Not long after, the messenger rushed over again.
The heavy gate of the palace was slowly opened from the inside. Long Tianyu's eyes darkened. He whipped his horse and galloped into the palace.
The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed in the inner courtyard of the palace. In the night, the gate was closed tightly again.
At this time, Emperor Jinyuan was still in the imperial study, dealing with the affairs of the court.
Obviously, Long Tianyu was already familiar with this road. At the second gate of the palace, Long Tianyu turned over and dismounted.
The contract of peace talks was in his arms. As long as they had this thing, their current predicament could be easily solved.
Therefore, even with Long Tianyu's temperament, he couldn't help feeling a little excited.
However, as soon as he stepped into the range of the imperial study, his always sharp nerves tightened in an instant.
It seemed that there was something wrong here!
Long Tianyu's heart sank slightly, and he was extremely careful.
As long as he didn't come to his father, everything might still change.
His footsteps were steady, but he didn't make any movement. Like a cat trying to catch its prey, he wouldn't show any flaws before the target appeared.
All the muscles of his body had been tightened, so that he could deal with the sudden situation at any time.
His footsteps finally reached the destination. As soon as he stepped on the first step, Long Tianyu's body stopped for a moment.
Because, outside the door of the Imperial Study, a few familiar figures were standing there.
The deep surprise in his heart did not stop him in the end.
"Mother, I pay my respects to you."
In any case, Shangguan Dongzhu was still the Empress.
Even in the night, the cold phoenix headdress on her head still shone with a graceful and luxurious luster.
Her beautiful and noble face just paused on Long Tianyu for a moment, and then she said in the usual indifferent tone, as if she didn't care that the son of a concubine in front of her almost robbed her son of the title of Crown Prince.
However, deep in her phoenix eyes, there was a deep disgust for this son of a concubine.
"Well, get up. It's so late. What's the matter for you to come to the palace? "
This question made Long Tianyu's heart tremble. Since his mother was conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort, the Empress rarely met his father.
Not only did they hate each other, but more importantly, both Imperial Father and Empress knew it clearly in their hearts.
In this confrontation, the final victor would decide the fate of the other.
To him and his father, if they lost, their empire would fall into the hands of outsiders.
Given the Empress's temperament, she would never allow herself to become the Empress Dowager who lived in the depths of the palace.
If he won, he would ascend to the throne and his empire would be protected. The Long Family would continue to be the royal family of Dajin and no one would be able to touch it.
That was why his Imperial Father had chosen him to be the ultimate beneficiary of this confrontation.
Even if it was not for the greater good of the world, but for his mother and Lin Mengya, he had to get rid of this scheming Empress!
"It's just some things that Imperial Father has instructed me to answer."
Long Tianhao's attitude was still as respectful as he should be.
When the Empress heard this, her eyes flickered slightly. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, a servant's report came from the Imperial Study.
"Your Highness, Prince Yu, His Majesty invites you to meet him."
The news brought by the servant made Long Tianhao and the Empress narrow their eyes at the same time.
Especially the Empress, after inadvertently glancing at a position behind her, she unconsciously clenched her fists.
"Okay."
Even now, she couldn't go against that man's will at all. As before, she was only slightly inferior to him in the confrontation.
They entered the Imperial Study almost at the same time. Inside, Jin Yuandi, who had dealt with government affairs for a day, looked a little tired, but his dignified manner made no one dare to act rashly.
Seeing his wife and son salute, Jin Yuandi also showed a little doubt in his eyes.
He was not surprised that Yu 'er went to the palace to report things every day.
But that woman … it seemed that she hadn't appeared in front of him for a long time.
After thinking for a while, Jin Yuandi asked them to rise first.
His sharp eyes fell on the Empress. Today, in addition to her trusted attendant, it seemed that there was one more person.
"Empress, what's the matter?"
Jin Yuandi's heart had long lost any tenderness for his wife.
At the beginning, the two just got married because of interests. Now, the Shangguan family's repeated coercion, coupled with the Empress and the Crown Prince's little tricks behind his back over the years, had made him very annoyed.
Now, even on the surface, it seemed particularly difficult to treat each other with respect.
The Emperor frowned, and his impatience was overflowing.
"Your Majesty, I'm here to visit Your Majesty, and I'm here to give you a gift."
Compared with the Emperor's heartlessness, the Empress might not have any girl's feelings for him.
Years of living in the palace had long made her have a heart of stone. Perhaps, when she first entered the palace, she did have some fantasies of being in harmony with her husband.
Then, this man's coldness completely changed her from a young girl to the present Empress.
The corners of the Empress's mouth were slightly raised, and a perfect smile appeared on her face.
However, behind the smile, it was all calculation.
"Oh? What gift? You stay here, and I'll have a look. "
Jin Yuandi didn't care about her gift. Without looking at it, he turned his eyes back to the memorial in front of him.
A trace of coldness flashed across the Empress's eyes.
However, she was calm and waved her hand. Then, immediately, a person came out from the entourage behind her.
With a "plop", he knelt in front of the Emperor.
Long Tianhao took a look and saw that this person was an extremely thin man.
The man seemed to be very weak. Even such a simple action of kneeling on the ground made the man feel a little weak.
After panting for a few times, the man opened his mouth and said in a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty, I am the Left Commandant of the Imperial Censor, Shangguan Qing Yu. Today, I want to expose Shangguan Lang for embezzling military funds, Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Jing, and the others for wantonly killing the pillars of the imperial court, and plotting a rebellion. I have written down the crimes of these people in the memorial. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible! "
At this time, Jin Yuandi and Long Tianhao were both in shock.
Shangguan Qingyu was Shangguan Dongzhu's only biological brother.
Because of his delicate body, he had been recuperating in other places these years.
As for the position of censor of the Left, it was given to him by his biological sister, Shangguan Dongzhu, in the year when she was conferred the title of Empress.
Even Long Tianhao didn't expect that Shangguan Qingyu, who was said to be the weakest in the Shangguan family, would do such a thing.
"Is it true?"
Jin Yuandi's eyes also changed unpredictably at this time.
After thinking for a moment, he asked slowly.
The Empress was still as cold as ever. Even when her own younger brother was suing her relatives, she still maintained a look of indifference.
The people that Shangguan Qingyu had just mentioned were all her brothers born out of wedlock.
In this way, the Shangguan family would be finished.
For the first time, Long Tianhao looked at the man who seemed to be dying in the next moment.
Although he bowed his head respectfully, there was a fierce look in his side face, which even made Long Tianhao tremble with fear.
Even if he was smiling, he could still make people feel cold all over.
He was probably the only enemy in the whole Shangguan family who was really difficult to deal with.
"What a good Shangguan family! I've treated you well, but I didn't expect that you would do such a thing today. It's a blessing for Dajin that you and the Empress can work together to investigate this matter and put justice before family. I'll deal with this matter myself. You can leave now. "
In fact, Emperor Jin Yuandu knew all these things clearly.
However, what caught him off guard was that the Empress and Shangguan Qingyu were so decisive.
In an instant, more than half of the Shangguan family's power was ruined.
Therefore, he needed to think calmly about what they wanted to do.
Hearing Jin Yuandi's words, Shangguan Qingyu did not get up. Instead, she kowtowed again and said solemnly.
"I'm ashamed to face Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been very kind to our Shangguan family. But they did such a rebellious thing. I've already committed a crime, so let me end my life! "
After that, he bumped into the doorpost of the imperial study.
Of course, it was impossible for him to die.
Long Tianhao saw clearly that he bumped into the place where the Empress's henchmen were standing.
Before he could rush to the front, he was held back by the others.
However, because his body was too weak, before anyone could react, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Suddenly, the imperial study was in a mess.
Even if the emperor didn't like it, he had to put on a show in front of outsiders.
He repeatedly said, "Don't worry, my dear subject." Then he asked the Empress to take him away and comforted him with a few words.
Long Tianhao stood aside and watched this farce in silence.
However, his heart tightened a little.
This time, the Empress and Shangguan Qingyu had defeated him.
Even without the existence of the peace treaty, the Shangguan family had been temporarily kicked out of this duel of power in advance.
However, he and his father knew that the Shangguan family had Shangguan Qingyu and Shangguan Dongzhu, and they had become a sharp sword in the hand of the Empress.
Even though the sword had become a dagger, its sharpness was much stronger than before.
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