After hearing this imperial edict, Leng Yu stretched out his hands with a solemn expression and took the imperial edict. Then he turned to face the emperor, bowed and saluted:
"My son is wearing armor, so it is inconvenient for me to kneel down and salute, but I still hope that my father will pay tribute and thank my father for his grace. I will definitely live up to the sacred mandate, wipe out the invading enemy forces in one fell swoop, and return in triumph to return to my father."
The emperor nodded seriously, then picked up a glass of wine from the tray handed over by the eunuch and handed it to Leng Yu. Then he also took out a glass of wine and raised it in front of him, and said solemnly:
"The territory of Daning cannot be invaded by foreign enemies. This time we go on an expedition, I hope you will return soon."
After saying this, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass. At the same time, Leng Yu also drank all the wine in the glass, and then, together with the emperor, he dropped the wine glass in his hand to the ground.
Leng Yu took out the sword given to Shang Fang from his waist, raised it high above his head, looked up to the sky and roared,
"Soldiers, set out."
After leaving these words, he glanced at Luo Lan who was watching him. He said many, many words to her last night, and he believed that she would remember them all.
He nodded to her with a reluctant look in his eyes, then turned over and mounted his sweaty horse, turned around and left. Behind him were soldiers wearing military uniforms.
Looking at his back, Luo Lan had tears welling up in her eyes, feeling an indescribable sense of emptiness in her heart.
Leng Yu left, and the emperor called her to the imperial study alone.
She stood with her hands down and looked at the emperor in confusion, "Why did the emperor call me to come?"
The emperor looked at her and nodded solemnly,
"Well, the Chu Kingdom in the Western Regions is far away from the capital, and the opponent's military strength is comparable to that of Daning Kingdom. Yu'er's expedition will not be short, and I will send people to move everything from Prince Yu's palace to the East Palace."
"Father..."
After hearing the emperor's words, Luo Lan's face darkened, and then he said seriously:
"My son doesn't want to move now. Let's wait until the prince comes back!"
She didn't want to leave Prince Yu's Mansion. No matter Leng Yu's identity, she always felt that the place where they met: Prince Yu's Mansion was their home.
The emperor did not force her, but nodded directly and continued with a serious face:
"One more thing. After Yu'er comes back, I want to crown Leng Tengfei as the young prince. You can't stop me."
The emperor's words stunned Luo Lan for a moment.
In order of eldest son, Huaiyu is the eldest, so he should be the heir apparent, but he is only the child who was adopted and adopted into Prince Yu's palace.
It is common sense to make Lele the crown prince. After all, he is Leng Yu's biological son. Only by making him the crown prince can he become the heir to the throne in the future. This can be regarded as an explanation to Leng Yu, but I wonder if Huaiyu will understand it when he grows up.
Luo Lan did not refute the emperor's words. She could not find a reason to refute. She had already felt sorry for Leng Yu by bringing Huaiyu over. She could not hinder him too much in the matter of establishing the crown prince, otherwise Leng Yu would be too serious for Leng Yu. It's unfair.
She bowed and said:
"My son understands that everything should be done according to what the father said."
The emperor sighed, waved to her and said:
"Go back. Yu'er is not here. You need to take care of everything in the house."
Luo Lan nodded and was about to leave when someone rushed in like crazy.
"Your Majesty, it's not good..."
The person who came to report the news was a young eunuch. When the emperor saw this, he frowned coldly and said:
"You dare to shout and yell in front of the emperor. What a shame. Which palace are you a eunuch in?"
The little eunuch replied in a panic:
"My servant is the eunuch of Dening Palace. Something happened to Prince Ming. I was anxious and forgot my etiquette. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
"What's wrong with Ming'er?"
The emperor didn't have time to scold the young eunuch. He stood up from behind the dragon case and asked anxiously.
The little eunuch swallowed and replied timidly:
"Slave... When I just went to deliver food to Prince Ming, I found... I found that he had committed suicide by taking poison."
Suicide?
Hearing this, not only the emperor was surprised, Luo Lan also opened his mouth in shock and asked:
"how is he?"
The little eunuch shook his head vigorously again, "I don't know yet, but I have already informed the imperial doctor, and my servant will come to inform the emperor."
"Sun Xi, Sun Xi."
The emperor shouted impatiently, and Sun Xi trotted in with small steps, "Your Majesty."
"Quickly, go to Dening Palace."
Hearing this, Luo Lan was a little stunned. Did the emperor still not know that Ming'er had moved out of Dening Palace?
The little eunuch hurriedly stopped him and said:
"Your Majesty, Prince Ming no longer lives in Dening Palace."
"Where is he?"
"He is...he is in a courtyard on the westernmost side of the palace. He has no name."
"What?"
The emperor suddenly looked at the little eunuch with a livid face and asked sternly:
"Who asked him to move there?"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he trembled all over and replied quickly:
"Yes...Prince Ming is going there himself, and the servants don't dare to stop him."
Hearing this, the emperor suddenly became furious and roared,
"Lead the way."
After saying that, he walked out of the imperial study room like a gust of wind, and headed towards Leng Ming's room under the guidance of the little eunuch.
Luo Lan, who was following behind her, was in a very complicated mood. She couldn't understand. Even if the emperor was busy with everything, he wouldn't turn a blind eye to Leng Ming, right? He moved away from Dening Palace for so long, and the emperor didn't know? This kind of father-son relationship is really puzzling.
When the group of them arrived at the courtyard where Leng Ming was, there were several eunuchs and several palace maids standing in the courtyard. The emperor strode in. When the servants saw this, they hurriedly knelt down.
The emperor could not allow any further explanation and asked directly and sternly:
"How is Ming'er?"
One of the young eunuchs replied indifferently:
"The imperial doctor is inside, I don't... don't know."
"A bunch of trash."
Leaving these words behind, the emperor took long strides and walked inside.
In the room, several imperial doctors were busy in front of the bed. Leng Ming was lying on the bed, his face pale and in poor condition.
Seeing the emperor come in, the imperial doctors looked nervous and all knelt down to salute. The emperor waved his hand directly and asked anxiously, "How is Ming'er?"
One of the imperial doctors shook his head, "I am stupid, Prince Ming is unconscious now, there is no way to know what kind of poison he took, and no remaining poison was found, and... and it seems that he should have taken it He had done a lot, and he seemed to be determined to die."
Hearing this, the emperor took a few steps back in grief. Liu Xi hurriedly came over to help him, "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!"
The emperor looked at Leng Ming lying on the bed, and suddenly burst into tears.
He had already lost a son, and Ming'er died again. Even if he was an emperor, he couldn't accept this scene of a white-haired man giving away a black-haired man.
Luo Lan looked at the imperial doctor solemnly and asked anxiously:
"How was he poisoned?"
The imperial doctor shook his head, "I don't know where his drugs came from, and there is no residue left, so I am really helpless."
