Chapter 1601: Su Mingzhe was fooled, past karma
Night is falling!

In the imperial study room.

Su Mingzhe stretched and was about to leave the palace and go to Bianliang to visit Tang Anan and her son, and to comfort Xie Daoqing, Jia Yuhua and other women.

Suddenly, a notification came from outside the door, causing Su Mingzhe to hesitate:

"Your Majesty, Kunning Palace has reported that the Queen has arranged a small banquet. Please come and join us!"

When Su Mingzhe heard this, he immediately drove Tang Anan and other women out of his mind:

"Show off in Kunning Palace!"

On the way to Kunning Palace, although Su Mingzhe was excited, he couldn't help but think about the purpose of Xiaolongnu inviting him over this time.

You know, ever since he had added women to his family again and again, Xiaolongnu no longer loved him as deeply as before.

The last time Xiaolongnu invited herself to a banquet was because Crown Prince Su Hui turned twelve and wanted to learn how to participate in politics.

Now, after so many years, he invites me to the banquet again. Is it still about the prince's matter?
With mixed thoughts in his mind, Su Mingzhe came to Kunning Palace. Before he even got off the imperial carriage, he saw Xiaolongnu and Wanyan Ping dressed in their best to greet him, and his eyes lit up.

In the past, Xiaolongnu liked to wear white clothes and white skirts, and her temperament was plain and cold.

Although Xiaolongnu has a beautiful appearance and looks like a sixteen-year-old girl, Su Mingzhe always feels a little aesthetically fatigued after looking at her for a long time.

Today, Xiaolongnu changed into a scarlet palace dress, and her cheeks and lips seemed to have a little rouge and lipstick on them, which made her originally fair skin look more charming.

When she bowed, Su Mingzhe's eyes followed the neckline of her palace skirt and saw the deep cleavage that made him yearn for it.

If they were not an old couple, Su Mingzhe would have really been so engrossed in her gaze that he could not have pulled it out.

Even so, he took two quick steps, helped Xiao Longnu to stand up, and then hugged the woman's soft waist while scolding:

"Long'er, I've told you so many times that we are one as husband and wife. There's no need for these empty formalities!"

As he got closer, Su Mingzhe saw Xiao Longnu's pair of phoenix eyes, like stars, her black hair naturally falling on her shoulders, and her pearly teeth containing fragrance.

Seeing Su Mingzhe helping her sister up, obsessed with her but leaving her aside, Wanyan Ping naturally felt a little sour.

However, thinking of the purpose of holding the banquet tonight, Wanyan Ping could only put the thoughts aside, took the man's arm, and walked towards the depths of the palace together.

Halfway through the banquet.

Xiao Longnu suggested that the prince wanted to marry Wang Jie, the daughter of Grand Tutor Wang E.

Su Mingzhe, who was originally drunk and lusty, sobered up instantly.

Xiao Long Nu was a little surprised when she saw the man suddenly sit up straight, and blurted out:
"Can't you?"

"Of course not!"

Su Mingzhe looked at Xiao Longnu's clear and bright eyes and nodded, but in his mind he couldn't help but scold the prince:

"This little bastard is really causing trouble for me!"

Not to mention, this Wang Jie is the aunt of Concubine De Wang Chen, and the issue of status is most likely to cause public controversy.

The biggest problem is that Wang Jie is the daughter of Taifu Wang E.

Even if Su Mingzhe suppressed his disgust and agreed to the marriage, the Grand Tutor Wang E would probably not marry his daughter to the Crown Prince.

Seeing Xiao Long Nu looking at him with doubtful eyes, Su Mingzhe hesitated for a moment and pushed Wang E out as a shield:
"Grand Tutor Wang E is a great scholar of our time. Don't underestimate him because he is a minister of the Jin Dynasty. He first surrendered to the Tartars and then surrendered to me. In fact, he values ​​etiquette and status the most!"

Hearing the man using Wang E as an excuse, Xiao Longnu was still hesitating whether to "force him to do what he wants", but Wanyan Ping smiled and said:

"If Wang Taifu agrees to this marriage, Your Majesty will not have any objections, right?"

"As long as Master Wang agrees, I will naturally be willing to help him!"

Su Mingzhe didn't believe that Wang E would agree to this marriage, so he pretended to be generous.

"Then I, your concubine, would like to thank you on behalf of the prince!"

Wanyan Ping thought Su Mingzhe would disagree, but she didn't expect Su Mingzhe to nod so easily. She was so happy that she wanted to throw herself into the man's arms and let him pamper her. Su Mingzhe's eyes were full of Xiao Longnu at the moment, so he didn't care about Wanyan Ping's life or death. He picked up Xiao Longnu and walked towards the bedroom.

The flower dew scent hangs down from the curtains, and the remaining wine makes the taste even stronger.

Although Xiaolongnu is not good at charm, she herself is the source of charm.

These are things Wanyan Ping could never catch up with.

……

A few days later, Qingming Festival came.

Su Mingzhe took some concubines, princes, princesses, and noble disciples to the Chengde Palace.

It was the day after Su Mingzhe left.

Xiaolongnu invited the wife of Grand Tutor Wang E to Kunning Palace.

A few more days passed.

As soon as Su Mingzhe arrived at the Chengde Palace, he received news from Xiaolongnu that the Grand Tutor Wang E had agreed to marry his daughter to the prince as a concubine.

Su Mingzhe was very surprised at this result.

In his impression, Wang E was a rather old-fashioned scholar who should not agree to this matter.

With doubts in mind, Su Mingzhe called Wanyan Ping to the bedroom to ask:
"Ping'er, you already knew that once your sister asked, Wang E would definitely agree, right?"

"I don't know what your majesty is talking about."

Wanyan Ping naturally would not admit that Su Mingzhe had been tricked by her.

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe was not in a hurry.

At night, Su Mingzhe took Wanyan Ping to the hot spring to take a bath and tortured the woman.

Although Wanyan Ping was of a delicate nature, she stubbornly refused to admit it.

After all, it was a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the crime could be serious or minor. She would not surrender just because of Su Mingzhe's torture.

Seeing that the woman was being stubborn, Su Mingzhe ordered the palace maid to bring the things he had used to bully Guo Fu and Guo Xiang.

Wanyan Ping, who was already exhausted, soon cried and begged for mercy in front of various torture instruments:

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. You must have guessed the cause and effect. Why bother asking for the truth——"

"I just want you to admit it yourself!"

Su Mingzhe skillfully used various torture instruments, making Wanyan Ping miserable. She had no choice but to confess:

"Your Majesty must have guessed it. It was Imperial Tutor Wang who abandoned my sister. Imperial Tutor Wang felt that he owed my sister something. So, when my sister asked, no matter how stubborn Imperial Tutor Wang was, he didn't dare to offend my sister!"

Wanyan Ping explained the cause and effect of the past, but Su Mingzhe still didn't show a good look and continued to ask:
"When did you sisters know about this?"

Seeing that the man was not giving up, Wanyan Ping even took out another torture device, which frightened her so much that she could only continue to confess:

"When His Majesty ascended the throne, Wang Taifu apologized to my sister through his wife. My sister was kind-hearted and did not blame him. He has always been grateful to my sister. Later, my sister learned that he was knowledgeable and recommended him to be the prince's tutor..."

Although Wanyan Ping confessed everything, Su Mingzhe's anger was aroused by her. This night was destined to be unforgettable for her.

the next day.

Su Mingzhe walked out of the bedroom refreshed and began to write a handwritten edict to Liu Bingzhong, the regent of the crown prince.

Some time ago, after learning that the crown prince had instigated the ministers to force the emperor to abdicate, Su Mingzhe was ready to abdicate the throne to the crown prince.

After all, for him, after the goal of "expelling the Tartars and unifying the world" was achieved, the so-called throne of the emperor was far less important than family affection.

This time, Xiaolongnu and Wanyan Ping actually deceived him together, which made Su Mingzhe lose the last bit of interest in the profession of "emperor".

So, abdicate in advance!