Facing Yinzhen's words, Hongshi shed tears and said: "But Erchen always owes his fourth brother his life."
"The people who owe Hongli his life are those who killed him, and they have nothing to do with you." He knew that Yinzhen was not talking about him, but when those words with a bone-chilling chill fell on his ears, Hongshi still couldn't help but feel guilty.
He trembled, lowered his head and said: "As soon as I woke up, I sent someone to find my fourth brother, but Lianjiang County was empty and nothing could be found. Later, a group of people appeared. They said they were under the orders of Emperor Ama.
Come find your fourth brother and hold Huang Ama’s golden medal arrow.”
Having said this, Hongshi raised his head and looked at Yinzhen carefully. The latter understood what he meant, nodded and said, "I sent them to find the whereabouts of Hongli."
Hong Shifu lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Later, they found a corpse in a house in the county town adjacent to Lianjiang County. His hand was covered with the jade ring given to his fourth brother by Emperor Ama. That ring ring gave his fourth brother
I never leave my body, so..." I couldn't continue because I was choked up so much that I paused for a while to let my emotions flow.
After calming down for a while, he continued: "The burnt corpse should be the fourth brother. They brought the jade ring finger to report to Emperor Ama first. The fourth brother's body was brought back to the capital by Erchen. Every time
When I saw the coffin of my fourth brother, I wished that I was the one who died. I really had no face to see the emperor!"
Seeing Hongshi blaming himself, Yinzhen said pitifully: "I said it has nothing to do with you, don't worry, I will definitely find the person who hurt your brothers and cut them into pieces!"
Hongshi's face turned pale, he picked at the fine cracks of the gold bricks and said in a deep voice: "If Emperor Amaro finds those people, please let me kill them with my own hands to avenge my fourth brother."
Because Hongshi kept his head down, Yinzhen didn't notice that his expression was abnormal. He nodded and stood up and said, "Get up and come with me to pick up Hongli."
"Yes." Hongshi responded, stood up and accompanied Yinzhen to the Meridian Gate. The carriage with Hongli's coffin was parked quietly outside the palace gate.
When the nanmu coffin appeared in front of Yinzhen, his vision suddenly became blurry. He touched the cold coffin with trembling hands. He felt unspeakable guilt and regret in his heart. Because of his decision, his most beloved
The son, from a living person, turned into a lifeless corpse that could only stay with the coffin forever.
Yinzhen stroked the coffin and choked with sobs: "Hongli... It was Huang Ama who harmed you, and Huang Ama is sorry for you!"
Upon hearing this, Hongshi ignored the hardness and coldness of the ground and immediately knelt down again, lamenting: "I'm sorry for my fourth brother, it's none of my business, it's none of Huang Ama's business. If I had taken Hongli with me at that time,
If they roll down the mountain, or if I can stop them, my fourth brother may not die!"
Yinzhen shook his head and said: "How can there be so many possibilities in the world? This is Hongli's fate, and it is also my fault. I am ashamed of Hongli!" When Hongshi wanted to speak, he raised his hand and said: "You don't have to comfort me.
Letting your brothers go to Fuzhou and causing one death and one injury was the worst decision I have ever made in my life. Unfortunately, there is no use regretting it."
Hongshi said in fear: "Huang Ama must not say that. I have never blamed Huang Ama, and I believe Hong Li does the same."
Yinzhen didn't speak, but stared at Hongli's coffin for a long time, showing endless sadness and reluctance. Honghui, Hongsheng, and Hongzhan left him one by one. Now it's Hongli's turn for him to have high hopes...
…
Hongshi knelt for a long time, his knees were painful and numb, but Yinzhen only looked at the coffin and never asked him to get up. He was angry and resentful, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He just whispered: "
Emperor Ama, why not let the fourth brother’s coffin enter the palace first, and let the fallen leaves return to their roots, which should be the fourth brother’s last wish.”
Hongshi's words made Yinzhen come back to his senses from the deep pain, nodded and said: "You are right, Su Peisheng, please find someone immediately to carry the fourth brother's coffin to Yuqing Palace."
Yinzhen's words made Hongshi a little confused, Yuqing Palace? Isn't that the East Palace where the prince lived when the late emperor was there? Since the prince was deposed, Yuqing Palace has been vacant, with only some palace servants left to clean it.
Why did Huang Ama carry Hongli's coffin there? It's not like there's no room in the palace to put it there.
This question that troubled Hongshi was finally solved when he saw the tablet placed in Yuqing Palace.
"Crown Prince Baoshuo Hongli." Hongshi slowly read out those words that he thought were extremely annoying, as if a fire was burning in his heart. Why did it become like this? It was clearly said that Huang Ama was just a posthumous title.
Hongli was Prince Bao, why did he become the crown prince in the blink of an eye?
Hongshi tried hard to control his expression so that it did not look ugly. He turned his head and asked Su Peisheng, who was standing beside him, softly: "Didn't I say before that Huang Ama posthumously conferred the title of Prince Bao on his fourth brother? Why is it written on this tablet?"
Is it the Crown Prince?"
Su Peisheng glanced at Yinzhen and whispered: "The second elder brother has just returned to Beijing, so I don't know yet that the emperor has changed his will and decided to posthumously make the fourth elder brother the crown prince and announce it to the world."
Crown Prince? And he announced it to the world? Why did Hongli have it? Why did he do it?
Obviously he is the eldest son, but Huang Ama went to pursue Hongli as the prince. Huang Ama looked immortal, but he was already confused. In this way, even if he is established as the prince in the future, everyone in the world will know about it.
There was a prince before him, and he was made the prince because the original prince died. In this way, he will always be inferior to Hongli and become the laughing stock of the world!
Hongshi clenched his hands in his sleeves tightly, trying to suppress the resentment in his heart. He also went to Fuzhou, and he was also injured, but Huang Ama didn't ask a question, let alone say a word of concern. It was really too much.
Too biased.
Oh, Huang Ama is right, he was the one who killed Hongli. If he hadn't been so partial to Hongli and wanted to pass the throne to Hongli, he would not have killed Hongli at all. Everything was his own fault.
of evil.
At this time, the palace people came in with filial piety clothes. Although Hongshi was the elder brother, but now that Hongli was posthumously named the crown prince, he and Hongli were different from each other as monarchs and ministers, so the palace people gave him the filial piety clothes.
The thought of having to wear sackcloth and mourn for Hongli made Hongshi feel as sick as eating a bunch of flies, but Yinzhen was right next to him. Not only did he not dare to show any dissatisfaction, he also had to pretend to be willing and change into mourning clothes.
, knelt in front of Hongli's spirit together with the palace people.
At the moment when his knees touched the ground, Hongshi swore that as soon as he ascended the throne, he would immediately revoke Hongli's title, even drive him out of the imperial mausoleum, and never let him receive any incense from the royal family.
At this time, Ling Ruo also got the news, and rushed to Yuqing Palace with Guarjia. During the process, he accidentally fell because he was walking too fast, but Ling Ruo continued to move forward without even rubbing it.
Walk.
[Author's digression]: I wish everyone a happy New Year, good health and all your wishes come true in the new year!
This book will be updated continuously during the Chinese New Year. However, because I have to visit relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year, I cannot update five chapters as usual. Please forgive me for this. Thank you dear friends.