The mistress was reborn and broke off the engagement, the regent cried and begged to marry into the

Shangguan Haitong shook his head: "You don't understand. The prince has never had any dealings with the important officials in the court, let alone any grudges. It's good that he keeps himself out of trouble, and he should continue to do so. The Wang family and the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion are in a commotion because the two sides have been grudges for a long time. The prince is involved..."

It can only be a personal grudge.

The emperor will send someone to investigate, and he must know that the prince helped her break off the engagement before.

The emperor's mind is unpredictable, and she is worried about getting into trouble.

The supreme power, a single word could destroy everything she had...

Yong'an Houfu.

When the wife of the Marquis fainted from excessive grief when she learned that her beloved son had been sentenced to death by beheading.

Li Sirong takes care of him personally.

Li Shihang came to visit and dismissed his attendants: "Why did Eighth Brother readily sign and confess his guilt? He is not stupid, he knows the consequences of confessing his guilt. Someone must have said something, was it you? This will kill Eighth Brother, do you know?"

"So what?" Li Sirong turned around, "He's just stupid, who can he blame?"

Because of the painting incident, the brother and sister have fallen out.

Li Shihang grabbed his sister's arm and said, "What good will this do you? He is our brother."

Li Sirong couldn't help but sneer, and said with mocking eyes: "Father, elder brother, younger brother. When it is beneficial to you, you talk about family affection with me. What about you? Do you really treat me as your sister? Don't you want to kill me? Now you are pretending to have deep brotherly love."

"You are hopeless! You are simply a lunatic." Li Shihang pushed her away.

Li Sirong stood firm and snorted.

If being crazy can make life better, then be crazy.

"You'd better pray that I can rescue my eighth brother, or you'll be in trouble." Li Shihang threatened viciously.

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

Li Sirong was not afraid. She immediately understood what Sixth Brother was going to do.

She hurriedly chased after him and shouted anxiously, "Quickly stop Sixth Brother. Inform Dad and Big Brother immediately, Sixth Brother is about to do something stupid."

The servants divided into several teams and went to do it immediately.

After the show, Li Sirong went back to her room and sat down to drink tea leisurely.

Liu Xinyin came into the room and asked her maid to wait outside. She sat down and asked, "How is mother's health?"

"I am filled with grief and anger after losing my beloved son. There is no way I can recover. From now on, the housekeeper power will be in our hands." Li Sirong smiled.

Liu Xinyin lowered her eyes. No, not them. The power of housekeeper will only be in her hands.

There are eight sons in the Marquis's Mansion, and one is about to be killed. The remaining sons' internal fighting will be interesting to watch.

Right? Miss Shangguan...

royal palace. Royal study room.

The young eunuch came hurriedly and whispered a few words to Yao Buwei.

With a flash of surprise in his eyes, Yao Buwei waved his hand to let him leave. He pondered for a moment, then went into the room and whispered the results of the investigation.

Xie Qiuguang took a look and had a bad feeling.

The emperor smiled and looked over after hearing this: "I was negligent. The ninth child is already sixteen years old, it's time for him to get married. The one from the Shangguan family is of a lower status. But if you like her, you can take her as a concubine. Tomorrow I will issue an edict to grant you marriage and make you happy."

My son has grown up and has someone in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have gotten involved in such a matter. I understand that he is young and full of energy.

Yao Buwei smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The palace has another happy occasion."

Xie Qiuguang clenched the cup in his hand, and then put it down heavily: "I refuse."

Seeing that the prince’s face had turned dark, Yao Buwei quickly stopped laughing.

The emperor frowned slightly: "You are not a child anymore, you should have married and had children. You were willful in the past, and I tolerated you. Marriage is a serious matter, and it is not a joke. The one from the Shangguan family can only be a concubine at most, otherwise she can only be a maid. Any more would be too much."

Xie Qiuguang stood up, lifted his robe and knelt down: "I refuse the marriage, please punish me, father."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yao Buwei quietly retreated and closed the door, leaving the father and son alone.

As soon as the door closed, the emperor slammed the table angrily and said, "How dare you! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because I love you. At your age, which prince has not become a father? She will be a concubine, and that's it. The imperial decree has granted the marriage, and you have to accept it even if you don't want to."

Xie Qiuguang raised his head and looked directly at his father who was standing high above him: "I don't know what gossips my father heard that led him to grant the marriage. My father randomly arranged the marriage and decided on the position of concubine first. Then what? Who will be the princess? A noble lady from the royal family? To make up for the loss of their son?"

The emperor said coldly, "Marriage is a matter of great importance. It is decided by the parents and the matchmaker. I will not let you down."

Xie Qiuguang laughed at himself, his eyes full of disappointment: "Did Father force Mother like this in the beginning? She didn't want to stay in the deep palace, so you locked her up until she died. Now you force me again, do you want me to meet Mother as soon as possible?"

The emperor was both angry and furious when his sore spot was hit.

Shu Fei... He and Shu Fei also had a loving time.

In the folk, the husband sings and the wife follows. He experienced the happiness of ordinary couples and showed his identity sincerely.

In an instant, the lover's expression changed.

He could be a peddler, a businessman, a celebrity, or even just a peasant.

But he was the emperor, living in a gorgeous yet cold palace.

There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the queen and concubines are all noble.

Since then, he never saw the smile on his beloved's face again. At least not at all when facing him.

Shu Fei was born into a commoner family, and he did his best to give her enough honors and favors.

The child was given to Shufei to raise personally, and she was not restricted from anything except leaving the palace.

He thought that if he did enough, he would be able to warm that heart again one day.

But the heart is dead and will never be warm again.

Shu Fei cared about the eunuchs, palace maids, concubines and ministers, but ignored him.

Whether sick or injured, I never ask.

Worse than a stranger.

Why? Just because he was the emperor?

He believed that he had made outstanding achievements by working diligently, caring for the people, checking and balancing the powerful families, and benefiting everyone equally.

The emperor looked at his son and vaguely saw Shu Fei who had resisted fiercely.

She didn't want to leave the palace, didn't want to be a concubine. She would rather die than obey. If she hadn't been pregnant at the time...

Xie Qiuguang was raised by Concubine Shu since he was a child, and what he learned was different from all the other princes.

He can do what the prince can do. He knew from the beginning some things that the prince didn't understand.

The emperor gripped the corner of the table tightly and said, "I am the emperor, the sovereign. I cannot disobey your orders."

Xie Qiuguang lowered his eyes and slowly stood up.

He walked to the wall, pulled out the hanging sword and put it across his neck: "Father wants to say that if the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die, right? King and subject first, then father and son. Just like you have always given wealth and honor to my mother."

This scene seemed to be replayed yesterday.

The emperor couldn't help but stand up in a daze.

Xie Qiuguang's eyes were very similar to those of Concubine Shu. The determination, resentment, and resistance were almost exactly the same.

The emperor remembered Shu Fei's satisfied smile before her death.

"Even though I die, my ambition will live on. He is my heritage, my ideal, and my future."

"You only know how to seize power by force. You will never understand what I really want."

"He understands. He is my pride. He is the most precious treasure I have crafted with great care and left for this era."

The smile was gentle and nostalgic, but before he could finish his words he spat out a mouthful of blood. Black, poisonous blood.

The emperor at that time felt distressed and reached out to help.

Concubine Shu used up her last bit of strength to push him away, her eyes full of disgust: "Don't touch me. Dirty thing."