Chapter 406: Fulfilling Your Infatuation
After all, she was the woman he had loved for so many years. The emperor coaxed her in a low voice: "Okay, stop crying."
Madam Zhaohua never made trouble and was always the most sensible. She wiped away her tears and immediately ordered someone to bring a bowl of Tremella soup: "The emperor hasn't come these days, but I have someone prepare it every day."
The palace servants quickly brought the Tremella soup up, and Madam Zhaohua personally served the emperor. When she handed the bowl to him, her fingertips brushed the back of the emperor's hand, and she said softly, "Your Majesty, try it. You always liked to drink this in the summer of previous years."
The emperor took the white porcelain bowl and his eyes softened a lot. She was always so considerate.
"My beloved, have you heard about Jun'er and the daughter of the Liang family before?"
"good."
Madam Zhaohua sighed softly and leaned on the sleeve of her dragon robe. "I don't know the details, but it seems that we met on the road, Jun'er helped her, and then we got to know each other."
"A few days ago, Jun'er came to me and mentioned this matter. I rejected him on the spot. I didn't expect him to do such a stupid thing."
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "What a coincidence."
"Since it concerns the child, I am very cautious and specially sent people to investigate. It is a coincidence that no one deliberately did anything bad."
Madam Zhaohua glanced at the emperor and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
The emperor touched her hand and said, "Just say it if you have something to say."
"I asked my family to inquire about this girl, and they said that the person Miss Liang likes is Lord Lu."
The emperor's eyes suddenly focused: "Lu Jiangnian?"
Madam Zhaohua smiled and said, "That's right. I was also confused at that time."
She observed the emperor's expression, picked up her round fan and fanned him gently, and said casually, "Then I thought, the Lu family and the Liang family live next to each other, and Lord Lu is young and promising, talented and romantic, so it is common for girls to fall in love with him."
Then, she frowned and said, "I didn't want to have anything to do with the Liang family after something happened to them. After hearing this news, I don't want Jun'er to have anything to do with Miss Liang."
The emperor tapped the table with his knuckles, a deep calculation flashing in his eyes.
The candlelight made the calculations in his eyes flicker - the prince's reputation in the court has been growing recently, and the fifth prince Murong Jun has made no achievements now, but he is more obedient than the prince.
He is now in good health, young and strong, and has no intention of stepping down from this supreme position.
Prince...
The threat is still too great.
It would be better to give Murong Jun time to grow. He can teach another excellent crown prince. There is still time.
Madam Zhaohua covered her face with a round fan to hide the gleam in her eyes. She understood this man better than anyone else.
She understood that what he needed now was not a wise and virtuous crown prince with a great reputation, but a puppet who would not threaten the throne.
Madam Zhaohua softened her body and gently leaned into the emperor's arms: "Your Majesty, how can we dispel Jun'er's idea?"
"I really have no other choice but to ask Your Majesty to make the decision. You are his father, you can't just leave him alone."
The emperor suddenly laughed and pinched Madam Zhaohua's chin: "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I have an idea."
He stroked the warm skin with his fingertips, "Thanks to you for reminding me."
"Really?"
Madam Zhaohua hugged the emperor excitedly and said softly, "Then I am relieved."
"You are my heaven. No matter how big or small the matter is, I have to rely on you to make the decision."
"Don't scare people like you did today in the future."
She pouted coquettishly, raised her head and looked at the emperor lovingly, which made the emperor's heart burn with joy.
"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's get settled."
Early the next morning, Madam Zhaohua saw the emperor off with a smug smile on her lips. There would be a good show to watch today.
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There was no grand court meeting today. Early in the morning, people from the second branch of the Liang family hurried into the palace.
When Lu Jiangnian heard the noise coming from next door, he frowned and thought, why would the emperor want to meet these people for no reason?
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not have imagined that the situation in the palace would be like this.
The members of the Liang family's second branch knelt on the cold golden bricks. The green smoke from the incense burner in the main hall meandered through the house. The kneeling figures of the Liang family members looked particularly huddled in the morning light.
The emperor tapped the dragon table with his fingertips, and each tap seemed to be hitting Liang Shangde's tense back.
"The evidence is irrefutable that Liang Shangjiong was guilty of treason."
The emperor said slowly, "If it weren't for Liang Jing's dignity of committing suicide, you would probably have become wandering ghosts by now."
Liang Shangde was trembling with fear, and suddenly slammed his head to the ground, "I...know my crime."
Liang Nian was uneasy, always feeling that today's situation was weird. Why did the emperor suddenly want to see them?
Except for Liang Nian, whose mind was still relatively clear, everyone else from the Liang family's second branch was trembling like a sieve. The emperor saw it all and was filled with contempt.
Liang Jingyou has raised a bunch of useless people.
However, now he can make use of the waste.
"The Fifth Prince wants to marry Liang Yuhua, you..."
He paused deliberately, "What do you think?"
Liang Shangde was shaking even more violently and couldn't speak.
Liang Nian clenched his hands in his sleeves suddenly, and found that his mother had collapsed on the ground and his father could not be relied on, so he could only answer with gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty," he kowtowed heavily, his voice hoarse, "The Liang family is now guilty, and we dare not tarnish the royal bloodline."
"oh?"
The emperor stretched out the last line of his voice and changed the subject, "You Liang family are so bold, do you look down on my son?"
Liang Yuhua used up all her strength and suddenly said, "I want to become a nun. I beg Your Majesty to grant my wish!"
The hall was dead silent.
Liang Nian closed his eyes, hating himself for being weak and incompetent.
"Become a monk?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the thin girl. "Come here, take everyone else away. I want to talk to Miss Liang alone."
If Liang Nian had not still had a shred of rationality, he would have jumped up to protect his family. However, under the might of heaven, his power was so small that he could only leave his timid sister behind to face the almighty king alone.
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Liang Yuhua was the only one left in the hall. Her face was pale and she was biting her lower lip hard, from which blood was already oozing.
"Raise your head and let me see."
The girl raised her head tremblingly and met the emperor's cold gaze.
That gaze was like the tongue of a poisonous snake, licking her pale cheek inch by inch.
Liang Yuhua was terrified. She was extremely scared and didn't know what the emperor was going to do.
The emperor only sneered: "She looks quite pretty, no wonder Old Five is obsessed with her."
The emperor slowly used the tea lid to remove the foam, and suddenly put the teacup down heavily.
"Do you know why I left you alone?"
Liang Yuhua shook her head.
"I heard that you like Lu Jiangnian?"
Her pupils suddenly shrank and she opened her eyes wide in fear. Suddenly meeting that cold and majestic gaze, she quickly lowered her eyes.
Liang Yuhua's thin back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. She shook her head desperately: "I dare not."
The emperor said confidently: "It is indeed so."
The room was silent.
Liang Yuhua's heart was beating like thunder. What on earth did the emperor mean by this?
Suddenly, I heard a sentence: "I will grant you your wish and give you to Lu Jiangnian as a concubine."
"It's just a concubine. There's no need for a good life. I'll marry you tomorrow."
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