Chapter 54 The Princess's Scholar (10) (1/2)

The second prince Shen Huling did something wrong to anger His Majesty, who sent him to a place with miasma. His mother, Concubine Yao, pleaded for him, but it was useless. He was also deprived of his position as a concubine and sent to the cold palace.

This news quickly spread throughout the capital, shocking both officials and princes and making them dare not show their heads.

Since the princes grew up, the emperor has been balancing the power of the four princes, allowing them to develop. It seems that they can fight each other, and as long as they don't hurt their brothers, the one who wins the fight will be the winner.

Although the four princes always trip each other up, every time they need to form an alliance, the eldest prince and the second prince always form an alliance, and the third prince and the fourth prince always form an alliance. Two against two, it can be considered a balance.

It's just that the youngest fifth prince, whose mother died early and only has one sister, is young and has no ability. He has always been ignored and is not counted among them.

Therefore, almost everyone believed that the future crown prince must come from the first four princes, even the four of them thought so.

Although they fought, they all relied on the emperor behind them and never feared any worries about life and death.

As a result, no one dared to stab the brothers, but they were stabbed hard by the person who was least likely to do it.

The second prince was shouting frantically to see his father until the night before he was sent to the miasma land.

He insisted that it was definitely not his father who gave this order. How could his father want him to die? It must be the other brothers who were playing tricks.

Unfortunately, until he left the capital, the second prince did not meet the emperor as he wished.

This is not because the emperor was afraid that he would be soft-hearted when he saw him, but since he knew the truth about Concubine Liu that day, he was depressed and couldn't even get off the bed.

The eldest prince lost his allies who he had made alliances with several times. He was happy that he had lost a competitor, but he began to worry that the third and fourth princes would definitely not make an alliance with him. Now that the second prince was out, these two brothers would definitely oppose him.

In a hurry, he hurried to ask the queen to find out the truth.

When the emperor knew that the queen was coming, he was still a little sad. The queen had praised Concubine Liu several times in front of him, and persuaded him to go to Concubine Liu's palace when he was angry with Concubine Liu. However, he was furious at that time. The more the queen persuaded him, the more he felt that Concubine Liu didn't know what was good for him.

It was obviously Concubine Liu's fault, why should he bow his head.

At that time, even if Concubine Liu said that she wanted to see him, he would not have refused to see him.

But he never thought that Concubine Liu had already drawn a picture to see him, but was stopped by Concubine Yao, the bitch who didn't know how to live or die.

The emperor wanted to recall with the queen how good Concubine Liu was, but the queen came to plead for Concubine Yao. He got angry when he mentioned Concubine Yao. It would have been fine if he didn't know about the missed opportunity with Concubine Liu at that time, but now that he knew, the emperor did not hesitate to put all the blame on Concubine Yao.

It's all this bitch!

If she hadn't stopped the painting that Concubine Liu wanted to give him, how could it have become like this.

He has always been a person who hates you and hates your whole family. Even if the second prince is a biological son, he couldn't escape the fate of being abandoned by his father.

After all, she was the queen, so the emperor suppressed his anger and said that he didn't want to talk about Concubine Yao.

He began to recall Concubine Liu's voice, appearance and smile with the queen.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Liu was mentioned, the emperor actually caught a trace of guilt in the queen's eyes.

The emperor is now at his most sensitive time, and any information related to Concubine Liu can instantly shock him.

He endured it on his face and let the queen leave, but began to recall what the old nanny said.

She said that Concubine Liu had been asking for an audience with him, but he never came to Chang'an Palace. Finally, she handed the letter to Concubine Yao. After Concubine Yao put down the letter, she didn't know what she said to Concubine Liu, and she stopped asking for an audience, and her body became weaker day and night.

At that time, the emperor was only concerned about going to Concubine Yao's palace to inquire about the letter, and then dealt with the second prince and Concubine Yao in one breath, and for a moment he didn't even think about the previous words.

Concubine Liu had been asking for an audience with him?

But he had never received any news from Concubine Liu asking him to come over, and he was even more angry because Concubine Liu was ignored by him but still refused to ask for an audience.

At that time, the queen was in charge of the palace.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

The emperor covered his painful chest and coughed violently. The old eunuch who was serving on the side saw it and hurried forward, "Your Majesty, do you want to call the imperial physician?"

"No need."

The emperor suppressed his frenzy, his eyes full of hidden meaning.

"Call someone over."

He must find out how many people were behind Concubine Liu's death.

While the whole capital was talking about the second prince angering the emperor and being exiled to a miasma-filled place, another piece of news came.

The queen unfortunately passed away, and the eldest prince, who was under her lap, was driven out of the palace before he even finished mourning, and was given the title of a prince.

He is a prince!

Even if he is not the queen's biological son, he was registered under the queen's name and raised as a legitimate son. Among the four princes, he has the greatest chance of becoming a prince.

But now, he was so hastily given the title of a prince.

What's worse, the emperor also ordered him to mourn for his mother in the palace, which is equivalent to house arrest in disguise, and he is not allowed to leave the palace without an imperial decree.

Just as a second prince fell, another eldest prince fell, and the remaining third and fourth princes no longer cared about celebrating. They shrank one by one, fearing that they would be the unlucky ones next.

It is quite normal for a prince to be put under house arrest after his father displeases him, but I have never heard of anything that the eldest and second prince did to earn their father's disdain.

A few years ago, the eldest prince fell in love with a married girl and not only robbed her, but also killed her fiancé and his whole family. Later, the girl refused to comply and angered him, so he threw her into the Goulan Courtyard to be tortured. People humiliate|humiliate.

The woman tried her best to escape and went to Shuntian Mansion to file a complaint. It happened that the official who took over the matter was also a conscientious person and handed the matter over immediately.

At that time, this incident caused a big fuss in the court. If any official's son did such a thing, he would be exiled even if he did not die. However, the emperor protected his shortcomings and turned the major incident into a minor incident. The woman had a safe journey, but when she arrived in the capital, she was "severely ill." "Died", he reported that there was also an "accidental fire" at the official's home, and everyone in the family, including himself, died at home. There were no witnesses. The emperor made it clear that he didn't care, and this matter gradually disappeared over time. Being mentioned.

If the woman who was raped is the daughter of an official or a daughter of a noble family, even if the entire family is wiped out, there will still be many relatives who have their bones broken and their roots connected. They may not say it to their face, but they will definitely do it if they have the chance. Take revenge.

It happened that this unfortunate woman was just an ordinary commoner, and everyone just ignored her indifferently. Her death and her injustice could not become a stain on the eldest prince.

The second prince didn't like women, but in order to protect his mother's family from bullying the hegemony, he personally put pressure on him, causing thirty households to become slaves. They all died within a year, and was later impeached. , it was still the emperor who suppressed the matter.

Therefore, the third and fourth princes are still puzzled.

These two things are serious enough in every aspect. My father can even tolerate such things. What on earth did the eldest and second prince do to cause them to be directly excluded.

Although it was beneficial for them to have the two royal brothers deposed now, there was no reason for their father's actions. Worried that they would follow in his footsteps, the two of them calmed down and decided to wait and see what the situation was like.

Shen Huan thought the same as them.

He was also frightened by the emperor this time. The eldest prince and the second prince were considered to be relatively favored princes, and they all ended up like this. Dealing with him, an unpopular prince, was just a matter of waving his hand.

Shen Huan is not afraid of death, which is ridiculous to say. He is afraid of pain, but not afraid of death.

Because the four elder brothers acted cruelly, Shen Huan always dreamed that one of his elder brothers would ascend to the throne. He, the little prince who had always been ignored by others, died immediately.

After waking up from the dream, Shen Huan kept brainwashing himself. If this day really comes, he must not be afraid and wait for death with a normal expression to avoid being laughed at.

But not being afraid of death does not mean that he is not afraid of his sister being sad.

If he really died, the first person who would be sad would be his sister, and Shen Hu'an had a vague feeling that her sister would never let go of the person who killed him.

She is a princess, so she will not pose any threat to the throne. Even if the four royal brothers ascend the throne, they will kill all the princes, but they will not do anything to the princess. At most, they will scold the prince-in-law, and life may be over. You may suffer, but your life can be saved.

But if my sister wants to avenge him, no matter whether she succeeds or not, her life will not be saved.

Shen Hu'an has been so frightened recently that he doesn't even dare to leave the palace, for fear of offending his father who suddenly went on a killing spree for unknown reasons. He spends all day huddled in the palace studying, and only dared to go out after the death of the queen.

The queen is their aunt's mother. When she dies, the princes will kneel for three days.

I have to kneel down from dawn to sunset. During this time I can't drink a sip of water. I can only endure it until the sun sets before I can drink water and eat.

Logically speaking, the eldest prince should kneel in front, but unfortunately the eldest prince was under house arrest in the palace. Even if he was in the name of the queen, it could not change the fact that he could not come out to observe the filial piety for the queen.

According to the order, the second prince should be picked up, but the second prince was also sent to the miasma land. If nothing unexpected happened, it would not take three months for the imperial city to receive the news that the second prince unfortunately died there.

The third prince knelt in front, and the fourth prince was a little unwilling. However, he could only kneel behind him due to the order of seniority and youth. Shen Huan had no obsession with kneeling in front. The emperor would not stay in this situation for too long and stood there for a while. Then he left. He could kneel behind and squint for a while to replenish his energy.

As soon as the emperor, who looked pale and seemed to have aged ten years overnight, walked in, he called out, "An'er, kneel down in front."

Shen Hu'an, who had never been called so intimately by his father, did not feel flattered or surprised at all. He only felt goosebumps all over his body. He raised his head in shock and looked at the emperor standing above him.

The emperor looked at the youngest child lovingly, and when he saw that he couldn't believe that he was calling him, he felt sour and pitiful in his heart.

What had he done in these years to actually harm Yu'er's own flesh and blood to the point where she was so frightened even by his shouting.

Thinking of Concubine Liu, the emperor's expression became softer and he shouted again, "Come, An'er, kneel down in front of your father."

Shen Hu'an did not miss the emperor's fatherly look, and all the hairs on his body stood on end.

The eldest prince and the second prince had just been deposed, and something was suddenly wrong with the father. Could he be the next one to be deposed?

This was the emperor's order. Even if Shen Hu'an was trembling in his heart, he still had to obey and kneel before the emperor, with his head hanging down and not daring to raise it, for fear that he would be found to have done something wrong and follow the footsteps of the eldest and second princes.

If it were before, the emperor would only feel disgusted when he saw him like this. A dignified prince, he didn't even dare to raise his head to look at him. It was really disgusting.

But now, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Shen Hu'an, who only left his head for him to see, was such a filial child, but he was just scared by his indifference before.

Now, he didn't even dare to look at his father.

When Hu Yang was born, he personally held this daughter, took her to practice calligraphy, and made an exception to let her go out of the palace to study with Liu Gong at a young age.

At that time, the father and daughter were happy.

Now, because of his cold treatment, Hu Yang has never entered the palace since she left the palace to get married, and Hu'an has never been held by him since she was born.

If Yu'er knew about these things, she would be so sad.

Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes turned red for a moment, and his tone became a little more sad, "The queen has always loved you children, and she must not bear to see you kneel for too long. Just kneel for an hour today."

Shen Hu'an lowered his head and agreed with the two royal brothers behind him, but in his heart he thought that his father's tone was a sign of deep love and loyalty to the queen?

Then why did the queen drive the eldest prince out of the palace as soon as she died? Could it be that the queen's death was related to the eldest prince?

He was thinking about all sorts of things, but the third and fourth princes behind him came back to their senses from "Why can Shen Hu'an kneel in front of us?" and began to think that his father's tone was a sign of great love for the queen.

Although they couldn't figure out why they treated the eldest prince like that if they loved him so much, it didn't prevent them from using the queen to brush up their father's favor for themselves.

Soon, the Third and Fourth Princes, who were pretending to cry, had tears in their eyes. The Fourth Prince even sobbed softly, his eyes full of grief.

Shen Hu'an had just been frightened by the Emperor's abnormal behavior. Now, listening to the crying of his two brothers behind him, he understood their intentions. He wanted to squeeze out a few tears to prevent his father from saying that he did not respect his mother, but he had been too fierce some time ago, so he could not squeeze out any tears.

He could only keep his head down to prevent the Emperor from seeing him and getting angry.

The Emperor was reminiscing about the good times he had with Concubine Liu, and sometimes hated the Queen for stopping Concubine Liu from asking to see him, so that Concubine Liu died with hatred. He was feeling like ice and fire in his heart, and then he saw the Third and Fourth Princes looking like their own mothers had died.

Haha, the Queen deserved to die, but these two cried like this because they thought the Queen should not die?

The emperor thought about it and looked at Shen Hu'an again. He was still in the same posture as before. He was not as sad as his two sons with tears on his face. His eyes were softer.

This was his son. He did not cry for that vicious woman.

An hour passed quickly. The emperor personally helped Shen Hu'an up. He said to the third and fourth princes who slowly stood up, "Since you admire the queen so much, continue to kneel today and return to the palace until the sunset."

The third and fourth princes wanted to use the crying queen to brush up their favorability "..."

Shen Hu'an, who was helped up by his father, was nervous for fear that he would be dragged out and chopped off in the next second, "..."

He looked at his two brothers who knelt obediently with some envy, but happened to meet their envious and jealous eyes.

Both sides envied each other, but the emperor on the other side pulled Shen Hu'an back, pretended to be a loving father, and had a good conversation and cared about this youngest son who had never paid attention to him.

Shen Hu'an was scared to death.

He had been scared enough by his brother-in-law recently. He thought he had trained himself to have a strong heart, but he didn't expect that there was something more terrible than being slapped on the palm by his brother-in-law.

His father asked him about his well-being.

His father asked him about his homework.

His father revealed that he planned to make him the crown prince.

Shen Hu'an didn't feel like he had gotten a big bargain at all.

He only thought of a proverb in his mind.

The weasel pays New Year's greetings to the chicken, with bad intentions.

There must be a trick!

Finally, when something went wrong at the border and his father was there to deal with it, he had no time to show his love for him. Shen Hu'an hurried out of the palace and went all the way to the princess's mansion for help.

The news that the fifth prince suddenly became favored also spread throughout the capital. Shen Huyang naturally knew about it. On the one hand, she sighed that the son-in-law was indeed a genius who had guessed the emperor's skills. On the other hand, she was puzzled that since the emperor really had feelings for her mother, why did he not have any intention of retaining her at the beginning, and he had been like this to them all these years.

Let alone the harem struggle, even if he was willing to pay some attention to Chang'an Palace, he would not be deceived by the concubines.

At least, the queen could not hide the fact that Concubine Liu was seriously ill and would not live long.

But he still didn't go. He turned a blind eye before. Now that his mother is dead, who would he show his affection to!

Shen Huyang felt unfair and had nowhere to vent. In the end, he couldn't help but tell Lin Shiheng. In her mind, the son-in-law was omnipotent, and he must know why his father was like this.

"It's just that the living can't fight the dead."

The blue-clothed scholar had a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his lips. "Your Majesty is old and his health is getting worse. Naturally, he will recall the days when he was full of vigor and vitality. If he knew at this time that Concubine Liu was thinking about him until her death, even if the affection at the beginning was only three points, it would be increased to ten points at this time."

"If Your Majesty really loves Chong Niangniang, how could you get angry at others and never blame yourself after discovering the truth of the matter?"

He raised his eyebrows and said softly, "The empress passed away. Concubine Yao was at fault, and the queen was at fault, but the biggest fault was Your Majesty."

"He doesn't want to admit that he killed the empress, so he will look for others to vent his anger. The harder he attacks those 'those who killed the empress,' the more he will convince himself that he is right."

"It's all other people's fault. They worked together to deceive. If it weren't for them, it wouldn't be like this. I'm afraid that's what I think in your Majesty's heart."

There was anger in Shen Huyang's eyes when he heard this, and he clenched his fists tightly with both hands. "What he did these days made me think that he really loves his mother and concubine..."

"Of course there is love. Maybe His Majesty loves the empress more than the entire harem, but he loves himself the most. Otherwise, why would he abandon his two sons whom he has loved for many years? It's just that he did it to their mother. I was worried that the eldest prince and the second prince would be angry and it would backfire in the future, so I just acted first. "

"You can give up your biological son who you have raised for so many years without hesitation, let alone your empress. But this person has passed away, leaving only a scene that he loved in his heart."

Shen Huyang looked dazed and gradually let go of his hand.

"yes……"

Since he can push Shen Hu'an to the Plague Land in Nancheng, naturally...

"But, when he heard the truth about that year, he actually vomited blood..."

Lin Shiheng's eyebrows were still gentle, he gently held her clenched hand, and said warmly, "Princess, could you have forgotten that Eunuch Zheng came back from a message, saying that your majesty was suffering from physical damage, and he could not stand the excitement, and vomiting blood was one of the symptoms, but your majesty himself I don’t know, I thought he vomited blood because he was deeply in love with his wife.”

Shen Huyang gradually loosened his fisted hand.

The consort was right, she shouldn't have believed that her father had true feelings.

If it were true, the eldest prince and the second prince, the two brothers who had been pampered for twenty years, would not have such a tragic end.

What my father did was just deceiving himself and others.

When Shen Huan came, he happened to see his sister and brother-in-law standing by the lake under the spring light, as if they were watching fish. Both of them were wearing blue robes. Although their backs were facing away, they could still see the beauty in their hands. I can see the affection between the couple before.

My sister used to only love white, but after marrying her brother-in-law, she also fell in love with blue clothes.

He was happy for his sister and felt miserable for himself.

I am in a panic because of my father's anomaly. I have nightmares every day about a hundred ways the fifth prince can die. My sister and brother-in-law are living a good life.

"elder sister……"

Shen Huan stepped forward to salute aggrievedly and called out.

Lin Shiheng turned around slightly, looked at the young man in front of him who had "I'm so sad" written all over his face, and chuckled.

"Your Highness is not very proud of himself now? Why is he making such a gesture?"

Shen Huan opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to complain, but he didn't know what to say.

In the past, he was bullied by his brothers in the palace and looked down upon by the ministers. He could still come back to complain to his brother-in-law and ask for his advice. What could he say this time?

My father is so kind to me, am I so scared?

Because my father revealed that he wanted to make me a prince, so that I had nightmares every night?

After much thought, Shen Huan decided to settle old scores.

He spoke aggrievedly, "Sister, I still remember that when I was eight years old, you had a dispute with the third emperor's sister. At that time, my father..."

"Consort."

Shen Huyang suddenly interrupted him and turned his head to look at the scholar in Tsing Yi who was standing aside and listening quietly, "Didn't you say two days ago that you wanted to invite your friends to visit the house together? Today's spring is just right, otherwise I would choose today."

The person in front of him didn't look surprised. He looked at his wife quietly with a pair of warm eyes. When Shen Huyang lowered his head in embarrassment, a smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, I'm going to find Brother Zhao now. The spring wind is cold, so the princess and your highness should not stay outside for too long."

As he spoke, he tied Shen Huyang's somewhat loose cloak back up before leaving.

Shen Hu'an looked at the Tsing Yi scholar's leaving figure in confusion, then turned to Shen Huyang and said, "Sister, why don't you let your brother-in-law listen anymore? My brother-in-law treats my sister so well. If he knew the bullying that his sister suffered, he would definitely love her even more." "

"It's just old things. What are you talking about?"

Shen Huyang didn't want his prince-in-law to know about the bullying he had suffered as a child and his helplessness at that time. Although the prince-in-law was smart and thoughtful, he was not in good health. What if he felt depressed after hearing these things and it would harm his body.

Seeing that her brother was still confused, she changed the subject, "You're so good, why are you talking about what happened back then?"

Sure enough, Shen Hu'an immediately forgot to worry about why her sister didn't tell her brother-in-law, and quickly continued, "When I left the palace for the first time when I was eight years old, I didn't buy a gift for my sister outside the palace. The third emperor sister wanted the gift and my sister didn't want it. Here, the third emperor's sister fell into the pool during the dispute. Sister, you went to save her again. So many palace maids and eunuchs saw it. It was clearly the third emperor's sister's fault, but the father punished her, saying that she was The eldest sister should let the younger sister go. Even I was scolded for bringing things from outside the palace into the palace. "

As he said this, he probably remembered his original grievance, and his eyes were full of injustice.

"Back then, the four elder brothers above were able to bring things back from outside the palace, but I was the only one who couldn't bring them into the palace because of my father's scolding. I felt aggrieved and went to find my father, but he made me kneel down for three seconds. Time..."

Shen Huyang also remembered this incident. Her eyes darkened, and she also remembered that when her younger brother knelt for three hours and her knees were extremely painful. It was late at night, and she was just a princess and couldn't call the imperial doctor, so she hurriedly went to find her father. The emperor wanted to ask him to give his brother a medical diagnosis and treatment, but he didn't even get through the door.

At that time, she was afraid that her brother's legs would be destroyed, so she could only ask the people around her to boil hot water, apply hot cloth to the legs again and again, and waited all night until dawn before the imperial doctor came.

At that time, I had not slept all night, but there was no grievance in my heart, only the distress and numbness for my brother.

If she and her younger brother didn't look like their father between their facial features, they would probably be treacherous and think that they were not his biological children. Otherwise, how could they be treated like this.

Shen Hu'an saw his sister's expression changing and knew that she was thinking about it. He gritted his teeth and said, "From then on, I knew that my father had no feelings for our siblings, and I didn't dare to ask for anything. But in the past two days, my father It was so abnormal that he even proposed to make me the crown prince."

There was not much surprise on Shen Huyang's face, he just said, "You are neither a direct descendant nor an elder. Even if my father wants to do this, the ministers in the court will argue."

"Yes, I think so too."

Shen Hu'an looked around tactfully, and when he saw that there was no one around, he whispered, "Sister, I think my father wants to help the third or fourth brother to become the leader."

Even though Shen Huyang had always been smart, he couldn't help but be stunned at this moment.

"Why do you think so?"

"Look, the eldest brother and the second brother were deposed for no reason. Now there are only three of us princes left in the palace. Although my father has always been unruly in his actions, he still loves the eldest and second brothers. To do this suddenly must be For whom to pave the way?”

Seeing his sister looking at him in surprise, Shen Hu'an felt that he was finally smarter this time, and there was a little more pride in his eyes.

"The third brother and the fourth brother actually have no political achievements, and their behavior is mediocre. If my father wants to make them princes, the court will definitely oppose it. But now, the eldest brother and the second brother have been deposed, leaving only us three princes. Father If the emperor had first proposed to make me, the youngest prince with little achievements, the crown prince, the court would have absolutely opposed it. If he then took a step back and proposed to make me the third and fourth brother instead, then the opposition would definitely be lower than when he made me the crown prince. A lot.”

"Besides, if my father pushes me out, wouldn't I become a ready target? The third brother and the fourth brother must be trying hard to kill me. If my father is undecided between the two of them, then Then you can see which one of them has superb skills and is worthy of a big task. Wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?"

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After he finished speaking, he saw his sister looking at him with a complicated expression. The expression didn't look like a compliment, and Shen Hu'an, who was still proud at first, couldn't help but look down.

"Sister, why do you look at me like this? Am I wrong?"

Shen Huyang shook his head in confusion.

It's not wrong, it's quite right.

If his father hadn't hit the skill this time, he would probably have done what Shen Hu'an said just now.

This is the normal way to open it.

But Hu'an has always had a clear temperament, how could he understand these emperor's tricks.

Shen Huyang asked, "Where did you know these things?"

"My brother-in-law taught me."

Although he didn't know what happened, looking at his sister's serious look, Shen Huan's expression gradually became frightened.

"Consort."

Shen Huyang's expression relaxed, "I think the prince-in-law must have read a lot of history books in order to teach you, and I have wronged him."

A person like the Prince Consort was actually willing to learn this in order to teach Hu An.

She blushed, slightly shy.

Shen Hu'an looked at her sister in confusion, "Sister, are you very hot? Your face is so red."

Shen Huyang spat at him, "Don't think too much about my father. Since he wants to be good to you, just go ahead. After all, my consort and I are here to prevent you from falling into a trap."

Shen Hu'an has always trusted his sister. He immediately felt at ease after hearing what she said, and said happily, "Then I will go out to play. It has been a long time since I left the palace. I will have a good time this time."

Before he could get excited for three seconds, Shen Huyang ruthlessly left him to continue studying.

She had always believed that she didn't have enough knowledge to make it happen. With Shen Hu'an's temperament, it might be better to be a laid-back prince, but if he wanted to sit on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he would have to work harder.

Shen Hu'an was forced to sit in the study, and he opened the book with a sad face before he remembered.

No, his brother-in-law never read the book when he was teaching him.

It's clearly at your fingertips.

I don’t know why my sister is so sure that her brother-in-law has read history books and taught him this way. Didn’t she always think that her brother-in-law knew everything?

Shen Huyang knocked on the table, "What are you thinking about again? Why don't you hurry up and study."

The messy thoughts in Shen Huan's mind were immediately washed away as if washed away by a flood, and he straightened his back and started reading.

The sister here watched her brother study, and Zhao He over there was also invited to the princess mansion.

It seems that the place where he lives is quite close to the princess's mansion, so he comes to talk to Lin Shiheng from time to time. Unlike the princess who thinks that the two of them are discussing knowledge, Zhao He spends most of his time complaining.

"Recently, because of the incident involving His Highness and His Highness, the atmosphere in the Hanlin Academy has also changed. Brother Lin is always on vacation without knowing it. There are many officials close to His Highness in the Hanlin Academy. When something happened to him this time, those who were once His Highness's subordinates I have suffered a lot, and many people have been squeezed out."

Zhao He took a sip of tea depressedly and saw Lin Shiheng holding a fishing rod with a calm expression and looking ahead without caring, and then said, "There is also the Second Highness, if it hadn't happened this time, I wouldn't have known that even the Imperial Academy I have been involved in this partisanship for a long time. Fortunately, I am a new official and I am young. When others come to me, I just have to act stupid, otherwise it will be really bad luck if I get involved. "

"Since Brother Zhao doesn't want to get involved, why do you have to go in and out of the princess's house many times?"

Lin Shiheng chuckled lightly and pointed out the words directly, "Although Brother Zhao sometimes has trouble turning, he must still be able to see such important things clearly."

"You and I are good friends. Even if Brother Lin becomes the consort, if I avoid him, then I will have a ghost in my heart."

Zhao He has always felt magnanimous about this kind of thing.

"As a gentleman, why bother trying to reach out to me? No one cares about me, a humble official like me."

The scholar in Tsing Yi smiled and said nothing more, then listened to Zhao He's nagging gossip.

"There was another battle over the border, but last winter was unusually cold for some reason, and even the spring came a little slower. The food couldn't keep up, and the fighting was also difficult. I heard that it seemed that they wanted to negotiate peace with the Huns. I must have It won’t be long before the Huns envoys will send people to Beijing.”

"While drinking with a few friends in private, everyone said that the Xiongnu would send their prince this time to negotiate peace between the two countries, and your majesty would definitely send a prince to greet him. Although our dynasty has not yet established a prince, who will be sent by your majesty then? Your Majesty, I think the one who holds the position of prince is the one who is inseparable from the throne."

Lin Shiheng, who always looked calm, moved his eyebrows slightly and turned slightly sideways, "Where did this word come from?"

"I don't know. Anyway, according to what they said, almost all the ministers in the dynasty said so. I guess it is the same. After all, although we have fought with the Huns several times, they can be regarded as our enemy, but this time it is a matter of peace and etiquette. You must not be careless. Since the Xiongnu has sent the prince, our country will naturally welcome the prince. "

Zhao He felt a little unsteady as he spoke, and quickly asked his friend, "Did Brother Lin see something wrong?"

"Nothing."

Lin Shiheng smiled, "I just think the rumors started too quickly."

"Hey, Brother Lin always takes a leave of absence due to illness. Of course I don't know. Before I was elected, I also thought that the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government were all people who dealt with affairs with a serious face all day long. It was only after I went to the Hanlin Academy that I realized that everyone was the same. ”

Zhao He had always known that Lin Shiheng was thoughtful, so he felt relieved when he said there was nothing wrong, and continued, "Speaking of which, I met Hu Chuan last time. It's really strange. He didn't return to his hometown even though he didn't pass the exam. He built a house in the capital, and when he saw me, he looked very proud of himself. It was obvious that I was an official and he was a citizen, so he had nothing to be proud of. "

Lin Shiheng naturally knew why Hu Chuan was so proud.

The prince he followed was the third prince. Now the eldest prince and the second prince have been dismissed one after another. If calculated in order, the third prince is most likely to ascend to the throne.

Compared to joining the Hanlin Academy as a minor official, if the prince he followed became a prince or even an emperor, Hu Chuan would be extremely excited and proud.

It's just that the eldest prince and the second prince have lost power. Many people who want to follow the dragon's power have focused on the remaining three princes. The third prince has a lot of talents. Hu Chuan can only help the three princes. How many princes are there?

Judging from the situation, it won't be long before he is forgotten by the third prince.

However, with his temperament, he would not be willing to give in.

Not willing to be forgotten and given up, he might do something in the hope of helping the third prince.

And he is just a small lifter, so what can he do?

Naturally, we have to start with the people around us.

"Took the bait."

Zhao He was still mumbling about the gossip he had heard, when he suddenly heard this sentence and quickly looked at the fishing rod in his friend's hand.

It still stretches outward calmly, the lake is also very calm, and there is even a dragonfly landing on the end of the fishing rod.

"Where did you get hooked?"

Lin Shiheng smiled, his smile still shy and gentle.

"We'll have to wait a little longer."

“Impatient fish will always take the bait.”

The emperor, who was immersed in exchanging feelings with his son, originally planned to go to court that day and leave the court without any incident. However, as soon as the throne was warm, a big bomb was thrown at him.

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Princess Huyang's consort is suspected of committing suicide in the imperial examination and palace examination.

The emperor's face immediately fell.

Recently, he has actually been regretting that he randomly chose someone from a group of poor families to be her consort when she needed to get married in Huyang.

At that time, his thinking was very clear. Nancheng would definitely give up on the Yanjiangshui incident, and there were uncles in Huyang and Hu'an in Nancheng. If he died, there was no guarantee that these two children who were not close to him would I hate him as a father.

In this case, it is better to remove all Shen Huan's help from the beginning, so that he has no power. Even if he has some bad thoughts in his heart, he will not be able to do anything else.

Therefore, he chose a poor man from a poor family as his husband in Huyang, saying that this was because Huyang loved scholars.

Although he felt a little guilty, he only felt guilty for a few days and then let go. But who would have thought that things in the world would be so twists and turns.

Ever since he found out that he had misunderstood Concubine Liu, and that Concubine Liu was thinking about him until her death, the emperor put all his love on Concubine Liu's children.

Shen Huan lived in the palace, which facilitated his loving guidance, but Shen Huyang never returned to the palace after getting married. At first, the emperor thought that his daughter hated him as a father, but after checking, he found out that he had chosen him randomly. The prince-in-law turned out to be a sickly scholar who was in frail health and took leave from time to time.

Huyang loved to go outing when he was in the palace, but after getting married, he was worried about his consort's health and almost never left the palace.

The emperor regretted it.

He also remembered that when he was born in Huyang, he had promised Concubine Liu that he would protect his daughter's health for the rest of her life.

It turned out that he had made a mistake.

I just regret that it was too late for him to discover the truth, and now even if he regrets it, he can't directly bring Huyang back to the palace.

Fortunately, the consort is in poor health and will surely die soon. When that time comes, he must welcome Huyang Fengfengfeng back to the palace and carefully select a good husband for her.

The emperor had a beautiful idea, but he didn't expect that before the prince-in-law passed away, he would first hear the news about the fraud in the imperial examination.

He was immediately furious and stared at the impeached official several times with gloomy eyes. After writing down his face and name, he asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Since that person came forward, of course he also prepared evidence.

He immediately presented Lin Shiheng's ranking as a scholar and scholar and the articles he had written.

He said that although the prince-in-law's previous literary talent was not bad, it was only average. How could he write such a good article as for the imperial examination?

Moreover, he did find out that someone leaked the questions for this imperial examination, and even caught the officials involved in the matter and the list of students who bought the questions.

On the list, the name of the consort Lin Shiheng was written clearly.

Shen Hu'an, who was allowed to go to court, frowned when the person came forward. Seeing that the person was so plausible and even said that the consort should be deprived of his official position and exiled thousands of miles according to the law, he couldn't help but stand up.

"Father, my son was taught by my consort. He has learned a lot and has a very good character. He must not bother to do such dirty things. Please investigate clearly!"

Unlike others who thought the emperor was furious, he just threw it aside after reading it, "This matter should be taken seriously and discussed later."

He had to first find out whether the consort was guilty of zu0'b-i. If he was really zu0'b-i, at least he was still Huyang's consort for now. He had to suppress this matter no matter what, otherwise it would definitely affect Huyang. This further affected his plan to make Shen Huan the crown prince.

The emperor didn't know what he thought of others, but some veterans who had been in the court for a long time knew that the emperor was planning to side with Princess Huyang's consort, and fell silent immediately when they saw his appearance.

But they stopped talking, and the person who impeached him was unwilling to let it go. He insisted that the emperor deal with these stupid people immediately, otherwise he would suppress those who clearly had real talents and knowledge but were suppressed. Scholars are unfair.

This group of veterans almost had their foreheads raised.

Everyone knew that this kind of matter must be investigated clearly, but the emperor made it clear that he would discuss it later, and he still kept asking like this. Wasn't this because he was deliberately irritating him?

What's more, it involves the consort, which is considered a royal family matter, especially since Princess Huyang is the sister of the fifth prince. The fifth prince has been favored recently, and he doesn't know where he came from. He just went up in a daze. rush.

The emperor was indeed angry.

If he was young, he would still be willing to accept the advice of his ministers, but when he gets older and has been in charge of the court for so many years, he has long been accustomed to speaking out.

Maybe what the courtier said was in line with his wishes and took the overall situation into consideration, so he would be willing to back down, but do the people who are impeaching him think he is blind?

It is clear that the sword is pointed at the prince-in-law, who is talking about the world's scholars?

The man didn't see the emperor's face, and was still talking. If he had a favorable impression, he would probably keep seeing "The emperor's favorable impression of you has dropped by a hundred." When he finished speaking, the emperor looked at him. It was already like looking at a dead person.

This is most likely because of that last sentence.

"If Your Majesty does not deal with the consort, but instead bends the law for personal gain for the princess, I am afraid he will lose the prestige of the emperor!!"

This is a threat.

This must be a threat.

There was only one thought left in the emperor's mind.

Kill him.

He has been in power for many years, and this is the first time he has encountered anyone who dares to threaten him.

He is just a humble official. If he dares to do such a thing, there must be someone behind him.

The emperor's eyes wandered around the third and fourth princes.

It was obviously a matter of trapping Hu An, so these two must have not run away.

He did not look at the junior official again, but looked at the third and fourth princes, "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

Before the fourth prince could think of how to answer, the third prince knelt down and said, "Even though he is the eldest princess's consort, he should act in accordance with the law. If not, my father will recruit the students who participated in the fraud and re-examine him. If the consort is not If there is real material, it must be real gold that is not afraid of fire, so misunderstandings can be resolved naturally.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his father sitting on top of him smiling lovingly at him.

"pretty good idea."

Before the third prince could feel proud, he saw the petty official whom he had ordered looking at him with a miserable expression.

What's going on here?

The emperor chuckled and picked up the list that he had just discarded casually, looking at the names on it.

Since the third prince dared to expose this matter, he must have real information.

The people mentioned above may have cheated in the imperial examination, but it is not clear whether the prince consort did it.

"I wonder if you have any other evidence besides these?"

"Otherwise, it would be insulting to ask these people who have been selected to re-evaluate because of your words."

The emperor persuaded, "If there is no physical evidence, human evidence will do."

Hu Chuan's name appeared in the hall.

"He met the prince consort on the way to the capital to take the exam. He knew that the prince consort's literary talent was not as good as his, and Hu Chuan's ranking was indeed higher than the prince consort, so..."

The emperor interrupted him directly.

"He ranked higher than the prince consort when he was a juren, but he failed the exam, so the prince consort cheated?"

"Your Majesty..."

"Okay, I know what you mean. In that case, call the people on the list and take the exam again in front of the civil and military officials. But you must remember that if what you said is untrue, I will punish you according to the law."

There is no need to say more now. Even Shen Hu'an can see that the emperor's heart is biased.

Although he was still puzzled about "why the father is so good to me and my sister", Shen Hu'an was relieved in his heart.

He did not doubt the true material of his brother-in-law. After all, he was taught by him personally and knew how powerful he was. He was just worried that his brother-in-law's reputation would be ruined. But now it seems that with the father in charge, his brother-in-law will definitely be fine.

Things are indeed as Shen Hu'an thought.

The adults urgently set the questions, and then the emperor selected the questions. The people on the list who were summoned to the palace were brought in one after another.

Shen Huyang was worried about her husband, so she followed him into the palace.

As soon as she entered the palace, the emperor summoned her to meet him. She worriedly arranged for her husband, and repeatedly asked the palace servants to take good care of her sick husband before she went to see the emperor.

As a result, the emperor gave her the test questions as soon as they met.

Shen Huyang "..."

Even though she knew that her father's thinking was different from ordinary people, she would never have thought that he could do such a thing.

"Thank you for your kindness, father, but Huyang believes in the husband. He must have been framed by a villain. When the husband takes the exam with his own talent, father and all the adults will naturally see the truth."

The emperor looked at his daughter and felt relieved and stupid.

No matter how much he believed in the husband, wouldn't it be better to have an extra layer of protection?

But looking at his daughter with a determined look in front of him, he thought of Concubine Liu again.

If it was Concubine Liu, she would definitely not be willing to do this.

It turned out that he and Concubine Liu's daughter had the noble character of both of them.

The emperor, who had just ignored the fact that he wanted to cook special meals for his son-in-law, sighed several times in his heart, but Shen Huyang felt uncomfortable under his fatherly gaze.

She wanted to know what the emperor was thinking now.

He was so ruthless at the beginning, and he could sit there and ignore them for many years, so how could he still put on such a loving look now.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

Perhaps it was because he thought of Concubine Liu, the emperor's heart began to ache again. He coughed a few times, asked Huyang to leave, and took out two sachets from his arms and continued to miss his Concubine Liu.

The old eunuch came up with the soup bowl and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to drink the medicine."

The emperor took the medicine bowl with a sad look in his eyes and drank it all in a few gulps.

The old eunuch took back the soup bowl, squinted his eyes to see if he had finished drinking it, and handed the soup bowl to someone else. He returned to the emperor and lowered his hands slightly, just like before, with a respectful look.

The assessment started quickly and ended quickly.

The lords watched the eunuch seal the names of the papers and then correct them personally. In front of the civil and military officials, they quickly corrected the dozens of papers.

Unlike the panicked expressions of the other people who were summoned, Lin Shiheng stood steadily, with a calm expression and a clear conscience.

Although he seemed to be in poor health and always coughed softly, his appearance and temperament made people who looked at him feel more favorable.

How could such a person cheat?

There must be something wrong.

When the results were announced, Lin Shiheng did well in the exam, but the other students' writings did not match their literary talent in the joint examination.

It's good that the son-in-law didn't commit zu0'b-i, otherwise even if he was punished, he would become an obstacle to Shen Hu'an.

The emperor was happy in his heart, but his face was full of anger, and he slammed the table directly.

"Who gave you the guts to frame the prince consort!"

"Your Majesty, spare me, Your Majesty!! I did find out these lists, and the prince consort's name is on them, I, I..."

He said, subconsciously looking at the third prince for help, but saw that the third prince turned his eyes away, clearly not going to help.

The little official didn't expect it to turn out like this, and immediately wanted to say something to save it, but saw the blue-clothed scholar standing not far away with anger at being framed, also looked at him, raised his hand slightly, and saluted the emperor on the high seat.

"I have a clear conscience, and your majesty will know after a thorough investigation."

As he said, he slightly turned sideways and glanced at the little official, and seemed to accidentally show him the emerald green ring on his left hand.

It was just a seemingly ordinary action, but it made him freeze.

The ring was his mother's.

The Third Prince threatened his mother with her life. As a son, how could he stand by and watch his mother die? Otherwise, he would not have risked offending the Fifth Prince and impeached the Prince Consort.

But my mother had already been taken away by the Third Prince, and she never left the ring...

Now the consort has proven his innocence, and the Third Prince avoided saving her, and His Majesty was furious.

My brain was working fast, and when the Emperor asked again, I knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!! This matter was all instigated by the Third Prince, and I am just an accomplice. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Lin Shiheng lowered his hands again, and watched the Third Prince immediately kneel in front of him to express that he was wronged. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Hu'an.

Shen Hu'an, who witnessed the situation reversed immediately after he just glanced at the official, quickly retracted his eyes in shock.

This brother-in-law is a bit scary.