Chapter 119 That’s the only way to go!
"Your Highness means that the king still believes in the second prince in his heart?"
Shang Xiaomin gave a meaningful smile.
"It doesn't matter whether my father believes it or not. What's important is that the second child thinks that his father believes it or not."
After saying that, he looked at Aoki.
"Go and send a message to Commander Wu of the Military and Horse Division, saying that I will invite him to have tea tomorrow afternoon."
Aoki was slightly startled.
"Your Highness wants to..."
Shang Xiaomin slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, with a cold and cruel arc at the corner of his mouth.
“If the second child can leave here, we can let him live a few more years, but if he wants to put all his money in, he can only ask for it, and no one else can be blamed.”
"Yes! I will do it right away!"
......
At the same time, at the second prince's house.
"Your Highness! You are finally back. A group of people came just now and ransacked the house like robbers."
"I came back from the street and was beaten along the way. People point their fingers! ”
Hearing that the second prince had returned to the palace, the second prince's concubine Gu rushed over to complain. She started shouting before they even entered the room.
“Look at how much trouble this house has suffered?”
“That Zhang Yushi also took away my wood carvings. That was half a month ago, Mrs. Li The one they gave me was extremely well carved, really excessive..."
Before she could finish her words, she saw the pale second prince lying on the bed with his back covered in blood.
“Oh my God!”
She turned pale with fright, her eyes suddenly widened, she covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"What's wrong with you, Your Highness?"
She quickly ordered the guards.
"Imperial Physician, go find the Imperial Physician quickly!"
The housekeeper replied from the side.
"Don't worry, Second Princess, we have already sent someone to invite you."
Gu hurriedly ran to Shang Xiaohui, where the guards were cutting off the clothes on his back that were stuck to his flesh and blood.
Shang Xiaohui gripped the pillow at hand hard and gritted his teeth tightly. The veins on his forehead popped out, and large drops of sweat fell from his face. From time to time, he let out a muffled groan in pain.
Seeing his miserable condition, Gu's heartbroken tears welled up in her eyes.
“Your Highness, what is going on?”
What's going on?
It’s not because of those wood carvings you received!
Looking up to meet Gu's innocent and puzzled eyes, Shang Xiaohui felt a heart attack.
With a tired look on his face, he rested his forehead on the pillow again, closed his eyes to rest, and did not respond.
Firstly, she was in too much pain and didn’t want to speak, and secondly, she was really too lazy to talk to her.
Mrs. Gu took the handkerchief, took over the position of the maid, and gently helped Shang Xiaohui wipe the wound.
"What happened? How could my father punish His Highness so severely?"
The guard on the side explained to her in a low voice.
"The prince's concubine is the wood carving you just mentioned. There was a lot of gold hidden in those wood carvings. Zhang Yushi discovered it and stabbed him in front of the king in public. The king not only scolded His Highness, but also ordered His Highness left the capital and returned to the fiefdom."
"What?"
Gu stood up suddenly.
“Leave the capital?!”
“No! I won’t leave!”
“Hiss—it hurts!”
The second prince suddenly collapsed He took a breath and let out a scream.
It turned out that Mrs. Gu was so excited when she heard the news that she accidentally pressed hard on the wound, and her long nails dug directly into Shang Xiaohui's flesh.
Shang Xiaohui turned his head and yelled at her.
"Go away!" Mrs. Gu was so frightened by his appearance that she backed away repeatedly. Looking at the red blood on her fingertips, she looked at a loss.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness, I didn’t mean it.”
After a pause, she carefully looked at the second prince's expression and asked tentatively.
"Your Highness, does the emperor really want to drive us out of the capital? Is there no room for change in this matter?"
Although the second prince's fiefdom is among the princes, it is regarded as the best. It is relatively wealthy, but it is not as prosperous as the capital!
She really doesn’t want to leave here.
Before marrying the second prince, although their Gu family was not a famous family, she was the only girl in the family. She had been loved by her father and brother since she was a child, and had never suffered any hardship.
Later, she received the marriage proposal from the late ruler of the country and married into the royal family as the daughter of a sixth-rank official. She became the head wife of Shang Xiaohui, the son of the prince at that time. I don't know how many noble girls in the capital were so jealous that they broke their teeth.
Especially when the incident happened later, the former prince suddenly became the head of the country, Shang Xiaohui also became the prince, and she became the second prince's concubine!
Even her father and brother were promoted several levels in a row because of their ability to follow the dragon. Her father was the minister of the Ministry of War, and her eldest brother was promoted to the commander of the Imperial Army.
The Gu family had great success for a time. Over the years, no matter where she went, she was always praised and complimented.
But now she wants to give up these things in the capital and go to the fiefdom?
No, she can't accept it!
Shang Xiaohui naturally saw the emotion on her face and looked away in disgust.
What if it wasn't because of her carelessness that she ended up in this situation?
"Your Highness, I can go to my father to explain. Someone with ulterior motives must have deliberately framed us!"
As she said that, she turned around and walked out aggressively.
"Those three wood carvings were given by Mrs. Li and the others. I will go find them right away and take them to confront my father!"
"That's enough!"
Shang Xiao Hui hammered the bed hard.
"Do you think you can still find them?! Do you have any..."
Do you have any brains? !
You can't get angry or scold, after all, when the last resort comes, you have to rely on the Gu family to turn yourself around!
Shang Xiaohui silently repeated it several times in his heart, finally took a deep breath and tried to speak in a gentle tone.
"My father has already dealt with three of their families, not to mention that those three families are my people. There will definitely be no problems in this assessment, so why should they bother?"
"They must have been killed. People are taking advantage of it, even if they check it, they won't find anything."
At this time, a high-pitched voice came from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived——"
Shang Xiaohui was unable to get up, so Gu had to go out to receive the edict.
Soon, she held the imperial edict and walked in with her soul in despair.
As soon as he came in, he fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was supported by the maid.
“You are not allowed to step foot into the capital for the rest of your life…”
Hearing this, Shang Xiaohui felt a chill in his heart, followed by uncontrollable resentment in his heart.
Is my father really so heartless?
"Your Highness, what should we do now?!"
Gu was extremely anxious.
“Are you just waiting to be kicked out of the capital?”
"Otherwise, this is better. I'll go find Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Sun, who I'm friends with in daily life, and ask them to persuade Mr. Zhao and the others to help His Highness plead for mercy in front of my father."
"No need. It’s all in vain!”
Shang Xiaohui sneered.
“If they wanted to help, they would have stood up in the main hall just now.”
“They want to avoid suspicion, so even if they come to the door, it will be useless!”
Gu was furious, gritted her teeth and cursed angrily.
“They are all a bunch of losers! On weekdays, they come to visit with gifts and make appointments to drink tea and enjoy flowers. They are all flattering and flattering, but at the critical moment, no one can be counted on!”< br>
Shang Xiaohui glanced at her.
“The most important thing now is to delay.”
As he said that, his eyes flashed.
"If you are free these days, go talk to your father-in-law and eldest brother."
If the father is unwilling to relent after the death of his mother and concubine, then he can only take that step!