Huaibi

Ping Huaizhen forgot how he returned to the palace that night, he only remembered that there were glaring white cages hanging outside the heavy gate of the Chengyuan Palace, and the ink-black word "Dian" was like a demon, like a sprite, turning into Chengyuan. Yuan Wang looked at him with a pair of bloody eyes, sneering.

Several nanmu cabinets in Xu'an Hall were turned into a mess by Ping Huaizhen, and books and calligraphy were scattered all over the floor. Jiang Chang heard the sound and saw that all the treasures lying on the ground were treasures that the crown prince cherished most on weekdays. Picking it up, patting the dust carefully, looking at his face and probing: "What is the prince looking for?"

Ping Huaizhen ignored it, and Li Qingjue didn't say a word. After a long while, there was no movement. Ping Huaizhen slowly unfolded a long scroll in his hand, stared at it, pondered for a long time, and suddenly turned his head to draw Jiang Changhuan closer. forward.

Jiang Chang held a stack of books and scrolls in his arms, and carefully placed them on the corner of the desk. Hearing the sound, he went forward to meet him, and leaned over to take the scrolls from his hand. At a glance, he saw a familiar child on the painting.

"See what?"

There was no difference in what Ping Huaizhen asked, but his face was gloomy, so he didn't dare to say anything, he thought about it carefully before hesitatingly replied: "My slave is stupid, except that the prince was born smart and handsome since he was a child. Didn't see anything else..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the prince's face changed, his expression became more and more ugly, he was so shocked that he knelt down holding the painting, fearing that he might make a mistake, he immediately shut up.

Ping Huaizhen suppressed the shock in his heart, but ordered him: "Say what you said just now, again."

The cold tone seemed to fall all over him. Although Jiang Chang was afraid of making a mistake, he could not disobey his orders. He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "The slave's eyes are clumsy, except... the prince was born since childhood..."

Ping Huaizhen suddenly lost his composure, snatched the scroll from his hand, and threw it viciously at the cold and hard wall.The soft drawing paper was unbearably damaged, it was torn in two places, and fell crumpled to the ground.

Jiang Chang bowed his head to confess the crime, only heard the prince's extremely grievance in his ears, heard the word "roll" for a long time, and suddenly bowed and retreated from the bedroom as if he had received an amnesty.

Before leaving, he heard Li Qingjue call him calmly, telling him the first half sentence: "Be cautious in your words and deeds."

"Hey, the slave understands."

Li Qingjue nodded and allowed him to leave, he never doubted his loyalty, and knew that Ping Huaizhen did the same.

Jiang Chang has been with the prince for more than ten years, and Ping Huaizhen knows better than anyone how to be loyal to the Lord, and it is precisely because of this that he is not afraid to bring this taboo and suspicion to him nakedly.

Tonight, the crown prince sent out this nameless anger, and Jiang Chang was innocently affected by it, so far I don’t know the reason——The painting of the incident was never Ping Huaizhen when he was young, but the current son of Prince Chengyuan, Pingxiya .

In the past, Li Qingjue also admitted his mistake at a glance. At that time, Ping Huaizhen only thought it was funny and didn't think about it at all. Until today, the dripping truth is looming, and finally in front of his eyes.

Over the years, why did the concubine give him affection, why did she take risks to secretly pass on secret letters to him, and why did she have a long-term discord with King Chengyuan... Many doubts, now have no reason to be found.

No wonder the empress knew that Chengyuan's palace was full of doubts, but she didn't allow him to ask more questions. The sentence "Gods and ghosts don't invade" that day actually meant this.

It's ridiculous, it's funny!

It is also said that the birth mother of Prince He died in dystocia... Emperor Hongxuan and his mother and brother had a rift with him... What kind of absurd drama is going on in this palace every day?How many nonsense?

If the world knew that the current crown prince was an unethical bastard, would they still praise him and regard him as his destiny?

Ping Huaizhen laughed softly.

Pingxiya's only a few words of Wuji's childish words made him suddenly enlightened.

His two brothers are both the troubled sons of the emperor and the princess: it's not that he insists on believing this, but only the truth can explain all the unreasonable things.

King Chengyuan is with Liu Yin for this reason; the concubine's marriage is out of harmony for this reason; Emperor Hongxuan especially favors him for this reason.

It is also for this reason that he wanted to be assassinated.

The one who wants to kill him to vent his hatred should not be Liu Yin and Concubine Yi, but King Chengyuan who regards him ashamed.

And the sudden death of King Chengyuan... How dare Ping Huaizhen think deeply about it.

All these things are all about giving him an affirmation, and now, there is no need for anyone to confirm it.

However, Ping Huaizhen was not reconciled, no matter how determined he was, he still had to tell him personally.

The doors and windows of Fengyi Hall were tightly closed.

Inside and outside the hall, there was a smell of burning herbs, which was strong and pungent. The palace people in the corridor were in a hurry, their mouths and noses were covered with cotton cloth, and their eyes were drooping.

Ping Huaizhen did not expect to see this scene, and saw several imperial physicians entering the palace from a distance, and unconsciously frowned and followed them.But as soon as those feet fell into the courtyard, a maid hurriedly stopped him and said to him: "The queen has smallpox suddenly, please don't go inward, the prince!"

Ping Huaizhen's chest choked.

Now that the Queen is no longer young, she has never suffered from smallpox for decades, so it is not a bad thing to get smallpox at this age.

Within a few hours a day, if there is ice water, pour your head one after another.

Ping Huaizhen heard ringing in his ears, he stood outside the courtyard, and stared blankly at the garden under the moon.

In just a short moment, he seemed to have seen the change of the sun and the moon for more than ten years, and he saw that childish child in a red robe running around in this courtyard, circling around his knees, and finally bypassing spring blossoms and autumn fruits, summer rain and winter snow, so far. Year.

The young son is as tall as a bamboo shoot, and has grown into a teenager; the loving mother smiles day after day, but she is getting old.

Ping Huaizhen suddenly didn't know why the resentment arose just now.

No matter what his life experience was, who his biological mother was, the queen's kindness could not be let down... He suddenly became clear, his brows eased, and he left Li Qingjue alone, and resolutely entered the palace.

The people of Fengyi Palace were shocked when they saw him, seeing that he had not even covered his mask, they were even more frightened, fearing that the crown prince would contract smallpox and the emperor and empress would blame him.

The palace servants knelt and blocked all the way, Ping Huaizhen was worried about the queen's safety, and couldn't hold back her anger, she shouted strangely, until the noise outside disturbed the queen on the couch, and the word "nonsense" came out from behind the curtain .

Ping Huaizhen calmed down, listening to the weak reprimand, his eyes were sore, and the phrase "mother queen" stuck in his throat.

"Don't let me go back..."

Ping Huaizhen stood in the same place, listening without moving, and was about to speak in response, when he saw that the curtain was lowered, it was Yantong who came out from the inside, he persuaded him in time, and took him outside the hall to speak.

It is the midsummer season when I suffer from this stubborn disease, the pain on the skin surface is even more unbearable, I am worried, and when I stand outside the corridor with Yantong, my eyes are still looking inward through the doors and windows, not wanting to miss the slightest movement.

Yantong took a panoramic view of his sincerity, sighed worriedly, put his hand to his side and said blessingly: "The prince has a heart, and the empress is relieved that you have come here. But smallpox is easily contagious, and the prince is expensive. A slight mistake will only make the empress anxious. The imperial doctor said that the empress needs to rest, and the crown prince should go back to the Xu'an Palace for the empress' peace of mind."

What Yantong said made him irrefutable, it made him really not allowed to enter the inner palace, otherwise if he disturbed the queen's recuperation and made her condition worse, he would feel even more regretful.

While hesitating, Yan Tong said again: "My servant once suffered from smallpox when I was young, and I will never suffer from it again. Don't worry, the prince, this servant will take care of the empress herself. The empress will be blessed by gods and Buddhas. .”

Ping Huaizhen felt much better after hearing it, so far she was completely persuaded, and bowed his hands.Shocked by this ceremony, Yantong hurriedly bowed down to pay homage to him, and then got him to remind him to take good care of the queen.

Before leaving, Ping Huaizhen walked around outside the window sash to say hello, and finally agreed to leave.

The night moon was bright and bright, and Li Qingjue stood outside Fengyi Hall with his sleeves hanging against the wall, and the radiance was as clear as water, flowing over his body.

Ping Huaizhen came forward, took him back to the hall, and listened to him ask knowingly beside him: "Did the prince ask?"

Ping Huaizhen shook his head.

"Did the prince visit the palace?"

"No," Ping Huaizhen shook his head again, then worried, "The empress doesn't want to see me."

After these words, the two were silent. Li Qingjue followed him all the way back to Xu'an Palace without a word. After stepping into the courtyard, he entered the room in no hurry. He stood in the courtyard and listened to the humming of cicadas. .

Ping Huaizhen took two steps forward, realized that he hadn't followed, and turned back to stand beside him.

Tired from looking up straight, Li Qingjue lowered his head and looked sideways, and asked him the third time: "The prince just now, why did you ask me to wait outside the Hall of Fengyi?"

Ping Huaizhen replied: "You have never suffered from smallpox, how can you take risks."

"The prince considers this, so why not the empress." Li Qingjue turned to him, his eyes filled with seriousness that he hadn't seen for a long time, and he said bluntly to him, "If there is no difference tonight, the prince must have already met with the empress. Confidentially. In order to solve the crux of his heart, the prince impulsively sought the truth from the queen. However, the truth is true and false. After that, what is the difference? The prince is still the heir, and the world knows that the prince's biological mother is only Concubine Jing who has passed away for many years , only in this way, the crown prince and queen, and even the two outside the palace, can keep their lives safe and peaceful."

Ping Huaizhen didn't understand the reason, he just imprisoned himself in the shackles for a while, unwilling to break out of the cocoon.

Li Qingjue hadn't said so many words for a long time, and he really couldn't bear to see him suffer before explaining it to him.

This world is like hell, where love, reason, loyalty, and righteousness are difficult to achieve, Li Qingjue has long since had to overcome the way of being a human being.

He and Ping Huaizhen, in the eyes of outsiders, were both rich and wealthy, especially when they were young, they had no shortage of food and clothing for several years, and they were superior.If people are divided into three, six or nine classes, the two of them must be the top class, and the poor and the lowly will bow down to serve, serve as slaves and handmaids, without any worries.

However, there is an accident, as much as he gains, he loses as much, relatives are no longer, wealth and wealth are dissipated, and in the end everything is for naught.The only thing that shakes hands is the fight for imperial power, and the absurd affection with Ping Huaizhen that cannot be explained by outsiders.

Now that Ping Huaizhen's life experience gradually surfaced, he suddenly realized that Ping Huaizhen and him had the same life and suffering.

Ping Huaizhen pondered for a long time.

The summer night was getting colder, and the two stood shoulder to shoulder in the courtyard, silent for nearly an hour.

Ping Huaizhen is like seeing the sky through the fog.

Perhaps there is still unhappiness and unwillingness, but there is no complaint or blame.Since his birth, he seems to have had a bumpy journey, but in fact he has always been protected by others - his adoptive mother is tough, and the treacherous palace protects him from evil;

Today, there is even a younger brother alive, innocent and innocent, with a pure heart, I hope to believe him, respect him, protect him, and regard him as the most important thing.

A child's words are worth a thousand dollars.

He should be content with himself, and he knows that from now on, the ties will get heavier...

Because of the smallpox incident, the queen never knew that Ping Huaizhen had figured out the mystery of her life experience, but in just two days, her condition became worse and worse, and her body became hot in the bed, and she became unconscious.

There were two more palace maids infected in Fengyi Palace, and each palace avoided it, for fear that the deadly smallpox would come out through the wall and spread to their own palace.

People who have suffered from smallpox will not be infected again, so Emperor Hongxuan found a few servants from thousands of palaces and sent them to the Palace of Fengyi to serve them.However, Yantong was hard to trust, so he still did everything by himself, staying by the bed day and night, fearing that someone would take advantage of the situation and harm the queen, but he forgot that he was just a mortal, and although he would no longer be infected by smallpox, he would still suffer from smallpox under hard work. fell ill.

The palace of Fengyi became more and more gloomy. The doctors of the imperial hospital feared that the queen's phoenix body would be damaged due to lack of careful care. In order to avoid being punished by the crime, they boldly advised Hongxuan Emperor and ordered the emperor's relatives to enter the palace. Sitting sick.

As soon as the news came out, all the wives of the families broke out in a cold sweat, and even the queen's mother's wife fell ill one after another overnight, and no one was willing to put their lives in danger.

Emperor Hongxuan waited patiently for half a day, when his anger was uncontrollable, he suddenly heard that the prince came to report that there was an emperor's relative in the Fengyi Palace petitioning for sickness, and all the luggage and belongings had been moved into the side room of the palace, vowing to be with the queen forever .

Emperor Hongxuan was gratified and curious. After saying the word "reward", he became more and more puzzled. I don't know which wife has the courage to call back the prince who left with the edict and asked: "Which wife is going to serve in the palace?" disease?"

The prince hesitated for a moment, and the woman begged him to hide the words in his mind. Knowing that the mighty emperor must not hide it, he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Going back to the emperor, it is... Princess Chengyuan is here. gone."

After speaking, there was a strange silence, the prince raised his eyes boldly, and met Emperor Hongxuan's furious eyes, and saw that the smile in those eyes had disappeared in an instant, and it was as cold as an ice cave.

The glazed jade pagoda on the desk table in the imperial study room innocently suffered the wrath of the emperor, and shattered to the ground with a shock.