After rebirth, Zha Gong begged me to love him [Rebirth]
Chapter 35 Li Daitao stiff
It's just strange that, from a distance, there seemed to be many people standing at the entrance of the banquet hall, but upon closer inspection, they were actually people from various families.
Looking at the open door of the banquet hall and the guards guarding the door, Lord Wei grabbed a familiar patriarch and asked, "Master Qin, what's going on? Why are you blocking the door?"
Master Qin replied with an unhappy expression, "It turns out that it is Lord Wei, and Qin has just arrived, and I don't know much about it. I only know that the emperor ordered me to wait outside the door. You say it's okay For a banquet, there is no reason not to let guests in."
It was obvious that Lord Qin who spoke was straight-hearted, Lord Wei Hou didn't answer his fault, looked at the aristocratic families blocking the door, "Since the emperor gave the order, it doesn't matter if you wait."
Soon the entrance of the banquet hall was crowded with many people from various families, and all of a sudden, the whole banquet hall was full of courtesies and salutes, and there was a lot of noise.
Wang Weizhi kept the words of Marquis Wei in mind and seldom talked to others. Another reason was that he would soon lose his identity as the only son of the Wei family. Seeing that the days of impostors were coming to an end, he didn't want to cause trouble.
Looking at the past, all the children from the various families in the capital outside the banquet hall had arrived. At this moment, there was a sound of "kicking, tapping, tapping" coming from a distance.
Everyone stopped talking for a while and looked up. Not far from the banquet hall, there were two black horses coming side by side.
Immediately sat two men, one was graceful and luxurious, and the bright yellow robe showed the identity of the emperor, and the other had thick eyebrows, broad shoulders and broad waist, with a stern expression.
On both sides of the steed, many servants trotted behind him. Behind the steed were five princes dressed in fine clothes, and the princes followed their respective servants.
It stands to reason that the princes are arranged in order according to their seniority, but Wen Xian, as the third prince, walks behind all the princes, but he doesn't care much when he sees his smiling face. The upright Shen Yanfei beside Xian was different from the servants beside the other princes, his back was straight and his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, but on that handsome face, the two thick eyebrows were firmly frowned.
In the back are the concubines who are favored by the emperor.
Soon the steed had reached the entrance of the banquet hall, and all the families gave way to the entrance one after another, knelt down on both sides, Wang Weizhi knelt down with the crowd, and followed the crowd to greet the emperor on the steed.
Everyone shouted in unison, the battle seemed to lift the roof of the banquet hall, Wang Weizhi raised his eyes secretly, his position was right in front of the horse in front of him, and his goal was a slender, thin leg, he looked up slightly, and saw The tall man sat upright on the horseback, like a king admired by thousands of people.
Being able to come here on horseback with the emperor in the palace is the emperor's reward, and it is also a supreme honor. It is truly magnificent to be worshiped by thousands of people.
Is this the most powerful general in the Wen Dynasty?Shen Yanfei's brother is heavy?
As if feeling his sight, the man on the horseback slightly lowered his head and squinted down. The man's eyes were very sharp, with a piercing edge, and Wang Weizhi quickly lowered his eyes.
The man seemed to be still staring at him, but at this moment, Emperor Wen who was on the side spoke, "General Shen, get off your horse!"
Shen Shen retracted his gaze, "Yes."
Responding respectfully, Zhong Zhong and Emperor Wen got off their horses together, and the servants at the side immediately trotted up and led the two steeds down.
"Get up, everyone, today is General Shen's celebration banquet, so don't be restrained."
After Emperor Wen's words fell, everyone stood up one after another. Although Emperor Wen said so, who would dare to make mistakes in front of the king?When Emperor Wen took his seat heavily, all the talents took their seats.
There is a long corridor in the banquet hall. There are many tables and chairs on both sides of the corridor. On the high platform at the end, there is a bright gold chair, which is the seat of Emperor Wen. The princes' tables are placed separately on both sides. The case, in the back is the concubines.
The heavy position is the first one on the lower right, and the prime minister of the Wen Dynasty sits on the left.
Going to both sides of the long corridor, tables and seats were set up in turn following the titles and officials of the various families.
Wang Weizhi followed Wei Houye and walked towards the Wei family. He quietly turned his head and glanced at Wen Xian. Obviously, the other party saw him too, but Wen Xian didn't have any extra expressions, and quickly turned his eyes away.
Although he was stabbed by Wen Xian's indifferent expression, he soon realized that the two of them might have to act as if they didn't know each other here.
He lowered his eyes, and followed Wei Houye to the Wei family's position in a regular manner.
As Emperor Wen took his seat, everyone entered the table one after another, but soon, something went wrong at the end of the corridor.
I only heard a scolding, "You are a daring dog, you can't do this little thing well."
Everyone looked for the sound and saw that it was the second prince Wen Shen, who slapped a servant beside him on the face severely, and the servant fell directly from the high platform.
Kowtowed for a while, his head was bloody, but just as the servant stabilized his body, he scrambled to his knees, kowtowed and begged for mercy in horror.
On the other side of the high platform, all the princes had already taken their seats, leaving only Wen Xian standing on the high platform with a bad face. The seats on both sides were already filled, obviously no one was prepared for him.
Everyone watched this scene without saying a word. This was nothing more than severely humiliating Wen Xian in front of the officials and families.
The second prince's actions seemed to be the servant's careless omission, but this banquet was organized by the second prince alone, without his signal, who would dare to miss the seat of the majestic third prince?
Everyone knew it well, but the second prince didn't make it clear about this matter, so he found a servant to take the blame, so that it was clear that he was innocent.
Dare to embarrass Wen Xian in front of Emperor Wen and his ministers' family at the celebration banquet, Wang Weizhi finally saw the fact that the second prince Wen Shen was so powerful, arrogant, and his status was comparable to that of the prince.
However, even if the second prince behaves so recklessly, if it is not shown in the open, Emperor Wen will probably not speak out under the weight of power. It is precisely because of this that Wen Shen dares to act so boldly, which also indirectly shows that Wen Xian As rumored, the status is awkward.
However, it is said that Emperor Wen has always loved this second prince as much as the prince, and seeing him today, it is true.
Although Wen Xian is a prince, he came from a humble background, and today his mother and concubine are not among the concubines, where he stands in such an embarrassment, no one speaks for him, Wang Weizhi couldn't help but feel distressed, But due to the identity of the Wei family, he couldn't do anything for him, and he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.
The round cat's eyes were full of worry, and he couldn't help but move slightly. Wei Hou Ye who was on the side noticed his strange movement, afraid that he would do something, held him down, and warned: "You What are you going to do? You can't control this matter."
Wang Weizhi understood in his heart, he forced himself to sit on the seat, "My son knows."
Lord Wei Hou saw him like this, so he let go, but fortunately Wen Xian is the prince after all, and the second prince didn't dare to do anything, most likely he just wanted to embarrass him.
The farce on the table didn't last long, and a gentle voice sounded, "I'm afraid that the second brother is too busy planning the celebration banquet, so we can't go into details and miss the third brother's seat, so let someone prepare a table. "
Wang Weizhi followed the voice and looked over. Beside Wendi's seat, a young man with a gentle appearance and gentle temperament was standing in front of the seat.
But who knew that the second prince didn't buy it at all when he heard the words, and snorted coldly: "His Royal Highness is kind-hearted, but this damn servant made such a mistake and ruined the face of the royal family, so what should I do?"
Hearing that, the servant kneeling under the high platform was so frightened that he lost his soul and begged for mercy with a pale face.
Wen Jue couldn't bear it, and said aloud: "He can't afford such a mistake, and it was an unintentional mistake, and today is a happy day, if he doesn't, he will be fined with his salary and expelled from the palace."
The second prince flicked his sleeves, and refuted the prince's face in public, "This is too light. It is precisely because of such an important day that he dared to touch his brow. In my opinion, he should be beaten to death with a stick."
"You!", Wen Jue was in a hurry, and his already gentle personality naturally lost the wind when he argued. He never thought that the second prince would be so contemptuous of a human life. Besides, everyone knows the reason for today's incident. bright.
Although I was in a hurry, I couldn't bear to watch the scapegoat die in vain. The two princes came and went, refusing to give in to each other. Although everyone was shocked, they all watched their eyes, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, and heart, for fear of getting into trouble. This trip in muddy water.
The two sides were at a stalemate, and apart from the voices of the two princes coming and going, and the servants begging for mercy, the hall was completely silent.
And Wen Xian was watching the excitement from the sidelines happily, and as today's protagonist, Shen Shen, he just sipped his wine and had a drink on his own, as if he didn't pay attention to the tense atmosphere at all.
It wasn't until Emperor Wen spoke that the two princes stopped talking.
Emperor Wen glanced at the shivering servant kneeling below, and said after a long while: "Come here, drag him down."
"Father!" Wen Jue disapproved when he heard the words. Emperor Wen only glanced at him, and Wen Jue understood that there was no room for turning around this matter.
He sat back in his seat dejectedly, and the servants had already been dragged out whining. Wen Shen smiled provocatively, and proudly filled the wine glass with the jug, until Emperor Wen gave him a warning look, and then restrained himself a little.
The two princes didn't speak, leaving Wen Xian standing aside in embarrassment. Emperor Wen didn't even give him extra looks, but ordered someone to prepare a set of tables and seats.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the servants who carried the tables and seats carried out the seats not reserved for the prince, but the same seats as those of the aristocratic families below.
The servant was holding the table and didn't know how to arrange it for a moment, the second prince gave him a look, the servant glanced at Emperor Wen who had nothing to say, and placed the table below.
This is undoubtedly telling the world in front of the whole family in the capital that Wen Xian, the third prince, has a low status and is not even worthy to sit with other princes.
There was a low laugh from the concubines behind Emperor Wen.
Wen Xian's face was very embarrassed. He glanced at Emperor Wen who was in the high position who was showing nothing, his finger bones tightened and his eyes were cold. But then, he smiled again, walked off the high platform, and sat on the seat that was set up. That smile never reached his eyes.
Wang Weizhi looked at Wen Xian's forbearance, his heart throbbed so badly, he wanted to go up and hug him, but now he couldn't, he could only force himself to endure it, but fortunately, after this celebration banquet, he could Stand beside Wen Xian openly and aboveboard, and hug him when he is sad.
After everyone was seated, Emperor Wen raised his glass and said a few words of congratulations. After toasting everyone with a heavy cup, the banquet officially began.
Wang Weizhi sat on the seat bored and helpless, maybe the singing and dancing wasn't attractive enough, or maybe he wasn't interested enough in the extravagant style of pushing cups and changing glasses, Wang Weizhi always looked at Wen Xian as if there was nothing there.
I don't know if there was something from the previous one, Wen Xian just drank wine by himself, talking to Shen Yanfei from time to time.
But Shen Yanfei's expression was very strange, his eyes were looking very sharply in one direction, Wang Weizhi followed him to look over, it was the heavy man who was drinking alone.
Wang Weizhi recalled Mrs. Wei's previous advice not to mention the names of these two people at the same time. Looking at Shen Yanfei's expression now, I am afraid that there is a serious grievance between the two, but aren't they brothers?
But soon, his thoughts were interrupted, and he saw a few people who came forward to be courteously pushed away, and went out alone with a glass of wine.
And here Shen Yanfei saw Shen Shen leaving, his sharp eyes closed and he got up and left regardless of Wen Xian's obstruction.
Wen Xian was naturally worried about him, so he got up helplessly and chased after him.
what happened?Wang Weizhi was puzzled, he was worried that Wen Xian was better than himself, after thinking about it, he glanced at Marquis Wei and Mrs Wei beside him, found a reason and followed them out.
In the long corridor outside the banquet hall, guards with lanterns stood at intervals. When Wang Weizhi came out, he only saw a white gauze flying around the corner of the corridor.
He stepped up to follow, but when he turned the corner, he lost sight of Wen Xian. Wang Weizhi didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts. He searched here and there for a while, but he couldn't tell what his mood was, he just wanted to see him at this time.
It's a pity that he searched back and forth for a while but didn't see anyone, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed in his heart.
Just when he was about to turn back in frustration, he heard voices coming from the corner under the steps of the palace at the end of the corridor.
He paused and listened carefully. It seemed to be Shen Yanfei's voice. Wang Weizhi's heart skipped a beat. If Shen Yanfei was here, Wen Xian should be there too.
He turned his footsteps and headed towards the corner over there. As he got closer, Shen Yanfei's voice became clearer and clearer.
"How does it feel to be honored by the bones of our Shen family? Should I congratulate you on their behalf?"
Wang Weizhi walked in, and saw Shen Yanfei and Shen Zhong standing in the corner under the stairs.
Shen Yanfei's face was frosty, his eyebrows and eyes were sharp, but his slightly tightened palms and slightly trembling voice made him appear a little weak.
His heavy eyebrows were tightly tied, and his eyes flickered like a bottomless deep pool. He snorted coldly, as if he looked down on Shen Yanfei very much, "That's what you asked me for?"
"Could it be that General Shen still wants to hear something nice?" Shen Yanfei taunted him.
Shen Zhong frowned even tighter, "It seems that you haven't made much progress in these years, and the orphan of the Shen family is no more than that."
Shen Yanfei's fingers turned white, and his body trembled slightly, "Why do you say that, what qualifications do you have to mention the Shen family?"
Shen Shen didn't care, and stood alone on the side without saying a word.
"How can you sit back and enjoy all this with peace of mind, don't you see the bloody faces of the Shen family when you close your eyes every night?"
"So what?" Shen Zhong didn't even change his expression, he was calm like an emotionless dummy, just like the Shen family that Shen Yanfei said had nothing to do with him.
"What did you say?" Shen Yanfei's eyes widened, and he looked at him in disbelief. He only felt that the blood in his body was frozen.
"Win the king and lose the bandits, kill people and punish their hearts. The Shen family is just a puddle of mud. Only the strong are respected here. I am only loyal to the emperor on the golden platform." Shen Zhong still looked expressionless, "Of course, if you can kill me, as long as you do it well, I naturally have no complaints."
"Heavy!", Shen Yanfei cried out uncontrollably, the other party's indifferent attitude and cold tone made Shen Yanfei's hatred look so ridiculous.
It was the first time for Wang Weizhi to see Shen Yanfei who lost his composure. In his impression, Shen Yanfei would always be that arrogant, tall and indestructible person. But at this moment, Wang Weizhi seemed to see Shen Yanfei's helpless failure.
And Shen Shen seems to be very happy to see his frustration, and the corners of his lips, which are tightly pursed, seem to move imperceptibly at this moment.
He knowingly asked: "Shen Yanfei, do you want to kill me?"
This is probably something Shen Yanfei thinks about day and night.
"But you can't do it now." Zhong Zhong said a fact in a flat tone.
Shen Yanfei's chest was heaving rapidly, he tried his best to restrain the urge to rush over and kill him, if eyes could be a knife, Shen Zhong would have been cut to pieces by now.
But the heaviness didn't seem to be enough, and he said indifferently: "You know, the reason why you can live well until now is your parents, who knelt in front of me before dying and begged me to let you go, because of all these years In terms of nurturing, I let you live."
This sentence was nothing more than a great stimulus to Shen Yanfei, Shen Yanfei's pupils constricted, his whole body trembled violently, his whole face was terribly pale, Wang Weizhi saw that the nails in his clenched palms had sunk into the flesh.
"Heavy, I'm going to kill you! I will definitely kill you with my own hands!!" Shen Yanfei's previous restraint collapsed after these words, and just when he was about to take action, a white streak entered his eyes.
Wen Xian quickly walked out from the shadows on one side, stepped forward a few steps and restrained the restless Shen Yanfei.
Shen Yanfei's eyes were bloodshot, he struggled to raise his hand and wanted to push him away, Wen Xian's expression was more ugly than ever, he hugged Shen Yanfei into his arms, and softly comforted him.
The naturally gentle appearance had never been shown in front of Wang Weizhi, his heart tightened instantly, and an unspeakable dullness swayed from his heart.
And Shen Shen looked at them expressionlessly, not knowing what Wen Xian said in Shen Yanfei's ear, Shen Yanfei's body finally relaxed.
He broke away from Wen Xian's embrace without hesitation, although his face was still pale, there was a sharp chill, "Heavy, one day I will kill your life with my own hands."
He said indifferently: "Wait and see."
Wen Xian pulled Shen Yanfei to stand in front of him, Wang Weizhi's heart ached from the protective appearance, but even so, he still couldn't take his eyes off Wen Xian.
"General Shen, please don't say such things before. No one knows who will have the last laugh for things that haven't happened."
Shen Zhong looked at him and said nothing, as if he didn't care much about Wen Xian's threat.
But at this moment, only the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind, and someone shouted: "He is here!"
This sound directly interrupted the three people at the corner of the stairs, Qiqi looked over and found Wang Weizhi standing behind.
Wen Xian looked at him with a confused expression, but he didn't let go of Shen Yanfei's hand.
Wang Weizhi reluctantly smiled at the crowd, when a group of guards had already walked over.
"Young Master Wei, Your Majesty invites you to the banquet hall."
Although these people used the word please, their posture could not tolerate Wang Weizhi's refusal at all.
"The emperor wants to see me?" Wang Weizhi didn't know why, but he couldn't suppress a bad premonition in his heart.
"Let's go." The guard still gave Wang Weizhi face and made a gesture of invitation.
Wang Weizhi turned his head and glanced at Wen Xian, and his eyes fell on the hands they were clasping. He had been waiting for Wen Xian to let go, but in the end, Wen Xian did not take the initiative to let go.
He didn't know what Wen Xian's expression was like now, because he didn't dare to look at him, he was afraid of seeing the indifference on his face. Although he was sometimes naive, he was not stupid. Wang Weizhi couldn't find Wen Xian's series of actions. The reason for the explanation can only be imagined, Shen Yanfei helped Wen Xian when he was a child, Wen Xian should protect him now, but the pain in his heart can't deceive anyone.
He turned his head and followed the guard to the direction of the banquet hall. The guard waved his hands slightly to Zhong Zhong and Wen Xian, and was about to take Wang Weizhi away.
Wen Xian finally spoke out, grabbed the leading guard and said, "Did Emperor Father say anything about it?"
Hearing his words, Wang Weizhi finally dared to look up at him. The expression on Wen Xian's face was indescribable. He seemed hesitant and complicated. I don't know if it was because Wang Weizhi was dazzled, but he could vaguely see a trace of uneasiness.
"This subordinate doesn't know either. I just heard a message from the banquet hall. It seems to have something to do with Wei Xiaohou." The guard looked at Shen Zhong's face and reluctantly replied respectfully.
At this moment, Shen Yanfei stepped forward, patted Wen Xian on the shoulder and said, "Your Majesty let him go, but you can't keep him."
Hearing this, Wen Xian seemed to wake up a little bit, the expressions that were revealed just now were instantly submerged, and except for the dark complexion, there was no trace of emotion to be seen.
He took a deep look at Wang Weizhi, finally let go of his hands and said: "It's been a while since I came out, why don't we go back and have a look together."
Wang Weizhi saw that he didn't speak, the two were relatively silent, the atmosphere was a little frozen, and they returned to the banquet hall together under the urging of the guards.
Walking all the way, Wang Weizhi's heart was pounding, he always felt that what was waiting for him in front of him would not be a good thing, so he could only pray in his heart that at this moment when he was about to take off his identity, it would be better not to create side effects.
But sometimes things backfire.
As soon as they stepped into the hall, they felt the tense atmosphere. The children of the aristocratic families who were sitting around turned their heads to look at Wang Weizhi when he first entered.
In the entire hall, Le Ling had disappeared, and there was silence everywhere, no one dared to whisper to each other. In the middle of the hall, Mrs. Li's family and Mrs. Wei Hou Ye, Mrs. Wei were kneeling.
As soon as Wang Weizhi saw it clearly, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost guessed the whole story.
He looked at Mrs. Wei, who was kneeling in the middle, and saw her face was as white as paper, her pale lips trembling slightly, Marquis Wei was not much better, his whole face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and when he came in, he stared fiercely. glanced at him.
Mrs. Li heard the noise at the door, and seeing the guards leading Wang Weizhi in, she turned her head and screamed at the high-ranking Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for your wife!"
Emperor Wen squinted at her, his expression was indistinct, he just looked at Wang Weizhi at the door, Wang Weizhi also knew that this matter might not be good, so he hurried in and knelt in front of the hall.
As soon as he knelt down, Emperor Wen said: "The person has been invited, is it as you said, you still need to confront him on the spot, and you are telling the story."
Marquis Li's expression on the side was very ugly. He didn't intend to bring Mrs. Li here. First, because of Mrs. Li's crazy behavior some time ago, he was afraid that she would lose her dignity in front of the palace. Second, Mrs. Li's behavior had already spread in the capital. Their Li family seems to have become the laughing stock of all the families, and it is also embarrassing to bring.
But he was always married to Mrs. Li, and couldn't bear Mrs. Li's soft-spokenness. In addition, he was very normal during this period of time, so he had no choice but to bring her with him.
But who would have thought that the previous obedience and obedience were just for the sake of the present. When the atmosphere in the banquet hall was high, Mrs. Li unexpectedly knelt down in the hall and sued the little prince of the Wei family before the imperial court.
Marquis Li already believed that the person behind the Wei family was the crown prince, and now Mrs. Li's kneeling in front of everyone was tantamount to putting the crown prince on the fire.
Besides, who is Emperor Wen?As soon as Mrs. Li spoke, he knew, no matter who was behind the Wei family, would Emperor Wen lose the face of the royal family for the sake of the Li family?
Of course not, but by kneeling in public, Mrs. Li is forcing Emperor Wen to make a choice.
If Emperor Wen didn't care about it, it would surely chill the hearts of all the families. If he did, he would have to give an explanation in front of all the families. This would be tantamount to slapping the prince in the face in public.
But the second prince is happy to see the result. He didn't want to break up with the prince before, it was because this matter was not brought to the surface, and it would not be good for him to fight with the prince. He didn't have to do this for a mere Li family. Do.
But now that this matter was brought to Emperor Wen by the Li family, without his Wen Shen's hands, then this matter is a matter between the Li family and the prince, and has nothing to do with Wen Shen.
It's just that the Li family was so difficult to control, and they reported it to Emperor Wen on their behalf, which would definitely hurt the second prince's face.
So, regardless of whether Emperor Wen cares or not, as long as Mrs. Li kneels forward, the final result will be that their Li family will become the target of public criticism. How can Li Houye look so good?
Even though he scolded the idiot in his heart, there was no room for reversing the matter.
Wen Xian, who stepped in with his back foot, raised his eyes and saw Wen Shen who was gloating in the high position, and he cursed an idiot in his heart.
Marquis Li has always been on the side of the second prince. Although Wen Shen did not do this, Wen Xian knew that the emperor was suspicious. Although this matter would not affect Wen Shen, it would definitely leave a knot in Emperor Wen's heart.
Sure enough, Emperor Wen glanced sideways at Wen Shen who was beside him, and saw that he was gloating, his brows were already wrinkled into a Sichuan character.
And the second prince didn't know it at all, thinking that he could see the prince's jokes, isn't that stupid.
He withdrew his gaze and landed on Wang Weizhi who was kneeling in the center again, his eyes darkened, and finally walked to his seat and sat down.
Mrs. Li wept and recounted Wang Weizhi's "crimes" again. When she mentioned that Li Xiaohou was hanged in the city and bled to death, she couldn't cry.
Although this matter had already been spread in the capital, the cruelty of the murderer's methods still changed the faces of many people present.
Wang Weizhi also heard about it, but not in such detail. Looking at Mrs. Li who lost her composure, the subtle sense of crisis became more and more serious.
It wasn't until Mrs. Li finished speaking that there was a sound of sighing around, and it seemed that she could understand Mrs. Li's crazy behavior.
But the emperor didn't have any sympathy, he just listened to Emperor Wen's words: "How can you insist that the Wei family did it?"
Mrs. Li wiped her tears and said: "It's just because my son stopped his carriage the day before."
"Why did he stop the Wei family's carriage?"
This matter is bound to lead to the scandal of the prince falling into the water, Li Houye gave Mrs. Li a wink with a pale complexion.
But Mrs. Li was already a madman tortured by the pain of losing her beloved son, but Cai Hao said that it was human nature.
She glared at Wang Weizhi angrily and said: "Just because some time ago, the sixth prince invited the children of various families to swim in the lake, and my son was just an inadvertent mistake, which caused him to fall into the water, so he, he sent someone to cut my son Legs! My son has resentment in his heart. Not long ago, it was widely rumored in the capital that the identity of the only son of the Wei family was suspicious. My son became suspicious and wanted to argue with him. Who knows... who knows..., he lost it die."
Mrs. Li began to cry again as she spoke.
Mrs. Wei heard the words: "Nonsense, there are rumors all over the capital, which one is true?"
Wang Weizhi listened more and more, he was very sure that this woman was lying, not to mention that Li Xiaohou's actions that day were clearly deliberate, and that he couldn't get sick after landing, how could he send someone to chop off Li Xiaohou's legs ?
It's just that his identity was involved in this matter, and the sense of crisis couldn't help but intensify.
Lord Wei Hou didn't seem to be able to listen to it anymore, and he shouted angrily: "Absurd! What evidence do you have to prove that your son's leg was chopped off by someone from our Wei family?"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't you? My son stayed behind closed doors after he came back from swimming in the lake. On the day he was found, his leg was cut off. If you didn't do it, who could it be?", The woman screamed hoarsely.
But Wang Weizhi was taken aback when he heard it. If it was really that day, it would be too obvious. It wasn't just him who came back that day, there was another person. He couldn't help but look in Wen Xian's direction, and the latter's expression made him even more taken aback. Today's Wen Xian didn't smile at all, he didn't know whether it was light or something, but there was a gloomy shadow on that handsome face, which made Wang Wei feel cold.
But he didn't dare to look too much, and immediately withdrew his gaze, fearing that he might be involved.
Marquis Wei was still arguing with Mrs. Li, there were rustling discussions all around, until Emperor Wen spoke, under the pressure of Long Wei, everyone quieted down.
"Qian'er, do you know about this?"
The sixth prince, Wen Qian, was called by name, he lifted his robe and went to the front of the hall, and replied respectfully: "It is true, but..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Xian, and then continued: "This matter also involves the third prince, he should be clearer than the emperor, why not let him explain to the father on behalf of the emperor."
Emperor Wen nodded in agreement, Wen Xian stood up and went to the front of the hall to salute according to the rules: "This matter is indeed related to the emperor's son, and the sunset is actually the emperor's son implicating the young prince of the Wei family."
Even if Wen Xian couldn't wait to see him, he really had the title of prince. As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Wen narrowed his eyelids slightly.
Wen Xian walked up to Mrs. Li, "Madam, I don't know how the unintentional act you said was unintentional?"
Mrs. Li saw that it was Wen Xian who was asking the question, she had never looked directly at this prince who had always been bullied, so she didn't think too much about it: "I must have done it accidentally."
After getting the answer, Wen Xian went to the front of the hall and said to Emperor Wen: "Father, my son, can I invite some young masters to come out and ask questions?"
As soon as the words fell, there was commotion in the surroundings, and the second prince Wen Shen said disdainfully: "Young brother, you must be careful in what you say, don't implicate the families."
Wen Xian didn't speak, just waiting for Emperor Wen's intention, but the crown prince interceded for him and said: "Father, why don't you ask them to come out and ask, if it really involves the third brother, it's better to find out the reason .”
Wen Shen snorted coldly when he heard the words, but it was because Emperor Wen didn't say anything.
Emperor Wen nodded slightly, agreeing.
"Then invite the sons of the He family and the Wang family to come out and ask questions." Wen Xian said.
The faces of the two aristocratic families who were named were all pale, and the two young masters were even shivering with fright, for fear that they would be involved in this matter.
But Emperor Wen had already agreed, there was no way to hide, so he could only bite the bullet and stand up.
Wen Xian looked at the two aristocratic children who stood up and were already trembling with fright, and felt very disdainful in his heart, but he still maintained a respectful look on his face.
"Dare to ask the two young masters, have you been with Young Master Li the whole time you visited the lake?"
Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime of beheading. These two aristocratic children have already been scared out of their wits, so how dare they lie in front of Emperor Wen.
He could only stammer: "...yes...yes."
"Since we have been together all this time, you should know what Master Li Xiaohou did that day." After finishing speaking, he gave the two of them a sharp look, "The next question I'm going to ask, please tell the truth implicated himself."
Both the children of the aristocratic family shrank their necks and swallowed hard.
Wen Xiandao: "That day I fell into the water together with the young master of the Wei family. Was it an unintentional mistake by the young master of the Wei family, or was it a deliberate act? The two sons should be very clear about the reason why, why don't you tell everyone to listen."
When the words fell, the two of them trembled in fright. Thinking of the crime of murdering the prince, one of them was unsteady and fell to his knees on the ground. Fortunately, one of them could barely speak, and he was kneeling in the middle while discussing the matter. After speaking out, he begged for mercy.
Wen Xian glanced at Mrs. Li, and the latter's eyes wandered, obviously knowing what was going on.
As soon as the two children of the aristocratic family knelt down, there was a murmur of whispering in all directions. The wives of the two aristocratic families all looked pale, and hurriedly got up and knelt in front of the hall to plead guilty.
Emperor Wen's face was also very ugly. Although he didn't want to see Wen Xian, he was still the prince of the Wen family's dynasty on the surface.
It's just that this matter involves many aristocratic families. If it is really investigated, the delicate balance between the various aristocratic families is likely to be broken. Emperor Wen would not do this for Wen Xian. Being able to suppress his anger in his heart, he narrowed his eyes dangerously as he looked at Mrs. Li who had exposed this matter.
After a long time, the hall slowly returned to silence. Just when everyone thought that Emperor Wen was about to get angry, he finally said, "Come here, drag the young masters of the Wang family and the He family out for twenty sticks as punishment."
After the words fell, Wen Shen on the side gave Wen Xian a provocative look, his satisfaction was beyond words.
This punishment was already regarded as minor. Compared with the faults committed by the two of them, it could be said to be a small punishment and a serious fault. Everyone could see that Emperor Wen didn't intend to care about this matter, and just gave a punishment as an explanation.
Hearing the words, the tense minds of the two families relaxed a bit, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, knelt in front of the hall to thank them, and dragged the two young masters who had been frightened to death .
Although this was expected by Wen Xian, he still puckered the corners of his lips slightly, let out a cold sneer and then retreated.
I'm afraid that after today is over, the capital family will look down on this unfavored third prince even more.
There were only the Li and Wei families left in the main hall. Emperor Wen's eyes fell on Mrs. Li who was kneeling, and his tone was a little impatient, "Your son did something stupid, and he deserved the crime if he lost his leg. Let's let it go. I won't pursue it any longer, you can just step back."
Li Houye was already sweating profusely from fright at this time, wishing this matter would be over soon, upon hearing this, he wiped his forehead with cold sweat and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li lost her mind and was determined to ask Wang Weizhi to pay for her life. Instead of going down the steps of Emperor Wen, she shouted regardless, "Yes, he caused the prince to fall into the water and lost his leg. We deserve it. I can bear it, but now my son has lost his life!"
She broke free from Master Li's restraint, knelt and climbed two steps forward, "Even if he made a big mistake, he can't help it."
Looking at the open door of the banquet hall and the guards guarding the door, Lord Wei grabbed a familiar patriarch and asked, "Master Qin, what's going on? Why are you blocking the door?"
Master Qin replied with an unhappy expression, "It turns out that it is Lord Wei, and Qin has just arrived, and I don't know much about it. I only know that the emperor ordered me to wait outside the door. You say it's okay For a banquet, there is no reason not to let guests in."
It was obvious that Lord Qin who spoke was straight-hearted, Lord Wei Hou didn't answer his fault, looked at the aristocratic families blocking the door, "Since the emperor gave the order, it doesn't matter if you wait."
Soon the entrance of the banquet hall was crowded with many people from various families, and all of a sudden, the whole banquet hall was full of courtesies and salutes, and there was a lot of noise.
Wang Weizhi kept the words of Marquis Wei in mind and seldom talked to others. Another reason was that he would soon lose his identity as the only son of the Wei family. Seeing that the days of impostors were coming to an end, he didn't want to cause trouble.
Looking at the past, all the children from the various families in the capital outside the banquet hall had arrived. At this moment, there was a sound of "kicking, tapping, tapping" coming from a distance.
Everyone stopped talking for a while and looked up. Not far from the banquet hall, there were two black horses coming side by side.
Immediately sat two men, one was graceful and luxurious, and the bright yellow robe showed the identity of the emperor, and the other had thick eyebrows, broad shoulders and broad waist, with a stern expression.
On both sides of the steed, many servants trotted behind him. Behind the steed were five princes dressed in fine clothes, and the princes followed their respective servants.
It stands to reason that the princes are arranged in order according to their seniority, but Wen Xian, as the third prince, walks behind all the princes, but he doesn't care much when he sees his smiling face. The upright Shen Yanfei beside Xian was different from the servants beside the other princes, his back was straight and his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, but on that handsome face, the two thick eyebrows were firmly frowned.
In the back are the concubines who are favored by the emperor.
Soon the steed had reached the entrance of the banquet hall, and all the families gave way to the entrance one after another, knelt down on both sides, Wang Weizhi knelt down with the crowd, and followed the crowd to greet the emperor on the steed.
Everyone shouted in unison, the battle seemed to lift the roof of the banquet hall, Wang Weizhi raised his eyes secretly, his position was right in front of the horse in front of him, and his goal was a slender, thin leg, he looked up slightly, and saw The tall man sat upright on the horseback, like a king admired by thousands of people.
Being able to come here on horseback with the emperor in the palace is the emperor's reward, and it is also a supreme honor. It is truly magnificent to be worshiped by thousands of people.
Is this the most powerful general in the Wen Dynasty?Shen Yanfei's brother is heavy?
As if feeling his sight, the man on the horseback slightly lowered his head and squinted down. The man's eyes were very sharp, with a piercing edge, and Wang Weizhi quickly lowered his eyes.
The man seemed to be still staring at him, but at this moment, Emperor Wen who was on the side spoke, "General Shen, get off your horse!"
Shen Shen retracted his gaze, "Yes."
Responding respectfully, Zhong Zhong and Emperor Wen got off their horses together, and the servants at the side immediately trotted up and led the two steeds down.
"Get up, everyone, today is General Shen's celebration banquet, so don't be restrained."
After Emperor Wen's words fell, everyone stood up one after another. Although Emperor Wen said so, who would dare to make mistakes in front of the king?When Emperor Wen took his seat heavily, all the talents took their seats.
There is a long corridor in the banquet hall. There are many tables and chairs on both sides of the corridor. On the high platform at the end, there is a bright gold chair, which is the seat of Emperor Wen. The princes' tables are placed separately on both sides. The case, in the back is the concubines.
The heavy position is the first one on the lower right, and the prime minister of the Wen Dynasty sits on the left.
Going to both sides of the long corridor, tables and seats were set up in turn following the titles and officials of the various families.
Wang Weizhi followed Wei Houye and walked towards the Wei family. He quietly turned his head and glanced at Wen Xian. Obviously, the other party saw him too, but Wen Xian didn't have any extra expressions, and quickly turned his eyes away.
Although he was stabbed by Wen Xian's indifferent expression, he soon realized that the two of them might have to act as if they didn't know each other here.
He lowered his eyes, and followed Wei Houye to the Wei family's position in a regular manner.
As Emperor Wen took his seat, everyone entered the table one after another, but soon, something went wrong at the end of the corridor.
I only heard a scolding, "You are a daring dog, you can't do this little thing well."
Everyone looked for the sound and saw that it was the second prince Wen Shen, who slapped a servant beside him on the face severely, and the servant fell directly from the high platform.
Kowtowed for a while, his head was bloody, but just as the servant stabilized his body, he scrambled to his knees, kowtowed and begged for mercy in horror.
On the other side of the high platform, all the princes had already taken their seats, leaving only Wen Xian standing on the high platform with a bad face. The seats on both sides were already filled, obviously no one was prepared for him.
Everyone watched this scene without saying a word. This was nothing more than severely humiliating Wen Xian in front of the officials and families.
The second prince's actions seemed to be the servant's careless omission, but this banquet was organized by the second prince alone, without his signal, who would dare to miss the seat of the majestic third prince?
Everyone knew it well, but the second prince didn't make it clear about this matter, so he found a servant to take the blame, so that it was clear that he was innocent.
Dare to embarrass Wen Xian in front of Emperor Wen and his ministers' family at the celebration banquet, Wang Weizhi finally saw the fact that the second prince Wen Shen was so powerful, arrogant, and his status was comparable to that of the prince.
However, even if the second prince behaves so recklessly, if it is not shown in the open, Emperor Wen will probably not speak out under the weight of power. It is precisely because of this that Wen Shen dares to act so boldly, which also indirectly shows that Wen Xian As rumored, the status is awkward.
However, it is said that Emperor Wen has always loved this second prince as much as the prince, and seeing him today, it is true.
Although Wen Xian is a prince, he came from a humble background, and today his mother and concubine are not among the concubines, where he stands in such an embarrassment, no one speaks for him, Wang Weizhi couldn't help but feel distressed, But due to the identity of the Wei family, he couldn't do anything for him, and he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.
The round cat's eyes were full of worry, and he couldn't help but move slightly. Wei Hou Ye who was on the side noticed his strange movement, afraid that he would do something, held him down, and warned: "You What are you going to do? You can't control this matter."
Wang Weizhi understood in his heart, he forced himself to sit on the seat, "My son knows."
Lord Wei Hou saw him like this, so he let go, but fortunately Wen Xian is the prince after all, and the second prince didn't dare to do anything, most likely he just wanted to embarrass him.
The farce on the table didn't last long, and a gentle voice sounded, "I'm afraid that the second brother is too busy planning the celebration banquet, so we can't go into details and miss the third brother's seat, so let someone prepare a table. "
Wang Weizhi followed the voice and looked over. Beside Wendi's seat, a young man with a gentle appearance and gentle temperament was standing in front of the seat.
But who knew that the second prince didn't buy it at all when he heard the words, and snorted coldly: "His Royal Highness is kind-hearted, but this damn servant made such a mistake and ruined the face of the royal family, so what should I do?"
Hearing that, the servant kneeling under the high platform was so frightened that he lost his soul and begged for mercy with a pale face.
Wen Jue couldn't bear it, and said aloud: "He can't afford such a mistake, and it was an unintentional mistake, and today is a happy day, if he doesn't, he will be fined with his salary and expelled from the palace."
The second prince flicked his sleeves, and refuted the prince's face in public, "This is too light. It is precisely because of such an important day that he dared to touch his brow. In my opinion, he should be beaten to death with a stick."
"You!", Wen Jue was in a hurry, and his already gentle personality naturally lost the wind when he argued. He never thought that the second prince would be so contemptuous of a human life. Besides, everyone knows the reason for today's incident. bright.
Although I was in a hurry, I couldn't bear to watch the scapegoat die in vain. The two princes came and went, refusing to give in to each other. Although everyone was shocked, they all watched their eyes, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, noses, and heart, for fear of getting into trouble. This trip in muddy water.
The two sides were at a stalemate, and apart from the voices of the two princes coming and going, and the servants begging for mercy, the hall was completely silent.
And Wen Xian was watching the excitement from the sidelines happily, and as today's protagonist, Shen Shen, he just sipped his wine and had a drink on his own, as if he didn't pay attention to the tense atmosphere at all.
It wasn't until Emperor Wen spoke that the two princes stopped talking.
Emperor Wen glanced at the shivering servant kneeling below, and said after a long while: "Come here, drag him down."
"Father!" Wen Jue disapproved when he heard the words. Emperor Wen only glanced at him, and Wen Jue understood that there was no room for turning around this matter.
He sat back in his seat dejectedly, and the servants had already been dragged out whining. Wen Shen smiled provocatively, and proudly filled the wine glass with the jug, until Emperor Wen gave him a warning look, and then restrained himself a little.
The two princes didn't speak, leaving Wen Xian standing aside in embarrassment. Emperor Wen didn't even give him extra looks, but ordered someone to prepare a set of tables and seats.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the servants who carried the tables and seats carried out the seats not reserved for the prince, but the same seats as those of the aristocratic families below.
The servant was holding the table and didn't know how to arrange it for a moment, the second prince gave him a look, the servant glanced at Emperor Wen who had nothing to say, and placed the table below.
This is undoubtedly telling the world in front of the whole family in the capital that Wen Xian, the third prince, has a low status and is not even worthy to sit with other princes.
There was a low laugh from the concubines behind Emperor Wen.
Wen Xian's face was very embarrassed. He glanced at Emperor Wen who was in the high position who was showing nothing, his finger bones tightened and his eyes were cold. But then, he smiled again, walked off the high platform, and sat on the seat that was set up. That smile never reached his eyes.
Wang Weizhi looked at Wen Xian's forbearance, his heart throbbed so badly, he wanted to go up and hug him, but now he couldn't, he could only force himself to endure it, but fortunately, after this celebration banquet, he could Stand beside Wen Xian openly and aboveboard, and hug him when he is sad.
After everyone was seated, Emperor Wen raised his glass and said a few words of congratulations. After toasting everyone with a heavy cup, the banquet officially began.
Wang Weizhi sat on the seat bored and helpless, maybe the singing and dancing wasn't attractive enough, or maybe he wasn't interested enough in the extravagant style of pushing cups and changing glasses, Wang Weizhi always looked at Wen Xian as if there was nothing there.
I don't know if there was something from the previous one, Wen Xian just drank wine by himself, talking to Shen Yanfei from time to time.
But Shen Yanfei's expression was very strange, his eyes were looking very sharply in one direction, Wang Weizhi followed him to look over, it was the heavy man who was drinking alone.
Wang Weizhi recalled Mrs. Wei's previous advice not to mention the names of these two people at the same time. Looking at Shen Yanfei's expression now, I am afraid that there is a serious grievance between the two, but aren't they brothers?
But soon, his thoughts were interrupted, and he saw a few people who came forward to be courteously pushed away, and went out alone with a glass of wine.
And here Shen Yanfei saw Shen Shen leaving, his sharp eyes closed and he got up and left regardless of Wen Xian's obstruction.
Wen Xian was naturally worried about him, so he got up helplessly and chased after him.
what happened?Wang Weizhi was puzzled, he was worried that Wen Xian was better than himself, after thinking about it, he glanced at Marquis Wei and Mrs Wei beside him, found a reason and followed them out.
In the long corridor outside the banquet hall, guards with lanterns stood at intervals. When Wang Weizhi came out, he only saw a white gauze flying around the corner of the corridor.
He stepped up to follow, but when he turned the corner, he lost sight of Wen Xian. Wang Weizhi didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts. He searched here and there for a while, but he couldn't tell what his mood was, he just wanted to see him at this time.
It's a pity that he searched back and forth for a while but didn't see anyone, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed in his heart.
Just when he was about to turn back in frustration, he heard voices coming from the corner under the steps of the palace at the end of the corridor.
He paused and listened carefully. It seemed to be Shen Yanfei's voice. Wang Weizhi's heart skipped a beat. If Shen Yanfei was here, Wen Xian should be there too.
He turned his footsteps and headed towards the corner over there. As he got closer, Shen Yanfei's voice became clearer and clearer.
"How does it feel to be honored by the bones of our Shen family? Should I congratulate you on their behalf?"
Wang Weizhi walked in, and saw Shen Yanfei and Shen Zhong standing in the corner under the stairs.
Shen Yanfei's face was frosty, his eyebrows and eyes were sharp, but his slightly tightened palms and slightly trembling voice made him appear a little weak.
His heavy eyebrows were tightly tied, and his eyes flickered like a bottomless deep pool. He snorted coldly, as if he looked down on Shen Yanfei very much, "That's what you asked me for?"
"Could it be that General Shen still wants to hear something nice?" Shen Yanfei taunted him.
Shen Zhong frowned even tighter, "It seems that you haven't made much progress in these years, and the orphan of the Shen family is no more than that."
Shen Yanfei's fingers turned white, and his body trembled slightly, "Why do you say that, what qualifications do you have to mention the Shen family?"
Shen Shen didn't care, and stood alone on the side without saying a word.
"How can you sit back and enjoy all this with peace of mind, don't you see the bloody faces of the Shen family when you close your eyes every night?"
"So what?" Shen Zhong didn't even change his expression, he was calm like an emotionless dummy, just like the Shen family that Shen Yanfei said had nothing to do with him.
"What did you say?" Shen Yanfei's eyes widened, and he looked at him in disbelief. He only felt that the blood in his body was frozen.
"Win the king and lose the bandits, kill people and punish their hearts. The Shen family is just a puddle of mud. Only the strong are respected here. I am only loyal to the emperor on the golden platform." Shen Zhong still looked expressionless, "Of course, if you can kill me, as long as you do it well, I naturally have no complaints."
"Heavy!", Shen Yanfei cried out uncontrollably, the other party's indifferent attitude and cold tone made Shen Yanfei's hatred look so ridiculous.
It was the first time for Wang Weizhi to see Shen Yanfei who lost his composure. In his impression, Shen Yanfei would always be that arrogant, tall and indestructible person. But at this moment, Wang Weizhi seemed to see Shen Yanfei's helpless failure.
And Shen Shen seems to be very happy to see his frustration, and the corners of his lips, which are tightly pursed, seem to move imperceptibly at this moment.
He knowingly asked: "Shen Yanfei, do you want to kill me?"
This is probably something Shen Yanfei thinks about day and night.
"But you can't do it now." Zhong Zhong said a fact in a flat tone.
Shen Yanfei's chest was heaving rapidly, he tried his best to restrain the urge to rush over and kill him, if eyes could be a knife, Shen Zhong would have been cut to pieces by now.
But the heaviness didn't seem to be enough, and he said indifferently: "You know, the reason why you can live well until now is your parents, who knelt in front of me before dying and begged me to let you go, because of all these years In terms of nurturing, I let you live."
This sentence was nothing more than a great stimulus to Shen Yanfei, Shen Yanfei's pupils constricted, his whole body trembled violently, his whole face was terribly pale, Wang Weizhi saw that the nails in his clenched palms had sunk into the flesh.
"Heavy, I'm going to kill you! I will definitely kill you with my own hands!!" Shen Yanfei's previous restraint collapsed after these words, and just when he was about to take action, a white streak entered his eyes.
Wen Xian quickly walked out from the shadows on one side, stepped forward a few steps and restrained the restless Shen Yanfei.
Shen Yanfei's eyes were bloodshot, he struggled to raise his hand and wanted to push him away, Wen Xian's expression was more ugly than ever, he hugged Shen Yanfei into his arms, and softly comforted him.
The naturally gentle appearance had never been shown in front of Wang Weizhi, his heart tightened instantly, and an unspeakable dullness swayed from his heart.
And Shen Shen looked at them expressionlessly, not knowing what Wen Xian said in Shen Yanfei's ear, Shen Yanfei's body finally relaxed.
He broke away from Wen Xian's embrace without hesitation, although his face was still pale, there was a sharp chill, "Heavy, one day I will kill your life with my own hands."
He said indifferently: "Wait and see."
Wen Xian pulled Shen Yanfei to stand in front of him, Wang Weizhi's heart ached from the protective appearance, but even so, he still couldn't take his eyes off Wen Xian.
"General Shen, please don't say such things before. No one knows who will have the last laugh for things that haven't happened."
Shen Zhong looked at him and said nothing, as if he didn't care much about Wen Xian's threat.
But at this moment, only the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind, and someone shouted: "He is here!"
This sound directly interrupted the three people at the corner of the stairs, Qiqi looked over and found Wang Weizhi standing behind.
Wen Xian looked at him with a confused expression, but he didn't let go of Shen Yanfei's hand.
Wang Weizhi reluctantly smiled at the crowd, when a group of guards had already walked over.
"Young Master Wei, Your Majesty invites you to the banquet hall."
Although these people used the word please, their posture could not tolerate Wang Weizhi's refusal at all.
"The emperor wants to see me?" Wang Weizhi didn't know why, but he couldn't suppress a bad premonition in his heart.
"Let's go." The guard still gave Wang Weizhi face and made a gesture of invitation.
Wang Weizhi turned his head and glanced at Wen Xian, and his eyes fell on the hands they were clasping. He had been waiting for Wen Xian to let go, but in the end, Wen Xian did not take the initiative to let go.
He didn't know what Wen Xian's expression was like now, because he didn't dare to look at him, he was afraid of seeing the indifference on his face. Although he was sometimes naive, he was not stupid. Wang Weizhi couldn't find Wen Xian's series of actions. The reason for the explanation can only be imagined, Shen Yanfei helped Wen Xian when he was a child, Wen Xian should protect him now, but the pain in his heart can't deceive anyone.
He turned his head and followed the guard to the direction of the banquet hall. The guard waved his hands slightly to Zhong Zhong and Wen Xian, and was about to take Wang Weizhi away.
Wen Xian finally spoke out, grabbed the leading guard and said, "Did Emperor Father say anything about it?"
Hearing his words, Wang Weizhi finally dared to look up at him. The expression on Wen Xian's face was indescribable. He seemed hesitant and complicated. I don't know if it was because Wang Weizhi was dazzled, but he could vaguely see a trace of uneasiness.
"This subordinate doesn't know either. I just heard a message from the banquet hall. It seems to have something to do with Wei Xiaohou." The guard looked at Shen Zhong's face and reluctantly replied respectfully.
At this moment, Shen Yanfei stepped forward, patted Wen Xian on the shoulder and said, "Your Majesty let him go, but you can't keep him."
Hearing this, Wen Xian seemed to wake up a little bit, the expressions that were revealed just now were instantly submerged, and except for the dark complexion, there was no trace of emotion to be seen.
He took a deep look at Wang Weizhi, finally let go of his hands and said: "It's been a while since I came out, why don't we go back and have a look together."
Wang Weizhi saw that he didn't speak, the two were relatively silent, the atmosphere was a little frozen, and they returned to the banquet hall together under the urging of the guards.
Walking all the way, Wang Weizhi's heart was pounding, he always felt that what was waiting for him in front of him would not be a good thing, so he could only pray in his heart that at this moment when he was about to take off his identity, it would be better not to create side effects.
But sometimes things backfire.
As soon as they stepped into the hall, they felt the tense atmosphere. The children of the aristocratic families who were sitting around turned their heads to look at Wang Weizhi when he first entered.
In the entire hall, Le Ling had disappeared, and there was silence everywhere, no one dared to whisper to each other. In the middle of the hall, Mrs. Li's family and Mrs. Wei Hou Ye, Mrs. Wei were kneeling.
As soon as Wang Weizhi saw it clearly, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost guessed the whole story.
He looked at Mrs. Wei, who was kneeling in the middle, and saw her face was as white as paper, her pale lips trembling slightly, Marquis Wei was not much better, his whole face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and when he came in, he stared fiercely. glanced at him.
Mrs. Li heard the noise at the door, and seeing the guards leading Wang Weizhi in, she turned her head and screamed at the high-ranking Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for your wife!"
Emperor Wen squinted at her, his expression was indistinct, he just looked at Wang Weizhi at the door, Wang Weizhi also knew that this matter might not be good, so he hurried in and knelt in front of the hall.
As soon as he knelt down, Emperor Wen said: "The person has been invited, is it as you said, you still need to confront him on the spot, and you are telling the story."
Marquis Li's expression on the side was very ugly. He didn't intend to bring Mrs. Li here. First, because of Mrs. Li's crazy behavior some time ago, he was afraid that she would lose her dignity in front of the palace. Second, Mrs. Li's behavior had already spread in the capital. Their Li family seems to have become the laughing stock of all the families, and it is also embarrassing to bring.
But he was always married to Mrs. Li, and couldn't bear Mrs. Li's soft-spokenness. In addition, he was very normal during this period of time, so he had no choice but to bring her with him.
But who would have thought that the previous obedience and obedience were just for the sake of the present. When the atmosphere in the banquet hall was high, Mrs. Li unexpectedly knelt down in the hall and sued the little prince of the Wei family before the imperial court.
Marquis Li already believed that the person behind the Wei family was the crown prince, and now Mrs. Li's kneeling in front of everyone was tantamount to putting the crown prince on the fire.
Besides, who is Emperor Wen?As soon as Mrs. Li spoke, he knew, no matter who was behind the Wei family, would Emperor Wen lose the face of the royal family for the sake of the Li family?
Of course not, but by kneeling in public, Mrs. Li is forcing Emperor Wen to make a choice.
If Emperor Wen didn't care about it, it would surely chill the hearts of all the families. If he did, he would have to give an explanation in front of all the families. This would be tantamount to slapping the prince in the face in public.
But the second prince is happy to see the result. He didn't want to break up with the prince before, it was because this matter was not brought to the surface, and it would not be good for him to fight with the prince. He didn't have to do this for a mere Li family. Do.
But now that this matter was brought to Emperor Wen by the Li family, without his Wen Shen's hands, then this matter is a matter between the Li family and the prince, and has nothing to do with Wen Shen.
It's just that the Li family was so difficult to control, and they reported it to Emperor Wen on their behalf, which would definitely hurt the second prince's face.
So, regardless of whether Emperor Wen cares or not, as long as Mrs. Li kneels forward, the final result will be that their Li family will become the target of public criticism. How can Li Houye look so good?
Even though he scolded the idiot in his heart, there was no room for reversing the matter.
Wen Xian, who stepped in with his back foot, raised his eyes and saw Wen Shen who was gloating in the high position, and he cursed an idiot in his heart.
Marquis Li has always been on the side of the second prince. Although Wen Shen did not do this, Wen Xian knew that the emperor was suspicious. Although this matter would not affect Wen Shen, it would definitely leave a knot in Emperor Wen's heart.
Sure enough, Emperor Wen glanced sideways at Wen Shen who was beside him, and saw that he was gloating, his brows were already wrinkled into a Sichuan character.
And the second prince didn't know it at all, thinking that he could see the prince's jokes, isn't that stupid.
He withdrew his gaze and landed on Wang Weizhi who was kneeling in the center again, his eyes darkened, and finally walked to his seat and sat down.
Mrs. Li wept and recounted Wang Weizhi's "crimes" again. When she mentioned that Li Xiaohou was hanged in the city and bled to death, she couldn't cry.
Although this matter had already been spread in the capital, the cruelty of the murderer's methods still changed the faces of many people present.
Wang Weizhi also heard about it, but not in such detail. Looking at Mrs. Li who lost her composure, the subtle sense of crisis became more and more serious.
It wasn't until Mrs. Li finished speaking that there was a sound of sighing around, and it seemed that she could understand Mrs. Li's crazy behavior.
But the emperor didn't have any sympathy, he just listened to Emperor Wen's words: "How can you insist that the Wei family did it?"
Mrs. Li wiped her tears and said: "It's just because my son stopped his carriage the day before."
"Why did he stop the Wei family's carriage?"
This matter is bound to lead to the scandal of the prince falling into the water, Li Houye gave Mrs. Li a wink with a pale complexion.
But Mrs. Li was already a madman tortured by the pain of losing her beloved son, but Cai Hao said that it was human nature.
She glared at Wang Weizhi angrily and said: "Just because some time ago, the sixth prince invited the children of various families to swim in the lake, and my son was just an inadvertent mistake, which caused him to fall into the water, so he, he sent someone to cut my son Legs! My son has resentment in his heart. Not long ago, it was widely rumored in the capital that the identity of the only son of the Wei family was suspicious. My son became suspicious and wanted to argue with him. Who knows... who knows..., he lost it die."
Mrs. Li began to cry again as she spoke.
Mrs. Wei heard the words: "Nonsense, there are rumors all over the capital, which one is true?"
Wang Weizhi listened more and more, he was very sure that this woman was lying, not to mention that Li Xiaohou's actions that day were clearly deliberate, and that he couldn't get sick after landing, how could he send someone to chop off Li Xiaohou's legs ?
It's just that his identity was involved in this matter, and the sense of crisis couldn't help but intensify.
Lord Wei Hou didn't seem to be able to listen to it anymore, and he shouted angrily: "Absurd! What evidence do you have to prove that your son's leg was chopped off by someone from our Wei family?"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't you? My son stayed behind closed doors after he came back from swimming in the lake. On the day he was found, his leg was cut off. If you didn't do it, who could it be?", The woman screamed hoarsely.
But Wang Weizhi was taken aback when he heard it. If it was really that day, it would be too obvious. It wasn't just him who came back that day, there was another person. He couldn't help but look in Wen Xian's direction, and the latter's expression made him even more taken aback. Today's Wen Xian didn't smile at all, he didn't know whether it was light or something, but there was a gloomy shadow on that handsome face, which made Wang Wei feel cold.
But he didn't dare to look too much, and immediately withdrew his gaze, fearing that he might be involved.
Marquis Wei was still arguing with Mrs. Li, there were rustling discussions all around, until Emperor Wen spoke, under the pressure of Long Wei, everyone quieted down.
"Qian'er, do you know about this?"
The sixth prince, Wen Qian, was called by name, he lifted his robe and went to the front of the hall, and replied respectfully: "It is true, but..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Xian, and then continued: "This matter also involves the third prince, he should be clearer than the emperor, why not let him explain to the father on behalf of the emperor."
Emperor Wen nodded in agreement, Wen Xian stood up and went to the front of the hall to salute according to the rules: "This matter is indeed related to the emperor's son, and the sunset is actually the emperor's son implicating the young prince of the Wei family."
Even if Wen Xian couldn't wait to see him, he really had the title of prince. As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Wen narrowed his eyelids slightly.
Wen Xian walked up to Mrs. Li, "Madam, I don't know how the unintentional act you said was unintentional?"
Mrs. Li saw that it was Wen Xian who was asking the question, she had never looked directly at this prince who had always been bullied, so she didn't think too much about it: "I must have done it accidentally."
After getting the answer, Wen Xian went to the front of the hall and said to Emperor Wen: "Father, my son, can I invite some young masters to come out and ask questions?"
As soon as the words fell, there was commotion in the surroundings, and the second prince Wen Shen said disdainfully: "Young brother, you must be careful in what you say, don't implicate the families."
Wen Xian didn't speak, just waiting for Emperor Wen's intention, but the crown prince interceded for him and said: "Father, why don't you ask them to come out and ask, if it really involves the third brother, it's better to find out the reason .”
Wen Shen snorted coldly when he heard the words, but it was because Emperor Wen didn't say anything.
Emperor Wen nodded slightly, agreeing.
"Then invite the sons of the He family and the Wang family to come out and ask questions." Wen Xian said.
The faces of the two aristocratic families who were named were all pale, and the two young masters were even shivering with fright, for fear that they would be involved in this matter.
But Emperor Wen had already agreed, there was no way to hide, so he could only bite the bullet and stand up.
Wen Xian looked at the two aristocratic children who stood up and were already trembling with fright, and felt very disdainful in his heart, but he still maintained a respectful look on his face.
"Dare to ask the two young masters, have you been with Young Master Li the whole time you visited the lake?"
Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime of beheading. These two aristocratic children have already been scared out of their wits, so how dare they lie in front of Emperor Wen.
He could only stammer: "...yes...yes."
"Since we have been together all this time, you should know what Master Li Xiaohou did that day." After finishing speaking, he gave the two of them a sharp look, "The next question I'm going to ask, please tell the truth implicated himself."
Both the children of the aristocratic family shrank their necks and swallowed hard.
Wen Xiandao: "That day I fell into the water together with the young master of the Wei family. Was it an unintentional mistake by the young master of the Wei family, or was it a deliberate act? The two sons should be very clear about the reason why, why don't you tell everyone to listen."
When the words fell, the two of them trembled in fright. Thinking of the crime of murdering the prince, one of them was unsteady and fell to his knees on the ground. Fortunately, one of them could barely speak, and he was kneeling in the middle while discussing the matter. After speaking out, he begged for mercy.
Wen Xian glanced at Mrs. Li, and the latter's eyes wandered, obviously knowing what was going on.
As soon as the two children of the aristocratic family knelt down, there was a murmur of whispering in all directions. The wives of the two aristocratic families all looked pale, and hurriedly got up and knelt in front of the hall to plead guilty.
Emperor Wen's face was also very ugly. Although he didn't want to see Wen Xian, he was still the prince of the Wen family's dynasty on the surface.
It's just that this matter involves many aristocratic families. If it is really investigated, the delicate balance between the various aristocratic families is likely to be broken. Emperor Wen would not do this for Wen Xian. Being able to suppress his anger in his heart, he narrowed his eyes dangerously as he looked at Mrs. Li who had exposed this matter.
After a long time, the hall slowly returned to silence. Just when everyone thought that Emperor Wen was about to get angry, he finally said, "Come here, drag the young masters of the Wang family and the He family out for twenty sticks as punishment."
After the words fell, Wen Shen on the side gave Wen Xian a provocative look, his satisfaction was beyond words.
This punishment was already regarded as minor. Compared with the faults committed by the two of them, it could be said to be a small punishment and a serious fault. Everyone could see that Emperor Wen didn't intend to care about this matter, and just gave a punishment as an explanation.
Hearing the words, the tense minds of the two families relaxed a bit, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, knelt in front of the hall to thank them, and dragged the two young masters who had been frightened to death .
Although this was expected by Wen Xian, he still puckered the corners of his lips slightly, let out a cold sneer and then retreated.
I'm afraid that after today is over, the capital family will look down on this unfavored third prince even more.
There were only the Li and Wei families left in the main hall. Emperor Wen's eyes fell on Mrs. Li who was kneeling, and his tone was a little impatient, "Your son did something stupid, and he deserved the crime if he lost his leg. Let's let it go. I won't pursue it any longer, you can just step back."
Li Houye was already sweating profusely from fright at this time, wishing this matter would be over soon, upon hearing this, he wiped his forehead with cold sweat and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li lost her mind and was determined to ask Wang Weizhi to pay for her life. Instead of going down the steps of Emperor Wen, she shouted regardless, "Yes, he caused the prince to fall into the water and lost his leg. We deserve it. I can bear it, but now my son has lost his life!"
She broke free from Master Li's restraint, knelt and climbed two steps forward, "Even if he made a big mistake, he can't help it."
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