Chapter 989 It’s just a foolish dream!
Guan Ying resisted the urge to rub his arms and forced a smile.
"The Imperial Concubine and the Emperor have a bond stronger than gold, which is really enviable. But if it were me, when I saw my wife being slandered, I would definitely do everything I could to get to the bottom of the matter and help my wife clear her name, so that she would no longer suffer injustice."
Xiao Xixi: "You probably don't know, we have a saying in Dasheng, 'the innocent are innocent'. As long as I haven't done anything wrong, I have a clear conscience. As for how others view me, I don't care at all."
Luo Qinghan held her hand, his voice low and gentle.
"I will definitely find out who is spreading rumors and framing you. I will let everyone in the world know that no matter who it is, if they dare to frame you, they must be prepared to die without a burial place."
Xiao Xixi: "Will this add burden to Your Majesty? You are so busy every day, and you still have to worry about my trivial matters. I really feel bad for you."
Luo Qinghan: "It's my honor to worry about you."
Xiao Xixi gave a shy smile.
Luo Qinghan lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on the back of her hand.
Guan Ying: “…”
He is here to cause trouble, not to eat dog food!
He wanted to do a 360-degree spin kick on the spot and kick over the bowl of disgusting dog food in front of him!
Guan Ying emphasized, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't care about the Imperial Concubine, you should still consider the overall situation, right? The Third Princess is the apple of our Emperor's eye. If something happens to her in Shengjing, our Emperor will definitely not let it go!"
Luo Qinghan looked at him sideways, his eyes quickly changing from gentle to cold.
"I told you, I have already sent someone to track down the whereabouts of the third princess. What else do you want?"
Guan Ying: "But now two days have passed, and there is still no news about the Third Princess. I wonder if His Majesty has taken this matter to heart again? Or is it true that the Third Princess was harmed by the Imperial Concubine as the outside world has said, and His Majesty is deliberately delaying in order to protect the Imperial Concubine?!"
Luo Qinghan's face darkened completely.
"Who gave you the courage to speak to me like this?"
Guan Ying stiffened his neck, looking ready to die.
"I am only making a reasonable guess based on the current facts! If Your Majesty thinks that what I said is wrong, you can bring me evidence to slap me in the face! As long as the third princess can be found as soon as possible, I will not mind even risking my life!"
A hint of anger appeared on Luo Qinghan's face, and he gave the order in a deep voice.
"Someone, throw this traitor out. I don't want to see him again!"
Immediately, two guards came in, grabbed Guan Ying's arms on the left and right, and dragged him out roughly.
Guan Ying struggled to break free from the shackles and roared with a red face.
"You don't need to do anything. I'll go on my own! I'll immediately write a letter and send it back to our emperor to let him know what the Great Sheng Emperor did to us!"
After saying this harsh words, he left the West Warm Pavilion angrily.
The anger on Luo Qinghan's face quickly disappeared.
He said in a single voice, "Go and call Zhao Xian over."
Eunuch Chang: "Yes."
He put the new chess pieces he had just brought on the table, turned around and walked out.
Luo Qinghan opened the chess box and continued playing chess with Xixi.
Xiao Xixi asked, "The privy councilor looked really angry. He seemed eager to pin the crime on me."
Luo Qinghan looked at the chessboard in front of him, thinking about what to do next, and responded casually.
"It is very likely that he was the one who spread those rumors."
Xiao Xixi put down a chess piece and said, "Could he be the real culprit behind the assassination of the third princess?"
Luo Qinghan asked back: "Can't you see it?"
Xiao Xixi understood what he meant and said helplessly.
"Most of the Privy Councilor's face was covered by his beard, so I couldn't see his exact features clearly."
Luo Qinghan: "I should have asked him to shave his beard."
Xiao Xixi laughed.
"If you really do this, the headline of Shengjing Daily tomorrow will be -
Shocked! The king of a country forced a strong man to do such a thing...
Newspaper sales will definitely go up.”
Luo Qinghan was speechless.
It was just a matter of shaving her beard, why did it sound so disgusting when she said it? !
At this time, Eunuch Chang came in and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, General Zhao is here."
Luo Qinghan: "Announce."
Zhao Xian strode in and saluted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, what is your command for me to come here?"
Luo Qinghan: "Take a team of people to the vicinity of Honglu Temple. Once you see someone trying to leave the city, no matter who they are, stop them."
Zhao Xian: “Yes!”
After he left the West Warm Pavilion, Xiao Xixi asked curiously.
"What do you want to do, Your Majesty?"
Luo Qinghan: "Didn't Guan Ying say that he would send someone to send a letter back to the Thousand Islands? I'll have someone intercept his letter and see how he can tip off the enemy."
As long as the delegation cannot send the letter back to the Thousand Islands, the delegation will be trapped in Shengjing City.
By that time, the people in the delegation would certainly be extremely anxious.
Once they get anxious, they will easily reveal their flaws.
The real culprit who secretly wanted to kill the third princess and sow discord between the Thousand Islands and the Great Sheng Dynasty will then surface.
…
The little prince Yi Zhou has been waiting for news in the Honglu Temple.
When he saw Guan Ying coming back, he immediately went up to him and asked.
"What did the Great Sheng Emperor say? Is he willing to give us an explanation as soon as possible?"
Guan Ying's expression was extremely ugly, and his tone was filled with deep anger.
"He only cares about protecting the Imperial Concubine and doesn't care about our Thousand Islands at all. It's simply wishful thinking to expect him to help find the Third Princess!"
Yi Zhou opened his eyes wide, in disbelief: "How could he do this?!"
Guan Ying: "I will write a letter right now. I will tell our emperor everything that happened here, and let him know that the Great Sheng Dynasty has no intention of making friends with us!"
He immediately asked someone to spread out paper and grind ink, and quickly wrote a letter.
While sealing the letter with beeswax, he spoke to Yi Zhou.
"This letter is very important to us. I don't trust anyone else to help. I can only ask Your Highness the Little Prince to help make this trip. Please personally hand this letter to your father."
Yi Zhou immediately became anxious: "What are you going to do? Aren't you going back with me?"
Guan Ying said helplessly.
"If we all leave, it will definitely alert the Great Sheng Emperor, and then we may all be unable to leave.
Besides, the whereabouts of the third princess is still unknown, so I have to stay here and wait for news about her.
No matter what, I must see the body, alive or dead, otherwise I won’t be able to explain to the Emperor.”
He handed over the sealed letter.
Yi Zhou took the secret letter with both hands, his lips tightly pursed into a straight line, his face looking very ugly.
Guan Ying said solemnly: "I entrust this letter to Your Highness. Please make sure Your Highness returns to the Thousand Islands safely."
Yi Zhou nodded vigorously: "Yes! I will definitely not let you down."
Guan Ying poured a cup of tea himself.
He handed the teacup over with both hands: "There is no wine here, so I can only use tea instead of wine to see you off. I wish you a safe journey!"
Yi Zhou took the teacup and drank it all.
(End of this chapter)
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