Chapter 98 Asking to

Suppress the Rebellion Yuanzhi was most troubled by government affairs in his life. Her unintentional actions pushed him to the territory he least wanted.

Concubine Shu stood up and knelt down hurriedly, saying, "Your Majesty, my brother is uneducated and unskilled. I am afraid he cannot take on this important task. I hope Your Majesty will choose another wise man."

Emperor Qingling looked at Concubine Shu, stood up and helped her up: "Your body is not well yet, how can you not take care of your body? No matter how rich your brother is, how can he be as important as your body?"

Concubine Shu lowered her head and whispered, "I was reckless and reckless. Please don't take it to heart."

Emperor Qingling laughed, glanced at the Fourteenth Master and said, "It's all Old Fourteen's fault. He insisted on mentioning that he could paint and write. I naturally thought of the riots in Dongdu."

The Fourteenth Master hurriedly He stood up and said, "My humble servant has spoken out of turn."

Emperor Qingling waved his hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. Since Yaohe is unwilling, I will not let him go to the border. However, a good man aims to get married and start a career. No matter how good a job is, it is not as good as being an official in

the court. If your brother can be an official in the court like your father, I will certainly not treat him unfairly. If he is unwilling, I will not force him for your sake." Concubine Shu did not continue to speak according to his words, but knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. I thank Your Majesty on behalf of my brother."

Emperor Qingling's eyes froze, and he slowly helped Concubine Shu to sit on the stool.

Then he said, "By the way, Xuezhen, what's the important matter that brought you here today?"

The Fourteenth Master stood up, bowed to Emperor Qingling and said, "Brother, I found that Prince Heng has raised a lot of assassins in the capital. I think he has other purposes."

What this other purpose is, it is obvious.

As soon as he said this, Emperor Qingling's face changed immediately.

He raised his legs and walked to the table, sat down calmly, his face did not change, but his eyes were filled with deep coldness.

"I have long discovered that Prince Heng is plotting a rebellion, and it is true! He is so bold!"

The Fourteenth Master immediately stood up and knelt down and said, "Brother, there is unrest at the border, please do not send Prince Heng there, I am afraid..."

Emperor Qingling nodded, "Of course."

After the words fell, the Fourteenth Master spoke, "I will go there to quell the unrest and help you."

Emperor Qingling looked at him, with a deep and meaningful look in his eyes.

He opened his lips and said, "Xuezhen, you didn't care about the government before, but in recent days, you have become more concerned about government affairs?"

As soon as these words came out, not only did the Fourteenth Master's face change, but even Concubine Shugui beside him lowered her head.

Her indifferent look pleased Emperor Qingling.

But only she herself knows what kind of shock and turmoil she is feeling now.

She used to wonder why the emperor would mention the Fourteenth Master's marriage every time he came. He did this deliberately because he knew that the Fourteenth Master was incomplete.

He was destroying the Fourteenth Master's self-confidence.

God has mercy on him. The Fourteenth Master would take the initiative to mention it every time, so that the emperor could tease him and satisfy his twisted competitive spirit.

I heard that the late emperor valued the Fourteenth Master more than the emperor, and even the empress dowager was the same. Although the emperor's behavior was reasonable, it was beyond morality.

Moreover, he knew that Xiao Yaozhi wanted to be a free and easy person, so he let him serve as an official in the court.

After being married to him for several years, at this moment, she finally understood the emperor's intentions.

He is essentially a jealous person who wants to destroy the other party's confidence and trample the things that the other party is proud of into the ground to satisfy his vanity. He

actually likes the Fourteenth Master to send troops to quell the rebellion, but he doesn't want to take it for granted. So when the Fourteenth Master took the initiative to mention it, he would madly belittle, doubt, and destroy his will, and then let the Fourteenth Master do things for him.

After being together for so long, this is the first time she feels that the person in front of her has changed.

It is completely the opposite of the young man who was high-spirited and wanted to show his ambitions.

If the Quan Qingye of the day knew that Emperor Qingling would become like this today, I am afraid he would go crazy.

She was worried about the Fourteenth Master, but the Fourteenth Master took it indifferently.

"The court affairs are busy, and your Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs. As a member of the royal family, I should share your worries and solve your problems. In this palace, you and I are the closest. If I don't stand up at this time, I'm afraid the world will laugh at us royal family members for being cowardly and untrustworthy. I do this so that your Majesty can rest assured and sit on the throne firmly. I have no other intention."

Every word he said was sincere, but to Emperor Qingling's ears, every word sounded insincere.

But even so, he said: "I know Xuezhen's character. In this case, you can go to the battle in seven days. You can attend the winter poetry meeting in the palace before leaving. Who knows, you may be able to solve your life's affairs before leaving Beijing."

The fourteenth master knew that the border war was changing rapidly, and a delay of half a day could result in the loss of a city.

But the emperor was thoughtful and worried. If he refused at this time, it would only add fuel to the fire and might even cause trouble in the future.

"Your Majesty, I will certainly obey your kind words."

Emperor Qingling waved his hand: "If there is nothing else, you can go back first. I have something to discuss with Concubine Shugui."

The Fourteenth Master knelt down and saluted: "I will take my leave."

After that, the Fourteenth Master turned around and left. Emperor Qingling looked at his back as he left. When he walked away, he said: "Yao He, have you noticed that there is a strong smell of blood on the Fourteenth Master?"

Concubine Shugui's heart was alarmed. She may have caught a cold on the way just now, and now she has a stuffy nose, so she didn't smell it.

She thought it was too dark at night and Nanny Chen didn't see clearly. So it seems that the Fourteenth Master was really injured, but he came to the palace to ask for permission to go to the border to quell the rebellion even though he was injured. Could it be that he didn't want to live?

She shook her head expressionlessly: "I didn't smell

it. I have a stuffy nose. Maybe... Your Majesty smelled it wrong?" Emperor Qingling shook his head: "I know Xuezhen best. If he was healthy, he wouldn't have walked so frivolously just now." Concubine

Shu Gui frowned slightly, then relaxed after a moment. She stood up and stepped forward to change the subject: "Speaking of the smell of blood, I heard that the emperor has put Lord Hua in prison. Could it be true as the rumors in the harem say, that my pregnancy is related to Lord Hua?"

Emperor Qingling frowned and looked at her sideways.

The next moment, he took Concubine Shu Gui's hand, exerted a little force, and she sat on his lap.

He said in a deep voice: "Who spread the rumor? How dare anyone discuss your pregnancy? I have issued an order. If anyone discusses this matter again, I will pull out his tongue!"

Concubine Shu Gui said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you scared me..."

Emperor Qing Ling curled his lips and said softly: "Don't worry about this matter. I will punish you severely for anything related to you."

Concubine Shu Gui pretended to be distressed: "But Your Majesty, when I came here just now, Concubine Xian went to Guangling Palace and asked me to plead for her father. Your Majesty, I really don't know. I am just a woman in the harem. Will Your Majesty listen to me if I plead for Lord Hua? If so, I have to cross the sea to the east. Will Your Majesty fight me?"