The fourth prince is Empress Fang's lifeblood.
She and Emperor Longqing have now separated from each other, and there is no longer any love in the past.
The only one she can rely on and count on is this son.
After the incident in the Qintian Prison where the fourth prince was the reincarnation of the eldest prince, her relationship with Emperor Longqing dropped to a freezing point.
Although he later succeeded in bringing the fourth prince to his side, he still could not reverse the decline.
Emperor Longqing had five princes at his knees, and Concubine De had always cared for Emperor Longqing.
Even Concubine Lin Shu, whom he had always valued, was pregnant and about to give birth.
His patience with Empress Fang and her son was really limited.
And when the dispute over the crown prince between the DPRK and the Central Government was in full swing, Emperor Longqing's estrangement between Queen Fang and her son became even greater.
Although he was older, what he was most afraid of was that others would say he was old.
The harder it is to get something, the tighter you want to hold on to it.
When he was young, he suffered enough from not being favored.
After finally seizing power, he was able to stand out among his brothers and decide their life and death.
He was reluctant to step down from this position.
Even if this person is his biological son, it won't work.
However, Queen Fang was actually a little anxious about the dispute over the heir apparent, so he became more and more alienated from Queen Fang.
Before the Fourth Prince's accident, he had not set foot in Fengyi Palace for more than half a month.
But he never thought that when he stepped into Fengyi Palace this time, he would see his son's body.
It is true that he does not like the fourth prince as much as he does the fifth prince.
Recently, because of his bad temper and the ambition of his mother, Queen Fang, he has become somewhat disgusted with the fourth prince.
But no matter how much he hates him, he is still his son.
And the number of his sons is really not many.
He has always loved his daughter like a treasure, let alone his son.
The moment he saw the fourth prince, his eyes almost stopped moving.
Looking at the fourth prince lying motionless on the bed, he felt as if something was blocked in his throat.
Almost sick.
Queen Fang no longer knew how to cry, and she hugged the fourth prince and refused to let anyone get close to him.
Even Aunt Xiao cautiously stepped forward to ask her to put the fourth prince down, but she was scolded by her.
Emperor Longqing was already a little unsteady on his feet.
With the support of Eunuch An, he could barely walk to the fourth prince's bed.
He touched the fourth prince's already purple lips, and managed to keep his wits about him and asked Queen Fang: "What's going on?"
Empress Fang's eyes were dull, and she turned a deaf ear to Emperor Longqing's arrival.
She didn't seem to hear his questions.
She just hugged the fourth prince and refused to let go.
It was Aunt Xiao who came forward crying and spoke out.
The fourth prince was with the fifth prince.
When they went to Xiyuan to see the cheetah, the fourth prince made a fuss about getting close to the leopard, but the chamberlain accidentally let the leopard break out of the cage.
The fourth prince was thrown to the ground by the leopard.
He originally suffered from epilepsy, and when he was so frightened, he started twitching his limbs and foaming at the mouth.
Later, although the chamberlains swarmed forward and dispersed the leopards together with the nearby Jinwu Guards, the fourth prince gave up just before his eyes.
The imperial doctors diagnosed and treated the patient in a timely manner, but it was still of no use.
After struggling for a while, the fourth prince finally found it difficult to breathe, his face flushed, and he died soon after.
Emperor Longqing swayed a few times and fell on the edge of the bed.
Looking at the pale and thin face of the fourth prince, he couldn't say a word for a moment.
He recently built a colosseum in Xiyuan, and when he has nothing to do, he likes to go there and watch the tigers and leopards.
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The leopard they were talking about was a recent tribute from the governor of Zhejiang Province.
It was given as a birthday gift and was said to be an auspicious sign.
The leopard was all white, and the governor of Zhejiang said so in the memorial.
Even he himself felt that this might be auspiciousness from heaven, and it should be on this leopard, so he liked it especially.
He also specifically told them to take good care of him.
But who knew that in such a short time, such a big thing would happen.
He regained his composure, stared at Eunuch An with lightning eyes, and almost gritted his teeth, asked: "Who are the people following the two princes?
Let me arrest them and interrogate them carefully."
Emperor Longqing was really angry.
That night, the palace hurriedly summoned King Zheng and others into the palace, and there was no further movement until the evening of the next day.
At the same time, everyone was immersed in the huge shock of the death of the fourth prince, so that something that should have shocked the world was temporarily submerged in this huge wave.
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division rescued a group of people trapped in the fire from a burning house in Beijing Hutong, but what was shocking was that among them was Chu Jingxing, the eldest son of Linjiang Palace.
And what's even more shocking is When Chu Jingxing was rescued, he was still naked.
The commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division immediately recognized Chu Jingxing, whose face was blackened by the smoke.
He was so shocked that he didn't know what to do because Chu Jingxing was unconscious after inhaling excessive smoke.
There were too many people, so we had to disperse the people and go to ask for the doctor.
The most important thing is that the officials below have all pointed out that there are four fire points and there are traces of kerosene.
This is man-made arson.
Since ancient times, murder and arson have been considered unforgivable crimes.
What's more, the fire also burned down many houses next door.
Although the people living in Beijing Hutong are not very noble families, the terrible thing is that many scholars love to live there.
Here it is.
For example, several censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate lived here, and their houses were all implicated.
Either the walls were blackened, or the screen wall was burned down by fire, and the daughter's embroidery building was burned down.
Well, the censors are not easy to mess with.
They have already sent their servants to inquire about the news.
The commander of Nancheng was always the one who was most afraid of causing trouble, so he had no choice but to tell the truth, saying that someone had set fire to the house.
The specific details could not be inquired about until the Prince of Linjiang Palace woke up.
Everyone was confused and shocked for a moment.
Linjiang Prince's Mansion is in the Imperial City and has nothing to do with Beijing Hutong.
Logically speaking, the Crown Prince should not appear in such a place.
How come the fire is related to him?
The censors all seemed to have smelled something, and urged the servants at home to inquire more diligently.
One of the people who was burned was the prince, and the fire also killed several people.
The commander of Nancheng did not dare to neglect, and ordered his people to investigate closely.
Soon someone said that they found that the male owner of the house was not there, and he didn't know who it was.
Where did it go?
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