No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 583 Obedient?puppet!
When Xie Yan sat and chatted with Wu Jun, Ji Zhan in the palace was full of anger and had nowhere to vent.Seeing the overturned and shattered furnishings of the Mansion Hall, those who walked in from the outside couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Ji Zhan turned his head to look at the person who came, and said coldly, "What are you doing here now? What's the matter!" The man looked less than thirty, and his appearance was obviously of mixed blood from the Central Plains.

His father was one of the first people who followed Bai Jingrong to the Qi clan back then. At that time, the Bai family's world had not completely collapsed. Although Bai Jingrong was the wife of Qi Wang Ji Sui, he was still a high-ranking father.

His father married the daughter of a minor nobleman of the Qi nationality, so he grew up with Ji Zhan.

"Your Majesty, once the two generals die, the Bai family army is now dominated by Wu Ye's family."

Ji Zhan snorted coldly, wouldn't he know about this?What's the use of saying this now?

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Ji Zhan couldn't help kicking over the stool in front of him.

Seeing him like this, the young man felt very helpless.

His Majesty was young and full of vigor, and he hoped to show his talents when he ascended the throne of the Qi clan. Who would have thought that the first thing he would face was not the difficulties of the nobles of the Qi clan, but the troubles caused by his own mother.

He also admired Bai Jingrong when he was young, but after all, he grew up with Ji Zhan, so naturally he has a deeper relationship with Ji Zhan.

Now that Ji Zhan became King Qi, he has naturally become Ji Zhan's confidant and aide.

In this way, Bai Jingrong, who made things difficult for Ji Zhan, naturally became his enemy.

"Your Majesty, calm down." The young man said respectfully, "The most important thing right now is the military power of the Bai family army."

The Bai family army now has only 4 to [-] people in total, and it would be nothing if it were placed in the heyday of Dasheng or the Qi nationality.

But the current total strength of the Qi tribe is only about a hundred thousand, and these thirty to forty thousand are still near the king city, which is not too small.

Ji Zhan looked gloomy, and said: "She is not kind, so don't blame me for being unrighteous, and send someone to kill Wu Ye!"

The reason why his always proud mother is so crazy now is that there are gradually fewer people available.

Now the Bai family army can hold on to the big scene is only Wu Ye and a few.If Wu Ye died, she would definitely suffer a severe injury.

It happened that Ji Zhan had been displeased with Wu Ye for quite some time, but he didn't attack him because of Bai Jingrong's face.

Now that Wu Ye is picking things up on his own, don't blame him for being rude.

"Your Majesty, the two generals were not killed by Wu Ye." The young man hastily persuaded.

Ji Zhan was a little surprised, "No?"

The young man nodded again and again, "This subordinate immediately came to report to the king when he heard the news, but it was not Wu Ye who did it. Your lord, Qu Fang is back."

"Qu Fang?!" Ji Zhan's expression darkened instantly, "You mean, he killed those two people?"

"pretty close."

"Isn't he in Shangyong? Why did he suddenly come to King Qi's city?"

The young man said: "Back then, Qu Fang was arrested by Dasheng Xie Yan. It is said that Qu Fang's apprentice sacrificed himself for Xie Yan, so Qu Fang's life was saved. In the past two years, Qu Tiange has been reused, and Xie Yan has no Make things difficult for Qu Fang and let him go free. Originally, we all thought that Qu Fang would never come back in this life."

After all, after Qu Fang was captured by Xie Yan, Bai Jingrong didn't feel reluctant at all, so he just threw Qu Fang on Shangyong.

How Qu Fang talked to Bai Jingrong, these people have been watching them all those years.Even Qu Fang's apprentice, even if he didn't like Bai Jingrong any more, he did a lot for Bai Jingrong for the sake of his master.

Bai Jingrong just gave up playing the music, doing practical things makes people feel a little chilled.

Ji Zhan frowned and said, "Could it be that Qu Fang took refuge in the people of Dasheng and came back to work carefully?"

The young man froze for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Should...not be?"

For a person like Qu Fang, it's really hard to imagine him doing such a thing for others.What's more, Qu Fang's feelings for Bai Jingrong should not be like this.

Is it because of love and hatred?

Ji Zhan also quickly vetoed this idea. His mother knew well that if she had any doubts about Qu Fang, she would not keep him by her side.

Now that there is another expert like Qu Fang beside her, Ji Zhan has to guard against it.

A top player may not be able to influence the development of the situation to win or lose the court, but it can give a fatal blow at a critical moment.

For example, what happened yesterday made Ji Zhan angry.

The young man looked at Ji Zhan and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager now holds tens of thousands of soldiers from the Bai family army, has a master like Qu Fang to protect her body, and has secretly contacted those nobles of the Qi clan. Your Majesty must be careful."

Ji Zhan's eyes were gloomy, and he said coldly: "Can she still abolish this king?"

The young man dared not speak, he really had this feeling in his heart.

The queen mother hates people and things that are not under her control the most. Now that the king has such a trouble with her, she may really have the desire to abolish the establishment.

Seeing his expression, Ji Zhan naturally understood what he was thinking.

He sneered and said, "Okay, I want to see how capable she is!"

"Report to your empress, the king is coming."

In the main hall, Bai Jingrong was half lying on the soft couch, joking with Luo Junyao who was standing beside him.Just by looking at her complexion and smiling face, Luo Junyao knew that she was in a good mood.

I just don't know if it's because Qu Fang came back, or because Qu Fang helped her get rid of the two traitors as soon as she came back.

In short, Bai Jingrong's mood is particularly bright today.

Luo Jun shook his head and glanced outside the hall. Under the huge marble pillar outside the hall, Qu Fang stood alone with his sword in his arms.

His expression was calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care about everything around him.

Luo Junyao is not used to Qu Fang like this, and she has become somewhat friendly with Qu Fang in the past few years.Although Qu Fang is not very talkative, it is rarely like this now.

However, neither Luo Junyao nor Qu Fang spoke actively, so now Luo Junyao still doesn't know what Qu Fang is doing when he comes back.

"Chuchu is curious about A Fang?" Bai Jingrong naturally saw Luo Junyao's movements.

Luo Jun shook his head generously and said, "Since that Mr. Qu came, the empress seems to be in a good mood."

Bai Jingrong said with a smile: "Naturally, A Fang is the person I trust the most. He's back, so I can feel much more at ease in everything I do."

Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked, his eyes were a bit bewildered.

Bai Jingrong didn't explain, and said to her: "Forget it, since you are curious, you might as well talk to him. He has always been taciturn. I didn't expect that he would still be like this after a few years. I thought that in a prosperous town like Shangyong, he would Can change a little bit."

Luo Junyao looked hesitantly at the maid kneeling in the hall waiting for Bai Jingrong's reply.

"But..." Compared to Qu Fang, she still wanted to know what Bai Jingrong and Ji Zhan would say.

The smile on Bai Jingrong's face grew stronger, "Chuchu is indeed a sweet and good boy, that's all, come and sit down."

"Please come in, Your Majesty." The smile on Bai Jingrong's face faded, he glanced at the maid in the palace, and said calmly.

The maid knelt for a long time, feeling uneasy.

Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately bowed his head respectfully and bid farewell: "Yes, empress."

Ji Zhan strode into Bai Jingrong Palace, and before he reached the entrance of the main hall, he saw Qu Fang standing outside the hall.

Qu Fang looked up at him, then lowered his eyes again, staring at the ground in front of him, wondering if he was lost in thought or what?

It was as if he, King Qi, wasn't worth a second look at him.

Ji Zhan's eyes sank.

Ji Zhan hated these men around his mother since he was a child, but his father didn't say anything back then, and as a son, Ji Zhan couldn't say anything.

Not only can't say it, but he had to be respectful and polite to these people back then.

This includes song playback.

After glancing at Qu Fang coldly, he stepped into the hall.

In the main hall, Bai Jingrong was still reclining on the soft couch, lazily looking at Ji Zhan who came in full of anger.

Luo Junyao was sitting on the edge of the soft couch, watching this scene innocently.

Bai Jingrong said leisurely: "Your Majesty takes care of everything every day, why come to me when you have time?"

Ji Zhan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Mother, what are you going to do?"

Bai Jingrong stood up, spread his hands and said, "What are you doing? What can I do? Now I'm just living in this small palace, wasting the rest of my life."

Ji Zhan sneered, "Mother has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Bai family army, and now there are more experts like Qu Fang to escort her. Who would dare to do anything to you?"

"What should I be?"

Bai Jingrong said slowly: "Your Majesty was angry because of this matter. You also knew A Fang since you were a child. Are you unhappy that you haven't seen him back for a few years?"

"..." Ji Zhan thought to himself, what am I happy about?Glad your lover is back?

Ji Zhan looked at Bai Jingrong in front of him with a sullen face, "Mother really wants to make trouble with me like this?"

The smile on Bai Jingrong's face gradually disappeared, and he said softly, "Ah Zhan, mother doesn't want to make you unhappy, but you let mother down too much."

Ji Zhan sneered and said, "How can I not let you down? Be your puppet and let you promulgate everywhere?"

Bai Jingrong raised his hand and laughed, "What is a puppet? Your child speaks really badly."

"You and I are our own mother and son. One of your two younger brothers died long ago and the other is useless. What future does mother have that is not yours? Mother only hopes that you will be more obedient, that's all."

Ji Zhan was about to be laughed out of anger.

What's the difference between this and a puppet?
"Mother, do you really think that the nobles of the Qi clan can accept a foreign woman holding power?"

Ji Zhan said coldly: "Even if you were loved by your father and king back then, you still failed to really intervene in the real core affairs of the Qi clan. A few years ago you went to the Central Plains, and the result was even more shocking to the nobles of the Qi clan." Dissatisfied. Now that the father is gone, do you think they will tolerate a queen mother in power?"

Intervening in political affairs as King Qi's favored concubine is King Qi's favor and connivance, and nobles of the Qi tribe will go to King Qi if there is a problem.

But meddling in political affairs as the queen mother is a completely different matter.

Although the Qi people have never had a case of a queen dowager in power, it does not mean that they cannot think of examples of the queen dowager system in the past dynasties of the Central Plains.

Don't say that they can't accept a woman from a foreign race holding the power of the Qi clan, just say that Ji Zhan is now in his 20s. If the Queen Mother is still needed to participate in political affairs, then what is the significance of the existence of King Qi?
Bai Jingrong looked at Ji Zhan coldly.

Ji Zhan also didn't say a word, and the mother and son just confronted each other.

Luo Junyao sat beside Bai Jingrong motionless, looking from Ji Zhan's direction, it seemed that she was frightened by the confrontation between the two.

Ji Zhan snorted disdainfully in his heart, and slowly looked away.

"Since mother insists on going her own way, don't blame me for being rude. The death of the two generals of the Bai family army will not be forgotten like this." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked outside.

Bai Jingrong said: "Bai's army is surnamed Bai, those two should die if they eat inside and out?"

"Really?" Ji Zhan snorted.

Bai Jingrong's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Stop!"

Ji Zhan paused, but did not stop at a glance, but continued to walk outside.

He had just stepped out of the palace gate when an unsheathed long sword stood in front of him.

Ji Zhan was not afraid, raised his hand and slowly pushed the sword away, turned to Bai Jingrong and said, "What? Mother wants to treat me like those two generals?"

Bai Jingrong said with a sullen face, "A Fang, let him go."

Only then did Qu Fang withdraw his sword, Ji Zhan sneered at him, and walked away.

The hall was quiet, Qu Fang walked in from the outside and saw Bai Jingrong's appearance, frowned and said in a low voice, "Why are you doing this?"

Bai Jingrong said: "What? You also think I did something wrong?"

Qu Fang looked at her, "You said it too, I don't understand these things."

Bai Jingrong smiled wryly, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, what's the use of telling you these things?"

Qu Fang lowered his eyes and remained silent, his expression still calm and indifferent.

After a long while, he slowly said: "Your Majesty is already in his 20s. Whether in the Central Plains or outside the Great Wall, a person of this age...doesn't want someone to restrain him everywhere."

Bai Jingrong raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you speaking for Ji Zhan?"

Qu Fang said: "Even if it is the Dasheng Regent, he still has to consider the matter of delegating power after the emperor takes power. Let it go when it's time to let go."

Bai Jingrong obviously couldn't listen to these words, she sneered and said: "I'm not! Do you think Xie Yan will let go willingly? I hate that I am not a man, otherwise I would not be here today! If I have Xie Yan's luck and Conditions, long ago..."

Bai Jingrong didn't say anything a long time ago, but the other two people in the palace knew it well.

The hall fell into silence again.

Ji Zhan left Bai Jingrong's bedroom, but the anger on his face gradually dissipated and he became calm.

The young staff members stepped forward and bowed respectfully to salute.

"Your Majesty, where is the Empress Dowager..."

Ji Zhan said calmly: "Don't think too much, let's act according to our original plan. She will not change her mind, this king should have thought about it earlier."

His mother has long been obsessed with power, and she doesn't care about anything but power.

"But……"

Ji Zhan said coldly: "It's just an extra tune. The Mobei Excalibur is indeed famous, but my Qi tribe is not without people. What's more...he is old!"

Just seeing that he was able to kill two generals silently, the Mobei Excalibur is obviously still a treasured sword.But since they couldn't reach an agreement, there was no other way to think about it.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ji Zhan glanced back at the palace gate not far behind, and said, "When my father was still there, I'm afraid I never thought that our brother and mother would come to this point."

The young man stood with his hands down, without interrupting.

He knew that Ji Zhan didn't need him to speak at this time.

"Let's go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)