Xuan Ningxuan looked out the window absentmindedly. The night was gradually replaced, and the sky turned white.
He hasn't gone to the morning court for several days. What happened yesterday, if he doesn't go today, the ministers may be scolded by him.
Xuan Ningxuan sighed heavily, how comfortable it would be if he could hide in the imperial study room for the rest of his life without seeing anyone, and let him be corroded bit by bit from the inside. But he is the emperor, and he must shoulder this responsibility.
Walking slowly outside the imperial study, Xuan Ningxuan could not help but close his eyes. The breeze at dawn was mixed with a hint of chill. He had not slept all night, and tears slowly fell from the corners of his eyes.
Xuan Ningxuan walked towards the court with heavy steps. The eunuch guarding outside the imperial study immediately followed Xuan Ningxuan respectfully.
Walking heavily to the gold-encrusted dragon chair, Xuan Ningxuan looked straight at the minister standing under the court with his cold eyes.
"If you have something to do, I will leave the court if nothing happens." The eunuch's high-pitched voice came from the huge court hall, and the ministers knelt on the ground one after another.
"Pingshen." Xuan Ningxuan slowly sat on the dragon chair and said expressionlessly.
The court hall suddenly became silent, and no one dared to propose a memorial first.
"If you have nothing to report..." Xuan Ningxuan was interrupted by a minister before he finished speaking.
"Your Majesty, three concubines have died in the palace one after another. I heard that Your Majesty has caught the suspect." The minister who spoke was the newly appointed Prime Minister Zuo Yi.
Xuan Ningxuan looked at Zuo Yi displeased. He was chosen as the prime minister because he was upright and dared to point out his mistakes in person. Zuo Yi's words were profound, and he clearly blamed him, Xuan Ningxuan, for harboring the murderer.
"I have not caught the suspect. As an important minister of our court, the Prime Minister should not listen to rumors." Xuan Ningxuan said word by word, signaling Zuo Yi not to continue insisting with his eyes.
Zuo Yi automatically ignored Xuan Ningxuan's eyes and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Your Majesty, I didn't hear anything from hearsay. Yesterday, the emperor led troops to the imperial mausoleum, which is well known to the courtiers. And Murong Jingwan and Xuan Ning were hiding in the imperial mausoleum.
Yi is the suspected murderer of the three concubines."
Xuan Ningxuan stood up abruptly. If he hadn't taken the emperor's prestige into consideration, he would have already taught the prime minister a lesson for not knowing how to praise him.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, how can I allow you to address the Queen by her first name?" Xuan Ningxuan said coldly, and the chill radiating from his whole body made the ministers shiver.
Zuo Yi was not intimidated by Xuan Ningxuan's anger, but said word for word: "Your Majesty, please don't forget that you have already posted the imperial list and deposed Murong Jingwan from the position of queen."
"You..." Xuan Ningxuan was too angry to say anything.
"Your Majesty, if you don't give the ministers a reasonable explanation, we will be disappointed." Zuo Yi pressed forward step by step, not giving Xuan Ningxuan any chance to breathe. He knew that Xuan Ningxuan was protecting the queen, but the Celestial Empire
The legislation does not allow Xuan Ningxuan to do this. As a minister of the Chinese dynasty, he cannot watch Xuan Ningxuan blatantly violate the legislation.
Xuan Ningxuan glared at Zuo Yi bitterly, but he was thinking about how to give the ministers a reasonable explanation. If he couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation today, Zuo Yi would definitely not let him withdraw from the court.
Xuan Ningxuan seemed to have thought of a countermeasure, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Prime Minister Zuo, the queen is pregnant with a dragon. I asked her to leave the palace to protect her and the prince in her belly. The assassin can kill dozens of imperial guards without any effort. If he wants to kill the queen, who in heaven can stop him?
Really? I am deposing the Queen just to prevent those ignorant people from making random guesses." Xuan Ningxuan's eyes were sinister, and there seemed to be anger flashing in his eyes when he looked at Zuo Yi.
Zuo Yi looked at Xuan Ningxuan questioningly, but ultimately did not continue to ask further.
Zuo Yi did not continue to ask questions, and naturally none of the other ministers had any objections.
Xuan Ningxuan used his eyes to signal the eunuch standing aside to announce his withdrawal from the court.
"Retreat from the court." The eunuch immediately shouted loudly.
Xuan Ningxuan sighed with relief, and immediately left the court without waiting for the minister to react.
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Xuan Ningyi hugged Murong Jingwan and walked to Shuiyun Palace with difficulty.
As soon as he arrived at Shuiyun Palace, Xuan Ningyi hugged Murong Jingwan and knelt down in front of the door of Shuiyun Palace. The wounds on his body were already open, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.
Murong Jingwan came to her senses, but she smelled the smell of blood in the air.
"Yi, your wound is open." Murong Jingwan said distressedly.
Xuan Ningyi bit her lips tightly and shook her head gently, "Wan'er, I'm fine."
Murong Jingwan helped Xuan Ningyi up with difficulty and walked slowly into Shuiyun Palace.
The once prosperous Shuiyun Palace was now deserted, and the tables were covered with dust.
"Wan'er, you take a rest first. I'll clean this place first." Although Xuan Ningyi was weak and had no strength at all, she still didn't want Murong Jingwan to be tired.
Murong Jingwan shook her head, Xuan Ningyi's wound was still bleeding, how could she let him clean Shuiyun Palace?
"Wan'er, these minor injuries are nothing to worry about." Xuan Ningyi smiled and tried to stand up, but suddenly felt dizzy before her eyes.
Murong Jingwan quickly supported Xuan Ningyi and said calmly: "Yi, I see you are still sitting obediently. I don't want to worry about you while cleaning."
Xuan Ningyi did not answer. He was dizzy from blood loss and had no strength to speak.
Seeing that Xuan Ningyi no longer objected, Murong Jingwan started cleaning Shuiyun Palace with peace of mind.
Every time I clean a place, the beautiful memories of getting along with people from Shuiyun Palace will appear in my mind, my heart will start to hurt, and tears will fall down the corners of my eyes.
Such beautiful memories will never come back again. My mother is dead, Shuiyun Palace is destroyed, and everyone is gone.
Murong Jingwan's shoulders were shaking constantly, and a hand was gently placed on her shoulders.
"Wan'er, be strong. You are the mother of the baby. You must become stronger in the future." Xuan Ningyi vaguely heard Murong Jingwan's suppressed cries.
With her right hand gently stroking her lower abdomen, Murong Jingwan nodded with tears in her eyes. She had to be strong, she was stronger than anyone else.
Quickly wiping away the tears on her face, Murong Jingwan turned around with a smile and said with a smile: "Yi, I will live well, and I still have to take care of the baby."
Xuan Ningyi nodded and gently held Murong Jingwan into her arms. The child in her belly was burdened with sin before she was born. If the baby was born unhealthy, how would Murong Jingwan live?
"I believe in you, my Wan'er has always been strong." Xuan Ningyi said word for word, he will always stay by her side and will not make her feel lonely.
"Yi, you can let me go. I will clean Shuiyun Palace first, and then go out to buy some golden sore medicine for you." Murong Jingwan raised her head and said calmly.
"My injury is not a problem. The bleeding has stopped now." Xuan Ningyi did not dare to let Murong Jingwan go out, fearing that once she went out, she would never come back.
