does he favor outsiders? With your grandfather around, we will always be thorns in the eyes of others and thorns in the flesh. If we don’t fight, your grandfather is also destined to be calculated by others. Do you want your mother and concubine to just endure and let them bully you wantonly? When your grandmother committed suicide, the late emperor felt guilty, so I will not pursue the death of the Yin family. Your father, the emperor's house, has a kind heart. He has favored me for many years, and it is inevitable that people will be jealous. Zhenger, since you were born in the emperor's family, how can you say that you have nothing to do with the world. This time, Jiao Nu It’s a blessing for you to be able to avenge your injustice, and you will have less contact with the palaces, especially Fengmian, our mother and son should have been wise and safe.”

"Mother Concubine, Xiao Qi just lost his mother, and the whereabouts of Third Emperor Brother is also unknown, even if I take care of him, there is nothing wrong with it. Why don't you let me associate with him?" Xiao Zheng was quite puzzled.

"If you associate with him, in the eyes of others, you form a clique. He has always protected your second prince, but you still help him. In the eyes of Concubine Liu Chen, it is no different from Ningxin Palace and Yin's family being the second prince's power. Recently, your grandfather adopted another adoptive daughter, who will soon marry your elder brother. In this way, it is impossible for them not to suspect that we are wooing the eldest prince. This time, the third prince's palace servants are involved. It means that it has something to do with your seventh brother, and now even the second prince is also in prison. Are you really that simple? If the second prince sees that your grandfather Yin’s family is about to become the eldest prince’s father-in-law, and thinks that you are in the same line as the fifth prince, then that’s the way to go. You don’t know if Xiaoqi designed it for you. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the jade pendant disappeared just after you went to Fengmian Pavilion?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Zheng was anxious to defend Xiao Liang: "Mother Concubine! Xiaoqi can't harm me. Besides, the matter of Jiaonu is really strange. I don't know why I still wear the jade pendant on my body in the morning." Will disappear without a trace, but the jade pendant that Jiao Nu is holding in her hand is indeed Erchen's jade pendant."

"Zheng'er, my concubine was about to ask you, you said you were wearing that jade pendant, did you take a closer look at that jade pendant in those few days?"

"Every time Xiaoliu waited for Erchen to change clothes, so Erchen didn't look at it carefully, but the quality of the jade is special. At the beginning, I made seven jades and used them up. I can tell when I hold them." Xiao Zheng replied.

"If a prince puts his jade pendant with you, and you wear it for a few days, you won't be able to find it, right?" Concubine Lan Gui lowered her head and pondered, knowing that doing so would be too risky, and it seemed impossible.

"This risk is too great, I think it is absolutely impossible." Xiao Zheng obviously thought of this.

"In short, mother and concubine hope that you will not have too many contacts with Xiao Qi in the future. Your father has always loved your second brother, and you know that. There must be conclusive evidence for him to be imprisoned now, otherwise your father You will definitely not do this. Your second brother can do such things for the throne, and it is unknown that Xiao Qi, who has always been on good terms with him, will be used by him. Promise mother and concubine that you will not have any relationship with Xiao Qi in the future. It's too close. Otherwise, if something happens, not only you, but also your mother and concubine and your grandfather's family, and your two uncles will be implicated."

Xiao Zheng already saw that his mother and concubine were cruel, and he couldn't answer for a while, so he could only nod his head reluctantly: "Yes, Zheng'er just listen to you."

In the next few days, Xiao Liang came to Xiaoyue Pavilion to look for him, but was turned away.Xiao Liang's health has gradually improved since Master Jingkong's diagnosis and treatment last time, but he was extremely worried.He recalled the events of that day several times, but he couldn't figure out what was weird about it.His father called him to chat, but he refused to explain clearly to him why the second prince committed the crime.He always felt that he was the only one in the whole court who didn't know what was going on, and he couldn't help being anxious.

Since the death of Concubine Hui, Huaiyue Palace has been neglected by the palace, and some ridicules have reached his ears.Originally, the aunt in charge of the father's faction was here, and she was quite dignified.Ever since his father fell ill unexpectedly, that aunt didn't care much about the affairs here.Especially in Xiao Jie Palace, there were many voices of resentment.They all privately rumored that Xiao Jie was dead and they should have been sent out long ago, hearing these remarks aroused Xiao Liang's thoughts and made him even more unhappy.Since Xiao Cheng was imprisoned, this situation has become even worse, Xiao Liang can only bear with it, and doesn't want to get too fussy with them.

This day Xiao Liang was feeding the snow crows, but found that there was not enough food, and after calling for a long time, there was no sign of anyone, presumably they all went to the Banlin Pavilion to watch the fun.In the past few days, the wedding was being prepared there, and there were often rewards, so he got up by himself and wanted to get the feed, but he didn't want to slip and fall to the ground.He got up and sighed secretly, he didn't expect that the feed was not ready yet, so he picked up the dried meat from his snack and fed it to the snow crow.After a while, Snow Crow flew away contentedly.

Xiao Liang smiled, and was about to walk back with the tray in his hand, but saw the sixth younger brother Xiao Yunxiang standing there.

"Seventh brother, where are you?" Xiao Yunxiang seldom spoke, and what he said was only a few words, most people couldn't understand, but Xiao Liang could understand his meaning since he was a child.Thinking about it, he was asking himself where all the people in the palace had gone.

"They went to Banlinju to watch the fun. Sixth brother, thank you last time, but you must not do this in the future. Those fruits and vegetables are not good after all." Xiao Liang knew that he never liked the excitement, and it must be where Banlinju and Xiao Yunxiang lived. The Tengyun Pavilion was very close, so he ran here to avoid the noise.The last time Xiao Yunxiang saved him by eating fruits and vegetables, he had never been able to thank him in person, so he wanted to take this opportunity to say it.You must know that the fruits and vegetables are poisonous, he really took a great risk in doing that.

"You are also in danger." Xiao Yunxiang stepped forward and pulled him into the room, presumably because he didn't want to stand in the air when he was recovering from a long illness.

"I'm in danger too?" Xiao Liang didn't understand what he meant, after thinking for a while, he knew he was talking about his current situation.He shook his head and continued: "I'm not in danger, Brother Six, don't worry."

The incident of Jiaonu was known to everyone in the palace, even Xiao Yun had heard about it in detail.Since childhood, Xiao Yunxiang had been quite friendly to him, but it was a pity that Concubine Liu Chen was very displeased and there were many obstacles.When Concubine Hui was alive, she also warned Xiao Liang to avoid contacting him, so both of them were forced by their mother's order not to have more contact with him.

Xiao Yunxiang stretched out his hands and felt that Xiao Liang's hands were cold, compared to standing in the wind for too long just now, so he took a cloak and put it on him.

Xiao Liang smiled and said, "Thank you Sixth Brother."

"Hello, Xiao Qi, and me too." After Xiao Yunxiang finished speaking, he patted his shoulder and left Fengmian Pavilion.

That night, many people in Xiao Jie's palace were tortured with sticks, no one dared to tell Xiao Liang about this.Xiao Liang was just wondering why in one day, the Sixth Division of Shang Palace came to deliver a lot of clothes and food, and they seemed extremely attentive.