Hearing the footsteps gradually fading away, Zong Zheng Xiaoting stood up and helped the emperor up.

However, when he turned around, he saw a fierce murderous intent in General Gong Yunyang's eyes.

"Is this General Lei a royal relative?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting asked curiously.

"I won't..." Gong Yunyang almost said in anger, "I won't be stupid enough to find the royal relatives to play a trick on me." Fortunately, he realized something was wrong as soon as he said it, and quickly changed the subject, "There are royal relatives like this!"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting didn't pay any attention to the strange turn of events. She had guessed the emperor's purpose to some extent anyway. But now that someone was reaping the fruits of their own actions, why should she continue to delve into the matter?

"No way?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting frowned. How could this minister know that the emperor was going on a tour?

"I'm afraid that this old fellow has been secretly spying on me for a long time." Gong Yunyang was furious. However, she also understood in her heart why General Lei's soldiers appeared. Yunluo and Yunfei must have thought that the royal family could not be trusted, so the person they were looking for must be loyal and unwilling to get into trouble. And wasn't Lei Yue's daughter in his harem? In addition, as a veteran of two dynasties, if he chose, it would definitely be Lei Yue.

Humph! I can't believe it! Gong Yunyang's eyes were gloomy and full of hatred.

"Your Majesty? Are you okay?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting asked curiously.

"It's okay, but I really don't know how a loyal veteran of two dynasties would do such a thing and rebel against the emperor!" Gong Yunyang's tone contained disbelief and indignation.

Zongzheng Xiaoting blinked, "Did the emperor have any grudges with him? Or did the emperor treat an old minister unfairly? Xiaoting thought that the elders of two dynasties could not just be superficial. They would only be obedient if they were sincerely convinced. They had never been worried or doubted. But once such people became rebellious, they must have had their soft spots pinched or their bottom line forced by the emperor to bite back. What do you think?"

"Princess Lei!" Gong Yunyang gritted his teeth.

"For the sake of future generations?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that the emperor is a playboy and forced someone to marry his daughter?"

Seeing the doubt on Zongzheng Xiaoting's face, Gong Yunyang naturally understood that it was because of the Jingfei incident and yesterday's "expression of feelings" that she had such an impression of him. He couldn't help but feel frustrated. "I don't love every girl I see, and I don't even bother to do it. This Leipin was selected to enter the palace, but after entering the palace, she didn't please me very much, so my favor gradually decreased. But this Leipin is the only daughter of General Lei."

"Huh!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting was obviously very surprised, "Could it be that this old general is so affectionate that he only has one wife?"

"Not really. General Lei does have many wives and concubines. It's a pity that he was injured while killing enemies on the battlefield to save the late emperor, and he can no longer have children. Even with many wives and concubines, it is not certain that many of them can give birth to offspring for him after years of fighting on the battlefield. And this Concubine Lei has become his only child." When Gong Yunyang mentioned the past, his face was getting more and more disgusted. To him, no matter how loyal a person was before, he would never tolerate someone who was unfaithful once. What's more, after thinking about it, he was only angry with him because his only daughter fell out of favor. The more this happened, the more cruel Gong Yunyang became in his heart.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting did not comment on other people's family affairs, but just looked at the night sky with a frown on his face. "It has been a long time since the assassination today. If no one finds us before dawn, I am afraid that the emperor will be in greater danger."

Watching Zong Zheng Xiaoting calmly analyzing the situation, Gong Yunyang also became curious. "I heard that the princess was not very favored before, and she had never been on the battlefield to kill the enemy or go to war with the army. Why is she so familiar with these changes?"

"Your Majesty, at this moment, do you still have the mind to wonder about Xiaoting's situation?" Zongzheng Xiaoting raised the corners of his lips in amusement and shrugged, "Born in the royal family, doesn't Your Majesty know that sometimes, being loved by everyone means being resented by everyone?"

In response to the emperor's question, Zong Zheng Xiaoting only made a very obscure comment and did not elaborate further. As for the so-called going to the battlefield to kill the enemy and going to war with the army, I am afraid that the emperor has his own arrogant guesses in his heart. As a high-ranking person, he is too accustomed to guessing and calculating everything, and naturally he will have great self-confidence and arrogance. Knowing that Zong Zheng Weimo intends to make himself the crown princess, he will think about why the person who lost favor before suddenly became favored. Once this problem is solved, then why he is so calm and why he understands the changes in the court, he will only think that this is intentionally cultivated since childhood.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting sneered in his heart. To be honest, as an emperor, Gong Yunyang possessed the wisdom and ability of a high position, but he was also blindly arrogant, which was precisely the most fatal. More importantly, men of this era almost all underestimated the abilities of women. They always thought that there were some things that smart women did not understand. This was precisely the case. They did not trust women's talents and intuition.

On this side, Gong Yunyang gradually became weak and powerless, and Zong Zheng Xiaoting could only watch and take care of him carefully.

Yunguang Royal Palace

Gong Yunfei was in a good mood at the moment, playing chess with herself under the lamp. Gong Yunluo had already led people to search for the emperor's whereabouts according to her wishes, and Lei Yue had been detained in the sky prison without any explanation. Everything just waited for the emperor to return to the palace. Her mood today was suddenly very happy.

At this moment, Wu Jue's figure also appeared in Gong Yunfei's palace.

"Yunfei." Wu Jue looked at Gong Yunfei with eyes full of affection.

The hand holding the black chess piece suddenly froze, and Gong Yunfei looked at Wu Jue's face expectantly, "Wu Jue, what's wrong? Are you not injured?"

"I'm fine, but the emperor will probably suffer." Wu Jue smiled, took Yun Fei's hand, and said proudly, "The few blows I chopped off today were definitely a great relief. Whenever I think of the injustice you've suffered over the years, I feel happy."

"No problem, right?" Gong Yunfei pretended to be afraid, tightly grasped Wu Jue's hand, and looked worried. "If the emperor dies, it will be difficult for me to avenge my vengeance. How can a Lei Yue bear the suffering I have endured over the years?"

Seeing his beloved's face full of anger and indignation, Wu Jue felt distressed and quickly comforted her, "Don't worry! When have I ever made you worry? But, what are you going to do next?"