The harem is the place where secrets cannot be kept the most. Even though Yi Huaiyu gave reasons for the house arrest of Sima Tulan and the removal of Shen Junfang, there were still people who worked tirelessly to dig out deeper connections until rumors spread - the queen couldn't bear it.
Zhi Lonely had an affair with the young Imperial Master. The best proof is that the Imperial Master always went to Huanqing Palace.
This rumor spread throughout the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard in just one night, and even the quietest Lianchenxuan heard about it. Su Shiyun had not yet recovered from the assassin's fright, but she also knew what she had to do.
Six years, a long time passed quietly, Su Shiyun took the initiative to find Yi Huaiyu for the first time, standing in front of the imperial study room at a loss.
Yi Huaiyu stood at the door and glanced at Su Shiyun lightly. He was not as happy and excited as he should have been when seeing each other after a short farewell. He just took her hand and led her into the study, casually pointing to the seat beside him: "Sit down, except
Apart from those two imperial edicts, you can talk to me about anything."
Su Shiyun was blocked by Yi Huaiyu before she could speak. She sat stiffly in the chair, feeling helpless and aggrieved.
Normally, Yi Huaiyu would have held Su Shiyun in his arms with distress. However, he was not in the mood at the moment. His mood had been extremely bad since he walked out of Sima Tulan's room two days ago. It was extremely bad. With Sima,
The depression caused by Du Lan's falling out was far beyond Yi Huaiyu's imagination. For two consecutive nights, he dared not close his eyes. Whenever he closed his eyes, Sima Dulan's desperate look would appear. That scene made his internal organs hurt so much.
Hard to breathe.
Under the pain, his love for Su Shiyun also weakened. As if he had a great enlightenment, Yi Huaiyu suddenly lost interest in many things.
"The assassin's matter hasn't been found out yet. Watch out for Jing'er and don't let him run around." Barely pulling himself together to show a hint of concern, Yi Huaiyu smiled stiffly, making it seem like he didn't care about certain things.
He thought he was satisfied, but the smile was so stiff that even he himself didn't think it was credible.
"I heard that General I chatted with you for a long time yesterday, and I don't know if you are in a better mood. He knows you best and understands your thoughts better than anyone else." Su Shiyun brushed her broken hair around her temples, lowered her head, and her voice was a little...
Weakly, "There are also rumors in the Border War Palace that General Sima was captured by the enemy. I thought how could that be possible, but now it seems that it is actually true."
Yi Huaiyu frowned slightly: "What do you mean? Do you think I put Sima Tulan under house arrest because Sima Yuan was captured and the Sima family lost power?"
"Even if it's not for this, it's somehow related to it, right?" It was rare for Su Shiyun to mention the political affairs of the previous dynasty. Yi Huaiyu was a little surprised and a little bored at the same time. Su Shiyun could see the look in his eyes and raised his head and glanced at the back of his head.
He lowered his head even lower: "Over the years, the queen has kept the harem in order and taught the prince and other princes her duty. Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work. If you punish her suddenly like this, the concubines in the harem will not say anything, but they will feel it in their hearts.
I don’t know what to think, even those ridiculous rumors have popped up, and there are all kinds of vicious ones. In short, these two imperial edicts really did not bring any good results."
Su Shiyun was as euphemistic as ever, like a soft fist hitting Yi Huaiyu's heart. It didn't hurt, but it couldn't be treated as if it didn't exist.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Huaiyu waved his hands irritably: "Whoever wants to say can say what they say. I don't care about the gossip of those cheap concubines. They are all ignorant women. It seems that the sky is going to be windy. You should be early
Go back so you don't catch a cold. I will have people investigate the assassin's matter as soon as possible. You can rest peacefully in Lianchenxuan."
After saying a few words, Yi Huaiyu issued an order to expel the guests. Su Shiyun was not good at arguing, so she had no choice but to get up and prepare to leave. When she stepped out of the threshold, she suddenly stopped, hesitated for a moment, and looked back at the desk.
Yi Huaiyu, who was sitting on his back: "Are you... planning to save General Sima?"
Yi Huaiyu was silent for a long time, closing his eyes and looking tired: "I don't want to be hated by Tuer for the rest of my life."
A look of peace of mind passed through Su Shiyun's eyes, she nodded, turned and left.
She thought very simply, as long as Sima Yuan was safe and sound, there would be no unsolvable conflict between Sima Tulan and Yi Huaiyu. Two people with the same bad tempers could just let it go for a while. Take your time,
There will always be reconciliation one day - since Yi Huaiyu is willing to save Sima Yuan, it means that the matter has not reached the point of irreversibility.
but……
After walking outside the imperial study room, Su Shiyun sighed quietly.
She knew that the rumors this time were not groundless. That day in Lianchenxuan, she saw Sima Tulan hugging the unconscious Shen Junfang and shouting. The intimate relationship was by no means as simple as the queen and the imperial master. However, Su Shiyun did not want to believe Sima Tu.
Lan Zhen had an affair with Shen Junfang, and how many years have passed. Does Sima Duran have to wait until now to betray Yi Huaiyu? Moreover, the too young Imperial Master did not seem to show any satisfied and happy expression.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." A sudden call frightened Su Shiyun to stop, she covered her heart and looked out, and the one who met her face was Ou Suiliang.
"Is General I also looking for the emperor? I just came back from there, and the emperor is still not in a good mood." Su Shiyun looked around and saw that there was no one around. She leaned slightly closer to Ou Suiliang and said softly, "General, do you know how General Sima is doing?"
Last night, I heard that General Sima was captured. I was so upset that I didn't sleep well all night, for fear that the emperor and the empress would get into more trouble over this matter."
Ou Suiliang looked a little haggard, shook his head, and said in a lower voice: "General Sima's matter is not easy to handle. The Zhao Kingdom also knows about the relationship between General Sima and the Queen, and they insist that the emperor hand over a prince as a hostage in exchange.
General Sima's life. Yesterday, the emperor and I discussed it for a long time, but to no avail. It doesn't matter whether we hand over any of the princes, and it's impossible not to hand it over. I can't think of a way to have both ends."
The condition of exchanging the prince for Sima Yuan made Su Shiyun's face turn pale for a moment. She shook her body, confused and panicked: "Which concubine who gave birth to a prince is not powerful and has a background? In the harem, the mother has always been valued based on her son, and no one is.
If one's own child is sent as a hostage, who can do it?"
Ou Suiliang smiled dumbly.
Yi Huaiyu's thoughts were all on Su Shiyun and Sima Dalan. Except for them, the other concubines in the harem were included to consolidate their strength or make marriage alliances; Sima Dalan was the queen, and Yi Chenyu had been canonized.
Of course, it was impossible for the prince to be sent as a hostage, so considering that the only concubine in the harem that would not threaten the imperial power even if the children were taken away was the powerless Su Shiyun.
But of course, this is the most unlikely thing to happen.
"Don't worry, Concubine Jing, the Emperor will handle this matter carefully - the Emperor's love for the Seventh Prince is never worse than that of other princes, Concubine Jing can just keep this in mind."
Ou Suiliang was almost confident in making a guarantee to Su Shiyun. After Su Shiyun seemed to be more relaxed, Ou Suiliang continued to rush to the imperial study. Originally, he planned to discuss with Yi Huaiyu to choose a prince with a weaker background to hand over.
However, when they arrived at the Imperial Study Room, another shocking news suddenly came to light, causing the turmoil involving the former harem to enter a stormy stage.