"Your Highness, thank you. The Xiao family has been loyal to the imperial court since my late father. Xiao will not be swayed by any interests. Now that something like this has happened to the Emperor, Your Highness, you have to make an idea."
"I know, this matter needs to be carefully considered."
At this time, the guards outside came to report,
"Your Highness, there is a girl named Su Mu'er outside asking to see you."
Su Muer?
Hearing this name, Ye Shihan and Xiao Mo looked nervous together.
"Invite her in."
After finishing his words, Ye Shihan looked at Xiao Mo. The man in front of him liked her woman, but he was an upright person. Even so, feelings and state affairs should be separated. He would not allow others to touch his woman.
As soon as Su Muer walked into the main hall, Ye Shihan greeted her warmly, but Su Muer took two steps back, bowed and saluted.
"Your Highness, General Xiao is here too?"
When Xiao Mo saw her, a trace of clarity flashed in his eyes, and then darkened.
They stayed together for three months. During these three months, he thought about her every day and envied her every day.
Ye Shihan looked at her with affection and seriousness in his eyes, "But are you here for Doudou?"
He knew that she wouldn't have come to him if she wasn't concerned about something. The letter she left for him had already stated that she didn't want to have any more entanglements with him, so she must have come here just for a ride.
She pursed her lips and nodded, mentioning Doudou, her eyes flashed with tears.
"I heard that he was brought into the palace by the concubine?"
"Yes," Ye Shihan nodded with deep meaning in his eyes, "The Queen Mother was ill, and the mother-in-law wanted to go back to take care of her, but she was reluctant to leave Doudou. It happened that we didn't come back, so she took Doudou into the palace, but I can guarantee that she won't
Malicious."
"I know, you take me into the palace, I want to see Doudou."
Xiao Mo heard her say this and looked at her in surprise.
"There is a lot of chaos in the palace now, so you'd better not go there, so as not to get into unnecessary trouble."
The implication of his words was naturally to remind her that she was the daughter of a guilty minister and was not suitable to enter the palace.
"I know, thank you General Xiao for reminding me, I just want to bring Doudou back."
As soon as Su Muer finished speaking, a servant's shout suddenly came from outside,
"Your Highness, it's not good, it's not good."
This sound immediately shocked Ye Shihan and made him tense up. He raised his legs and walked out of the house. Xiao Mo and Su Muer followed him to the yard.
The visitor came forward and knelt down to salute.
"Your Majesty, General Xiao, it's not good, Your Majesty... Your Majesty is critically ill."
"What?"
Ye Shihan's body swayed, and Xiao Mo hurriedly supported him.
"Your Highness, take care."
"How could it be? How could he suddenly be critically ill? I haven't had time to see him yet."
He raised his hand and punched himself hard on the head.
Although the emperor is his half-brother, because their mothers are sisters, he treats him like his own brother.
"Your Highness, now is not the time to be sad. You have to rush to the palace to stabilize people's hearts. This is a scene of three pillars in the court. Now the emperor is critically ill. If he dies suddenly, there will be chaos in the palace."
Before Xiao Mo finished speaking, Liu Hai trotted in with a long sword in hand.
"Your Highness, it's bad, the three kings and the six kings are ready to raise troops."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan's heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.
"General Xiao, immediately send troops to stop their behavior. If they can't be stopped, go to the imperial city to meet me. I will immediately enter the palace to support the third prince in succeeding him. Liu Hai, please call some good lieutenants to accompany me.
Go together,"
"Your Highness, the third prince can't speak, how can he be the emperor?"
General Xiao looked at him with some worry, "Besides, the emperor has not died yet, is it against common sense for you to do this?"
"I have made my own decision. If one of the eldest prince and the second prince takes the position of emperor, the people behind them will hand over the Eastern Jin Kingdom to others."
"Your Highness, in that case, why not make your Highness the emperor?"
Bangs gritted his teeth and cupped his fists.
"Nonsense," he glared at him angrily, "Do you want me to be a person accused by thousands of people of seeking power and usurping the throne?"
"I don't dare." Liu Hai quickly bowed and saluted, "But there is no dignified person in this dynasty right now, so I can't suppress you at all."
Ye Shihan raised his hand, "Stop talking, just do what I just said, General Xiao, let's act separately now, we must protect the country of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
Xiao Mo nodded heavily. He naturally knew that no matter whether the country fell into the hands of one of the three or six princes, the people would not have a good life. Those two were greedy and never had a good reputation. How could this be possible?
Will he assist and support the new king?
Just as Ye Shihan was about to lift his feet and leave, Su Muer took two steps forward.
"I also want to enter the palace."
He was about to say something to stop him, but he remembered that Doudou was in the palace and she would not agree if she was not allowed to go.
So, he nodded heavily, "Then follow me and don't run around, okay?"
"I know, I just want to bring Doudou out safely."
A trace of worry flashed in her eyes. There was turmoil in the palace, so Doudou must not be implicated.
Without any further explanation, Ye Shihan stepped forward and took her hand, and together they walked out of the palace gate.
The unreasonable people in the capital still lived a normal life, but occasionally some soldiers walked by.
Ye Shihan's expression remained tense. He protected her in front of him and galloped on the road to the capital.
Behind them were Liu Hai, Luo Qi and several lieutenants with relatively strong martial arts skills.
The imperial city was under martial law, and when the gatekeeper saw that he was coming, he hurriedly opened the city gate.
The palace was currently preparing for the emperor's funeral, so it seemed a bit messy.
He ordered Liu Hai to take a group of guards to Yangxin Hall to handle the emperor's funeral affairs, while he took Su Muer straight to the Queen Mother's palace.
At this time, Doudou was sitting in the Queen Mother's palace practicing calligraphy with great concentration. Although he knew that something happened in the palace, he could not do anything as a child. He was panicked and scared, but he could only use this method.
Come and relax yourself.
The concubine's eyes were red and she was sitting beside the queen mother's bed. A group of palace maids and nuns were kneeling beside her, all of them looking gloomy.
At this time, Ye Shihan and Su Muer came in a hurry. Seeing this, Doudou quickly put down the pen in his hand, ran to Su Muer with tears in his eyes, and shouted timidly,
"Mom, you are finally back."
The moment she saw Doudou, Su Muer's tears couldn't help but burst into her eyes. She leaned over and picked him up, holding him tightly in her arms.
"Doudou, Mom misses you so much." She kissed him on the face.
"Doudou misses my mother too."
He hugged her neck tightly and looked at Ye Shihan who was walking towards the bed.
He whispered in Su Muer's ear:
"Mother, the emperor is sick. The Queen Mother has been sleeping for some reason. The Queen Mother has been crying all day long. Mother, what on earth is going on?"