After Xiao Mingde received the emperor's warrant, he was hit hard. He looked at the emperor's scribbled handwriting in his hand, and he couldn't understand how things could have become like this?!

The eunuch who came to issue the decree also told Xiao Mingde that the emperor was very angry and advised him not to do anything that would anger Shengyan. After all, he has been a confidant and old minister under the emperor for many years, and the friendship between the monarch and the minister is extraordinary, as long as he no longer disappoints the emperor, the emperor will always forgive him.

Xiao Mingde could only smile bitterly at this, and thanked the familiar eunuch for his kindness in a low voice. They are all old acquaintances who have known each other for more than ten years, and the other party may not know why the emperor hated Xiao Mingde, but it is also kind to be able to persuade him. But Xiao Mingde knew in his heart that he hadn't done anything that would anger the emperor at all, and the reason why he ended up where he was now was just because of his nephew.

But what can Xiao Mingde do? Can he still disown his sister and nephew?! Even if he didn't admit it, the emperor knew the relationship between them and didn't necessarily believe in his loyalty. Xiao Mingde thinks that he has always been loyal, and he has never supported his sister and nephew to participate in the succession, but the emperor just wants to doubt him, what can he do?

Xiao Mingde also knew in his heart that it was Xiao Rui - no, now it was Zhu Rui - that the child's life experience was exposed, which made the emperor know about his concealment back then, which led to the emperor's distrust of himself. But if Xiao Mingde was asked to choose again, it would be impossible for him to give away the life of his second sister after losing his eldest sister. He will still choose to save this sister's life and sacrifice his eldest sister's disgraceful child. Anyway, he also raised Zhu Rui as an adult. He felt that he could still explain something to his eldest sister Xiao Mingzhu.

It's a pity that now, not only can the emperor not forgive him, but even Xiao Guifei, the second sister, thinks that he is indecisive, thinking that if he could cut the grass and eradicate the roots back then, and not leave the two disasters of Zhu Rui and Li Yaozhi, how can he be hated by the emperor and King Yan now?

However, Xiao Mingde couldn't agree with Xiao Guifei's idea no matter what. He would have concealed the true background of his eldest sister's biological flesh and blood in order to keep her little sister, and he would also risk being complained by the emperor after knowing about it in order to keep his eldest sister's biological flesh and blood. They are all his blood relatives, and he can't give up any of them.

Fortunately, although the second sister Xiao Guifei refused to appreciate it, and the emperor, who had always been loyal to him, was also suspicious of him, Zhu Rui, who had been raised by him, did not have much resentment towards him, and was still willing to treat him as a relative, and would give him ideas to try to get him out of his current predicament.

But the emperor did not allow it.

Xiao Mingde carefully put the warrant into the brocade box, put it in the special cabinet in the study, sat down behind the desk, and thought about what the three princes had done recently.

He worked as a squire in the military department, and he hadn't done anything wrong recently, and he hadn't done anything that would displease the emperor, so he asked himself if it would be the cause of the emperor's anger. The person who is most likely to cause the emperor to send him this warrant is only the third prince. Did the third prince do something that shouldn't have been done?

Xiao Mingde only knew that Concubine Xiao Guifei had been confined to her own palace for several months, and unless there was the will of the emperor or the queen mother, it was impossible to step out of the palace gate. She has sent several letters of plea and letters of redress, but she has not been able to obtain the emperor's approval to clarify her so-called "grievances", and public opinion in the outside world still recognizes her as the culprit who instigated the crazy Lin Zhaoyi to assassinate Empress Cao.

Now that the second prince has been succeeded, he has been closed to his filial piety after arriving at his new home, and has completely disappeared from the front of people. The third prince has been interceding for his biological mother, and he has not done anything conspicuous in addition, but from time to time someone in the court has suggested that the third prince may not be unaware of the conspiracy of his biological mother, if he is also involved, he is suspected of murdering his mother-in-law, which is also a major crime, how can he not be held accountable at all?

Among the courtiers who raised this suspicion, one of them was accidentally injured and recuperated at home, and another person suffered from a sudden illness and took leave at home, although the remaining two were fine, but one of them never made similar remarks later, and the other person was pointed out by another imperial historian for his past mistakes, and he was unable to protect himself. It's hard to say whether there are the hands and feet of the three princes here, anyway, similar remarks are not the climate in the court. Anyway, there is no relevant evidence to prove that the third prince was involved in the case, and now he can naturally remain free, in addition to repeatedly avenging his biological mother in front of people, he meets with his fiancée Lan and the four girls of the Xue family, and occasionally comes to the General Zhuguo Mansion to visit his uncle, aunt and cousin.

Xiao Mingde only knew so much, but he had a feeling that the third prince must have done more things in private. I just don't know what he did this time to anger the emperor, and as a result, it affected the Xiao family?

Xiao Mingde closed his eyes and sighed, his heart was also full of helplessness. He didn't even know how this nephew had such great ambitions? Obviously, he told his nephew since he was a child, don't want Xiao to save the throne, and he won't support the other party, who would have expected that the three princes would ignore his opposition and make all kinds of illusions, so that the emperor and the outside world mistakenly think that he supports the three princes? Could it be that the children and grandchildren of the royal family are all born careerists with great ambitions, whether the people around him approve of it or not, he must fight for that chair, even if everyone betrays his relatives and leaves, he will not hesitate to do so?

There was a figure shaking at the door of the study, Xiao Mingde opened his eyes and looked over, and found that it was his wife, Mrs. Xiao, Lu. He closed his eyes again and said lightly, "What's the matter?" ”

Mrs. Xiao walked up to his desk and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Royal Highness hasn't been home for several days. Did you meet him in the court? If you see it, remind the Third Highness, our Lin'er misses him very much, let him come to the house for a meal, right? ”

Xiao Mingde said impatiently: "He only came a few days ago, what do we have to urge?!" Lin'er didn't marry him as a proper couple, why bother me to throw my face on the ground in front of outsiders and let others step on it?! ”

Mrs. Xiao choked up and said, "Could it be that I am willing to let you, master, embarrass you in front of outsiders?" It's just that Lin'er has been a little bad in the past two days, thinking crankily all day long, I'm also afraid that she will have a good one! She's our flesh and blood, don't you want her to be good?! His Royal Highness has nothing to do on weekdays, and if we don't invite him to the house, we will only cheapen the Lan family and the Xue family. Which brand are they like? We are still the uncles of the third highness's in-laws, why do we have to look at their faces?! ”

Xiao Mingde said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child?!" Didn't I tell you that I didn't mention the news to her?! She is recuperating at home, you don't talk much, how can she know what woman the Third Highness has seen again?! ”

Mrs. Xiao couldn't help crying: "I don't want to mention it, but Lin'er has to ask again and again, I don't say, she will send the girl outside to inquire, if I want to stop her, she won't eat, can I watch her starve to death?!" Master, if you are willing to contribute more to the Third Highness and help the Third Highness compete for the crown, and the Third Highness will benefit, how can you treat us Lin'er so kindly?! You should think about your daughter and help a group of three highnesses, can't you?! ”

Xiao Mingde couldn't help but close his eyes with a headache again.