In the Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longqing had been working too hard recently and felt pain in his shoulders and back. Seeing that it was sunny outside, he was in a good mood and decided to exercise.

So he changed into a light yisa, wore a net scarf on his head and fast boots on his feet, and came to the yard with great interest.

Then he drew out the Seven Star Sword from Chen Hong's hand, and started to practice swordplay.

Watching the emperor's sword skills chopping the flowers and plants in the courtyard into pieces, Chen Hong could not help but quietly retreat, fearing that he would be hurt by his majesty's sharp sword skills.

He even cheered loudly:

"What a great swordsmanship! He slashed a whale with his sword while drunk, and rode the raging waves with his boat!"

"The flowers in the hall intoxicate three thousand guests, and the sword freezes fourteen states!"

So, no matter what you do, you need someone to help you.

Emperor Longqing became more and more excited, and when his brain got hot, he prepared to perform a difficult move of "looking back at the moon"!

This move should start with a sword flower, followed by a bow step, turning around and stabbing back.

But the emperor had not practiced for many years, and he was confused when he was swinging his sword. When he turned around and stabbed back, the long sword accidentally slipped out of his hand and flew past Chen Hong's head with a whoosh.

Chen Hong's steel fork hat was directly taken away by the long sword, and he was so scared that he sat on the ground with his hair disheveled.

"Long live the good sword..."

"Uh..." Long Qing looked at his hands, then at the sword flying far away, and couldn't help blushing and smiling apologetically.

"Oh, my royal brother, this move is called 'Flying Fairy from the Sky'?" Princess Ning An's voice was heard at the palace gate.

"Haha, sister, you have good eyesight, this move is called the Fairy from the Sky." Longqing laughed awkwardly and asked the eunuch to help Chen Hong up. Then he took the handkerchief and wiped his sweat while asking, "Why are you here now?"

"Who made my royal brother so good at swordsmanship?" Ning An snorted unhappily.

Hearing her double meaning, Longqing knew what was going on. He motioned Ning An to come into the house and said, "Don't make so much noise that everyone can hear it."

The two of them went into the west warm room, closed the partition, and the eldest princess sat down on the edge of the kang, her face full of resentment.

"Royal brother, if you want to force your only sister to death, just say it directly. Why go through so much trouble?"

"Why would I have such an idea?" Long Qing spread his hands and said, "If anyone dares to touch a hair of yours, I will exterminate his entire clan."

"What? You still want to exterminate Zhao Lang's entire clan?" The eldest princess burst into tears.

"Did I tell you? Don't let your imagination run wild." Long Qing was at a loss as to what to do. He stood there with a bitter smile and said, "Don't get excited. Let's start from the beginning. Are you here for the court meeting?"

"What else could it be?" The princess cried, "How badly did that Xu bully Zhao Hao? As a father, what's wrong with Zhao Lang letting his son vent his anger? He is just being soft-hearted. If it were me, I would have tied Xu to a stone and thrown him into the Houhai Sea!"

"Just like what you did to Zhao Shouzheng's father?" Long Qing cursed with a smile, handed the handkerchief to his sister and said, "Do you think everyone can be as lawless as you?"

"That old fellow separated Zhao Lang and I for sixteen years. Doesn't he deserve to die?" The princess grabbed the handkerchief and wiped her tears while muffledly saying, "Besides, I didn't really drown him."

"That's because I left quickly!" Long Qing rolled his eyes at her and said, "If I had delayed for a moment, I wonder if you two would have been able to hook up again?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and tapped Ning An's forehead, cursing, "He has been hiding in your house for half a month, and you didn't even tell me. Who is closer, him or me?"

"Do I even need to ask? Of course it is..." The princess smiled awkwardly and said, "Royal brother."

"Hey, hey, if I believe you, there will be something fishy!"

As the mountain above his head was removed, Bubble also became cheerful.

He sat down on the other side of the imperial couch, took a sip of tea and said, "That evil spirit is too impulsive. If I don't teach him a painful lesson this time, he will definitely kill me in the future!"

“……”The eldest princess was stunned. Why did she always feel something was strange, but couldn’t find any evidence?

Well, this is a pun.

"What exactly do you want to do to me, Zhao Lang?" The eldest princess stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point.

"I, Zhao Lang..." the emperor said indignantly, "Listen, is this human language?"

He became more and more determined in his idea - he must take advantage of this opportunity to give this karmic obstacle a good beating, and then send him away far away, so that he would not have to worry all day long.

But the more this happened, the more the emperor couldn't let his sister see the clues, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, after all, he is my brother-in-law. Can I really let anyone do anything to him? I just want to scare him and teach him a lesson."

"What if the court discussion comes to a bad result?" The eldest princess insisted on getting a definite answer.

"Isn't it still me who has the final say?" Long Qing said with a smile, as if to say, 'I'll do the job, don't worry': "No matter how high the tone they raise, I will let it go gently and won't let you, Zhao Lang, get into any trouble."

Well, at most there is physical pain and the pain of separation.

I feel happy just thinking about it, what's going on?

"No, I'm still worried." The princess looked at Longqing suspiciously and said, "My brother's smile is too creepy."

"Oh, is that so?" Long Qing rubbed his cheeks, suppressed his gloating smile, and asked, "Then how can you feel at ease?"

"Unless my brother forbids the six departments from participating in the court discussion," the princess said in a muffled voice, "They have a deep hatred for Zhao Lang and will definitely punish him to death."

"Well..." Emperor Longqing thought to himself that the six ministries, nine officials and the censors of the Censorate alone were enough to make Zhao Shouzheng suffer. It would be better not to let the heads of the six departments participate in the court discussion, so as to avoid a really unmanageable situation.

The man in plain clothes nodded in embarrassment and said, "I have already written the decree to retain the six departments. It is really difficult to deal with... Never mind, you are my only sister. Let's wait for the court to discuss it before issuing the decree to retain you."

"That's better." The eldest princess finally smiled.

~~

After leaving the palace, the eldest princess returned home excitedly.

Ever since Zhao Lang came, she didn't want to stay outside for a moment.

After returning, Ning An first took off the bulky phoenix crown and bridal robe and put on a homely chest-length jacket. Then she hummed a little tune and went to the lake to look for Zhao Lang.

But I saw Zhao Lang and three juniors sitting in the pavilion playing a novel card game.

There are fifty-four cards of this kind, divided into four suits, and two jokers... Actually, it is a playing card.

But the shameless Mr. Zhao brazenly declared that this was the 'No. 1 Scholar Card' he designed specially to celebrate his father's success in winning the No. 1 Scholarship!

This card is easy to play, anyone who knows numbers can play it, and it has a variety of ways to play, and can be played by several people. Once it was launched, it was immediately welcomed by everyone.

The four were fighting enthusiastically. When they saw the eldest princess coming, they immediately invited her to join.

The princess drew her cards and smiled at Zhao Hao, "I have already told my brother that the six departments will go to work after the court meeting."

"That's good." Zhao Hao put the cards he had drawn in order and breathed a sigh of relief, "This way it will be easier to convince the rest of the people."

"Mother, have you heard that all the officials in the capital are very sad about Lord Xu's sudden retirement?" The eldest princess was still worried and asked, "Aren't you afraid that they will make up their minds to vent Lord Xu's anger?"

"Don't worry, godmother. As long as we explain the truth clearly," Zhao Hao said confidently, "I believe that all the adults will sympathize with my father."

"Well, okay..." Seeing Zhao Hao so confident, the princess nodded. Although she couldn't figure out what Zhao Lang was worth sympathizing with.

"He is obviously the happiest man in the world, okay?" the princess thought seriously.

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