Ji Qimu smiled lightly: "Mrs. Song is modest, and the dim sum in this shop is not bad. If you don't dislike it, Song Niangzi and Ah Jin can take these dim sum back." With that, he motioned to his attendants to present the brocade box.

Song Qiangang wanted to thank him and refuse, but Ah Jinli took it unceremoniously and said, "Thank you, Brother Jiu, I will ask Xiao Si in my house to send you some fine tea later, which is from the south."

"Thank you, Childe." Song Qian understood the rules of the people in their palace, so the god of fortune saluted and spoke.

After a few more pleasantries, they parted ways and left.

The spies in the crowd saw that they were separated, and they also turned around and disappeared in the crowd, quietly returned to the prince's mansion, and told Ji Qirui about the incident.

"It seems that Miss Zhao is right. This Ji Changye has been in close contact with the Nine Emperor Princes for no reason, and he must be planning something." Ji Qirui believed Zhao Jiyin's words and was determined to do something.

At this time, Rong was still worried, so he persuaded him, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you want to observe for a while? Maybe the regent and the Nine Emperor Princes are not plotting to seize power, but this Miss Zhao may have misunderstood something. When the time comes, we act rashly and cause trouble, how can we solve it?" After all, seeing that the Zhao family defected so easily, it was difficult for people to trust them.

"It's a fact that the two of them are close to each other, so what else is there to quibble about? And you said that this Lao Jiu is accompanied by books on weekdays, and our brothers rarely interact with each other, why do you get close to one of his relatives? And if it's someone else, it's just that, the other party is still the regent. It is a regent who can be unlimited when the new emperor ascends the throne as long as he wants, and the power is monstrous. So between them, apart from the throne and the regime, what else?"

Ji Qirui replied helplessly, feeling that Rong had been suspicious since he came back from Sulou Town, and he was not as smart and clever as before.

Rong was also a little shaken when he heard this, and felt that what Ji Qirui said made sense, maybe he really thought about it too much, so he didn't refute it anymore.

"This Lao Jiu really opened the eyes of Prince Ben, I used to think that he was the reincarnation of a nerd scholar, and his mother concubine did not fight to eat fast and chant Buddha, but I didn't expect him to be the first to show his ambition among several brothers. Seeing that their mother and son were pitiful, Prince Ben thought that after ascending the throne, he would give him the title of prince and allocate a few acres of good land to be decent, but now it seems that his life is unbearable." Ji Qirui said with his eyes narrowed.

Now he couldn't wait to bring down Ji Qimu, so he asked Rong on the side, "You say, is there any way to let Lao Jiu know that this throne is something he can't touch? And to be able to kill Ji Changye's sharp spirit, let him recognize his identity clearly, even if this prince ascends the throne in the future, he will bow down to the regent."

After thinking for a moment, Rong thought of paying attention, but hesitated slightly.

Ji Qirui saw that he wanted to stop talking, so he urged, "You said, it's just you and me here, why can't you say it?"

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, this method is too risky, but at the moment, only this one is the most effective. It is very likely that Your Majesty will not believe it and think that you are sowing discord and ignoring the brotherhood, and you may be punished at that time, and half of the time may not be successful. Another way is to wait for the regent and the Nine Emperors to show their feet, but this is too time-consuming, and you probably won't be able to wait."

After all, it is not child's play to seek power and usurp the throne, it is very possible to seriously cut off the head or strip the crown prince, and Ji Qirui is a risky move.

Hearing this, Ji Qirui also hesitated a little, his position as the crown prince was not easy to come by, and it was the queen's maiden family who switched with Xiao Xirou.

He is burdened with more than just his own ambitions.

But soon Ji Qirui made up his mind and said, "Greed for life and fear of death is not the behavior of this prince. He Ji Changye and Lao Jiu did these things, but they still want to deny it? Besides, now that Ji Chang is sick in bed at night, and Lao Jiu's power in the court is weak, what are they going to do to fight me? Couldn't the father tell who was lighter and who was heavier? I've been crowned a prince since birth, so what am I afraid of?"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Rong stopped dissuading him.

The two discussed for a while, and then prepared the car and came to the palace.

Den.

"Why did you come to the palace to see me? Is there anything that matters? If not, why bother to write a song?" The emperor was a little surprised to see Ji Qirui coming, and at this time he was still a little angry that Ji Qirui was doing in Sulou Town, so there was some alienation and anger in his tone, who made Ji Qirui the crown prince and the new emperor in the future.

Just as Ji Qirui was about to speak, Shu Rong, who was waiting outside, walked in and reported, "Your Majesty, the queen asks to see you."

The emperor immediately understood what was going on, and after glancing at Ji Qirui, he said helplessly, "Let the queen come in." Then he said, "I don't know, I think it's your mother and son who have discussed it, and come here."

And Xiao Xirou did come non-stop after hearing the news of Ji Qirui's entry into the palace, because Ji Qirui didn't enter the palace to see her for a few days after returning to the imperial capital, which made her very worried.

"Your Majesty."

"Arise, give a seat." The emperor didn't find out the purpose of Xiao Xirou's coming, and then asked why Ji Qirui came.

After settling his mind, Ji Qirui spoke, "Father. The Prince Regent has been bedridden lately, which is really worrying. Erchen went to visit, but he didn't expect to bump into the ninth brother. I don't know what the two talked about, but when they saw Erchen is, the ninth brother looked flustered, as if he was weak-hearted. Erchen thought that the ninth brother was ill, but he didn't expect to see the ninth brother exchanging something with the regent princess who had not passed through the door a few days later, like letter paper. There are also rumors in the market that the regent did not listen to the old policy and was to assist the nine sons in establishing a new policy. As the crown prince, Erchen thought that these rumors were simply a great rebellion, but he didn't know whether they were true or not, and he didn't know what to do, so he went to the palace to meet his father, hoping that his father would give him some advice."

Xiao Xirou immediately understood what Ji Qirui meant, so she helped, "Your Majesty, although the concubine is a member of the harem, she also understands the meaning of this new policy. The fact that the regent and the Nine Emperor Princes publicized this matter so unabashedly shows that their ambitions are too bold. And now that His Majesty has appointed a crown prince, could it be that the regent and the Nine Emperor Princes are questioning His Majesty's will?"

The implication is that they have the audacity to seek power and usurp the throne.

The emperor didn't believe that Ji Changye and Ji Qimu could do such a thing, but he couldn't bear Xiao Xirou's push, and he felt that this kind of thing was not windy and waves, so he was angry and believed it to be true, and angrily reprimanded: "I am still alive and well, and I am so bold to establish a new policy, and will I not be the emperor in my eyes?"

Ji Qirui didn't expect to make the emperor believe it so easily.

At this time, Xiao Xirou pretended to be concerned and said, "Your Majesty should be careful of the dragon body. This matter still has to be confronted by the Nine Emperor Princes and the Prince Regent in order to know the truth, it is better to ......" She knew very well that she relied on the emperor's temperament, since he had identified this matter, no one could deny it, so she instigated him to reprimand Ji Qimu and Ji Changye in person, so that if it was spread out, even if it was not true that the usurpation of power was not true, some people would believe that it was true. Look at the book

In this way, Ji Qirui's plan did not fail.

"Someone! Deliver a message to the palace of the Nine Emperor Princes, let him come to the palace quickly, I have something important to find him. As for the regent, I will punish him for a year when he is seriously ill, and when he recovers, he will copy the law a hundred times." There is no conclusive evidence now, and he will have to rely on Ji Changye in the future, so the emperor is determined to teach him a lesson first and let him recognize himself.

Ji Qirui, although he regretted that Ji Changye was not too seriously hurt after hearing this, but fortunately, the emperor's trust in him deepened a little, so that his position as the crown prince was even more difficult to shake.

Knowing that the emperor was really angry, the two left the study.

At the time of separation, Xiao Xirou instructed uneasily: "If there is no progress in this matter, you must remember not to act impatiently, and first keep yourself for a while, so that Your Majesty is likely to suspect that you are framing them. At this juncture, we can't afford to fall short. That's all the Queen Mother can help you, and you need to fight for the rest."

"Mother, don't worry, your sons will not lie, and there will be someone to help your sons deal with the regent and them."

Hearing this, Xiao Xirou asked with some doubts, "Who? But what kind of family, or which prince?"

However, Ji Qirui did not reveal it, but reassured Xiao Xirou and said, "Queen Mother, the sons will definitely get rid of the regent."

Although she was curious, Xiao Xirou didn't ask.

At the same time, Ji Qimu, who had just returned home, was about to change his clothes when he was summoned into the palace by a holy decree.

Looking at the emperor's gloomy smile in the study, Ji Qimu knew that this matter was not so simple, and before he could speak, the emperor slapped the table and accused: "I think you are calm and careless about the overall situation, smart and sensible, but I didn't expect that I haven't died yet, and you are thinking about fighting for power?" Together with the Regent, do you really think I don't know about your little moves?"

This incident made Ji Qimu confused, and hurriedly explained: "Back to my father, my sons have never had such a rebellious ......."

Before he could finish speaking, the emperor interrupted him: "The evidence is already in front of you, and you still want to be hard-mouthed? Could it be that I slandered you? If I don't have proof, if you haven't done such a thing yourself, how can I slander you? You've disappointed me so much. I will punish you for grounding. Without my order, you are not allowed to take another half step out of the house. And you must never have any more dealings with the Regent!"

"Father, the son doesn't!" Ji Qimu was taken out by the guards, and the emperor didn't listen to his explanation at all, so he could only admit punishment first.

This matter quickly reached the ears of Ji Qimu's mother Concubine Jing, who couldn't care about everything, she came to ask to see and wanted to intercede for Ji Qimu, but she was not summoned by the emperor, even if she had been kneeling for three hours.

Similarly, a holy decree also made Ji Changye and them confused.

They only went back and forth a few times, and when they didn't do anything, they were inexplicably considered to be usurping power, and there was no room for explanation.

"You don't have to think about it to know that the prince did it, and the attendants beside him. Why else would anyone else target you both?" After the eunuch left, he said unevenly with Yu Jin.

That's true, but Ji Changye has no way to expose and collect evidence, so he can only admit punishment to see what their purpose is.

"Song Niangzi, I don't know if you can do me a favor."

"The prince just speaks." Song Qian was very worried about him, so he stayed by his side, thinking about what other ways to help him.

Ji Changye pondered for a moment and said, "Let him rest assured, I will definitely investigate this matter clearly, and first wronged him for a while. After all, you're the only one who can come and go freely now."

"Don't worry, lord."