The First Traitor [Rebirth]

The emperor opened his eyes leisurely, with a trace of confusion in his eyes, but also a trace of emotion.It's just that the expression on his face is still serious: "Didn't I tell you to rest, what's the matter with him coming here?"

"Your Majesty Yuan said that he has a matter of state to discuss with the Emperor."

"National affairs?" The emperor pinched his temple, "Let him in."

After Yuan Ye came in, he saluted the emperor. He raised his eyes to see the emperor's expression, and he didn't seem displeased.The emperor asked, "Is there any state affairs that you should come to discuss with me now, instead of waiting until tomorrow? What's more, I said that if there is something urgent, I can discuss it with the prince and all the ministers..."

Yuan Ye was apprehensive in his heart, but on his face he said worriedly: "The health of the emperor's dragon body is the foundation of the country, and it is a state affairs for ministers to care about the emperor's dragon body."

The emperor was stunned, knowing that Yuan Ye's sincere words were not lacking in sycophancy, but it made him treat him differently: "The health of my dragon body is a state matter?"

"Exactly."

"Why worry about my dragon body? Besides, I'm sick, what can you do for me?"

Yuan Ye couldn't see the emperor's joy and anger, so he could only do his duty: "I am willing to stay outside the door, to be encouraged by the emperor, and to share the pain for the emperor!"

"I just coughed a few times, so why should Ai Qing be worried?" The emperor's expression softened a little, and the thoughts in his heart dissipated long ago, leaving only his admiration for Yuan Ye.

He coughed and felt unwell, and said he wanted to rest, but no one in the civil and military court, including his son, came to greet him!How does this teach him not to feel chilled?Only Yuan Ye knew that he was flattering, but even if it was flattering, it was still a kind of concern for him!

Before he died, everyone was in a hurry to curry favor with the prince. If he was really sick and couldn't walk, wouldn't it be that he would end up in a situation where no one cares about him?He is the emperor, and he is used to standing high, being surrounded and supported by others.Once he loses such power, will these people still surround and hold him by his side?

The emperor's beard trembled suddenly, and then he coughed violently, Liu Xiao quickly handed over the silk handkerchief, the emperor covered his mouth with the silk handkerchief and coughed a few times, and then Yuan Ye faintly saw blood seeping from it.

Yuan Ye was startled: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?!"

Liu Xiao hurriedly ordered someone to bring in the medicine, and changed a handkerchief to wipe the emperor's lips.The emperor frowned, drank the medicine, and fell asleep for a while.

"Yuan Aiqing." The emperor said suddenly.

"The minister is here." Yuan Ye bowed, with a worried but obedient listener.

"Can I wait for the spring to bloom next year?" the emperor asked with a worried expression.

"The emperor is the son of heaven, and he is blessed by the gods. I believe that the emperor can wait until that time, and he can wait dozens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of times when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming."

"Then Aiqing shouldn't be so shocked?!" The emperor said, Yuan Ye's concern for him did not seem to be fake.

The emperor didn't let Yuan Ye have a chance to answer the question, and said to himself, "I'm getting old, the second brother left early, but the eldest is a spoiled and spoiled guy, and the third child has great ambitions but has no responsibility." The ability of the common people in the world..."

Yuan Ye knew that the emperor was talking about the second prince who died 15 years ago, and the prince who was the eldest son and the king of Qi.

The emperor is in his fifties, not too old, but none of the Daxing emperors in the history can live past 60 years old, so it can be said that they are a short-lived royal family.The emperor also knew it in his heart, but he still had some pursuit and desire for life, otherwise he would not have moved his mind to build Fengtian Pavilion.

When he was young, he loved the second prince the most, because the second prince was [-]% similar to him.So in order for the second prince to accumulate achievements, he asked him to practice outside.Unexpectedly, there was a flood in the place where the second prince practiced, and the second prince was a fellow suffering with the people, so he went to direct the repair of the embankment in person.

Later, the second prince fell ill from overwork and contracted a fever, so he went.At that time, the second prince was no more, and he passed away at a very good age, which made the emperor and empress miserable.Forced to have no choice, the emperor appointed the eldest prince Long Yunao as the crown prince, and did not let him go to other places to practice, so that he developed the prince's current pampered temperament.

Yuan Ye had been listening quietly, and knew that the emperor had always known the strengths and weaknesses of these princes, and knew that they formed cliques for personal gain and used power for personal gain.

When Yuan Ye was shocked, he was confused about how much the emperor knew?

However, the emperor didn't mention anything about the relationship between King Qi and Yuan Ye at all, and Yuan Ye started to be in a daze, wondering why he wanted to serve King Qi in the first place?

Since Yuan actually helped him and so many things happened, he almost forgot his original purpose.The purpose, by the way, is it for power?Or is it because King Qi knows his weakness and can catch people's hearts?

When the emperor finished speaking, Yuan Ye also came back to his senses, and the emperor said these, perhaps expressing his dissatisfaction with his son as a father, or perhaps distracting Yuan Ye's attention, no matter what , Yuan Ye slowly felt a little bit about the emperor's situation and mood.

The news of the emperor's illness was only spread through the eyes and ears of the crown prince, King Qi and others who saw the bloody silk handkerchief. They thought about what happened last night, and immediately began to scold their confidants angrily: "Why didn't you remind me last night?" To be filial to my father?!"

And they also learned that Yuan Ye waited by the emperor's side until late at night before leaving, they lamented his care and hard work, and condemned him for his flattering!

King Qi couldn't help complaining about Yuan Ye, but considering that they had a lot of conflicts recently, after thinking about it, no one came to the door to question him.

The palace people said that the emperor seemed to have said a lot to Yuan Ye last night, but they didn't hear what was said.Then Liu Xiao was a good talker, he abducted them so much that they couldn't get any news!

Yuan Ye was also a tight-lipped man, he still went to work in the Ministry of Industry every day, and was occasionally called into the palace by the emperor to discuss business matters.

He had just returned to the mansion that day, and the weather had been getting warmer recently, and he was drenched in sweat every time he went out.The ice in the capital is managed by their Ministry of Industry, so he thought about getting more ice for his family.

Yuan Lu came over with iced sour plum soup and said, "My lord, have a drink of iced sour plum soup to quench your thirst."

Yuan Ye brought it over and took a big sip. He raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Lu Shi. Seeing her smiling, he must have something to discuss with him about Yuan Li.

"What's the matter?" After following the emperor for a long time, he also learned the emperor's aura, and it was quite elusive to speak.

Yuan Lu hesitated in his heart, but he still told about King Qi's interest in Yuan Mixue. Yuan Ye frowned as he listened: "It's just an extra glance, what are you so happy about?"

"Master, King Qi is interested in Xiaoxue!" Yuan Lu repeated.

"Don't talk nonsense here! Your words like this will ruin Xiaoxue's reputation and King Qi's reputation!"

Yuan Lu was startled, and quickly looked around, only to find that there were no outsiders and heaved a sigh of relief.If it spreads outside, what should King Qi do if he blames the Yuan family?

It turned out that after returning to the mansion that day, he had been frustrated with the fact that King Qi had taken a fancy to Yuan Mixue, and because she didn't have much left in her vacation, she made up her mind to take Yuan Mixue out to catch rabbits.

Yuan Mixue was happy for a long time, but Yuan Lu was dissatisfied and said: "Go buy the rabbit and you will have it, why do you need to catch it yourself?"

"Ma'am, catching rabbits is just one of the ways to go out in the green. Naturally, I won't let Xiaoxue go into the woods." Yuan Jing said.

Yuan Lu still wanted to object, so Nan Lian used the excuse of going to the temple to offer incense and said: "There is a forest near the temple. After we finish offering incense, we can go to the Orion nearby to buy a rabbit."

Yuan Lu finally let go, and let Yuan Mixue go out.

Although they went out in the name of outing, both Yuan Li and Yuan Ye were on duty, so they could only be accompanied by Yuan Jing.Yuan Lu told the maids around Yuan Mixue: "Be careful with the princess and young lady, don't let Yuan actually have contact with them."

"understood."

When they went out, someone took care of everything for them. When Pingyao heard that Yuan Jing was going out, he came to look for Yuan Jing at night.

"Jing'er." Pingyao looked at Yuan Jing affectionately, hoping to arouse a little pity in Yuan Jing's heart.

In recent days, she often listened to the gossip of the servants in the mansion, some said that her stomach had not moved for a long time, and some said that Yuan had long since despised her.Although she knew that all these were rumors, Yuan Jing still had an ambiguous attitude towards her. Sometimes she would come over to have a look, but most of the time she was too busy to see her for three days.

If she keeps guarding like this and doesn't take the initiative to attack, then what's the point of her coming here?

Seeing that Yuan Ye's officialdom became bigger and bigger, and he was more and more favored by the emperor, how could her father's grievances and the lives of a dozen members of the family be resolved?

Yuan was writing and drawing on the table, and raised his head: "Why is elder sister Yao here?"

Pingyao felt a little disappointed, walked over, and said softly: "I heard that you will go out for an outing tomorrow, and I also want to go out and have a look."

"I was negligent. Sister Xiangyao has not been out of the mansion for a long time since she entered the mansion. But I was so busy that I forgot to ask if sister Yao would leave the mansion with us tomorrow. But sister Yao opened her mouth, Then I'll arrange it too!"

Yuan Yuan beckoned to her, moved the chair to give her half of the seat, then put his arms around her waist and said, "Is it the Yao sister's fault that Jing'er neglected you?"

"Jing'er already has a reputation and is doing things for the court. The master also told me not to delay Jing'er. A man should put his career first. How can I blame you?"

Yuan actually smiled: "Fortunately sister Yao can forgive me."

Pingyao's eyes fell on the paper on the table. She vaguely read a few lines, mentioning the Ministry of Industry, floods and disaster relief, her eyelids twitched immediately.

"What's wrong?" Yuan actually pretended to be intimate with her.

"Jing'er is dealing with business?" Ping Yao turned his eyes away and asked like a cover-up.

"I haven't officially been on duty at the Imperial Academy yet, so I don't have any business to deal with. This is just something my father sent someone to show me, and he ordered me to use it as a template to write some strategies. After all, I will be a servant in the future, Your Majesty." If you ask about current events, I have to be able to answer them. Do you know what this is talking about?"

Ping Yao shook his head: "How can I read these documents?"

"It doesn't matter if you read it, anyway, the news will come out sooner or later." Yuan actually picked up the paper and slowly said what was recorded.

Three years ago, a flood occurred in Luochuan Mansion, and tens of thousands of people were displaced. The imperial court allocated money for disaster relief, but the money was allocated from the treasury, and someone from the household department in charge of managing the treasury tampered with the documents. , so that the 50 taels that should have been allocated to Luochuan Mansion became 40 taels.

Pingyao's eyelids twitched, and he asked involuntarily, "Isn't it the Ministry of Industry?"

Yuan actually looked at her in bewilderment, she was shocked to realize that she had slipped her words, she was horrified, and racked her brains to think of how to deceive her.