Xiao Xiang stayed. Out of the court, Yelan walked quickly to Xiao Wanmian and stopped him.

"Is there something wrong with His Royal Highness the King of Light?" Xiao Wanmian stopped and looked at Yelan.

"Why help me?"

"Conform to the emperor's wishes. ”

"Something else. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Wanmian looked at Yelan with interest.

"You know my grandfather. Yelan said suddenly.

Xiao Wanmian was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "Your Highness is really smart, but I don't know where to know." ”

"I investigated Xiao Xiang's past, you and ...... There's a back-and-forth, so I'm guessing, just a test. Yelan also smiled.

"Yes, I have been blessed to help Your Highness for this. But now it seems that choosing His Highness as the Lord is also a clear way. Xiao Wanmian touched his beard and said meaningfully.

"My father intends to help me ascend to the throne, but why did you give up Yeshu and choose me?" Yelan suddenly asked.

"It's not about giving up King Gong, it's about standing on three legs. ”

......

"My father's move today is clearly to help Yelan ascend to the throne. In King Gong's mansion, Ye Shu paced back and forth angrily.

"Your Highness, don't worry, Your Majesty's move may not be to suppress Your Highness. "Nan Xuanji is unfathomable.

"Master...... You're saying that your father has his eye on Yelan. Ye Shu suddenly realized.

"Your Majesty edicted Fan Bozhong last night, I don't know what he said, but it must be related to today's decision. ”

"Master, I know that Long Aoming is dead. Ye Shu said suddenly.

"Long Aoming has some entanglements with His Majesty, and now that his grandson Long Yaotian is on the throne, His Royal Highness can win him over. ”

"Yes...... Didn't the people of the temple care about the temple dispute?" Ye Shu hesitated.

Nan Xuanji smiled slightly, "Your Highness is thinking too simply. The rivers and lakes and temples are interlocked, the temple is the boss of the rivers and lakes, and the temples will dabble in one or two, and even ....... "Nan Xuanji narrowed his eyes," more. ”

......

"Your Highness, Miss Xiao agreed. She will be waiting for you at the agreed place today. The emperor asked.

"You made an appointment with Xiao Changle, what, do you want to confess to others?" Mingxu joked.

"I'm not here tonight, you stay in the house for me to look after the house. Yelan glanced at him, "I'll take care of all the big and small affairs, otherwise I'll deduct your monthly salary." ”

"Your Royal Highness the King of Light, don't be so fierce. I'm here, so don't worry. Mingxu winked at him.

Yelan will leave Mingxu behind every time he goes out, as long as Mingxu is in the house, he is at ease.

"I'm going to get down to business, don't think too much about it. Yelan glanced at him, straightened his clothes, and rode in the carriage in the direction of the Kyoto Restaurant.

......

When she arrived at the Kyoto Restaurant, a maid was guarding the door of the pavilion, Yelan gestured to her, signaling her not to make a sound, and then walked to the door and gently opened the corner of the door with her hand. Xiao Changle sat by the window in a long skirt, looking out the window, as if he had been waiting for a long time. Yelan pushed the door open and went in, Xiao Changle suddenly turned around when he heard the voice, and when he saw Yelan's figure, her eyes showed a long-awaited light, she stood up, Yelan walked towards her slowly, and only said lightly, "I've kept you waiting." ”

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Light. Xiao Changle politely saluted Yelan. "I have received the letter, but I never thought that His Highness would write such a sensual love poem. ”

Yelan didn't look at her, she just picked up a chair and sat down at random, "Isn't it used to memorize so many ancient texts?"

Xiao Changle sat beside Yelan, "Your Highness is looking for me today, you should have something to ask me." ”

Yelan looked out the window silently. A bright moon is hanging high in the sky, surrounded by a few floating clouds, such a sky, deep blue, as far as the eye can see.

"It's a beautiful night tonight. But in the years I have been in the palace, I have never seen such a beautiful night. Yelan's tone was faint, mixed with a bit of sadness, but he couldn't detect it if he didn't listen carefully.

"Your Highness, did you remember anything sad?" Xiao Changle asked cautiously.

"Do you want to hear a story?" Ye Lan suddenly turned his head to Xiao Changle and said.

His Highness said, Changle listened. ”

"Once upon a time there was a little boy whose mother died when he was born. His father didn't care about him, he grew up alone, and he was bullied and beaten by his father's other brothers since he was a child, but he never fought back, some people said that he was a fool, a fool, and he didn't respond. Growing up not to be bullied by his brothers, he has his own courtyard and begins to plot his revenge plan. Yelan stopped abruptly at this point, raised his eyes to look at Xiao Changle, who was frowning and thinking deeply, and asked coldly, "What do you think he will do?"

Xiao Changle looked at Yelan, his voice was not loud but firm, "He will stand at the pinnacle of power step by step, get rid of all the people who bullied him before, stand out from the crowd, and trample them under his feet." ”

Yelan laughed when she heard this, "You and I have almost the same idea, but that was my previous opinion, and I don't plan to uphold this idea now. ”

"Then what does Your Highness want to do?" Xiao Changle asked.

"This is the path that the little boy is going to take on his own, you are not him, I am not him, we will not know how the little boy wants to go. Only after reading the story and reaching the moment of the end will you know exactly how he chose. ”

Xiao Changle looked at Yelan, Yelan's eyes seemed to have infinite autumn waves, melancholy and deep, which made people incomprehensible. "Why did Your Highness tell this story to Changle today?"

"You've met Ye Shu. Yelan didn't answer her, but suddenly threw such a sentence at her, as if he was questioning, and as if he was stating such a thing.

"Your Highness knows?" Xiao Changle was slightly surprised.

"Yeshu is looking for you because he wants to ask you for a kiss. Yelan said lightly.

"Yes. But I don't like His Highness, so I've already rejected him. Xiao Changle replied unhurriedly.

"The people of Qin Muchu, I don't think the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion looks down on them. ”

"He's just trying to win over my father. In the eyes of His Highness, power is the most important thing. I, or Princess Beixuan, am just a victim of the struggle for power. What he wants is a strong backing behind us - Beixuan and the Xiao family. I look down on such a man. Xiao Changle said very directly.

Yelan raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously appreciating Xiao Changle's words, "I've always felt that Yeshu is disgusting. I hate him more than he is a pretentious person. ”

"It seems that I feel the same way as His Highness. ”

"Ye Shu, I think I'm smart, I'm afraid it won't be much longer. ”

"Your Highness is saying that time is running out. Xiao Changle was taken aback.

"Read the story slowly, don't jump to conclusions. Yelan just replied lightly. "You want to marry me, I don't mind, father, I will take the initiative to propose. ”

Xiao Changle was overjoyed, "What His Highness said is true?"

Yelan didn't answer, but just left a faint sentence, "It's just a side concubine, if it's wronged, forget it." ”

"Changle doesn't care about position. I just want to ask, Concubine Zheng, who is it?"

"Keep it for now, you'll know. Yelan said a sentence inexplicably, and after speaking, he got up and walked out, "I paid for the wine, go home early, don't let your father misunderstand anything." ”

......

Back at the Guangwang Mansion, seeing Ming Xu waiting at the door again, Yelan got out of the carriage and walked leisurely in front of Ming Xu, with a hint of playfulness in his tone, "You don't have to wait for me at the door every day, do you miss me so much?"

Mingxu was stunned, "It's the first time I've seen you joking." His Highness Yefan is waiting for you inside. ”

"Ye Fan?" Ye Lan frowned, "Is there something wrong with him looking for me?"

"I don't know about this, you can go in by yourself. Ming Xu shrugged, Ye Lan walked into the study suspiciously, Ye Fan was sitting on the chair in a daze, his right hand rubbing back and forth on the teacup, and he didn't even notice that someone walked in.

"What's the matter with me?" Ye Fan was startled by the sudden voice, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was Ye Lan, and then he relaxed.

"It was news from the palace, and as soon as I received the news, I immediately ran over. Ye Fan got up and explained.

Yelan picked up a chair and sat down. Ye Fan moved to him, "Fourth brother, Ye Xiaodao was recruited after being subjected to the most brutal ten tortures of the Criminal Department, and he confessed that Ye Ji did it." The father was furious, and had already sent troops to seal the Yi Wangfu, and imprisoned Ye Ji in the dungeon for interrogation on a later date. ”

"Expected. Yelan said lightly.

"And the unexpected. Ye Fan sighed and sat down beside Ye Lan, "Do you know who the presiding judge is?"

"Father. ”

"No, it's you, Fourth Brother!" Ye Fan turned up his voice.

Yelan was stunned when she heard this. He has always been calm and steady, but when he heard the news, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Could it be ......," Yelan muttered unconsciously.

"What?" Ye Fan stared at Ye Lan nervously.

Yelan didn't say anything further. - Could it be that his father, Emperor Zhaoning, wants to take this opportunity to get rid of his henchmen, and he wants to use his handbrake to stop the sharpness of the night.

Yelan didn't want to be a sword envoy for Emperor Zhaoning, and he didn't want to offend Yelan so quickly.

Now the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, it is a dilemma, and we can only look at tomorrow...... How to defuse this catastrophe.