In the palace.
The emperor hugged Wen Yunzhi and was about to lie down.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by the eunuch's announcement: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lord Meng wishes to see you."
The emperor frowned slightly and shouted in dissatisfaction: "What's the matter? Tell him to come back tomorrow."
The eunuch hesitated for a moment, but mustered up the courage to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Meng said there is an urgent matter and he needs to see you immediately."
The emperor was about to get angry after hearing this.
Wen Yunzhi, who was standing beside him, patted his chest gently and said softly, "Your Majesty, political affairs are more important. Lord Meng may really have something urgent to deal with."
The emperor looked at Wen Yunzhi's gentle face, and the anger in his heart instantly dissipated. "My beloved concubine is really considerate. I will be back soon."
"Your Majesty, I am waiting for you." Wen Yunzhi smiled and watched the emperor leave.
Seeing this, the palace maids in the palace couldn't help but say, "The emperor hasn't come to our palace for a few days. He was called away as soon as he arrived today. How could it be such a coincidence?"
Wen Yunzhi ignored the palace maid's complaints and just smiled faintly.
She walked to the window and looked at the dark night sky outside, but she had her own plans in mind.
"My Lady, would you like to turn off the lights?"
"Keep it." Wen Yunzhi said.
The maid asked in confusion, "Madam, aren't you going to rest? It's so late."
Wen Yunzhi said softly, "Go down."
"Yes." The maid left the bedroom, sighed softly, and muttered softly, "The emperor will definitely not come. Only our queen has a good temper. She didn't get angry when the emperor was called away in the middle of the night, and she just waited foolishly."
Wen Yunzhi, who was standing by the window, knew that the emperor would never come back.
She did not show any dissatisfaction or complaint, but instead had a smile on her face.
Looking at the flickering lights, she wanted to keep the lights in the palace on, to let everyone know her stupidity and to let the emperor know that she was waiting for him.
With a bang, the emperor slammed the table and stood up. "What did you say? The disaster relief grain was robbed?"
"Yes, yes." Meng Yao, the commander of the Longyin Guard, lay on the ground, about to cry.
It's so unfortunate that it happened at this time.
I don't know which bastard sent him this news, but he believed it for some unknown reason and ran into the palace without thinking twice.
This time he has put his head on the line.
Ever since he became the commander, nothing good has happened every other day. He now misses the time when he was the second in command.
"Who on earth is this person who is so bold as to rob the imperial court's disaster relief grain?" The emperor clenched his fists tightly, his face ashen, and he was obviously very angry.
"They are bandits from Black Wind Mountain. They set up an ambush on the route that the relief team must take."
"The bandits from Black Wind Mountain? They are so brave." The emperor's face turned even uglier when he heard about these bandits.
"Plop, plop..." Beads of sweat fell one after another on Meng Yao's forehead. He didn't check the almanac before going out today. Would the emperor take his anger out on him later?
Meng Yao was terrified. Just when he thought he was going to suffer the consequences, the emperor said, "Get out."
Prince Jin's Mansion.
In the hazy moonlight, a man in black knelt on the cold floor with his head bowed. "Your Highness, Prince Su has already passed the news to the palace. The Emperor has learned that the relief grain has been looted."
Chu Jingxun asked nonchalantly from behind the screen, "Have you revealed your true identity?"
The man in black quickly replied, "Your Highness, please rest assured. Our men acted discreetly and left no trace. Even the leader of Black Wind Mountain didn't notice anything unusual."
Chu Jingxun was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something.
Then the man in black spoke cautiously: "They have completed their mission. Does Your Highness want to recall them?"
Chu Jingxun said calmly, "No rush."
He paused for a moment and added, "Continue to pay attention to the movements of Prince Su and Princess Su. If they make any unusual movements, they must report to me immediately, especially Princess Su."
“...Yes.” The man in black paused before agreeing.
Is the prince's focus wrong? What is there to pay attention to about Princess Su? She is just a woman living in a secluded house.
He suddenly looked up and glanced at the person behind the screen.
"What? Is there a problem?"
"Um... no, I'll arrange it right away." After the man in black said this, he ran out.
Chu Jingxun was the only one left behind the screen. He sat quietly in the darkness, his eyes flashing with sharp light, as if he was thinking about his next plan.
Early the next morning.
The atmosphere in the palace hall was extremely heavy.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a stern expression, his eyes scanning the ministers below.
In the center of the hall, Lu Songwu, an old man, knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, pleading for his son in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I, your son, was incompetent. I was appointed Minister of Disaster Relief, but unexpectedly the relief grain was robbed, and even I fell into the hands of the thieves. I am ashamed to face Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned and said in a cold voice, "Your son is an official appointed by the imperial court, but he can't even keep the relief grain. How did you raise such a son?"
Lu Songwu quickly kowtowed and apologized, "Your Majesty, please calm down. My son is young and hot-tempered, and lacks experience, which is why the thieves took advantage of him. I am willing to take the blame on his behalf. Please punish me severely."
The emperor was very impatient to see a grown man crying like that. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop crying. You are guilty of not raising your son well. But the most important thing right now is how to solve the problem."
Lu Songwu quickly wiped away his tears and kowtowed in thanks, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your grace. I am deeply grateful."
The ministers watching this scene cursed in their hearts: This old fox, with just a few words, he pushed his son's dereliction of duty onto the bandits. He is so cunning.
The emperor glanced at the ministers in the hall and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think?"
A minister stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I believe we need to send more troops to the disaster area to transport food."
The emperor shouted, "If you transport more grain, can you guarantee that the bandits won't rob it again?"
"This, this...why not, why not send Prince Su to suppress the bandits?" Another minister stepped out and said with a bow.
The emperor was furious. "Fool! In my great Great Xia, is there no one who can go and suppress the bandits? Why do we need a prince to go?"
He didn't want Chu Jinghuai to have any chance to make merit at all. This idiot actually asked Chu Jinghuai to suppress the bandits.
The couple, one donated food to the disaster area, and the other suppressed the bandits.
Does the people of this world still regard him as the emperor?
"Your Majesty, I am stupid. Please forgive me." The minister kowtowed and begged for mercy, but the emperor ignored him.
The others looked at each other.
It’s not that the emperor doesn’t have any, but His Royal Highness Prince Su can arrest those bandits the fastest.
After all, everyone can see the prince's abilities.
Moreover, Black Wind Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The most important thing is that Black Wind Mountain is shrouded in smoke all year round. Walking into it is like encountering a ghost wall. Ordinary people who enter Black Wind Mountain will never be able to get out.
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