If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

The news of Mei Xiang's assassination in Fuzhou City was not specifically sent back to the capital, but as Princess Haoyue was an important figure and the object of special attention, she received the news via carrier pigeon on the third day after she was injured.

In the capital, in the imperial palace, in the imperial study.

The four old family heads had been sitting inside waiting for a long time, staring eagerly at the emperor as he came in with the other three family heads after the court session.

"How is Xiang girl now? Is her injury serious? Are there any other people injured?" The old head of the Situ family asked anxiously without waiting for the emperor to sit down.

The other three nodded immediately after hearing this, and stared at the emperor closely, as if they wanted to pry open his head and read the information.

The princess has been in the service of these four old men for a long time, and they are very curious. If they were not really unable to leave, they would have gone to Liuzhou Prefecture with those guys long ago, and they would not be waiting for Meixiang to return to the capital day and night like they are now.

They had been looking forward to the mother and daughter's departure for a long time. They had been counting the time on their fingers every day. But who would have thought that as they were getting closer and closer to the capital, they encountered an assassin in Fuzhou and were seriously injured.

This is like stabbing a knife into the hearts of these four old guys. Who can bear this?

The emperor glanced at the heads of the Chu, Feng and Situ families who were following closely behind him. When he looked at them, the three of them frowned and shook their heads.

The four of them had clearly worked together to conceal the news of Meixiang's injury because they were afraid that the four elders would worry and this kind of situation would occur. Unfortunately, despite all their precautions, they still couldn't prevent it. What went wrong in the link that caused the news to leak out?

"Don't worry, the four of you. With Dou Jian accompanying you, there won't be any major problems." The emperor looked at the four old family heads whose faces had changed with anxiety, sighed secretly, and then said, "I just received news that Xiang'er has woken up and is clear-headed. She is working with Doctor Dou to find a way to remove the toxins in her body."

The emperor deliberately concealed the second half of the news that Meixiang had lost consciousness, which was conveyed by the carrier pigeon.

Hearing this, the four old men nodded excitedly. As long as their little one was fine, they would be fine. The four people came back to their senses and spoke at the same time:

"So when are they going to leave?"

"Don't you have enough people? Send more people to pick them up!"

"Who is the murderer? Has he been caught? Do we have enough herbs? Is there anything else missing?"

"What are the Lord and Commander of Fuzhou doing? They didn't even notice that someone was committing a crime in their own territory?"

Seeing this scene, the emperor, who was already upset, frowned even more tightly. He took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress his impatience. When he saw the news just now, he was so anxious that his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Meixiang is his only child. If something really happens to her, not only him, but also his queen Xiao Feng'er will be unable to bear it.

"Father, three elders, since Xiang'er didn't send anyone to deliver the letter, it means she doesn't want us to worry, and it also means that she can handle this matter. So I think it's better for us to stay put and not intervene rashly. Otherwise, it will be more trouble than gain if we disrupt her deployment."

Looking at the four old family heads who were staring with their eyes wide open and about to say something, the emperor immediately added: "She is my daughter. I am no less worried than any of you. But I believe Xiang'er can handle it."

In fact, Meixiang has been used to relying on herself since she was a child. She simply forgot to send a letter to the capital. Situ Yidong and others were only concerned about her injuries. Later, things happened one after another, and they forgot to send someone to report the news.

This beautiful misunderstanding was born!

After a stick of incense burned, only Wang Huang and his son were left in the imperial study, facing each other in silence.

"Alas!" The emperor sighed, looked up at his father who was sitting opposite him, and asked directly: "Father, you know who did this, right?"

Being able to know Meixiang's route in detail and deploy in advance to seize the opportunity, a group of people were able to sneak into Fuzhou City without being noticed. If you say that this was an ordinary assassination without any premeditated plan, I'm afraid even a three-year-old child would not believe it.

In the entire Haoyue, there are only two or three people who want Meixiang's life and have the ability to kill her.

"Father, for Haoyue, my son and I have been separated as father and daughter for more than ten years. I don't need to say how much suffering Meixiang has endured. Anyone with eyes can see it."

"As for the throne, although Xiang'er is my only child, I have said more than once that I have no interest in this position. But why are there always some people who just don't believe it?"

"I swear to heaven that my family of three may let anyone down, but we will definitely live up to the name Wang, our status, and the people of Haoyue!"

"But, Father, please tell me, this lovely and capable girl, why do some people hate her?"

The emperor's voice became lower and lower as he spoke. The emotions that had been suppressed in his heart for many years could no longer be contained. His questions sounded like an accusation against himself, against Emperor Haoyue, and even against the entire Haoyue Dynasty.

Wang Huang looked at his son's red eyes, furrowed brows, and bulging veins. Facing his own questioning and accusations, he was speechless. He was not a competent husband, let alone a competent father.

His heart trembled slightly, and then he closed his eyes tightly, holding back the tears in his eyes. Wang Huang knew that his partiality for his two younger sons would hurt his eldest son's heart, but he never thought it would hurt so badly. If he didn't stop it in time, the father and son would be alienated, the brothers would kill each other, and the disaster would really be unavoidable.

This is not what he wants, the result he wants to see! Never mind, never mind, maybe some people's excessive protection will harm him instead!

"I understand what you mean. Do whatever you want. Xiang has suffered so much, we must give her an explanation! I still say the same thing, as long as you don't hurt their lives, everything else is up to you!"

Wang Huang then added: "Born in the royal family, you are destined not to live like an ordinary family. There are gains and losses. This is an indisputable fact. My son, you must remember this in your heart!"

After saying this, Wang Huang stood up, walked to the emperor, patted him on the shoulder, and turned to walk out of the house. His hunched shoulders and slightly staggering steps all indicated the end of a generation of proud people.

The emperor was silent for a long time in the imperial study, then he ordered behind him: "Go, keep a close eye on the second and third sons!"

"Yes!"