Chapter 25 Xuan Enters the Palace
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court!
Immediately, an old minister knelt down and pleaded for the Prince of Zhennan: "The Prince of Zhennan is your brother and the youngest son of the late emperor. He would never do such a thing as collaborating with the enemy and treason. Your Majesty, please be clear-headed!"
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Zhennan led troops into battle at the age of ten, conquered the Southern Frontier at the age of thirteen, and repelled the Dongling Kingdom at the age of sixteen. Now, he has triumphed over the Northern Di and signed a ten-year truce with them. The Prince of Zhennan is known as the God of War, a valiant warrior who has slain countless enemies. He would never commit treason. Someone must have framed him. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, all pleading for mercy for the Prince of Zhennan.
Emperor Shunkang stood at the top, looking at the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground with a gloomy expression!
Finally, he turned to the Minister of War and said, "Then summon your beloved daughter, General Ye, to the palace!"
The Minister of War is called Ye Hangyu, and the daughter he is talking about is Ye Qingyu, the only female general of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, the one Helian Zhi wanted to marry.
Soon Ye Qingyu was summoned to the palace.
"Your Majesty, I, Ye Qingyu, pay my respects to you!"
Emperor Shunkang didn't let her stand up to answer. His face was serious and his tone was majestic. "Just now, your father Ye Hangyu said that you saw with your own eyes that the Zhennan Prince Xuanyuan Yi conspired with the fifth prince of Beidi in the middle of the night to annex our Xuanyuan. Is this true or not?"
Ye Qingyu heard the threat in Emperor Shunkang's tone, and also more or less understood what he meant from her father. "Your Majesty, yes."
Emperor Shunkang was furious. "What a wicked Prince of Zhennan! My good brother! I trusted him so much, and I am unworthy of being a man of the Xuanyuan family! Where is Prince of Zhennan, Xuanyuan Yi?"
Emperor Shunkang was furious, and all the officials below knelt down.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Prime Minister Lin Yuanfeng then spoke up: "Your Majesty, when the Prince of Zhennan returned triumphantly, you specially granted him three days' leave, exempting him from attending court!"
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, hoping that the emperor would forget the stupid thing he had done before.
Emperor Shunkang ignored the old ministers who were kneeling on the ground and pleading for mercy, and said coldly: "Come here, call the Zhennan King Xuanyuan Yi to see you!"
When the eunuch arrived at the Prince of Zhennan's Palace in compliance with Emperor Kang's oral order, Concubine Xi had just arrived at the palace.
Hearing the news of Xuanyuan Yi entering the palace, and looking at the eunuch's face, she saw that he was not very respectful to her. As someone who has been in the harem for many years, she always felt that something bad was going to happen.
Is there another war at the border, and does Yier need to go and quell it?
But he quickly rejected it. If there really was something happening at the border, the eunuch would not have had this attitude.
So what is going on?
She knew what the emperor felt towards his son.
Noble Concubine Xi gave Nanny Fang a look without any expression. Nanny Fang immediately understood and took out a heavy purse.
He stuffed it directly into the eunuch's hand and said, "I don't know why the emperor wants the prince to see him at this time. As you know, the prince has been at the border for many years and has many hidden illnesses. He often has trouble sleeping. It's hard to get a three-day vacation, so..."
Normally, the maids beside Concubine Xi would always greet her with a smile, but this time the young eunuch directly pushed away the purse she handed over and was no longer as respectful as before.
"The Emperor has ordered it. Your Highness, please hurry up. The Emperor and all the civil and military officials are still waiting in the main hall."
Concubine Xi's heart sank, but she also knew that the emperor's order could not be disobeyed, so she could only ask Uncle Fu to call Xuanyuan Yi over.
When the late emperor was still alive, the current emperor had to be respectful when meeting her, the imperial concubine. Now, they, mother and son, have to live by the wishes of others.
The late emperor gave the Black Potassium Army to Yier because he saw the emperor's character, hoping to save them mother and son.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he was quite respectful to her. Yi'er had been fighting the enemy for many years, so she thought...
After all, she thought that it seemed that she was going to take action against Yier!
Because the emperor had granted Xuanyuan Yi a marriage yesterday, he wanted to go to the Marquis of Changxin's mansion today to propose to the girl he had been dreaming of. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night and fell asleep only at dawn.
Liuxing looked at Uncle Fu hurrying over, his face showing a somewhat anxious expression.
Ever since Uncle Fu followed the prince out of the palace and set up his own residence, he has never shown his emotions. It is rare to see him like this. I was a little curious for a moment, wondering what could have made him like this.
"Uncle Fu, did your wife run away with someone or something? You look so grim."
Uncle Fu didn't have time to argue with him at this moment, and shouted directly to the room: "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace. The emperor asked you to enter the palace now. The eunuch who came to deliver the oral order was not very friendly and didn't even give face to the imperial concubine Xi."
Xuanyuan Yi was already awake when Uncle Fu entered the courtyard. He put on his prince's court robes, opened the door and strode out.
Xuanyuan Yi walked steadily, with a barely perceptible sharpness flashing in his eyes.
He knew very well that today's matter was of great importance, and was secretly considering various possibilities in his mind.
Stepping into the antechamber, he faced the arrogant eunuch with a faint smile, a smile that concealed a hint of unruly confidence. "Eunuch, please lead the way. I will accompany you to see His Majesty immediately."
After saying that, he gently patted Liuxing's shoulder, cast a look at Uncle Fu, and finally looked deeply at Concubine Xi.
He just happened to meet the worried eyes of Concubine Xi, gave her a reassuring look, and then strode forward with the eunuch towards the palace.
Ever since Xia Xing'er returned home after her divorce, she has sent people to keep an eye on the movements of Prince Zhennan's Mansion.
Xia Xing'er, who was drinking tea with Zhou Gong in her yard, jumped up from the bed after hearing Chunliu's report.
"Chun Liu, what did you say? The Prince of Zhennan was summoned to the palace by the Emperor?"
She checked with Chunliu again to make sure she wasn't dreaming.
After getting Chunliu's affirmative answer, the little sleepiness she had left disappeared and her mind immediately became clear.
"Chunliu, hurry up and get dressed and washed for me. Send someone to go to my parents first, and ask my brothers and sisters-in-law to go too. Tell them that I have something important to tell you."
After giving these instructions, he added, "When you're done, pack your things quickly and follow the original plan with Xia Yue and the others. Don't come back to the mansion."
What was supposed to happen tomorrow seems to have happened earlier today because of my actions last night.
When Xia Xing'er arrived at Xia's father and mother's yard, everyone was there except her.
After entering, she didn't say much nonsense and went straight to the point: "Father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, the one who just summoned the Prince of Zhennan to the palace has already done it ahead of schedule. How are you all preparing?"
"Put the important things in the yard into the ring, but also leave some behind, in case those who come to search the house find nothing and cause trouble. Okay, now tell me what you each prepared!"
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