Upper Beijing.

An Ruhai held a piece of information in his hand, flew through the layers of palaces, and ran straight to the emperor's bedroom, with a rare bright smile on his face. Since he was ordered by the emperor to supervise the case of leaking military intelligence of the western border army, he can hardly see a smile on his face anymore, and he looks preoccupied every day. But today, a great joy made him feel cheerful.

Just now, the carrier pigeon in the air came with information about Princess Zhaohua, after the battle in the Luoying Mountains, Princess Zhaohua, who had been missing, crossed the entire Luoying Mountains and appeared in Luoying County of Qi State. This news that a spy named Peng Wu from Luoying County came back from her made him ecstatic.

An Ruhai naturally knew the weight of Princess Zhaohua in the emperor's heart, the royal family was in a difficult situation, with only two sons and one daughter, and now it seemed that there was one less. The only daughter is not only the emperor's baby bump, but also the object of the two princes' pampering. Now the emperor's illness is getting more and more serious, not only because of the destruction of Zuo Lixing's western border army, but also because of the unknown whereabouts of this daughter, a father's worry.

"Your Majesty, great joy!" Seeing An Ruhai rushing over, the great eunuch Qin Yi hurriedly opened the door of the dormitory, this internal guard commander is the only person who can enter the Jin at any time without a report, this honor has not even been enjoyed by the two princes, of course, there is another one, which is Princess Zhaohua.

The emperor was leaning on the bed, talking about something, and the second prince, Min Ruoying, was sitting on the edge of the bed, gently rubbing his legs for the emperor, nodding lightly from time to time.

Seeing this scene of filial piety between father and son, the smile on An Ruhai's face disappeared unconsciously, and his mind flew to another place at this moment, where it must be heavily guarded and dark now.

"Commander An, what happy event makes you so happy, could it be that the third sister has news?" Min Ruoying stood up and asked with a smile.

"Your Highness!" An Ruhai bowed down and saluted Min Ruoying, for this person who would definitely climb the chair in the middle of the Hall of Light in the near future, An Ruhai was now afraid from the bottom of his heart, especially every time he saw Min Ruoying's bright smile, he felt a slight cold air on his back.

"Your Royal Highness is like a god, it is the news of Princess Zhaohua." An Ruhai's bowed waist did not straighten up.

"Xi'er, where is Xi'er?" Behind Min Ruoying, the old emperor's eager greetings came.

Min Ruoying flashed to the side, An Ruhai straightened his waist, took a few steps forward, and presented the information from Luoying County with both hands, "Your Majesty, there is news from the internal guard's flying pigeon in Luoying County, the princess is now in Luoying County, he has gathered his subordinates to protect the princess, and now the princess is fine." And the Qi people also sent an army to escort the princess back to Shangjing. ”

The emperor leaned out half of his body, snatched the thin letter paper from An Ruhai's hand, and hurriedly browsed it, the wrinkles on his face instantly relaxed, and laughed: "Okay, good, I finally got my heart down, just be safe." Ruoying, go back and summon the officials of the Qi State in Shangjing and tell them that I am grateful for their escort. ”

"Yes, don't worry, my son will reward him heavily." Min Ruoying was also overjoyed, "The third sister is safe and sound, my heart has finally been put down." ”

An Ruhai on the side lowered his head.

"Ruhai, this Peng Wu should also be rewarded. He's your internal guard, and you can do it yourself! The emperor's complexion looked excellent, and he smiled authentically.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but this person has already exposed his identity in the Qi State, and after he comes back, he can only do things in some open institutions, and the ministers will arrange it."

"Well, Ruhai, send someone to greet the princess immediately, and send the best of the best. The princess now has no one around her to call, and the princess usually uses the things she is used to, and she also takes them on the road, this battle is fought, I'm afraid she didn't fall anything, but people escaped, and they must have suffered a lot, so bring a few imperial doctors with them, yes, they are those who usually treat Xi'er, and they are familiar with Xi'er. The emperor tilted his head and commanded in a loud voice.

"Ruoying, what else did you not think of?" The emperor looked at Min Ruoying and asked.

"Father, you have to bring the imperial kitchen, I remember that my sister loves to eat the pastries made by Master Huang in your imperial kitchen." Min Ruoying said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, take it, Qin Yi, you go and tell Lao Huang immediately, pack up your things and go to An Ruhai, and Ruhai will arrange for him to set off together." The Emperor shouted.

"The minion will do it immediately!" Qin Yi's somewhat shrill voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, the minister has also gone to arrange these things." Anru Haido.

"Well, go, go." The Emperor waved his hand repeatedly.

The door was gently closed, and the smile on the emperor's face had not faded, but there was a sudden cough, and Min Ruoying hurriedly sat behind the emperor and gently stroked his back for him.

"Father, please take care of your body, don't be too excited, it's a great joy for the third sister to come back safely, but if she comes back and sees that your father is in such bad health as now, she will inevitably be sad." Min Ruoying explained.

The emperor took a few quick breaths, glanced at Min Ruoying, did not answer his words, but closed his eyes, and after a while, he said slowly: "An Ruhai is very afraid of you, do you feel it?" ”

Min Ruoying was stunned for a moment, and secretly glanced at the emperor, but found that the emperor's eagle-like eyes were staring at him, and he couldn't help lowering his eyelids uneasily, "Commander An is an important minister of the country and an elder brother of his father, and his son has always treated him as respectful as a father, how can he be afraid of me?" ”

"He's afraid of you, and you feel it." The emperor ignored Min Ruoying's defense, "I know him too well, even for me, he is not so afraid, do you know why?" ”

Min Ruoying bowed her head and was silent.

"Your methods are too ruthless, and your heart is too ruthless, so he is afraid." The emperor sighed, looking at Min Ruoying's uncertain face, the emperor sneered: "Did you feel An Ruhai's fear just now, and you had a murderous intention in your heart?" ”

Min Ruoying's face couldn't help but change color.

"Ruoying, you have good qualifications in martial arts, and outsiders all say that among my Min clan, the most likely person to step into the grandmaster in the future is your sister Xi'er, but I know that you are just hiding clumsy, you are stronger than Xi'er, she must be a daughter. But even if you have a ninth-level body now, do you think you can hide it from me, like the sea? No matter how deep the murderous intent is hidden, he is as dazzling as the scorching sun in our place. ”

"Ruhai is limited by his qualifications, I am afraid that if there is no special opportunity in this life, I am afraid that it will be difficult to step into the path of the grandmaster, but he relies on his diligence, but now he is also firmly standing at the peak of the ninth level, he has been working for the Min family all his life, and he is loyal and unattainable in the world, so in the future, you don't kill him. Even if you don't like him, he is still an important minister that we can rely on. ”

"Erchen knew that he was wrong, and when he turned around, Erchen personally went to the door to apologize to Commander An." Min Ruoying knelt down.

The emperor sighed: "He is afraid of you, the murderous intention you just revealed also made him understand you more clearly, apology is only one aspect, after you ascend the throne in the future, the internal guard will lead this position, but he can't let him do it." ”

"Father?" Min Ruoying raised her head in surprise, she just said that she wanted to rely on An Ruhai, why did she say in a blink of an eye that he was not suitable to be the head of the internal guard?

"To be the commander of the internal guard, you need not only ability, loyalty, but also intimacy, and among all the requirements, there is absolutely no fear of this." The emperor said lightly: "You can make him fearful, but you can't make him respectful, he stays by your side, can you rest assured?" Even if you can rest assured, can he rest assured? ”

"Please make it clear to my father."

"With people, you have to learn more." The emperor said coldly: "Now that the west is in turmoil, there is a need for an important minister to sit in the town, after I die, you will appoint An Ruhai to go to the west to sit in the town, and walk on the left, there is a need for a person like An Ruhai, with him, Xiqin will not dare to go too far, and you will also have time to slowly consolidate your position." ”