In the imperial study, a huge beast furnace emitted a lot of green smoke.

The crown prince Liu Rong walked in and saluted to the emperor behind the dragon book case: "The sons and daughters pay a visit to their father, I don't know what the father and emperor have to call the sons over, what is the order?"

The Emperor waved his hand, signaling that he did not need to be polite.

With doubts, the prince walked slowly towards the dragon book case, and when he came in, he felt that something was not right, the palace maids and eunuchs who served the emperor on weekdays were not there, and the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army who were in charge of the guards were asked to retreat to a place fifty meters away.

As soon as he entered, the only two remaining little eunuchs closed the door and trotted away.

This situation can only indicate one problem, and that is that something big has happened.

The Emperor picked up a secret letter on the table, handed it to him, and said, "Look at it." ”

The prince took it, and first saw the two seal characters on the envelope: thirteen, and said with a little surprise: "It's the secret report of the thirteenth again, has he found out the new truth?"

opened the envelope and took out the letter paper, unfolded it, and there were only a few words on it: After investigation, the ghost-faced horse is dealing with Ye Yunyang, and wants to use the discord to kill the other party, and the previous report may be untrue.

"The strategy of the ghost-faced horse?" The prince looked at the emperor and said, "He is secretly playing ghosts!" But this is not quite right, even if he uses a discordant strategy, he will not personally pretend to be Yun Yang's father, maybe he can succeed in the conspiracy and put Yun Yang to death, but he is not afraid of being suspicious of the Qin Emperor?"

Indeed, this sounds like a trick.

The Emperor nodded and said, "When I first received this letter, I also felt strange, with the wisdom of the ghost-faced horse, it is very possible to use the discord scheme, but I don't have to involve myself. He was so cunning, he must have thought that after this matter spread, with Emperor Qin's suspicious character, knowing that he claimed to be Ye Yunyang's father, he would take him down first, which was a practice that outweighed the losses. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor's words changed sharply: "However, I thought about it carefully, and realized that this plan was vicious! The more he did not hesitate to risk his life, the more it showed that he was afraid of Yun Yang, so he had to take Yun Yang down by any means, as for Emperor Qin's side, Princess Luo Yue came forward to explain, and he didn't have to worry about his safety at all." ”

The prince frowned, Daddy's analysis is very reasonable, the more people who are jealous of ghosts, the more they must do their best to protect them.

But there was one thing he didn't understand, since it was a conspiracy of the ghost-faced colt, why it was heard by Agent 13, and this kind of thing should be kept secret.

The emperor's explanation was that at a military meeting, someone inadvertently mentioned Ye Yunyang and the great victory of the Southern Barbarians, probably in view of the fact that the Ghost-Faced Army had not yet taken Rong Di, on the one hand, to mock the Great Han, and on the other hand, in order to boost morale, the Ghost-faced Horse inadvertently said that he was secretly dealing with Ye Yunyang, and promised that he would soon be killed by his own people.

A general wanted to inquire about the inside story, but he was scolded by him when he came back to his senses.

The prince smiled and said, "That's right! Father is wise, it turns out that the eyeliner placed next to the ghost-faced colt is not only the thirteenth. ”

Because the secret letter of the thirteenth does not mention how he obtained the information.

The emperor waved his hand: "Of course, there is more than one eyeliner, but their status in the Ghost Face Army is average, and they can at most have access to some information at the strategic level, and they rarely have contact with the Ghost Face Horse, let alone have the opportunity to contact the core things, so when it is critical, they have to rely on the thirteenth." ”

The prince's expression became relaxed, and he sighed and said, "It's really hanging, it's good that we didn't do anything to Yun Yang a while ago, otherwise we would definitely regret it." ”

The emperor also felt the same way, if he replaced Ye Yunyang, the commander of the three armies, because of suspicion, I don't know what the battle of the Southern Barbarians would be, plus the disaster in the country, it must be the result of making things worse, and the people of Qin who would be happy at that time must be the people of Qin.

Outside, the chamberlain sent by the queen was stopped outside.

"General, the queen mother asked the servants to come to the report, and want to invite Prime Minister Li and his wife to have lunch in the palace, please ask Your Majesty for approval. The chamberlain said with a respectful expression.

The general on duty said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty and the crown prince are discussing important matters, and we will not see you for the time being, so please be patient." ”

The waiter smiled bitterly: "Okay!"

Seeing that it's almost time to eat, it's rude to keep guests waiting.

In the imperial study, the prince personally threw the secret letter into the incense burner, which quickly turned into ashes, and then said with full anger: "Your Majesty has a decree, the Royal Forest Army is on alert nearby, and the palace maids and eunuchs can enter to serve." ”

The chamberlain sent by the queen looked happy and walked over with everyone.

After listening to the words of the chamberlain, the emperor was a little suspicious, and it was common for the minister to bring his wife and son to the harem to ask for peace, but the queen rarely left anyone for lunch, what is going on today?

The prince also felt a little strange and asked, "What did Prime Minister Li and his wife say to the queen?"

The chamberlain replied: "Prime Minister Li and his wife had a very happy conversation with their mother, as if they were here to propose marriage to their grandson. During this period, Niangniang also sent someone to invite the princess, and later the princess asked people to invite Princess Yuying, because Princess Yuying had something to do and could not pass in time, and the couple kept waiting. Isn't it time for dinner, so the mother wants to keep them to eat together. ”

The crown prince and the emperor glanced at each other, Li Fuchen, an old fellow, must have seen that he was favored, so he came to ask for a kiss with a shy face.

"That's right. The emperor said quietly, since it was the empress's intention, it was definitely inappropriate to refuse.

The chamberlain saluted and said, "Obey, the servant retires." ”

After the chamberlain left, the prince spoke: "Li Fuchen's eldest son, Li Chengen, the eldest grandson, has heard of it, this son was well-read when he was young, but when he became an adult, he ...... It doesn't seem to have a very good reputation.,It's said to be a gentleman.。 ”

The emperor frowned: "Most of the children of the eunuch family have this kind of character, and they are everywhere in the country's eunuchs, so it's not a big problem." It's just that Li Fuchen's move is definitely for the glory and wealth of the Li family, although his sons are also in important positions, but whether it is in terms of intelligence or life, they are far from him, once he resigns one day, the Li family is bound to decline. ”

The prince agreed: "There are only three generations of wealth, the third generation of the Li family is not as good as the second generation, Li Fuchen is a long-term person, climbing the royal family, not only can keep the current glory, but at least two or three more generations of the Li family will be prosperous." ”

The emperor smiled indifferently: "He really thinks long-term, but whether this family can climb up depends on the meaning of the family." In this way, you come forward instead of me and go to meet the Li family and his wife, although it is a relationship between a monarch and a minister, but the gift should be received. ”

The prince clenched his fists: "The son obeys the order." ”

On the way to Kunning Palace, the prince met Liu Yuying, who had just come back.

"What are you doing, even the call of the imperial grandmother dares to refuse. The prince was a little unhappy and said.

Liu Yuying replied truthfully: "Yun Yang and Du Tianguo Master were studying an ancient book, and I found that the book was very similar to the one in the Imperial Grandfather's Library, so I ran over to get it, and then sent it to Fenglin to send, so I didn't go to see the imperial grandmother." ”

The prince frowned: "What book?"

Liu Yuying pursed his mouth: "Don't mention it, it's useless at all, Yun Yang and Du Tianguo Master are very disappointed." However, Yun Yang promised to help me become a Gathering God Realm martial artist before I was eighteen years old, so my daughter earned it. ”

The prince smiled helplessly: "Okay, no wonder you are in such a hurry to send the book over, it turns out that it is beneficial." ”

The little girl grinned: "That is, when did my daughter make a loss-making deal." Why, Father, are you also going to see the Imperial Grandmother?"

"Yes, there is an old fox at your grandmother's side, and my father asked me to go there on his behalf. Speaking of this, he lowered his voice: "The thing that you asked you to check last time has now come to fruition, someone wants to frame Yun Yang, so you don't need to check it again in the future." ”

The little girl nodded: "I'll just say, he is loyal to the imperial grandfather and the big man, how can he have anything to do with that person, and now it's really good." ”

The father and daughter walked into Cining Palace together, and as soon as they entered the door, they heard the voices of Li Fuchen and his wife.

After the two greeted him, the crown prince sat at the queen's head, and Liu Yuying sat beside the concubine.

The crown princess glared at her daughter with a disgusted gaze, reproaching her for not knowing how to be polite and making the imperial grandmother and guests wait for so long.

Mrs. Li was secretly happy when she saw Liu Yuying's sweet appearance.

Li Fuchen stroked his beard, such an excellent girl, she must marry back to the Li family.

The queen explained the intention of the two, and when it came to the marriage proposal, Liu Yuying frowned.

Thinking of what happened on the street this morning, she said in her heart that Li Fuchen didn't propose marriage for Li Chengen, right? Not really, it is said that several children of the Li Mansion have reached the age of marriage, and it may be someone else.

To be on the safe side, she still asked, "Prime Minister, I don't know what Lingsun's name is?"

Li Fuchen said: "The eldest son and grandson of this official are the same age as the princess, his name is Li Chengen, he is modest, courteous, and has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he is a ......."

He didn't notice that when he said the words "eldest son and eldest grandson", Liu Yuying's face had changed, and when the three words "Li Chengen" came out, Liu Yuying jumped up directly.

Li Fuchen didn't know what the situation was, and he couldn't say the praise he had already thought of.

Seeing this, the prince said in a reproachful tone: "What are you doing, how can you be so rude in front of the Prime Minister. ”

Liu Yuying's eyes widened, and he said very facelessly: "Prime Minister Li Chengen, are you sure that Li Chengen is a good person who is knowledgeable and reasonable, as you said, and not a bastard who oppresses the good and arrogant?"

Li Fuchen's color changed, but he still said with a thick face: "Why did Her Royal Highness the princess say this, my grandson has always been very well-behaved, how can he oppress the good?"

Mrs. Li's face also changed, what kind of person her grandson is, others don't know, can the two of them not know.

Liu Yuying sneered: "I encountered an incident on the street today, which happened to be related to Lingsun Li Chengen, presumably the Prime Minister would be interested in hearing about it." ”

Then, she gave a detailed description of the morning's events, and her voice was full of emotion.

The expressions of the queen and the crown princess became complicated, and Li Fuchen and his wife were flushed, eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

If others said that Li Chengen was not, the old couple would definitely insist that it was slander, but what Liu Yuying saw with his own eyes, they couldn't refute it.

Before Liu Yuying finished speaking, the previous enthusiasm of the queen and the crown princess disappeared without a trace, and turned to replace but angry.

Seeing this, Li Fuchen hurriedly got up to make amends, everything was like this, of course, he didn't have the face to leave the palace for dinner, and left with his wife.

Of course, even if they were cheeky to stay, the queen would never have the idea of inviting them to dinner again.

There is a guy who is destined to be beaten today, that is Li Chengen, who is ready to sue Ye Yunyang, who thinks that he can deceive his grandfather with clever words and portray himself as the party who is being bullied.

As everyone knows, Li Fuchen already knew the true appearance, and he lost face in front of the queen, the crown prince and the crown princess, and he wanted to cut him with a knife.