[Red Mansion] Ronghua Road of Mrs. Hou's Mansion

In Beijing, it was extremely quiet for several days in a row, as if the assassination had never happened.

In fact, the so-called nobleman's assassination that night was vague, without specifying which nobleman, and later did not say whether the assassin was found, so nothing happened.

in the palace.

In the gorgeous palace, countless eunuchs and courtiers stood on both sides, each holding their breath and bowing their heads.He didn't speak or move, and only heard the slightest sound of the wind, but it was strangely depressing.

Behind the heavy curtain, a figure stepped out, and then saw the brick surface of the skirt embroidered with delicate and complicated dark patterns.With gentle steps and dignified demeanor, she walked to the center step by step. She looked down at the man kneeling in front of her, and said in a cold voice, "What are you doing?"

It seemed that the palace was too quiet, and a drop of sweat dripped on the brick surface upon hearing a 'click'.The brick surface was as clear as water, which could clearly reflect his slightly embarrassed face.He raised his head, "Mother...Mother, my son came to plead guilty."

Empress Xu just glanced at him indifferently, but it made his heart twitch suddenly, and his voice became lower and lower, "Mother, son..."

The queen is wearing a phoenix robe, with beautiful hair like clouds and a head full of gold and jade.Even the shoes are inlaid with precious stones and pearls, which are gorgeous, rich and brilliant.The queen is not young, and although she is not as soft and beautiful as other concubines, the majesty and nobility of her body cannot be ignored.

There was no trace of anger on her face, and the corners of her lips curled slightly: "Apology? Now that you are getting older and you are a prince, you can make decisions on your own, so why do you need to plead guilty to this palace?"

Hearing this, the crown prince became even more frightened, and kowtowed again: "I'm wrong, I shouldn't have concealed the truth from my mother, I shouldn't have decided to send someone to assassinate Gu Xingchi, please punish my mother!"

Only then did Empress Xu look at him, and asked lightly: "Now I know I'm wrong? You came to me again when something bad happened, and you didn't care about what I warned you before. Now that things have happened, it's okay if you come to plead guilty again." What's the use?"

"My son, my son..." The prince broke out in cold sweat, "My son has nothing to do."

Empress Xu looked at him coldly and said nothing.

The prince boldly said again: "Mother, as you know, my father has never liked my son. No matter how filial and respectful my son is to him, my father's suspicion of my son has never faded for a day. Although my son is The prince is really trembling. Every step is like walking on thin ice. I am afraid that if I make a mistake, I will be caught by someone, and my father will depose the position of prince. I am the prince of a country, the most honorable prince of the Dajing Dynasty, but I am too old. After working so hard, how can Gu Xingchi live so self-willed? No matter how many disasters he has caused and how reckless he is, his father still loves him as always and never punishes him. Could it be that he is worse than me, the crown prince? Do you want to be honorable?" The prince gritted his teeth, "It's just a cheap..."

"Shut up!" Empress Xu finally got angry, and said coldly, "Prince, don't you know what to say and what not to say? As a prince of a country, don't you even have this measure? If it is passed on to your father What would he think of the emperor?"

The prince clenched his fists on both sides, "but I really can't bear it. I can bear all kinds of indifference and suspicion from my father to my son, but I can't bear him doting on Gu Xingchi so much. Could it be that he has forgotten me? His eldest son?"

Empress Xu's face was frosty, "Since you know that you are the eldest son, why bother about these things? No matter how much the emperor loves, who can shake your position?"

"However, every time I think of this matter, I feel anxious, always thinking that my father will depose my son as the crown prince one day." Because of anger and panic, the voice of the prince trembled a little.

Originally, I wanted to reprimand the prince again, but seeing his appearance, I didn't say anything after all.Empress Xu sighed, "The prince is too worried. With the ancestors' etiquette, even if the emperor is dissatisfied with you, he will not easily depose you. Even if he has this idea, the ministers will not agree. Besides, with the Xu family Now, what are you afraid of?"

"But..." The prince still didn't believe it.

He has seen his father's ruthless tactics. When his father ascended the throne, he eliminated all the rich and nobles who opposed him, and he didn't feel at all unbearable when he saw the blood flow like a river.Not only that, after securing the throne, he also tried his best to suppress those who had supported him.The only exceptions were the Gu family and the Xu family.

Now, the Xu family is very powerful, and it is his mother's family. Is the father really not the slightest bit afraid?What's more, the royal father treated Gu Xingchi and the Gu family very preferentially, so he had to think elsewhere.

"Enough!" Empress Xu said solemnly, "Prince, you are too worrying. As long as you do what the prince should do, remember that you have the Xu family as your backing, and no one can threaten your status."

The prince trembled slightly, he could only say: "Yes."

The queen stared at him with a warning voice, "You should know that if you can't bear it, you can make big plans. Even if you don't feel angry in your heart, you should pretend to be deaf and dumb." Then she turned around, "Gu Xing So late, what do you think should be done?"

The crown prince said: "The sons and ministers listen to the mother."

"Now I'm quite obedient." Empress Xu smiled softly, "This matter won't be hidden for long. With your father's shrewdness, you will soon find out about his assassination. At that time, you will definitely be furious. If you don't find out, you won't stop. .However, Gu Xingchi is really cunning, he left you a lot of trouble, but he got rid of the stalking and went to nowhere.”

This son is also a fool, he fell into Gu Xingchi's trap so easily.

The prince was worried, "Then what should we do? Gu Xingchi dared to do this, he must have guessed that I was behind the scenes."

The queen was sitting on the beauty's couch, her long skirt swaying down, she said slowly: "There is no turning back when you open the bow. Prince, since you have done it, it will be difficult to stop. There is no other way now, but to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots." .”

The prince understood, hesitantly said: "What if it doesn't work, what if Gu Xingchi comes back alive..."

Empress Xu smiled slightly, "That only means that his life should not be terminated."

The crown prince couldn't understand, but Empress Xu didn't continue to explain.She said seriously, "You don't have to worry, I have my own arrangements. Prince, I advise you to arrange things carefully in the future, think twice, and don't do things you are not sure about. I don't want to clean up the mess for you again."

For ten consecutive days, everything was calm.

Sister Feng originally went out in the name of having fun and relaxing, so she didn't rush the speed of the boat, and of course she wouldn't ask Gu Xingchi's opinion.

In her opinion, Gu Xingchi took advantage of her, and she took him in generously, treating him with good food and drink.If he still dares to have any opinions, she doesn't mind driving him down.

Shaoqing, Lin Zhixiao's family came to tell Sister Feng that the boat would dock in a while, and asked Sister Feng if she wanted to go out for a stroll.

Sister Feng is always a lively person, she had to pretend to be sick a few days ago and couldn't leave the yard, which really bored her, and she finally had the chance to go out for fun, so naturally she wanted to look around.

When Sister Feng stepped out of the cabin, she saw Gu Xingchi standing on the deck with his hands behind his back, watching the scenery.His face is like a crown of jade, his facial features are handsome, and his gestures are elegant.Even with a lazy demeanor, it can't hide the dignity in his bones.But looking at his back now, I feel a little lonely.

Sister Feng secretly spurned her own thoughts, Gu Xingchi was proud of his life, he was full of power, wealth, and beauties, so there was nothing pitiful about it.

At this time, Gu Xingchi also turned his head and looked at her with raised lips and a smile.

Sister Feng regained her composure and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is in a good mood for this trip."