When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

King Dongshan said in a deep voice: "Lou Ding, you should know that Dan County is besieged by many disaster victims. Once the food is cut off, what consequences will occur?

This means that Dan County may fall, and I may also be beheaded!"

What they are facing are thousands of starving people. Without food and the victims out of control, anything can happen.

People are so hungry that they are no different from wild animals!

If things really develop into that, no one dares to imagine what kind of hell on earth Tan County will become.

Who should bear this responsibility?

Lou Ding lowered his head and clenched his fists, a deep feeling of powerlessness sweeping over his body.

He is usually known for his cold-bloodedness and his actions are always swift and decisive.

The iron-blooded man gritted his teeth. He knew that King Dongshan had suffered an unprovoked disaster this time, but if his subordinates died in such an unclear way this time, he would not have the face to be the leader anymore.

He raised his head slowly and asked desperately:

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have made mistakes, but they are not guilty. They... are being wronged."

King Dongshan looked up at the gray sky and asked:

"The Chen family is not wronged, but will the emperor punish them?"

Lou Ding choked. That's right! The real criminal was the uncle of the Chen family, but could the emperor really touch the queen's mother's family? !

If the Chen family is not punished, the blame will fall on the secret guards.

King Dongshan: "Thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. What can we decide? Do you expect me to change the emperor's decision?"

He laughed at himself, "You think too highly of me."

If he had such an important position, the emperor would have taken charge of him at the first opportunity and had the bastard who had framed him arrested and beheaded immediately.

As a result, isn’t the guy who stole the emperor’s token still alive and well?

So what if he is thrown into the Heavenly Prison? As long as he is not dead, releasing him is just a matter of a word from the Emperor!

Because he saw through everything, King Dongshan was so disheartened that he gave up on himself.

Lou Ding: "Your Highness, will you be content if the Emperor doesn't punish Uncle Chen?" He is the culprit who almost killed you.

King Dongshan looked indifferent: "I am not unwilling, but this ending is not worthy of my determination to do it even though I knew it was impossible.

I have shown my utmost sincerity, so I am not the one who should feel sorry."

Lou Ding still wanted to win the support of King Dongshan for his subordinates, but seeing the aggrieved and resentful look on King Dongshan's face, he closed his eyes tightly.

It's over! Even the most talkative King Dongshan doesn't want to get involved, so the court officials who hate the secret guards can't be counted on.

After all, most of the ministers who were investigated and punished were the work of the secret guards.

In this matter, King Dongshan was the direct victim. He had no way to seek redress for his injustice, let alone them.

Lou Ding left the Dongshan Palace in a daze.

King Dongshan was also upset and ordered his butler:

"From now on, I will close the door and refuse to see anyone."

Butler: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor's incognito tour did not go as planned. Ever since the incident with Uncle Chen, the emperor no longer had the mood to inspect.

He then hastily ended this private visit and returned to the palace in a very low-key manner.

The Queen has not spoken a word to the Emperor since the accident.

Because the emperor seems to be very busy and annoyed.

The Queen knew that the Emperor bore a grudge against her family, so she did not dare to offend him and deliberately avoided him.

She thought that if she let the emperor calm down, he would not be as angry as he is now after a while.

As for my mother's family, although they were imprisoned, their property was not searched, and even Uncle Chen was not convicted, he was just kept in prison.

This is the best signal.

The Queen knew that the Emperor still had feelings for her, so she was certain that the Emperor would not kill all of the Chen family.

Therefore, although she was still worried about her parents' home, she was not as anxious as she had been in the past few days.

After returning to the palace, the emperor never set foot in the harem again.

At the first court meeting, the emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked down again and again, but he never saw the King of Dongshan.

The court officials below were as long-winded as ever, and the emperor had no interest in listening.

He whispered to Chen Fu, "Didn't the King of Dongshan attend the court?"

Chen Fu reported back: "Your Majesty, you forgot that Prince Dongshan has asked for leave." He just quit his job.

The emperor lowered his eyelashes. He didn't expect that the twelfth prince was still angry.

After the court session, the emperor instructed Chen Fu:

"Pick some things and send them to the Dongshan Palace. You should go there in person. Especially take the nourishing herbs and the tribute snow swallow with you."

Chen Fu agreed respectfully and personally led his men to the Dongshan Palace.

The emperor's reward is an honor, and every household would accept it with great fanfare.

I wish everyone in Kyoto could come and see it! The emperor favors our family, even honor and favor are a symbol of status.

But today, Chen Fu was coldly received when he sent the reward for the first time, and King Dongshan did not even show up.

The housekeeper was smiling and spoke politely, but there was a strong sense of distance between them.

He neither rewarded the eunuchs nor offered them a cup of hot tea.

The housekeeper said with a big smile on his face: "Oh, the prince has been feeling unwell since he came back, and he is lying in the backyard. How about I go and wake him up?"

What you said is true. The prince is already unwell, who dares to object?

Chen Fu knew that this was what King Dongshan meant, so he forced a smile:

"The Emperor is also concerned about the Prince. He asked us to send him some nourishing herbs because he hopes the Prince will recover soon!"

The housekeeper smiled flatteringly: "That's right, that's right..." There was nothing wrong with his attitude, except that he just kept talking and his feet were like roots, not moving at all.

We are here to give you a reward, and it would be fine if you don't want to reward us, but you don't even plan to let us go into the house and rest for a while?

Even if you're being polite, it's still the same.

Chen Fu was full of complaints but couldn't say them out loud, and in the end he could only return home empty-handed because of the shameless butler's stupid behavior.

He returned to the palace to report his experience and told the emperor what happened in Dongshan Palace as a joke.

The emperor was silent for a while and sighed.

He knew very well why King Dongshan was like this. His younger brother had suffered a great injustice this time and was now throwing a tantrum!

The emperor thought to himself, hey! The twelfth brother will be fine after a while, he has always been the brother who takes the least worry, no one else.

He was now caught between the Queen and the King of Dongshan, feeling very awkward.

From the moment he chose to favor the Chen family, he was destined to hurt his brother's heart.

Now, he is angry with the Queen and the Chen family!

King Dongshan is angry with his brother!

Oh! It's not easy!

The emperor thought that by treating the queen coldly, he was teaching the Chen family a lesson and giving an explanation to Prince Dongshan.

However, until a long time later, Prince Dongshan still showed no signs of attending court, and the emperor became anxious!

Originally, with the cooperation of Prince Dongshan in the court, many of the emperor's proposals could be passed smoothly.

But now, those old guys in the court who are trying to smooth things over always jump out to ruin his plans!

With no one to restrain them, the emperor felt that he was always being constrained.