How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

After Xie Chengze left, Cao Qingran lost all his strength and began to breathe heavily, with his fingertips almost penetrating into the flesh of his palms.

She has always been steady and patient, but when facing Hua Ning and Xie Chengze, she finds it difficult to hide her true emotions.

"Someone come." After finally adjusting her state, she regained her calm expression and called her confidant, "Go to Cao's house and inform the Second Prince that he has targeted the guard Ma Junsi. Tell them to be prepared and clean up anything that shouldn't be there."

"Yes."

After her confidant left, Cao Qingran felt uneasy all the time. She always felt that Xie Chengze knew everything.

Where did Xie Chengze's soul go during the time when his wife was taken over by someone else?

Could it be that he had been stuck in the palace and witnessed everything he had done?

no, I can not.

Cao Qingran tightly grasped the peach wood Buddhist beads in his hand. If this was true, he would come to seek revenge on her the moment his soul returned!

She closed her eyes deeply. Since Xie Chengze did not come to question her immediately, it proved that Xie Chengze was just like that lonely soul. He just inherited the previous memories and he was not aware of many secrets.

She needs to calm down and not lose her composure.

……

The next day, Xie Chengze, who was supposed to have a five-day break, actually took the initiative to come to court.

Xie Zimiao was very happy to see him, and pulled his sleeve and asked, "Second brother, why are you here to attend court?"

"It's boring to stay in the palace." Xie Chengze looked unhappy. "Come here to vent your anger and relax."

Xie Zimiao:?

Ah, it seems like someone is going to be unlucky again?

As Xie Zimiao was thinking, someone passed by behind him. He looked up and found that it was the Crown Prince Xie Jinyu.

"Royal brother." Xie Zimiao greeted him according to etiquette, but Xie Jinyu seemed not to have heard him and was staring at his second brother who looked unhappy.

"Second brother, are you in a bad mood?"

Xie Jinyu walked to the other side of Xie Chengze, his golden prince's robe touching the eye-catching crimson palace robe. In a corner where no one could see, his fingertips wrapped around that slender and cool hand, transferring the warmth of his palm to it.

Xie Chengze lowered his eyes.

After the disaster relief work in Yingzhou was completed, Xie Jinyu liked to hold his hand before going to court and use it as a hand warmer. He resisted at first, but after doing it many times, he just let her do it.

Considering her age, Xie Jinyu is just a student who just graduated from high school. It is understandable that she becomes clingy after being away from her beloved brother for such a long time.

especially……

Memories of the prince in childhood appeared very frequently. Little Jinyu's childhood was simply a hell. Not only did his father not love him, but his mother also had very strict requirements on him. If he fell behind in his studies, he would be punished by being whipped with a cane by the Kunning Palace. Even the palace servants were not allowed to serve and heal his injuries, leaving little Jinyu alone to kneel on the ground and reflect on himself all night.

When he reached the age of learning martial arts, this situation became more serious. Xie Jinyu did not have a good foundation in martial arts, but as a prince, he had to be both civil and military, and become a better existence than all the princes, in order to secure the position of the prince. The Kunning Palace was harsh on him to an almost outrageous degree, but Emperor Jian ignored it and acquiesced to this practice. The masters of the harem also kept to themselves and did not dare to meddle in other people's affairs.

At that time, the only one who dared to take care of little Jinyu was "himself". In order to prevent Kunning Palace from interfering in his affairs, he would go to the imperial study room to borrow Eunuch Zhao every time, and take care of the injured little Jinyu in the name of "Your Majesty".

The few joys that little Jinyu had in her childhood were all given by herself.

It is no wonder that in the original novel, Xie Jinyu was so indulgent and soft-hearted towards the Second Prince and refused to kill him. It was originally thought that the Prince was too kind in his brotherly love. Now it seems that "myself" is like Xie Jinyu's "Abebei". The strong sense of dependence makes Xie Jinyu unable to give up his own existence.

The person who made him stay in the capital forever and stay by his side forever must be Xie Jinyu, right?

But why was the second prince in the dream afraid?

With the crown prince's protection, he doesn't have to worry about being liquidated by the other party after the crown prince ascends the throne, right?

Thinking of this, he lost his concentration until he caught a glimpse of a purple robe out of the corner of his eye. Then Xie Chengze came back to his senses, abruptly pulled back his hand, and frowned.

I almost let my guard down. I couldn't show that I had a good relationship with the prince in front of Sheng Shihuai, otherwise I would be exposed.

His hands suddenly felt empty, and Xie Jinyu subconsciously narrowed his eyes, rubbing the remaining warmth on his fingertips. He looked at the sullen expression on Xie Chengze's face, which seemed to be avoiding suspicion, and his heart sank.

There was indeed something wrong with my second brother today.

Is it because...I met the Queen yesterday?

A trace of panic arose in his heart, not knowing what the two people had said to each other. Xie Jinyu clenched his fists and did not act rashly. Instead, he fixed his gaze on the dragon throne, his eyes becoming increasingly deep.

It seems that he needs to sit in this position quickly.

……

Emperor Jian came to court and saw Xie Chengze, who was supposed to be on break, was also there. He couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Oh, the sun is rising from the west?"

Unexpectedly, this time Xie Chengze did not curse, but looked at Emperor Jian with a complicated and sentimental expression. The overly hypocritical look made Emperor Jian feel creepy and gave him goose bumps.

"Why do I feel that Ze'er is weird today?" Emperor Jian couldn't help but ask Eunuch Zhao quietly.

Eunuch Zhao looked at Xie Chengze and said, "Maybe... Lord Shen has been in prison for too long, and the Second Prince is resentful?"

"Hiss..." Emperor Jian couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that Ze'er really has deep feelings for Shen Yuan. He can even drive such a lazy man to come to court."

Eunuch Zhao couldn't help but smile, "Your Majesty is right."

Emperor Jian touched his chin. Although he felt sorry for Ze'er, it was a pity that Shen Yuan could not be released yet.

My Ze'er, please be patient!

Emperor Jian gave Xie Chengze an even more hypocritical look.

Xie Chengze almost couldn't hold it back when he received this disgusting look. Fortunately, he showed an angry and forbearing expression in time and turned his head to the side, thus avoiding being exposed.

Sheng Shihuai, standing among the ministers, saw all of this.

It seems that the Second Prince has learned about his life experience. After seeing the wet nurse yesterday, he got angry in Cheng Huan Palace. He must have realized that if he did not form cliques in the court, he, a fake royal family member, would be eliminated by the Crown Prince.

However, this is not enough.

We need to add fuel to the fire so that he can clearly realize his situation.

After the court session, just when Emperor Jian said he wanted to confer the title of prince on Xie Chengze and Xie Zimiao, the two ministers suddenly submitted a memorial, detailing the Second Prince's previous acts of corruption, such as accepting gifts under the pretext of illness, as well as the fact that when the Second Prince went to Yizhou, he privately seized the stolen money of county magistrates in various places without reporting it. They requested Emperor Jian to punish the Second Prince according to the law and withdraw the idea of ​​conferring the title of prince on him.

These two ministers have always been on the side of the prince. Xie Chengze glanced at Xie Jinyu. Sure enough, the expression of the prince's younger brother was very unhappy. It was obvious that he did not expect that these two people would impeach him without his permission.

However, this is just a prelude.