The prince is hard to serve

Concubine Liang's death did not cause much disturbance. Emperor Yan just lifted his eyelids, glanced at her, and then looked away. The only one she loved deeply, Duke Huai, didn't care at all, and even looked at her. After she committed suicide, she smiled happily.

The only one present who frowned was Xue Yi who had only met Concubine Liang a few times.

Perhaps, it was Concubine Liang's self-analysis just now that made him feel a little bit of sympathy for her.

But only there.

The corpse could never be placed in the imperial study, so Emperor Yan sullenly signaled Fuxi to call some guards to take Concubine Liang's corpse out.

Concubine Liang had an affair with King Huai, committed the great crime of treason, and after she poisoned the village to death, she was punished for several crimes. Even though she committed suicide in fear of the crime, she was the most heinous in the end. She could not enter Huangling and could only stay outside the city. , looking for a place to be buried everywhere, not even a title can be written, only the five words 'sinner Li Ranyun' can be left behind.

The matter of burying Concubine Liang was supposed to be handled by Yan Wenzhi, but before Concubine Liang committed suicide, she revealed Yan Wenzhi's life experience in front of Emperor Yan, which made Yan Wenzhi , also do not escape death.

How could Emperor Yan allow Yan Wenzhi to live? After all, if Yan Wenzhi was alive, he would remind Emperor Yan all the time that he was the product of Concubine Liang and King Huai's concubine, which made him lose face Evidence, how can he tolerate it?

At that time, when Concubine Liang blurted out this secret, she must have been really dazed.

As for Yan Wenzhi, perhaps he would never have imagined that it would be his mother and concubine who loved him the most and loved him, and personally ruined his life.

Concubine Liang's corpse was quickly taken down, and after that, Emperor Yan ordered Fuxi to prepare a glass of poisoned wine that sealed her throat with blood.

Fu Xi took the order to retreat, and soon he came back. When he came back, he had a tray in his hand, and on the tray was a glass of poisoned wine.

This is for Duke Huai.

Seeing Fuxi came back, Emperor Yan stood up, walked slowly in front of King Huai, looked at him expressionlessly, for a long time, said in a low voice: "You and I are brothers from the same mother. I asked myself that I have treated you well for so many years, but it will come to this day, after all, it is your own fault, and you have overestimated your capabilities."

Duke Huai snorted, and said in a cold voice: "I admit that I lost. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. How do you deal with me? Just put it bluntly. It's really disgusting, anyway, I can't resist now, the worst is death."

The general situation was over, and Duke Huai knew very well that he had no hope of living.

Duke Huai's attitude made Emperor Yan feel angry, but on the surface, his expression did not change at all. He continued to follow his own words with a sullen face, and said in a low voice: "What are you talking about?" You have committed too many crimes, if you want to save your life, I really can't convince myself to do it, but because you share the same blood with me, I will leave your whole body."

Duke Huai smiled mockingly, "I don't need you to be hypocritical."

A chill flashed across his eyes, Emperor Yan raised his hand, and attracted Fuxi who was on the side, then pointed to the glass of poisonous wine that Fuxi was holding, and said coldly: "This glass is the poisonous wine that seals the throat with blood. , you can end it yourself."

Fuxi took a step forward and lifted the tray in front of Duke Huai: "My lord, please use it."

Duke Huai lowered his head and glanced at the poisonous wine in front of his eyes, then stretched out his hand and picked up the poisonous wine, he looked at it carefully first, then raised his head and laughed.His eyes were like poisonous snakes, he stared at Emperor Yan's back for a while, and suddenly said with a smile that was not a smile: "Brother Emperor, tell me, I will go to Huangquan before you, if you meet Yunjing underground , do you want to talk to him about what you have done to the Yun family these years?"

He did it on purpose and used the title again.

Hearing Yun Jing's name, Emperor Yan turned around abruptly, and looked at the insane Duke Huai with an ugly expression. His eyes were as deep as a cold pool, and his eyes were extremely cold: "Shut up, say no more!"

Seeming to be very satisfied with Emperor Yan's reaction, Duke Huai did not stop as he said, but continued with a mocking tone, gloating: "No, Yun Jing, he is not dead yet. It's his time, but he will probably never appear in front of you, Brother Huang."

He stopped to think for a while, and soon he laughed again, and then continued: "I went down, and at most I could only see the queen. At that time, I will definitely have a good talk with her, and I will tell her, she My husband, the reason why he married her was just to use her and miss another person..."

After speaking, he seemed very happy, and laughed again. After laughing, he turned his head and looked at Yan Wenhao, his eyes were full of malice. He squinted and said word by word: "You don't You know, actually, the person your father likes has always been Yunjing—”

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao's complexion changed drastically, and his pupils also shrank slightly. There was disbelief in his expression, and he was even more shocked in his heart.

He was about to ask more questions, but he saw that Duke Huai had already raised his head, drank the poisoned wine in one gulp, then smiled strangely, his eyes widened, and he fell limply on the ground—he was dead.

He deliberately disclosed this matter to Yan Wenhao and Yun Chen before he died, how could he make Emperor Yan feel better?

Staring at Duke Huai's body for a while, Yan Wenhao raised his head and looked at Emperor Yan with a very complicated expression. He endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back. He took a step forward and asked aloud: "Father, Huai Wang Fangcai's words are all true? You..."

If it is true, then how innocent his mother is!

Facing Yan Wenhao's questioning eyes, Emperor Yan stood with his hands behind his back. His face was tense and his brows were also tightly wrinkled, but he never answered the question.

But Yan Wenhao already knew the answer from his attitude.

There was a lot of disbelief on his face, Yan Wenhao stared at Emperor Yan for a while, his face was so ugly, he turned cold, and just wanted to speak again, but at this moment, Yun Chen stretched out his hand and pulled him One, stopped him.

"Hao'er." After calling him, she shook her head at him, Yun Chen's face was expressionless.

Yun Chen's voice made Yan Wenhao regain some sense, but he still pursed his lips tightly, his face sank like water, and his hands hidden under the wide sleeves were clenched into fists with such strength that even The nails were sunk deep into the palm.

Both Duke Huai and Concubine Liang had died, and only Xue Yi was left on the main hall. Xue Yi was Duke Huai's confidant, and the crimes he committed were heinous, so he couldn't be spared. Therefore, Emperor Yan swept away After he glanced at him, he summoned Hou's guards outside and ordered them to take Xue Yi down and imprison him together with those captured martial arts practitioners. At noon tomorrow, he beheaded him in front of the Meridian Gate to make an example of others.

After Xue Yi was taken away, Emperor Yan seemed a little tired. With his back to the crowd, he stood quietly for a while before turning around.He looked at Yan Wenhao, then at Yun Chen, and finally at Xie Jingyu, pondered for a while, and said softly: "You have worked hard these past few days, it is already late, you all go back Rest."

He never mentioned what Duke Huai said just now.

Yan Wenhao looked at Emperor Yan for a long time, his eyes were full of thoughts, and his eyes were very complicated. After a long while, he lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Yes, my son will leave." After speaking, he turned around and retreated without any hesitation .

Seeing this, Xie Jingyu was anxious, but on the surface, he still respectfully saluted Emperor Yan before bowing and retreating.

He was very worried about Yan Wenhao.

In the end, Yun Chen was the only one left who did not leave, he remained where he was, with a calm expression, but if one looked carefully, there was anger in his eyes.

Seeing that Yun Chen stayed, Emperor Yan was not surprised. He stared into the distance, was silent for a while, and finally spoke slowly: "I still remember the year when I found out that I fell in love with Yun Jing. Such a late night, at that time, my father punished me for copying scriptures, and I wrote until late at night."

"Yun Jing has always regarded me as an elder brother. That night, he did not return home, but stayed and copied with me. Copying scriptures is boring and boring, not to mention the long night, which adds a little loneliness, but, With Yunjing by my side, I don't feel bored at all, but I hope that this night can last longer, and that Yunjing can always be by my side."

As if recalling some beautiful past, Emperor Yan's eyes were stained with a little smile, and he said in a gentle tone: "At that time, I was already 16 years old, and I was no longer at the age of ignorance. This strange throbbing, I soon found out, and I was sure that I liked it. During those days, I was like a young boy, and what I was most looking forward to all day was when Yun Jing entered the palace."

When he said this, his words changed and his expression faded: "However, I have never been reconciled to being under others. I have too much obsession with power, and I only want to go to the throne. I can only hide my feelings in the bottom of my heart, and two years have passed like this."

"Father wants to find a candidate for my concubine. I have my own heart, and I don't care much about who I choose as my concubine. But, unexpectedly, I met Yunyao. Yunyao really looks very similar to Yunjing. , the first time I saw Yunyao, I felt that this is God's arrangement, and I will definitely marry her."

Raising his head slightly, Emperor Yan's eyes were a little blank, he thought of Yunyao, and also the high-spirited Yunjing back then.

After being silent for a while, he continued, "However, Yunyao and Yunjing's personalities are very different. Yunjing is careless, while Yunyao is thoughtful. Not long after she became pregnant with Wenhao, she discovered that I Afterwards, he withdrew his daughter's thoughts, and made a three-legal agreement with me, asking me to swear that I would not touch Yunjing or hurt Yunjing, and then I never said anything about it again."

"I and her act as a loving couple in front of people, but after turning around, she has always been indifferent to me. Although I have no affection for her, I have always treated her as a younger sister, and perhaps she has never been sincere. I fell in love with me...but in the final analysis, I betrayed her."

It was rare for Emperor Yan to say so many words in one breath, probably because these words had been hidden in his heart for too long, and tonight was very special, so he couldn't help but said them all in front of Yun Chen.

After quietly listening to Emperor Yan's words, although Yun Chen was expressionless, his eyes flashed with extreme sadness. He always knew that Yun Yao was a very patient person, but he never thought that in the During those years in the palace, she was never happy.

He thought that Yun Yao liked Emperor Yan without knowing it.

Unable to stay any longer, Yun Chen turned around without a word, with a tense face, and quickly left the palace.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would not be able to restrain the grief and hatred in his heart, and would attack Emperor Yan.

Staring blankly outside, Emperor Yan was in a daze. Tonight, he seemed to miss Yunjing very much.

Looking up at Emperor Yan, Fu Xi sighed softly, and then said in a cautious voice: "Your Majesty, the night is already deep, you should rest."

Hearing this, Emperor Yan quickly regained his senses. He turned around and returned to the imperial chair, waved his hands, and said in a low voice: "You go back first, and I will approve the memorial later." At this moment, it has all faded away, and the coldness of the emperor has returned.

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Inside Lingxiao Pavilion.

Mu Ziling was sitting in the main hall, holding a book in his hand, but he hadn't turned a page for half an hour. He was a little dazed, and would ask Duo Yuan to go outside from time to time to see if Yan Wenhao was back.

Just now, there was a moment of suffocation in his heart, he was worried that something happened to Yan Wenhao.

Just as he was about to speak, he asked Duo Yuan to look outside again, but before he could speak, he saw Yan Wenhao stepping into the hall with an ugly expression and walking towards him.

"You..." He opened his mouth, and as soon as he said a word, Yan Wenhao embraced him.

Slightly stunned for a moment, he felt the hands around him trembling constantly, as if he was desperately suppressing something, Mu Ziling couldn't help but frowned, he thought for a while, then slowly raised his hand, gently Patted Yan Wenhao's back lightly, and whispered in his ear: "I am here, Your Highness."

It was a step late, when Xie Jingyu arrived, he happened to see Yan Wenhao holding Mu Ziling, and Mu Ziling was stroking his back, silently comforting him.

He didn't show up right away, he stayed on the eaves and watched quietly for a while, then smiled, and left as quietly as when he came.Since Mu Ziling was here, he probably wasn't needed.

Raising his head and looking in the direction Xie Jingyu left, Yan Wenhao finally let go of Mu Ziling, turned to hold his hand, led him, and walked to the soft bed together to sit down.

Mu Ziling was worried, so he couldn't help asking, "What happened? What's wrong with you?"

Knowing that they had something to talk about, Fuquan and Duoyuan looked at each other, then led the palace servants in the room and retreated consciously, while they themselves stood at the door and waited.

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Yan Wenhao finally raised his head. He stared at Mu Ziling with uncontrollable anger in his eyes, "Mom and, do you know that father, the emperor, has never Never liked the queen mother..."