Under the careful care of Imperial Physician Li, the emperor's spirit has improved a lot, at least from the look of his face. But the emperor knew in his heart that this was just a reflection of the light, and only he knew how empty he was.
Being able to get out of bed and move around freely, the emperor immediately began to deal with the mountain of memorials.
Since Cen Lixuan went to the Anshang Palace and had a relationship with the emperor, he went to the Anshang Palace every day. Or make soup and medicine for the emperor himself, or accompany the emperor to handle the affairs of the state. Cen Liguo was not a talkative person, the emperor tacitly allowed him to come and go freely, and he was not too talkative, just sat on the side and read a book, reminding the emperor from time to time that he should take a break.
The emperor was looking at Zhezi that day, and he didn't even notice when Cen Lixuan came. In his hand was the memorial that Xue Changfeng handed over, and the words in it were as he expected, all of them were pleading for Xue Jin. The cinnabar-stained brush was lifted and put back and forth several times. The emperor hesitated for a while, and finally put the brush back on the pen stand: "Xue Changfeng, this old thing!"
Only then did he raise his head and saw Cen Lixuan sitting in front of a few cases specially placed for him, reading a book.
Hearing this, Cen Lixuan slowly put down the book in his hand, and his eyes naturally fell on the angry emperor.
"When did you come here?"
"My son has been here for a while, but disturbed the royal father?"
"It's okay, just sit down." The emperor said, sighing deeply, and his face also turned bad.
Cen Lixuan looked at his appearance, frowned and said with concern: "Father, please don't get angry."
Eunuch Mu happened to bring the ginseng soup, and Cen Lixuan immediately got up, took the ginseng soup from Eunuch Mu, and handed it to the emperor: "Father, the emperor should drink the ginseng soup first."
The emperor gave him a deep look.
Since that day, Cen Lixuan cried happily, and he came to see him every day. Originally, when he was in his prime, he never cared about the concerns of his sons and daughters, but now that he is old, he realizes that this concern can really warm people's hearts. But if Cen Lixuan's mind was so pure, the emperor would inevitably have some doubts.
He took the ginseng soup, took two sips and put it down. Cen Lijin obediently and thoughtfully handed over the silk for the emperor to use, and the emperor wiped his mouth casually and said, "Aren't you curious about what makes me so angry?"
"No matter what it is, it's better not to get angry." Cen Lixuan said, and turned back to his position, no more words.
No matter how the emperor looked at him, he couldn't see any flaws in Cen Lixuan - he was born with a look of annihilation, especially now, his expression was cold. The matter of establishing a reserve that people care about has nothing to do with him at all.
Seeing the emperor looking at him like this, Cen Lixuan asked again, "Did the son-in-law disturb the father and emperor?"
"Nothing, you can continue reading." The emperor said, and his eyes glanced at the memorial that had not yet been corrected. Xue Changfeng counted the Xue family's military exploits in it, mentioned the deceased Xue Yuanshan, and finally said, "Concubine Jin gave birth to two princes, and worked hard and made great achievements." It is nothing more than reminding the emperor that there is Xue family army behind Xue Jin.
Such a blatant threat, how can the emperor not be angry.
With the same blood of the Xue family, Cen Lixuan, who was quiet and quiet in front of him, gave the emperor a lot of relief.
The emperor hesitated again and again, but still made a few innocuous comments on the memorial, and then picked up other papers and continued to read.
Jiang also accompanies Cen Lixuan to the Anshang Palace every day, but since then he has never dared to step into the Anshang Palace again. Thinking of his casual attitude towards the seventh master before, what if the emperor took a little to his heart and wanted to deal with him? But the emperor's daily management is full of opportunities, so maybe he can forget about it if he doesn't see anyone? With this kind of luck, Jiang also stood outside the Anshang Palace every day, either chatting with Wei Lin, who happened to be nearby, or chatting with other palace people in the Anshang Palace.
It was only until now that he knew why Wei Lin was so fond of small talk. The mouths of people in the palace are really talkative. Everyone knows that there is any trouble in the palace, and it can be passed on immediately, but on the surface it is still calm.
As for the fact that Concubine Jin was banned, the emperor never stated why it was so, but Jiang also heard a lot of rhetoric from the mouth of the eunuch as a child. However, there are many versions, and Jiang also doesn't know which one is the truth. It is estimated that the emperor is seriously ill and has nothing to do with Jin Fei.
Jiang was also in a daze, when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching, and when he raised his head, he saw a man dressed in the appearance of a prince approaching the gate of the Anshang Palace. But Jiang couldn't recognize who this person was, so he could only wait for the courtier next to him to salute, then he knelt down and said vaguely, "I have seen... the prince."
The people next to him naturally knew which princes they were, and even after they saluted Jiang, they knew that the person who came was the third prince.
The third prince should be the elder brother of one of Cen Lixuan's compatriots.
The third prince looked in a hurry, and absentmindedly said "um", hurriedly found a familiar little eunuch and said, "Is the royal father inside?"
"The emperor is correcting the memorials inside." The little eunuch answered truthfully.
"Inform me, I have something important to see Father Emperor." The third prince hurriedly said.
The little eunuch looked embarrassed... The emperor had warned earlier that no one was to be seen, and only Cen Lixuan had been in and out of the Anshang Palace recently.
"This... The emperor has warned that no one will come here. The third prince should please come back." The little eunuch said hesitantly.
How could Cen Lijin just let it go, he looked anxious and stuck his head out to look inside. The little eunuch stretched out his hand to stop him, but he couldn't stop his sight. Cen Li saw at a glance that there was another person in the hall besides the emperor.
"If my father-in-law doesn't report for me, then I'll break in." Cen Li said recently.
"No way, third prince, you..." Before the little eunuch could finish speaking, his forehead was already covered in sweat. At this moment, Eunuch Mu was inside. He was a little eunuch and couldn't stop the third prince at all.
Cen Li made a color, and the eunuch behind him stepped forward to drive people away for him.
"Father, father!" Cen Lijin shouted as he strode into the Anshang Hall.
Ben looked at the emperor who was in a slightly better mood, and when he heard these shouts, his face instantly turned ugly. He put down the book, and Cen Lijin walked in and hurriedly knelt down: "My son, please greet the emperor."
"Please be safe? Didn't you hear my order? Is the servant outside dead?" The emperor said in a rage, but the second half of the sentence was addressed to Eunuch Mu.
Eunuch Mu hurriedly took two steps forward and said to Cen Li: "Your Highness, please come back, the emperor has been in bad shape recently." After speaking, he bowed and leaned forward, whispering: "The emperor is in anger now, three The prince is still..." He didn't finish his voice, but Cen Lijin seemed to have not heard him. He fell on the ground and said to the emperor: "Father, I don't know what my concubine did to make my father so angry, but my concubine has always been weak. , if the emperor is really angry, my son is willing to take it on his behalf." He kowtowed heavily on the ground, got up again, and looked at the emperor solemnly.
By the way, who is sitting next to him, Cen Lijin can also see clearly. He never thought that Cen Lixuan would be in the An Shang Palace. In particular, the little eunuch outside said that the emperor was nowhere to be seen. Looking at it now, he alone did not include the ninth prince, who was ignored.
There was a bad premonition in Cen Li's heart.
Seeing that the third prince was here to intercede for Xue Jin, the emperor was even more annoyed: "Go out, get out immediately."
"Father, the emperor is relieved, the emperor's brother is only in a hurry for the mother and concubine's affairs, so he loses his etiquette." Cen Lixuan stood up and said.
"He just thinks that his mother and concubine is weak, and I have been ill for these days, have you ever come to say hello?" the emperor said.
Cen Lijin hurriedly wanted to explain: "My son..." "No need to say it!"
But before he could say anything, the emperor interrupted: "You are busy trying to win over the ministers, and you are in the same mood as the Xue family. How can you have time to visit your long-sick father?"
After speaking, he coughed twice, looking bad. Cen Lixuan stepped forward anxiously, wanting to take care of him, but the emperor waved his hand, stopped coughing and continued: "Go out."
Cen Lijin still wanted to say something, and then look at the emperor's expression, I'm afraid it's useless to say anything.
He couldn't understand why Cen Lixuan, who had always been regarded as non-existent, was in the An Shang Palace at this time. The royal father didn't even want to see him, but he was happy for Cen Lixuan to stay here. Thinking about Cen Lixuan helping him out of the palace to find Xue Changfeng the day before yesterday, I really don't understand what Cen Lixuan meant by this move.
"The third prince, please." Eunuch Mu stretched out his hand.
Cen Lijin opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything, rubbed his dry lips twice, and kowtowed again: "Erchen retire..."
Jiang also stood outside for so long, Cen Lixuan and the emperor didn't speak loudly, he didn't even expect to eavesdrop, but who knew that as soon as the third prince entered, the voice inside suddenly became louder. It seems that the emperor was furious, he was thinking, the third prince walked out of it in dismay.
Eunuch Mu followed, gently brought the door to the palace, and said earnestly to Cen Li: "Three princes, the emperor's health is not as good as the day, why do you make the emperor angry."
"Eunuch Mu..." Cen Lijin showed a bitter smile, "I really don't know why the concubine was suddenly grounded."
As he spoke, he suddenly said again: "I also ask Eunuch Mu to have mercy, can you tell me one or two?"
Eunuch Mu looked at him with some embarrassment, got closer, and whispered, "The concubine Jin conspired with Imperial Physician Xu, it's better for you to ask the concubine Jin about this."
"But the concubine is now on ground, and I can't even enter the Lianshuang Palace."
"The servants have no choice. I also ask the third prince not to worry. Recently, Mo Laian is still in the palace."
After speaking, Eunuch Mu bowed slightly, "The servants have to go in to serve, the third prince walks slowly."
"Ugh… "
Jiang also watched for a long time next to him, only to think that Cen Lixuan was really capable. The same prince, the third prince, who had been highly anticipated, was suddenly treated coldly here; on the contrary, Cen Lixuan, who was not cared about by anyone, was now serving in the Anshang Hall every day. As the saying goes, meeting three-point love, even if no one is standing behind Cen Lixuan in the evening, it seems that Cen Lixuan has an advantage now.
What's more, others don't know it, but Jiang also understands it clearly in his heart. There are not only people behind Cen Lixuan, but also the powerful Xue family. It depends on how Xue Ziqin persuades Xue Changfeng to transfer to Cen Lixuan's sect.
Jiang also carefully pondered what was going on inside, thinking that if Concubine Jin loses power, the third prince will do something wrong and completely anger the emperor, then the Xue family can only stand behind Cen Lixuan.
He originally thought that Cen Lixuan was strange—he had no power or power before, but the one who brought him Jiang Ye into the palace that day was obviously the Eunuch Mu who served the emperor in front of him. It can be said that Eunuch Dongmu personally went to pick up people into the palace, Cen Lixuan's power is probably far more than others have seen.
He was confused in his heart, and the door of the hall was deserted for a while, and the door of the hall creaked open, calling back the god of Jiang Ye.
Cen Lixuan came out, Jiang also nodded slightly to him, followed behind him again, and left.
The two walked in the palace one after another for a long time, when Cen Lixuan suddenly said, "Brother Wei has left the palace recently?"
Jiang also thought about it and shook his head: "It seems not."
"In this way, you ask Big Brother Wei to help you find out if there is any movement from the Northern Army." Cen Lizhen said indifferently.
"The general is going back to the capital?"
"Who knows." Cen Lixuan's voice was very soft, with an indifferent tone, as if he was talking about something unimportant, "It's just that Cen Li was looking for Xue Changfeng, I guess Xue Changfeng should send troops here as a deterrent. Sit back and wait, and really let Concubine Jin lose her power."
Jiang also noticed that Cen Lixuan called his mother, but he called her as Jin Fei like others.
Cen Lixuan really has no feelings for his relatives. He pretended to be so condescending in front of the emperor, just wanting to take Cheng Huan's knees. If Jiang didn't know the inside story, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to see the slightest hypocrisy.
But this is not Jiang Ye's business after all, he just said lightly: "I see."