The autumn wind blows down the osmanthus flowers on the Jingren Palace trees, and the ground is covered with golden color, like rippling starlight.

Han Xiangjian was sitting in the yard, looking at the bright ice moon in the sky.

When she first learned that she was betrayed by Han Qi, she was really filled with hatred and pain, but after a month or two, her mind quietly started to turn into other tricks again.

Concubine Xian told her that it was Concubine Ling, Wei Yanwan, who suggested to the Emperor to investigate Han Qi's life and death, which shows that Concubine Ling had sinister intentions.

Han Xiangjian's eyes were filled with hatred. Concubine Ling not only betrayed her childhood sweetheart, but also wanted to destroy her holy love. She was truly a vicious person.

She thought that even if she didn't like the emperor, she had to protect the young man for Concubine Xian and not let Concubine Ling get involved.

Han Xiangjian's health was getting better day by day. When the emperor came, although she was still indifferent, she still wore the clothes of the Han tribe.

But the emperor discovered that she had changed out of the white pearl-studded dress she had been wearing and had taken off the pearl crown.

In the past few days, everyone in the palace knew that the emperor was building a palace exclusively for Han Xiangjian.

The emperor was intoxicated by the huge surprise he had prepared for Han Xiangjian and showed great enthusiasm.

Wang Fuzhi catered to the emperor's wishes and suggested that the Baoyue Tower be renovated to be magnificent and luxurious.

But the emperor's madness exceeded Wang Fuzhi's imagination.

Not only did he build the Baoyue Tower in the palace, he also spent a huge amount of money and let Yonghuang and Yongzhang supervise the construction of a prayer temple in the capital city, facing the Baoyue Tower from afar.

Since Qifu Temple was outside the palace, the workers could work day and night, so it was completed faster than Baoyue Tower.

On the eighth day of September, the Emperor brought Han Xiangjian to the Qi Fu Temple to inspect the progress.

The emperor was full of confidence, like a peacock spreading its tail, but who would have thought that when he came out of the Qifu Temple, his face was extremely gloomy.

After returning, he called Prince An Yonghuang and Prince Xun Yongzhang to the Yangxin Palace.

As soon as the two princes came in, they were hit by an inkstone thrown by the emperor. They could only kneel down in fear, not knowing what mistake they had made.

It turned out that it was because Han Xiangjian showed displeasure when she saw the Qifu Temple and said something deliberate and pretentious, which made her look like a weird person and made the emperor lose face.

The emperor didn't dare say anything to Han Xiangjian, so he could only call Yonghuang and Yongzhang, who were in charge of supervision, to vent his anger.

Yonghuang and Yongzhang's obedience made the emperor's pent-up anger due to Han Xiangjian's indifference swell, and he vented all his resentment at his two sons.

The emperor's scolding even went to the point of accusing the two princes of being unfilial. You know, this was like a dose of arsenic to the two princes who had hardly encountered any setbacks.

Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Yu Hu hurried to Changchun Palace to report in person. After Langya learned about it, she sent people to Xianfu Palace and Zhongcui Palace to pass on the message.

Gao Xiyue and Su Lujun hurried to Changchun Palace to listen to Fu Cha Langya's opinion.

Fu Cha Langya told Xiyue and Lujun to stay calm. The most important thing was that the concubines in the harem must not go to the Qianqing Palace to beg for mercy.

At present, this matter is just a father reprimanding his son. If the matter is really made a big deal, it will damage the harmony between the emperor and his subjects.

"You two, stop crying. I have asked Yonglian to take the princes to wait outside the Yangxin Palace. In name, they are worried that the emperor will get sick from anger, but in fact, they want the emperor to think about the relationship between father and son."

Xiyue and Lujun wiped each other's tears, calmed down under Langya's comfort, and listened to Langya's final opinion.

Fu Cha Langya closed her eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly:

"The emperor is in a state where he gets angry easily. When Yonghuang and Yongzhang come out, have them claim to be sick and stay at home. It is most important to stay away from trouble."

Fu Cha Langya also instructed that if the emperor summoned them or came to talk to them, they should never mention the matter of the Qianqing Palace, and should not be overly sad or refuse to communicate.

Xiyue and Lujun felt reassured and nodded, feeling even more dissatisfied with the emperor's ruthlessness.

More than an hour later, the exhausted Yonghuang and Yongzhang finally came out of the Qianqing Palace.

There was a footprint on each of their chests, which was caused by the emperor.

The sunlight shone gently on the two of them. The two disheartened men looked up and saw Yonglian and his brothers standing in front of the palace gate.

Seeing them come out, the brothers all rushed forward to surround the two of them, chatting and laughing as usual.

Eleven and Twelve ran over and hugged Yonghuang and Yongzhang.

"Brother, Third Brother, don't be sad!"

Yonglian and Yongcheng, both dressed in dragon robes, came over quickly, holding one of them and whispering in their ears:

"Three, two, one, faint!"

Almost at the same time, Yonghuang and Yongzhang fell into the arms of their brothers in an elegant posture.

Suddenly, there was chaos at the entrance of the Qianqing Palace, and even the emperor inside the palace pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside.

Li Yu rolled his eyes. First it was Jinzhong, and now it was the two princes. The emperor was pushing away the people close to him with his own hands.

On the second day, the emperor reprimanded the two adult princes, and the news that the two princes were heartbroken and bedridden spread throughout the court and the harem.

Afterwards, he went to Jingren Palace and told Han Xiangjian that he had reprimanded the prince who built the Qifu Temple, and would choose someone else to rearrange it.

Han Xiangjian was still indifferent and didn't want to pay attention to the emperor. She just asked the emperor not to worry about it as she didn't need it.

The emperor, who had suffered a setback, chose to go to Yongshou Palace to relax and talk to Yan Wan about his true feelings.

Yan Wan suppressed her disgust and tried to comfort the emperor.

"You two princes know that the emperor loves you deeply and blames you severely, so you are so ashamed that you fell seriously ill. Why don't you show your fatherly heart and comfort them?"

Even though no one in the harem dared to plead for mercy, the emperor couldn't help feeling guilty when he saw Langya, Xiyue and Lujun kneeling in Baohua Palace to pray for Yonghuang and Yongzhang.

He was a little afraid that he would not get Han Xiangjian but lose the hearts of his other concubines.

So he asked all the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau to go to the two princes' houses and be on standby, and also allowed Concubine Hui and Concubine Chun to leave the palace to take care of them for a few days.

On this day, in order to show his kindness, the emperor personally visited Prince An's mansion.

On the bed, Prince An Yonghuang had a pale face and had lost a lot of weight compared to when he was reprimanded half a month ago.

Seeing the emperor coming, Yonghuang struggled to get up, climbed down from the bed and knelt to greet him. Concubine Hui Xiyue, who was standing beside him, had tears on her face, and I felt pity for her.

The emperor felt even more guilty, so he comforted Yonghuang, asked him to take good care of his illness, and promoted Yonghuang's second son to the title of Prince Ding. This meant that Yonghuang's lineage would have two thrones.

When the emperor left, Yonghuang, despite his illness, went to see him off.

"Father, please let your son see you off. I am really worried that I won't be able to see you off in the future."

This made the emperor burst into tears. He patted Yonghuang's hand and said:

"Don't talk nonsense. The Emperor is waiting for you to get better soon so that he can continue to take over the clan affairs office."

After the emperor left, Yonghuang wiped the white powder off his face and whispered to his mother and wife:

"Put less powder on next time. You've become all mud after crying just now."

When the emperor went to Prince Xun's Mansion again, he saw the same situation and regretted his decision.

Soon after, wave after wave of rewards were sent to the two princes’ houses, and the two princes’ illnesses got better day by day.

This made Han Xiangjian despise Concubine Ling even more. She felt that Concubine Ling only said things that the Emperor liked to hear and had no dignity of her own at all.

Yikun Palace

Ruyi heard that Yonghuang and Yongzhang were reprimanded, and that all the princes had gone to the Qianqing Palace to guard it, and she felt dissatisfied.

Gao Xiyue and Su Lujun had both spoken wildly to her, but Yongqi was so close to their children, which made her even more disappointed in Yongqi.

Ruyi thought, if the emperor wanted to severely punish Yonghuang and Yongzhang, what would happen if Yongqi was implicated.

She felt that it was all Lu Muping's fault for teaching Yongji bad things, so she had to go and give him some advice and not let Yongji get involved in these things.

Cheng Qiangong

When Yihuan learned that the emperor had reprimanded the two princes because of Han Xiangjian, the pen in her hand that was writing poetry paused slightly.

She thought of what her great-uncle said in her dream: To serve the king is like serving a tiger.

Han Xiangjian had not yet actually slept with the emperor and had no position, but the emperor was so angry that he lost his temper for her.

Perhaps, the emperor she was once obsessed with was actually a bad person, and it was her love that gilded a layer of gold for him.

At this moment, Yihuan was watching Yongheng and Yongqi writing policy papers. In the past few days, Master Ji from the Shangshufang had assigned them a new topic - on technological change and regime stability.

Yongheng and Yongqi both like Tian Yuner. These days, they spend all day doing experiments with Yun Gege, and they also say that they want to use the power of science and technology to unify the West.

Mu Ping was making snacks for Yihuan and her two sons in the small kitchen. Since she couldn't help with their homework, she would just do the logistical work.

When the autumn pear and loquat paste is ready, use hot water to turn it into juice. It will definitely taste great when paired with the grape milk cake she made.

She also wanted to send one copy to Yanwan Jingxuan of Yongshou Palace and Eyinzhu Jingsi of Chuxiu Palace.

Mu Ping swung the spoon happily, occasionally looking up at the main hall. She was relieved that Yihuan was raising her two sons.

The moment Ruyi entered Chengqian Palace, Lu Muping was carrying a plate of grape milk cake in front of Yongqi and Yongheng who were deep in thought.

Yongqi's eyes lit up, and then he said helplessly:

"Mother, we haven't even finished writing an article and we've already eaten snacks three times. Mr. Ji will check our homework tomorrow."

Mu Ping rubbed her two sons' heads, her two dimples filled with smiles.

"You will have the energy to continue writing only after you are full. Mother and Madam Shu will accompany you tonight and write all night long. You will definitely be able to finish it."

Outside the palace, a gloomy voice sounded...

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