The king of Chu brushed his sleeves away, and only the sluggish prince Heng and a group of trembling ministers were left in the palace.

Originally, everyone was still talking about Zheng Sleeve one moment ago, but they didn't want to, but the next moment, the fire burned on the prince, and then the king lost his temper at the prince in public, saying in public that the prince had disappointed the king.

How disappointed and angry the king is, to say in public that the prince is not!

Thinking of the seriousness of the implications, the ministers were all shocked, and they didn't dare to look at the face of the prince at this time.

It wasn't until the figure of King Chu disappeared into the distance that the ministers in the palace breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they didn't completely relax, because Prince Heng was still sitting on the seat in a daze!

After a pause, Zhao Ju saw that the prince was still in a daze, and the ministers were all sitting cautiously in place, and everyone did not move.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju stood up, first glanced at the prince, then looked at the ministers, and then coughed lightly: "Everyone, the former lady Zheng Sleeve has accompanied the king for many years, and the prince Ziqing is hostage in Zhao State at the moment, and the king can't bear it, so he brushes his sleeves away."

Therefore, the king is reluctant to kill Zheng Sleeve, and he asks you not to mention it in the future. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ju waved his hand and said, "Everyone disperse!" ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately got up and bowed his hand to Zhao Ju and said, "Ling Yin, there is still official business below, take your leave." ”

"Left, please!" Zhao Ju nodded.

As soon as Qu Yuan left, the others didn't dare to look at the prince in front of them, so they all quickly got up and left.

After all the others left, Zhao Ju sighed, then came to the side of the prince, and said apologetically: "Prince! ”

When the prince heard this, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Ju with sad and indignant eyes.

At this time, Zhao Ju looked at Prince Heng's eyes, and sighed silently in his heart, he didn't know whether the grief and anger in Prince Heng's eyes at this moment were coming to him, or to the king, or all of them.

After a pause, Prince Heng suddenly asked in a hesitant tone, "Ling Yin, was Gu wrong just now?" ”

Seeing this, Zhao Ju groaned for a while, and responded: "It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, the important thing is that Gongzi Ziqing is still useful!" ”

The prince was stunned.

Prince's Mansion.

After the prince returned to the mansion, he was still sad in his heart, and he was still very sad about his father's nameless fire.

"As the saying goes, if the son is the father, why does the father not understand me?

It is true that Ziqing may still be of great use, but what is a mere Ziqing compared to the overall situation of the future of Chu State!

The reason why I risked being criticized for not being able to tolerate my brother, and I also wanted to attack Ziqing, was it just for myself, no, I did it all from you, my father, I did it for the society of Chu State, and the future of Chu State.

My father can withstand the pressure to remove the thorns of the future for me, and I can also stare at the pressure to remove the obstacles to the future for the child.

I know that I am not intellectual, I do not have the grandeur of my father, and I am already forty years old, and my father... My future is basically a foregone conclusion!

However, I still have a son, my son is only eighteen years old now, he has not yet performed the crown salute, he still has a future, he is the future of my Chu country, he is my future.

And everything I have done is to be able to put a country that my father left to me in the hands of my son in the future.

Instead of leaving my son a ruined country.

Now my father can fight everything for the future, as the son of my father, as the prince of Chu, and as the future king of Chu, I can also fight against everything.

Just like my father is doing now! ”

As he spoke, the sadness in the prince's horizontal gaze disappeared and was replaced by a determined gaze.

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Soon, the state hou came.

At this time, the prince looked at the prince Heng, remembering that not long ago the king of the court council was full of anger and walked away, and couldn't help but say uneasily: "Prince, about the matter of killing Zheng Sleeve, since the king is unwilling, the minister thinks..."

The crown prince didn't wait for the marquis to finish speaking, and then interrupted: "No, the prince, now that the arrow is off the string, how can you stop when you say stop." Now, I will not give up until I achieve my goal."

"This..." The state marquis looked at the prince hesitantly.

He felt that for the crown prince, Gongzi Ziqing was actually not important at all, on the contrary, the attitude of the king of Chu was the most important thing to the prince.

It's not worth it to anger the King of Chu for the sake of just a son-in-law.

It's just that, looking at the unwavering gaze of the crown prince, the state marquis swallowed a mouthful of saliva, nodded and responded: "Prince, I understand, please rest assured, within three days, the prince will definitely hear the news of Zheng Sleeve's death." ”

When the prince heard this, his stiff face suddenly showed a smile: "Okay, this matter will be handed over to the prince." ”

Then, after the prince left the prince's mansion, he went to the mansion of the doctor Shenhu.

The next day, the doctor Shen Hu left Shouchun, and then took a boat down the Huaishui River to Huaiyin, and then he went straight to the Huaiyin Jun's mansion and found Zheng Sleeve, the mother of the Huaiyin Jun.

At this time, Zheng Sleeve appeared in front of Shen Hu wearing coarse cloth clothes without any ornaments, and then asked in a weak voice: "I don't know what the doctor is looking for a concubine?" ”

Shen Hu glanced at Zheng Sleeve and said expressionlessly: "Just yesterday, Doctor Ben admonished the king and asked to kill you. ”

"Ahh Zheng Sleeve's heart froze, and he said in fear: "So, the king is going to execute me?!" ”

Shen Hu replied expressionlessly: "No, the king thought of the son's affection and did not agree. ”

Zheng Sleeve immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then looked at Shen Hu hesitantly: "Since the king didn't agree, why did the doctor come to find the concubine?" ”

Shen Hu still said expressionlessly: "Do you know why this doctor wants to ask the king to die for you." ”

Zheng Sleeve shook his head suspiciously.

Shen Hu looked up at the void and said, "For the national law of my Chu State, for the reputation of my Chu State, for the majesty of the Great King, and for the reputation of Gongzi Ziqing." ”

Zheng Sleeve didn't feel the first three sentences, but when she heard that it was for Gongzi Ziqing's reputation, her heart tightened in vain, and then her right hand couldn't help but hold her clothes tightly and asked:

"What do you mean, doctor?"

When Shen Hu heard this, he immediately looked at Zheng Sleeve in disgust and said, "You used to be the wife who served the king, and you are also the mother of Gongzi Ziqing. Originally, twenty years ago, when the king revealed your evil nature, he should have taken the opportunity to kill you, but the king thought of the young son and son, so he opened the net and spared you from death.

It's a pity that you don't have the slightest gratitude to the king in your heart, and pity and love for Gongzi Ziqing. ”

"Not so long ago." Shen Hu said in a cold tone: "Jianghuai rebelled and attacked Huaiyin, and Huaiyin Jun ordered Yin Li to die in battle, but what about you, as the mother of Gongzi?"

Not only did you not think about the king, you didn't think about the son, not only did you not repay the country with death, but you shamelessly put on the queen's clothes and accepted the rebellious worship.

Have you ever considered such shameless behavior for the Chu State, for the king, or for the son? ”

Speaking of this, Shen Hu sighed: "Back then, you were a slave in the palace, tired from morning to late at night every day, and the prince couldn't bear to see this, so he went to the hostage of Zhao thousands of miles away before the crown salute, and then took you from the palace to Huaiyin, and turned you from a slave to the mother of Huaiyin."

You must know that Gongzi is far away in Zhao State, not only is the crown ceremony not presided over by the king, and even the marriage ceremony of Gongzi is not presided over by the king, but even the two sons of Gongzi who were born in Zhao State have never returned to Chu State, so that even on the day of the king's sixtieth birthday, Gongzi cannot return to Chu State to fulfill his filial piety.

Childe can be said to have done his best for you, a mother. ”

"But." Shen Hu looked at Zheng Sleeve and sighed, "But how does your mother treat her son?" Because of you, the son lost his mother since he was a child, because of you, the son suffered from thousands of people, because of you, the reputation of the son was damaged, because of you, the son has no face to face the father and elders in the country.

I don't know if Mrs. has ever thought about how the son should deal with himself at this moment, in the face of the criticism of the fathers and elders in the country?

That's all I have to say, please think twice! ”