Xiao Cheng ignored Ling'er's guarded eyes and said casually:
"Go to your master, where is she?"
Ling'er pursed her lips, a look of determination flashed across her eyes, and she stood firmly in front of Xiao Cheng.
"Be bold!"
The Forbidden Army general next to Xiao Cheng saw this and scolded him, and immediately stepped forward to protect Xiao Cheng, his right hand already pressed on the handle of the knife at his waist.
In fact, all the Imperial Guards who have experienced the palace change know that at such a young age, His Majesty is already a rare master in the world. The act of protecting him is just to show his loyalty.
Xiao Cheng casually pushed away the imperial guard general who was guarding him, and said to Ling'er with his hands behind his back:
"That's a good thing! If I can get what I want, I can let your people go."
After saying that, Xiao Cheng calmly pushed open the palace door and motioned to the people following him to stay.
Perhaps when she heard the noise outside, Concubine Zhang had already stood up, looked at Xiao Cheng with a complicated expression, and said in a harsh voice:
"His Majesty……"
Xiao Cheng nodded and glanced around the hall.
Changqiu Palace is a palace that has been vacant for a long time, and the two of them were temporarily placed under house arrest. However, despite this, the layout and furnishings are extremely appropriate.
Although Nan Rongshu and Concubine Zhang are from the Ailao tribe, after all, they are Zhaoyi and Concubine. With their status here, no one in the palace dares to be careless.
Xiao Cheng tilted his head slightly and saw behind Concubine Zhang, Nan Rongshu lying sideways on the desk, like a dead salted fish, her eyes dull and lifeless, looking like she had suffered a major blow.
Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows, pursed his lips toward Nan Rongshu, and said curiously:
"What's wrong with her?"
Concubine Zhang coughed dryly and said softly:
"Your Majesty has been like this since just now. He must have been struck by His Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng curled his lips, shook his head and said:
"She lacks setbacks and tempering. She just needs to be hit a few more times... By the way, can you make the decision on some things?"
Concubine Zhang was stunned, then lowered her head and said:
"Your Majesty, please speak clearly."
Xiao Cheng sat directly on the main seat in the palace and said in a deep voice:
"When I ascended the throne, the palace treasury was empty, and the royal family's inheritance lasted for six hundred years. Even if the power is now gone, it will never be this clean. I also sent people to search the Taishi's mansion before, but they couldn't find it.
After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that you were the late Emperor Xinzhong's beloved concubine, and you were even involved in creating the secret palace passage, so these things should have fallen into your hands."
After hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Concubine Zhang was stunned for a moment, then fell silent for a moment, and then said:
"To be honest with Your Majesty, the items inherited from the Yun Kingdom royal family are indeed in my hands."
Xiao Cheng's eyes moved, and he keenly captured the key words in her words. He narrowed his eyes and said:
"In your hands?"
"Yes, even the Lord and clan elders don't know the whereabouts of these things. Only I know!" Princess Zhang said.
"evidence!"
Concubine Zhang said without thinking:
"In the Yongxin Hall, on top of the main beam, there is the royal inheritance treasure left by the founding ancestor of the Yun Kingdom, the Raging Dragon Sword."
Without waiting for Xiao Cheng to ask more questions, Concubine Zhang continued:
"In addition, there are also magical weapons, treasures and artifacts collected by the royal family for hundreds of years, and millions of gold and silver belongings. These things are all the remaining heritage of the Yun Kingdom royal family for 600 years, and are also the reason why the late emperor escaped
Beijing, the confidence to revive the Yun Kingdom... It's a pity that the late emperor did not survive until that time."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang's expression couldn't help but dim, and her eyes were filled with sadness.
Yo, there is a story!
Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes and his thoughts couldn't help but get distracted.
"So Your Majesty, these things may be exchanged for letting my Ailao tribe go?" Princess Zhang stared at Xiao Cheng closely and said in a deep voice.
Xiao Cheng came to his senses, turned around and shouted outside:
"Someone is coming!"
The next moment, a group of forbidden soldiers rushed in with sabers in hand and fierce expressions on their faces.
Nan Rongshu, who was still immersed in frustration just now, sat up suddenly, her eyes regained sharpness, and she stood up suddenly.
Concubine Zhang lamented, her expression was gloomy, and she was speechless.
Xiao Cheng frowned, turned away, and scolded:
"Let people come in to draw up the decree, why are you rushing in? Get out!"
The Imperial Guards, who were as fierce as tigers and wolves, were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly knelt down on one knee, bowed their heads to apologize, and hurriedly exited the hall.
Xiao Cheng turned to look at Concubine Zhang and said:
"I am issuing an order now to exempt the Ailao people from all unfair treatment. From now on, the Ailao people will be ordinary subjects of the Yun Kingdom. Those Ailao people who were caught trespassing into the Forbidden Palace will also be exempted from the death penalty.
He was sentenced to serve in the army for three years."
Concubine Zhang’s originally gloomy eyes suddenly brightened up, she looked at Xiao Cheng with burning eyes and said:
"Does your Majesty mean what you say?"
Xiao Cheng stood up suddenly and said:
"Only what you say is true!"
Nan Rongshu, who had never spoken before, suddenly asked:
"Probably, there are other conditions!"
Xiao Cheng looked at Nan Rongshu, nodded and said:
"Of course there is. I'm not stupid. How can the six hundred years of grievances of the Ailao people be eliminated by an imperial edict?"
Nan Rongshu nodded and said:
"It makes sense, what are the conditions?"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he suddenly showed a half-smiling expression, looked at Nan Rongshu and said:
"you!"
Concubine Zhang suddenly looked at Xiao Cheng, with a complex and stunned expression on her face.
Before Nan Rongshu could react, Xiao Cheng quickly said:
"Hey, I'm not doing it for you, I'm just doing it to prevent your Ailao tribe from causing trouble again! You stay in the palace and continue to be the fake Zhaoyi you are. You are in the palace, what tribe are you?
You are always wary. Your clan members feel that with you as their support in the palace, they will not get mad when things happen."
Xiao Cheng is really not here for Nan Rongshu, although she only cares about appearance and is really greedy.
The Yun Kingdom's court has been targeting them for hundreds of years. Even if the Ailao people come out of the mountains, it will take a certain amount of time to integrate into the Yun Kingdom.
If there is a conflict with ordinary people at this time, and some idiot gets excited and causes something, then the whole country will definitely talk about it and cause trouble again.
But as long as Nan Rongshu stays in the palace as the head of the Ailao tribe, ordinary people will definitely have a trace of fear when facing the Ailao tribe. When the Ailao tribe encounters problems, they will definitely think of looking for her to solve the problem first.
On impulse, he caused trouble.
Nan Rongshu stared at Xiao Cheng, with a hint of thinking in her eyes.
"This method is good for both parties. You have cooperated well with me before, so just continue to cooperate for a while. When your clan stabilizes, I will naturally let you out of the palace!" Xiao Cheng continued.
These words moved Nan Rongshu's heart, and she nodded and said:
"good!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he smiled proudly and turned to look at Concubine Zhang.
Concubine Zhang stood up slowly, nodded and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The place where the treasure is hidden is kept in my mind. Please ask Your Majesty to have someone send pen, ink and paper."
Xiao Cheng nodded and motioned to the young eunuch beside him to get it.
"Since the concubine didn't tell your clansmen about the things she hid, why did she use them to exchange for the safety of the clansmen at this time?" Xiao Cheng suddenly asked again.
Concubine Zhang lowered her head and said:
"I keep these things not out of greed for wealth, but just in case."
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"Then if your tribe wins, how should you explain it?"
"Just in case..."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was silent for a moment and said softly: