Shen Meimei knew very well that the emperor's so-called syphilis was just a cover-up and would be cured sooner or later.

She herself didn't expect to say such a thing.

The emperor sighed helplessly and hugged her tightly in his arms:

"No, I'm suffering from a serious illness now, and I can't let you get implicated!" His tone was firm and resolute.

Shen Meimei raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes. She had already honed her acting skills to perfection in the deep palace.

After a while, Su Peisheng's hurried footsteps were heard, and he was knocking on the door anxiously.

Normally, after the emperor went to bed, Su Peisheng would avoid knocking on the door unless there was an emergency. But tonight was unusual.

The knocking sounds of "Knock...Knock..." on the door were particularly loud and crisp in the quiet snowy night.

Shen Meimei quickly got up from the bed, pointed at the door and said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Su is knocking on the door. Something important must have happened!"

The emperor was a little upset and shouted at the door:

"Why are you so alarmed? Are you trying to disturb my sweet dreams in the middle of the night?"

Su Peisheng heard the emperor's unhappy voice, so he cut to the chase, "Your Majesty, something big has happened. General Yue Zhongqi just sent me a letter saying something big has happened!"

When the emperor heard the three words "Yue Zhongqi", he immediately became alert.

Yue Zhongqi was serving as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan and Shaanxi at that time, and he had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. If something happened in the army, it would be a big deal.

He stood up, put on a coat, and said to Su Peisheng, "Come in, turn on the light, I want to see what happened."

Su Peisheng pushed the door open, lit the oil lamp, and the room suddenly became bright.

Shen Meimei also got up, put on her clothes, and sat inside the bed curtains. When she heard what Su Peisheng said, she became anxious and wanted to know what had happened.

When the emperor opened the secret memorial, he found a letter written by a man named Zhang Xi. The content of the letter mainly advised Yue Zhongqi to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

"This Zhang Xi is so despicable. Notify everyone and let Yue Zhongqi try Zhang Xi immediately and make sure to find out who is behind him!" The emperor was furious after reading the memorial.

The emperor felt that he had worked diligently for ten years, the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous, the border issue with Tsarist Russia was resolved, and the chieftain rebellions in Guizhou and other places were all put down one by one.

Why are there still so many people thinking about overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty even though the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed for a hundred years?

He sighed and said to Shen Meimei:

"Mei'er, let's go back to the palace. I wanted to take you out to live for a few days and have some free time, but now it seems like that's just wishful thinking."

Shen Meimei had already put on her clothes. She walked to the emperor and said gently:

"Silang, state affairs are more important. I am very happy to be traveling today. I am just worried about your health. No matter how important state affairs are, you must take better care of your health."

The emperor handed the secret letter to Shen Meimei:

"Look, this Zhang Xi is so abominable that he actually went to the military camp to persuade Yue Zhongqi to rebel. Fortunately, Yue Zhongqi was loyal and sent the letter to me. Yue Zhongqi is a general appointed by me personally. If he rebelled, the world would be in chaos!"

As the emperor was speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said to himself:

"No, I can't give Yue Zhongqi this opportunity! I have to strike first!"

As he spoke, he asked Shen Meimei to grind ink for him. He planned to write a memorial to the emperor to have Yue Zhongqi imprisoned, and then make a decision after finding out the truth.

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