Yun Chen looked at the princes kneeling beside him with cold eyes, and secretly made a note.
Historically, it was rare for princes to live in harmony with each other. For the sake of the throne and power, they would fight to the death.
This generation of Prince Yun of the Great Yong Dynasty is no exception.
Just because we are brothers and sisters on the surface doesn't mean we don't want to take action in private.
Not all ministers in the court support the prince, and some courtiers are secretly waiting for the opportunity to unseat the prince and support their favorite prince to ascend to the throne.
Therefore, when something happens to the Xiao family, the other princes are naturally happy to see it happen, and they don't mind adding fuel to the fire if necessary. Of course, the fuel cannot be poured on too much, otherwise no one will be able to bear the consequences if the emperor is angry.
Yun Hui was reprimanded and knelt aside fearfully, not daring to speak any more. The other princes also wisely shut up.
Anyway, the Xiao family has been completely humiliated this time, and the prince will have to suffer a lot.
There was silence in the imperial study room for a long time, no one spoke.
All I could hear was the sound of the stick beating outside, which was suddenly dull, sometimes accompanied by suppressed and painful hissing, which made people feel palpitated.
Emperor Zhaoming looked ugly, and so did Yun Chen.
Yun Zishu made excuses not to enter the palace, Sicang had a tough attitude, convinced people with evidence and reasoning, and the prime minister defended him. Even the emperor and the prince had no way to restore the Xiao family's affairs at this time.
Xiao Yunheng and others were beaten with the cane. The person who did it did not receive instructions and did not know whether he should be punished lightly or severely, so he just used normal strength. After being beaten with the cane, Xiao Yunheng suffered a lot.
At the end of the fifty sticks, there were blood marks on his back, his clothes were soaked through, his face was pale and colorless, and his mouth was bitten with blood.
Xiao Yunheng got up from the ground with difficulty, staggered into the imperial study, knelt down and thanked him.
Si Cang watched with cold eyes.
The princes who were kneeling aside tskted their tongues, secretly thinking that they were really pitiful. It was really sad that General Xiao, who was so powerful in the past, would end up in such a tragic end.
"Go back and rest." The emperor frowned when he saw his appearance, "Yun Chen, let someone send him back."
"Yes." Yun Chen suppressed his anger, glanced at Sicang expressionlessly, turned around and walked out.
"Thank you for your grace, long live my emperor!" Xiao Yunheng's body convulsed with pain, and he tremblingly kowtowed in thanks, "I retire."
Yun Chen called two people, helped Xiao Yunheng up from the ground, turned around and walked out.
Xiao Yunheng's injury was too serious and he could not walk out of the palace on his own. Yun Chen ordered people to go to the Imperial Hospital to find a soft stretcher. Four people carried Xiao Yunheng out of the palace and sent him back to the Xiao family. They also sent an imperial doctor to follow him for diagnosis and treatment.
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This kind of treatment is three points better than that of ordinary relatives of the emperor.
The atmosphere remained silent for a moment.
"I resign." Si Cang spoke first, "The eldest son of Li is rebellious and broke into the princess's house openly. I will go and deal with the matter first."
"You stay." The emperor said in a cold tone, "I have something to tell you."
Sicang stopped.
"Everyone else, please step aside."
So the Taifu, the Prime Minister and several princes resigned one after another knowingly, leaving Sicang alone in the imperial study to face the emperor.
"Sicang, you don't have any uneasiness about Zi Shu..." the emperor's eyes fell on him with a cold and unpredictable look, "do you?"
Si Cang said calmly: "The emperor is too worried."
"I also hope that I am over-hearted." The emperor warned coldly, "Zishu is a royal princess, a woman of wealth, something you can't imagine."
Sicang still said the same thing: "The emperor is too worried."
"Don't forget what you promised me." Emperor Zhaoming said in a cold tone, "If you dare to reveal the secret, I will make your life worse than death."
"It is not a pity to die in a humble position." Sicang's eyes narrowed slightly and his voice was as calm as snow, "As the commander of the Shadow Pavilion in a humble position, you must be fair in your actions. This is an iron law followed by the Shadow Pavilion in the past. No one is allowed to disobey it. I hope the emperor will understand clearly.
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Emperor Zhaoming said coldly: "I am the emperor, and the person who is loyal to Shadow Pavilion is me."
"The Shadow Pavilion is loyal to the emperor and obeys the emperor's orders to do things, but everything he says and does is the truth. You must not deceive or deceive, you must not deceive the emperor, you must not deceive your subjects." Sicang said every word, coldly and forcefully, "I hope the emperor will understand.
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Emperor Zhaoming's eyes flashed with sharp light, his cheeks tightened, and the emperor's murderous intention clearly emerged in his heart at that moment, but the murderous intention came and went just as quickly.
In just a moment, he slowly restrained all his leaked emotions, leaving only his indifference and majesty: "I hope you will always be loyal."
The word "loyal" was specially emphasized with a somewhat sarcastic tone.
Sicang bowed silently, turned around and walked out.
Emperor Zhaoming stared at his tall and thin back, gripping the teacup fiercely, as if he wanted to crush it.
Si, Cang.
"Your Majesty." A black shadow flashed out, leaning over and kneeling on the ground.
"Your current martial arts skills are no match for Sicang's?"
"The subordinates are incompetent."
"Is there any other way to get rid of Sicang as soon as possible?"
"My subordinates will find a way."
Emperor Zhaoming slowly let go of the tea cup, and his voice returned to his usual calmness: "I'll give you a month."
"yes."
Sicang walked out of the imperial study and heard a familiar voice from a distance: "Commander Si."
He raised his eyes slightly and saw Yun Chen, dressed in a prince's python robe, standing on the palace corridor looking at him expressionlessly.
Sicang didn't say anything and walked over in silence.
"Sicang." Yun Chen clasped his hands behind his back, with an arrogant expression on his handsome face, but spoke with a tone of negotiation, "Yun Zishu is already married and is no longer a pure and pure girl. She is not the only one who belongs to the royal family.
If you really want Princess Shang, I will make the decision to betroth the eleventh sister to you, what do you think?"
Sicang's tone was indifferent: "Thank you for your kindness, Prince. A humble position is not worthy of gold and silver."
Yun Chen said coldly: "Yun Zishu, are you worthy?"
Sicang was too lazy to talk to him and turned around to leave.
"There is a saying among the people that the quarrels between husband and wife are at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed. Today's quarrel cannot change the fact that Yun Zishu is the wife of the Xiao family." Yun Chen stared at his back, "She will return soon.
Xiao family, when the time comes, you will only be two-faced and not human."
Si Cang left without looking back.
It is impossible for Yun Zishu to return to the Xiao family. No matter whether it is the emperor or the prince, no one can force Yun Zishu to do something she does not want to do.
From the moment she stepped out of the Xiao family, there was only hatred and no other affection between her and Xiao Yunheng.
"Your Highness Princess." Leng Shuang quickly returned to the mansion and reported the latest situation, "Xiao Yunheng was punished fifty times with a cane, and the prince sent someone to carry him back to the Xiao family."
Yun Zishu sat in front of the window, and after hearing the words, she said, she picked up the tea cup and took a sip in a good mood: "Very good."
"Also," Leng Shuang continued, "when my subordinates returned home, they saw someone from the Li family going to the Xiao Mansion, and General Xiao also hurried back home."
Yun Zishu turned to look out the window: "The show has begun."