Chu Junlan didn't know about Prince Gong's mansion here. Since Nuomin came to visit her and gave her a lot of things, the guards who were guarding the door of Zhongcui Palace and the palace servants who served her became more and more respectful and cautious about her.

Even the food served in the imperial kitchen is much more delicious than before.

But she was just focusing on Xiao Xu, so how could she be in the mood to care about these external objects now?

It was another evening, and Chu Junlan sat next to the window and looked at the halo of the sunset on the window screen, lowering his eyes and falling into deep thought.

Just then, a sound of speaking and greeting came from the palace gate, and then the sound of the wooden door being pushed open came.

Chu Junlan hurriedly got up and walked quickly to the door of the wing room. Seeing that the person coming was Emperor Jing Hong, his heart couldn't help but jump.

"My wife pays me a favor to the emperor." Chu Junlan knelt down and saluted.

Emperor Jing Hong was wearing a common dark blue wide-sleeved Taoist robe, his hair was tied high into a bun, and fixed with a plain hairpin. Although he was still calm as usual, his expression still couldn't hide his haggardness and worries.

Emperor Jing Hong stood in front of the door of the wing room and raised his hand casually at Chu Junlan: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Junlan respectfully before he stood up and retreated...

Zhao Lu and Li Defang, who came with the saint, both looked very frightened and quietly took all the palace servants out. The two of them were guarding the gate of Zhongcui Palace, one left and one right, ensuring that the dialogue between Chu Junlan and Emperor Jing Hong was only heard by them.

Emperor Jing Hong sat upright on the ring chair outside the wing room, and Chu Junlan came forward to pay his respects again: "Your Majesty Wan An, I don't know what the emperor has to give."

The light in the house became dimmer and the palace people had not yet had time to hold the lights. The only light source in the wing room was the light that was passed through the window paper. Half of Emperor Jing Hong's face was hidden in the shadows, his eyebrows were frowning, and his face was full of sorrow.

"Get up and sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chu Junlan did not refuse and sat down on the side of the ring chair.

As the distance is closer, you can see the silver threads on Emperor Jing Hong's temples more clearly. Chu Junlan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seems that the incident of the Sixth Prince has happened recently until Xiao Xu is imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. Emperor Jing Hong has probably never stopped and has devoted himself to his two sons.

Chu Junlan doesn't want to speculate on the holy will, nor does she want to sympathize with anyone. She only cares about Xiao Xu's future now.

But Chu Junlan understood that the more anxious he was, the more he asked, the more he was at a disadvantage. Emperor Jing Hong had arrived, so she was not in a hurry.

Emperor Jing Hong lowered his head and stopped moving like a sculpture. Chu Junlan didn't urge him, so he just sat quietly.

After a cup of tea, Emperor Jing Hong said hesitantly: "I have thought about it for several nights, just for Xiao Xu, but even so, I have not thought of a complete solution that can not only block the long mouth but also save Xiao Xu's life."

Emperor Jing Hong looked up at Chu Junlan, his eyes cold and disgusting, and he almost did not hide his emotions: "Chu, Xiao Xu has something to say for you to do this?"

What's there to say?

Chu Junlan smiled bitterly: "Back to the emperor, the wife and the prince are in the same heart. I understand what he is thinking in my heart. Therefore, in front of the emperor, the wife has nothing to say."

"I have nothing to say?" Emperor Jing Hong lowered his eyes and chewed these four words carefully. After a while, he sneered, "I have nothing to say. I think you are very brave. Are you blaming me?"

"My wife dare not." Chu Junlan stood up and saluted.

"I don't dare, not complain." Emperor Jing Hong slowly leaned on the back of the chair and said, "You are following Xiao Xu, and you have been troubled a lot. I have turned a blind eye. This time it's really..."

"Emperor." Chu Junlan boldly interrupted Emperor Jing Hong's words, and she had some speculations and premonitions in her heart, and she was even more scruples when she spoke.

"Does the emperor still plan to blame all his faults on his wife? The wife understands the emperor's embarrassment. As an emperor, you want to be a fair monarch. You still want to favor your favorite son in your heart. If you fight for a skewer, you will not make people feel that you are unfair."

"It is almost impossible for you to get a complete solution from it after such a few parties. My wife understands you very much. However, there are only the emperor and the wife around you, and there is no outsider. If this crime should fall on anyone, there is no need to say it."

Speaking of this, Chu Junlan smiled with a little sarcasm: "Don't the emperor know whether the wife killed Princess Cai?"

When Emperor Jing Hong heard this, he did not speak immediately, so he only looked at Chu Junlan with a steady look. His eyes were complicated for a while before he said coldly: "It's no wonder that you have a sinner with such a person. I have never met the second person who dares to talk to me like you."

"The wife of the minister is no longer far from death, so what else can I be afraid of? Besides, there is no one else at the moment, so there is no need to worry about destroying the emperor's plan. No matter what you want to do, you can talk to the wife openly and honestly."

Emperor Jing Hong looked at Chu Junlan and simply stopped going around the corner and said in a deep voice: "It's useless to talk about those things. For you, Xiao Xu slaughtered my foreign family and killed nearly a hundred Cai family members. His behavior was extremely bad. If it were just this matter, I would be able to bear it for him. After all, he didn't do it in public, and everything was easy to cover up."

But Xiao Xu did nothing. Even if the emperor did not pursue the matter of the Cai family, Xiao Xu kidnapped the sixth prince in front of the people and civil and military ministers, and even tortured the confession and stabbed the prince. This crime was a real death penalty.

Chu Junlan sighed and shook his head, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Emperor Jing Hong said: "At present, the civil and military ministers of the court are asking me to severely punish Xiao Xu. I must also make a decision that satisfies everyone, otherwise what is the majesty of the royal etiquette and law? If I want to continue to rule the world in the future, where can I still have prestige to win the trust of my subjects?"

"What the emperor said," Chu Junlan nodded, "The royal image must be established well, otherwise the implementation of the government orders will be questioned."

Emperor Jing Hong nodded and his expression calmed down a little. Even if he didn't like Chu Junlan anymore, he believed that Chu Junlan's behavior led to Xiao Xu's series of actions. Xiao Xu was harmed by Chu Junlan, but he could not deny Chu Junlan's overall view.

"But, Xiao Xu has done everything on the surface. I really have no complete solution to protect him."

Let’s first put all the difficulties out, and then it’s time to deal with them.

Chu Junlan looked at Emperor Jing Hong and waited for his next sentence.

Emperor Jing Hong looked at Chu Junlan, but his face became a little hesitant. The decision he had made originally, and he did feel that Chu Junlan's existence had a great impact on Xiao Xu and had become Xiao Xu's weakness. Such a woman should be eliminated!
Chapter completed!