The First Tyrant of Daxia

"The Ninth Prince is ungrateful and unwilling to take the initiative to refuse. This marriage must not be facilitated!"

Xiao Jian was an absolute supporter of Qin Yun and he also understood the disadvantages of marriage, so there was murderous intent in his eyes and his words were sharp at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I agree!" Guo Ziyun said again with a serious expression.

"As the Ninth Prince, if he marries a frontier minister, there will be endless troubles!"

Qin Yun fell into deep thought.

He is in a difficult situation at the moment.

The marriage cannot be agreed to.

If he wanted to move against Lao Jiu, he would first have to be wary of Sima Tu's troops, then he would have to take into account the hearts of many princes, and also he would have to shut up the ministers.

But at the same time, we cannot allow Lao Jiu to expand his power and leave the imperial capital.

The problem is tricky!

If Qin Yuan didn't make any mistakes, it would be difficult for me, the emperor, to touch him.

The imperial study was silent for a while.

It was Prime Minister Gu Chuntang who stepped forward again and put forward a more feasible suggestion.

"Your Majesty, why not just delay it for now and put the matter on hold on the grounds that the rebels in the Imperial Temple have not been eliminated, so as to avoid being criticized for directly refusing."

"Once the evidence is clear, if the Ninth Prince is really implicated, I'm afraid it will be too late for Sima Tu to distance himself from the matter."

"Let's make a bolder assumption. If Sima Tu is also a rebel, he can't threaten the imperial capital after all. We have plenty of time to deal with him."

Hearing this, Qin Yun nodded: "I think so too."

"The most urgent task now is to seize the enemy's handle and evidence and catch the mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep!"

All the trusted ministers knelt down together.

He said in a loud voice: "We will do our best to investigate the case, assist Your Majesty, and eliminate dissidents!"

Night falls.

In the silent palace, hidden in the darkness, there are evil spirits surging in the undercurrent.

In an attic just a hundred meters away from Xuanwumen.

Qin Yuan came here secretly.

Besides him, there is actually another woman here, dignified, noble and still charming!

Who else could it be except Concubine Dou? !

The methods used by both of them were somewhat terrifying. They actually avoided the surveillance of the Zongzheng Temple, spies, and shadow guards and met secretly in the palace!

This is the first time the two have met in all these years!

Dou Ji's eyes were slightly moist. She hadn't seen her own son for many years and she didn't dare to see him.

Looking at the handsome and graceful Lao Jiu in front of her, she was filled with emotion and felt extremely sad. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes and wet her rouge.

After all, blood is thicker than water.

"My son, I finally see you!"

Her voice was a little hoarse, and she walked forward excitedly, wanting to hug Qin Yuan.

But Qin Yuan's eyes were complicated for just a moment, and then he dodged!

Dou Jiyu's face was at a loss, her raised hands suspended in the air, staring blankly at this familiar yet unfamiliar Lao Jiu, her heart full of disbelief and extreme pain.

Qin Yuan turned his head away, not even willing to look at Dou Ji.

Qin Yuan had not been with her since she was a child and they had no deep feelings for each other. Moreover, Qin Yuan felt ashamed and thought that Qin Yun had favored Concubine Dou, which was undoubtedly a huge humiliation!

Seeing this woman seemed to remind Qin Yuan all the time that his royal brother had turned into his "godfather"!

For the imperial ambition, such humiliation must not exist.

"Old Nine, are you blaming Mother?"

"Back then, mother had no other choice. Your father ordered you to be drowned, so mother could only use this method of replacing the prince with a cat to save you. The price was that I couldn't take care of you for all these years."

"But mother did this for you!"

Dou Ji's beautiful eyes were red as she explained excitedly.

At this moment, she was not a person scheming in the deep palace, but just a mother.

She is a woman after all and cannot ascend to the throne. To put it bluntly, she did so many bad things because she owed Laojiu and wanted to make up for it.

Qin Yuan seemed unusually indifferent, with his back turned to Dou Ji.

"It's not easy to meet, but you and I are both prisoners now."

"If you have anything important to say, please be brief and concise."

The cold voice was like a sharp knife stabbing into Dou Ji's chest, causing her great pain.

She stumbled and nearly fell, the gold hairpin pendant on her hair swaying, her face pale: "Old Nine, what happened to you?"

"Everything my mother did was for you..."

"enough!!"

Qin Yuan suddenly burst into tears, turned around, his eyes were bloodshot and looked extremely ferocious.

He roared, "Sleeping with my brother is also for this king?!"

"Do you still want to give him a dragon son, kick me away, and support your new son to take the throne?!"

"How can you, a shameless thing like you, call yourself my mother? My mother passed away many years ago. Her name was Feng!"

Qin Yuan's words were very vicious, without any mercy, and he even forgot that if it weren't for the help of the man in front of him over the years, he would never have had such a group of forces and followers.

He even vented all the anger he had received from Qin Yun on Dou Ji in the form of cursing.

Snapped!

Concubine Dou Ji was so angry that her body was shaking. She slapped Qin Yuan in the face with a very crisp sound.

She bit her red lips, tears streaming down her face, and pointed at Qin Yuan, trembling, "You rebellious son! Do you know how much I have suffered in the palace because of you?"

"How dare you say such things? You are worse than a beast!"

When Qin Yuan was slapped, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

But he disappeared immediately. Looking at Dou Ji, he found that her face was pale with anger, and he felt regretful again.

The atmosphere in the attic was extremely depressing, making it difficult to breathe.

a long time.

Qin Yuan loosened his clenched fists and forced himself to calm down: "Mother, I'm sorry, I was impulsive."

Dou Ji was very angry, but eventually she was overwhelmed by the glow of maternal love.

A trace of sadness appeared on Fengyun's face. She waved her hand and sat on a chair: "Forget it, I don't blame you. This matter is not what you think."

"Today is an emergency, so I won't tell you more about this. Anyway, I am not what you think."

Hearing this, Qin Yuan dug his nails into his flesh but said nothing.

He only believed everything he saw. The mother in front of him was already Qin Yun's woman!

But there is still room for Dou Ji to be used. For him, in order to achieve his imperial ambitions, everything can be used, including his biological mother.

"I'm asking you, are you teaming up with the Grand Commander of Xiliang, Sima Tu, to rebel against His Majesty?" Dou Ji suddenly changed the subject and asked, appearing very serious.

Qin Yuan took a deep breath and explained calmly: "No! This is a long story. You have lived in the palace for a long time and you don't understand many things."

"No?!"

Dou Ji's heart was lifted up, and she said worriedly, "I heard about it in Qianfu Palace. The governor of Xiliang sent a letter, saying that he wanted His Majesty to marry you to his daughter!"

"So what?" Qin Yuan remained cold.

Dou Ji frowned and said worriedly, "You are confused!"

"You are a prince, and now is a sensitive period. You actually teamed up with the Western Liang Grand Commander and proposed a marriage. Aren't you and Sima Tu courting death?"

"Once the envelope is presented, it will be tantamount to a demonstration and a provocation to His Majesty!"

"Do you think His Majesty can agree to such a request? It will only deepen his suspicion and dissatisfaction with you!"

Qin Yuan sneered. Calling him "Your Majesty" repeatedly was so affectionate. He must have learned it in bed!

Dou Ji in front of her had no idea that Lao Jiu, whom she was worried about, thought of her like this.

Still trying to persuade him: "Old Nine, listen to what I say. While His Majesty is not angry, quickly ask to see His Majesty and refuse the marriage with the daughter of the Grand Commander of Xiliang."

"In this case, His Majesty will only be suspicious of you, and the Zongzheng Temple will not be able to find out anything."

Qin Yuan's eyes were gloomy and calm.

He said calmly, "He can't deal with me. Now it's Qin Yun who is in trouble. Without hard evidence, he can only pretend to scare me."

"He is furious. You are afraid, but I am not."

That resolute attitude made Concubine Dou Ji feel terrified.

She stared with her beautiful eyes wide open, speechless for a long time.

Finally, with a complicated expression, he said hesitantly: "Old Nine, the current emperor is no longer the emperor of the past. I have been discovered by him. He is not taking action, but he is just trying to lure you out."

"You are like this now, you have fallen into his trap!"