Princess Jiaojiao arrives, teasing the prince to blush and heartbeat

It's not that she doesn't believe in the abilities of the officials, but that she doesn't believe in the emperor's capriciousness.

What he promised with the front foot is easy to go back on the back foot, so she will not feel at ease until the imperial decree to pardon the Chu people.

Sure enough, when all the civil and military officials in the imperial court came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor was a little stunned.

When they explained their intentions, the emperor was not only not accommodating, but even more annoyed.

He pointed at Leng Yu and Liu Dechang, and shouted angrily:

"Did you make sense of everyone coming to force me? Do you think that I will compromise because of the large number of you? It's too whimsical. Hurry up, or I will order people to be arrested now."

Seeing that the emperor's words were decisive, Liu Dechang immediately questioned loudly in frustration:

"Your Majesty, can't you be more lenient to the veteran's family for the sake of the veteran's loyalty to you for many years?"

The emperor waved his hand without hesitation,

"Tolerance? When did the Chu people show tolerance to my Daning people? I suspect that those two women are the secret agents of the Chu people in Daning."

Seeing that the emperor didn't give these people face at all, Leng Yu simply cupped his fists and said:

"Father, the Daning Kingdom has ceased war with the Chu Kingdom, and there will be no more wars in the future. How could they be the secret agents of the Chu Kingdom? They have stayed in the Yu Palace for so long, and I know them well. They are only the wife and daughter of General Liu, and have no other status. Please check carefully."

"Don't say any more."

The emperor seemed to have run out of patience, he waved his hands again with his eyes wide open,

"Let's all go down, whoever dares to mention this matter will be punished with the same crime as the Chu people."

Seeing this, everyone shut up one after another, not daring to say more, Leng Yu looked at Liu Dechang who was gasping for breath, winked at him, and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Until he came to the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Liu Dechang still looked very angry.

He shook his sleeves and cursed loudly:

"No wonder the people say that the royal family is ruthless. Now I can see that the emperor is ruthless to the extreme."

"General Liu, don't talk anymore, let's go back first, and then slowly think of a way."

"What else can we do? We have found all the people we need to find, what else can we do?"

"There is also Lan'er, maybe she can talk about the father."

Leng Yu's words made Liu Dechang pause, then nodded helplessly,

"Go back. If Lan'er can't make sense anymore, then I can only resign and take my wife and children to find another way out."

Liu Dechang's words are both angry words and the truth.

He has lived alone for so many years, and now his wife and children are finally found, but the emperor forcibly wants to separate them. This is something he absolutely cannot accept. Before he came, he had already thought that even if he did not become an official, he would still be with his wife and children.

……

Luo Lan entered the palace after noon. She held Lele's hand, followed by A Cai and A Hong, walking in a hurry.

The reason why she brought Lele with her was because she wanted to let Lele play a few games of chess with the emperor to make him happy, and maybe she could get his imperial edict.

"Lele, remember later, don't make your grandpa angry. It's up to you whether your aunt and grandma can stay."

Lele patted her small chest, and replied solemnly:

"Mother, don't worry, Lele has a way to talk to Grandpa Huang."

"really?"

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you'll be waiting for me outside in a while. With a game of chess, I can say Grandpa Tonghuang."

Although Luo Lan felt that Lele's words were a bit exaggerated, she still nodded with a smile,

"Okay, then mother will go to see your grandpa first, if mother doesn't make sense, you can go again."

Lele raised his head high, with a confident look,

"Okay, then it's settled, if I can talk to Grandpa Huang, mother will give us a day off and let my uncle take us to play."

"If you can really understand your grandpa, let alone a day off, even ten days will do."

Hearing what mother said, Lele's eyes narrowed and his heart blossomed with joy.

When the two of them came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Luo Lan bowed and saluted, while Lele knelt down on the ground,

"Grandpa Huang, I heard that you have recovered, and Lele has come to play chess with you."

The emperor glanced at Luo Lan, then waved his hand,

"You go down first, just let Lele accompany me."

"Father, my son has something to tell you."

"Don't say any more."

The emperor seemed to know what she was going to say, and before she could speak, he waved his hand and refused.

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind, it's useless to talk more, you go down."

Luo Lan was a little disappointed by the emperor's resoluteness, but after she bowed and saluted, she nuzzled at Lele, turned and walked outside.

Seeing her mother left, Lele got up and came to the emperor, Liu Xi hurriedly set the chessboard.

"Grandpa Huang, Lele is a child, you should let Lele go first."

"Okay, Grandpa Huang hasn't played chess for a long time, and Grandpa Huang is a bit old and dim-sighted. You can't lie to Grandpa Huang."

Lele grinned happily,

"Grandpa Huang is very shrewd. How dare Lele lie to you."

As he spoke, he placed a black chess piece in the middle of the board, and the emperor also picked up the chess piece in front of him, thought for a while, and then dropped it...

They played this game of chess for a long time, and Luo Lan, who was waiting outside, was a little anxious.

She knew that Lele was a smart child, but the emperor was a stubborn person. Regarding this matter, he didn't even listen to the words of the court ministers. How could he listen to the words of a child like Lele?

But what can be done now?She lay alone on the railing not far outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, thinking quietly.

After a game of chess, Lele actually lost to the emperor. The emperor grinned and said with a hehehe smile:

"Lele, did you give in to Grandpa Huang this time?"

Lele stood up directly from the soft couch, shook the hem of her clothes, knelt on the ground, clasped her fists with both hands and said:

"Grandpa Huang, Lele is not condescending to you. It is Grandpa Huang who is superb at chess, and Lele is convinced that he lost."

The emperor looked at him with puzzled eyes,

"Then why do you kneel down? Speak up if you have something to say."

Lele shook her head vigorously,

"Grandpa Huang, you are the king of a country, and Lele respects you. Lele has something unclear, and I hope Grandpa Huang will make it clear."

"Oh? If there's anything you don't know, you might as well tell me, Grandpa Huang will definitely tell you."

Lele lowered her head and thought for a while, blinking her sly eyes and asking:

"Grandfather, the common people have heard rumors that you are an emperor who keeps what you say and keeps what you say. Is this true?"

"Of course, I am the king, and the king has no jokes. What I say is the words of Jinkou Yuyu, and I must keep my words."

Hearing this, Lele nodded solemnly, then took out a jade pendant from her bosom,

"Grandpa Huang, you gave this jade pendant to Lele last time. You said that this jade pendant is equivalent to an imperial decree without words. Now Lele asks you to give Lele an imperial decree. You won't lose your word to Lele, will you?"

"Oh? What kind of edict do you want?"