Moye left a letter before leaving:

"The Palace Master gave it to you. If you don't want to read it, throw it away."

Ling Yun sat quietly in the room. The oil lamp burned out and the surroundings fell into darkness. Only a little cool moonlight poured in.

He stood up and walked out.

The room was empty, with only the slightly wrinkled letter lying alone on the corner of the table.

…

At night, Emperor Jingxuan came to Yongshou Palace, but the empress dowager refused to see him at all.

He stood outside the Queen Mother's room: "What exactly does the Queen Mother want me to do?"

The Queen Mother's voice came from inside the house: "Announce it to the world, let everyone know that your eldest brother has returned alive."

"That's impossible!"

Asking him to restore the identity of a traitor? It's a fantasy! He turned and left, and ran into the King of Nanyang in the corridor.

King Nanyang looked at him coldly, fearless.

Emperor Jingxuan clenched his fists, and as they passed by, he whispered in his ear: "I won't let you have your wish! I can kill you once, and I can kill you a second time!"

Prince Nanyang ignored him and took practical action - he pushed the door and entered the Queen Mother's bedroom, which dealt a heavy blow to Emperor Jingxuan.

"Did you just run into the emperor outside? Did he do anything to you?"

"No, don't worry, mother. After all, he is my brother. He won't really have the heart to hurt me."

"Have you forgotten how he treated you ten years ago? You are just too kind..."

Emperor Jingxuan could no longer listen to the following words.

After greeting the Queen Mother, Prince Nanyang returned to his own room.

To be honest, in this game with Emperor Jingxuan, he was not as relaxed as Emperor Jingxuan saw.

The blessing he received was not quite the same as he had planned.

In the original plan, the Queen Mother put him first wholeheartedly, but in reality, there were always three little guys who came to make trouble and diverted a lot of the Queen Mother's attention.

Moreover, Wei Ting has also joined forces with Emperor Jingxuan, so he has to act as soon as possible.

The Queen Mother’s blessing is good, but he doesn’t have much time left.

The day after the Northern Yan delegation left the capital, the Western Jin delegation and the Zhou marriage team also set out from the capital.

The young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty was reluctant to let go and held the Four Tigers and the Five Tigers tightly, with tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao asked Wuhu to give her a ride.

"It can fly back by itself, it's okay." Su Xiaoxiao said to the little princess.

The young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty released the five tigers at the west gate.

"Don't you want that?" asked the princess of the Western Jin Dynasty.

The young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty sobbed and said, "I'm afraid if I go too far, the Five Tigers won't be able to find their way home."

The princess of the Western Jin Dynasty hugged her crying daughter and comforted her softly, "We will meet again."

…

Prince of Nanyang was a thorn in the side of Emperor Jingxuan. Every day that Prince of Nanyang was alive, Emperor Jingxuan felt uneasy. Although he had sealed off the Yongshou Palace and did not allow anyone to approach, the Queen Mother's "cold" would eventually recover. Besides, she was his mother, and he could not keep the Queen Mother under house arrest for the rest of her life.

He mobilized all the royal scouts, including old scouts trained during the previous emperor's reign and new scouts trained after he ascended the throne, and launched a comprehensive search.

Finally, they set their sights on a secret guard beside King Nanyang.

This man would sneak into Yongshou Palace late at night every day to deliver messages for King Nanyang. The scouts followed him several times, but lost him the first few times. The last time they finally followed him to the Imperial Observatory.

"Qin Tianjian? Are you sure?"

Emperor Jingxuan sat on a chair in the imperial study, looking at the scout in front of him who was wearing nightgown.

The scout bowed and said, "I am sure! That person has indeed entered the Imperial Observatory!"

On the night when Prince Nanyang and the Queen Mother recognized each other, Qin Canglan let Sikong Yun go.

Sikong Yun disappeared in the name of going out to look for medicine, so now he has naturally returned in the name of finding the medicine.

Emperor Jingxuan couldn't believe that Sikong Yun, who had always been loyal to him, was actually involved with King Nanyang.

"Keep an eye on the Imperial Observatory!"

"yes!"

…

On the observatory, Sikong Yun, wearing a white wide robe, stood facing the wind under the starry sky.

Yu Feng came over and said, "Master, you've been watching here for half the night. Go and have a rest."

Sikong Yun looked at the starry sky and shook his head: "I can't see through it..."

"What can't you see through?" Yu Feng didn't understand.

Sikong Yun sighed: "Some things are better not to understand."

Yu Feng frowned: "Master, you are acting strange today, is it because His Majesty doesn't like the elixir you made?"

Sikong Yun smiled faintly: "Master's job as supervisor has come to an end."

Yu Feng was stunned.

Sikong Yun said: "He saved the Queen's life. I have repaid this favor for so many years, and it is almost time to repay it."

Yu Feng was confused: "Master... why do you always say weird things? Who saved the Queen's life? Why do you want to repay the Queen's kindness? You... and the Queen..."

Sikong Yun lowered his head and looked at the book in his hand: "Yu Feng, do one last thing for Master."

Yu Feng said: "Don't mention just one thing, a hundred things will do!"

Sikong Yun handed him the booklet and said, "Tomorrow morning, take it with you out of the city and go to Wu County. Someone will pick you up there. Remember, don't read the contents of the booklet."

"Master, don't worry, I won't look at it!"

Yu Feng put the booklet away.

Sikong Yun said no more.

Before dawn the next day, Yu Feng set out with the booklet, but he was caught by Emperor Jingxuan's scouts as soon as he left the city.

The scout snatched his book and opened it to take a look.

It was empty. They had fallen into the trap! Sikong Yun sent more than 30 experts with the books out from different city gates.

Fortunately, Emperor Jingxuan had many scouts, otherwise it would have been impossible to follow them.

In the evening, Emperor Jingxuan's scouts finally retrieved the real list outside the north city gate.

Wei Ting has been going in and out of the imperial study frequently these days, and he has recognized all the scouts of high rank.

He had been keeping an eye on what was happening in the imperial study, and when he saw a familiar face going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he knew what was going on.

He also went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony immediately and entered the imperial study before the scouts.

"His Majesty!"

The scout asked for a meeting.

"Come in." Emperor Jingxuan said.

"I found the list!" The scout knelt on one knee and presented it with both hands.

Eunuch Fu was about to get it, but Wei Ting said, "I'll do it."

He walked forward, took the list, and checked it carefully: "No poison, no hidden weapons."

When they heard that he was checking for poison and hidden weapons, Emperor Jingxuan and Eunuch Fu did not suspect anything.

The moment he turned around, he performed a trick to replace the name list, put the name list into his wide sleeves, and handed the fake name list that had been prepared long ago to Emperor Jingxuan.

The names on the fake list were either corrupt officials or people who had colluded with Mo Guiyuan, as well as a few big enemies of Northern Yan, so it was not unfair to them.

Emperor Jingxuan opened the list and looked at the familiar names written on it one by one, and he became so angry that his blood boiled.

Wei Ting thought, your blood boils already? If I show you the real list, won't you be furious?

The real list was much more shocking than this fake list. He just flipped through it casually and saw several of Emperor Jingxuan's confidants.

Emperor Jingxuan held the list tightly and said, "I want to see what else he has to say this time!"

After saying this, Emperor Jingxuan went to Yongshou Palace angrily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't be impulsive, Your Majesty!"

Wei Ting called out a few words in a pretentious manner and came out of the imperial study.

…

Imperial City Division.

Su Chenggang had just returned from patrol and went back to the Imperial Guard's office.

As lunch time approached, the aroma of meat wafted from the kitchen.

Su Cheng was hungry and missed his daughter's cooking.

The deputy commander has his own separate duty room. He enters the Imperial City late at night, and the duty room is a little further back, so he needs to pass by the duty rooms of the commander-in-chief and several other deputy commanders.

As soon as he arrived at the corridor, he heard a low voice talking coming from the commander's duty room.

"Did you write down what I just said?"

"Commander Jin, please rest assured. We have made note of this!"

"Someone is coming." Commander Jin reminded.

The room fell silent instantly.

Su Cheng walked forward confidently. When he passed Commander Jin's duty room, he stopped and greeted a few people.

He knew how to unite with his colleagues! Several people also bowed to him.

After he left, he heard several people talking.

"Look at his behavior. He really thinks he is so powerful. If he wasn't Qin Canglan's son, would the Imperial City Department want him?"

"They were born into a good family, but we can't envy them. We work ourselves to death and live on the edge of a knife, but it's not as good as a word from Qin Canglan."

"Say nothing. If Qin Canglan hears that you bullied his son, you're dead!"

"He's already in his 60s, but he doesn't have any military achievements. He's completely dependent on his own father for protection. It's really shameful."

"He made great contributions in dealing with the White Lotus Sect."

"Wasn't it Qin Canglan who led the troops to wipe them out? What did he do? He just took advantage of his father's influence."

Su Cheng stood at the door of his duty room and listened to every word of the sarcasm and ridicule from the others.

The guard who was cleaning his room came over and whispered to him, "Don't take it to heart. They are just jealous of you."

Su Cheng hummed and stepped into the duty room.

…

However, after Emperor Jingxuan received the book, he went to the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace without saying a word.

The Queen Mother was having dinner with the Prince of Nanyang.

The table was filled with dishes that the King of Nanyang used to love to eat - Poria cocos, Agaricus blazei and dragon bone soup, casserole stewed deer tendon, shredded chicken and white fungus, osmanthus fish fillets, eight-treasure rabbit cubes, candied golden dates... and some seasonal vegetables.

The Queen Mother gave him a piece of deer tendon and a piece of fish strips: "Eat quickly."

King Nanyang picked up the bowl and chopsticks.

He had dislocated his left arm before, and since then he had been eating with his right hand, and the Queen Mother didn't think anything was wrong.

The Queen Mother saw that he was reluctant to eat and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you like eating?"

Prince Nanyang said: "My tastes have changed in recent years."

The Queen Mother had his bowl removed and replaced it with a new one. She also gave him a candied fruit and said, "This was your favorite when you were a child. Whenever you cried, I would give you a candied fruit to comfort you and you would definitely stop crying."

King Nanyang frowned slightly.

The Queen Mother hesitated and said, "This... don't you like it either?"

Nanyang King said calmly: "I have been feeling a little irritated these days, so I'll have some light dishes."

The Queen Mother looked at him with a complicated expression: "Mother feels that... you are different from before."

Prince Nanyang paused while holding the bowl.

The Queen Mother sighed, "You have clearly returned to my side, but why do I still feel that you are so far away?"

Prince Nanyang scooped a spoonful of shredded chicken and white fungus for the Queen Mother: "I remember that the Queen Mother likes to eat this."

"Do you still remember this?" The Queen Mother smiled happily and her mood instantly improved.

She is too sensitive and worried. This is obviously her son. She should be happy that her son is back. Why is she so suspicious?

"His Majesty!"

The voice of the young eunuch greeting was heard from outside the door.

The Queen Mother's face darkened and she put down her chopsticks unhappily.

As soon as Emperor Jingxuan entered the room, he happened to see the scene of a loving mother and a filial son, and he also saw the disgust on his mother's face.

His heart felt like it was pierced by a needle.

The Queen Mother said calmly, "What are you doing here? Is it not enough to put me under house arrest? Are you going to kill me and your elder brother?"

Emperor Jingxuan regained his dignity and said solemnly, "I am not placing my mother under house arrest. As long as she hands over this traitor, the guards outside can be withdrawn at any time."

The Queen Mother said coldly, "Then you should continue to keep me under house arrest! It would be best if you could keep me under house arrest for life! Wait until the day of my funeral before carrying me out!"

Emperor Jingxuan's heart was stabbed and bleeding.

No matter how cruel and cold-blooded he is to others, he has a pure heart towards his mother. It's a pity that his mother will never see his true heart.

Emperor Jingxuan suppressed his anger and glanced at Prince Nanyang: "I came here today to let my mother see the true face of this traitor."

The Queen Mother smiled coldly: "I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you finally forged the evidence?"

Emperor Jingxuan held up the list in his hand and said, "These are the lists of officials who colluded with the government. On them are Helian Ye of Northern Yan and the Gu Master beside Princess Kangning! I'm afraid your mother doesn't know that Wei Ting saw him with the Gu Master of Northern Yan with his own eyes!"

In fact, Wei Ting didn’t see it, it was Su Xiaoxiao and Gui Bu who saw it.

"If you don't believe me, you can just call Wei Ting to confront him! You don't believe me, but you don't believe Wei Ting either?"

The Queen Mother said, "Your eldest brother was poisoned and controlled by the people of Northern Yan. He doesn't even know what he did."

Emperor Jingxuan flipped out a letter from the roster and said, "Really? What about this handwritten letter from Helian Ye to him? The words on it don't seem like an attitude towards a puppet."

Eunuch Cheng took the letter.

After reading it, the Queen Mother still said stubbornly: "Perhaps this is Helian Ye's conspiracy to sow discord between you brothers!"

Emperor Jingxuan laughed angrily: "I knew that my mother would not believe it. Fortunately, my people found another thing. Fudequan, bring it up!"

Fudequan entered holding an imperial edict.

Emperor Jingxuan smiled coldly: "Mother, have you always believed that my throne came from an unknown source, and that my father's preferred candidate is my eldest brother? Then why not ask your mother to take a look at this will left by my father before his death!"

The calm and composed Prince Nanyang's expression finally changed when he heard the word "last will".

Other things can be fabricated, but the will from eighteen years ago is definitely not so easy to forge.

This will could sentence him to death on the spot.

Fudequan presented the will to the Queen Mother.

Prince Nanyang suddenly stood up and grabbed the edict.

This was indeed an imperial edict issued eighteen years ago. The color of the cloth had faded a little, but when Prince Nanyang unfolded it, he found that it was just an imperial edict to confer the title of Prince on a certain county.

He froze for a moment.

Emperor Jingxuan laughed, "You finally revealed your true colors. You are afraid that your mother will know that the late emperor demoted you, right? You also killed the Wei family because they read the will."

Emperor Jingxuan knew the news from the beginning, but he didn't tell the empress dowager immediately because he knew she would not believe it at all.

He is also waiting for the right time.

The Queen Mother stared at Prince Nanyang in astonishment: "Sheng'er...what on earth is going on?"

Emperor Jingxuan said calmly: "Don't use the excuse of being poisoned as an excuse anymore. Qin Su has been treating you for so long, he should have cured you long ago."

King Nanyang’s last route of retreat was also blocked.

Emperor Jingxuan was able to kill all his brothers and sisters and ascend to the throne. How could that be possible without some ability?

"Someone, come here! Capture this traitor for me!"

Following his order, several masters from the palace swarmed in and grabbed King Nanyang.

King Nanyang started fighting with several people.

Although the palace masters’ moves were ruthless, the Prince of Nanyang remained invincible.

Emperor Jingxuan said: "Mother, my elder brother is your biological son. Is his skill so good?"

The Queen Mother was speechless.

King Nanyang seized the sword of a guard.

Emperor Jingxuan said to the Queen Mother, "Mother, my elder brother is left-handed, and he uses his right hand. How can one person's habits be so different? Have you ever thought about why?"

The Queen Mother glanced at the food on the table.

In fact, it wasn't just today, but every day's meals were not to his liking.

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "He is not my elder brother at all! He is just a man who looks exactly like my elder brother!"

"No... I won't..."

"If you don't believe me, I will prove it to you."

Emperor Jingxuan suddenly shot a hidden weapon at the King of Nanyang! The King of Nanyang split the hidden weapon with a sword, but it turned out to be just a bracelet, and the gems on the bracelet rolled all over the ground.

Prince Nanyang stepped on it without even blinking.

The Queen Mother's expression changed completely. Her throat suddenly began to ache. Something in her mind collapsed. "That was Min'er's bracelet... You gave it to her when she was three years old... You picked every gemstone yourself..."

Emperor Jingxuan added harshly: "Brother, don't you even recognize Min'er's relics?"

It’s not that the King of Nanyang doesn’t know him, he just doesn’t care about him, and he will be dismissive of things that he doesn’t care about.

You may be able to act at ordinary times, but in critical moments, all you have left is instinct.

The Queen Mother shook her head and looked at him, her eyes red: "You are not Sheng'er... You are not Sheng'er..."

A very long chapter, with enough words for two updates.

Emperor Jingxuan actually has brains. After all, he was the champion of the last imperial fight.

Also, a little cutie asked if this is the end of the whole story? No, it’s the end of this volume. I haven’t written enough. Have you all read enough? o(╥﹏╥)o 　　I burst into tears——

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