Shangguan Ruoli saw that the emperor already knew about his physical condition, so he asked him bluntly about his future plans.

The emperor lowered his eyes, and his long and thick eyelashes cast a faint silhouette on his handsome and sickly face.

Shangguan Ruoli didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't rush him and waited quietly.

The emperor thought for a while, then raised his eyes and asked, "What did Brother Xuan say?"

Shangguan Ruoli said truthfully: "King Xuan said that you can make your own decision. Even if you have no heirs, it doesn't matter. You can choose the best one from the clan to be the crown prince."

After the emperor heard this, his eye circles suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his eyes to hide the emotion in his eyes.

This is his big brother!

Shangguan Ruoli thought he was worried about his physical condition, so he said: "You are not well yet, so you can think about it slowly. But now, Lao Shi has come to attack Yuancheng again. Do you want to issue an imperial edict to that person?"

The general leading the army?"

The emperor smiled slightly and said: "The imperial edict has been written."

With that said, he picked up an envelope on the small table and handed it to Shangguan Ruoli, "It's just that there is no imperial scroll here, so we can only use ordinary letter paper."

"Thank you, Your Majesty is very considerate." Shangguan Ruoli took the envelope, took out the imperial edict from the envelope, and read it roughly.

When I saw the jade seal at the end of the imperial edict, I couldn't help but be slightly startled.

The emperor was sensitive to the subtle changes in her expression and knew what she was thinking. He smiled bitterly and said: "There are times when hunting orders are issued, and I also have to take time to approve the seals, so I brought the jade seal with me."

Duofu smiled with tears in his eyes: "I felt uneasy about hiding the jade seal in the Hunting Garden, so I took it with me. Unexpectedly, I accidentally protected the jade seal..."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded slightly, "This is also a blessing among misfortunes."

But I thought in my heart, what's the use of having a jade seal? Now the dragon throne has been robbed by others.

A trace of sadness flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said: "The general who leads the attack on Yuancheng must be someone who supports Lao Shi. This imperial edict may not be effective. Send it to see first. If it doesn't work, I will go to the battlefield in person."

Shangguan Ruoli looked at the frail and sick beauty and said, "Okay, you need to take good care of yourself first, so that you can keep the green hills and don't have to worry about running out of firewood."

After giving him a few more instructions, he took his leave.

The emperor looked at her back with complicated eyes.

After going through so many things, although he was excited to see each other again, his burning love and throbbing for her were no longer there, and there was more of a warm feeling.

Like relatives, like friends, like... a touch of white moonlight, a cinnabar mole.

Like a dream, the memory is there, but it is no longer real, and it is no longer everything.

Shangguan Ruoli returned to the city lord's palace with the imperial edict and arranged for someone to deliver it to General Dongming.

The general indeed stopped attacking, but did not withdraw his troops.

Rejoice sighed: "I can finally have a peaceful new year."

Shangguan Ruoli snorted coldly, "Not necessarily. I think I came here to deliver a message to the capital. As soon as the news of the emperor's stay in Yuancheng was released, there was another turmoil in Dongming's court."

Zhui Feng said: "It depends on the Empress Dowager's choice. The palms and backs of her hands are all flesh, but the Emperor is the orthodox one."

Shangguan Ruoli said disdainfully: "I'm afraid she won't be able to make a choice. Lao Shi is ruthless and unscrupulous. He can kill his father and brother, but he will not show mercy to the Queen Mother."

Zhui Feng and Rejoice agreed, their expressions solemn.

Seeing that Shangguan Ruoli was extremely tired, Sassoon said, "Princess, please take a rest first."

Shangguan Ruoli yawned and stood up. Suddenly he remembered something and asked Zhui Feng, "Is there any news from my father? How is the situation?"

Zhui Feng relaxed after hearing this and handed a letter to Shangguan Ruoli, "Princess, read it yourself."

Looking at his expression, Shangguan Ruoli knew that Shangguan Tianxiao was not in danger of his life, and he felt a little more at ease. He took the envelope, took out the letter, opened it, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Shangguan Tianxiao has been on the battlefield for more than 20 years, and he is definitely not someone who just waits to die.

He was indeed injured in the assassination, but it was not as serious as reported. He wanted to use this to hand over his military power in order to save Shangguan's family.

When I arrived in the capital, I decided to retire and return to my hometown.

Some close generals also faked their own deaths during wars and assassinations, and went to the ancestral home of the Shangguan family to hide their identities and wait for the opportunity.

Shangguan Ruoli was glad that he had the foresight to buy a sacrificial place for the Shangguan family in advance in his ancestral home, hid gold and silver, and had enough money and food to feed those people.

Shangguan Tianxiao and Shangguan Yu are safe, and Shangguan Ruoli has a serious problem.

Zi Yan reported at the door: "Princess, don't even think about coming back. Please see the princess."

Shangguan Ruoli's expression became serious, and he was scared away from his sleepiness, "Please quickly!"

Mo Xiang is Dongming Ziyu's personal eunuch. He should never leave at this time. Why is he back?

Don't even think about coming in with a woman in your hand.

Shangguan Ruoli frowned slightly, "Sun Ruoxue? Why did you bring her here?"

Mo Xiang said: "Sun Tao took her to plead guilty to the prince, and handed her over to the prince to deal with it."

Sun Ruoxue had already knelt on the ground, crouching on the ground and crying: "My daughter's innocence has been given to the prince, so I can only serve that person. I don't ask for status, I just want a place to live."

She cried pitifully, just like an innocent and pitiful girl who was murdered.

Shangguan Ruoli sneered in his heart and wanted to ask her: Innocence? Do you still have innocence? If someone falls in love with you, you will follow him. You should follow Sun Tao all your life.

But when the words came to his lips, it became: "Your innocence was given to the prince's people? What do you mean? Why don't I understand, what happened?"

Sun Ruoxue looked at Shangguan Ruoli in surprise, her face pale.

Shangguan Ruoli looked like "I don't know anything", then looked back at Sun Ruoxue and said "Explain it to me carefully".

Sun Ruoxue almost wanted to vomit blood. She didn't want to recall that embarrassing and shameful scene. She really didn't want to repeat that embarrassing thing again!

But now, it must be repeated.

This Shangguan Ruoli must have done it on purpose!

That's right, Shangguan Ruoli did it on purpose. Any woman who recounts such an unbearable experience would probably not feel good in her heart.

If I ask you to pretend to be pitiful, then I will let you pretend to the end and act to the fullest.

After Sun Ruoxue finished stammering the story with a blushing face, she said indignantly: "That aunt of yours is so cruel and stupid, she dared to poison the prince! You were harmed by someone... Oh! What a pity.

.However, is the person who was poisoned really one of the prince’s? The prince is not a person who doesn’t know how to show mercy to others.”

Sun Ruoxue didn't know whether Shangguan Ruoli really didn't know or was just pretending to be stupid. She looked at Mo Xiang with tears in her eyes as if asking for help.

Mo Xiang was suppressing a laugh, feeling that his princess was really a drama queen. When Sun Ruoxue saw it, she quickly straightened her expression and said: "Princess, you don't know something. This is what happened..."
Chapter completed!