() There was a solemnity in the main hall.

Nangong was the first to break the silence: "Your Highness, General Shi's excerpt was handed over yesterday, and the emperor still hasn't gone to court today." The news from Father-in-law Cao's side has not yet arrived. ”

The prince's fingers tapped on the table intentionally or unintentionally: "Thoughtful and far-sighted, one blow will be hit." Now that you've made all the preparations, let's wait for things to develop. Are the Jinyi guards and the factory guards keeping an eye on them? ”

"It's all staring, there is no holy will."

"That'll do."

The solemn hall was once again quiet.

Xue Ke couldn't bear this atmosphere a little and stood up. The prince glanced at it and said, "Let's step back first." There is any news Nangong will inform again. ”

Sun Mo responded: "What His Highness said is true. The ministers retreated first. ”

When everyone retreated, the prince took Xue Ke's hand to the courtyard and comforted: "Tangtang, don't worry, everything is arranged." I'm not going to let General Shi have anything to do. ”

Xue Ke smiled ridiculously: "The world is really impermanent. When I was a child, I got together with Miss Shi, and at that time I felt that General Shi hated it very much, and he was stubborn, and he was not good to Miss Shi and Mrs. Shi, at that time we always wanted to make a career, so that he could be surprised, and it was best to cry and cry one day and say to us, girl, I underestimated you! ”

The prince also smiled: "No, when I was young, I always held my breath, thinking that one day the clouds would spread and the sky would open, and these unevenness could be smoothed out, but I found that the unevenness was still uneven, but I no longer fantasized about it." ”

"Maybe people are complicated, just like I never thought that one day I would be so grateful to General Shi."

Under the instigation of Concubine Li, the emperor's thoughts about abolishing the prince became more and more obvious, and at the time of the previous dynasty, he called the prince a "rebel", saying that he had "unfilial piety" and "unsubservient heart".

The East Palace summed up and down, although the emperor was confused, but it was far from the level of old age, and the King of Qin colluded with Concubine Li, eyeing him fiercely, so it was not a good strategy to be so passive. At this time, we have to go head-on.

Clearing the Xue family is the first step. General Xue's innocent prince never doubted it, and the letter obtained from the post house was even more conclusive. The case was reopened, firstly, to return the Xue family's innocence, and secondly, to prove the emperor's mistakes and then force the emperor to commit his own edicts. And once the emperor has to admit that he made a mistake in the face of all sentient beings, he will inevitably take into account the will of the people and will be bound to make other big decisions such as replacing the crown prince in the future.

This can be regarded as the East Palace's complete declaration of war on the emperor. The emperor's thunderous wrath was also expected, and the calm before the storm was the most suffocating.

The prince patted Xue Ke's hand lightly: "Don't think too much." You also know that I am not only for you, but also for your father, but also for self-preservation. The East Palace is now in jeopardy. ”

The prince smiled again: "You and I are now one, this feeling is so good." ”

Xue Ke also smiled back at him.

The emperor's spirit is not as good as before, and he only watches an hour's excerpt in the morning and after a nap every day.

After today's nap, the emperor was in a trance. General Shi's letter of crying out for the Xue family made those dusty old people fall asleep again.

Iron-blooded brothers, princesses in exotic lands, with those years of wanton squandering are gone. The love and hate, pain and happiness that once penetrated into the bones have now become blurred, like looking at other people's lives coldly, leaving only one sigh at most.

Concubine Li walked in with Nana. Now this is the person on the tip of his heart. The older he gets, the more infatuated he becomes with the young woman next to him. Knowing that she is shallow, knowing that she is vulgar, but it is that shallow vulgarity that makes him happy, this is the living youth, and the aura exuded can make him forget the fact that he is no longer young.

"Where did you go? How did it take so long? When he opened his eyes and didn't see Concubine Li, he was a little unhappy.

"Didn't the prince come over to say hello just now? Don't concubines need to avoid suspicion? Concubine Li complained coquettishly.

King Qin is his favorite son, but he is also a young man, which makes him feel a little pantothenic acid in his heart, and pulls Concubine Li over: "Hmph, you are small!" There are so many rules in the harem, am I lenient enough to you? Still complaining here? ”

"Where do you dare to complain!" Concubine Li ate and smiled and tied the emperor's clothes: "The concubine knows that the emperor is good to the concubine!" So! The concubine just went to the small kitchen to make ginseng chicken soup, if the emperor really loves the concubine, can he drink some soup? ”

The emperor scratched her little nose: "Okay! I must reward this dignity! Let someone bring it and drink it with me. ”

Gonggong Cao stepped forward with a tray, bent down and said with a smile: "Concubine Li, Niangniang, has been busy in the small kitchen for a long time!" The emperor is sympathetic, but he must drink more. ”

Concubine Li looked at Gonggong Cao with satisfaction, since she was favored, Gonggong Cao, the celebrity around the emperor, also unconsciously helped herself. Therefore, who in this world is not like red and white? Of course, she would not offend the chief of the inner house needlessly, so she took the tray with a smile, took out a bowl of soup with her own hands, and handed it to the emperor's mouth.

Just as he was about to drink it from Concubine Li's hand, Cao Gong's fair and quiet voice sounded again: "General Shi handed over a second fold." ”

The emperor snorted coldly and pushed away Concubine Li's hand, and the chicken soup splashed on Concubine Li's delicate fingers, and her fair skin instantly turned red.

Concubine Li exclaimed, the spoon fell to the ground, and the palace people on the side rushed up, and suddenly made a mess. Concubine Li's eyes were red, and she looked at the emperor aggrievedly.

"I see that the historian is also rich and peaceful, and life has been too long!"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Li cried softly, and the palace maid was carefully applying medicine to her.

"General Shi is so bold and reckless, and has repeatedly angered Long Yan, what is his intention?" Concubine Li asked delicately while exhaling pain.

"What's in your heart?" The emperor asked rhetorically: "Do you still need to guess this kind of evil intention?" ”

"Hasn't General Shi been unarmoured for many years? I heard that I didn't ask about court affairs, and my sons could only dance and play with swords, why did they bring up this matter again now? Isn't there someone behind it? Concubine Li cautiously probed.

Without thinking, the emperor said, "Of course there are people behind this!" Otherwise, so many years have passed, how can the historian have such courage! ”

"Is there really someone who instructed you? What kind of person is so bold! Is this an attempt to rebel? Concubine Li covered her mouth with her hand and exclaimed.

"Humph! Wolf ambition! The Emperor snorted heavily.

Concubine Li's slender hand touched the emperor's chest: "Don't be angry, Your Majesty!" The emperor's dragon body matters! Whoever disobeys the will in this way is unforgivable! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been able to do things, and the emperor will hand it over to His Royal Highness to investigate, so you don't have to be angry! ”

"Humph! Prince! The emperor coughed angrily. After all, the last illness hurt a little bit, and this severe cough was actually a little out of breath.

Concubine Li hurriedly stepped forward and patted the emperor's back with her hand, and the emperor pushed her away angrily, and said to Cao Gong on the side: "Rongda, go and get him the fold!" I'd like to see what they want to turn over! ”

Gonggong Cao retreated quietly. After a while, he took a folded book and opened it with both hands and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor looked at it at a glance, the more he looked at it, the heavier his breathing became, and when he looked at it again, he finally couldn't help but snatch the fold and throw it to the ground: "What do they want to do!" What do you want to do! ”

General Shi's first excerpt only said that Xue's rebellion might have other hidden secrets, and asked the emperor to re-investigate thoroughly; This second excerpt directly said that there was a visit from the Western Regions recently, saying that there was other evidence in the matter of the Xue family back then, and asked the emperor to retry the case.

"Evidence? And what evidence! It's all a sure thing! I still want to turn the sky upside down! The emperor roared angrily.

"The emperor is angry! These people are so bold and reckless, the emperor has to investigate thoroughly and teach them a lesson! Concubine Li persuaded carefully.