After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

After saying that, the emperor looked at the news sent by the Minister of Rites and slammed the table.

The emperor walked back and forth twice and said, "What on earth is the Queen Mother thinking about? What kind of mess of auspicious beasts? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is deliberately trying to embarrass Jiuer. She doesn't want to come back? Well, just send troops to invite the Queen Mother back..."

The Minister of Rites pinched his own philtrum frantically and said loudly, "Your Majesty, it is a good thing that the Queen Mother has returned from Mount Wutai to pray for blessings. If we send troops to "force her to come", our reputation will be..."

The accusation of being "unfilial" would be put on him, but the Minister of Rites suddenly remembered the tyrant's reputation since he came to power, and he shut up again.

"It is indeed inappropriate to send troops." The emperor thought for a moment, "How about sending secret guards to capture..."

The Minister of Rites' legs went limp and he wore a mask of pain: "Your Majesty, this, this..." Isn't it even more outrageous that he sneaked here?

The Queen Mother still has some influence in the building. If he is received in such a terrible way this time, the Minister of Rites feels that not only his official career will be over, but also the rising stars of the entire family will be implicated.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. The Minister of Rites looked at the third person in the room pleadingly.

The gentle and elegant Crown Prince.

The prince was also speechless. He thought his father's anger was understandable because he also felt that the queen mother was deliberately making trouble.

But because both parties were elders, the prince bowed and said, "Father, grandma might have been deceived by some quacks and wanted to find out Jiuer's background. Why not..."

At this moment, the eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside the door, saying that Song Wei wanted to see him.

The emperor ordered someone to come in.

The Minister of Rites was just about to retreat, but unexpectedly, after the emperor glanced at the letter handed over by Song Wei, he flew into a rage and slammed the table next to him.

"stop!"

The Minister of Rites shuddered all over.

He tried to calm down and knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"What a great forgiveness!" The emperor's voice was so gloomy that water could almost drip out of it. "How dare you deceive your superiors and subordinates and use Jiuer privately."

The Minister of Rites looked confused: Ah?

The prince was no longer calm when he heard this, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "Father, the Minister of Rites is a man who observes etiquette the most. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstanding?!" The emperor threw the secret letter in his hand to the prince, "Read it for yourself."

The prince quickly took it, glanced at it, and his expression changed. He looked at the Minister of Rites and said, "Sir, how can you execute first and report later?"

The Minister of Rites felt that he was not wronged even if it snowed in June.

He shouted, "Your Majesty, if I am wrong, please let me die knowingly! I, I really don't know what I did to the Imperial Master."

Soon, Song Wei's secret letter was dropped in front of the Minister of Rites.

It says.

The Seventh Princess took Qi Yue on a hunt. On the way, she met a doctor from the Ministry of Rites who asked for help. She asked Yuan Ruan to help her find the Qilin that the Queen Mother had lost.

After investigation, it was found that the doctor from the Ministry of Rites was coming for Yuan Ruan.

After investigation, it was found that the relationship between the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites and the person who was recommended by the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was revealed.

……

The Minister of Rites turned pale.

He knew that the emperor and the prince must suspect that he had contacted Yuan Ruan privately, but he really didn't!

The Minister of Rites knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily and said, "Your Majesty. It is true that I respect the Queen Mother, but I also respect the Imperial Master. I would never dare to contact the Imperial Master privately to help. But this matter was indeed an oversight by my subordinates..."

The emperor didn't even look at him and just strode out.

The prince followed closely behind.

The Minister of Rites quickly got up and followed behind tremblingly. He had a bitter face and was filled with hatred. Who was it? Who wanted to harm him?

……

The emperor and his entourage walked out angrily. The officials were all shrewd and were asking around for news.

So when the emperor and his two entourage arrived at the city gate on horseback, the officials who were faster had already changed their clothes and hurried over here. Some officials who happened to be eating and drinking on Chang'an Street put down their bowls and chopsticks, pretended to be shopping, and slowly approached.

Song Wei and the chief of the palace guards informed the emperor of the intelligence that the officials were following him.

The emperor was too lazy to pay attention to them and said "Let them go". Song Wei and the captain of the palace guards stopped trying to stop them.

Soon, the emperor and his entourage went out of the city gate, leaving a clear path for the empress dowager's guard of honor, and a eunuch in black walked up quickly.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The emperor did not dismount, but looked down at him: "Where is Jiu'er?"

The black-robed eunuch said respectfully, "The Ninth Princess took the silver and left, and has not returned yet."

The emperor was startled.

Silver? Not coming?

what happened?

The emperor looked at Song Wei with unfriendly eyes.

Song Wei was also a little nervous. Wait, what happened? !

Not long after, a suspicious and surprised voice suddenly came from behind: "Father? Prince, brother?"

The emperor, the prince and the other two turned around, all with stunned expressions.

Qi Yue was seen walking down from a sedan chair holding Yuan Ruan in one hand.

Qi Yue held Yuanruan in one hand and some snacks such as candied haws, biscuits, and osmanthus cakes in the other.

Yuanruan held a hot meat bun with a hole in it in both hands, her big round eyes full of surprise and joy.

"Long time no see." Yuan Ruan subconsciously took a bite of the bun, and after she swallowed it with great effort, she continued sweetly, "Father, brother, I miss you the most."

The emperor and the prince looked at the meat bun that Yuan Ruan refused to let go of: ...

Yuan Ruan also noticed their gazes. She nodded hard and said, "Really. Father, brother, I like you the most, even more than Baozi."

The emperor and the prince were so touched by her cuteness that they not only nodded but also waved the meat buns in their hands.

A smile appeared on both of their faces almost at the same time.

The prince also said: "Ninth sister, I will help you get it..."

But before he could finish his words, Yuan Ruan took a deep breath, then opened his mouth wide, almost showing the momentum of "Jin Jing eats melons, either I or him", and started to eat the meat bun in his hand. He inhaled violently without stopping.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince: ...

The prince was both angry and amused: "You, you..."

The emperor walked over, picked up Yuanruan, and rubbed his belly: "It's not good for a child to eat too much. I'll ask the imperial physician to prescribe some food-digesting prescriptions for you later."

The prince was speechless: Father, you...

At this time, some movements of the Minister of Rites and the Vice Minister of Rites in the rear attracted Yuan Ruan's attention.

Yuanruan: [Tong'er, why do those two people over there seem to be arguing secretly? ]

System: [Oh. Let me see. It was the Minister of Rites questioning the Doctor of Rites. Who asked him to come and invite the Imperial Master to help find the Qilin? The Doctor of Rites firmly said that he had received the order from the Minister of Rites. The Minister of Rites was about to explode with anger. The two were confronting each other.]

Yuanruan: [Hmm? Tonger, is there someone interfering? ]