After discussing with Emperor Tianqing, King Rong dragged his exhausted body back to his residence.

He was an adult vassal king, so it was inconvenient for him to live too close to the emperor's concubines, so the father and son chose the Hanyun Hall located in the southeast corner of the palace.

Seeing that the lights in Wei Yuan's study were still on, King Rong waved away the few followers who were following him and knocked on the door.

Wei Yuan's servant opened the door and saw that the person knocking on the door was the prince, so he hurriedly saluted him.

"It's so late and Yuan'er still hasn't slept?" King Rong asked.

"The prince is writing a letter to the princess." The boy replied honestly.

King Rong waved his hand: "Please step aside first while I talk to Yuan'er."

The waiter wanted to ask him if he wanted a pot of hot tea, but seeing that he didn't look very good, he had to retreat.

Prince Rong walked into the study slowly and saw that Wei Yuan had put down his pen and stood up.

"Father, why did you come back just now? What did the emperor say?"

King Rong found a chair and sat down, breathing a sigh of relief.

"What else can I say? This kind of thing is intolerable to ordinary people, let alone the emperor and empress."

Wei Yuan walked up behind him and pinched his shoulders skillfully: "I don't know how many people will be implicated this time."

King Rong sighed comfortably and closed his eyes gently.

"This is inevitable. In the thirteen years since Your Majesty took the throne, almost no major events have happened in the Wei Dynasty, and the court has been peaceful for a long time."

Wei Yuan is not a playboy who doesn't understand everything. Some things don't need to be explained too clearly.

The Yongwang Rebellion caused the Wei Dynasty to lose a large number of nobles and officials, but it does not mean that all the remaining nobles and officials are innocent.

As time goes by, some people who have been peaceful for more than ten years begin to feel restless again.

"Father, why don't we go back to the north? I don't want to stay in the capital anymore." Wei Yuan suddenly stopped what he was doing and said.

"What's wrong?" King Rong opened his eyes and turned his head to look at his frustrated son.

"Xiaojiu is going to marry someone else, why should I stay here?"

King Rong scolded lightly: "Look at your potential! I shouldn't have relied on you. I should have brought you back to the north two months ago.

Just because of your thoughts about Xiaojiu, I stayed in Beijing and got stuck in this case, and I couldn't get out even if I wanted to.

Now that the situation has finally improved, do you want to run away as soon as your butt is slapped?"

The more he talked, the more angry he got.

Some things cannot withstand temptation, let alone testing.

But when something really big happens, everything will be inevitably exposed.

Just like the relationship between him and Emperor Tianqing.

They are biological uncles and nephews, and they have been uncles and nephews who grew up together since childhood.

He once thought that Emperor Tianqing was a man with a gentle temper and who valued family ties very seriously.

Of course, this is very heavy compared to other emperors.

After all, Emperor Tianqing was not willing to punish a bastard like King Guangling harshly.

If his father, Emperor Chongwu, was a useless clan member like King Guangling, he would have gone to report to the Lord of Hell ten times.

But he never expected that his emperor's nephew would be so heartless when faced with a real crisis.

After living for more than thirty years, he never felt so tired or uneasy even when he led troops deep into Beirong.

I thought that my son was already sixteen years old. Even if he was not mature enough or strong enough to share the heavy responsibilities for me, he should at least know something and stop causing trouble for him all the time.

Unexpectedly, he not only caused a lot of trouble, but also wanted to be a deserter at this time!

Wei Yuan said with some guilt: "My child didn't want to escape, I just felt that there was no point in staying."

King Rong raised his eyebrows: "Why is it meaningless? You have reached the age where you should get married. The North is remote, and it is not easy to travel to and from the capital.

Now that you have arrived in the capital, make an appointment before going back."

"I don't!" Wei Yuan's bad temper came back again.

Although he is sixteen years old, he is not enthusiastic about getting married.

The reason why he spent so much thought on Xiao Bi was not because he wanted to get married, but because he wanted to marry Xiao Bi.

If that person was not Xiao Bi, why would he put a bridle on himself at this age?

Although there are many noble ladies in the capital, which one can compare with Xiao Bi and be worthy of giving up his free life?

"Yuan'er!" Prince Rong said sternly: "You are the future head of the family in Prince Rong's Mansion. You must know how heavy your responsibilities are."

Today, His Majesty and he are relatively close by blood, and the two of them have grown up together, so Prince Rong's Mansion still has some status in the Wei Dynasty.

But once someone changes on the throne, it means that the relationship between Prince Rong's Mansion and the emperor has become further distant.

Just take a look at the current conditions of the palaces of the vassals such as Guangling Palace and Lujiang Palace to know what the Rong Palace will look like in the future.

No, once Prince Rong loses power, his descendants will not be as good as Wei Chuo, the king of Guangling, and Wei Qi, the king of Lujiang.

Because although his fiefdom occupies a vast area, it is far less wealthy than their fiefdom.

He also hopes that his son can marry the woman he loves, and does not want to force him to sacrifice his own happiness for Prince Rong's palace.

But what can he do?

If he does not choose a suitable marriage for his son while he still has some influence, Prince Rong's Mansion will become further and further away from the center of Wei's power.

If such a day comes, he will really die with his eyes open.

Wei Yuan's tears fell directly to the ground.

He knows everything, knows everything, but he just doesn't want to.

It was already miserable enough for him not to be able to marry Xiaojiu, so why was he forced to marry those inexplicable women?

Prince Rongdu's voice softened: "Yuan'er, you really can't be willful anymore. Take this time as an example, you clearly know that blood exchange is unreliable, yet you dare to make a bet with Xiaojiu.

Have you ever thought that although the Empress was poisoned by a strange poison, Doctor Tang could temporarily save her life?

But if the detoxification method you recommended is not effective, she will never survive again.

Who can shoulder this responsibility?

Your Majesty, the Xiao family, Xiaojiu, and even the civil and military people of the entire dynasty, who can you afford to offend?

Even if they let you go, will the prince let you go?

If we offend the future emperor, our Prince Rong Mansion will be completely doomed!"

Wei Yuan's back felt cold, and his whole body shivered uncontrollably.

Prince Rong held his cold hand and said, "Yuan'er, please stop being willful? How can everything go as you wish in this world?"

We are fortunate enough to grow up in the richest family in the world and enjoy supreme power, so we should bear corresponding responsibilities.

Listening to my father's words, there may never be another Xiao Xiaojiu in the world, but among the noble ladies in the capital, there will definitely be many good girls.

As long as you have a heart, you can still live a good life in this life."
Chapter completed!