Chapter 431: Let Him Assist
"In this case, Mr. Song should understand better that I always keep the people in my heart."
Emperor Qinglong's tone was neither sank nor sank.
But his eyes were always on Song Tingchen.
Song Tingchen lowered his head and knelt on the ground, looking loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
"Your Majesty, I know how hard you work."
Emperor Qinglong smiled strangely.
Then he waved his hand and said, "If that's the case, then I believe that Song Qing will definitely make the most correct choice."
"Song Qing, if you encounter someone with evil ambitions who wants to destroy my reputation as an excuse to seize my throne, I believe that Song Qing will definitely punish that traitor."
When Emperor Qinglong said this, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.
Song Tingchen subconsciously frowned, but finally said respectfully: "I will definitely not let your majesty down."
When he said this, Emperor Qinglong just sneered twice.
"I hope so."
"Song Tingchen, you'd better not disappoint me."
Song Tingchen kowtowed again.
"Your Majesty, what I am asking for..."
Emperor Qinglong's expression was ambiguous. "Since Mr. Song cares so much about those children, how could I bear to let your hopes be dashed?"
"Don't worry, Song Qing. I have issued the imperial decree for you."
As Emperor Qinglong spoke, he actually issued an imperial decree, ordering Song Tingchen to investigate the matter.
He also asked Su Tan and Lu Zhiheng to assist him.
"Since Su Tan and Prince Chen also like to stir up trouble, I would like to trouble Song Qing to watch from the sidelines and prevent them from doing anything that would endanger the country."
Emperor Qinglong's tone seemed to carry a hint of coldness.
It seemed as if Su Tan and Lu Zhiheng would definitely endanger his country and his people.
Song Tingchen frowned fiercely.
But in the end, I didn't say much.
I didn't think much about it.
I just feel that Emperor Qinglong might have some misunderstanding about Su Tan.
After all, it was because of Lu Zhiheng's presence, so even though Su Tan was more patient with Lu Zhiheng because Suisui looked like Changle, Emperor Qinglong still felt that Su Tan had committed an unforgivable crime.
Song Tingchen knew that no matter what he said to Emperor Qinglong, Emperor Qinglong would think that he was making excuses for Su Tan.
I just didn't say anything.
In short, Emperor Qinglong will see later that Su Tan really did nothing in this matter.
Indeed, it has nothing to do with seizing the throne.
This is what Song Tingchen thought.
He took the imperial edict and left respectfully.
As soon as Song Tingchen left, the eunuch beside Emperor Qinglong came out with a sandalwood box.
"Your Majesty, today's elixir—"
Emperor Qinglong glanced at the eunuch but didn't say much. He just mixed the pill with ginseng tea and swallowed it.
The eunuch continued, "I never thought that General Zhenbei would actually be so concerned about the common people."
Emperor Qinglong just smiled.
"Young people always have a lot of energy."
"As long as he knows who his true master is, and as long as he doesn't forget who he is now, it will be fine."
When the eunuch heard him say this, a smile appeared on his face again.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. This Zhenbei General is the most loyal to you, apart from others. After all, he himself said that everything he has was given by you, Your Majesty."
"Without the Emperor, he himself is nothing."
The eunuch's words really pleased the emperor.
"You know him better than he knows himself?"
The eunuch's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. "Your Majesty, this General Zhenbei is, in some ways, the same person as me."
"Everything this servant has is given by you, Your Majesty~"
"My life depends entirely on Your Majesty."
"General Zhenbei, I think it's the same."
"Without Your Majesty, neither I nor the General Zhenbei are anything."
Emperor Qinglong smiled again after hearing what he said.
"You're the only one who's talkative."
The eunuch was quite perceptive. After hearing this, he said, "I am not a talkative person. I am just telling the truth."
"If General Zhenbei were here right now, he would definitely say that everything I said is from his heart."
"That's how it is. Without Your Majesty, I, your servant, and the General Zhenbei would be nothing. No! It should be said that without Your Majesty, the entire court, both civil and military, would be nothing."
These words greatly pleased Emperor Qinglong.
Emperor Qinglong glanced at him and casually tossed him the cup he had been drinking ginseng tea from. "You're quite good at saying nice things to please me. This thing is yours."
The servant would certainly be grateful for such a reward.
Emperor Qinglong didn't say anything, but simply said, "Starting tomorrow, don't prepare any more ginseng tea. This tea has been drunk for a long time, and the taste is too bland. Nothing can dilute it."
"Prepare some fragrant flower and fruit tea tomorrow. I am now old, and I like this kind of flower and fruit tea more."
The eunuch kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty is not old at all. You are in the prime of your life. After taking the elixir that Master Ye specially prepared for you, you will be rejuvenated and full of energy."
"It's just that Your Majesty has been drinking ginseng tea for a long time, and the Empress has also been enjoying flower and fruit tea lately. You just wanted to see why the Empress likes this thing."
The eunuch was very good at speaking sweet words to please Emperor Qinglong.
Emperor Qinglong felt very pleased after hearing this, and he casually rewarded the eunuch with some things.
These were all things he would play with when he was bored, but for the emperor, all the good things in the world belonged to him.
Naturally, he wouldn't care about these material possessions.
Now, seeing that the servant had received these things, he looked overjoyed and could not help but waved his hand to let him go.
A servant is a servant after all. I have followed him for so long, but I am still so indifferent.
They were just some worthless things, yet they made him so happy.
Emperor Qinglong spread out his hands and stopped caring about these things, instead focusing on today's official duties.
Song Tingchen took the imperial edict he had obtained and went to announce it.
When they learned that Song Tingchen was going to go with them, both Su Tan and Lu Zhiheng showed a strange expression.
Song Tingchen looked at Su Tan, afraid that she would misunderstand him, so he simply explained, "It's not that I don't care about the lives of the people of Liming. When I see those people who lost their children, the pain in my heart is no less than yours."
“I want to do something for them, too.”
He said this, and every word he said was sincere.
Lu Zhiheng looked at Song Tingchen deeply, and at this moment he did not doubt that the other party was lying. After all, the worry in the other party's eyes did not seem to be a sign of worry.
He just looked at Song Tingchen and suddenly smiled.
"I just hope that General Song will really seek justice for the people of Liming as you said."
Song Tingchen felt very uncomfortable hearing this.
He glanced at Lu Zhiheng and replied, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Like Your Highness and Princess Jiayi, we all care about the people of Liming and don't want any more children to get into trouble."
"His Majesty asked me to investigate this matter as well because he was worried about his people."
"He also doesn't want more children to suffer, and he doesn't want his people to live in dire straits."
Every word Song Tingchen said praised Emperor Qinglong as a truly great emperor who cared deeply about his country and his people.
Su Tan and Lu Zhiheng looked at each other and saw a bit of irony in each other's eyes.
Perhaps Song Tingchen is the only one in the world who is still so naive.
Do you really think Emperor Qinglong cares about these lives?
Song Tingchen looked at Su Tan and had a lot to say to him, but when the words really came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.
He wanted to ask her about Changle.
He was also afraid that he wouldn't be able to face it when he told the truth.
He could only hesitate to speak, but in the end he said nothing, only deep pain was revealed in his pupils.
There was no expression on Su Tan's face. If there was any, it was mostly indifference. She had already learned from the little nightmare ghost that Song Tingchen already knew the whole truth.
I don’t know who Song Tingchen is trying to show off to by acting like this.
But Su Tan didn't have the patience and continued to watch his performance.
He just said indifferently: "Tomorrow at 3:45 AM, His Royal Highness Prince Chen and I will leave the city. If General Song really wants to help the people of Liming, don't be late."
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