Chapter 255

Under the flickering candle light, Xiao Jingyue's handsome face flickered.

Shaoqing, Xiao Jingyue moved her eyes away from the note, slowly stood up and put the note on the candle.

The note burned immediately, and the ashes fell on the table bit by bit.

Xiao Er stood at the door and wanted to stop talking.

Until Xiao Jingyue looked over, she asked, "master, do you want to pass the meal?"

Xiao Jingyue was silent for a moment and nodded gently.

It began to rain outside again, and bursts of coolness blew in from the door.

Xiao Jingyue got up and went to the door. She looked at the night outside. Her face was as calm as water.

This night, Xiao Jingyue couldn't find Qu Ling after all.

His wife is right. It's no use looking for her until the matter is solved. It will only put each other in danger.

Xiao Jingyue breathed softly, turned and walked back to the study.

In the days when she was away, he didn't step into the Qingfeng courtyard again.

For him, it's the same everywhere without her.

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Early the next morning, Xiao Jingyue stepped out of the gate of the general's house in her imperial dress and stepped into the palace to face the rain.

His sudden appearance surprised other courtiers who had already arrived in the Jinluan hall.

But after being surprised, I took it for granted.

After all, in their eyes, Xiao Jingyue is also the son of the emperor and has the ability and qualification to seize the reserve. It is normal to compete for the supreme position.

The courtiers looked at Xiao Jingyue, the crown prince, and finally the eighth prince, and their minds became active.

It is reasonable to say that the eighth Prince's killing of the Japanese Prince has not been found out. It should not have appeared in the Jinluan hall, or did the emperor release the man in advance because he wanted to let the son know how difficult the disaster he had caused.

When the eighth prince saw Xiao Jingyue, his heart was too complicated.

He didn't doubt that the Japanese prince was planted by him. Later, he learned that Xiao Jingyue was still in a coma in the house a few days after his accident.

Speaking of this, Xiao Jingyue was really surprised when he first heard about the story of Gu for many years, because there was no news at all before.

If Wen Xiao hadn't told him, he might not know it until now.

Just then, everyone in the hall saw a voice coming in from outside the hall

This man is dressed in civilian clothes. At first glance, he looks gentle and elegant. When he looks closely, he can find that there is a hidden edge inside

This person is the Zhennan king who returned to Beijing yesterday.

Zhennan King hasn't returned to Beijing for many years. Many young courtiers don't know him, but the old generation of court officials are very familiar with him.

One and two stared wide, their eyes wandering back and forth between Xiao Jingyue and the king of Zhennan.

At this time, they all remembered one thing.

That is, if Xiao Jingyue is the emperor's son, she is not the son of the king of Zhennan. Therefore, the king of Zhennan actually wears a green hat for the king of Zhennan.

Now the king of Zhennan wearing a green hat appears and will face the emperor who gave him the green hat in front of everyone. In the middle is Xiao Jingyue, the son who came out with the green hat... What a good play is going to be staged here.

Before the courtiers thought for too long, the emperor led father-in-law Xi out.

During this time, because of many evil things, the emperor was worried day and night, and his body was not good, the whole person was much older in a short time, and the yellow robe that originally fit was loose.

Xiao Jingyue looked at the emperor connected with her blood on the Dragon chair. She was only surprised for a moment, and there was no wave and no LAN.

Seeing Xiao Jingyue appear in the Jinluan hall, the emperor was stunned, and immediately a happy color crossed his face.

When the crown prince and the eighth prince saw it, their faces became extremely ugly. They couldn't hide it.

In the hall, the atmosphere was more depressed.

The emperor on the Dragon chair didn't seem to notice half of it. He smiled and asked Xiao Jingyue, "Xiao Aiqing is better?"

Xiao Jingyue stepped out and arched her hands. Her tone was flat and light without half ups and downs: "thank you for your concern. My body is much better."

The emperor smiled and nodded. Then he looked at the king of Zhennan. His smile faded a little, but his tone was still gentle: "the king of Zhennan hasn't returned to Beijing for many years. Is he still used to going to court today?"

The king of Zhennan looked at his son and said with a smile, "it's really novel to appear on the Jinluan hall with General Xiao for the first time."

The emperor laughed loudly when he heard the speech.

The corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a man walking into the hall, and his smile immediately gathered.

The courtiers in the hall looked back curiously and saw that Prime Minister Jiang, who had not been to the court for many days, came in from outside.

In the silence, Prime Minister Jiang went to the center of the hall and knelt down. "I'm late. Please forgive me."

The emperor's eyes sank and asked with a smile, "Jiang Aiqing has finally recovered?"

Many courtiers in the court who had a good relationship with Prime Minister Jiang heard the speech and squeezed sweat for Prime Minister Jiang one after another.

Jiang Cheng looked like he didn't recognize the sarcasm in the emperor's words. He gently shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it's not good. I just want to make the last effort to share the worries for the emperor."

The emperor asked, "how is Jiang Aiqing going to share my worries?"

Prime Minister Jiang replied calmly, "listen to the emperor."

The hall was quiet for a moment.

The emperor took a deep look at the old courtiers under him and said in a low voice, "get up."

"Thank you, Emperor." Prime Minister Jiang breathed, slowly stood up, walked back to his position and stood.

The emperor then looked at the lower officials and said in a deep voice, "the Japanese country has developed new firearms this year. The war between Qi country and the Japanese country must be an unprecedented fierce war. General Chen Linye, General Chen, general Shu and general Qi have gone to the border to prepare for the war. Now there is enough food for the soldiers. What needs to be noticed is those new firearms. Do you Aiqing have any countermeasures?"

After all, it was a new type of firearm, and the Emperor didn't expect his courtiers to know much about it. He just asked.

The courtiers also gave the emperor face. Neither of them acted wisely and came out to talk nonsense.

In silence, the eighth prince came out and said in a deep voice, "although the Japanese prince was not killed by his ministers, he failed to protect the envoys of the Japanese country. It is indeed the fault of his ministers. His ministers are willing to go to the border and advance and retreat together with the soldiers of the praying country."

He can't exonerate himself, which is the only way to solve his current dilemma.

If he can't get out of this dilemma, he doesn't even have the qualification to compete for that position.

At this time, Prime Minister Jiang stood up, lowered his eyes and said slowly: "it is precious that the eighth Prince has this intention, but this is not the way to solve the problem. If the eighth Prince has an accident on the battlefield, how can the generals face the emperor in the future?"

The emperor hissed, "it's not too much to take him to take the blame for the disaster he caused!"

If it were not for the fact that there was no evidence to prove that the son was innocent, and the Japanese country did not beg him like the praying country. He just wanted to start a war. He really wanted to push the son out to calm the anger of the Japanese country.

The prince also stood up and said, "at this time, the children's ministers are also guilty. It is the children's ministers who are responsible for settling the Japanese envoys. It is the children's ministers who are not responsible for them to the end that let the Japanese Prince die in the embassy. The children's ministers are also willing to go to the border to advance and retreat with the soldiers."

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, the courtiers immediately stepped out to stop the way: "absolutely not!"

The prince looked at the courtier and said nothing.

He wanted to say that he was simply not the prince, but it would only annoy his father and make him think that he was a child's play, and it was useless.

This courtier took his head, and other courtiers also spoke out one after another.

But this time they didn't argue as usual, and their views were surprisingly consistent. Whether it was the eighth prince or the crown prince, they were unwilling to let them go to the battlefield.

Amid the noise, Xiao Jingyue came out again and arched her hands and said, "my minister is willing to go to the battlefield and lead the soldiers of the kingdom of prayer against Japan."