Late at night, Emperor Wen sat in his bedroom and was reluctant to rest.
In his hand, he still held the letter that Yun Zheng left for him.
Although he already knew the contents of the letter by heart, he still read it over and over again.
To be honest, Yun Zheng’s handwriting is not beautiful.
It can even be said to be ugly!
It was obvious at first glance that he had written the letter with a quill pen.
Although it is barely neat, it has no charm at all.
But this does not affect the weight of this letter in his heart.
Reading the letter and thinking of the scene of Lao Liu carrying the coffin to Shuobei, Emperor Wen's eyes began to moisten again.
After all, I still owe this child!
...
...
Although he had almost forgotten about the child, he did not blame himself.
When things got tough, he still stepped forward.
His heroic feat today has greatly inspired the morale of the people and the military.
In the past, when there was a major war, it was inevitable that young and strong men would be forcibly conscripted into the army.
However, Lao Liu's heroic feat today caused all the recruiting offices in the imperial city to be overcrowded.
This kid, after everyone left, also helped them solve the problem of recruiting soldiers.
Although he repeatedly asked Lao Liu to come back alive, he knew in his heart that the chances of Lao Liu surviving were slim.
There were some things he didn't want to do, but he had to do them.
I’m afraid I’ll always owe Lao Liu what I owe him!
I hope that if anything happens to this child, don't blame yourself for being cruel!
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
Mu Shun's panicked voice sounded outside.
Emperor Wen frowned and immediately ordered someone to open the door and let Mu Shun in.
"What's the panic?"
Emperor Wen frowned and asked Mu Shun.
Mu Shun's forehead was sweating as he reported carefully: "The patrol department sent someone to report that a fire broke out in the Jingbei Palace. The entire palace is now a sea of fire..."
"What?"
Emperor Wen suddenly stood up and asked with a cold face, "Who did it?"
"I don't know."
Mu Shun shook his head repeatedly. "The people from the City Patrol said that maybe it was... an accident..."
As he spoke, Mu Shun's voice gradually became quieter.
Accident?
Not to mention that the emperor doesn't believe it, even he doesn't believe it!
The Sixth Prince had just rushed to Shuobei today, and there was a sudden fire in his mansion. If this was an accident, wouldn’t it be too much of a coincidence?
"Accident? What an accident!"
Emperor Wen's face turned pale and his eyes turned red as he roared, "Old Six has already carried his coffin to Shuobei, but they didn't even let Old Six's mansion go! What on earth do they want to do?"
At this moment, Emperor Wen was like an angry lion, and even Mu Shun, who had followed him for many years, was frightened.
Emperor Wen was so furious that he wanted to find the arsonist and tear him into pieces.
After suppressing his anger, Emperor Wen ordered Mu Shun: "Let the city patrol officers do their best to put out the fire! Save as many as possible!"
"yes!"
Mu Shun felt relieved and ran out in a hurry.
Emperor Wen sat down panting, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Who actually ordered the arson?
The third one?
Could it be that the third brother is taking revenge on the sixth brother for what happened during the day?
However, Emperor Wen quickly denied his own guess.
It shouldn’t be the third one!
He is still under house arrest in the East Palace. No matter how stupid he is, he would not do such a stupid thing at this time, right?
If it wasn’t the third prince, then it could very well be one of the other princes!
Perhaps, in their view, this was a good opportunity to frame the third brother!
Although the position of the crown prince has been decided, those princes have obviously not completely given up the idea of fighting for the throne!
Treason!
A bunch of traitors!
There is no one who can make me feel at ease!
For some reason, Emperor Wen thought of Yun Zheng again.
Apart from the matter of going to Shuobei, Lao Liu is actually a worry-free person.
He knew that he had no chance of becoming the crown prince, so he never fought for it.
It would be great if all these bastards were like Lao Liu and gave me less trouble!
At the same time, Yun Li of the Eastern Palace also received news of the fire in Yun Zheng's mansion.
Although he was confined to the East Palace, there would be someone who would tip him off.
Upon hearing the news, Yun Li started cursing in the East Palace.
Framed!
This is clearly a frame-up!
It was Lao Er and his gang who were framing me!
The emperor's words today gave them hope again.
They just wanted to frame me through this method and make my father depose me from the position of crown prince!
asshole!
These bastards!
None of them are good!
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he wants to pull himself down from the position of crown prince!
Just wait!
When I ascend the throne, none of you will have an easy life!
And there’s that sinister thing called Lao Liu!
I will never let him go!
He cheated me of so much money and caused me to be confined to the East Palace. I will definitely settle this account with him!
…
At the court meeting the next day, Emperor Wen severely reprimanded several princes and ministers.
Faced with Emperor Wen's anger, the second prince and others repeatedly protested their innocence and swore that it was not them who sent people to set the fire.
However, Emperor Wen didn't believe it at all.
Emperor Wen didn't know who sent people to do this, so he could only curse everyone one by one.
Several people were scolded so badly that they dared not say a word.
Just when Emperor Wen was furious, the palace guards came to report that Madam Shen was holding the spirit tablets of Shen Nanzheng and his son and was asking for an audience outside the palace.
Emperor Wen frowned, and immediately announced the adjournment of the court, and summoned Madam Shen to the Imperial Garden.
“Mrs. Shen, what do you mean?”
Emperor Wen frowned and looked at Madam Shen who was holding the spirit tablets of Shen Nanzheng and his son.
"I have come to ask for your resignation, Your Majesty!"
Madam Shen put down the tablet and kowtowed, saying, "My husband and son died in Shuobei, and now my daughter has also gone to Shuobei! I have nothing to worry about, and I just want to find a quiet place with my young granddaughter to spend the rest of my life. I beg Your Majesty to grant me permission!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen fell silent.
After a long time, Emperor Wen sighed and said, "Are you blaming me?"
"I dare not."
Madam Shen lowered her head, her eyes red as she said, "In the Shen family, apart from our little daughter Luoyan who went to Shuobei, there is only a little girl named Nianci left! I beg Your Majesty to consider the small contributions of the three of them and keep a little blood for the Shen family, so that I will not be ashamed to face the ancestors of the Shen family in my grave..."
Emperor Wen’s expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: “Mrs. Shen means that someone wants to harm you, right?”
"No."
Madam Shen shook her head.
No?
Emperor Wen sighed silently in his heart.
Last night, Lao Liu's mansion was set on fire.
Today, Mrs. Shen came to resign.
It was obvious that Madam Shen was afraid that someone would fail to deal with Old Six and turn to deal with the Shen family.
She is scared!
I’m afraid that even the little girl from the Shen family might be harmed by someone!
After a long while, Emperor Wen slowly stood up and turned around silently: "Where are you going, Madam?"
"My humble concubine..."
Mrs. Shen hesitated and seemed unwilling to speak.
Emperor Wen seemed to have guessed Madam Shen's thoughts, and sighed faintly, "Madam, don't worry, I am the only one who knows where Madam is going! In this way, when Lao Liu and Luo Yan return triumphantly in the future, they should at least know where to find Madam."
When he said this, Emperor Wen himself didn't believe it.
The chances of Lao Liu and Shen Luoyan surviving are very slim.
The biggest possibility is that they will have died in battle in Shuobei before the beginning of next spring!
Madam Shen hesitated for a moment before she said, "I have a distant relative in Le'an County, Juzhou."
"Okay, I got it!"
Emperor Wen turned his back to Madam Shen and waved gently, "Madam, please go back first. I will send someone to deliver some things to your house later. I will not go to see you off!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Madam Shen thanked her, slowly picked up the spirit tablets of her husband and son, and left silently.
Emperor Wen just stood there for a long time, refusing to turn around and sighing continuously.
After all, I still feel sorry for the Shen family and Old Six...
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