Just when Zhu Lian and Zheng Qingyun walked to the gate of Jiaofangsi, the originally closed gate was suddenly knocked open by a huge force.
If Xiaochai, who was traveling with him, had not reacted quickly and pushed Zhu Lian and Zheng Qingyun away immediately, the two girls would have been injured!
The master saved the day, but Xiaochai was in a terrible situation. He was knocked away by the door panel and fell heavily to the ground.
"ah……"
Xiaochai was already delicate, but when she was hit by such a huge force, she couldn't help but let out a scream, and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Zhu Lian had always regarded Xiaochai as his younger sister. Seeing that Xiaochai was injured, her cold eyes suddenly panicked, and she quickly stepped forward to protect Xiaochai in her arms.
Zheng Qingyun was also frightened and ran over to check Xiaochai's arm. In the blink of an eye, his arm was already swollen and turned purple!
It was obvious that the bones had been knocked out of place.
"Xiaochai, how are you?"
"Be patient, I'll go find a doctor for you right now."
Just as Zheng Qingyun was about to get up, he found a group of Hanlin courtyard disciples, more than a dozen of them, barging in arrogantly.
The leader is a middle-aged man in his forties. Judging from his official uniform, he is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy!
The Hanlin Academy was originally under the jurisdiction of the inner court. At this time, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy came to the Jiaofang Division. It didn't take much thinking to know that they came for the Xiaoyuan Poetry Association.
Chen Zhao recognized at a glance that the leading Hanlin Academy bachelor was none other than Liu Chi, one of his father's political opponents and the leader of the Hanlin Academy's "Zhuhe Faction"!
Seeing that Xiaochai was knocked away and almost injured Zhu Lian and Zheng Qingyun, Liu Chi didn't care at all.
He even snorted and said disdainfully: "Where did you get that dirty thing from? Dare to block my way? You're looking for death!"
Liu Chi is different from those old foxes in the court. When he first entered the Imperial Academy, he was a "regular prison" bought with money. Later, when he entered the Hanlin Academy, he also relied on connections.
At the age of only thirty-seven, he became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, received countless support, and even became a member of the inner court.
With this wonderful resume, he is naturally extremely proud and arrogant.
Even though he knew that Zhu Lian was the princess and had heard of Zhao Huan's evil reputation, Liu Chi still didn't take it seriously.
After all, as a member of the inner court, he had "conversations" with the six prime ministers.
Although Liu Xiang didn't regard him as a dish at all, for Liu Chi, just "making friends" with Liu Xiang at the same time was enough for him to brag for a lifetime and become the capital to be domineering.
"Princess Ding is here too?"
"I have something to say to you. As a princess, you should be careful and don't look where you are."
"Dignified princess, come to the Jiaofang Department, are you afraid that the Ministry of Etiquette will interfere with you?"
"If I hadn't just had a quarrel with that bastard Zhou Pu, I would naturally have gone to the Ministry of Rites to discuss this matter."
Liu Chi glanced at Zhao Huan arrogantly.
"Your Majesty, please take good care of the princess. If she was injured in the Jiaofang Division, it would be embarrassing to tell her!"
Zhu Lian was always majestic, but rarely had conflicts with courtiers outside. She always tolerated what she could. It was not that she bullied the weak and feared the strong, but that she did not want to cause trouble in the palace.
How could Zheng Qingyun know this? Seeing Xiaochai sweating profusely in pain, she couldn't help but reply.
"As an official of the imperial court, how can you be so domineering?"
Just this sentence earned Liu Chi a cold look.
"I have heard about you, the daughter of a guilty minister. You were originally a lowly singer, but you flew up a branch and became a phoenix."
"You are no different from those lowly bastards who cling to celebrities and serve as concubines."
"So what if you go to the palace? As long as you and Prince Ding are not married, you will always be a bitch!"
"For the sake of the prince, I will spare you this time. If you dare to talk any more..."
Before Liu Chi could finish speaking, Zhao Huan's cold voice sounded.
"What are Mr. Liu's plans?"
Liu Chi glanced at Zhao Huan from the corner of his eye and smiled ferociously, pretending to be hypocritical and humble.
"Haha, since this humble singer has gained the favor of the prince, I naturally dare not touch a hair on her head."
"But Your Majesty, please pay attention to the reputation!"
"Again, you choose a singer as your concubine, and you are close to the water. You send all the singers from the Jiaofang Division to the palace. Those who don't know better think you want to guard and steal them!"
Liu Chi, as one of the officials who organized the Xiaoyuan Poetry Society, worked hard to win over Longyan Dayue.
However, this bastard Zhao Huan actually took all the beautiful singers by force.
Without the company of beauties, what power would Xiaoyuan Poetry Club have? Isn't this an obvious attempt to embarrass Liu Chi?
It was precisely because of this that Liu Chi was so angry that he kicked in the door directly.
Faced with Liu Chi's sarcasm, Zhao Huan didn't care at all and looked straight away with a cold and stern look.
"If Xiaochai hadn't sacrificed his life to protect the Lord just now, my two beloved concubines would have been injured by you."
"How about this, how about you kneel down to the three women in front of you, kowtow three times to each of them, and I will leave your body intact?"
Liu Chi knew that Zhao Huan was arrogant and violent, but faced this threat, he was not timid and even sneered.
"Why, the prince is planning to use violence against the imperial officials?"
"The souls of the five hundred Yizhou soldiers you killed earlier are still alive. If I am killed by Jiaofangsi, your reputation as a violent prince will be confirmed."
Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows: "So what?"
"In troubled times, we use heavy rules and strong medicines for serious diseases. I will never be merciful to you and other sycophants."
"And...you talk too much!"
Following Zhao Huan's sharp voice, Changfu pounced on him like a vicious dog.
The brothers in Hanlin's courtyard were not good at making trouble, so they surrounded Liu Chi in an instant.
Liu Chi stood in the crowd, sneered and mocked: "My lord, I think you are really out of your mind, and you don't hesitate to use violence against the imperial official for the sake of a maid."
"I dare to come here today because I am not relying on these backstabbing disciples."
"Look, who is outside the door!"
Zhao Huan followed Liu Chi's fingers and saw an old acquaintance walking in, it was Zhou Pu!
Seeing Zhou Pu, Chen Zhao chewed his molar teeth, why is this dead star here?
Zhou Pu had a cold face and saluted Zhao Huan, his face expressionless throughout the whole process.
"The Department of Jiaofang is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. I heard that someone was causing trouble here and came here to check."
"Although the prince is a relative of the emperor, according to the patriarchal law, he is not allowed to take the life of a scholar-official. Only the Ministry of Punishment and the supervision of the Dali Temple can judge the life or death of a scholar-official."
Zhao Huan really didn't have any good methods to deal with Zhou Pu. As a representative of Qingliu Zhengchen, he criticized the monarch at the top and scolded the treacherous ministers at the bottom. He even impeached the six prime ministers.
Although no one pays attention to him, he doesn't bite people and he is very rude to others.
At this moment, Liu Chi's wild laughter resounded throughout the Jiaofang Division: "Hahaha, Your Majesty, can you hear me?"
"Only the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment supervise the trial and can sentence the official to death. Even if you are a prince, you cannot take the official's life."
When Liu Chi was proud, the feeling of having the prince trampled under his feet was so enjoyable!
Zhao Huan was unmoved and glanced at Zhou Pu: "What if I break his leg?"
Without thinking, Zhou Pu said in a sonorous voice: "If you beat the imperial official, I will naturally go back to impeach the prince!"
Zhao Huan breathed a sigh of relief: "You have impeached me hundreds of times. If you have too many lice, you will not bite me. If you impeach me, I will do mine!"