In Daliang Capital, in teahouses and restaurants, people were whispering to each other.
"I heard that our Emperor put two princes in prison in one day."
"I also heard that both princes intend to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor."
"Oh my God, His Majesty the Emperor is young. He has only been in power for about ten years. Those princes are also still young. Do they want to usurp the throne?"
"I heard that Your Majesty only loves the newborn Princess Guochang. The princess has never been with Jieyu since she was born. She has been raised by Your Majesty personally."
"Not only did she raise her, but she also brought her to court every day! This is unheard of in any country."
The people didn't know what happened. They didn't understand His Majesty the Emperor's actions, and they were even more worried about Daliang's future.
The border war is tense.
In the past, the great beams were laid by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and many of the soldiers on the border were brave and good at fighting.
However, in the past few years, His Majesty the Emperor has been handling government affairs in the palace. Perhaps this is the reason why the Emperor has not been to the border for a long time. Other countries are ready to move, the border resistance is weak, and the people are panicked.
"Your Majesty, I heard that both the eldest prince and the second prince were sent to prison."
In the court hall, the Minister of Civil Affairs came forward and spoke to His Majesty the Emperor, who was patting the child on the high seat.
"Hear?" Jun Qingcang raised his eyes to look at the Minister of Civil Affairs and said coldly: "I don't know if the Minister can hear it. What did Jun Yin do to me?"
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of Civil Affairs immediately knelt down: "His Royal Highness Prince Yin has always been loyal and loyal. During this southern tour, I heard that Prince Yin was even more praised by the people. He will never do such disobedient things."
"So, I wronged him?" Jun Qingcang asked coldly.
"Your Majesty!" The official minister kowtowed.
"Officers, I have heard that Captain Liu is often seen in the fireworks alley on the East Street of Beijing." The emperor looked at the Minister of Staff and said coldly.
Liu Duwei, the third son of Liu Shangshu in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was the younger brother of Concubine De.
"Your Majesty, this, this is unlikely, Hong'er, he may just go to deal with things..." Sweat fell from Liu Shangshu's forehead.
[Hey, my father knows the Liu family very well. Either he goes to find the young lady, or the brothel belongs to his family. 】Ling Yue heard the official's explanation, and she puffed out bubbles and thought.
"I think that as the captain of the school field, he often goes to Fireworks Willow Alley. This kind of behavior is really outrageous." The prime minister stepped forward and said.
"Oh, Prime Minister, I heard that when your hussar general was suppressing bandits in the north, he took all the actors kept by the bandits into his back house. I don't know if this is the case!" Liu Shangshu Turning his head, he sneered coldly and said.
"You are talking nonsense. How can you tell His Majesty the things you hear from hearsay in this court hall?" The prime minister immediately became angry.
On the side, the remonstrator and several other officials also joined in the quarrel, because in order to change the subject, the Minister of Civil Affairs and the prime minister brought out all the scandals in other officials' homes and talked about them.
Jun Qingcang patted his little boy with a gloomy expression on his face.
【Why! Noisy to the baby's sleep, what a bunch of noisy old guys! 】Ling Yue kicked her legs dissatisfied.
"That's enough!" The emperor raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Secretary of Xuanjing, order us to go down and thoroughly investigate the bad practices inside and outside the court!"
After the emperor finished his instructions, he took the child and left.
Several courtiers' faces immediately turned pale. They looked at each other and felt that the sky was about to fall.
Three days later.
Concubine De and Lu Cairen knelt outside the Yangxin Hall together.
At that time, Ling Yue was lying on the couch after eating milk, admiring his father's handsome appearance.
Jun Qingcang sat behind the desk and reviewed the memorial. The pillow was placed within his reach so that he could cover the little girl with a quilt at any time.
Eunuch Gao is very adaptable, and he is now accustomed to His Majesty the Emperor's doting on the little princess.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De said that she has something to report." Eunuch Gao stood in front of the desk and reported in a low voice.
"It's been three days, how is the investigation going?" the emperor asked.
"Empress De Fei has escorted her here." Eunuch Gao said in a lower voice.
Eunuch Gao stood bowed, while the emperor just looked at the memorial and said nothing.
Ling Yue had already woken up when Eunuch Gao came in to report. Seeing that her father had not moved for a long time, she snorted.
"Little princess!" Eunuch Gao immediately stepped forward.
"Yue'er, are you awake?" Hearing his daughter's movements, Jun Qingcang, who had been silent, stood up immediately. He bent down to pick up the little girl and coaxed her, "Did Gao Fu wake up our little baby?" ?Father, kick him."
"Hehe, the little princess will not let His Majesty kick my slave." Eunuch Gao also likes this little girl who smiles every day when he opens his eyes. Because of this little girl, Eunuch Gao is less scolded by His Majesty.
When His Majesty is in a better mood, the head he is holding will be more stable.
"Okay, tell them to come in." The emperor really kicked Eunuch Gao and asked him to go out and call the two concubines to come in.
Concubine De was very efficient in her work. Not only did she find Xiao Fuzi who was next to Prince Yin, but she also picked out a bunch of people through Xiao Fuzi.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to be punished and to deprive me of my concubine status." Concubine De knelt on the ground and said in a hoarse voice.
"Huh?" The emperor lowered his eyes and stared at the woman in front of him.
"Before Yin'er entered the capital, when he was packing up outside the city, Liu Pei went there. He asked for the picture of Baifu, saying that it was for Yin'er to clean up. After Yin'er entered the palace, the painting was taken by Xiao Fuzi. After getting it, Xiaofuzi followed Yiner into the palace to meet the saint, and that's what happened." Concubine De said.
"So, Jun Yin has no responsibility now? Ha, you said it lightly." The emperor said with a cold expression.
"Yin'er is gullible and lacks scrutiny. He deserves to be punished. I have nothing to say." Concubine De kowtowed. She raised her eyes, tears streaming down her face: "But Liu Pei is Yin'er's biological uncle. , he helped Yin'er, how could Yin'er doubt him?"
[Tsk, this concubine is so powerful. She is even willing to abandon her own brother for the sake of her son. How cruel. ] After listening to this, Ling Yue blew bubbles and pointed at her fingers, sighing and cursing in her heart.
"Oh, Concubine De, are you going to abandon your mother's family for Yiner?" Jun Qingcang stared at Concubine De with sharp eyes and asked.
"Every word of my concubine is true, I dare not hide anything." Concubine De kowtowed again and said: "I don't know why Liu Pei did this, but I don't know, and Yin'er doesn't know either. I don’t want to ruin my Liu family because of Liu Pei.”
"Yeah!" Almost at the same time, Ling Yue and her father Jun Qingcang snorted together.
Jun Qingcang looked down at the big, bright eyes of the baby in his arms, and his irritable heart melted into cuteness.
