After Chuntao finished telling her story, Yehenara held out her hand wearing a tortoise-shell jewelry-inlaid flower armor toward him and said, "Help me go to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart."
Chuntao's eyelids twitched and she said: "Master, have you decided?"
Yehenala narrowed her eyes slightly and said: "As Mrs. Wei said, Yongzhang is the emperor's own flesh and blood. The emperor will not take it seriously and ignore it, but he just can't keep his face."
Chuntao said worriedly: "But what if I guess wrong and offend Shengyan? I'll forgive you for saying it bluntly. I have never been able to trust Mr. Wei."
"I will be able to control this and not really make the Emperor Long Yan angry. As for Wei Jingxuan..." Yehenala stood up with a little force in her hand and said: "I don't believe her either, but this time the problem should not be
Oh, the one from Yanxi Palace is about to become the queen. If I don’t do something, I will really be squeezed out by her without a foothold."
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Chuntao stopped talking and helped her all the way to the Yangxin Hall. Because Hongli was telling the ministers to discuss state affairs, Yehenala waited in the side hall for more than half an hour before finally speaking.
It was introduced into the main hall by the palace servants.
After Yehenara paid his respects, Hongli put down the ink pen in his hand and said, "Concubine Shu came to see me. What's the matter?"
Yehenala glanced at him secretly and said softly: "I know that during this period, the third elder brother has been in Xinzhe's library. He..."
Hongli interrupted coldly: "If Concubine Shu wants to plead for Yongzhang and the Su family, just step aside. I don't want to mention this matter."
Yehenara lowered his head and said: "No matter what the third elder brother is, he is still the emperor's child. I hope the emperor will spare him for the sake of flesh and blood..."
"Bang!" A heavy sound interrupted Yehenala's words, followed by Hongli's voice as cold as snow, "Didn't you hear what I said? Stand back!"
Although Yehenala was well prepared, she was still so frightened that her knees became weak and she wished she could leave immediately, but she couldn't leave. If she left, all her previous efforts would be wasted. Thinking of this, she stood up straight and said with a trembling voice.
: "I shouldn't offend Sheng Yan, but I don't want to see anything happen to the third elder brother. Your Majesty knows that since yesterday, the third elder brother has been suffering from high fever and it is difficult to get up."
Hongli shook his hands slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "I have said that whether this traitor lives or dies has nothing to do with me."
Yehenala said eagerly: "If the emperor really has no psychological understanding, he will not let Sixi summon the imperial doctor to Xinzheku." After saying that, she took a breath and said: "Sixi is the emperor's personal eunuch.
, he is most loyal to the emperor. Without the emperor’s instructions, he would never dare to secretly inform the imperial doctor. In fact, you have always cared about the third elder brother."
"That's enough!" Hongli stood up and walked a few steps irritably, and said in a cold voice: "Yes, I care about him and sent him an imperial doctor, but this traitor refused to let the imperial doctor diagnose and treat him, and would rather stay sick like this.
He took a few deep breaths and said, "I know he wants to use this method to force me to let Su go, huh!"
"It is indeed inappropriate for Third Elder Brother to do this, but he is also out of filial piety and hopes to save his biological mother from danger. No matter how wrong Su is, she is Third Elder Brother's biological mother. How can you ask Third Elder Brother
Is the elder brother just standing by and watching?" Seeing that Hongli didn't speak, she persuaded: "Actually, what the third elder brother hopes is to free the Su family from the pain of hard labor.
Although I made a big mistake in the past, after 12 years of hard labor, even if I didn't pay off, I still paid back more than half of it. The emperor has always governed the country with mercy, and when he named the imperial concubine as the queen this time, the emperor once said that he would give the world a general amnesty.
, Su is also one of the emperor’s subjects, why don’t you just grant the third elder brother’s favor? This will also allow the imperial physician to diagnose and treat the third elder brother earlier to avoid aggravating the condition.”
This time, Hongli did not refuse immediately and frowned. He did not want anything to happen to Yongzhang, but he was still having trouble making a decision on whether to forgive Su.
After a long while, Hongli said: "Please step aside first and let me think carefully."
Yehenala hesitated for a moment, but finally did not continue. She exited the Yangxin Hall as she was told. When the winter sun enveloped her again, Yehenala breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid of Hongli just now.
When angry, I would blame myself, but luckily things went smoothly.
Chuntao looked back at the closed palace door and said, "Master, will the emperor really spare the Su family?"
Yehenara shook his head and said: "I'm not sure. I've done everything I can do. Now it depends on Su's own luck. Let's go."
Soon after they left, Hongli also left Yangxin Palace and came to Yanxi Palace to discuss the Su family's affairs with Xianyue.
After listening to Hongli's words, Xianyue said in a serious voice: "So, the emperor intends to forgive the Su family for the sake of the third elder brother?"
Hongli shook his head and said: "I am very confused right now. I don't know what kind of decision is the most correct, so I want to hear your opinion, Xianyue. In your opinion, should Su be forgiven?"
Xianyue's mind raced. This seemingly simple question was not so easy to answer. If she let Su go, there would inevitably be trouble in the harem. If she didn't, people would say that she deliberately put Yongzhang's life at risk.
Even Hongli would be displeased.
After thinking for a long time, Xianyue said: "Twelve years ago, the Su family made a big mistake, and she should be punished for her crime. The emperor spared her life because of the two elder brothers, but she was only punished to work in Xinzhe's treasury. It is really outside the law."
I'm sorry, it would really be inappropriate to release Xin Zheku again."
"What about Yongzhang? Take him out of Xinzheku by force?" Faced with Hongli's inquiry, Xianyue shook her head and said, "I know that Third Brother is stubborn and refuses to admit defeat. If you use force, it will only make things worse."
It’s getting worse and worse, so I thought of a solution that can barely be called a solution to both problems.”
Hearing this, Hongli perked up, stared at her and said, "What is the method?"
"The reason why Third Elder Brother is so resolute is because he is afraid that Su's life will be in danger if he continues to be subjected to hard labor, so he desperately hopes that the emperor will forgive Su's going out of the labor force.
Zheku, there is no contradiction between the two. Even if Su continues to stay in Xinzheku, he can avoid the pain of hard labor."
After hearing this, Hongli understood, "You mean to keep him in Xin Zhe's treasury, but exempt him from labor?"
"Yes, the emperor can order He Fang to set up a Buddhist hall in Xinzheku so that Su can eat fast and chant Buddha's name in the future, so that she no longer has to work hard as a errand. This can be regarded as fulfilling the filial piety of the third elder brother."
After Hongli thought about it carefully, he touched his palm and said: "This is a good idea. Okay, I will do it as you say." After saying that, he was about to order Sixi to deliver the order, but Xianyue stopped him and said: "Your Majesty, I am still a minister.
Let me go there myself to avoid any further misunderstandings."