"Chu Kuan, bring the piece of new ink that my father gave me."

When this sentence did not attract an echo for a long time, the third prince raised his head and then sighed deeply. Reading in Ciqing Palace every day, the longer the time, the more you can feel the appropriateness and benefits of Chu Kuan. People often just stand here silently and can meet all your needs, so when someone is suddenly absent like now, he is not used to it.

"Sure enough, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift." The little Royal Highness the Crown Prince burst out with such a sentence that was not very suitable for this situation, and then couldn't help but think, where did Chu Kuan go. The last time he went out, he still remembered that it was to rescue the second prince who was taken hostage by that group of traitors, although he couldn't save it later, he also killed all the traitors as a companion sacrifice.

And Chu Kuan is called the steward of Wan'an Palace, but his mother never asked Chu Kuan to stay in Wan'an Palace, but earnestly asked Chu Kuan to take good care of him, now he is not in Ciqing Palace, but he is definitely not in Wan'an Palace, he must have gone out of the palace to do something.

Speaking of which, since the incident of the second prince, the father seems to be a lot more distant from people, does he want to persuade him?

When the third prince was thinking about this matter in his heart, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and then with a third brother, the fourth prince rushed in like a gust of wind. However, as soon as the person entered the door with his front feet, he opened the curtain and shouted loudly: "I am talking to the third brother, you all give me a stay away, and you are not allowed to approach!" ”

The third prince suddenly wondered in his heart. Today's class is over, and the attendants have gone back. In view of the fact that some of the elders wanted not to use literate and hyphenated servants here, and Chu Kuan often served here, this Ciqing Palace, that is, there were some people who sprinkled and swept outside, and they would never dare to come in or eavesdrop, wasn't his fourth brother's order an extra move?

Of course, the fourth prince didn't know that his third brother was thinking this. He rushed forward as soon as he slipped away, pulled up the third prince, looked around for a while, and immediately lowered his voice and said, "Third brother, Chu Kuan is dead!" ”

"What died?" The third prince didn't react for the first time, and after asking, he finally realized what the fourth prince said, and his face changed suddenly, "How could he die!" Who did the assassination of him, or did he ......?"

After two words, after reaching his mouth, the third prince cut it off. If it wasn't for the assassination, then the person who could kill Chu Kuan could only be his father. But why did my father do this? Isn't Chu Kuan a person who grew up with his father since he was a child? It is said that in that most dangerous period, people saved their father and the queen mother several times!

The fourth prince saw that the third prince's face was uncertain, and when he looked down again, he saw that the person's fist was clenched and released, released and clenched, obviously emotional, although he didn't quite understand when the third brother and Chu Kuan had such a good relationship, but he still wisely didn't ask any further, but whispered: "It was Chen Yongshou who specially told me, and also ordered me to tell the third brother not to mention him again in the future." ”

In the eyes of the third prince, this is equivalent to confirming that his father killed Chu Kuan for something. His pale face suddenly became a little whiter, and he was about to say something, but his lips trembled for a while, but he couldn't say a word. It took him a while to regain his ability to speak.

"Fourth brother, you let me think about it......"

The fourth prince saw that the third prince's heart was already in turmoil at this time, he hesitated for a moment, and finally asked in a low voice: "This matter is quite sudden, and since Gonggong Chen reminded him like this, there must be a famous name behind it...... Why don't I go and ask a teacher? He was a trusted man and well-informed. The sun hasn't set yet, so I should have time to make a run if I hurry. ”

Although reason told him that he should not bother Zhang Shou because of this kind of thing, and the third prince asked himself, after all, he has not reached the point where he can't do without Chu Kuan, let alone how deep his affection is, after all, he is not like his father, he grew up with people since childhood, and has been getting along with each other for decades.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he finally whispered: "Fourth brother, when you go to see the teacher, speak more softenly, just say that if Chu Kuan dies, will my father be depressed because of this, and what about me, as a son." Don't ask too much else, since Gonggong Chen reminded you alone, it is better to be cautious in this matter. ”

"Third brother, just look at me!"

The fourth prince was full of confidence, but he couldn't care about appeasing the emotions of the third prince, so he turned around and ran away. As soon as he left, the third prince, who had just barely maintained the appearance of the prince's brother, had no strength to continue pretending, and his mind was full of indescribable fear. This fear was not because of Chu Kuan's death, but because he thought of the people who had disappeared from his father's side in the past two years.

The three mothers and sons after the abolition, plus Chu Kuan, may have to count Liu Feng, the former steward brand...... This can be regarded as the closest person to my father. Although the status of the latter two and the first three is very different, but in terms of closeness, it is not much different, after such a serious blow again and again, what is the feeling in the heart of the father?

The third prince tried his best not to think about his own affairs, thinking about Chu Kuan's affairs, but trying to put himself in his father's position and think about this one by one, sitting there alone, unconsciously a little stupid. And the outsiders did not dare to come in without orders, and he did not know how long he sat like this, and even forgot that he was thirsty in his mouth and hungry in his stomach.

It wasn't until the familiar voice was gone and returned that he woke up suddenly. Looking up, he saw the fourth prince shouting for the third brother coming in, but he didn't follow Zhang Shou behind him, although he realized that night was coming because of the surrounding environment, the palace gate would be closed, and the teacher could not enter the palace at such a time, but he still had some loss and regret in his heart.

But in the next moment, these emotions were completely dispelled by the whisper of the fourth prince sitting down next to him: "Third brother, fortunately, I went to ask the teacher, it turned out that Chu Kuan made an appointment to meet the teacher in Baiyun Temple today, and then committed suicide!" ”

Feeling that the elder brother on the side was completely frozen there, thinking that he was so stunned that he was almost speechless when he heard what happened to Zhang Shou before, the fourth prince felt that this was completely reasonable.

Although Zhang Shou didn't say too much detail to him, he still reprocessed the story that Zhang Shou told him, and then relayed it to the third prince. Even if there are no details of Zhu Jing and Chu Kuan's repeated verbal confrontations, the specific reasons are very clear.

However, when he was finished, he took a deep breath and was about to curse, he heard a faint voice: "This kind of thing is actually willing to ask Zhang Shou, why don't you know to ask me in person?" ”

The brothers raised their heads at the same time, and when they found that it was their father, the fourth prince almost subconsciously flashed directly behind the third prince. Seeing that his father's face was a little pale, and there were even some bloodshots in his eyes, the bear child didn't know where the impulse came from, so he plucked up the courage to shout: "Father, don't be sad, for a guy like Chu Kuan, it's not worth ......."

But before he finished speaking, he found that his father's expression was extremely scary, and he was immediately calmed down. He shrank his head a little timidly, trying to show his courage, but in the end he kept his mouth shut. As a result, what the emperor said the next moment scared him again. So, the bear child was glad that he didn't continue.

"It's really not worth it to grieve for him. Your two unsuccessful brothers were all killed by him, and he also killed them after the abolition, I think about it now, although the three of them have done a lot of stupid things and wrong things, and they are indeed not wronged when they die, but there are some things, I am afraid that Chu Kuan planted them on their heads. In fact, a large part of the reason why I abolished the post-abolition was actually contributed by him. ”

The third prince only felt a chill in his vest and wanted to be comforted, but his tongue seemed to freeze and he couldn't say a word. Because he has realized that after his father abolished his son, the biggest beneficiary of this is himself, and he fell into hesitation because of Chu Kuan's death, once his father suspects him or his mother, it will really be a big disaster.

The little prince fell into unprecedented horror, until the soft touch of the fourth prince kept poking and poking came from his back, and he woke up, but his voice was already a little hoarse: "Father, are these what the teacher said?" ”

"Your teacher is not so rappy, he turned around the ghost gate, but he almost didn't say anything, the words were all said by his father-in-law, that is, Zhao Guogong. Of course, Zhao Guogong is not the king of Yama who knows everything, these are what Chu Kuan told him personally. I thought about it, probably Chu Kuan had already planned for the worst this time, either he would die together, or he would be defeated and die. ”

"According to his character, if he dies, he will definitely not want me to remember his old benefits, so he will make his words clear and let me hate him to the core."

Speaking of this, the emperor laughed, and then suddenly stretched out his finger and flicked it on the forehead of the fourth prince behind the third prince, and when he saw that the bear child quickly covered his forehead, he said lightly, "Chen Yongshou is afraid that you two brothers will touch my head here, so I specially remind you, you are ......."

"Even went out of the palace to find Zhang Shou for advice? When he heard Chu Kuan's words, he didn't turn his face to you, and he didn't kick you out, he was already very generous! ”

Seeing that the four princes were silent, the three princes stopped talking, and the emperor who stood up straight said lightly: "In these days, I have been sad and sad too many times, so much that I am almost numb, and this time is no exception. In particular, some of the doubts that have plagued me for a long time can be considered to have answers, so there is nothing to be sad about. ”

Although the emperor said this, the third prince keenly saw that the corners of his father's mouth were drooping, his fists were still clenched tightly, and his mood was by no means calm. Even if he didn't know many of the details, what the Four Princes and the Emperor said alone was enough to shake him. As a result, the little panic that had just been born suddenly turned into another impulse.

The little prince of the East Palace subconsciously stretched out his hand and directly hugged his father in front of him. However, he didn't say a word, just clung to it, as if he wanted to use all his strength.

And this kind of trick of hugging his thighs and crying is over, Zhang Shou did teach it, but what the fourth prince said to the third prince after he came in just now, the emperor heard it clearly, and he definitely didn't teach this trick again. This can also be seen from the stunned appearance of the four princes at this moment.

Therefore, after the initial slight stunned, the emperor couldn't help but laugh. Although the laughter was full of bitterness, the tension gradually let go until he heard a shout.

"Third brother, you are so cunning, you don't call me a word!" The fourth prince didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and directly pounced on one of the emperor's thighs, and then didn't speak, just hugged him tightly.

Seeing that the little one drew a gourd in the same way and learned from the big one, and when he went to see the five princes before, the little baby who didn't understand anything was still waving his teeth and claws at him, and finally giggled, the emperor was stunned for a long time, and finally one by one, gently rubbing their heads.

The third prince has already been crowned, but the fourth prince is unwilling to be so early, so the difference in the outfits of the brothers is obvious. One is golden-crowned, and the other is still dressed as a general horn. Therefore, just by this feeling, after the emperor rubbed it, he couldn't help but laugh.

also grew up together, and the second prince was bent on competing with the eldest prince, from the exquisiteness of the clothes and food, the size of the courtyard, the number of retinues, the number of rewards, and then to the seat of the East Palace. However, the third prince and the fourth prince are so good that they sleep on their own, going in and out together, and even the small ones will be happy for the big ones to enter the East Palace, and they will deliberately make mistakes for the big ones......

Chu Kuan may have done a lot of things wrong, however, there is at least one thing that people have not done wrong, that is, he learned from the pain and chose the third prince, who was not particularly suitable at that time, as the crown prince.

Thinking of this, the emperor finally shook his head, trying to drive these reveries out of his mind, and then let go of his hand and said, "Okay, okay, such a big person, and coquettish...... It's not too early, go to Qingning Palace with me, and accompany the Queen Mother to have a good dinner. ”

The fourth prince breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that his father had let go of those things. But the third prince suddenly thought that Chu Kuan had been in charge of the ceremonial supervisor in the past, was his father's confidant, and had been by his side for a while, but at the beginning, he grew up with the queen mother. Such a person suddenly died like this, what would the Queen Mother think?

However, just when he tried his best to think about how to comfort and appease at that time, he arrived at Qingning Palace, and after seeing the Queen Mother, he saw that people were still sitting there lightly, and he didn't mention Chu Kuan at all for dinner, so that he felt that he had nowhere to go, and when he finally left with his father, his mood was even more chaotic.

Seeing the emperor's father and son leave, the Queen Mother turned her head slightly to Yuquan and instructed: "The letter from Chu Kuan sent by Hua Qi...... Burn it, don't keep it. ”

After Yuquan obeyed the order, the Queen Mother was stunned. The child who looks mediocre, but has excellent ability, and knows more about Entu, has finally come to this point because of paranoia. He did not hope that the paper would wrap the fire forever, but exposed the things he had done one by one, and then killed himself...... If it weren't for the difference in her thoughts when she was elected as the emperor, would she not be where she is today?