Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 476 Evil

The Crown Princess was stunned by the scolding.

Maybe it was because she was sad because her husband had passed away; maybe it was because the only thing the prince was thinking about before his death was her, so he had nothing to fear.

So, the Crown Princess, who had always been cowardly and timid, suddenly fell to her knees with a plop, raised her hands high, and cried loudly:

"Your Majesty! Please don't let the vixen of the Jia family lose your mind!

“Yun Guang was born in Rongguo Mansion, and Feng Bing has been trying to get close to him since last year!

"This time, the Grand Master and the Crown Prince suddenly decided to leave the capital. Apart from the people in the palace, who else could have spread the news so quickly?

"Both the Imperial Concubine and Princess Yimin are suspects!"

Emperor Zhaoming was so annoyed that he threw down his sleeves and said, "That's it!"

"No! Your Majesty!

“The prince is your eldest son, and the only heir after Xiao Dunhuang!

"Haven't you ever forgotten the late queen?

"You can't stop avenging your own son just for this imperial concubine and this princess from the outer four provinces!

"Your Majesty! Please don't be so faint..."

The Crown Princess was still crying.

But as soon as the word came out of her mouth, the furious Queen Mother shouted at her: "Crown Princess! You have done this yourself, and you dare to scold the Emperor in front of him?!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was stunned.

Emperor Zhaoming and Tanchun felt a slight stir in their hearts, and immediately understood what had happened. Their expressions became gloomy.

The Taishang, who had just woken up, happened to hear this and could not help but grab the Queen Mother's sleeve and asked in a trembling voice: "What did you say? What's going on?!"

The Queen Mother knew that she had spoken without thinking because of her impatience and anger. She took a deep breath, calmed her voice, and reached out to help the Queen Mother:

"Nothing. The Crown Princess was sad and demented, so I just scolded her a few words."

Then he changed the subject, "The child is gone. Don't be sad and ruin your own health, which will make the child restless in the afterlife..."

Before he could finish his words, the Crown Princess next to him screamed, trembling all over: "No!

"My Queen Mother, that's not what you meant!

“Please explain clearly!

"What happened to me? What did I do? How could I be related to the death of the prince?!

"Please explain clearly... You can't wrongly accuse me in front of so many people!"

At this moment, everyone from the Empress Dowager, Emperor Zhaoming, to Tao Xingjian and Aunt Meng couldn't help but show expressions of annoyance.

The Queen Mother was too lazy to argue with her and just glanced at Aunt Meng.

Aunt Meng knelt beside the Queen Mother, one hand still on the Queen Mother's wrist. She turned back coldly and said to the Crown Princess:

“Before the prince leaves the palace, you can rest in the side hall of Yanjia Palace.

"There were many people that day. You were outside the side hall, and the small Buddhist temple inside was occupied by Xue, the Crown Prince's Consort of Zhongshun Palace who was punished by the Queen Mother.

"As soon as you and your personal maid left, Xue returned to Prince Zhongshun's palace.

"Everyone saw that His Majesty took the Crown Prince out of the capital to go to the temporary palace. But no one knew which temporary palace they were going to, who they were taking with them, and how many people they were taking.

"You were the only one who was too relaxed in the side hall and discussed all this with your own maid? And you even discussed it thoroughly?!"

The Crown Princess's face went from red with excitement to pale, and finally almost gray, before she collapsed back to the ground.

The personal maid who had been supporting her the whole time was so frightened that she closed her eyes and fainted!

Aunt Meng pointed at the palace maid with disdain: "She was the one who followed you that day, wasn't she?"

The Crown Princess looked back at the palace maid who had fainted on the ground, her body swayed, she closed her eyes, and also fainted.

Emperor Zhaoming frowned and turned his eyes away, waving his hand: "Send the Crown Princess back to her residence and take good care of her."

Tao Xingjian waved his hand and asked someone to make arrangements.

The Queen Mother remained indifferent and said nothing.

On the other hand, the Supreme Lord smiled bitterly and whispered, "As expected, the husband and wife know each other very well. With such a character, it is definitely not possible for a person to remain pure and chaste..."

"Father, can I take you back to rest?" Emperor Zhaoming half-knelt on the ground, looking at the Emperor Taishang without blinking, with gentleness and admiration.

Tai Shang was slightly startled.

He also heard his son say this on the night when the crown prince was deposed and attempted to rebel.

At that time...

Several older children were taking advantage of his misfortune. He was first severely injured by the eldest son's attempt to kill his father, and then he was frightened by how vicious and fierce the children were to each other.

He was attacked from both sides and almost lost his life on the spot.

It was this young boy who, in the midst of the chaos, came forward, squatted down, and carried himself back to the tent...

It was also that night that he actually made up his mind to pass the throne to this child.

But later... a few children fought for the throne, and blood was shed. He personally executed one of the older ones, killed two of them, and the remaining two died together...

The imperial palace in the capital was shrouded in gloom and sorrow.

It was also at that time that he suddenly became suspicious of his only surviving son.

But since he is the only one left, it has to be him no matter what.

The government is in chaos and there are many parties.

So many old and new grudges are involved.

He was no longer able to control the situation, so he had no choice but to push his son out to act as a barrier. He let him be the villain who replaced the old with the new, and he watched the situation and used his seniority to smooth things over.

After four or five years of this, things finally came to an end.

But the price is so heavy...

Tai Shang's thoughts drifted thousands of miles away in an instant.

In a trance, Emperor Zhaoming had turned around again and showed him his back: "Father, your son will carry you."

Tai Shang's eyelids trembled, and big tears rolled down.

He did not refuse, nor did he wave to call for stronger and more obedient guards. Instead, he struggled tremblingly, lay on his son's broad back, and hugged his neck tightly.

Emperor Zhaoming stood up, carrying his old father on his back, and walked out slowly, step by step.

He had to take Tai Shang away from the prince's body, otherwise, it would be difficult for the old man to get out of that mood.

——He already lost his son, and didn’t want to lose his father overnight!

Emperor Zhaoming's vision became blurry again.

Tao Xingjian and Tao Mo carefully protected him on both sides. Seeing his slow and difficult steps, they knew that he was sad.

But this was really not the time for them, the servants, to interrupt, so they could only gently support Emperor Zhaoming's arm as a way of comforting him.

At the prince's bedside, the empress dowager calmed down and ordered people to start cleaning up the mess.

The prince's body had to be cleaned, combed and dressed. The palace servants at the scene had to be warned and warned, and the news of the princess' madness had to be kept secret.

Fortunately, Prince Kejin and Zhou Yan had already arrived.

Prince Kejin threw himself down in front of the prince's bed, horrified, and wept over his corpse.

The Queen Mother sighed and ordered him: "I don't trust anyone to take care of the Crown Prince's affairs, except you.

“Take good care of him.

“The capital is in chaos, so keep him here for a few days.

"When we get back, you will be in charge of the funeral.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Prince Kejin nodded with tears in his eyes and accepted the order. When he turned around and saw Yuanchun and her sister, anger flashed across his face, but he suppressed it, turned away and went about his business.

The Queen Mother ignored him and pointed at Tanchun: "Go back to your place and copy the Rebirth Mantra for the Prince ten thousand times."

Tanchun kowtowed deeply: "Thank you, your humble servant!"

Then he pointed at Yuanchun and said, "Come with me."

Yuanchun was a little confused and stunned for a moment.

When Aunt Meng glanced over, several burly palace maids came over, grabbed Yuanchun's arms, and left behind the empress dowager like they were escorting a prisoner.

Tanchun supported her knees which were already sore from kneeling and staggered to her feet.

The look he gave towards Yuanchun's back was filled with endless sorrow.

Eldest sister, I can’t save you anymore…