As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 177 The Emperor's Heart
Emperor Xuanwu had thirteen sons, three of whom died in infancy, and five more died in battle during the establishment of the dynasty.

The remaining sons, except for the King of Zhou, were all assigned to the borders of the four directions to guard the borders of Da Qin.

These princes were in awe of Emperor Xuanwu and respected the prince. There was never any major conflict between the brothers.

Even if Yun Qi targeted Prince Liang some time ago, it was only a matter between their uncle and nephew.

The Prince of Liang and the Prince were still brothers and sisters.

Needless to say, the King of Liang always cared for the King of Zhou.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu took this unexpected incident into his mind and ordered Prince Liang to go to the imperial study room to see him after the morning court.

King Liang originally planned to face the Holy Spirit today, but he got what he wanted.

After retreating from the court, the prince looked at Prince Liang angrily walking towards the royal study, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, "It's rare for him to be so angry and defeated."

"Because I know I'm being fooled."

Yun Qi walked out of the hall and stopped beside the prince, "Father."

"Ah."

The prince nodded and looked at Yun Qi with a subtle expression: "What did you do again?"

"It's just a small matter." Yun Qi said with a smile: "Didn't my father have to go to Zhongshu Province for something? I will accompany you."

The prince raised his eyebrows.

He had been established as a prince as long as he could remember. Emperor Xuanwu had high hopes for him and asked the great Confucians of the time to teach him the virtues of a king, the strategies of governing a country, and the art of an emperor.

The three ministers of the Eastern Palace, the Prince and the Prince, are all concurrently appointed by important ministers in the court.

In the past two years, Emperor Xuanwu has delegated power even more. All important matters in the three provinces and six ministries and in the court must be reported to the prince first.

This shows Emperor Xuanwu's absolute trust in the prince.

The prince himself is also extremely capable and has a lot of potential.

In this case, the status of the East Palace is stable and absolutely no one can shake it.

Among the brothers who were enfeoffed at the border and who stayed in the court, the prince knew very well who was content and who was disobedient.

However, he always cared about brotherhood and family, and as long as he didn't go too far, he would always turn a blind eye.

But this time, it was the first time that an assassination was carried out openly.

Nothing has been found in Dali Temple so far, but...

The prince lowered his eyes, withdrew his gaze from Yun Qi's face, turned around and said, "Let's go then."

……

In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Xuanwu looked down from a high position, his turbid tiger eyes shining brightly, "Who is Chu Nanxuan's mother?"

"My son has found reliable information. She is not some ugly princess, but the seventeenth princess Yang Sheng, the youngest daughter of the former deposed emperor."

“This Chu Nanxuan’s identity is even more suspicious——”

The King of Liang said coldly, "When we conquered the capital, the deposed emperor had an infant son who was said to have died without a complete body, but no one has seen him. Now he is exactly the same age as Chu Nanxuan."

"..."

Emperor Xuanwu quickly regained his composure after a brief shock.

The skinny palm showed several hard calluses, which vaguely reminded people of the way the emperor used his sword to expand his territory.

He slowly stroked the dragon head armrest of the dragon chair beneath him: "How do you know this?"

"My son, my son..." Prince Liang hesitated slightly, gritted his teeth and said, "My son asked Chu Nanxuan to do two things for him, and then... I realized that he had deep connections with the old aristocratic families of the previous dynasty. so……"

What Chu Nanxuan did for him was the issue of inferior ordnance.

Emperor Xuanwu sneered with unknown meaning.

King Liang's back was slightly stiff and he did not dare to say a word.

After a moment, King Liang suddenly raised his head: "Father, I am absolutely not lying about Chu Nanxuan's identity. You will definitely gain something by sending someone to investigate this matter in depth, absolutely!"

"Okay." Emperor Xuanwu said calmly and waved his hand: "I didn't pursue all the messy things you did, but you still dare to come to me and mention it."

King Liang froze again.

Emperor Xuanwu said calmly: "Step back."

King Liang hesitated to speak, but finally closed his mouth.

Emperor Xuanwu was both a father and a king, especially now that Prince Liang had shown his head and tail several times, which really caused a stir.

In this way, I dare not easily figure out Emperor Xuanwu's thoughts, let alone conflict with him.

When he exited the imperial study, King Liang looked extremely ugly.

When he got on the carriage in front of the palace gate, King Liang shouted angrily, "You are outrageous."

After the sound, he still felt angry, so he waved the priceless tea cup on the small table in the carriage, "This is unreasonable!"

"Your Highness, calm down." The counselor advised in a low voice: "Now that we know that King Zhou and Concubine Ning are not sincerely friends with you, it is a good thing. It is better than being kept in the dark."

King Liang sneered and said: "You dare to treat me like a monkey, okay, okay! Can these two of you really treat me like a monkey?"

……

In the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Xuanwu looked as usual and continued to look through the important memorials on the table.

But the eunuch who was waiting beside him knew that this wise and mighty monarch already had a plan in mind.

The day passed as usual.

In the evening, Emperor Xuanwu entered the harem and rarely came to Concubine Ning's palace.

Concubine Ning had a gentle and smiling face, but in fact she was extremely nervous inside.

King Liang was too dissatisfied with King Zhou in the morning, and later went to the imperial study room to stay for a while.

Although Emperor Xuanwu didn't react much, Concubine Ning still couldn't feel at ease.

She dealt with it carefully and had 12 points of energy.

Emperor Xuanwu just sat for a while, drank a cup of tea, called the child over to take a look, praised him, "You took good care of him, you will be rewarded", and left.

The next day, the reward was delivered as expected.

Concubine Ning was still in shock, and even more unable to feel at ease.

I spent the whole day thinking about what King Liang had said to Emperor Xuanwu, and even sent eunuchs to find out, but the little eunuchs in the imperial study were really strict and couldn't find out anything.

At night, Concubine Ning frowned and paced back and forth in her bedroom. The child's crying made her very upset, and she scolded: "Idiot, can't you tell him not to cry?"

Gong'e and Nanny quickly apologized. If they couldn't coax the child, they could only cover the child's mouth and hold it as far away as possible, for fear of disturbing Concubine Ning.

The night gradually darkened.

Concubine Ning got on the couch with a calm face, and just when she was about to take a rest, there was a sudden "bang" from the window behind her, and cold wind rushed in.

Concubine Ning's face became even more ugly, "Trash, you can't even close the window, come on, come on!"

She has been too upset these past two days, and the slightest sound can trigger her into a fit.

Therefore, she sent the palace maid and the old nanny who were serving her out, so there was no need for anyone to keep watch.

I shouted like this twice, but no one answered.

Concubine Ning was very angry.

Nowadays, at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, it is very cold at night. Naturally, it is impossible to sleep if the window is not closed.

She stood up with a sullen face and went to close the window. However, as soon as she walked to the window, she saw a dark head slowly rising among the flowers outside the window.

Concubine Ning's hair stood on end, "Someone is coming——"

There was a white gauze skirt floating under the dark head, and the black hair completely covered the entire face. It opened a bloody mouth and rushed towards Concubine Ning with a sinister smile.

Concubine Ning's eyes widened and she convulsed.

(End of this chapter)