Chapter 4 Chess Pieces
Chapter 4 Chess Pieces
"Brothers will kill each other before they are weak! Will they kill their fathers when they grow up?" Emperor Cheng roared angrily, Li Jinchen's body on the soft couch trembled, and began to tremble again. The imperial doctor hurried over to take the pulse and said it was a high fever, and the fever should subside immediately.
Chengdi got up and drove to the main hall of Luanfeng Palace, and a group of people also went there so that the imperial doctor could give acupuncture to the ten princes.
In the main hall, the fourth prince's mother and concubine Concubine Shu also knelt down to intercede for her prince.
If Emperor Cheng didn't get angry, his son was too old to manage. The eldest, second, and third children were all like this. Could it be that the third child was dealt with years ago, and now the fourth child is going to be dealt with?
Empress Xiao didn't want to deal with the fourth prince so quickly, but according to this speed, the sixth prince would soon be there!It's better to wait until Jinhua's wings are fuller before dealing with the old Sifang.So, she blinked her phoenix eyes slightly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the fourth prince must be young, this is the first time he encounters such a thing, he may have panicked for a while."
"That's right, what the Empress said is that Xiang'er must have panicked. He did come back to seek help from the concubine. The concubine's bedroom is too far away. When the news was received, the tenth prince had already been taken back to Luanfeng Palace! Besides You can't just listen to what the sixth prince has to say!" Concubine Shu said hastily.
"What? Do you mean that the sixth prince can't lie?" Empress Xiao's phoenix eyes widened angrily.
Concubine Shu knew she had said something wrong, she immediately shook her head and said no.The fourth prince was hugged tightly in his arms, as if he would disappear if he let go.
The reason why the fourth prince was crowned king so early was because Concubine Shu’s family and two elder brothers died in the war with Beidi. The king was granted to the fourth prince rather than his dead uncles.Emperor Cheng looked at Concubine Shu like that, and couldn't bear to punish the newly appointed prince severely.
At this time, the imperial doctor came to the main hall and told the Tenth Prince that his fever had subsided, but he was still lethargic, and he would be fine after tonight.The imperial doctor said lightly.
Hearing that the tenth prince was fine, Emperor Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. "You two go to the ancestral hall and kneel for twelve hours, and you don't have to see me if you have any brothers' quarrels!" After speaking, he walked away.
Such a punishment is considered light.Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and her body softened.The son kept it.
"Mother!" Li Jinhua looked at Empress Xiao with pleading eyes.
When a child grows up, there must be rules. Jinhua is going to be the emperor, and discipline is a must. This punishment is good for him to change his temper, so Empress Xiao made up her mind, "Are you still wronged? Your tenth brother I almost died! Go and kneel! The people in the palace heard that no one is allowed to give food. You have to have a long memory!"
Li Jinhua walked out of the palace angrily.Concubine Shu also took the fourth prince to kneel in the ancestral hall for punishment.
It was night, Li Jinying kept staring at Li Jinchen, watching her finally fall asleep after smoking a few times.The stone in my heart also fell to the ground.
"Water." Li Jinchen murmured weakly.
In the empty bedroom, Li Jinying could hear it clearly.Immediately took the teacup behind him and helped Li Jinchen's small body to feed her water.
"Thank you, Sister Huang, what's wrong with me, Sister Huang?" Li Jinchen asked obediently.
Sister Huang's voice melted Li Jinying's heart.
"Chen'er, you fell into the water, is there any discomfort? Do you remember what happened before you fell into the water?" Li Jinying touched Li Jinchen's forehead, and the fever did subside.
Li Jinchen shook his head, "I don't feel uncomfortable, it's just cold. Sister Huang is so cold in the water."
"Is it still cold now?"
Li Jinchen nodded.
"Tell my sister, how did you fall into the water?"
Li Jinchen thought for a while, and said: "The brothers leave first, Chen'er procrastinated a bit, and when he got to the bridge, he saw the fourth brother pushing the sixth brother, Chen'er remembered what the queen mother said to protect the sixth brother, So I went to push him in the opposite direction, but Chen'er was too weak and fell into the water." Xu Shi remembered the horror of the river, and she shivered: "Sister Huang, Chen'er is afraid. The water is so cold!"
"Chen'er is not afraid, sister Huang will accompany you, okay?" Li Jinying patted Li Jinchen's body comfortingly, and soon Li Jinchen fell asleep.Li Jinying ordered another brazier to be added.I went to tell my mother about the tenth brother waking up and falling asleep again.
Empress Xiao slowly came to Li Jinchen's bed and pushed the sleeping Li Jinchen.Li Jinying frowned, Chen'er rarely slept soundly, and was about to be woken up again at night.What is the queen mother going to do?
"Queen!" Li Jinchen rubbed his sleepy eyes, but shouted excitedly.It's rare for the queen mother to see herself once, and it was right to save her brother, and the queen mother finally saw herself.
"Chen'er. The queen mother told you why you fell into the water today. You have to remember! Tomorrow when your father asks, can you just reply him like this?" Queen Xiao coaxed Li Jinchen.The following story has been changed, and the matter of Li Jinchen saving the sixth prince was erased. It only said that the fourth prince had a quarrel with the sixth prince, and then he accidentally fell into the water. At that time, I heard the sixth prince say that it was all about her when he went back to find someone. .
"But..." Li Jinchen didn't understand, Mingming Huang's elder sister and the masters of the school said not to lie, why did the mother lie herself?But she obviously saw Empress Xiao's face elongated, and immediately changed her words: "Don't worry, empress, my son remembers, it was the son who went back to find someone to save the son, and the son's life was saved by the sixth brother!"
"Well, good boy, go to sleep!" Empress Xiao generously gave Li Jinying a hug and then left without even looking at Li Jinying.
Li Jinying looked at Li Jinchen who was full of happiness, and felt very heavy in her heart. All children hope to be loved by their parents, but the mother never asked how Chen'er was doing.It's just the future arranged for the sixth younger brother. Are he and Chen'er just mother's pawns?
"Chen'er, go to sleep. Is it still cold?"
"Well, sister Huang Chen'er is so cold, can sister Huang sleep with Chen'er in her arms?" Li Jinchen acted like a baby.
"Yeah." Li Jinying was also tired, and the night was so dark that she didn't bother to go back to her bedroom.Chen'er was brought up by herself, and they often slept together.So the palace maid changed into her pajamas and hugged Li Jinchen.The little body in his arms was cold, which made people feel distressed.
Throughout the night, as long as Li Jinchen fell asleep, he would suddenly wake up in shock, and then fall asleep and wake up again.It was freaking out.
The next day, Li Jinchen had a sick look on his face, and Li Jinying was also full of tiredness.The two of them went to pay their respects to their father, queen mother, and explained the whole story to Emperor Cheng according to Empress Xiao's version, and then returned to Li Jinying's bedroom.
In Fengluan Palace, Wang Bao took out a small wooden box from his sleeve, opened it, and handed it to Empress Xiao. Inside was a khaki powder, "I tell your empress, this is a prepared medicine that can inhibit the growth of women's sexual characteristics. Will the next..."
"It's okay, I just prescribed the medicine while I was sick. I can't let her grow into an adult woman, so let her live without a man or a woman, ha ha." Empress Xiao was very proud. What if you don't have a girl? "Mix it in the medicine for cold symptoms, and take it every day as a nourishing medicine in the future."
"Yes!" Wang Bao put away the box and went out to order the maid to decoct the medicine.
Three hours later, Li Jinying's bedroom received the anti-cold medicine from her mother. Li Jinying did not suspect him, so she helped Li Jinchen to drink it for her. Sure enough, Li Jinchen no longer twitched, and fell into a deep sleep.
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