"Are you done wiping?"
"Um."
"Let's go." Li Changyu stood up, frowning coldly. "The message has already been sent out. To avoid arousing suspicion from the Empress Dowager, you will come with me to the Imperial Study."
“Perfect, the emperor should know clearly what they have done.”
The Imperial Study.
The incense burning was invigorating.
Li Changyu and Mi Shan were granted permission to enter and saw Li Shengyuan sitting at his desk, frowning as he reviewed memorials.
After reading and commenting on a letter, I would toss it aside.
Sometimes, when he got angry, he would tear up the ministers' memorials and throw them on the ground.
"Damn it, what kind of crap is this? They're all in cahoots to annoy me!"
This was the first time Mi Shan had seen him handle official business. Although he was full of resentment, he had indeed read every memorial, and his expression showed an unusual seriousness.
This doesn't quite match the way people describe him.
It is said that he never reads memorials, but simply prints the word "read" on them and throws them aside. When he is in a good mood, he will even draw a turtle on the memorial, which has been criticized by his ministers.
Mi Shan picked up a memorial that had fallen to her feet and noticed a large cross on it.
Take a quick look at the content.
It turns out it's related to her.
Prime Minister Xiahou Qing spoke frankly, advising the emperor that he should not imprison the Prince of Pingxi in the imperial prison for the sake of two concubines.
If this were to reach the ears of the common people and soldiers, it would surely incite resentment.
One of the concubines was a woman from the north of unknown origin, and the other was a concubine's daughter with Western Region blood; both were insignificant.
The emperor should focus his favor on the legitimate daughters of officials with impeccable backgrounds, rather than being bewitched by these two wicked concubines.
If things continue like this, the wicked concubine will bring disaster to the country, and the empire will be in grave danger.
"That Xiahou Qing is quite bold! He's relying on his age and has learned bad habits from the Prince of Pingxi, trying to meddle in my affairs!"
Li Changyu stood up in a rage, startling Xu Linhai, who immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Prime Minister Xia is only acting for the sake of the country..."
"You're still defending him! Get out and kneel down! Slap yourself!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Ninghai, on the verge of tears, bowed and walked out.
Mi Shan frowned, seeing that Li Changyu still looked indifferent, as if he had long been accustomed to Li Shengyuan's unpredictable moods.
A wave of emotion surged within him, and his thoughts began to flow.
In fact, although His Majesty seemed to be getting angry for her and Bai Lingyu every time, he was actually dissatisfied with the challenge to his authority.
The old ministers were worried about Da Yue because he always neglected state affairs and seemed to be indulging in sensual pleasures, which made them even more intolerant of the two "femme fatales" in the harem.
It would be simple to shut them up; the emperor only needed to be a little more serious and put on a show for the outside world. But he just wouldn't.
Despite the ministers' repeated attempts to target the "femme fatale."
It's as if the emperor is using them as shields, exploiting them to create a persona of being "foolish and lustful" in order to achieve other goals.
After Mi Shan understood, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Li Shengyuan turned to surprise and a hint of fear.
He's not as carefree as he seems on the surface.
Those stories that seem "foolish and absurd" to the outside world may all be a disguise for the emperor. In reality, his cunning and scheming are so deep that no one can fathom them.
She subconsciously looked at Li Changyu; his profile was calm, his eyes undisturbed.
He must have known... After all, from the very beginning, Li Changyu had told him not to be naive enough to think that he could change the course of events on his own, because nothing could escape the emperor's eyes.
Knowing full well that he was facing such a formidable "enemy," he still plotted rebellion. Was it really just for the throne?
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. Please calm your anger and do not harm your health." Mi Shan lowered her eyes, curtsied, and bowed respectfully.
"My beloved concubine, it is you who cares about me the most." Li Shengyuan beckoned to her, and Mi Shan walked over and sat down beside him.
Li Shengyuan wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace, a relieved smile appearing on his face.
"It is my beloved concubine who can heal me. Holding you makes all my troubles disappear. This damned memorial, let whoever wants to approve it approve it."
After speaking, she seemed to notice the Crown Prince standing to the side bowing, and a hint of displeasure flashed across her brows.
"Your Highness, why did you come with Consort Mi Hui? Has the Prince of Pingxi given a confession?"
Li Changyu suppressed the dark killing intent in his eyes, not wanting the emperor to notice anything amiss. His silent gaze swept over Mi Shan's waist, where the rough hand had been, and he said coldly:
"Your Majesty, I have made a new discovery regarding the Yunyin Temple matter. Consort Mi Hui is at the center of this incident, so I request that she accompany me."
"Oh? You tell me first."
Li Shengyuan had intended to lift the white veil covering Mi Shan's face to see her beautiful face and wash away the fatigue from reviewing memorials, but he stopped when he heard Li Changyu's words.
"Your subject received your father's order to thoroughly investigate Yunyin Temple. With the assistance of Qiao, the Imperial Physician, we discovered that the so-called holy water was actually boiled water laced with sleeping potion."
"During interrogation, one monk confessed that someone in the palace had instructed him to put sleeping potion in the water."
"The purpose was to make Consort Mi Hui and Consort Yu fall into a deep sleep after drinking the medicine, so as to create the illusion that they were demons."
"As for why the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and Consort Ru were unharmed, it's because they drank the antidote beforehand."
"Outrageous! Which palace servant dares to be so audacious!" The emperor roared, slamming his hand on the table. "I knew it wouldn't be this simple. They really framed us!"
Mi Shan was slightly surprised, looking at his angry expression.
Did he really not know?
It was expected, but they were waiting for the Crown Prince to investigate before seizing the opportunity to launch an attack.
“Everyone involved in this is suspicious, but no one would dare to do this without the authorization of someone in a high position of power.”
Li Changyu said coldly, his eyes filled with a dark chill, "After careful questioning, the monk confessed that an elderly nanny taught him to do it."
"As for who it is, I cannot say, for fear of being disrespectful."
The emperor understood after the crown prince said this.
Those in positions of power and influence would find it difficult to mention her name, especially since she was an old nanny.
Who is it? The emperor knows perfectly well whether it is or not; it's solely up to him to decide.
If he doesn't say anything, it's as if nothing happened, and he and the Empress Dowager can continue to pretend for a while longer.
If he were to reveal this, the old nanny serving the Empress Dowager would surely die.
Li Shengyuan remained silent, his brows furrowed, and he did not speak for a long time.
"By the way, when I went to find Consort Mi Hui just now, she was talking to the Empress Dowager. I don't know what she said that offended the Empress Dowager and made her unhappy. She was having her maid, Granny Ping, teach her a lesson."
Li Changyu mentioned it casually, his gaze lightly falling on Mi Shan's face.
Mi Shan was startled.
She looked at him in surprise.
He's trying to kill Granny Ping.
The next second, the veil covering her face was lifted, and Li Shengyuan stared in shock at her bruised cheeks, touching the mottled marks on her lips, trembling with rage.
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