Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Let him protect himself!

Xiao Shunzi closely followed Li De's body, and replied after hearing the sound: "It is said that the prince has been studying hard these days, and specially made an article to memorize for the emperor, and the emperor asked him to memorize it. Only halfway through the memorization, the emperor became angry and punished the prince to go back and copy "Historical Records." Li Dequan was puzzled when he heard this, and asked, "What article did the prince write?" Xiao Shunzi thought about it distressedly, and replied: "My son didn't remember it either. It was said earlier that the way of governing the country is that the people are the most important and the king is the least. When the villain is difficult to raise, the emperor will be angry."

Li Dequan was also confused when he heard this, and guessed that maybe the prince was ignorant, and he didn't know what fallacy was involved in it, which made Kangxi angry.When he arrived at the main hall, Kangxi had already left court, but he didn't return to the Nuan Pavilion, and turned around to go to the imperial garden.Li Dequan had been serving Kangxi for a long time, knowing that he must be very depressed, so he went back to the Imperial Garden, so he became more careful in serving Kangxi. Kangxi stood in the imperial garden for a while, and suddenly said: "Although this prince is honest and honest, he is far behind in learning. Dequan, why do you think there is no one among my sons who is both civil and military, and can be a high-ranking official?" ?”

Li Dequan was startled, he didn't expect that Kangxi would ask him about this matter, upon hearing this, he replied cautiously: "I have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and I don't understand the temperament of elder brothers, so I can't share the emperor's worries, this slave deserves to die." Kangxi didn't even think about asking Li Dequan to answer. After thinking about it, he said, "Actually, Lao Ba is quite like me, but his temperament is too unruly. By the way, is everything okay with him in the clan mansion?" Li Dequan hurriedly replied carefully: "I don't know, but the eighth elder brother is the prince, I believe the clan will not treat him badly."

Kangxi stood still, and suddenly wanted to take a look at his son, then turned around and walked towards the clan mansion, telling Li Dequan, "Go, go and see him." Kangxi originally thought of going to see Eighth Brother because he was depressed, but he didn't expect to see even greater anger after seeing him.The eighth elder brother has been imprisoned in the clan's mansion for many days, Kangxi thought that he could temper his temper to some extent, and make him feel a little repentant, but he never thought of the clan's mansion, but saw the eighth elder brother in the courtyard with several The jailers sat in a circle, shaking dice and having fun.

Kangxi knew that the eighth elder brother had a reputation of being approachable in the palace, but he never thought that he would be so "approachable"! The eighth elder brother didn't seem to know that Kangxi had arrived outside the door. Instead of his gentle and elegant appearance in the past, he rolled up his sleeves like a gangster in the market, shaking the dice and shouting loudly: "Buy, buy, hurry up!" Alright, sir, I only have this purple dragon jade pendant left on me, let's see which one of you has this luck?" One of the jailers laughed and said, "Baye, you don't get any money if you win, but you give us something back if you lose. Don't you think it's too much of a disadvantage?"

The eighth elder brother laughed and said: "No loss, didn't you agree that you will help me with things if you lose? Doing things is the same as taking money. Hurry up, buy it, buy it." "I buy small!" "Buy small!" Several jailers pressed the dice one after another, and the eighth elder brother shook the dice skillfully, slapped it on the table, and shouted: "Buy it and leave it, buy it and leave it, go, four, five, six, bad , I lost again, this purple dragon jade pendant belongs to you." The crowd burst into laughter, the jailer who won took the jade pendant and was about to leave, the eighth elder brother hurriedly shouted: "Hey hey...the game is not over yet, come back, come back..."

A jailer turned around with a smile and asked, "Baye, you have nothing on you, so what are you betting on?" Brother Ba was also questioned for a while, and a jailer next to him yelled: "Unless Ba Ye agrees, if you become the prince one day in the future, you can make us officials." Eighth Brother smiled nonchalantly, and responded casually: "Okay, everyone is a high-ranking official, continue to gamble, continue to gamble..." Kangxi outside the door couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted angrily: "Bastard!" Everyone was a little stunned by the sudden roar, but when they turned around, they saw Kangxi standing outside the door with the eunuch Li Dequan. Everyone was startled, and hurriedly fell on the ground, begging repeatedly: "The emperor forgives the crime, the emperor forgives the crime!" crime!"

The eighth elder brother knelt down unhurriedly, greeted Kangxi without any panic, and said, "Auspicious, Huang Ama." Seeing him like this, Kangxi was so angry that his lungs hurt even more, pointing at the eighth elder brother and angrily said: "You - you are so bold, you deserve death!" After speaking, he shook his sleeves and left! The Son of Heaven burst into a thunderous rage, and everyone was so frightened that they fell on the ground and trembled faintly, but the eighth elder brother slowly raised his head, smiled softly, and secretly thought that the play was too much, But don't go too far and take his life again.

Kangxi was full of anger when he returned to Qianqing Palace. Qingchuan brought tea, and Kangxi took the teacup and smashed it on the ground, angrily said: "Why? Why are all my sons like this? It's not stupid It’s unbearable, is it a dissolute? Did you see it, did you see it, this old man, I just slapped him a little bit, but he dared to covet the position of the crown prince, and openly gambled with the official position, he deserves to die.” Li Dequan hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "The emperor calms down, the emperor calms down." How can the anger in Kangxi's stomach be calmed? The prince is loyal but too dull. Although the fourth child is capable of doing things, he is a little moody. The ninth child is too gloomy and the tenth child is too careless. Although he has a slightly unruly temper, he treats others with gentleness and generosity. He intended to let Lao Ba out, but he didn't expect to see such a scene, which really broke his heart.

The more Kangxi thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said coldly: "If you are more merciful, the sky will be overturned. If the decree continues, the eighth elder brother Yinhu behaved perversely, rebellious and unfilial, and will be brought to the clan's house...to investigate the evidence of his crime, and he will be sentenced to death tomorrow." Qing Chuan was stunned for a moment, even Li Dequan was stunned for a while, and wanted to persuade: "Your Majesty, this..." Kangxi said angrily: "Hurry up, don't you want me to punish you?" Li Dequan didn't dare to accept Kangxi's anger at this moment, so he hurriedly retreated outside. When he passed by Qingchuan, seeing her still standing in a daze, he hurriedly pulled her, and said in a low voice: "The emperor is angry. Don't stick around here, just walk away!"

Qingchuan was dragged out by Li Dequan involuntarily, and he came back to his senses when he was outside the hall, and asked him in a low voice: "Li Wenda, what's the matter? Why did the emperor suddenly get so angry? Is he really going to be executed?" Eighth brother? That is the emperor's own son!" Li Dequan hurriedly waved his hand, signaling her to leave quickly, and said anxiously: "Qingchuan, Qingchuan, you are usually smart, how can you be so confused! Is this something we can get involved in? If it is not good, it will be lost." For the sins of the head, the masters of the royal family will deal with it, we slaves just need to be obedient!" Qingchuan had no choice but to go to her own residence.When he arrived outside the courtyard, he saw a person who looked like a guard wandering around the gate of the courtyard. When he saw her coming back, he greeted her and asked, "But Miss Qingchuan?" Qingchuan didn't know this person, so he nodded and asked, "I am, are you looking for me?" The man smiled and said, "I'm an errand in the clan's mansion. The eighth elder brother opened a game in the clan's mansion. The winner can take one thing from him, and the loser must do it for you." One thing, I lost, so I came to fulfill my promise. The aunt in charge of Qianqing Palace is my relative, I have already greeted her, and she will take care of you more. " Qing Chuan was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "You mean Brother Eight asked you to come and help me?" The guard smiled, nodded and left. Qing Chuan's heart suddenly became very complicated. The eighth elder brother was imprisoned in the clan's mansion because he saved her, and now he made Kangxi angry by playing a game for her, and wanted to kill him. How could she treat her like this? Can't help it!But if she wanted to save him, she was just a little maid, how could she save him? Concubine Xi couldn't point it out, she was afraid that the eighth elder brother would be involved, and it was too late to hide from this matter, so how could she help herself.But without Xi Concubine, who else could she ask for?Qing Chuan was so anxious that he turned around in place a few times, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he came up with someone.Concubine De!Concubine De is a well-known good person in the palace, and she has given her many pointers. If she begs her, will things turn around? Qingchuan didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly ran to Yonghe Palace, but when she got there, she learned that Concubine De was not in the palace.The maid guarding the gate recognized Qing Chuan as a member of the Qianqing Palace, and said in a polite tone, "The Empress Defei accompanied the emperor to the Buddhist Hall of Qin'an Palace." Qingchuan wanted to chase to the Buddhist hall, but she was afraid of being seen by Kangxi, so she could only suppress her impatience and wait for Concubine De outside Yonghe Palace.It wasn't until it was completely dark that Concubine De came back from the outside surrounded by a group of court ladies.Seeing Qingchuan, she rushed over and knelt down at Concubine De's feet. Before she could open her mouth, Concubine De sighed and asked her: "But you came here for the eighth elder brother's business?" Qing Chuan kowtowed to Concubine De, and begged: "Brother Ba is doing this for me, please help Concubine De." Concubine De showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "This... I have already persuaded the emperor in the Buddhist hall, but the holy will has been decided, I really can't do anything." Qing Chuan was even more terrified when she heard this, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Madam, I beg you, please show mercy and save Eighth Brother." Seeing her like this, a trace of hesitation flashed in Concubine De's eyes, she took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Well, I don't want to see Brother Ba die in vain, so you go to Chengqian Palace and take Ba Ge to death. Tell the people inside about Elder brother, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." Qingchuan was startled, and couldn't help asking: "Who lives in Chengqian Palace?" Concubine De paused for a moment before replying: "It's the eighth elder brother's biological mother, Concubine Liang." "The good concubine?" Qing Chuan had been in the palace for some time, but she had never heard of this good concubine. Concubine De then said: "You don't need to inquire, just do it. Whether you can succeed or not depends on yourself." Hearing what she said, Qingchuan had no choice but to kowtow heavily to Concubine De, got up and left.After she left, Fei Cui beside Concubine De then asked Concubine De in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Didn't Concubine Liang tell the Emperor that she will never step out of Chengqian Palace again in her life?" Concubine De said: "Follow the matter urgently, maybe she will make an exception for her son." Fei Cui was a little worried, "But the Emperor hates her so much, will it add fuel to the flames?" Concubine De was absent-minded for a moment, she was silent for a while, and then replied: "Life and death are up to fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, fate is something that no one can say, maybe the emperor will let go of the father and son as soon as he wakes up tomorrow." Brother, perhaps the emperor sees that Concubine Liang's sister not only refuses to forgive, but even becomes more murderous, this is not impossible, in short, a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, and everything depends on Eighth Brother's fortune." Finished speaking Then he let out a long sigh, turned around and walked towards Yonghe Palace.