Bian Jing, Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

When Gu Yankai returned from the palace after attending the morning court session early in the morning, Shao Xueyan was already waiting for him in the main room.

"Father, you are back."

"Well, how is it going? Is there any news about Tingyu?"

"Yes, father, I just received a letter from my husband. I have brought it here. Please take a look."

Shao Xueyan quickly took out the letter that the servant had just brought from her body and handed it to Gu Yankai.

Gu Tingye and Gu Tingwei also looked at Gu Yankai with some excitement. After all, Gu Tingyu had been gone for almost four months.

The last letter was when Gu Tingyu was going to sea after training in Mingzhou. In the past few months, the whole family has been very worried about Gu Tingyu's condition.

After all, going to sea is a dangerous thing. Although maritime merchants earn a lot of money every year, many people also lose their lives.

Gu Yankai took the letter with some excitement, took a deep breath and opened it.

"Father,

I have landed in Fuso now. Everything is fine for now. Don't worry.

Soldiers have now been arranged to begin searching for the whereabouts of Iwami Ginzan. Hopefully, everything will go well.

My father doesn't need to worry about me, but the things at home are something I hope my father can take good care of and pay attention to his health.

 …

Okay, that’s all I want to say. I look forward to receiving news from home.

Gu Tingyu. "

"Huh, not bad, it's pretty good, don't worry."

After reading what was written in the letter, Gu Yankai finally felt relieved. Gu Tingyu had already established a firm foothold in Fuso, so he felt relieved.

The family was finally relieved and started to prepare dinner.

In the palace.

When the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion received the letter, the emperor also received the memorial submitted by Gu Tingyu.

The emperor and several eunuchs looked at Gu Tingyu's description and felt more confident.

The solution to the money shortage that several people had discussed before, now all that was left was for Gu Tingyu to return the money.

Now that I know that Gu Tingyu is doing well, I feel more at ease.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Everything is going well for Gu Tingyu. It seems that our Song Dynasty's money shortage is expected to be solved."

"Yeah, I didn't expect this guy to have some tricks. Not bad."

The emperor touched his beard with satisfaction, thinking of how some officials who had joined the side of Prince Yong had constantly attacked Gu Tingyu when he first arrived in Mingzhou and refused to move forward in Mingzhou. This was a delay in the emperor's instructions, and Gu Tingyu must be brought back and severely punished.

Fortunately, the emperor and several ministers already knew about Gu Tingyu's plan, so they have been supporting him unwaveringly. Although there were some disturbances, it was nothing serious in the end.

After all, no matter how great the chance is, Prince Yong is not the emperor now.

That’s right, now Prince Yong is not even the crown prince. Because of what happened to Gu Yankai last time, the crown prince position that the emperor was originally preparing to decide by decree is gone.

When several gentlemen found out about this, they collectively went to the emperor to protest.

Fortunately, after the emperor's explanation, several ministers still agreed, so now Prince Yong is still just a prince.

I wonder if Prince Yong would be furious if he knew the reason.

In the evening, the emperor received good news today and was in a rare good mood. He brought his personal eunuch to Rongfei's palace.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

Concubine Rong and the people in the palace had been waiting at the door early. When they heard the shout, they all knelt down.

How could the emperor come to Rongfei's place without notifying her? So this is not surprising.

"Alright, Rong Fei, get up quickly."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Rong Fei got up, she leaned on the emperor's arms, and the two of them walked into the palace together.

Rong Fei knew that the emperor would come today, and had already arranged for people to prepare a dinner. After the palace maids arranged the food, they were driven out by Rong Fei.

Then he picked up the food and fed it to the official himself.

After the official stayed overnight, he left early the next day.

After the palace maid came in and helped Concubine Rong put on her clothes, she waved her hand to let everyone else go, leaving only the only eunuch.

"Eunuch Chen, the emperor said yesterday that he would make Prince Yong the crown prince. What do you think we should do?"

"My lady, I feel..."

After hearing what Eunuch Chen said, Concubine Rong seemed to have taken it to heart. After all, this was not the first time the two of them had discussed this matter.

Rong Fei has no children, and when the emperor really passes away, her fate will definitely not be good.

There was no benefit for her in any way from Prince Yong ascending the throne, so Concubine Rong had been trying to change this.

It’s just that there was no confirmed news before, and Concubine Rong didn’t take any action, but now it’s no longer possible.

"Well, Eunuch Chen, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

Eunuch Chen found an opportunity to leave the palace and came to Prince Yan. He explained his background and then met Prince Yan.

After hearing what Concubine Rong asked him to bring over, Prince Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. After all, he believed that he was much stronger than Prince Yong. However, just because Prince Yong now had a son and he only had a daughter, the throne had nothing to do with him.

Thinking of this, a dark feeling flashed through Prince Yan's heart. Thinking of Prince Yong's character, if the other party really ascended the throne, he and his whole family might not have a good ending.

When he saw Concubine Rong sending someone over, he knew what it meant.

"Okay, I understand. I agree to this matter. Go back and talk to Concubine Rong."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Afterwards, the two of them made a detailed plan through the people below them, and then they just waited for a good opportunity.

The two decided to take action at the next palace banquet. By then, Prince Yong’s family would surely be present, and this would be a good opportunity.

Moreover, at that time, the emperor could be forced to abdicate directly, and the King of Yan could force all officials to recognize the legitimacy of his accession to the throne.

Time passed quickly and the day of the palace banquet arrived.

Prince Yan sat in his seat, looking at Prince Yong who was looking smug across from him. Although his face seemed expressionless, he was calculating the time in his mind. As time got closer, Prince Yan looked towards the door from time to time.

"Prince Yan, why are you looking at the door? Do you want to go back? Hahaha."

Listening to Prince Yong's proud words, Prince Yan felt a flash of disdain in his heart, but he didn't say much because he had already heard footsteps outside.

"I'm not going back. I'll take you home."

"What... ..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a group of soldiers rushing in with weapons.

Prince Yong's family were all killed before they could even react.

The guards around the emperor immediately took the emperor and the queen out of the hall. When the emperor saw this, he immediately arranged for a palace maid to escape from the palace with the blood edict.

Afterwards, the palace maid met Minglan and told her about the current situation. Then the person disappeared. Minglan had to flee alone and met Gu Tingye and Zhao Zongquan father and son outside the city.

The content of the blood edict was to let Zhao Zongquan succeed to the throne and kill King Yan.

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