My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

The Fourteenth Prince frowned as he listened to the Emperor's words.

"Brother I don't dare."

The emperor's eyes met with the Fourteenth Prince's, and he said coldly: "You don't dare, but there are people who do so."

"Could it be that my brother is suspicious of my Thirteenth Brother?"

The Fourteenth Prince is no fool. Since the Emperor has already said this, he naturally understands the Emperor's intention.

but……

"My Royal Brother, you are being overly suspicious. Thirteenth Brother just volunteered to go to East City. Whether it is for the Emperor or the people of the world, he has done his best."

The emperor smiled indifferently: "I know you won't believe it, but you will soon know the truth, Fourteenth Brother."

As he was speaking, the Governor of the Imperial Guards, Qin Xiaoran, hurriedly asked to see him. The Fourteenth Prince wanted to avoid him, but the Emperor waved his hand and said, "No problem, let Governor Qin come in and talk."

Qin Xiaoran strode into the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and when he saw the Emperor and the Fourteenth Prince, he immediately knelt on one knee to pay his respects.

"Governor Qin, is everything ready?"

"Yes! Everything is ready according to the emperor's arrangement."

Qin Xiaoran answered in a resounding voice, and the emperor nodded: "Okay! Now, I will wait with peace of mind..."

The Fourteenth Prince was confused. What arrangements did the Emperor make? And who was he waiting for?

Qin Xiaoran glanced at the Fourteenth Prince and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

The emperor continued to add ink to the chrysanthemum painting while saying, "General Qin, please feel free to speak."

Qin Xiaoran nodded immediately and continued, "Your Majesty has foreseen the situation. The Thirteenth Prince's army has already set up camp in the dense forest ten miles outside the city! I have sent people to observe secretly, and the Thirteenth Prince's army has no intention of moving forward."

When the Fourteenth Prince heard Qin Xiaoran’s words, he was shocked!

"Brother Thirteen, what do you mean by this? Setting up camp ten miles outside the city... this..."

"This is very similar to the incident when a rebel group besieged Kyoto, right?" The emperor put down his brush and ink, and once again unfolded his "masterpiece" to examine it carefully: "Fourteenth brother, help me take a look at it again, this time... how is my painting?"

The Fourteenth Prince walked over and saw that the Emperor had added a few strokes to the chrysanthemum that he had just painted, and actually drew a tiger with a fierce look in its eyes...

The tiger was blurry as a shadow, but against the backdrop of the chrysanthemums, it looked even more fierce and dangerous.

"Brother Emperor..."

The Fourteenth Prince was no longer in the mood to look at the painting at this time, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

He just couldn't believe that Thirteenth Brother actually had the intention of rebellion!

But the facts are before us. After leading the army to war with military orders in hand, they actually quietly set up camp outside the city!

The same thing happened to the Xu family rebels back then. After a few days, they suddenly turned back and joined forces with the rebels in the palace. If it weren't for the old General Di Wen who risked his life and led the Wen brothers to fight bravely and rushed into the Forbidden City to rescue the emperor, the empress dowager and others, I'm afraid that after the death of the previous emperor, the throne would have been passed on to someone else.

This incident was talked about by everyone in the capital, and the Wen family's achievements were also remembered by the emperor and the empress dowager.

After suppressing the rebellion, the emperor ordered the execution of the Xu family and also hanged the late emperor's concubine Xu. However, General Wen reminded the emperor several times that the Xu family rebels were very likely to have secret dealings with the prince.

It’s a long story at this point…

But the thrilling scene of the rebels forcing the emperor to abdicate in the Forbidden City is still fresh in everyone's mind.

But the Xu family is a foreigner after all, and the Thirteenth Brother is indeed the emperor's biological brother, born from the same mother and father.

I guess the blood of the Fourteenth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince and the Emperor is stronger...

"Brother, I understand this painting, but I cannot believe it. Why would Thirteenth Brother... have such a rebellious mind? I have always been inseparable from him, but I never noticed that he had such thoughts?"

The Fourteenth Prince was puzzled and could not hide his disappointment in his eyes.

"I thought that I could talk to my Thirteenth Brother about anything, until a year ago when he knelt down at the foot of the city wall and told me that Qiqi was kidnapped by Dongcheng... Please don't blame me, my brother. If I had the same heart as you, I would have to hide it from you! After all, Qiqi is innocent. Based on our past relationship, I don't want you to suspect Qiqi in the future."

The Fourteenth Prince was frank. He had been nearly going crazy because of this matter in his mind for the past year.

He had sent people to East City several times in the past year to inquire about Wen Qiqi's whereabouts, but to no avail...

If he's alive, I want to see him in person; if he's dead, I want to see his body.

The Fourteenth Prince really won’t give up!

"You are honest!"

The emperor's face relaxed.

"I dare not deceive you, my brother... My brother, when I entered the palace today, I wanted to ask you a favor!"

"Say it!"

"If...if Qiqi is really still alive, if we can really find Qiqi on this expedition, please remember the merits of the Wen Mansion and the grievances that Qiqi has suffered for me and my Thirteenth Brother over the years, and don't be angry with her because she was taken to East City. If you are worried, you can let Qiqi live in my Fourteenth Prince's Mansion!"

The Fourteenth Prince blushed and spoke loudly.

Qin Xiaoran looked at the Fourteenth Prince and subconsciously curled the corners of his mouth.

Speaking of infatuation, I'm afraid there is no other prince in the court who can compare with the Fourteenth Prince.

"besides……"

The Fourteenth Prince continued, "There is also Qiqi's personal maid Diejiu. This minister is quite familiar with her. She is a loyal servant and will never betray easily! If both of them are still alive... let them live with this minister and live in the palace! This minister wants to take her as a concubine!"

Qin Xiaoran's smile froze on his face.

I just felt that the Fourteenth Prince was infatuated...

How come he even spared no maidservant?

"Fourteenth brother, do you mean that you are also going to marry Diejiu?"

"..."

The Fourteenth Prince's ears turned red.

"I do have this intention. However, I am definitely not a playboy... It's just that I want to give Qiqi a place to settle down, but Qiqi may not be willing. As the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet. As a prince, I have to understand this truth."

He met the emperor's stunned eyes and continued, "So, I am willing to marry Qiqi and Diejiu!"

"You'd better wait until later!"

The emperor was speechless about his brother who had a vague view on love.

"Brother Emperor!"

"You can only choose one person!"

"Butterfly Nine!"

The Fourteenth Prince blurted out, and the next second both the Emperor and Qin Xiaoran were shocked!

"What did you say? You can only marry one person. Who do you want to marry?" The emperor stood up and crumpled the chrysanthemum and tiger picture into a ball.

The Fourteenth Prince widened his eyes and repeated, "I want to marry Diejiu! Qiqi's personal maid, Diejiu!"

"I understand! You have already changed your mind... I'm afraid it was during the last expedition..."

"Yes!"

The Fourteenth Prince said, "I am not a playboy. I have made up my mind over the past year. The person I want to marry is Diejiu. Although Diejiu is just a maid and cannot become my principal wife, I am still willing to marry her into the palace..."

"So, you have pity for Qiqi and don't want to see her being suspected by me, so you want her to stay in the palace, by your side..."

"Just like when we were little, I take care of her like a younger sister."