As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

"Father." Li Wenxuan walked in and just glanced at Zhu Heng without much emotion.

Emperor Yingde stared at him and had no intention of speaking.

How could Li Wenxuan not understand what Emperor Yingde meant? He bowed his head respectfully and did not ask for mercy for Zhu Heng. On the way here, he had someone find out what happened last night.

It is a fact that Zhu Huaishu entered the palace and was shot dead in a dark alley of the Qianqing Palace along with his secret guards. He was not surprised that it was Wang Shuo who did it. He was not a fool. After learning about this series of events, he guessed that it could only be Wang Shuo who did it.

But what he didn't understand was how Wang Shuo identified Zhu Huaishu as a member of the Xianwang faction.

Of course, what made him most unhappy was that the people Zhu Huaishu brought must be the people he had trained in the palace for many years, and now half of them were lost in his hands. Whenever he thought of this, a thin layer of coldness appeared in Li Wenxuan's black eyes.

Now he had to clean up the mess that was Zhu Huaishu, and he was extremely unhappy.

"Since you are here, it just so happens that Zhu Huaishu is close to your cousin on weekdays. You know what he is thinking."

Emperor Yingde suddenly raised his eyes and stared at him with sharp eyes.

Zhu Heng trembled all over and lowered his head even lower on the ground.

Li Wenxuan listened to the questioning in his tone, raised his eyelids and looked at Emperor Yingde neither humbly nor arrogantly, with sincerity in his eyes.

"Father, Huaishu and I have always treated each other like a monarch and a subject. He loves eating, drinking and having fun the most, and he doesn't have any big ideas."

"I really don't know why he entered the palace. The most important thing is that I really don't understand. I hope your Majesty can explain it to me!"

Emperor Yingde's eyes flashed, "What's the matter?"

"Zhu Huaishu is the only son of the Zhu family. Even if he really has that intention, it shouldn't be to my fourth brother. I'm afraid someone is doing it on purpose. They just want to stir up some trouble in the court!"

Emperor Yingde narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Wenxuan as he spoke these words without any pause, his brows tightly furrowed, with an expression that showed he really couldn't understand.

Zhu Heng kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness Prince Sheng said is right. I am absolutely loyal to Your Majesty. If it weren't for Your Majesty's grace, the Zhu family would definitely not have its current status, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Yingde glanced at him, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.

"You go out first."

Li Wenxuan was stunned and felt uneasy. "Yes, I will take my leave." But he still bowed and left.

When Li Wenxuan was leaving the hall, he glanced at Zhu Heng who was kneeling on the ground, and then glanced at Emperor Yingde who was half hidden on the dragon throne, his eyes deep.

"Mother." As soon as Li Wenxuan came out, he saw the queen standing at the door. Her face did not look good at all, and she even looked a little weak.

To be honest, this was the first time he had seen the Queen like this. In his memory, although the Queen was not as beautiful as his mother, she always had a majestic aura, which was a unique performance of being in a high position.

She came from an excellent family, and the temperament she developed from her aristocratic family was something her mother had never possessed.

But now this woman revealed a rare hint of fragility and weakness.

The queen frowned, glanced at him, nodded, and then walked into the Qianqing Palace under the guidance of Tang Hai.

Li Wenxuan looked at her back, his expression changed slightly, and he secretly clenched his hands in his sleeves.

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However, within two sticks of incense, the Qianqing Palace welcomed a distinguished guest again, and the Empress Xianfei was also summoned into the Qianqing Palace.

Afterwards, Li Wenxuan obtained Zhu Heng's promise to offer all his wealth, resign from office and return home, and that the three generations of Zhu's descendants would no longer serve as officials.

The Zhu family saved their lives, but it seemed like they had lost everything.

When Li Wenxuan got the news, he was so angry that he smashed everything on the desk, and every nerve in his head hurt badly.

He has now lost the foundation of the Zhu family, and he doesn't understand what Wang Shuo's attitude is in this matter. Thinking of this, he pressed harder on his temple.

Now the only person he can hold on to is Prime Minister Sun!

But he also understood that the incident with Sun Shuhao had created a rift between them, and he could now sense Sun Shuhao's attitude towards him.

Li Wenxuan's brows were furrowed, his eyes sharp and dangerous.

It seems that only by letting Xiao Sun give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible can Sun Shuhao and the Sun family feel at ease.

People entered the palace in waves. In addition to the death of Zhu Huaishu, another prince fell, which was the most important thing.

But the strange thing is that, except for a few people, no one knew that Li Jing died because of treason. Emperor Yingde secretly executed all the palace maids and eunuchs who knew about this.

Among them was the eunuch from Zhilu who reported the news to Li Jing.

Emperor Yingde's decree was that the virtuous prince had died of a sudden illness. His funeral would be presided over by Marquis Changning and would start from the virtuous prince's palace, not the imperial mausoleum. His sons and daughters in the palace would then guard the mausoleum.

This decree contains a lot of information.

He died suddenly, but there was no reason for it. However, his funeral was held at Prince Xian's Palace. The most important point was that he was a prince, but he was not buried in the imperial mausoleum.

This caused a huge rumor, but Emperor Yingde had no intention of caring about it.

Because his health was really bad, after dealing with the matters of Li Jing and the Zhu family, he really fell on the dragon bed.

If someone were to come and see him now, they would find that Ying Dedi was visibly weak and had weakened.

The virtuous concubine was secretly put into solitary confinement.

At that time, after summoning Concubine Xian, Emperor Yingde simply sat on the throne and said in a solemn and cold voice: "The imperial physician checked last night and found that there was something wrong with her body."

The virtuous concubine's eyes flickered slightly, and she raised her chin slightly and replied with a bit of grievance: "I am just suffering from an old illness. It's just that I haven't seen the emperor for a long time, and my old illness relapsed due to my anxiety."

"Now everything is fine. But I am really upset and afraid that I will never see the emperor again, so I asked Xuan'er to come to the palace to accompany you."

The virtuous concubine was no longer wearing her fancy clothes, and her plain appearance made her look more delicate. Plus, she took good care of herself, so she looked a bit like she did when she was young.

Emperor Yingde did not comment, and the tapping of his fingertips on the desk was barely noticeable.

Old illness, this was what Concubine Xian specifically mentioned.

Why did Concubine Xian have only one son even though she had been favored for twenty years? It was because she saved Emperor Yingde's life when she was young, and her body was damaged, so she could no longer bear the risk of giving birth.

This is one of the biggest reasons why Concubine Xian has always won the emperor’s favor.

"Now that the prince is grown up, the palace rules cannot be abolished."

Xian Fei squatted and answered, "Yes."

Emperor Yingde's eyes darkened, he stared at Concubine Xian and said, "Since you are ill, you should rest well in Anle Palace from now on, and leave the palace affairs to Chunbin."

The virtuous concubine was stunned for a moment, a sharp look passed by her, and she suppressed the surprise in her heart.