No matter how anxious Shangguan Ruoli and others are, life has to go on.

As soon as the people in the court heard that Jing Yu and Jing Yang were missing and the Supreme Emperor went to rescue them, they became panicked and began to think about their own little thoughts.

Some anti-war factions even began to complain that Jing Yu initiated the war, regardless of the fact that the emperor of the country, the country, and the country, personally led the expedition.

However, they knew that no matter how much trouble they made, the world would still belong to the Dongming family. Even Dongming Ziyu could not come back, and Jing Xi was there. Therefore, they did not dare to make trouble until the situation was clear.

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Jing Xi, Feng Jinxing, Shangguan Tianxiao and other loyal ministers appeased them for a while, and then those people temporarily stopped and quietly waited for the development of the situation.

Jing Xi could no longer run around freely as usual, and was detained in the palace by Feng Jinxing and Shangguan Tianxiao to help handle government affairs.

Jing Xi was very impatient and wanted to object, but Shangguan Anning also disappeared with Jing Yang. Shangguan Tianxiao's gray hair had turned completely white in the past few days. He looked distressed and didn't want him to worry about it, so he patiently said

The former dynasty was in charge.

Even though he usually spends three days in court fishing and two days sifting, and he doesn't participate much in government affairs, the courtiers still respect him.

Because they all know that Jing Xi has Da Ming's most massive intelligence system: Meihua Pavilion.

Shangguan Ruoli asked people to keep an eye on the defenders near the capital. If there was any abnormal movement, they would report it immediately.

On this day, Ling Yao came back from school and said: "Mother, some officials' children have taken leave of absence and have not come to school recently. This is too coincidental."

Shangguan Ruoli's eyes turned cold, "Who are they?"

Ling Yao took out a list and handed it to Shangguan Ruoli, "I didn't pay attention at first, but as more and more people asked for leave, I became suspicious."

Shangguan Ruoli frowned when he saw that there were several generals guarding the border and several important officials in the court on the list, "What do they want to do?"

Ling Yao said: "They don't necessarily want to rebel. They probably expect that if something happens, they will bear the brunt."

Shangguan Ruoli snorted coldly, "If you didn't do anything wrong, does that mean you have a guilty conscience?"

Ling Yao also said: "At least if you want to do something bad, I have sent people to keep an eye on their house, and there is no sign of escape yet."

Shangguan Ruoli stood up and said, "Let's go find Jing Xi, Lord Feng and the others to discuss it. I want to invite their family members to the palace as guests. Don't you want to hide? Haha!"

Jing Xi was writing furiously at the desk when she heard the servants reported that Shangguan Ruoli and Ling Yao were coming. She put the pen back on the pen holder and said, "Please come in quickly!"

Shangguan Ruoli and Ling Yao came in and saw his handsome face with pain.

Ling Yao joked: "What's wrong? You look like you've eaten bitter melon?"

Jing Xi wiped her hands with a handkerchief and sighed: "I really don't know how the emperor can be so patient in facing these official documents for so many years. Although there are many important things, many of them are simply trivial. Look,

It’s very upsetting.”

He now understood why his father didn't want to be the emperor. He really had no freedom and was tired and annoyed.

Thinking of the disappearance of Jing Yu and Jing Yang, his expression darkened, and his eyes could not hide the worry and sadness, "When he comes back, I will fight with him. These things should have been his busy work, but my eyes were so tired

They're all going blind."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and rubbed his eyes, the circles under his eyes were red.

He has been feeling flustered and had nightmares recently. He knew something might have happened to his twin brother Jingyang, but he didn't dare to say it and make everyone more worried.

Shangguan Ruoli looked at the shiny water stains on the back of his hands and knew that his son was thinking about Jing Yu and Jing Yang. He smiled bitterly and comforted him: "Many small things in the court can affect the whole body. If it is not an important matter, it will not show up at all."

Not before the emperor. In short, no matter how small a thing is, we cannot take it lightly."

Ling Yao also had a sore nose. In order to divert attention, she handed him the list, "These people's children have taken leave of absence and stopped coming to school recently. I think there is something wrong."

Jingyang cursed, silently took a look at the list, gritted his teeth and said, "Do these people want to rebel?"

If he dares to cause trouble at this time, he will definitely destroy all nine of their tribes!

Shangguan Ruoli said: "Not necessarily, maybe just to be cautious."

Jing Xi snorted coldly: "This is a guilty conscience! I will immediately order Meihua Pavilion to retrieve the information on these people and kill them!"

There are no clean people who work in the officialdom. Even if they themselves have not committed any crime, their family members and subordinates will still take advantage of others.

As long as you are willing, you will definitely find a crime to punish them.

Shangguan Ruoli hurriedly held him down and said, "Just send someone to monitor them. At this time, dealing with officials in large numbers will make people's hearts even more unstable. Besides, they haven't done anything against the imperial court yet, so it's not fair to them."

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Jing Xi was a little impulsive, but not stupid. She calmed down quickly and asked, "What do you think the queen should do?"

Plum Blossom Pavilion has hidden stakes in the homes of military generals and important ministers, and no information has been received yet about any unusual movements from them. But by not letting their own children go out, it is obvious that they are ready to take action and are thinking of an escape route.

Shangguan Ruoli said: "I want to invite the family members and legitimate children of those people to the palace as guests. Anyway, there are many idle palace courtyards in the palace, so that they can stay for a few more days."

This was to take their family members as hostages. The idea was a bit shady, but for the sake of her son, she was willing to be this evil person.

Jing Xi frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Will it scare the snake and cause them to resist? Should I invite Mr. Feng and my grandfather to discuss it?"

Shangguan Ruoli said: "I came to tell you this, just to let you discuss it."

She didn't dare to make the decision on matters related to the previous government without permission. If the other party made any moves, it would require cooperation from all departments in the government, and it might lead to big things happening.

She didn't want to have Dongming Ziyu come back with the children and have to clean up the mess.

Jing Xi nodded, "Okay, I'll ask Lord Feng, my grandfather and the cabinet minister to discuss this matter right away."

Now that he is the only man in the family, he cannot be sad, annoyed, or fall down. He has to support the family for his mother, sister, and sister.

Shangguan Ruoli sent people to Meihua Pavilion almost every day to inquire about the latest news. Jing Xi really wanted to tell her that there was good news, but there really was no news.

He held her hand and said, "Mother, don't worry, everything will be fine."

"Well, I'm not worried. Ji people have their own destiny. As long as our whole family works together, we will definitely get through this crisis." Shangguan Ruoli held his son's hand with his backhand.

The boy's hands are no longer as fleshy as they were when he was a child. The joints are clearly defined, and there are calluses peeling off the jaws and palms.

Ling Yao put her hand on the two's intertwined hands and said firmly: "Yes, our whole family works together, there is no crisis that we can't overcome!"

For more than ten years, although their family has had its share of internal and external troubles, it has been relatively smooth. This time is the biggest crisis they have faced.

Now each of them is sad and anxious. Not only do they have to control their emotions, but they also have to appease their families and even the courtiers.

Therefore, they must work together!
Chapter completed!