kill Qin Sheng

The emperor is half a puppet, and the reason why he is said to be half is because he is not completely manipulated by Qin Da Sima—he sometimes listens to the opinions of Qian Weiwei and Zhao Wang.A few years ago, these three forces were originally a three-legged force in the court, but since Zhao Wangqing was defeated and died, the three-legged situation no longer exists, and the Qian family has become precarious.

Qin Sheng came out to impeach Wei Wei, and the officials were in an uproar.The emperor was very calm, probably because he had seen this kind of impeachment once - the last time was Zhao Wang.The emperor immediately thought that the matter was of great importance and handed it over to Dali Temple for review.

Ren Xingluo was not surprised that Qin Sheng impeached the Qian family, but the crime was a felony for extorting the barbarians, and it was much more serious than talking about the East Palace and being disrespectful. If it was confirmed, not only the Qian family would be destroyed, but the court would also Blood flowed like a river, and a group of officials had to be removed and replaced with new ones.Ever since the death of King Zhao, he had realized that this was a cruel world. Ren Xingluo was tied to the royal family's mountain-like boulder to shelter him from the wind and rain, and at the same time fell into the fate of sinking into the lake.

Ren Xingluo could not stop Qin Sheng, nor could he stop Qin Xi.He had a faint feeling of sadness when the rabbit died and the fox died. If the Qian family died, who would be next?When is it Ren's turn?

Ten days later, the Minister of Dali Temple listed many criminal evidences, claiming that Wei Wei's crime of treason was true.The emperor ordered the three clans of the Qian family to be exiled, and the princess and concubine were abolished as ordinary people.Thousands of people in the capital were arrested that night, and they were executed on a certain day; hundreds of people from the Qian clan and in-laws who refused to be arrested were killed in the Hedong Yamen;

When Ren Xingluo entered the East Palace, it was already close to the curfew. The guard saw him and reminded him, "Your Highness, the curfew is approaching."

"Thank you." He didn't care to explain why he entered the palace late at night.

The guards would not stop him, and let him go after checking the token.Ren Xingluo entered the palace in a sedan chair, and when he reached the entrance of the main hall, Ren Xingluo lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and the eunuch Huiyin was already standing in front of the door, his face haggard and slightly bent, like a rickety old man.Hui Yin said melancholy: "Your Highness is coming! His Royal Highness is waiting for you in the bedroom."

The prince's bedroom is in the depths of the East Palace, and the roads along the way are brightly lit, but only the sparse chirping of birds and insects can be heard.Ren Xingluo thought that the prince must have been shocked and frightened, and the death of the concubine was equivalent to another alarm bell ringing in the prince's ears.The prince had been prepared because of Ren Xingluo's reminder, but the Qin family still seized the evidence of Qian's purchase of soldiers and horses and forced them to death.In fact, did the emperor really not know who these soldiers and horses were trying to deal with?But whether it is the emperor or the prince, they are powerless in front of the Qin family's 20 troops.

Ren Xingluo entered the bedroom, under the heavy curtains of the bed, he saw the prince sitting on the bed slumped.

The prince is in his thirties, but he looks older than his actual age.He was born with a heavy mind and a weak body. After he was 30 years old, he gradually became depressed and became sick.The sicker he was, the more he felt sorry for himself.The crown prince married him when he was young, and the two have been together for many years, with the same standpoint, now that the crown prince is gone, and the prince loses a close person, how can he not feel depressed?

The prince sighed, "You are here, I heard that you are still sick... But I really have no one to talk to. Ah Fei committed suicide, she could have survived."

"It's not your fault." Ren Xingluo said, "This dynasty has been declining since the time of the first emperor. Every dynasty is like this, coming to an end in various disasters." When the first emperor was in power, he was fatuous, The people are in dire straits; the government listens to villains, so that the power falls to the side, and the military power is held in the hands of foreign relatives.

How to turn the tide?Maybe we can only wait for Qin Xi to die and the 12 troops of the three states to return to the emperor's hands, so that we can take back the remaining military power.

The prince is familiar with history books, how can he not know these truths?He was 14 years old when he was crowned prince. Qin Xi's influence was already great, and he still had a heart to make a difference. Unfortunately, there is no holiday.

The prince looked at his younger brother with deep eyes, and said, "Maybe I can only rely on you in the end."

Ren Xingluo was startled, "What did brother say?"

The crown prince held his hand, with a sad expression on his face, "A Fei died, and they decided that the crown princess was rebelling. Maybe I will be the next one, do you understand?"

"Now they don't dare..." Ren Xingluo said these words without any confidence, "Don't dare to act like this."

"That's all." The prince let go of his hand and shook his head, "Have you not seen Concubine Cheng for a few years? Go and see her."

Ren Xingluo was slightly surprised, "Why? Is mother concubine sick?"

"No, it's just that tonight I have experienced the parting of life and death among my relatives, and I have some insights. Go and meet her, maybe in the future..." The prince was silent.

The relationship between Ren Xingluo and Concubine Cheng is actually not that good.Concubine Cheng is not a competent mother, and Ren Xingluo is not a dutiful son.More importantly, Concubine Cheng was tired of seeing him. When he was young, he was taken to the East Palace. He also missed his mother and often went to see him in Concubine Cheng's palace. Concubine Cheng often avoided seeing him.As he got older, Ren Xingluo noticed the concubine's perfunctory and impatience, so he stopped going.

Not only did Concubine Cheng not see her son, she almost never attended the feasts in the palace. In recent years, she said she was ill and did not attend the New Year's Eve banquets and birthday banquets.Counting it, the last time she and Ren Xingluo met was Yongping 13 years ago. Ren Xingluo was named Queen Kang to bid farewell to his mother and concubine to open a mansion outside the palace.

Ren Xingluo felt the crown prince's sadness, and couldn't bear to brush off her kindness, so he said: "Brother is right, I sent Huang Liang to the mother concubine's palace to ask, if she hasn't slept yet, I will go and catch up with the concubine mother Bar."

Huang Liang outside the door got the order and immediately went to ask the female officials in the harem.The two brothers of the prince said their own words again, Ren Xingluo saw his elder brother's tired face, so he resigned.At this time, the curfew had passed, so he went back to live in the other hall.

On the way, Huang Liang chased after him and said, "Concubine Cheng, please tell Your Highness Wuhuan Palace."

Ren Xingluo was quite surprised, "I thought my concubine wouldn't see me."

Huang Liang sighed: "After all, mother and child are connected, but Concubine Cheng still misses His Highness."

Ren Xingluo couldn't agree with it, but he didn't say it out, he thought it was just Cheng Fei's whim.What kind of woman is Cheng Fei?Ruthless, taciturn, with a pair of beautiful, supercilious eyes.Over the years, the way she looked at Ren Xingluo was no different from the way she looked at Wuming's palace maid and eunuch, as if her only child was just an insignificant person.Ren Xingluo understands that some people are like this by nature, Concubine Cheng never treated him badly, and he didn't scold his mother either.

When he arrived at Hehuan Hall, Fei Le, the female official beside Concubine Cheng, greeted him.

Fei Le has followed Concubine Cheng since she was not married, and is also an old man in the palace, and she is familiar with King Kang.

She laughed and said, "I haven't seen His Highness for many years, and I hardly recognize him."

Ren Xingluo exchanged some pleasantries with her with a smile, but what he thought in his heart was that it didn't sound right, the concubine's maid didn't recognize the concubine's son.Isn't it an insinuation of the alienation of mother and child?

Concubine Cheng sat in the main seat in the hall. She was dressed in a high bun, and her complexion was gorgeous, without any signs of aging. It seemed that time had froze on her body for 20 years.Ren Xingluo leaned over and saluted: "My concubine is well and happy."

She said, "Let's get up. Fei Le, serve tea to Your Highness."

Cheng Fei hardly even changed her voice.

Ren Xingluo said with a smile, "My mother and concubine don't seem to be old anymore."

"No." Concubine Cheng shook her head, her hair in a bun trembling slightly, "My heart is getting old."

Under the long sleeves, her white jade fingers were also tightened.Ren Xingluo peeked at her frowning and sad face again, and a trace of sadness rose in a trance.

"Concubine mother has something on her mind?" Ren Xingluo said, "You see me tonight, but you want to talk to me? I haven't seen concubine mother for several years."

"I'm surprised you came to see me." Cheng Fei lamented, "Feile doesn't recognize you, but I do. How could I not recognize you?"

Ren Xingluo laughed, remembering Huang Liang's ridiculous words.He said, "Because mother and child are connected?"

Concubine Cheng suddenly covered her face with her sleeves, choked up and said: "You are right, mother and child are connected!"

Tears slid down her heavily made-up face like a chain of broken threads. She was like a gorgeous and moody actress who got too deep into the drama and wanted to arrest the people in the audience.

Ren Xingluo was suddenly surprised and fidgeted, he quickly stood up and confessed, "It's my son's fault, which made my mother and concubine sad..."

"I've been dreaming about you just after you were born these days, a wrinkled monkey with big eyes... two red moles behind your ears..." Concubine Cheng sobbed, "I knew that you were coming to see me gone."

Ren Xingluo was confused, "What?"

Concubine Cheng tremblingly said: "What if I regret what happened to the East Palace back then?"

"I don't understand what the concubine mother is talking about..."

"That's the thing!" She said anxiously, "You were carried away!"

"Does the concubine regret that she agreed with the prince's brother to take me to the East Palace in the past?"

Ren Xingluo looked at the other people in the hall for help, but neither Fei Le nor the eunuchs seemed to have ears, and stood with their heads bowed, pretending to be deaf and dumb, letting his mother talk to herself in the hall.

Concubine Cheng answered irrelevantly, "Have you seen Qin Sheng?"

"I've seen it, he is already the official of the court, and he is young and promising."

"How long has his mother been dead?"

"This..." Ren Xingluo looked at the female officer Feile begging for help.

Fei Le said softly: "Madam, it has been 17 years since Mrs. Qin passed away."

Concubine Cheng's eyes were pained, her makeup was stained by tears, she looked haggard and pitiful.Ren Xingluo was full of doubts, and said: "The Sri Lankan has passed away, and my mother and concubine mourn."

Concubine Cheng was silent for a while, then said, "Fei Le, bring Madam Qin's belongings to Your Highness."

Fei Le promised to leave.

Ren Xingluo didn't know what Mrs. Qin's relic was, and why she gave it to herself, so she asked in confusion, "Mother concubine wants me to hand it over to Qin Sheng?"

"No." Concubine Cheng shook her head, "It's not something expensive, it's just a hairpin. She gave it to me when she was in her boudoir. You should keep it for thinking about it."

While speaking, Fei Le came with a small wooden makeup box, Ren Xingluo took it blankly, "Why did you give it to me?"

Concubine Cheng's eyes lit up, she pursed her lips into a sneer, and said, "You should ask Qin Xi about that."

"Qin Da Sima...?" Ren Xingluo had no clue, "What does it have to do with him?"

"You will always understand, it's late at night, and you should go too."

Cheng Fei said with a smile.

Ren Xingluo opened the makeup box on the way back to the other hall. What Cheng Fei said was true, there was only an ordinary golden hairpin inside.

What is the relationship between Mrs. Qin's gold hairpin and Ren Xingluo and Qin Xi?

Ren Xingluo returned to the other hall at night, he called Huang Liang into the bedroom, closed the door, and asked Huang Liang furtively: "Is there something between my concubine mother and Sima Qin..." The hairpin belongs to a woman Hair accessories are sometimes also used as tokens of love given by men to their lovers.So Ren Xingluo thought of some things about the love between his children and the wrong giving of his heart, which can be reconciled with the later breakup between Concubine Cheng and Mrs. Qin.

Huang Liang's eyes widened, "Why does Your Highness think so, how is this possible?"

"Oh? What do you know?"

"Father of Concubine Cheng, your grandfather Cheng Yushi...had once denounced Sima Qin as disobedient, and His Majesty was immoral and fatuous." Huang Liang paused, and said in a low voice, "Later he was beheaded by His Majesty. , and the clansmen too... the empress was not punished because she was pregnant with His Highness. After His Highness was born, Concubine Cheng strictly forbids others to mention this matter in front of you."

Ren Xingluo was enlightened.In other words, the emperor forced Cheng's father to death!Perhaps Qin Xi also got involved.

If this is the case - Ren Xingluo suddenly understood that Concubine Cheng hated Qin Xi and the emperor's two executioners. Because of this, Concubine Cheng turned her anger on her son and never looked at him directly.

"So that's the case." Ren Xingluo sighed, "Grandfather was the victim of the court battle, so why not mother and concubine and me?" He sighed slowly, and fiddled with the golden hairpin in the box again.This hairpin is made in the shape of a flower and a butterfly. A piece of the butterfly's antennae has been knocked off, so it really looks like an old thing.If Concubine Cheng gave it as a gift, it would be neither fish nor fowl, so it must not be a gift at all.Thinking of Concubine Cheng's insane attitude, Ren Xingluo suddenly became uneasy, "Why is this lady Qin's golden hairpin in my hand? You came out of the concubine's palace. Do you know what it means?"

"How does a slave know! It's just that my lady has been thinking a lot in recent years." Huang Liang stood in the door frame and looked at him with pity from a distance: "Things in the world are always so complicated because people can't see them or open them up. Alas , In the blink of an eye, 20 years have passed, but I always remember the year when the border was tense and the soldiers were in turmoil, the appearance of His Highness when he was born..."

Ren Xingluo felt annoyed when he heard him recall the past, "If you don't know or don't want to say it, then go, I have to sleep."

He closed the door, lit a candle alone and looked at this weird golden hairpin inside and outside the bronze mirror.He gestured for Dai Chai's position in the mirror, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the hairpin.The style, length, and color are similar to the jewelry of ordinary ladies.On the contrary, the man wearing the gold hairpin in the mirror looked nervous and funny.

He laughed at his panic for a while, turned his face, stared at the hairpin in the mirror who was about to lick him, and when he glanced at the position of the neck behind the ear of the person in the mirror, he suddenly remembered Cheng Fei's raving words to herself.

Two red moles behind the ears...

He withdrew his hand stretched out to the golden hairpin in horror, the next moment Ren Xingluo silently moved his face closer to the bronze mirror, he looked a little nervous.He turned his face to the left and right to search, but the places behind both the left and right ears were clean, nothing.