Chengcai was a little scared. The woman in front of him looked weak and young, but she was a solid practitioner.
However, he instantly remembered the prince who had been kind to him. He said that before sending him here, he had made it clear that cultivators, regardless of their level of cultivation, were not allowed to take action against mortals, especially against members of the royal family.
So as long as this is an internal matter within the dynasty, Yan Qingzheng has nothing to do with it!
He bravely said: "Your Highness, this is an internal matter within the imperial court. His Highness the Crown Prince asked his servants to come and take over this villa."
He emphasized the word "Prince", but Yan Qingzheng didn't seem to understand and asked again: "What did you call me?"
"Your Highness!" Chengcai replied, bending down.
"What did you call me?"
"Your Highness!"
"What?"
"Your Highness! Princess Xuan!" Chengcai emphasized his tone, knowing that this was Princess Xuan's intention to embarrass him, thinking that she was also here on the prince's order, wasn't she clearly trying to embarrass the prince?
Yan Qingzheng banged the table, and the plates and tea bowls trembled together: "You still know that I am Princess Xuan!"
Chengcai was stunned. It took him a moment to react, and he quickly knelt down to apologize.
Yes, this person is not only a cultivator, but also a princess!
At this time, his heart was in turmoil. Although he had the prince's instructions, the emperor was far away. What if the Princess Xuan used her status to suppress others and killed her first without giving the prince any face?
In fact, he thought too much. No matter how angry Yan Qingzheng was, he would not care about anything with a powerful slave. When he saw that he knelt down in a polite manner, he asked slowly: "Go back and tell your master that he will not stay in this other courtyard."
After thinking about it, this is the foot of Miaoer Mountain, which is actually not within the territory of Fengrong, so Fengrong cannot take it in this other courtyard!"
Chengcai really didn't know that this place didn't belong to Fengrong, so he had a doubt in his heart about the prince's wisdom.
After learning that he was indeed a disciple of Wu Ming, his arrogance of being a talented person suddenly disappeared. He smiled flatteringly and apologized to Yan Qingzheng, and backed away repeatedly.
Yan Qing was too lazy to pay attention to him and let him go.
Chengcai left in despair with two groups of guards and returned to Dongling Pass that night.
The more the captain of the guard thought about it, the more unwilling he became. They learned that the mission was to inspect a prince's villa. Not to mention how excited they were, they all wanted to take the opportunity to make some extra money.
Who would have thought that after seeing the vast villa, they were driven back without even entering the gate.
The captain of the guard is also young and is a descendant of the Queen Mother's family. He was placed with the Crown Prince early and he doesn't actually know much about Rong Che.
At night, he talked with another captain of the guard team.
"Lord Qu, our trip was so unfortunate!" The other captain of the guard drank some wine and got a little drunk.
"What can I do? Eunuch Cheng... is the person in charge of this trip!" Qu Yingke was annoyed, but he didn't know the captain of the guard very well, so it was a little too complicated to tell the truth at this time.
"Hey! What is success? It's just an internal official! You are different. You are the Queen Mother's natal family. It doesn't matter that a slave like him is insulted like this, but you are different! This Prince Xuan, Princess Xuan, is not the same at all.
You don’t even give the Queen Mother any face!” The other captain of the guard seemed drunk and hazy, but every word he said struck a chord in Qu Yingke’s heart.
"Master Wang, you can't say that. I can't represent the Queen Mother... Besides, Princess Xuan doesn't know who I am." Qu Yingke still said something fair.
"Yes! They are not even allowed to enter through the door!" Mr. Wang became emotional, "You said that anyone who does not know that the person sent by His Highness the Crown Prince must be a close confidant of the Queen Mother! They are not even allowed to enter through the door...
"
Mr. Wang said "tsk tsk" twice and patted Qu Yingke on the shoulder: "My subordinates are following you and I feel so shameless!"
"Hey... we are just ministers, Prince Xuan and Princess Xuan are noble after all..." Qu Yingke was annoyed in his heart, but refused to say it out loud.
But Mr. Wang has also seen that his provocation has worked, so he intensifies the fire: "The reason why Mr. Chengcai was blocked from coming back is just an excuse from the perspective of my subordinates! Is it possible that in this world, it is the king's land, the leader of the land?
Bin is not a royal minister, even if this place has left the border of Fengrong, Prince Xuan will always be our Fengrong's prince! Then isn't the land and property he purchased become my Fengrong's territory!"
Qu Yingke's eyes lit up. This idea was strange, and it was feasible if he thought about it carefully!
Unlike Chengcai, he knew that the prince's purpose was to reduce the royal family's salary, which he proposed, rather than this small villa. The prince's purpose was to establish prestige.
So he was moved, but he was worried about Chengcai: "But Eunuch Cheng..."
"The thing that Eunuch Cheng is most worried about is accomplishing nothing on this trip!" Mr. Wang did not pretend to be drunk, and said with a smile.
Qu Yingke nodded subconsciously, and the two discussed some details before going to rest separately.
Chengcai was about to leave for Beijing early the next morning, but he was called into the house by Qu Yingke and Mr. Wang for a detailed discussion. After a while, he changed his mind and decided to bring the two of them in together no matter what.
Yan Qing narrowed his eyes when he heard that Chengcai had left and returned with his troops.
Aoi went out for a walk early. As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she saw two groups of people waiting neatly outside the door. Just when she felt strange, she heard several screams coming from the courtyard, followed by several figures.
The parabola was thrown out of the courtyard and fell heavily to the ground!
After being helped up, the few people didn't care about anything else and quickly got on their horses and galloped away.
Kui tilted her head and didn't know why. When she walked into the other courtyard, she couldn't find Yan Qingzheng. When she asked Butler Liu, he said that the princess was very angry after kicking the three of them away. She said she wanted to go to the emperor for comment, so she was teleported directly to the palace!
Kui exclaimed that it was a pity that she missed a good show.
In the prosperous capital city, the emperor was reviewing memorials in his imperial study. He was in his forties and looked very tired.
The once high-spirited young prince is now a middle-aged man. He has a serious look and his brows are tightly knitted together.
After a while, he rubbed his brows, then put down his ink pen and stood up and walked down.
However, the prince had been kneeling in the hall. At this moment, he quickly turned around and continued to kneel in the direction of the emperor's advance.
"Prince, do you know where you went wrong?" The emperor went to sit on the chair by the window and asked with a cold face.
The prince's legs were already numb and he was impatient, but at this moment he had to show his pity and said: "I don't know."
The emperor's brows, which had just smoothed out a little, gathered together unconsciously. He didn't understand what was going on with the prince. He was staring at the little uncle with paranoia. At such a young age, he dared to blatantly go against his own will and act on his own against the royal family members.
Take action!
He asked himself that when he was the prince's age, even though he was a little arrogant, he would not be so indifferent and ignorant of the rules.
He felt very tired and his heart was very tired.
He had already felt that the Queen Mother had placed some people in the court, especially around the Prince. These people couldn't wait to surrender to the Prince, without caring that the Emperor was still in his prime!
Sometimes he has doubts about himself. Doesn't he seem to be short-lived? Why is not only the prince eager to cultivate power, but even his mother has changed her image and supports the family's power to continuously penetrate into the court!
They spared no effort to suppress the courtiers left behind by the late emperor, and the first to bear the brunt was Yan Xi.
The once glorious Grand Master's Mansion has long been depleted. In recent years, the treatment Yan Xi has received at court is completely different from when the late emperor was still alive. The arrogant Yan Xi once tolerated it just for the sake of the five-year appointment with the late emperor.
In fact, the Emperor knew in his heart that if Yan Xi had not stopped him on his own, the Queen Mother's hand would have been directly inserted into the front court.
Therefore, the Queen Mother saw that it was impossible to control the affairs of the court in the short term, so she shifted her focus and started from the Prince's side.
The emperor has too many things to deal with and consider, and he really doesn't have time to care about them.
He always believed that the prince would one day realize that a clear and capable court team was what he needed most as the next emperor.
"After all, the clan members are all members of the royal family. Considering that you are the youngest, how can you be so disrespectful to them!" Although the emperor was helpless and angry, his tone was quite calm.
The prince quietly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and saw that he still had no intention of calling him up, and felt a little emotional in his heart.
"Father, the royal family members are also ministers. They have no contribution to the court but enjoy a salary that exceeds that of everyone else and occupy the best resources. This is really not the way to rejuvenate the country!"
"Presumptuous!" The emperor was so angry that he shouted at the top of his lungs, but suddenly he choked and coughed violently.
Hongwen quickly went up and handed him tea.
The prince's plan to stand up on the pretext of showing concern was in vain. He stared at Hong Wen with dissatisfaction, why is this old immortal still here!
The emperor didn't pay attention, but Hong Wen had already seen the prince's expression, but he pretended not to see anything, lowered his eyes respectfully, and quietly backed away after the emperor calmed down.
The emperor took a deep breath and finally said to the prince: "Get up. As a prince, you must have the magnanimity of a prince! Go back and think about it carefully."
The prince thanked the emperor and left, still unconvinced.
"Red stripes," the emperor looked at the prince's stubborn back and said, "Did I fail too much in teaching the prince?"
Hong Wen's eyes flickered, but he could only say: "The prince is still young, Your Majesty... just give me some advice slowly."
The emperor looked back at the pile of memorials on the table, and his scalp felt numb. At this time, he had huge doubts in his heart. Speaking of which, the prince was sixteen or seventeen years old, but with such a character, he would be the burden of the country in the future.
Can you afford it?
"Hongwen, let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden."
The emperor could not leave behind the mountain of government affairs, but he was extremely bored, so he could only go to the imperial garden to relax first.
In the pavilion in the center of the lake, facing the sparkling lake, his depressed mood gradually improved, but suddenly he heard a long-lost voice.
"Let your prince bully the royal family members and enjoy the scenery leisurely. The emperor is very interested!"