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

Ye Xuan was held accountable and almost spoke out what was in his heart.

He quickly lowered his head so that the emperor would not see his change of expression, but he said, "Your Majesty, I am catching the rebels."

Without waiting for the emperor to continue to get angry, Ye Xuan knelt down in front of the emperor and said sincerely: "However, the rebels are cunning and I have failed your majesty's trust. I hope your majesty will punish me."

He acted as if he was asking for forgiveness. Even if the emperor wanted to blame him, he could only give up the idea and frowned thoughtfully, as if he was thinking about the Phoenix Gu.

Ye Xuan noticed the emperor's silence and did not look up at him, still keeping his head bowed respectfully.

In his middle age, the emperor was a man of great talent and strategy. He knew how to appoint the right people to the right posts, was good at accepting advice, and had a pioneering and enterprising spirit. But as he grew older, he became increasingly foolish and condoned corruption and bribery, resulting in a harsh government that was more ferocious than a tiger among the people.

The remnants of the previous dynasty and various rebels realized that the emperor was showing signs of being a tyrant, and they joined forces with local tyrants and officials.

If it weren't for the natural disasters in the past few years that forced the emperor to pay attention to the people, Ye Xuan was sure that Dajing would have been in a precarious situation by now. Perhaps several princes had torn Dajing into pieces in order to fight for the throne.

However, at this moment, Dajing also showed signs of falling apart. Ye Xuan came back from the Western Regions with countless thoughts in his mind.

But he still cooperated with the emperor and helped him do some things. Isn't it because he wanted the emperor to restore his previous talent and strategy so that Dajing could survive this crisis?

However, the emperor had been blinded by the Phoenix Gu, and no matter how capable he was, he could not help the emperor see everything clearly.

To be precise, the emperor was unwilling to face the truth. In order to obtain the Phoenix Gu, he was willing to send innocent people to hell.

If he still can't see this clearly, he will be burned to ashes by the emperor's wrath.

The emotion in his heart couldn't help but feel heavy, but Ye Xuan tried hard to keep a straight face so as not to let the emperor notice his emotions.

He previously thought that his impression of the emperor had hit rock bottom and that he could totally withstand the emperor's pursuit of Phoenix Gu.

But now that the Phoenix Gu has been refined, and the Emperor sincerely expressed his concern for it in front of him, he realized that he had overestimated his ability to endure it.

It turned out that he still had some expectations for the emperor deep in his heart. When he learned about his desire for Phoenix Gu, an uncontrollable anger rose in his heart.

I won’t do that again, Ye Xuan muttered to himself.

The emperor's behavior has destroyed his trust. He is old and it is time for him to let go of his obsession.

"Ye Xuan, Chen Changli is in Chang'an Palace. If you have time, go and see him."

At this time, the emperor had considered everything carefully, so he leaned back and looked relaxed.

"Chen Changli has suffered a lot in the past few days since he disappeared. As his friend, you must comfort him and don't let him sink into pain and be unable to extricate himself."

The emperor said this very happily, as if he really wanted Ye Xuan to appease Chen Changli.

After hearing his words, Ye Xuan felt a little heavy in his heart, just because the emperor mentioned the word "friend".

He and Chen Changli had several contacts, but the word "friends" could not be used to describe them. Why did the emperor use these two words to describe their relationship?

Could it be that the emperor had noticed his several contacts with Chen Changli and misunderstood him?

Ye Xuan's thoughts raced, and he had some bad guesses in his mind, but he responded calmly: "I have been worried about Chen Changli during the days he was missing. Now that I know he is safe, I am happy for him and I also want to see him, so thank you, Your Majesty, for your arrangement."

He used the word "I" to improve the relationship between himself and the emperor, and then without looking up to see the emperor's expression, he just lowered his head and left respectfully.

The emperor looked at his leaving figure and was silent for a long time before letting Su Dequan go find Wei Mingzhou.

He wanted to know what Wei Mingzhou had experienced in the underground palace, and whether the birth of the Phoenix Gu had anything to do with him.

When Su Dequan received the emperor's instructions, he immediately knew what the emperor was planning. He felt as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing on his heart, making him feel very uncomfortable.

He felt uncomfortable, but did not refuse the emperor. He went to find Wei Mingzhou and completed the task assigned by the emperor.

While he was testing Wei Mingzhou, Ye Xuan reappeared in front of Chen Changli with a heavy heart, but he didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Chen Changli knew that the emperor's attitude and response were beyond his expectations, or were difficult for him to accept.

After pouring him a cup of tea, Chen Changli took Wan Shufang to sit aside, silently enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

He had long guessed what kind of reply the emperor would give to Ye Xuan. He thought Ye Xuan would endure it and then go out of the palace to investigate those weirdos. He didn't expect that he would be sent by the emperor.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, Chen Changli looked outside with a calm and composed expression.

He had already guessed the emperor's intention, and he was neither surprised nor disappointed.

He just felt that Ye Xuan would suffer a blow. If he could figure out what happened this time and shatter all the remaining expectations for the emperor in his heart, then his life would be better in the future.

"Aren't you going to ask me?" Ye Xuan picked up the teacup and rubbed it for a long time before asking.

Chen Changli shook his head: "The result has already been determined, what's the point of asking?"

Ye Xuan sighed: "Yes, the result has been predetermined. There is no point in asking, and it will make people angry, but I really can't accept it."

Having said this, Ye Xuan drank the tea in one gulp, with a sarcastic smile on his face.

"Our Majesty is not willing to hide anything from us, so even if he is sad about something, I can only pretend that I don't know."

"Unfortunately, I am a human being, a living person. I know that your Majesty's actions are wrong, so how can I really pretend that I don't know?"

Holding the teacup tightly in his hands, Ye Xuan looked at Chen Changli with slightly red eyes.

He wanted to express more of his dissatisfaction, but he was afraid that walls might have ears, so he could only suppress all his emotions in his heart.

But his words just now had already shown his displeasure vividly, and Wan Shufang, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but worry about him.

Chen Changli heard Wan Shufang's breathing suddenly become heavy, and immediately reached out and shook her hand, then looked at Ye Xuan and said: "If you are worried, you can push some things onto me in the future, or resign."

When he said this, he deliberately lowered his voice so that only Ye Xuan could hear it.

Ye Xuan's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard this, and there was something strange in the way he looked at Chen Changli.

The emperor asked him to see Chen Changli, which was clearly to let him see Chen Changli for the last time. After that, Chen Changli might be imprisoned by the emperor to study the Phoenix Gu.

Chen Changming knew this clearly, so why wasn't he panicked or afraid at all? Didn't he worry about his life?