At the same time Liu Yunzhao left the capital, a man in black also entered the palace where Shang Beiyu resided.
"Your Excellency, the Ninth Prince and Princess Chonghe have confirmed their departure from the capital yesterday, and today they are already a hundred miles away from the capital," the man in black respectfully reported to Xiao Jianzi.
Little Cocoon nodded: "Yes, everything is as I expected. Go to the ancient temple and select some people to follow them from a distance. Tell them not to get too close. Just know their general location; they don't need to know anything else."
"Yes!" the man in black replied.
Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Jianzi added, "By the way, don't let the Song sisters know about these things, especially Song Huiru, lest she run away and cause trouble."
"Understood!" The man in black nodded and then left.
Xiao Jianzi also got up, straightened her clothes, looked in the direction of Chaoyang Palace and smiled meaningfully, saying to herself, "It's time for me to go to the South China Sea to find the Venerable One. Meng Qi, you should take good care of this pot of porridge in the capital and savor the taste of your family reunion."
Yesterday, Shang Dongyang was swatted into the grass on the outskirts of the city by the ancestral beast's wing.
He remained unconscious until nearly noon the next day before waking up.
Shang Dongyang was both frightened and angry, so he entered the palace in such a disheveled state and gave the Empress and his barbarian father a long and pitiful tale.
The Empress was heartbroken, and the mother and son cried so much that Di Kanlong's head ached.
Dikanlong was also troubled by Shang Xiye's departure from the capital:
It's alright that Shang Xi left at night;
Princess Ke Chong is the apple of His Majesty's eye. If she were to leave like this, His Majesty might unleash a furious rage upon his return.
However, his soul was severely damaged by the tribulation lightning, and if he were to chase after it personally now, it would be tantamount to suicide.
I'm caught in a dilemma.
The Empress suddenly rushed to his side and cried out, "Your Majesty, Yang'er's grievances cannot be suffered in vain! I beg Your Majesty to immediately send Commander Gao to bring back the Ninth Prince and Princess Chonghe. I do not ask that they be punished, but that the Ninth Prince give Yang'er an explanation and give the people of the world an explanation!"
"Empress, have you forgotten that the Ninth Prince has the late Emperor's edict?" Di Kanlong coldly glanced at Chen Ziyun, thinking she was out of her mind.
The Empress, however, had tears in her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I have already spread the word in the capital. Now everyone in the capital knows that the Ninth Prince colluded with the former prince Xiao Chen to plot a rebellion, and that he fled to Cangzhou only after the rebellion failed. Now he is a traitor. Even if he produces the late Emperor's edict, the people will not support a traitor who colludes with the remnants of the former dynasty."
Dikanlong's eyes lit up immediately: "Your Majesty's idea is brilliant! This plan is excellent!"
In this way, they occupied the high ground of public opinion;
The late emperor's edict in the hands of the Ninth Prince became a useless move!
"Indeed, the women in your Great Zhao palace are more cunning in this kind of intrigue. Fine, I will send Gao Chengwei to chase after the Ninth Prince. Even if he can't catch him, it's good to delay him for a while. Once he has recovered from his injuries, I will personally lead the chase." Di Kanlong happily pinched Chen Ziyun, not caring that Shang Dongyang was still watching from the side.
Having said that, Di Kanlong turned around and glared at Eunuch De: "Old man, why aren't you calling Commander Gao in!"
Eunuch De frowned imperceptibly: "..."
He found the Emperor's words extremely awkward.
Aren't all the women in this harem his concubines?
What does "the women in your Great Zhao harem" mean?
Moreover, even if the emperor was gloomy in the past, he was at least proper in terms of etiquette.
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