Imperial City, Daming Palace.

It is not yet September, and the autumn leaves have not yet fallen, but the earth dragon is already burning in the Daming Palace.

The palace servants and guards had sweat on their foreheads wherever they walked.

In the magnificent hall, two people, an old man and a young man, were sitting in the hall. There was a red catalpa wood chessboard in the middle. It was obvious that the two were playing chess.

The older man has a white beard and a sallow complexion, but he has an aura of looking down on the world. This man is the Supreme Emperor Zhao Zhi, and the person playing chess with him is his youngest son, Prince Ning of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Supreme Emperor held the white chess piece made of white jade in his right hand. He looked at King Ning in front of him, who had not made a move for a long time, and said kindly: "Xier, why are you so absent-minded today? In the past, you were not so indecisive when playing chess."

Prince Ning showed a bitter look on his face and replied respectfully: "Father, my son has been busy with official duties recently, so he has been uneasy. Please don't take it personally."

The Supreme Emperor frowned when he heard this and asked with concern: "Aren't you in the Ministry of Etiquette? It's not a year or a festival, how can you be so busy?"

Prince Ning's eyes narrowed, and he was secretly happy, but his expression remained unchanged, and he replied: "Father, a few days ago, Jia Zhen of Ningguo Duke's mansion disappeared. Now it is Jia Yun who inherits Ningguo's mansion. Father also knows that Jia Zhen The government is a relative of the world, so naturally the Ministry of Rites cannot neglect it."

Although the title examination of the Great Qian Dynasty was under the control of the clan government, it ultimately had to be verified by the Ministry of Rites, and the canonization jade certificates and the like also needed to be remade, so the Ministry of Rites had no time to spare.

The Supreme Emperor frowned when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Jia Yun? But that Jia Yun of the Imperial Guards Department? He didn't move to the branch of Duke Ning's palace, so how could it be his turn to inherit the title? It's just nonsense."

Prince Ning replied seriously: "Father, there is no one in the eldest son of Duke Ning's mansion, and Jia Yun is the eldest son of the eldest son of Ning's mansion, so it is normal to have a new marriage."

The Supreme Emperor frowned and said, "Remember you said that Jia Yun seems to have been expelled from the clan?"

After hearing this, King Ning replied: "Jia Yun was indeed expelled from the clan, but the Jia family also asked Jia Yun to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan and inherit the title. If not, my sons and ministers would not have to work so hard."

Because of Jia's mansion's outrageous actions, the Ministry of Rites had a lot of troubles.

When the Supreme Emperor heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he said dissatisfiedly: "The government of this country has a great cause, how can it be that we can't even find a successor to the title, so we have to make a joke?"

When Prince Ning heard this, he looked like he was hesitating to speak. Seeing this, the Supreme Emperor frowned and said, "Just tell me what you have to say."

King Ning looked troubled, and after pondering for a moment, he replied: "Father, Jia Zhen, the Duke of Ning, originally had a legitimate son named Jia Rong. However, Jia Zhen's death was related to him, so he has been imprisoned and will be exiled soon, so Ning Mansion has no one." People inherit.

The emperor's brother was furious because of this incident, and wanted to deprive Ning of his title. Fortunately, his grandmother interceded, so he was merciful. However, it was stated that Jia Zhen could not inherit the title if she had no heirs, and the Jia family had no choice but to let Jia Yun recognize his ancestor. Zong, inherit the title."

"Bastard, how can such a disobedient and unfilial person be merciful? I don't know what to say. Only that bastard can be a virtuous person." The Supreme Emperor scolded him. As for whom to scold, Prince Ning knew exactly who he was scolding.

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor raised his eyes and looked at Prince Ning, and he already understood in his heart that it was Emperor Chongming's intention to dare to love Jia Yun and attack the prince.

As we all know, the Gongweisi is the emperor's close guard and cannot be in charge unless he is a close confidant. Therefore, Jia Yun was originally a person who worshiped Emperor Ming.

After pondering for a moment, the Supreme Emperor said: "That's all, the son inherits the title from his father, so there is nothing wrong with him."

King Ning was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor would accept it so easily. Didn't he know what Jia Yun's attack on the nobility meant?

The intention of Jia Yun's attack on the prince is obvious. Jia's family is the leader of the army. Although it has been lonely in recent years, it has a lot of influence on the army.

Not only that, most of the nobles in the capital were headed by the Jia family. Now that the emperor's confidant inherited the title of Ning Mansion and was also the head of the Jia clan, that did not mean that the Jia family had surrendered to Emperor Chongming.

Although the nobles in the capital are close to the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor's health is not very optimistic and he has often ignored matters outside the palace for many years. Under such circumstances, the attitudes of many nobles have become increasingly ambiguous.

Jia Yun's acceptance of the title will inevitably arouse the thoughts of others. After all, these nobles are only for the benefit of the family. With Jia Yun in front, they have to think carefully. This is not a good thing for Prince Ning.

The Supreme Emperor saw Prince Ning's uneasiness and said, "Jia Yun is just a child with a yellow mouth. He cannot afford the blessings of the Duke's mansion."

When Prince Ning heard the words of the Supreme Emperor, he immediately felt at ease. As long as his father's attitude remained unchanged, everything else would not seem so important.

"I understand." Prince Ning nodded and immediately continued to play chess with the Supreme Emperor...

At this moment, a "man" wearing a sapphire blue silk shirt walked in outside the hall, gently shaking his folding fan, unable to conceal his graceful and noble aura.

The "man" has an unusually handsome appearance, with clear black and white eyes, piercing eyes, and a folding fan in his hand with a white jade handle. The hand holding the fan handle is so white that it is no different from the fan handle.

The "man" stepped forward and knelt down to the Supreme Emperor: "Xi'er pays homage to the Emperor."

The Supreme Emperor smiled and said: "Xiao Liu is here, come over."

"yes."

After saying this, the handsome "man" sat down next to the Supreme Emperor and looked at Prince Ning in front of him. The "man" greeted him: "I've met Brother Fourteen."

Prince Ning looked at the "man" in front of him, and his heart became increasingly bitter.

This "man" is none other than the youngest daughter of the Supreme Emperor and the biological sister of King Ning's mother - Princess Zhao Xi of Leping.

Zhao Xi has been with the Supreme Emperor since he was a child and has been favored. He was granted the title of princess at the age of eight. It was trained by the Supreme Emperor. Perhaps this is why Zhao Xi has a stronger temper and often regards himself as a "man", so he has done

There were a lot of "deviant" things, but even his brother couldn't do anything about it.

After pondering for a moment, Prince Ning finally couldn't help but said: "Xi'er, don't be ridiculous. Look at you, you don't look like a daughter."

Zhao Xi didn't take it seriously and muttered: "It's boring in the palace. I'm casual and stubborn and it's not worth taking it seriously. My father didn't blame me. Why are you anxious?"

After saying this, Zhao Xi tilted his head and said to the Supreme Emperor in a playful manner: "Father, Xi'er will give you a pat on the back."

Immediately, Zhao Xi put down the folding fan in his hand, stood up, walked behind the Supreme Emperor, and helped the Supreme Emperor lift his back.

The Supreme Emperor looked at her with a smile and said angrily: "You are good at asking for tricks and behaving well. Your brother is right. Now that you are old, you can't mess around."

Seeing that the Supreme Emperor also "taught" her, Zhao Xi stamped his feet and said, "Xi'er is not messing around."

His voice was aggrieved. After hearing this, the Emperor softened his temper and allowed Zhao Xi to help him beat his back and rub his shoulders.

King Ning looked envious when he saw this. After all, the Supreme Emperor really loved Zhao Xi so much that he was reluctant to even scold him.

At this time, Zhao Xi saw that the Supreme Emperor seemed to be in a good mood. He turned his beautiful eyes and said tentatively: "Father, when can I find my minister's attendant? Let me agree first. As my father promised, I will take charge first."

Palm Eyes, if you are not a good son and minister, you don’t want him.”

The Supreme Emperor couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and frowned, but after all, it was his daughter's house, and nothing serious could happen. The Supreme Emperor didn't say much in the end, and said helplessly: "Since I promised you, I won't break my promise, but you can't mess around.

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Zhao Xi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and his heart couldn't help but become eager...

Prince Ning was helpless at this time. Since the Supreme Emperor had already agreed, he had no excuse...

After a long time, only the Supreme Emperor was left sitting in the palace, and the chess pieces on the chessboard were all put back into the chess boxes one by one.

After taking an elixir handed over by the chamberlain, the Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed. He picked up the chess pieces from the chess box on the side and started playing with them. After a while, the Supreme Emperor looked at the chessboard in front of him, then picked up a white piece and placed it on

The position of the star under my command...
Chapter completed!