If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 452 Why Does the Emperor Hate Her?

The Prince Chen's Mansion survived the disaster safely, and there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate. Shen Sui'an was full of energy and entertained them every day. Regardless of whether they were familiar or not, she received them all this time.

As the Dali Temple announced to the world the crimes of He Zhiyuan selling official positions and the country and privately casting weapons, although they tried their best to hide the existence of the Second Prince, everyone knew that the Second Prince would not have another chance.

The situation in the palace could not be concealed for long. Within a few days, all the civil and military officials in the court knew that the emperor had died of a stroke and was unable to speak.

The Crown Prince is now in charge of government affairs, and the Prince of Chen is assisting him.

With the fall of He Zhiyuan, at least one third of the officials in the court were implicated.

Fu Jinyuan discussed with Queen Ruan and finally only stripped the title and dismissed those who had participated in forging evidence to frame the Ruan family, including Marquis Qi. Other officials were demoted or sent to other places, and a group of officials with excellent performance were promoted again.

At this time, Southwestern General Zhou Bian and Mu General Mu Chengtian each returned to the royal capital with 5,000 elite soldiers.

All five thousand elite soldiers were camped ten miles away from the royal capital.

Zhou Bian and Mu Chengtian only brought two deputy generals of each to the palace to report on their work.

In the Qianqing Palace, the Crown Prince and Fu Jinyuan met Zhou Bian together, while Mu Chengtian went to the Cining Palace to pay a visit to the Queen Mother first.

Fu Jinyuan had heard of Zhou Bian and Mu Chengtian when he was in the Yong Dynasty. They were the pillars of the Southern Dynasty's border.

His eyes fell on Zhou Bian.

Although he is already middle-aged, Zhou Bian's posture is still as firm as a pine tree, and his eyes are bright, as if he can see through everything.

Zhou Bian was also examining Fu Jinyuan. When he was in the southwest, he had heard that the queen's eldest son had been found and was given the title of Prince of Chen.

I thought I would see a Prince who was as weak as the Crown Prince, but I didn't expect that the young man in front of me was tall and straight, with solid muscles under the black brocade robe. Just sitting there, he had an aura of majesty without even being angry, which made people feel awe.

He immediately determined that Prince Chen was different from the Crown Prince, and even different from Emperor Fu.

This is a prince who has been trained both among the common people and on the battlefield.

Zhou Bian had an idea of ​​Fu Jinyuan's image in his mind. He looked at him with a restrained gaze and knelt on one knee to salute him.

"General Zhou, please stand up." Fu Jinyi said, "You have traveled day and night all the way here, you must have worked hard."

"On my way back to the capital, I heard that someone was privately forging weapons. I was in a hurry and have not yet learned about the follow-up results. I did not expect to hear that the emperor fell ill. I wonder what the truth of this matter is?" Zhou Bian looked at Fu Jinyuan with a cold gaze like a knife.

He had only heard that the Ruan family privately forged weapons and that Prince Chen covered it up. But now Prince Chen was standing here and the Emperor was unconscious, making it hard for him not to think too much.

Fu Jinyi smiled brightly, "General Zhou must have been in a hurry when he entered the city, so he didn't see the notices on the streets."

"That day at the Meridian Gate, the three courts held a joint trial and found out that the Queen and Prime Minister Ruan's selling of official positions and titles was a pure fabrication. As for the private casting of weapons and collusion with the Western Regions, it was indeed true, but the person who privately cast the weapons was He Zhiyuan."

Zhou Bian was startled, "Then why would the emperor..."

Fu Jinyuan said: "Fu Yuxuan wanted to assassinate the king during the trial at the Meridian Gate, but he accidentally fell down due to an injury on his leg, and the dagger pierced his abdomen, which stimulated the emperor."

“……” Zhou Bian thought this statement was simply ridiculous.

Fu Jinyi said, "General Zhou, all the civil and military officials were present at the Meridian Gate at the time, as were many civilians. They all witnessed it with their own eyes. If you don't believe it, go and ask around, and you'll know the truth."

Zhou Bian lowered his head, "I don't suspect that the King of Chen is deceiving me, I just... find it unbelievable."

"Is General Zhou going to pay a visit to the Emperor?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

"Will my humble servant disturb His Majesty's recuperation?" Zhou Bian certainly wanted to see the emperor, but he was worried that the emperor's safety was now in the hands of Prince Chen and the Queen.

He thought that Prince Chen would not let him meet the Emperor.

"After acupuncture treatment these past few days, the emperor's condition has improved." Fu Jinyi said, "I will accompany the general to the Yangxin Palace."

Fu Jinyuan nodded slightly, "I still have to go to the Cining Palace, so General Zhou can go."

Zhou Bianxin's opinion of King Chen changed.

It can be seen that the relationship between the brothers is very good, but... Prince Chen is the eldest son who has been living among the people for many years. Is he willing to be just a prince after he comes back?

If he had not been sent out of the palace, the position of crown prince would definitely have been his.

Does he truly love the prince?

Zhou Bian felt suspicious and decided to observe the situation carefully.

Fu Jinyuan watched Zhou Bian leave the Qianqing Palace. He turned to look at Su Youli and said, "Young Eunuch Su, does this General Zhou have any children?"

Su Youli is Su Zhongcheng's godson, and Fu Jinyuan promoted him to serve him.

"Your Majesty, General Zhou has not yet married. He has only two concubines at home and no children." Su Youli said in a low voice.

Zhou Bian has a large army and holds a high position of power, so why doesn't he marry and have children?

Su Youli whispered, "Your Highness, it is rumored that General Zhou had a lover when he was young, but he couldn't get her, so he planned to remain single for the rest of his life."

"Which girl?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

"I don't know." Su Youli lowered his head and said in a low voice.

Fu Jinyuan hummed, "Let's go to Cining Palace."

……

Emperor Fu hoped every day that he could return to normal when he opened his eyes, but every time he opened his eyes, he could only see Concubine Liu swaying in front of him.

Her caring attitude seemed false in his eyes, and her tenderness and charm seemed affected.

He just wanted to send her to the cold palace, never to see her again, life or death.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Concubine Liu saw that Emperor Fu was staring at her with a creepy look, so she asked cautiously.

Emperor Fu closed his eyes, not wanting to look at her any longer.

Concubine Liu frowned and looked at Empress Ruan who was sitting on the armchair next to her drinking tea. "Empress, you know that the emperor doesn't want to see you, so why do you have to report here every day?"

"Don't others know about the relationship between you and the emperor?"

Queen Ruan raised her eyes with a smile, "Really?"

"Your Majesty, do you need me to step down?"

Emperor Fu suddenly opened his eyes and shook his head with difficulty.

Concubine Liu was stunned. "Your Majesty?"

What's going on? Didn't the emperor not want to see the queen before? Why does he want the queen to be here now?

Emperor Fu stretched out his hand tremblingly.

Concubine Liu took the initiative to hold his hand, "Your Majesty, what do you want to say?"

Dirty! Emperor Fu wanted to shake off Concubine Liu's hand, but because of his slow movements, he couldn't do it.

Queen Ruan stood beside the bed, watching Emperor Fu struggle quietly.

Concubine Liu was stunned. Did she see disgust in the emperor's eyes just now?

He hates her?

why?

"Does the emperor want to summon Concubine Ning?" Queen Ruan asked softly.

After hearing this, Emperor Fu finally stopped struggling.

The smile on Concubine Liu's lips froze.

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