funbook-pk Chapter 126: Death-Seeking Marriage
Chapter 126: Death-Seeking Marriage
"Disloyal and unfilial, greedy for merit and reckless, disrespectful to his elder brother..."
"Father wants my eldest brother to be the crown prince, but is he really worthy of it?"
The emperor's expression became furious when he heard the word "elder brother": "Asshole! He is your elder brother!"
Zhou Qinghe's face turned red. He propped himself up and sat up, looking up at the elderly emperor.
"When has he ever treated me as his brother? When has my father ever treated me as his son?"
"I am the only bald prince. I am not imprisoned, but I am worse than imprisoned. My father wants me and my elder brother to rise and fall together. Is he trying to train us to be considerate of our brothers, or is he disgusted with my mother who was a wanderer before I was born?"
Zhou Qinghe stood up slowly, his body swaying. He had now grown into an adult, and when he stood up straight, the emperor had to look up at him.
He's been suppressed for too long.
Whether he spoke the truth after drinking or was imprisoned, he could not die, and he could not live well either. He was tortured by the government and the emperor every day. If he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it would be better to die after being imprisoned and become a wanderer.
"Why should I be the only one who gives way to my elder brother and loves my younger brother? My elder brother is committing treason! He should be executed according to the law. If I were charged with such a crime, would my father still let me live in this world?"
The emperor was so angry that he smashed a teacup on Zhou Qinghe's head, and tea leaves mixed with blood rolled down. Qian Jiangping, who was working as a messenger outside, groaned in his heart, frowned, and asked Xiao Quanzi to go and remind Zhao Fangyu.
Zhou Qinghe sat back on the chair, still drunk, with two spots of red on his face. There was a bright red wound on his forehead, bleeding.
He casually wiped the blood from the wound, and then became more and more outrageous, with his voice getting louder and louder:
"My father wanted to be the most wise and virtuous emperor in the world, so he couldn't bear to kill my mother, but he hated that she had lived among the common people. My mother has lived like an old nun in a temple these years, and I was the most obedient henchman in front of my father."
"But my eldest brother wants to kill me! Father also wants me to be humble to him!"
"Since my father can't tolerate my mother and me, why doesn't he let me and my mother fend for ourselves? You imprisoned my mother and raised me like a dog. You were afraid that I wouldn't want to be a grindstone, so you kept pushing me to fight with my elder brother..."
"Why don't you just kill me and avenge your beloved eldest son?"
The emperor was so angry that he threw the memorials on the table to the ground. Tea cups and utensils rolled all over the floor. The old emperor's eyes were red, and his face was red after his thoughts were exposed. His nostrils were puffy and his face was hideous.
"It is because I am your mother who is wandering outside! I have forgiven you for what you have done and your identity is still in doubt. I am the one who still loves you! What else are you dissatisfied with? You have to fight with your elder brother! I am even going to destroy him!"
"I just suppressed you a little bit, and you want me to kill you? Do you think I dare not?!"
Life and death are not scary to Zhou Qinghe. He is tired of being a lackey and living a life more servile than eunuchs.
His biological mother was once the emperor's favorite concubine. The emperor took his mother with him when he was on his southern tour. At that time, his mother was still young and didn't know about it. Later, she was assassinated. His mother lived among the people for three months and was finally confined to a nunnery.
But his mother's belly was already big at that time, and the emperor resisted the pressure and brought his mother back to the palace. After he was born, he named his mother Li Fei.
He obviously looked the most like his father, but everyone, including his biological father, accused him of being a bastard.
Everyone thought that his mother had lost her chastity when she was living among the common people, and everyone hated them. His mother had cried countless times, saying that it would have been better if she had died...
But there are no ifs. She is a bargaining chip kept in the emperor's harem, and he is a dog with a weak spot held by the emperor, a whetstone tailor-made for the future prince.
He cannot excel in academics or martial arts, so he has to be a playboy, a playboy who is not worthy of being in the upper class society.
He had no teacher, and even learned how to ride a horse from his guards...
All the royal relatives could go to the study room, but he was the only one who could not go. The emperor even gave him a nice name, saying that the second oldest child was a latecomer and it didn't matter if he started school later... It was not until he was fourteen that he stepped into the school gate for the first time.
The more naughty he was, the more it showed his father's favoritism towards him, and his physical ability showed his incompetence...
He had never dreamed of becoming the crown prince, because the path his father had tailored for him was destined to a bad end.
He just had enough. He would die sooner or later, so he might as well die today.
Openly and aboveboard, tell everyone the selfish motives of this most wise emperor in the world.
When his elder brother made a mistake, he was punished. He was the victim, but he had to bear the blame and guilt for the perpetrator...
Zhou Qinghe was speechless, with his slender neck raised, as if ready to be killed.
Soon, the emperor's anger slowly subsided. Qian Jiangping served new tea and picked tea leaves from the second prince's head.
Qian Jiangping's voice was sharp and piercing: "Second Prince, you are injured like this, I don't know how distressed Concubine Li must be when she sees you!"
Zhou Qinghe smiled bitterly: "No."
He is the most failed son in the world, even his biological mother doesn't love him.
He had enjoyed himself for a while when he was young, but later he was scolded too much, and his mother went crazy. She even believed the rumors and thought he was a bastard, so she lost her favor and was tortured every day...
There aren't many sweet moments in his life. Most of it is bitter and boring. He struggles to survive every day, and now he is tired.
Whether it was death or imprisonment, he didn't want to have anything to do with these people again.
Even death is better than walking on thin ice like this.
Qian Jiangping saw the second prince's embarrassment, but he would not sympathize with anyone.
After a while, the emperor calmed down and Zhao Fangyu served tea again. However, this time she was not standing outside. Instead, Qian Jiangping winked at her and she took the initiative to come forward and serve tea to the emperor.
The emperor took the teacup and his expression became calmer after drinking it.
At this moment, the emperor no longer looked like he had just waved his sleeves and slammed the table.
"Since you are dissatisfied and think that I favor your brother, I will reward you for it."
"Runyi is the daughter of the former Minister of Revenue, so... I grant you the title of principal consort."
Zhou Qinghe frowned, knelt down immediately, and another cup of tea was hit on his head.
He died alone, naked and without any worries, so what was the point of involving a girl? !
"My son made a vow before the Buddha that he would never marry in this lifetime!"
Zhao Fangyu was struck by lightning and looked at Qian Jiangping with shock.
The next second, Eunuch Qian avoided her gaze and stood back beside the emperor as if nothing had happened.
"You are not allowed to discuss this matter any further. Call the Ministry of Rites to handle it today."
The emperor gave an order, which was a firm word and there was no turning back. The second prince smiled sadly and for a moment he even wanted to hit his head against his head and die in the imperial study.
He was also afraid that his father would be so cruel that he would force a little girl to be buried with him.
According to his father's wish to become the most wise and enlightened emperor in the world, such a thing would certainly be possible.
Qian Jiangping nodded, and then congratulated Zhao Fangyu: "Miss Runyi, this is a great happy event, why don't you hurry up and pack up, there will be many people coming to congratulate you later!"