Busy time passes quickly.

The whole twelfth lunar month was not peaceful. In the first half of the month, apart from the deposing of the crown prince and the unexpected appointment of a crown princess by the emperor, which aroused civil and military opposition from the entire dynasty, the Chu family and the Pingyang Marquis Mansion were raided, which shocked people the most.

One family was beheaded and another family was imprisoned.

The Pingyang Marquis Mansion was suspected of poisoning the prince, and he was bound to die in the end.

In the second half of the month, the ministers cooperated well in government affairs. In order to allow the monarch and his ministers to have a good holiday, Yan Donghuang completed all the urgent matters before the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and officially had a holiday on the 28th.

Because the emperor was ill, the ministers did not have to go to the palace to watch the New Year's Eve. They were allowed to stay at home with their wives, children and children.

Among the seven generals of the Qingluan Army, Mu Yunfan went out on errands, and the other six generals took turns on duty.

Limited to New Year's Eve, Feng Yaoguang, Gu Chiran and Qin Yang will be on duty from the 28th to the 30th of the new year, and Xie Yunjian, Xiao Qingwu and Xiao Nanfeng will be on duty from the first to the third day of the lunar new year. Rotation.

Inside and outside the palace, up and down the court, everything is arranged in an orderly manner.

Sheng Jing'an spent seven unforgettable days in the Princess's Mansion.

On the morning of the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, the old lady of the Sheng family arrived in person outside the eldest princess's house and asked to see the eldest princess.

She kept her posture very low, and no longer had the arrogant attitude before. She was humble and only wanted to see Jing'an.

Yan Donghuang showed great mercy and ordered people to bring Sheng Jing'an out. When the old lady of the Sheng family saw him for the first time, she almost didn't recognize that he was her son.

Sheng Jing'an had lost weight, his eyes were black and blue, his face was pale and haggard, and he looked depressed and dull, as if he was a different person.

The old lady's face changed with shock. She looked at it for a long time before confirming that this was her son Sheng Jing'an. She was so shocked and hurt that she almost fainted.

In particular, one of Sheng Jing'an's hands was bandaged and he looked obviously injured, which made the old lady feel flustered and she couldn't help but want to take him home.

But even if she moved out of her late husband, moved out of the marriage contract between Sheng Jing'an and Yan Donghuang, and even used cruel tricks to move people with emotion and reason... In the eldest princess's mansion, which was heavily guarded by elite soldiers, she would still be wasting her words.

Yan Donghuang was so hard-hearted that he ignored her request at all.

After meeting with Mrs. Sheng, Sheng Jing'an was brought back to the house to learn the rules with the four male favorites.

As for when the rules should be learned, Yan Donghuang didn't say, nor did the nun who was responsible for teaching them ask - Oh, yes, Yan Donghuang specially selected two nuns from the palace to teach them, and took turns teaching them how to be a man's favorite. rules.

Yan Donghuang believed that no matter how rebellious and rebellious a person was, he could be disciplined and submissive in the hands of the two nuns.

After Mrs. Sheng returned home, she became angrier and more resentful as she thought about it. In her helplessness, she couldn't help but think of going to the palace to complain.

"Jing'an is engaged to her. Even if Yan Donghuang is now Chu Juan, how can he insult his fiancé like this?" Mrs. Sheng's face turned livid with anger, and she couldn't help but worry, "I have to enter the palace. Ask your Majesty, what does Yan Donghuang want to do?"

She thought that since she was the old lady of the Zhenguo Palace, the emperor wanted to give her face, but little did she know that since Yan Donghuang became the regent and supervising the country, it was extremely difficult for her to meet the emperor.

By the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Sheng Jing'an probably couldn't stand it anymore, and he understood deeply that Yan Donghuang was determined to punish him, but he had no power to resist.

So when he took the initiative to ask for permission, he was showing weakness and begging for mercy.

When he saw Yan Donghuang, Sheng Jing'an's face was pale and stiff, his lips were chapped, and there was no emotion in his eyes. The look he looked at Yan Donghuang was no longer condescending and accusatory, nor was it the intimacy between unmarried couples in the past... Although in the past, I don’t know how much of the intimacy is true and how false.

But at this time, there is quite a kind of calmness of renunciation, as well as compromise, forbearance and submission to absolute power.

For no reason, it reminds people of the beautiful, strong and miserable people who have to endure humiliation in the storybook.

"I am no match for you. I am unable to resist, struggle, or maintain my pride in the face of military power." Sheng Jing'an lowered his eyes and looked at the green bricks on the ground. "Although I don't know why you suddenly hate me so much, I still have a mother." It needs to be taken care of, and the government has to support it..."

Having said this, he closed his eyes and knelt down: "Your Highness, I have surrendered. Please let me go."

Yan Donghuang sat on the chair, listening to his self-defeating remarks with an expressionless face. Hearing the tone of resignation that he had to endure, the curve of the corner of his mouth revealed a biting sarcasm.

"Just say you have no spine if you have no spine. There is no need to use the Duke's Mansion and your mother as excuses." Yan Donghuang said indifferently, "Besides, after your father passed away, the Duke's Mansion is no longer the Duke's Mansion."

Sheng Jing'an turned pale and suddenly raised his head to look at Yan Donghuang: "You...what did you say?"

Yan Donghuang looked at him coldly.

Sheng Jing'an shook his head, his tone obviously flustered: "The emperor said it before, the emperor said it himself, I... I can inherit the title of Duke..."

He has no military power and no official career. If he cannot even inherit the title, what will the Sheng family have left?

"That's because you are engaged to me, and my achievements are enough to help you inherit the title of Duke." Yan Donghuang sneered, his expression disdainful, "Based on your own abilities, what do you think you have?" Are you qualified to be a public servant?”

Sheng Jing'an said angrily: "The Emperor's golden words——"

"Sheng Jing'an, aren't you curious about why I suddenly hate you?" Yan Donghuang's voice suddenly turned cold, his eyes as sharp as ice blades, "The day your mother posted a message to invite me to visit the Duke's Mansion, was she planning to poison me?"

Sheng Jing'an's pupils suddenly shrank, the blood color on his face faded a little bit, and he looked at Yan Donghuang in disbelief, with shock and horror in his eyes.

"You...what did you say?" His voice was a little unstable, and he could hear trembling, "You are the eldest princess, and the crown princess, and before...before, you were my fiancée, how could I poison you? Donghuang, how could I poison you? If this is the reason why you hate me, I promise I...I promise this is a rumor, someone deliberately framed me...Please believe me, I never have such a vicious idea..."

Yan Donghuang looked at him without saying a word, his eyes were clear and cold.

Even though he didn't say anything, he seemed to see through everything and ridiculed him, making Sheng Jing'an's defense seem so pale and powerless.

Sheng Jingan seemed to be struck by lightning, and fell to his knees on the ground.

"You are planning to poison me, although you dare not, you are timid, knowing that poisoning the princess is a capital crime, but the huge temptation of benefits still blinds your mind." Yan Donghuang stood up, walked to him step by step, and looked down at him, "Do you think that my father will die soon, as long as I die, the person you support will be able to sit on the throne, and you, who poisoned your fiancée with your own hands, can get the merit of following the dragon, inherit the title of Duke of the country, and be glorious and unparalleled from now on?"

"I didn't!" Sheng Jingan stood up, gritted his teeth and looked at Yan Donghuang, almost roaring out of control, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, don't you just want to cancel the engagement? Why do you have to use all your efforts to frame me? I promise you, I agree to cancel the engagement, okay?! I promise you!"

"Of course not." Yan Donghuang's voice was cold and hard, "How can you cancel the marriage granted by the imperial decree?"

Sheng Jingan froze, his face as pale as paper: "Then what do you want?"

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