In the hall, everyone was talking at the same time, it was very lively.
Yu Wenran frowned and immediately reached out to pat the table.
Suddenly, all the court officials fell completely silent.
"Since the Queen hasn't given birth yet, there's no need to rush into appointing a crown prince."
With just one simple sentence, Yu Wenran made his attitude clear.
Commander Shen glanced at Yu Linyi in front of him with pride, and snorted coldly at him.
Although he is old, it does not mean that he is blind.
Commander Shen could guess what Yu Linyi intended. They had undoubtedly been mixed up for a long time and were just seeking personal gain for each other.
Seeing that everyone was talking, but no one dared to speak too much and belittle himself, Yuwen Ran stood up.
The eunuch beside him realized it belatedly and immediately shouted in a shrill voice: "Withdraw from the court——"
Less than half a minute after arriving at the imperial study, Yu Wenran raised his hand to rub his throbbing temple, becoming more and more upset.
At this moment, the eunuch waiting outside the palace came forward cautiously, bowing his head, "Your Majesty, Imperial Tutor Shangguan requests an audience."
Hearing this, Yu Wenran narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression became a little more heavy.
After just a moment, Yu Wenran nodded nonchalantly, "Let him in."
Yuwen Ran flipped through the memorials, frowning from time to time, and then made comments with a serious face.
Seeing Yuwen Ran getting better day by day, the Grand Tutor felt a little relieved.
Thinking of the purpose of his visit, Shangguan Taifu took a deep breath and walked forward with heavy steps.
He cupped his hands in greeting and then said respectfully, "This old minister greets the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed with good health."
Unlike others, Shangguan Taifu has always been a loyal and honest minister.
Yuwen Ran was also happy to see him and even discuss something with him.
"Taifu Shangguan, please stand up. You don't have to be so restrained in private now."
As he spoke, Yuwen Ran slowly stood up. He wanted to go forward and support him, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Taifu remained hunched over and could not get up. "Your Majesty, I have come here today to report an important matter."
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ran's face darkened, mistakenly thinking that he was here to criticize Gu Yanyue again.
At this time, Shangguan Taifu gritted his teeth and spoke without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I overheard General Su planning a rebellion. After careful consideration, I still come here without hesitation. I hope Your Majesty will investigate the truth of the matter."
Yuwen Ran had long known about General Su's rebellious intentions.
However, Yuwen Ran never expected that General Su's fox tail would be exposed so soon.
He slowly breathed a sigh of relief, sent his eunuch to send Shangguan Taifu out, and then Yuwen Ran directly sent people to investigate secretly.
After several investigations, Yuwen Ran soon learned that the soldiers under General Su had already been hiding in Kyoto City, waiting for General Su's orders.
At his command, everyone would rise up in rebellion.
In order to avoid being caught off guard by General Su and his men, Yuwen Ran immediately issued orders in secret, mobilizing the troops hiding in the northwest to immediately set off back to Beijing.
After receiving Yuwen Ran's order, the northwestern army gradually moved closer to the capital.
After lunch, Yuwen Ran wanted to go see Gu Yanyue, but unexpectedly the empress dowager came to him on her own initiative.
She deliberately asked the eunuch to leave, so that at this moment, when Yuwen Ran saw the empress dowager, he was really surprised.
Yuwen Ran suppressed the surprise in his eyes and asked calmly, "The Queen Mother, is there something important you want to discuss with me?"
The Yuwen Ran in front of him was no longer the one who was at the mercy of others as before, and he also had a temper.
The Queen Mother sighed softly, and at this moment, she no longer concealed anything and simply said directly: "Your Majesty, do you know that Prince Xiang has already returned to Kyoto City?"
King Xiang?
Prince Xiang is Yuwen Ran's half-brother and the only prince in power today.
Besides, Prince Xiang is the Queen Mother’s biological son.
There was no way Yu Wenran could forget his existence.
"I didn't know about this beforehand."
Yuwen Ran spoke slowly, and then specifically asked, "Hasn't Prince Xiang been training in the southwest recently? Why did he suddenly think of returning to Kyoto now?"
These simple and clear words caused the Queen Mother's expression to change slightly.
After a brief pause, the Queen Mother coughed twice, feigning composure, and then replied calmly, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the reason Prince Xiang wants to return to Kyoto is entirely because he wants to share your worries."
What a good person to share his worries.
On the surface, Prince Xiang returned to Kyoto to help Yuwen Ran solve his urgent problem.
But in fact, what King Xiang really intended to do is still unknown.
But the Queen Mother made a special trip and took the initiative to tell Yuwen Ran about Prince Xiang's whereabouts. If Yuwen Ran continued to pursue the matter again and again, it would be difficult to justify himself.
Yuwen Ran nodded casually, his attitude indifferent, "I understand."
The Queen Mother couldn't see what Yuwen Ran was thinking.
Under such circumstances, she could only remain calm as much as possible and continued, "Since the Emperor has tacitly agreed to Prince Xiang's return to the capital, the Emperor can choose to use Prince Xiang in the future. After all, no matter what, Prince Xiang is still the Emperor's younger brother, and it is inevitable that he will share the Emperor's responsibilities."
The expression in Yu Wenran's eyes was unclear, but he didn't say anything more.
Now that Concubine Su has finally given birth to a prince, Yuwen Ran should visit her often.
Even before this, Yuwen Ran knew that General Su had evil intentions.
But Yu Wenran also had to pretend to be nice.
Seeing Yuwen Ran coming to visit specially, Concubine Su, who was half leaning on the bed, was full of joy in her eyes. But when she recalled that Gu Yanyue had sold Lu'er before, she couldn't help but clench her fists, wanting to take this opportunity to complain.
"Your Majesty, you finally remembered me."
Concubine Su's face was full of grievance, and she looked really pitiful.
Hearing this, Yu Wenran narrowed his eyes slightly, trying his best to hide the disgust in his eyes.
The maid standing nearby took two cautious steps forward, intending to help Concubine Su up. However, Yuwen Ran spoke first, saying, "Concubine Su is ill, so there is no need to stand up and salute."
These words immediately changed their meaning in Concubine Su's ears.
Concubine Su even felt that Yuwen Ran had returned to the time when he doted on her.
As she thought this, Imperial Concubine Su choked up and said repeatedly, "Your Majesty, you should remember the maidservant Lu'er who was by my side, right? She was betrayed by the Empress because she said something wrong."
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