At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"What did you say?"

Changqiu Palace.

Wang Xiu, inside the curtain, looked at the kneeling Elder Qiu Liu Guo with slight surprise, clearly finding the situation he reported somewhat unbelievable.

"Did the emperor go to Chang Le Palace to protect Li Bin?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Guo, kneeling on the ground, truthfully replied.

When he learned of this, he was also shocked. Although Li Jin's rebellion was based on the words of the new emperor in the court, he did something that defied common sense.

But behind this incident, undercurrents have never ceased.

From what he knew, many people were secretly plotting something.

Yet, despite all this, the new emperor made such a move, and more importantly, the Empress Dowager approved it. This raised many questions in his mind.

"What exactly did the Emperor say that made the Empress Dowager give his permission?"

Wang Xiu frowned and stared at Liu Guodao.

"This has not yet been determined."

Liu Guo lowered his head and said, "It's just that the Empress Dowager initially forbade it, but..."

Listening to what Liu Guo said, Wang Xiu had even more doubts.

Is this still the Empress Dowager she knows?

The biggest question, however, is about Sun Li.

Wang Xiu never expected that the Empress Dowager would have such an attitude in this matter. Her instinctive reaction was that the Empress Dowager must want something.

Why would the emperor do this?

Thinking of this, Wang Xiu frowned even more. Besides having doubts about Sun Li, Wang Xiu also had doubts about Chu Ling.

At that grand court assembly, Chu Ling's performance not only changed Sun Li's perception, but also that of Xu Zhen and Wang Xiu, especially Wang Xiu.

In Chu Ling, one could even see a resemblance to 'him'.

That was the love of her life.

That was the man she admired most.

But he died under mysterious circumstances.

This incident was a huge blow to Wang Xiu.

No one knew that, in secret, Wang Xiu had been investigating one thing: who Emperor Xuanzong Chun met before his death, not those recorded in the daily records.

Some secrets are called secrets because no one knows them.

No one knows that in the days before Emperor Xuanzong Chun's death, his behavior was very unusual, and he even went to other places several times. However, because Emperor Xuanzong Chun had extremely high control over the Yu Palace at that time, no one knew where Emperor Xuanzong Chun went.

Wang Xiu became aware of these things because she had tried to see Emperor Xuanzong Chun several times but failed. At that time, she did not suspect anything, thinking that her husband had something important to do. However, Emperor Xuanzong Chun passed away without any prior warning. After recovering from her grief, Wang Xiu began to suspect these things in her heart.

This matter was being secretly investigated by Liu Guo, who was kneeling before them.

Wang Xiu trusted this person implicitly.

Without him.

This is the housekeeper her husband chose for her!

"According to what this servant knows."

Under Wang Xiu's gaze, Liu Guo truthfully said, "When His Majesty was practicing horsemanship at the Imperial Garden Training Ground, many of the guards on duty with him pleaded with His Majesty, hoping that Li Bin could be transferred back to the guards. Because of this, many sons of noble families signed and sealed their seals to vouch for Li Bin."

"Who is there?"

Wang Xiu frowned slightly as she spoke.

"Here's the list."

Liu Guo took out a piece of paper from his pocket, then got up and walked towards Wang Xiu.

Not long after, Wang Xiu saw the list.

There are so many.

Wang Xiu frowned deeply.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is not simple."

While Wang Xiu was pondering, Liu Guo lowered his head and said, "This matter has developed to this point because someone must have taught their disciples to behave like this in front of the emperor."

“If Li Jin hasn’t rebelled, then everything is fine. But if Li Jin really has rebelled, then I suspect that there might be someone in Yudu who is colluding with him.”

"It's not impossible."

Wang Xiu frowned and said, "These are things that the Empress Dowager couldn't possibly have been unaware of, but I just can't understand why she would have given her permission?"

"This is something I can't understand either."

Liu Guo echoed.

"How's the investigation into Li Zhong going?"

Under these circumstances, Wang Xiu looked at Liu Guodao.

"checked."

Liu Guo bowed and said, "This person is hiding a secret, but we haven't found out the deeper ones yet. This person is too cautious, especially... around the time of the master's death, this person acted very strangely. However, this person seems to have some connection with Chang Le Palace and Feng Luan Palace."

"With the Phoenix Palace?"

Wang Xiu was somewhat surprised. If she remembered correctly, back then, because the new emperor said he wanted to see his birth mother, that person...

No matter the time, the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is always the most difficult to manage.

"Yes."

Liu Guo truthfully replied, "When I found out, I was also surprised. But it was precisely because of this that Li Zhong was able to get along with everyone during that special period. That's why I continued to investigate. There was a period in Li Zhong's life that I felt was very problematic."

"What experience?"

Wang Xiu became curious.

"This person once served in the Yeting Palace."

Liu Guo frowned.

"Keep this quiet, continue the investigation!"

Wang Xiu's hand trembled inexplicably, and then she said to Liu Guodao.

"Here!"

Liu Guo immediately bowed and responded.

In his heart, he had two masters: the deceased Emperor Xuanzong Chun and the Empress Zhuangsu before him. Originally, he only had one master, but his master told him that he should serve the new master well and listen to the new master's words. In Liu Guo's heart, he had one more master.

"Your Majesty, about this matter..."

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Guo spoke to the silent Wang Xiu.

"Don't bother."

Wang Xiu waved her hand and said, "Since the Empress Dowager has given her permission, let's wait and see. The most urgent thing right now is to see what the situation is with Li Jin."

She had many questions about the political situation, but she kept observing.

She will not relinquish the power she has seized.

For nothing else.

For the sake of her man, and the country he cherishes so much, she cannot allow any crisis to arise due to some unforeseen events. This is the only thing she can do right now.

If she had given birth to a child or two, things wouldn't be like this now. Unfortunately, she didn't. This situation was only achieved through compromises from all sides.

Although many people are unwilling to admit it, the fact is that Dayu has entered a new era, and this trend has become increasingly obvious with the occurrence of certain events.

"Spread this message out of the palace, but don't let anyone notice anything."

As Liu Guo was about to leave, Wang Xiu's words startled him. But then, Liu Guo seemed to realize something, expressed his opinion to Wang Xiu, and then hurriedly left.

Watching Liu Guo's departing figure, Wang Xiu's face showed a complex expression, especially a hint of weariness flashing deep in her eyes...