Chapter 225 She definitely didn't spend the night at the wild man's house!
Lou Yan returns to court!
Hiding it from everyone, he suddenly led his army back to the court.
When the army arrived at the gate of the city, the soldiers guarding the city reported the news to the palace in panic. The hall shook for a moment and everyone was shocked.
The news of Lou Yan's return was kept secret, no one knew about it.
It doesn't matter if the courtiers don't know. The key question is, does the emperor know?
It is a capital offense for a general to return to Beijing without an edict.
A group of people gathered outside the emperor's Qinzheng Palace, all looking very unhappy.
The prince they once looked down upon the most has now become a person they fear.
Not long after, Gao Cheng came out from Qinzheng Hall.
The prince stood at the front. After seeing him, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "What did your Majesty say?"
He is the most anxious person at the moment.
He had already scolded Lou Yan in his heart, thinking that this dog really needed a lesson and dared to do such a thing. If His Majesty gets angry and asks Lou Yan to hand over his military power, it will be equivalent to cutting off his own arm.
.Without the support of Liu Changsong, Minister of War, the military power currently held by Lou Yan is his biggest reliance.
Therefore, as soon as he saw Gao Cheng come out, Xiao Jue couldn't wait to ask.
Gao Cheng smiled brightly, glanced at Xiao Jue, and said, "Your Majesty has told His Highness the Crown Prince to make preparations and go with all the civil and military officials to the outside of the city to express condolences to the three armies and welcome the third prince into the city."
When Xiao Jue heard this, his anxious heart finally relaxed.
It seems that this incident was not caused by Lou Yan himself.
But His Majesty actually asked Lou Yan to return to Beijing early and kept the matter a secret. What on earth did he want to do?
The other waiting civil and military officials naturally heard Gao Cheng's words. They looked at Xiao Jue and then at Xiao Yao, and their hearts wavered again.
After all, following the wrong master can be a fatal matter.
After receiving the emperor's command, Xiao Jue was in high spirits. He turned to face the civil and military officials and said with a smile: "My lords, will you come with me out of the city?"
Everyone quickly agreed and followed Xiao Jue outside the city.
Xiao Jue held the emperor's imperial edict in his hand, followed by civil and military officials, and the attendants carried the wine jar as they headed to the city gate.
When the city gate opened, Xiao Jue walked in the front. When he saw Lou Yan riding a tall horse in front of the army formation, he didn't dare to recognize him for a moment.
For more than two years, this person seemed to have had a layer of skin peeled off, and then changed again.
Lou Yan was dressed in black armor and was sitting on a horse with an expressionless face. Behind him were his thousands of troops. For a moment, Xiao Jue felt that he really lived up to his nickname of the Living King of Hell.
Isn’t this a living king of hell?
Perhaps he had been looking at it for too long, so the minister following him shouted in confusion: "His Royal Highness?"
Xiao Jue came to his senses, rode up to Lou Yan, and said loudly: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Lou Yan got off his horse and knelt on one knee on the ground. The soldiers behind him all knelt on the ground. Just the sound of the armor moving made Xiao Jue's heart beat wildly.
He has been a prince since he was born, and his stage is inside and outside the court. He has never been to a battlefield, and has never seen such a formation. But some things are engraved in a man's bones. Once touched, he will be out of control.
The blood is boiling and the yearning comes from the heart.
Xiao Jue's voice when he read out the imperial edict was a little more sonorous, and the sound spread far and wide.
While he was reading the imperial edict, attendants had already started pouring wine for the soldiers one by one.
After the imperial edict was read, everyone stood up.
Xiao Jue poured a glass of wine himself and handed it to Lou Yan, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Lou Yan reached out to take the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, "These are what I should do."
"Okay!" Xiao Jue reached out and patted Lou Yan's shoulder and said loudly, "I knew I was right about you."
Lou Yan did not answer his words.
Xiao Jue hugged the person and led him into the city: "Come on, come back with me. Father, he is already waiting for you at the Qinzheng Hall."
Lou Yan turned around and looked at the army behind him. Yuan Chu, sitting on a tall horse, waved to him and said, "Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest."
Lou Yan then turned around and continued to follow the prince.
This little incident made the smile on the prince's face fade a little.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Lou Yan, then said calmly: "These soldiers are all heroes who fought for the country. I will naturally settle them well. Did you not trust me like you just did?"
Lou Yan said calmly: "They followed me from birth to death. I must be responsible for them. It's not that I can't trust Your Highness."
Xiao Jue sneered and said, "You'd better be."
Lou Yan remained silent.
Xiao Jue was used to his silence.
Anyway, from the day he met this person, Lou Yan looked like he couldn't beat him with three sticks. The function of that mouth besides eating is to breathe, and speaking is just a dispensable additional function.
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At the same time that Lou Yan entered the palace, a carriage quietly entered the city and headed towards the Qin family.
Qin Zhen still entered the house from the side door, but she was caught as soon as she entered.
Xiao Yu put his hands on his waist, stared with a pair of eyes, and said coolly: "You can count on me to catch you."
Qin Zhen: "..."
"Tell me, no one was seen on New Year's Eve. Where have you been these days, what have you been doing, and who have you seen?" Xiao Yu said coldly, "Explain everything to me clearly."
The corner of Qin Zhen's mouth twitched and she was silent for a long time before she said, "Your Highness, what are you causing trouble today?"
"Don't give me that playful smile," Xiao Yu rolled his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Do you know that my elder sister-in-law is like a mother? I am disciplining you now, please be more serious."
Qin Zhen coughed slightly and tried to please: "Look, we are so familiar with each other, so we can just turn a blind eye to some things, right?"
"I want to forget it," Xiao Yu lowered his voice and said leisurely, "But your elder brother has said that you must be educated for your behavior of staying out at night. You also know that I obey your elder brother's words
, I can’t help but listen to his words.”
After saying that, Xiao Yu's face changed in a second, and he looked like a serious elder sister-in-law again. He pointed at Qin Zhen and said, "Why don't you explain it honestly?"
The corners of Qin Zhen's mouth twitched and she said secretly: Your majesty, the princess, is eaten to death by her husband. Where is your face and dignity?
After thinking about it, Qin Zhen had to say: "On New Year's Eve, I suddenly had a headache, so I went to Lingjin Temple to worship Buddha. I have been living in the wing of Lingjin Temple these days."
Xiao Yu was suspicious: "Did you really only go to Lingjin Temple and not anywhere else?"
Qin Zhen said seriously: "I really only went to Lingjin Temple and not anywhere else."
She pulled Manman beside her: "She can testify for me."
Man Man was at a loss for a moment, then came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, my princess has been in Lingjin Temple these days, and she has definitely not spent the night in any man's bed."
After the words fell, the whole place fell silent.
