Although the discovery of the dragon robe in Xie Suyu's house was kept secret, the emperor still knew about it.
The emperor listened to Ye Zheng's report and stared straight at the cup of tea in front of him. The tea had become cold and the color had become a little dull.
"...The family that made clothes had an infant child who was stuck in a manure pit and drowned!" Ye Zheng lowered his head and said softly.
Ye Zheng had been with the emperor for many years and had never seen anything like this, but killing a newborn child in this way was so vicious that even he couldn't bear it.
"Didn't Ran'er's people stop him?" The emperor's voice was very soft, even with a sense of powerlessness.
"We went, but we couldn't stop him!" Ye Zheng looked at the emperor, "When the Seventh Prince's people arrived, they fished out the child immediately, but the child had already choked on feces and water. Such a small child could not survive. Don’t come down!”
Although the emperor lowered his eyes, if you look closely, you can still see his eyelashes trembling slightly.
"Your Majesty, how should I do this?" Ye Zheng looked at the emperor and asked softly.
"Remember it!" The emperor let out a long sigh, "Let's remember this one by one first!"
"Your Majesty, are you going to continue to indulge the prince?" Ye Zheng frowned, "Is this what a wise king should do to kill his siblings?"
The emperor raised his eyes and looked at Ye Zheng: "I know that you are complaining about your widowed sister. The death of Marquis Yongchang was due to my negligence. I did not expect that those servants dared not burn charcoal for Marquis Yongchang. If you If you want to blame, blame me!"
Ye Zheng was silent for a long time, and then said: "Your Majesty, I will not blame you for this, but your Majesty, the beloved son of his parents, has far-reaching plans. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has embarked on a road of no return. Can you protect him for a while? Can you protect him for the rest of his life?"
"The path he chose himself, even if he crawled, he had to walk it slowly!" The emperor smiled bitterly, "Imperial power, wealth and honor are the most popular things!"
Ye Zheng looked at the emperor for a long time, and finally could only respond: "Yes!"
Just when Ye Zheng was about to resign, the emperor suddenly said: "That boy Meng Hetong has always refused to be granted a title, but for the sake of it?"
Ye Zheng paused, then raised his head and looked at the emperor: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Please, Your Majesty, still be kind to him in the name of the late Yongchang Marquis. Sister Chen, I only have such a child." !”
"So, you think Meng and Tong chose good wood?" The emperor frowned.
"Your Majesty knows the answer to this humble minister, so why bother asking again!" Ye Zheng faced the emperor, still neither humble nor overbearing.
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "Go down!"
Ye Zheng resigned.
The emperor dismissed everyone and stayed alone in the dark hall for a long time until late at night.
When the moonlight fell through the window on the folding book in front of the emperor, the emperor, who had been sitting there for a long time, seemed to wake up. He stood up and walked to the cabinet behind him, and gently pushed it open. There was a picture hanging there. .
There are two people on the scroll, one is the emperor and the other is the late queen.
Both of them looked young. The emperor stood in front of the scroll and gently stroked the queen's cheek: "If you were here, you would probably blame me for not taking good care of our children!"
Young couples always have deep feelings. Unfortunately, the first empress was frail and young when she married the emperor. Later, she gave birth to a prince and lost her health. Within a few years, she passed away.
At that time, the prince was just learning to speak, and the emperor even carried him to the funeral of the first empress!
The emperor's love for the prince was profound, but it was a pity that the prince was not talented enough.
The emperor knew very well that Xie Suxian's talent was far inferior to that of his other brothers, but he stuck to his promise to the late empress and did his best to educate him.
What he lacks in talent, he can make up for it by being kind enough and working hard, but the emperor never imagined that Xie Suxian, who was soft and waxy and looked very much like the late empress, would turn into a sinister person with deep thoughts.
"...He obviously looks like you, how come he looks like that?" The emperor looked at the portrait of the late empress and his eyes turned slightly red.
Probably because the emperor stayed here alone for too long, the queen was a little worried, so she came to take a look. When she walked outside the palace, she found that the room was dark.
If it were someone else, they would probably have left. Just when the queen was about to leave, she stopped inexplicably. She turned back to look at Huizhu: "Did you hear anything?"
"Sound? No?" Huizhu shook her head.
The queen was still worried. She glanced at the guard guarding the door, and then said to Huizhu: "Wait for me here for a while, and I'll go in and take a look!"
"Empress, let me go in with you!" Huizhu was a little worried.
"No need! I'll go and see for myself." The queen shook her head.
Huizhu had no choice but to wait outside.
The queen opened the door and went in. It was still dark inside. Even if there was no one in the palace, it would not be so dark on weekdays. Her intuition told the queen that the emperor was here.
The queen groped her way inside: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty, are you here?"
Just when the queen almost hit her head, the emperor suddenly appeared and pulled her. The queen staggered and fell into the emperor's arms.
The queen was so frightened that she almost screamed, but fortunately the emperor immediately said: "I am here!"
The queen was so frightened that her heart was beating fast. She was panting heavily now. It took a long time to regain her composure: "Your Majesty, are you staying here alone without even lighting a lamp?"
"I was tired from reading the book, so I wanted to rest for a while. Unexpectedly, I fell asleep directly. I slept for a long time!" The emperor took the queen to a light place and then let go of her hand. "How did the queen get here?" Are you here?"
"I saw it was getting late, and His Majesty has not returned to the harem yet. I don't know if Your Majesty has had dinner. I was a little worried, so I came to take a look!" The queen looked at the emperor in front of her with worry on her face, "Your Majesty always Put state affairs first, but don’t care about your own body!”
"The queen is in charge of the huge harem all day long. Those concubines are never in trouble. The queen herself is not in good health, and I don't see you caring about yourself much!" The emperor looked at the queen. Although she was full of blame, she didn't say anything. Concern is inevitable in my heart.
"It is my concubine's duty to take good care of the harem!" The queen looked at the emperor and felt that his face was a little haggard. "Your Majesty, go back and rest first. You will have a bath tomorrow. We will read the book tomorrow, okay?"
Normally, the emperor would probably refuse, but today, looking at the queen, the emperor gave a rare response: "Okay!"
