The other side.
The Imperial Palace.
The imperial palace tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Even with the brilliant palace lanterns, the light seems unable to penetrate this inexplicable gloom.
"Are those envoys still behaving well?"
In the imperial study, Emperor Jing could not see any expression of his joy or anger.
The eunuch Chen beside him suddenly had a subtle expression on his face, and glanced at Emperor Jing cautiously, "The envoys from several big countries didn't go out, but the envoys from those small countries went out one by one to eat, drink, gamble and have sex. And, they were full of dirty words."
Eunuch Chen didn't want to say it, but his loyalty didn't allow him to hide it.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing immediately raised his head and looked at Eunuch Chen.
Eunuch Chen was stung by Emperor Jing's gaze and immediately lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye.
"Unclean words? Say it!" Emperor Jing already had some idea in his mind.
Eunuch Chen had been with Emperor Jing since he was still a prince, so he naturally knew that this was a sign of Emperor Jing's anger, and he did not dare to hide it. He could only bite the bullet and report, "It is said that the emperor's Tian... is... is the Regent Prince."
When Emperor Jing heard this, his eyes, which had been drooping a little, narrowed sharply, reflecting a cold light.
He raised his hand and waved it, and the golden sleeves immediately threw the memorial on the table to the ground.
The things on the table fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
The memorials scattered on the ground were also stained with black ink...it was a complete mess.
Eunuch Chen's knees suddenly weakened, and he immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Calm down?" Only in front of the eunuch who was absolutely loyal to him would he release his repressed self a little. How much humiliation did he endure during the garden tour today?
Yes, we still need to calm down.
Emperor Jing is still Emperor Jing after all.
It was as if the previous anger was an illusion. His expression had returned to normal and he sat down again with a wave of his sleeves.
"In the Northern Desert?"
Just as he was asking this, a eunuch outside said respectfully, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi wishes to see you."
"Let him in."
"yes."
Soon, Chang Sunjue appeared in the imperial study. Eunuch Chen knew that they must have something to say, so he led everyone away.
"Father, the source of the secret passage at the bottom of the lake has been determined. It is in an ordinary forest on the outskirts of the city. There are fresh bloodstains in the secret passage. I think the shipwreckers hiding in the lake left through that secret passage."
"only……"
Emperor Jing sneered, "It's just that the presence of fresh blood means that the man was injured. But if Ling Jing had hurt him, Ling Jing would have told her long ago. However, Ling Jing's reaction at the time didn't seem like she had discovered someone at the bottom of the lake."
"So, the person who hurt that person can only be the young master of the Regent Palace - Chang Sunqing!" It can't be that young master Yin Li from Southern Xinjiang who can't even float in water. Emperor Jing came to the conclusion directly.
He was not too surprised that it was Chang Sunqing who hurt someone. Although this child had only appeared a few times recently, it was not surprising that he could hurt someone even if he was only five years old, as he was taught by the Regent.
Then he asked, "Have you found out the identity?"
Chang Sun Jue frowned, "There should be someone outside the exit to meet us. The blood trail suddenly stopped at the exit. My people haven't found any clues yet."
"Don't investigate if you haven't found anything. Someone will naturally investigate." Apart from the fact that there was a secret passage at the bottom of the lake, Emperor Jing didn't care about anything else.
Those three people, after all, had nothing to do with him.
However, Chang Sun Jue was still unsure about one thing, especially after what happened during today's garden tour. "Father, have you ever thought about Chang Sun Qing's true origin?"
Since the Regent must be a eunuch, the child naturally cannot be his biological son.
So the origin...
Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, "You mean, it has something to do with Ling Jing?"
Chang Sun Jue's eyes were dark and bottomless. "Ling Yanran would not deceive me." It was the same sentence. Although I don't know what tricks she used at the birthday banquet, those maids who examined the body were questioned after returning to the palace, but there was nothing unusual.
What's more, there was also the concubine of Prince Gong who went in with him at that time.
Therefore, no one else speculated on that bold and absurd idea. But he was different!
The look in Emperor Jing's eyes was unpredictable as he thought about how close the child was to Ling Jing.
Chang Sun Jue further said a conjecture that would shock anyone on the spot, "If the child in Ling Jing's belly had been born alive more than five years ago..."
Then who is that child?
Emperor Jing and Changsun Jue looked at each other silently.
——Love for the eldest grandson!
Otherwise, how to explain that their regent, who is not interested in women, treats Ling Jing so specially!
Changsun Qing is Ling Jing's child, and Changsun Wuji knows that it is her child.
Otherwise, why would he cut off Princess Ningyang's tongue for her at the Spring Hunting Party, two people who had never met before?
Emperor Jing's eyes were filled with darkness.
After a while, he spoke up, unable to guess what was going on, "Don't get involved in this for now."
"I know."
Emperor Jing looked up at him again, "What's going on in Beimo?"
Upon hearing this, a flash of viciousness appeared in Changsun Jue's eyes.
Emperor Jing frowned slightly. In his opinion, apart from her status as Princess of Beimo, Princess Tuoba Liya was not worthy of any of his sons, let alone the son he favored.
However.
Both father and son have lost face today!
Without waiting for Chang Sun Jue to speak, he added, "Since you have set your sights on it, you must hold on to it firmly. Otherwise, it would be better to destroy it than to keep it!"
Regardless of whether this son wanted to consolidate his power or to secure the position of crown prince, he was satisfied with the marriage with Beimo. However, the Beimo princess was not in his eyes at all.
But don’t make wedding dresses for others!
A gleam of gloom flashed across Emperor Jing's eyes.
"I understand, son." Chang Sun Jue knew very well that the Phoenix Tail Zither worth one million taels of gold was not given for free!
"Father, it has been confirmed that although Beimo left early today, there are also spies from Beimo among the heads brought by the Ninth Prince's men."
Emperor Jing sneered, "The Northern Desert has always been full of greedy tigers and wolves drooling!"
Once the internal troubles are solved, how could he let go of the foreign threat that is eyeing him covetously!
Of course, the marriage is only to stabilize the situation temporarily! They are just using each other temporarily!
There was a faint light flashing in Chang Sun Jue's eyes. One day, he would skin those tigers and wolves!
at the same time.
It was in a room of a brothel in Kyoto, where the fragrance of pink flowers filled the air.
After the girls who accompanied the drinking went down, the lustful and enjoyable expressions on the faces of the men who were previously indulging in alcohol and sex in the room instantly faded away. They looked at the silhouette that appeared behind the screen. One of them lowered his voice and said angrily, "The spy that our country spent so much effort to plant was destroyed today! You said that we would not lose anything by saying that, but now what!"
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