He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Xie Jingyan's calm voice echoed in the imperial study room.

The expressions on each face were different.

Eunuch Yuan was holding back his laughter.

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched.

The eldest prince was surprised and ashamed.

Xie Jingyin's forehead had veins popping out.

Xie Jingyin clenched his fists.

I have never seen someone repeatedly refuse the emperor’s arrangements to investigate the Xizhou Dam case, but prepare one piece of relevant evidence after another!

What exactly does King Ling want to do? !

But in the royal study, in front of the emperor, he didn't dare to ask.

After the design drawings and account books of the Xizhou Dam were destroyed, the emperor guessed that Xie Jingyan would be on guard, but he did not expect that his son would be on guard again and again. It was really beyond his expectation.

As long as there is still evidence, the emperor said, "You still have the design drawings and account books in your hand, can you check them?"

Xie Jingyan said, "No one is available, so we can't check it."

To determine the materials used in design drawings and account books, no one but the Ministry of Industry is responsible.

If he asked someone from the Ministry of Industry to investigate, wouldn't it be to alert the enemy and tell Xie Jingyin that he still had evidence, which would set him on fire.

As long as the evidence is kept, it won't be too late to investigate this case when the Xizhou Dam is really destroyed by the flood.

The eldest prince said, "The evidence Prince Ling gave me last time was burned because of my poor care. Without the evidence, the case cannot be investigated further. Please give me another copy."

With this tone of voice, Xie Jingyan didn't even pay attention to him.

Just because he has more than one piece of evidence in his hand, it doesn't mean that if the eldest prince wants it, he will give it to him.

Xie Jingyan only looked at the emperor with firm eyes.

The emperor's face turned dark. He wanted to negotiate terms with his father.

Last time we had to negotiate terms, but he didn't agree, so he asked Eunuch Yuan to give the eldest prince some advice. The eldest prince went to find evidence from Xie Jingyan. Xie Jingyan wanted the Queen Mother to help Yun Qi speak for him, and he knew that the eldest prince couldn't keep the evidence. , reluctantly gave it.

It won't be so easy this time.

He revealed the Xizhou Dam incident so early not only to help Yun Qi get a death-free gold medal to propose marriage and save Prince Yanping, but also for this day.

Xie Jingyan had a non-negotiable expression on his face. If the emperor hadn't held back, he really wanted to have someone drag him out and punish him with a stick. The emperor said with a serious face, "What are the conditions?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Xie Jingyan's eyes, and he said, "Next month, the 16th day of the month is the death anniversary of my mother-in-law. I want to go to my mother-in-law's grave in person to pay my respects. I want to know where she is buried!"

Swish.

Almost instantly.

The emperor's face was so gloomy that it could drip with water.

Eunuch Yuan's heart trembled.

No matter what conditions Prince Ling proposed were not good, he insisted on asking Concubine Chen to the Emperor. Since Concubine Chen's accident, no one dared to mention these two words in front of the Emperor.

Considering that Prince Ling was a human son, it was understandable that he wanted to worship at his biological mother's grave.

The Emperor Lei Ting was furious, "Who allowed you to mention her?!"

Xie Jingyan's face showed suppressed anger, "Father can choose not to have evidence of the Xizhou Dam."

He was the only one who dared to bargain with the Emperor when he was angry.

The emperor angrily reached for the paperweight. When Eunuch Yuan saw it, he quickly snatched the paperweight from the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Hitting someone with a paperweight will kill them."

The last time he hit King Ling, the emperor regretted it afterwards. He also regretted not stopping the emperor. He must not let such a thing happen again.

Eunuch Yuan hid the paperweight behind his back and said to Prince Ling, "The emperor doesn't know where Concubine Chen is buried. It's useless for Prince Ling to find the emperor."

Xie Jingyan's body was stiff and his expression was extremely different. He almost used all his strength to ask, "Who buried my mother and concubine back then?"

Eunuch Yuan replied, "It was the Queen Mother who had Concubine Chen pulled out of the palace and buried."

The corners of Xie Jingyan's eyes turned red.

He stared at the emperor and clenched his hands tightly. Just when everyone thought he would explode, Xie Jingyan turned and left without saying a word.

The emperor's expression behind him was as ugly as possible. Neither the eldest prince nor Xie Jingyin dared to speak, so they all quietly retreated.

Eunuch Yuan did not dare to persuade the emperor and said cautiously, "Shall I go to the Queen Mother to ask?"

"Get out of here!"

……

Let's talk about Shen Wan. After Xie Jingyan entered the palace, Shen Wan went back to the house and embroidered for a while. When she was tired, she walked around the house and stood in front of the window to watch the clouds rolling in the sky.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Shen Wan glanced over, then froze.

Xie Jingyan's eyes were red, like a wounded elk in the woods, so hurt and helpless.

She had never seen him like this.

The emperor summoned him to the palace, wasn't it because of the Xizhou Dam matter? Why did he seem to have received a huge blow?

Shen Wan wanted to ask him what was wrong, but before she could say anything, Xie Jingyan came over and hugged her so tightly that he wanted to rub her into his body, so tight that Shen Wan almost couldn't breathe.

Shen Wan asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you?"

"Don't talk, let me hold you for a while," the voice was hoarse, almost pleading.

Shen Wan didn't dare to say anything at the moment and just hugged him tightly.

When Concubine Chen had an accident and was thrown into the cold palace, Xie Jingyan went to see Concubine Chen in the cold palace. At that time, he was demoted by the emperor to guard the imperial mausoleum. Xie Jingyan knew that the emperor hated Concubine Chen to the core, so he did not bury Concubine Chen in the imperial mausoleum, but he never buried Concubine Chen in the imperial mausoleum. He never thought that the empress dowager had ordered the burial of his mother and concubine. When he thought that his mother and concubine who loved him might be thrown into a mass grave, he was heartbroken.

Shen Wan didn't know what kind of blow Xie Jingyan had received, so she just let Xie Jingyan hug her for a while. When her waist became numb when she stood, Xie Jingyan let go of her.

Looking at his face again, all pain and helplessness were gone, as if it was her illusion.

Shen Wan didn't dare to ask Xie Jingyan. She had managed to suppress her emotions, so she provoked them again when she asked. She asked Chen Feng to inquire, and Chen Feng said, "My subordinates were guarding outside the imperial study room and couldn't hear very clearly. It seemed like they were talking to It’s related to the prince’s mother-in-law, Concubine Chen…”

No wonder.

Normally when Xie Jingyan and the emperor would not talk calmly, when Concubine Chen was mentioned, that scene... Shen Wan didn't even dare to think about it.

Xie Jingyan only allowed himself to be vulnerable for a moment, and he looked just like normal. However, Shen Wan had been with him day and night for so long, so how could she not notice that he was in a bad mood? He held her tightly, as if he was afraid of losing her too.

What happened to Concubine Chen back then left a big psychological shadow on him.

Normally I wouldn't dare to touch it, but when I uncovered this layer of scars, blood dripped from them.

The next day, Xie Jingyan was in a much better mood. After breakfast, he went to the study, and Shen Wan followed him to study ink for him.

As soon as the ink was thickened, Dong'er came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Yuan and Aunt Zhao who is with the Queen Mother are here."

Even if Eunuch Yuan comes, why does Aunt Zhao also come to Prince Ling's Mansion?

Shen Wan felt strangely tight.

Chen Feng hurried out to greet him.

After a while, Eunuch Yuan and Aunt Zhao came in.

Eunuch Yuan saluted Xie Jingyan and said, "Back then, Aunt Zhao came out of the palace to bury Concubine Chen. I was afraid that I might get the wrong place, so I asked Aunt Zhao to personally come and lead the way for Prince Ling."