The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Husband! She called him husband.

I have heard this name countless times, I have become accustomed to it, but it suddenly brings tears to my eyes again.

Just like the first time I heard it, my heart was pounding with nervousness, like a deer in my heart.

Only then did he realize that it was the right thing to do to return to the little girl.

At that time, I was filled with unspeakable grievances and pain, and my eyes were red before I spoke. It was only because I hated her and loved her at the same time, and I couldn't bear to let her go.

I even thought that even if I hated her, I would tie her up for the rest of her life.

Hey, how can I bear to hate?

It is autumn now and the weather is as cool as water.

Cen Yuan almost ran into Tinglan Courtyard and responded from a distance, "Xia Xia, I'm back."

Shi Anxia stepped out of the house, walked under the eaves, and waited for him with a smile, "Two hours, just right. If you don't come back, I will go to the palace to arrest you."

Cen Yuan's clear and melodious laughter spread, "I chatted with Father for a few more words."

She came forward, looked up at him, and observed his expression, but she did not mention a word about the palace. She only asked, "Are you hungry? There's chicken soup on the stove..."

On the other side, Emperor Mingde sat alone in a chair without moving.

After Cen Yuan left, he just sat there blankly.

Eunuch Qi entered the room cautiously, cut the candle wick with scissors, and said to himself, "This wick is a little short again..."

As he spoke, he looked towards Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde obviously didn't hear him.

Finally, Eunuch Qi couldn't help himself and walked over, lowered his waist and asked, "Master, it's late, it's time to rest. Don't overwork yourself."

Emperor Mingde said "Oh" in a dull voice and stood up to return to Chaoyang Palace. But as he was about to step out of the door, he suddenly said solemnly, "Wang Chengyou, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is here to see you."

Eunuch Qi was surprised, "Now?"

This is late at night!

"And the Vice Minister of Personnel Lu Shiliang! Vice Minister of Rites Wu Hongbo!"

Eunuch Qi: “!!!”

The master won't let anyone live.

Late at night, Minister Wang of the Ministry of Revenue had already turned off the lights and gone to bed.

The doorman hurried in and reported to the butler: Someone from the palace has come to summon the master to the palace for an audience.

The housekeeper came over and told the old woman who was keeping watch: Someone from the palace has come to summon the master to the palace for an audience.

The old woman was in a difficult situation.

It’s the late night, the emperor doesn’t like people to sleep.

She did not dare to neglect it, so she knocked on the door and whispered, "Madam, someone has come from the palace. Master Xuan wants to see you."

Mrs. Wang was a light sleeper, and was awakened by the maid's gentle voice. But she didn't hear it clearly, and she suspected that she had misheard.

The candlelight flickered, and the old woman came into the room and lit the candle.

Mrs. Wang put on a coat, pulled aside the curtain, and yawned before she spoke. "What did you say? Who wants to see the master?"

The maid came over and replied, "It's someone from the palace, Master Xuan is here to see the emperor. The emperor wants to see you."

The master she was talking about was still sleeping soundly, snoring, long and short, which made Mrs. Wang frown.

Madam Wang pushed Minister Wang and said, "Master, get up. Hurry up, the Emperor wants you to come to the palace."

I pushed him a few times, but failed to wake him up.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to lean over to Minister Wang's ear and shout twice, "Master, get up."

Minister Wang finally woke up and yelled angrily, "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

Mrs. Wang was also in a bad mood when she woke up. No, she was angry because the snoring disturbed her sleep. She said angrily, "If you have a temper, go to the palace and yell at the emperor!"

She thought that she had to take a concubine for the master. This was really disturbing her sleep.

When Minister Wang heard that the Emperor had summoned him to the palace, he woke up from his doze and quickly got up, put on his official uniform, washed up, and set off.

Yawning all the way, when he arrived at the palace gate, he met Lu Shiliang, the Vice Minister of Personnel, and Wu Hongbo, the Vice Minister of Rites.

Several people got off their carriages, got dressed, greeted each other, and went into the palace to the imperial study.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the door of the imperial study, Eunuch Qi said, "The emperor is still reviewing memorials. You should kneel down and wait first."

Several people looked at each other, at a loss.

So the Emperor dug them out of their beds in the middle of the night and made them kneel down as punishment?

Eunuch Qi poured hot tea for Emperor Mingde and asked, "Master, the masters have been kneeling outside for an hour. Do you want to see them?"

Emperor Mingde did not even raise his head. "Let them kneel first. I am not resting yet."

It was almost dawn when Emperor Mingde dealt with a pile of memorials on the desk before allowing a few ministers with flat noses and crooked mouths to enter the imperial study.

This is a whole night of kneeling!

These people are now in their thirties and are considered to have the most successful careers in the court.

They can be considered as trusted ministers of Emperor Mingde, and they also participated in part of the earlier "Qingchen Plan".

The Empress Dowager's party once tried to win them over, but they all stood the test.

These people were able to rise to the positions of important officials after experiencing the ups and downs of their previous lives, and they can be considered outstanding people in all aspects.

Of course, his smoothness should not be underestimated. Otherwise, he would not be able to sit in a high position and would be suppressed by Emperor Rongguang.

In fact, not only did they not go with the flow, but they continued to climb up even as many loyal ministers and generals fell.

These three later became the Minister of Revenue, Minister of Personnel, and Minister of Rites during the reign of Emperor Rongguang.

An important official of the imperial court!

When the country was destroyed, they also worked hard to serve the country.

Can!

Emperor Mingde raised his heavy eyes and glanced over them one by one.

The three of them were shocked and knelt down hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Normally at this time, Emperor Mingde would not let people kneel for too long, and would just shout "Stand up".

Only today, kneel down!

The three of them only felt that Emperor Mingde's gaze was like a hot iron hanging over their heads.

So nervous!

I feel so confused!

Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on my forehead, but I didn't dare wipe it.

I couldn't help but wonder, did I do something out of line recently to make the emperor unhappy?

Emperor Mingde asked, "Do you know why you were summoned to the palace in the middle of the night?"

The three of them also wanted to ask, why were we summoned into the palace in the middle of the night?

The vests of the three men were soaked with sweat and their knees were numb from kneeling.

Emperor Mingde glanced at the sky and lost interest. "Go get ready. It's time to go to court."

Three people: "!!!"

Let us kneel for a night and then go to court?

The three men went to court dejectedly, and like three old men, they could fall asleep just by lying on one side.

For three consecutive nights, these unlucky guys attended court affairs during the day, and knelt outside the imperial study for the first half of the night and inside the door for the second half of the night.

However, Cen Yuan knew that Emperor Mingde was telling him in this way that these were the people who assassinated him.

Wang Chengyou!

Lu Shiliang!

Wu Hongbo!

This was something Cen Yuan had not expected. These people were honest people. In the corrupt environment of Emperor Rongguang's reign, it was not easy for them to maintain a clear mind.

In fact, they are the same type as Zhao Liren. They do practical and honest things, but they will not stick to their principles to the end.

They know how to be cunning, how to protect themselves, and how to be an official. Otherwise, how could they have climbed to the position of a fourth-rank official at such a young age?

Could these few people alone make Emperor Mingde so difficult to speak? Cen Yuan felt it was a bit strange, there must be something fishy going on.