Chapter 158 A Madman and a Cripple Are the Best Match (22)
Chapter 158 A Madman and a Cripple Are the Best Match (22)
Crown Prince Jiang Chengze is the legitimate son of the Empress Dowager and was well brought up by the Empress. He is an upright person with good character.
Jiang Yunzhou is a man of many evil deeds, but his son is a very upright man.
It can be considered that bad bamboo has produced good bamboo shoots.
When Jiang Chengze was young, his father and mother lived in harmony with each other, and his father spent more than half of every month staying overnight in Yongning Palace.
But ever since that enchantress, Concubine Li, entered the palace, my father has been staying in her palace every night.
The neglected concubines reported the incident to the Queen Mother, hoping that she would persuade the Emperor to treat all the concubines equally.
But the Queen Mother was helpless; she was despised by her father and could only shed tears every day.
Over the past six months, there has been widespread complaints in the harem.
That would be fine, but the palace rules are strict. Who would dare to discuss the boudoir matters between the emperor and his concubine in the palace?
Jiang Chengze never expected that today, in front of everyone, his beloved father since childhood was openly flirting with Concubine Li and talking dirty words as if no one was around.
Not only that, he also killed loyal and honest people and crippled General Xie's legs.
How is he different from the tyrants described in history books when he is so licentious and immoral?
Jiang Chengze looked at Jiang Yunzhou with disappointment. He stood up and said slowly:
"Father, you have fallen under the spell of this witch."
In the silence, his words reached Jiang Yunzhou's ears very clearly.
When Concubine Li heard this, her body stiffened.
Feeling the stiffness of the person in his arms, Jiang Yunzhou gently held her face and saw tears on the beauty's face.
He was immediately furious and scolded: "Prince, are you blaming me?"
Jiang Chengze met his gaze, his face revealing disappointment and sadness that could not be concealed.
"Yes, I don't want to see my father being deceived by this witch again. I want you to wake up."
"Father, General Xie is loyal and brave. He has fought countless battles for Nanling State and is loyal to you. Why would you want to harm him?"
"Why did General Xie lose one leg to the enemy and why did Nanling lose three cities in a row? Father, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
"Those three cities have not been recovered yet. Since the loss of the Xie family army, how much land has Nanling Kingdom ceded and how many people have been lost? Father, are you really not heartbroken?"
"And my cousin, she is the only child of the emperor's uncle. She has been insane for ten years and has just recovered from a serious illness..."
"enough!"
Jiang Yunzhou shouted loudly, with two balls of fire in his eyes. He stared at Jiang Chengze with hatred, as if the person in front of him was not his biological son, but an enemy with whom he had a deep hatred.
"Jiang Chengze, who gave you the courage to say such things to me? Was it the Queen?"
"Don't forget! Your position as the crown prince was conferred by me, and was given to you by me!"
Jiang Yunzhou was furious. He spoke in a rapid tone, followed by a violent coughing fit.
Concubine Li quickly handed him a glass of water to help him calm down.
Jiang Chengze smiled miserably, and the disappointment in his eyes disappeared completely. He said, "Father, this has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. I have never coveted the position of Crown Prince. This position is not mine, but should belong to my cousin. Even the seat you are sitting on is not yours, but belongs to my cousin."
"you!……"
Jiang Yunzhou suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire face flushed purple. He pointed at Jiang Chengze and cursed, "Rebellious son! Shut up!"
"Father, do you still remember why you gave me this name?"
Jiang Chengze suddenly asked this question. He looked at Jiang Yunzhou with a little expectation, but it seemed that he was not expecting an answer.
"Father, you once said that you hoped I would live under your and mother's wing and become a wise ruler who would benefit the people, so you named me Chengze."
"For so many years, I have been working towards your expectations, but... you were the first to forget the agreement between us."
Jiang Chengze talked to himself, and his tone was very light when he said the last sentence.
Father, you have many concubines and many children. You are very far away from me and my mother...
Jiang Yunzhou vomited blood, and the Zichen Hall suddenly became noisy. Everyone was talking about his concern, shedding tears and saying almost the same things.
Jiang Chengze watched this farce and swallowed all the words he hadn't said.
He waited quietly for the emperor's judgment.
Jiang Yunzhou drank another bowl of ginseng soup and only then did he avoid fainting.
When he had some strength, he stretched out his finger tremblingly, pointed at Jiang Chengze and said: "Pass on my order... Crown Prince Jiang Chengze... has behaved like a madman and disobeyed his father..."
After saying a few words, he stopped to take a breath.
"The following is an offense...from now on..."
"Depose his title of Crown Prince and order him to reflect on his mistakes in the Imperial Clan Court."
Jiang Chengze always had a calm and composed expression, showing neither joy nor sorrow.
With a faint smile on his lips, he knelt down and said calmly: "Your humble servant Jiang Chengze obeys your order."
There was total silence in the Zichen Palace.
The door was pushed open from the outside and the queen walked in carrying a tray.
Her face looked calm and her eyes were indifferent. She walked straight to the dragon bed and put down the tray in her hand.
Only then did everyone see clearly that what was contained in the bowl was a bowl of blood.
After putting down the tray, the queen walked to Jiang Chengze and knelt down.
She said nothing, but just looked at Jiang Yunzhou with the same eyes that had once looked at him so tenderly.
Jiang Yunzhou's anger rose again, "Queen! Look at the godson you raised!"
The queen remained silent.
"I asked you to invite Feng Wu over, why did you bring a bowl of blood?"
This time, the queen finally spoke up. She said, "This is the eldest princess' blood. I watched her cut her wrists with my own hands and spilled a bowl of blood."
After saying that, she fell silent again.
Jiang Yunzhou looked at the bowl of blood with a dark look in his eyes.
He originally wanted to call "Jiang Wan" over and have Doctor Zhang drain her blood to get rid of this trouble.
It was then announced to the public that the eldest princess had died suddenly.
Now, his wish has failed.
Jiang Yunzhou transferred his anger to the queen. He said word by word with great clarity: "Queen Lin, you are not blessed by heaven and have bad personal ethics. You will be banished to the cold palace from today on."
"Your Highness... obeys your order."
The queen and the prince smiled at each other, then mother and son stood up and walked out of the Purple Palace.
A leaf slowly fell and landed on the queen's shoulder.
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