Hearing these words, Yongxuan had not yet done anything, and Yongzhang was so shocked that he almost jumped up, "Huang Ama's order? You mean Huang Ama is back?"
"Yes, the prince will protect the emperor and come back with the queen." The guard's answer made Yong Zhang look extremely ugly. He and Gao Bin killed the person who reported the news, thinking that Hongli was trapped in the lonely mountain and would definitely die, but he didn't expect him
He returned safely.
Seeing his appearance, Yongxun was surprised and said: "Third brother, what's wrong with you?"
Yong Zhang came back to his senses and quickly squeezed out a smile, "The Emperor has been away for a few days, and I was very concerned about him. I was thinking about when the Emperor would come back, and it turned out that he was here. I was really surprised." No wait.
Yongxuan asked again, and he already said: "Let's go together to pay tribute to Huang Ama."
Yongxun readily agreed. After the two entered the hall, they saw Hongli sitting upright. Unlike Yongxun's joy, Yongzhang's heart was filled with complexity and contradictions, with some joy and some disappointment.
He is not a completely heartless person. Ever since he killed the guard, he has been uneasy because of the guilt of "patriicide"; but on the other hand, he does not want Hongli alive, because only Hongli is alive.
Only after he dies can he inherit the throne. Once he ascends the throne, not only will the Su family enjoy the dignity of the Queen Mother, but mother and son will also be able to hold great power and rule the world.
But...it's useless to say anything now. Hongli's safe return means that everything is back to where it started.
"My son, please see the emperor. May the emperor be blessed!" After bowing with Yongxuan, Yongzhang said respectfully: "My son and his fourth brother have not seen the emperor for several days. They are very worried about the emperor. I don't know that the emperor is here."
Are both Ma and Huang's mother okay?"
The fact that Hongli and Xianyue were trapped in Gushan was still a secret in the palace. No one knew about it except Ling Ruo and a few confidants. Yongzhang naturally pretended not to know.
"Both I and the Queen are fine." Hongli was very satisfied with Yongzhang's filial piety. Although Yongzhang was not very talented among his sons, he had contradicted him several times, but those conflicts were mostly due to
He was filial, so he didn't care. Little did he know that it was this son who almost caused him to be trapped and die on a lonely mountain.
Yongxun asked: "Emperor Ama, I heard from the guards that those dozen people committed a heinous crime and you ordered them to be executed. What crime did they commit? Why did you kill so many people at once and not spare their lives?"
?”
Hong Zhou said from the side: "Brother Si doesn't know something. These people intend to murder the emperor and the empress. Their crimes are unforgivable. The emperor spared their family members, which is an act of mercy beyond the law."
Yongxun's expression changed with horror, and he hurriedly said: "Conspiracy to kill Huang Ama and Huang Aniang? Who are they, to be so bold?"
Yong Zhang also pretended to ask: "Huang Ama, why are they doing this? What is going on?"
"Huang Ama will handle this matter on his own, so you don't have to worry." Before Yongxun could say anything else, Hongli said, "Don't worry, Huang Ama will not let anyone with evil intentions go."
Yongzhang knew that Hongli's words were not directed at him, but he was still frightened when he heard them. After exiting the hall with Yongxuan, he excused himself and immediately went to see Gao Bin quietly.
The latter had also just learned the news of Hongli's return, and said with a look of hatred on his face: "It's really a shame that he was allowed to escape from that demon queen."
Yong Zhang said nervously: "I just saw Huang Ama pushing many people to be beheaded. Do you think he will find out about us? If he does find out, he will definitely not spare us. This...
…What should I do?”
Gao Bin was a little panicked at first, but he was much deeper than Yongzhang, who was only fifteen years old. After thinking for a while, he calmed down and said: "Brother Third, don't worry too much, we have done a very clean job in that matter."
, and has never been seen by anyone. As long as you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, how can the emperor know."
Yong Zhang thought about it. After calming down, he asked again: "What should we do now?"
Gao Bin said with some reluctance: "Since the Emperor has returned, we can only stand still for the time being and slowly look for opportunities later. The days are long and I believe that something will happen."
"It can only be like this." Along with these words, there was an inaudible sigh. If Yongzhang was tempted by Gao Bin before and killed the guard who reported the news, then now, the temptation of power and position has
It took root in his heart and was difficult to remove.
If Gao Bin encounters a similar situation next time, even if Gao Bin is not around, he will not hesitate to make the same decision as he did this morning.
While they were discussing, the imperial guards had already followed Hongli's orders to seal Wanhua Tower and put Granny Lin in prison, while Qiao Yan'er was brought to the palace.
Qiao Yaner didn't know what happened, so she followed the guards to the palace tremblingly. When she saw Hongli sitting on the dragon chair, she was surprised and happy and said: "Fourth Master, why are you here?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the palace servant standing aside scolded: "Bold woman, why don't you kneel down when you see the emperor?!"
Hearing this, Qiao Yan'er was stunned for a moment, pointed at Hongli in disbelief and said: "You... you are the emperor?"
Hongli smiled half-heartedly and said, "What's wrong? Don't I look like the emperor?"
Qiao Yan'er came back to her senses, knelt down quickly, and said in panic: "People's girls see the emperor, long live the emperor!" After saying that, she kowtowed again: "People's girls don't know the holy face, so they are disrespectful. Please
Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Hongli smiled, raised his hand and said, "Don't blame those who don't know. Get up."
After Qiao Yan'er stood up cautiously, Hongli said: "I have ordered the sealing of Wanhua Tower and put Granny Lin in jail. I will also severely punish the officials who colluded with Wanhua Tower. You don't have to in the future."
Don’t worry anymore.”
While Hongli was speaking, Xiao Wu had already brought a plate of silver to Qiao Yan'er and said in a low voice: "These are rewards from the Emperor to Miss Qiao. They are enough for you to return home and live a good life."
Qiao Yan'er stared at the money blankly. After a while, she shook her head vigorously and said: "It is all thanks to the emperor that the daughter of the people can escape from the sea of suffering and keep her innocence. The emperor treats the women of the people with great kindness. How can the women of the people dare to accept the emperor again?"
money. Besides... as the emperor said on the day he rescued the daughter of the people, the daughter of the people has no home long ago, where can she go back to."
Speaking of this, she suddenly kowtowed to Hongli and said: "Since the parents of the people's girls passed away, only the emperor and his wife treated the people's girls well. In order to save the people's girls, they were even willing to be imprisoned by the prefect. This kind of kindness, the people's girls are determined not to
Forgot." After a pause, she continued: "On that day, the daughter of the people once said that she would stay to serve the madam, and the emperor agreed. I also ask the emperor to allow the daughter of the people to continue to serve the madam in return for the great kindness you and the madam have shown."