Having said this, Concubine Gao asked the head nanny beside her to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to call the steward, so that she could instruct him to prepare all the necessary items for proposing marriage according to the rules.

"However, the prince's wedding requires your father to grant the marriage, and then the Ministry of Rites will choose an auspicious date."

When Emperor Hui was mentioned, Concubine Gao frowned.

"It's been a commotion these past two days. Mother knows you don't want to see him, but you still have to go for the sake of your marriage."

Yan Qi's face tightened, a feeling of disgust surged in his heart, but he finally nodded.

"Mother is right. My eighth brother is still in the imperial study. I will go there now."

"You go ahead. I just want to see the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yan Qi arrived at the imperial study.

Emperor Hui was no longer leaning forward in a sickly manner, but was sitting at the top with great energy. Yan She knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

The prime minister, on the other hand, looked angry, as if he had just had an argument with Emperor Hui.

Yan Qi hadn't seen the prime minister so angry for a long time. Emperor Hui was confused and lazy about state affairs, but fortunately he could still listen to the prime minister's words on weekdays.

I guess today's dispute must be about Yan She.

The Prince of Jin stood aside with a calm expression and gave advice to the Prime Minister.

"Father is also a man of deep love for his son. Why do you have to stop him, Prime Minister?"

"Your Highness Prince Jin is wrong! This is a matter of state. Your Majesty is not only a father, but also a monarch. Naturally, state affairs should be the most important thing in everything!"

"Master Prime Minister, have you ever thought that if you insist on stopping me, my father will probably be worried in the future?"

The Prince of Jin meant that the Prime Minister should not deliberately obstruct it, otherwise Emperor Hui might vent his anger on him in the future.

The prime minister, however, seemed deaf to the suggestion and still insisted on dissuading him.

Yan Qi came in and paid his respects to Emperor Hui. Emperor Hui was feeling unhappy at the moment, and he looked even more impatient when he saw Yan Qi.

The Prime Minister was cheered up when he saw Yan Qi coming in, and hurriedly said to Emperor Hui,

"Why don't you ask His Majesty the Prince of Qin for his opinion? His Majesty has always been fair. If His Majesty the Prince of Qin agrees with this, I will not stop you."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hui became more spirited and cast a sharp look at Yan Qi.

"Then tell me, Old Four, what do you think?"

King Jin glanced at Yan Qi, and the mockery in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

How could Yan Qi not understand what he meant, but he just glanced at him indifferently.

"I wonder what the emperor wants to ask you, son?"

"Your second brother has made mistakes, and today is enough for his punishment. He has lost his mother and is extremely lonely. I just want to release him.

I didn't say I would restore his princely title, but the Prime Minister is still insisting on it. Tell me, did I really do something wrong?"

Concubine Yun's suicide really made Emperor Hui remember her good qualities, and even Yan She's crime of wanting to kill the emperor could be easily forgiven.

Emperor Hui felt that Yan She was lonely and helpless because he had lost his mother, but he forgot that Yan Qi also lost his mother at a young age.

Yan Qi's expression remained unchanged. He did not directly answer Emperor Hui's question. He only asked Emperor Hui,

"I wonder what reason Father will give to release Yan She?"

Emperor Hui was speechless after hearing this.

Yes, when the King of Qin was pardoned, all kinds of harsh words were said, and the King of Qin's throne was also abolished.

Strictly speaking, Yan She no longer has royal status. On what grounds would Emperor Hui release him?

The Prime Minister did not forget to add,

"That's right, His Royal Highness Prince Qin is right. Yan She has been demoted to a commoner. The emperor's original decree is still there. If we release him for no reason like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"

Emperor Hui got a headache when he heard the prime minister's words, and directed all his anger at Yan Qi.

"I want you to come up with a solution, not to question me! Just tell me whether you can let him go or not?!"

"can!"

After Yan Qi said this, the Prime Minister was so shocked that he stopped kneeling and stood up from the ground.

Even Yan She, who had been kneeling on the ground with little sense of presence, raised his head and looked at Yan Qi in disbelief.

When the plot failed, it was Yan Qi who captured him personally. How could he agree to let him go now?

The Prime Minister tried to dissuade him urgently.

"Your Highness Prince Qin, be careful with your words!"

Prince Jin listened at the side without saying a word, just pursed his lips.

"Prime Minister, please be at ease. Yan She is, after all, my father's son and my brother. He has been imprisoned in the city defense camp, and I have been very uneasy about him.

Originally, I intended to write to my father, but unfortunately I dared not go against the emperor's will. Now that my father has made a decision today, it is just the right time to move the criminal Yan She out of the city defense camp.

What do you think, Father?"

Emperor Hui did not expect that his son, who had the toughest temper, would be so easy to talk to today, and he was immediately delighted.

"That's right, the City Defense Camp is indeed not a good place. We can't let him stay there any longer. Why not let him live in the Royal Villa to reflect on his mistakes!"

The prime minister was so angry that his eyebrows stood up.

I still live in the Royal Villa. Is I living there to reflect on my sins or to take a vacation?

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

The prime minister wanted to kneel down and plead his case, but Emperor Hui had no patience to listen to him.

He immediately put his hand on his forehead and said he was sick.

"Ouch, my old injury has relapsed and I feel dizzy. I must call the imperial physician immediately. You can leave now!"

The prime minister was not willing to come out and wanted to say something, but the prince of Jin stepped forward and pulled the prime minister's sleeve.

"Mr. Prime Minister, my father is not feeling well. Let's all leave."

The Prime Minister turned around angrily.

Yan She was taken to the royal villa by people arranged by Eunuch Huang.

He had not expected that Concubine Yun, who risked her life to prove her integrity, could actually save him, and today was surprisingly smooth.

As long as he doesn't stay in the city defense camp, he still has a chance to act, and some accounts will be settled later.

The gleam of light in Yan She's eyes flashed away, and soon he frowned and walked away very respectfully.

The prime minister was still waiting at the door. As soon as Yan Qi and Prince Jin came out, the prime minister felt a little disappointed.

"Since Yan She has been demoted to a commoner by His Majesty, why bother speaking up for him, Your Highnesses? Now that he is out of prison, who knows what will happen to him."

"Father loves his children deeply, and we cannot bear to see him worrying all day. Although Yan She has left the city defense camp, there will still be someone watching over him, so nothing should happen to him.

Aren't you here, Prime Minister?"

The Prince of Jin was talking to the Prime Minister with a smile on his face, but Yan Qi remained silent.

"Your Highness the Prince of Qin values ​​the law the most, so why did he make such a mistake today?"

The prime minister looked at Yan Qi inquiringly.

"My father is determined to have him come out. If I insist on stopping him, given my father's temper, I'm afraid more trouble will arise.

The Prime Minister has worked hard for the country and the people. If this matter does not go his way, my father will probably bear a grudge against him in the future. Why bother?"

The prime minister knew that what Yan Qi said was true. Emperor Hui's temper had become increasingly perverse in recent years.

Whenever things don't go as planned, we always have to do something else.

The Prime Minister lowered his eyes and thought, if the late emperor had not entrusted him with the care of his son before his death, he would not have worked so hard for so many years. Now he is old, and sooner or later he will not be able to keep it.

Perhaps it's time for someone else to take over this throne, someone who can keep it.

These two are both good.

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