Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

In the distance, many female relatives, led by Princess Kang, were watching. Although they hoped to persuade Prince Kang to come out to meet the ministers as soon as possible, when they saw that the concubine, who was born as the legitimate daughter of the Ministry of Revenue, was turned away, there was a hint of ambiguous mockery in their eyes.

At the side of the bridge, the concubine from the Ministry of Revenue whispered to the guards, "I know that the prince has issued a strict order, but now the matter is of great importance, and we must report to the prince as soon as possible. Let me in, and I promise that the prince will never punish you!"

"My lady, it's not that the subordinates are unreasonable, but the master has been filled with grief and anger these days, and even the beauty he pampered on weekdays was accidentally injured in his anger..."

Hearing this, the concubine who was originally confident could not help but pause for a moment, but then she said with certainty: "I guarantee with my life that you will not be punished if you let me in this time!"

"This..." The guard obviously didn't believe it.

"The Eighth Prince has already proclaimed himself emperor in the capital. He has not yet seized power, so he has not taken action against Prince Kang's Mansion. But if the prince continues to drown his sorrows in alcohol, when the Eighth Prince can command the army, how many people in Prince Kang's Mansion do you think will survive?"

Seeing that the guard understood, the concubine said, "By then, both you and I will die. Why don't I use my life as a guarantee now? If you let me in and give it a try, you will also be saving your own lives!"

The guards were silent, and the concubine's voice was even lower. Only the two guards holding sticks could hear: "If I barge in again, don't try to stop me."

From a distance, the concubine persuaded him for a long time, and suddenly she ran forward! It seemed that she pushed the stick away and ran into the covered bridge while the guards were not paying attention!

The guards reacted and ran forward two steps, but stopped again. They were not allowed to enter the Crow Bird Palace, so they could only watch the concubine run to the Crow Bird Palace.

The beauty in the corridor bridge had seen what was happening outside. When she saw the concubine running in like that, she was surprised. She stood up quickly, stepped forward, stretched out her weak arms, and tried to stop her.

But the concubine pushed a beauty down without caring and ran into the waterside pavilion...

Princess Kang, who was watching everything, couldn't help but show some surprise and gloating. King Kang usually hated unreasonable behavior. How could he not be punished for running in like this? But he should be able to send the booklet to the prince for his review.

In the water pavilion that could not be seen from outside, the concubine ran a few steps and then slowed down.

The one who was pushed down and several other beauties hurriedly caught up and tried to stop them. They belonged to their master wholeheartedly. When the master said he didn't want to see any guests, they would try their best with their almost no strength to block out the "noise" that the master didn't want to hear.

However, this time, the concubine was easily hugged and stopped, and she did not struggle anymore. Instead, she held the hand of the beauty who had just been pushed down, looked at her with sad and tearful eyes, and seemed to say something anxiously and hurriedly.

The beauties couldn't hear it, but just by looking at the concubine's expression, they could tell that she was begging.

The concubine realized that they didn't understand, and then she bent down and knelt in front of the beauty!

The beauties were shocked! Although they had rarely seen the world, they were born in the palace and knew the rules of respect and inferiority! No matter how favored they were, it was not the concubine's turn to kneel before them!

The beauties who reacted quickly either reached out to help the concubine up, or simply knelt down to show that they could not accept the courtesy. For a moment, this corner of the waterside pavilion was filled with the graceful dance of orioles and swallows...

The concubine was still kneeling on the ground, begging for something over and over again. She took out a few books with both hands and covered them tightly against her heart, looking frequently towards the room where the prince often stayed.

The beauty finally understood what the concubine meant. She wanted to give the books in her hand to their master, and these books were probably very important and could not be handed over by them.

The concubine actually knelt down to beg them, which made the beauties at a loss. But the thing that made the concubine kneel down to beg them must be really important...

So, several beauties gestured to each other and discussed...

Holding the hand of a beauty and letting her lead the way forward, the beauty tried to pull her hand away several times, but the concubine refused to let go.

The beauty stopped arguing and nodded nervously, walking lightly.

When she reached the room where the prince usually stayed, the concubine thought she had arrived, but she saw that the door was wide open. The scene inside made her gasp...

King Kang liked to collect jade, so this waterside pavilion and even the entire palace were filled with a wide variety of precious jade.

This room filled with jade pieces is now littered with fragments. Whether it is a large jade screen or a small white jade bottle, they have become sharp weapons that can hurt anyone's feet...

The concubine came to her senses after her hand was pulled. She saw the beauty frowning and shaking her head at her, then pulling her forward.

The concubine's heart sank, thinking that the prince's mood might be worse than she thought...but she still took a step forward and followed him, just holding the beauty's hand even tighter.

Walking to another door not far away, the beauty knocked on the door, waited for a few seconds, and then pushed the door open...

The concubine finally saw her husband, King Kang, but she was even more terrified...

King Kang, who was always gentle on weekdays, was only wearing a loose white inner garment at this moment, leaning crookedly on the lap of a beauty, stroking the zither on the ground with one hand, playing a tuneless sound...

On that pretty face, there was now a flush of drunkenness and a gloomy look never seen before...

Maybe he was drunk and his reaction was a little slow, or maybe it was because the concubine was holding the beauty's hand tightly and didn't speak...

After a long time, King Kang raised his eyes and saw someone who did not belong to the Yaque Palace.

"I said I won't see anyone!"

The hand that was playing the piano instantly picked up the jade pot filled with wine beside the piano!

"Bang!" The sound of wine overflowed!

The jade pot shattered in front of the concubine, just one step away!

"Get out!"

It was the first time that the concubine heard King Kang's angry roar.

However, the concubine did not retreat. Instead, she let go of the beauty who was shrinking beside her, took a step forward, and knelt on the broken jade with gritted teeth!

King Kang's eyes moved slightly, and his anger subsided a little...

The pain and worry in her heart made the concubine shed tears easily. Her miserable expression was more real, and she whispered sadly: "My lord, I know you are heartbroken... The emperor passed away suddenly, but you were delayed by the assassination and could not see the emperor for the last time..."

"Ah."

King Kang sneered, and his anger was replaced by a laugh directed at someone unknown. He raised his hand and placed it on the zither, playing a few random tunes at random...

The concubine did not understand the reaction of the King Kang, but now that she had come to this point,

All he could do was continue, "The Prime Minister and his group have brought chaos to the government. They even forged an imperial decree to push the Eighth Prince onto the throne. The Eighth Prince was unkind and forced all officials to flee as soon as he ascended the throne!"

"Not only that, Concubine Xian ordered Concubine De and Concubine Shu to be buried with her! After that, the fifth and ninth princes were hunted down, and the seventh prince is nowhere to be found! I think your assassination was also secretly done by the Prime Minister's faction!"

"So upon learning that you have returned safely, all the ministers have come to pay their respects to you. Now the ministers of the three ministries of civil affairs, household affairs, and rites are all in Prince Kang's mansion, hoping that Your Majesty can regroup and lead all the officials back to the court to take back what is rightfully yours..."

"Get up."

King Kang's voice was emotionless, and his big hands pressed down the strings whose sound was gradually becoming sharper.

The concubine was stunned. She naturally remembered that even if she used less force, kneeling on the broken jade would still hurt. But the prince's attitude did not seem to change his mind...

"Get up and come here."

Seeing that the prince was willing to continue talking to her, the concubine slowly stood up, but the pain in her knee made her movements a little difficult...

A pair of weak hands from behind supported the concubine, and with the help of this little strength, she stood up smoothly.

The concubine slightly turned her head and nodded to the beautiful woman who came to help her, then walked slowly towards Prince Kang, and Prince Kang's gloomy expression eased a little.

"The Prime Minister's faction falsely conveyed the imperial edict..."

King Kang repeated softly, and then said calmly without emotion: "The imperial decree of succession must be reviewed and confirmed by the three ministers. Officials as high as the second rank and nobles as the princes can all witness it."

"The Grand Master and the Grand Tutor have been around writing all their lives and have seen countless rubbings and imitations. And your father, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Personnel, has seen countless handwritings of your father."

The pair of beautiful eyes looked at her and asked softly, "If the imperial edict was fake, why didn't anyone see it? Why didn't anyone question it?"

Three feet in front of the zither, the concubine stopped in silence.

The concubine naturally questioned it at first, or were the ministers afraid of the prime minister's power and dared not question it? But then she denied it. Her father and the Minister of Personnel had long been opposed to the prime minister's faction, so how could they be afraid of the prime minister...

"Come closer." King Kang spoke again.

If we get any closer, it won’t be a proper distance… but the man in front of me is my husband who I share a close relationship with…

The concubine turned her head slightly and walked slowly closer so as not to look down at the prince who was sitting on the ground. Then she sat on the ground sideways, next to the zither.

After a few moments of silence, the concubine said softly, "My Lord, the imperial decree to pass on the throne cannot be true. Regardless of the Eighth Prince's merits and abilities..."

"The Emperor had a minor illness that suddenly turned into a serious one. The palace said it was caused by illness, but Noble Concubine Xian put the blame on Noble Concubine Shu for poisoning him."

King Kang lowered his eyes for a few breaths, then shook his head slightly: "The strictness of the emperor's surroundings is more than a hundred times more stringent than that of the Yanque Palace. If the prime minister had this ability, how could he not even mobilize the swords and spears in the capital, allowing your father and the ministers to escape so easily."

The concubine couldn't help but look a little bewildered. How could she understand the intrigues and deceptions in the capital when she was in seclusion?

Suddenly, the concubine's hand was taken by a big hand. She turned her head and saw that it was the prince who led her hand to his neck...

Although she was surprised, as they were discussing important matters, why did the prince suddenly act so intimately, the concubine also obeyed the prince and showed a little shyness...

King Kang saw the woman's appearance, his expression paused for a moment, then he chuckled silently, and used the hand that was holding her to untie his loose collar...

A hint of tenderness naturally appeared in the concubine's eyes...

But then she felt something strange under her delicate fingertips, and when she looked over, she saw a two-inch long black scab on the side of the prince's thin neck.

"Your Highness! Are you hurt?" The concubine's charm suddenly disappeared, and she was filled with worry and concern.

King Kang closed his eyes slightly, and used a little more strength in his big hands to press the delicate hand in his palm tightly on the black scab...

The concubine didn't understand what was going on at first, but then she felt the warmth of her fingertips and the throbbing pulse under the black scab...

"That knife was just a hair's breadth away..." Chu Shikun muttered, looking as dazed as if he were drunk...

"Is this the injury you got on the day of the attack? Should we call the palace doctor to treat him?" The concubine asked anxiously and concernedly.

But Chu Shikun seemed not to hear it, and seemed to be talking to himself: "Henan Province Capital... What I said is almost the same as the imperial decree issued by my father!"

"Who could?! Arrange a hundred or so experts to ambush me on the Kaifeng official road without anyone noticing?!"

"There is only one person in the world!"

The calm was replaced by anger! The big hand let go of the woman's hand, and clenched his fist and smashed it hard on the piano that he had just stroked!

Seeing the prince's hands cut by the broken strings and bleeding, the concubine wanted to show her concern... but even though she was so close, that handsome face was now distorted with anger!

Frightened and terrified, the concubine opened her mouth slightly but could not make a sound...

"Hehehe..."

Chu Shikun started laughing. The more he laughed, the more sad and angry he became. The more he laughed, the crazier he became...

"I know the man who drew his knife to kill me... He used to protect me when I was a kid in Prince Ning's mansion! Hahahaha!"

The concubine then understood that the prince was saying that the one who sent people to ambush him was the emperor...

But this horrifying thing was hard to believe. The concubine temporarily broke through the timidity that made her speechless and uttered: "Maybe... that person... betrayed his master for fame and fortune, and was bribed by the prime minister's faction..."

"His name is Tianyi. He was picked up by my father on his way to his fiefdom after being named King Ning. He was about ten years old at the time, naked, and fighting for food with a group of wild dogs on the roadside..."

The thin man muttered, and stood up from the ground in a trance...

"It was his father who ordered him to dress and bind his hair, taught him to speak, and gave him a sword instead of teeth..."

"Tell me, what should we give Tianyi to make him betray his father?"

The delicate red eyes looked at the woman, their gaze full of confusion. The trance-like eyes seemed to be looking through her and asking questions to a certain existence.

The concubine was speechless again...

The grief and anger gradually subsided, turning into a pool of gloom mixed with stinging pain...

The man in a trance walked out barefoot, about to step on the fragments of the jade pot, and had no intention of going around it...

But before the concubine could remind him, the silent beauty in the room hurried forward to hug her master. Her soft body had no strength. The beauty was silent, looking up at her master with her beautiful face, her eyes were charming...

His eyes softened a little, and Chu Shikun also put his arm around the beauty's waist, avoiding the broken jade...

"I will spare you this time, but if you dare to enter the Crow Palace without permission again, I will punish you severely." After giving the order, King Kang was about to leave.

The concubine reacted and quickly picked up the booklet that had been placed on the ground beside the zither. She trotted over, knelt in front of the prince, and presented it with both hands: "I know I was wrong... This is an important matter that several ministers want to report to the prince. I beg the prince to take a look."

A bit of annoyance appeared on Junxiu's face, and he took a step forward, ignoring the concubine and walking straight over...

The beauty in his arms tugged at his collar, and when she saw her master lower his eyes, she made a few gestures with her bare hands, and pointed at the booklet presented by the concubine...

King Kang looked at the beauty for a long time without saying a word, until the beauty twisted her hands and dodged with an uneasy look...

Holding the beauty in one hand, Prince Kang still ignored the kneeling concubine and walked away, but he reached out with his other hand and took the book.

"Let them all be quiet for a while and don't disturb my peace."