When the emperor entered the palace, he hurriedly held his arms, his eyes were already red, "...At such a time, I couldn't protect you mother and son. I am ashamed of you."

On the contrary, Nian Twenty-one comforted with a smile, "What the Emperor wants to protect is the Qing Dynasty left by our ancestors and all the people in the world. How can the Emperor only stay with us, mother and son, all the time?"

The emperor looked up and down carefully, "...were you frightened when they besieged Chuxiu Palace?"

Twenty-Twenty sighed softly, "What I hated most at that moment was that I had never practiced swordsmanship since I was a child. Otherwise, if I had even the slightest bit of skill, I would still be able to move forward with a sword, and not only would I be able to protect myself in the palace.

People like me can also go out to protect the sisters in the palace, as well as the children in my elder brother's house."

The emperor felt that the tip of his nose was even more sore, "...Fortunately you didn't go out! Those who can break into the palace are all ruthless bandits. Even the princes and ministers who have practiced martial arts since childhood have also been injured a lot.

How can you, a woman, resist this?"

Nian Twen focused on the emperor's eyes, and she saw that the emperor's eyes were full of worry and his cheeks were sunken - he was originally in his fifties, but he had aged several years in the past few days.

At this moment, I really wanted to stretch out my arms and hug the emperor, but after all, I was in the way of so many people, so I was embarrassed.

She just turned around and smiled, "...I said I was fine, but the Emperor was still uneasy. Then the Emperor wants to test it, am I missing something?"

The emperor was slightly startled.

Originally, he was still trapped in heartache, self-blame and guilt, unable to extricate himself. He never expected that his little queen would be able to tease him so quickly.

He couldn't help but smile, and held her little hand tighter, "Why not check!..."

The emperor looked back and ordered the six palaces to go back.

As she looked back, she subconsciously looked at the place where the prince was standing - in the past, the second elder brother, Mian Kai and Mian Xin were all standing together. She was just joking with the emperor after they had reunited.

She had to be cautious and embarrassed to let her second elder brother see her and the emperor's expression.

At this moment, the place where the second elder brother was standing was empty, and Twenty-Twenty felt a little relieved.

Since the day when the second elder brother was granted the title of prince, he was no longer the elder brother of the inner court. There was a distinction between the inside and the outside. He could no longer walk around the harem at will - he was invisible, but he was clean.

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Twenty-twenty could give the emperor a night of pleasure, but ultimately it could not make him relax in such a palace incident that shocked the world.

That night, the emperor tried his best and seemed to want to express all his worries, self-blame, and fears over the past few days to Twenty-Twenty through his body.

Twenty-Twenty supported him steadily, accompanying him through ups and downs, going through mountains and rivers, finding that corner of darkness and light, and resting quietly for a while.

The emperor, who is over fifty years old, is not far away from old age, but after all, he is already so old, and he is still exhausted after all this time.

Twenty-two felt more sorry for the emperor - look at her father, he fell asleep exhausted, looking like a child.

The emperor hugged Twenty-Twenty and closed his eyes tightly. After a long time, he suddenly made a soft sound - it turned out that he was still not asleep.

"... Our third son is not old enough yet."

Such a seemingly meaningless sentence made Twenty-Twenty unable to help laughing.

Twenty-two gently responded, "I understand, Your Majesty, don't think too much about it."

The second elder brother made him Prince Zhi. Even though the third elder brother did not have the great command of Ruoding like the second elder brother, he followed the second elder brother to hunt down thieves in various parts of the harem. Of course, he deserved the credit; but the second elder brother

Although he was granted the title of Prince Zhi, the emperor did not grant a title to Mian Kai.

This is something that outsiders are secretly discussing, and everyone in Twenty-Twenty knows it. Not to mention outsiders, even Yue Liu and the others can't help but murmur.

But Nian and Twenty knew something well: there were rules in the palace for a prince to be granted the title of king, and the title was not given at any time. Usually, a letter would be issued every five years.

Because first of all, being crowned a king is a big deal, and the prince must have meritorious service and fame before the title is justified; secondly, since he is crowned a king, he has to consider things such as opening a palace and salary, as well as the support of the guards around the king, the blue-armored soldiers, etc...

…These all require a large amount of silver, none of which is a small amount, and these always need to be raised together.

Furthermore, the age at which a prince is granted the title of king also depends on his age. Since Emperor Kangxi, the age at which a prince is granted the title of king has gradually become more stable. Most of the time, after the prince reaches the age of twenty, he will be crowned king after five years.

The two days coincided with each other, and the blessing was officially sealed.

The second elder brother, Mian Ning, has already turned twenty years old, and with his first achievement this time, it is justifiable to be crowned king; while the third elder brother, Mian Kai, is not yet twenty years old at the moment.

In terms of age, it is no longer enough.

"And..." The emperor paused for a long time before saying slowly, "San'er, don't ask him to move out. Our family should all be together."

Twenty-two's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but look at the emperor.

Therefore, the former second elder brother Mian Ning's family has moved from the Jie Fang Palace to live in the inner east of Shenwu Gate. This is also the usual practice for married princes, so the 2220 will also have a bowl of water to drink before the emperor.

Before Qiu Xun set off this time, he also discussed with the emperor whether Miankai and his family should be moved out of Jiefang Hall.

After all, Miankai's marriage is not short.

The emperor's words just now were all about this matter.

Just like this time when the emperor returns to Luan, the prince asks for peace of mind both inside and outside. Is it better to be outside or inside? I believe different people will have different calculations in their hearts.

Anyway, at this moment, because of the emperor's words, I felt relieved - yes, it's better for the whole family to stay together.

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In the following days, from September to December, the emperor devoted most of his energy to dealing with the aftermath of this palace incident.

The bandit leader Lin Qing, leader of Tianli Cult, has been captured and executed in Lingchi.

Meritorious officials in the court, including the second elder brother, Prince Cheng, and Prince Yi, were rewarded, and many ministers who failed to take precautions were dismissed from their posts and investigated.

Among the ministers who were dismissed and investigated, two people are quite eye-catching.

One of them is Beizi Delin, the son of Fukang'an.

Because this Beizi had repeatedly made mistakes in heaven-sacrifice ceremonies, he had been demoted from Beile to Beizi. This time, Delin, as the governor, failed to prevent in time that there were Tianli believers gathering in the area under his control and plotting against evil. The emperor was furious.

, I really want to get rid of his shell.

Just because if Delin's title is removed and Fukangan only has one son, then Fukangan will not be able to keep the title he earned through military service. Therefore, the emperor still gives him a favor to protect Fukangan's name after his death.

He was awarded the title of Honorable Minister and was only fined Delin's salary of ten years.

The second high-profile dismissed minister was the third elder brother Miankai's father-in-law, Fu Qing, then Minister of War.

As the Minister of War, if something like this happens in the palace, it is natural that he cannot escape the blame.

Because of Fuqing's special status, Wukui immediately played in the news when he got the news.

After receiving the letter, Nian Twen listened quietly for a while, and then nodded, "... Fu Qing is a person who loves poetry and prose at heart. It is really difficult for him to put him on the errand of the Minister of War. From this point of view,

, since he has been dismissed from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, for him, it is actually a kind of relief. This is also a good thing."

Before Fuqing, the original Minister of War was still the 220-year-old Ama Gongala... But in fact, neither her Amma nor her in-laws were suitable candidates for Minister of War.

Fortunately, Ama has passed away and did not encounter such a palace incident. Otherwise, the emperor would not have to punish her, but Ama would have a hard time with her own conscience.

In contrast, due to the second elder brother's contribution in the palace coup, his new father-in-law Shu Ming'a was appointed as the Mongolian capital of the Xianghuang Banner.

This was originally a normal reward and punishment procedure for the previous dynasty due to palace changes, but after all, it was also related to the delicate relationship between the princes in the harem.

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The emperor came back that day and discussed with Nian and Twenty, "... During the Tianli Sect rebellion, Lin Qing was in Beijing, and there was another bandit leader, Li Wencheng, who led his people to cause chaos in Huaxian County, Henan Province. Gao Qi, the former Chahar capital commander, went to Henan to organize

proper."

221st was a little confused about what the emperor meant, so he just nodded and said, "Gao Qi is also a descendant of Concubine Huixian's mother's family, so she is very useful."

The emperor stared into N220's eyes and said, "It's a coincidence. I remembered that when the Eight Banners show girls were selected in February, among the named show girls, there was Gao Qi's daughter."

The 220-year-old also smiled and said, "No! I even mentioned it to the emperor at that time. Gao Qi's wife is the ninth daughter of Duke Aibida; and Fu Qing is the son of Duke Aibida. This person from Gao Qi's family

Gege, they are Miankai’s cousins ​​from her daughter-in-law’s aunt’s family.”

"The girl's birthday is on the fourth day of February, and the day she went to the palace for selection happened to coincide with her birthday. Flana even asked me for a favor to go and see her cousin."

The emperor smiled and said, "That's right."

Twenty-two couldn't help but stare, "...The emperor has already thought about the whereabouts of this Gao family princess? Which nearby clan should he point to?"

The emperor raised his eyes with a smile, "It's rare to have such a close relationship, and the two cousins ​​are so close... Then why not just stay in the palace, and let San'er be the side of Fujin."

The emperor held Twenty-Twenty's hand, his eyes were deep, "...Look, okay?"

Nian Twen's heart suddenly warmed, and he smiled and lowered his eyes, "That's good. No matter what it is, as long as the emperor points it out to San'er, what's wrong with it?"

"To tell you the truth, to be honest with the emperor, because of Fulana, I have already paid some attention to the princess of the Gaoqi family. In addition to the fact that this child is related to our family, I also value the relationship between this child and Hui.

Emperor Xian’s noble concubine and Seventh Sister are destined to be together.”

When 222 said this, the emperor already understood.

Gao Qi is the nephew of Imperial Concubine Huixian. Gao Qi’s original old house was transformed into the seventh princess mansion of Princess Gu Lun and Princess Jing after it was included in the imperial palace. Therefore, this is Gao Qi’s character, and there is a legend about it.

Maybe there will be two shadows of Emperor Huixian and the Seventh Princess going at the same time.

"I went to the palace to make the selection in February. I watched from a distance, and it turned out to be quite magnanimous. I liked it a little bit..."

"Look at my attention to this Princess. Even Yuegui and the others joked that this Princess is a bit old. If she had been born a few years later, she might have been able to keep it for her fourth son..."

Nuanian glanced at the emperor and said, "But because of the incident in Guangxing, I had an unpleasant quarrel with the emperor, so I am embarrassed to mention this Gege in front of the emperor again."

"Who knows, it was the Emperor who mentioned it to me first today." He smiled and said, "Then this must be the fate of this Princess."
Chapter completed!