"Niangniang, the emperor has given me some jewelry."

The henchman maid took the jewelry given by the emperor, but who knew that the concubine just looked at it twice and asked the maid to put it in the inner library.

She naturally understood that the emperor gave her these jewelry just because she was Xuanlin's biological mother, and she would rather not have this honor.

"Niangniang, since Concubine Li died, it is the first mother in the harem to be so favored."

The palace maid who pressed her temple for her said enviously, and after hearing this, Concubine Yi only felt ridiculous in her heart, when did she need to rely on the light of Xuanlin to be favored.

"Come, drag her down with a rod and give her twenty lashes."

The squinting concubine sat up straight, and she gently played with the dankou in her hand, but the words she said were frightening.

Twenty whips can already ask for half a maid's life, and the maid hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy when she heard this, but unfortunately the concubine didn't even look at her.

After the maid was dragged down, the concubine's henchman hurriedly stepped forward to pinch the leg of the concubine, and since Xuanlin became the prince, their lives have become more and more difficult.

Even as a personal maid, she is sometimes beaten, and the concubine is unparalleled for a while, where do they dare to go.

"This palace wants you to do something for this palace."

Gently raising the chin of the henchman, the smile on the concubine's face did not reach the bottom of her eyes, and the henchman nodded hurriedly.

"There are a few slaves in the East Palace who were planted by the palace, and the palace wants you to give them this letter."

After the concubine said the names of those people, the henchman hurriedly got up to do this matter, and with the name of the concubine, she easily entered the East Palace.

At this time, Xuan Lin happened to be absent, and the henchman directly called those people over, and after handing them the letter, he asked them not to mention this matter to others.

After the matter was done, she returned to the palace of the concubine, and Xuan Lin had already dealt with half of the twists and turns at this time.

"I see that you are tired too, go back and rest as soon as possible."

Looking at Xuan Lin, who was pinching his shoulder, the old emperor's eyes were full of relief, he put down the music in his hand and patted Xuan Lin's hand and said.

"Yes, the retainers are retired."

Hearing the emperor's words, Xuan Lin no longer twisted, he bent down and saluted and then retreated.

"What's the fuss? Returned to the palace. ”

As soon as he walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Xuan Lin saw Xiao Linzi waiting at the door with a slight distraction, he reached out and knocked Xiao Linzi's head, and Xiao Linzi came back to his senses.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for me."

Looking at Xuan Lin's figure walking away, Xiao Linzi hurriedly followed, he rubbed his head, and after thinking about it, he still told the matter of many eunuchs bribing him just now.

After listening to Xiao Linzi's words, Xuan Lin laughed a few times, and he had a look of indifference on his face.

"Since they want to please you, you can take it, and it can be regarded as your reward for accompanying me all these years, but people need to be smart."

The reason why Xuan Lin said this was because almost all the eunuchs that Xiao Linzi said were people who had bullied him.

Although he didn't have the intention of revenge, if they wanted to stuff silver from Xiao Linzi for peace of mind, he naturally wouldn't stop him.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince."

Xiao Linzi's eyes narrowed when he heard this, you must know that the silver taels that those eunuchs bribed him were enough for him for several months.

Just as the two were walking away, a eunuch from the East Palace tiptoed a letter to Su Cheng, who hurriedly presented it to the emperor.

"Bastard, how dare he say such a thing."

After reading the contents of the letter, the emperor's face was full of anger, he threw the letter aside, and Su Cheng took the opportunity to take a few looks.

The letter said that Xuan Lin was filial on the surface because the emperor did not love him before, but in fact, he made a lot of nonsense in the palace, and every sentence was a rebellion.

The emperor knew that he had indeed neglected Xuanlin before, and although he felt guilty in his heart, he still couldn't tolerate a prince who had a backlash and was unfilial.

Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Su Cheng decided to take a gamble, so he lowered his eyes and said.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always respected the emperor, and according to the old slave's opinion, the person who wrote this letter deliberately provoked the father-son relationship between the emperor and the prince, and his crime should be punished."

Seeing that Su Cheng, who had never been biased towards the prince, was helping Xuanlin speak, the emperor unconsciously knocked on the table, and he looked at Su Cheng with a bit of scrutiny in his eyes.

Su Cheng's head lowered more and more, and a thin layer of sweat was densely covered on his head.

The reason why he said that sentence was to bet that the emperor had some trust in the prince, and also to bet that the prince was indeed filial to the emperor, as long as the bet was won, he would be able to really gain a firm foothold in the palace.

Even if Xuanlin ascends the throne in the future, he will be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth because of today's incident, and if he loses, the consequences can be imagined.

"Go to the East Palace to check the words and deeds of His Royal Highness the Prince."

Seeing that the emperor gave such orders to the secret guards around him, Su Cheng wiped the thin sweat on his head, he knew that he had already won half of this bet.

On the other side, Xuan Lin and Xiao Linzi had already arrived at the East Palace, and because Xuan Lin did not have lunch, the palace maid quickly led Xuan Lin to the main hall.

Seeing the exquisite meal on the table, Xiao Linzi was also a little hungry for a while, but Xuan Lin was eating at this time, so he had to endure it.

"You should go eat first."

Hearing the sound in Xiao Linzi's stomach, Xuan Lin hooked the corners of his mouth, and then threw a pot of wine into Xiao Linzi's arms and said.

"Thank you, Prince Xie."

Holding the wine jug, Xiao Linzi scratched his head and went straight to the kitchen, he was really starving to death.

After Xuanlin drank three glasses of wine, the eunuch serving on the side gently slapped his back and said casually.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor was too harsh on you, and he made you hungry in the imperial study for a long time."

Because Xuan Lin was often hungry when he was a child, the eunuch's words evoked Xuan Lin's memories, but he quickly came back to his senses.

"My father treats me well, so I am left in the Heart Cultivation Palace, you don't have to chew the root of your tongue."

The eunuch was not discouraged when he heard this, but continued to provoke the relationship between Xuanlin and the emperor.

As Concubine Yi thought, as long as Xuan Lin said a word that was disrespectful to the emperor, then he would not be able to sit firmly as the crown prince.

But Xuan Lin's words were all about praise for the emperor and his admiration for the emperor, and seeing that your eunuch wanted to mention it again, Xuan Lin directly asked people to drive him out.

Seeing this, the dark guard returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and he told the emperor everything he saw about the scene.

"You're saying that Xuanlin is drunk and still defending me?"

The dark guard nodded when he heard this, the emperor naturally would not question the loyalty of the dark guard, he knew that he was thinking too much.

"Su Cheng, since you are protecting the prince, you will send these rewards for me."

Hearing this, Su Cheng hurriedly thanked him, he knew that he was right this time, and Su Cheng went to the East Palace with a batch of calligraphy and paintings.