To the "Shun Ji" teahouse, of course, it is not only Cao Shuqing's master and servant.

Xiao Cong, who returned home after sending Xiao Rui, also saw it and told his father Xiao Mingde the news.

Xiao Mingde was still waiting for the emperor's punishment, but King Yan had already taken Xiao Rui on the road back to Beiping, and the latter had also met the queen mother and told her the old man's "life experience" co-edited by the emperor, King Yan and Li Yaozhi. The matter is basically a foregone conclusion, and Xiao Mingde knows that he cannot be recovered. All he can do now is to repent of what he has done.

It is very likely that the emperor will not punish him severely, but after this incident, it is estimated that he will no longer trust him as much as before. Once he loses this layer of support, he will not dare to disobey the emperor's orders in the future, such as hiding something for his little sister Xiao Guifei......

In this way, whether it is Concubine Xiao or the third prince, if they do anything to anger the emperor, he, the elder brother and uncle, will not even have room to interfere.

Perhaps this is a good thing, he tried to persuade and stop their ambitions, but he never succeeded, and instead put his family in a rather dangerous situation. If in the future, because Xiao Rui entered the Jiyan Palace, he fell out of favor with the king a little, and drew a clear line with the mother and son in the palace, it can also make them sober up, no longer have delusions, and are willing to live honestly, right? As long as Concubine Xiao and the Third Prince don't do anything that shouldn't be done, and his wife and children also dispel the delusion of Cong Long Gong, even if his holy family is weaker, the future will not be too sad.

Xiao Rui's temperament, Xiao Mingde knows very well. Even if he had a little resentment in his heart because he concealed his life experience, he would not hate the Xiao family because of this and turn against the Xiao family. After the new monarch ascends the throne, he will definitely rely on the new generation of Yan Wangfu. With Xiao Rui here, the Zhuguo General's Mansion can always be safe.

Therefore, Xiao Mingde only gave one instruction to the news brought back by his eldest son Xiao Cong about the changes in the property outside the palace of the Three Emperors: "This is the emperor teaching his son, you should not have seen it." ”

Xiao Cong was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what he thought, his face turned pale, he bowed his head and said yes, and then retired.

He had to tell his mother Lu the news as soon as possible, so that she could make a decision as soon as possible. No matter what kind of expectations she had for the third prince in the past, and how eager she was to promote the marriage of her sister Xiao Lin and the third prince, all this is meaningless now. Xiao Lin was destined to become the third princess. Instead of continuing to let the angry emperor mistakenly think that they had any private affairs with the third prince, it was better to marry his sister to others as soon as possible to dispel the emperor's suspicions. Start looking at your sister now, they will have the opportunity to meet a good family, so that your sister will marry a little more beautifully in the future.

No matter who the new monarch is or whose daughter the new queen is, the General Mansion of the Pillar State is still the General Mansion of the Pillar Kingdom, and there is no shortage of power and wealth, and they can't afford to take that big risk.

Even the Cao family, which is infinitely beautiful because of the queen, is not now hit by the emperor much worse than before? After all, the scenery of relatives is unreliable, and there is no need to give up the honor of the important minister of the country, and pin all the glory of the family on the nepotism of the daughter.

While Xiao Cong was thinking about the future of the family, the three princes in the palace finally got the news outside the palace.

During his confinement, in addition to being sent three meals a day by palace people, he was ordered by the emperor to read, practice calligraphy, and even copy Buddhist scriptures. The emperor drove away most of the palace people around him, and even forbade his mother Xiao Guifei to come to visit, so he ordered someone to close his palace door and completely ban his feet. Although in this way, neither the crown prince nor the second prince can ridicule or ridicule him, but he also cut off contact with the outside world at the same time, which makes him restless and uncontrollable.

He knew that this was caused by his calculation that the Lan family had made a mistake with the prince of Fenyang, but he only felt that he was unlucky, and he resented the Lan family for refusing to be obedient and called an outsider to be his companion, and secretly scolded the prince of Fenyang for acting too slowly and failing to fall into the pit according to his plan. He also resented that the subordinate sent by the second prince of Fenyang to spread the word was not clever enough, and failed to lead the prince of Fenyang into the trap early, and he also resented the county lord of Yongqi, why did he lead the witness to the warm house so early? Of course, if he complains about heaven and earth, he will not complain about himself. He still feels that his plan is perfect, but the person who executes it is not effective, and the victim who was not hit is too calculating, and he dares to run to the palace to complain!

He didn't know what the emperor would do besides banning his feet, and thinking of the Xiao family, Xiao Lin didn't know if he would be forced to marry someone else? He desperately wanted to get in touch with the outside world, at least to communicate with his mother, Concubine Xiao, and know what the emperor had done.

Fortunately, Xiao Guifei is not a stupid person, and her action is not bad, and after her son was grounded for three days, she finally opened the way and successfully passed the secret letter to her son.

The third prince was even more incredulous, and he looked at his henchman Xu Dewang, who was grounded with him: "Father...... made people seize Shun Ji, and arrested Xu Laishun and them! ”

Xu Dewang's face was also a little pale: "How can this be good...... Will the emperor embarrass them? ”

"If it's just my father killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, that's it." The third prince gritted his teeth, "But if the father really wants to torture them, things will become very troublesome!" Xu Laishun ...... He knows a lot about me! ”

Xu Dewang was stunned when he heard this, his heart was slightly cold, and he hurriedly smiled: "Your Highness don't worry." Lai Shun has always been very careful, and even if he is really tortured, he will not betray his master. Besides, he hasn't done anything out of the ordinary, so I think the emperor just intends to use this to warn His Highness. His Royal Highness just has to make a sincere appearance of reform, so that he can copy the book for a few days. When the emperor is angry, you can make amends and say a few more soft words, and the matter will pass. No matter what, you are also the most favored prince in front of the emperor, and the emperor will not punish you severely for a few words from the king of Fenyang! ”

"I hope so." The third prince sat down a little dejected and said, "It's a big deal...... I put up with Lan and obediently married her. Anyway, when she came to me, her life was in my hands. When you don't need her anymore, and let her die of illness, it's the same. It's just that in this way, I have to wronged my cousin...... I hope my aunt and cousin don't doubt me because of this. My promise to them still works, as long as they're on my side. ”

Xu Dewang's eyes flickered, and he lowered his head and did not speak.

The third prince picked up the secret letter again, continued to look down, and stood up abruptly after a while: "What do you mean by this, concubine?!" What did she ask Xu Laishun to do?! He raised his head and glared at Xu Dewang, "Don't tell me, you don't know about this!" The mother concubine asked Xu Laishun to find someone to kill whom?! ”