Infinite flow: The non-African's partner is the European emperor

The imperial army's pursuers ultimately failed to capture Xie Yao, and he escaped.

The previously rumored news about the posthumous child of the former crown prince has not been resolved yet. Someone in the court wrote a letter stating that the remnants of the Xie family must be found and the trouble must be eliminated forever.

Zhou Jinli glanced at the official indifferently and said coldly: "What if there is no such person?"

"Your Highness, it is better to kill two by mistake than to let one go."

Zhou Jinli's expression became even colder as he said, "I checked this matter earlier. There is no such person around Xie Yao. But his own identity, as the eldest son of the Prince of Nan'an, the sixth legitimate son of the Xie family of the previous dynasty, is enough for him to fabricate the identity of a fake prince's posthumous son, allowing him to rebel with justification."

"This..." The official hesitated, and the matter ended up in nothing.

However, the issue of the Northern Army joining in the rebellion had not been resolved yet, and someone was reckless enough to bring up Xie Zhixing at this time.

"I heard that the Second Prince was in the Northern Army and was also held captive for several months. Your Majesty, is there something fishy about this?"

Prince Qing ascended the throne, and Xie Zhixing, as his youngest son, was naturally also a prince.

Everyone in the court knew that Xie Zhixing was kidnapped by Xie Yao, but they didn't understand why no troops were sent to rescue him.

The person who said this actually wanted to find out Zhou Jinli's attitude. After all, everyone in Kyoto knew how much Zhou Jinli loved Xie Zhixing.

"Zhixing is safe and on the way back to Beijing."

Zhou Jinli's words made Prince Qing, no, now it should be Emperor Qing'an, couldn't help but look at him.

He had said before that he would send someone to rescue Xie Zhixing, but was stopped by Zhou Jinli. He thought that the two children would eventually become enemies, but today it seems that his son is more likely to be planning something behind his back.

Emperor Qing'an had a gloomy expression. If it weren't for the last words left by Meng Fuge asking him to take good care of Xie Zhixing, Xie Zhixing would not be allowed to appear in the court under the current circumstances.

"Issue an edict to confer the title of Prince Ping'an on the Second Prince, and give him the fiefdom of Suzhou. There is no need to send him back to the capital, but to go directly to his fiefdom."

Suzhou is far away from Kyoto, and Emperor Qing'an's thoughts are obvious.

"Father!" Zhou Jinli glared at him and said in a heavy tone, "Zhixing was just frightened and needs to return to Beijing to recuperate. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to let him go to Suzhou now?"

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhou Jinli said, "Zhixing hasn't won the title yet. According to the rules, he can't be crowned king yet."

"Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is correct. The Second Prince has not yet come of age, so it might be inappropriate to confer him the title of King." The official from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward.

Emperor Qing'an rubbed his brows, thinking that it would take about a year for Xie Zhixing to come of age, so he waved his hand and said, "It's decided to make him a king. He doesn't need to go to the fiefdom for now. Let him return to the capital to recuperate for a while, and then we can call it a day."

……

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has returned to the capital and would like to request to see you."

After court dismissed, Emperor Qing'an wanted to ask someone to call Zhou Jinli over, but he didn't expect Xie Zhixing to come first.

"Let him in." Emperor Qing'an looked solemn and waved his hand to let the eunuch bring Xie Zhixing in.

In fact, Xie Zhixing arrived in Kyoto yesterday, but did not tell anyone.

Even the decision to come and see Emperor Qing'an was a last-minute one.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me?" Emperor Qing'an still looked kind.

"I didn't have time to pass on the news yesterday." Xie Zhixing whispered, "Father, I know my life story."

"Oh, then what are you going to do?" Emperor Qing'an didn't look surprised at all. He had noticed something when Xie Zhixing came back last time.

"I want revenge."

"But Zhou Nanlu is dead."

Zhou Nanlu was the mastermind behind the previous deceased emperor's seizure of the Daliang throne.

"But there are still people here." Xie Zhixing said firmly, "I have always remembered my father's kindness in raising me. I also know that if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't be alive today. I have no intention of this position. After I have resolved all the issues, I will leave Kyoto, just as my father expected."

Emperor Qing'an looked at him and sighed, "If it weren't for the princess asking me to take good care of you, I would have sent you away after understanding Jinli's feelings for you."

"I understand." Xie Zhixing knelt in front of him, kowtowed several times and said, "Father, please issue an order to let me go and wipe out the rebels."

"Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yes."

"it is good."

On the second day, the emperor issued an edict, appointing Prince Ping'an Xie Zhixing as General Zhennan, and sent him to the southwest to wipe out the rebels and capture Xie Yao and Xie Ting alive.

Xie Zhixing did not live in the palace. After receiving the imperial decree, he was stopped on his way out of the palace. When he saw that it was someone close to Zhou Jinli, he understood what was going on. Without waiting for anyone to speak, he directly said, "Lead the way."

Zhou Jinli is now the crown prince and lives in the East Palace, which is also where the crown prince of the previous dynasty lived. After arriving here, Xie Zhixing felt a little complicated.

There were several old sandalwood boxes outside, and the servants were moving them carefully. When they saw him coming, they hurriedly saluted and said that the prince was waiting for him in the main hall.

Xie Zhixing paused and walked into the main hall. There were no palace maids or eunuchs guarding inside, only Zhou Jinli.

He changed out of his court robes and put on a moon-white gown, sitting on the ground. When he saw him coming, he stood up and strode towards him, closing the door.

Xie Zhixing stared at his face intently, and suddenly realized that they had not seen each other for a long time.

"Your Highness..."

The two words Xie Zhixing came out of his mouth, Zhou Jinli tightened his grip on his hand slightly, and whispered, "What did you call me?"

"Brother." Xie Zhixing changed his words in a low voice.

Zhou Jinli's expression eased a little, his fingertips trembled slightly, but he couldn't help but hold the person in his arms. His movements were a little gentle, without any flirtatious ambiguity.

"You've lost a lot of weight. You must have suffered a lot in Jingzhou."

“No.” Xie Zhixing did not hide, but let him hold him obediently. He shook his head slightly and said, “Xie Yao provided me with good food and drink, and I did not suffer any hardship.”

"Do you really want to go to the southwest?" Zhou Jinli asked him in a deep voice.

"I have to go." Xie Zhixing whispered, "This matter has a lot to do with me. If I don't go and catch Xie Yao myself, I will feel guilty towards everyone in the world."

Zhou Jinli stroked his hair gently and asked, "You entered the palace yesterday, why didn't you come to see me?"

“……”Xie Zhixing remained silent.

Zhou Jinli only felt extremely bitter in his heart. He suppressed all his emotions and treated him in the most relaxed and normal way, but this kind of endurance would be extremely uncomfortable.

"Brother, what's going on with your marriage?" Although Xie Zhixing already knew the answer from Xie Fei and the others, he still wanted to hear it from Zhou Jinli himself.

"I don't want to..." Zhou Jinli said hoarsely: "I don't want to marry anyone else, I just want to marry you."