The prince did not ask any more questions and quickened his pace towards the imperial study.
"I'll tell you in detail when we get back to the East Palace."
When they arrived at the imperial study, Eunuch Cao, who was waiting at the door, bowed and invited the prince in directly.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
The emperor signaled Eunuch Cao to step aside and asked the prince to stand up.
"What does Master Changyun say?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, I did not meet Master Changyun, but in the end, Master Changyun had no solution."
The emperor was silent for a while and sighed.
"What about Luo'er? Has she been hit again?"
"Luo'er is still the same as before. I guess she won't give up."
"Stubborn," the emperor put down the memorial in his hand, "When the third brother made this choice, he should have known the consequences. It's just that Mu Xue has suffered."
The emperor stood up, walked to the prince, and patted his shoulder.
"Go back. You don't have to feel useless about the Third Brother's matter."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
The emperor watched the prince's back disappear at the door of the imperial study, then returned to sit in front of the long desk, as if talking to himself, or as if sighing.
"Being too sentimental isn't necessarily a good thing."
Eunuch Cao walked in bowing and handed the tea to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
The emperor took the tea, took a sip, and handed it back to Eunuch Cao.
"Tell me, is it a good thing or a bad thing that the prince is too sentimental?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Cao looked terrified, and his hand that was about to take the tea paused, almost dropping it to the ground.
"Your Majesty, I dare not speak ill of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What are you afraid of?" The emperor glanced at him sideways. "I forgive you, tell me."
"Yes," Eunuch Cao said softly without hesitation, "Your Majesty is very caring towards the princesses. It would be a good thing for the Crown Prince to follow Your Majesty."
After saying this, Eunuch Cao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"You've become more capable, and you're getting better at smoothing things over."
The emperor's tone was flat and it was impossible to tell what emotion he was expressing.
"What I say comes from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty governs the country with benevolence. Your Highness the Crown Prince is just like you. This is a blessing for the whole nation and for the people."
"Okay, I'll just ask casually."
The emperor interrupted him, picked up the memorial at hand, opened it and took a look.
"Li Yunhe handed over a memorial with a list of candidates for the academy's enrollment," he handed it to Eunuch Cao, "take a look at the names listed and see if you recognize them."
Eunuch Cao hesitated for a moment, put down his tea, respectfully took the letter, and opened it with great trepidation.
After reading the list, Eunuch Cao was puzzled and said, "These people are not from noble families, nor are they the young talents that I know."
The emperor nodded and said, "Go on."
"Could it be a scholar from a poor family?"
Where did Li Yunhe find these people? Is he trying to establish his own power?
No, Li Yunhe is such a smart person, it is impossible for him to hand over the handle to the emperor so openly, and the emperor did not seem displeased.
"What is the purpose of doing this, Lord Li?"
"To train talents for the imperial court."
Eunuch Cao glanced at the emperor cautiously, "Master Li is truly thoughtful."
Is it really about cultivating talents? Why does he feel that it is not what the emperor said?
"It's really thoughtful."
Eunuch Cao was even more confused. He could understand every word the emperor said, but it didn't feel what he expected.
The emperor took the memorial handed back by Eunuch Cao and said, "Go and summon Li Yunhe to see me."
It is really bold to use this memorial to test his attitude towards Luo'er.
…
At the same time, the Crown Prince and Lin Qi had returned to the Eastern Palace.
As soon as she reached the entrance of the main hall, she saw Feng Hongyu standing at the door. She heard footsteps and turned around and bowed.
"What is it?"
The prince gestured for Feng Hongyu to stand up and asked in a gentle voice.
Feng Hongyu stood up and handed over the book in her hand. "I have finished reading the book I took earlier, and I came here to return it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Lin Qi took the book she handed him and retreated behind the prince.
"Anything else you want to see?"
Feng Hongyu looked up in surprise, met the prince's eyes, and said excitedly, "Is it okay?"
"Lin Qi, find a book and send it to the concubine later."
After the prince finished speaking, he took Lin Qi to the study room on the pretext of having something to do.
Feng Hongyu stood there, staring at his receding figure, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.
"Concubine, I told you that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely agree if you proposed."
The maid was happy for her.
If he knew that I had stolen the city defense map, would he still be so friendly?
Feng Hongyu's eyes dimmed, and the joy she had just felt disappeared.
What she didn't know was that the prince had already known it.
Lin Qi followed the prince into the study, closed the door, and recounted in detail the changes that happened to Yu Yiluo when she came out after seeing Li Yunhe that day.
Before, the prince had always been unable to understand why Li Yunhe treated Yu Yiluo so differently. Now, after hearing Lin Qi's words, the doubts in his heart were resolved.
Li Yunhe must have known Luo'er before, and he knew a lot.
They had never heard of the Heavenly Dao that Luo'er mentioned in her heart, but Li Yunhe knew it and could help Luo'er.
So that day Luo'er went to find Li Yunhe first, knowing that her third brother was in this state because of Li Yunhe.
Thinking about it this way, Li Yunhe's abnormal behavior can be explained. Knowing Luo'er's abilities, he was the first to rescue Luo'er when she was abducted during the sacrificial ceremony.
He helped Luo'er go to Xinglin County, and cared more than anyone else about his father arranging for him to manage the academy for Luo'er.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Seeing that the prince was silent, Lin Qi thought he had said something wrong.
"It's okay. I haven't chatted with Brother Yunhe for a long time. Go and ask him to come over."
Since he knows so much, can I learn more from him and help Luoer share some of the burden?
"Yes, I will go and invite you right away."
…
Li Yunhe, whom the two mentioned, was being led to the imperial study by Eunuch Cao.
Entering the imperial study, Li Yunhe bowed respectfully.
The Emperor's voice rang out from above, "Do you know why I called you here?"
Li Yunhe continued to salute and said, "I know, because of that list."
"How dare you test me," the emperor snorted coldly. "Prime Minister Li, a man as cautious as he is, actually raised such a reckless son like you."
Eunuch Cao, who was standing by, lowered his head, confused by what he heard.
"Eunuch Cao, please step back first."
"yes."
Eunuch Cao bowed and retreated, and the emperor asked Li Yunhe to stand up.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask you to send me here. Do you intend to punish me or to condone my actions?"
It will all be known anyway, so it is better to hand the memorial to the emperor openly so that everything can go smoothly.
"Why did you choose these people specifically for Luo'er? I am Luo'er's father. How could I not be able to protect Luo'er? And you, an outsider, are so worried about Luo'er's affairs?"
"Your Highness the Princess is an old friend of mine."
Li Yunhe had no intention of hiding anything. Since the emperor and several princes could read the princess's mind, the fact that he and the princess knew each other before was no longer a secret.
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