Evil Sister in Charge: As long as you are thick-skinned, you can eat meat every meal

Helian Zheng was extremely nervous all the way to the palace. Although he asked Fang Hewen indirectly, the other party's mouth was tighter than a river clam and could not be pried open at all. He could only give up struggling and followed him obediently.

"Zheng'er, I heard that you have some friendship with Princess Yongjia of Dayu. Is this true?"

As soon as Helian Zheng entered the imperial study, he planned to kneel down and admit his mistake. This would be considered as surrendering himself voluntarily, and his father would not torture him to death.

Who would have thought that he would be frightened by his father's smiling face as soon as he came in. Really, his father looked much kinder when he was not smiling.

And who is this Princess Yongjia? When did he know Dayu's princess? He only heard that Dayu's princess was called Song Lingyun, who was excellent in every aspect, but a little mentally ill, and seemed to need to take medicine all year round.

Song Lingyun: How dare you! Who has been taking medicine for years and dares to spread rumors about this princess! Come on, beat him to death!

It seems like he really doesn't know the other princesses, and can't even mention any friendship with them.

"Your Majesty, I don't know this Princess Yongjia! I don't know who told you about her!"

Helian Zheng first bowed respectfully, then spoke his words honestly.

After all, his information network was not as strong as Emperor Liangxia's, so naturally he did not know the news that Zhou Sisi was named a princess by Emperor Dayu.

"I blame my father for not explaining it to you clearly. I was talking about Zhou Sisi. Do you have any relationship with her? She is now Princess Yongjia of Dayu. It's normal that you don't know about what happened a few days ago!"

Helian Xiuhan waved at Fang Hewen, and immediately someone brought out some brewed tea and snacks and placed them in front of Helian Zheng.

Helian Zheng was even more nervous when he saw this. He couldn't think straight. This was the first time he had tea and snacks from his father in the imperial study. He didn't get this treatment at other times. What was going on? Could it be that his father wanted him to do some important task? It looked like it was some kind of shameful business!

And it must be related to that bad girl Zhou Sisi, otherwise his father would not have mentioned this person directly. He knew his father well. He would never even look at someone who was not profitable, let alone mention him.

This bad girl Zhou Sisi is really amazing. It hasn't been long since she became a princess. It is probably related to the former royal treasure.

"Your Majesty, um! This son and my fourth brother were assassinated before, and it was Zhou Sisi who came to our aid. Otherwise, the grass on our graves would be three meters high now!"

"We can't really be called friends, at most we're just acquaintances, just a familiar face!"

"If we talk about familiarity, Fourth Brother and Zhou Sisi are more familiar. They went down to the ancient tomb together, so they can be considered as people who have experienced life and death together!"

Helian Chen: ??? Nonsense, I don’t know him either! You are really my good second brother!

Helian Zheng prayed silently in his heart that his fourth brother would not blame him. He thought that his father must have wanted him to win over Zhou Sisi. He was not a fool. He knew all about his father's secret moves during this period. He went everywhere to find craftsmen who could increase the power of their country's existing explosives. His father even sent people to Phantom Island.

He knew his father's ambition, and wanted to use dynamite to unify the five kingdoms. Now he heard that Dayu also had dynamite, and it was quite powerful. It was most likely caused by that bad girl Zhou Sisi.

Although he did not put in the effort to inquire about these matters, his people intercepted a lot of letters and messages from other princes. The fact that Dayu Kingdom had explosives was read in these letters, but he did not know that Zhou Sisi was now a princess.

"Haha, he is your savior after all, right? You should thank him. Zhou Sisi will also attend the Northern Dynasty's grand court meeting this time. You should get ready and go with the envoys the day after tomorrow."

"Go down and prepare! Tell Butler Fang if you need anything! Go!"

As soon as Helian Xiuhan's unquestionable words came out, Helian Zheng knew that it was useless to say more. It seemed that his father was determined to let him build connections.

"Yes! I understand!"

After paying his respects, Helian Zheng exited the imperial study. After taking a few steps, he was bumped into by Xia Bing, the personal maid of Concubine Min.

"I pay my respects to the Second Prince. The Imperial Concubine invites you to have a chat at Zihe Garden!"

"Okay! Lead the way!"

Helian Zheng did not waste any time. It seemed that he came to ask what his father wanted to see him about. He was not in his own palace, but went to such a remote place. It seemed that Concubine Min had other things to tell him, but was afraid of being seen by people in her own palace.

A young eunuch hiding in the dark saw Helian Zheng follow Xia Bing and quickly returned to the imperial study.

After passing through the Imperial Garden and bypassing the Cold Palace, Helian Zheng followed Xia Bing to a slightly simple Zihe Garden. This was a garden where the concubines of the previous dynasty listened to operas. There was also a tall stage in it, with osmanthus flowers planted on both sides. It was not the season yet, otherwise it would have been a good place to enjoy the scenery.

"Zheng'er, you're here!"

As soon as he entered the garden, Helian Zheng saw Concubine Min standing in the yard with an unknown purple flower in her hand. When she saw him, she smiled and waved to her.

"Son pays his respects to mother!" Helian Zheng saluted immediately, but he felt that something was wrong with his mother today. He usually didn't see her smile so warmly. Why did both his father and mother act strange today? This made Helian Zheng alert.

Something is wrong, something is wrong with all this!

"Good boy, get up quickly. You see, it won't be long before these osmanthus flowers bloom. No one is perfect, and no flower lasts forever. But these osmanthus flowers are different. They have many uses, right?"

Concubine Min smiled and pointed at a sturdy osmanthus tree beside the stage.

"Well! I remember when we were little, my fourth brother and I loved eating the osmanthus cake made by you, mother. It was so delicious!" Helian Zheng gave a irrelevant answer.

He knew what his mother meant. Wasn't it just to make him a useful tool? He felt more and more that his mother was not partial to him, but that she had never cared about him at all. This feeling became more and more obvious as his fourth brother grew older.

This made him feel as if he was not his mother's biological son, but a wild child that was adopted.

Concubine Min's face turned cold, and then quickly turned back to her amiable appearance. Could it be that this kid had discovered something? No wonder he wanted to break into the cold palace so often. Did someone tell him something?

She killed all the people who knew about this matter at the time. Could there be any who slipped through the net?

"Haha, then when you come back from the Northern Dynasty, mother will make it for you. I'm sure the osmanthus flowers here will be in bloom by then!"

Helian Zheng's heart tightened. Sure enough, his mother's hand had reached into the imperial study. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to receive the news that he was going to the Northern Dynasty to attend the grand court meeting as soon as he came out.

I don’t know if my father knows about this. If he does, I don’t know how furious he will be. There will definitely be a bloody storm.