Chapter 208 The emperor is partial to the nine kings
Luo Jiuli was agitated, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
"Didn't the prince say that? You can't act too smart, you have to hide your clumsiness appropriately."
"The prince is so smart, I'm afraid I will have to help him count the money if he sells me."
"Fool, how could I be willing to sell you."
Xiao Mingxuan laughed and hugged her tighter.
"To me, you are the best gift that God has given me in the past twenty-five years, the best and most cherished gift."
It's too late for him to love her, so there's no way to sell her.
"Are you tired? Lie down and rest for a while."
She had lost so much blood today. At this time, he naturally had to put her body first, otherwise, he would not have gone out to subdue the Marquis of Chongyang himself and drive him away.
She was just afraid that those people would disturb her rest, and that she might have concerns in her heart.
Luo Jiuli didn't feel tired, but seeing how caring he was, it was hard to refute his face, so he nodded lightly and said:
"good."
The two of them, Luo Jiuli inside and Xiao Mingxuan outside, hugged each other and lay on the bed.
"Your Majesty injured the Marquis of Chongyang tonight, I'm afraid the Queen Mother will be furious again."
"After all, he relied on the Queen Mother's favor to create a prince and open a mansion. Although he has no real power, he has the support of the Queen Mother and Da Sima behind him. Ordinary people in the entire capital really dare not mess with him."
"Even the princes and court officials would not take the initiative to antagonize him. On the contrary, the prince has suppressed his arrogance one after another after returning to the capital. I am afraid he has already harbored a grudge."
When Xiao Mingxuan heard this, his dark eyes became unpredictable.
"Those princes and court officials will not take the initiative to antagonize him, and they don't bother to argue with him."
"Do you know what kind of people men despise the most?"
"Who?"
"A man who gains power by serving women."
"A good man either puts on armor to protect his family and country and fights on the battlefield, or he wears a Confucian shirt and stands in the court strategizing."
"Taking a step back, men can only stand upright and upright, and use their own strength to get what they want, instead of relying on women to achieve things like embroidered pillows."
Luo Jiuli looked at him with eyes like bright stars. She used to like his skinny body, but now it seems that she is narrow-minded.
With his status and demeanor, not to mention her, no woman would be able to resist him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xiao Mingxuan saw her eyes as bright as glass, and his heart palpitated.
"Because, I find that I like the prince more and more."
She is a military doctor herself, so she naturally likes a man's majestic and upright spirit.
Xiao Mingxuan didn't expect to hear these words, his face was full of joy, and then he hugged her tightly with his arms.
She likes him more and more.
Why didn't he like her more and more?
Luo Jiuli nestled in his arms, with a smile on her face and a soft voice.
"My lord, do you think the Marquis of Chongyang will come into the palace to add jealousy and make shoes for the prince?"
"No, at least not tonight."
Xiao Mingxuan closed his eyes slightly, his nose lingering with the fragrance that belonged to her, and his heart felt full and satisfied like never before.
He was right, Marquis Chongyang really didn't know how, it wasn't that he couldn't, but he didn't dare to add fuel to the fire to retaliate against him.
Who told the Queen Mother to send not only Marquis Chongyang but also the Forbidden Army? Are there any members of the Emperor's army among the Forbidden Army?
Marquis Chongyang didn't know, and because he didn't know, he was more cautious and careful.
"The Queen Mother, this is what happened."
At that time, the Marquis of Chongyang was kneeling in the main hall of Changchun Palace, his handsome face was covered with bruises, his hair was messy, his eyes were full of grievance and depression, and he looked very pitiful.
He knew very well that the Queen Mother valued his face, and he also knew very well what kind of method he should use to win the Queen Mother's favor.
Sure enough! The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned livid, she slapped her palm on the table, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Emperor, these are the nine kings you have always trusted. He does not respect the Yi family's decree, and he also does not respect the emperor's oral instructions."
"He actually resorted to such a vicious attack to injure the Marquis of Chongyang? Does he still have the Ai family in his eyes, does he still have you as the emperor, and does he still have the laws of the dynasty?"
The emperor sat in the middle, his eyes slightly raised, his tone calm and indifferent, and his face showed no emotion at all.
"What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true, here comes someone."
Beside him, Eunuch Qi stepped forward.
"emperor."
"According to my oral instructions, the nine kings Xiao Mingxuan did not respect the Queen Mother's decree and my oral instructions. He injured the Marquis of Chongyang and ordered him to be banned from the palace for half a year and fined for one year. Without my permission, he is not allowed to leave the palace privately."
"As for the Marquis of Chongyang."
The emperor glanced at Chongyang Hou who was kneeling on the ground.
"The Marquis of Chongyang has been wronged, but fortunately he is fine. He can only be raised for a few days."
The Queen Mother's face froze, her breath was disordered, and she was so angry that she almost broke the delicate armor on her fingers.
"Is this how the emperor punished the nine kings? The Ai family does not agree with the emperor's way of handling it."
When the emperor heard this, his face darkened.
Tonight, he did not stop the Queen Mother from sending Marquis Chongyang to the Nine Princes' Mansion, which gave the Queen Mother a lot of dignity.
After all, it was his decision to send Hu Bingyu to a nunnery in the suburbs, and what happened to Hu Bingyu was also an accident.
I just didn't expect that the Queen Mother would push her even further, and the Marquis of Chongyang would be arrogant because of her favor. If tonight the Nine Kings would be wronged because of one of the Queen Mother's male favorites.
Then he should stop being the emperor.
"Mother, the Marquis of Chongyang was so confident that he dared to use the sword in the prince's residence. The Empress wondered whether the Marquis of Chongyang himself caused the rebellion, or was there someone behind the scenes."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall suddenly felt like needles were dropping.
All the eunuchs, maids, and guards outside the palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
The Queen Mother's face was frozen and she looked at the Emperor in shock.
Concubine Hu's heart trembled, the queen frowned slightly, and Marquis Chongyang was even more shocked and silent, kneeling on the ground, enduring the severe pain, wishing that his whole head could be buried in the soil.
The emperor blatantly trusted the Nine Kings, and it was the Queen Mother who was slapped in the face.
What's more, for so many years, although the emperor and the queen mother seemed to be loving mothers and filial piety on the surface, everything was calm, but underneath they were in turmoil.
The emperor did not look at the expressions of these people, but said calmly:
"Mother, how can the Nine Kings say it? She is also the youngest son of my father, my brother, and the God of War Prince of the Changning Dynasty."
"Since he left the palace at the age of five to study martial arts, and went to war at the age of fifteen, he has already become accustomed to the way he behaves on the battlefield over the years, and he cannot change it for a while. His mother should be able to understand."
"As for the sachet made of Guangling brocade, I think this is not enough to doubt the Nine Princes. After all, Guangling brocade is not unique to the Nine Princes' Mansion."
"Besides, Marquis Chongyang just said that the Nine Kings disdain to use this method."
As the emperor spoke, he put down the tea cup and stood up expressionlessly.
"In the matter of Hu Bingyu, I have ordered Xue Ningshan and Su Tong to clean up the mountain bandits in the suburbs of Beijing and give an explanation to the Sima Mansion."