After reading my heart, my mother-in-law went crazy and I drank milk and melons.

Yao Zhi was most worried about government affairs in his life, and her unintentional move actually pushed him into the territory he least wanted.

Concubine Shu stood up, hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine's brother is ignorant and incompetent, so he may not be able to take on this important position. I hope your Majesty will choose another wise man."

Emperor Qingling looked at Concubine Shu, stood up and stepped forward to help her up: "You are not well yet, how can you not cherish your body so much? No matter how valuable your brother is, how can he be as important as your body?"

Concubine Shu lowered her head and whispered: "I was reckless because of my fault. Please don't take it to heart, Your Majesty."

Emperor Qingling laughed, glanced at the Fourteenth Master and said, "It's all the Fourteenth's fault. If you insist on mentioning that he can calligraphy and painting, I naturally think of the riots in the East Crossing."

The Fourteenth Master stood up hurriedly: "My brother made a mistake."

Emperor Qingling waved his hand: "That's all. Since Yaohe doesn't want to, I won't let him go to the border. But a good man is determined to have a family and a career. No matter how good his job is, it's not as good as serving him in the court. Officer, if your brother can join the court and become an official like your father, then I will definitely not treat him badly. If he doesn't want to, I will definitely not force him for your sake."

Concubine Shu did not follow his words, but knelt down and said: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I would like to thank Your Majesty for my brother."

Emperor Qingling's eyes froze, and he slowly helped Concubine Shu to sit down on the stool.

Then he said: "By the way, Xuezhen is here today. What's the important thing?"

The Fourteenth Master stood up, bowed to Emperor Qingling and said, "Brother, I have discovered that Prince Heng has raised a large number of dead soldiers in the capital. I think he has other purposes."

What this other purpose is is obvious.

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Qing Ling's expression immediately changed.

He raised his legs and walked to the royal table, sat down calmly, his expression did not change, but there was a deep coldness in his eyes.

"I have long discovered that Prince Heng has the intention to rebel, but it is so true! He is really bold!"

The Fourteenth Master immediately stood up and knelt down and said: "Brother, there is a commotion on the border. Please do not send Prince Heng there. I am afraid..."

Emperor Qingling nodded: "That's natural."

After the words fell, the Fourteenth Master said: "My brother, please go and quell the chaos and help the emperor solve his problems."

Emperor Qing Ling looked at him with deep meaning in his expression.

He opened his lips: "Xue Zhen, you didn't care about government affairs before, but in recent days, you have become more and more concerned about government affairs?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Master Fourteen's expression changed, but even Concubine Shu on the side lowered her head.

Her appearance of not having anything to do with her pleased Emperor Qing Ling.

But only she herself knows what kind of turmoil is in her heart now.

She had previously wondered why the emperor would mention his getting married every time the Fourteenth Master came. He knew that the Fourteenth Master had an incomplete body and did this deliberately.

He is destroying Master Fourteen's self-confidence.

It's so pitiful that the Fourteenth Master would take the initiative to mention it every time, letting the emperor tease him to satisfy the emperor's twisted competitive spirit.

I heard that the late emperor regarded the Fourteenth Master more highly than the emperor, and even the queen mother did so. Although the emperor's behavior was reasonable, it was outside of morality.

Furthermore, he knew that Yaozhi wanted to be a free traveler, so he allowed him to join the court as an official. After being married to him for several years, at this moment, she understood the emperor's thoughts.

In essence, he is a jealous person who wants to destroy the other person's self-confidence and trample into the dirt the things that the other person is proud of to satisfy his superior vanity.

He actually liked that the Fourteenth Master sent troops to quell the chaos, but he didn't want to take it for granted, so the Fourteenth Master took the initiative to mention it, so he had to crazily belittle, doubt, and destroy his will, and then let the Fourteenth Master do things for him.

After being together for so long, this was the first time she felt that the person in front of her had changed.

It was completely opposite to the high-spirited young man back then who wanted to show his ambition and dominance.

If the Quan Qingye of that day knew that Emperor Qing Ling would become like this today, he would probably go crazy.

She was worried for the Fourteenth Master in her heart, but the Fourteenth Master took it indifferently.

"The affairs of the court are busy, and the emperor has to deal with all kinds of things. As a member of the royal family, I should help the emperor solve his problems. In this palace, you and I are the only two closest to each other. If I don't stand up at this time, I'm afraid this will happen. The whole world will laugh at my royal family for being cowardly and unable to be entrusted with the task. I am doing this so that my brother can sit back and relax and have a stable position. I have no other intention."

Every word of his words was sincere, but to Emperor Qing Ling's ears, every word sounded false.

But even so, he said: "I know Xuezhen's character. If that's the case, then you can go on the expedition in seven days. I happened to have participated in the Winter Poetry Festival in the palace before setting off. I can't say for sure. You can solve your life-long issues when you leave Beijing."

The Fourteenth Master knew in his heart that the border war was changing rapidly, and even half a day's delay might lead to the loss of a city.

But the emperor is overthinking, and if he refuses at this time, it will only add fuel to the fire, and may even implicate Yao Zhi.

"My dear brother, I will definitely obey my brother's wishes."

Emperor Qingling waved his hand: "If nothing happens, you can go back first. I have something to discuss with Concubine Shu."

The Fourteenth Master knelt down and saluted: "My dear brother, please retire."

After saying that, the Fourteenth Master turned around and left. Emperor Qingling looked at his leaving figure and waited until he was far away before saying, "Yao He, have you ever noticed that the Fourteenth Master has a strong smell of blood on him?"

Concubine Shu's heart rang with alarm bells. She might have suffered from the wind and cold along the way, and now she had a stuffy nose, so she didn't smell it.

She thought it was because it was too dark at night and Nanny Chen didn't see it clearly. It seemed that the Fourteenth Master was really injured, but he came to the palace to request an order to go to the border to quell the chaos after being injured. Could it be that he didn't want this life? Already?

She looked expressionless and shook her head: "I didn't smell it. I have a stuffy nose. Maybe... the emperor smelled it wrong?"

Emperor Qing Ling shook his head: "I know Xuezhen best. If he were strong, his walking posture would not be so frivolous."

Concubine Shu frowned slightly, then relaxed after a moment. She stood up and stepped forward to change the subject: "Speaking of the smell of blood, I heard that the emperor sent Master Hua to prison. Could it be that it was just like the rumors in the harem that my miscarriage was related to Master Hua?" ?”

Emperor Qingling frowned and looked at her sideways.

The next moment, he took Concubine Shu's hand and with a little force, she sat on his lap.

He said in a deep voice: "Who spread the rumor? How dare you discuss your miscarriage? I have issued an order. If anyone discusses this matter again, I will pull out his tongue!"

Concubine Shu said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you scared me..."

Emperor Qingling curled his lips and said softly: "You don't have to worry about this matter. I will definitely punish you severely for anything related to you."

Concubine Shu pretended to be distressed: "But Your Majesty, when I came here just now, Concubine Xian went to Guangling Palace and asked me to plead for his father. Your Majesty, I really don't know. I am just a female in the harem, and I am a flower." Will the emperor listen to your plea for mercy? If so, if I want to cross eastward, will the emperor go and fight her?" (End of Chapter)