Although Ye Qinglan had deep confidence in Gu Xinian, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart.
As the saying goes, three men make a tiger. With so many memorials to impeach him placed in front of the emperor, it is normal for the emperor to be shaken. What's more, the impeachment matters in the memorials are not completely absent, but some of them are slightly exaggerated.
.If the emperor wanted to punish Gu Xinian, so many memorials would be enough.
In comparison, Gu Xinian himself was the most calm and calm one.
It was a big mistake for the third prince to choose such a time to deal with him. The border war is now at its most critical juncture, and the affairs of the household department are complicated, and the person in charge is indispensable. He deliberately included several memorials to explain himself.
Staying in the palace again to reflect on yourself is actually a disguised form of giving up. Facts have proved that this trick is indeed very effective. The emperor can no longer just watch indifferently, he must express his position.
Gu Xinian expected that the prince went to plead for him.
Putting aside his private feelings, the prince could not ignore him simply because he was the prince's confidant. There were so many people in the prince's faction, but they were all watching the prince's actions and performance with their eyes wide open. As long as the prince was not too stupid.
, he will definitely seize such an opportunity to show his kindness and generosity to everyone. The prince did not disappoint him, and indeed he came with good news.
Mrs. Sun said happily: "Fortunately, His Highness helped me plead for mercy this time, and Xinian is finally safe and sound."
Mrs. Zheng was originally a little bit critical of the prince. After this incident, she suddenly changed her view of the prince and continued with a smile: "Yes, it is really thanks to your highness this time. Otherwise, Xinian would not know how long he would have to stay in the mansion.
"
Of course, no one else knew what Gu Xinian was thinking. In the eyes of Sun and Mrs. Zheng, most of the emperor's oral instructions were due to the prince.
The prince accepted everyone's kindness unceremoniously, and showed a bit of complacency on his face. However, when he pulled Gu Xinian aside in private, the smile on the prince's face faded a lot, and he whispered: "
My father asked me to bring an oral edict, but the memorials to impeach you have not been approved and are still on the desk in the imperial study. You should be more careful in your future actions..."
The emperor is indeed as suspicious as in his previous life!
Gu Xinian's eyes flashed, and the corners of his lips raised a sarcastic arc: "Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness, I will be careful."
As a son of a man, it is indeed a bit embarrassing to talk about his father's faults behind his back.
The prince changed the subject somewhat sarcastically: "The third emperor brother is really determined to die. He doesn't dare to deal with me openly, but he comes after you. It's really disgusting!"
Of course, Gu Xinian would not explain this misunderstanding. Instead, he comforted the prince with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry about it. Now that the situation of the third prince is over, it is inevitable to have some fights with trapped beasts in desperation. The emperor's sage has not been deceived by him. This is the sage."
The best proof of what your heart desires.”
These words were so pleasant to listen to that the corners of the prince's lips raised.
The third prince should also receive news from the palace now...
A crisp sound of "bang, bang" came from the study room of the Third Prince's Mansion. The maidservants and servants serving in the study room were as silent as cicadas, barely even daring to speak out.
The study was in a mess. The expensive inkstone on the desk was swept to the floor. Ink and pen were scattered on the floor. The expensive and exquisite teacups and the tea spilled on the floor. The third prince's face was livid, his eyes were ferocious, and he was filled with anger and resentment surging in his heart.
Breathing almost screamed out of his chest.
Why? What is all this for?
There were obviously so many impeachment memorials, let alone a mere Minister of Household Affairs, even a high-ranking official like the Prime Minister would not be safe. Why did his father let Gu Xinian off so easily?
...
Luo Shi received the report from the servants and hurried over. As soon as he stepped into the study, he was startled by the shocking scene in front of him. Then he saw the unprecedented violent and gloomy face of the third prince, and he felt even more uneasy.
A series of thoughts quickly passed through his mind. The third prince was fine a few days ago. His mood seemed to be better than before. What happened to make him so angry?
Luo Shi has been married to the third prince for many years and knows his temper very well. Although the third prince's temper is not gentle in private, he has always had great self-control. Even if something unpleasant happens, he will try his best to suppress it. Like now.
It's almost never happened that someone would get angry in front of a servant...
Luo Shi calmed down and shouted softly: "Your Highness, who made you unhappy..."
"Get out!" The third prince spat out one word angrily without even looking at her. His face was so gloomy that it was terrifying!
Luo Shi's smile froze at the corners of his lips, but he did not move. He was stunned for a long time, and then he opened his mouth again: "I know that Your Highness is in a bad mood. If Your Highness doesn't mind that I am ignorant, you might as well talk to me."
Even if I can't help much, I can at least share some of His Highness's burdens..."
The third prince suddenly turned his head and said word by word: "Didn't you understand what I just said? Don't show your kindness and gentleness in front of me, I don't need it. Get out of here now and leave me alone.
Peace and quiet!”
Everyone in the study did not dare to raise their heads and wished they could lower their heads even lower.
Luo Shi's tears were welling up in his eyes, and he finally managed not to fall, and silently turned around and left.
The third prince's low and cold voice came from behind: "And you guys, get out of here. No one is allowed to come in again today without my order."
The servants who were waiting in the study all secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly retreated. One of the servants accidentally stepped on a broken piece of the tea cup. He felt a sharp pain in the sole of his foot and screamed in pain reflexively. Then his face turned pale and he didn't think about it.
He knelt down and said, "This slave didn't mean it. Please show mercy to Your Highness and spare this slave's life!"
The third prince looked over coldly: "Come here, drag him down and beat him fifty times." If you beat him fifty times, at least half of his life will be lost.
The boy's face was pale, but he didn't even dare to beg for mercy.
After a while, two tall and strong guards dragged the boy down.
The third prince's anger was a little vented, and he was pacing back and forth in the study alone. Gu Xinian's half-smiling face kept flashing in his mind, and his expression became a little bit more stern.
Gu Xinian, you are lucky this time! If it weren't for the border war being at a critical juncture and you, the Minister of Household Affairs, raising food and grass, my father would never have let you go so easily.
One day, I will make you feel regret. This is the price you must pay for daring to plot against me!
...
"The third prince must be so angry!" That night, after taking a bath, Ye Qinglan lay softly in Gu Xinian's arms and laughed softly: "You are really brave. Even the emperor dares to scheme, so you can
Aren’t you worried that once the war is over, the emperor will settle the score with you?"
Gu Xinian laughed silently: "The emperor knows very well how much of the memorials to impeach me are true and how false. Do you really think he is a fool who will be manipulated by others?"
When he mentioned the emperor, Gu Xinian's tone was not particularly respectful, and even a bit indifferent and disapproving. In a society where imperial power was paramount, this was almost an act of rebellion.
Ye Qinglan was accustomed to it, and talked about the current emperor in the same casual tone: "By the way, there is something I have forgotten to ask you. You told me before that the third prince took action against the Dingguo Palace after he ascended the throne.
Hand. In other words, the emperor had already passed away at that time. How old were you at that time?"
Gu Xinian responded calmly: "I am twenty-six years old."
Ye Qinglan was startled and quickly calculated in her mind. Gu Xinian has passed his twenty-fourth birthday this year and is less than two years away from his twenty-sixth birthday. Doesn't this mean that the emperor will be dead in more than a year?
Going to heaven?
"The emperor was in his prime, why did he die so early?" Ye Qinglan asked curiously.
In the hazy light, Gu Xinian's face flickered, and an inexplicable coldness flashed in his eyes: "In the previous life, at this time next year, the emperor was seriously ill and could not afford to fall ill. The third prince at that time had already done it.
The prince has been acting in government affairs during the emperor's illness. In less than half a year, the emperor passed away and the third prince naturally ascended the throne and became the new emperor."
His tone was very indifferent, but Ye Qinglan heard something strange: "What kind of disease did the emperor suffer from, and why did he die after not even surviving for more than half a year? There are so many imperial doctors with superb medical skills gathered in the palace, and
The most precious and rare medicinal materials in the world are all available in the palace. Even if you are seriously ill, you should be able to delay it for two more years. Could it be that someone has done something to it..."
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips, neither saying yes nor no: "I don't know that either."
"Hey, you said before that you would never let me think about it again!" Ye Qinglan glared at him dissatisfied: "You also said that no matter what I want to know, you will tell me everything! But now you are hiding it again.
I don’t tell the truth…”
Gu Xinian smiled helplessly: "I'm not lying to you this time, I really don't know. At that time, the third prince had already begun to act as an agent in the government and had monopoly of power, whether in the court or in the palace.
Under control. He has long been wary of me, and is no longer willing to discuss private matters with me. I really don’t know whether he has done anything secretly."
Ye Qinglan looked at him carefully, and after making sure that what he said was the truth, she started to think again: "You don't know, but you are also secretly suspicious, right?"
I don't know whether to be proud or to have a headache for having such a smart wife.
Gu Xinian didn't know that the corners of his lips were raised, let alone that his eyes were filled with pride. Looking at that pretty face that exuded crystal light, a familiar commotion arose in his heart...
..(To be continued..)
ps: I have been suffering from diarrhea for the past few days, and I went to bed early to rest. My body is much better. I expect to resume double updates starting tomorrow~o(n_n)o~
ps: I haven’t written about meat for a long time, so the next chapter will have meat, and the portion is quite large. If you don’t like it, just skip it~
