The emperor frowned and waved his hand to Concubine Li.
"Take Yu'er back!"
After Li Guifei nodded and saluted, she picked up Yu'er and walked out of the Yangxin Palace.
The emperor then ordered Liu Gongyi, "Let them in!"
He knew that Leng Xi's coming to see him so late must be related to Leng Yu's matter, which he had expected a long time ago.
After a while, Leng Xi and several ministers from the court stood before the emperor. After they saluted, Leng Xi was the first to speak:
"Your Majesty, I believe that Fourth Brother's handling of the burial of the deceased in Prince Yu's mansion was inappropriate and dishonorable to the Royal Family. Please issue an order to stop this, to prevent the people from laughing at you."
Seeing this, the ministers following behind him also echoed:
"Your Majesty, please stop this to prevent the people from laughing at you."
Hearing this, Leng Xi had a faint smile on his face.
He knew that if he received this imperial edict from his father, Leng Yu would be furious and the conflict between him and his father would increase rapidly. Even if his father did not cancel his decision to coronate the throne, Leng Yu would still feel resentful towards the emperor. No matter what, as long as Leng Yu was unhappy, he would be happy.
Leng Yu did not report the murder of the twins to the emperor. Perhaps it was too late, or perhaps he did not take it into consideration. In any case, the emperor did not know about it.
The emperor frowned and asked solemnly:
"What happened? Who died in Prince Yu's mansion?"
Leng Xi hurriedly clasped his fists and replied:
"Your Majesty, two generals from Prince Yu's palace died outside the city yesterday. The exact cause of their death is unknown, but since they were outside the city in the middle of the night, it's unlikely they died in the line of duty. Yet, Fourth Brother wants to bury him with the same funeral rites as his own brother. I feel this is inappropriate. If this loophole is opened, such incidents will become more frequent. I hope Your Majesty will issue an order, asking Fourth Brother to consider the overall situation and not do anything that would damage the royal family's reputation or bring shame upon others."
"The two generals are dead?"
The emperor muttered to himself worriedly,
"I heard that Xiao Lingzi was just seriously injured, and now Xiao Shuangzi has died outside the city. Something happened to Prince Yu's Mansion in this matter. This... this must be strange..."
Seeing that the emperor had become unusually calm at this moment, Leng Xi's brows were suddenly filled with gloom. He was afraid that the emperor had approved of Leng Yu's behavior, so he hurriedly added fuel to the fire and said:
"Xiao Lingzi was injured, reportedly while rescuing Huaiyu. Xiao Shuangzi died outside the city. The cause has yet to be determined. Shuntian Prefecture is investigating the matter. However, the body will remain for three days and will be buried as a prince..."
At this point, Leng Xi looked at the emperor who was sitting there with a sullen face, and continued cautiously:
"Several ministers also feel that this is inappropriate. We hope that the Emperor can issue an order to stop this."
The emperor sighed with a frown on his face, then waved his hands feebly and defended Leng Yu:
"I heard that Yu'er has already sworn brotherhood with his brothers. In that case, General Shuang is also his younger brother. If you feel it's inappropriate, you don't have to come to me to raise this matter. I have already stopped participating in the affairs of the court, and now I don't want to care about it even more. I have already handed the jade seal to Yu'er. If you have any objections, go directly to Prince Yu's Mansion!"
this……
This answer was not what Leng Xi wanted to hear. According to the past, when his father heard about this, he would definitely be furious and then issue an order to order Leng Yu to stop this ridiculous behavior.
But this time, why would his father indulge Leng Yu? This was something he had never expected.
He quickly winked at the ministers behind him, and they all clasped their fists and said:
"Your Majesty, please think twice and stop Prince Yu..."
"Your Majesty, please think twice and stop Prince Yu..."
"Your Majesty, please think twice and stop Prince Yu..."
The emperor frowned and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Alright, I just said that if you have any objections, go directly to Prince Yu's mansion. In a few days, the throne will belong to Leng Yu. I don't want to interfere, and I can't do anything about it."
When everyone heard this, they were speechless and dared not speak again.
The emperor ordered impatiently:
"Everyone, please leave. Xi'er will stay."
After looking at each other, these people took two steps back, turned around and left.
The emperor waved his hand to Liu Xi again.
"You go down too. I have something to say to Xi'er."
Liu Xi retreated tactfully, and a sinister and disgusted look flashed in Leng Xi's eyes.
This foolish old emperor, Leng Yu made such a big mistake, but he just brushed it off so lightly. He became more and more indulgent towards Leng Yu, which really made him angry.
However, he still suppressed the anger in his heart and asked calmly:
"Father, you asked me to stay. Is there something you want to say?"
The emperor looked at him for a long time without saying a word, and suddenly there was a hint of shrewdness in his eyes.
In the past, this emperor always gave people the impression of being dull and foolish, but his eyes today surprised Leng Xi a little.
Seeing that the emperor had been looking at him without saying anything, he frowned slightly and asked humbly:
"Father...did I do something wrong that makes you look at me like this?"
"Oh!"
The emperor suddenly snorted coldly, then sat up straight and said earnestly:
"In my life, including Yu'er, I have four sons and two daughters. I didn't teach my eldest son Leng Yun well, and I didn't take good care of the second and third. I let them marry far away, and they are even unwilling to send me a letter from home. Many years ago, I did something that let Leng Yu down..."
At this point, the Emperor seemed to think of many past events. He waved his hands, sighed, and continued:
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