673. The Emperor’s Elder Wants to Engage the Wen Family
There are still endless piles of memorials piled up in the Imperial Study Room.
When the emperor heard the announcement, he waved his hand and asked Eunuch Feng to invite a few people in first. Yuan Surong on the side had almost finished approving the memorial and distributed part of it first.
When Yuan Zurong heard that Wen Ranran and Xia Lishuang were back, she was stunned for a moment, then took a look at the emperor's face, but didn't see anything from it.
When he was going out, he happened to bump into Wen Ranran. Wen Ranran looked at Yuan Surong, who was dressed in a female official's clothes and had solemn make-up, and knew that the other person was living a good life these days.
"I have met the prince, the princess, and the prime minister!" Yuan Surong felt blessed and winked at Wen Ranran.
Wen Ranran looked at the other party with a smile, "Now, it's really time to call you Yuan Xiuyi!"
Yuan Jirong blushed slightly, "What are you talking about!"
"By the way, Your Majesty is not in a very good mood today. I will go and deliver the memorial first. You..."
Wen Ranran nodded to show that she understood.
Looking at Yuan Surong's back, Wen Ranran turned her attention to the imperial study room, carefully opened the door of the imperial study room, and the three people filed in.
"I have met Father (His Majesty)!"
The emperor put down the wolf-haired red pen in his hand and fixed his gaze on the three people.
"Lao Qi is back!"
With such a simple sentence, Wen Ranran felt some oppression from it for some reason.
The three of them brushed their clothes and knelt down.
Xia Lishuang spoke first, looking at the emperor with a calm expression.
"Reporting to my father, the country of Shu has been stabilized. The State of Lan has withdrawn its flag and set up a vassal state. It has become a vassal and pays tribute. All the kings of Shu have been executed. I also ask my father for instructions."
Emperor Rongcheng couldn't help feeling a little emotional when he looked at his most outstanding son.
"You did a good job of subduing the enemy without fighting...but are you hiding anything from your father?"
Xia Lishuang was shocked and then fell silent.
On the side, Wen Ranran knew that what was supposed to come had come.
"Reporting to the emperor, my daughter...is guilty!" Wen Ranran lowered her eyes, "As a bloodline of King Yundian, my daughter did not know her origins since she was a child. It was not until after the Lan Kingdom that her life experience was completely revealed.
The mystery is revealed. This time, Prince Nanping returns to the capital with his daughter. He is willing to stay in the capital for a long time to listen to his father's instructions!"
Wen Ranran didn't wait for the emperor to get angry and took the lead in saying what she needed to say.
"It's just that... what happened back then was concealed secretly by my daughter's adoptive mother, and her father didn't know about it. She has gone, so please, father... don't blame the Prime Minister!"
With these words, the emperor blocked all the questions he was originally filled with.
Emperor Rongcheng twitched his lips.
"Prime Minister Wen, what do you say? I sent you there that day for peace talks, but I didn't expect you to be late in returning. Instead, you followed the army back to the court! How should I punish you for delaying the opportunity for so long?"
Wen Changjin stooped an inch and lowered his head.
"I... I have nothing to say. It's just that... I was kidnapped by thieves on the way. It was not my intention. I am a scholar and don't know martial arts. I really failed to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
The emperor was stunned, "Thieves?! Which thief?!"
Wen Ranran was silent for a moment and then answered immediately.
"My daughter has a friend who originally came from a wealthy family in the Lingnan area, but... because of the prevalence of a local cult called the Guangming Sect, local residents took a medicine that was said to allow people to see gods and live forever.
And that area, if I remember correctly, is where the Ji family of Lingnan is located. On that day, the king of Shu and the Ji family in Jincheng were all beheaded. Because of this, the other party developed hatred and took revenge on us! It is not impossible!
"
"Huh!" the emperor snorted coldly, "you are talking nonsense!"
Wen Ranran had no expression on her face and raised her head calmly.
"The chaos in Lingnan is necessary. Moreover, I heard that Wu Shi San is now prevalent in the capital. The incident of the eldest princess that day, Wu Shi San has not been completely eliminated. Now it has begun to reappear. My daughter said nonsense,
Please also ask Your Majesty...to send someone to investigate!"