Shouning Palace.
Empress Xiao sat alone in the flower hall, without even a maid to serve her.
His brows were furrowed, and he looked like he was in a bad mood.
At this time, the chief eunuch Li Lianying came back from outside the palace. Seeing his master looking worried, he asked, "Madam, why are you so worried?"
When Empress Xiao saw that it was Li Lianying, she sighed and said, "Who else could I worry about so much? It's that disappointing son."
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is extremely intelligent. He is just having fun right now. I would like to ask, Your Majesty, are you worried about the Sixth Prince's fun-loving behavior that has been known to everyone in the capital these days?"
"He has no ambition and is just fooling around all day. I've been so worried about him, but what's the point if he doesn't win the favor of His Majesty? In the end, he'll just be an idle prince. I can't count on him for the rest of my life."
"My lady, I don't think so. The Sixth Prince's ability to act this way just shows how smart he is. Think about it, Your Majesty must have known about Madam Fanghua's incident last time. He didn't care about it because he was cautious and didn't want to cause any trouble.
Now that the Sixth Prince has acted in this way, it can just alleviate your majesty’s suspicion…”
"Alas, please don't comfort me. I know my son very well. I'm afraid he is just fooling around without any consideration and has no such intentions in his mind."
Although Queen Xiao said this, she felt much better in her heart.
Which mother in the world doesn't want her son to become a great man? She also hopes that he can learn well and get better and better.
Naturally, he also sincerely hoped that his son, who had made him worry so much, had really grown up as Li Lianying said.
"My queen, the Sixth Prince is still young after all, and he has a long way to go. You should be more patient. After all, you still need to take good care of your body. Getting angry can hurt your health."
"By the way, Eunuch Li, do you know what Jing'er's trick is called, and who taught him?"
After hearing it, Empress Xiao did not remember the name, she only knew that it was something she had never heard of.
"Your Highness, that thing is called Mahjong. I have already investigated it and found that it was presented to the Sixth Prince by that little bastard from the Baoshi Office."
Of course, Li Lianying also knew what happened at the Shaofu's place that day, but it was not important at all and there was no need to mention it.
"If it's him, I understand a little bit. After all, he is one of ours. From this, it can be seen that this little Korean is indeed scheming. If there is a chance, I would like to meet him alone. If I can advise Jing'er on a daily basis, I will feel more at ease."
"Your Highness is right. Wu Jing also thinks highly of that boy. However, the Baoshi Office has been peaceful these days, so he didn't mention him."
Empress Xiao didn't say anything else. After a slight hesitation, she suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, I just saw you coming back from outside the palace in a hurry. Do you have anything to report to me?"
Hearing this, Li Lianying took another step forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has sent you a secret letter."
"This... Father must have something very important..."
Empress Xiao frowned slightly, then stood up and walked towards the bedroom, with Li Lianying following closely behind her.
Arrived at the bedroom.
Li Lianying quickly took out a tightly sealed secret letter from his waist.
Empress Xiao took the secret letter and opened it without hesitation. After reading it, her expression became slightly gloomy...
Li Lianying had already understood what she meant and brought a candle, and Empress Xiao directly burned the secret letter.
"Eunuch Li, have you ever heard about the four elders who went to the coast of the East China Sea a few days ago?"
"This, I really don't know."
Li Lianying shook his head decisively, knowing in his heart that something big must have happened.
"Yes, those four are like gods. However, my father heard the news. Moreover, the fourth elder went to the East China Sea this time and took the inner elixir of a thousand-year-old dragon."
After listening to this, Li Lianying had a greater respect for the Prime Minister's ability, which was probably more obscure than he knew. He frowned for a while, and then said, "Could it be that the four elders are going to make some kind of elixir for your majesty to prolong his life?"
This is easy to think of, and the dragon's inner elixir is a rare and precious item.
In the whole world, only four elders have the power to kill the thousand-year-old dragon together.
He didn't even know how many years these four old immortals had lived...
Always guarding Da Zhou.
“That’s right, I won’t tell you how useful this dragon’s inner elixir is.
My father is worried that, even if Your Majesty is completely healthy, even if he lives another three to five years, our situation will be disastrous."
"What do you want, Lord?"
Li Lianying was closely involved in it, so he naturally understood the interests involved quickly.
Empress Xiao frowned, staring at the palace gate, and said sternly, "Father is right to worry. Once His Majesty recovers from his critical condition, he will most likely release Fang Hua, a bitch, for the sake of the Crown Prince...
If so, she can compete with me in the harem. Although the He family's power is gone, we still have the eldest princess Li Lizhi. She is the real controller of the Zhennan Palace's army...
So what father means is... do you understand?"
Although Empress Xiao did not say it explicitly, I believe Li Lianying would also understand her hidden meaning.
"I understand...it's time for Wu Jing to go through fire and water for the Empress."
Li Lianying's eyes were as sharp as torches and he spoke with extraordinary determination.
"In order to prevent the news from leaking out and alerting the enemy, it is better to wait a few days to make sure that His Majesty has recovered before making a decision. However, you can let Wu Jing start the preparations first. How to do this matter is entirely up to him, and he does not need to report to me."
"Yes, my lady, I understand!"
Li Lianying agreed.
Empress Xiao let out a long sigh, sat down and drank a sip of tea. She seemed to have thought of something and said to herself, "Your Majesty intends to let Li Zhi get married as soon as possible. I wonder if Your Majesty has made a decision."
"My lady, from what I know about the princess, I'm afraid none of the noble sons in the capital can catch her eye, otherwise why would they all become old maids?"
Li Lianying reminded from the side.
Empress Xiao pondered for a moment, "I didn't think much about it before, but now that my father has reminded me, I think asking Your Majesty to marry Li Zhi to Jing'er is a very good choice..."
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