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Chapter 275 Imperial power has no family ties

Shen Congxi knew that she had said something wrong, and she didn't eat, she stood up annoyed and was about to leave, but Shen Shunhua hugged her arm: "Congxi, what happened? Is something wrong with Kun'er? Tell your sister!"

Shen Congxi sighed and lowered his head without saying anything. Shen Shunhua's tears came out:

"Congxi, my sister has a hard life. She married Xie Ruiji and thought she had found happiness. However, my sister couldn't even maintain the false happiness... Although she had no choice but to send Ping Kun out, it was to protect him. His life cannot be saved if he is sent out, so it would be better for us, mother and son, to die together happily!"

"Oops! Okay, how come you have to live and die..." Mrs. Shen felt uncomfortable and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Shen An said: "Xi'er, Hua'er, all of you sit down. Xi'er, there is only our family of close relatives here, so don't hide anything from us. Tell us clearly whether it's a disaster or a blessing, so we have a mentality." Prepare."

After his father spoke, Shen Congxi had no choice but to help her sister sit down and briefly told the news about Dongchang's return, especially the sentence about Ping Kun.

"Ah?" Shen An took a breath and said in a deep voice: "This is a crime of beheading. Prince Xiang and the others must have made a mistake while drunk! Then... what did the emperor say?"

"The Emperor said nothing. Because of this, based on my understanding of him, the Emperor may have already made up his mind."

Shen Shunhua and Mrs. Shen hugged each other and cried bitterly.

After thinking about it all night, Shen Shunhua decided to go find the queen behind his brother's back.In the circle of noble ladies in the capital, who didn't know that the emperor doted on the queen alone and refused to admit her to the harem because of her?What if the emperor listened to the queen and asked him to take Kun'er back?
For this "just in case", Shen Shunhua went to the Queen's Xuanyun Palace while the emperor, his father and his brother had an early morning meeting.

The queen didn't hear a word mentioned by the emperor. When Shen Shunhua said it, she was also confused: Ruitang has never concealed anything from me. Is it because he didn't believe me when he saw me giving something to Kun'er that day?

Seeing that Shen Shunhua burst into tears as soon as she spoke, the queen held her hand and said sincerely: "I really don't know that this matter has become so serious. Although I can't promise you anything, I will definitely Have a good discussion with the Emperor to see if there is any room for redemption."

The queen's words made Shen Shunhua a little disappointed, but now that the matter was over, it was better that the queen was willing to talk to the emperor than not asking.

After Shen Shunhua left, the queen sat blankly on the chair, her mind was blank and she didn't think about anything.

The emperor has been on the throne for half a year, and he can be said to have burned the ointment, followed the sundial, and worked day and night.After returning from the afternoon court, I often have to discuss matters alone with a few close ministers in the study.

Only during the spring break did he relax for a few days. After the fifth day of the first lunar month, he began to receive alone visiting ministers in his study.

What is he doing?Why is he worrying?If he didn't tell her, she would never know.Once upon a time, Haitang, who was taking care of her children in the palace, had slowly distanced herself from her husband, who stood at the top of power in the empire.

Two days ago, little Yunjuan grabbed a piece of paper and tore it up with her little hands. When she heard a "squeak" sound, Yunjuan started to giggle. Haitang thought tearing the paper was too wasteful, so she took the paper away. Yunjuan cried when she was unhappy. stand up.

Xie Ruitang just came back and asked Chang Le to find a stack of new, unused paper in the study for his son to tear and play with.

"Yun Xuan has his own reasons for tearing up the paper. The treasury doesn't have much money, but I'm an emperor, so I don't even have a few pieces of paper for the prince."

Haitang thought at the time that Xie Ruitan was making excuses because the child was crying and upset. Now that she thought about it carefully, she realized that the thoughts they had always attached to each other began to diverge.

Thinking of this, Haitang took a deep breath, stood up and asked Ji'er: "What fresh ingredients are available in our small kitchen today? You go pick out a few delicious ones and bring them to the small room. I will personally cook dinner for the emperor." ." Xie Ruitang came back a little late today. Judging from his attire, he must have been out of the palace dressed as Jin Wuwei.How could the emperor deceive the guards guarding the palace gate again and again with this little trick?Just turn a blind eye.Pretending to each other is just to deceive the officials.

When he saw that Haitang was still waiting for him to eat, his eyes widened. When he looked again, he saw that everything on the table was his favorite side dishes. They were refreshing and appetizing.

Xie Ruitang went over to hold Haitang in his arms and asked doubtfully: "What important day is it that I have forgotten today?"

Haitang smiled and shook her head and said, "I used to cook for you, but you never asked what important day it was. Every day we are together is important."

Xie Ruitang was even happier, he pulled Haitang to sit down and said: "Although I have eaten in the mansion, you also know that there is nothing delicious in the place where the men stay, how can it be as delicious as your cooking? Come, I'll take a couple more bites with you."

The two sat down, and Xie Ruitang really took two bites of everything.

Haitang said tentatively: "Today... the second sister-in-law came to the palace to see me..."

Xie Ruitang put down his chopsticks and said calmly: "Today Cong Xi told me that he spilled the beans at home last night, so I guessed that she would come to you. You cooked this table of dishes today just to serve her." Lobbyist?"

Haitang's heart suddenly became confused: That's not the case!

Xie Ruitang saw that she pursed her lips aggrievedly and did not speak, but felt a little distressed, and said with a smile: "Okay, I know you are kind. I told you not to care about outside affairs. No matter what I do, I have my reasons. When you are on the throne, you can't help yourself. There are some things that you don't want to do, but the situation forces you to make a choice."

He took one of Haitang's hands, held it in his own, tilted his head and asked her, "Can you understand?"

Haitang nodded and whispered: "I am also a mother. I can't bear to see someone who is only eight years old..."

"I know what you're thinking." Xie Ruitan interrupted her, not intending to listen to what she had to say.Fait accompli, irreversible.

Today he has issued an order to raid Prince Xiang's home and deprive him of the right to inherit the title of prince.In other words, when Prince Xiang passes away, his family will lose their fiefdom and food, and the eldest son can no longer inherit the title of Prince Xiang.

In addition, Dongchang was ordered to assassinate Xie Pingkun.

Haitang saw determination in Xie Ruitang's eyes, and this gaze made her shudder, and she couldn't help but asked sadly: "He is your nephew, your relative, and it was you who made him hide in Hunan. In the prince's palace, the adults' sins are unforgivable, so how can the children be held accountable?"

Xie Ruitang stood up, turned his back to Haitang, and looked out the window with his hands behind his hands.He didn't want to see Haitang's eyes like that. She was always saving people, but he had to kill people.

"There is no family affection under imperial power." He turned around and looked at Haitang, sighing.

Cheng Haitang also stood up, looked directly at Xie Ruitang and asked:
"What about me? Under the imperial power, am I still your relative?"

(End of this chapter)