The decree was delivered to the Prince of Jin's mansion. On

the wheelchair, the Prince of Jin pressed his temple with one hand, his knuckles turning white.

He held the next scroll of the imperial edict flat on his knees. The edict was not long, and the meaning was to let him pick up the Prince of Fu who was about to be escorted to Beijing and was already on the way.

And then...

Suddenly, a pair of hands rubbed his temples and pressed gently. Behind him, the voice of Princess Jin came softly: "Your Majesty, is there anything difficult for you to do?"

The King of Jin said hoarsely: "Nothing, His Majesty asked me to escort Prince Fu."

Turning around, he pulled the princess to sit down: "You are already seven months pregnant, you must be careful in what you do on weekdays. After I leave, you must be accompanied by someone..."

He also reminded her: "I know you usually go out to practice medicine, but now it is seven months, let's put it aside for now, wait until you give birth and are out of confinement before doing it."

Finally, he said: "I will definitely come back before you give birth."

Princess Jin just listened quietly, with a smile in her eyes.

King Jin gently stroked Princess Jin's belly, his eyes flashed with anxiety, and he hesitated without saying it out loud.

——His brother not only asked him to pick up Prince Fu, but also ordered him not to use Ma Fei San, which broke Prince Fu's legs.

This made Prince Jin wonder if the emperor was killing a chicken to scare the monkey, or if he knew something and was using Prince Fu to warn him.

The reason why he didn't send people to arrest him directly was because he was now well behaved?

Prince Jin couldn't guess what his brother was thinking, and he was really confused.

He is not alone now, he has a princess and a child in her belly! He has not been involved in political affairs for a long time, just to please the one on the dragon throne and stop suspecting him, so that he can successfully retire and live a life with the princess.

*

On the other side.

A bunch of Jinyiwei broke into the distant Prince Fu's mansion and twisted Prince Fu's arm to take him away. Prince Fu was furious: "Dog slave! What do you want to do!"

The commander of Jinyiwei smiled and presented the driving letter: "Please don't make things difficult for us, otherwise if we really do it, it will be embarrassing for you." Prince

Fu panicked.

He certainly knew the driving letter of Jinyiwei. With the special permission of the emperor, Jinyiwei could arrest criminals without the approval of the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple. Moreover, if the arrested person wanted to resist, Jinyiwei could kill him without mercy.

But Jinyiwei was not stupid. It was fine for them to show off their power to those officials on weekdays, but being so arrogant to the emperor's son was tantamount to seeking death.

Unless, they were sure that you could not turn over.

Prince Fu hesitated for a moment, then surrendered tactfully, but he did not forget to act innocent: "Can you tell me what crime I have committed?"

It is impossible that they knew that he wanted to seize the throne, right? But he did not have time to do anything!

- In the eyes of Prince Fu, arresting a minister was not enough to "do something".

The commander of the Jinyiwei smiled falsely, as if he found his words funny, and said in a subtle tone: "Because you touched someone you shouldn't have touched."

Before meeting Prince Jin, Prince Fu's brains were almost exhausted, and he could not think of who the person who should not have been touched was, except for the prince.

Soon, he put the matter aside for the time being.

"Uncle!" After being locked up in the prison car for six or seven days, Prince Fu seemed to have suffered a lot of grievances when he saw Prince Jin: "Do you know what happened? I don't even know who I offended, but my father sent me to the capital! Not only did he take me away, he also took away my concubines!"

Prince Jin's eyes stayed on his legs for a while, and he didn't answer him, but looked at the Jinyiwei: "Your Majesty has ordered to break Prince Fu's legs."

Prince Fu's face changed drastically, and the commander of the Jinyiwei asked cautiously: "Is Ma Fei San..."

Prince Jin: "No need. Break it directly."

Prince Fu: "What——"

Before he finished speaking, there was a "bang" and the hammer collided with his kneecap.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh——"

Prince Fu's screams drowned out all other sounds.

Prince Jin gritted his teeth and said, "First, smash his fingernails!"

Since his brother asked him to do this, he must have done a dirty job and severely punished Prince Fu.

Okay! He'll do it!

Brother, as long as you can let my wife and children go, I'll be a cruel official for once!

＊

[Hiss——]

In Wuying Hall, a loud gasp was heard.

The passing prince rolled his eyes and stepped in.

What's the commotion again! Let me help!

[Prince Jin's methods are also cruel. Others say that breaking a leg only starts from the knee and smashes the bones, but he actually asked the Jinyi Guards to start hammering from the fingernails! ]

[The toenails were hammered open and bloody. 】

【Hiss——】

【Prince Fu fainted and woke up again... I can only say that he deserved it - but it really hurts to watch...】

The prince subconsciously touched his feet, imagined the scene in his mind, and took a breath.

It really hurts.

Fortunately, his father broke his legs just to stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise it would be too terrible...

【But Prince Jin and Prince Fu have no grudges, why did he suddenly think of smashing his fingernails? 】

【Could it be that the old emperor secretly ordered it? ! 】

【It must be, otherwise how could Prince Jin take the initiative! And the old emperor is cruel enough, and he never hesitates when it’s time to take action! 】

The old emperor was shocked.

When did he become such a person! Being ruthless during the march and fighting, being ruthless when seeing bad signs in politics, and the methods of this cruel official are completely different!

He took the bold and open route!

Turning his head, he saw that the annoying son's face was full of "sudden realization", and his fists hardened all of a sudden.

So this is the image of your father in your eyes, right!

"What are you doing sneaking around the door? Get in!"

The prince's expression froze on his face for a moment, and he moved in guiltily: "Dad..."

The old emperor pointed at the pile of memorials beside him and sneered: "You were unwilling to have any opinions on government affairs on a normal day, but now, any nobody dares to covet your position. Come here and review these memorials!"

The prince's eyes widened: "Dad! These memorials are taller than you!"

Although it was only the height of sitting up, it was still a lot!

He immediately brought out the words of the imperial physician: "The imperial physician said that your son is weak and cannot work too much."

The old emperor: "Really?"

The prince looked at him sincerely: "That's right, Father. If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial physician to come and ask."

The old emperor said in a gentle tone: "That's not necessary. How can a father not believe his son?"

Before the prince's joy could die down, the old emperor glanced at Xu Yanmiao: "Xu Yanmiao, come here."

Seeing Xu Yanmiao, who was enjoying the excitement: "...Yes."

The old emperor said with a wry smile: "The prince can't work too much. You can share the burden for him, just as I asked you to review memorials as usual." Do

more work and less idle thoughts.

"You review those trivial matters, and the prince will review the practical matters."

Xu Yanmiao: "..."

The prince: "..."

The two looked at each other, and suddenly they had a subtle feeling of sympathy.

*

One day later, Xu Yanmiao and the prince walked out of the Wuying Hall haggardly, like two salted fish dried by the wind.

Xu Yanmiao just wanted to find a place to lie down and read some gossip.

The prince just wanted to find a place to lie down and listen to some gossip.

The old emperor poured himself a glass of water and said with a sigh: "I am over sixty years old. I can usually handle the two or three hundred official documents by myself, and I still have the energy to discuss state affairs with ministers."

But when it came to these two people, they felt too exhausted to review a hundred or so documents.

Young people nowadays...

The old emperor took a sip of water, his eyes full of royal contempt.jpg

Outside the palace, Xu Yanmiao felt that he had left the pile of official documents, and his heart seemed to start beating again, filled with the joy of "the world is still very beautiful."

"Your Highness, I will take my leave first. There will be a grand court meeting tomorrow..."

Xu Yanmiao suddenly woke up.

He suddenly reacted-

[Fuck! ]

[Today is a day off! There is only one day off in ten days, and the old emperor asked me to work overtime again! And he doesn't even give me overtime pay! ]

Inside the palace, the old emperor choked on a sip of water: "Cough cough cough--"

His eyes drifted away for a moment with guilt.

Young people are full of blood, so what's wrong with doing more work after being valued? The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were racking their brains to come to his Wuying Palace during their rest days! If they were told that they could approve memorials for him, they would be so grateful that tears

would flow down their cheeks! He was training Xu Yanmiao to take on the responsibility! He was so attentive, why would he ask for overtime pay!