After the Lantern Festival, the weather gets warmer.
The sun was very good that day, so the emperor went to the garden to bask in the sun.
Since he was half paralyzed and had difficulty living, the emperor moved to Taiyuan Palace to recuperate.
Concubine Pei is accompanying her, and now she spends more time in Taiyuan Palace than Qianqiu Palace.
Under her careful care, although the emperor's condition did not improve, it did not get worse.
This approach finally won the approval of the whole court.
The existence of Concubine Pei was once a stain on the emperor's reputation as a benevolent monarch. She married the emperor as his niece and was criticized.
The world is more harsh on women. They will not blame the emperor for his absurdity, but will only criticize Concubine Pei's reputation. They say that she confuses the emperor and that she is greedy for glory.
But now, seeing her take care of the emperor like this, even leaving the palace affairs aside, one can't help but change her mind.
Maybe, it's really because of love?
Although it was unethical, she was already a widow when she entered the palace. Putting aside her status as a niece, it seemed that it was not so difficult to accept.
With Concubine Pei by his side, the emperor was in a good mood.
With his current health, he cannot manage politics. He listens to Concubine Pei reading every day and lets Wan Dabao talk about new things to relieve his boredom.
When Concubine Pei came, the emperor asked her: "I heard that Ayan has turned over half of the capital?"
Concubine Pei was startled: "Your Majesty, did you know so soon?"
The emperor said: "Wan Dabao just talked about it in a casual chat."
Concubine Pei fed him the medicine and then said: "I didn't want to worry you. This child didn't do it on purpose. It's really..."
Seeing her frown, the emperor asked: "There are rumors that Ayan is like this because someone kidnapped his beloved maid. What happened?"
Concubine Pei put down the medicine bowl, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "Someone is missing, but he doesn't dare to let the news out."
"who?"
Concubine Pei sighed and confided, "It's Miss Mingqi."
The emperor was surprised: "It's her? Haven't you found it yet?"
"Yes." Concubine Pei lowered her head, "Ayan asked His Highness Prince An for help, asked the National Preceptor to make calculations, and pursued him all the way south. There is no news yet."
The emperor pondered: "This is really not suitable for people to know. Who is the person who kidnapped Miss Mingqi?"
"It's... the remnants of the second prince." Concubine Pei said, "That's Miss Wen."
"How dare she show up?" the emperor was furious.
Concubine Pei stroked his back and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. It's important for you to take care of yourself now. These matters will be handled by His Highness King An. Now His Highness has sent people to chase him, making sure to capture the remaining criminals and hold them accountable."
"Well, the third child is not bad."
Concubine Pei smiled back at him, but she couldn't hide her worry.
The emperor pondered: "Although Miss Ming Qi was implicated in this matter, she is not suitable to marry into the royal family even if she is rescued."
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Pei was shocked, "Please have mercy on me. Ayan's child is deeply devoted to her. If we don't break up this relationship, I'm afraid he..."
The emperor disagreed: "Why should a man worry about not having a wife? How can he succeed if he is so addicted to love? He is so old, he should be more sensible. If this spreads, where will the reputation of the royal family be?"
"Your Majesty," Concubine Pei begged, "he is just an idle king and has no need to achieve anything. This child was born without any biological parents. He is very pitiful. You should pity him and make him happier, right?"
Seeing Concubine Pei shed tears, the emperor softened his tone: "That's what I said, why are you so sad? Okay, okay, if he doesn't speak, I'll just let him do it, okay?"
Concubine Pei then smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You can rest assured." The emperor comforted her, "Miss Mingqi has some weird abilities. Maybe she will come back."
"yes."
The emperor had been in a good mood that day. After lunch, he asked Concubine Pei to go back to rest and sent for Prince An.
King An was still so respectful.
The emperor used to dislike him for being submissive, but now he seems to be in a good mood, and even the fact that he is too slow to master government affairs has become an advantage.
The second child is quite capable, but he has too many ideas to do such a heinous thing.
So what if the third child is stupid? Can't we just teach him slowly?
Ability can be taught, but temperament cannot be changed. If it were the eldest or second eldest child, he would be half paralyzed and his tail would have been raised to the sky.
Hearing the emperor's question, King An replied with a low eyebrow: "That's what happened. Because the matter involved the remnant of treason, I ordered Mr. Jiang to pursue him with all his strength. The entire Changsheng Temple was actually a den of thieves. I
Just thinking about it makes me break out in a cold sweat. Now that she has exposed her head, we must not miss this opportunity. This witch is the mastermind behind your assassination."
He didn't say a word about Ming Wei's disappearance, and only talked about hunting down the treason criminals. The emperor felt very good after hearing this, and said kindly: "As long as you have this intention, Jiang Wenfeng is a good man in practice, and he will definitely be able to sort things out."
Chu. As for Ayan, please give me some advice. He is a prince, but he is running around for a missing woman. What's going on?"
King An said: "You don't know something. His maid Ah Wan is also missing. The two of them have a deep relationship. Even for Ah Wan, he will do his best to trace it."
"oh……"
The emperor couldn't say anything else now. He knew Ah Wan's identity. Even if she was an anonymous criminal now, she was of royal blood after all. It was really not good to fall into the hands of thieves like this.
"Anyway, don't let him go too far. The matter of finding someone is a matter of official responsibility, so there is no need for him to do it himself."
"yes."
King An obediently agreed, and when he returned to Mingguang Hall, Yang Shu came back.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his body was full of anger. It looked like he hadn't slept well in the past few days.
Even when he entered the palace, he didn't even change his clothes.
When he saw King An, he opened his mouth and said, "I'm going to Nanchu. Please help me beg His Majesty for a favor."
King An was proud of his alertness, but before he could take credit for it, he was slapped in the face by his words.
"Going to Nanchu? Are you crazy?" King An couldn't believe it, "Do you know who you are? The fourth generation eldest grandson of the Jiang family, His Royal Highness the King of Yue of Daqi, are you going to Nanchu to seek death?"
Yang Shu said: "I have determined that they were captured and taken to Nanchu. I have to rescue them!"
King An's head was pounding. The emperor had told him to restrain Yang Shu before, but as soon as this boy came back, he was thrown into such a difficult problem.
"I said..."
"I will go regardless of whether you agree or not." Yang Shu interrupted him, "So you'd better help me seek permission from the Holy One."
"..." King An wanted to use the inkstone to throw ink on his face. Who is he? Is there anyone who asks for help like this?
"Please." Yang Shu's voice softened, "I can't even sleep if I can't find them."
King An... relented.
"Okay, let me go and talk about it."
Yang Shu was refreshed and reminded him: "Just say this..." (To be continued)