Chapter 064 Frame-up
Madam Qi stared at the prince in front of her in amazement.
Her hands were shaking as she pointed at Liu Ying, too angry to speak.
Just now, Liu Ying suddenly walked into his palace. Without saying a word, he took a hairpin, stabbed his arm hard, and fell straight to the ground.
This operation left Madam Qi dumbfounded.
But before she could react, the soldiers suddenly rushed in and surrounded the hall. The spears in the hands of several soldiers almost hit her in the face, which made Madam Qi extremely scared.
Soon, Liu Bang, who was mobilizing troops, and Empress Lu , hurried here.
When they arrived, the imperial physician was bandaging the prince's wounds, while Concubine Qi was yelling at the soldiers.
When she saw Liu Bang rushing in, she was overjoyed and quickly pushed away the soldiers in front of her and threw herself into Liu Bang's arms. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang pushed her away fiercely, threw her to the ground, and rushed to Liu Ying without even looking at her.
Lu Hou then rushed into the hall, her eyes fixed directly on Liu Ying, and she hurried to his side.
"Son...are you okay?"
Liu Bang's voice was trembling, and he held Liu Ying's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away. For the first time, Liu Ying felt a warmth he had never felt before, the warmth of his father. He felt his father's panting and his trembling hands.
Empress Lu stood aside, saying nothing, but her lips were trembling.
Liu Ying lowered his head in guilt, "I'm sorry to have worried my father and mother, but I'm fine."
Liu Ying was really guilty, but seeing him like this, Liu Bang slowly stood up with a very unfriendly look on his face. Empress Lü said nothing, pointed at Madam Qi, and ordered: "Take her out and behead her!"
The soldiers were about to drag Concubine Qi away. Liu Bang was stunned and hesitated.
Liu Ying stood up hastily and shouted, "This is not a crime!"
Madam Qi also cried and shouted, "It's unfair! It's unfair to me! Your Majesty, save me!"
Liu Bang frowned and asked, "You stabbed the prince, how dare you say you are innocent?"
Madam Qi yelled, "I swear to heaven, I did not stab the prince. It was the prince who stabbed himself to frame me!!"
"Oh, the prince framed you? Don't we know who the prince is? If you want to make it up, make it more credible."
Liu Bang retorted unhappily.
"It's true! The prince rushed into the palace, stabbed himself without saying a word, and I did nothing!"
Madam Qi was so anxious that she burst into tears.
"Nonsense! My son is a kind and righteous gentleman, unlike your son. How could he do such a thing?"
Empress Lü was furious.
Empress Lü looked at the soldiers around her and shouted again, "What are you still standing there for! Drag him out and behead him!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please spare my life!!"
Madam Qi continued to beg.
"Liu Ying! How could you do such a vicious thing!"
Madam Qi screamed.
Liu Ying looked reluctant. Seeing the soldier preparing to draw his sword, he said hastily, "She is right... I wanted to frame her... I didn't want him to destroy the peace of the palace, so I stabbed myself to frame her... Please don't kill her, father."
Liu Bang looked at him helplessly, his face full of guilt.
"Alas... Ying, why do you have to lie... I know you have a kind heart... Alas..."
Thinking of his son lying to him about framing Concubine Qi in order to prevent him from hesitating, Liu Bang felt very sorry. Was he really too partial to Concubine Qi these days? This son was obviously so filial...
Empress Lü was even more furious. If Liu Ying had not been injured, she would have slapped him. She scolded him, "Why are you so cowardly? Are you going to tarnish your reputation for a bitch?"
"I'm telling the truth... it's true..."
"Shut up! How dare you lie!"
No matter how Liu Ying explained, these two just didn't believe it. They knew Liu Ying very well and knew what kind of person he was. He was definitely not the kind of person who would frame someone else. Only Liu Chang could do such a thing, but Liu Ying could not do it.
Madam Qi cried even harder.
"I am innocent. The prince really framed me ..."
Now, even Liu Bang was angry.
"Shut up! You vicious woman! The prince lied to plead for you, and you actually wanted to frame him! Are you taking advantage of the prince's soft heart?"
Liu Bang cursed and rushed to Madam Qi. He grabbed her and asked angrily, "Tell me! Why did you want to murder the prince?!"
"How could I do such a thing? Assassinate the Crown Prince in my own palace?"
Madam Qi asked back.
Liu Bang thought about it and decided that based on this stupid woman’s past performance, she might not refuse to do so!
Seeing that Madam Qi refused to plead guilty and insisted that the prince had framed her, and seeing that the prince was eager to argue for her, the soldiers in the palace could not help but shake their heads. They all lived in the same palace, so why was there such a big difference in their character?
Liu Bang looked at Madam Qi for a few times, gritted his teeth, and was about to give an order, but Liu Ying grabbed him, his face pale, "Father... banish her to the cold palace and never see her again, but never harm her life... Otherwise, how can I see Ruyi?"
Empress Lü gasped for air, her eyes burning with anger, but she could do nothing about her son. How could a person be so weak? To plead for the person who assassinated her?
Liu Bang looked at his son deeply and said, "Okay... Ying, go and have a rest first. I will come to see you later."
When Madam Qi was taken away, her face was ashen and she just kept muttering, "Unfair, unfair, unfair..."
At this moment in the Tianlu Pavilion, the princes were learning from Lord Gai.
I don't know where Mr. Gai got the interest from today, but he started to talk to everyone about how to govern the country.
"When I was in Qi, Qi Prime Minister Cao Shen came to me and asked me how to govern the country."
"I told him that the way to govern a country is to be peaceful and do nothing, and let the people settle down on their own... As long as the laws don't interfere too much in the lives of the people, no corvée is imposed, and the people are allowed to rest and recuperate, and cultivate the land on their own... Qi can restore its original prosperity. Prime Minister Cao listened to me, and Qi is now developing very well..."
Liu Chang looked at Gai Gong bragging and felt disdainful in his heart. These people around him were really "frightening" when they boasted. But he didn't expect that his master was also good at it.
Later, Gai Gong recounted his conversation with Cao Shen in a very clear and organized manner.
Liu Chang suddenly began to think: Is it possible that they are not bragging, they really have such deeds, and I am the only one bragging? ?
Impossible, absolutely impossible, they are just bragging!
Afterwards, Gai Gong asked the princes about the future strategy for governing the country. Most of the princes said the same thing, which was to recuperate, except for Liu Ruyi. According to Liu Ruyi, Zhao State was in danger of the Huns, so in addition to recuperating, they also had to be vigilant at all times and not let foreign enemies destroy the original development.
Gai Gong didn't say much, just nodded, and soon, it was Liu Chang's turn.
Liu Chang thought for a long time and was about to stand up to speak when Gai Gong suddenly said, "Okay, let's stop here for today's class."
"But teacher, I haven't told you yet!"
"Okay, go and rest, I want to read."
"Teacher! Me! Me!"
At this moment, some attendants suddenly rushed in. One of them ran to Liu Ruyi and said something in his ear. At that moment, Liu Ruyi's face changed drastically. He stood up suddenly, but almost fell down. He ran out of Tianlu Pavilion in panic, and the princes looked at him in surprise.
"Why is Third Brother so flustered? Did something serious happen?"
Liu Hui asked with some concern.
Liu Changsong shrugged and said, "Maybe Madam Qi is dead."
"Brother! Don't talk nonsense!"
…
Madam Qi was dragged by the soldiers until Liu Ruyi rushed over, then the soldiers hesitated and let her go.
When the mother and son met, they hugged each other and began to cry bitterly.
The two cried for a long time, and Madam Qi said resentfully: "The prince harmed me! He framed me! You must avenge me!!"
Liu Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and then she said with great heartache: "Mother, don't I know what kind of person my brother is? How could he frame you? Why did you do this!"
"Mother, what's wrong with me being a vassal king? If we go to Zhao together, I will definitely be able to govern Zhao well. Why are you doing this? My brother has repeatedly protected me and spoken for me... He is such a kind and righteous person, why do you have to pick on the prince?"
"you!!"
Madam Qi's eyes were red as she stared blankly at her son in front of her.
Suddenly, she looked up and burst into laughter, her voice was hoarse and she laughed until tears came out, like a madman.
…
At this moment, in the Chen Mansion, Chen Ping took a sip of the medicine and uttered a comfortable groan, as if what he drank was not medicine but some Penglai fairy wine.
"The scourge has finally been eradicated..."
