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

Chen Changli could sense the anger in the emperor's words, and his expression darkened slightly, but his voice was as calm as ever, not causing the emperor to suspect anything.

"I am not acting on my own. I just want to confirm the Eighth Prince's situation first, and then report it to Your Majesty."

"We never expected that Princess An Qing would take action against the Eighth Prince. We just happened to witness this incident, so we came to see Your Majesty without any evidence, causing Your Majesty to worry about this matter."

Having said this in a solemn tone, Chen Changli folded his hands together with a look of shame on his face and saluted towards the emperor, with a tone of shame also in his voice.

"Your Majesty, I was not careful this time, which caused Your Majesty trouble. I am guilty and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

His attitude was very sincere, as if he wanted to let the emperor vent his anger.

Although the emperor was dissatisfied with him, he would not punish him for this matter.

Besides, Princess An Qing's performance was really bad. The emperor began to doubt her and wished he could turn into a worm in her stomach and figure out all her little thoughts. How could he still doubt Chen Changli and wish he could put him to death?

"Old Eight's matter does worry me." The emperor's tone was calm, but his eyes were so cold that they were enough to freeze a person's soul.

Chen Changli could tell that the emperor's tone was wrong. His mind raced, and he soon saw the deeper meaning behind the emperor's cold tone.

Chen Changli only felt a chill running from the soles of his feet into his heart, making him feel cold all over.

But even though he was shivering from the cold, Chen Changli had to force himself to hold it back, not daring to show any of it in front of the emperor.

It was because the emperor never took him as a subject seriously. If he accidentally angered the emperor, the emperor might think that he had other ulterior motives and would speculate his every move in a very petty manner.

The emperor's suspicion made people act extremely cautiously. If he was always thinking about it, no matter how strong Chen Changli's psychological endurance was, he would probably be made miserable by the emperor's behavior.

"I am willing to help Your Majesty share your worries and solve your problems." Chen Changli was not sure what the emperor was thinking, but he was happy to say something to make the emperor happy in front of him.

The emperor looked at Chen Changli with a half-smile and said earnestly: "My dear Chen, you are a very capable person. I believe you will not let me down."

Chen Changli's heart skipped a beat when he heard the hidden meaning in his words, but he said sincerely, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty with all my heart and soul until my death."

The emperor heard this and looked at Chen Changli with a smile, his face showing a strong interest: "If you say something but can't do it, people will think you are talking big. Chen Changli, you have been in the capital for such a long time, you should know what kind of person I am, so when you say this, do you really want to devote yourself to me?"

The emperor's tone when he spoke was quite subtle. Chen Changli focused all his attention on him, so he naturally heard it.

After a long silence, Chen Changli said bluntly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very kind to me. Apart from him, I am only loyal to His Majesty."

The emperor was stunned. He wanted to test Chen Changli's loyalty, but he didn't expect Chen Changli to be so decisive.

He also thought that Chen Changli would be like other civil and military officials, who would verbally express their loyalty to him but secretly be loyal to his sons.

"You are different from what I imagined. I suddenly feel like I am meeting you for the first time, and that is why I am shocked by your words." The emperor had a blank expression and spoke in a cold tone.

Because of his own little thoughts, he had never looked at Chen Changli straight in the eye, let alone get to know him properly.

Now, after pretending to test him, he did not expect to hear Chen Changli say such words. The emperor suddenly felt that he had never really understood Chen Changli.

He was unwilling to make use of Chen Changli and treated him as nothing, all out of his own selfish motives.

Because of selfish motives, he was unwilling to trust Chen Changli, and also because of selfish motives, he did not want Chen Changli to control the military power, and he did not want him to go to the border and have contact with Tu Yuanzhou. As a result, the prince went to the border, and An Qing had other ideas.

The emperor couldn't help but feel that it was because he judged others by his own standards that many things got out of his control.

He rarely reflected on himself and felt more and more regretful about what happened to Chen Changli.

However, the feeling of regret only lasted for a few breaths in his heart before he completely suppressed it, because he felt that he was the emperor and should not have such emotions as regret.

"You are very honest. I should admire you and give you a certain amount of trust. However, some things have already happened. I am old and unwilling to accept people's rebuttals. So regarding your affairs, I can only go with the flow."

"I didn't expect the prince to care about you. For you, he was willing to give up the convenience of the Western Regions and come directly to Luoyang City."

"To be honest, I was a little unhappy when I learned about this matter, because you are my subject on the surface, but you are very close to the crown prince. I can't help but suspect that the person you are truly loyal to is the crown prince."

"It is because of this suspicion that I want to separate you and the prince and not let the two of you stay in Luoyang City together."

The emperor suddenly confessed his thoughts to Chen Changli, and his calm and composed tone revealed his vigilance and resentment towards the prince without any reservation.

Chen Changli had never thought that the emperor would do this. His heart skipped a beat, but he did not raise his head to look at the emperor.

Just because the emperor's sudden confession was very strange, Chen Changli suspected that the emperor did this because he had a new purpose.

"I am not going to use you and not letting you go to the Western Territory. In fact, I am on guard against you. I also don't want the Crown Prince to join hands with you to undermine me."

"But I know the prince's temper and I know he would not do such a ridiculous thing."

"But even if I knew about this, I still cannot trust the Crown Prince because he is too legitimate, and I do not want to abdicate yet. I still want to sit on the throne, preferably for a long time."

After the emperor said this, his cloudy eyes revealed a bit of confusion. It was obvious that he said this on a whim, not something he had thought carefully about.

Chen Changli noticed this, and without blinking an eye, he said respectfully: "The Crown Prince and I are both teachers and friends, so I am very concerned about matters related to the Crown Prince. If Your Majesty has other ideas, you can tell me clearly. I will consider this matter carefully and arrange everything for the Crown Prince."

He guessed what the emperor was thinking, but he and the prince did have a special relationship, so facing the emperor's words, he was not going to lie and simply admitted that he would help the prince wholeheartedly.

The emperor was not surprised at Chen Changli's answer, and said calmly: "The prince is lucky to have a friend like you. I do envy the prince, but I won't really do anything to him. I just want to live forever. But you are as stubborn as the prince, so I have to be disappointed in you."