Marry a Duke

Chapter 253 Furious

The emperor is no longer the young and naive boy who only obeyed his sister's orders.

He has sat in a high position, with countless people lying behind him. The human tricks he has witnessed have already made him more sophisticated.

He knew very well that if he wanted to keep this position, he had to be in charge of everything, and the people he used had to be people he deeply trusted.

Over the years, the imperial sister has been acting arbitrarily, relying on her contribution in helping him ascend the throne.

How could he not know that he was secretly gaining power and benefits?

However, he has very few blood relatives in this world. His royal sister was someone who had helped him with everything she had, and he wanted to repay her. Now, when he thinks about it, all the favors have already been repaid.

The result of his indulgence was that the imperial sister became more and more arrogant.

Now, he also wants military power.

When Wei Xuan entered, the emperor looked very calm on the surface, but he was actually getting irritated on the inside.

Wei Xuan saluted. He came in a wheelchair.

When the eldest princess saw this scene, her eyes twitched violently.

A man who could kill her six secret guards in the blink of an eye had the nerve to show up in a wheelchair.

"Wei minister pays homage to the emperor."

"Wei Qing, you look like this--?" The emperor glanced at the eldest princess. At this moment, he was a little suspicious whether the eldest princess was making up a crime again.

The eldest princess witnessed the emperor's questioning look.

Her face turned pale and blue.

"Wei Xuan, you still have the nerve to sit in a wheelchair. You killed six of my secret guards. Those are six lives. I will never let this go. You must pay the price for this."

The eldest princess pointed her hand directly at Wei Xuan's face.

"Your Majesty, Wei Xuan is lying. Does he think that just because he comes here in a wheelchair, he is a dying man?"

"Your Majesty, I was indeed severely poisoned before. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital can testify for me. Poisoning is not something that can be easily faked." Wei Xuan looked at the eldest princess leisurely.

The eldest princess's face changed drastically.

"So, you don't dare to admit it?"

Wei Xuan smiled.

There's nothing I'm afraid of.

He refused to admit it, which made the emperor suspicious.

"Your Majesty, I did kill someone in the Princess's mansion, but it was in self-defense. The Princess ignored the safety of me and my wife and sent six secret guards to attack me and my wife. I was forced to do so."

He still looked somewhat weak.

"Your Majesty, I came here to apologize. In order to protect myself, I had to kill the six secret guards of the eldest princess. If the eldest princess blames me, I will accept the punishment."

The emperor looked at the eldest princess.

"Royal sister, is this really the case?"

"Nonsense." The princess said angrily, "Wei Xuan, don't think that the emperor will be fooled by you just because you pretend to be pitiful. Your Majesty, I have held a banquet in the Princess's Mansion and invited the women of all families to attend the banquet and watch opera. The Wei family is also invited. I have long forgotten the past grudges, but Wei Xuan has not. He even tried to attack me. My secret guards were just trying to protect me, but they were killed by him."

After all this time, no one knows who is telling the truth.

The emperor summoned the imperial physician to take Wei Xuan's pulse.

The poison in Wei Xuan's body has not yet been eliminated, only part of it has been forced out.

The imperial physician naturally told him so.

So, Wei Xuan is just a patient, and it is reasonable for him to come in a wheelchair.

"Royal sister, let's just leave it at that. Please don't continue to hurt me." The emperor was a little angry. "I also ask my sister to carefully examine her own identity and not lose her dignity."

These words can be considered as quite harsh ones spoken by the Emperor to the eldest princess.

I usually follow the eldest princess's lead.

Today, in front of Wei Xuan, he spoke to her in such a tone, and the eldest princess became so angry that her face turned pale.

"emperor--."

The emperor has ignored her.

"Someone, send the princess back to the palace."

"Yes."

The emperor has issued an order that if the eldest princess really stays in the palace, it would be disobeying the emperor's order.

The eldest princess was not stupid. Since the emperor was angry, she could only leave and come back another day.

Before leaving, she glared at Wei Xuan hatefully.

Wei Xuan raised his eyes indifferently and curled the corners of his lips at her.

"Farewell, Princess."

The eldest princess gritted her teeth, straightened her back, and was sent out of the palace.

Wei Xuan also wanted to leave.

However, the emperor kept him to discuss what had just happened, and the princess began to ask him for the military token, wanting military power.

"It seems that the eldest princess is no longer satisfied with the current situation."

"I don't want to break off relations with her completely. After all, she is my biological sister, and she spent everything to help me ascend the throne." The emperor still cherished their old friendship.

Wei Xuan said: "If that's the case, Your Majesty, please leave this matter to me. Even if the princess blames you, Your Majesty can push it onto me."

The emperor has this intention.

He didn't want to completely break off relations with his sister.

On the one hand, I still care about a little bit of family affection.

Secondly——

If he wanted to gain a reputation as a virtuous ruler, thousands of years later, history books would record that he was a wise ruler and emperor who could create a prosperous era.

"Thank you for your hard work, Wei Qing. Please take care of your health. I don't want you to get hurt due to overwork."

"Yes."

The emperor ordered someone to reward Wei Xuan with a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, and only then did he leave the palace.

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Wei Xuan returned from the palace and found that everyone in the Wei family was waiting for him.

Old Madam Wei was also worried that her son had caused trouble in the Princess's Mansion and the Princess would definitely not let him go. They were worried that the Emperor would detain Wei Xuan because of the Princess's identity.

Old Madam Wei was already prepared to go to the palace to plead for mercy. Wei Xuan was in this state, and he had already stepped into the gates of hell.

If I get detained again, I’m afraid my life will be in danger.

Wei Lin was also in a hurry.

Lan Yin was anxious but didn't say anything, while Fu Ran tried to persuade them again and again.

She believed that with Wei Xuan's ability, there must be a way to resolve the situation.

Now, it has really been resolved.

He came back well.

"Xiuning, Xiuning, my son." Madam Wei rushed forward and held Wei Xuan's hand. "Mother has always been worried about you. If the eldest princess threatens someone's life this time, mother is afraid that the emperor will no longer stand by your side."

"Yes, mother and we are all very uneasy." Wei Lin said.

Lan Yin just nodded.

Fu Ran didn't say anything. Wei Xuan glanced at her and she just smiled at him.

"What? Aren't you worried about me?" he asked.

Fu Ran shook his head. "Don't worry. With your ability, you will definitely be able to get out of this predicament. Besides, the princess is unreasonable in this matter. If the emperor really doesn't know people well, he won't use the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion. The emperor must trust you, so he won't easily listen to the princess' words."

The others looked at her; she had just said the same thing to them.

But they didn't really believe it.

They are blood-related siblings.

The Duke of Wei was at best a minister.

In the eyes of those in power, subjects must obey orders.

"You think highly of me." Wei Xuan curled his lips, "The emperor gave me a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum as a gift. It was a tribute sent by the Hu tribe before. Mother, you can keep it in your room."

When Old Madam Wei saw the Ganoderma lucidum, she naturally knew it was a good thing.

"You are just the right person to use. Mom is old now. It would be a waste if she continued to use this good thing."

"Mother, my son has been poisoned. I'm afraid he won't be able to take the medicine."