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That evening, Prince Yu arrived at the imperial palace under the imperial edict.

The emperor was waiting for him in the imperial study. Upon seeing him arrive, he smiled cordially. "Imperial Brother, you've finally come?"

Prince Yu laughed as well. "Your Imperial Majesty, it seems as though you've been waiting for me for quite some time."

"We haven't seen each other for a long time. I am suddenly very interested in playing a game of chess with you!" The Emperor chuckled and ordered Eunuch Li to place him on the chessboard.

Prince Yu sat down opposite the emperor, shaking his head. "Speaking of which, we haven't played chess in a long time."

"Yeah, ever since Calm King left, it seems like we haven't played chess together in the past two months." The emperor holds the white card, put it on the chessboard first.

Prince Yu also put on a black cloth, raised his head and glanced at the emperor, smiling, "I heard that Prince Rong's army had defeated the enemy forces from the Beiyue Country. Soon, we will be able to return to the kingdom."

"You're a well-informed person." The Emperor chuckled.

Prince Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Prince Rong is my youngest son, how can I not love him?"

"Prince Rong is indeed lovable, but concubine …" At this point, the Emperor's face slightly darkened, and he didn't continue speaking.

Hearing the clues in the emperor's words, Prince Yu hastily asked, "What's wrong with Imperial Consort Rong?"

The emperor sighed. "Today, I allowed wangfei to come to the palace and see me. She said that it was King Xuan conspiring against me, and that he'd been ordered by me to retreat." He paused and then asked, "What is the purpose of Princess Rong's visit? Would she rule it out for the sake of Prince Rong and his interests? Or could it be that she has indeed received news that is detrimental to us? "

Prince Yu held onto Hei Zi's hand and stopped in midair. He thought for a moment before replying, "Your majesty, this subject does not think that Princess Rong would be that kind of person. According to what I know, since the time Princess Ran married Queen Rong, she is only treating the Prince Rong and did not participate in any political affairs at all. Although there were several times when the Prince Rong appeared, it was only because he was concerned for the Prince's safety.

"Oh!" The emperor raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that everything Royal Concubine Rong said today is true?"

"What did Princess Rong say?"

"Princess Rong said that King Xuan wanted to rebel, but I asked her for evidence, but I couldn't get her to give me any. I only wanted to make sure that I believed her words." "Of course I can't just listen to her side of the story and wouldn't believe her words." When he thought back to today's situation with the princess consort, the emperor still felt somewhat unhappy in his heart.

Prince Yu hastened to persuade her. "Your majesty, although there is no evidence or evidence to support your words, it is not without evidence or evidence. Furthermore, your majesty has always been reckless in allowing her to do things. Perhaps Your majesty misunderstood her intentions."

"Royal brother …" The emperor put down the pawn in his hand and stood up as well. "Later on, after the princess left, Zhen still felt very uncomfortable. Now that Prince Rong's army has won and there's peace in the country, Zhen should be happy, but I keep feeling that something's going to happen, so I'm very unsettled …"

"Your majesty, perhaps it's because you're worried about the matters of the kingdom day and night. You're too hardworking, your health isn't good, and you're too hardworking." As Prince Yu spoke to here and recalled the events of the past two years, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

The emperor couldn't help but laugh as well. "Why is it that even royal brother has something to worry about?"

"This subject has been thinking about the past two years. Originally, I had four sons, but now, I have gone mad and died, leaving only two sons. Now, the emperor has suddenly mentioned that Princess Rong is conspiring against me. This old subject feels extremely bitter." Prince Yu repeatedly sighed.

"Royal brother, I feel slightly better. You've come to provoke me again. Could it be that you want me to feel sad as well?"

Prince Yu hurriedly said, "This subject dares not!"

"If you don't dare, then play chess with me." The Emperor sat down again and continued to play chess with Prince Yu. Eunuch Li stood at the side and poured some tea for the servants.

The emperor raised his head and glanced at Eunuch Li. "Little Li, there's no one else here. You should sit down and rest."

"Your majesty, there's a difference between the top and bottom. This old servant doesn't dare."

Prince Yu shook his head and sighed. "Little Li's two temples had turned white as well, and she's slowly growing old."

Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Your highness, in the emperor's heart, no matter how old this old servant is, he's still a little plum. I'm afraid there's no way I can change this."

These words caused both the Emperor and Prince Yu to laugh.

"Little Li has served me for so many years, and has done his best for me. When class teacher Rong returns, I will pass on the throne to him, and we will be able to live through the years." At that time, only Little Li will be by Hou Zhen's side to serve him. Let's see if he still dares to talk back to us. "

Eunuch Li chuckled. "Your majesty, as long as you don't bother Little Li, Little Li is willing to serve you forever."

"Look at how good Little Li is at talking." Prince Yu smiled at the emperor.

"This is the reason why I like Little Li." The emperor looked at Prince Yu, "Do you know that besides the ministers in the court, the only person who can speak with me is Little Li? In front of everyone, we are master and servant, but right now, us two brothers are playing chess and Little Li is serving us at close range.

Prince Yu nodded. "That is true." "Actually, before the Emperor ascended the throne, this subject, along with the Emperor and Little Plum went out to drink together."

"Hmm, now that I think about it, that was twenty to thirty years ago. At that time, we were still young and arrogant youths, but now, we are all old. " Prince Yu felt an indescribable emotion tonight, as if he hadn't spoken to the Emperor in such a long and arduous manner for many days.

The emperor felt the same way as he looked at the faint moonlight. "How strange. When I was young, I always felt that every night I came here especially late. If I wanted to go out and drink wine, I had to hide from my father. "Right now, the days pass by very quickly. Unknowingly, a day has already passed, but it seems like it has yet to come to an end."

"Your majesty, why do you think that?" Eunuch Li picked up the teacup and placed it in the emperor's hands. "The ancients said that heaven's will pierces the grass, and the earth shines with the sunset. Although the Emperor is no longer young now, at this time, he will be able to understand the world's affairs, and will be even more steady than when he was young. "

"Eunuch Li is right." "Your majesty, your subject is going to offend you."

Emperor Dingqing took a look and saw that all the chess pieces had been sealed by Prince Yu. It looked like he had already lost the game. He couldn't help but push the chess piece forward, "Ai, how long has it been since I last played chess? How did I lose to royal brother?"

"Your Majesty, you've been busy with matters of the court for the past few days, and this old subject has been studying chess in the palace every day. Thus, the loss this time isn't a grievance to Your Majesty." Prince Yu looked quite pleased with himself.

"You are right, maybe we have been abandoned for too long." "Come, let's have another round." As he spoke, the Emperor began to arrange the chess game.

Prince Yu nodded repeatedly. "It's rare for the emperor to be so interested. This old subject will accompany the emperor to play another round."

"Good!" "I will kill all of you today!" Perhaps it was because he had chatted with Prince Yu for a while, but he felt less annoyed.

It was at this moment Hou suddenly heard a young eunuch report from outside, "Your Majesty, Duke Xuan invites us to meet."

"King Xuan? Why did he come to find me so late at night? "Did he hear that Imperial Concubine Rong had picked up his book in front of me today and specifically come to me to clarify things?" The Emperor waved his hand. "Call him in."