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"Your Majesty, I only ask Your Majesty to spare my father this time for the sake of my father's loyalty to His Majesty!" Bai Mudan was still kneeling on the ground, two lines of tears streaming down her young and beautiful face.

She is very clear that her honor and favor are inseparable from her father who is a general, if her father falls, her life in the palace will not be much better.

The word "loyalty" came from Bai Mudan's mouth, but it really made Yan Qin feel ironic. He asked her: "Do you know what he committed, and how do you want Gu to forgive him?"

Bai Mudan was silent for a long while: "The concubine believes in my father's innocence, but if your majesty doesn't believe me, I ask your majesty to save my father's life." She only heard that her father committed a crime, but she didn't know what it was. , but relying on her understanding of her father, he is such a cowardly person, and he would never do such a calamity as conspiracy.

Yan Qin sighed: "The imperial concubine also knows that your father's matter was not something that she had to take the initiative to do alone."

"What does your majesty mean is that the regent wants to deal with my father?" Concubine Bai stopped crying and looked at the little emperor in a daze. She was so weak that she looked so pitiful. She couldn't believe that the regent would Do something like this.

He didn't say this, it was Bai Mudan's own thought.Yan Qin blew away the leaves floating on the tea, took a few sips, and remained silent.

"My concubine, there is something I've wanted to say to you for a long time. Sometimes, both sides are pleasing, but in the end, both sides are not pleasing."

For a long time, he also knew that the father and daughter of Bai Guifei were flattering the regent, so this time, he actually didn't quite understand why the regent suddenly wanted to take Bai Guifei's father under the knife, but based on the love of Bai Guifei's father and daughter since the third generation From the understanding of the two, the crimes in the booklet are probably true.

Although the regent was a bit domineering, he was very dedicated to Dayan's court. Since someone had brought the crime of Concubine Bai's father to him, he would definitely not forgive it easily.

He has to bear his own responsibility for the wrong things he does, and he must remain rational at all times and not act emotionally, this is what he learned from Bai Mudan.

Yan Qin got up to leave, but Bai Mudan was still kneeling on the ground, looking a bit lost.

Before Yan Qin got up to leave, she suddenly asked: "Has your Majesty ever had a concubine in his heart?"

Although the regent is now the hegemony, she has seen all the closeness between the little emperor and the regent these days.

She didn't believe that if the emperor really wanted to keep her father, the regent would have to fight against the little emperor.The reason why the emperor's words left him so far away today is that his friendship with her is not as deep as she thought.

Yan Qin was a little surprised, he really never expected that one day, the most sensible and ruthless Concubine Bai would actually ask this question, and he asked back: "Then Concubine, have you ever had someone like me in your heart?" Where is Your Majesty?"

Bai Mudan's first reaction was naturally to say yes, but she couldn't say "yes" to the little emperor's piercing eyes.

After saying this sentence, Yan Qin ignored Bai Mudan who was kneeling on the ground, and turned back to the imperial study.

About half an hour later, Chang Xiao, who was sent by Yan Qin to do other things, also came back, and he walked in with the food box in Bai Mudan's hand just now: "Your Majesty, the snacks brought by the imperial concubine."

Yan Qin didn't even look at it: "Take the food out, I won't eat it alone." The cannibal's mouth was soft, since he didn't intend to help Bai Mudan, he wouldn't accept her kindness.

Chang Xiao said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is still kneeling outside the hall, she is a weak woman."

He felt that the twenty beauties sent by the regent were not worthy of His Majesty at all. Among the four selected by Yan Qin out of consideration of status, he was most optimistic about Bai Mudan.

On weekdays, Yan Qin also showed that he loved Bai Mudan very much. He had been conferred a noble concubine a long time ago, so he also thought that it would be great if Bai Guifei could be your Majesty's caring person, but now Yan Qin is having an embarrassment with her. .

Yan Qin put down the pen in his hand: "Chang Xiao, you take every bite of Concubine Bai, could it be that you have received some benefits from her?"

Chang Xiao hurriedly said: "The old slave just thinks that the imperial concubine and empress are very dedicated to His Majesty, and I am worried that His Majesty will feel sorry and regret it."

There is no medicine for regret in this world, if Bai Guifei is a frail woman, if she kneels and breaks her leg, if Yan Qin doesn't make such an awkward situation in the future, the person who loves her will not be herself.

Yan Qin said in a calm tone: "Her father made a mistake, so she will naturally take responsibility. Don't worry, Gu will not be sad for her. If she likes to kneel, let her kneel."

The father and daughter of the Bai family are connected by blood, and they share the blessings, and they should also share the difficulties.

"One more thing, don't call her Bai Guifei from now on."

"What does your majesty mean?"

"The harem is not allowed to engage in government affairs. The rank of Bai Mudan will be lowered by three levels. She will not be allowed to leave the palace within three months. The phoenix seal will be handed over to Concubine Qi De."

Chang Xiao was stunned, not knowing why the emperor made such a disposition.

The matter of Bai Mudan affected Yan Qin's mood, and his feeling at this time was more delicate than before: "Why, dealing with Bai Mudan alone makes you unhappy?"

"I don't dare, I just feel, I just feel that the imperial concubine is so kind to His Majesty on weekdays." The royal family is ruthless, but he watched the little emperor grow up. If Yan Qin was like this on weekdays, he would I didn't think there was anything, but now the ruthless face of the emperor made him feel strange for a while.

Of course, he would not appeal to the emperor to listen to these words.

Yan Qin could more or less guess what Chang Xiao was thinking, and he didn't want to upset the old servant, so he just said: "Chang Xiao, there is a saying, I just hope you can remember it."

"Old slave is listening."

"Gu's heart is not made of stone, you are really kind to Gu, Gu will miss this kind of love, but if one day you betray Gu, Gu will never forgive, do you remember?"

Chang Xiao wanted to ask, did Concubine Bai betray His Majesty?But he still didn't ask in the end, just nodded and said cautiously: "I remember, I will never betray His Majesty."

"Okay, you go out, let alone alone." He always felt that there was something strange behind the matter of Concubine Bai's father, but the evidence of the crime was all there, and it was impossible to completely remove him.

Of course, that General Bai really didn't dare to use him. He didn't even think about taking out Concubine Bai's father, but he still wanted to save the other party's life. Think about how to dispose of it as well.

Chang Xiao backed out in response, and took out the Bai Mudan snacks that he had brought in.

In the evening of that day, Concubine Bai's decree to be demoted three levels in a row was summoned, and there was a lot of turmoil in the harem, some people were happy and some were worried.

In terms of dealing with palace affairs, that Concubine De is definitely not as good as Bai Mudan, but now there is no little prince in the Yanqin harem, he doesn't favor any woman, and he doesn't plan to draft talent for recruits in the near future, he is extremely busy every day, I don't have that time to run into any concubines.No matter how intriguing these women in the harem are, the complexity is just that.

If the eunuchs were not suitable for handling some palace affairs, sometimes Yan Qin really didn't want to use any of them.

Concubine De was also born as a noble lady, and she was taught how to manage the house before she left the cabinet. In the beginning, she was definitely not as good as Concubine Bai, but she had a stable personality and was orderly in her work. Power doesn't matter, after she took over the Phoenix seal, she groped for it by herself, and wrote to her mother outside the palace to ask for advice when she didn't understand. It didn't take long, and she quickly got her hands on the affairs in the palace.

But before Concubine De was happy for half a month, concubine Bai was imprisoned, and there was a commotion in the palace.

In the past, Yan Qin would delegate power to Bai Mudan regardless of the messy things in the harem.But this time it was none other than the former Concubine Bai who had a problem.

They are in the deep palace, and the harem is not allowed to participate in politics, so many things can only be inquired into vaguely.This time about Concubine Bai, it is said that her father taught others to read a book and put him in prison. He was supposed to be sentenced to death, but His Majesty opened his mouth and saved his life.

Although the Bai family has temporarily lost power, and Concubine Bai seems to have fallen out of favor, but that is all temporary.The little emperor only demoted people in rank, but didn't put him in the cold palace. If the general Bai is not dead, there is a possibility of a comeback.

Concubine De's methods are not as ruthless as Bai Mudan's, and her temperament is much more cautious. She is worried that something will happen to Bai Mudan, and His Majesty regrets blaming her, so her first reaction when she got the news was to be furious Send someone to inform Yan Qin.

The person sent by Concubine De said with a smile like this: "Eunuch Chang, last night, Bai Zhaoyi found a rope and hanged himself, but he didn't die. She was discovered and rescued by her personal maid, and now she is still alive." Looking for life and death."

Chang Xiao originally had some sympathy for Concubine Bai Gui, but now she is angry at Bai Mudan: "Your Majesty saved her father's life, she is not grateful for the great kindness of the emperor, and she is looking for death?!"

The palace attendant didn't dare to say anything, and didn't tell Chang Xiao that it was actually because Bai Mudan was banned by the emperor these days and couldn't contact the outside world. Someone said something like General Bai's execution in front of her. will be so.

Chang Xiao waited by Yan Qin's side all day long, and it was impossible to pay attention to the affairs of the emperor's concubine day and night, so he naturally didn't know about it.

The anger is that Bai Mudan doesn't know what to do, but this matter has become a big mess, he feels that he still has to explain to Yan Qin, and waved his hand impatiently: "It's done, the miscellaneous family knows, and will inform His Majesty, you can go down."

When Yan Qin came back from the training ground, he told the little emperor about it.

Yan Qin glanced at Yan Yuge who came after him: "Uncle Wang, rest in the palace for a while, and come back when you go alone."

Yan Yuge said: "I will go with Your Majesty."

Yan Qin rejected him: "Uncle Wang, this is an orphan's housework. Although you are an orphan elder, you are still a man, so you should avoid suspicion."

Recalling the bad things that happened to Concubine Lan at that time, Yan Yuge didn't insist: "The minister will wait here for His Majesty."

But half an hour later, he failed to wait for the little emperor, but only waited for the news from the palace servants that His Majesty the Emperor had fallen into the water.