Xi Duanhong tiptoed back to Xiyang Hall, leaning against the wall and quietly thinking about returning to his room. When passing by Xiyang Main Hall, he accidentally stepped on a stone and twisted his ankle.
"Hiss!" Xi Duanhong gasped in pain.
"If you continue to be dishonest, it won't be your feet that get twisted next time. Come in."
Xi Duanhong knew that he was wrong and did not dare to quibble, so he simply walked in and said, "Sir."
Ouyang Zhu was wearing a rare green suit. He was sitting on a mat playing with a white cat, "Come here, this is Li Yang's white cat. Its name is Wei."
As soon as Xi Duanhong came over and sat down, he walked over and rubbed against her, making purring sounds from time to time. Xi Duanhong stretched out his hand, and he pressed his head against hers.
Ouyang Zhu chuckled softly, "It seems that I really like you. I was so close to you when we first met."
"Really," Xi Duanhong leaned into Ouyang Zhu's arms with a smile, "Sir, if I do something against your wishes, will you be angry with me?"
"Let me guess, what you are talking about should be helping Yan'er leave Jixin Pavilion."
Xi Duanhong held Chun in his arms, leaned against Ouyang Zhu's arms and sighed helplessly, "Sure enough, everything escapes the eyes of adults." Xi Duanhong sat up straight and looked at Ouyang Zhu, "I saw Miss Leng today. Sitting alone in the Yanyun Courtyard, that feeling makes me feel compassion. I want to help her, sir, will you stop me?"
Ouyang Zhu's smile was rare today, "I won't stop you, you just do what you want to do, I will be there for everything."
"Your Majesty, I can rest assured," Xi Duanhong put down his fear, put his arms around Ouyang Zhu's neck and rubbed his neck affectionately, "My lord, after tomorrow, I'm afraid... I have to leave again, I actually don’t want to leave your side at all..."
Ouyang Zhu reached out and patted Xi Duanhong's arm to express comfort.
"What do you mean when you asked Mr. Murong to be the scapegoat during the day today? Do you want to take Mr. Murong to court tomorrow?"
"This matter has little to do with you, but Xu Lingxiang and others will definitely hold you accountable when you go to court tomorrow."
"Yes, they wanted my life, but I came back fine. They will definitely send people to kill me again. So what should I do tomorrow? I feel like there is no way out whether I go or not. "
"With me here, they won't dare to attack you blatantly."
"Okay, let's go as adults arrange."
——Jiangnan
Qian Shengxue sat in the yard and kicked the stones on the ground boredly. Just when she was drowsy, Ji Yu came back, but at this time Ji Yu was somewhat stained.
"What's wrong with you?" Qian Shengxue hurriedly stepped forward to put him down, then turned back to the room to get some topical medicine and handed it to Ji Yu, "What happened?"
"They are killers hired by someone. As for who to kill, I don't know, but it is definitely not safe here. My suggestion is to write a flying pigeon letter immediately to inform the master of the matter."
Qian Shengxue immediately rejected his proposal, "Don't worry about this matter. I will find a solution. You heal your injuries first. I will discuss the remaining matters with Mr. Jian."
After seeing off Ji Yu, Qian Shengxue returned to the room. To be honest, she was also very worried now and had no idea what to do. Now that Jian Xingshang was locked up every day, she didn't know what to do.
Since everyone is staying behind closed doors, she might as well follow her. She won't take a step forward until she's out the door. If she can, she'll show up as little as possible. She'll hide first.
Kyoto
"Reporting to the emperor, I think that the words of the Imperial Master are not unreasonable. As for what Prime Minister Su just said, does Prime Minister Su want to dominate alone and not take the emperor into his eyes?!" Third Prince Mu Feng Come forward to defend the national division
Before that, Ouyang Zhu told the emperor what happened in Jiangnan and the solution. As he expected, Xu Lingxiang and others stood up and tried to stop it.
Su Yong snorted coldly, "Third prince, don't spit on others with blood. I am loyal to Da Qi, and the world can learn from it."
Emperor Jingyuan looked at Ouyang Zhu, "Master, what's your explanation?"
Ouyang Zhu glanced at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on the direction of Xu Lingxiang, "I don't want to explain anything, but I just don't understand why the Queen Mother poured this dirty water on Xi Duanhong."
"The Ai family received a letter from Ji Xin Pavilion. It said that everything was done by Miss Xi. Can't the Ai family investigate her? If she has a clear conscience, then the Imperial Master please let her come out and confront her. "
Emperor Jingyuan rubbed his brows irritably. This matter was of great importance. Xi Duanhong was not in the capital right now, even if he had the intention to protect him.
Just when everyone fell into silence, Xi Duanhong's voice appeared in the main hall, "The Empress Dowager is looking for me? I'm here now. It's so bad that so many people are pointing at the Imperial Master."
Ouyang Zhu looked a little surprised when she saw Xi Duanhong walking over. She felt helpless when she saw Gu Ziang who was tied up behind her.
Xi Duanhong did not kneel down, but just cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, Xi Duanhong, meets the Empress Dowager. This is Gu Zi'ang, Gu's eldest son. Mr. Gu was ordered by the Empress Dowager to go to Jiangnan to investigate, and I was also sent by your Majesty at the same time. , Mr. Gu and I have nothing to do with each other. If someone doesn’t want to harm him, it’s not my turn to investigate this matter."
Seeing Xi Duanhong come back from Jiangnan intact, Xu Lingxiang's silver teeth almost shattered, "Then what did you find out?"
"Someone did this deliberately and wanted to unite with outsiders to put Daqi to death!" When Xi Duanhong said these words, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
When Emperor Jingyuan heard this, he already understood in his heart, but he was suddenly filled with anger, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"His Majesty!"
"Royal doctor, call the imperial doctor quickly!"
"Everyone be quiet, let me take a look." Cheng Songnian came from the crowd and took Emperor Jingyuan's pulse, "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body."
Cheng Songnian only said this and said nothing more. Emperor Jingyuan knew that he was not in good health, so he retired from the court on this grounds.
Mu Feng, Mu Lingye, Cheng Songnian, Xi Duanhong, Ouyang Zhu and the doctors from Taiyuan Hospital stayed in Yangxin Hall
Emperor Jingyuan asked the imperial physician and others to step back, and looked at the five people in front of him, "Ye'er, as the Crown Prince of Daqi, you can no longer act as you please. My health is getting worse day by day, and now this situation is even worse. "
Mu Lingye said hurriedly, "Father, please take care of your dragon body. You will surely live as long as the heavens."
"None of my children are qualified to be emperor. No matter who ascends the throne in the future," Emperor Jingyuan started coughing again in the middle of the sentence. It took him a long time to recover. "No matter who it is, you will be the Imperial Master." Help with all your heart.”
"I understand."
Xi Duanhong discovered a problem at the side. He had just told Mu Lingye not to have his own way as the crown prince. Why now he said that no matter who ascends the throne in the future?
Could it be that when Emperor Jingyuan knew that he was gone, someone would definitely raise an army to rebel and want the supreme position?
"Ms. Xi."
Xi Duanhong stepped forward quickly, "I'm here."
"Is everything the Lord said today true?"
Several people looked at Xi Duanhong tacitly, and Xi Duanhong said bluntly, "It is indeed true, but I will quickly take over all the merchants in Jiangnan and wait for His Majesty to be punished."
Mu Lingye looked at Xi Duanhong with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but Mu Feng tilted his body to block his sight.
"What you did this time has equalized your merits and demerits. I will send Mu Feng to go with you and take back all the things. After that, you can go back to the mansion I gave you and wait for you."
Xi Duanhong was puzzled. Just as he was about to speak out, Mu Feng had already answered: "I accept the order."
Reluctantly, Xi Duanhong could only hold back the question and said, "I accept the order."
"Okay, Judge Cheng will stay, and everyone else should leave."
"yes."
Everyone came out of Yangxin Hall, Xi Duanhong followed Ouyang Zhu angrily, and Mu Lingye and Mu Feng walked side by side.
"Third brother, why were you blocking my view just now?"
"The third brother knows better what the second brother is thinking," Mu Feng's gaze rested on Xi Duanhong in front of him, "This woman is a wild creature, you can't tame it if you want. Look, she left with the national master. Being so close, does the second brother want to touch the hard thorn of the Imperial Master?"
"Lao San, I will ascend the throne one day, will you help me?"
"..." Mu Feng pondered for a moment, "Of course, the second brother is His Highness the Crown Prince. As a minister, I will naturally help you."
"good."
Xi Duanhong followed Ouyang Zhu and quietly tugged on the corner of his clothes.
"Um?"
"Sir, I always feel like they are whispering about us behind the scenes."
Ouyang Zhu smiled instead of getting angry: "Don't make unreasonable comments about the prince."
Xi Duanhong stuck out his tongue playfully, "Oh."
Mu Lingye and Mu Feng didn't stop until they reached the gate of the palace. Ouyang Zhu also turned around and looked at them.
"I won't send you far away anymore. Master National Preceptor will go slowly."
"Both Your Highnesses are the best among men. If you can focus on one thing, I will do my best. You two princes, please come back."
Xi Duanhong followed Ouyang Zhu into the same carriage. Before leaving, he accidentally noticed the unnoticeable killing intent in Mu Lingye's eyes when he looked at Mu Feng.
"grown ups…"
Ouyang Zhu looked at her without saying anything, and Xi Duanhong got into his arms, "I didn't know that Your Majesty was in such bad health. I was reckless today."
"You told them what happened in Jiangnan half-exposedly and half-hiddenly. With a single word, you caused great changes in the court. You are indeed the person I like."
"But in fact it's them, but there must be something wrong within them, otherwise it wouldn't be like this," Xi Duanhong picked up the snacks on the table with a smile, "Sir, what do you think of the third prince?"
"If one day the position of the crown prince is changed, who among these princes is most likely to become the emperor?"
Ouyang Zhu took the half-eaten snack in her hand and ate it, "Do you want to participate in the battle for the throne?"
"I won't participate, but as a minister, I have to think about it."
Ouyang Zhu did not answer her question for a long time, "Anyone in the world can sit here, not just the Mu family."
This statement could not be more obvious. Xi Duanhong no longer insists on who should be loyal to and whom to follow.
