However, to Yun Xiao's surprise, on the night of the seventh day of the first lunar month, she was unexpectedly summoned by the emperor.

At this time, it is really not suitable to wear too gorgeous clothes, Yun Xiao picked out a light blue floral palace dress for himself, only a hairpin was inserted on his head, sorted out his makeup, and came to the Chengqian Palace.

When she saw the queen in the inner hall, the queen's eyes were full of vigilance when she looked at her.

However, after all, it was the emperor's summons, and the queen couldn't stop Yun Xiao from entering at this time, so she said something disobedient to Yun Xiao coldly, and then took the hand in red and walked out of the inner hall.

Yun Xiao knew that the emperor must have something extremely important to say about himself now, so when the queen was far away, he sent out the palace people standing in the inner hall, quietly walked to the emperor's bed, knelt beside the bed, and shouted in a low voice

"Father...... Father's ...... The concubine is here......"

The emperor, who was lying on the bed, heard the sound, slowly opened his eyes, saw that it was Yun Xiao, and pulled the corners of his mouth slightly

"Crown Princess, you're here...... Send all the people in the temple back, and I have something to say to you......"

When Yun Xiao heard this, he immediately replied, "Father, the concubines have already sent out all the palace people in this palace, what do you have to say, you can say it to the concubines now, others will not hear it!" ”

The emperor nodded and eased his breath, and when he saw that Yun Xiao was still kneeling on the ground, he said

"Crown Princess, you get up first, go and move a stool to sit down!"

"Yes!" Yun Xiao did as he said, but after a while, he brought a small log stool and sat on the side of the emperor's bed.

The emperor said to her

"Crown Princess, I called you here today because among all the concubines in the harem, I don't believe in anyone, only you! Although you have not been in the palace for a long time, I can see that you are a good boy with a pure heart......"

When Yun Xiao heard this, he was a little flattered, "Concubine, thank you for your father's trust!" ”

Here, the emperor continued, "You are a woman who knows books and etiquette, and now, you tell me, between the general interests of the country and the interests of the individual, which is more important?" ”

Yun Xiao replied seriously: "Naturally, the national righteousness is more important!" ”

"Then if you want to sacrifice your personal interests or the interests of your loved ones for the sake of the country's interests, are you willing?"

Yun Xiao pondered for a moment, then nodded solemnly and replied

"The concubine is the crown princess, and the prince belongs to the country, so the concubine also belongs to the country, and when necessary, she must sacrifice herself for the sake of the country's righteousness, which naturally includes the interests of those close to me!"

"Well said, Crown Princess, you have to remember that what you said in front of me today, I know that my body will not last for a few days, but I will watch you from heaven, if it is in the future...... If you disobey what you say today, then you are a bully today, and I will not let you go in heaven! ”

When Yun Xiao heard this, a layer of cold sweat suddenly oozed from her back, and she hurriedly said, "The concubine doesn't dare to ......"

The emperor sighed and said, "I believe in you, I can definitely do it, you don't have to be afraid now...... In fact, there are many children of me, but there are not many who can do this as well as you, Prince Min...... What a disappointment for me...... I'm so disappointed......"

The emperor suddenly mentioned the late Prince Min, and Yun Xiao immediately mentioned all her spirits, and she said cautiously

"Father, are you still sad about Prince Min's death?"

The emperor turned his head to look at Yun Xiao, his eyes were deep, like a cluster of blue flames in the dark, he said

"I'm not sad for him, he's been a prince since he was a child, and I've always cultivated him as the future monarch of the Great Xia Kingdom. However, he listened to the queen for everything, and did not take what I taught him to heart, he was stubborn and self-serving, so happy, relying on the queen and Prime Minister Gao, in the place where I couldn't see, I did a lot of things I didn't like, I once reprimanded him, but he didn't change his teachings, and I didn't bother to reprimand him anymore. ”

When Yun Xiao heard this, he was shocked.

It turned out that the emperor had long been dissatisfied with Prince Min, but he didn't show it.

Here, the emperor paused, and then continued

"The Gao family and the queen have always been in harmony with the outside world, wanting to monopolize power, their wolf ambitions have long threatened the imperial power, but the power of the Gao family is intertwined in the court, and the people who are dependent on the Gao family in the court account for almost half of the courtiers, and most of them are big families, if I take the liberty of moving the Gao family, it will inevitably cause a big shock in the court, plus Gao Ziyuan does things, and he has always been leaky, it is difficult to catch his handle, although I saw through Gao Ziyuan's ambitions, but I did not move him for a long time! After the incident of the Holy Water Bead, I originally wanted to find an opportunity to move the Gao family, but now it seems that this task can only be handed over to the crown prince! Crown Princess, are you willing to help the Crown Prince raze the Gao family?! ”

It turned out that the emperor knew everything, but he kept holding back.

Now that the words have come to this, Yun Xiao knew that she had to take it if she didn't want to, so she said, "The concubine is willing!" ”

When the emperor heard this, a look of relief flashed on his face, "Not bad...... Not bad...... This matter is not something that can be solved for a while, if I leave now, at most I can ensure that the prince ascends the throne smoothly, and with the Gao family here, the queen will still enter Shou'an Palace as the queen mother, so you must be prepared to deal with the queen for a long time! ”

"Yes......"

"But don't be too scared!" The emperor said, "I have something here, and when necessary, it can help you set foot in the Gao family!" ”

Yun Xiao asked, "What is it?" ”

The emperor took out a hosta from under the pillow, handed it to Yun Xiao, and said to her, "Crown princess, you smashed this hosta, there is a small key in it, which is used to open the lock on the middle layer of the third cabinet on the left side of the opposite side, you go and get the things inside." ”

"Yes......"

Yun Xiao was suddenly a little scared, this key was hidden so deeply, and it was used to deal with the Gao family, it must be a very important thing.

She smashed open the hosta and retrieved a mahogany box.

The emperor asked her to open the box, and inside were two letters, with a piece of yellow thick.

The emperor nodded at Yun Xiao and motioned for her to open it now.

Yun Xiao looked at the past one by one, and only felt that his heart was about to pop out.

After reading it, she asked in great surprise, "Father...... Prince Min, Prince Min really deliberately released water in Cangzhou back then, allowing the Tianshan Kingdom to wantonly bully the border of my Great Xia Kingdom, and then, he promised to donate the gold and iron mines of Cangzhou to the Tianshan Kingdom, in exchange for the defeat of the Tianshan Kingdom to our country, so that Prince Min had the military exploits of Prince Min? Is that really how the ten-year covenant came about?! ”

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