Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

The First Prince, who was still trying to reflect and digest the series of accusations made by the Fourth Prince, suddenly raised his head to look at the Fourth Prince, and asked sharply:

"What do you mean?"

However, the fourth prince, who just now knew everything about the eldest prince, did not answer the eldest prince's question this time, but only showed a meaningful smile to the eldest prince.

However, it was this smile that contained thousands of meanings, which made the eldest prince suddenly feel the coolness emanating from his bone marrow, and instantly occupied his internal organs:

Those old ministries of Duke Ning's Mansion can be said to be the biggest reason and reliance for the First Prince's uprising this time.

The eldest prince's temper is indeed not good, but unlike the second prince, the eldest prince has self-knowledge.

Therefore, after finding out that he was not destined for the throne, the First Prince didn't want to fight for it from other places.

Especially after the news of Qin Lu's falling out with the emperor came out, this idea in his heart became more and more firm.

For the First Prince, besides the hopes of Duke Ningguo and the noble concubine, the fight for the throne was more about Qin Lu.

He and Qin Lu had already reached the point where they would never die, and no matter which one of them sat in this position, they would never let each other go.

In order to save his life, the eldest prince had to fight for it.

But now, Qin Lu was no longer destined for the throne, and the boulder in the eldest prince's heart naturally fell to the ground.

Even during those days when he was grounded by the emperor, the eldest prince once felt that even being an idle prince would be a good choice.

Since when did your thoughts change?

Looking forward, the eldest prince at this moment suddenly realized that it was the fourth prince!

He first had the idea of ​​forcing the palace because of the seemingly unintentional remarks of the fourth prince!

As early as when the eldest prince left the palace to build a mansion a few years ago, the fourth prince had already shown his amazing mind and means.

The imperial concubine let the fourth prince live in the eldest prince's mansion. On the surface, she said that the two brothers grew up together and had a close relationship and could not do without each other. In fact, she wanted the fourth prince to assist the eldest prince.

In the beginning, the First Prince didn't really trust the Fourth Prince.

Although the first prince didn't know that the fourth prince already had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, he also knew that his relationship with the fourth prince was not close, and there were even many conflicts.

But with the passage of time, with the help and guidance of the fourth prince, the first prince gradually gained a firm foothold in the previous court, and the first prince gradually let go of his guard against the fourth prince and became trusting in him.

Later, it even got to the point of talking about everything with the fourth prince.

It was also because of the fourth prince that the eldest prince clearly realized his shortcomings, and he valued and trusted the fourth prince more and more.

Under normal circumstances, the first prince would seriously consider what the fourth prince said.

The same is true this time.

After the news of Qin Lu's falling out with the emperor spread to the palace, the fourth prince would say some facts rather than words in the ears of the eldest prince from time to time.

For example, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

Another example is some things, if others are not willing to give it, you need to fight for it yourself.

There are also discourses such as the process is not important, and history is written by the victors.

In addition to these, the Fourth Prince also said some alarmist things to the First Prince from time to time.

For example, although Qin Lu and the emperor have fallen out now, it can be seen from the emperor's attitude that the emperor has not completely given up on his thoughts.

What's more, even if Qin Lu was really unwilling to compromise because of Gu Yanshu in the end, among the several adult princes, the fifth prince should not be underestimated.

Although the fifth prince's ability is not top-notch, it can be achieved.

Qin Lu and the fifth prince have a close relationship. If Qin Lu had no hope and finally chose to support the fifth prince with all his strength, their end would not be much better than Qin Lu's own ascension to the throne.

……

It has to be said that the fourth prince really knows the eldest prince well enough.

Within a few days, a secret thought in the eldest prince's heart was stirred up.

It's just that the eldest prince at that time still had some worries in his heart——

According to his own ability, even if he does it, he has no chance of winning.

It was also at this time that the fourth prince, who had seen the inner thoughts of the eldest prince, revealed some specious news to the eldest prince in due course.

For example, Ningguo's mansion has been passed down for a hundred years, and the rotten ship still has three catties of nails, so it is the same for Ningguo's mansion.

Now Ningguo Duke's Mansion still has a force in the army, as long as the eldest prince wants to, he can call it at any time.

Later, the first prince discovered that the force that the fourth prince spoke of was even stronger than he had imagined.

With an idea and the ability to do it, and the fourth prince is helping the flames, the next thing is naturally self-evident.

It can be said that if it wasn't for Duke Ning's force in the army that made the eldest prince see the odds of winning, he would never have embarked on the road of forcing the palace.

However, now, the fourth prince told him that the confidence and reliance he thought was a mirage created by the fourth prince alone?

Not to mention the First Prince, even Gu Yanshu was stunned by what he heard.

Just when Gu Yanshu wondered whether he had auditory hallucinations just now, Qin Lu standing aside seemed to see the doubts in Gu Yanshu's heart, and leaned into his ear and whispered:

"The ones accompanying the eldest prince this time are almost all dead soldiers trained by the fourth prince."

That is to say, since the first prince made the decision to force the palace, he has walked out step by step, the road to hell paved for him by the fourth prince himself.

After getting this answer, Qin Lu was also very surprised.

The fourth prince has trained so many people in the army, before that, he didn't realize it at all.

"……sharp."

Gu Yanshu was silent for a while, and finally only choked out these two words.

At the same time, Gu Yanshu's heart also had a secret feeling of happiness:

Fortunately, the person the Fourth Prince wanted to deal with was not Xiao Lu from his family. With such scheming as the Fourth Prince, if he really made up his mind to fight, few people would be able to escape from his grasp.

On the other side, after the fourth prince said all the words in his heart, he turned his head and looked at the emperor sitting aside:

"My son knows that he has committed a heinous crime, and he is willing to be punished. He also hopes that his father will punish him."

When he said this, the fourth prince's face was full of relief and relief.

The Fourth Prince's words seemed to wake up the First Prince, and the First Prince quickly stepped forward two steps and knelt down towards the Emperor.

However, unlike the calmness of the fourth prince, the face of the eldest prince at this moment is full of panic:

"Father, you just heard it all. This son-in-law has listened to the slander of the fourth brother. If you want to blame this matter, you can only blame the fourth brother. Please learn from the father!"

Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, the eldest prince quickly looked at the concubine with a sluggish expression, and urged in a low voice:

"Queen, talk to me!"

Following the eldest prince's call, the imperial concubine gradually recovered.

She raised her eyes to look at the fourth prince, and then at the second prince who was looking at her expectantly.

After thinking for a while, he finally opened his mouth:

"Your Majesty, Sheng'er is your first child, and you have watched him grow up. You can't understand his temperament very well. This time, Cheng'er must have had a hard time. I hope the Emperor will learn from you... "

The fourth prince, who had just been slapped in the face by the eldest prince and didn't react in the slightest, finally changed his indifferent expression after hearing what the concubine said.

The fourth prince subconsciously raised his head to look at the imperial concubine, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, the fourth prince just took a deep look at the imperial concubine, his lips trembled, and he didn't say a word.

"Father, the son-in-law was a little impatient just now, and there are still some affairs that cannot be dealt with cleanly. I hope the father will allow the son-in-law to retire first."

Qin Lu was not interested in the family lawsuit between the imperial concubine, mother and son, if he hadn't been a little curious about his concubine just now, Qin Lu might have resigned directly when Gu Yanshu came.

Now that the excitement has been seen, and the doubts in his princess's heart have been answered, Qin Lu naturally has no interest in staying.

The emperor also saw the impatience in Qin Lu's heart, and glanced at the three concubines kneeling in front of him. Knowing that this matter might not be over for a while, he simply waved his hand and agreed to Qin Lu's request.

After leaving the imperial concubine's bedroom, Qin Lu turned his head and saw his soft and thoughtful expression, and couldn't help asking in a low voice:

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about the wisdom of the ancients," Gu Yanshu replied in a low voice, "Don't worry about inequalities instead of scarcity. The ancients are sincere and never deceive themselves."

The matter between the Fourth Prince and the First Prince fully demonstrated this point.

Gu Yanshu couldn't say that what the fourth prince did was right.

But Gu Yanshu knew that if the noble concubine would give the fourth prince some of the pampering and love she gave to the eldest prince, I am afraid that such a situation would not happen today.

Especially thinking of the change in the expression on the fourth prince's face after the imperial concubine pushed all the responsibilities to the fourth prince according to the eldest prince's wishes, Gu Yanshu couldn't help feeling a little complicated in his heart.

There is nothing more sad than death, I am afraid it is nothing more than that.

Qin Lu had never experienced his mother's eccentricity, and he didn't know how to judge at this moment. Hearing his own soft voice of emotion, he finally had no choice but to raise his hand and rub his soft hair.

Fortunately, Gu Yanshu also knew Qin Lu's temperament, so he didn't expect him to say anything, so he continued to sigh with emotion:

"From this point of view, father's vision is indeed unique."

In order to persuade Qin Lu to take a concubine, the emperor said a lot of half-truths and half-false words to Qin Lu, including the abilities and personalities of several adult princes.

To use the emperor's original words at that time, it was "the fourth prince is too hard-hearted." At that time, Gu Yanshu didn't know the fourth prince well, so he couldn't understand the meaning of the emperor's words.

Now it seems that the emperor's remarks did have his reasons.

Because of the imperial concubine's eccentricity, she was able to cast such a large net, and even after a few years of planning, she would kill the eldest prince. Ordinary people really couldn't do such a thing.

Then, Gu Yanshu couldn't help turning his head to look at his little deer:

"If you were a prince, how would you choose?"

"Ok?"

Qin Lu was stunned for a moment, and then realized what Gu Yanshu was asking. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said:

"This king has known from childhood that there is no fairness in this palace."

Because I am sober, I never pursue the so-called fairness.

At this time, Gu Yanshu realized that his little deer was not the same as the fourth prince.

Qin Lu's biological mother died young, and before being adopted by the imperial concubine, she had seen almost all the human relationships in the palace, so naturally she was not like the fourth prince who blindly pursued "fairness".

The fourth prince's accusation seemed aggrieved, but it was actually a little naive.

Because his Xiaolu was not even qualified to pursue fairness.

Looking at Qin Lu's calm and plain profile, Gu Yanshu inevitably had a guess in his heart:

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the relationship between Qin Lu and the imperial concubine is so dull?

However, before Gu Yanshu could say these words, he heard Qin Lu's voice:

"However, this king feels that instead of thinking about the things between the noble concubine and the fourth prince, the princess should think about where she wants to go for a while."

"What?" Gu Yanshu blinked his eyes, and couldn't even change his thoughts for a while.

"Didn't you want to go to Nancheng for a long time? I made an agreement with my father a few days ago. After the eldest prince's affairs, I will allow me to take a vacation and leave Beijing to play with the princess."

After Qin Lu finished speaking, the corners of his lips couldn't help but twitched upwards.

According to her princess's temperament, after hearing the news, she might be able to happily kiss him directly.

Unexpectedly, he waited and waited, but he couldn't wait for his princess to respond enthusiastically.

In the end, she couldn't help but turned her head to look at her own princess, but she saw a polite rather than awkward smile:

"This...My lord, you may be too happy to be happy."