Chapter 182: Conditions
After listening to the prime minister's words, Hua Xuanji lowered her head and fell into a period of contemplation.
Even if it wasn't out of selfishness, in the eyes of others, Ye Hua would definitely be more suitable for that throne than Bai Yan.
However, there is no impermeable wall in this world, and since he can know it, others will probably know it one day, so even if Ye Hua sits on the throne, not many people will completely surrender.
The huge criticism will be the pressure that he will not be able to stop.
What to do?
Hua Xuanji pursed her lips tightly, dragged her chin, and frowned tightly, thinking about the prime minister's words.
"Xuanji, it just so happens that you are back, you can think of a way for your father, your father has been hiding from his illness for more than half a year, and the emperor has a little prejudice against your father now, and it is not a way to go on like this, it is better to solve this matter earlier."
No matter how scheming the prime minister is, he will be more than 60 this year. For some things, he still has some difficulty, otherwise, he would not have told Hua Xuanji so comprehensively.
Taking a deep breath, Hua Xuanji seemed to have made a lot of determination and patted the table with her hand, looked directly into the prime minister's eyes for a moment, and said solemnly with extremely firm eyes:
"Daddy, can we take a gamble?"
"Bet? Do you know that if you make a wrong move, your father's head is likely to disappear on your head, even if your father is old, he will live to the end of his life, what about you? The second aunt still has the life of the eldest aunt, and the life of the entire prime minister's mansion may be ...... because of this step."
"Daddy, my daughter thinks that whether this matter can be done in the end depends on the emperor's will." Hua Xuanji slowly stood up, one hand clenched into a fist and smashed the palm of the other. A thoughtful look.
"What does the emperor mean?"
"Yes." Hua Xuanji nodded heavily: "If the emperor is on our side, I think, even if others know that the emperor will be the backstage for us, what are we afraid of?" β
"Still won't work." The prime minister frowned with some hesitation, "What if the emperor doesn't stand on our side?" β
"Family scandals should not be publicized, not to mention royal scandals, if the emperor knew that we knew that Ye Sheng Yehua was not of royal blood but the illegitimate son of the queen and outsiders, how would the emperor react? Surely it would be nice to keep this thing down. β
"Xuanji," the prime minister cried out worriedly, and said slowly, "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will kill people and kill people." He is the emperor, although your father and I are the prime minister, but for the emperor, he is just a person who can be put to death for a random reason. β
"Absolutely not." Hua Xuanji nodded with great confidence, turned to the prime minister and said slowly: "Daddy, you can rest assured, let's eat something first, and then enter the palace to see the emperor." β
Looking at Hua Xuanji's extremely firm expression, the prime minister couldn't refute anything, since he had already told Hua Xuanji everything, then he should believe her.
Although there was still a little uneasiness in his heart, the prime minister nodded and ordered to go down and prepare the meal, and after the two of them ate a little hastily, the two set out on the road to the palace.
When Gonggong Li saw Hua Xuanji, he was startled at first, then reacted, and hurriedly informed the emperor, and after getting permission, Hua Xuanji and the prime minister walked in one after another.
"The emperor is auspicious." Hua Xuanji lowered her head and whispered along with the Prime Minister's words.
"Get up." The emperor's voice was a little hoarse, with a bit of the vicissitudes of time.
Hua Xuanji slowly stood up and looked at the emperor intentionally or unintentionally.
Sure enough, the emperor has long been different from the tough one back then, and it is not difficult to see the silver filaments mixed in his hair even if he covers it. Several wrinkles appeared on his hard face, and his eyes, which were originally shrewd, were slightly confused at this time.
But despite this, the majesty and pressure that belonged to the royal family still did not diminish back then.
"The prime minister's illness has been for more than half a year, why did he suddenly come back today." The emperor's tone was difficult to hide the ridicule, took the tea handed by the eunuch on the side, lifted the lid, and took a sip of Gujing without waves.
"Back to the emperor." The prime minister took a deep breath, turned around and pointed at Hua Xuanji and said: "Actually, Weichen's body has slowly improved recently, and today, Weichen's little daughter, Hua Xuanji accidentally found it, so Weichen was overjoyed, and his body immediately recovered as before. β
The hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, the emperor frowned a little incredulously, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Hua Xuanji's gaze and forgot to hide it.
When Gonggong Li came to report just now, he just said that the prime minister's daughter, the emperor didn't think about Hua Xuanji, and Hua Xuanji kept hanging her head when she came in, and the emperor didn't pay attention.
Only then did he react, and his eyes could not hide his surprise.
However, after all, the emperor who was above 10,000 people returned to normal in a moment, handed the teacup in his hand to the eunuch who was waiting on the side, and said with a fake puzzle: "Hey, isn't this the prime minister's little daughter?" I remember, didn't she die in the war in the desert country, how could it be? β
After knowing that she was dead, the emperor was particularly relieved. After all, if she knew about Ye Sheng and Ye Hua and spread it, there would be little left of her face.
Unexpectedly, she came back alive.
"Back to the emperor." Hua Xuanji clenched her fists slightly, took a step forward and said respectfully: "The little girl entrusted the emperor's blessing, the blessing was great, she fell off the cliff but did not fall to her death, and was rescued by a doctor who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, but because of physical reasons, she came back at this time, which made the emperor's father worry, it was the fault of the little girl." β
"It's good to come back, how can there be so many mistakes." The emperor responded politely, and instructed the little servant beside him: "Come here, give the prime minister and the second prince a seat." β
The little guy behind him hurriedly moved two chairs, and after Hua Xuanji and the prime minister thanked him, they retreated.
Although the emperor was faint and had an approachable smile, those cold eyes purred out all his thoughts. It also added a touch of confidence to Hua Xuanji.
Taking a deep breath, the emperor said slowly towards Hua Xuanji: "In the past four years, it has been bitter for you." Before she died, the queen once mentioned you to me, saying that she had blamed you for being too sensitive at the time. Actually, you didn't have any hostility towards her, and neither did I, and it was really my fault that I didn't ask the whole story and did that to deal with you. β
Sure enough, the old fox Annai couldn't help but show his tail, Hua Xuanji suppressed the little smugness at the corner of her mouth, and replied with a respectful fist:
"The emperor and queen don't have to blame themselves, it was indeed the little girl who didn't make her intentions clear at that time, so that the queen misunderstood, and it was also the fault of the little girl."
Seeing that Hua Xuanji responded to him like this, the emperor felt that this game was dragging on, and it was too boring, so he said to the prime minister: "Prime Minister Hua has recovered from a serious illness, and he has come to see me, this heart I have received, the weather is a little abnormal today, the prime minister should go back early, so as not to suffer from the wind and cold again, the court, but the prime minister is indispensable." I still have a few words to talk about with the little daughter of the prime minister of the second prince's inner room, and I don't know ...... prime minister."
"This ......" The prime minister heard the emperor's obvious intention to expel him, and glanced at Hua Xuanji with some unease, but met her confident eyes, so he hugged his fists, said a few words of greeting, and retreated.
At the same time, the emperor waved his hand and drove all the other palace maids and eunuchs out, and after a while, only the emperor and Hua Xuanji were left in the entire room.
Hua Xuanji pretended to play with the teacup in her hand with a expressionless face, and after everyone retreated, she pretended to be puzzled and said, "Little girl doesn't know, what does the emperor want to talk to the little girl about?" β
The emperor rolled his eyes slightly, in fact, he wanted to make it clear, but if the queen didn't say anything to Hua Xuanji, he was afraid that if he said it bluntly, he would cause Hua Xuanji to be suspicious, the emperor pursed his lips, and after a while, he slowly asked:
"I actually want to know, what did you see when you entered the queen's tent that day?"
Oh, one sentence made Hua Xuanji involuntarily secretly admire the emperor's farsightedness in her heart.
He didn't directly ask himself what the queen said to him back then, but asked from the side, it seems that he is still half-aware and a little defensive.
However, Hua Xuanji has not forgotten what she is doing today, it is really a waste of time to go around with the emperor, and people like the emperor have always been observant, in case he says something more, let him grab the pigtail, isn't it equivalent to lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, it is better to solve it as soon as possible.
Hua Xuanji is still sure of her martial arts, at least she understands that it should be no problem to deal with an emperor.
Therefore, no longer beating around the bush, but going straight to the point:
"Your Majesty, it wasn't the little girl who assassinated the queen back then, but the queen first told the little girl a major secret, and then wanted to cut the grass and root out the little girl."
"So......" The emperor's tone could not hide his surprise: "That's it, you already know, don't you?" β
"Yes, the little girl already knows the fact that the second prince and the crown prince are not actually the emperor's biological sons, and the little girl is here today just for this matter."
Taking a deep breath, Hua Xuanji immediately said in a hurry: "The little girl has a favor now, and I ask the emperor to help." Moreover, only the emperor can help with this favor. β
"Oh?" The emperor smiled coldly, and suddenly felt that Hua Xuanji was a little naΓ―ve, and in an instant he returned to his previous coldness, and said without waves: "Are you threatening me? β
"How dare the little girl? The little girl actually just wants to share her worries for the emperor, now, are you hesitating about who you want to make the crown prince? The little girl is here to make a decision for the emperor. β
Swallowing her saliva a little hesitantly, Hua Xuanji tried her best to hide the uneasiness in her heart, and pretended to be calm and said word by word: "The little girl is here to implore the emperor, Liye is the prince!" β