In Yang Yiqing's view, the empress had already been deposed, and since she was dead, they should look forward.
How could an emperor lack women?
The most important thing is to have a prince so that the country can have a successor.
When Meng Yue handed the memorial to Lu Xingjian, Lu Xingjian became quite interested and asked, drunkenly, "Is there any news about Wanwan?"
He still refused to believe that Wanwan was really dead.
Perhaps someone else has made a mistake.
Just like before in the thatched cottage on the outskirts of Beijing.
Meng Yue read the memorial aloud.
Lu Xingjian laughed sarcastically, staggered to his feet, grabbed Meng Yue by the collar, and asked:
"What does this country and its people have to do with me?"
The rich aroma of the wine permeated the entire room.
Meng Yue was terrified, "Your Majesty, you're drunk..."
Lu Xingjian released his hand: "I'm not drunk!"
“From a young age, I was taught to be a good crown prince and a good emperor.”
"But what did I get in return?"
"My father doesn't love me, and my mother doesn't acknowledge me."
"I can't marry the girl I like."
"He finally got married, but he doesn't even dare to acknowledge his own son."
What am I after?
"Now that my wife and children are gone, my family is destroyed, and I'm dead, what am I still after?"
"Tell me, what else could I possibly be after?"
Meng Yue was at a loss: "Your Majesty, Yan Ge'er is perfectly fine. You must protect him!"
Lu Xingjian narrowed his drunken eyes and chuckled.
"Do I want him to suffer the same hardships and pains I endured?"
Immediately, Lu Xingjian sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"I should have let them go."
"I should have let them go back then."
If Wanwan had gone to the island with Xiao Bin, she wouldn't have encountered so many open and covert attacks and died in the war.
It was his attachment to the warmth she brought that led him to refuse to let her go, resulting in the current situation.
That day, Wanwan cried and said she wanted to go with Xiao Bin.
He shouldn't have made a scene.
Yan Ge'er took the blame for Wanwan's death upon himself.
But he knew that he was the one who dragged her into this vortex of power from which she could not escape, and that she eventually died.
He was the one who killed her.
...
Yang Yiqing was extremely anxious about Lu Xingjian's negligence in his duties.
The battle is still undecided, and Li Dongqian's score has not yet been settled. It is the darkness before dawn. How can we relax at this critical juncture?
He wrote to Qiu Yue, who was still on the battlefield in Henan, urging him to find a way to create the news that Su Wanwan was still alive, even if it was a false impression, and send it back to the capital!
Qiu Yue received the secret letter and found it extremely troublesome.
Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime.
Yang Yiqing's casual remark might just lead to the execution of Qiu Yue's entire family.
But he was a general stationed far away on the frontier.
His powerful backer in the capital was Yang Yiqing.
He couldn't afford to offend Yang Yiqing.
After much deliberation, Qiu Yue, knowing that Xiao Bin had a close relationship with the Su family, went to find Xiao Bin and asked him to return to the capital to explain the situation to the Su family and Yang Yiqing.
Xiao Bin refused: "Lord Qiu can find someone else to do this."
He is now under the command of the Xuanfu Border Army and is no longer under Qiu Yue's command.
Qiu Yue frowned. "The Xuanfu border troops are mainly responsible for Shandong now, but you've gone to Henan. You must have your own business to attend to, right?"
He pulled out a memorial to the throne and said meaningfully, "This is someone impeaching you for killing innocent people and claiming credit for them."
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Bin's eyes.
The memorial described his recent assassination attempt on Prince Jian, Lu Youmi.
However, the Prince Jian's Mansion announced Lu Youmi's death last October.
If the investigation into the case of impeaching someone for murdering a good person and falsely claiming credit is continued, the matter will only escalate.
If Prince Jian's faked death is discovered, he will be charged with assassinating a prince, which will have serious consequences.
Right now, Xiao Bin desperately needs Qiu Yue's support.
Qiu Yue only had this one small request, which was not excessive.
Xiao Bin eventually agreed.
Su Nan was extremely worried about Yan Ge'er when she saw Xiao Bin and was overjoyed.
"Please help me persuade Yan-ge'er; after all, you raised him."
Yan Ge'er didn't believe his father didn't want him at all, and kept crying, wanting to go back to his father and ask him clearly.
How could southern Jiangsu dare to release anyone else?
Last time, something happened to Yan Ge'er on his way back to the palace, which led to things getting out of control and Wanwan dying in Henan.
When Yan Ge'er saw Xiao Bin, he completely broke down.
She cried hysterically, shouting angrily, "It's all your fault! If I hadn't been looking for you, I wouldn't have left the palace, and Mother wouldn't have died!"
"My dad would never abandon me!"
He and Yan Ge'er just wanted to warn Xiao Bin not to even think about taking their mother away.
Who would have thought things would turn out this way?
Xiao Bin's heart sank to the bottom.
It just felt incredibly ironic.
The child he raised with such care and effort, whom he treated like his own, was treated this way.
That's karma.
Back when he was younger than Yan Ge'er, it was Wanwan's mother, Zhou Xiuyu, who took him away, gave him a place to live, and helped him find a master to teach him martial arts.
But he harbored deep hatred for Zhou Xiuyu.
Now, the situation has reversed.
Evening's son hated him so much.
"It's your father who doesn't want you, what does that have to do with me?" Xiao Bin said indifferently.
Yan Ge'er was stunned for a moment, then became extremely heartbroken: "I don't believe it, I don't believe Father doesn't want me."
He raised his dark eyes and pleaded pitifully, "Uncle Xiao, please take me to see my father?"
Grandpa definitely won't take him to find Dad.
He could only ask Uncle Xiao for help.
Xiao Bin remained silent for a few moments before agreeing, "Okay."
Since Xiao Bin was unable to enter the palace, he went to find Qian Ning.
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