The most romantic little emperor

After everyone left, only the father and his two sons were left in the room.

Su Meng asked impatiently: "Father, what happened?"

"The prince was assassinated by unknown men in black, and we don't know whether he is dead or alive." Su Zhengfang said slowly.

Both of them were shocked and horrified.

Su Yong hurriedly said: "Father, what should we do?"

Su Zhengfang glared at him coldly, then looked at Su Meng.

Su Meng saw the look his father was giving him and said in a deep voice, "Father, if the prince dies, it might be a good thing for our Su family."

"Our Su family can support the ninth prince Qin Ming born by Aunt Zi Yan to ascend to the throne. By then, you will be a minister assisting the country, and our Su family will be the only one in power and even more glorious."

Before Su Meng finished speaking, Su Yong interrupted him and said disdainfully: "The Ninth Prince is less than two years old and still breastfeeding. It's a joke that he can inherit the throne."

"Besides, the emperor hasn't passed away yet, and there are so many princes waiting. How can it be his turn? There are also so many princes who are eyeing him covetously."

"Aren't you forcing my Su family to break with the court and usurp the throne?"

Su Zhengfang glared at Su Yong coldly again, and Su Yong was immediately frightened and dared not speak again.

He didn't expect that his father would be so angry because he was wholeheartedly trying to protect the Su family from being targeted.

Then, Su Zhengfang said to Su Meng: "Go on."

Su Meng was very happy to see that his father valued him so much.

He glanced at his eldest brother provocatively and continued, "If His Highness doesn't die, it will be disadvantageous to our Su family."

"Father, I'm worried that someone will throw dirty water on our Su family. We should make plans early."

After listening to Su Meng's words, Su Zhengfang patted him on the shoulder and praised him: "Meng'er, it seems that you have gained a lot of experience in the frontier in the past two years. You have learned how to analyze problems."

"But remember, leading troops to fight and killing the enemy is just a show of bravery. You should not focus on a certain local battle, but on the entire court and the entire Daxia."

"When your father sent you to the frontier, it wasn't just to let you gain military merit, the most important thing was to sharpen your mind."

After listening to his father's teachings, Su Meng pretended to be modest and said, "Father, you have considered everything. I will definitely continue to work hard and will never bring shame to your reputation."

Su Meng's words made Su Zhengfang secretly happy. He glanced at the two of them and continued, "You two must remember what happened today and don't tell anyone about it, otherwise you will be punished by family rules."

"If anyone asks about it tomorrow, just say that the prince is blessed with a long life and will be fine."

Su Yong and Su Meng nodded repeatedly, indicating that they remembered their father's words.

Su Zhengfang looked at Su Yong and arranged: "Yong'er, let your people continue to secretly monitor the actions of the Eastern Palace. If there is anything unusual, report to me at any time."

Su Yong nodded and said respectfully, "Father, I will arrange it right away."

"It's getting late, let's go back and rest!"

After Su Zhengfang finished speaking, he left first.

Now there were only two brothers left in the room. Su Meng teased, "Brother, you should be more careful when drinking in the future. Don't get drunk like you did today and make father unhappy."

After saying this, he put his hands behind his back and left with an arrogant stride.

Su Yong looked at his departing back, standing there, his face pale, with anger and humiliation welling up in his heart.

He snorted coldly and muttered to himself: "The imperial family has always been ruthless, and my Su family is no exception!"

"Since you are ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless."

When the Jinyiwei were escorting Qin Hao and others back to the East Palace, they happened to meet a few shadow guards.

Several people walked up to Qin Hao, bowed and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for being late in coming to your rescue!"

Qin Hao saw that their faces were covered in blood and he immediately knew that they must have just been through a battle. He then said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's leave here first."

After returning to the East Palace, Master Feng ordered the Jinyiwei to withdraw, leaving only two young commanders.

Except for the fourth, ninth, thirteenth and others who were on mission, the rest of the shadow guards stayed behind.

Old Feng led them to clean the blood stains on their bodies, changed into clean clothes, and went to the study to wait for the prince's questioning.

After a while, Qin Hao came to the study accompanied by A Yue.

Before Qin Hao could sit down, Old Feng led everyone to kneel down and kowtow, asking Qin Hao to punish them.

Qin Hao knew that the incident happened suddenly. Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound, and there were not many casualties. He then slowly said, "Everyone, get up!"

After everyone stood up, Qin Hao looked at everyone carefully. There were several unfamiliar faces and Qin Hao couldn't even remember their names.

Fortunately, A Yue was standing beside him, ready to answer his questions at any time.

Qin Hao glanced at everyone and said calmly, "Tell me what happened!"

Elder Feng stepped forward and said calmly, "Your Highness, we got the news from Duke Zhu's pigeon and rushed here immediately. On the way, we encountered more than 500 black-clad warriors. After a lot of twists and turns, we were delayed for some time."

The shadow guard leader Ajin hurriedly said, "Your Highness, we set up an ambush as soon as we received the news, but when we were about to act, we were attacked by the bows and arrows of the black-clad assassins. We had to take shelter temporarily, which delayed the rescue opportunity. Please punish us."

Qin Hao nodded and said, "The incident happened suddenly, and you did your best. Fortunately, there were no major casualties. We can say that it was a blessing in disguise."

"However, you must learn from this incident, draw lessons, and make sure it doesn't happen again."

Everyone nodded in agreement, saying that they would keep His Highness's teachings in mind.

"Okay, since everyone is safe, let's end this matter here." Qin Hao waved his hand and continued, "You go down and have a good rest and wait for the next mission."

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and left.

Watching everyone leave, A Yue suddenly said, "Your Highness, there is something I don't understand."

Qin Hao turned around, looked at Ah Yue and said, "Tell me! What's the matter?"

"I don't understand, who sent that group of men in black?" A Yue asked puzzledly.

Qin Hao knew that this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Before this, Mr. Feng did not know the origins of these people.

But he still asked, "Master Feng, who do you think most likely sent these men in black?"

Elder Feng hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "This assassination was obviously carefully prepared. There are not many people who have the ability to do this."

"If you continue to speak, I will forgive you." Qin Hao said lightly.

"The prince, the prince, the Su family, the Dong family, and the White Lotus Sect."

General Feng revealed all his thoughts and said cautiously: "My biggest suspicion is the Su family."