"Your Highness, if you continue to interrupt, you will suffer from its chaos."

Xiao Yihe lowered his head, the brush in his hand paused, and a drop of ink fell on the piece, reflecting into a ball of ink.

He frowned.

It wasn't the first time he had heard his uncle say that, but this time, he knew he could no longer escape his persecution.

He put down the pen in his hand, slowly raised his head, looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Father is seriously ill, now is not the time to discuss this matter. ”

"Your Highness!" Yuan Yi took a step forward and said eagerly: "King Heng intervened in the affairs of the Taishou Mansion in Yuanzhou, and went to the local prefect in Shandong, although he is far away from Shangdu, but he has not left the government, hasn't His Highness seen it clearly?" Now that the Holy Lord is no longer able to protect him, if he waits any longer, the news that the Holy Lord is seriously ill will definitely spread around, and when the Holy Lord is powerless to return to heaven, I am afraid that King Heng has already prepared in the Quartet, and it will be too late. Take action at this time, and Your Highness's path to the world will be foolproof. ”

Xiao Yihe looked at him noncommittally.

Yuan Yi said again: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not be kind to his wife." ”

"Uncle seems to be sure that my father is powerless." Xiao Yihe's expression revealed a look of coercion.

Yuan Yi was stunned and silent.

Xiao Yihe turned his eyes to look at the sunset outside the hall, and said in a slow tone: "The sixth brother is already on his way back to Beijing at this time. ”

He received a secret report this morning that Xiao Yizheng had left Sujiang and went all the way north.

"He came back alone." He added.

"That's a good time to start." Yuan Yi's eyebrows moved slightly, showing a hint of joy on his face.

Xiao Yihe smiled slightly, retracted his gaze, and said, "I know that the Fourth Emperor Sister has taken the opportunity to hand over a letter to Ling Deyan, and I also know that the news of my father's serious illness will definitely reach Su Jiang, does my uncle know why I didn't stop it?" ”

Yuan Yi frowned and was silent.

"Because I'm also waiting for the sixth brother's decision. Now that he's made the choice and is back single-handedly, I'm not going to touch him. ”

"Your Highness is confused......," Yuan Yi paced, anxious.

Xiao Yihe raised his hand, his eyes lit up, and he said in a cold voice: "If I am not so confused, the first person who should be investigated is you, uncle." ”

Yuan Yi opened his mouth and stammered, looking shocked.

"Privately mining minerals, building weapons, and complicity in crime, uncle won't be unclear, right?" Xiao Yihe gently leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes, looking a little tired.

"Minister...... None of them, but ...... was bewitched by the prince of Xiang, but he just wanted to help His Royal Highness in the future and participate in this matter in a confused way. Yuan Yi bowed his face and lowered his voice, looking extremely sincere.

"Uncle doesn't need to say much. Naturally, you know best what you have done. Don't worry, I won't touch the Yuan family for the time being. It's just that my uncle himself has to know how to advance and retreat. ”

Yuan Yi's breath stagnated, his eyes rolled, he lifted his robe, and knelt down: "Your Highness, thank you, your majesty, and retire." ”

When Xiao Yihe opened his eyes, the sky outside the hall was blue and black.

He looked around and felt that the empty temple was very desolate.

Ever since the emperor fell seriously ill and fell into a coma, he had taken on the burden of handling daily affairs. However, the true situation of the emperor's serious illness, he and the empress decided again and again not to explain it to the public, only saying that the saint was not in good health and needed to recuperate, and even the Zhongshu Ling Yang Zhi and the ministers at the head of the six departments did not know the specific truth. There are two reasons for this arrangement, one is that the emperor's illness this time is menacing, I am afraid that time is short, this is a critical moment, and it is necessary to make complete preparations and arrangements, otherwise the government will be shaken, which will not be conducive to the society. Second, he was indeed trying to conceal Xiao Yizheng, who was far away in Sujiang. He was reluctant but had to admit that he didn't know when he had been suspicious of Xiao Yizheng.

And in order to conceal Xiao Yizheng, he had to hide Ling Deyan.

However, the palace is said to be big and small, and there is no impermeable wall in this earthly world.

The news of the emperor's serious illness could not be concealed for long.

He twisted his eyebrows and sighed deeply.

It's good that Xiao Yizheng is back, at least when he enters Shangdu, half of his heart will fall to the ground.

He coughed lightly and felt some cramping in his chest.

"Your Highness is suffering from heartache again?" A gentle voice of concern came from far and near

of the coming.

He raised his head slightly and saw Shen Tong walking into the hall gently.

He put down his heavy expression, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, dyed with a gentle smile, got up and walked around the table, and walked towards Shen Tong.

"Why are you here?" He said.

"His Royal Highness hasn't returned to the East Palace for a few days, I can't rest assured." Shen Tong's complexion is also not good.

Xiao Yihe took her shoulder, sat down with her, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, you take care of Cheng Qian in the East Palace, don't worry about outside things." ”

Shen Tong's eyes drooped, and he said worriedly: "I know that Your Highness is worried about big things, but since the Luohe River has been flooded, your health has not been good, so you can't work too hard." ”

Xiao Yihe nodded and asked, "Have you gone to greet the queen mother?" ”

Shen Tong nodded: "The queen mother has been guarding the Heart Cultivation Palace, and I have exhausted my efforts when I see it." ”

Xiao Yihe frowned, showing a helpless expression.

"Your Royal Highness, Father and Emperor ......" Shen Tong paused, hesitated, and still said tentatively: "Should you recruit the sixth and seventh brothers to return to Beijing?" ”

Xiao Yihe pressed the hand on her shoulder and looked at her deeply with low eyes.

Shen Tong felt the change in the strength of his palm, and his heart froze. Qingxi had reminded her not to meddle in the affairs of the royal brothers. However, now that the emperor is seriously ill, if he does not let his brother return to Beijing, this matter will be criticized by the world. After much thought, she decided to persuade. She felt that she was in the position of being a husband wholeheartedly, and she was fearless. So, she calmly met Xiao Yihe's inquiring eyes and told her concerns again.

Xiao Yihe listened silently and did not interrupt her persuasion.

Silent, he smiled, gently stroked her back twice, and said, "I know that you and Princess Heng are close friends, but this time, she will not come back." ”

Shen Tong frowned, not knowing what he meant.

Xiao Yihe chuckled and said, "Royal brother, you may always have to come this far." But it doesn't matter, if you can protect each other, it will be the completion of this brotherhood. ”

Shen Tong was even more puzzled, but Xiao Yihe did not explain further, but asked him some about Xiao Chengqian's condition.

Xiao Chengqian has been more than four months, but this child seems to be different from children of the same age. He rarely cries, is very quiet, and his gaze is often stagnant and slow to react.

The doctors said that the child's physical condition was normal, and he was too young to judge the cause of such an abnormality and what the consequences would be.

Xiao Yihe and Shen Tong are also worried about this.

"Cheng Qian is very good, he eats and sleeps normally, but he is still too quiet." 's tone was full of love and worry.

"He's so small, he's going to get better. His name was still given by his father, so how could it be bad for such a good wish? Xiao Yihe muttered, both comforting her and herself.

Speaking of Xiao Chengqian's name, Shen Tong's back was cold.

Yes, it's a good name, but she has an inexplicable fear because of it.

After Shen Tong left, Xiao Yihe went to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and after seeing the emperor's situation, he followed the queen out of the bedroom and came to the conference hall.

The first thing the queen said after she sat down was: "You let Rokuro come back, you can't let him go with regrets." ”

His hands tightened, clenched into fists, and subconsciously took two steps back, and angina began again.

Although he was prepared, the queen's words were still like Mount Tai lowering, which made his eyes dark.

"That's what the Imperial Doctor said?" He asked weakly, as if his whole body had been drained.

The queen lowered her face and couldn't see clearly.

"You can do whatever you want, just let him meet Rokuro." She repeated.

Xiao Yihe was silent for a while, raised his head hard, and nodded slightly: "He has returned." ”

The queen immediately raised her eyes, looked at him, and nodded her head as well, with a hint of relief on her face.

Xiao Yihe looked at her and smiled faintly: "I make arrangements?" Actually, what can I do? I originally wanted to change Zeng Qidao, the patrol battalion is still safe, and the location of the patrol battalion is too important. But when I took the pen and wanted to sketch someone who could replace him, I hesitated. I asked myself, what would I do if I were the king of all my word today? If the father holds the royal branch

Pen, what will he do? It's ridiculous that I actually overturned my own opinion, and I knew that Zeng Qidao was the right person for that position, because he would be loyal to his duties and to the court. So, I put down the imperial pen and went to test the opinions of the old ministers of the Zhongshu Order, only to find that fortunately I didn't appoint a newcomer, otherwise their spitting stars would have drowned me. Mother, you say I can make arrangements. Actually, as a person who wants to be the lord of this world, I can make all kinds of arrangements; But if I want to be a king like my father, I can't make arrangements easily. ”

The queen looked at him leisurely, with a look of relief in her eyes, and said with a straight look: "In this way, I will also feel at ease." She looked at Xiao Yihe's expression left and right, and said kindly: "Child, you have worked hard." ”

Xiao Yihe was slightly stunned. Mother's hard work does not seem to be to appease him for the hard work of these days, but with the affirmation of the long years that have crossed thousands of mountains and rivers. He suddenly felt warm all over his body, and he felt the urge to cry.

"Then, when I meet Rokuro in the future, I'll take care of all the things." As she spoke, the queen got up and went to the dormitory.

After walking a few steps, she paused and whispered: "If one day, I will also go, I don't want to go to Shengling." There was already a person lying in the belly of Shengling, it was too crowded. In this life, it's enough, I don't want to be their supporting role anymore, so I leave them two by two, and I have to be free. You remember. ”

"Queen Mother!" Xiao Yi and his distraction called.

But the queen had already stepped into the dormitory.