Perhaps Sun Quan himself didn't realize that since his dual cultivation, his temper has become weirder day by day.
To be precise, I am easily irritable and irritable.
But the feeling of the people in the palace is the most intuitive.
In the past two years, His Majesty has become increasingly angry for no apparent reason, and then takes it out on his subordinates at every turn.
Although Sun He is the crown prince, compared to his elder sister Princess Quan, she is still too immature in terms of political sensitivity, or in terms of trying to figure out Emperor Sun's thoughts.
After all, Princess Quan has been following Mrs. Bu in the palace since she was a child, watching how her mother fought with Sun Quan's entire harem.
But Sun He was just hastily promoted to the position of prince after Sun Deng died of illness, and he didn't have much experience at all.
Faced with an opponent like the whole princess and his wife, he could not gain an advantage whether inside the palace or outside the court.
In the palace, Princess Quan was Emperor Sun's favorite daughter, and she was also Sun He's nominal sister.
In the outer court, the prince's guests were all second or even third generations.
Do you think King Lu has no guests?
The only general in the court who could suppress Quan Cong was scolded by His Majesty at the court meeting as "doing everything for personal gain."
Until now, I have not been able to see His Majesty.
Sun He's only advantage is his status as prince.
But even with this crown prince status, there is also a King of Lu to compete with him.
Therefore, Sun Quan created the two palaces to stand side by side to make the position of the crown prince appear to be a blessing, but in reality it was extremely dangerous.
If it were someone who was more sober, he would probably be trembling and walking on thin ice.
Just like Sun Deng, his status was as stable as Mount Tai, but in front of Sun Quan, he said that his background was not enough.
He repeatedly wanted to give up the throne to the favored son of Mrs. Wang at that time, who is now the crown prince Sun He.
Although on the matter of establishing a queen, Sun Deng insisted on his own opinion and went against Sun Quan.
But this kind of behavior just shows his filial piety.
In Sun Quan's opinion, this eldest son could do this for his adoptive mother.
So how could it be any worse for him, his biological father?
Most of the emperor's family is ruthless.
It's rare to have such a loving and filial son. Who wouldn't like him?
He is humble, courteous, and so sensible that it makes people feel bad...
With such a perfect prince in front of him, there is great pressure on his successor.
When Sun Quan looks at the prince now, he subconsciously compares himself with the standards of the previous prince.
Therefore, when she learned from Princess Quan about Sun He's behavior in front of the Ancestral Temple, she naturally became angry.
But at this time, he still retained the last trace of reason.
Princess Quan and the crown prince's mother, Mrs. Wang, had always been at odds with each other, and Sun Quan naturally knew that.
When Princess Quan said how Mrs. Wang was doing, Sun Quan always kept three points in mind.
And even if Mrs. Wang came to confront her, Mrs. Wang would not be able to admit it.
But did the prince really go to the Zhang family before entering the Ancestral Temple, as Princess Quan said, that is very important, very important!
If the prince is really as he said, then the happy look on Mrs. Wang's face is probably, no, definitely true.
Unfortunately, the news brought back personally by Lu Yi, the secretary of the school affairs office who was responsible for supervising all officials, completely destroyed the last trace of luck in Sun Quan's heart:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is indeed in the Zhang Mansion."
When Sun Quan heard this, he immediately became furious and slapped the bed repeatedly:
"The traitor, this traitor, how long has he been in here?"
"I heard that the prince went to Zhang Mansion not long before he arrived at the Ancestral Temple. It has been nearly an hour now."
"Beast! Treason!"
Sun Quan flushed with anger:
"Where are people? Where are others?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still in Zhang Mansion..."
Sun Quan stared at Lu Yi under the couch fiercely: "What do you do for food? Why don't you bring him back?"
Lu Yi kowtowed in fear:
"Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince. Without your majesty's edict, how can I dare to give orders to the prince without authorization?"
Princess Quan, who was standing by, secretly glanced at Lu Yi with admiration.
How about being a close minister of His Majesty?
Not a single word in these words was directed at the prince.
But it was extremely heartbreaking to hear it in His Majesty's ears.
Sure enough, Sun Quan was seen yelling:
"So what if the prince is the prince? How can the prince be better than me?"
This was what Lu Yi was waiting for, but when he saw him, he said quickly:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will go and invite the prince back immediately."
"Please, please! Bring that traitor back to me!"
Lu Yi said "here", then got up and ran outside quickly.
Sun Quan was angry. The prince had not returned, and he could not vent his anger. He thought of someone, and then ordered:
"Also, call that cheap maid over to me."
Neither the left nor the right knows why.
Fortunately, Princess Quan reminded: "It's Mrs. Wang."
It suddenly dawned on Zuo Zuo, and he hurriedly went to invite Mrs. Wang.
When Mrs. Wang learned that His Majesty had summoned her, she was immediately delighted.
Since His Majesty has been ill for such a long time, none of the ladies in the harem have been able to see His Majesty.
Even that bitch surnamed Pan gave birth to a prince and was not summoned by His Majesty.
Today is the first day of the year, and I didn’t expect His Majesty to summon me.
I remembered that the prince went to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices on behalf of His Majesty today.
Mrs. Wang is already fantasizing about a certain possibility - could it be that His Majesty finally figured it out and wanted to make herself the queen to celebrate?
Thinking of this, she used the excuse that she was not well-groomed and needed to change her clothes. She put on her makeup as quickly as possible, and then she set off to meet Sun Quan.
"Servant, has your majesty's condition gotten better recently?"
Before Mrs. Wang saw Sun Quan, she deliberately asked Xiao Huangmen who came to lead the way.
How dare you talk nonsense at Xiaohuangmen?
He didn't want to die suddenly and inexplicably one day.
"Madam, I'm just a messenger, how can I know about His Majesty's condition?"
"Does the chamberlain know why His Majesty called me to come?"
While Mrs. Wang was talking, she wanted to stuff something into the little yellow door quietly.
Xiao Huangmen's hand was retracted as if he was electrocuted, and at the same time he replied with a smile:
"When Madam goes, you will naturally know."
After saying that, he deliberately quickened his pace.
Mrs. Wang had no choice but to follow closely.
Arriving at Sun Quan's palace, Mrs. Wang was allowed to enter after being informed by the chamberlain. Sun Quan saw that her makeup was exquisite, like a new painting.
Although the expression on her face was not as happy as Princess Quan said, there was no trace of sadness or worry at all.
He was extremely angry on the spot, and before Mrs. Wang could salute, he cursed:
"You mean servant girl, with a heart like a poisonous scorpion, no heart and no heart, I have been so kind to you all these years in vain!"
Mrs. Wang was immediately scolded and was stunned.
When Sun Quan saw her standing there, he was even more angry:
"You don't know how to salute me when you see me. Do you, a bitch, think of me as a dead person?"
Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she quickly fell to the ground:
"I don't dare."
"You don't dare?" Sun Quan sneered, "How could you not dare? I am seriously ill on the bed, and you have treated me like this. What do you want to do? Could it be that you want to become the Queen Mother as soon as possible?"
Sun Quan surrounded him and kept humiliating and cursing him.
However, Mrs. Wang didn't know what made His Majesty so angry, and she didn't dare to talk back.
I could only tremble and kowtow repeatedly, and finally my forehead was bruised.
The carefully applied makeup became sloppy and ugly due to tears and blood.
This made Sun Quan extremely disgusted.
"Your Majesty, the prince is back."
The arrival of Sun He temporarily freed Mrs. Wang from Sun Quan's scolding.
"Let this traitor come in!"
The prince hurriedly entered and kowtowed to Sun Quan:
"The child is paying homage to the father. I wonder why the father is so anxious to call the child back."
"If I don't call you back and let you stay in Zhang Mansion for a little longer, I will worry that you will forget what you went to the Ancestral Temple!"
Sun He heard that Sun Quan's tone was wrong and quickly confessed:
"When the child was first entrusted by his father to offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, he was walking on thin ice and did not dare to take it lightly. How could he dare to forget?"
Sun Quan sneered:
"Don't you dare forget? Well, let me ask you, I asked you to go to the Ancestral Temple to worship. Why did you go to the Zhang Mansion without even entering the Ancestral Temple? What? The Zhang Mansion is your Ancestral Temple?"
I asked you to go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices and pray for me to cure my illness. Why did you go to the Zhang family?
I'm not dead yet!
Are you so anxious to discuss my death?
These words were so serious that Sun He was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground:
"My child just noticed that it was still early, and the Zhang family is in-laws, so I went to take a rest."
Speaking of this, Sun He repeatedly kowtowed:
"My child knows that he is wrong. He should not be greedy for comfort. He should insist on waiting in front of the Ancestral Temple to show his sincerity."
Sun Quan looked at the prince with disappointment, and then looked at Mrs. Wang:
"Look, this is the good son you gave birth to!"
For important sacrificial events, before entering the Ancestral Temple, you go to the minister's house first. Is this what you call a human king?
That’s all.
In the past two years, I have been preparing for my death and paving the way for you.
It took a lot of effort to suppress the Lu and Zhang families a little.
But what about you?
Instead, go to Zhang's Mansion to rest while offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple?
This uncle is just the uncle of the Crown Princess, he is not even your maternal uncle.
He just called out, and you rushed to catch up like that. What do you want to do?
Do you really not understand my painstaking efforts?
Or do you really think that I am not good enough and have no other ideas?
Mrs. Wang sobbed, raised her head, and kowtowed again:
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
Only then did Prince Sunhe discover that the woman who had been lying on the ground next to him, hiding her face from others, was actually his mother.
He was so shocked that he blurted out:
"Mother, why...why are you here?"
He wanted to ask how it could be like this, but luckily he changed his words in time.
Here, besides Your Majesty, who else dares to let my mother do this?
Thinking that it was probably because of his carelessness that his mother had been harmed, Sun He quickly appealed to Sun Quan and said:
"Your Majesty, the child was confused for a moment and did something wrong, but the matter has nothing to do with the mother. I hope your majesty will not blame the mother."
Seeing that Sun He had not figured out where he went wrong at this time.
I am still in the mood to act like a son and be kind to a woman.
Sun Quan felt increasingly disappointed.
How can you be the emperor of Wu when you look like this?
If our Sun family were really handed over to you, we would probably be devoured by the powerful families like Jiangdong without even leaving our bones!
"Okay, you all can go out."
Sun Quan closed his eyes and said a little tiredly.
It was supposed to be a rest period, but he had been angry for so long, which made Sun Quan really unable to hold on.
When the prince heard this, he quickly stepped forward and tried to help Mrs. Wang up.
Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, has been with Sun Quan for so many years.
After Mrs. Bu's death and before Mrs. Pan entered the palace, she was the most favored.
At this time, he heard the hidden meaning of Sun Quan's words, pushed Sun He's hand away, walked forward on his knees, and kowtowed repeatedly:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's my fault that I didn't discipline the prince well. The prince is too young and there are some things that I don't know the importance of. I hope your majesty will give him another chance."
Sun Quan closed his eyes and said nothing, as if he was asleep.
Princess Quan, who had been silent until now, stepped forward, blocked Mrs. Wang, and said coldly:
"Prince, Your Majesty is tired and needs to rest. Why don't you help your mother down quickly?"
The prince glared at Princess Quan fiercely and stepped forward to help his mother up again.
Mrs. Wang once again shook off his hand and continued to kneel there and beg:
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please give the prince another chance?"
Seeing that Sun Quan had no intention of opening his eyes, she hurriedly reached for the prince's hand and said anxiously:
"Hurry, Prince, you also admit your mistake to His Majesty, hurry."
As he said that, he tugged on his sleeves again, trying to pull him to kneel down.
The prince is young and weak, at the age when his vitality and blood are just beginning.
If Princess Quan wasn't here, he wouldn't be able to tell, so he knelt down obediently.
But Princess Quan is standing in front. If he kneels down at this time, doesn't he mean to kneel to her?
Princess Quan and Mrs. Wang have had a long-standing grudge, and the relationship between the Crown Prince and Princess Quan is naturally extremely bad.
The dignified prince, do you want to kneel to this woman?
But seeing Sun He standing there stubbornly, he said loudly:
"Mother, your Majesty is just temporarily deceived. The pure will become clear from themselves, and the turbid will become turbid. In the future, the pure and the turbid will separate themselves. Your Majesty will definitely see clearly."
Princess Quan smiled softly, stretched out her hand and said:
"The prince is right, the pure will become pure by themselves, and the turbid will become turbid by themselves. In the future, the pure and the turbid will separate themselves. Madam, please?"
Sun Quan remained silent.
Mrs. Wang did not look at Princess Quan, the pleading in her eyes gradually turned into despair, and finally she was helped out by the prince like a zombie.
After returning to his residence, the prince asked Mrs. Wang to change her clothes, and then asked the doctor to apply medicine to the wound on his forehead. Then he asked with some worry:
"Mom, how do you feel? Does it matter?"
Mrs. Wang didn't know whether she was hit or not, and she remained silent for a while.
When the prince saw his mother like this, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken and angry:
"That cheap servant dared to come before His Majesty and slander our mother and son. When I gain power in the future, I will never spare her!"
Mrs. Wang, who had always seemed as if her soul had been drained out of her, felt a thrill in her body when she heard the word "Your Majesty".
At this time, she seemed to have just come back to her senses, and saw the prince standing beside her. She quickly grabbed his hand and said anxiously:
"Why are you here? Not at the Ancestral Temple?"
The prince replied somewhat inexplicably:
"Mom, I must have forgotten that it was Your Majesty who summoned the child back."
"I called you back, but I didn't say you wouldn't be allowed to go back to worship at the Ancestral Temple!"
Mrs. Wang was angry and anxious, "The ceremony of worshiping the Ancestral Temple has not been withdrawn. As long as Your Majesty has not sent someone else, you should go back as soon as possible."
The prince was stunned.
It took him a while to react. He turned around and looked outside, his expression changed drastically:
"Oops, the good time has passed."
Mrs. Wang was so angry that she yelled: "Shuzi!"
The prince shook his head and smiled bitterly, explaining:
"Mom, even if I don't delay, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up when I get back from His Majesty."
He stayed in Zhang's Mansion for more than an hour and was called back to the palace for a rebuke. The auspicious moment had long passed.
When Mrs. Wang heard what the prince said, the last glimmer of hope in her heart was completely shattered.
Thinking back to the last time I met His Majesty, I couldn't help but feel worried:
"In the past two years, Your Majesty has gradually become alienated from me. I have no longer favored you. Now that I am being coveted again, I am afraid that I will be hated by Your Majesty in the future."
The prince consoled him:
"Why should I worry, mother? You are my mother. As long as I am the crown prince of Wu, you will be the crown prince's mother."
"No matter how much Your Majesty dislikes you, he will never do anything to you."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was even more worried:
"This is exactly what I am worried about. Now that Your Majesty has not allowed King Lu to move out of the palace, who knows what His Majesty is thinking?"
"You must be careful when serving His Majesty in the future. You must not make His Majesty angry like you did today."
Sun He nodded in agreement, and comforted Mrs. Wang again, and then Mrs. Wang reluctantly fell asleep in worry.
At this time, the cold had not subsided. When Mrs. Wang came back from Sun Quan, she was in a state of despair and was invaded by the cold evil.
I was frightened, and I was always worried. I couldn't keep my spirits up, and it was hard to get rid of the cold evil.
This disease has actually become increasingly serious.
Then, another news came. In view of the discord between the Crown Prince and King Lu, and the guests of the two were constantly criticizing each other, His Majesty ordered them to stop interacting with officials from other dynasties and concentrate on their studies.
After Mrs. Wang learned about it, she felt even more worried:
"When Prince Xuan (i.e. Sun Deng) was there, he was not only able to lead the army, but also often interacted with the generals to learn how to govern the country."
"Your Majesty doesn't allow the prince to interact with officials. Doesn't that mean you don't treat him as a prince?"
She was seriously ill, and her worries were not going away, which wasted her energy. Mrs. Wang couldn't bear the illness and soon died of treatment.
