roccoschili Chapter 576 Are you going to harm your son?
Chapter 576 Are you going to harm your son?
The eldest prince was under house arrest. After experiencing a few days of frenzy, he soon calmed down and read books and practiced calligraphy every day. He was very patient.
For him, temporary gains and losses are nothing in the long life. Only on the last day will he know who the winner is.
Although the prince is in a glorious position at the moment, as long as he can be patient, lie dormant and wait for a long time, it is still uncertain who will win.
During the more than one hundred years since the founding of the Daze Kingdom, there were many cases where the crown prince did not become the emperor.
By then, the lives of Qiao Jianer and the Qiao family will be in his hands. He can kill the Qiao family with just a flick of his fingers.
As long as his mother is still his father's most beloved concubine, he will always be his father's most beloved son.
Over the years, Concubine Han has remained in great favor and has her own way of winning the emperor's heart.
The eldest prince is very confident about this.
So, when the news came that Concubine Han had gone crazy, the eldest prince remained calm, his eyes still on the scroll in his hand.
"I know that some people are upset because I am not angry or upset and am working hard every day. They are making up rumors to shake my resolve and make me lose my composure and become a mess."
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Such a trick, what's so strange about it? And you said my mother is crazy, how ridiculous. All the concubines in the harem, including the queen, are crazy, so my mother can't be crazy."
The eunuch who came in to report was terrified and said anxiously, "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine has truly gone mad. She keeps shouting about ghosts and claims that Princess Feiluan is the ghost. From morning till night, she's either going crazy or falling asleep from exhaustion."
The eldest prince paused, put down the scroll in his hand, and stared at the eunuch seriously.
The eunuch's reaction gave him a strong sense of unease.
"Can you say that again."
"The Imperial Concubine is crazy, really crazy."
"Who's crazy?"
"Noble Concubine Han, your mother."
"The whole harem knows about it, and all the high-ranking families have spread it."
The eldest prince's face suddenly changed, the blood color faded and turned blue.
He knew very well that the main reason why he had received the most love from the emperor since he was a child was because of Concubine Han.
If Concubine Han went crazy and said things she shouldn't have, how would the emperor view her and her son?
So, he panicked and was scared. Nothing was more important than this when it came to his future.
"Why is this happening? My mother was fine, how could she go crazy?" The eldest prince became excited, his voice trembling a little.
He still couldn't fully believe it, let alone accept it.
"I don't know the reason, but the Imperial Concubine keeps mentioning Princess Feiluan, saying that Princess Feiluan is a ghost. I think it might be related to Princess Feiluan. Maybe the Imperial Concubine was frightened by Princess Feiluan."
The eldest prince was gloomy. "Qiao Jian'er is cunning and vicious, but my mother lives deep in the palace and has no contact with that little bitch Qiao Jian'er. How could she have fallen for her schemes?"
"I don't know about that, but the Imperial Concubine is fine and would never go crazy so easily. There must be a reason."
The eldest prince stood up and paced anxiously in the study. He was under house arrest, but sooner or later the deadline would be up and he would be free again.
But if Concubine Han really went crazy and lost her mind, that would be something that would accompany her for the rest of her life, and there would be no hope.
Then he will definitely be greatly affected.
Others are honored because of their mothers, but he is honored because of his mother.
By midnight, the defense of the palace was relaxed. The eldest prince changed into night clothes and, under the cover of people in the courtyard, avoided being seen and successfully sneaked into Concubine Han's palace.
He wanted to see for himself.
Although it was dark outside, Concubine Han did not go to bed. No matter day or night, or what time it was, she would go crazy at any time. When she was tired of going crazy, she would sleep, and when she woke up, she would continue to go crazy.
At this time, she was standing in the middle of the hall with her body hunched over, pointing her finger at a corner, making a hushing gesture with a strange smile on her face.
The eldest prince almost didn't recognize her because the Concubine Han in front of him was completely different from the one he remembered.
Her face was thin and haggard, with sunken eye sockets but protruding eyes. Her hair was disheveled and tied into knots, with most of it being white. She had a hunched back, like an old woman in her sixties.
When the eldest prince confirmed that this person was his mother, his heart completely sank.
With Concubine Han's appearance, image, and mental state, it is absolutely impossible for her to gain any favor from the emperor.
What's even worse is that she is acting crazy and might have said something she shouldn't have said.
At first, the servants tried their best to bring Concubine Han back to consciousness, but her condition became worse every day and was beyond help. Even Nanny Zhou abandoned her master and went to bed.
Most of the guards outside had withdrawn, leaving only a few people guarding the place symbolically. These guards also sat at the foot of the wall, holding their swords and dozing off.
In the empty hall, only Concubine Han was going crazy.
The eldest prince's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He grabbed Concubine Han's shoulders and said in a deep and cold voice.
"Mother, calm down and look at me."
Concubine Han shuddered and looked at the eldest prince intently. Suddenly, she laughed and became a little excited.
She raised her hand and touched the eldest prince's head: "Son, you have come to see your mother."
His mother still recognized him, and the eldest prince seemed to see a glimmer of hope. It seemed that he could make his mother better. By then, if he took good care of her and maintained her appearance, all those nonsense would be meaningless, and his mother might still be able to regain his favor.
"I will come to see mother from time to time. Mother, you must take good care of yourself. For your own sake and for Zhao'er's sake, you must not torture yourself like this anymore." The eldest prince said earnestly.
He lowered his voice and said, "When mother is better and I am released from house arrest, I can deal with that little bitch Qiao Jianer."
Concubine Han seemed not to hear these words. She pulled the eldest prince and walked towards the corner with a hunched back, very carefully.
"Son, have you seen Qiao Jian'er? She's hiding in that corner. She's always there. You never know when she'll pounce on me and drink my blood. It's just right that you're here. Help me fight her off."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's heart sank.
Although Concubine Han recognized him, she was also completely insane.
He suddenly became angry and slapped Concubine Han hard in the face.
Concubine Han was stunned. She covered her face and looked at the eldest prince with grievance.
"Mother, look carefully, there is no Qiao Jian'er, it's all just your hallucination, please wake up, are you trying to harm my son?"
Concubine Han was also angry. Her voice became sharp, and she pointed at the broken wall and jumped up and down. "That's Qiao Jian'er, with a pale face, a bloody mouth, and bloodshot eyes staring at us. You bastard, if you don't believe me, I've raised you in vain."