Lord Prime Minister

Huangfu Yunhua knelt on the ground, carefully observing the surroundings, just now the second prince had given him a hint.At this moment, the previously planned "tit for tat" will be implemented.

But where?Where are the dead queens hiding?If we act now, the situation will be even worse.

"Minqing, you come forward."

When the emperor's voice sounded, Huangfu Yunhua suddenly raised his head, and after a pause, he lowered his head and said slowly: "Yes."

He got up and took a few steps forward, then knelt down again.Glancing sideways at the queen, she saw that she lowered her head and looked down, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Minqing." The emperor looked him over, "Is the injury on your body better?"

"Let father and emperor worry, son and minister are fine." Huangfu Yunhua lowered his head and replied, but his heart was beating like a drum.

"En." Emperor Guangcheng snorted, then raised his head to look at the princes and daughters behind him. "Mingxuan, you come here too."

"Yes, father." The second prince came forward and knelt beside Huangfu Yunhua.

Concubine Lan lowered her head slightly, her eyebrows painted with plum blossom makeup slightly frowned, a little worried.

"Mingxuan, you are the eldest son. Now that you are about to be established, it is inevitable that you have some thoughts in your mind. I have been enthroned at the age of 25, and it has been more than [-] years now. It is time to appoint a crown prince."

Concubine Lan was full of joy when she heard what he said, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

The emperor wants Li Mingxuan to be the crown prince?

Some people were happy and some were sad. The empress and the second prince's faces darkened, but no one noticed because they lowered their heads and the light was dim.

Canonize the crown prince?

The queen sneered in her heart, angry and angry, which made her already somewhat old face grim.She glanced sideways at the second prince and signaled to him.

Originally, he just wanted to frame the eldest prince with the pretense of assassination, but unexpectedly, the emperor had the idea of ​​making him the prince.That being the case, why not just kill the emperor right here, and then put the blame on Concubine Lan and the eldest prince, and force the palace in the name of arrest.

The hand hidden in the sleeve slowly stretched out, and the ring of unknown material on the index finger flashed a stream of light in the moonlight, but disappeared immediately.

Huangfu Yunhua knelt beside the queen, carefully watching for any abnormalities.As soon as he heard that the emperor wanted to establish a crown prince, he knew that the queen would definitely do something.

Then he saw a flash of light from the ring on her finger, which was probably a signal to order the dead soldiers to do something, so he quickly stretched out his hand to pull her back.

The queen's hand was held by Huangfu Yunhua, and the brilliance of the ring was blocked.Less than five steps away from the emperor, the two looked at each other.

He moved his fingers, trying to break free but was firmly grasped.In a place where the emperor could not see, the two had a slight argument.

Huangfu Yunhua pressed the queen's hand, seeing her face was full of anger, he shook his head slightly.

She wanted to inform the dead man to attack but was blocked, the empress looked at Huangfu Yunhua as if she was about to cut him with a sharp knife.

Renhao had informed him before, but he didn't expect that he would not help, but obstructed him.Rubbish is rubbish, not enough to succeed but more to fail.

"But," while the two were arguing, the emperor said again: "Yesterday, the minister of the Ministry of punishment sent the results of the interrogation to the palace. According to the chief guard on the day of the assassination, the candidates for the guards were all chosen by the eldest prince and sent by Mingxuan. go."

As soon as these words came out, a boulder fell in the hearts of everyone, especially the First Prince and Concubine Lan, as if they fell from heaven to hell in an instant.

"Father!" The eldest prince wailed and knocked his head on the ground, "I don't know anything about this matter, and this time the bodyguards were chosen by my subordinates. It was because of my carelessness and laziness that I let the gangsters get away with it." Go in. It's my son's fault, but my son really doesn't know anything about the assassination."

The queen was taken aback, but she didn't expect the sudden turn of events, the ring on her finger was still held by Huangfu Yunhua, she moved her finger and retracted her hand.

Turning his head to look at Huangfu Yunhua, he lowered his head, quietly listening to the emperor's anger burning on the eldest prince.

The emperor didn't add further censure, but continued: "Master Shi told me today that among my princes, you are the only one who has the appearance of the emperor, what do you think?"

"My son is terrified." Huangfu Mingxuan was mixed with joy and worry, and he put his head down, unable to see his attitude.

"I also feel that Nanzhao's ability to know people by face is just for show. If you have the appearance of the emperor, why don't you know how to hide your strength and bide your time? How could you be so powerful and make such a big mistake?"

The more he talked, the more annoyed Emperor Guangcheng became. He patted the table and wanted to stand up, but he was choked and coughed violently.

"Your majesty, the dragon's body is important." The queen hurriedly knelt and took a step forward, frowning, worried.

The emperor coughed violently, grabbed the drink he poured just now with shaking hands and drank it, his chest heaved up and down and breathed.

"Your Majesty, Mingxuan was wronged." Concubine Lan rushed forward on her knees, fell to the ground, looked up at the Emperor and began to cry. "Mingxuan didn't know that the assassin sneaked into the guards, and who ordered the assassination. The people behind the scenes were vicious, but it was definitely not Mingxuan's doing."

"Concubine Lan, who do you think did it?" Emperor Guangcheng turned his gaze to her, narrowed his eyes slightly, and remained unmoved by the rainy crying of his favorite concubine Lihua.

"The concubine doesn't know." Concubine Lan felt offended, she quickly knelt down and lowered her body.

"You don't know? You have raised a good son! I see that you are spoiled and arrogant, and you don't know what it means!" The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke, staring at Concubine Lan as if his eyes were about to burst into flames.

Concubine Lan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "The emperor calm down."

Emperor Guangcheng took a deep breath and scanned the people below. "The second prince has made meritorious deeds in escorting the car, but he didn't keep his weapons well, so that people can take advantage of it, and the merits and demerits will be canceled out. After a few days, they will return to the mansion to recuperate. As for the others, each of them copied "Rituals" three times after returning home for self-reflection .”

After speaking, his eyes shifted to Concubine Lan and the eldest prince, and continued: "The eldest prince, Huangfu Mingxuan, will be escorted to Dali Temple, and he will be released after finding out the truth."

"Your Majesty." Concubine Lan's voice was shrill, the makeup on her face was soaked with tears and melted away.

Emperor Guangcheng turned a deaf ear, stood up, and Eunuch Li greeted him in the distance, waiting for the emperor to leave the table.

Concubine Lan knelt and chased after two steps, but seeing that the emperor didn't look back, she really had a heart of stone, she threw herself on the ground and started to cry.

"Grand Concubine Lan, the emperor has already left, there is no use crying." The emperor walked away, the queen stood up, and the maid hurriedly stepped forward to adjust the phoenix robe.

"Bengong said a long time ago that you can't beat me. I didn't expect you to be in a cocoon this time. It's no one else's fault."

"You!" Concubine Lan was furious, she was still lying on the ground, looking up, the smile on the Queen's face was like a thorn in her heart.

"Hongguang, Yunhua, I'm a little tired, let's go back."

In less than a cup of tea time, everyone left one after another, and the situation of the sixth prince's concubine Shu Concubine half a year ago was repeated for her.

"Concubine Mother..." Wenmei stepped forward to ask Concubine Lan to help her up, but she pushed her back.

Concubine Lan was kneeling on the spot, her beautiful hair bun and bright clothes were a little messy, her eyes were hollow and lifeless, she seemed to be ten years older in an instant.

no!Can't just give up!

Ming Xuan is the Son of Heaven.Didn't Stanford also say that when he looked at the physiognomy, Mingxuan has the appearance of the emperor, and he will definitely be able to wear a yellow robe in the future.

There must be something wrong...

If Stanford hadn't said those words to the emperor, the suspicious emperor would not have thought of Mingxuan.What did the minister of punishment do?When sending people in before, the chief guard didn't know at all that someone must be behind the scenes to harm Mingxuan.

"Quick, I'll get up!" Thinking of this, Concubine Lan's eyes lit up, pointing at Wenmei who had just been pushed away by herself. "Help me up!"

Wen Mei didn't know what her mother and concubine were thinking, so she stepped forward to help her up, while comforting her: "Mother and concubine, don't be sad, father and emperor will definitely find out the truth and return my brother's innocence."

"Shut up!" Concubine Lan glared angrily, Wen Mei was silenced by her fierce gaze, and then called two maids to tidy up her appearance.

A moment later, Concubine Lan, who was in a state of embarrassment just now, regained her brilliance. Her gorgeous makeup outlined her appearance in an overwhelming manner, and her back was straight, like a barrier that would not collapse.It's just that the slightly red eyes showed that the Lord had cried just now, and she was haggard again.

"You and Ben Gong go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and ask to see the emperor."

The two took their maid all the way to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but were stopped at the door.

"The emperor said, no matter who it is tonight, I won't see you, empress, don't embarrass the little one." Eunuch Li held Fu Chen in his hand, lowered his head to block the door, and persuaded him painstakingly.

Concubine Lan raised her eyes to look at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which was already dark, and then raised her voice. "The concubine begs to see the emperor."

Waited for a while, but got no response.

Eunuch Li couldn't see it, so he tried to persuade her again. "Why bother, empress? The emperor is angry today, why not come back tomorrow."

Concubine Lan turned a deaf ear to it, she clenched her hands tightly in her water-red and gorgeous robe.

She can wait, but Mingxuan can't.Only by meeting the emperor in person can there be a turning point at this time.Thinking back many years ago when the emperor forced the palace to ascend the throne, she also accompanied her. The emperor's ruthlessness was unknown to others, but she knew it.

"Since the emperor is not there, the concubine will kneel until the emperor is willing to see the concubine." After saying that, he committed himself to kneeling, and brought Wenmei and two maids behind him to kneel in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The emperor has a heart of stone, and now he is going to convict Mingxuan just after listening to the bad guy's words. If they let them investigate further, the matter will be revealed, and none of them will survive in the end.

Could it be that the emperor really ignored the old love for so many years?

What if he really doesn't care about himself?How can Mingxuan's life be saved?

How can we protect others?

The next day, Kunning Palace.

"The empress looks very good today." The personal maid smoothed her hair with a wooden comb, and said softly when she saw that the empress had a smile on her face early this morning, like a spring breeze.

"A happy event is approaching, so you're naturally in good spirits." The queen raised her hand to touch the combed hair bun, and the reflection in the bronze mirror did indeed look rosy, which made her feel even more happy. "By the way, how is Concubine Lan doing now?"

"I heard that I have knelt outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation all night. When the emperor came out this morning, he left without even looking at her." The maid smiled slightly and bent her eyes, naturally knowing what the queen wanted to hear.That prostitute deserved what happened to her.

"Really?" The queen laughed, raised her hand to stroke her bun, and said with great interest, "Let's take that cyan jade hairpin today."

"Yes."

After the morning court, Emperor Guangcheng suddenly remembered Concubine Lan who was still kneeling outside the hall, and stopped walking towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.With her always stubborn temper, I'm afraid she is still kneeling now. ,

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Li hurriedly stopped following the emperor's steps and called out.

"Is the person gone?" The emperor lowered his head and pondered for a while, and asked in a low voice.

Eunuch Li suddenly realized, and lowered his head, he replied: "I knelt for a whole day and didn't eat. Concubine Lan couldn't take it anymore and passed out. I have already sent people back to Chengqian Palace."

Emperor Guangcheng sighed, and changed the direction of his feet. "Let's go to the royal study."

At noon, the emperor's bedroom.

Emperor Guangcheng just woke up from a nap when he saw Eunuch Li kneeling on the ground.

"what happened?"

Eunuch Li knelt on the ground and trembled, not daring to look up, but said slowly in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lan, it's gone."

"What's going on?" Emperor Guangcheng was astonished, and sat up from the bed at once, staring at Eunuch Li's head with wide eyes.

Feeling the emperor's eyes on him, Eunuch Li was shocked and afraid, but he still told the truth. "I went back this morning, took a three-foot white silk, hung it on the beam, and went. I was discovered by the servant girl just now." Eunuch Li took out another letter from his arms and handed it over. "This is a letter left by Concubine Lan, saying it is for the emperor."

Emperor Guangcheng took the envelope, not daring to breathe, slowly opened the envelope and looked at it, the more he looked at the back, the more heartbroken he was.

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Li couldn't help but speak when he saw the Emperor was sad.

"That's all." Emperor Guangcheng sighed, the letter paper in his hand was crumpled by him, and he let go of his hand and fell onto the bright yellow dragon quilt.After a long time, he said slowly: "Escort the eldest prince back to the palace to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, and he is not allowed to step out of the gate for a year."

As soon as the words fell, Eunuch Li lowered his head and listened to the text, but he didn't wait for a reply for a long time, so he raised his head and glanced slightly.The emperor's eyes were closed tightly, and he fell on the bed, actually passed out.

Trembling with fright, Eunuch Li quickly got up, leaned forward to have a look, and then yelled towards the door.

"Come on, hurry up and announce the imperial doctor."