His Royal Highness nodded, with a serious look on his face, "Brother, are you also going to pay your respects to your mother? She seems to be very angry, so you'd better not go yet."
"Okay!" The Emperor's eyes were slightly cold, knowing that the Queen Mother knew about the Imperial Study Room. He gave His Royal Highness a deep look, "You are nine years old. You must abide by the rules in the future and don't always spend time in the harem.
It would be bad if the court officials took advantage of it and made a fuss about it."
Being ruthless and capable at such a young age is inseparable from the teachings of that good mother.
His Highness the Tenth Prince smiled in a coquettish tone: "Oh, I see, isn't this the Chinese New Year? Normally, my brother is studying and learning martial arts, so he doesn't have time to spend time with his mother."
The emperor smiled lightly, nodded, and then led the others back to the palace with cheers.
His Royal Highness looked at the backs of the group of people, the smile on his lips gradually faded, and the childish look on his face turned cold.
Laixi looked at the emperor's back and murmured: "Why do I feel that the emperor has changed? I can't say where he has changed."
His Highness the Tenth Prince narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Let's go."
He had long felt that the imperial brother had changed and no longer doted on him so much. It seemed that it was when his mother and concubine hinted at the death of his father, the Fourteenth.
Did the emperor really find out something?
Will he be afraid of what he will do to him and become wary of himself? Will he attack himself because of this?
He had witnessed with his own eyes how the imperial brothers changed their palaces and plotted against each other to kill each other.
Laixi followed silently and sighed deeply.
His Royal Highness looked slightly sideways and asked, "Why are you sighing?"
Laixi's expression changed slightly and he said, "I dare not say anything."
"Say it! You are not guilty!" His Royal Highness put his hands behind his back and looked a little serious.
Laixi looked around to make sure there was no one else around, and then whispered: "I just feel sorry for you, Your Highness. Your Majesty just beat His Highness in front of so many servants, where is His Highness's face? What's the big deal?
Can't we say it in private? Isn't it because the Queen Mother loves you so much, and the Emperor is a little bit interested in it?"
"Brother Huang has been close to this palace since he was a child. He must not have thought too much about it. Don't say such nonsense in the future!" His Highness the Tenth Prince said, quickening his pace, holding hands tightly with his back on each other, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Pass.
"Yes! I know my mistake!" Laixi also quickened his pace and lowered his voice, "Your Highness has a kind heart, and I am afraid that if you focus on brotherly love, you will suffer a big loss."
His Highness the Tenth Prince frowned, paused slightly, then quickened his pace and left.
Over there, the emperor returned to the palace, sat on the sofa, and looked at Duofu coldly.
Duofu felt a little frightened when he saw him, his eyes flickered, and he was frightened. Finally, unable to withstand the emperor's pressure, he knelt on the ground with a "pop" and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, did this slave do something wrong?"
The emperor asked coldly: "Whose are you?"
Duofu trembled with fright and turned pale, "Your Majesty, this servant is yours! I am loyal to you and have never done anything to regret you!"
As he said this, he kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
The emperor waited until he knocked his head to draw blood, and then said: "My people? Why do I think your Queen Mother is your people?"
Duofu was slightly startled, "Your Majesty, aren't you and the Queen Mother the same thing? Didn't the Queen Mother work so hard for you?"
He also felt that the Queen Mother was right. The Emperor was too kind, no, it should be said that he was too soft-hearted. Sometimes, in order to stabilize the throne, it was necessary to use some extraordinary means.
The emperor exhaled a breath and said calmly: "In that case, you can go and serve the Queen Mother."
Duofu and Sixi grew up with him, went to sea and went through life and death together. He is loyal to himself, but what he needs is a slave who is only loyal to himself.
When Duofu heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he burst into tears, "Your Majesty! Don't want me to be a slave. I know my mistake! I don't dare to do it anymore! From now on, I will only listen to the Emperor's words and be loyal to the Emperor alone!"
The emperor finally couldn't bear it. The key was that he didn't know who else was more trustworthy besides Duofu. "I will trust you this time. If I find out that you passed my news to Cining Palace without authorization, I will give you a gift."
Go see Sixi and ask him what loyalty means!"
Duofu hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me! Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me! I have remembered it! I will never dare to do it again!"
The emperor rubbed his forehead, raised his hand and said: "Get up and clean up everyone around me. If I know about the things around me again in the future, I will let the harem know as soon as I fart, and I will ask you
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"Yes! I obey the order!" Duofu kowtowed again, and the marble floor tiles were stained with the blood from his forehead.
The emperor took out a small porcelain bottle from the drawer on the small table and threw it to Duofu, "Go and apply Xia Helin's ointment."
Duofu caught the medicine bottle, tears welling up in his eyes, and kowtowed again to thank him. When he saw the ground was stained with blood, he quickly wiped it off with his sleeves.
The Queen Mother soon learned that the people around her were either transferred or dealt with, and she was so angry that she fainted.
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Shangguan Ruoli was currently meeting with famous local ladies at Prince Xuan's Mansion in Yue County, including Lin, the wife of the Yue County Sheriff, Lan, the wife of the Fan County Sheriff, and Yu, the step-brother of Mr. Sun Ge who had retired and returned to his hometown.
Shi.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, all three of them sent messages to Prince Xuan's Mansion to come to pay New Year greetings. Of course, the family members of the county magistrate, squires and other officials also submitted messages.
Shangguan Ruoli only chose the family members of the highest local officials to reply to the post, asking them to come on the same day. It would be too troublesome to entertain them all one by one.
After several ladies arrived, Shangguan Ruoli held Sassoon's hand and entered the small flower hall.
Zhuyue's cold voice sounded: "Princess Xuan has arrived!"
Several ladies stood up hurriedly, straightened their dresses, held up their hairpin rings, and bowed down, "My wife, I pay my respects to Princess Xuan! I wish the Princess Xuan a happy New Year! I wish the Princess long happiness and good health!"
Shangguan Ruoli slowly walked to the main seat, sat down, and then said calmly: "No courtesy!"
There was a calmness and authority in his voice, which made several people feel the cool breeze blowing around them.
He held the maid's hand and stood up, bowing his head respectfully.
"Look at your seat!" Shangguan Ruoli also learned from Dongming Ziyu and cherished words like gold, with the pressure of a superior in his voice.
These people need to be dealt with. Before they came to the fiefdom, they dared to stuff a woman into the house, thinking that she was a vegetarian?
The two county guards' wives were so frightened by the coercion emanating from Shangguan Ruoli that their hands and feet trembled. They had never been to the capital, and the only big shot they had ever seen was the original Princess Qin.
But Princess Qin is a gentle-tempered person on the surface, and she is close to the people. This is the first time they have seen such a princess who exudes a murderous aura.
However, Lao Ge Lao Sun Chengwen's step-sibling Yu was the concubine of Marquis Dingyuan, so she grew up in the capital and had seen the world, so she was quite calm and composed.
However, the arrogance and disdain in her eyes made Shangguan Ruoli feel unhappy. Could this woman be coaxing him because she thought Mr. Sun Ge was the boss here before?