After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 91: Bring Prince Rui back safely

Therefore, the group headed straight towards the originally planned route. Ambushes and assassinations along the way were already commonplace for them.

royal palace.

Royal study room.

Emperor Jingyuan was dealing with the last memorial in his hand, his old face and deep eyes were filled with coldness.

He hoped that the fifth son could return safely. After all, his abilities were the best among all his sons. Although his temper was a little cold, it could be ignored. He was extremely respectful to his father. For this reason alone, he could not dislike this son. The fifth son was one of the sons he valued.

As for the others, the one he valued most was the crown prince, but when he thought of the information about the crown prince presented before, deep disappointment flashed in Emperor Jingyuan's eyes.

Over the years, the position of crown prince has really made him a little cocky.

Thinking that the information presented might be just the tip of the iceberg, Emperor Jingyuan did not attack immediately. Instead, he sent people to carefully investigate everything about the prince and who he had contacted in recent years. He wanted to find out in depth what he wanted, not the people the prince appeared to be close to on a daily basis, but the people who were hiding in the dark and doing things for him.

He basically knew everyone the prince had come into contact with over the years, but if high-ranking officials in the court helped the prince to conceal the matter, then the possibility of concealing it from him, the emperor, would be very high.

Although he is the emperor, he is not omnipotent and omniscient, so an investigation is necessary, and as for the results of the investigation, it will be done as it is.

Even if the crown prince is his most valued son, he will not cover up his crimes. He does not have the character and ability that a ruler should have, so he has no chance of this position.

What's more, the Crown Prince was also involved in the Fifth Brother's disaster relief mission, which surprised Emperor Jingyuan and made him even more disappointed.

Normally, the fifth brother always behaved well, treated the prince with respect and courtesy, and never took the initiative to provoke these brothers. He never expected that they would have such murderous intentions towards him.

All the assassinations that Lao Wu experienced along the way were the work of these brothers. There was no brotherhood between them at all, only killing and jealousy. When Emperor Jingyuan saw the secret reports presented to him, he suddenly felt extremely tired.

But he also understood that this was the sadness of being born into a royal family. Fighting between brothers was the norm, and even he, the emperor, had gone through this.

However, he did not feel disappointed when others were like this, but this was the prince he had been training to be the crown prince since childhood!

How could he not be extremely disappointed?

The eunuch standing below saw that His Majesty had been sitting in this position for a long time without moving, and then looked at His Majesty's expression, the eunuch did not dare to say anything. His Majesty's look was usually a sign of anger.

Emperor Jingyuan instantly felt sorry for his fifth son. He had wanted to ignore him and let him come back with his own abilities, but now that he knew that most of his older brothers had tried to kill him, he could no longer sit still.

After all, so many people were besieging the fifth brother. If his father did not help him, how could he be isolated and helpless?

Lao Wu usually never formed cliques or factions. He had no help when he needed it, so he had to rely on himself and the guards he brought with him to resist. Even with Xiao Quan by his side, his chances of winning were still slim. He didn't want the returning Lao Wu to suffer any harm.

"Go, and make sure to bring King Rui back safely."

Emperor Jingyuan suddenly spoke towards a certain direction in the air.

Then the curtain swayed slightly, and the person had left.

The eunuch present was truly shocked at this moment, his mouth wide open.

This, this, this! Your Majesty is planning to protect His Royal Highness Prince Rui! ?

But didn’t His Majesty say before that he wanted to test His Royal Highness Prince Rui?!

The chief eunuch looked at His Majesty. Although he didn't know why His Majesty changed his mind, his impression of His Majesty's care for Prince Rui rose to a higher level.

After reviewing the mountain of memorials, Emperor Jingyuan put them down, stretched his stiff neck, and decided to go out for a walk.

"Let's go to Minghua Palace." After saying this, Emperor Jingyuan lifted up his dragon robe and strode out of the palace.

The eunuch standing by did not dare to delay for even a second. He took small steps and followed the emperor's pace closely, with a respectful and cautious expression on his face. His eyes were always focused on the emperor's every move so that he could be ready to receive his orders at any time.

When I arrived at Minghua Palace, I found that the little figure that was usually there was nowhere to be seen.

Emperor Jingyuan frowned, his heart full of doubts.

He remembered very clearly that under normal circumstances, Qi You should have left the martial arts arena and returned to Minghua Palace for dinner at this time.

At this moment, a palace maid who was sweeping the floor saw Emperor Jingyuan in the distance. A hint of surprise appeared on her face. She immediately put down the broom in her hand, bowed and said, "Your servant pays homage to the emperor!" Her voice was clear and loud, echoing throughout the Minghua Palace.

When the other palace maids heard the shout, they stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the door.

When they saw Emperor Jingyuan, a flash of surprise flashed in their eyes, but they soon regained their composure. They all knelt down and saluted, saying in unison: "Your servants pay their respects to the emperor!"

For a moment, the entire Minghua Hall was filled with neat and respectful greetings.

Just at this time, the virtuous concubine came to meet them.

She walked in front of Emperor Jingyuan and bowed: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Please stand up, my beloved concubine." Emperor Jingyuan hurried forward to support her.

"Where's Qi You? Why isn't he here today?"

Hearing this, Concubine Xian was silent for a moment, then a forced smile appeared on her face: "Your Majesty, just now the Empress sent someone to tell me that Qi You stayed in Kunning Palace for dinner."

Although she said this, her heart was full of worry and dissatisfaction.

She knew clearly that the Queen must have her purpose in doing this, and this purpose was definitely not as simple as just getting Qi You to stay for dinner.

However, thinking that the Queen would not dare to do anything to Qi You openly in the palace, Concubine Xian calmed down.

Besides, the emperor would come to Minghua Palace to visit Qi You from time to time these days. He didn't come the past two days, so he should come today at least. So Concubine Xian was not panicked at all. As long as the emperor was there, nothing would happen to Qi You.

Qi You is a smart guy. He stays calm and thinks when encountering things. He is not as easy to fool as an ordinary child.

"What does the Queen want to see Qi You for?" Emperor Jingyuan wondered, and then said, "Okay, I'll go to Kunning Palace to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian smiled and leaned forward to say, "I respectfully send off Your Majesty."

As the queen's bedroom, Kunning Palace's architectural style and decoration embody the royal majesty and luxury.

At this time, Qi You was having dinner with the queen.

Both of them remained silent.

The Queen saw that Qi You's movements when eating were elegant and dignified, and there was not even the slightest awkwardness of meeting a stranger in his eyes. Although he was young, he was very calm.