The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 233

"What? Miss Yuzhen and the child, or is there someone else?" Li Ye showed a teasing smile on his face.

Xiao Yu smiled lightly, "No one likes her in a humble body!"

Li Ye had a laugh, and with a long whistle, the vigorous white horse stopped immediately. Such a neat signal seemed to complement each other.

After taking the cowhide water bag thrown by Xiao Yu, Li Ye gulped down half of it, "This time at the border, this king has learned a lot!"

Xiao Yu sighed: "Gold and iron horses, desert yellow sand, Xiao Yu is also the same."

There was a deepness in Li Ye's eyes that he had never seen before, "Three years of guarding the border, the third brother never forgets to take care of me. This time when I return to Chang'an, the king has prepared a big gift for the third brother!"

"Princess Yuzhen and Xiao Yu's marriage was also arranged by His Majesty. I have not yet thanked His Majesty for your kindness. This great gift also counts as Xiao Yu's share!" It is sharpened more like a sharp sword waiting to be unsheathed at any time.

Li Ye threw the water bag on the ground and said loudly: "Well said! Follow me back to Chang'an, drive!"

More than a dozen fast horses swept through the smoke and dust again, and headed for the bustling ancient city.

In the early morning of this day, Chang Xi brought Meier to Kunde Hall to pay respects to the Empress. Although Chang Xi has not attached herself to the Empress these years, the two have always tacitly dealt with Concubine Li. Concubine Li sent Ning Xiang to tell her that His Majesty was going to welcome King Xue to clean up the dust in Ganlu Palace. She, Zhaoyi, who was in charge of the Sixth Palace, always wanted to discuss it with the Queen.

When she was about to enter the door, with a dazed glance, Chang Xi saw the side room where she lived in the Kunde Palace again. At that time, she did not have the honorable status of the current master of the first palace, but was just a maid in charge of the palace. She is also very happy to help the queen give advice, but now that she is the ninth concubine, she is constrained everywhere, and her life is extremely hard.

Aunt Youlan who came out to welcome her was blessed when she saw Chang Xi blankly, "Zhaoyi, my lady is waiting for you in the main hall!"

"Okay!" Chang Xi put away her complicated thoughts, took Mei Er's hand, and entered the hall.

The queen was chatting with Yu Zhaorong, Guo Shunyi, and Yun Cairen. These people are all old people under her command. Poor Yun Cairen has become more and more disfavored since he lost his child. He has been dressed in more shabby and desolate clothes for the past few years. .

Seeing Chang Xi, Yu Zhaorong smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Wu Zhaoyi is even more radiant!"

"Thanks to my sister!" Chang Xi said a few words humbly, and knelt behind the case.

The queen took a sip of her tea, "Your Majesty wants to clean up the dust for King Xue. Does Chang Xi have any good ideas to make His Majesty's eyes shine?"

Before Chang Xi could answer, Guo Shunyi asked, "I wonder if Concubine Xiao will follow King Xue back to Chang'an City? Or will he continue to patrol at the border?"

Yu Zhaorong shook the palace fan, covered her mouth and laughed straight, "I met Princess Yuzhen in Furong Garden a few days ago, and the princess said that the son-in-law will return to Chang'an soon, and she is very happy!"

When Chang Xi heard Xiao Yu's name, she lost her youthful passion and just smiled indifferently. She was suddenly surprised to find that she had really forgotten him for a long time. Thinking about him will only add to my troubles, and no matter whether Lu Meiren's words are true or not, Yuzhen is the biggest suspect who killed her child, so keep a distance, and then she will be merciless when she retaliates in the future!
"So that's it!" The queen smiled after hearing what Yu Zhaorong said, "It's even more lively this time!"

The five discussed how to design the palace banquet, and which song and dance to choose would be more innovative. Chang Xi insisted on frugality, and the queen also believed that the atmosphere of the family banquet should not be too extravagant.

When it was hot, Xiao Luzi, the father-in-law of the Kunde Palace, ran in with his waist bent, his head was covered with cold sweat, and it seemed that something serious had happened.

The queen frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty is furious in the Palace of Qinzheng! Yes, yes!" Xiao Luzi stammered nervously.

"What do you want, you should say it, don't make me anxious!" The queen slapped the wooden table and shouted.

Looking at Chang Xi's expression, Xiao Luzi was a little afraid to speak.

Mei'er and Chang Xi were shocked when they saw him staring at them, why did this matter have anything to do with them?

"His Majesty Xuanwu Zhaoyi enters the hall to confront him!" Xiao Luzi finally spoke out after hesitating.

Chang Xi was stunned for a while, then frowned and said, "Why did Your Majesty send me to the hall to confront him?"

Xiao Luzi said: "I don't know, it's just that Eunuch Gao is in a hurry and wants you to go to Hanyuan Palace!"

Chang Xi had already realized the seriousness of the situation at this time, so he gave a salute, bid farewell to the Queen, and hurriedly followed Xiao Luzi to the Hanyuan Hall with Meier and other court ladies.

The queen looked at Chang Xi's back and was puzzled, "What is His Majesty announcing her at this time? And it's still at the court meeting!"

Yu Zhaorong shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not a good thing!"

"Ever since Wu Zhaoyi moved into Jiaofang Palace and changed hands, we have lost control. Why don't we take advantage of the change of servants in the palace and put an eyeliner in, so that we can do things more conveniently!" Guo Shunyi suggested.

The queen praised: "This plan is very good, but it is difficult to choose a person!"

Guo Shunyi lowered her head and thought for a while, "It's easy for people to find out about ordinary servants. If Wu Zhaoyi knows that the person is the confidant of the empress, she will deliberately take precautions and even take the opportunity to pass false news to us."

"Then it's better to send a servant outside the palace!" Yun Cairen said.

Guo Shunyi hummed, "It's a pity that people outside the palace don't know if they can be trusted or not!"

Yu Zhaorong said: "I do have a ready candidate!"

The queen said curiously: "Let's hear it!"

"I have a distant relative from my hometown called Ouyang Bohao. He is very alert. He has just entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Why not assign him to Jiaofang Palace to monitor Wu Zhaoyi. If Wu Zhaoyi doesn't know him, he won't be on guard. , whoever comes is also reliable!"

"Very good, that's it! After the family banquet, send him to the Jiaofang Hall to serve him. You can take the trouble to train him in secret in the next few days!" The queen nodded and said.

Xiao Luzi led the way in a hurry, and Chang Xi didn't care about the astonished eyes of the people around her, she just bowed her head and walked like flying.

"I have been on good terms with Zhaoyi in the past, and now I risk my life to say something!" Xiao Luzi saw that there was no one else on the road, and wanted to say a few words of kindness to Chang Xi.

Chang Xi was touched and said: "Eunuch Lu, tell me quickly, just treat me as the maid in charge of Kunde Palace, don't be shy!"

"Thank you Zhaoyi, when the slave was waiting outside the Hanyuan Hall, I heard a fierce quarrel between the ministers and the prince, and then heard a loud bang, and then Eunuch Gao came out to announce Zhaoyi, which seemed to be a big deal , and it's not a good thing! You have to pay more attention!" Xiao Luzi looked anxious.

Chang Xi heard that her whole body fell into the ice cellar, and her feet were a little soft, but the matter has come to this point, even if it is a mountain of swords and seas of fire, she still has to live through it, so she calmly said: "Thank you, Eunuch Lu, this kindness will be repaid in the future!"

"Zhaoyi is being polite!" Xiao Luzi still did not stop.

Mei'er also looked anxious when she was beside her, "The crown prince is arguing with the ministers, he should look for Concubine Li, why did he come to look for you?"

"I don't know! Let's take one step at a time!" Although Chang Xi also vaguely felt that this matter was ominous, he could only bite the bullet and hold on.

After a while, when I came to the outside of Hanyuan Hall, I only heard the silence in the hall, and I didn't know what Li Longji and the officials were doing!
Chang Xi tidied up her messy sideburns a little, took a deep breath, "Concubine Chang Xi, waiting outside the palace!"

The voice came out leisurely, reaching Shengting, and after only a moment of listening, a long, sharp voice came out from the Hanyuan Hall, "—Xuan!"

The two thick red doors were slowly pushed open by the guards.

This is the first time Chang Xi came to Hanyuan Hall during the court meeting.

I saw a red carpet leading straight to the aloof emperor. The man who was always familiar seemed strangely unfamiliar at this moment. Dozens of ministers in rich clothes and serious expressions stood on both sides. The moment the hall door was pushed open and she stepped into the Hanyuan Hall, all eyes looked at her in unison, which made Chang Xi tense up instantly.

She walked cautiously, did not dare to make mistakes, and did not dare to look left and right. She felt that the power of the ancient imperial power had always been in the harem, but she had never appeared in such a formal court meeting. It turns out that this is where all the power resides. In the center, the huge power to control life and death made her breathless and almost suffocated.

There was a fat middle-aged man who she didn't know lying on the ground. There was blood all over his body. The crown on his head had fallen to the ground. This person looked at him fiercely, as if he was about to swallow him alive.

Another time there were two young men kneeling, Chang Xi knew these two!They are her half-brothers Wu Zhong and Wu Xin.

On the steps of the imperial seat, Prince Li Ying was dressed in court clothes, looking at him with a righteous face, with a trace of disdain in the corner of his mouth.

"Concubine Wu Changxi sees Your Majesty!" Chang Xi knelt down slowly, and she seemed to have a little understanding of some of the reasons for today's situation.

For a long time, I had been making out with him day and night on the throne, but at this moment the indifferent man said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I wonder if Your Majesty summoned your concubine, what's the matter?" Her voice, which was pretending to be calm, was obviously mixed with a tremor.

Li Longji pointed to Zhang Jiuling on the ground, "Say it!"

"Observe the order!" Zhang Jiuling bowed and said in a loud voice like a prisoner: "Master Zheng Xian impeached the brothers of the Wu family for robbing the women of the common people, and also used the harem to frame himself, with the intention of clearing the charges. I wonder if Wu Zhaoyi knew about this?"

"Snatching a civilian girl by force?!" Chang Xi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the two younger brothers were beaten in the street by Mr. Zheng Xian's servant because of this?Mother clearly said no!The two younger brothers were beaten innocently!
"Wronged! My minister is wronged!" Following Zhang Jiuling's questioning, Wu Zhong and Wu Xin knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Above the court, don't make any noise!" Gao Lishi's voice sounded very abrupt at this moment, Wu Zhong and Wu Xin closed their mouths according to their words.

Before Chang Xi could turn around, Zhang Jiuling paused, "Does Wu Zhaoyi know about this?"

"I don't know!" Chang Xi said firmly.

Xiao Qing stepped forward and said with a sneer: "But that's not what Madam Zhaoyi said when she spoke to Your Majesty! Madam Zhaoyi said that your two younger brothers were beaten by Mr. Zheng in the street for no reason. , should be punished, and you advised His Majesty to promote the official positions of your two younger brothers, so that one of them became the son of the state, and the other became the secretary and supervisor, right or wrong!"

(End of this chapter)