lover in the mirror

The seventh day of August in the 22nd year of Hongwu

This is an unusual early court, not only because the prince reported that the water conservancy project was successfully completed, but also because the third prince Chu Yunfei exposed the prince's corruption and bribery, and falsified account books.

The hall was silent for a while, and all the ministers lowered their heads with expressions of fear and sincerity, but their pricked ears already showed that they were looking forward to this doomed battle.

"Yunfei, do you have evidence?" Chu Xuanyu on the throne had a calm expression, as if he had expected it

"Father, my son has already replaced the real ledger that the prince wants to destroy in advance." The words clearly accused the prince of destroying the real ledger and forging the ledger to cover up the evidence of corruption.

"Bring it up."

The emperor held the so-called "true account book" presented later, pretended to look at it carefully, and sent someone to fetch the "false account book" that the prince had just presented in the morning.

"You are very brave!"

Chu Yunfei squinted triumphantly at Chu Yunqi

"You can't even forge an account book for something worthless. Chu Yunfei, what should you do?"

Chu Yunfei was a little confused, so, did the father call the wrong person?

"Chu Yunfei, are you still kneeling?"

At this time, Chu Yunfei knew that he was indeed being called no matter how weak his head was, and immediately obediently plopped down on his knees, but he still said in his mouth with doubts and excuses, "My minister never forged the account books. It was the crown prince who corrupted the law and tried to If you forged the account book and got away with it, the one presented by the crown prince this morning is the fake one."

"Nonsense! Look at the seal on the last page yourself." The emperor said and threw the two ledgers in front of Chu Yunfei.

In order to facilitate reconciliation, each large-scale banquet and project has a special account book, and the last page of the account book will have a special seal to prevent counterfeiting.

Chu Yunfei opened the account book and saw that the seal was neatly stamped on the last page. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly found that the pattern seemed different from what he remembered? !He quickly grabbed the account book that the prince had submitted earlier, the seal on the last page, the pattern on the edge was indeed different from the one in his hand, that was the pattern of the seal in his memory.

Even though he was a little dull, Chu Yunfei knew right away that he had been tricked, his face paled instantly, and his kneeling body trembled involuntarily.Those who followed the third prince in the hall wanted to justify something, but seeing Chu Yunfei's appearance, he knew that the situation was over, and his heart sank.You are really as timid as a mouse, as long as you insist that you were deceived by a traitor and mistakenly think that the prince forged the account book, what serious crime can the emperor punish you for?

He couldn't help but sigh that he stood in the wrong position and followed such a dull and timid prince.

"The third prince, Chu Yunfei, framed his elder brother and forged physical evidence. Today, you will be fined to study in Guanglu Temple for two years. Reflect on your mistakes."

As soon as the emperor said this, all the fox-like officials in the hall knew that the third prince was out of luck.After being imprisoned in a disguised form for two years, when they were released, the general situation was already over. Some officials who had no position, or followed the third prince immediately became active, wondering whether to follow the eldest son, the eldest son, or the second prince who was the most popular at the moment.

Chu Yunqi did not say a word from the beginning to the end, but Chu Yunyang raised his eyebrows at him after the third prince's punishment, and said softly, "There are only two of us left." Chu Yunqi squinted at the second prince , the other party still smiled gently.

With the third prince imprisoned and the empress in vain, people with winks in the palace began to move closer to Concubine Zhen's Yuhua Palace.Concubine Zhen deserves to be a person who can get along well in the palace. After all this, she is still neither arrogant nor impetuous, and treats others politely. It is not too late to greet the queen every day, but it is another matter whether she goes to greet her or tease her. up.

It's just that behind the queen, there is still the Qi family supporting her, and the name of the queen is suppressing her. Even if the third prince fails, how can he be the master before the new emperor ascends the throne? own head.

The tulle is blowing, and the fragrance is lingering. The exquisitely carved dressing table is filled with exquisite and luxurious jewelry. An orange copper mirror next to it reflects a soft and beautiful face. Concubine Zhen, the second prince's mother, is also the favorite concubine in the harem who can compete with the queen.

Concubine Zhen sat crookedly on the imperial concubine chair, wearing a goose-yellow palace gown, which made her skin as creamy as cream. She was clearly middle-aged, but she still had the appearance of a girl.Her face is so beautiful that it can be said that she is a harem, but she is too calculating and shrewd, which makes this beauty lose a bit of her temperament.In terms of deep scheming, he is still far behind his son Chu Yunyang. Even though his heart is turbulent and his face is calm, he smiles gently at everyone, and his whole person has a gentle temperament.

At present, Concubine Zhen's red phoenix eyes slightly raised upwards, showing her own charm and sharpness.Apart from a good face bestowed by God, she was able to have the current glory, but also rely on a natural vicious heart, which I'm afraid I don't want to face.

She knew that her Yu family was not as good as one generation after another. As a big family, there were far more people who were holding back than those who were promising.None of the elder brothers of her own generation could be used, so she barely pulled her brother up, and it took a lot of effort to sneak into the position of the deputy commander of the guards.Fortunately, his son, Chu Yunyang, was up to the challenge. Although the century-old Yu family was rotten inside, it was still a great family, and this prestige alone could support his son.

"Recently, the emperor seems to be thinking about the princess, what's your idea?"

"The dredging of the rain is all arranged by the empress."

Concubine Wen Yan Zhen smiled, as if she admired her sensibility.Looking at this cousin of my family, her face is like a peach blossom, bright and benevolent, although she is not as beautiful as she was in her prime, she is still a famous beauty in her generation.It is even more rare that he is delicate, well-behaved and sensible, and he is a little more satisfied with her.

"If you follow me, I will naturally benefit from you. How about helping you become a princess?"

"Thank you madam."

Coming out of Concubine Zhen, Xiao Shuyu took two personal maids back to her residence.Sitting in front of the mirror, letting the maid comb her hair into a bun, looking at the familiar face in the bronze mirror, she felt a little dazed under the flickering candlelight.

A woman's natural beauty has been far away from her since she was born, and she was sentenced to a man by God. This is true of Concubine Zhen, and so is she.It's just that one is voluntary. She sacrificed herself for the sake of rights and status, but she had to be voluntary.She could see clearly, if she didn't help her cousin, what would be her fate?

After sweeping away the third prince lightly, Chu Yunqi did not relax at all.Both he and Chu Yunyang knew that the third prince was just a clown who would jump around and be kicked off the stage sooner or later.Now he just happened to meet an opportunity to eradicate the third prince. As for the second prince, I am afraid that neither of them will give the other this opportunity.

Recalling the matter of the crown princess mentioned by his father some time ago, Chu Yunqi felt a little heavy again.

Even if I am in love with Fu Xiaochen now, even if I don't want to touch any woman now, if I become an emperor, I must have an heir, and one day he will marry a princess who may never know each other, and Fu Xiaochen will be in another world Get married and have children, this is your own ending.

He can only cherish now, the years before the coming future, the best time in this life, can only be sealed in the bottom of his heart to slowly enjoy the years in the future.

"Yun Qi, why are you so preoccupied with thinking?" Fu Xiaochen blinked, why did the other party look so sad.

"It's nothing, just thinking that you're going to another place, and I'm a little worried."

"Don't worry, you can get to City H in less than half a day by car, which is not considered a long trip. As for this dressing table, it is a very serious problem. First of all, it is a bit big and I don't know how to get it to City H. Secondly, I put the dressing table If I get to the dormitory, my roommates will think that I didn't take my medicine today--"

"So you don't plan to bring the mirror?!" Chu Yunqi's tone suddenly became agitated, Fu Xiaochen was startled, and immediately explained, "Uh, bring it, I want to ask someone to remove the mirror from the dressing table alone Take it with you."

"Will removing the mirror alone...?"

Chu Yunqi didn't finish the second half of the sentence, he subconsciously didn't want to bring up this possibility, Fu Xiaochen naturally understood what the other party meant, "It doesn't matter, I looked at the mirror and it was glued to the dressing table, and your side is just a copper mirrors, so the medium of our communication should only be mirrors."

Although "en" promised in this way, there is always a trace of uneasiness emerging.