As clever as Xie Yuan was, she also guessed Helian Jue's other purpose in doing this—fishing!
The Fifth Prince must hate Helian Jue.
Think of the Fifth Prince, who went to great lengths and even lost an eye to stage the Tangquan Palace Coup.
In the end, he gained nothing; the biggest winner was Helian Jue!
Thinking of the deposed crown prince whom he once looked down upon, who has now returned in such a glorious manner and ascended to the highest position, how could the Fifth Prince be willing to accept this?
Jealousy, hatred, and other emotions were intertwined, coupled with his psychological distortion and the cruel reality of Yongchang breaking off the engagement.
The Fifth Prince seems to see no better future.
It's understandable that he might as well go all out and take a few people down with him before he dies.
However, a catalyst is needed to fully ignite the Fifth Prince's "action".
Now, Helian Jue has personally lit the fuse—for no reason at all, at least in the Fifth Prince's view, he was taken to the temple by Helian Jue without doing anything.
What's the point of chanting scriptures and praying for blessings?
That's clearly an excuse!
Helian Jue has definitely stabilized the court and is now settling scores!
First they let him leave the capital, then will they find an excuse to kill him?
Being jilted is embarrassing enough.
Helian Jue actually dared to kick someone when they were down! How could the Fifth Prince not hate him?
Furthermore, Helian Jue was the emperor, and his sudden punishment of a prince was sending a signal.
The King of Chu was rejected by the sage.
Following the example set by the emperor, Helian Jue, as the emperor, didn't even need to take direct action; people would proactively help him solve his problems.
Next, someone should investigate the Fifth Prince's illegal activities!
If things go wrong, the truth about the "death of a servant" in the Chu Prince's mansion will eventually be revealed.
And then there was the incident at Tangquan Palace. Although the Fifth Prince tried to make amends, the damage was done.
Once you've done it, you can always find clues.
He was convicted of multiple crimes, including the torture and murder of slaves and plotting a rebellion. Even if he didn't die, Helian Cong would be exiled!
He had no choice but to fight to the death; if he succeeded, he could drag his enemies down with him.
Failure means death, which is not much different from what we are doing now!
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Xie Yuan smiled and offered a compliment.
Helian Jue did not laugh, but said seriously, "I will send the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and I will not allow anyone to harm you and the children."
Xie Yuan's smile faded, and he nodded. "I know! You will definitely protect me and the children!"
The atmosphere became somewhat too serious.
Helian Jue then changed the subject. He looked at the sky and said, "It's still early, let's go see Azhen."
Helian Jue really missed his brother-in-law, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
There was no other way; that chubby little dog accompanied him through the most difficult period of his life.
Just as Xie Yuan guessed, Helian Jue regarded Xie Zhen as a son.
For the sake of propriety, Xie Yuan did not bring Xie Zhen into the palace.
Helian Jue could understand, but he still couldn't help but worry and be concerned!
"Your Majesty, just the day before yesterday, you summoned A-Zhen to the palace!"
"He was given a meal, his lessons were tested, and he stayed until evening, when the palace gates were about to be locked, before you sent someone to escort him out of the palace!"
"The group almost broke the curfew!"
As Xie Yuan spoke, he rolled his eyes rather inelegantly.
Her mind was filled with images of Helian Jue and Xie Zhen, one big and one small, their excitement upon meeting and their reluctance to part.
Tsk, anyone who didn't know the inside story would definitely think that Helian Jue and Xie Zhen were brothers if they saw that scene.
And Xie Yuan is the old witch who broke up two brothers!
Judging from Helian Jue's tone, it was as if they hadn't seen each other for a very, very long time.
In fact, it hasn't even been two days!
"Oh dear, he's still so young! I'm really worried about him living alone in such a big courtyard!"
Helian Jue wasn't acting; he genuinely felt sorry for his brother-in-law.
What does a seven-year-old child know?
Yet she single-handedly took care of such a large family.
Ah Yuan, rules are indeed important, but family is more important!
Besides, even the emperor himself said there was no problem, so why should she be so concerned?
Well, Helian Jue knew that Empress Dowager Ashina was also watching him closely in the palace—
Sigh, this foster mother is a real dilemma for Helian Jue.
If you're asking whether she did anything that would enrage both heaven and man, then really not!
She just likes to use underhanded tricks that she thinks are clever, they don't cause much harm, but they make people uncomfortable.
But if we were to kill her directly because of this, that would be going too far.
Putting aside the past relationship, Empress Dowager Ashina also played a part in his successful ascension to the throne this time.
Most importantly, Empress Dowager Ashina still had some use.
Empress Xiao could check and balance Empress Ashina, while Empress Ashina could also help check and balance the Grand Empress Dowager and many members of the imperial clan!
Even trash can be useful if used in the right place.
Even Xie Yuan disagreed with killing Empress Ashina with a single blow.
Otherwise, given Xie Yuan's methods and the unpredictable movements of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Embroidered-Robe Envoys, Empress Dowager Ashina would have died countless times.
Thinking of these things, a conflicted look flashed in Helian Jue's eyes.
Xie Yuan understood Helian Jue, and seeing his expression, he changed the subject, "It would be good to go see him!"
"As it happens, Ah Yuan gave me some things at the request of Consort Cui!"
"These belong to the Xie family. As a male member of the Xie family, Ah Zhen will have to support the family in the future!"
"I then thought of entrusting all of these to Ah Zhen."
Hearing Xie Yuan's words, Helian Jue's attention was indeed diverted. "What is it?"
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