After a tiring day, Liu Yun soon fell asleep. Dongfang Ye waited for her to fall asleep before leaving the room, leaving Ji Feng and Xue Han to guard her in the dark, and asked Luochen to mobilize a team of people to hide in Linhua Palace.
, there are informants everywhere in the palace, and he has to deal with them carefully.
Turning to the study room on the side, Ling Xuan had been sitting and waiting for a long time. When he saw him coming, he nodded slightly and said, "Is that girl asleep?"
"Yes." Dongfang Ye nodded and sat opposite Ling Xuan. Seeing his solemn expression, he knew that the news he was about to say might not be good. He secretly thought that he might not be able to leave the capital in the short term.
In fact, he had his own reasons for agreeing to stay in the palace.
The Ji family also attended the banquet during the day, but they arrived late and were asked by the emperor to sit next to them. In addition, the assassin incident happened later, so the Ji family had no time to say hello to Liu Yun.
, so I just missed it.
Now that they are staying in the palace temporarily, Liu Yun naturally has no time to return to Ji's house, so he is given time to investigate some things, and it will not be too late to go back when he has some clues.
"The assassin is not from Prince An." Ling Xuan looked at Dongfang Ye expressionlessly and told what he had found out.
At the time, Master Ling Xuan was like a banished immortal who ignored world affairs, but now Ling Xuan is dressed in ink, his face is still calm, but his emotions are hidden deeply, and he is completely different from the one before.
"Whose person?" Dongfang Ye had actually guessed that he might not be King An's person, but his case filtered out other people, and he still couldn't think of anyone other than King An who would use King An's name to act, but he still
Such a useless assassin really puzzled him.
"De Fei." Ling Xuan revealed the answer and saw surprise flash across Dongfang Ye's face as he wished.
Concubine De has been married to the emperor for more than 20 years. The fifth prince is Concubine De's son. She comes from a famous family and has a gentle temperament. She rarely even steps out of the palace. The emperor is not fond of her, but she always has twenty
As a couple who have been married for many years, they will naturally not treat her badly.
"Concubine De's natal family...is the Ji family." Dongfang Ye frowned. The Ji family was extremely powerful, but it had never changed for generations of loyal ministers.
However, no matter how good things are, things are in the past, and now the Ji family is becoming more and more restless.
In the past, when King An was around, the Ji family and King An were evenly matched. Now that King An has been destroyed, the Ji family has become a standout, naturally enjoying unlimited glory.
The most important thing is that the Ji family has produced many queens and powerful ministers, but the Ji family has never produced a queen mother, and no emperor was born to a woman from the Ji family. This makes the Ji family always feel that there is a fly in the ointment.
But now, Concubine De's son is one of the candidates for the crown prince. How can we not make the Ji family excited? Their long-awaited crown prince's mother's family may be about to come true.
"You mean those assassins were sent by the Ji family?" Dongfang Ye raised his eyebrows. He had never dealt with the Ji family, but he had also investigated the head of the Ji family when he was doing business in the past. He was not a stupid person.
"All I can say is that women in the harem don't have a fuel-efficient lamp." Even though Concubine De didn't even leave the palace, she dared to assassinate even the emperor. Although she didn't succeed, it at least proved that she
She is also a cruel woman.
Dongfang Ye raised his eyebrows and refused to comment. Ling Xuan didn't know much about the harem. Dongfang Ye often went to the palace and naturally knew better. The palace was the most intolerable place for good intentions and kindness, no matter how pure and innocent they were.
In the end, women will become scheming women.
"Does the Emperor know?" Dongfang Ye asked again. He didn't want the Ji family to be involved in these matters. After all, Liu Yun was the direct granddaughter of the Ji family. Mrs. Ji treated Liu Yun very well, otherwise
She wouldn't have been putting pressure on Mu Mansion for so many years not to let her father renew their relationship. No matter what the old lady's purpose was, it was a good thing for Liu Yun.
"I don't know." Ling Xuan thought for a while. Prince Ling should have sent people to investigate, but he had already sent people to mislead Prince Ling's people, so he shouldn't be so tolerant of these things.
"Cover it up." After Dongfang Ye finished speaking, he added, "Keep the evidence."
Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
Ling Xuan obviously didn't expect that Dongfang Ye would be so indifferent between public and private affairs. He spared the Ji family for Liu Yun, which really shocked Ling Xuan. He used to be a cold-blooded animal with no emotions at all.
He is not necessarily cold-blooded. He is extremely patient and kind to the people, but he will never easily let go of those who undermine the equality and fairness in his heart.
"Now the Ji family cannot move." He didn't need to say the rest. Ling Xuan also understood that the incident with King An had just passed. Although it did not shake the foundation of the country, it still had a lot of influence on the court. The Ji family was no different than King An.
Inferior, it is really unnecessary to hook up with another Ji family at this time.
"The fifth prince's methods are vicious. I heard that the eldest prince's poisoning a while ago was his fault, but he blamed it on the third prince. Now the emperor is very cold towards the third prince because there is no evidence but he believes it in his heart.
It was the third prince who did it." Ling Xuan was actually very aggrieved by the third prince. Among the princes, only the third prince looked somewhat like a prince. Of course, it would be better if he could change his merciless style.
"Don't worry, who is Qi Xiuyu? If he wants to fight back, none of the fifth princes will be his opponent." Dongfang Ye waved his hand. He had a good relationship with the third prince Qi Xiuyu. That guy is actually somewhat similar to Dongfang Jing's character.
Similar, he loves to play, is suave, domineering, and lives wantonly, nothing like what a prince should be like, but he just has no desire for power and the throne, and he is not really a fool.
But people like them live the happiest lives.
"The fight between the princes is the emperor's family matter. We don't need to get involved. Just pretend we don't know." Dongfang Ye glanced at Ling Xuan and expressed his attitude clearly.
King An's actions were a conspiracy to usurp the throne. In addition, King An's style was vicious and corruption and bribery were too serious, so he got involved. He just wanted to give the people a harmonious world, that's all.
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As for the fights between the princes, they are about the emperor's family background, and who he wants to succeed to the throne is also his business. As a minister, Dongfang Ye has no right to interfere, and he is not willing to interfere in these matters. The drama of brothers turning against each other is really
He doesn't like it.
"Indeed." Ling Xuan nodded. After all, they were outsiders. There was no need to involve themselves in the battle for the throne. It was difficult to guess the emperor's thoughts. What's more, in addition to the five princes in the palace, the aloof emperor was more important.
It's obviously the person from outside the palace. I'm afraid there will be a fight for the crown prince's position in the near future.
Dongfang Ye shrugged. He was not interested in these things. Anyone can be the emperor, as long as he is a benevolent emperor and is willing to bring peace and happiness to the people.
"Who?" A figure appeared outside the door. Dongfang Ye narrowed his eyes and shouted in a low voice, and the wind of his palm had already swept away.
"Ah..." A sweet voice sounded, Dongfang Ye's face turned pale, and he rushed out.