59 【Want to Cry and Sing Double Reeds with the Prince】
The days of living in the palace passed quickly in the increasingly cold winter. It seemed that everything was slowly moving forward on a smooth track.
At this moment, Lian Zheng's letter arrived again.
The letter was sent to me by Eunuch Wu sent by Fu Donglou. I opened it slowly and found a thin piece of light yellow letter paper, which still showed the concise and vigorous general's pen:
【Everyone is well, I miss you.
——The word "Lian Zheng" was reflected in my eyes, and a strange feeling surged in my heart. I have to admit that my initial impression of this General Lian was very bad, and I was extremely resistant. But now,
Lian Zheng has made me less disgusted.
Although it is far from "very favorable", for a woman like me who is slow to warm up emotionally, it is not easy to achieve the transformation of "not disgusted".
Not long after Eunuch Wu left, the palace maid Yuanyuan ran in in a panic, "It's not good, it's not good! Something bad is bad, Princess!"
I frowned. Normally, no matter how bad things happen in the palace, I should be left alone. "Why are you so flustered?"
"His Royal Highness is being spanked right now!"
I was suddenly startled and said in a doubtful tone, "Impossible? Who is so brave that he dares to touch the prince's precious body?"
Yuanyuan almost burst into tears, "I heard that the prince's theft made the emperor furious. Princess Xiyuan, please go and persuade her. If this continues, His Highness the prince will be beaten into a piece of cake!"
I put the letter in my arms and rushed to the place where the incident occurred without saying a word.
I really didn't expect that in front of the closed imperial study room, there was already standing the frowning Queen Mother, as well as several concubines who were either true or false.
I hurriedly saluted, "Blessed is the Queen Mother, and blessed are all the empresses."
The Queen Mother turned to look at me, and then pinched her forehead, "Where is the auspiciousness? An Sheng has never been seen in this palace. If this continues, this old bone of the Ai family will probably have to go down below to accompany the late emperor.
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All the concubines sighed together.
I put my ear to the door of the imperial study room and listened carefully to what was going on inside - "Okay, if you don't learn from me, who did you learn to be tough with? I'll ask you again, do you know you were wrong?" Fu Dong
Lou's voice was really full of anger.
"My son, I don't know." Prince Chongzhong replied with choked sobs.
If he had really been beaten just now, but now he is still not afraid of violence and dares to contradict, then it must be said that His Royal Highness is really stubborn. What a stubborn and principled prince he is, with a bright future!
"It's called theft without reporting it. You do this kind of thing and don't repent. It really makes me feel chilly!"
"I just took a stone. If my father cares about it, why don't I return ten or twenty stones?"
"If you dare to take the stone without my permission this time, will you have to take the jade or the jade seal next time? Then you can just take my kingdom and throw it all into the pond for you to have fun with.
What do you think?"
Hey, I always feel like there's something subtly wrong with their dialogue...
"My son... Wuwu wanted to find an angular stone and let it... Wuwu bounce on the water. It was not malicious... to steal." This little boy, who was almost seven years old, was crying.
Like those abandoned women in playbooks who understand love and have been hurt by love, they are full of endless sadness!
Fu Donglou's voice suddenly rose, "Which idiot told you that you need to use angular stones to float water?"
"..." My scalp is numb and I really want to vomit ten liters of blood. It turns out that Prince Chongzhong stole the heart-shaped stone from Fu Donglou to float it!
What kind of fate do I have! If I don't lie, something will happen. God really doesn't love me. I really want to cry a few times and sing a double act with the prince Chongzhong...
"Xin'er, what's going on inside?" the Queen Mother asked me.
I nodded towards the Queen Mother, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, Your Highness the Crown Prince will be fine."
Having said that, with their surprised looks in their eyes, I pushed open the door to the imperial study room.
When the emperor was angry, no one dared to intrude or provoke him, but the matter was the same as the saying "I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me." Although I did not instigate Chongzhong to steal anything, Chongzhong did.
It's considered punishment because of me...how can I ignore him?
This imperial study room was originally the place where the emperor read books and reviewed memorials. It should be filled with the fragrance of books and be solemn and quiet. But since the battle between me and Fu Donglou in the imperial study room last time, Prince Chongzhong also shed tears of honor here today. I
The moment I knelt down, I was still thinking, could it be that the Feng Shui was not taken into consideration when choosing the location for the Imperial Study Room? How could this be so troublesome?
"Your Majesty, calm down. Everything is my daughter's fault. I hope your Majesty will punish you."
Fu Donglou looked at me who suddenly came in and knelt down. His face was a little colder, and two small flames were igniting in his eyes. "You help the prince take the blame because you hope that I will punish you severely, right?"
“I really don’t want it!”
The speed with which I answered the words was simply unmatched, "However, it is indeed the rudeness of my words that caused His Highness the Crown Prince to steal——" I glanced at Chongzhong, who stopped crying and looked at him with resentment.
Looking at me, already knowing that I had tricked him, I quickly changed my words and said, "I am extremely guilty of causing His Highness the Crown Prince to take something belonging to the Emperor. Please calm down, Your Majesty, and do not punish His Highness the Crown Prince. It is my daughter who deserves death."
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Taking a piece of broken stone from him can be considered a crime, not to mention that I spent money to buy that stone! Should I die for this crime? There is simply no law in this world. If Fu Donglou dares
If he really punishes me, I will definitely pick up countless pieces and pile them in front of his bedroom door before going to die gloriously...
"Father, it's all my son's fault and I don't do things that are personal to me." The prince is kind after all. Even if he was angry with me for lying to him, he still didn't want to see me punished.
Fu Donglou's expression was very unnatural. He looked at Chongzhong and I who were kneeling on the ground, and then he walked up the stairs after a while, "Chongzhong, do you dare to steal things next time?"
"My son, please remember your father's teachings and never dare to do so again."
The prince admitted his mistake, and Fu Donglou finally softened his words, "I have heard that a flat stone can hit you farther. How could it be appropriate for you to steal my stone?"
The prince began to act coquettishly, "My father is wise... I just threw it away and it sank to the bottom. If I had known... If I had known the result would be like this, I would never take it, and I don't want to make my father angry..."
I turned my head and winked at the concubines who were standing at the door and didn't dare to come in. Then they finally came in together - "Oh Chongzhong, does your butt still hurt? Send the imperial doctor quickly!"
"Be good and don't make your father angry again..."
"Every time you take a step, you gain wisdom. This is the only way to become a king. Please wipe away your tears..."
The Queen Mother came in and took the Prince's hand, and left without saying a word to the Emperor. The concubines also followed behind.
This scene is simply more exciting than any other play.
I was kneeling on the ground, not sure whether I should get up or not.
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