Chapter 215 This is a secret

The imperial concubine smiled happily, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince's wife is pregnant, you are going to be an imperial grandfather."

The emperor was stunned for a moment. The fact that several married princes had no children was a source of worry for him.

Now, he is going to have his first grandchild!

Good, very good!

The happy event diluted the anger in his heart. For the sake of the third prince's reputation, he could not punish the imperial concubine.

However, he looked at the instigator coldly and said, "Confer the title of beauty on Lei Xintian and grant her the right to live in the Imperial Concubine's Palace."

If the emperor doesn’t want it, then don’t have it.

There is no need to hurt the family ties for an insignificant outsider.

Just one short sentence determined Lei Xintian's fate.

From then on, she had to serve the king together with her aunt, and they were specially placed under the same roof.

I just wonder if they can still be of one mind in the future?

Lei Xintian felt as if he was struck by five thunderbolts and his face turned pale.

This is punishment!

She fell to the ground crying, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Your Majesty, Uncle, please don't."

The emperor didn't even give a glance, "Your Majesty is not joking. Drag him out and don't let him get in the way of Prince Rui."

The crying Lei Xintian was dragged out.

The emperor's eyes were filled with impatience. "My dear concubine, you should also go out and teach your younger generation how to be a qualified beauty."

"Yes." The imperial concubine looked calm, bowed respectfully, and left.

The Emperor's voice came to my ears, "Otomo."

"Send someone to the Lei family to pass on the decree. The head of the Lei family is lax in his duties and has allowed his children to oppress the people. He will be fined a thousand taels of silver. If he does it again, he will not be forgiven."

"yes."

The imperial concubine's face turned pale when she heard the news. She thought that the emperor would let their lineage go for the sake of his future grandson.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's anger was directed at his own old father.

She seemed to be able to feel the emperor's cold gaze staring at her. She gritted her teeth and dared not show any strange expression.

When the imperial concubine was about to leave, she looked back and saw that the emperor and Yun Zheng were surrounding Li Wuyang, their faces full of concern.

A fierce look flashed in her eyes.

The doctor personally treated Li Wuyang's wound. Yun Zheng was not in a position to watch, so she stood at the door and waited.

She lowered her head slightly, and the autumn wind blew gently, brushing through a few strands of her black hair, causing ripples.

An old maid appeared hurriedly at the door. "The maid from the Cining Palace wants to see you."

Yun Zheng looked over. Cining Palace? The Empress Dowager's people?

The emperor's voice came from inside, "What's the matter?"

Nanny Guan stood at the door, not daring to enter. "I heard that Prince Rui was injured, so I came to visit him. Is Prince Rui okay?"

Li Wuyang's indifferent voice rang out from the inner room, "He won't die, so don't worry about him."

The nanny was not angry either, as she was used to it.

"What did the imperial physician say?"

This time, Yun Zheng answered first, "Not very well. Prince Rui has traveled thousands of miles and is seriously injured. The imperial physician said he needs a long period of rest."

Nanny Guan then noticed Yun Zheng standing beside her. "Who are you?"

The eunuch introduced, "This is Princess Jinyun."

Nanny Guan suddenly understood and bowed, "Greetings, Princess."

Yun Zheng sighed softly, "Ah, Prince Rui is good in every way except that he's too proud. He doesn't want others to see him injured and weak, so he's been trying to hide it."

Nanny Guan's face turned pale, and she said a few more words of concern before leaving in a hurry.

Yun Zheng looked at her back and raised her eyebrows. The empress dowager was not as cold as the legend said.

Upon hearing that Prince Rui was injured, the concubines of various palaces and the princes and princesses came to visit him in person.

However, they were all blocked outside and had no choice but to leave the gifts and go away quietly.

Inside the room, Li Wuyang, who had treated his wound, glanced at Yun Zheng lightly. Yun Zheng sat aside, looking at the sky and the earth but not at him.

Are you angry?

The emperor looked at his pale face with some heartache, "Royal brother, how did you get seriously injured this time? Why didn't the people around you protect you? You should be punished."

Li Wuyang's expression turned serious, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

At a glance from the emperor, all the palace people around him retreated, leaving only the chief eunuch.

"I'll take my leave..." Yun Zheng also stood up.

Li Wuyang said softly, "It has something to do with you, listen to it."

Yun Zheng sat back down, extremely curious.

Li Wuyang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have come out of the capital this time to investigate the matter of the former Prince of Zhennan. He was indeed faking his death!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed.

The emperor's face was extremely ugly. The court had not noticed his perfect plan of faking his own death at all.

How many people were involved in this?

How many schemes have been set up secretly over the years?

If Ye Yichen's clue had not been exposed, they would still be unaware of it.

"Where did he escape to? Was he caught?"

Li Wuyang said calmly, "I remember the records in the archives. Those years ago, the Prince of Zhennan suddenly fell ill and died suddenly after a long period of treatment."

"And I just found out that at the same time, the nearby Nanyue Kingdom had a new regent."

Yun Zheng turned her head suddenly, her eyes widening.

The Kingdom of Nanyue borders the fiefdom of the Prince of Zhennan. Does that mean the two sides have been colluding with each other for a long time?

This is a big trouble!

The emperor's expression changed drastically. "I remember that the king of Nanyue had only one daughter, Princess Yueling."

Li Wuyang nodded slightly, "Yes, the princess is looking for a husband. After the two get married, the prince will ascend the throne as emperor, and Princess Yueling will be the queen."

Yun Zheng rolled her eyes. What was going on with the Nanyue Kingdom? Why couldn't a princess become empress? Passing the throne to a non-blood relative, what was wrong with that?

Are you waiting for a change of dynasty?

Li Wuyang reminded him, "Prince Zhennan's Palace was said to have an army of 100,000 before, but when he died suddenly and the imperial court took over the army, it was only half of that."

The emperor's face sank. "At the time, I thought this was just a common practice of collecting empty salaries, and the actual amount was less than half. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid they were secretly taking it to Nanyue."

Otherwise, why would the Kingdom of Nanyue pass the throne to him who has no power and influence?

"right."

Li Wuyang suddenly asked, "The 50,000 troops that the imperial court took over were disbanded and assigned to various armies. Have they really been peaceful all these years?"

The emperor's expression changed drastically. Given the Prince of Zhennan's scheming and tactics, how could he not have a backup plan?

The question is, how can we check so many soldiers?

"Does he have any children?"

Li Wuyang nodded slightly, "Yes, I have five sons and two daughters."

"Are all the children born to that princess?"

"Judging from the child's age, it shouldn't be. However, the Queen is the only one in the harem."

Yun Zheng: ...

"With so many children, I don't need Ye Yizhen as my daughter anymore. She's useless."

Li Wuyang said calmly, "She's just a chess piece, but she's not necessarily useless. It all depends on how she's used."

The emperor rubbed his brows, his headache aching. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. "Was Yong'an kept in the dark? Or was he one of the participants?"

Back then, the imperial envoys had seen the corpse of Prince Zhennan and were certain of his death. They had witnessed the burial with their own eyes, so how could they have been wrong?

Yun Zheng was also very curious. "Why don't you go ask her? Does Ye Yizhen know that her father is the emperor? If she doesn't know, will she be willing to accept it?"

If you are unwilling to accept something, you will cause trouble.

"Let's go to the prison."

The three of them at this time had no idea that this would be the beginning of chaos and the beginning of a devastating disaster for the royal family of Da Qi.

It was also the beginning of Li Wuyang's ability to turn the tide and support the declining royal family of Da Qi, becoming a legendary regent.