"The prince was frightened just now, wasn't he? I haven't seen an assassin before, and I don't know if his kung fu is powerful."
"I didn't see the assassin. I just heard Aunt Yuzhi shouting and ran over. Ah, don't call me Prince from now on. It doesn't sound good. It's better to call me Emperor Brother."
"Oh, let's call him Imperial Brother. Why would Imperial Brother go to see Uncle Imperial Master? Uncle Imperial Master doesn't know how to fight, so even if you ask him to go, it's useless, right? What if Uncle Imperial Master is also injured by an assassin?"
"I can rest assured that Uncle Guoshi is with my mother. No one else is reliable. I only believe in Uncle Guoshi."
On the quiet path leading to Lianchenxuan, Prince Dayao and the Seventh Prince were walking hand in hand. Not far behind them were the guards who were ordered not to get too close. While chatting, Yi Chenjing suddenly stopped, followed closely behind.
The guards who were following also stopped, and the guards who could stop in time bumped into each other, causing a mess in the blink of an eye.
"You're so stupid, how can such a person protect the palace?" Yi Chenjing put her hands on her hips and glared seriously, turning back and complaining to Yi Chenyu, "When I grow up, I want to be as powerful as my father and my general.
People who are strong in martial arts should find the best martial arts masters to protect my mother and the queen, so that no assassins will appear."
Yi Chenyu looked up at his younger brother who was taller than him, puffed out his cheeks and thought for a moment, then grinned and said, "Then I will be a good emperor, and like my father, I will take you out to fight every day."
"War is not fun, and my father is not a good emperor either. He ignores me."
"Yes, yes, my father doesn't care for my mother either. He only comes to see my mother when she is sick. He leaves before my mother wakes up, and I am not allowed to tell her."
After all, it was because he was young and ignorant, and had no control over his childlike behavior. Yi Chenjing's little complaint attracted Yi Chenyu's repeated echoes. The two and a half-year-old children said something to each other, and they forgot about the fact that there were a bunch of "idiot" guards behind them.
to the back of the head.
Seeing that the two princes were in high spirits, the guard who was following behind quietly approached the captain of the guard and whispered: "Boss, do we still have to guard outside Lianchenxuan?"
"Nonsense, the Lianchen Pavilion was more heavily guarded than other palaces when it was only Concubine Jing. Now not only are there seven more princes, but even the prince has to temporarily live in it. Do you think we need to send more people to watch it?" The guard rolled his eyes and then continued.
He lowered his voice and said, "Tell the brothers to be careful. Most of the assassins who assassinated the queen were sent by some palace. No one can guarantee that the assassin will not turn around and assassinate the prince. If the prince has a problem, the heads of our team will be ruined."
It’s not even enough compensation!”
The guard nodded vigorously, turned around and whispered his instructions to the people behind him. The group of people reminded each other to cheer up and quietly closed the distance between them and Yi Chenjing and Yi Chenyu.
However, even so, no one noticed the figure lurking not far away from Lianchenxuan.
As night fell, the army that had just set out for a day camped on the outskirts of the imperial capital. After eating some simple dry food with the soldiers, Yi Huaiyu stood outside the camp with a frown on his face, looking far away in the direction of the imperial capital.
"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?" Ou Suiliang handed over a glass of warm water and stood beside Yi Huaiyu naturally.
"I don't know, I just feel uneasy for no reason." Yi Huaiyu took the cup and frowned a little, "Maybe it's because I'm older. There are more and more things on my mind. It often takes a long time to fall asleep at night, and also during the day.
It’s hard to concentrate.”
Ou Suiliang burst into laughter: "Your Majesty is in his prime, how can he be considered old? I think he is probably tired of all the troubles in the harem."
Yi Huaiyu took a breath, glared at Ou Suiliang, and after a moment couldn't help but smile wryly at himself.
"With your mouth, do you have to say something that others dare not say to embarrass me? The mess in the harem has made me upset. I thought I would take this opportunity to calm down, but unexpectedly I still can't let it go."
Ever since Yi Huaiyu insisted on sending Sima Yuan to the expedition, Sima Tulan was not so dedicated to handling the affairs of the Sixth Palace. For example, the imperial concubine went to the imperial study room every three days to entangle and flatter her, and some concubines made some ridiculous noises when they had nothing to do.
These trivial matters such as attracting Yi Huaiyu's attention and so on made Yi Huaiyu unable to eat well or sleep well for a long time, and he would get angry at every turn.
In fact, Ou Suiliang had more or less guessed Sima Duran's intentions. Because he had been paying close attention, he noticed very early that Sima Duran's energy was gradually shifting from the harem to the front court. This was partly to let Yi Huaiyu understand what it would be like without her full assistance.
The other half of this terrible thing is to stabilize the power and restore the prestige of the shaky Sima family.
In order to protect the Sima family and her brother Sima Yuan, Sima Tulan finally began to resist.
Suiliang's brief silence seemed to make Yi Huaiyu think of something. He turned around and put his hand on his old friend's shoulder. Yi Huaiyu's intimate behavior was the same as when they were not a monarch and minister many years ago: "Suiliang, you have known Tu'er better than me ever since.
, in your opinion, is it possible that she..." Halfway through, Yi Huaiyu hesitated: "How should I put it, in terms of relationships with other people, do you think Tu'er will make mistakes in a moment of confusion?"
"Your Majesty, you want to ask about the relationship between the Queen and Master Shen, right?" Ou Suiliang pointed out directly, not wanting to beat around the bush.
The straightforward question inevitably made Yi Huaiyu a little unhappy, but because the other person was Ou Suiliang, he didn't feel angry or resentful. Instead, he was relieved to have found someone with whom he could talk about this matter freely.
"Since you understand what I mean, the next words will be easy to say." Yi Huaiyu calmed down and twisted his fingers together, "A few years ago, I discovered that Jun Fang had an admiration for Tu'er.
However, Tu'er didn't seem to want to have too much contact with him. I thought maybe it was just Jun Fang's young impulsiveness and didn't pay much attention to it. After Sima Yuan went on the expedition, Tu'er began to have frequent indirect contact with the former ministers. I tried
After checking, I still couldn't find out who the person who contacted the ministers for her was. Until one night, I suddenly thought that maybe the reason why I couldn't find out was that I never put this hidden person under suspicion from the beginning.
scope."
"So His Majesty recalled me from the border without telling everyone, and stayed away from the palace to calm down in the name of personal expedition?"
Yi Huaiyu nodded heavily without any secret.
No one in the palace except him knew that Ou Suiliang had quietly returned to the imperial capital and went on an expedition with him. His habit of consulting Ou Suiliang for many years when he had problems he couldn't figure out or troubles that were difficult to solve had not changed for many years, so he needed a gap, a Sima.
Neither Tulan nor the ministers noticed the opportunity, so she told her close friends all her suspicions and worries, hoping to get an answer.
A helpless sigh rumbled in the night wind. Ou Suiliang was silent for a long while, looking at Yi Huaiyu with an unpredictable look.
"After the Queen has done so much for His Majesty, Your Majesty still doubts her feelings for you. Isn't it too cruel to do so?"