Chapter 218 The Imperial Master Has Passed Away

After saying that, the emperor looked at the news sent by the Minister of Rites and slammed the table.

The emperor walked back and forth twice and said, "What on earth is the Queen Mother thinking about? What a mess of auspicious beasts! Anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is deliberately trying to embarrass Jiuer. She doesn't want to come back? Well, just send troops to invite the Queen Mother back..."

After hearing this, the Minister of Rites pinched his own philtrum frantically and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is a good thing that the Empress Dowager has returned from Mount Wutai to pray for blessings. If we send troops to "force her", our reputation will be..."

He was about to accuse the emperor of being unfilial, but the Minister of Rites suddenly remembered the tyrant's reputation since he came to power, and he shut up again.

"It's indeed inappropriate to send troops." The emperor thought for a moment, "How about arranging secret guards to arrest them..."

The Minister of Rites' legs went limp, and he wore a mask of pain: "Your Majesty, this, this..." Isn't it even more outrageous that someone sneaked in?

The Queen Mother still has some influence in the mansion. If he is treated like this this time, the Minister of Rites will feel that not only his career will be over, but also the rising stars of the entire family will be implicated.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. The Minister of Rites looked at the third person in the room pleadingly.

The gentle and elegant Crown Prince.

The prince was also speechless. He thought his father's anger was understandable because he also felt that the Queen Mother was deliberately making trouble.

But because both parties were elders, the prince bowed and said, "Father, grandma might have been deceived by some quacks and wanted to find out Jiuer's background. Why not..."

At this moment, the voice of the chief eunuch suddenly came from outside the door, saying that Song Wei wanted to see him.

The emperor ordered someone to come in.

The Minister of Rites was just about to retreat, but unexpectedly, after the emperor glanced at the letter handed over by Song Wei, he flew into a rage and slammed the table next to him.

"stop!"

The Minister of Rites shuddered all over.

He tried to calm down and knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"What a great forgiveness!" The emperor's voice was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. "How dare you deceive your superiors and lie to your subordinates, and secretly use Jiu'er."

The Minister of Rites looked confused: Huh?

The prince was also upset when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, the Minister of Rites is a person who observes etiquette the most. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstanding?!" The emperor threw the secret letter in his hand to the prince, "Read it for yourself."

The prince took it quickly, glanced at it, and his expression changed. He looked at the Minister of Rites and said, "Sir, how can you kill first and then report!"

The Minister of Rites felt that it was unfair for him not to have any snow in June.

He shouted, "Your Majesty, if I am wrong, please let me die knowingly! I, I really don't know what I did to the Imperial Master and then report to him."

Soon, Song Wei's secret letter was thrown in front of the Minister of Rites.

It says.

The Seventh Princess went hunting with Qi Yue. On the way, she met a doctor from the Ministry of Rites and asked Yuan Ruan for help. She asked Yuan Ruan to help find the Qilin beast that the Queen Mother had lost.

After investigation, it was found that the doctor from the Ministry of Rites was heading towards Yuan Ruan.

After investigation, it was found that the relationship between the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites and the person who recommended the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was unknown.

…

The Minister of Rites turned pale.

He knew that the emperor and the prince must have suspected that he had contacted Yuan Ruan privately, but he really didn't!

The Minister of Rites knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Your Majesty. It is true that I respect the Queen Mother, but I also respect the Imperial Master. I would never dare to contact the Imperial Master privately to help. But this matter was indeed an oversight by my subordinates..."

The emperor didn't even look at him and walked out in big strides.

The prince followed closely behind.

The Minister of Rites quickly got up and followed behind trembling with fear. He had a bitter face and his heart was itching with hatred. Who on earth was it that wanted to harm him?

…

The emperor and his entourage walked out angrily. The officials were all shrewd and were asking around for news.

So when the emperor and his two companions rode to the city gate, the officials with faster steps had already changed their clothes and hurried over here. Some officials who happened to be eating and drinking on Chang'an Street put down their bowls and chopsticks, pretended to be shopping, and slowly approached.

Song Wei and the chief of the palace guards informed the emperor of the information that the officials were following him.

The emperor was too lazy to pay any attention to them. He just said "Let them be", and Song Wei and the chief palace guards stopped bothering him.

Soon, the emperor and his entourage went out of the city gate, leaving a clear path for the empress dowager's guard of honor, and a eunuch in black walked up quickly.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The emperor did not dismount, but looked down at him: "Where is Jiu'er?"

The eunuch in black said respectfully, "The Ninth Princess took the silver and left, and has not returned yet."

The emperor was stunned.

Silver? Not coming?

What's going on?

The emperor looked at Song Wei unkindly.

Song Wei was also a little nervous. Wait, what happened? !

Not long after, a suspicious and surprised voice suddenly came from behind: "Father? Prince, brother?"

The emperor, the crown prince and the other two turned around, all with stunned expressions.

Qi Yue was seen walking down from a sedan holding Yuan Ruan in one hand.

Qi Yue held Yuanruan in one hand and some snacks such as candied haws, biscuits, and osmanthus cake in the other.

Yuan Ruan held a hot meat bun with a hole in it in both hands, her big round eyes filled with surprise and joy.

"Long time no see." Yuan Ruan subconsciously took a bite of the bun after saying this. After she swallowed it with great effort, she continued sweetly, "Father, brother, I miss you the most."

The emperor and the prince looked at the meat bun that Yuan Ruan refused to let go of: ...

Yuan Ruan also noticed their gazes. She nodded hard and said, "That's true. Father, brother, I like you the most, even more than Baozi."

The emperor and the prince were so touched by her cuteness that they almost melted at the sight of her not only nodding but also waving the meat buns in their hands.

A smile appeared on both of their faces almost at the same time.

The prince said, "Ninth sister, I will help you get it..."

But before he could finish his words, Yuan Ruan took a deep breath, then opened his mouth wide, almost showing the attitude of "Jin Jing eats melons, only me and not him", and ate the meat bun in his hand like crazy. He inhaled violently without stopping.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince: ...

The prince was both angry and amused: "You, you..."

The emperor walked over, picked up Yuan Ruan, and rubbed his belly: "It's not good for young children to eat too much. I'll ask the imperial physician to prescribe some food-digesting prescriptions for you later."

The prince was speechless: Father, you...

At this time, some movements of the Minister and the Vice Minister of Rites in the rear attracted Yuan Ruan's attention.

Yuan Ruan: [Tong'er, why do those two people seem to be arguing secretly over there? ]

System: [Oh. Let me see. It was the Minister of Rites questioning the Doctor of Rites. Who asked him to come and invite the Imperial Master to help find Qilin? The Doctor of Rites firmly said that he had received the order from the Minister of Rites. The Minister of Rites was about to explode with anger. The two were confronting each other.]

Yuanruan: [Hmm? Tong'er, is there someone interfering? ]