The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

The treacherous and cunning Zuo Siming, who was well prepared, put all his mind into dealing with Jing Ke, a child who was still a little immature, and it was easy and effortless.But after some ambiguous words that were difficult to distinguish between true and false, Jing Ke's expression changed drastically.

Now that he has successfully planted the seed of doubt in Jing Ke's heart, the next thing to do is to let the seed germinate and grow, and wait for the opportunity to reveal his ferocious face, so as to achieve his desired goal.But this matter is not in a hurry, and it is interesting to proceed step by step.

Thinking of this, Zuo Siming didn't continue to provoke, he just said goodbye and left, leaving Jingke there alone, thinking hard about the dilemma.

The secrets of the royal family back then were complicated and confusing, and there were many inside stories. Even if Zuo Siming spent a lot of manpower and material resources, he still didn't know what the truth was. It was glamorous, and the filth during the period may be beyond ordinary people's imagination. Once the truth of the matter is revealed, the shock caused is absolutely amazing. Those involved in it may not be able to escape being involved in the past.

His inability to dig out the truth does not mean that Jing Ke does not have this ability.Even if Jing Ke can't do it, if His Royal Highness is bored, he can go and help.Zuo Siming thought that when he came out in a hurry, he hadn't been in his mansion yet, but the crown prince Jing Qi who might be waiting for him to go back now, the smile on the corner of his mouth twisted, making people feel palpitations.

As expected, as soon as he returned to the mansion, he found that the crown prince was waiting in his room, and he was already very impatient.

"What do you mean by asking me to come alone and running out by yourself? And it's so late, where are you wandering off?" Jing Qi questioned very harshly, but it's a pity that when facing Zuo Siming, he didn't have the confidence It's not enough, as he talks, he loses a bit of majesty.

"It happened that His Highness the Sixth Prince was drinking, and I felt sorry for him, so I drank a few cups with him." Zuo Siming sat down opposite him indifferently, picked up the teapot, and refilled a cup of tea for him, as an apology.

"I just want to send Gu away with a cup of tea, do you think Gu is a beggar?" While waiting, Jing Qi had already drank a full stomach of tea, and refused to let things go, she gave him an annoyed look, "Jing Ke, it's Jing Ke again, What do you mean? Is it not enough to have Gu, you still have to provoke him?"

As soon as Jing Qi finished speaking, the teapot in Zuo Siming's hand smashed on the table, breaking into several pieces, and the tea and tea leaves immediately splashed in all directions.

"Who do you think I am, Your Highness?" His voice was cold, as if it could freeze the blood in an instant.

Jing Qi was taken aback by him, and after a long pause, she finally opened her mouth: "That's not what Gu meant. You know that Gu hates Jing Ke the most, and Gu doesn't like your relationship with him."

Zuo Siming stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed, he took out his brocade handkerchief, and carefully wiped off the water stains on Jing Qi's face, his expression was extremely gentle, as if he was a different person.

"His Highness the Crown Prince said something stupid. His Highness Six is ​​His Highness's younger brother. How could His Highness say that he hates him? If it fell into the ears of someone with a heart and ran to His Majesty to imitate his tongue, His Majesty might severely reprimand him. Your Highness must never say such words in the future."

Zuo Siming's tone of voice was full of sincerity.

It was just a few simple words of persuasion, in Jing Qi's ears, it was like the sound of nature.The deceased imperial grandmother told him, and the mature and prudent officials around him also persuaded him in the same way. He listened to it on weekdays. Although he restrained his actions a lot, he still felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Only Zuo Siming could put this into words. The words made him sweet as if he had eaten honey.

"Gu knows, I only say this in front of you." Jing Qi grabbed his palm and refused to let go.

"Even in front of me, you can't say that there are many people here, and I don't know if there are people with ulterior motives. Your Highness is better to be careful in everything. Speaking of this, His Highness will try to avoid contact with me in the future, like When I'm not here tonight, Your Highness should leave early and not wait, if His Majesty knows about His Highness's relationship with me, and knows that His Highness stays with me at night, I'm afraid..."

"Less contact? You are so cruel. You only see you once in ten days and a half months. Do you want to be alone?" Jing Qi sighed. He couldn't control himself anymore, his mind was completely occupied by the person in front of him, and he would think of him when he had some free time, this lovesickness tormented him all day long, "Don't worry, I dare to come to you alone, naturally it is I made the arrangement. Besides, so what if the father knows about it, is the father qualified to teach Gu about this matter?"

Zuo Siming nodded when he heard the words, knowing that Jing Qi was talking about the emperor's affair with the Marquis of Yongning.This matter is no longer a secret in Beijing, but there are probably not many people who speak out as boldly as Jing Qi.

"That's what I said, but it's better for Your Highness to be careful. I'm afraid that His Majesty will only allow state officials to set fires and not allow people to light lamps. If something goes wrong, I will not regret my death, but if it is because of me, His Majesty will suffer from His Majesty's dislike." , Even if I die, I can't feel at ease."

"Bah, bah, don't talk nonsense." Jing Qi hurriedly covered his mouth, forbidding him to say such ominous words, "We will all live a long life, there is nothing we can do now, but we will definitely not in the future I am sorry for you."

Longevity?Zuo Siming sneered at these four words in his heart, but his face became more gentle, and the sweetness in his voice was too thick to melt away.

"If Your Highness doesn't mind, can you tell me why Your Highness hates His Highness Six so much? I have met His Highness Six twice, and I don't think His Highness Six is ​​a domineering and disrespectful person. Maybe there is some misunderstanding here? If I can It is my greatest honor to resolve the grievances between His Highness and His Sixth Highness with a small amount of effort, I wonder if His Highness is willing to fulfill it?"

"Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding between Gu and Jing Ke, so you don't need to be troublesome." Once Jing Ke was mentioned, Jing Qi's expression turned ugly.

He pondered for a moment, then told Zuo Siming all the old grievances he had heard.

According to the legend of the palace people, his mother was extremely favored by the emperor back then.For a period of time, the emperor favored the middle palace alone and neglected the back palace, which aroused the jealousy of all the concubines in the harem, but there was nothing he could do.

After his mother's mother gave birth to him, her body has not been recuperated, and later she was saddened by Xie's family's crimes, and began to linger on the sick bed. Even at that time, the emperor never gave up and often came in to visit.

Jing Ke's mother and concubine are said to be the maids serving by his mother's side. Taking the opportunity of the emperor's visit to his mother, she seduced the emperor and Jing Ke was born.His mother was ill and didn't know about it at first. Later, seeing the belly of the maid who was close to him was getting bigger and bigger, and she could no longer hide it from others, she realized what was going on. She was so depressed that she vomited blood on the spot. From then on, his condition worsened and he died not long after.

"Tell me, if it wasn't for Jing Ke, my mother would not have been mad at her. Should I hate him?" Jing Qiming knew that this was not Jing Ke's fault alone, but the emperor couldn't hate him. , that maid was dead, he couldn't hate, the only person he could hate was Jing Ke.

This is the real reason why he wanted to bully Jing Ke when he was a child. He pretended to be fine all these years, but he always hated Jing Ke in his heart. As for the reason why he hated Wei Yan, it was because his mother passed away, and Wei Yan stayed by the emperor's side all the time. for the sake.

Everyone in the world said that the emperor had a deep affection for his predecessors, and he dismissed the harem because of his successors, and reduced the extremely sparse harem to decorations, and instead focused on political affairs, but in fact, there were still people around the emperor, let alone a man, what did Jing Qi say? Might have a good look at that man?

It would be fine if that man was just an ordinary pampering servant, that kind of lowly status person is just a plaything on the emperor's bed, even if there are a few more, Jing Qi even raised her eyelids to look at them with interest None, let alone have to argue with them.

However, the man next to the emperor is not a spoiled pet, he is one of the emperor's most important ministers, with a prominent family background and a high position. Jing Qi certainly thought that such a person was just a lucky person, but in his heart he was very Uncomfortable, as if his mother's position had been taken by someone, which made him uncomfortable.

However, he has learned a lot of lessons, he has learned to be a little bit obedient, even if he is disgusted in his heart, he has also learned to keep his face calm, so that the emperor did not let the emperor grab his braids and use him as a raft.

Over the years, relying on this cautiousness, he has been walking on thin ice under the eyes of the emperor, but he has also been the prince for a few years without any danger.

Jing Qi firmly believed in these legends, Zuo Siming was slightly puzzled when he heard it.These words sound like the same thing, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that there are many flaws. The biggest flaw is that the Xie family was the remnant of King You, who committed the felony of treason, who was the daughter of the head of the Xie family. Before and after, if it is not involved in it, I am afraid it is impossible, so whether it has ended in depression or what, we need to find out the truth.

There is another flaw in Yongninghou. Many people can see how the emperor treats Yongninghou now, but when exactly the emperor valued Yongninghou so much is a question.

Marquis Yongning became the emperor's bodyguard when the emperor was eight years old. In the past 30 years, except for a few years in the middle, he was exiled and kept away from the emperor. For the rest of the years, he was always by the emperor's side.If the emperor had valued him very much many years ago, then all the legends are probably just legends.

"His Highness really believes in these legends? Legends are usually used to deceive children." Regardless of whether the legends are true or not, Zuo Siming will lure Jing Qi to investigate again.

Regardless of the truth of this matter, it must be taboo for the emperor, and his sons will never be allowed to touch it.At that time, neither Jing Qi nor Jing Ke will have any good fruit to eat.

"What do you mean by that?" Jing Qi was a little silly when facing Zuo Siming, but at other times, he wasn't too stupid, and soon realized that there was more to his words.

"I don't know if there are any old people who served His Highness around?" Zuo Siming didn't answer him, but asked a question instead.

"Father was hurt when he saw something, and couldn't bear to see it. After the mother passed away, he dismissed all the palace people."

"I don't know if the Empress Dowager talked about the past with His Highness when she was alive?"

"The emperor's grandmother said that the old things are gone, so Gu don't have to worry too much."

"So, His Highness has always been hearing what he said, so he can't do it right at all?"

"I'm just listening..." Jing Qi opened her mouth, but was suddenly speechless.

He finally discovered that what he knew was what he heard, but the people who told him also heard what he heard, and none of them had personally experienced those things.

"It's only been a short ten years. If you really want to investigate, you will definitely be able to find out." Seeing Jing Qi's look of hesitation, Zuo Siming smiled contentedly.

Prince Rui's Mansion has not been completed yet, Xiao Zhenting still lives in the house he bought originally, guarding until midnight, and has not fallen asleep yet.

He didn't know exactly what the emperor and Jing Ke said in the palace, but he had already heard about Jing Ke's failure to propose a marriage in the Zhongyihou's mansion.He had originally hoped that Jing Ke would delay planning the wedding for a few years, but now that he has hit the iron wall, it seems that the plan needs to be changed.

While he was sitting in the living room contemplating countermeasures, the person he was waiting for came in with floating steps, smelling of alcohol.

"Your Highness..." Seeing him, Xiao Zhenting hurriedly stood up and helped him to sit down.

Jing Ke closed her eyes and squinted there for a while, then suddenly said, "Xiao Zhenting, help me check something."

"Your Highness, please order."

"Look up the identity of my concubine mother and how did she die?"

"Your Highness, absolutely not." Xiao Zhenting didn't expect that what he wanted to investigate was this matter, and hurriedly objected.

"why?"

"Who is His Highness's mother and concubine? The influence on His Highness is not as important as His Highness thinks. As long as His Highness is His Majesty's son, it is enough."

Regarding the origin of Jing Ke's mother and concubine, Xiao Zhenting had heard various legends, and according to the practice that the truth in the palace is usually worse than legends, he would never agree with Jing Ke to investigate this matter.

"Do you really think that I am the son of the emperor, is it enough? No, you are wrong, this is not enough, it is not enough at all, for the emperor, it is far from enough."

No matter how excited Jing Ke was, Xiao Zhenting remained unmoved. Even if Jing Ke used the title of prince to pressure him, he resolutely rejected this irrational order.

In desperation, Jing Ke could only rely on his own strength to find out what he wanted to know.

The maids in the imperial palace change batches every five years. Fifteen years have passed, and three batches have already been changed. Moreover, the roster from more than ten years ago was said to have been destroyed by fire due to improper preservation by the House of Internal Affairs.

The servants don’t have to change so diligently, but the practice in the palace is that if it needs to be kept secret, the heads are changed directly. The heads that have not been changed are all people around the emperor. Jing Ke has no ability to pry their mouths open, and He didn't dare to make a big noise, so he searched for several months, but still had no clue.

In the blink of an eye, in April of the 16th year of Hongqing, one day, he managed to ask a useful piece of news. It was said that a servant who served the flowers and plants in his mother's concubine's courtyard was now in the palace in Shuangshi Town.

He rushed to the palace in a hurry, but he was in vain. After asking around, he found out that the servant had passed away half a year ago.After several months of hard work, there was nothing to gain. Jing Ke was a little disheartened, so she didn't bother to rush back immediately, and led the horse to wander the streets of Shuangshi Town.

Shuangshi Town is not big, there is only one main street, but it is very prosperous.As Jing Ke was walking, he saw a plaque hanging in front of a medical clinic with four gold characters "Hua Tuo is reborn", and he couldn't help but stop.

If he read it correctly, those four words were written by his father, the emperor.

In this Shuangshi town, how could there be a medical clinic with a plaque from the emperor hanging on it?

While Jing Ke was wondering, suddenly, a human-shaped object flew out from the medical hall and landed in front of his horse. Various objects flew out one after another and landed on the street. Finally, an object whizzed towards him. When he attacked, he raised his hand and grabbed it. After grabbing it, he realized that he had caught an oil-paper umbrella.