"It must be because of Chen An."

"Chen An, does the concubine also think that I did all of this?"

Lu Yu sighed helplessly: "Right now, the whole streets and alleys of Pengcheng are full of rumors, and everyone knows about it. Even if we didn't do it, I'm afraid we can't explain it clearly now."

Cao Yong also knew very well that this matter was tricky, and the key was to really kill the prince.

But in the end, he couldn't do anything, and even made a mess of his nose.

It's really annoying.

"After your Highness enters the palace, you must state the facts, and remember to let your empress do nothing inappropriate."

"Why? You tried your best to persuade me that day, and told me to find a way to persuade my mother and concubine to help. Why do you persuade me again today?"

Lu Yu also said helplessly: "The plot in the future was for the sake of the high position, and today's persuasion is also for the high position. Your Highness may wish to think about it. If we make a big splash now, I am afraid everyone will think that we are the ones who made troubles in the assassination of the prince. .Losing righteousness will be detrimental to major events! Therefore, Your Highness must let the empress calm down, and refrain from any drastic actions, so as not to miss important events."

Chapter 1038 Extra Story [-], The Son of Heaven Within Ten Steps

Inside the palace, Yuan Ping quietly looked at her son, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Mother Concubine, did you call me here in a hurry, just to see my son?" Cao Yong looked at the table full of food, his eyes were full of kindness.

"I just want to ask you, does this matter have anything to do with you?"

"My concubine thinks I will do such a thing?" Cao Yong's eyes were full of smiles, his eyes narrowed into crescent moons, looking harmless to humans and animals.

Knowing a child is like a mother, he knows best what kind of virtue Cao Yong is.

Perhaps also infected by her, her son is extremely fond of literature.It is also because of this that he can draw a general idea from every word and action.

"It would be fine if it wasn't for you. This matter has already spread like a storm, and everyone in the court is pointing their fingers at our mother and son. If it weren't for you, we would not be afraid of the slant of the shadow, and we would not be afraid of those people's slander. Big deal, mother Let those censors find a way to write some articles to create momentum."

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "We still don't want to have any reaction to this matter. The more we cover it up, the more people may mistake it for us."

Yuan Ping nodded, pushed the food on the table forward and said, "Try it, this is specially made by mother for you."

Cao Yong picked it up with chopsticks and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly remembered something, looked at Yuan Ping and asked, "Is there any movement in the palace?"

Yuan Ping said with a smile: "Everyone in the palace performs their duties, what's going on?"

Cao Yong shook his head slightly and said: "I always feel that this matter is a bit strange. My elder brother is usually in excellent health, so why did he suddenly suffer from hysteria?"

Yuan Ping also nodded slightly. Ever since the crown prince fell ill, there was an unconcealable haze in the entire palace.

Empress Chen Yan seldom cares about the harem because of handling political affairs, Da Qiao is in charge of the harem, and the lords of each palace stay in each palace without any movement.

The East Palace, which used to be crowded with people, has become extremely heavily guarded, with three steps for one guard and five steps for one sentry. Not to mention outsiders, even the officials of the East Palace are not allowed to enter.

"This matter, my mother will help you find out more and see what's going on."

Cao Yong looked at Yuan Ping with a slight smile on his face and said, "Mother, the time has come for our mother and son. If we can seize this opportunity, maybe our Yuan clan will have another chance to reach the top."

When Yuan Ping heard this, a hint of relief appeared on her face.

After marrying Cao Anmin for decades, all the kindness and family affection in the past have disappeared.Now, she only thinks about occupying more benefits in the court, and can find a way to help her son to a high position.

At the beginning, my own Yuan clan, with four generations and three princes, was powerful in the world.It's a pity that he lost to the Cao family in the end and turned into nothing.Now, Yuan Shao's grandson has the ability to touch the highest peak and inherit Daqi's supreme throne of power. As a mother, if she doesn't help her child, it will be a waste of opportunity.

"Mother doesn't really expect you to reach that height. I just want you to be safe and sound. When your father walked step by step, he was extremely careful and full of troubles. Conquering the world was also thrilling. He was assassinated many times. If it weren't for you Your father is so powerful, I am afraid that he died in the hands of assassins long ago."

Cao Yong's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked: "Why didn't my mother and concubine tell me these stories, and I didn't hear my master tell them."

"This is not a story. Your master was arranged by your father. Naturally, it is impossible to tell you this truth. You just need to remember that no matter how powerful the emperor is, there are times when things go wrong and when he is weak."

Cao Yong's face was full of surprise, his lips wrestled slightly. In his opinion, his father's literary skills and martial arts far surpassed any emperor in history.

Qin Huang Han Wu is nothing in front of him. Under his means, under the sun, it is all the land of Daqi.

He couldn't imagine that his father would be weak.

"Your father is indeed an emperor through the ages. Ordinary kings can only control within a thousand miles, and even the emperor is helpless if he is thousands of miles away. Within ten steps, the emperor is no different from ordinary people, so for the emperor Said, my power is only ten steps away, within a thousand miles, even if your father can control thousands of miles, within ten steps he is still an ordinary person."

Cao Yong thoughtfully, looked at his mother, thought over and over again and suddenly asked: "Then how can I make myself flawless."

Yuan Ping is also proficient in poetry and books, but at this moment he really doesn't know how to answer.

After thinking about it again and again, he said: "There is no way, time and fate, many people have been helpless throughout the ages, you are still young, you have not yet reached that position, some things are not so early to think about, when you ascend one day, You will understand."

Cao Yong didn't say a word. In his mind, his father has always been an invincible existence.

But now, he didn't expect that his father also had a weak side.

After the meal, Cao Yong sat on the carriage and was still thinking about what Empress Cai's mother said just now.

The coachman was his confidant, an old man beside Yuan Ping, who married with him and moved to Xuzhou. Seeing the owner thinking about something, the coachman slowed down the speed of the car to make the car more stable.

Not long after leaving the palace, a carriage suddenly crossed in the middle of the road directly opposite, blocking the way.

The coachman was a little surprised when he saw this.

The official system of the Qi State is above the main road of the imperial palace. Except for the emperor and princes, no one is allowed to climb the road.

Now this carriage is stopped there like this, which is completely out of etiquette.

The coachman was about to yell, when the curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a familiar face inside.

Fifth Prince Cao Tai appeared in the carriage.

He looked over here for a while, and asked with a smile: "Since the third brother is in the carriage, why don't you come out and talk to the younger brother?"

The coachman didn't dare to delay, so he quickly bowed to ask inside for instructions.

Cao Yong was already a little sleepy, but when he heard the servant's report, he suddenly lost his temper.

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, even their brothers knew that if the crown prince failed, the throne must be chosen between the third prince and the fifth prince.

Now, Lao Wu blatantly blocked his way, what did he want to do?

Although Cao Yong was upset, he still kept his trademark smile on his face. He opened the curtain and leaned out with a smile: "Fifth brother is so late, why did you think of waiting for me here?"

"Didn't the third brother just come out of the palace just now? I heard that Madam Yuan summoned the third brother to enter the palace today, and I also guessed that the love between your mother and child will not end in a while, so I waited quietly here."

Cao Yong snorted coldly: "Old Wu has the spirit to stare at me for a day, so he might as well focus more on government affairs. Now that the father and emperor are going on an expedition, we need our sons to contribute."

"What the third brother teaches is that it's just that the younger brother has something important to tell, and I still hope that the third brother will move to get together."

Chapter 1039 Extra Five, The Assassination Outside the Restaurant

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