Weiyang Palace.

The emperor and Concubine Zhen walked into Concubine Yi's palace together. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Concubine Yi kneeling in the yard. The emperor couldn't help feeling a little sad when he saw Concubine Yi like this. In addition to feeling sad, Concubine Yi was always so cautious and always felt guilty because it was not her mistake. Her temperament was probably the kind of person who always suffered some losses and would feel at ease. If she accidentally took advantage of her, she would be unable to sleep or eat.

Lai Cheng and the old dean have advised the emperor more than once to say that Concubine Yi is more suitable than Concubine Zhen. After all, Concubine Yi is the biological mother of the second prince, but the emperor denied it directly every time. He did not hate Concubine Yi, and never hated Concubine Zhen first. On the one hand, on the other hand, the emperor felt that Concubine Yi’s personality was not enough to be a mother to treat the world.

There is a saying that the emperor would not tell others casually, but later he mentioned it to the old dean Lai Cheng and the others during a long talk. This sentence also affected the old dean and Lai Cheng. Since then, the two of them have never mentioned the matter of Concubine Yi as the queen again.

His Majesty said at that time: "You always say that Concubine Yi is more suitable for the Queen. It's not that I have thought about it, but I have to think more than you. I ask you, have you ever considered the impact of a woman on a man?"

The old dean and Lai Cheng were stunned for a moment, and no one understood what the exact meaning of His Majesty’s words was.

The emperor was silent for a while and explained: "If I had always been close to the queen, would I be affected by the queen?"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the old dean and Lai Chengquan were shocked.

There is a saying among the people that the most terrifying wind is the pillow wind.

Lai Cheng couldn't help but think of a friend of his. His friend was originally an open-minded and cheerful person. He went there when he got married. His wife was a very stingy person. On the surface, she looked fine, but she would have a lot of calculations whenever it was involved in money. Even if it was daily contact, her friend would come to his house to bring some gifts, but she did not allow her husband to bring gifts.

At first, it was not impossible, but she came to prepare gifts and always bought cheaper things. Her husband always felt that he was embarrassed, so he often quarreled. Later, he didn't know what happened. Over time, he became similar to his wife's personality, so his friends gradually became distant and no longer moved.

Speaking of which, because those little money friends really care? They just don’t want to have any contact with his wife again.

The emperor sat there and said in a heavy tone: "The influence of a wife on her husband is always greater than that of a husband on her wife. Do you believe it?"

The old dean didn't know how to answer, and he didn't understand, so he had no say, but Lai Cheng knew that what His Majesty said should be accurate.

In Daning, even though the status of a husband is far higher than that of a wife, it will still be affected, and this influence is omnipresent.

The emperor said: "It's not that women are not good, men and women are the same. There are more men who are not good at being a good person than women. At this time, what I am talking about is my choice... If I had been close to the queen at the beginning, I would have become a person who always thinks about calculating small means and speculates on others with malicious intentions. Later, I acted more decisively and trusted more in the people around me. Can you say that it has nothing to do with Concubine Zhen?"

The old dean and Lai Cheng nodded at the same time.

"Let's talk about Concubine Yi."

The emperor said: "If Concubine Yi had such a temperament, she would always tell me that if she could tolerate it, she would give in. It would be better to have less than a little. What kind of person do you think I would become? Others slapped him, but I haven't fought back yet. People around me said that it's not worth it to hit him, and it's a blessing to suffer losses..."

The emperor let out a long sigh: "Zhenfei refused to answer

As for me, I will not choose anyone casually even if I have a free position.”

At this moment, in the palace of Concubine Yi.

As soon as the emperor entered the door, he saw Concubine Yi kneeling there, feeling a little distressed and annoyed.

“Stand up.”

The emperor said three words, but he didn't look at Concubine Yi, and walked into the room. Concubine Yi thought that it was His Majesty who was actually angry, so he became even more frightened. He quickly got up and followed him into the room and knelt down again.

The emperor's brows frowned even deeper.

"Get up."

Concubine Zhen reached out to help Concubine Yi up: "Do you think Your Majesty is angry with you? If you think so, wouldn't you look down on Your Majesty?"

Concubine Zhen said something a bit heavy, but she also knew Concubine Yi. If she didn't say something heavy, Concubine Yi would still kneel down, and it would still be like that everything was wrong.

The emperor sat down and glanced at Concubine Yi: "What others say to you, some people believe it, and some people don't believe it, and I don't care, but you act like you believe it, even you believe it. What should you do if you ask me to do?"

Concubine Yi was stunned.

The emperor was in a bad mood and was very bad. He had brought Concubine Zhen to comfort Concubine Yi, but he didn't expect that the more he saw him, the more angry he became.

Concubine Zhen stood beside the emperor and patted her back with her hands secretly. The emperor's expression was obviously relieved, but she coughed a few times because of her anger. Concubine Zhen quickly gave Concubine Yi a wink. Concubine Yi immediately reacted and quickly brought a cup of tea and handed it to the emperor with both hands: "Your Majesty."

The emperor took the tea over, but did not drink it, and put it aside: "Concubine Zhen, please stay and talk to her. I have something to do."

After saying this, he stood up and walked out. Concubine Yi followed behind with a panic look on her face. When he walked to the door, the emperor looked back at her: "Do you know what I don't like the most? My people have been bullied. I can fight for her at all costs. No matter who bullies my people, I can fight for you, and I am not afraid of anyone fighting with me. What I fear most is that I go and fight, but when I come back, you say that Your Majesty shouldn't go. I have nothing to do, and I will also be wronged and say, "My Majesty, forget it."

"Forget it?"

The emperor looked at Concubine Yi's eyes: "If I had always thought about it, let's forget it, then Daning would have destroyed the country long ago!"

Concubine Yi was so scared that she knelt down with a plop.

The emperor sighed and looked at Concubine Zhen: "I'm going to do my job, tell her."

After saying this, the emperor strode out of the palace gate of Concubine Yi, walked a few steps before turning back, looking at Concubine Yi kneeling there, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, and he couldn't help it up.

But the emperor knew that this feeling of powerlessness was not given to him by Concubine Yi, but also to the crown prince.

The prince really walked directly to him this time. Originally, the emperor had a last glimmer of hope for the prince, so he has not really held the prince accountable until now. It is enough evidence to convict the prince of the people in the Tingwei Mansion. But the reason why the emperor was unwilling to touch the prince was that he felt that the prince’s fault was not his own fault, but the queen’s fault, Mu Zhaotong’s fault, and the emperor’s own fault.

Second, he hoped that the prince would wake up and figure it out.

Will the emperor hesitate when he attacks someone he doesn't care about?

Eastern Palace.

The prince was also waiting, waiting for the emperor to summon him. He even longed for a storm, thinking deep down that his father was not pointing at his nose and scolding him this time?

However, he was disappointed, and from morning to sunset, no one came to him.

"Are you not even interested in scolding me?"

The prince stood at the door and looked outside, and the coldness in his eyes flashed.

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"I'm that unworthy?"

He turned around and stopped looking out the door, knowing that he couldn't wait.

He actually started to regret after doing that in Taimiao, and had a great regret. After returning to the Eastern Palace, he was actually waiting for the emperor to send someone to let him enter the palace, pointing at his nose and scolding him, or directly hitting him, and hitting him hard. If that were the case, he felt that he would kneel down and cry and admit his mistake.

Yes.

He was not sure, but this thought once flashed.

Sitting down, the prince's head was messy, and he was thinking about the worst outcome? Although he was standing at the entrance of the Taimiao gate, someone who made people ring the Taimiao bell, no one on the surface could prove that he took the initiative to investigate the matter. For the emperor, his biggest mistake was that he did not tell the emperor first. Before there was no evidence to prove that he was framed by Concubine Yi, the emperor could not touch him directly, but it was not that easy to find out such a thing.

"Can't you even get a scolding?"

The prince asked another question.

The room was empty. Since Cao Anqing escaped, his room has become empty, and there is not even a person to talk.

Now the entire Eastern Palace has changed a lot, and everyone is still so awe-inspiring when he sees him, but he knows that everyone is arranged by the emperor to stare at him. This time he arranged for someone to find Gong Tian, ​​which is the power he has never dared to use. It is the last power his mother left to him.

However, he knew very well that this power was not worth mentioning in front of the emperor, but this power was the last straw for him to save his life. He almost couldn't help but move when the emperor was in charge of the army, because at that time, Chang'an City was indeed empty, and even the imperial guards followed the emperor to the northern border.

But he couldn't do it, not because he couldn't do it, but because he couldn't let the emperor die in the northern border.

Even if you have exhausted your mind, you can't do it at all.

There was a huge difference in strength. From the very beginning, he knew that he could not win. He thought of all the ways he could think of in Chang'an City, but found that his hands could not reach the northern border at all. The power in his hands came from his mother's years of planning, but it was broken. Who could he control? Which generals fighting in the northern border would listen to him?

But he still refuses to give up. Others may think he must fight for the throne, but he knows it is not, it has not been since the beginning.

"Why?"

At this moment, a sound came from outside the door. The prince was startled from his thoughts, stood up and looked out the door, and found that it was the emperor standing there, looking at him, and his eyes were staring at him.

The emperor asked: "Why?"

At that moment, the prince could hardly help kneeling down, but at the moment his knee was bent, he held his hand on the table.

"Why?"

He took a deep breath and held on his knees.

"The father asked the son minister why?"

The prince suddenly laughed, his eyes were red and blood-red.

"Because of the mother."

He deliberately raised his chin and looked at the emperor, in a very provocative manner.

"You treat her unfairly."

The prince suddenly burst out and shouted hysterically: "If the world does not help her, I have to help her. People in the world hate her, I don't hate her. I have to fight you for her! Fight with you!"

The emperor stood there, quietly looking at his almost crazy son.

"good."

The emperor nodded and turned around and left.
Chapter completed!