Ji Qimu began to carefully recall the people and things he had been in contact with at that time, and suddenly thought of the clothes of unknown origin that he had touched on the carriage on the return journey after he and Yuan Ruici had finished making porridge that day.

Maybe it was at that time that he contracted the plague.

And the only person who is most likely to do this, and want to kill himself, is here.

After thinking of that person's face and name, Ji Qimu suddenly understood, so he said to them: "I want to go back to the imperial capital and report something to Your Majesty."

Although it is not clear what he is going to do on this trip, but several people did not say much, but prepared the rations and coils he needed on the road, Ji Changye was worried that his illness had not yet recovered, so don't do anything on the road, so let He Yujin go back with him, and Yujin was also very happy to agree.

Without further ado, the two of them set off right now.

Because he also drank the medicine prescribed by Sun Pu on the journey, Ji Qimu's illness was almost cured after arriving in the imperial capital, but for the sake of insurance, he still put on a face towel and entered the palace to meet the emperor.

I didn't expect Ji Qimu to come by himself without a will, although the emperor should not receive him according to the rules, but he thought that he had made a contribution to the drought there, so he allowed him to come to visit.

"The guilty lord greets Your Majesty." Ji Qimu knelt down to pay respects.

This sounds like a prickly ear, but he is guilty of rebellion, and he really should call himself like this.

"Is there anything you have to do when you enter the Imperial Capital?" The emperor turned around and couldn't bear to look at Ji Qimu's emaciated figure, after all, he was also the most important son except for the crown prince Ji Qirui, but he didn't expect that things and people would become what they are today.

Ji Qimu never told about his suffering there, but said, "Your Majesty, the drought in the north has been brought under control, and the people's lives are getting better day by day, but somehow there is a plague again, and the people are struggling to survive."

"Plague? I have never heard the prince mention it, when did it happen." The emperor's face changed suddenly when he heard this, after all, this plague is not a child's play, and every time Ji Qirui writes from there, he says everything is fine, and he doesn't say a word about the plague, he still thinks that the place is really peaceful, but he didn't expect this incident to happen, it seems that Ji Qirui deliberately concealed himself.

This made the emperor worry about what Ji Qirui did there again, so he hurriedly asked Ji Qimu, "Is all this you said true?" He still wanted to give Ji Qirui a chance, but Ji Qimu's determined appearance made him know that this was all true.

The emperor covered his chest, waved his hand to let Ji Qimu and Shu Rong, who had come to help him, step back, and said to Ji Qimu, "Tell me more about what happened?"

"Back to my father, it was first discovered that an outsider was infected with the plague on the day the canal was opened, and several villagers had already been infected. The regent and the princess regent immediately ordered the plague to be sealed off and the surrounding people evacuated, so that the plague did not spread. When the retainers were making porridge, they were calculated to touch their plague-stained clothes and were accidentally infected. Thanks to the fact that the regent and the princess regent went up the mountain to seek medicine from the divine doctor, they were able to save the lives of the guilty ministers and the innocent people." Ji Qimu told the emperor what happened, and the implication was to tell him that someone was behind the scenes.

Naturally, the emperor also heard the meaning of this, and asked tentatively, "Then what do you think is the truth of this matter?"

"The criminal minister is stupid and has not investigated the truth of the matter, but it is certain that there must be someone who is making trouble, trying to disturb the community and frame the criminal minister and the regent, etc., and I hope that my father can investigate it clearly and give justice to those innocent people." Ji Qimu didn't say who he guessed in his heart, after all, the emperor was kept in the dark because he trusted Ji Qirui and reused him, and he pointed the finger at him without evidence, which would definitely make the emperor think that he was deliberately revenge for being degraded, and it didn't matter if he was punished again, but he couldn't affect Ji Changye and Song Qian.

The Emperor listened to his words thoughtfully, and after a moment he spoke, "I know about this matter, and since you have been wronged, I will also make decisions for you, and I will regard you as having contributed to the treatment of drought and plague. But your previous sin of trying to usurp power is still unavoidable."

Listening to the emperor's words, Ji Qimu was inevitably a little chilled, but he still replied respectfully

He said, "The criminal understands that the criminal does not expect to be exonerated from the crime, but only hopes that his father will investigate this matter clearly and arrest the people behind the scenes, so that he will not continue to stir up trouble and harm others. The reason why the criminal minister entered the imperial capital to meet his father and the emperor this time was because he wanted to report the matter, and now that his father has known about it, the minister will retreat and go back to the place of exile."

Ji Qimu came this time to secretly refer to Ji Qirui's book, and he didn't ask the emperor for anything, so as not to make the emperor think that he had another purpose, so that his real purpose would not be achieved.

The emperor didn't stop Ji Qimu, just watched his back leave, and immediately said to Shu Rong beside him, "Did you hear the words of the Nine Emperor Princes? Go find someone to investigate this matter carefully, and report to me no matter what the result is, and kill me."

"Yes." Shu Rong turned around and hurriedly went to do it.

At this time, the emperor sat down on the dragon chair and exhaled heavily.

Suddenly, the eunuch outside came in to report, and it turned out to be Xiao Xirou coming.

The emperor had already guessed why she was here, so before Xiao Xirou could open his mouth to salute, he preemptively said, "The Nine Emperor Princes have already left, and he is the only one who has come back this time, and the crown prince should still be there." Is there anything else you can do?" The current emperor is already upset, and he doesn't want to see Xiao Xirou's coy appearance, besides, Ji Qirui actually bullied the king, he will never tolerate this matter, and he knows that Xiao Xirou must know something.

"The concubines see Your Majesty, Your Majesty misunderstood that the concubines were just here to see Your Majesty, and they don't care about where the Nine Emperor Princes are here and where the crown prince is." Xiao Xirou saw that her careful thinking was exposed, so she hurriedly changed her words to defend herself. Because Xiao Jianyuan told her that the situation in the DPRK and China is turbulent now, and the emperor's thoughts are erratic, Ji Qirui can't be held up by the Xiao family if he wants to gain a firm foothold, otherwise the power is too strong and will become a thorn in the emperor's side, which will not benefit any of them.

Listening to Xiao Xirou's fake explanation, the emperor didn't care about it, but replied, "If there is nothing to do, go back, I am too busy here to take care of you. The Queen Mother has been bored lately, if you have nothing to do, go and accompany the Queen Mother, and do what your daughter-in-law should do." I didn't really care about him when I came to him, and I had to listen to her talk about those things about the crown prince, and the emperor was already worried that if he was like this, he would definitely not be able to support it, so he could only drive Xiao Xirou to the queen mother.

Xiao Xirou didn't expect that the emperor was so cold to him now, and he was afraid that what he had done would be discovered and would affect Ji Qirui, so he stepped forward and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, is there anything uncomfortable today?" The concubine went to the imperial doctor to take a look?" When she saw Ji Qimu leave just now, she couldn't help but wonder if Ji Qimu had said something to the emperor, otherwise why would the emperor be so cold to herself.

"I'm fine, you want me to do something?" The emperor resisted his impatience and questioned Xiao Xirou, trying to make him understand the meaning of his words, so as to leave quickly.

But although Xiao Xirou sensed the emperor's displeasure with her, she still flattered the emperor for Ji Qirui and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't like it, the concubine happened to learn from the master recently, and you can help the emperor pinch it." As she spoke, she reached out and touched the Emperor's arm.

At this critical moment, Shu Rong came from outside. Seeing that the emperor was very resistant to Xiao Xirou's approach, he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him and said, "Queen Mother, today is the day for each palace to ask for peace in the middle palace, don't forget to go back early to prepare, there are newcomers waiting for you to enter the palace to designate, Your Majesty will definitely be happy that you govern the harem in an orderly manner." She deliberately said that this matter was very important, and it also involved the emperor's commendation, because in this way, Xiao Xirou was completely motivated, and there was no need to pester the emperor anymore.

The effect is really like this, Xiao Xirou also remembered this matter when she heard this, so she hurriedly got up and bowed to the harem, nervously preparing for this matter, after all, she showed the dignity of the queen of the main palace.

Seeing that Xiao Xirou finally left, the emperor was also relieved, and said to Shu Rong, "You still have a way to make the queen leave, otherwise my head will crack." As he spoke, he rubbed his aching brow.

After all, after following the emperor for so many years, Shu Rong also knew the emperor's temperament and temperament, and he must have been anxious again when he heard the things in the north, so he opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Majesty, the Nine Emperors didn't say that the plague has been obtained

Is it time to take control? The prescription prescribed by the divine doctor must be useful, otherwise why would the Nine Emperor Princes still have such a ruddy face when they are infected with the plague. In that case, those people will certainly be fine. Besides, there is a regent and a princess regent in the care, what can go wrong? The slave knows what is the reason why you suspect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not report this matter truthfully, maybe it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who did not report it in order not to worry you? You have to investigate everything, but don't worry about your body."

Listening to Shu Rong's words, the emperor's eyebrows really relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What you said makes sense. But the prince really made me too uneasy, I thought that he could improve when he went there, and I could pass on the seat to him with confidence, but I didn't expect him to have such a right idea, and he didn't report it to me when this kind of thing happened. I don't wonder if he has any ideas." The emperor trusted Shu Rong very much, so he said these heartfelt words, but he was reluctant to mention Xiao Xirou, who was just for his son.

Looking at the emperor's sad face, Shu Rong brought the hot tea over and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much about this matter, the servants have already asked people to investigate, and you can know the ins and outs of the matter in less than half a day, and it's not too late to decide what to do when the time comes." The carriage of the Nine Emperor Princes has already left the palace, do you need to send someone to follow to protect the Nine Emperor Princes?" She could see that the emperor was not ruthless and really let Ji Qimu fend for himself, after all, he was a talent and his biological son, but he was just reluctant to say it.

Now with her guidance, the emperor finally stopped being awkward and nodded and allowed this matter: "Remember to hide it, don't let him find out." Otherwise, all the things you have done ruthlessly will be invalidated.

Listening to his words, Shu Rong responded with a smile on his face: "Yes."

Although the emperor asked his subordinates to follow Ji Qimu cautiously, he still discovered it.

"It seems that His Majesty still has you in mind." He Yujin put down the curtain and said to Ji Qimu.

Ji Qimu nodded in response: "Yes."