Leng Ming, upon hearing the emperor's hateful words, straightened his neck without a care in the world and replied calmly:
"Whether you acknowledge me as your son or not, I must say this: Prince Yu has been away on military campaigns for years for the sake of Daning State, never returning home once. Who could do such a thing? Now he's back, and for the sake of Daning State's stability, he disobeyed your orders and released the King of Chu from the city. Yet, you disregarded his past achievements and threw him directly into the Heavenly Prison. Fourth Brother was a great contributor, and even if his merits and demerits can't offset each other, he was at most guilty of acting on his own. Yet, you treated him like this. This is simply not what a wise ruler should do..."
"Shut up..."
The emperor suddenly roared hysterically, pointing at him with trembling lips.
"Someone, take this rebellious son away, take him away..."
"Father, calm down."
Leng Xi, perhaps seeing that the emperor was angry, hurriedly clasped his fists and said to comfort him:
"Father, you are not in good health right now and you can't get angry. Ming'er is still young, so don't be angry with him."
After saying this, he turned to look at Leng Ming and scolded him harshly:
"Ming'er, quickly admit your mistake to your father. Your unintentional words just now have angered him."
Leng Yu stiffened his neck and wanted to apologize, but Luo Lan hurriedly reminded him softly,
"Ming'er, don't be impulsive. Not only will you not be able to help your fourth brother, you will also hurt yourself."
Leng Ming always listened to Luo Lan's words the most. Seeing that she said so, he bowed reluctantly and said:
"I just made a slip of the tongue and offended your Majesty. Please calm down, your Majesty. I was wrong."
The emperor's chest kept heaving, probably because he was too angry, and his whole body was shaking.
Luo Lan saw that it was useless to talk to the emperor any more today, so she simply bowed and said calmly:
"I'll take my leave."
Seeing that the emperor was no longer angry, Leng Xi quickly winked at Leng Ming, who simply clasped his fists and said:
"I'll take my leave."
After saying this, Leng Ming and Luo Lan took a few steps back and quickly walked out of the imperial study.
Only after watching the two of them leave did the emperor's anger subside a little. He covered his chest with his hands, gasping for breath, raised his hands, and waved to Liu Xi in pain.
"Quick, give me another pill."
Seeing this, Liu Xi hurriedly bowed and took big steps, running quickly to the back.
Leng Xi blinked several times, secretly delighted in his heart.
Although the person in front of him was his father, he had never felt an ounce of fatherly love from him, and he had absolutely no fatherly affection for him at all.
Since he is so stupid as to believe the lie that humans can live forever, he should take this opportunity and make good use of it!
So he bowed and replied:
"Father, I will go back and prepare some more of these small pills for you to take when you feel unwell."
The emperor had already taken the small pill from Liu Xi's hand and swallowed it. In just a moment, he felt much more energetic.
He nodded with great satisfaction, "Okay, okay, Xi'er, you are really becoming more and more aware of your father's thoughts. Go back quickly! I will definitely reward you well when I return."
Leng Xi pulled up a barely noticeable smile at the corner of his mouth. After bowing to the emperor, he slowly turned around and walked out of the imperial study.
At this time, Luo Lan and Leng Ming were on their way out of the palace. Along the way, Leng Ming was standing up for Leng Yu.
"Fourth brother devoted himself to the Great Ning Kingdom, but in the end he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. This is really unfair. Why is father so stupid?"
"Ming'er, you've already been talking about this all the time. Stop talking. This is the imperial palace, there are many people around, and if you talk like this, it will be easy for people to find fault with you."
Leng Ming snorted nonchalantly, "I was just thinking, since I haven't seen my fourth brother since he came back this time, it would be great if the emperor locked me up with him."
"Ming'er, your stubborn nature is really getting worse. Born in the royal family, dealing with these dignitaries, you have to learn to be tactful and not just say whatever you want. Look at Leng Xi, he either doesn't say anything, or when he does, he always gets to the point. Even when he's trying to suppress your fourth brother, he says it as if it wasn't intentional."
"Hmph! Leng Xi is smooth and tactful, but I hate him. He wasn't like that before. Now he's become sinister, cunning, and selfish. He secretly kept the Chu people in Prince Xi's mansion, and not only did my father not care, he was willing to listen to him casually plot against my fourth brother. I really can't understand him anymore."
Luo Lan looked at the palace gate right in front of him, stopped, and warned him solemnly:
"Ming'er, you are not a child anymore. You have established your own family and become Prince Ming. You must stop being so willful in your words and deeds. I am going to the Heavenly Prison to see your fourth brother. You go back first."
"I want to go with you."
"no."
Luo Lan decisively interrupted him, "You can't go see your fourth brother now. The emperor almost punished you just now. In order to avoid causing trouble, it's better for you to go back."
After saying this, she gave a serious instruction to the followers around Leng Ming:
"Send Prince Ming back."
"Emperor's sister-in-law..."
Leng Ming wanted to say something else, but Luo Lan had already taken big strides towards the palace gate.
The attendant beside him lowered his head and said:
"My Lord, let's go back."
Leng Ming turned around and glared at him, snorting softly.
"No, I'm going to Prince Yu's Mansion. I miss Lele and the others."
After saying this, he strode towards the palace gate.
The follower had no choice but to follow closely behind him. As long as he didn't go to the Heavenly Prison, he, as a servant, had no control over where he went.
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