The candlelight flickered in the imperial study room. In this stormy night when most palaces in the harem had fallen into darkness, the lights in the imperial study room tried their best to dispel the silent darkness and wisps of darkness around them, refreshing the muscles and bones.
chill.
Crisp and monotonous footsteps sounded outside the imperial study. The closed door slowly opened. Princess Lechang waved her hand to the maid to stay. After taking a deep breath, she stepped into the brightly lit imperial study.
As always, the eunuch in the imperial study had already dismissed Chen Xu, who had no good impression of the eunuch. Only a few serving maids stood timidly on the side of the curtain, lowering their heads and not daring to say anything. Your Majesty
Their temper, who knows when it will make them unlucky.
Chen Xu was sitting on the dragon chair, holding a memorial in his hand, frowning, when he heard footsteps, he slapped the memorial on the table: "Didn't I tell you not to walk around!
Don’t you have any ears?!”
Before he finished speaking, Chen Xu realized that it was Lechang who had walked in. The angry expression on his face had just calmed down a little, and he asked in a deep voice: "Le'er, it's getting late, and it's windy and rainy outside. You come here now, but what's wrong?
Important matter?"
Lechang bowed and saluted: "My daughter came here to apologize to my father. Without my father's permission, my daughter bought the "Picture of Ladies" on display in Jubaozhai today for ten thousand yuan without my father's permission. I also ask my father to forgive me.
"
Chen Xu's hand that was originally holding the next memorial slowly stopped, and his expression became even colder: "I have heard about this matter. Originally, I just thought that you were ignorant and naughty, so you can pretend that nothing happened, but
From what you said, it seems like Lechang you don’t realize where you really went wrong.”
Chen Xu had always doted on his daughters, Lechang and Ningyuan. Even when he was angry, he would speak warmly to them. At this time, his tone was colder than Lechang expected. Lechang shrank back, not knowing
Why is my father so angry?
Reaching out and knocking on the table, Chen Xu said coldly: "The biggest mistake you made, Lechang, is not how much money you spent to buy back that "Picture of Ladies". As long as you like it, let alone 10,000 yuan, even 50,000 yuan."
Guan, 100,000 Guan, my father would never say no. Although the royal family is not extremely rich, they can still get this little money. Your mistake is that you got it from Shen Jungao and Chen Bogu.
This painting was bought by my subordinates!"
Lechang shuddered. Chen Xu obviously knew the situation of Jubaozhai very well now. He didn't know whether someone had informed Chen Xu early or whether Chen Xu had arranged an informant in Jubaozhai. Lechang didn't know now.
She tried to think about this problem, because every word Chen Xu said was like thunder exploding in her heart.
Sure enough... My father wanted to see both the East Palace and the Yangzhou governor lose in a fight.
Not knowing where he got the courage, Lechang suddenly raised his head and met Chen Xu's sharp eyes: "Father, my daughter is stupid. I don't understand why my father has to instigate his eldest brother and second brother to kill each other, even if they really are.
If you have done anything to disgrace your father, after all, it is your father's flesh and blood... If the fight continues like this, it will still be a fight between Shen Gong and Chen Shizhong. Maybe it will just be between the eldest brother and the second brother.
Fight!"
After a pause, Lechang didn't wait for Chen Xu to speak, and then said: "My daughter dares to ask my father, why is my father not only not stopping this kind of killing of flesh and blood, but also the hatred between brothers?
Today’s trap set by the indulgence of Xiao Mu?!”
"Presumptuous!" Chen Xu slammed the table, his voice already stuttering, and pointed at Lechang, "Lechang, you... are you criticizing your father?!"
Lechang hurriedly took a step back, bowed and said, "My daughter doesn't dare. My daughter just said what she was thinking."
"Lechang, Lechang, it's true that you are kind-hearted, but now that you are kind-hearted, you are just confused!" Chen Xu snorted, "In your opinion, this is between your eldest brother and second brother, Chen Shubao and Chen Shuling.
Struggle, but you have never thought that besides being your brother, they have another identity, and another identity that makes them even more crazy!"
Lechang looked at Chen Xu in surprise, and Chen Xu pointed to the dragon chair behind him: "They are still the princes of Chen and the governor of Yangzhou. They are princes, and they have the status and ability to compete for this dragon chair.
people!"
Chen Xu's words were resounding, but Lechang's expression changed. It can be said that his father's words were unobstructed. Now the fight between the East Palace and the governor of Yangzhou is in full swing. The two sides are scheming in Jiankang Mansion, and what they end up doing is not...
Is this a dragon chair?
This is a symbol of power and the supreme position in the entire Dachen. In order to be able to sit in this position, what does flesh and blood and family ties mean?
"Le'er, you... are so kind." Although Chen Xu's face was still gloomy, his voice finally softened. After all, he still couldn't keep a sullen face towards his daughter, whom he had doted on since childhood.
At this moment, Chen Xu felt a little regretful. Perhaps he had loved Lechang too much over the years, although Lechang did not become a princess of dynasties such as the Southern Song Dynasty and other dynasties because of this kind of love, and it could even be said that he was doted on.
, turning herself into a dissolute corpse or other incomprehensible appearance - the most famous example is Liu Chuyu, Princess of Shanyin in the Southern Song Dynasty - but it also resulted in her gentle character, especially in the face of the struggle for the throne of the emperor.
Can't understand.
Instead of flinching, Lechang took a step forward and said, "Father, the eldest brother and the second brother are already fighting to the death, so why should Father... why do we need to add fuel to the fire?"
Without waiting for Chen Xu's answer, Lechang bent his legs and knelt down on the ground: "Father, if my daughter is brave, please stop!"
"Lechang!" Chen Xu's face was already flushed, and these two words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth. It was obvious that Chen Xu was very angry, "You... you still want to say that I do it?"
Isn't that right? Don't you know what I am thinking and doing?!"
Lechang looked directly into Chen Xu's eyes and said righteously: "My daughter knows exactly what her father did, but she insists that what her father did was just to make..."
"Shut up!" Chen Xu slammed the table again, pointed at Lechang and said, "Get out of here, get out of here! How could I have such an ungrateful daughter like you!"
"If my father's so-called ungratefulness is to stop the East Palace and Yangzhou from fighting each other, and to stop the internal strife in the whole Chen Dynasty, then my daughter is ungrateful!" Lechang bowed in the direction of Chen Xu.
It's a pity that Chen Xu, who was completely beard and hairy, obviously couldn't listen to what Lechang said at this time. He pointed his hand directly at the door: "You go out and wake up yourself. When you figure it out, come see me again!"