Chapter 1557

Emperor Yuan Ding could not accept it, still looking incredulous.

Xie Changling's expression remained unchanged, but his tone became more severe. "Your Majesty, it is time to worship the former Emperor."

In the entire hall, everyone didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Even some little ones, although they didn't know what happened, keenly realized that the atmosphere at the scene was wrong. How scary! The Emperor's face looked like he wanted to eat people.

Prince Ning lowered his head and was submissive, still covering Prince Shun's mouth tightly, his heart turning a hundred times, guessing a lot. Why did Xie Changling help him? What exactly did Father Emperor leave behind before he died?

Other officials looked at their noses and hearts, pretending they didn't exist.

Other clan princes, all turned into quails, not even daring to raise their heads. Fearing to be implicated by the Emperor.

Emperor Yuan Ding's brothers wanted to see a joke, but didn't dare to be blatant.

Everyone studied together and grew up together; they knew Emperor Yuan Ding's temperament better than anyone else. They are all the same kind of people. They are all not good things.

Settling accounts after the autumn is a matter of time.

Emperor Yuan Ding gritted his teeth. "Is Minister Xie teaching me?"

Xie Changling said expressionlessly, "Right now, there are a thousand threads and ten thousand strands; Your Majesty should not waste energy on some insignificant trifles. Official business is important!"

"Good! I will follow Minister Xie's arrangement!"

Emperor Yuan Ding suppressed his anger, walked to the mourning hall, and offered incense to the former Emperor.

The little eunuchs took the opportunity to take Prince Shun out of the Fengxian Hall.

Prince Ning instructed, "Go directly out of the palace and claim illness! Keep your mouth shut and don't make trouble."

Prince Shun was full of grievances and resentment, facing his brother Prince Ning's eyes, and finally didn't utter a word, obediently following the little eunuch out of the palace.

Emperor Yuan Ding inserted the incense into the incense burner, staring fixedly at the coffin in front, his eyes resentful and crazy.

Xie Changling observed him calmly and didn't remind him.

Wang De had been guarding the mourning hall for these days and had lost two circles of weight. The originally white and fat appearance was now thin and dark, with a piece of blue-black under his eyes.

He scanned Emperor Yuan Ding, his heart startled and jumped, scared by the other party's eyes. Afterwards, he buried his head, made a submissive appearance, pretended he didn't see anything, and honestly burned paper.

Emperor Yuan Ding was silent for a long time, and finally left the Fengxian Hall without saying a word.

Sun Daojing followed Xie Changling and asked in a low voice, "Should we release Minister Cao? Some words are not convenient for Minister Xie to say; Minister Cao has no scruples, he will definitely dare to say them."

Xie Changling didn't make a sound; he was deliberating the pros and cons of releasing Cao Song.

After a while, he asked, "What is Cao Song's reaction these days?"

"Having not left the palace for so many days, what is Minister Cao's reaction, the subordinate also doesn't know. Should I send someone to ask?"

"Okay, ask what Cao Song thinks. If he is sensible, letting him return to the Hall of State Affairs is not impossible. However, two people must be cut from the Hall of State Affairs."

"Two people?" Sun Daojing was puzzled.

Cao Song returns to the Hall of State Affairs, only one person needs to be cut. Why cut two?

The Hall of State Affairs was fixed at seven people before, and later increased to nine.

For so many years, it has always been nine people.

Cao Song was imprisoned, and Emperor Jian Shi appointed a clan prince to enter the Hall of State Affairs to maintain the balance of the imperial court and check and balance each other.

Cao Song returns, that clan prince definitely cannot leave, only others can be cut.

Cut whom?

Why cut two?

Is there another person entering the Hall of State Affairs?

The new Emperor just ascended the throne, would changing the pattern of the Hall of State Affairs be too fast? Aren't you afraid of causing criticism in the imperial court and criticism in the world?

Xie Changling was unwilling to say more. "Just do as instructed."

"Yes!" Sun Daojing obeyed, called a servant, and asked the servant to go to the Heavenly Prison to pass the word.

He was very worried in his heart, but anyone with eyes could see that Emperor Yuan Ding deeply hated the four people of Imperial Consort Xiao and her son, with a look of not stopping until death.

They had made a guarantee in front of Emperor Jian Shi that they would definitely protect the safety of the four people of Imperial Consort Xiao and her son, as well as the safety of Concubine Jing and her son.

Now it seems that this matter is full of difficulties.

"Is Minister Xie not worried about His Majesty? Not worried about Prince Ning and his three brothers?"

Xie Changling laughed softly, his eyes contemptuous and disdainful. "His Majesty cannot make waves! Rest assured!"

If the weight is not heavy enough to suppress the restless Emperor Yuan Ding, then increase the weight.

Emperor Yuan Ding can make trouble, but he cannot cross the line.

How to divide this line, Emperor Yuan Ding himself doesn't count, it must be decided by them.

One by one, there is no such heavy murderous intent. Just ascended the throne and couldn't wait to deal with his half-brothers, it's simply absurd! Not even acting anymore!

This matter is absolutely not allowed.

Emperor Yuan Ding was so angry that he smashed a room full of porcelain.

Really unable to find an outlet for venting, he ran to the harem, ran to the Fengzao Palace to complain to Empress Chen.

Empress Chen kept Chen Guanlou's teaching in mind, coaxing and following him like coaxing a child.

Sure enough, Emperor Yuan Ding felt comfortable!

"Empress truly understands me!"

Empress Chen:...

The corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch twice.

What Uncle Lou said was indeed correct; men are teenagers until they die, and it's fine to coax them like coaxing a child.

Chen Guanlou was ordered to test Minister Cao Song's attitude.

He carried a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts down to the Jia-sized prison, and came to Minister Cao's cell door.

"Minister Cao, the Emperor is dead; are you sad? I brought you wine; do you want to drink a cup?"

"Of course!"

He was almost dying of greed.

Cao Song's emotions had been very low these past few days, his face didn't look good either, and he looked a bit withered.

"How could His Majesty be gone! Not even fifty years old, how could... those imperial physicians are trash. His Majesty was so sick, why couldn't they discover it in advance."

Cao Song cursed the imperial physicians while drinking.

After cursing the imperial physicians, he cursed Xie Changling.

Finally, he praised one sentence: "Fortunately, he grew a brain and didn't do anything that violated the ancestral system, supporting Prince Duan to inherit the great unification, very good! Should float a big cup!"

He drank a cup of wine in one breath, and his mood was better.

"The Emperor is difficult! Just ascended the throne, and there is no one useful around him. Minister Cao, are you not worried about His Majesty's situation?"

"I am not worried. With Xie Changling and these people, nothing big will happen. However, you are right about one thing; the new Emperor ascended the throne, a thousand threads and ten thousand strands, it is indeed very difficult. It's just a pity that I am trapped in prison and cannot share the worries for His Majesty!"

He was sad, he blamed himself.

Holding the wine cup, he knelt facing the direction of the imperial palace, looking like he was pleading guilty.

Chen Guanlou sighed in admiration. "Not sincere at all. Drinking while pleading guilty, pretending."

"You don't understand! What can relieve worries? Only Du Kang! I am worried in my heart, so what if I drink two more cups. You are not short of this bit of money."

"Minister Cao, I found that you are quite obsessed with being an official. If you don't be an official for a day, you are uncomfortable. Trapped in a prison, yet still talking about big principles every day, aren't you annoying!"

Chen Guanlou complained fiercely.

Cao Song laughed. "I have been running for my official career for decades, so isn't it normal to be a bit obsessed? You think everyone is like you, viewing promotion as dirt, and instead treating the Heavenly Prison as a treasure."