"Is it because of... Lingmei?" Emperor Xuanhui asked knowingly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you think... that marriage is suitable?"

Emperor Xuanhui withdrew his smile, and his face was filled with embarrassment: "This matter... I heard about it, and I also know that they may not be suitable, but the marriage between Lingmei and fourth brother is not decided by me, so..."

Jin Zhao asked, "It wasn't your decision? What do you mean?"

"To be honest, I really don't know what the fourth brother and the queen mother talked about that day. After hearing the news, the queen mother has already let go of this order, and there is nothing I can do about it."

"Even you can't do anything about it? Just let Empress Dowager decide?" Jin Zhao knew that Empress Dowager had a lot of power, but he didn't expect it to reach this level.

Emperor Xuanhui sighed and said: "I'm really ashamed. Ever since I sat on the throne, my mother has controlled everything. I...don't dare to go against her wishes openly. Besides...she has always loved my fourth brother more.My brother's request must be fulfilled as much as possible."

"You mean...that's his request?"

Emperor Xuanhui: "It's just my guess, the specifics... I'm not very clear."

It seems that the fourth prince is not a fuel-efficient lamp like Emperor Xuan Hui, and he has no intention to think about his purpose for doing this.

"So, Your Majesty... can't you cancel this marriage?"

Emperor Xuan Hui shook his head in embarrassment and said: "I'm sorry, General Cui, but my mother's order... I dare not disobey it easily."

Although he knew this was the result, Jin Zhao always felt that things would not be so simple.

"You also know that the fourth brother doesn't come to Beijing very often. For his request...the queen mother will try her best to satisfy him. If I intervene in this matter again, the queen mother will definitely blame it, but...if you go and have a good talk with the fourth brother, maybe... it will be effective."

Emperor Xuanhui's behavior... obviously intended to cause him to confront the Fourth Prince... He had an answer ready to come out from the bottom of his heart. Although he was not sure, it might be his own conspiracy theory.

But... the Fourth Prince, Shen Qi, seems to need to meet for a while.

After Jin Zhao left, Li Zhong came up and stood beside Emperor Xuanhui.

Emperor Xuanhui's expression also returned from the embarrassment just now to a calm one.

"Why doesn't Your Majesty ask General Cui to be held accountable?" Li Zhong asked.

Emperor Xuanhui took the memorial on the side, and said in a slow tone: "Now is not the time for accountability."

"He used to do whatever he wanted in the Imperial Forest Army, beheading several soldiers in public. If you... acquiesced in this way, he may act even more willfully in the future." Li Zhong reminded.

Emperor Xuanhui gave him a sideways look, and said, "Those people he killed... are mostly moths, and it's no big deal if they die."

"But you forgot... Among those people... we also sent them in. Without them, we would not be able to know the future movements of the army in time. What's more, the servant is more worried... Was General Cui intentional or not?If he wanted to execute them, it would mean...his amnesia...maybe it's not that simple, or...his superficial appearance like a dude...was just pretending." Li Zhong analyzed patiently.

"What you said is not unreasonable, but putting him in the camp is somewhat effective. No matter before or now, Cui Jinzhao is a rare talent. Since that day, after he managed those people, the camp is indeed full of people.It was much quieter. Those courtiers in the court tried to insert their own forces in the camp. How could I give them this opportunity? Now that Cui Jinzhao has dealt with those people, they dare not speak out or come up to participate in the performance.I do."

Li Zhong: "But...our people have also lost a lot..."

"Li Zhong, sometimes you can't do things with fear and fear, so that... nothing can be done. Even if they can live now, what about... when they go to the battlefield? They will face various challenges in the future, and will they be alive all the time??”

Faced with such a rhetorical question, Li Zhong couldn't find a rebuttal for a while. In troubled times, who dares to say that his fate is good. Once he lives to the old age, even he... When facing Emperor Xuanhui, he must be appropriate.Weighing.

"They sacrificed their lives for their own mission. It's not a shame. Besides... they exchanged their own lives for the prosperity and well-being of the family. I think... it's worth it."

"You're right." Li Zhong nodded in agreement, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes that was fleeting.

"By the way, you were asked to send someone to appease their family members earlier, how are you doing?"

Li Zhong: "Return to Your Majesty, this matter has been settled. Although their families are very sad, but... when they get the condolence money... there is some comfort."

"That's good, this way... to give them an explanation for the dead."

Li Zhong was a little absent-minded and didn't answer.

After a long while, Emperor Xuanhui changed his mind and said: "Later, you arrange some clever people to sneak into the barracks. I want to keep track of all the movements and let those people be more cautious, and don't take too much notice in everything, lest Cui Jinzhao see the clues."

After Li Zhong came back to his senses, he hurriedly nodded.

"What is King Su doing recently?" Emperor Xuanhui changed the topic.

"King Su has been by Empress Dowager's side all the time. There is nothing special about it. Empress Dowager looks...in a very happy mood."

Hearing this, Emperor Xuanhui clenched the pen in his hand, a glint of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"He has a good plan."

Li Zhong could hear the faint dissatisfaction in his words, "Want to use the marriage with Marquis Huaiyuan's daughter to stay in Beijing for a while, who knows... what is he planning."

"My fourth brother... is not a simple one, but I want to see if he can fulfill his wish."

"Don't worry, with General Cui around, King Su might not succeed so easily."

Emperor Xuanhui's expression was a bit unpredictable, and the corners of his mouth were bent, "I hope I'm not mistaken, and I also hope... this Cui Jinzhao is someone who can make a move."

From the palace.

Shen Li didn't wake up until noon. He sat up and leaned against the head of the bed, and pressed his temples with his hands, trying to keep himself awake.

Every time go to find that person, it always takes half a day to relax. It seems that in the future... need to exercise restraint and stop acting recklessly like this.

Just leaning on the bed and concentrating, the door was pushed open, and Xunfeng entered the room as usual, holding the washing things.

Seeing this, Shen Li tightened his clothes almost subconsciously.

As soon as Xunfeng put the things down, Shen Li said, "Okay, don't worry about it, I'll do it myself."

Xunfeng's hands paused slightly, and after a while, he put the face towel on the side of the basin, nodded obediently, and went out the door.

When it was time for breakfast, Xunfeng brought some nourishing porridge on the table.

Shen Li didn't make a sound, holding the bowl as if it was a complete task, took a few sips of the porridge that was more than half of the bowl, and then stopped drinking.

Xunfeng picked up all the things again and retreated from the house.