Qi Xiao raised his hand and threw Bai Ren's letter into the incense burner in the middle of the hall. He waited until the flames eroded the letter paper before turning around and leaving the side hall.

It was just dawn and it was wet outside. Qi Xiao pursed his thin lips, looked up at the gray sky, and turned around to the corridor.

Before he turned into the corridor, Qi Xiao heard a dispute at the side door of the Ganqing Palace. Qi Xiao turned his head and looked at Jiang Deqing. Jiang Deqing knew his intentions, ran over and looked at him, and said in a silence: "Long... Princess, why are you here?"

Qi Xiao frowned and followed.

The Ganqing Palace was the place where the emperor handled political affairs. Women were not allowed to enter easily, and they were not summoned by the emperor. The guards of the Ganqing Palace did not dare to let Princess Dunsu enter without permission, so the trouble started.

Princess Dunsu was wearing court robes and holding the female official, looking at the guard leader coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't tell me these great principles! When I lived in this palace, you probably hadn't been born yet. I know the rules in this palace better than you. Not to mention the Ganqing Palace, even the Xuande Palace, I could have been there in the past."

The guard leader was anxious and he knew what Princess Dunsu was. However, it was an extraordinary period. As mentioned above, he strictly guarded the palace gates of each palace, and could not enter or exit without summoning. However, Princess Dunsu came now. He was in a dilemma and kept begging for mercy: "Your Highness has sent people to inform you, but now the emperor is summoning the ministers. The person who sent the letter is afraid that he will not enter the palace. Your Highness..."

Princess Dunsu sneered. Before she could speak, Qi Xiao had already come out. Qi Xiao glanced at the guards and said in a deep voice: "The eldest prince is entering the Ganqing Palace, how dare you stop him?"

Princess Dunsu laughed sarcastically: "Xiao'er is here, look... Your father's slave stopped me and thought I was an assassin."

The leader of the guard quickly knelt down and accused him of guilt. Princess Dunsu was originally here to find Qi Xiao, but now she has achieved her goal and no longer entangled with her subordinates. She said to Qi Xiao in a deep voice: "Come with me."

Qi Xiao nodded, and his aunt and nephew left everyone behind and slowly walked to the pavilion not far away. When he walked up the steps, Qi Xiao supported Princess Dunsu. Under his wide court suit sleeves, Princess Dunsu grabbed Qi Xiao's wrist with his backhand, and pinched his slender fingers into Qi Xiao's flesh with his proper care. Qi Xiao looked at Princess Dunsu, Princess Dunsu looked at Qi Xiao calmly and whispered: "I already know the Lingnan thing, Xiaoer, I know you like Bai Ren, but this time it is different."

Qi Xiao looked coldly at Princess Dunsu without saying anything. Princess Dunsu became more and more anxious, frowned and whispered: "Don't be confused! How could the emperor let go of such a good opportunity? Bairen is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I have told you a long time ago that Bairen is valuable, and like you, he is a noble man of heaven! He has been bullied by you for more than a year. If he really lets him escape this time, it would be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain. When he really becomes the King of Lingnan, do you think he will still be willing to like you as before? Don't dream! When he recovers, the first person he wants to deal with is you!"

Qi Xiao said lightly: "Not to mention that he won't harm me, even if he will... I will be happy."

Princess Dunsu was furious. She did not dare to scold everyone loudly. A little sweat emerged from her smooth forehead and said in a low voice: "Even if he doesn't harm you, what about the emperor? Xiao'er... Now you can't do anything. Even if you ask Bai Ren for a love, they will catch it and sue you for the crime of collusion with the enemy!"

Princess Dunsu knew that Qi Xiao was a soft-hearted person, so she sighed and said softly, "Xiao'er, even if you don't think about yourself, think about your aunt..." Princess Dunsu's eyes were filled with tears, and she said hoarsely: "I'll see you since you were a child... You touch your conscience and say, do I treat you as your son? If you make any mistakes, what kind of face do you ask me to meet your father and mother in a hundred years?"

Princess Dunsu's words touched the softest part of Qi Xiao's heart, and his heart was so clear.

Princess Dunsu turned her head and wiped her tears, and said softly: "Wake up, you have been with him for a year, that's enough. I know you can't bear to leave him, but you should think clearly. You will be the emperor in the future. After you ascend the throne, what kind of person do you want? Why bother to be alone? Because he ruins your bright future?"

Qi Xiao closed his eyes and whispered: "What my aunt taught me is that I understand."

Qi Xiao had never deceived Princess Dunsu. She felt relieved and said softly: "I just continued the letter last night and I was worried that you are a child who is stubborn. You should understand. Good kid, don't worry, as long as you like, you will find any aunt you want in the future."

Qi Xiao didn't answer the conversation, and said in a deep voice for a while: "Auntie... take good care of Gu Roujia for me. She has a body now and can't stand the fright."

Princess Dunsu nodded: "Don't worry, I've sent someone long ago, don't worry about her. Although Wen Yu has rebelled, Roujia is a person who goes out. The emperor will not be unable to get along with a woman, and at least... there is also a big tree in the He family that protects her."

Qi Xiao nodded: "I'll feel relieved."

Princess Dunsu was a little worried for no reason. She tightened Qi Xiao's sleeves and frowned and said, "Xiao'er, you promised me! You will never cover up Bai Ren and plead for him!"

Qi Xiao said indifferently: "Don't worry, aunt, if you discuss the matter later, I will definitely clear the relationship and leave the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood. I understand this principle."

In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, the emperor's face was as frosty as he said nothing. Qi Hua came in when everyone was here. He just heard that the emperor had found him last night, and was panicked. The emperor was angry at this moment. Seeing his timid look, he raised his hand and smashed the teacup hard at Qi Hua's feet, and scolded sternly: "Things that don't grow! You can't sleep until you die, you're here now!"

Qi Hua knelt on the ground with a pounce, trembling all over, and could not say a single word. Qi Xiao looked at him coldly and said lightly as everyone said: "Don't calm down."

Fu Hailu hurried down to pack the teacup, and Li Wenxing stepped out and said, "The emperor calms down his anger, and the most important thing is to do."

The emperor took a deep breath and said coldly: "Get up!" Qi Hua was so amnesty that he quickly got up and shrank aside. Li Wenxing said again: "Your Majesty, just got the news that the prince Bai Ren did escape. Before dawn, the prince set a fire in the mansion. While everyone was putting out the fire, the prince took more than a dozen followers, traveled lightly and quietly, and left the city. According to spies, there were no less than five hundred people in three places outside the city to pick him up. Now... he has probably escaped."

The emperor sneered: "Okay, Wen Yu has rebelled, Bai Ren must also rebel... A year ago, I allocated 100,000 stones of grain to solve Lingnan's urgent need! Then I took Bai Ren to the palace and regarded him as my own. Haha... I raised such an ungrateful wolf after being a prince for a whole year!"

Zhou Deyi stepped out and bowed and said, "The emperor calmed down. The most important thing now is to quickly recover the prince. According to the maid in the Lingnan Palace, last night, someone who claimed to have come from Lingnan found the prince. The word "golden seal" was mentioned in his words. I suspect that the seal given to Lingnan by the Taizu was now in the hands of the prince. The prince was originally the legitimate son of the King of Lingnan and the prince personally granted by the emperor. Now, holding the seal in his hand, after escaping back to Lingnan, it is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. At that time... it will be even more difficult to quell the rebellion."

The Minister of War was listed: "I will discuss it."

The Secretariat decree was removed from the list: "I commented on it."

Qi Hua looked around and whispered: "I'm going to recommend it."

Qi Xiao glanced at everyone and said coldly: "I, please send troops to capture the prince's hundred blades to show his power."

As soon as this statement came out, it became quiet in the hall. Because of the marriage between Roujia and He Zichen, everyone knew that Qi Xiao and Bai Ren were very close. The emperor's confidant was ready to go, just waiting for Qi Xiao to plead for Bai Ren to study hard. No one expected that Qi Xiao would actually take the blame at this time and ask for a war.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered: "The prince is in charge of the country and cannot take risks."

Qi Xiao looked up at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "I used to know people, but I actually used arsenic as honey. Now I know the ambition of Baibian Wolf, and I feel guilty and regretful. I just want to take Baibian back with my own hands to compensate for the mistakes in the past."

The emperor looked at Qi Xiao calmly and suddenly smiled: "Okay, you can be punished when you dismount and fight when you get on the horse! This is the crown prince of Daxiang! The crown prince’s report... I am sure."

Qi Xiao bowed his head: "I thank you."

In the pavilion in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor took the rice porridge handed over by Fu Hailu and stirred it. Fu Hailu wanted to speak but stopped and hesitated: "The emperor... why did he accept the prince's request? Anyone with discerning eyes can see that the prince was deliberately taking advantage of the injustice and wanted to pick himself out!"

The emperor smiled and said, "So what? He is eager to protect himself, and I will help him."

Fu Hailu said anxiously: "Why do you want to fulfill the prince? Your Majesty... This is a good opportunity. As long as you arrest the prince, you will be severely punished at that time... No, when the time comes, it is not difficult to ask the prince that had helped him and interfered in Wen Yu's rebellion! The prince is not in a day or two, and everyone knows that when everyone is convinced, the emperor can justify the prince's crime. Isn't that good?!"

The emperor laughed sarcastically: "Do you think Qi Xiao is a fool? Can you wait for the disaster to harm yourself? He is so smart! You also saw... As soon as Bai Ren had an accident, he was busy trying to find a way to get out. Can such a cold-hearted and affectionate thing wait for Bai Ren to bite him? This way will definitely not work."

Fu Hailu looked puzzled: "Then...then let the prince go like this? Wouldn't it be too cheap for him?"

The emperor sneered: "Who said... I have just explained it. Now I am gathering soldiers from the southern conscription. There is a shortage of troops. There is no extra person to give the prince. I can only allocate a thousand imperial guards to the prince in the imperial city. The rest... let the Eastern Palace go out by itself. In this way, Qi Xiao can't get two thousand soldiers even if he wants to do it."

The emperor smiled strangely: "Who are Bairen's entourages? Desperate! They all know that as long as they leave the imperial city and are caught back, they will die. Can they not resist the death? Can these soldiers raised in the imperial city be their opponents?"

Fu Hailu suddenly realized: "The emperor means... let them die!"

The emperor smiled faintly: "I haven't said that. The prince has two thousand elite soldiers, and Bairen only has five hundred coroners. No matter how you think about taking Bairen back, it's okay. Even if he really brought Bairen back, it's okay. I just keep Bairen with delicious food and drink, reminding him all the time that it was because of the prince and Qi Xiao that he destroyed his clan! I want to see... Will Bairen try all his ways to kill Qi Xiao at that time?"

The emperor was proud and satisfied: "I knew from the time when Qi Xiao and Bai Ren were entangled, Qi Xiao would die sooner or later at Bai Ren's hands."

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