The Invincible Sixth Prince

When he arrived at Emperor Wen's bedroom, Mu Shun had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Yun Zheng and Mu Shun smiled at each other without saying much.

Led by Mu Shun, they entered the bedroom.

It has only been two months since I last saw him, but Emperor Wen already has a lot more white hair on his head.

At first glance, half of his hair was white and there were more wrinkles on his face.

Yun Zheng sighed silently in his heart, and knelt down slowly with everyone else: "Your son..."

"Okay, I didn't ask you to come here to perform formalities."

Emperor Wen stopped them and waved to Yun Cang and Yun Jin, "Cang'er, Jin'er, come here and let Grandpa hug you! It's been a short time since we last met, and I feel like you two have grown taller..."

Emperor Wen looked at the two children with kindness on his face.

But the two children were a little shy and just stared at Emperor Wen without going forward.

It was Yun Zheng and Shen Luoyan who pulled the two children forward, and only then were the two children held in Emperor Wen's arms, one on each side.

Emperor Wen looked at this one, then looked at and touched the little face of that one, his face full of smiles.

Facing these two children, Emperor Wen seemed no longer to be an emperor, but just a kind old man.

Perhaps they were infected by Emperor Wen’s kindness, or perhaps because of their blood relationship, but gradually, the two children became less shy.

"Grandpa Huang, you have so many white hairs!"

Yun Cang tilted his head to look at the white hair on Emperor Wen's head. His little hands were still restless. It seemed that he wanted to help Emperor Wen pull out the white hair. Shen Luoyan immediately looked at him like a tigress.

Under the intimidation of Shen Luoyan's gaze, Yun Cang finally put down his restless little hand.

"Grandpa Emperor is getting old, so naturally he has more white hair."

Emperor Wen raised his hand and gently stroked Yun Cang's head, then grabbed Yun Cang's little hand and said, "Cang'er, do you want to stay with Grandpa Huang tonight and help him count the number of white hairs on his head?"

"Cang'er knows how many white hairs Grandpa Huang has without counting them."

Yun Cang raised his cheeks and said confidently.

"Jin'er knows that too."

Yunjin was unwilling to fall behind.

"what?"

Emperor Wen was slightly surprised and asked with interest: "Then tell me how many white hairs you have on your head?"

Yun Cang: "Just as many as black hair."

Yunjin: "Just as much as Grandpa Huang's beard."

Hearing the two children's answers, Emperor Wen was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter and kept stroking the two children's heads.

After laughing, Emperor Wen asked the two children: "Who taught you this?"

"My father said so."

Yun Cang answered first, and said boastfully: "Grandpa Emperor, Cang'er will tell you a story."

"Oh?"

Emperor Wen picked up Yun Cang and sat him on his lap. "What story do you want to tell Grandpa?"

Yun Cang raised his head and imitated Yun Zheng's tone of telling them stories, and began to tell Emperor Wen the story of Afanti counting his beards.

Yunjin also joined in with a baby voice.

When the two children finished telling their stories in a rush, Emperor Wen laughed heartily again.

The more Emperor Wen looked at the two children, the more he liked them. He said to Yun Zheng and the others, "Well, let Mu Shun take you outside to sit for a while. I will talk to my two good grandchildren first..."

Listening to Emperor Wen's words, everyone could not help but smile helplessly and bowed to leave.

When they came outside, Yun Zheng asked Mu Shun about Emperor Wen's health again.

Mu Shun glanced at the inner palace and replied, "The emperor has been recuperating recently and has been practicing health-preserving boxing every day. The emperor said that he must try to hold on for two more years and strive to see the destruction of the Yu Kingdom..."

The Yun Li incident was indeed a big blow to Emperor Wen.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Emperor Wen was mentally prepared and was able to withstand the blow.

Recently, Tang Shu has been helping to handle most of the government affairs.

For the current Emperor Wen, his primary goal is to hold on for a few more years.

The overall situation of the court has been determined and cannot be changed.

Emperor Wen himself knew that given his current physical condition, he would definitely not live to see the day of true prosperity.

But if he tries hard to hold on, he will have a chance to see the day he has been dreaming of.

Hearing Mu Shun's words, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

Miaoyin was silent for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at Yun Zheng: "Let me check for... my father!"

Father!

This was the first time Miaoyin called Emperor Wen "father".

In the past, she used various names instead.

The word most often said in front of Yun Zheng was "your father".

Yun Zheng turned his head, looked at Miaoyin tenderly, and nodded heavily: "Okay!"

Mu Shun glanced at Miaoyin out of the corner of his eye, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Miaoyin noticed Mu Shun's expression and guessed his worry, so she said seriously, "Don't worry! I'm not stupid enough to murder His Majesty."

Mu Shun lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "This old servant believes in Madam Miaoyin, and also believes in the Sixth Prince."

"By the way, Eunuch Mu, how is Yan Li?"

Yun Zheng took the initiative to change the subject.

"I've been saved."

Mu Shun replied: "He was seriously injured this time, and he needs at least half a year to recuperate! But don't worry, Your Highness. The Emperor has ordered that all the imperial medicines in the palace can be used to give Yan Li medicine..."

Emperor Wen owed a lot to Queen Wang.

But some debts are destined to be irreparable in this lifetime.

Yan Li risked his life to save Queen Wang, so Emperor Wen would naturally not treat Yan Li unfairly.

Speaking of Queen Wang, Mu Shun also sighed.

Although Queen Wang was rescued by Yan Li, she refused to see Emperor Wen and only asked Zhou Dai to bring a message to Emperor Wen: The dead cannot be resurrected, a broken mirror can never be mended, and never look back on the road to the underworld.

When everyone heard this, they also sighed.

"Then...is there any news about His Majesty the Ninth Prince?"

At this time, Ye Zi asked again in a low voice.

"No."

Mu Shun shook his head slightly. "That mountain is too big. The searchers were ambushed during the search, and hundreds of people were killed. After the emperor learned the news, he ordered to stop the search and only ordered people to carry out secret operations in the surrounding cities..."

"Well, that's fine too."

Yun Zheng nodded and said, "The mountains are high and the forests are dense. If we search rashly, we will easily be ambushed. It is better to arrange spies in the surrounding cities to investigate secretly! With the character of the third brother, it is impossible for him to hide in the mountains forever."

Mu Shun nodded: "Yes, His Majesty thinks so too."

Afterwards, they chatted with Mu Shun outside, and Mu Shun also told them about the current situation in the court.

After Yun Li's rebellion, officials in the court underwent a major purge.

Now, the positions of Minister of Revenue, Minister of Punishment, and Grand Secretary of Wenhua Pavilion are all vacant.

In addition, some important positions in various departments and the six guards of the imperial city are vacant.

Nowadays, many officials in the court hold two or even multiple positions.

To this end, Emperor Wen decided to hold additional special examinations, with the Spring Examination held at the end of March and the Autumn Examination held at the end of September.

However, from what Emperor Wen said, both the spring and autumn examinations would be given to Yun Zheng to set, and Yun Zheng would also be required to transfer officials from Shuobei back to the court to serve.

They were chatting outside, but in the inner palace, the sound of Emperor Wen's laughter could be heard from time to time.

It sounds like Emperor Wen is having a great time chatting with the two little guys...