My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Among these brothers, An Ran liked Emperor Liu Che the most, because he was outspoken and would often criticize the King of Chu.

An Ran was happy when the King of Chu suffered a setback.

So, on this day, Liu Che was too much of a crab, and the King of Chu was kicking him hard on the butt. An Ran just happened to "wake up" and saved Liu Che from getting kicked a few times.

The "Living Bodhisattva" King Chu hated and feared An Ran, yet he tried desperately to find ways to get close to her.

If you don't want to touch it, then don't touch it. I will keep my word. However, it would be okay to take a few more glances.

Just as he was about to get into the carriage to get "injured" again, someone came from the palace.

He was a young eunuch serving the emperor.

"The emperor has issued an oral order, ordering the prince to return to the capital as soon as possible."

After hearing the decree, the King of Chu waved his hand and said, "Did you hear me? Hurry up. If you delay any longer, there will be only a pile of bones in the coffin... Damn it, you guys have no sense of time..." He looked at his carriage and said, "Wait, you guys, go get some more flowers, otherwise the carriage will stink... This king. Fuck!"

***

True Kingdom, Imperial Palace.

Cui Qimo received a secret report that there have been undercurrents in Yuezhou recently, and a large number of troops are gathering.

He wanted to catch the mastermind behind the scenes and didn't want to alert the enemy, so he only sent people to investigate secretly.

But these people were very cautious. They always gathered in batches and moved to another place after each shot. They were elusive and nothing was gained after several days.

"Years ago, Prince Xiao went to Yuezhou to quell the rebellion. It has only been a few days, and these old subordinates of Nanyue are restless again?" Prime Minister Mei felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"As far as I know, this time is different from the past. It is more organized and premeditated. It is not just Yuezhou, there are also unusual movements in other places. For example, Yunzhou."

Prime Minister Mei: Yunzhou? Mei Xueer is in Yunzhou.

Cui Qimo saw Prime Minister Mei's worry and said, "Your precious daughter is smart and will be fine. If you are worried, you can send someone to Yunzhou to bring her back as soon as possible."

"I thank the emperor for his consideration." Prime Minister Mei lifted his robe and knelt down. "The current situation in Yuezhou is my fault. Back then, the emperor had high hopes for me, but I failed to persuade the King of Nanyue to surrender. Otherwise, perhaps there would not be the current situation."

Cui Qimo raised his eyelids, "My dear minister, please stand up. The Prime Minister cannot be blamed for what happened back then. I know that the Prime Minister persuaded the King of Nanyue to surrender, but there were people with ulterior motives who interfered. Even if they surrendered voluntarily, there would always be people who were resentful and there would always be chaos for some time."

Prime Minister Mei raised his head slightly, not daring to look directly at the emperor. "Your Majesty, I heard a rumor before entering the palace today, which has not yet been confirmed. I wanted to verify it before reporting it. But now that the emperor has said that this rebellion is different from the usual ones, I think this rumor may be true."

"you say!"

"Helian Qingfeng, who caused civil unrest in South Vietnam more than 40 years ago, has long been executed, but his wife Lan Ping'er was only exiled at the time. There are rumors that she was pregnant at the time. In other words, Helian Qingfeng still has a posthumous child in the world, named Helian Lanfeng."

Cui Qimo stood up quickly, "Really? No wonder the momentum is so great this time, it turns out that the traitor's descendants have gathered people in the name of the royal family to rebel."

"If it weren't for the royal family's descendants raising the flag, there wouldn't be such a big wave." Prime Minister Mei had just received a secret letter from Cui Hongjing about Helian Lanfeng. The two of them came up with an idea: throw out the clue of Helian Lanfeng so that Cui Qimo wouldn't notice Mei Xueer's identity.

But this would be risky. Cui Qimo had always believed that the Nanyue royal family had no descendants. If he were to investigate Helian Lanfeng now, he might find out that Princess Anyan Anping gave birth to a child before her death.

But Prime Minister Mei and Cui Hongjing had no better solution.

Cui Qimo will know about Helian Lanfeng's existence sooner or later, perhaps in these few days.

Rather than waiting for him to secretly find out something else, it is better to take the initiative to tell him first and turn the passive situation into the active one.

Cui Qimo sat down slowly and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he changed the subject: "Last time, I thought about it and felt that I had wrongly blamed Prince Xiao, but I don't know if he has any complaints. He is your son-in-law, I wonder if the Prime Minister knows something about it?"

"Your Majesty, Prince Xiao is a reasonable man, how could he be resentful?"

Cui Qimo sighed for a long time before saying, "The sixth child is a good person, but... it's a pity that he has such a biological mother."

His expression was rarely warm, more like a father.

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Mei gritted his teeth and knelt down again: "I dare to ask for an unwelcome favor. I would like to ask the emperor to record the Prince Xiao under the name of Concubine Li!"

Cui Qimo's knife-like gaze fell on Prime Minister Mei's face, "What do you mean?"

"First, Concubine Li is the biological mother of Princess Pingjin, but the princess will marry into Xiling next year. I know that the emperor is very reluctant to let her go, and Concubine Li has only this one child. Moreover, her health has always been poor. What if Concubine Li becomes ill from missing her daughter after Pingjin leaves? Princess Pingjin is also very filial, and she must be uneasy all day in Xiling, worrying about Concubine Li's health. I think that Concubine Wan can't return to the harem anyway. If Prince Xiao can be recorded under Concubine Li's name, the queen will have a spiritual sustenance, and Princess Pingjin can also feel at ease in Xiling."

Cui Qimo snorted coldly, "I listen, I feel like the Prime Minister seems to be making plans for Mei Qianyue." In this way, Prince Xiao's background will change, and he may have a chance to become the crown prince.

Prime Minister Mei guessed that he would have such thoughts, and continued, "I dare not deceive the emperor. What I said just now is only one reason. The second reason is that I do have selfish motives. I have been blessed by the emperor to marry my daughter to Prince Xiao. To be frank, Prince Xiao is my son-in-law, so I naturally want to make plans for him. Your Majesty also knows that Prince Xiao has not felt much maternal love from Concubine Wan since he was a child. It was fine before, but now that Concubine Wan is gone, Prince Xiao is really distressed... In addition, Concubine Li has a gentle temperament, a kind heart, and does not fight with the world. So I thought that if Prince Xiao can be recorded under Concubine Li's name, it can not only give Concubine Li some psychological comfort after the princess married far away, but also let Prince Xiao feel some maternal love. This is good for both Prince Xiao and my daughter."

He changed the subject and continued, "No matter whose name Prince Xiao is registered under, it can never change his origin. I know in my heart that he will always have the blood of the royal family of Changguo flowing in his veins."

Cui Qimo closed his eyes slightly and was silent for a moment. "What the Prime Minister said is not without reason. However, Lipin is just a concubine, and Prince Xiao is a prince, the only prince in our dynasty. If the title is recorded under her name, I am afraid that Lipin cannot bear this imperial grace."

"Your Majesty, I believe that Concubine Li will only be grateful and take good care of Prince Xiao... and our daughter." Prime Minister Mei said as he took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands raised above his head.

Eunuch Li stepped forward to take it and presented it to Cui Qimo.

Cui Qimo calmly opened it and glanced at it. "If I remember correctly, the Prime Minister submitted a letter of resignation last month... Haha, can I understand it this way? What Prime Minister Mei said just now was all an excuse. In fact, he wanted to use his retirement to exchange for Prince Xiao and Mei Qianyue's rest of their lives in peace, so that they would not be implicated by Concubine Wan?"

Prime Minister Mei quickly bowed deeply and said loudly: "The one who knows me best is the emperor!"

Cui Qimo casually threw the memorial on the imperial desk and said, "I'll keep it for you... You can leave first."