Chapter 1

A Bao, a 15-year-old woman who entered the palace the elder, stepped into the gate of the East Palace. She first spent a summer washing clothes in the clothing bureau and listened to many descriptions of the prince's beauty by the palace maids. She is usually taciturn and hardworking. One day, her superiors sent her to deliver clothes to the ladies in the East Palace. In the blink of an eye, she collided with His Highness the Crown Prince's car. Under torture, her surname "Gu" and first name "A Bao" saved her, and the prince wanted to transfer him to serve in the East Palace.

Chapter 2

This chapter explains the background of the story.

The prince's biological mother has passed away, and the current queen is the emperor's favorite concubine Zhao Guifei. Concubine Zhao has two sons, the Second Highness and the Fifth King. The prince is not liked by his father, and he always feels that he is out of tune with "their family". The Second Highness was older than the prince and was already married, but he had not been to the feudal kingdom for a long time. The emperor also gave him special rewards - such as jade belts and jade fish. The emperor wanted to use his second highness to check and balance the prince. The second highness, relying on the emperor's favor and mother, was very unfriendly to the prince. The prince once suspected that the emperor wanted to save money easily.

The prince is suspicious and moody. But he is young and talented and can write well. The servants around him were all short-lived. Except for a Zhou guard who had taken care of him since he was a child, only a Chen wife named Kou Zhu had served him the longest. When Abao arrived at the East Palace, he and Kou Zhu served the prince's daily life.

The prince realized that he was in a difficult situation. In order to protect himself, he competed with His Highness the Second Highness for official positions in various ministries in the court to strengthen his own strength. Former Zhongshu Ling Li Baizhou has been killed, and the vacant position is the key to the competition between the two sides.

Chapter 3

The Crown Prince also has a Yanzuo Palace in the palace, and usually lives in Xiyuan. Xiyuan is outside the palace, making it easy to communicate with foreign ministers. Yanzuo Palace has been under renovation for two years, but the emperor wants the prince to move back.

The crown prince’s concubine died during childbirth last year, and the child did not survive. Although the Crown Prince is young, he has experienced many life and death separations. His mother, sister, wife, and children all left him. His uncle who loved him was fighting in a border town, and even his cousin who grew up with him also went to the border. There is a psychological distance of 10,000 years between him and his father who wakes up every morning. The prince lived like a loner, but he had to deal with mediation every day.

One winter night before the New Year, the emperor became angry with Li Ni because of his case. The background is the country's legal system. The prince cannot interfere with government affairs and military affairs, and the prince is suspected of exceeding his authority. The only thing he had to do was to cultivate virtue, so the crown prince would check in every morning and evening to ask how his parents were doing. The prince immediately admitted his mistake. The emperor was so angry that he gave him a slap in the face. (This was the first time that the emperor abused the prince, and there were others later)

Why did the prince want to execute Li Baizhou at the risk of exceeding his authority and being punished? Because Li Baizhou is the father-in-law of His Highness the Second Highness, he holds great power. It must be eliminated quickly. In the words of the prince, if he dies earlier, he will live one more day.

Chapter 4

After the prince was beaten, he returned to Xiyuan Mansion. A Bao took good care of the prince while he was recovering from illness.

The prince is curious about A Bao’s life experience. Because she is not a sinner entering the palace. Abao told about his "life experience". (In short, this line will exist until the end of the story. The prince has been hurt too much and is suspicious by nature. He can never absolutely trust people of unknown origin, but he also likes Abao, so the conflicts are intertwined. The story has a bit of an ancient spy movie feel, and Po is a bit like a spy)

Chapter 5

The crown prince asked Kou Zhu to make some insidious inquiries about Po's origins. and the past. This is the main thread of the novel, which is Abao's life experience, which has always been a mystery to the suspicious prince. The prince's special status also made it difficult for the prince to get close to him at ease.

The crown prince learned from Zhang Luzheng, the Minister of Punishment, that there would be changes in the personnel of his Zhanshifu. The emperor arranged for him He Daoran, the Minister of Rites. What kind of power does the Ministry of Rites have among the six departments? He Shangshu is actually a peacemaker. The emperor intended to weaken his power.

After March 3, the crown prince staged a crying scene in front of the emperor. The emperor also expressed comfort in person, but secretly scolded him in front of the queen that "he has a heart that can be punished." The discord between the emperor and the prince is revealed again, which is another main line of this novel.

Chapter 6

Chapter 68

In this episode of the TV series Farewell to the Clouds, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince moved to Yanzuo Palace, several concubines After being promoted, Gu's position is that of a talented person. Live in a separate yard. His Royal Highness the Prince lit a lamp in Taiye Pond and returned it to Ah Bao, and expressed his feelings to Ah Bao. But Abao said he wanted to leave. The prince quickly understood A Bao's thoughts. He was afraid of the person who brought her into the palace, fearing that he would threaten the prince's position.

Gu Cairen's refusal made the prince sober up. He ordered Gu Cairen to have a serious illness and not to leave the palace or meet anyone in private. At the same time, the entire East Palace was put under surveillance. The prince gave Gu Cairen a prescription to help her survive the winter, and he would not disturb her for the time being. It wasn't until one day three years later that the two met.

Chapter 69 The room is far away and the people are far away

In this chapter, the prince finally met her four years later. The protagonist is torn between rationality and sensibility. In the last episode, when the prince and Gu Cairen lit the lamp and talked about love, he was not sober and was in a drunken state. What he revealed at this time may be true feelings, but this true feelings have no place under the pressure of reality. And when he decided to lock up Gu Cairen for eternity, he had already regained his dignity as a king. At this time, Gu Cairen was like him and Master Xu, they were collaborators and no longer partners.

Before His Majesty issued the ban, he took the opportunity to explain two matters to Gu Cairen. One is that if he is deposed, then give him a hairpin and let him commit suicide. One is to reveal Master Xu’s affairs to the person behind him at the appropriate time.

Chapter 70 Lin Wujingshu

The funeral of the Empress Dowager was organized by the Prince. The night before, the Jinwu Guards were ordered to arrest Master Xu.

It was originally a secret arrest, but because of one person, there was a lot of discussion in the court. The emperor personally asked the Crown Prince Yudai and Master Xu about it, hoping to deal with it as a family scandal. But the prince refused to admit it. The two of them did not talk to each other.

The emperor's grandson Ayuan was ill, but the crown prince didn't take it to heart and still took him out to have a breeze.

Episode 71 The Maid is the Wife

The emperor asked the prince to write a letter to the twenty-four guards and stamp it with his seal, so as to identify whether the prince was involved in military affairs. The prince did not want to write it, so he suggested that the emperor ask the five kings to come over and write the golden knife. (The prince had previously intentionally given the copybook to the Five Kings so that he could have the opportunity to copy it).

The result was unexpected. The twenty-four guards did not behave rebelliously after seeing the prince's handwriting. The prince returns to the palace.

The emperor was concerned about the health of his grandson. He hinted not to let anything happen to him, but the prince still didn't care.

Episode 72: Humble and humiliated

The prince impeached the five kings in the morning. This move is suspected of self-destruction. (In Episode 69, the prince asked Abao to reveal the jade belt to the five kings, and Ruhubei was bound to get a blow)

Chang He, a close confidant of the five kings, mentioned that it was known both inside and outside the court - Master Xu was a remnant of the previous dynasty, and he believed that The Eastern Dynasty will be defeated. But the five kings thought that they were already dead. Because according to common sense, if the prince knew the identity of Master Xu, he would definitely not use Master Xu. Therefore, the prince's innocence was cleared. Even if there was something, it was Master Xu who concealed the prince. At most, Master Xu was executed, and the prince was still innocent. If the prince mentioned his affair in court and was reported, the emperor would definitely find out who reported him? The biggest suspect is the Five Kings. Once investigated, it turns out that A Bao is real, the jade belt is real, the confession of the jade belt is real, and the relationship between A Bao and King Zhao is also real. Therefore, King Zhao felt that he must lose.

Episode 73: The Eight Signs of Jue

The emperor learned about Master Xu’s identity and wanted to check it, but Wang Shen had hanged himself. The emperor lifted the ban on the East Palace and asked Chen Jin to invite the prince over. The core of the conversation was about the recent rumors that Master Xu was a remnant of the previous dynasty. The father and son finally came to a unified understanding that since the five kings reported the jade belt, then the rumors must also be caused by the five kings. But the emperor heard that this rumor came from the Yanzuo Palace where the prince lived. In the end, it seemed that the emperor was forced to have no choice. He understood the prince's methods and his helplessness in facing the five kings.

This rumor is the same as the nursery rhyme from five years ago. It talks about the affairs between the emperor and the late emperor and the late empress. This is what the emperor doesn't want the world to know. Therefore, they can only deny that the main record is their identity. Only then can the rumors be disproven and the situation narrow its scope of influence. If he denies that he is a remnant of the previous dynasty, he will be released back to his hometown.

This not only preserved Master Xu's record, but also preserved the prince's innocence.

Then the creator of the rumor must be severely punished. According to common sense, this rumor could not have been created by the prince himself, but could only have been done by the five kings.

Episode 74: Falling under the Curtain

The emperor bypassed all authority agencies and announced the verdict against the five kings. He was deprived of all titles, had a staff of eighty, and was exiled to Lingnan. The prince supervises the execution.

This chapter describes a conversation between the prince and the five kings before the execution. The five kings are extremely smart people, but they made a mistake this time and trusted Abao, so they fell into the trap. But the five kings knew that even though the prince killed the five kings, he could not get this kingdom because he had lost his heart as an emperor. The prince has plenty of opportunities, but he always leaves opportunities for others.

The reason why the prince wanted to kill the five kings was because he did not want to hand over the country to a matricide like the five kings. Another connection is that the five kings are involved in the army and have close ties with Li Mingan. The prince couldn't move Li Mingan, so he had no choice but to attack the five kings.

The prince refused and the emperor sent an imperial doctor to treat A Yuan.

The prince informed Gu Cairen that the five kings had died, but Gu Cairen's reaction was very indifferent. Perhaps Gu Cairen had already foreseen the consequences, knowing that she was just a pawn in the power struggle, and she also concluded that the prince had no heart. Can a person who cruelly kill his own brother still love him? The two of them didn't say much, and already went in different directions.

Episode 75