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

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan went to the imperial study.

Knowing that it was the emperor who wanted to see them, the eunuch let them in without informing anyone.

In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing memorials.

The two men stepped forward and saluted the emperor.

"Why did the Queen Mother beat the King?"

The emperor closed the memorial casually and asked the question casually.

Xie Jingyan raised his eyebrows and said, "Because Prince Cheng broke the teacup and disturbed the Queen Mother."

The emperor glanced at Xie Jingyan and asked, "Do you believe this reason?"

The Queen Mother's excuse for beating the King was so perfunctory that no one would believe it.

But the Queen Mother hit him anyway.

It was obvious that he could not vent his anger unless he fought. Prince Cheng had already made the Queen Mother so angry that she could no longer bear it.

For making the Queen Mother so angry, Prince Cheng must have committed a capital crime.

It is very likely that even the emperor would not forgive him.

In addition, the Queen Mother used the golden medal of immunity from death to save the life of Prince Jin, but she wanted to poison Queen Song, and Prince Cheng previously protected the person who poisoned Prince Cheng's son...

This series of bizarre actions, as well as the things that happened in Shen Wan's dream about becoming a king and Xie Jingyin, give rise to a guess.

However, catching an adulterer and a couple, catching a thief and seizing stolen goods, is a matter of the emperor's reputation. Even though Xie Jingyan is used to contradicting the emperor, he dared not say much without evidence.

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Xie Jingyan said, "What if you don't believe it? If the queen mother doesn't tell you, who can know?"

After a pause, Xie Jingyan said, "It's fine that the Queen Mother kept it a secret from others, but she didn't even tell my father. Maybe the crime committed by Prince Cheng is related to my father."

You can't make random guesses without evidence, but it's okay to plant the seeds of suspicion.

The emperor was already somewhat suspicious, and when Xie Jingyan said this, the emperor frowned and looked very unhappy.

Eunuch Yuan was standing aside, his heart trembling as he watched. The empress dowager was most afraid of a quarrel between the emperor and prince Cheng. If the empress dowager knew that prince Ling had said something like this to alienate the brotherhood between the emperor and prince Cheng, and the mother-son relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager, she would probably be so angry that she would want to execute prince Ling.

However, there is no smoke without fire, and Prince Ling's guess is not groundless. The Queen Mother did something suspicious first, so it is no wonder that Prince Ling would be so suspicious.

Seeing that the emperor didn't speak for a long time, Eunuch Yuan called out, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor came back to his senses. He did not come to Xie Jingyan to ask him if he knew why the queen mother punished Prince Cheng. He said, "Who were the people who participated in saving the eldest prince that day? Draw up a list so that I can reward them."

This was serious business. Eunuch Yuan brought over the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Xie Jingyan wrote down the names one by one.

Eunuch Yuan presented the list to the emperor for review.

There are quite a lot of names on the list.

But the first one is Shen Wan, the second one is Xie Jingyan himself, and the third one is Doctor Tao.

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan and asked, "Wan'er was the one who made the greatest contribution to saving the eldest prince?"

Xie Jingyan said, "If Wan'er hadn't wanted to go to the river to have a fish feast, how could she have saved someone later?"

The emperor has nothing to say.

Xie Jingyan said, "Shall we go to the warehouse and choose it ourselves?"

The emperor glared at Xie Jingyan and said, "It's not enough that you went to the empress dowager's private storehouse to cause trouble, but you're still thinking about my things?"

"Go back and wait for the reward."

The emperor was afraid and didn't dare to let Xie Jingyan into his warehouse again.

The emperor changed the subject and asked, "Have you found out who the assassin was at the Lantern Festival?"

Xie Jingyan didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked about the assassin. Not a single person was left alive, so it would be difficult to investigate. He said, "Not yet."

The emperor picked up the teacup and said, "Princess Huyang's birthday will be in a few days. She will not hold a birthday banquet this year. Please allow me to hold a lantern festival outside the palace. I have approved it. Until the assassin is found, you should not wander around the streets."

Shen Wan, "..."

Xie Jingyan, "..."

Xie Jingyan's mouth twitched, but Shen Wan wanted to crawl into the ground.

The Emperor was very busy with state affairs, and the Empress Dowager did not let him worry about her illness. However, the Emperor was even concerned about how they celebrated the Lantern Festival, fearing that they would be attacked again when they went out on the streets.

Moreover, she said it in front of her, obviously believing the nonsense of the Eighth Prince and his men. She was worried that Xie Jingyan was really henpecked. She wanted to go to the street, and Xie Jingyan couldn't stop her. He could only obey her and simply forbade them to go out to the street.

Xie Jingyan is the emperor's biological son. How could the emperor not know his son's personality? Can she do whatever she wants?

I feel a little wronged, but I dare not say it.

The emperor wanted to see them for these matters. Since there was nothing else, Xie Jingyan took Shen Wan and left.

The emperor frowned as he watched them leave. Eunuch Yuan smiled and said, "Soon the emperor will be able to hold his eldest grandson."

The emperor said, "I will not feel at ease until the baby is born."

"I have never seen them so careless. Back then, I..."

Having said this, the emperor stopped talking abruptly, his face becoming gloomy.

Eunuch Yuan did not dare to respond. When Concubine Chen was pregnant with Xie Jingyan, the Emperor was even more nervous than Concubine Chen, fearing that something might go wrong. Unlike Prince Ling and Princess Ling, who were assassinated at the Lantern Festival and dared to go out to view the lanterns even though the assassin was not caught, they were not afraid. However, the Emperor was worried that Princess Ling would get hurt and the fetus in her belly would be affected.

After leaving the imperial study, Xie Jingyan asked Shen Wan, "Are you tired after walking so far?"

Shen Wan shook her head repeatedly, "Not tired."

She was afraid that Xie Jingyan would take her away.

Although there have been times when it was more ostentatious than this, she really wasn't used to it.

Afraid that Xie Jingyan would not listen to her, Shen Wan said, "It's better to walk more. It will help with childbirth."

Xie Jingyan looked at her, "Really?"

Shen Wan said, "If you don't believe me, ask Doctor Tao."

Xie Jingyan gave up the idea of ​​carrying Shen Wan. Besides, the distance was not far, so Chen Feng drove the carriage to wait for them at the place closest to the imperial study.

He got on the carriage and drove straight out of the palace.

An ordinary carriage was waiting next to the palace gate, and the carriage was loaded with the two boxes of things that Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan had picked.

After leaving the palace, the carriage headed towards Prince Ling's Mansion.

The Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze were patrolling the city, riding on horseback, looking very leisurely.

Seeing the carriage coming, Tang Ze pointed and said, "Look over there..."

Prince Yanping looked in the direction he pointed and said, "Isn't it just the carriage of Prince Ling's mansion? What's so good about it?"

Tang Ze said, "I'm not asking you to look at the carriage of Prince Ling's Mansion. I'm asking you to look at the noodle stall over there."

However, the Prince of Yanping could not see it, because Chen Feng saw them, stopped the carriage, and looked at them. It was obvious that Xie Jingyan had something to say to them.

Prince Yanping and Tang Ze rode over and asked, "Brother Jingyan is looking for us?"

Xie Jingyan lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at them and said, "You have done a great job in saving the eldest prince, and the Queen Mother has given you many rewards. The box at the back is for you, one for each of you, divide it among yourselves."

While Xie Jingyan was speaking, Chen Yu had already lifted the big box out of the carriage and placed it on the side of the road.

The carriages at Prince Ling’s mansion were spacious, but they were stuck in the middle of the road, making it difficult to move forward.

The City Patrol Department was responsible for clearing roads, but the patrol officer ended up blocking the road while talking to someone. This was unacceptable.

Xie Jingyan and the Prince of Yanping only said this one sentence, and the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze made way, and Chen Feng drove the carriage away.

Watching the carriage go away, Prince Yanping asked curiously, "Why is it the Queen Mother who rewards us? Shouldn't it be the Emperor who rewards us?"

Although the Queen Mother loved the eldest prince the most, the eldest prince was the emperor's son and it was the emperor who should reward them.

Tang Ze said, "I wonder what the Queen Mother gave us as a reward?"

Tang Ze asked his men to open the box. When he saw what was in the box, his eyes almost popped out.

This reward is too precious, isn’t it?

Each one of them is priceless. Wouldn't the Queen Mother be able to live a miserable life after being given so many good things at once?

Not only were the rewards valuable, but they were also given so casually, without even a verbal order. Prince Ling was directly asked to give the rewards on his behalf. I always felt that something was not right.

Du Cheng'an was at the noodle stall a few steps away. When he saw the carriage from Prince Ling's mansion stop and Prince Yanping and Tang Ze came over to talk to him, he put down his chopsticks and came over.

The Prince of Yanping said, "Have someone carry it to Deyue Tower and divide it up after everyone has arrived."

Tang Ze warned, "Be careful, don't bump into anything."

If it gets damaged a little, I'll be heartbroken for half a year.

After the big box was taken away, Tang Ze looked at Du Cheng'an, hooked his shoulder, pointed at the thin boy sitting in the noodle stall and said, "Didn't you ask for leave to accompany your mother, the princess, to the Huguo Temple to burn incense? Why are you here eating noodles with others?"

"And you, the emperor's nephew, when did the prince of Duke Du's mansion have face again?"

The thin young man was the one who competed with Du Cheng'an in eating meat buns.

Tang Ze still remembered that last time Du Cheng'an took the initiative to say hello, the boy ignored him. He instigated Du Cheng'an to get to know the boy, and as a result, Du Cheng'an was beaten by Xu Chuan.

They were together all day long, and they didn't even know when Du Cheng'an got to know the guys and started eating noodles with them on the street.