The emperor had always been indifferent to Xiao Linyou, but after hearing too many remarks about Xiao Linyou recently, he had to re-examine his son.
It would be fine if he went out of the palace to have fun, but when he heard that Xiao Linyou was the murderer of Shen Yunshu, he couldn't bear it.
To put it simply, it can be thought that Xiao Linyou had some unpleasant things with Shen Yunshu before, which led to some disputes between Xiao Linyou and Shen Yunshu.
But if this matter is more complicated, Xiao Linyou is trying to prevent the prince from accepting Shen Yunshu as a concubine, and to prevent Shen Yunshu's forces from providing support to the prince.
So he wanted to know what his son, whom he had always disliked, was thinking.
Xiao Linyou actually guessed that the Queen must have said something when Emperor Hu asked him to come, so he wanted to ask him whether he was in Chonghua Palace last night or something like that.
As he expected, his father still heard something, so he summoned him late at night.
"Back to my father, I was indeed not in Chonghua Hall last night."
Facing Xiao Linyou's frankness, the emperor was somewhat unexpected.
He originally thought that he didn't have conclusive evidence in his hand. If Xiao Linyou defended himself, he might just follow Xiao Linyou's words and help him.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Linyou admitted it frankly.
"If you're not in Chonghua Hall, then where have you been?"
He wanted to hear what kind of answer Xiao Linyou would give him.
Xiao Linyou also prepared several answers for himself in his mind.
"Father!" At this moment, Xiao Miaoyi's clear voice came from outside.
Eunuch Fu then came forward to report that it was the seventh princess who wanted to see him.
"What's she doing here so late?"
Although the emperor loved Xiao Miaoyi in every possible way, he also knew that Xiao Miaoyi could come to Yangxin Hall at such a late hour, and it was definitely not to pay him respects.
Therefore, the only truth is that he came here for Xiao Linyou.
Eunuch Fu also expected that the emperor would ask this question, "Back to the emperor, the seventh princess said that she would tell the emperor the reason in person."
The emperor thought for a while and finally said: "It's too late. Let her go back to Hanyue Palace first. If there is anything else, we can tell her tomorrow morning."
He was just thinking that if Xiao Miaoyi hadn't helped Xiao Linyou out, this would be how Xiao Linyou would handle the current situation.
After Eunuch Fu went out to convey the emperor's words to Xiao Miaoyi, the emperor asked Xiao Linyou again, "Where did you go when you weren't staying in Chonghua Hall at night?"
"Back to my father, I have gone to prepare a hairpin gift for Miaoyi." Xiao Linyou nodded and replied.
The reason why he answered like this was mainly because Xiao Miaoyi suddenly came to Yangxin Hall and gave him a reason to prove himself to his father.
"Girl-length gift?" The emperor was obviously a little doubtful, "What kind of gift requires you to go out to find it at night?"
Then, Xiao Linyou said that as a prince, he must set an example and cannot leave the palace without the approval of his father.
"But my father has a lot of things to do, and I really can't cause trouble to my father because of such a trivial matter, so I thought of going out at night."
It's not easy to be discovered at night. As long as he finishes his work and comes back as soon as possible, he won't attract anyone's attention.
"How many times has this happened?" The emperor's face was gloomy.
Xiao Linyou said frankly that this was the first time.
The emperor looked at his appearance and courage and it didn't look like he was lying, so he had to ask him what kind of haircut gift he had prepared for Xiao Miaoyi.
"It's a set of jewelry."
The emperor's face darkened again.
Xiao Linyou understands his father's worries and suspicions. After all, there is a place in the palace that specializes in making jewelry, and their skills are even the best in Daqing.
Therefore, in the emperor's opinion, the credibility of Xiao Linyou's answer is too low.
"This set of jewelry was personally designed by Erchen for Miaoyi and made by Master Jiao Liang." He added.
Jiao Liang?
This name seemed very familiar to the emperor.
Later, Eunuch Fu reminded the emperor that this Jiao Liang was the very powerful jewelry maker who had refused to enter the palace.
Jewelry that can be made by Jiao Liang must not be something casual.
What's more important is that you don't have the money and power to hire Jiao Liang to make jewelry.
In other words, Xiao Linyou spent a lot of thought and effort in preparing this set of hairpin gifts for Xiao Miaoyi;
"How did you convince Jiao Liang?"
This also made the emperor a little curious. As the crown prince of Daqing, he could not let Jiao Liang enter the palace, but Xiao Linyou actually had a way to persuade Jiao Liang to make jewelry.
Xiao Linyou did not tell the emperor that it was he who threatened Jiao Liang with a knife, but just said: "Maybe Master Jiao Liang saw my sincerity."
The emperor didn't have much doubt about this. After all, Jiao Liang didn't make jewelry for the purpose of seeking wealth and power.
Perhaps Jiao Liang said that what matters most is a person's "sincerity".
"Even if you want to leave the palace in the future, you can't sneak out again. At least let your mother and concubine know, otherwise your mother and concubine will be worried."
The emperor actually said this, but in fact he still hoped that even if Xiao Linyou wanted to leave the palace in the future, he would have to report to him first.
Xiao Linyou naturally understood, so he had no choice but to agree obediently.
But after leaving the Yangxin Hall, Xiao Linyou's expression changed immediately.
There was a bloodthirsty look on his sinister face, and he told Changfeng: "Everyone who knows about this matter should be killed for any reason!"
The fact that he left Chonghua Palace in such a secret manner could still reach the Queen's ears, which meant that among the people he trusted, there were details sent by the Queen.
As the saying goes, it is better to kill by mistake than to let anyone go.
"ha!"
Xiao Miaoyi suddenly ran out from the corner, deliberately scaring Xiao Linyou.
Xiao Linyou grabbed Xiao Miaoyi's neck, "Why are you staying here if you don't sleep at night?"
"Brother, you have no conscience!" Xiao Miaoyi screamed in pain while scolding Xiao Linyou, "I came to rescue you with good intentions, but it's better for you to just forget about it if you don't thank me, and you still bully me."
Xiao Linyou let go of Xiao Miaoyi and grabbed Xiao Miaoyi's face again, "Thank you for what happened today, but don't do such stupid things in the future."
It's good to have it once. Xiao Miaoyi cannot be allowed to go to his father because of him again, otherwise his father may not love Xiao Miaoyi so much in the future.
If love turns to suspicion, Xiao Miaoyi cannot bear it, and this is not a good thing for Xiao Miaoyi.
Xiao Miaoyi was unhappy, "What's going on? Could it be that I've caused trouble for you?"
"You didn't cause any trouble, but you did me a big favor."
Xiao Miaoyi saw something was wrong with Xiao Linyou's face, and her mood was a little low, "Isn't it possible that I guessed it?"
