The heavy palace door was slowly opened from the inside. Long Tianyu's eyes darkened, he whipped up his horse and galloped into the palace.
The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed in the inner courtyard of the palace. In the darkness, the door was once again tightly closed.
At this time, Emperor Jin Yuan was still in the imperial study, handling court affairs.
Long Tianyu was obviously familiar with this road. At the second palace gate, Long Tianyu got off his horse.
The contract for peace talks is in his arms. As long as they have this thing, their current predicament can be easily solved.
Therefore, even with Long Tianyu's character, he could not help but have some fluctuations.
However, as soon as he stepped into the imperial study room, his usually sharp nerves became tense in an instant.
It seems like something is wrong here!
His heart sank slightly, and Long Tianyu took great care.
As long as he is not in front of his father, everything may still change.
The steps were steady, but not a single movement was made. Just like a cat trying to catch its prey, it will not reveal any flaws until the target appears.
All the muscles in the body have been tightened so that they can cope with sudden situations at any time.
The footsteps finally reached the destination. As soon as he stepped onto the first step, Long Tianyu's body stagnated slightly for a moment.
Because, outside the door of the royal study, several familiar figures were standing there.
The surprise hidden deep in his heart did not stop him in the end.
"My son, I have met my mother."
No matter what, Shangguan Dongzhu is still the empress.
Even in the darkness of night, the cold phoenix headdress on her head still shone with grace and luxury.
The beautiful and noble face only lingered on Long Tianyu's body for a moment, and then, with the same indifferent tone as before, it seemed that he didn't care about the concubine in front of him, and almost robbed his son of the crown prince's position.
However, deep in those phoenix eyes, there was a deep hatred for this bastard.
"Well, get up. It's so late, what's the important thing for you to come into the palace?"
This question made Long Tianyu's heart tremble. Ever since his mother-in-law was granted the title of Imperial Concubine, the empress rarely met her father.
Not only do they hate each other, but more importantly, both the father and the queen know it clearly in their hearts.
In this confrontation, the final winner will determine the opponent's fate.
For him and his father, if they lose, their great fortune will fall into the hands of outsiders.
With the queen's character, she will never let herself become the crown prince who spends her old age in the deep palace. After.
If he wins, he will ascend the throne as emperor and the country will be protected. The Long family will continue to become the royal family of the Jin Dynasty, and no one can get involved.
Therefore, the father chose him to be the ultimate beneficiary of this confrontation.
Even if it is not for the sake of the righteousness of the world, but for the sake of his mother and Lin Mengya, he must get rid of this queen who has exhausted all her mechanisms!
"It's just some things my father ordered me to answer now."
Long Tianyu's attitude was still respectful.
When the queen heard these words, her eyes flashed slightly. Just when she was about to ask, the announcement from the chamberlain came from inside the royal study.
"The Queen, Your Highness Prince Yu, your Majesty has invited me."
The news brought by the chamberlain made Long Tianyu and the Queen shrink their eyes at the same time.
Especially the latter. After his peripheral vision inadvertently glanced at a certain location behind him, his hands clenched unconsciously.
"good."
Even now, she can't go against that man's wishes at all. Just like before, she was only slightly inferior to him in the confrontation.
A group of people entered the Imperial Study Room almost at the same time. Inside, Emperor Jin Yuan, who had been dealing with government affairs for a day, looked a little tired, but his calm and dignified demeanor made no one dare to make mistakes easily.
After watching his first wife bow to his son, Emperor Jin Yuan also showed some doubts in his eyes.
Yu'er went to the palace every day to report things, which didn't surprise him at all.
However, it seemed that that woman had not appeared in front of him for a long time.
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Jin Yuan let the two of them level up first.
His keen eyes fell on the Queen. Today, in addition to her confidants, there seemed to be one more person.
"Queen, do you have something important?"
For this first wife, Emperor Jin Yuan no longer had any tenderness in his heart.
At the beginning, the two were just married for profit. Now, the continuous persecution from the Shangguan family, coupled with the little tricks the queen and the prince had done behind the scenes over the years, had made him extremely annoyed.
Nowadays, it is particularly difficult to treat each other with respect even on the surface.
His brows were furrowed, and the emperor's impatience was evident in his words.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am here to visit Your Majesty, and secondly, I have brought you a gift."
Compared to the emperor's ruthlessness, the queen may not have any thoughts about his daughter's family.
Years of living in the palace have long since trained her to have a heart of stone. Perhaps, when she first entered the palace, she still had some illusions about harmonizing with her husband.
So, this man's coolness was so complete that she transformed from a young girl into the queen she is today.
The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and a perfect smile appeared on the queen's face.
However, behind the smile, it is all calculation.
"Oh? What gift? You stay here and I will take a look at it."
Emperor Jin Yuan didn't care about her gift. Without even looking at it, he withdrew his gaze to the memorial in front of him.
A trace of coldness flashed across the queen's eyes. .??.
However, she was still calm and waved, and then, a person immediately walked out of the entourage behind her.
With a 'pop', he knelt down in front of the emperor.
Long Tianyu took a quick look and saw that this person was an extremely thin man.
The man seemed to be extremely weak. Even kneeling on the ground, such a simple action, made the man a little unable to bear it.
After breathing heavily for several times, the man spoke tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, I am informing you that Shangguan Qingyu, the imperial censor of Zuodu, is going to expose Shangguan Lang's embezzlement of military expenses. Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Jing and others wantonly killed the pillars of the imperial court and conspired to rebel. I have already written down all the charges against these people.
On top of the memorial, I also ask Your Majesty to make an early decision!"
At this time, Emperor Jin Yuan and Long Tianyu were both in shock.
Shangguan Qingyu is Shangguan Dongzhu's only biological brother.
Because of his delicate body, he has been recuperating away from home these years.
As for Zuo Duwei Yu Shilang's identity, it was given to him as an idle job in the year when his biological sister, Shangguan Dongzhu, was canonized as queen.
Even Long Tianyu did not expect that Shangguan Qingyu, the weakest member of the Shangguan family in this legend, would actually do such a thing.
"Is this true?"
Emperor Jin Yuan's eyes also changed unpredictably at this time.
After thinking for a moment, he asked slowly.
The queen still had a cold look, and even when her own brother sued her relatives, she still maintained an air that it had nothing to do with her.
You know, the people Shangguan Qingyu just mentioned are all her concubine brothers.
If this happens, I'm afraid the Shangguan family will be doomed.
For the first time, Long Tianyu looked squarely at this man who seemed to be about to die in the next moment.
Although he is very respectful He lowered his head, but his profile revealed a fierce and frightened look that made even Long Tianyu look frightened.
Even if this man is smiling, he can still make people feel cold all over.
I'm afraid that in the entire Shangguan family, he is the only one who is truly difficult to deal with.
"What a Shangguan family! I treat you well. I didn't expect that now, I would actually do something like this. It is my blessing to the Jin Dynasty that Aiqing and the Queen can work together to find out this matter and eliminate their relatives with justice.
Point. I will handle this matter myself. You guys, just go down first."
In fact, Emperor Jin Yuan knew all these things clearly one by one.
What caught him off guard was that the Queen was so decisive in following Guan Qingyu.
In one fell swoop, most of the Shangguan family's strength was lost.
Therefore, he needs to think more calmly about what exactly they want to do.
After hearing what Emperor Jin Yuan said, Shangguan Qingyu did not stand up. Instead, he kowtowed heavily and said solemnly.
"I have no face to face your Majesty. Your Majesty is already extremely kind to our Shangguan family. But they actually did such a treasonous and unethical thing. I have already committed a crime, so let me end my remaining life!"
After saying that, he hit the doorpost of the imperial study room.
Naturally, it is impossible for him to succeed in seeking death.
Long Tianyu could clearly see that he hit the place where the Queen's confidants were standing.
Before the person could rush to the front, he was already being held back by various hands and feet.
It was just because his body was too weak that before anyone could react, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the imperial study room.
Even if my father doesn't like it, he still has to show off in front of outsiders.
He kept saying, "I love you, don't be anxious," and asked the queen to take him away. After a few words of comfort, he calmed down.
Long Tianyu stood aside and watched the farce in silence.
But my heart was tightening.
This time, the queen followed Guan Qingyu, but defeated him.
Even without the existence of this peace contract, the Shangguan family was temporarily kicked out of the court in advance in this power duel.
However, both he and his father knew that the Shangguan family owned Shangguan Qingyu, and the true alliance with Shangguan Dongzhu became a sharp sword in the hands of the queen.
Although this sharp sword turned into a dagger, its sharpness was much stronger than before.