Seeing that Xiao Ye really took the cloth to find Zhu Yan, Nian'er couldn't help but relax. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Su Minglang's hand, and shook it coquettishly: "Madam, Madam, from now on, Nian'er's clothes will be made by Sister Xiao Zhu, okay?"

"Okay, please agree to it, my lady!"

"Nian'er." Su Minglang smiled and glanced at her before speaking slowly. He stretched out a hand and slowly pressed it on her head. "I told you this when I brought you out. From now on, everything between you and Han Ya Pavilion must be completely severed by me!"

As Su Minglang spoke word by word, the strength in her hands slowly increased. By the time the last word fell, Nian'er had been pinned in her arms, unable to lift her head.

Feeling the little person in her arms struggling, Su Minglang did not scold him but instead added a little more strength. She only let go of her hand when she knew that Nian'er had stopped struggling.

Feeling the strength in her head disappear, Nian'er hurriedly broke free from her arms, jumped three feet away to distance herself from her, ran to the door, grabbed the door panel and looked at her vigilantly, fearing that Su Minglang would attack her again without making a sound.

Su Minglang didn't say anything else. She waved her hand and asked Nanxing to take her out. When the room returned to silence, the irritability caused by the noise slowly dissipated.

In her previous life, when she took care of the prince, she really wanted to treat him as her own son. She wanted to keep him by her side all the time, for fear that something unexpected would happen if she was not careful.

However, the son whom he had raised with all his efforts turned out to be the culprit who cost him his life. Whenever Su Minglang saw Nian'er, he couldn't help but think of the prince. The prince in his previous life seemed to be exactly the same age as Nian'er.

"Your Majesty, I wonder why you summoned me to the palace?"

Ever since the matter of the palace maid was resolved, Li Zhao's status in Xiao Heng's heart has risen to a higher level, and he has become more prominent in front of others. However, he just doesn't like to dress up, and his regular uniform of the Dali Temple has never changed for a long time.

"I just found out this morning that someone has imprisoned my concubine in my palace without telling me." The anger in Xiao Heng's eyes was clearly visible when he said this, "But I can't touch him now."

"I came here to ask you, my dear, if you have any solution?"

"I dare to ask Your Majesty who is so presumptuous?"

"Gu Shangjie." Xiao Heng spat out three words coldly. There was no need for him to hide anything from Li Zhao.

"Master Gu?" Li Zhao seemed very surprised. "How could Master Gu..."

"I don't care what his reasons are! Li Zhao, take some people to give him a beating." Xiao Heng gritted his teeth and slammed his clenched fist heavily on the table.

"Yes, I understand." Li Zhao bowed and asked, "Master Gu has a beloved son who is working for the Jingzhao prefect. I will find a reason to punish him. What do you think?"

"Well, you decide for yourself." Xiao Heng slowly exhaled a breath of foul air to wake himself up, and pointed at Xiao Xizi beside him and said, "I knocked on a few of his men and they are now interrogating him."

"It seems that there is nothing to be learned from the investigation. Take someone to retrieve it and return it to Gu Shangjie for me."

"Yes!" Li Zhao turned his eyes and glanced at Xiao Xizi and said, "Eunuch Xi, please go and give the order first. I will leave the palace immediately and bring people to meet you."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Xiao Xizi gestured to Xiao Heng, and when he waved his hand, he hurried to the torture room, leaving only the king and his minister in the room.

"Your Majesty, I have also heard about what happened in the morning court today. I guess Your Majesty is showing leniency to Lord Gu because of what happened this morning, right?"

"Hmph! This Gu Shangjie really doesn't know how to live or die! If he hadn't stood up this morning, I would have beheaded him right now!" It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as Xiao Heng mentioned it, he couldn't control his anger.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Li Zhao bowed his head slightly. "I understand now that several people are like this."

"As for Gu Lingtang, just give him a beating."

"You go and do it. I am confident in your work." After venting his anger, Xiao Heng couldn't help feeling tired. Now that he was in such a predicament, even if he was a real dragon, he had to shrink his neck and endure it again and again.

But there will be times when people can’t help themselves.

"Tell him that if it happens again, I will be the first to target the Gu family!"

"Hmph! This also lives up to his reputation of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness!" Xiao Heng smiled sarcastically and waved his hand to let Li Zhao leave.

Li Zhao walked out of Taiji Palace, thought for a moment, turned around and walked towards Su Minglang. He knocked on the door and when Nanxing saw that it was him, he turned sideways and let him in.

Su Minglang held her forehead with her hand. She had just sent Xiao Xizi away early in the morning, and the next moment Li Zhao came. It was easy to guess what it was about. It was a rare time for her to be kind, but in the end, all she ended up with was trouble.

"Your Highness greets Her Majesty the Concubine." Li Zhao entered the hall and bowed, his eyes wandering as if he was looking for something.

Su Minglang knew what he was up to and couldn't help but taunt him, "I wonder if Lord Li came here to see me, or if he has some other intention?"

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me." Li Zhao understood what she meant but was not annoyed. Instead, he put on a smile and said, "I am here to deliver a letter to your Majesty, am I not?"

"Oh? Lord Li was summoned to the palace early in the morning. It seems that he is really a favorite of His Majesty." Su Minglang was not in a good mood when she saw him. Every word she said was piercing. "Let me guess, is it because of Concubine Shu's matter?"

"Your Majesty is indeed very good at predicting things." Li Zhao raised his eyebrows. "It seems that Your Majesty is very smart in this palace?"

"Not as good as Lord Li." Su Minglang put down the teacup. Li Zhao had been in for so long but she didn't even offer him a cup of tea or anything. Fortunately, Li Zhao didn't care.

"If this is the matter, Lord Li, please go back. I have no interest in the affairs of the Gu family."

"Your Majesty, don't you want to know how His Majesty will deal with this?" Li Zhao asked with a smile.

"We both already knew this, didn't we?" Su Minglang raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. "If Xiao Heng didn't take action against Gu Shangjie, he would have been emperor for nothing."

"You see, isn't this wrong?" Li Zhao shook his head, "Not only can your majesty not touch Gu Shangjie, but you should also find an opportunity to commend him."

"Your Majesty is in this palace, and the news from the previous dynasty is blocked and cannot be passed in. I guess you don't know that His Majesty intends to implement a new policy at the morning court today, and Gu Shangjie is the only one in the court who proposed support."

"Look, isn't this the golden medal of immunity from death?"

"That's really not the right time." Su Minglang paused, "What does the Wen family mean?"

"The Wen family?" Li Zhao laughed and said slowly, "Don't even mention the Wen family. Today, Grand Tutor Sun just mentioned it, and the emperor dismissed him as well."

"Grand Tutor Sun?" Su Minglang frowned. "Isn't he the Prince's tutor to His Majesty?"

"So Mr. Wen also..."

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