On this day, when Qiu Guhan was busy and Wu Gongzi was regretting, Ji Heng also fell into extreme embarrassment and trouble.

Ji Heng's brain is very good, and he has a lot of officialdom and life experience, no matter how many winds and waves he has experienced, he feels that with his talent and ability, there is no problem that cannot be solved.

But this time, he really didn't know what to do.

He locked himself in the study, looked at the bright yellow edict, paced back and forth with his flowing hair, and even broke dozens of beautiful beards, but still didn't come up with a good solution.

Of course, he couldn't really convene the "referee" designated by the edict to discuss the question of who would be the emperor, if he really did that, the emperor would not only kill him, but I am afraid that he would also destroy the Ji clan.

This edict had been examined by a large number of princes and important ministers in full view, and he could not say that it was forged or invalid.

He didn't have the courage to ruin the edict.

So what else could he do?

His brilliant mind really can't think of any way.

From day to night, he didn't step out of the study.

He is already in his fifties, no matter how well he is maintained, he didn't sleep in the second half of the night last night, and today he is tired for another day, and his body can't bear it, but he can't sleep anymore no matter how tired he is, so he can only hold on.

Seeing that her husband was so distressed, Mrs. Ji stayed outside the study, persuading her husband to eat something and rest early.

Finally, Ji Heng couldn't resist his wife's persistence, opened the door, and sighed: "Come in." ”

Mrs. Ji came in with a tray of rice, vegetables and soup, and complained: "What are you thinking about, why don't you even eat?" Look at you, it's only been a day, and you look a few years older. ”

Ji Heng closed the door and pouted: "Look at the things on the table." ”

Mrs. Ji saw the edict that was placed very squarely and clearly at a glance, and wondered what it was, so after listening to her husband's words, she picked up the edict and took a few looks.

Then, she was completely stunned: "This, where did this fight come from?" It can't be true, right? ”

Although the matter of the edict should not be revealed, Ji Heng and his wife have been soulmates and close comrades-in-arms for many years, and they don't want to hide it from her at this time, so they sighed and told everything about last night.

Mrs. Ji was dumbfounded when she heard this, sat down in her chair, and muttered in distraction: "Actually, there is such a thing, then, what should we do?" ”

The current emperor is doing well, their Ji family is also doing well, she is still waiting for her daughter to be the queen, but such an edict suddenly appeared, making her emperor's son-in-law seem to be unjustifiable, maybe it will lead to a new battle of imperial power, she, her husband, and her daughter and the Ji family, what should I do?

The Ji family won't be affected by this, right?

"I'm having a headache about that, too." Ji Heng sighed, sat down, and drank the soup slowly, "You can't ignore the emperor's last orders, nor can you rebel against the emperor, you can't do anything......"

As he spoke, his fingers trembled, and the spoon in his hand fell to the ground.

It wasn't that he had a stroke, but that he was so tired and weak that he couldn't even hold a spoon steadily.

Mrs. Ji was very distressed when she saw her husband's weak appearance, so she quickly picked up chopsticks and fed him personally, and said angrily while feeding: "There are six people listed on this edict, why should you have a headache and distress alone?" If it's uncomfortable, it should be six people uncomfortable together, otherwise it's too unfair! ”

Hearing her say this, Ji Heng's eyes lit up: "Madam is right, this kind of thing, if you want to be uncomfortable, everyone should be uncomfortable together, why am I uncomfortable alone?" ”

Originally, he didn't dare to think about gathering the other five people to discuss who would be the emperor, for fear of angering the emperor, but now that he thinks about it, as long as he insists that the two candidates are not suitable for the emperor, won't he be handed over?

As for the others, if you have the guts, you can choose one of the "Autumn Smoke Disperses" and Prince Xing, and then the emperor will be angry, and they are also angry, and it has nothing to do with him. Mrs. Ji said: "It's good that the master can figure it out." Eat quickly, rest when you are full, and deal with this matter when you are recuperated. ”

"Well, where am I still in the mood to sleep?" Ji Heng forced himself to swallow his food and said, "You quickly send someone to invite those people over, and say that you want to discuss the matter of the edict, so that they don't have to rub it in." ”

The emperor must already be planning how to kill the "Autumn Smoke" and the Autumn Drifting Snow, maybe he still wants to kill a few "referees", and he still dares to work when he has slept enough at this time?

Mrs. Ji thought about it, and also felt that she couldn't sleep tonight, so she said, "Yes, yes, you hurry up and eat something, and then make up for sleep, and wait for those old guys to come over and discuss." ”

She fed her husband something, but went out of the study and asked for four people except for the king.

She gave an urgent order, and the guards of the Ji Mansion went quickly and came back quickly.

"Back to the master, Prince Rong said that he was old and frail, and the time was late, so he was really sleepy and panicked, and he couldn't talk to the master, so he would talk about it another day."

"Back to the master, General Feng said that he had a recurrence of old leg diseases, could not travel, and needed to recuperate for a period of time, so he couldn't come, and I asked the master to forgive me."

"Back to the master, Xiang Guogong said that he followed the public, and the others discussed the results and then notified him, and he just obeyed the public."

Ji Heng's cheeks, which were still quite white, kept cramping, and anger erupted in his eyes.

These old foxes are clearly pushing him to the cusp!

Does he simply reply to the emperor and say that these people are inclined to autumn snow?

But, fortunately, there is still a person who comes.

This person is the old lady of the Lan family, Qiu Mianmian.

Qiu Mianmian is this old, and she has nothing to do with Qiu Lushuang, of course, she didn't attend Qiu Lushuang's funeral, and she doesn't know what happened at the funeral last night.

But from the news she heard, she smelled great changes and dangers.

She was very concerned about what was going on.

When she received the news that Ji Heng invited her to come to the door, she immediately became keenly aware that Ji Heng's move was likely to be related to the incident of last night, so she immediately asked people to prepare a sedan chair and come to Ji's mansion despite her age.

Ji Heng was more or less relieved when he saw her coming.

Although the old lady of the Lan family is over eighty years old, she is a big man after all, and even he has to give three points of respect, and with her suffering with him, his pressure will undoubtedly be much less.

So, behind closed doors, he had a separate, secret meeting with Qiu Mianmian.

Qiu Mianmian knew that Qiu Yansan was still alive, and after seeing the edict, she was first taken aback, and then smiled: "Taifu is really closed."

Ji Heng immediately said: "What is the old lady's plan, tell me quickly!" ”

Although the Ji family and the Lan family fought for the things after the book, they undoubtedly stood on the same front and must stand on the same front in the matter of the edict.

Qiu Mianmian said: "The edict requires us and the other six to discuss and decide on the new emperor, but the king of hunting is not in the capital now, how can the remaining five people leave the king of hunting and discuss and decide on their own?" Therefore, I believe that this matter must be dealt with after the king returns to Beijing. Until then, the emperor must continue to sit in the palace and the court, handle state affairs, and control the overall situation, isn't this bureau? ”

When the hunting king returns to the capital, I believe that the emperor must have dealt with it properly, and there is no need for her and Ji Heng to have a headache.