I'm afraid that if I do something slightly wrong, I will fall into the eyes of the emperor and become the accomplice of King Yan.
"Grandpa, do you think the late emperor really left any edict?" Xu Mingyi asked.
You have to find the right solution to the problem. If you deal with it blindly, it would be better to do nothing.
At least try to find out as much truth as possible.
"I can't say for sure..." Lord Zhen Guo narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was remembering something, and spoke slowly and authentically: "But in my impression, the late Emperor did prefer King Yan in private. More..."
After a pause, he added: "But there is nothing special about this kind of liking. It can only be said to be human nature -"
Generally speaking, it is the kind of love that "as long as he is not blind, he will like this second son more", rather than an unreasonable preference.
After all, His Majesty King Yan has brought a lot of help to His Majesty, both from his mother's clan and himself.
"Then what kind of person was the late emperor in my grandfather's eyes?" Xu Mingyi asked again.
What the world preaches can only be listened to.
She trusts her grandfather's judgment and evaluation more.
On the one hand, my grandfather has always had a fairly accurate eye for people, and on the other hand, he was also a close person who lived and fought side by side with the late emperor.
"The late emperor..." Mentioning this old friend, the Duke of Zhenguo sighed and said, "The late emperor was a man who cared about the world, and his benevolence was unparalleled."
After he led a group of people to achieve some success, he met the late emperor. At that time, he was impressed by his character and magnanimity, so he chose to go with him.
At that time, I just thought that a group of like-minded people would work together to do something they wanted to do, but I never thought that by just doing it, they would conquer the world.
Later, when the late emperor became emperor, he was granted the title of Duke of the State. Although he felt helpless in this capital, he was still very happy to see the world becoming more stable day by day.
Only later, when the previous emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, did he suddenly understand what true restraint meant.
He had watched the new emperor grow up. In his eyes, he was just a little kid, not even as prestigious as King Yan. However, he kept in mind the previous emperor's advice, and he never had the slightest bit of contempt or disdain for relying on his elders. The heart of a minister.
But now his mind is full of disrespectful thoughts, and he just wants to slap this piece of shit in the head!
But don't talk about such violent and bloody words, it would be bad if you scare Zhao Zhao.
"According to what my grandfather said, the late emperor was such a person. When he passed on the throne, he must have taken the world's major events into consideration."
Xu Mingyi guessed: "I heard that King Yan was not in the capital at that time, and all the strength of the Beijing army camp was in the hands of Ji Xiu. Could it be that the late emperor chose to adapt to this situation because he did not want to cause any more disputes and turmoil?"
"Perhaps this is also possible." Duke Zhen Guo looked at his granddaughter and said, "Come to think of it, this is exactly what the current emperor is thinking - he is suspicious that the previous emperor was forced to pass the throne because of the situation, rather than willingly."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
If it is not done willingly, then there must be more than one layer of thinking behind this matter.
The emperor's suspicion was not groundless.
"If the late emperor really left something behind before his death, and this thing was never handed over to his grandfather, then there is only one possibility -"
The thing is in the hands of Princess Jingrong.
In the previous life, the death of Princess Jingrong was even preceded by the destruction of their Zhenguo Palace.
Maybe she never took out the thing until her death, or maybe there was no such thing at all, so after that, the Xu family still couldn't escape that bad fate.
Of course, the thing might have been obtained by Emperor Qingming, but even if there was no suspicion, the Xu family would still have to die.
The Xu family has too many reasons to "die".
But now, in order to protect some things, we have to deal with them one by one.
"But Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, is the emperor's biological sister. Even when she is sober, she may not tell the truth. What's more, she is unconscious now, and it will be even more difficult to test something." Zhen Guogong said.
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Xu Mingyi said noncommittally: "Anyway, granddaughter, let's go and give it a try."
It’s true that Princess Jingrong was Emperor Qingming’s biological sister, but she was also the one who almost died at the hands of Emperor Qingming.
As for being delirious—
This point needs to be further observed.
Duke Zhen Guo had no objection to his granddaughter's decision.
It doesn’t matter if you give it a try. The more you know, the more you can make better judgments, which will also be more conducive to the next game.
The grandfather and grandson talked for a long time.
…
The next day, Xu Mingyi visited the gate of the eldest princess's mansion.
Since Princess Yufeng now spends most of her day "coaxing the children" in Princess Jingrong's courtyard, Xu Mingyi was directly invited to Princess Jingrong's courtyard.
"Come here, why didn't you forget to bring something with you when you come back? It seems like there is such a good relationship between you and me."
When Princess Yufeng saw Ah Kui holding a food box in one hand and a brocade box in the other, she gave Xu Mingyi an angry look.
"Isn't this the first visit after the New Year?" As Xu Mingyi spoke, he looked at Princess Jingrong who was sitting cross-legged on the couch playing with a nine-link ring, and said with a smile: "What's more, you have a child at home now, even more so.
It’s hard to be empty-handed, but it’s just some pastries and trinkets, nothing expensive.”
Hearing the word "child", Princess Yufeng looked back at her mother and whispered in Xu Mingyi's ear: "It's very easy to deceive, and it's not very smart. A nine-link ring can do it."
Tell her to be quiet for most of the day..."
When the eldest princess heard that there were pastries, she threw the nine-ring chain aside, stood up, and asked with bright eyes: "Miss Xu, what kind of pastries are they? I happen to be hungry too!"
Xu Mingyi said with a smile: "I have installed a little bit of everything."
While she was talking, Akui handed the food box to the steward at the side.
The eldest princess urged to open it, and the nanny smiled and obeyed, placing the dishes of snacks on the small coffee table in front of the soft couch.
Xu Mingyi sat down to drink tea.
During the chat, Princess Yufeng asked her friends about Cai Jin.
"On the Lantern Festival last night, at the lantern market, the one your second uncle was carrying was Miss Cai, right? There were so many people at that time that they didn't even have time to ask you."
Xu Mingyi nodded: "It's Miss Cai."
Princess Yufeng said without hesitation in front of her friends: "Does your second uncle really believe her? Didn't everyone say before that this was an informant sent by the palace?"
Although the person in the palace was her biological uncle, no matter how close she was to her biological uncle, they were separated by a palace wall. There were two people inside and outside the palace wall, so the intimacy between her and Xu Zhaozhao was still far inferior.
Of course there is no need to say more about whom her heart is towards.
"Yes." Xu Mingyi took a sip of tea and sighed helplessly.
Princess Yufeng gave a light "tsk".
It’s understandable that an innocent young man who has never seen anything in the world can easily be fooled——
