Chapter 147 The Marquis of Chongyang Turned Out to Be the Empress Dowager's Favorite
The scene was in an uproar!
The people of Changchun Palace are the most unscrupulous people in the palace. Except for the emperor, the queen and several high-ranking concubines, they have never been so disobedient.
If you beat them, wouldn't that be a slap in the Queen Mother's face?
The Queen Mother's face changed drastically. She felt that her authority had been trampled to pieces by Luo Jiuli. How could she not be angry?
"How dare you disobey the Ai family, Luo Jiuli, I have rebelled against you."
"Cheng Zongyang, if we capture her, the Ai family will see how long her bones can be hardened."
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Cheng Zongyang, who was following the Queen Mother, waved his hand, and in an instant, more than a dozen guards surrounded him.
Cheng Zongyang, who had a handsome face and elegant demeanor, walked through the path given by the guards and walked towards Luo Jiuli unhurriedly.
Clang!
The sword was unsheathed, and Xiao Mingxuan, who had been guarding Luo Jiuli, held the guard's cold sword and stared at Cheng Zongyang with a gloomy face.
His master moved his weapons, and his bodyguards also formed a defensive posture. The two parties were at war with each other.
Not far away, Eunuch Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the emperor who remained calm.
At this time, the emperor was like a strong man who stayed out of the situation but was in control of the overall situation. He looked at everything that happened in front of him with a plain face, indifferent eyes, and even a cold smile.
"Click!"
There was a sudden thunder in the night sky, like the wrath of a dragon, sweeping across the earth with a violent wind.
Opposite him, Cheng Zongyang bent down and saluted Xiao Mingxuan. When he raised his head, there was clearly a cold, blade-like light hidden in his eyes.
"I am following the Queen Mother's order to arrest Luo Jiuli, and I would like to ask Prince Ninth to make it easier for him."
Xiao Mingxuan remained motionless, with one hand behind his back and a sword in the other. The mysterious clothes he wore made his figure stand tall and cold, and his indifferent eyebrows made people look at him in awe.
"Marquis Chongyang, if I don't give you this convenience, what will you do?"
Behind Xiao Mingxuan, a flash of astonishment flashed in Luo Jiuli's eyes. Marquis Chongyang, this man turned out to be the Marquis Chongyang whom Xiao Mingxuan asked her to be wary of at all times.
She thought he was just a bodyguard around the Queen Mother, but she didn't expect that this bodyguard had such a high status.
However, Luo Jiuli didn't know that Chen Zongyang was conferred the title of Marquis of Chongyang by the Queen Mother. He was not only the top martial arts master in the inner court, but also deeply favored by the Queen Mother because of his somewhat colorful appearance.
So much so that the people in the civil and military dynasties who called him most behind his back were not Marquis of Chongyang, but 'Chongyang Faceshou', the Empress Dowager's male favorite.
Because of the Empress Dowager's favor, loyalty to the master, and the leadership of Da Sima and Concubine Hu, he was considered a figure that no one in the capital dared to offend.
A few years ago, Xiao Mingxuan was on the border, and the two had no contact with each other. In the past two years, Xiao Mingxuan handed over the military talisman and left the capital, and the two had never had such a fierce head-on conflict.
Unexpectedly, Luo Jiuli made such a fuss tonight, which gave a male favorite the ability to be pretentious.
"I, the king, will never talk nonsense with a male favorite."
As he spoke, two sharp gleams shot out from his eyes, his body rushed out, and he struck Chen Zongyang's chest with a palm.
The palm wind was so cold and vicious that it forced Chen Zongyang's black hair to suddenly dance wildly. The air was sharp and cold. If he really hit him, he would definitely not die but would be seriously injured.
Xiao Mingxuan's "male favor" sentence is simply a dimension-reducing blow to Chen Zongyang.
It also completely aroused Chen Zongyang's anger. Since Xiao Mingxuan was unkind, he was also unjust.
Regarding Xiao Mingxuan's palm wind, Chen Zongyang had no intention of dodging. He was originally an expert in the field, and his slender fingers bent into claws, and he directly attacked Xiao Mingxuan's throat.
Behind him, Luo Jiuli could see clearly and was instantly shocked.
She understood now, no wonder this Chongyang Marquis was so arrogant. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the Queen Mother's male favorite, and Xiao Mingxuan also deliberately used the word "male favorite" to anger him.
However, this Chen Zongyang is really brave! He dared to do this to the Ninth Prince.
Luo Jiuli's heart moved, and a seven-inch silver needle came out of his sleeve and went straight to the door in front of Chen Zongyang.
Bang!
Xiao Mingxuan turned sideways and hit Chen Zongyang on the shoulder.
Stab!
Chen Zongyang was caught off guard. After being hit by a palm, a seven-inch silver needle also drew a bloody gash along his cheek.
Bang bang bang!
Chen Zongyang took a few steps back, and bright red blood streaks slid down the corners of his mouth.
Everything happened so fast that it was over before anyone else could react.
No one expected that the top expert in the inner court would be defeated by the Ninth Prince in the blink of an eye.
Chen Zongyang touched the ground with the tip of his sword and wiped the bloody mouth on his cheek. His internal organs were twisted together like a river, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and his face was pale and colorless.
The Queen Mother's pupils narrowed and her body suddenly shook.
"Nine Kings, Chen Zongyang was ordered by the Ai family to arrest Luo Jiuli. You blocked him at every turn because you wanted to rebel."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyebrows were indifferent and cold. With a clang, the cold sword was sheathed, and his face showed no signs of trouble.
The Queen Mother turned pale with anger and turned to look at the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Nine Kings are so ignorant of the family's purpose. Luo Jiuli took action to seriously injure Chongyang Marquis. Are these two people so rude? Your Majesty, do you still want to stand by and watch without punishing them?"
At this time, the Queen Mother also realized that maybe the emperor had some intentions behind Xiao Mingxuan's arrogance and Luo Jiuli's wantonness?
The emperor concealed the coldness in his eyes and lightly raised his eyelids.
"Mother, calm down your anger. Your body is more important than punishment?"
The emperor paused.
"My mother has always understood the righteousness of justice. No matter who is right or wrong about what happened today, the Duke's wife is still awake. If Luo Jiuli is suddenly punished and goes back with wounds all over his body, I am afraid that the soldiers training in Liyang will be embarrassed.
Lord Yiguo and his son are uneasy."
"No, if the Queen Mother wants to fight or kill her, she has to wait until the Duke of Yiguo comes back before making a fuss. Does the Queen Mother think what her son and minister say makes sense?"
"As for the Nine Kings--"
The emperor looked at Xiao Mingxuan, who was standing tall and lonely, with a cold and alienated air around his body, and kept away from strangers, and then looked at Chen Zongyang, whose face was pale and there was still a faint trace of blood on the corners of his lips.
The mood is simply extremely comfortable.
"The Nine Kings did not follow the Queen Mother's instructions, so they deserve to be punished. However, as a minister, Marquis Chongyang actually attacked the Nine Kings. By acting like this, my imperial power, the majesty of the Queen Mother, and the honor of the Nine Kings have all been trampled on by him."
,contempt.”
The emperor's voice was deep and melodious, and his words seemed calm and reasonable, but in fact, every sentence he said could kill Chen Zongyang.
The Queen Mother was shocked, and the words she wanted to refute suddenly got stuck in her throat.
A look of fear gradually appeared on Chen Zongyang's sinister face. He couldn't care less about the pain in his internal organs and fell to his knees with a frightened plop.
Although he has the support of the Queen Mother, the imperial power is supreme.
No matter how arrogant and domineering he is on weekdays, he has not offended Long Wei, but now, he has killed the Ninth Prince. The emperor thinks that he tramples on and despises the imperial power. Even if he kills him, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will not be able to say anything.
The author has something to say: I will add another chapter tonight.