Shen Huaiyan lifted his clothes and was about to salute, but the emperor immediately stopped him, "Just treat him like an ordinary person, no need to be polite."
His Highness refused, and still knelt on the ground respectfully, "Huaiyan, the person he is kneeling on today is his uncle who loves the younger generation in the family, not the emperor who is as high as ninety-five."
The emperor felt comfortable hearing these words and hurriedly asked him to get up from the ground, "I didn't look at you carefully before, but when I saw you today, you are indeed the best among people and worthy of Yuanyuan."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Yuanyuan's vision is naturally good, otherwise our little princess Nanata wouldn't always be thinking about her." The Queen deserves to be a Queen, and she has her own powers.
At this time, the black-skinned princess standing behind was so embarrassed that she seemed to have lost if she left like this.
Wen Yuan didn't find anything unusual after having some short talk with the emperor and the empress's family. Could it be that he was too worried? In fact, the matter is simply spread among the people?
"Uncle Huang, Ayuan wants to visit Lanyue Tower."
The Moon Tower was specially built by the emperor when Wen Yuan was born. It is the highest place in the palace. Standing by the window in the midsummer night, it seems that you can reach the stars in the sky and catch the nine-day Xuanyue. It is named after the Moon Tower.
When this place was first built, the ministers opposed it and jointly submitted a letter. However, the emperor insisted on having his own way, and King Dingnan became the target of public criticism.
No one understood why the emperor loved Wen Yuan so much, even more than his own children.
I still remember that when Wen Yuan was seven years old, the sixth prince accidentally pushed Wen Yuan into the pond in order to grab a Cuju ball from her. When the emperor found out, he punished Wen Yuan by kneeling by the pond all night. In the end, King Dingnan personally begged for mercy. The matter was given up.
"Go and take Huaiyan to see the place where you played when you were a child."
Although it is said to be a place for children to play, Lan Yue Tower is actually more luxurious than many palace gardens in the palace. In addition to the emperor, the queen mother, and Prince Dingnan, only those with permission from Wen Yuan can enter.
There are countless rare treasures inside, all of which were given to Wen Yuan by the emperor on her birthday over the years.
The swing that her father built when she was a child is still in the small garden. Wen Yuan caressed the swing nostalgically, her eyes showing a joy she had never experienced even when facing Shen Huaiyan, "When I was a child, I was carefree. My parents You love me so much that even the Lord of the World regards me as the apple of his eye. I have many treasures that no prince or princess has. No matter how they envy me, blame me, or use all their tricks, they can never shake my status in the heart of the Emperor."
Wen Yuan was once curious as to why the emperor treated her better than his own children. It must have been not just because the heavens were wide open when she was born. Later, she found out some truth by accident, and she understood.
"Of course you deserve the best in the world."
In fact, Shen Huaiyan accidentally smelled the demon's scent on the emperor's body. It was a very powerful force... Even if he was in front of such a demon, he might not be able to escape unscathed.
But he didn't know how to tell Wen Yuan. Could it be that there was a powerful demon hiding in the palace?
Just keep observing, saying this will only make Wen Yuan more troubled.
At present, this demon has not taken any action, but it cannot be taken lightly.
While reminiscing, Wen Yuan noticed something strange in the grass, so he flew down and grabbed the masked man hiding in the grass, "You bold thief, how dare you break into Lan Yue Tower without permission? Did you know that this is a forbidden area for me!"
The man was not convinced, and he raised a wave of wind from his hand to knock Wen Yuan away, "How dare you stop me, just a loser?"
He didn't recognize Shen Huaiyan next to Wen Yuan, he just thought he was the pretty boy raised by the princess.
Shen Huaiyan broke the man's hands with a cold expression, "How dare you come to the palace to steal with such an imbecile?"
"steal?"
Wen Yuan looked through the man's space ring, and wow, it was all her things, but they were all valuable but inconspicuous little things. If he didn't check them one by one, he wouldn't have found out that they had been stolen.
"How brave. Come here! Put this thief on death row!"
As soon as the two of them caught the thief, news of a leak came from another palace.
Wen Yuan had no time to care about this man who stole things, so he took Shen Huaiyan's arm and drove him towards the water.
On the way, she was stopped by the nanny next to the queen. She looked very anxious and said, "Princess, don't worry about the water for now. Someone has already gone. Let me follow the old slave first."
"Mommy, what's the matter? There's something wrong with the palace. I have to go take a look..."
"It's okay. We have found out who did it. Now the Emperor, the Queen, and even the Queen Mother are here."
ah? Who did it just now? So fast?
Wen Yuan followed Mammy, whispering to Shen Huaiyan from time to time, "Who do you think is so bold as to burn down the palace?"
Although Shen Huaiyan said nothing, he could vaguely sense who it was.
Seeing his understanding, Wen Yuan was even more confused and could only follow her mother back to Mingde Palace.
As soon as the two of them entered the palace, they saw the black-skinned princess Leer being escorted to her knees on the ground. They thought that she had something to do with her being in the palace.
But Wen Yuan didn't expect that the fifth prince, Wen Yunxun, was kneeling beside her.
This is the first son born to Concubine Xian, and also his only son. He has been pampered since he was a child, and he is not bad-hearted, but he is too stupid and has no independent opinion.
How come the two of them are together...
Could it be...
No, no, the little black-skinned princess has been with the queen just now, so there is no chance.
Both of them stared at each other. The atmosphere in the hall was cold and no one spoke.
"My son! My son..." In the end, Concubine Xian, who broke into Mingde Palace like a shrew, broke the deadlock.
The queen usually hates a woman with a virtuous reputation, so she immediately asked someone to take her down, "The virtuous concubine has behaved badly before the emperor, so I won't let you take her down!"
"Bah! You old woman is just jealous of my favor and opposes me everywhere. What has Xun'er committed that makes you treat him like a prisoner?"
The emperor did not speak, but gave the queen a faint look, and the people around him knew what to do, "Be bold!"
With just two words, the royal guards rushed in from outside the palace and surrounded Concubine Xian and the fifth prince Li'er.
"Your son colluded with Nanata to plot rebellion. Don't you know this?" The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and slapped her phoenix with her right hand.
Concubine Xian's face changed greatly when she heard this, but she still refused to admit it, "That's nonsense! Xun'er has always been timid, how could he do such a rebellious thing! It's obviously a malicious frame-up by you, a vicious woman!"
The Queen Mother, who had been silent since just now, threw a secret letter on the ground in front of the Concubine Xian, "Take a good look at it yourself. If you recruit me truthfully, maybe the Emperor will keep you here because you have served for so many years. Complete corpse."
With trembling hands, he opened the secret letter, and it was clearly recorded that the wise concubine, the fifth prince, and several ministers colluded with Nanata to plan a rebellion.
The silent emperor rubbed his temples impatiently, "Stupid things, they are all stupid things."
As the emperor, he has suffered too many open and covert attacks, but this is the first time the emperor has seen such stupid mother and son.
"You want to rebel, why don't you collude with Khitan Li? Instead, choose a Nanata who neither has millions of soldiers nor can he provide you with any material help?"
The emperor had heard about the fifth prince's rebellion early on. It wasn't that he meant to pry, but the boy was too stupid and leaked the news early on.
At this moment, the emperor really hoped that he would be able to achieve something, and that if he could force him into the palace, he would at least prove that he was not a waste.
The battle for the right to be the heir was so fierce back then. Even though I got to this position with the help of my mother and younger brother, it was not without sacrifice. How could I be so stupid when I gave birth to a son?
The emperor looked at the Concubine Xian who was kneeling on the ground and went crazy. "Concubine Xian, she did not teach her son well. She allowed the fifth prince Wen Yunxun to collude with foreign countries. She was deposed as a commoner and was imprisoned in the cold palace. She must die to get out."
But when he looked at the fifth prince, he still had the tenderness of a loving father, "Fifth prince Wen Yunxun..."
The emperor paused for a long time, then continued to hate the iron and said: "He was instigated by someone with ulterior motives to organize a palace coup. I remember that he has done nothing wrong in his filial piety for many years, so he will only be placed under house arrest. He will not be able to leave the house unless he is summoned."
Wen Yuan could imagine the outcome of the fifth prince. Although the emperor was strict, he still cared about his children.
When I was in the mansion, I only heard that Nanata wanted to rebel, but I didn't expect that she was actually related to Wen Yunxun.
After all these years, Wen Yuan still had a good impression of his brother. He had no bad intentions. It was just the virtuous concubine who raised her son in such a twisted way.
Everyone looked at Li'er, wondering what decision the emperor would make.
Anyway, the queen was happy. She had made such a big mistake and it was her destiny not to behead him. How could she dare to compare favorably with her own son?
"Yuan Yuan..." The emperor turned his face and looked at Wen Yuan.
Wen Yuan guessed what the emperor would say next, but she... didn't want her father to go.
"Uncle Huang, a small border tribe like Nanata really doesn't need my father to lead troops there personally, not to mention that my father just returned to the capital not long ago... His injuries have not yet healed."
That's right... The emperor thought for a while and decided to randomly select a general from the court to lead the troops to Nanata.
As for this little princess, he would not be as soft-hearted as he was to his own son, not to mention that she was the one who instigated Xun'er to do such a thing.
"cut."
No longer in the mood to continue this matter, the emperor uttered a word casually. When Lier heard it, she was so frightened that she couldn't straighten up and curled up on the ground.
Also suppressed was Li'er's maid, the woman who knew the Dragon Kingdom very well. "Your Majesty, you are clearly protecting your son! It was the fifth prince who came to our princess first!"
Concubine Xian rushed over and grabbed the woman's hair fiercely, "Nonsense! I, Xun'er, have clearly been bewitched by this foxy princess!"
When the matter was revealed, Concubine Xian had nothing to say, and she didn't want to defend herself, as long as her son could survive.
But now this little maid bites back, how can she bear it.
The Mingde Palace was full of smoke and smoke. The Queen Mother looked upset and made an excuse to leave first. "The Ai family is exhausted. Let's end this matter. Those who deserve to be placed under house arrest will be put under house arrest and those who deserve to be killed will be killed."
