Chapter 466: Borrowing a Knife to Kill
No, no!
Now is not the time to be daydreaming!
Sun Shaozong quickly put aside his distracting thoughts, carefully pushed the cabinet door open a crack, and put his left eye close to look outside.
Then a young man in a bright yellow dragon robe entered the inner room under the guidance of a eunuch.
In terms of appearance, this young man can be described as having an imposing bearing.
However, the python robe he was wearing seemed too big. Even with a jade belt around his waist, it was still loose at the top and bottom. When people saw it, they couldn't help but think of the four words "a monkey in a crown".
But the young man did not think there was anything wrong with it. He stepped forward, bowed, and said with full vigor, "Your humble servant, Wu Chengxun, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Seen it? Ha...haha..."
The prince was lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, looking up with gritted teeth and sneering. The eunuch who led the way hurriedly came forward to put a pillow under him, but he was scolded by the eunuch and fled in embarrassment.
After scolding the eunuch away, the prince sneered and said, "Do you want to come and laugh at me, or are you impatient to succeed me and become the crown prince of the Eastern Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"I dare not!"
Wu Chengxun quickly bent his body to 90 degrees again, and cried out in grievance: "After receiving the decree from the emperor, although I was overjoyed, I was not happy about being crowned king. I was happy that I could finally come to visit my brother!"
As he spoke, he raised his head and tried to put on an expression of inexplicable grief: "I heard about the assassination of my brother a month ago. I was extremely anxious and wanted to come here immediately to share the joys and sorrows with my brother, but due to the rules, I was not allowed to enter..."
“Haha…hahahaha…”
The prince laughed a few times, then frowned again and said hatefully, "Do you really think I'm a fool? You and the Niu family have always been at loggerheads. I'm afraid you're hoping that I'll die soon without an heir so you can take my place, right?!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Chengxun prostrated himself on the ground and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. I would never dare to have such thoughts! I have only met Uncle Niu a few times, and I have absolutely no intention of forming a clique with him for personal gain!"
"Forming a clique for personal gain?"
The prince sneered again and said, "You are already the son-in-law of the Niu family, do you still need to form a clique for personal gain?"
"My dear brother..."
"Okay, you don't have to explain anything anymore!"
The prince stared at Wu Chengxun and said word by word: "Even if my father agrees, I will never let the son-in-law of the Niu family sit on the throne of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace!"
As he said this, he swung his sleeves and shouted, "Get out! Get out of here!"
"Your Highness really is ..."
"Get out! Get out of my house!"
Xinyang Prince Wu Chengxun wanted to explain himself, but the prince refused to give him a chance. He scolded him several times, forcing him to leave reluctantly.
However, Sun Shaozong was hiding in the closet and witnessed the departure of Prince Xinyang. The look of reluctance on his face made him have some immature speculations about Emperor Guangde's thoughts.
Just as he was about to push the door open and tell the prince what he was thinking, he leaned forward and pushed open a few bellybands, which gave Sun Shaozong an unexpected discovery!
I saw a black and purple lace hollow bra hanging in the middle of those bellybands!
this……
Logically speaking, since Prince Yi Zhong had invented the bra several years ago, it was not surprising to find this thing in the Crown Princess's closet.
But the problem is that Prince Yizhong invented this thing for prostitutes to wear!
Especially after a few extraordinary lingerie shows, this thing has become the exclusive artifact of brothel girls, and has always been circulated only among brothels. Not to mention the ladies from wealthy families, even ordinary girls from decent families are mostly very secretive about this thing.
Among the several women Sun Shaozong had experienced, only You Erjie secretly hid a set of pure white ones. Not only did she not dare to let anyone know, she also did not dare to wear them openly. She would only take them out and use them as a sex toy when it was late at night and everyone was asleep.
However, in Sun Shaozong's opinion, her full-body dress was not as interesting as a bellyband.
But this one in front of me...
The main body is night sky black, while the hollow and lace are dazzling dark purple. The translucent tulle and pure silk delicate fabrics symbolize passion and unrestrainedness, full of temptation and mystery - I never thought that under the dignified and virtuous appearance of the Crown Princess, there is such a sexy side!
In addition, according to the volume, the Crown Princess seems to be between C and D, and the shape is similar to...
“Your Highness!”
This is really the case of 'speak of the devil and he will appear'. Just as Sun Shaozong could not help but sigh, the Crown Princess hurried in and said anxiously: "Since the Prince of Xinyang came here by imperial decree, how can you just drive him out of the palace like this?! If the censors knew about this, I'm afraid they would write a memorial to impeach you again!"
"So what?"
The prince turned his head away, not even looking at the princess, and said angrily: "Now the whole world has already determined that I am a man without moral integrity. Even if there are a few more impeachment memorials, what does it matter?!"
“Your Highness!”
The Crown Princess called out again in disappointment, but seeing the Crown Prince's calm and unfazed look, she couldn't help but feel discouraged.
Because he has always liked preaching, he and the prince were not very close to begin with, and now they are even more disgusted with each other. He is afraid that saying anything more will only have the opposite effect.
I'm afraid he still needs to find a minister he trusts to persuade him...
"Huh?"
The Crown Princess suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked around and asked in surprise, "Where is Lord Sun? Didn't he come in before Prince Xinyang to enlighten His Highness?"
It’s bitter!
As early as when the Crown Princess entered the room, Sun Shaozong's heart was already in his throat.
The Crown Prince has always had everything he wants, so it is quite normal for him not to know what is in this closet - but the Crown Princess must know where her underwear is, right?
Besides, there is something hidden inside that cannot be seen in public, and it is obviously hidden inside...
So Sun Shaozong originally hoped that the prince would directly drive the princess out and then take the opportunity to escape.
Who would have thought that the Crown Princess would discover something fishy so quickly!
After the Crown Princess's reminder, the Crown Prince immediately remembered that he had hidden someone in the closet, so he called out, "Lord Sun, since Wu Chengxun has left, what are you still doing hiding in there?"
This matter caused...
There was no way to hide any longer, so Sun Shaozong had no choice but to bite the bullet, push open the cabinet door and crawl out.
"ah!"
Upon seeing this, the Crown Princess could not help but cover her mouth and scream in surprise. Her delicate and fair face turned red like charcoal in an instant, and her eyes were full of shame and anger, as if she wanted to nail Sun Shaozong to the wall with her eyes.
Facing such a gaze, Sun Shaozong was naturally embarrassed, but he was more worried that the prince would notice something - although the basic functions of his head were already missing, the prince seemed to care more about the color of the top of his head.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince was angry with the Crown Princess and refused to look her in the eye, which allowed Sun Shaozong to barely escape.
Sun Shaozong heaved a sigh of relief and bowed quickly, saying, "I have been ordered to protect Your Highness in the closet. If I have offended Your Highness, please forgive me."
This was his euphemism for explaining that he did not intend to go into the closet and look at things he shouldn't have looked at.
After all, the Crown Princess was not an ordinary woman. Although she felt extremely ashamed, she also knew that now was not a good time to pursue the matter - especially with the Crown Prince's current temperament, while Sun Shaozong would certainly not escape punishment, she herself was afraid that she would not be able to get anything good out of it.
only……
It's reasonable, but when a woman's intimate parts are touched by others, how can she not be extremely embarrassed and angry?
There was a bra in particular, which she had secretly sewn in order to secure her favor. However, after it was made, she could not bear to wear it because it was too seductive.
Therefore, even the prince had never seen that thing. If Lord Sun saw it in a confused manner, it would be extremely embarrassing!
Thinking of this, she forgot to respond to Sun Shaozong's apology. Fortunately, the prince waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "What's the matter with offending or not? This is my intention. You are just following orders."
Then, he asked again: "You just mentioned that your father appointed Wu Chengxun as king not to make him the crown prince, but for another reason. I don't know what that reason is?"
“This…”
Seeing the Crown Princess, and hearing the Crown Prince asking about serious matters, the shyness on her face gradually turned into solemnity. Sun Shaozong felt much more at ease. He sorted out his thoughts and asked respectfully, "Your Highness, have you seen the Prince of Xinyang? Has he ever been tempted by the throne of the Crown Prince?"
“Hmph~!”
The prince snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "When it comes to the throne, who wouldn't be tempted if there's a glimmer of hope? Moreover, my father seems to want to make him the crown prince. I think he's not only tempted, but also wants to replace me right away!"
"good."
Sun Shaozong added: "From what I have seen from Prince Xinyang's behavior, I am afraid that not only him, but also Prince Yishun has been bewitched by this 'sweet bait'."
The Crown Princess couldn't help but interrupt, "Where did this come from?"
"Of course, let's start with the dragon robe on Prince Xinyang."
Sun Shaozong slightly adjusted his posture so that they all felt that he was talking to him, and then continued: "Now that the decree has just been issued, it is definitely too late to rush to make a dragon robe. According to common sense, the Prince of Xinyang can come in his old clothes."
"But he insisted on wearing King Yishun's old dragon robe that didn't fit him well - and King Yishun didn't stop him!"
"It can be seen that not only the King of Xinyang, but even the King of Yishun was overwhelmed by this sudden good fortune and could not wait to show off this honor."
"And I just stole a glance and saw that Prince Xinyang looked very reluctant when he left. I'm afraid he will never give up the fight for the throne just like that..."
"Lord Sun!"
The prince suddenly interrupted Sun Shaozong impatiently: "You have been talking about this and that for so long, what exactly do you want to say? He will not give up, I know without you saying it - what I want to know is, what is the deep meaning of father's intention!"
With this kind of patience, he would be a tyrant even if he became an emperor!
Sun Shaozong secretly complained in his heart, but he could only make his words more understandable: "Reporting to Your Highness, in my humble opinion, the Prince of Xinyang is very likely to sever his ties with the Niu family."
"Cut off ties with the Niu family?"
The prince was completely confused and said inexplicably: "Since he is the son-in-law of the Niu family, how can this relationship be cleared up just like that?"
The Crown Princess beside him seemed to understand something. She pondered for a while and suddenly blurted out, "You mean, Wu Chengxun will choose to divorce his wife?!"
Sun Shaozong nodded first, then shook his head. Under the suspicious gaze of the Crown Princess, he said in a deep voice: "The means by which Prince Xinyang will distance himself from the matter may be even more cruel."
It was true that things were unpredictable. If the retired emperor had taken the lead in choosing the crown prince, the Niu family would have been the most important arm for Prince Xinyang. But now that he had suddenly gained the favor of Emperor Guangde, his relationship with the Niu family had instead become a stumbling block for him to inherit the throne!
And this is probably the effect that Emperor Guangde wanted.
However, merely divorcing his wife might not satisfy Emperor Guangde's hatred - even if he couldn't wipe out the entire Niu family at the moment, it would not be a problem to kill the Niu family's daughter first!
Even if Prince Xinyang did not have such an idea, I am sure someone would kindly remind him at that time.
wrong!
In fact, the prince’s words just now were enough to make Prince Xinyang feel resentful towards the Niu family.
Could it be that...
Did Emperor Guangde take the Crown Prince's reaction into account when he was planning?
"Even more severe?"
The Crown Princess chewed these four words over and over again, and a look of shock appeared on her rosy face. But after a moment, she couldn't help but question, "Qi has already given birth to a child for Wu Chengxun. Does he... doesn't he care about the relationship between husband and wife at all?"
"I don't know."
Sun Shaozong said in a deep voice: "But His Majesty probably knows."
Since Emperor Guangde chose Prince Yishun and his son to kill two birds with one stone, he should be at least 70% sure of success.
The Crown Princess was silent for a long while, then she said softly, "I heard that His Majesty has graciously allowed Elder Xu to retire. Elder Xu is the Crown Prince's tutor, and he and Your Highness have a master-disciple relationship. Your Highness should have come forward to see him off."
"However, your Highness's injuries have not yet healed, and it is really inconvenient for him to move. I am afraid that I can only ask Lord Sun to come forward and express his gratitude on your behalf."
"I obey your orders."
When Sun Shaozong heard this, he knew that the Crown Princess wanted to see him off, so he bowed and took his leave.
The Crown Princess condescended to escort him to the door, then returned to the inner room and said solemnly: "This Lord Sun is both civil and military, and is indeed a rare talent. Your Highness, please do your best to win him over so that you can rely on him in the future."
"Do I need you to teach me?"
The prince curled his lips in disdain and said, "I have a pair of sharp eyes and have long seen that Sun Aiqing is a pillar of talent."
Wisdom?
If he really had a keen eye, he wouldn't just let someone hide in the closet!
I wonder if Lord Sun has discovered that...
Thinking of this, the Crown Princess's face felt hot again. She was afraid of revealing any flaws, so she pretended to be angry and stomped her feet out of the inner room.
