Prince of Heaven

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the emperor ordered Jinghuai to enter the palace for a banquet.

When receiving the imperial edict from the emperor's envoy, Jing Huai was playing chess with Hua Wendeng, it was not a serious game, but like teaching, while playing chess, he was explaining how to chess with Rong Shi who was sitting next to him.

Hua Wendeng glanced at the eunuch who was passing the imperial edict waiting beside him, and knowing that the chess could not go on, he put down the chess pieces in his hand, and teased Jing Huai: "I think the second princess must also be at the table, so I can use this An opportunity for the two of you to develop a relationship."

With a crisp "bang", Hua Wendeng was startled.He turned his head to look, and found that Rong Shi was looking at him coldly, with a snow-white chess piece pressed on his finger.

Just now this chess piece was suddenly placed on the chessboard.

Hua Wendeng laughed and said, "This kid is kind of interesting. He is young but has a big temper."

Jing Huai had already got up, and was about to follow the eunuch Chuanzhao, when he heard this, he turned his head slightly to look at Xiangrong.

Rong Shi paused for a moment, then calmly withdrew his hand that was still on the chess pieces, and sat upright, looking back at Jing Huai as if nothing had happened, his eyes full of innocence.

Jing Huai couldn't help smiling slightly, and said to Hua Wendeng: "I don't agree with you, our Mingyu is so good."

Hua Wendeng recalled the violent and gloomy expression just now, and for the first time suspected that Jing Huai was blind, or that he himself was blind.

"are you serious?"

Jing Huai smiled, turned to Rong Shi and said: "Today is your birthday, and when I come back, I will give you a present."

Rong Shi watched Jing Huai go out with the eunuch, the temperature in his eyes gradually faded.

Hua Wendeng picked up the leftovers on the chessboard, and said: "Come on, let's continue playing chess. Your son, I have gone to see my future wife. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while."

With a bang, Rong Shi stood up and said coldly, "I don't want to go down."

Hua Wendeng looked at Rong Shi in astonishment, turned and left, raised the bamboo curtain and went out the door without any hesitation or concern.

He opened his arms and looked down at himself, obviously a talented person, but he was a little skeptical about life: "I don't like children so much?"

Rong Shi returned to the room, lay on his back on the bed, stared at somewhere in the corner in a daze.After a long while, he sat up and took out the small machete that he carried close to his body.

The blade was cold, and the moment it was unsheathed, there was a faint trembling sound, like a phoenix singing softly.

This knife drank too much human blood, and it glowed with a strange cold light.

Just like him at the same time.

He is in the world, but his heart has already entered hell.He is an evil ghost walking in the world, but now he wants to take possession of the things in the world.

Rong Shi looked down at the knife, and stabbed himself in the stomach.The knife seemed to have a spirit, knowing that it had drunk the blood of its master, it whimpered and mourned.

Rong Shi lost blood, his head began to feel dizzy, and the color of his lips gradually changed from light red to pale as bones.

In less than a cup of tea, the maid who delivered medicine to Rong Shi appeared on time.She smelled a strong smell of blood right outside the door, and when she opened the door and saw Rong Shi lying on the ground in the room, all the things in her hands fell to the ground.

"Flower doctor!" She immediately turned and ran out, shouting anxiously.

Rong Shi pressed the wound on his chest and slightly opened his eyes.

The location of the palace banquet is in a vast garden in the palace, surrounded by winding water, and brilliant lanterns are hung on the branches in strings.There is also a dancing girl in red singing and dancing on a small island in the water, and high-ranking officials chatting and laughing with their familiar colleagues.

Seeing Jing Huai appearing, an eunuch who had already been waiting at the entrance rushed forward to greet him, leading Jing Huai all the way to the emperor.

The emperor sat lazily, with two maidservants standing behind him, and Zhang Wangde standing on the lower side waiting for orders.

There was also a cardamom-aged girl sitting on the side seat, with handsome features, gentle and silent.

Early on, Qianhuai obtained a painting, which was painted by the imperial painter for the second princess, Rongyun.Therefore, Jing Huai knew at the first sight that this girl was the second princess.

Apart from the second princess, the other princes and princesses were also present, and there were several maidservants and eunuchs serving them, who were pampered and pampered.

And who knows, in this resplendent palace, there is also a desolate and desolate cold palace, some people are lonely and have insufficient food and clothing.

Jing Huai and the second princess had met the ceremony, and before the emperor spoke, he said, "Your Majesty, I have something important to say."

The emperor waved his hands and said, "Today is a festive season, let's not talk about political affairs."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. This is a big matter, and I have to play it."

The emperor looked at Jing Huai quietly for a moment, and then said in a serious tone: "Speak."

Jing Huai took out a scroll of slips from his sleeve, and Zhang Wangde stepped forward to show the slips to the emperor.

Jing Huai stayed where he was quietly, waiting for the emperor to finish watching.

The people at the banquet were still having their own feasts at this time, but they all paid a little attention to silently watching the movement here.

They were all guessing what Jing Huai would play at the palace banquet, and curiosity gripped them firmly.

Time passed bit by bit, and the emperor's face gradually turned livid.

Suddenly, everyone held their breaths.

The emperor's tone was filled with anger: "What does Jing Qing mean?"

Jing Huai's expression remained unchanged, and he stated: "Three years ago, someone reported that Empress Jiang was conspiring with her brother Jiang Feng for rebellion. There are many doubts about this matter. I was afraid that Your Majesty would be deceived by treacherous officials, so I worked day and night and searched secretly. Caring people."

"Shut up!" the emperor shouted angrily.

Jing Huai didn't seem to hear it, and continued: "First, Jiang Feng raises private soldiers. According to my investigation, the number of these private soldiers is no more than [-]. According to the title of the Jiang family, this is less than the number of government soldiers stipulated by the late emperor. Second, Jiang Feng communicated with the generals of the enemy country. I have read those sealed letters, and I have also read Jiang Feng's political documents. The handwriting of the two is indeed similar. The teacher of the minister is good at calligraphy. He is talented, and he has learned a thing or two of the teacher's ability, but he can see the slight difference in the handwriting. These letters were forged by someone who deliberately framed Jiang Feng."

After a pause, Jing Huai gave his conclusion amidst the emperor's fury: "So, I dare to believe that the Jiang family has been wronged. Your Majesty, please review the events of the past and find out the villain behind it."

Jing Huai's words were forceful, hitting everyone's nerves.

crazy.

This is the voice of everyone present at the moment.

Not to mention that it was the emperor himself who killed the nine clans of the Jiang family in the first place, and because of Jiang's mediocrity, he just slapped the emperor in the face. Just talking about the emperor's near-explosive anger is enough to make one's heart tremble.

But Jing Huai stepped on the emperor's bottom line again and again, as if he wanted to provoke the emperor

same anger.

Qi Zhou tensed his nerves while secretly cursing the lunatic.He originally wanted to stand up, show his loyalty to the emperor, and sing about his innocence, but when he saw the bulging veins on the emperor's forehead, he retreated in his heart.

Making a sound at this time is undoubtedly hitting the emperor's anger, even if he is innocent, he will be angered.

"Come here!" The emperor finally couldn't hold back his anger, and broke out at the deadly banquet.

The guards carrying swords and soldiers in the palace appeared in a flash.

Several newly appointed civil servants had never seen such a scene, and they were frightened at this moment, their hands and feet were cold and trembling, and they dared not vent their breath.He looked at Jing Huai with sympathy and admiration.

I sympathize with what happened to him, and admire him for being calm at this time.

Jing Huai didn't look at the palace guards, but stared closely at the enraged emperor.

"Your Majesty has suffered from headaches repeatedly since four years ago. Every time he suffers from headaches, the headaches get worse, and his temper is always uncontrollable. The situation has become more and more serious in recent months. He often cannot sleep at night. Mrs. Gouyue can't solve it by sharing the bed."

Jing Huai's eyes suddenly turned to Mrs. Gouyue who was beside her.Mrs. Gouyue was startled.Jing Huai's lips curled slightly, and he continued, "Did Your Majesty never suspect the conspiracy behind this?"

"How did you know this?" The emperor ordered the imperial guards to stop, his eyes were like arrows, and he tightly grasped Jing Huai in front of him.

"Your Majesty may have forgotten that the subject's teacher is good at hexagrams."

Jing Huai's voice was flat, but it seemed to have a kind of magical power, which penetrated everything heavily, rang in people's ears, and inexplicably calmed people down, so they could concentrate on listening to him.

"I heard from the teacher that although the country of Kan is small in the north of the mainland, witchcraft is prevalent. This kind of witchcraft can confuse people's hearts and minds, and it can also use witchcraft dolls to control people's spirit bodies. Illness, serious one—”

"It's life-threatening."

The emperor's pupils contracted violently, and he looked suspiciously at Mrs. Gouyue beside him.

Mrs. Gouyue hurriedly knelt down and walked to the emperor's feet, hugging the emperor's leg and weeping for grievances.

The emperor looked at the guards who had just convened, and said coldly, "Go and investigate."

"Yes!" The leader of the imperial guards left in a hurry with his people, and went straight to Mrs. Gouyue's Wangquan Palace.

Jing Huai glanced at the scene in front of him indifferently: "In addition——"

Someone gasped, is this over yet? !All the officials lamented in their hearts. If they had known this before, they should not have been sick. How many things they were forced to hear that they shouldn't have heard!

But thinking so, they still pricked up their ears.Since you are already present, you must hear what you should hear.

For example, if Jing Huai really made justice for Jiang Jia, then the deposed prince might very well return to the public eye.

But Jing Huai knew that things were far from that simple.When he was still in the capital six years ago, he knew very well how the emperor loved the crown prince.

Childish and innocent, even if it was Jiang's rebellion, it is unlikely that a father who loves his son so much will suddenly change his attitude and wish to let him die.

Moreover, just now Jing Huai had been observing. When the emperor learned that Mrs. Jiang might have been wronged, there was anger on his face, and there was sadness under the anger, but he was never shocked.It seems that the emperor already knew that Jiang's treason charge was not established.

The framer's methods were so clumsy that even though he went to investigate three years later, he still found a lot of things, but the emperor was so eager to convict Jiang's family and killed all Jiang's clan members.

There must be a secret.

Jing Huai frowned slightly.

What is behind the matter that he doesn't know?

"Your Majesty still has one more thing to say. This matter is related to His Majesty. Please also ask Your Majesty to get rid of irrelevant people."

The emperor waved his hand and ordered everyone to disperse.

"Go ahead."

Jing Huai looked at Mrs. Gou Yue.

Mrs. Gouyue suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if she had been seen through everything, and she became more and more flustered.

"What I want to say is," Jing Huaiping thundered, "The third prince is not His Majesty's flesh and blood."

Mrs. Gouyue turned pale with fright, she didn't care to cry beautifully, hugged the emperor's leg and shouted wronged, and angrily pointed out that Jing Huai was spouting blood, looking like a street shrew.

"If you don't believe me, you can do a blood test."

Mrs. Gou Yue was furious: "Jing Huai, why are you slandering me!"

Jing Huai didn't speak, and the emperor's calm voice sounded above Mrs. Gouyue's head: "Xian."

Jing Huai took two steps back, watched as the emperor summoned the imperial physician, and ordered the palace staff to bring back the third prince who had just left for a blood test.

The biting cold wind blew through and blew out several frantically swaying lanterns.The surrounding light dimmed a little.

After a long while of dead silence, Mrs. Gouyue fell to the ground completely, with a desperate face, and was kicked to the ground by the emperor.

At this moment, the chief of the imperial guards came to report that the Witch Gu doll was found from Wangquan Palace, with the emperor's birth date on it, and two silver needles stuck on the Witch Gu doll's head.

Jing Huai said: "Presumably, this is the reason for His Majesty's headache."

"I ask you, how did you know this?"

Jing Huai repeated the previous answer: "The hexagram image."

"The hexagram shows that one of His Majesty's six princes is a fake prince. And looking at Mrs. Gouyue's unfaithful and disloyal face, I know that the third prince is fake."

The emperor suddenly frowned: "You said that among the six princes, only one is fake?"

He specially re-read the words "Only One". In a blink of an eye, Jing Huai understood why the emperor condemned Jiang so hastily, and why his attitude towards Rongshi took a turn for the worse, because he thought Rongshi was not his son.

Jing Huai didn't know where the emperor's guess came from, but he did know that Rong Shi was undoubtedly the emperor's flesh and blood.

"Yes, there is only one." Jing Huai said calmly and clearly.

At this time, Zhang Wangde reported: "Your Majesty, there is one person from Mr. Jing's residence who is seeking an audience outside the palace."

The emperor glanced at Jing Huai, who also wondered who it was.

"Announce it."

"Here." Zhang Wangde withdrew, and not long after, he brought a man dressed as a guard over.

This person is none other than Zhao Buqi, one of the twin guards in Jinghuai Mansion.

After Zhao Buqi came in, he first knelt down to pay his respects to the emperor, and then explained his intention.

"My lord, the young man you brought back from the palace was attacked and seriously injured, and his life may be in danger." "What did you say?" Jing Huai and the emperor asked in surprise at the same time.

The emperor looked even more anxious, his voice trembling uncontrollably.