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

"Exactly."

The Fourteenth Prince nodded and said, "Brother Emperor, it's not that I don't like Qiqi, but a gentleman won't force anyone to do anything. In the past, because of the endless quarrels between me and my Thirteenth Brother, Qiqi has suffered a lot of injustice. Now when I think about it, I only feel guilty!"

He paused, his eyes solemn and serious: "So, I am willing to keep my love for Qiqi in my heart! Besides, there are many kinds of love in this world. If I like Qiqi as much as I like my little sister, it may not be a bad thing."

The emperor agreed with the Fourteenth Prince's words.

"I'm relieved that you think this way."

"Brother Emperor..."

The Fourteenth Prince didn't understand why the Emperor still cared about his emotional issues at this time.

"Forgive me for being blunt, but my personal affairs right now are not worth mentioning, Your Majesty. If Thirteenth Brother really..."

He frowned and said, "I am willing to protect you till my death!"

"I agree with that, but you and my Thirteenth Brother have a very good relationship. If after tonight, you become enemies in a city apart, I will not be happy to see it! Well, you stay in the palace today and talk to me!"

The emperor was obviously well prepared. As for the Fourteenth Prince, there must be another reason why the emperor allowed him into the palace late at night.

Over the years, the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince have had close contacts and have even gone on expeditions together. If the Thirteenth Prince really has the intention of rebellion now, the Emperor would certainly have doubts about him.

That's why he was summoned to the palace late at night. If he had the same rebellious intention as the Thirteenth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince could be taken as a hostage.

Although he felt a little cold in his heart, the Fourteenth Prince understood deeply that the heart of the Emperor was not something that others could guess. The country and the people were of the utmost importance. Even his own brother had the intention of rebelling, so how could the Emperor not be on guard against others?

"I am willing to accompany my brother through this long night!"

The Fourteenth Prince said decisively.

The emperor smiled slightly and asked the Fourteenth Prince to sit down again.

At this time, only the emperor and the fourteenth prince were left in the Yangxin Palace.

Xiao Shunzi was also sent away by the emperor to go and get a pot of hot tea himself.

"Fourteenth brother, but there is something I want to tell you tonight."

"Brother, please speak."

The melon tonight is really huge.

The Thirteenth Prince's rebellion has already filled the Fourteenth Prince's heart.

Now the emperor wants another one...

"I found Qiqi."

"what?"

The Fourteenth Prince immediately stood up excitedly: "Are you serious, my brother?"

"I am the emperor, how could I lie to you?" The emperor raised his lips and said, "You are so old now. But you are still like a child, overjoyed when you encounter something happy. Sit down, sit down..."

"Oh yes!"

The Fourteenth Prince could no longer sit still, and quickly asked the Emperor whether Qiqi was really abducted to East City.

The emperor nodded.

The Fourteenth Prince's heart sank. "It's true. It seems that young man... is indeed a spy from East City! It's a pity that Qiqi trusted him so much back then. Even I thought that Thirteenth Brother's suspicion was too much... Unexpectedly, Thirteenth Brother was right."

"He is not a spy from East City."

The emperor looked at the Fourteenth Prince and said, "Thirteenth brother, you suspect him and cannot tolerate him, but you don't really suspect him of being a spy from East City?"

"what?"

The Fourteenth Prince became more and more confused the more he listened.

"What do you mean by that, my brother? I really don't understand!"

"Ha ha……"

The emperor reached out his hand and patted the Fourteenth Prince on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Fourteenth Brother, you will figure this out soon. By the way, I want to talk to you tonight about...your lifelong event!"

"Lifelong event? My Royal Highness, you still have the mind to joke. My lifelong event is nothing compared to your country... Besides, didn't I say it before? If I can find Die Jiu, I will marry her!"

"Diejiu's status... in a palace like yours, being a concubine is a bit of a stretch. Fourteenth brother, you haven't even married yet, how can you take a concubine first?"

The Emperor looked at the Fourteenth Prince and said, "Since you said that you only treat Qiqi as your sister, then you probably have someone you like for the position of the principal wife?"

"no!"

The Fourteenth Prince shook his head: "I am not afraid of your ridicule. I only liked Qiqi before, but now that it has come to this, if I were to marry a woman this past year, Diejiu would be the most suitable!"

"What a joke! There are countless women in this capital who admire Fourteenth Brother. As long as Fourteenth Brother asks, no matter which one it is... I will personally arrange a marriage for you."

The emperor didn't seem to be joking: "How is Princess Hexu?"

"My dear brother, no!"

The Fourteenth Prince didn't even frown and refused without hesitation.

"I'm afraid you haven't seen Princess Hexu in the past few years! Girls change a lot when they grow up. She looks a lot like the late Emperor's Concubine Ning. She is also a beauty."

"Whether she is beautiful or not, I don't care. I don't like the prince!"

The Fourteenth Prince was very straightforward and didn't want to beat around the bush with the Emperor.

"General Wen suspected that the prince was colluding with the rebels, which was enough to prove that the prince was not upright at all. I admire the Wen family and believe in General Wen's judgment even more! My royal brother actually wants to give the princess to me tonight. Could it be that he suspects that I am the same as my thirteenth brother... I also have the intention of rebellion, so he deliberately tests me?" The fourteenth prince frowned and looked at the emperor: "I guarantee with my life and my mother's reputation that I have never noticed the intention of the thirteenth brother, and I am loyal to the emperor!"

"Hahaha……"

The emperor suddenly laughed a few times, and the Fourteenth Prince felt a little frightened.

Could it be that Thirteenth Brother had the intention of treason, and the Emperor couldn't bear the stimulation and pressure, so...

"Royal brother, you have to let it go! The royal family has been like this since ancient times. Although I don't want to believe this fact, I can only accept it. Your Majesty, as the emperor, you must not be bound by brotherly love and be unable to accept it!"

The Fourteenth Prince looked at his brother with eyes full of distress: "Brother, you are smiling bitterly like this, I feel so distressed!"

wry smile?

The emperor was stunned: "How can I smile bitterly? Is my smile so ugly?"

"I dare not say that."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Seeing the Fourteenth Prince in a dilemma, the Emperor couldn't help laughing again.

After laughing, the emperor confirmed with the Fourteenth Prince that she would marry Die Jiu...

"Even if she is just a maid in the Wen Mansion, you will never regret it?"

"I will not regret it!"

"You don't plan to marry a wife first?"

"To be honest with you, my brother! I don't want to have three wives and four concubines. If I can grow old with Die Jiu, I would rather have only one person's heart for my whole life."

What a devoted Fourteenth Prince! His words made the Emperor of the Three Palaces and Six Courtyards feel ashamed of himself.

The Fourteenth Prince pursed his lips and smiled: "However, I have to ask Diejiu about this matter! Since my brother has found Qiqi, he must have known the whereabouts of Diejiu... I don't know if the girl is interested in me?"

"Then ask him in person!"

The emperor slapped the long table and shouted at the small door of the side hall behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation, "Come out!"