As soon as Chen Qiu entered the room, An An recognized her immediately, waving her little hands towards her and calling "Mom".
Chen Qiu took An An and held her in his arms. As soon as An An entered Chen Qiu's arms, she put her head on Shen Qiu's shoulder, hugged Chen Qiu's neck and murmured, "Mother, wu..." The more she cried, the more aggrieved she felt. Finally, she just burst into tears. Her voice became louder and louder, and her breath seemed to be a little deeper.
Chen Qiu patted An An's back and comforted her while patting her, "Mom is here, Mom is back, Mom is back."
Madam Xiao and the old Duke rushed over upon hearing the news and saw this scene. The two old men wiped their tears silently and finally woke up.
Ye Chen entered the palace under the escort of Mu Qing and the Black Cloud Guards. The emperor received the news when Ye Chen entered the city and had been waiting for him in the study. After Ye Chen entered the palace, he went directly to the study.
As soon as he entered the palace, the emperor arrived. Ye Chen was about to bow when the emperor grabbed his arm and lifted him up. "How is An An? The imperial physician went there but couldn't do anything. But I heard that the doctor in your palace can treat her. Is she feeling better? I was so worried."
"Don't worry, my two friends can treat him. Uncle, don't worry. He's probably awake by now."
"That's good, that's good. If anything happens to An An, I won't be able to face my sister even after a hundred years. You just came back this morning and didn't go to rest. Have you had your meal?" The emperor was a little worried when he saw Ye Chen looking listless.
But Ye Chen really hadn't eaten. Since he got home, he had been busy with the murder of An An and hadn't eaten a single grain of rice. "No, is there anything to eat here?"
The emperor had food brought over. "I haven't eaten either. I'll say it while I eat. It's only been seven days since I sent the message. How did you get back so quickly?"
"We rode at full speed all the way, switching from land to water and then to land again, without stopping for a moment to rush back. This time I came to the palace to report to my uncle about the situation in Wuzhou and the poisoning of An An. We may have a big problem to solve." Ye Chen directly introduced the topic.
Ye Chen walked to the emperor's desk, picked up a pen and drew a plum blossom on the paper. "This symbol is the symbol of an organization called Luojiazhuang. All their members have such a symbol."
Ye Chen told the emperor everything he knew about Wuzhou and Luojiazhuang. The emperor was overwhelmed when he heard it. He never knew there was anything to fight for the throne. Since he ascended the throne, he had been raised by his sister. When he grew up, his sister handed over a stable empire to him.
His sister said, "You are the emperor. You must be dignified, courageous, and ruthless when necessary, but you must also retain a trace of kindness. This kindness is reserved for yourself. It will make you truly human. With this trace of kindness, you will not lose your original heart in this struggle for power."
He did a very good job. Actually, he didn't want to be the emperor, but he was pushed to that position by fate. But now so many people suddenly appear and want to push him down from this position. His sister worked so hard to protect him back then, and now his nephew is also trying hard to protect him. Shouldn't he think about giving this position to them?
For a moment, the emperor's thoughts turned into a thousand thoughts. He was a good man and a benevolent monarch, but the current situation did not allow him to be a good man.
"Uncle, we may have to kill a lot of people this time. You have to be prepared. There may be people close to us. An An was poisoned by Aunt Hua." Ye Chen naturally understood his uncle. His uncle was loyal and righteous, which was his advantage, but it was also his weakness in his position.
The story of Aunt Hua was the best example to remind him of what kind of preparations he should make.
When the emperor heard that An An was poisoned by Nanny Hua, he reacted the same way as Ye Chen did at the time. He stood up from the chair, and sat down dejectedly after a while. After a long time, the emperor exhaled, "I know. I will be a monarch this time. I will hide that bit of kindness for now. After all, I still have to protect my relatives." This time the emperor did not call himself "I" in front of Ye Chen. He was a very emotional person. Usually, he made a clear distinction between family members and ministers. This time, he and Ye Chen had to handle the matter as a monarch and his ministers. What they were going to do this time might cause an uproar in the entire Great Yin. Only the emperor could control the situation, but his uncle could not.
Seeing the emperor like this, Ye Chen also stood up and made a standard ministerial gesture to the emperor, "I obey your order."
After the two sat down at the table, they returned to their original state, eating and talking at the same time. Just as they picked up their bowls and chopsticks, Eunuch Gao came in to report, "Your Majesty, Duke, the young master has woken up!"
"Really?" Ye Chen stood up and rubbed his face. The stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up."
"Next, Chen'er, it's time to settle the score." The emperor valued An An as much as his own son Chu Jingyi. This time, he was really angry.
"Uncle, I want to use the Black Cloud Guard's intelligence network, and there may be a large-scale troop deployment." Ye Chen sat down, and the two began to plan the future, from the initial arrangement of laying the network to the final how to close the network, clean up and follow-up. Only after everything was agreed upon did Ye Chen leave the palace and go home.
When returning to the Ye Mansion, Ye Chen brought back another thousand Black Cloud Guards. These Black Cloud Guards were not used as guards, but as killers. Three hundred of them were women. After all, some things are more convenient and easier for women to do than men.
Ye Chen asked Mu Qing to arrange them in the orchard. The entire orchard on the west side of the Ye Mansion and the house at the back were given to the Black Cloud Guard and his own secret guards. Before Black Hawk came back, the Black Cloud Guard was led by Mu Qing, and the people in the secret guard camp were led by Pang Hu.
When Ye Chen came back, Chen Qiu was watching An An sleep beside her. After Chen Qiu helped Ye Chen wash and change clothes, the two went to bed, and An An slept between them.
"Jingxin didn't say how the little guy is doing?" Ye Chen asked softly about Chen Qiu An'an's situation.
"Jingxin said that everything will be fine once she wakes up. She just needs to clear out the remaining toxins in her body in the next few days. The poison was too little and didn't damage the root. It's much better than what she saw before." Chen Qiu touched An An's head, still feeling a lingering fear.
"Well, go to sleep. You've been traveling for several days straight, so you should have a good night's rest. I've asked Pang Hu to send people to guard outside. Go to sleep without worry, and this kind of thing won't happen again."
"Well, I'm in good health. You didn't notice it either. You've been in the palace for so long today. Go to bed early and make arrangements tomorrow." Then he blew out the lights and went to sleep.
The next day, Ye Chen called Mu Qing, Pang Hu, the old Duke, Xiao Mu and Bai Li to the study. He was going to start laying the net.
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