After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

"Father, if Mingli and Jingyou heard about this, I'm afraid they would misunderstand me."

Chu Yanchen bowed and said, "I am extremely worried and am willing to explain everything to them."

The emperor was stunned. He was a little puzzled. Was the fourth prince really concerned about Song Mingli and his mother?

Or, is there really something wrong with his body... and he is deliberately avoiding it?

If he really had some problem, why would he hide it and avoid seeing a doctor?

The emperor frowned and waved his hand, allowing Chu Yanchen to leave.

When the prince saw the fourth son leaving, he could not help but bow and said, "Father, the fourth son is obsessed with Song Mingli and his son. Is it inappropriate for a grown man to be so obsessed with a woman?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor raised his eyes and looked at the prince.

The emperor's eyes were complicated and the prince was shocked.

Did he say the wrong thing?

After a while, the emperor spoke quietly, "He is a talented general. There is no need to treat him equally. There are too many considerations. For matters like this, let him do as he pleases."

"If he is perfect in everything and has no obvious shortcomings, sometimes that is not a good thing."

After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at the prince with expectation in his eyes.

He seemed to be waiting for the prince to understand his painstaking efforts.

The prince was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "I understand. I will get along well with my fourth brother. I will not be too demanding of my fourth brother on such a small matter."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and told the prince to leave.

The prince came out of the imperial study and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief with a smile on his face.

It turns out that the emperor's indulgence and preference for the fourth son and his strict requirements for himself were because he had different expectations for the two of them.

I am going to be a king in the future, so of course I have to know how to weigh the pros and cons and make sure my ministers are above reproach.

The fourth brother is Bei Li’s sharp sword, and it would be best to keep him sharp enough to kill the enemies in battle.

As for the details, he has flaws and weaknesses, which makes it easier to grasp.

The prince left with satisfaction, and went to deal with the "big rat" in the palace in high spirits.

The emperor sat behind the imperial desk, looking at the "dowry list" presented by Feng Hao, and fell into deep thought.

He Hongxi stood aside, accompanying the emperor in silence.

He had served the emperor since he was young, and because he was an outsider he sometimes even understood the emperor better than the emperor himself.

For example, now, the emperor said nothing.

He Hongxi had already guessed most of what he was thinking.

He Hongxi reached out and touched the teacup on the imperial desk; the tea had already gone cold.

He calmly picked up the teacup, bowed, and withdrew from the main hall of the imperial study, asking the eunuch to bring him some warm tea.

Just at this time, Song Yanzhou came to see the emperor.

"Eunuch He, is the emperor free now?" Song Yanzhou asked politely in a low voice.

"I have some free time, but I'm a little worried." He Hongxi sighed.

Song Yanzhou quickly whispered, "I'm willing to share your worries."

He Hongxi waved to him.

Song Yanzhou hurriedly stepped forward and whispered.

He Hongxi said something briefly in his ear.

Song Yanzhou frowned immediately, "I understand."

Song Yanzhou nodded heavily, clasped his hands together, then turned and left.

He Hongxi looked at his leaving back and sighed secretly, "It can be regarded as returning the favor to that kid and Song Mingli."

He didn't dare to remind him too much, hoping that Song Yanzhou really understood and had a way to turn the situation around.

He Hongxi realized that the emperor wanted to give Princess Yuqing to Prince Jing as a concubine.

However, the emperor was worried about Prince Jing's temper and refused to do it.

Or, he was forced to accept Princess Yuqing, but she was locked up in the inner courtyard and tortured to death.

It would be even more not worth it if a princess of Xili Kingdom caused the father and son to become alienated.

But the five hundred fine stallions were roaring and galloping in the emperor's mind again.

He Hongxi told Song Yanzhou, "Go ask Prince Jing. The emperor is worried about him."

But he told Song Yanzhou about Prince Jing's affairs, just to remind him that it was related to Prince Jing's marriage.

After all, Prince Jing was going to marry Song Yanzhou's sister.

Song Yanzhou did not go to find Prince Jing immediately.

During this time, he was investigating other matters.

Also in order to avoid suspicion, he did not ask too much about the affairs of Prince Jing and Princess Yuqing.

Of course he doesn't have to ask when he has nothing to do.

But now, the emperor is already troubled, and he has to ask.

His sister has suffered for so many years, this time, he has to take good care of her.

Song Yanzhou called his apprentice Fang Xun to inquire about Prince Jing, Princess Yuqing, and his sister.

You don’t know until you ask. When he asked, he was shocked.

"Originally, the one we were going to plot against was Prince Jing, but later on, the person in the room was the Third Prince's coachman!"

"In order to prove her innocence, Princess Yuqing asked a maid in the palace to examine her body."

"The envoy Feng Hao was also busy. He wrote a secret letter to the emperor and attached a list."

Fang Xun told his master everything he knew.

Regarding Prince Jing becoming a coachman... Song Yanzhou was pleasantly surprised at Prince Jing's firm stance, but also secretly sighed that he was really... mean.

He just avoided it, but he even threw a coachman in.

"The driver appeared in the side hall...did he leave any evidence?"

If Prince Jing didn't handle the matter properly, he, as his elder brother-in-law, would definitely have to help clean up the mess.

Fang Xun shook his head, "No one saw who did it."

"Do you think Princess Yuqing schemed against Prince Jing because she loves him?" Song Yanzhou suddenly asked.

Fang Xun scratched his head, "This... the love between children, I don't understand it either?"

Song Yanzhou narrowed his eyes and said, "Based on my intuition, I don't think so. She is too purposeful and even disregards her reputation. This doesn't seem like love, but rather a simple calculation."

Fang Xun blinked his eyes. Master is Master!

Isn’t the master also single, but he actually understands the love between men and women?

"Send people to the posthouse and Princess Yuqing to keep an eye on them," Song Yanzhou said, "to see if they have any contact with the outside world."

"There are imperial guards guarding both sides, so they can't communicate with each other, right?" Fang Xun said.

Song Yanzhou shook his head, "No, the imperial guards only focus on people, but we won't let go of even a bird or a mouse."

"I heard that the people of Xili are very good at taming birds and other animals."

The emperor temporarily suppressed Feng Hao's secret letter and dowry list.

Now, he is in control and he doesn't have to rush to make a decision.

There are always people who are more anxious than him.

But the emperor didn't expect this, and he didn't wait for the final decision.

His embroidered clothes envoy Song Yanzhou brought him new news.

"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter between the Seventh Prince of Xili Kingdom and Princess Yuqing. It was sent by a small hawk called a peregrine falcon."

"So he avoided all kinds of inspections from Beili."

The letter was sealed in a thin iron tube. He Hongxi hurried forward, opened the sealed tube, and unfolded the rolled-up paper inside.

The emperor glanced over the note...

Anger gradually appeared on his calm face.

"Bang!" The emperor slammed the desk.

"Great! The small country of Xili is on good terms on the surface, and talks about opening up trade and building a city! But it actually has evil intentions!"

"Pass on my order to put all the envoys from Xili Kingdom into prison!"

"Including Pei Yuqing!"

The emperor was furious and gave the order.

That night, the envoy of Xili Kingdom was arrested while he was sleeping by the imperial guards who rushed into the post station and took him to jail.

"The Beili Kingdom cannot do this to us!"

"We are envoys!"