"Master, the third prince is out asking to see you." The subordinates in the general's mansion came in to spread the word and saw that in addition to Murong He, the other masters in the mansion were also there.

"What is he here for?" Murong Xijie was furious when he thought of what Chu Wanwan had done to Murong Xuanji, and he also implicated such emotions on Xuanyuan Mo, if he hadn't taken Chu Wanwan to the paddock, there would not have been these things today, and Murong Xuanji and Xuanyuan Hao would not have suffered so much.

"Dad, do you want to see you?" Compared with Murong Xijie's anger, Murong Xilang was much calmer, and asked Murong He calmly.

"You tell the third prince that there is no guest in the General's Mansion and let him go back." Murong He didn't even have time to think, and directly refused Xuanyuan Mo's request to see.

"Yes." The subordinates in the mansion did not hesitate at all, and immediately retreated, and hurriedly replied to Xuanyuan Mo who was waiting at the door, "I'm sorry, the third prince, our lord said that he wouldn't see the guest, so you better go back." ”

Xuanyuan Mo had long been ready to be rejected, but now he was still a little unhappy when he heard it, but he didn't show it on his face, so he said with some disappointment: "Okay, I'll go back first today, but you turn the general, I really have something to tell him, I won't give up so easily, I'll come to see him again tomorrow." After saying these words, Xuanyuan Mo turned around and left.

"Dad, even if you rejected the third prince today, I don't think he gave up so easily." Murong Xijie opened his mouth and said: "The emperor did not come to court today, and then I heard that the emperor suddenly fainted in the palace, and no one knows what the situation is now, I think he came to you today for this matter." ”

"The emperor is sick, people inside and outside the palace are panicking, the emperor has not yet set up a prince, if the emperor has something in case, a bloody storm is inevitable, the third prince came back to find his father, and he also hoped that his father could stand on his side." Murong Xilang calmly analyzed.

"How is that possible? He thinks too well, besides, our General's Mansion and the Three Princes' Mansion have never had much in common, so why does he think that we will help him? Murong Xijun sneered and said, "Besides, we want to help the Nine Emperor Princes." ”

"He now thinks that the Nine Emperors are no longer there, now it's just a struggle for power between him and the Great Prince, the Nine Emperors and the Great Prince have always been at odds before, and we will definitely not help the Great Prince, so he thinks I will be on his side." Murong Xilang guessed Xuanyuan Mo's purpose after seeing blood for a while.

"Dad wants to enter the palace to see the emperor? I heard that the queen and the imperial concubine were rejected by the emperor today, but I think if my father goes to see the emperor, the emperor will see you a little bit. Murong Xijie saw Murong He's contemplative expression, and asked with some curiosity.

Murong He thought silently for a while before he spoke: "The emperor really likes the prince of the Nine Emperors, the death of the Nine Emperors is a heavy blow to the emperor, so the emperor will not even go to the early dynasty, and even fell ill, I am worried that when I see the emperor, I can't help but tell the plan of the Nine Emperors, so I can't enter the palace for the time being." ”

"It's okay if you don't enter the palace, the situation in the court must be very chaotic now, if you appear, master, there will be a lot of troublesome things at that time. Now that you stay at home, someone will come to you, and if you enter the palace, I don't know how many people will find you. Li Miaoxin looked at Murong He with a serious face.

"The eldest lady is right, everyone can see the emperor's reuse of his father, the third prince will come to his father because he thinks that his father can play a key role in the establishment of the prince, I think as long as the father enters the palace to see the emperor, then everyone will definitely focus on the father, and then the troublesome things will continue to come." Murong Xijie's expression gradually became heavy.

"You will tell the people in the palace later, and all the people who are looking for me will not be seen, not even the prince." Murong He explained to Zhou Xiaolan beside him with a serious expression.

"Got it, sir." Zhou Xiaolan nodded and said, "You have already ordered it before, and the people in the mansion also know that they will not let those people in easily." ”

Murong He nodded and looked at his three sons and said, "Recently, you have to be more careful in what you do, and you should be more careful in the connection with the Nine Emperor Princes, so that others don't find out." ”

"Yes!" The three sons of the Murong family nodded in agreement.

"You should also pay more attention to the situation in the palace, especially the emperor, the emperor must be very sad because of the affairs of the Nine Emperors, I am worried that some ill-intentioned people will pick out some things when the emperor is not interested in political affairs." Murong He said with a heavy face.

"Daddy means the eldest prince?" Murong Xilang thought for a while and said: "Even if the eldest prince has the help of the queen, I think he will not dare to do anything unfavorable to the emperor at this time, at this time, whether it is the eldest prince or the third prince, or other ambitious princes, what they have to do is to find heavy ministers and pull them into their camp, the more people in their camp, the more weighty they have, the more helpful it will be for them to compete for the crown prince in the future." ”

"Xijie, you secretly sent someone to keep an eye on the situation on the side of the eldest prince and the third prince, and tell me immediately if there is anything. Xilang, as the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, you can walk around the palace at any time, and you must protect the emperor secretly. Xijun, you are responsible for liaising with the Nine Emperor Princes, as long as there is any movement in the capital, you will tell the Nine Emperor Princes, and keep abreast of the situation on the Nine Emperors' side, and we must cooperate with his requests. ”

"Understood." The three sons of the Murong family nodded in unison again.

A few days later, the emperor still did not appear, the emperor did not go to the court in the past few days, there have been ministers who have discussed and speculated about various situations, and some people have privately asked to see the emperor, but they have been rejected and returned, and now the emperor is not clear about the situation, which makes the tense situation even more unpredictable.

"Your Majesty, this is a tonic sent by the queen." The servant walked into the inner room, saw that the emperor was still in a daze at the painting scroll of the imperial concubine, gently put down the supplement, took off the cloak from the shelf on the side and put it on the emperor, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten for several days, you can eat something." ”

"I don't have an appetite and don't want to eat. Take it all down. "The emperor's eyes never left the scroll. Since hearing the news of Xuanyuan Hao's death, the emperor has a deep guilt in his heart, feeling that he did not protect Xuanyuan Hao well, and feels very indebted to Concubine Huangli.

The slave still wanted to open his mouth to persuade a few words, but seeing that the emperor knew that it was useless to persuade him, he had to sigh in his heart and quietly retreated, and as soon as he walked to the door, he saw Murong Xilang on duty, and immediately respectfully greeted him.

"Is the emperor still inside?" Murong Xilang asked without a smile, seeing that the servant was still holding food in his hand, he couldn't help frowning, "Didn't the emperor eat anything today?" ”

"Yes, the emperor has been looking at the portrait of Concubine Huang Li without saying a word, and he hasn't eaten it for several meals, even the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, the emperor refuses to drink it, if it goes on like this, the emperor's body will definitely not be able to stand it." The servant said worriedly.

Hearing the servant say this, Murong Xilang's expression became even colder, and he thought for a while and said, "Let me go to see the emperor." ”

"But-" The servant looked at Murong Xilang with some embarrassment, "The emperor said that no one will be seen, if Lord Murong insists on seeing him, will it cause the emperor's displeasure." ”

"Any consequences will be borne by me, Murong Xilang, alone." Murong Xilang said calmly, ignoring the minions' hesitation and strides into the emperor's inner room.

"I said I want to be quiet and stay alone, go out, and don't bother me again." When the emperor heard the footsteps behind him, he thought that it was another slave who came in to disturb him, and said with some displeasure.

"Minister Murong Xilang knocked to see the emperor." Murong Xilang knelt down behind the emperor, and the moment the emperor turned around, he was slightly surprised to see the emperor's decadent appearance, but it was only fleeting and did not attract the emperor's attention.

"How did you get in? Didn't I say I didn't want to see anyone? Seeing that Emperor Murong Xilang was slightly surprised, but quickly looked at him unhappily and said, "Don't you even listen to my words now?" ”

"I don't dare." Murong Xilang was not angry because of the displeasure in the emperor's tone, and said calmly: "The emperor has not been to the court for several days, and now there is no one to deal with the political affairs of the court. ”

Hearing Murong Xilang mention Xuanyuan Hao, the emperor's body shook slightly, and his eyes moved from Murong Xilang's body to the portrait of Huang Lifei again, with deep sadness in his eyes.

Murong Xilang raised his head slightly and also saw the portrait of Huang Lifei, although he had no impression of Huang Lifei, but he had heard his family talk about the emperor's feelings for Huang Lifei before, and at this time, seeing the emperor looking at the portrait of Huang Lifei with a gentle gaze that he had never seen before, Murong Xilang could feel the sadness in the emperor's heart.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, if you treat yourself like this, if Concubine Huang Li is still alive, she will definitely be even more sad, and Concubine Huang Li will not want to see you torture herself like this." Murong Xilang boldly opened his mouth and said, "Not only the Imperial Concubine, but also the Nine Emperor Princes don't want to see the Emperor you look like now." ”

"I can't even protect my most beloved woman and my most beloved son, how can I protect the country and my people?" Emperor Xiaoji said.

"The emperor's country, the emperor's people are not protected by the emperor alone, the ministers are willing to do their best to assist the emperor, as long as the emperor has an order, the ministers will never give up." Murong Xilang said firmly.

Murong Xilang's words made the emperor slightly pleased, slowly moved a few steps and sat down on the chair next to him, looked at Murong Xilang and said: "You said that I know everything, and I understand it in my heart, but I am really tired, not only physically tired, but also mentally tired, as for political affairs, I really don't have the energy to deal with it again." ”

Seeing the emperor's tired and weak appearance, Murong Xilang moved his lips, and some words came to his mouth and swallowed back for him, and he was silent for a while before he spoke: "The minister knows the emperor's mood, because the mood of his father is the same, and the minister hopes that the emperor will soon let go of the sadness in his heart and focus on the country." ”

The emperor didn't speak, but just waved his hand to make Murong Xilang retreat.

Murong Xilang looked at the thick folds on the desk, those were all folds that needed to be reviewed by the emperor, frowned and wanted to speak, but finally kneeled down without saying anything.

The emperor in the palace has no intention of political affairs, and every day he mutters to himself in front of the portrait of the imperial concubine, and outside the palace, the two princes of the eldest prince and the third prince are more active, and they go to the mansion of the ministers of the court every day to discuss things.

On this day, Xuanyuan Mo came to the gate of the General's Mansion again, he had been getting better for many days, but Murong He had never agreed with him. Xuanyuan Mo seemed to be competing with Murong He, coming every day rain or shine, although he was disappointed every time, but he seemed to be persevering as if he didn't know what it was like to give up. Even the guards at the gate of the General's Mansion were a little moved by Xuanyuan Mo's sincerity.

"Is the Third Prince here again?" When Li Miaoxin walked out of the house, he saw a subordinate coming out of Murong He's study, and hurriedly walked towards the door, so he immediately called the subordinate and asked.

"Yes, the third prince is waiting at the door, but the lord still refuses to see guests today." The subordinate said respectfully.

Li Miaoxin heard what his subordinates said, hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll go with you to meet him." After speaking, Li Miaoxin took the lead and walked towards the door.

Xuanyuan Mo originally thought that the result of this request would be turned away as before, but when he saw Li Miaoxin who suddenly appeared, a trace of surprise flashed on Xuanyuan Mo's face, but soon he felt a burst of joy in his heart, thinking that he was moved by his sincerity. Although it was not Murong He who came, but if a general's wife could come out, Xuanyuan Mo felt that this was a big breakthrough.

"Madame General!" Xuanyuan Mo politely greeted Li Miaoxin.

Although Xuanyuan Mo is a prince, Li Miaoxin is an elder after all, and she has another relationship with Xuanyuan Mo, so she just bowed her head slightly, and there was not much change in expression on her face.

"The general hasn't seen you since you came, so don't wait any longer, he won't see you before or in the future." Li Miaoxin said cruel words in a delicate voice.

"Why?" Xuanyuan Mo asked with some excitement: "Is there anything that the general is dissatisfied with me, if there is, I hope he can tell me honestly and unfairly, and I will definitely change it." ”