TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Chapter 222 Yixiu 91

You have a plan, but I have a ladder. No matter how strict the emperor is, he cannot stop the concubines in the harem from sticking together.

What's more, the queen is secretly helping him.

An Lingrong's skills advanced by leaps and bounds in the rich royal collection of books. She enjoyed studying them and made a fortune from them.

She had a blind trust in the queen and firmly believed that Wen Yi would inherit the throne in the future.

He also had more expectations for his daughter. If the emperor was a princess, would his younger sisters have a better life?

In the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng carefully brought in a bowl of medicine.

After a few years, he had become much more mature. The emperor was not happy with everything, and his life was not much better.

"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready."

There was a flash of anger in the emperor's eyes. He didn't want to drink this, but there had been no new offspring in the harem.

He couldn't go against his conscience and say that it was all the concubine's fault.

Hongshi was not capable enough to inherit the throne.

Hongli was not close to her, and he came from such a poor family, not to mention that he had a very good relationship with the queen.

None of these satisfied the emperor, and he desperately wanted a prince of noble birth and who was to his liking.

"Your Majesty, it's late. May I wait for you to rest?"

Su Peisheng didn't dare to say it directly. The imperial physician had said that he should develop a normal work and rest schedule, which would be beneficial for his offspring.

Fortunately, the emperor still remembered the imperial physician's instructions, rubbed his forehead a few times and prepared to get up.

After the court session the next day, the Ministry of Rites gave the emperor a critical blow.

A delegation from overseas arrived at the coast. Without the emperor's order, no one dared to let them into Beijing, so they could only send letters in first.

Looking at the condemnation coming forward, the emperor almost fainted.

What do you mean the prince of the Celestial Empire occupied their territory and harmed the troops that came to support them?

Where did this news come from? It's nonsense.

The emperor didn't believe it at first and even issued an edict to reprimand them, thinking they were just there to cause trouble.

But the subsequent testimony made him believe it.

The envoy brought a wounded soldier to the capital and tearfully denounced the prince's cruelty.

He didn't want this to happen. It was too embarrassing and would also damage the image of his country.

But as they spoke, they could no longer hold back. They had been operating there for a long time, and now they were occupied and all their soldiers were brutally killed.

There has not even been any friction between the two sides. This war came for no reason. It is naked bullying and robbery.

"What did you say? Did your people hear a lady calling that man Hongli?"

The emperor stared at the other person, and although his tone was calm, his heart was already in turmoil.

No wonder there was no news about Hongli after he left. How young was he to have such abilities? Who was supporting him?

The other party nodded very firmly and strongly demanded an explanation from the emperor.

"Ridiculous! My prince is on tour in place of the emperor, and everyone knows it. You're incompetent and yet you come here to cause trouble. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

The emperor was so furious that he frightened both of them, and they just wanted to give it a try.

The distance is too far, and long-term supply is a big problem. They simply do not have the ability to cross the ocean and go to war with a big country.

What’s even more terrifying is that the robber did not stop there, he continued to expand.

If this continues, their source of wealth will be gone.

"We... can look for evidence."

The two men really thought that the evidence they found was not enough to convince the emperor, and tried hard to argue, but unfortunately the emperor was in no mood to waste time with them.

Besides being angry, he was also secretly happy that his son was so capable.

This is his bloodline, it is powerful.

After careful consideration, the emperor decided to pretend that he knew nothing. If there was a suitable successor in the future, Hongli would just leave.

If he really couldn't get the son he wanted, then Hongli would be the best candidate.

No one in the royal family can compare to him.

Since the decision had been made to keep the secret, these people could not be kept. The emperor had someone fool the envoys for a few days and then let them leave.

He couldn't even defeat Hongli, yet he still wanted to threaten him. He really overestimated his own abilities.

The emperor did not take the places they mentioned seriously. It took a lot of energy to govern such a vast territory. Even if those places were conquered, they would be difficult to control. So he let Hongli do whatever he wanted.

Hongli didn't know that he had been exposed, and he rushed all the way to the battle.

These foreign races are really rich. As long as they conquer everything, it will all be theirs.

As his wife, Fu Cha Minyu grew rapidly under such circumstances and stabilized the rear.

This incident also reminded the emperor that he should learn from the previous emperor and travel to the grasslands, Jiangnan and other places.

So that no one can regard it as their own territory.

But this matter needs to be considered carefully.

In the blink of an eye, two years passed and Wen Yi grew into a graceful young lady.

There were still no children born in the harem. The Third Prince only occasionally returned to Beijing to see Concubine Qi in recent years, and the Fourth Prince was nowhere to be seen.

Logically speaking, the Fucha family should have been anxious about marrying a daughter, but not a single word of news spread among the entire family.

There were already strange voices in the court.

These were extremely detrimental to the emperor's rule, and his suppression of the royal family had caused some dissatisfaction.

In the Yiku Palace, Nian Shilan and the emperor were listening to an opera behind a screen.

Her persistence also made the emperor completely give up his thoughts. He only came over occasionally to sit with her, talk, and recall the love they had in the past.

When you get older, you like to reminisce about the past.

"Why did the Emperor order such a lively play today?"

Relying on the screen to block her view, Nian Shilan glared at the emperor with disgust, it was so noisy.

"I just have some feelings. Qin Ying went to the battlefield to save his father despite his crime. He has made great contributions to the country and is a filial son."

"Unlike those two rebellious sons."

The emperor leaned back in his chair with his eyes half closed, unable to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Look at what you said. Everyone in the court knows that the Third Prince is the most filial. He just had several carts of gifts delivered to the palace a few days ago."

"Such sincerity is rare."

"Humph, I don't lack such things. It's ridiculous for a grown man to always do things according to his own will."

The emperor felt very bitter. Yes, Hongshi was filial.

But he said that he was filial to Concubine Qi, and he gave her carefully selected novelties, while the ones he gave himself were all flashy and impractical.

He didn't understand why things turned out like this when he was obviously his eldest son.

There was no way to teach him a lesson, as Hongshi no longer needed the emperor's support.

He could survive on his own, could afford to keep guards with strong martial arts skills, and had no interest in the throne, so the emperor had no way to control him.

It’s so sad to think about it, and I can’t tell anyone about it.

"It's getting late. I promised Concubine Jing that I would dine with her in her palace today, so I will be leaving now."

"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."

As soon as the emperor left, a young eunuch quickly slipped out.