Scumbag's love robbery

Chapter 5

Yuan Kai heard a story from the past

Arriving at Yuexi Residence, Yuan Kai saw Mrs. Zhuo, and was about to kneel down to say hello, but Mrs. Zhuo pulled her up, "Oh, look, you are as dirty as a mud monkey, what did you do?"

Yuan Kai didn't hide it from his mother, and told Mrs. Zhuo everything about his visit to Shi Qing.

Mrs. Zhuo asked her servants to bring clothes for Yuan Kai to change, and wondered, "What did Suili do to alert the third master to torture and extract a confession? What did Xiao Qing do to be imprisoned in the guest courtyard by the elder son?" ?”

However, this is a matter of the front court. She is a woman in the back room, and she doesn't care about these things. The main thing she cares about is: "Sui Li has been with Xiao Qing for several years, and it can be regarded as watching him grow up. How can the third master do it?" Go to that ruthless hand?!"

Mrs. Zhuo had a bit of pity in her expression, and she sighed sadly: "It's a good child, but it's gone like this. Oh, what a crime. A Kai, you should take him well and do your best for Xiao Qing. At least he serves Xiao Pour it out."

Yuan Kai replied calmly: "Mother, don't worry, I have already ordered someone to collect the body and bury it overnight. Naturally, I will handle this small matter properly for Xiao Qing."

Mrs. Zhuo was relieved, and said angrily: "The third master is also, he is such a big man, why is he not serious, and Sui Li is not from our family, so how can he be beaten and killed? Well, I will pay a small amount later. Give it to Xiaoqing."

After careful calculation, Sui Li was bought by Chai Zhuo's family, not a servant of the Wangfu. Naturally, the Wangfu should pay for killing the servants of the Chai family.

Mrs. Zhuo and Shi Qing's mother, Mrs. Zhuo, were both born in the Zhuo family in Changning. They were cousins. Chai Zhuo was the fifth and Mrs. Zhuo was the fourth.

Because of this relationship, the Chai family's mother and son's food and clothing expenses are not as good as the serious masters and sons of the palace, but they are also much better than ordinary Qing guests.

It is precisely because of this kinship that Shi Qing followed Yuan Kai and called Chu Yinghao "Third Uncle".

Yuan Kai said: "Mother, you have to choose a good one for Xiao Qing, better than the dead one."

"Okay, okay, of course." Mrs. Zhuo smiled and said: "It just so happens that your father told someone to come to my place for dinner, so let's talk good things about Xiao Qing and let your father release him .”

Here, the mother and son talked for a while, and the servant woman came running outside to spread the word, saying that the son is coming and will be there soon.

Not long after, a man in his forties came in, and Mrs. Zhuo, mother and son came forward to greet him.

The man looks very elegant, but his expression is a bit majestic, and he can be seen as someone who has been in a high position for a long time.As soon as he came in, the servants came up to wash their hands, and at the same time, another servant quickly set the table.All the people in the room held their breaths and concentrated on it, handling it lightly and silently.

Yuan Kai can often see his father, but only in public, for example, he saw him in the school yesterday.

However, he hadn't been close to his father in private for a long time, so he happily sat in the lower seat of his father, and told his father what happened in the school, and then reported on his studies.

In the end, Yuan Kai was still a young man at heart, unable to hold his breath, he pretended to "complain" and said: "Father, third uncle beat Xiao Qing's servant to death today, and even locked Xiao Qing in the guest house. He bullies Xiao Qing so much, you have to let Xiao Qing decide."

Mrs. Zhuo added fuel and vinegar to the side at the right time and complained: "That boy does not belong to our family. The third master killed someone, and I have to pay him back. You also know that the cost of our family is one year. You are more nervous than a year, and you should also take care of San Ye's violent temper."

Chu Yingrui glanced at Mrs. Zhuo with a faint smile, and said to Yuan Kai: "I ordered Shi Qing to be locked into the guest house. However, I heard your third uncle said that you are promising and can climb walls."

Mrs. Zhuo suddenly realized why her son was so dirty like a mud monkey. She glared at Yuan Kai and spat, "You can climb over walls! If you're good, don't learn."

Yuan Kai was not guilty when his father exposed his whereabouts, and took the opportunity to ask: "Father, why did you lock Xiao Qing in the guest courtyard? If he does something wrong, just teach him a lesson."

Mrs. Zhuo then persuaded: "Xiaoqing is a junior and a relative. We watched him grow up. Even if he made any mistakes, you can beat him and scold him. Why lock him up? Spread the word , but it will hinder the master's reputation."

Chu Yingrui smiled warmly at Mrs. Zhuo, and explained softly: "I will handle the matter of Chai Shiqing properly, Madam, don't worry about it."

Mrs. Zhuo could see that her husband was hiding something from her, but she didn't want to ask about matters in the court, so she reminded her again: "Then quickly release Xiao Qing, if my sister doesn't see Xiao Qing tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid she will be killed." Worry."

After Chai Zhuo brought Shi Qing to Prince Anruo's mansion, he has been living in the guest courtyard of Prince Anruo's mansion.Later, when Shi Qing grew up day by day, men and women were different, so a small courtyard was allocated for Qing Ke to live in, and Shi Qing lived alone.

It was also in the year when he moved out of the back house that Chai Zhuo bought a servant for his son, fearing that his son would be left alone.

Every one or two or three to five days, Chai Zhuo would meet and talk with his son in the flower hall of Zhongmen, if he didn't see his son for a few days, he would definitely feel suspicious and worried.

Speaking of this, the atmosphere was a little stiff, and everyone ate in silence.Not long after, Chu Yingrui put down the silver chopsticks, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "I haven't eaten so full for a long time." As soon as he put down the chopsticks, Mrs. Zhuo and Yuan Kai put down the chopsticks.

Chu Yingrui said to Yuan Kai while being washed by his servants, "Come with me to the study, I have something to tell you."

Yuan Kai asked casually, "What are you talking about?"

After standing up, Chu Yingrui looked at Mrs. Zhuo with a smile, and said, "You should also rest earlier." That means, he will not be placed in Mrs. Zhuo's room tonight.

Mrs. Zhuo rolled her eyes lightly, pinched the towel with her fingertips and threw it away, and she led the servants away first.

Chu Yingrui smiled and admired Mrs. Zhuo's slightly plump back. Under the light of the lamps and candles held by the servants, she walked away gracefully, and he took Yuan Kai away when she could not be seen.

In Chu Yingrui's study room, Chu Yingrui dismissed the servants, his face gradually became solemn, and said: "Akai, you... I have something to tell you, let you know what our Prince Anruo's mansion is doing thing……"

Originally, he was planning to wait until his son got the crown, this was the limit he could protect his son.He has six sons, five of whom are concubines.This descendant ranks seventeenth in the list of grandchildren.

Mrs. Zhuo gave birth to a son after she gave birth to a daughter, and she never gave birth to another son. Now she is in her late thirties, and the possibility of the old clam conceiving a pearl is getting smaller and smaller.

It seems that he only has such a legitimate son in his life, so he loves and protects him closely, and he doesn't want Yuan Kai to participate in family affairs and shoulder the burden of the family too early.

However, Chu Yuankai had a quarrel with Chu Yinghao in the guest house at noon, and Chu Yinghao seized the opportunity to say to Chu Yingrui: They still need to use Chai Shiqing, so they can't confront him head-on.

But he accidentally tortured Chai Shiqing's boy to death, and Chai Shiqing must have hated them both.

At this time, they come forward to persuade, or send Qing Ke to persuade, I'm afraid it will only increase their hatred, so it's better to simply hand over Chai Shi to Yuan Kai to persuade.

Chu Yuankai is a member of the palace and a very important future heir, so of course he should contribute to the palace.In terms of blood relationship, he and Shi Qing are aunts and brothers. In terms of friendship, he and Shi Qing grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Yuan Kai is the best candidate to persuade Shi Qing with family affection, friendship, and interests.

Because of Chu Yinghao's words, Chu Yingrui came to have dinner with his wife and son, first to express his closeness to Rong Chong.

After hearing his father's question, Yuan Kai was at a loss: "What are we doing in Anruo Palace?" Isn't it the king of wealth and idleness.

Doesn't the rich and idle king not need to work?And you can't do it if you want to, because the emperor doesn't allow rich and idle kings to do things.

Chu Yingrui asked: "Then, do you know that there will always be nephews in other palaces who become officials, but why can't the nephews of our Anruo Palace be able to become officials? The other palaces are all in Fengjing City, why is our Anruo Palace in Qizhou?" ?”

"Uh..." Yuan Kai looked at his father, innocent and speechless.He has lived in King Anruo's Mansion in Heqizhou since he was born, and everything about King Anruo's Mansion is taken for granted by him. He has never cared about the past of King Anruo's Mansion before he was born.

Chu Yingrui: "Then do you know why there is an iron coupon in the alchemy book in our palace, and why there is a secret decree from the late emperor Shenguang?"

Danshu iron coupons are usually rewarded to meritorious officials who have made special contributions.

Every year during the Spring and Autumn Festival, the whole family will worship in front of a jade box.It is said that the jade box contains the secret decree of divine light.On weekdays, it is placed in the dark room of the ancestral hall, and is heavily guarded by soldiers from the royal family.

As for why there are these two extraordinary things in his family, Yuan Kai has no idea at all, he just looked at his father with a confused face, waiting for him to clarify his doubts.

Chu Yingrui asked again: "Emperor Jingning wanted to destroy the Chai family, a great Confucian in Jinchuan, why can our Anruo Palace keep Chai's mother and child?"

Yuan Kai closed his mouth and murmured, "That's... that's... Father and grandfather are fighting for justice." Because Chai Zhuo is his mother's cousin, he values ​​the relationship between relatives, so he risked his life to protect and save each other.

Chu Yingrui let out a chuckle, obviously amused by his son's naive thoughts.He quickly stopped laughing, and said slowly: "Because the late emperor was ashamed of your grandfather! He was ashamed of our Anruo Palace!"

Next, Chu Yuankai heard a story about how his grandfather Anruo Wang Chu Chengze suffered a great grievance, and it was also a story about the origin of Anruo Wangfu.

In fact, Yuan Kai is not ignorant of this story, but there is a big difference between what he heard and what Chu Yingrui said.

This story originated from the ancestor of the first emperor—the great-grandfather of Yuan Kai: Emperor Shenguang.

The late Shenguang Emperor, less than a year after he ascended the throne, was seriously ill due to his busy state affairs, and fell into a coma for several days.

The emperor's illness caused the already unstable forces in the courts to give birth to ideas they shouldn't have.

Because although Emperor Shenguang is over 30 years old, he has a daughter and no children, in other words: no successor.As a result, an undercurrent surged quickly in the court, and the forces of all parties sought to establish a new king, and made moves around the corner.

When Emperor Shenguang's throne was on the verge of collapse, good news suddenly came from the palace, saying that the queen of the palace had diagnosed a happy pulse, and at the same time, the Taishisi (similar to Qin Tianjian) reported that he had observed auspicious omens from the sky, and Ziwei Xingdou was shining brilliantly , the sign of the six auspicious horses appeared, and the Lord Mingjun came to the world.

Emperor Shenguang's mother, Empress Dowager Wanyi seized the good news and auspiciousness, and temporarily suppressed the changes in the court, successfully delaying the time.

Before the underworld forces reacted and responded, Emperor Shenguang's condition miraculously improved and he regained consciousness.Now, the undercurrent forces are no longer able to act rashly, and the restless court situation has stabilized again.

Ten months later, the queen successfully gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor.This prince is Chu Yuankai's grandfather, the present Prince Anruo Chu Chengze.

The eldest son of the emperor's line came to the world with the auspicious omen of six auspicious horses. Almost everyone thought that the eldest prince would soon be established as the crown prince. The opinions of the ministers and clans were surprisingly unanimous, and no one objected.

However, more than ten years have passed, and everyone did not look forward to the edict of the crown prince. Instead, the queen passed away due to illness, and she was given the posthumous title of "Xiaojing".

During this period, the princes sprung up one after another like mushrooms after rain.One of them, a concubine surnamed Zhang, gave birth to the second prince, Chu Chengxuan, who was made the successor after the queen passed away.

The ministers began to urge the emperor to establish a reserve.The candidate for the crown prince is of course the Eldest Prince, because the Eldest Prince is both heirloom and elder, with a gentle personality and good conduct, so he can be a crown prince without any dispute.

At this moment, in Fengjing City, for some reason, rumors gradually spread, saying that the eldest prince was not the son of Emperor Shenguang at all, that Empress Xiaojing was not pregnant at the time, and it was Empress Dowager Wanyi who called the empress and the imperial physician to stabilize the court. They lied about being happy.

At the same time, someone pointed out that other astrologers who were proficient in astrology did not see the astrology observed by Taishisi. At that time, there was no abnormality in the Ziweidi star. Therefore, the omens of the six auspicious horses that Taishisi said were nothing at all. said.

However, more than ten years have passed. The Empress Dowager Wanyi, Empress Xiaojing, the imperial physician, a group of officials and eunuchs, Tai Shiling and others have all died or disappeared inexplicably. Can't come out!

Hearing this, Chu Yuankai couldn't help asking curiously: "Could it be that grandfather is not the son of Emperor Shenguang?"

Chu Yingrui was sipping tea, suffocated when he heard the words, put down the teacup, and slapped Yuan Kai's head heavily with one hand: "What are you thinking? The royal blood, the inheritance of the imperial descendants, can be easily confused?!"

Yuan Kai rubbed his painful head and asked with great concern: "Didn't father say that all the people from back then have been lost, who will prove the identity of my grandfather?"

"The auspicious omen that Tai Shisi saw may be false. However, your grandfather was born in October by your great-grandmother's grandmother, and there are medical records and orders from the imperial hospital. Even if the imperial physician is dead, But those old medical records and medical orders cannot be faked. Your grandfather does not need anyone to prove that he is the eldest son of Emperor Shenguang, there is no doubt about it."

Since Chu Yingrui decided to let Yuan Kai start to get involved in the affairs of the palace, he wanted to train him slowly, and he patiently analyzed the matter to Yuan Kai: the great-grandfather and empress came out with good news at the moment when the great-grandfather emperor was about to be deposed. Next, how many people are staring inside and outside?It is absolutely impossible to pretend to be pregnant and then have an ectopic pregnancy.

There is no problem with identity and intelligence, nor is there a problem with character and conduct. The ministers and clans also acquiesced that it is a matter of course for the eldest son to establish a crown prince.

Yuan Kai's emotion and rationality were of course biased towards his grandfather, he nodded and felt aggrieved on behalf of his grandfather: "It turns out that those people outside said that my grandfather is ashamed of his blood, and he took the initiative to let the virtuous, it is all nonsense!"

Yuan Kai followed and complained for his grandfather: "Grandpa, the great-grandfather, doesn't he know whether his grandfather is his own flesh and blood? Why didn't he make grandfather the crown prince for so long?"

"Because," Chu Yingrui said slowly and deeply, "The Great-Grandfather Emperor didn't like Empress Xiaojing. He wanted to appoint the second prince born to that beloved concubine Zhang as his heir."

Emperor Shenguang didn't just dislike Empress Xiaojing, he simply hated Empress Xiaojing for being jealous, causing many heirs to die young.It's just that Empress Xiaojing did it secretly, so Emperor Shenguang couldn't catch the evidence of the crime, so he couldn't abolish the empress without reason.

Chu Yingrui would not tell his son about these inside stories, but just said "I don't like it" and passed it lightly.

Yuan Kai was silent for a while, and then asked a little timidly: "The second prince... is... Emperor Jingning?"

Emperor Jingning is the father of the current Emperor Shengshang Lezhang.

"However, I heard that it was my grandfather who took the initiative to let Xian..." Yuan Kai received an encouraging look from his father, and he mustered up the courage to continue: "Isn't it?" Then the next initiative to give up Xian is obviously untenable.

"Of course not! The rumors outside are all deliberately made up by someone to fool the common people." Even though it has been 38 years, and Chu Yingrui was not a witness to the incident, he still couldn't bear it. He was infected by his son's emotions and looked Even more resentful: "That's bullshit! You can give up anything, but how can you give up the throne? Jingning's throne was snatched from your grandfather!"

Rob?Did Emperor Jingning snatch the throne from his grandfather? !