strictlysupreme Chapter 804 Harem Battle
Chapter 804 Harem Battle
When the emperor returned to the palace, the first thing he did was to visit the queen in the harem.
The crown prince, the eldest son, was the queen's only child. Now that he is dead, the emperor is worried that the queen will be unable to get over it.
The harem is located in the Lizheng Palace.
The emperor came quickly and smelled a fragrance as he approached. As he got closer, he could hear the sound of Zen.
When he arrived at the door, the emperor saw that the yard was full of bald monks chanting Buddhist scriptures.
Seeing the emperor coming, the guards and maids at the door bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"
The emperor asked coldly, "Why is this?"
A maid quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this is what the Queen has invited to pray for the Crown Prince. These days, the Queen has not been sleeping well every night, and she dreams every night that the Crown Prince wants revenge.
The Queen Mother went to the temple for this, and the abbot said that the hatred in the prince's heart was hard to eliminate, and it would take 49 days of rituals to eliminate it. "
The emperor's face darkened when he heard this. He snorted coldly and walked into the yard.
Zhao Ming behind him was about to go up to stop the monks, but the emperor held out his hand to stop him: "Forget it, the queen is also for the prince."
Zhao Ming took two steps back and said, "Your Majesty, I will ask the Queen to come out and welcome you."
"No need, I will go in by myself, you all wait outside, no one is allowed to come in without my order!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he walked towards the hall.
When the door of the palace was pushed open, what came into view was a mess. There were broken vases everywhere on the ground, and even the tables and chairs had fallen over.
This scene made the emperor look gloomy.
There are so many servants in Lizheng Hall, it is impossible that no one is here to clean up. The only explanation is that the queen does not allow anyone to come in.
Just as this thought came to mind, a roar came from the inner hall: "Didn't I tell you not to come in, not to come in, why did you still come in and disturb me!"
As she was speaking, the queen rushed out from the inner hall.
At this moment, she no longer had the grace of the mother of the country in the past. Her hair was disheveled, her face was full of tears, and even her clothes were askew. She looked very crazy.
When the queen saw that it was the emperor who came back, she hesitated for a moment, then reacted, knelt on the ground crying, and shouted:
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for the prince!"
The emperor's face was livid. He stepped forward to help the queen up and said in a deep voice, "Stand up and talk. I will get to the bottom of the prince's matter!"
"Why do you look like this?"
The queen covered her face and cried, "I was heartbroken to learn that the prince had died. I dreamed of him every night and couldn't fall asleep."
The emperor gently held her in his arms and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, the prince will not die in vain!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhao Ming's voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Concubine De requests to see you."
Concubine De was one of the four concubines in the imperial palace and the biological mother of the fourth prince.
Upon learning that the emperor had returned to the capital and came to the harem, she naturally came here first to ask for an explanation.
Compared to the crown prince, the emperor actually favors the fourth prince more.
And most of the reason for this favor is because of Concubine De!
Not only was Defei beautiful, but she was also a good pianist, so the emperor liked to have her sleep with him.
And this love was also transferred to the Fourth Prince.
But now that the Fourth Prince has been killed, Concubine De will naturally not let it go.
However, the Queen was furious when she heard this: "What is Concubine De doing here in my palace? Get her out! Get her out!"
Although the Crown Prince was not killed by the Fourth Prince, this incident was caused by the Fourth Prince, so the Queen naturally did not have a good face towards Concubine De.
Outside the house, Zhao Ming's face turned bitter and he felt helpless.
Both of them are masters, and he can't afford to offend either of them.
Fortunately, the emperor knew that this matter was difficult to handle, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Queen, don't worry. I will go and see what Concubine De has to say. After all, the fourth son is dead, and I can't favor one over the other."
After saying this, without waiting for the queen to speak, the emperor let go of her hand and walked out of the house.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The emperor didn't even turn his head even though the queen was shouting behind him.
The queen looked lost and sat on the ground, her eyes full of unwillingness.
She knew that she was old and ugly, and could not compare to Concubine De.
But she is the prince's biological mother after all, and now she is not even treated as well as Concubine De.
At this moment, a feeling of hatred suddenly arose in her heart.
She hated the emperor for favoring Concubine De and the fourth prince!
If the emperor was not partial, how could the fourth prince dare to fight with the crown prince?
If the Fourth Prince had been content to be a carefree prince, how could things have turned out like this?
The more she thought about it, the angrier the queen became. She clenched her hands tightly, her eyes red, and said unwillingly, "Just wait, you will pay the price!"
Unfortunately, the emperor had already walked out of the hall and closed the door to prevent the empress from seeing him comforting Concubine De.
In the yard, a beautiful woman in white clothes was crying with red eyes.
The emperor stepped forward with a distressed look on his face: "De Fei, why are you in the Queen's Palace?"
"His Majesty!"
Without waiting for the emperor to come over, Concubine De knelt on the ground and cried, "You must make the decision for the Fourth Prince."
"Get up, this is not the place to talk!"
The emperor personally helped Concubine De up and pulled her to the pavilion beside the yard.
"A ritual is being performed for the prince here. How can you be crying and making a fuss here?" the emperor said in a reproachful tone.
But Concubine De continued to cry and complain: "The prince has someone to perform a ritual, but my poor son is still lying coldly in the coffin.
I am not as capable as the Queen to find a senior monk to perform a ritual for the Crown Prince, so I can only ask Your Majesty to make the decision."
When the emperor heard this, he was immediately overwhelmed.
The women in the harem always compare themselves with each other in everything.
Defei must have seen the Queen asking monks to perform a ritual for the Crown Prince, so she came here to cause trouble. Her purpose was also to ask someone to perform a ritual for the Fourth Prince.
"De Fei, I will definitely give you an explanation for the death of the fourth brother!"
The emperor frowned and said in a cold voice: "Whether it is the crown prince or the fourth son, I will find out clearly. If I know who is secretly controlling it, I will never let him off!
As for this ritual, I will send someone to inform the abbot and ask him to send some monks to perform the ritual for the fourth brother!"
Concubine De immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. My son died in the hands of that villain!"
As she spoke, Concubine De began to cry.
The emperor quickly stepped forward to support her and comforted her: "My beloved concubine, there is no need to be like this. If the fourth master was still alive, he would definitely not want to see you like this."
"How about this, you go back and rest first, I will send someone to invite a monk to perform a ritual."
"I'll take my leave." After achieving her goal, Concubine De turned around and left.
The emperor looked at her leaving and sighed, "It seems that this matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
"Zhao Ming!"
"The slave is here!"
"Send someone to ask the abbot to send someone here to perform a ritual for the Fourth Prince. Also, ask the old King Qin, the Prime Minister, and the Grand Tutor to come see me!"
"As you command," Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.