After figuring out the reason behind this, Yan Song turned his eyes to Lu Fang who was aside, looked calm, and spoke unhurriedly.
"Eunuch Lu, without further ado, let's hurry over to His Majesty's side!"
Hearing this, Lu Fang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, nodded, and then spoke.
"Well, let's go, Mr. Yan Ge!"
Afterwards, under the guidance of Lu Fang, the two of them continued to move in the direction of Qianqing Palace, but along the way, neither of them meant to talk anymore.
In this way, in silence all the way, the two finally arrived at Qianqing Palace.
Looking at the Qianqing Palace so close at hand, Lu Fang stopped, turned around, and spoke to Yan Song.
"Mr. Yan Ge, please wait a moment, we will go and report to His Majesty right now!"
"Well, I'm here to help Eunuch Lu!"
After Yan Song finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Lu Fang respectfully. After Lu Fang responded, he immediately stepped onto the steps of Qianqing Palace without any hesitation.
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After entering the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang turned her attention to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a memorial in his hand, and reported respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge has arrived!"
When Jiajing heard this, he immediately put the memorial in his hand aside, nodded, and gave instructions.
"Well, I understand, let him come in!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Not long after that, a high-pitched voice was heard: "Xuan, Yan Song comes to the audience!"
Yan Song, who was waiting at the steps of Qianqing Palace, heard this and immediately stepped onto the steps of Qianqing Palace with steady steps.
After entering Qianqing Palace, as usual, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and said in a deep voice.
"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand quite casually, then turned his eyes to Yan Song and gave instructions.
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Jiajing's words fell, Yan Song slowly stood up from the ground. After that, Jiajing's unusually calm voice sounded in Yan Song's ears.
"Come here, give Mr. Yan Ge a seat!"
After Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch soon came forward, moved a seat for Yan Song, and covered it with soft cushions.
Rao Shi Yan Song had been mentally prepared for what was going to happen next, but he still did not expect that the emperor would actually grant him a seat.
Yan Song judged based on past experience that generally speaking, if His Majesty grants a seat, it means that the next thing may be very difficult!
Although he was extremely uneasy, Yan Song still suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart and sat upright on the seat.
Seeing this situation, Jiajing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and spoke quite easily.
"Mr. Yan Ge, you don't have to be nervous. I'm here to see you this time. I just have some information that I want to know from you!"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Yan Song responded without thinking.
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty, that I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything!"
When Jiajing heard Yan Song's words, he nodded, glanced over Yan Song's body, and then said slowly.
"I remember that your granddaughter seemed to be married to Duke Yan, right?"
Hearing this, Yan Song secretly became more vigilant and thought, "Is it possible that this matter has something to do with Yan Shenggong?"
After Yan Song sorted out the words in his mind, he nodded and answered Jiajing's question.
"Your Majesty is right, Wei Chen's granddaughter is indeed married to Duke Yan!"
After that, a look of worry appeared on Yan Song's face, and he confirmed to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty suddenly mentioned this matter. Could it be that the granddaughter of Wei Chen did something extraordinary and made Duke Yan Sheng unhappy?"
When Jiajing heard Yan Song's words, he did not respond immediately. He just casually pointed at the letter written by Hai Rui on the desk and the two accompanying confessions and gave instructions.
"Show him the stuff!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang responded, she immediately handed Hai Rui's autographed letter, together with the two confessions, from the desk to Yan Song's hands.
After Yan Song took the letter from Lu Fang's hand and browsed through the contents, he was immediately shocked and spoke tremblingly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this, this, this..."
Jiajing took in the expression on Yan Song's face, nodded immediately, and continued.
"I previously sent Hai Rui to Shandong to explore the White Lotus Sect. Now it seems that the water is very deep!"
When Jiajing said this, he continued to add in a voice that did not contain any emotion.
"Hai Rui explained to me in the letter that this matter is very likely to eventually involve Duke Yan Shenggong!"
"It was also at this time that I suddenly remembered that you also have a granddaughter married to Duke Yansheng. Yan Song, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Yan Song and waited quietly for his answer.
At this moment, after Yan Song listened to Jiajing's words, although he could still remain calm on the outside, his heart was already in turmoil. At this moment, countless chaotic thoughts emerged in his mind.
"What does Your Majesty mean? Is it possible that Your Majesty already knows something and wants me to confess?"
"Or is it that your majesty knows about the 30-70 land rent from Yan Shenggong?"
But soon, Yan Song dismissed the above idea: "No, if it was just because of the land rent issue, Your Majesty wouldn't have called me over with such a big fanfare!"
Time passed slowly like this, and I don’t know how long it had passed. Yan Song seemed to suddenly understand something, with an inexplicable light shining in his eyes, and he said silently to himself.
"I understand. Since this matter involves my granddaughter, it means that my granddaughter played an extremely key role in this matter!"
"Right now, Hai Rui is exploring the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, and this matter happens to be related to Yan Shenggong."
"In other words, what your Majesty really wants to express is that someone in the court secretly leaked secrets and wanted to hinder Hai Rui's investigation!"
"It is because of this matter that Your Majesty called me to Qianqing Palace!"
As for the candidate who leaked the secret, Yan Song already had a rough guess in his mind. Yes, it was his son, Yan Shifan!
Regardless of the motive or something else, Yan Shifan's suspicion is undoubtedly the greatest.
Thinking of this, Yan Song's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he said to himself.
"Yan Shifan, you idiot, look what you have done. So what if she is your daughter?"
"From the moment she married Yan Shenggong, she was no longer a member of my Yan family. Now it's better to arouse His Majesty's suspicion for no reason!"
After thinking about all this, Yan Song turned his gaze to Jiajing and answered the question in surprise.
"Qi... Your Majesty, I feel that this matter involves Yan Shenggong after all, and we should take a long-term approach!"
After listening to Yan Song's answer, Jiajing did not make any comment, just nodded and said slowly.
"Well, I understand, Yan Song. If nothing happens next, you can leave!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Yan Song heard Jiajing's words, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and immediately responded.
In Yan Song's opinion, this was because His Majesty realized what he wanted to express.
Immediately, Yan Song did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, but after saluting Jiajing respectfully, he left the Qianqing Palace with eager steps.
Seeing Yan Song's leaving figure, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing from the beginning, looked away in confusion, then turned around and asked Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand. You called Mr. Yan Ge here. Could it be that you just wanted to ask him this question?"
When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Lu Fang and immediately explained.
"I called Yan Song here just to see if this matter has anything to do with him. Now it seems, ha!" (End of Chapter)
