"It is indeed inappropriate for Concubine Duan to have no one to serve her. From today on, you and your brother will serve her in person. This will show your filial piety."

Xiao Siyuan and Xiao Qingwu were both in disbelief.

Did the emperor intend to imprison them until their death?

"Father, Father..."

Xiao Qingwu's voice trembled, and he was obviously terrified to the extreme.

The emperor ignored her and looked at the Third Assistant Minister. "I allow you to divorce the princess and find another suitable husband. Also, a prince consort cannot hold an important position. I have wronged you before. From now on, you will be appointed as the Horse Washer of the Ministry of Finance."

Xima does not mean washing horses, but is responsible for the Siku books in the palace.

For the Third Assistant Minister, who had neither achieved success in officialdom nor in military affairs, it was really a stroke of luck for him to jump to the fifth rank.

The Third Assistant Minister was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Xiao Qingwu continued to beg for mercy, but Xiao Siyuan remained silent.

He knew that the emperor was angry and nothing he said would help.

It’s better to go along with it first. Once the emperor calms down, there will naturally be other solutions.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Siyuan did not struggle when the Jinyiwei pressed them down.

Others could naturally guess what he was thinking.

Jiang Zhiyu was sighing in his heart.

[If you want to make a comeback in the future, it's a pity that you don't have this opportunity. ]

[The Emperor is determined to kill you. Before tonight, you will be met with either white silk or poisoned wine.]

After they left, the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Fuping's hands were trembling slightly as he peeled the walnuts, and Chaoen's heart was also like a raging storm.

The emperor acted as if nothing had happened, his usual smile returning to his face. He asked Xiao Lingyu to stand up and inquired about his recent situation before saying, "Any clues?"

Xiao Lingyu knew that he was asking about Liu Jie's escape from prison, and knelt down again: "Your son is incompetent."

This meant there were no clues. The emperor waved his hand and said, "Stand up and talk. If there is no clue, then there is no clue. I will not blame you."

In the eyes of others, they might think that the emperor really dotes on the prince, but in Xiao Lingyu's own opinion, that was not the case at all.

As a character who takes the blame for the real prince, he abides by the law, is filial to his parents, unites his brothers and sisters, and never oversteps the line.

Do not covet anything that does not belong to you, and do not form cliques for personal gain.

It can be said that the more incompetent he appeared, the happier the emperor was.

Because this means that he poses no threat to any prince.

Xiao Lingyu sneered in his heart.

After finishing the serious matters, it was time to talk about other things. The emperor's face changed and Xiao Lingyu's pupils shrank suddenly.

Could it be that?

"What do you think of Princess Toya of Junggar?"

Although Xiao Lingyu had publicly refused at the palace banquet, there was always a chance of something happening. What if he changed his mind now?

Because of Prince Yu's rebellion, the envoys who came to the palace banquet to pay tribute did not leave Shengjing. After all, their purpose of coming had not been achieved yet. If they went back directly, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?

So they all stayed in the mansion, waiting for things to calm down.

[Beautiful! He pointed at his future Crown Princess with one finger!]

emperor:"!!!"

He raised the corners of his mouth.

He said that he was very accurate in judging marriage partners. Even though he said he disagreed, he still married Toya in the end.

After all, it's just shyness. I will directly grant...

[It was the Crown Princess who personally delivered the poisoned wine and sent him to the West.]

emperor:"!!!"

What? !

"Father, I truly have no interest in Princess Toya..."

Xiao Lingyu chose his words carefully so as not to anger his old father again.

But the emperor's expression became increasingly ugly.

Poisoning the prince, how brave!

The emperor murmured, "It's good to be unintentional, it's best to be unintentional..."

Xiao Lingyu's long speech suddenly stopped and he looked at the emperor in surprise.

Jiang Zhiyu kindly helped him express his inner thoughts:

Are you okay?

[Just now you were acting like you were going to force a marriage, but now you just don't care? ]

[The dogs shook their heads when they heard this.]

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

emperor:"……"

He didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he felt that Zhiyu was becoming increasingly disgusted with him. The emperor glanced at Jiang Zhiyu with a reproachful look, then pressed his brows wearily and said, "Forget it, we'll talk about it later. You can go down first."

Xiao Lingyu replied yes, bowed and retreated.

The emperor looked at Chaoen and Fuping again, and the two understood and retreated.

Only the emperor and Jiang Zhiyu were left in the hall.

"Are you satisfied now?" The emperor looked at her and smiled.

Jiang Zhiyu said calmly, "What is your Majesty saying? I have nothing to be satisfied with."

"Still pretending! Wasn't it you who sent my imperial physician to the Third Minister's residence?"

The emperor looked at her and said, "You lied and said it was me. Do you think that the crime of deceiving the emperor I mentioned does not include you?"

There was no sound of blame in his tone. Jiang Zhiyu smiled and agreed.

"Didn't they want him to lead the army in Mobei before? Why have they changed their minds now and want to kill him?"

The emperor was rubbing his temples. Seeing this, Jiang Zhiyu stepped forward and started rubbing them for him.

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I have no intention of killing the Fifth Prince. I just happened to hear that they wanted to call the imperial physician, and I thought it was something serious. I was worried that Your Majesty would be busy with state affairs and would be too late to delay. What should I do then?"

"That's why I acted on my own initiative. It's definitely not considered deceiving the emperor, Your Majesty."

[I just want to kill him. The poison jade pendant and ruining my sister's marriage, every one of these things, I have not wronged him.]

[Still causing trouble in front of the government office. Do you really think everyone else is made of clay?]

[What's more, he has his own army and is very powerful. If he is not dealt with in time, there is no guarantee that he will not be the next Prince Yu.]

The emperor felt comfortable being rubbed by her, listening to the duet of her nonsense and inner thoughts.

What really made the emperor want to kill Jiang Zhiyu was Jiang Zhiyu's last words.

Have your own troops and be independent!

This son of his has no ability, but he has great ambitions.

This one time with Prince Yu was enough. The emperor was not a man who would take things lightly. He would only take action after others had made all necessary preparations.

The emperor chuckled. He didn't have such a bad taste.

"By the way, I've been having a severe headache these past few days. What's wrong?"

The emperor changed the subject.

I mentioned this topic earlier just to scare her. Since it didn't work, there is no need to talk about it anymore.

Jiang Zhiyu stopped rubbing his hands and looked at the emperor carefully.

"It's nothing serious. As I said before, I've been sleep deprived for a long time and I'm restless. From today on, make sure you get eight hours of sleep. Don't stay in the imperial study all the time. Go out for a walk more often and you'll be fine."

"Eight hours?"

The emperor was stunned. Did she mean eight hours?

But if I only sleep for eight hours, how can I have time to review memorials in the day?