[Alas! General Lan Yu's treason case. If this purge continues, the Great Xia Dynasty will end up with over 20,000 innocent lives lost.]
[Next, the King of Qin will be poisoned by the old woman in the King of Qin's mansion, and the King of Jin will die of a mysterious illness...]
[Mrs. Lu really put a lot of thought into her son, Xia Chongwen! ]
Shen Yuyao was secretly shocked when she heard this. It seemed that Mrs. Lu really underestimated her!
"Mother, I'll go destroy it."
Seeing that Shen Yuyao remained silent, Xia Xiaoxian packed up the secret letter she had read and prepared to take it to the back garden to burn it.
Shen Yuyao nodded slightly.
While she was thinking alone, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the house. Shen Yuyao thought it was Xia Xiaoxian coming back, but when she listened carefully, she found that the footsteps were a little heavier.
"Miss."
Shen Yuyao looked up at the maid Zi Su who came in and asked softly, "What happened?"
"Miss, someone is coming from the palace." Zi Su's expression was a little solemn. She reached out and helped Shen Yuyao stand up. "A eunuch came to convey the emperor's decree, saying that there is an urgent matter in the palace. His Majesty summoned you to the palace."
"Oh, does the eunuch have any other instructions?" Shen Yuyao asked.
"The eunuch said that His Majesty has ordered that the young lady wear the Black Dragon Guard's python robe to meet the emperor." Ever since Prince Ning was demoted because of the Black Dragon Guard, Zi Su hated to see the Black Dragon Guard's python robe the most.
"Well, it is indeed necessary to go to the palace."
"Miss, the Emperor summoned you to the palace late at night. Is there any danger?"
Shen Yuyao knew what she was thinking and smiled faintly, "Don't panic. Remember to tell Princess Xiaoxian that I need to go to the palace tonight."
Seeing that she looked calm, Zi Su felt relieved and quickly helped her to go to the inner room to change into the Black Dragon Guard python uniform.
After changing into the python robe, Shen Yuyao said to Zi Su, "No one in Prince Ning's mansion can leave the mansion without my permission."
Upon hearing this, Zi Su's heart, which had just been put at ease, couldn't help but feel lifted again.
"If I haven't returned to Prince Ning's Mansion after twelve hours, have Princess Xiaoxian take her brothers and sisters to Lu Garden."
Zi Su carried a lantern and saw Shen Yuyao out. When they reached the gate and were about to get on the carriage, Shen Yuyao gave her another instruction.
This sentence made Zi Su's heart sink to the bottom.
......
The mournful cry of a crow pierced the streets leading to the palace, followed by a string of startled birds and the barking of dogs, as if hinting that this night was unusual.
The door of Fengxian Hall was wide open, and Eunuch Li, who was standing beside the emperor, walked out of the hall in a hurry.
Li looked up and saw Shen Yuyao standing at the door waiting for the announcement. Eunuch Li raised his whisk and said in a deep voice, "Sir Shen, the emperor is already waiting for you in the palace. Please go in quickly."
"Eunuch Li, is my father ill?" Shen Yuyao asked softly.
"Lord Shen will know when he goes in. I cannot speak without thinking." Eunuch Li's eyes dodged, and Shen Yuyao's heart sank a little.
Eunuch Li has been accompanying the emperor since he was a child. His evasive eyes at this moment proved that Shen Yuyao's words had unfortunately come true.
The emperor is ill!
"The Crown Princess is also inside." Eunuch Li finally couldn't help but reminded carefully.
Shen Yuyao's expression became serious when she heard this. She was about to step into the palace when she paused.
"Thank you, eunuch. I will remember your kindness today."
This word of gratitude made Eunuch Li's eyes instantly red.
This was the first time he met someone in the palace who expressed gratitude to a eunuch.
"Master Shen, please come in quickly..."
Shen Yuyao nodded slightly and walked into the hall.
Just as she entered the palace, a teacup fell to the ground. The fragments that splashed at Shen Yuyao's feet made her step more cautious.
"You, how dare you?" The emperor glared at him.
"Father, please calm down. Your daughter-in-law is here to help you share your worries."
The one kneeling on the ground was the Crown Princess Lu of the Eastern Palace, and next to her was the emperor's grandson Xia Chongwen.
"Grandpa Emperor, please calm down!" Xia Chongwen kowtowed and said, "Grandpa Emperor, you must take care of your health."
The Emperor of Daxia's face flushed crimson. After a burst of heavy breathing, he pointed at Lu and said, "I knew your Western Factory was powerful, but I didn't know it was this powerful!"
Mrs. Lu was stunned, then threw herself to the ground, sobbing, "Father, I don't know what the Western Factory is, and I don't know why you are so angry."
"If...if your daughter-in-law does anything wrong, please punish her, father. But please do not let your dragon body be damaged."
The Great Xia Emperor's eyes widened as he sternly asked, "Do you really think I've reached such a level of stupidity?"
Xia Chongwen crawled a few steps toward the emperor's feet and cried, "Grandpa Emperor, what did my grandson's mother do wrong to cause your wrath?"
The emperor looked at Xia Chongwen with his aged eyes, his expression extremely complicated. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Can you ask your mother who is behind the Western Factory?"
Xia Chongwen turned around and looked at Lu.
Facing Xia Chongwen's gaze, Lu's expression was a little unnatural.
"I really don't know..."
She looked at the emperor, then at Xia Chongwen, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
The emperor's eyes showed some helplessness. He turned to Xia Chongwen and asked, "Chongwen, your father has passed away. To whom do you think the emperor should pass the throne?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chongwen kowtowed deeply to the emperor with a look of fear on his face, "My grandson is terrified... I dare not make any rash comments on this matter!"
"I forgive you, please speak..." The emperor's voice was a little tired.
"My grandson knows that Grandpa established the system of primogeniture at the beginning of the founding of the country." Xia Chongwen paused for a moment and secretly glanced at the emperor.
The emperor nodded slightly when he heard this.
He continued, "Now that my father has passed away, the four royal uncles who are my direct descendants are the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Ning, and the King of Zhou."
"Go on!"
"As the eldest grandson of the emperor, I naturally have the undisputed legal right of inheritance." Xia Chongwen suddenly said in a loud voice.
As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the emperor's eyes light up, but even Shen Yuyao, who had just entered Fengxian Hall, couldn't help but look at Xia Chongwen a few more times.
When did this kid become so smart?
"Hahaha... Well said!" The emperor suddenly burst into laughter, his expression instantly becoming extremely solemn. Turning to Lu, he said, "Listen! Even your son knows that I don't have many choices! It's a natural thing to do, but you don't want it, and yet you insist on... cough cough... cough cough cough..."
The emperor gasped heavily again, and after a long while, he angrily said to Lu: "You! Get out of here! You are not allowed to leave the East Palace without my permission! As for your Western Factory... cough... cough cough cough..."
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