Chapter 38 The Fuse
It was past the beginning of winter, and the inner hall of the East Palace had been heated with floor heating, making it as warm as spring. The brocade curtains beside the bunk bed had been dropped down at some point, blocking out the spring scenery in the room.
During the whole month that she was imprisoned in Yingtai, Yang Manyan was worried every day. Suddenly, she felt such a gentle kiss like drizzle and wind, and her heart started pounding.
Xiao Yan felt both pity and guilt for her, so he naturally showed great patience and tenderness to care for her. However, when he was undressing her, a barely perceptible glimmer of sadness flashed across his eyes.
The girl's delicate, white body was covered with ambiguous and eye-catching marks.
These were obviously left on her by another man.
Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with unbearable soreness.
How could he, Father? How could he?
Unprecedented anger suddenly surged up.
…
At the same time, the emperor's carriage had just returned to the Qianqing Palace from the Western Garden.
A tall and burly man stood in the courtyard, with a sinister and violent murderous aura lingering around him, and he seemed to have completely blended into the thick night.
After a long silence, the emperor suddenly ordered in a deep voice: "Chang Ying, order someone to investigate the Yang family, no matter how big or small, and report everything to me."
Chang Ying's eyelids twitched and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
Your Majesty has not given up yet!
In the empty and quiet Qianqingmen Square, a tall and straight man wearing a black crane cloak, a golden crown on his hair, and a long sword on his waist stood firmly in the middle of the square.
Xiao Ke ascended the throne at a young age, ruled the world, and owned vast territories. All the civil and military officials in the court bowed to him.
But today he felt extremely frustrated with a woman, so how could he calm down?
Suddenly, fine snow fluttered down from the sky and gradually accumulated on his broad shoulders, but he seemed unaware of it.
"Your Majesty, it's snowing. Shall we go back?" Chang Ying was already shivering with cold.
After a moment, the emperor said "hmm" and walked into the Qianqing Palace on the thin snow on the ground.
After wasting the entire day today, memorials piled up again. He casually untied his crane cloak and put it aside, then sat down at his desk and began to review the memorials.
Working day and night, and being vigilant from morning till night, was the norm for his more than ten years as an emperor.
Outside the East Warm Pavilion, Chang Xiaoxi suddenly leaned close to his adoptive father Chang Ying's ear and said mysteriously, "Godfather, I heard that Yang Shangyi has a younger sister, a biological sister from the same father and mother. I think they look similar. Why don't we..."
Before he could finish his words, Chang Ying kicked him hard in the abdomen, "Shut up!"
"Hiss..." Chang Xiaoxi grimaced in pain, his face as pale as paper.
Even though I've cleaned myself up, that thing still hurts!
"Put away your cleverness! Does His Majesty want just any woman?"
Ever since Chang Ying learned that the little palace maid favored by the emperor in the imperial garden half a year ago was Yang Shangyi, he finally understood everything in his heart.
The emperor has not lifted the ban on women at all, otherwise, as the supreme ruler of the world, he would have as many women as he wants. It is obvious that he is simply interested in Yang Shangyi!
Chang Ying remembered what the emperor had just told him, and hurriedly sent someone to tell the Imperial Guard to investigate the entire Yang family, including their close and distant relatives.
What happened in the morning court today not only caused a storm of shock inside and outside the court, but also caused the princes and vassals in various places to begin to stir.
Everyone was speculating about what earth-shattering entanglement had taken place between the royal father and son, but no one thought that the fuse would be Yang Shangyi, who came from a humble family.
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