Empress: The Old Emperor's Way to Pursue His Wife

Chapter 67 Shocking Change (1)

In the imperial garden, thousands of flowers are competing for fragrance and beauty, and the variety of purples and reds is dazzling.

It was rare for Xiao Yi to have a moment of free time to hang out with Xiao Yi.

Suddenly, several black shadows jumped out from among the flowers, and upon closer inspection, they turned out to be masked men in black.

The two blocked him for a while, Xiao Shu quickly came to rescue him with the imperial guards, and finally escaped any danger.

It was night, when Xiao Shu's subordinates delivered a wooden plaque engraved with the word "Wu" to Xiao Yi's hand, his face that was originally full of spring breeze turned gloomy.

"Master Mo thinks about this?"

The person Xiao Yi asked was Mo Yanxiao, who had heard the news and came to meet the saint overnight. At this moment, he was only dressed in white, and his hair was tied with a ribbon.

"The emperor already has the answer in his mind." He coughed a few times, his handsome face was pale, only his lips were as red as cinnabar.

Seeing Mo Yanxiao who was so weak that he was about to fall in a gust of wind, Xiao Yi just bent his fingers and tapped on the table, making a 'dee' sound.

In those eyes was a look that Mo Yanxiao couldn't guess.

Recently, King Wu Ning couldn't eat anymore. The people he sent came back many times to report that there was no news about his daughter Zheng Xiao. You will enjoy the prosperity and wealth in front of you with peace of mind.

On the one hand, he sent someone to look for Zheng Xiao, and he also ordered the guards not to let anyone know if he found his daughter Zheng Xiao, and put her in a remote place.

On the other hand, he intends to take this matter to the end, and use this to make the emperor's son let go of his request, so even if his daughter comes back, he can't let others know that she is still alive.

However, in the past few days, he felt very haggard, and now that face looked too old, and he suddenly remembered the cute appearance of his daughter when she was a child, pestering him to call him Daddy, it was him The deepest in my memory.

I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a chance in the future.

Gritting his teeth, King Wu Ning wiped away the tears on his face. He is bound to win the country of Chu. Anyone who stands in front of him must clear these obstacles, so even if his own children threaten his status, he will Not soft-hearted.

King Wu Ning was about to enter the palace with a cheeky face, but he got the news that Xiao Yi had summoned him.

How is this going?

He really didn't understand what the emperor was thinking. At this time, he didn't see that he could hide if he could hide, but he would take the initiative to summon him.

He tidied up his appearance, put on his outfit that represented the status of a prince, got into the luxurious carriage prepared by his servants and headed towards the palace.

Looking at King Wu Ning who pretended to kneel down and respect him extremely, Xiao Yi smiled ironically.

King Wu Ning didn't get up, his old body was shaking tremblingly, his legs could barely support his body.

In the past few days, there has been a lot of white strands in that hair. It seems that this old fox has some sincerity towards his daughter.

What a pity, Xiao Yi patted the armrest of the chair, just feeling sorry for King Wu Ning in front of him.

Even in this dying year, he still wants to get the country of Chu. I am afraid that even if he has the life to sit in this position, he will not have the life to guard the country of Chu.

Alas, this is a good thing. Why do you feel restless when you are a prince with fame and wealth but still rebel? I really don’t know what these people think.

Seeing that Xiao Yi didn't say a word, and he didn't know what he was thinking when he knocked on the handrail, King Wu Ning was a little anxious now. He put on this pitiful attitude that he lost his beloved daughter and aged a lot. This emperor's child should at least Pity him a few times and then help him. Could it be that he is pretending to be wrong?

Hearing the sound of Xiao Yi knocking on the handrail, King Wu Ning became more and more uneasy. His heart was beating wildly, and his trembling body almost prostrated himself on the ground to salute Xiao Yixing, but he still tried his best to hold on to the last position. The majesty of his majestic King Wu Ning cannot be laughed at by this yellow-mouthed child who is half his age.

Seeing King Wu Ning's appearance, Xiao Yi knew that his psychological tactics were still useful. This King Wu Ning was not afraid of the unexpected, but he was afraid of him being the emperor.

Even a small amount of fear is enough to keep him from making a move.

Stopping the beating, Xiao Yi leaned back on the chair, looking at King Wu Ning wisely with those eyes. As soon as King Wu Ning raised his head, he saw Xiao Yi's eyes looking at him. Those swirling eyes seemed to understand all the thoughts in his heart.

Has it come to light?
impossible!
He is confident that he can take the country of Chu into his pocket without anyone noticing, and he will never leave a bad name in the world. On the contrary, he can still gain a good reputation.

"My lord, do you know about my assassination yesterday?" There is no impenetrable wall, Xiao Yi knows that no matter how tight-lipped the matter is, it will sooner or later reach King Wu Ning's ears. , might as well take advantage of the old fox's compassion from the very beginning.

Last night, he thought about this matter from beginning to end as soon as he thought about it. Although King Wu Ning intended to rebel, he couldn't be so stupid to think of sending someone to assassinate him. After all, although he is the only remaining blood in Chu Kingdom, But even if he died, King Wuning would not be supported as the emperor, and even if he had such an idea, it was impossible for him to leave such obvious evidence.

However, the evidence has always been so obvious that it is easy to think that maybe it is just a bluff, but based on his understanding of King Wu Ning, everything is ready and only owes Dongfeng, and King Wu Ning will not stab him in the back at this critical point. Since he wanted his daughter to become the mother of a country time and time again, it was just to have a natural reason after the rebellion. The status of the prince and the head of the country is his trump card to dominate the world in the future.

So all this is a conspiracy of the Rongdi people?

Putting the blame on King Wu Ning and letting them kill each other, and after the crime of King Wu Ning was settled, the Rongdi people used this to plead guilty to reverse the case for King Wu Ning, then Xiao Yi was charged with framing Zhong Liang Those pedantic ministers in the court will definitely stir up trouble with this matter.

It really is a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone.

However, the people of Rongdi and King Wuning had secretly communicated with the song, so why would they give up such a good chess piece as King Wuning?
Is it because King Wuning has a different heart?
Or did the Rongdi people have other plans?
Alas, on the surface they are harmonious, but secretly they fight more fiercely than on the battlefield. No wonder Xiao Shu always said that going to the battlefield is not terrible.

Xiao Yi couldn't save himself, but he had an astonishing idea in his head, could it be that the people of Rongdi were already ready to abandon King Wu Ning?
Couldn't they have better partners!

When this thought came out, Xiao Yi only felt dizzy. He suppressed the thought in his heart, and his expression remained calm.

The battle with King Wu Ning was just a comparison of patience and arrogance.

"The old minister doesn't know about it." King Wu Ning really didn't know about it.

"Oh, it turns out that the old prince doesn't care about my life or death." Xiao Yi held his forehead, pretending to be hurt and sad, and it turned out that King Wu Ning had fallen for it.

"Your Majesty, this old minister is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He always puts the emperor first. How can this old minister not care?" King Wu Ning began to play his most familiar role again, a good minister for the country and the people.

"Really?" Xiao Yi asked suspiciously, spread out his skeletal hands, and a wooden sign slipped from his palm. He was holding the red rope, and the direction corresponding to the wooden sign was King Wu Ning.

King Wu Ning was naturally familiar with the word 'Wu' engraved on it, "Why is this wooden tablet in the hands of the emperor?"

"Yesterday, when the assassin assassinated Zhen, it landed in the imperial garden." A simple sentence caused ripples like a pebble thrown into a lake, which could not be calmed down.

"All servants in the family of such a wooden plaque are equipped with one." King Wu Ning seemed to be calm, but his heart was already in turmoil. He secretly glanced at Xiao Yi, guessing that this matter must be to drag him down.

"Of course I know about this." Xiao Yi smiled, and now he has the upper hand in this form, so he is not afraid that King Wu Ning will counterattack at all, "I have ordered someone to investigate clearly, all the servants in the old prince's mansion are big Some of them are dead contracts, and occasionally there are a few living contracts, but when the contracts are full and leave, the wooden badge representing the identity on the body has been confiscated, so this wooden badge must belong to the person who belongs to the prince in the prince's mansion."

This time King Wu Ning couldn't argue with his mouth, how could he know that such an ordinary wooden plaque would charge him with such a crime.

Xiao Yi tossed the wooden sign a few times, waiting for the old fox to give him an explanation.

King Wu Ning made up his mind to see death as home and said: "The old minister watched His Majesty grow up, and he did his best to dedicate his years to the country of Chu. The old minister has no second thoughts about Chu, and his loyalty to the emperor can be learned. If the emperor doesn't believe it, then take the old minister's life away to save the old minister from being charged with an unwarranted crime, but before the old minister dies, he wants to tell the emperor that this old minister is loyal to Mingyue in this life, and will never get involved in the world of Chu!" He said With a straight body, every word is clear, those tiger eyes are shining brightly, Xiao Yi almost believes him with that look.

Xiao Yi walked down the steps, stepping on the cold floor with his boots embroidered with wild dragons, he approached King Wu Ning step by step.

The two fought against each other, and no one took a step back.

Xiao Yi bent down to help King Wu Ning, with an expression of 'I'm sorry you misunderstood you', "The old prince is loyal to the king and patriotic, and the world can learn from it. I have known this since I was a child. I have read poetry and books and can tell the difference between good and evil. Good or bad, naturally I believe that the old prince will not be such a person."

It was said that King Wu Ning's eyes were full of tears, and the degree of happiness could not be expressed in words, it could only be that Xiao Yi finally believed his one-sided words.

"Your Majesty, don't say that, you are insulting the old minister." He raised his right hand to cover his face, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

"My cruelty is only for those traitors who don't know what to mean and try to get their hands on the country. As for the good ministers like the old prince who care about the country and the people, I will naturally be gentle."

After this scene, Xiao Yi was also thirsty, so he sent King Wu Ning away, and kindly returned the wooden signboard of evidence to King Wu Ning.

(End of this chapter)