Ah, whose main god was eaten alive by cannon fodder?

"Don't you know that the person brought back is Lao Si?" Jiang Xi asked again.

His eyes were cold and lacked any of the affection a father should have.

Jiang Zhiyi frowned, "Fourth brother? What fourth brother?" His face was filled with confusion, confusion, and anxiety. "Father, your child is so stupid. What's going on?"

Jiang Xi looked at Jiang Zhiyi and asked again and again, but Jiang Zhiyi looked at him without any fear.

"Tell me about the hunting ground." Jiang Xi asked.

The suspicion I had towards Jiang Zhiyi had been reduced by more than half.

The third brother doesn’t have the courage yet.

"I followed my father's instructions and ambushed people there, but I didn't expect Shen Jue to be so skilled in martial arts.

All our men were killed without a fight.

Fortunately, because of my mobility issues, I hid in the bushes and didn't come out.

When I thought Shen Jue was going to leave, I didn't expect that there was another group of people lying in ambush there.

I was almost scared to death, luckily my uncle brought people over in time.

Fortunately, Shen Jue didn’t think otherwise and thought that I was being kidnapped.

Father, we must investigate who is so bold as to cause trouble in the royal hunting grounds."

Jiang Zhiyi spoke out the words that she had discussed with Shen Jue and Liu Chengwen in advance.

He gripped the handle of the chair tightly with fear.

Jiang Xi's face turned even darker.

Is it that the fourth brother is restless, or has Shen Jue noticed his intention in advance?

He annoyedly asked Jiang Zhiyi and Queen Liu to leave.

He didn't say a word to Queen Liu during the whole process.

Fengyi Palace.

"Mother, do you still have expectations for him?"

Jiang Zhiyi no longer had the timidity and cowardice she had shown with Jiang Xi just now, and asked Queen Liu.

In fact, he didn't care at all about the relationship between Queen Liu and Jiang Xi.

But he will not let the two brothers Jiang Lin and Jiang Lan go.

After Jiang Xi's death, someone must inherit Dayong.

He is not so kind to outsiders.

When he came to power, those ministers couldn't help but gossip to him about the affairs of the harem.

So the best way is for Queen Liu to have a child with her childhood sweetheart.

Queen Liu shook her head.

"Yier, now your mother only hopes that you can be safe and that the General's Mansion can be safe.

Jiang Xi? He and I don't have any friendship at all.

I am just a tool he uses to keep your grandfather in check."

From the beginning to the end, she had no expectations of Jiang Xi.

When they were young, she and Sima were in love with each other.

However, in order to check and balance the Liu family, Jiang Xi received an imperial decree and she had to enter the palace.

Later, her son died young.

Concubine Lan is the only one favored.

She was like a joke in the harem.

"It's good that you can come to terms with it. Jiang Xi is a short-lived man and is not worthy of you."

Jiang Zhiyi said directly.

Jiang Xi was lying in bed today, probably because she was angry about Jiang Lin's matter.

After a month of eating a lot of oil and sugar without any scruples, Jiang Xi was so instigated by Jiang Lin that he would doubt the medical knowledge if Jiang Xi had no health problems.

All I need to do is give Jiang Xi another big surprise and she will die.

Hearing Jiang Zhiyi's words without any restraint, Queen Liu turned pale with fear:

"Yier, don't be so careless. Walls have ears."

Hongying also hurried out to the outer hall to check.

After not seeing any suspicious people, he hurried into the hall and gave Queen Liu a reassuring look.

Queen Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, mother. We have our own people in the palace. The spies that were previously arranged by the concubines have long been eliminated.

From now on, mother, just live as you please.

My son hopes that my mother will be truly happy in the days ahead."

Jiang Zhiyi expressed the original owner's wish.

Queen Liu was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.

"Empress!" Hongying also choked up.

The Queen has had a hard time these years.

The Liu family knew that the queen was not living a happy life in the palace, but they had no way to do anything.

In addition to not disobeying Jiang Xi, he also thought that this would make Jiang Xi treat the Empress better.

The Empress Dowager saw the frustration of her father and brother and felt the same pain in her heart.

"Mother, I heard that Lord Sima has never married." Finally, Jiang Zhiyi left with a half-truth.

Queen Liu began to suffer from insomnia all night long.

Sima Xiu, who was far away in Ganzhou, received a secret letter.

The letter said that Queen Liu was seriously ill.

He no longer cared about anything, and didn't even have time to check the authenticity of the letter.

After handing over his official duties to a trusted confidant, he simply packed his bags and began to return to Beijing secretly.

He was in great agony the whole way.

Guilt, heartache, sadness...

A mixture of various emotions made him a little dazed.

Especially as we got closer to Shangjing, the scenery on the road became more and more familiar.

Sima Xiu was even more melancholy.

He thought he had hidden in a remote mountain town and would never see that person again.

Time will dilute the longing.

But when memories are recalled in familiar scenes, the longing becomes even stronger.

In Ganzhou, he tried his best to ignore the news from Beijing.

But I still heard that Concubine Lan was the only favorite in the palace.

I heard that the queen was neglected and spent the whole day worshipping Buddha.

I heard that the third prince has a leg disease and is not loved by the emperor.

He could imagine how lonely and cautious she was inside the palace walls...

Every time he heard the bad news about her, he felt heartbroken.

He knew he was in no position to care.

But now she doesn't have much time left, so he must go and see her.

Even if it means risking everything and sacrificing his career for the rest of his life.

Sima Xiu returned to Beijing secretly.

He took shortcuts along the way, fearing that he would be late.

An inconspicuous carriage was forced to stop by a group of people on a remote path outside the city gate.

Sima Xiu was hooded and taken away without any chance to resist.

When I saw the light again, I was in a very elegant mansion.

A young man is sitting on a chair, with a patch of Polygonatum behind him.

"Do you like my mother?" Jiang Zhiyi asked directly.

Sima Xiu looked at the young man who asked the question.

The boy was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with handsome features that gave off a familiar feeling.

Sima Xiu looked at the unique chair where the boy was sitting, and an answer was about to come out.

Sima Xiu did not answer immediately.

Instead, he looked at Shen Jue who was walking towards him with a cloak in his hand.

There was no trace of fierceness in Shen Jue, he was completely gentle.

The plain cloak in his hand was draped over Jiang Zhiyi.

Even the words of blame he uttered were filled with affection: "I told you it's cold, why are you still wearing so little?"

"I'm really not cold, brother." Jiang Zhiyi held Shen Jue's hand and looked up at Shen Jue, with a smile in her eyes.

That smile made the evergreen bamboo behind him lose its color.

Sima Xiu was even more puzzled.

Rumor has it that Shen Jue and His Highness are not on good terms?

What is the current situation?

Jiang Zhiyi turned his gaze to Sima Xiu again: "Sir, there is no need to detain me. You can speak your mind here."

The hand holding Shen Jue never let go.

Sima Xiu didn't dare to answer.

If he said he liked him, would the regent who was rumored to be cruel and ruthless just skin him alive?

If he said he didn't like her, wouldn't that be admitting that he once liked the Queen?

The current situation is unclear, and this kind of thing must not be exposed.

Jiang Zhiyi did not make things difficult for Sima Xiu and a letter appeared in his hand.

The guard handed the letter to Sima Xiu, and when he saw the contents of the letter, he could no longer conceal the shock on his face.

The content of the letter was exactly the same as the secret letter he had received.