After saying this, he put the sword in his hand into the scabbard, turned around dejectedly, and walked towards the door.
"grown ups……"
Daming and Xiaobai also followed.
Looking at the backs of the three of them, Luo Lan tugged at Leng Yu's clothes and whispered:
"My husband, they haven't done anything to hurt me. Why don't you help them? Otherwise...what if the emperor really punishes them?"
"snort!"
Leng Yu pulled the corner of his mouth, with a cold sneer on his face, "I help them? Who will help you when they want to hurt you?"
After saying this, he turned to look at her, raised his hand to pluck the strands of hair from her forehead, and said lovingly with deep affection in his eyes:
"Lan'er, I've already been merciful to them by not killing them. If it weren't for the fact that they are still loyal and righteous people who want to harm you, I wouldn't let them live in this world for a while longer."
Although she agreed with his words, she didn't want any innocent people to be harmed because of her. They had no choice but to obey the emperor's order.
So, she blinked cunningly and said to Leng Yu:
"You're planning to go back to the capital anyway. Besides, I'm really worried about Dazhi and Xiaozhi, especially Dazhi. He keeps yelling about revenge for his little brother. If he knew that his sister Xiaoyu was unknowingly pregnant with Leng Yun's child, he would definitely rush to the Prince's Mansion like crazy. So, you have to get him out before he does anything stupid."
Leng Yu tightened his expression, took her hand, held it to his lips, blew a breath of hot air on it, and nodded slowly and gently:
"Okay, I'll listen to Lan'er and we'll go back tomorrow."
"It's not us, it's you alone. I've already promised the Emperor that I won't return to the capital. Without the Emperor's decree, if I go back, I'll be disobeying his order. I don't want to bear this charge."
Hearing this, Leng Yu's brows knitted together, his eyes gradually became deep, and his face was full of worry.
"But I'm worried about you. How about this? I'll take Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi back to meet up with Xiao Tanzi and Xiao Ningzi. Zhang Yuan, A Yu and A Hou will stay behind."
"good."
Luo Lan did not refuse. She knew that if she did not listen to his arrangements, he would not return to the capital. If he returned, Liu Wei and the others would have completed their mission. If he left the capital in the future, it would have nothing to do with them.
Inside the imperial palace in the capital.
Concubine Chang went to the imperial study with several servants in a rage. Judging from her expression, something big must have happened.
When she came before the emperor, his face looked a little ugly, and he said directly:
"This year during the Spring Festival, I have invited various foreign kings to return to the capital. When the time comes, you must take good care of their families and don't go to the Imperial Study unless necessary."
Concubine Chang did not mind the emperor's words and simply bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, I came here today to tell you something. Please allow me to finish my speech."
"explain."
The emperor waved his hand impatiently, "If I don't let you speak, I'm afraid you won't leave."
Concubine Chang tightened her expression, bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, when I went to the temple to burn incense a few days ago, I heard rumors from the people that were detrimental to the royal family. So... so I want Your Majesty to make a decision, in case the foreign kings who come to the capital learn of this and laugh at us."
Hearing this, the emperor's face suddenly turned livid. He raised his chin slightly, looked up at Concubine Chang, and asked in a cold voice:
"Just say what you want to say."
Concubine Chang knew that because of Leng Yu's matter, the emperor had always been resentful of her and was even unwilling to say a word to her.
But she didn't care. What she cared about was how to eliminate those who posed a threat to Ming'er one by one.
So, she raised her brows, bowed and replied:
"I heard that the Crown Prince's mansion is keeping a commoner woman, and this woman is already pregnant."
"I know."
The emperor paid no attention to her words and just replied coldly.
"Then, Your Majesty, do you know the origins of this woman? Do you know that her husband and children were brutally murdered by Leng Yun's men? Now the people have spread the word that the Crown Prince killed her entire family for a woman. I dare not conceal this matter, so I thought I should let Your Majesty know."
Hearing this, the emperor's lips trembled violently. He looked at Concubine Chang with cold eyes and questioned her word by word.
"Are you serious?"
"It is absolutely true. I dare not say a single word without reason. Your Majesty, please investigate carefully. Otherwise, if this matter becomes known to everyone, it will be disgraceful to the royal family."
On the surface, she was thinking about the royal family, but in her heart she wanted to take this opportunity to drag Leng Yun into this trouble. Anyway, he was under house arrest now, and this incident would only make things worse for him.
The emperor's face looked very ugly. Last time, Leng Yun framed Yu'er, in order to appease Grand Tutor Wu and his son Wu Hong, he only punished him with house arrest. Now he has killed someone again. What should he do?
However, he still had to consider this matter carefully and not make things worse at this time.
The New Year is just one month away. Not only will the various foreign kings come to Beijing, but Wu Hong will also come. If he can seize the opportunity to take away his military power, the Wu family will not be a threat to the court. If not, he, the emperor, will not be able to do anything to the Wu family for the time being.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand to Concubine Chang and said:
"Go down, I know about this."
"emperor……"
When Concubine Chang saw that the emperor was not angry about this, she thought that the emperor wanted to calm down the situation, so she struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Your Majesty, last time you punished the Crown Prince too lightly in the case of Yu'er, it has already caused rumors among the people. If you indulge the Crown Prince again this time, the people will say that Your Majesty is too partial to the Crown Prince and disregards the lives of the people. You must not ignore this matter."
"I understand."
The emperor's voice suddenly became cold. Seeing that she was still standing there, he continued:
"Go down, I still have memorials to review."
Concubine Chang's eyes trembled slightly. The emperor was becoming increasingly cold towards her. This was absolutely unacceptable. If this continued, her position as the head of the harem would be in jeopardy.
In order not to annoy the emperor, she hurriedly bowed, took a few steps back, turned around and walked out of the imperial study.
This matter gave the emperor a headache, but he couldn't question Leng Yun publicly, so he shouted outside:
"Liu Xi..."
Hearing the call, Liu Xi, who had been guarding the door, trotted out in front of him, "Your Majesty..."
"Go find Grand Tutor Wu and tell him what Concubine Chang just said. Ask him to handle this matter before the New Year."
"I'll go right away."
After saying this, he suddenly felt heavy-hearted. As the king of a country, he was actually being led by the nose by his subordinates. He could endure this anger for a while, but not for a lifetime.
Therefore, something earth-shattering must happen at this court gathering.
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