The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 172
Looking at Concubine Liang with a pale face, Li Sister-in pretended to be worried and said: "Concubine Liang is okay, her face is not very pretty, but she is not feeling well."

As soon as Li Meiying said this, the Grand Concubine also said: "What's wrong with my sister, if you are not feeling well, send an imperial doctor to come and have a look."

Concubine Liang came to her senses when she heard the words, managed to calm herself down, and then replied: "It's okay, it was a little maid in my bedroom who broke my most beloved jade ornament, I have to go back and have a look."

When the noble concubine heard the words, she didn't delve into whether her words were true or not, so she agreed: "Okay, then you go back to the palace to deal with your palace affairs! As for the Laba porridge, the Ai family will send someone to deliver it to you in a while."

Concubine Liang stood up, bowed to Concubine Gui, and then led her people out of the main hall.

As soon as she returned to her own bedroom, Concubine Liang said to the servant with a gloomy face: "What's going on, why did the two young masters cause a mutiny in the army, don't they know that this crime will lead to beheading?"

"I don't even know about this servant. The reason why Mr. Ding was rushed into the palace by the emperor is too late to go into details, but this matter also involved the two young masters of Duke An's residence." The little servant shook his head and said.

The specific situation is not clear, Concubine Liang was anxious, she thought about it and said to the servant: "Quickly tell Prince Ming to enter the palace."

The waiter got the order and hurried away. The female officer at the side saw that her face was not very good, so she carefully made a cup of hot tea and said: "Prince Taifei, please be safe. Prince Ming is here. I believe the two young masters are alright?" Something will happen."

Taking the tea from the female officer's hand, Concubine Liang worriedly said: "I hope they are really okay, they are the most outstanding among the young generation of the Ding family, if they are damaged like this, the Ding family may be doomed."

When the female officer heard the words, she couldn't talk for a while, so she paused and said: "Your Majesty, let's relax first, we can discuss everything after Prince Ming arrives!"

Concubine Liang nodded helplessly when she heard the words, that's all she can do now.

In the imperial study room, Wei Jinyang was sitting in front of the imperial case with a gloomy face, Wu Shaoyou was kneeling on the floor below him with a haggard look, and An Guogong and Master Ding stood on both sides with livid faces.

Another burly middle-aged man was standing by the desk. He had a serious expression and a dignified brow. He was Ma Cheng, Generalissimo of Zhenbei.

Just when the atmosphere in the imperial study room was condensed to the extreme, the sound of drinking newspapers sounded again: "Prince Ming is here, and Prime Minister Zhong is here."

Prince Ming and Prime Minister Zhong entered the imperial study one after another, and they saluted Wei Jinyang. When they were allowed to stand up, they saw Ma Cheng standing by the desk. Prime Minister Zhong was overjoyed, but said in a shocked tone: "Ma Cheng Grand Marshal, when did you return to Beijing?"

"I just came to Beijing today, for the little beasts of the Wu family and the Ding family!" , he replied like this, without any scruples about the face of Duke An and Lord Ding.

"Marshal Ma, what big mistake did Wu Shaoyou and the Ding family brothers make to make you so angry?" Prince Ming didn't like Ma Cheng's rude words, he frowned subtly, and then said another He opened his mouth with a respectful look.

"Prince Ming, ask yourself, it's hard for me to say anything." Ma Cheng left such words angrily, and Ma Cheng looked away angrily, unwilling to look at Wu Shaoyou more.

Ma Cheng's words and behavior made Prince Ming's face flash with embarrassment. After all, he is also a dignified prince, but he was treated so lightly by a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill. How could he not feel embarrassed.

In fact, Duke An also wanted to know what Wu Shaoyou had committed. He only knew that Wu Shaoyou had committed a crime in the army when he was summoned to the palace, but he didn't know the slightest thing. Prince Ming's face was not good-looking, so he turned around and slapped Wu Shaoyou on the face, and angrily said: "Nizi, in front of the emperor, don't hesitate to tell the truth."

In fact, Mr. An's words had a deep meaning. He was implying to Wei Jinyang that Wu Shaoyou might have been framed, and begged him to save his life for the sake of his cousins.

Wei Jinyang can understand this, and Master Ding, Prince Ming, and Prime Minister Zhong can also understand it, that is to say, Ma Cheng didn't understand the deep meaning of it, and only thought that An Guogong was eager to love his son. As a father, he thought It is impossible for Wu Shaoyou to make mistakes, so he wholeheartedly defends favoritism. In fact, this is a common problem of being a parent, and it is human nature.

Wu Shaoyou covered his face when he was beaten, his head was drooping very low, and he looked shameless, but he didn't speak. He violated military discipline, killed someone by mistake, and even killed his own brother. How could he Have the face to explain everything to his father, because he is indeed wrong, there is nothing to refute, nothing to explain.

Seeing that he was beaten to death without opening his mouth, Mr. An suddenly felt his head throbbing with anger. What happened one after another hit him again and again. Unknowingly, his body, because of one thing after another With the accumulation of these things, he was already on the verge of collapse, but the pressure on him was too great, and he didn't pay attention to the changes in his body.

Prime Minister Zhong watched from the sidelines with a worried expression. He was afraid that Prince Ming would take advantage of Wu Shaoyou's affairs to pick up ministers and misunderstand that Wei Jinyang favored his uncle's cousin. Thinking of this, he said to Ma Cheng: "Marshal Ma, Wu Shaoyou What exactly did he do? Since he doesn't want to say anything, you can tell the whole story to the emperor and us!"

Ma Cheng was slightly taken aback, then sighed and said: "It's also me who is not strict with my subordinates. Speaking of which, I have to take full responsibility for the whole incident. If it weren't for my laxity, Wu Junyi, Ding Lei, and Ding Jie would not have followed each other." Something happened, and the young life was ruined."

As soon as Mr. An heard that his second son had an accident and even lost his life, his vision went dark, he staggered back a few steps, and finally fell into the wooden chair.

Lord Ding only knew that both his sons died in an accident, but he didn't know why they lost their lives, so he hurriedly asked: "Marshal Ma, how did my two sons die? Is it true that they caused mutiny in the army?"

Master Ding's question made the anger that had just subsided in Ma Cheng's heart burn again. He glared at Wu Shaoyou angrily, and replied to Master Ding's words angrily: "It's true, not only Ding Lei and Ding Jie, Wu Shaoyou and Wu Junyi also stirred up his subordinates to make trouble. Ding Lei was killed by Wu Shaoyou in the chaos. Ding Jie wanted to avenge Ding Lei and killed Wu Junyi. Wu Shaoyou killed Ding Jie in a fit of anger. When I received the news and rushed back to the barracks, Of the four of them, only Wu Shaoyou survived."

"Ma Aiqing, why did Wu Shaoyou clash with Ding Lei?" Wei Jinyang, who had always been sullen and silent, finally asked the most critical question that provoked the incident.

(End of this chapter)