Chapter 1132 Begging
The Second Prince would not be so foolish as to say, "It would be better if I died in vain." Although he thought so in his heart, no matter who was right or wrong before this matter, now that Xiao Wei is dead, all the mistakes have been made. It's the Jiang family's fault.
It is reasonable for Prince Xiao to come to the palace and seek an explanation from the emperor.
However, the emperor was ill, and Jiang Daoren belonged to the second prince. The second prince would naturally protect Jiang Daoren, so he said, "Although the young man from the Jiang family accidentally injured nephew Xiao Shi, it is understandable. Now Xiao Shi The death of my nephew is something that no one expected. As for asking the Jiang family boy to pay for his life, that’s it for the old prince.”
The meaning is obvious. Xiao Wei was the one who started this matter. The eldest young master of the Jiang family would hurt him. He couldn't bear it. It was excusable and not intentional.
Therefore, Xiao Wei's death was self-inflicted and no one is to blame.
When the old prince Xiao heard this, he knew that the second prince wanted to protect the Jiang family. If he continued to stay in front of the second prince, he would not get anything good. But he was unwilling to leave like this. Xiao The old prince was so angry that he wanted to see the emperor.
The second prince said, "The emperor will not see anyone." He declined Prince Xiao's request.
Prince Xiao became angry and ran to the entrance of Qianqing Palace, knelt under the steps of Qianqing Palace, and shouted loudly that he wanted to see the emperor.
The second prince would not let him see the emperor. The second prince sneered, "Since the old prince insists on kneeling regardless of his health, then let's kneel."
The second prince is still thinking about the emperor.
It was almost noon. After lunch, the emperor's illness would attack again. He had to go and see the emperor, and he was not in the mood to continue dealing with Prince Xiao here.
Since Prince Xiao likes to kneel, let him kneel.
The second prince went to the emperor's bedroom. He didn't mention anything about the Xiao family and the Jiang family, so as not to worry the emperor.
When the emperor had eaten and was ill, the second prince received another message, saying that Concubine Xiao learned that Prince Xiao was kneeling at the door of Qianqing Hall and hurried there. She originally wanted to persuade Prince Xiao to get up. Later, But he knelt at the door of Qianqing Hall along with Prince Xiao.
After Concubine Xiao knelt for an hour, she saw that the sun was almost setting. There was no sign of the emperor and the second prince was nowhere to be seen. Concubine Xiao became anxious and ordered the maid next to her to go to the Queen Mother's palace to bring her son, the fifth prince. .
Several of the emperor's concubines and concubines were sent back to their mothers and concubines because Eva didn't like children because an evil spirit possessed the Queen Mother.
However, after Eva's soul left the body and the Queen Mother returned to normal, she was worried that her grandchildren would be involved in the fights between the concubines in the harem.
She then ordered the maids and maids to bring back several grandchildren.
After the emperor suffered from frequent angina pectoris, the queen mother had no time to take care of her grandchildren. Her thoughts were all on the emperor. Therefore, in the queen mother's palace, during the day, a group of nuns and maids were looking after a group of maids. Princes and princesses.
The maid sent by Concubine Xiao took the fifth prince out without much trouble.
The fifth prince, who had just learned to walk, was small, cute, and fat, but he was held down by Concubine Xiao, and they knelt beside her.
The fifth prince had never knelt before, but he was afraid of his mother's cold face, so he burst into tears.
His cries alerted the young father-in-law in the Qianqing Hall. When the young father-in-law stuck his head out and took a look, he was startled.
This was incredible. The fifth prince was actually carried by Concubine Xiao and knelt at the door of Qianqing Palace. The young father-in-law hurriedly ran to report to the second prince.
At that time, the emperor had just woken up and was talking to the second prince in the palace. When the young father-in-law came to report, he did not dare to say anything when he saw the emperor. He stood at the door and looked at the second prince eagerly, but he hesitated to speak. The emperor frowned and asked, "Second uncle, did something happen in the court?"
"It's nothing serious, Your Majesty. Just take good care of your health. My second uncle will take care of the matters in the court for you, so don't worry." The second prince said hurriedly.
After hearing what the second prince said, the young father-in-law did not dare to report the fifth prince kneeling at the door of Qianqing Palace in front of the emperor.
When he saw the second prince giving him a wink, he smiled and said, "I came here to ask the emperor when dinner will be served."
"Put it out early, I'm hungry too," the emperor said.
The little father-in-law said yes and went down to give the instructions.
Not long after, the second prince found an excuse and came out of the bedroom. When the young father-in-law saw him, he quickly lowered his voice and told the second prince about the fifth prince and Concubine Xiao.
The second prince snorted coldly, "What a concubine Xiao, she dares to threaten the emperor with the fifth prince."
"Second Prince, what should we do now? Looking at the posture of Prince Xiao and Concubine Xiao, they will not give up until they see the Emperor."
The young father-in-law is the emperor's confidant and is very worried about the emperor's illness.
The emperor is so seriously ill, and Prince Xiao not only refuses to help the emperor solve his problems, but also looks for trouble everywhere, which is really annoying.
No wonder the late Queen was also a person who did things without rules when she was still alive. So this is the inheritance of the Xiao family?
Now, there is another concubine Xiao.
The young father-in-law was extremely disdainful of Concubine Xiao's behavior.
Xiao Wei is dead. It is a matter of the Xiao family. It is enough for Old Prince Xiao to make trouble in the palace. He is still unwilling to give in. He really thinks that the palace belongs to your family. You can come and leave when you want?
Moreover, the fifth prince is the biological son of the emperor. Even if he is a concubine, he is still a man of great wealth. Concubine Xiao actually made the fifth prince kneel down for the sake of the Xiao family. This is simply not taking the royal family's face seriously. inside.
The Second Prince angrily drank two cups of tea in one breath, and then ordered the young father-in-law, "Go to Wanshou Palace and ask the fifth prince's nanny to pick him up."
The little father-in-law's face immediately narrowed into a smile, and his eyes narrowed to a slit, "The second prince is still very clever in his strategy, and I admire him."
The nanny who was taking care of the fifth prince belonged to the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother's people came to pick up the fifth prince, even Concubine Xiao did not dare to stop her.
But if the second prince comes forward, not only will he arouse the dissatisfaction of Prince Xiao and Concubine Xiao, but he may also be blocked by Concubine Xiao and unable to take the fifth prince away.
After all, Concubine Xiao is the biological mother of the fifth prince and one of the four concubines in the palace. Her status in the palace is second only to the queen. According to the rules of the palace, even if the second prince sees Concubine Xiao, You have to salute and call me empress.
However, what the Second Prince did not expect was that the Queen Mother also learned about this and actually went to the gate of Qianqing Palace to pick up the Fifth Prince.
When the Queen Mother arrived, the fifth prince was wailing heartbreakingly, his voice was hoarse from crying, but Concubine Xiao ruthlessly pressed the fifth prince's small body, making him kneel on the ground, preventing him from getting up.
(End of chapter)