A mournful female voice came from the opened palace door. The chamberlain holding the food box hurriedly stopped, looked at the chamberlain who came out, and asked with his eyes. The chamberlain shook his head and gave him a wait look, and the palace door was closed to isolate him.
heard the sounds inside.
The imperial concubine covered her face and cried.
Opposite the Queen Mother, leaning against the table, her eyes were red and she looked tired.
"...No one knows about this, so don't think too much about it," she said.
"Mother, there is no airtight wall in the world. No one is saying it now. It is hard to guarantee that in the future, the mouth of the world will not be blocked." The imperial concubine cried, "Besides, that's what he meant when he asked that..."
The Queen Mother exhaled.
"Weilang, he...didn't mean that...the child was so talkative, and such a sad thing happened. He just wanted to ask about the events at that time, and he said it unintentionally..." She said slowly.
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the imperial concubine.
"Mother," she shouted, "do you believe this?"
This was the first time that the imperial concubine was so rude to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother did not get angry and scold her, but remained silent.
"You and Your Majesty have seen how the fourth brother is doing just now." The imperial concubine then wiped her tears and said, "He is only eleven years old. Seeing his younger brother have an accident in front of her, how can he be better..."
Thinking that when the eldest prince saw them just now, he repeatedly said that he didn't hold his brother, and he looked like he was crying in fear. He was obviously very frightened. He also said that he hadn't slept all night, so the emperor stayed with him.
The palace comforted him and coaxed him to sleep for a while.
The Queen Mother sighed.
"...Sixth brother is said to have become a fool when he gets better. I think fourth brother has to turn into a fool first." The imperial concubine cried.
The Queen Mother looked anxious now.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" she shouted.
This scolding actually made the concubine feel more relaxed.
"Am I calling this nonsense? My fourth brother is about to be labeled like that. He might as well become stupid..." she cried.
The Queen Mother was about to speak with a face, but the door was gently pushed open by the chamberlain.
Didn’t I say you won’t be disturbed? Who dares to come in?
The Queen Mother frowned and looked over, seeing an old eunuch beside her.
"Your Majesty," he said in a soft voice.
"What's wrong?" Although the Queen Mother was unhappy, she still suppressed her temper and did not drive out, but asked.
This kind of old man wouldn't be so mean-spirited. If he dares to come in, there must be a reason why he must come in.
"The King of Jin'an County is here to tell you something..." the old eunuch said softly.
The imperial concubine immediately stopped crying and sat upright, looking over with raised eyebrows.
"He..." she shouted in a sharp voice.
The Queen Mother interrupted her.
"What's the matter?" she asked, giving the concubine a warning look.
"Say...I'm crazy..." the old eunuch said.
Crazy?
The imperial concubine sneered in her heart and was about to speak when she saw the Queen Mother stand up.
"I'll go take a look," she said.
"Your Majesty!" the imperial concubine stood up and said anxiously.
"No more trouble can happen in the palace." The Queen Mother said solemnly, took a deep breath and stepped out.
The imperial concubine watched the Queen Mother leave angrily, bit her lower lip, thought for a moment, and called a chamberlain.
"Is Your Majesty still with the eldest prince?" she asked in a low voice.
The chamberlain nodded.
The imperial concubine glanced at the direction the Queen Mother left, turned around and hurried to the other side.
Make a fuss, make a fuss, the bigger the fuss, the better.
You should have gotten out of this palace long ago, but you refused to leave. This time you are asking for your own death.
When the Queen Mother came to the King of Jin'an County, she heard the commotion in the courtyard from a distance. She walked in the door and looked for the sound and went to the backyard. She saw the servants standing in the courtyard, looking anxious and shouting and persuading.
"What's wrong?" asked the Queen Mother.
The chamberlains in the courtyard all knelt down and moved away from their sight, and the Queen Mother could see Prince Jin'an in a palace at a glance.
This sight almost scared him out of his mind.
The prince of Jin'an County actually held a torch in his hand.
"Weilang, what are you doing!" the Queen Mother shouted tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, I want to burn these things." Prince Jin'an said.
He looked panicked, his eyes were blurred, and his speech was sluggish. It was obvious that he was out of his mind.
The most feared thing in the palace is fire. The palace that was burned down by thunder and fire a few years ago has not yet been repaired. Nowadays, if a fire breaks out in winter, it is even more difficult to put out. Although the palace of Prince Jin'an is far away from the harem, it will still be burned if it really breaks out.
A trouble.
"Wei Lang, Wei Lang, don't be ridiculous, take the torch away quickly and come to the empress." The Queen Mother coaxed in a gentle tone.
Prince Jin'an shook his head and smiled sadly.
"Empress, it was me who harmed Brother Six, it was these things that harmed Brother Six... I want to burn them, I want to burn myself..." he murmured.
Another person said that he harmed Brother Six...
The Queen Mother frowned slightly and looked at Prince Jin'an with some scrutiny.
He...really thinks so?
But now is not the time to talk about this. Let’s take down the torch first.
"Wei Lang." The Queen Mother took a step forward, pretending to be a bit happy, "I came here to tell you this. Come quickly, Sixth Brother just woke up."
As soon as these words came out, the king of Jin'an County looked very happy, grabbed the torch and rushed out.
"Really? Brother Six..." he shouted loudly and ran away.
"Get him quickly..." the Queen Mother hurriedly stretched out her hand and shouted.
The servants on all sides were already ready to swarm him.
"My dear, you lied to me, you lied to me..."
The shouts of King Jin'an echoed in the palace.
"Brother Six is not awake, Brother Six is not awake..."
Repeated over and over again, it turned from sharp to hoarse and choked.
"What on earth do you want to do?" the Queen Mother shouted, looking at Prince Jin'an who was tied and lying on the ground, "Have you had enough trouble?"
"I want Brother Six to wake up...I want Brother Six to be safe..."
Prince Jin'an, who was tied and lying on his side on the ground, choked with sobs.
The Queen Mother looked at him.
"Are you the only one who thinks about it? Who in the palace doesn't think about it?" she shouted, "Are we all going to burn down the house?"
She looked up at the palace in front of her, and saw that it had been smashed into a state of disrepair.
This place was used by this child to store the gifts sent by the Prince of Quzhou. The mess, smashed and chopped items all over the ground are considered treasures by that child...
"My dear, my dear, this is not an accident..."
The choked murmur of Prince Jin'an was heard in his ears.
The Queen Mother suddenly came to her senses and looked at him with a somewhat complicated expression.
Prince Jin'an didn't look at her. He lay on the ground and stopped struggling. He just looked at the ground in front of him, tears slowly sliding down his face.
"It's all my fault. He came to me to accompany him, but I didn't go..."
Is this...?
The Queen Mother looked at him without speaking.
"I didn't go, I wanted to see these things, what's there to see in these things... I lied to my wife and my sixth brother, I saw these things, but I was actually not happy or happy at all... I just don't want you to
Look at me pitifully... They have simply forgotten me... Forgot me... These things they sent... are cold and repeated... not as much as the happiness brought by Sixth Brother's smile at me... Why should I still be in front of him?
Pretending, refusing to tell him... Why do I insist on seeing these things instead of accompanying him... If I had gone there that day, I would have been strong enough to hold him back... I would have been able to hold him back..."
Looking at the curled-up young man and listening to the confused mumbling, the Queen Mother finally couldn't help but shed tears. She knelt down and reached out to caress the shoulder of Prince Jin'an.
"Silly boy, you are so confused..." She also choked and said, "This is an accident..."
"It's my fault, it's my fault. In fact, I have nothing. I only have Sixth Brother. Only Sixth Brother. Why didn't I go with him? Why did I pretend to miss those who don't even have my name?"
Brothers who don't remember... I don't care about them at all, and they don't care about me... Why should I pretend..." Prince Jin'an still murmured.
"Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense." The Queen Mother said with tears, "Silly boy, this is not pretending. Your Majesty knows it, and Brother Six also knows it. You are afraid that we will worry, and you want to let us know that you are happy. You stupid boy,
We all know that this is not pretending, this is being sensible..."
While shouting to the chamberlain to quickly untie the rope and help him up, the kneeling chamberlains running around hurriedly ran over, untying the rope and helping him in a mess, and no one noticed the emperor standing at the door.
A little butler came quickly from the side.
“…..The second prince came to see the prince first that day….The prince had just received the New Year’s gift from Quzhou…”
The imperial concubine lowered her head and took a few steps back. She could only faintly hear the chamberlain whispering a few words. She couldn't help but raise her head and saw the emperor's profile. Although he still looked expressionless, after so many years of getting along, the imperial concubine could easily find that his expression had softened.
When he came down, he couldn't help but look at the prince of Jin'an County with hatred in his heart, who was being supported by the chamberlain and the queen mother was following closely.
If I had known better than to call the emperor, I would have saved him, this little bastard!
When night fell, the imperial concubine hurried into the palace of the Queen Mother, where both the Queen Mother and the Emperor were present.
"Is fourth brother asleep?" the Queen Mother asked.
"Not yet, I just coaxed you to eat something." The imperial concubine said, kneeling down and saying, "My queen, have you asked the prince to move into your palace?"
The Queen Mother hummed.
"I don't feel comfortable letting him live there anymore," she said.
Nothing to worry about!
"He was greatly stimulated this time. If he sees those things again, he will burn down the house despite all the precautions." The Queen Mother said, looking at the emperor again, "What do you think of those things in Quzhou?
It doesn’t look like it was smashed, so if the people in Quzhou find out, don’t get misunderstood.”
There can be no misunderstanding! That was done by their son!
The imperial concubine gritted her teeth.
"Seal it up and let people clean it up slowly," the emperor said.
After a few words, the exhausted Queen Mother asked them to leave, and then walked out of the palace gate. The noble concubine couldn't help but speak urgently.
"Your Majesty, isn't it good to ask the prince to move into the harem?" she said. "He is already so old and he is still hanging out in the harem..."
The emperor stopped and looked at her.
The imperial concubine felt a little guilty after seeing this, and swallowed the rest of her words.
"After these days, I have my own arrangements." The emperor turned his head and continued walking and said calmly, "He has nothing here, only a sixth brother. Now that something like this has happened, how can we drive him out?
."
The imperial concubine responded and followed with broken steps.
"We can talk to the Queen Mother to comfort him." The emperor continued, after a pause, "If you are willing to let Fourth Brother come over."
Today's eldest prince feels most at ease only when he is under his own nose. She will not feel at ease no matter where he goes.
The imperial concubine sighed.
"The Queen Mother is tired of looking at one person." She said, looking at the emperor hesitantly, "Besides, the prince has some feelings for the fourth brother..."
The emperor stopped.
"He doesn't have anything against Fourth Brother, he has nothing against himself." He said.
"Your Majesty." The imperial concubine took a step forward, "Do you believe what the prince said?"
The emperor turned to look at her.
"Do you believe what I said?" he asked.
The imperial concubine was stunned when she was asked and hurriedly ducked down to salute.
"I don't dare," she said in panic.
The emperor smiled.
"What I said was that what happened to Sixth Brother was my fault." He said, then turned his head and looked at the sky that was gradually covered by the night. "If I hadn't praised him and coaxed him, why would he..."
"Your Majesty," the imperial concubine shouted with tears in her eyes.
"I really blame myself, do you believe it or not?" the emperor looked at the imperial concubine and said.
The imperial concubine nodded with tears.
"I believe it, I know that Your Majesty is sad." She choked with sobs.
"So, I also believe in Wei Lang." The emperor said.
The imperial concubine looked stunned, and finally lowered her head and stopped talking.
Watching the emperor and concubines walking around and disappearing from the palace gate, Prince Jin'an, who was standing behind the straight window in the side hall, withdrew his gaze and turned around to look inside the palace.
Night has fallen, and everything is dark.
"It's getting dark," he said.
It's dark, it's dark.
Prince Jin'an raised his feet and strode inward in the darkness.
The waiter next to him heard this and looked at each other.
"Hold the lamp, hold the lamp." said a helper.
Hold the lamp, hold the lamp.
The summons went on one after another, and the palace lanterns lit up, like stars in the sky in the palace at night.
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The plot is also difficult to write, sorry. (To be continued)
