The person on the Dragon Throne took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. "You piece of shit! Do you have any real evidence left behind?"
The man bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have left no evidence."
Lin Chengyuan holds a large number of troops on the southwestern border, and Emperor Chengdi has always been wary of him. However, if he reduces the power of the vassal kings without any reason, it will only cause the other vassal kings to be wary. Now that the war in the southwest has been won, such a thing has happened again. He can only appease him and not cause a backlash.
Emperor Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Pass my order. The border crossing is approaching, and there has been a victory in the southwest. I summon the Duke of Protectorate and his son to the capital to receive their reward and celebrate the festival together."
The eunuch beside him bowed his head in agreement, and just as he was about to leave, Emperor Chengdi said again: "Send all the rewards to him. Lin Su, the son of the Duke of Protectorate, has made great achievements since his youth and has made contributions to the country. He can inherit the title of Duke of Protectorate and be granted the title of Crown Prince."
The Duke of Huguo has never requested to be named a crown prince. Now that Lin Su has achieved success, he must request the title. It would be better to do it directly and quickly.
"Yes." The eunuch replied.
"Restore the things to their original state. There is no need to tell anyone about what happened today. As for welcoming the Duke of Protectorate into the city, what do you think of letting Jin'er go?" Emperor Chengdi asked.
"Your Majesty's decisions are naturally excellent." The eunuch bowed his head.
"What do you mean 'very good'? Jin'er hasn't established a residence yet. He's just a concubine's son without any official title. If I let him go, I'm afraid he will attract attention. Why not let the crown prince go with him? What do you think of my idea?" Emperor Chengdi hesitated for a moment and then said.
The eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
The Crown Prince was born to Empress Yuan, and is the eldest legitimate son of the empress. However, the Fifth Prince, Xiao Jin, was born to the current Empress Dowager when she was a noble concubine. Even though he has now entered Fengyi Palace and become the Empress, he cannot change his status as a bastard. But as long as he has the favor of Your Majesty, no legitimate son of the empress can compare to a bastard.
It was snowing heavily, and the palace was aware of the temperature. After the Spring Festival, everyone visited relatives and friends and exchanged gifts, but the East Palace was extremely deserted. If it weren't for the charcoal fire, it would really be like an ice cellar.
A young woman in a cloak sat in front of the window. Her cloak was white, her clothes were white, and even her skin was extremely white. Only her eyes and her long hair were black like crow feathers.
Snowflakes were sweeping across the sky, and one of them flew in and landed on his long eyelashes. His extremely dark eyes blinked slightly, and as the snowflake melted, it seemed as if a teardrop fell from there.
He coughed lightly twice, and a servant appeared from nowhere and closed the window. "Your Highness, you must not stay cold for too long, or your illness will recur in winter."
"But I've only been watching for half a cup of tea." Xiao Tang chuckled and slightly closed his extremely delicate eyebrows. "Well, it's up to you. How are things in the southwest going?"
The attendant took the envelope from his bosom, half-knelt, and presented it to the emperor. "This is everything we have found. Please review it, Your Highness."
Xiao Tang took the envelope and paused for a long time looking at the contents inside: "This boy is really unexpected."
"Our men also stayed in the southwest city for a long time, and we really didn't see any clues before." The attendant lowered his head and said, "The prince lost the initiative."
"He must have played an indispensable role in the victory in the southwest. He's not an ordinary person, so how could he be easily seen through?" Xiao Tang put the envelope into the furnace and watched the flames engulf the paper. "It's hard to contain yourself over there."
"Why?" the servant followed behind him.
"With such talent, do you think my brother can endure it?" Xiao Tang chuckled. "There's no rush."
"Your Majesty has issued an order, and the Crown Prince has received it..." A voice came from outside.
Xiao Tang wrapped his cloak tightly around him and whispered, "Let's go."
The attendant bowed his head and said yes, then flew away again. Xiao Tang closed the door and when he saw the person coming, he lifted up his clothes and knelt down, saying, "Your son accepts the order."
After the imperial edict was delivered, Crown Prince Xiao Tang was appointed as the chief envoy, and Fifth Prince Xiao Jin as the deputy envoy to welcome the Duke of Protectorate and his son to the capital. As soon as the news came out, there was something to discuss in the court and the country.
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, the young man in the harem placed the decree heavily on the table: "It's like this again, and it's like this again. They are both born to the queen, so why should he be the principal and I the deputy!"
He was extremely angry, but the woman beside him, wearing a phoenix crown and gorgeous clothes, sipped her tea leisurely. She waited until he had cooled down before speaking, "Why? Because he, Xiao Tang, is the eldest legitimate son, and you are a bastard, neither the eldest nor the legitimate son. If you hate someone, you can only hate your mother for not being able to ascend the throne before you were born."
"This matter is not my fault," Xiao Jin said, sitting aside. "It's just that Xiao Tang is hateful. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be all these troubles."
"If it weren't for him, the disputes in the palace would have been directed at you. Your mother told you that he is alive now to protect you from disaster. If he hadn't been there, how could your father have allowed you to serve as deputy envoy when you had no official title? When you enter the court in the future and have a solid foundation, that's when you will be able to get rid of him. Now, what you should be concerned about is not the position of envoy or deputy envoy, but the position of Protector of the Country." The queen said slowly.
Xiao Jin paused and said, "Does Queen Mother mean to win over the Duke of Protectorate? But Father is quite wary of the Southwest. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he did so?"
"You know what? The Protector of the Country has a son and a daughter, neither of whom are married. Your father is wary of the southwest and wants to restrain them. Naturally, he wants to keep the Protector of the Country's children in the capital. If someone is used as a hostage, the southwest will not dare to cause unrest." The Queen said, "If you can marry the Protector of the Country's daughter, you will first win over the Protector of the Country and secondly, relieve your father's suspicions. You will kill two birds with one stone. Why would you still need your mother's control?"
Xiao Jin's eyes lit up, and he stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, your son is wise. I bow to you."
The imperial edict arrived at the southwest city at full speed within a few days. The messenger who announced the edict was ushered in to rest, but the main house was somewhat quiet. Lin's father sat in the main seat and said, "Su'er, what do you think the emperor is going to do? If he summons us to the capital to set an ambush, the Lin family will be in danger."
"That's true." Lin Ting'er nodded repeatedly.
"What my father said makes sense, but the emperor may have done this because he is afraid that we will notice his previous actions and wants to make up for it." Lin Su said.
If the emperor really ordered the ambush and directly eliminated the threat from his confidant, he would still be courageous. However, I am afraid he did not have that courage. This move was too risky, and killing meritorious people would make him be labeled as a tyrant in history books and be cursed by the world.
"Su'er, do you mean that we can go directly to Beijing?" Lin's father now trusts him very much and wants to ask for his opinion on everything.
"We must go to Beijing, but we must be prepared for any eventuality." Lin Su said.
"Then we can pick some elite soldiers and disguise them as farmers to rush to the capital. What do you think, Su'er?" asked Lin's father.
If it were Lin Su who was in charge, he might have directly mobilized all the troops and stationed them outside the capital, keeping the emperor awake at night. However, he could also act like Lin's father did: "Father, it's up to you."
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