Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

The emperor was very busy during this period. He used the queen's funeral to get rid of ministers who disagreed with his political views, and he also used Xu Qinglu's death to capture the remnants of the White Lotus Sect.

Afterwards, he wanted to kill two birds with one stone and deal with Prince Rong, but he didn't expect Prince Rong to humiliate him so much.

After he became emperor, he balanced the court, and then used the fight for succession to play several princes around. He was full of self-satisfaction, arrogant, and looked down on others.

Prince Rong was previously known as a sickly person. The emperor suspected him and wanted to catch him, but he failed to do so for several years, so he must have been lax.

After finally catching him, and just when he was about to make a plan to capture him, he let him escape. The emperor felt ashamed, so this time he was furious with wrath, and all the civil and military officials were so frightened that they trembled and dared not say anything.

After all, the emperor killed many people and demoted many officials during this period.

The officials who stayed behind were either smart and good at hiding themselves, or they were timid and flattering. How could they dare to offend the emperor at this time?

The emperor ordered that all efforts should be made to capture Prince Rong. They seemed to have found something to do, so they immediately agreed and then walked out of the palace to get busy.

Staring at their retreating figures, the emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously.

He had kept these people here on purpose. He thought they were capable and that the capture of Prince Rong would be easy. However, he had not expected that they were so frightened by the fate of other officials that they no longer had the courage to give him advice as before.

The emperor was very dissatisfied, but when he thought of his age and his unclear mind recently, the emperor's expression changed and finally settled on decadence.

"As long as the Phoenix Gu appears, I will be able to regain my youth and live forever. I will then solve this problem."

The emperor can only pin his hopes on the Phoenix Gu now, otherwise all his plans will be in vain. By that time, he will probably go crazy.

"Su Dequan, what has An Qing been doing recently? She is very obedient."

Rubbing his forehead, the emperor looked much better.

"The eldest princess has been staying in her palace recently and has not made any movement. Obviously, she also wants to see Your Majesty catch Prince Rong." Su Dequan spoke quickly after hearing the emperor's words.

After finishing his words, he raised his eyes cautiously to observe the emperor's expression.

What has happened during this period is a bit overwhelming. Even though Su Dequan understands some of the emperor's thoughts, he was still frightened by recent events.

He had to be more cautious and careful, even considering what he said, not wanting to make the emperor angry with him.

After all, the emperor would kill people when he got angry. No matter how loyal Su Dequan was to the emperor, he was unwilling to lose his life at his old age.

The emperor's face was very calm, as if he didn't take Princess An Qing seriously, but Su Dequan knew that the emperor didn't think so.

After all, Princess An Qing is the queen of Wulan, and has an unclear relationship with the traitor Tu Yuanzhou.

The emperor hated her very much. If Princess An Qing had not noticed the emperor's thoughts, she would have used the Phoenix Gu as a bait and, with the help of the queen, eliminated some capable people under Princess An Qing's hands.

He had already taken action to get rid of Princess An Qing a long time ago. Now Princess An Qing is still alive, so she is still useful.

However, Princess An Qing was also a smart person. She had long noticed the emperor's attitude towards her and deliberately leaked some specious information to make the emperor's attitude towards her fluctuate.

Su Dequan, the emperor's confidant, was watching from the side and felt that the brother and sister had a kind of crazy energy.

He was very worried that the internal fighting between the brother and sister would lead to his downfall.

When he dealt with these two people, he was really nervous and didn't dare to show his true emotions at all.

Therefore, the calmer the emperor's expression was at this moment, the more Su Dequan knew that he was in a bad mood.

He immediately held his breath, not daring to disturb the emperor.

After a long while, the emperor said: "What An Qing and Lao Ba did was really excessive, but Lao Ba is my son after all. I can forgive Lao Ba, but I can't forgive her."

"But the Queen died at this time. She is my sister, and the Crown Princess happened to be there. No matter how annoyed and angry I am, I can only let her live. Otherwise, according to her temper, she will definitely drag the Crown Princess down with her."

The Crown Prince is still fighting on the border. If anything happens to the Crown Princess, won’t the Crown Prince be affected?

Although the emperor had other plans in mind, this allowed Princess An Qing to survive and allow her to continue staying in the palace.

But the emperor was unwilling to admit this, and Su Dequan was very clear about this.

So when Su Dequan heard the emperor say this, he showed an expression of approval to reassure the emperor.

The emperor glanced at him inadvertently, and seeing the approval on his face, he felt more and more that Su Dequan was very much to his liking. It was a pity that he was old and had not been able to do things effectively recently.

The emperor couldn't help but feel a little dislike for him, but there were many things about him that could not be known by outsiders, so he could only continue to use Su Dequan.

So he told him, "You have to send someone to keep an eye on An Qing. If she makes any small move, deal with her. Don't let her use some specious things to divert my attention."

The emperor did not plan to keep Princess An Qing any longer because he had received news that the Phoenix Gu would be born in two or three days.

If he gets the Phoenix Gu, he will be able to live forever. The troubles Princess An Qing left for him will naturally have time to be solved. How could he be willing to keep Princess An Qing, who has the leverage over him?

"I understand." Hearing the deep meaning in the emperor's words, Su Dequan's face changed instantly, but returned to normal after a while.

"You go and arrange it." After the emperor said this, he closed his eyes and rested.

Su Dequan glanced at him, suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart and was about to leave, but he did not expect that Princess An Qing would ask to see the emperor at this time.

He quickly reported to the emperor, and then said: "I see that the eldest princess doesn't look very happy, as if she has encountered something."

The emperor suddenly opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"An Qing's arrival is really unfortunate."

He just sent people to arrest Prince Rong, so why did Princess An Qing come? Could it be that she knew what happened in the Qianqing Palace?

Who did she bribe? How did she bribe him? Why did she make someone betray her?

The emperor was extremely suspicious and instantly began to suspect the people around him.

Su Dequan saw the change in his expression and knew that he was suspecting someone of betraying him. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I swear to you that everyone in the Qianqing Palace is loyal to you and would never dare to betray you. The princess came here this time because she really has something wrong."