Chapter 173 Luo Jiuli is the wife of the younger brother
"Back then, my brother swore a poisonous oath in front of my father. I would assist my brother in ascending to the throne of God. Once the country is stable, I would stay away from the court--"
"Stop! Stop!"
The emperor hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him.
"For a gold medal to avoid death, even my father moved out. You are really promising."
"Speak, I want to hear the truth."
How could a person in a high position of authority become confused so easily?
What's more, the emperor is in the prime of life and has not yet reached the point of being old and foolish.
Xiao Mingxuan said in a calm tone:
"This gold medal for immunity from death was requested by my younger brother for Luo Jiuli."
The emperor suddenly raised his head and took a sudden breath. His previous stability began to crumble.
"Can I understand that the rumors outside are true?"
Although he has lived in the imperial city for a long time, he is not completely ignorant of things outside the imperial city.
He seemed to have long forgotten when the rumors about the Ninth Prince and Luo Jiuli first came to his ears.
Xiao Mingxuan did not directly answer the emperor's words.
"Does the emperor know what happened outside the palace yesterday?"
The emperor said calmly:
"I just heard about it early this morning?"
Yesterday, he was disturbed by the urgent news from the border and had a headache for half a day. He didn't even go to the harem, and he didn't have the mind to care about what happened outside the palace.
If the chamberlain hadn't come in early this morning to report--
The emperor suddenly narrowed his eyes and raised his head to look at Xiao Mingxuan again.
"So, you and Luo Jiuli--"
"Brother Imperial, Luo Jiuli is already my brother's woman."
Bang!
The tea cup on the desk was accidentally knocked over by the emperor, and half of the tea inside spilled onto the bright yellow rosewood desk.
"Brother Emperor, be careful of the mistakes."
Xiao Mingxuan stepped forward with a subtle tone and wiped the water stains on the table with a clean cloth.
"You have been picking and choosing for twenty-five years and you chose her?"
"You won't forget that she was once your niece-in-law."
Xiao Mingxuan raised his head, his eyebrows were cold and stern.
If outsiders saw the Ninth Prince changing his expression towards the Emperor, they would definitely be scared to death.
"She and King Zhao have reconciled a long time ago and have no relationship now."
When the emperor heard this, he rubbed his brows helplessly and sat back down on the Taishi chair again, feeling a little tired.
I don’t know whether he was angry at Xiao Mingxuan’s words or because of what Xiao Mingxuan did.
It took a while to calm down.
"Is there anyone from the Yiguo Duke's mansion who can leave the city?"
Xiao Mingxuan lowered his eyes, and there seemed to be a cold and sharp light passing through the depths of his eyes, and then slowly became calm.
"No one at the moment."
He knew the emperor very well, and he also knew what the emperor valued most and what he feared the most.
The emperor's expression was a little cold.
"Have you found out?" About what happened last night.
"It depends on what the emperor wants."
This is also the reason why he entered the palace this time.
He understood that even if the emperor knew the truth, he would not be able to take action at this time.
The imperial power needs to be stable, the court needs to be balanced, and the deep-rooted aristocratic families must not move. If they move, they will be uprooted to avoid future troubles.
But once this big tree is moved, many branches and leaves need to be cut off and replaced.
This was enough to cause shock to the court.
What's more, at this time, the frontier is experiencing troubles again.
"Here, take it away and show her the nine characters at the back."
The emperor weighed the pros and cons and threw a glittering gold medal for immunity from death to Xiao Mingxuan.
Xiao Mingxuan put the death-free gold medal into his arms.
"Brother Emperor, someone must be responsible for this."
The emperor frowned slightly and gritted his teeth.
"You, an indirect beneficiary, still have the nerve to ask others to take responsibility."
"What you should be worried about now is the rumors outside. How should I put it? Her innocence has been lost. You--"
"My brother will take her out of the capital, so my brother doesn't have to worry about other things."
This sentence has a very different meaning.
First, he doesn't care.
Second, the emperor does not need to be afraid that the Nine Princes' Palace will win over the Duke of Yiguo and become a new powerful person in the capital.
The emperor was so angry that he slapped the table, reached out and took out a wooden box from under the table, and threw it to Xiao Mingxuan angrily.
"Without my permission, you want to hide and relax, you are so beautiful."
Xiao Mingxuan saw the wooden box coming and almost instinctively reached out to catch it. Then he opened the wooden box and saw that it was the Tiger Talisman for leading the army.
Covering it with a snap, he stood up in disgust and threw the wooden box on the emperor's desk.
"My dear brother, I have only had two years of leisure. My dear brother, you should give this thing to someone else."
The emperor raised his eyelids slightly, lowered his voice and said nonchalantly:
"Tomorrow, I will give Luo Jiuli the title of princess, and then I will gather all the young talents in the capital and hold a blind date banquet for the princes and princes——"
At this time, Luo Jiuli, who was in the Duke's Mansion, had no idea that he had become a 'chip'.
The mother and daughter retreated to the inner room and sat down in front of the carved window.
"Jiu'er, what are you going to do with her?"
The lady mentioned by the Duke's wife is Mrs. Sun.
Luo Jiuli said calmly:
"Keeping her alive is useful."
The Duke's wife nodded and did not continue to ask. She looked at her daughter thoughtfully for a long time before speaking.
"Those two maids——"
"The Ninth Prince sent it to protect me."
Luo Jiuli didn't hide it.
"really."
The Duke's wife lowered her eyes.
"Were you...also in the Ninth Prince's Mansion last night?"
"Um."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"Mother, my daughter may break her promise."
The Duke's wife took a deep breath.
As someone who had been there, she could not see that her daughter's body shape, posture, and appearance had changed when she returned home this morning.
Plus those half-truths and half-false rumors.
I'm afraid that she and the Nine Kings have no choice but to make rice into a meal and wood into a boat.
"Are you really planning to have an affair with the Ninth Prince——"
She stopped talking. She hoped that her daughter would be safe and smooth for the rest of her life, but she had just left the wolf's den of Prince Zhao's Mansion and was about to enter the fire pit of Prince Zhao's Mansion again. Thinking of this, her heart ached.
Luo Jiuli took his mother's hand.
"Yesterday, I was robbed and drugged. In that dilapidated thatched house in the outer city, I fought desperately. Even when I was desperate, I thought that the only person who could make me wait willingly was him."
"You...oh!"
The Duke's wife sighed deeply, she was so worried about her little daughter.
"Mother can let go of her prejudices, but your father will only be sad if he does."
Luo Jiuli smiled faintly, and it was at this time that Xiao Mingxuan was prepared for a rainy day.
"Father's place--"
"Madam, second young lady, the palace is summoning you."
Outside the door, Nanny Xu frowned, a little nervous.
I'm afraid it's not a good thing for the palace to summon the second young lady at this time.
What Nanny Xu could think of, the Duke's wife naturally thought of it too, and her face changed slightly at this time.
"Whose will?"
"The emperor summons the second young lady to the palace."
Aunt Xu repeated it.
"No, I want to accompany you to the palace."
The Duke's wife was also full of resistance to the palace.
"Mom, please calm down. No family members of foreign ministers are allowed to enter the palace without permission from the emperor."