"My lady wants to see me?"

Zhuang Heming knew that Jiang Xinlian was bold, otherwise she would not have done such a shocking thing with him, but he really didn't expect that she would still dare to meet him when the situation was unclear.

"But what happened to the queen?"

The person who brought the news said truthfully: "Today, His Majesty summoned the Queen. After returning to the palace, the Queen said she wanted to see you, but I don't know what it is about."

Zhuang Heming held his forehead with his hand, thinking that she was being ridiculous.

For some unknown reason, the emperor's temperament has changed drastically in recent days. In the past, he was just incompetent and ignored state affairs, but now he has gone down the path of tyranny and killing indiscriminately.

Today in the Imperial Study, he saw clearly the dissatisfaction and murderous intent in the Emperor's eyes. Before things were properly handled, getting too close to the Empress would only bring her trouble.

He wanted to refuse, but the guard gently reminded him:

"Sir, you also know the Queen's temper. If you don't respond, I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid she will do something even more reckless!

There was no other way. In the next few days, Zhao Yan insisted on going to the imperial study to ask for an audience with the emperor. All the attention in the palace was attracted by this reckless man. Zhuang Heming took this opportunity to leave the palace and went to Jianjia Palace.

He was wearing eunuch's clothes. Jiang Xinlian didn't pay attention to him at first until he took off his hat, revealing his handsome and noble face. Then she recognized him. She turned her hand that was pinching grapes and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Before Zhuang Heming opened his mouth, he saw that she was dressed in a plain gauze. There were not many gorgeous and exquisite hair accessories on her bun. There was only a jade hairpin holding up her black hair. She no longer looked as arrogant as before, and she was wiping her tears pitifully.

His expression suddenly changed, and he strode forward and held her in his arms: "My Lady."

"grown ups."

Jiang Xinlian called him tenderly and buried her tears in his chest. No matter how he asked her, she just sobbed and didn't say a word.

Zhuang Heming hugged her tightly, unable to bear to see her in such a pitiful state. He looked at Qiu Ye beside him and said sternly:

"What happened? Why did the queen cry? Tell me the truth word by word."

Qiu Ye bowed, her face full of sorrow as she spoke:

"Since His Majesty summoned you a few days ago, you have been worried and even cried while hugging the little prince. As for the reason, please forgive me, I don't know."

Your Majesty summoned you?

Zhuang Heming heard the key point, lowered his head to look at the person in his arms, and asked in a gentle voice: "My queen, but what did His Majesty say?"

Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, Jiang Xinlian nodded slightly with red eyes:

"His Majesty said that he wants you to be Xu'er's teacher, and he plans to arrange this on the Queen's birthday."

This would be a great thing for any prince, as it meant that the emperor valued him and personally won over powerful officials for him.

But Xu'er is the only one who can't do it.

Now in the eyes of everyone, the third prince and the prime minister are two people who have nothing in common, so naturally they would not link the two together.

But if the emperor announced in public that he was the third prince's tutor, and their names were mentioned together, people who had met them would quickly discover something fishy.

After all, Xu'er looks so much like him.

No wonder Jiang Xinlian was so worried and even shed tears.

"I have been unable to sleep or eat well these past few days. Whenever I close my eyes, I dream that the truth has been revealed."

Jiang Xinlian burst into tears: "Xu'er is still so young, how can I bear it?"

"I understand, I understand everything."

Zhuang Heming wiped away her tears with pity, hugged her and whispered soothingly.

But Jiang Xinlian didn't buy his trick. She pretended to push him away, but she didn't push him away. She fell back into his arms:

"You don't understand how hard it has been for me these past few days. You are a powerful minister, and His Majesty can't touch you, but can't he kill me? Zhao Yueli is a living example. His Majesty loved her so much before."

"I will never let anything happen to you. I promised that I would protect you and Xu'er with my life."

Jiang Xinlian's eyes turned red, and she finally stopped crying: "Of course I believe you, sir, but things haven't been settled yet, and I feel really uneasy."

She was hinting at something, and Zhuang Heming had already vaguely sensed her intention. His expression changed slightly, and the next moment, he heard her say:

"Your Majesty is already afraid. Rather than being on guard day and night, it is better to kill him and eliminate the trouble once and for all."

"..."

Zhuang Heming remained silent, his brows furrowed, as if he was in deep thought.

The late emperor and the late crown prince were both incompetent and tyrannical. Such kings were harmful to the people and had no benefit at all. He had no hesitation in dealing with them.

But the Emperor...

It is true that Xiao Xun was not a good emperor, as he was greedy for pleasure and had no knowledge of state affairs, but that also enabled him to control the court and achieve a delicate balance.

If Xiao Xun died, who would inherit the throne?

The Second Prince has bad conduct and has the potential to be a tyrant. Furthermore, the Queen's mother's family is also quite powerful. If the Second Prince ascends the throne, trouble will surely arise.

Then there is only Xu'er, but being on the throne will surely attract everyone's attention. How can Xu'er hide his face from the eyes of court officials? It will cause a lot of trouble in the future.

There are troubles everywhere, he pondered.

Jiang Xinlian looked at Zhuang Heming's expression, raised her arms and slowly wrapped them around the man's neck, calling him softly:

"grown ups……"

"These past few days, I couldn't eat or sleep. You looked at me and I became more haggard."

She whispered softly, pressing her soft body close to his: "When you hold me, do you feel that I have lost weight?"

"Can you bear to let me wander around and become increasingly haggard?"

Zhuang Heming subconsciously hugged the delicate body in his arms: "I just..."

"Just what?"

Jiang Xinlian didn't like what he said, her expression changed immediately, she sat up and pushed him away without any courtesy, with a cold face:

"Since the Prime Minister is hesitant, I don't want to embarrass you. Anyway, my life or death has nothing to do with you. I'll die if I die."

"Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"

How could Zhuang Heming bear to see her suffer? But he heard her talking about life and death all day long. He took a deep breath and said with annoyance in every word:

"I will definitely protect you and Xu'er, why bother saying such unlucky words."

Seeing Jiang Xinlian's anger turn into joy and she smiled and leaned back into his arms, he sighed and wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes:

"Don't cry, I will agree to anything you ask for."

*

After Zhuang Heming left, 086 jumped out and said in a sharp voice: [You want to kill the hero?!]

"What's wrong, can't you?"

Jiang Xinlian seemed puzzled: "I am a vicious female supporting role. Isn't it natural and reasonable for me to do bad things?"

[But, but, that’s the male lead]

086 Just thought it made sense, but then I thought: [Can’t be without a male lead]

"Oh? Then why can the hero kill Zhao Yueli, the heroine?"

Jiang Xinlian persuaded him: "Think about it carefully. This world is a drama with a strong female lead. Instead of keeping the male lead and letting the plot become dominated by the male lead, it is better to kill him and let me take over. At least I am a woman."

This, this, seems reasonable. It was the male protagonist who destroyed the plot first, and the host's actions actually stabilized the plot.

[Then, it's up to you]

086 nodded blankly.

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