Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Beijing.

Inside the palace.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

"It's getting late, you should go to bed early..."

Su Zhiwei looked charming as she snuggled in Xia Tianxiong's arms and handed him a cup of tea.

"Don't worry, my dear."

Xia Tianxiong had a gentle expression as he took the teacup handed to him by Su Zhiwei and took a sip.

"The southwest has been hit hard by floods these past few days, and many memorials have been submitted from various regions. I must review them as quickly as possible. Disaster relief is paramount."

Su Zhiwei sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty is toiling day and night. I see it with my own eyes and it makes me feel bad."

"I am a woman, but Ling Feng is too young to help Your Majesty."

Xia Tianxiong smiled when he heard this, and stroked Su Zhiwei's waist with his big hand.

"Zhiwei, you are thoughtful."

"Although Feng'er is young, he is extremely intelligent. When he grows up, he will be able to help me."

"Alas, sometimes I think about it. As the emperor, I haven't had a single peaceful day. Those so-called relatives are always disobeying me. Only you two make me feel that I am not truly alone."

Hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across Su Zhiwei's face, but she quickly regained her composure. She walked silently behind Xia Mingyuan, gently massaging his shoulders.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Jinyiwei Commander Chang Yuan came to the door of the imperial study in a hurry.

Su Zhiwei frowned when she saw this.

"Can't you see it's already so late?"

"Your Majesty works day and night. If there is anything, why not discuss it tomorrow morning?"

Chang Yuan was slightly startled when he heard this and looked up at Xia Tianxiong.

Xia Tianxiong waved his hand and said calmly: "It's okay, just tell me what you want to say."

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Chang Yuan lowered his voice, glanced at Su Zhiwei, and knelt in front of Xia Tianxiong.

Su Zhiwei's face was grim, but she forced a smile, "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I will wait for you outside."

"No need!"

Xia Tianxiong patted Su Zhiwei's shoulder lovingly.

"Haven't I already told you this? Concubine Su knows the importance of this matter, and she's my right-hand man. Just speak frankly if you have anything to say."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chang Yuan did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "News came from Huaiqing Prefecture that they sent people to eliminate Geng Ruhuai. When they arrived, Geng Ruhuai was already dead!"

"died?"

Xia Tianxiong gently put down the teacup and frowned.

"Could it be that Geng Ruhuai has already seen that I am dissatisfied with him and committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"Has Xia Xue been eliminated?"

Chang Yuan shook his head solemnly, "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess is fine."

"According to our investigation, Geng Ruhuai did not commit suicide, but was most likely killed by Xia Mingyuan."

"what?"

Hearing this, Su Zhiwei covered her mouth and exclaimed.

"Xia Mingyuan, how come he is still alive?"

Xia Tianxiong frowned and glanced at Su Zhiwei.

"My dear, what do you mean by this?"

Su Zhiwei realized that she had said something wrong and quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I will die."

"I thought Xia Mingyuan was a sickly person who was driven out of the capital by His Majesty and would have died by now. I didn't expect him to be still alive. That's why I lost my composure."

Xia Tianxiong nodded slightly and helped her up from the ground.

"Humph, Xia Mingyuan, that little bastard, I always dislike him in the palace."

"The Jinyiwei investigated not long ago and found out that he was actually Xia Xue's spy. If he hadn't been escorted by the bandits from Crow Mountain, Xia Xue would have died long ago. There wouldn't have been such trouble."

Su Zhiwei's face was dazed, and her heart was in turmoil.

Xia Tianxiong didn't know what was going on with the bandits in Crow Mountain.

She knows it clearly!

When did these bandits become Xia Mingyuan's subordinates?

Before she could figure out what was going on, Xia Tianxiong stood up angrily.

"This rebellious son, if I had known he was Xia Xue's man, I shouldn't have let him go."

"Now that he and Xia Xue have arrived in Hanyang, he's still not at peace. He even dared to kill my imperial envoy!"

"Okay, you're really brave."

Xia Tianxiong gritted his teeth and said a few good words. The atmosphere in the imperial study was cold.

Chang Yuan knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Su Zhiwei came back to her senses from her shock, and with a burst of joy in her heart, she quickly stepped forward and softly comforted him, "Your Majesty, calm down. Don't let your petty anger hurt the dragon's body."

"Since Xia Mingyuan dared to kill the imperial envoy, this is a capital crime. Just have him captured and brought back to the capital."

"Also, this matter was caused by Xia Xue. Your Majesty can summon her to the capital for questioning and then deal with her on the way."

At this point, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Su Zhiwei's eyes.

Most of the conflicts and misunderstandings between His Majesty and Xia Xue were caused by her.

Princess Xia Xue has repeatedly prevented her from replacing the queen and must not let her live.

Xia Tianxiong frowned and shook his head slightly.

"My dear, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you think."

"Murdering the imperial envoy is considered treason. Since Xia Mingyuan and Xia Xue dared to do it, they must have made up their minds to rebel."

"Send people to arrest him. How could Xia Mingyuan surrender so easily?"

Su Zhiwei's face froze when she heard this, and she felt a little nervous.

Xia Mingyuan hated her so much that he didn't kill her in the capital. He didn't expect that it would lead to such a disaster today.

Fortunately, this guy shouldn't be a big deal yet.

Thinking of this, Su Zhiwei hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, all land under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. Since he wants to rebel, Your Majesty does not need to think about the old relationship and just send people to suppress the rebellion."

Xia Tianxiong nodded slightly and snorted coldly, "If he wants to rebel, I will certainly not consider our old friendship anymore."

"Chang Yuan, draft an edict to announce it to the world and inform Huaiqing Prefecture. There's no need to wait any longer this time. Dispatch the troops and bring Xia Xue and Xia Mingyuan to me!"

"I want to see him alive or his body dead!"

"My subordinate understands."

Chang Yuan quickly agreed and respectfully walked out the door.

Xia Tianxiong put his hands behind his back and after a long time he finally sighed softly.

"My sister and son both dared to rebel against me. This is truly ridiculous."

"It seems that even though the emperor has the power to rule the world, it's not always easy to sit on it."

Su Zhiwei was startled, and quickly walked forward and took Xia Tianxiong's arm.

"Your Majesty, please do not worry about these things. Don't you still have Feng'er and I? With us, you will never be alone."

Xia Tianxiong smiled when he heard this and hugged Su Zhiwei in his arms.

"Yes, I still have you."

At this point, Xia Tianxiong suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "Zhiwei, what do you think about letting Feng'er try to participate in suppressing the rebellion?"

"If children want to grow up, they must have more experiences."

"what?"

Hearing this, Su Zhiwei couldn't help but be stunned.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. Feng'er is still young. If he were to get involved in this, I'm afraid the officials would not agree..."

"Humph! This is my family affair, who dares to interfere?"

Xia Tianxiong sneered, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.