Chapter 37 The Young Prince's Momentum
"Xiao Xizi, you are on duty here. Tell me, who broke it?" Ye Qingyu did not ask Qing Yi, nor did he pay attention to Xue An. Instead, he looked at the young eunuch on duty.
Xiao Xizi was so frightened that he trembled all over and knelt down with a plop. He was extremely conflicted. If he told the truth, he would definitely offend the emperor's uncle; if he didn't tell the truth, he couldn't afford to offend the young prince. In desperation, he could only secretly glance at Eunuch Chang. Seeing that Eunuch Chang nodded slightly to him, Xiao Xizi said tremblingly: "Your servant...your servant saw that it was Master Xue and the two of them chasing and beating this young man. This young man dodged everywhere, and as a result, Master Xue slapped the imperial wine jar with his palm, and the wine jar broke. Master Xue accidentally fell and happened to sit on the pointed tile of the wine jar."
"...Nonsense!" Xue An was so angry that he was furious. He raised his hand to hit Xiao Xizi on the mouth, but as soon as he raised his leg, the wound on his buttock hurt so much that he grimaced in pain and could only curse non-stop.
"So that's it! Uncle Xue, Lord Shen, I think Xiao Xizi would not dare to lie, the matter is already clear. First, Master Xue privately assaulted someone in the imperial palace. The palace has its own rules, and Lord Shen needs to deal with it as appropriate. Second, Xue An was disrespectful to my father and insulted me and my friends. Eunuch Chang needs to report this to the emperor's uncle. Third, I did not keep the imperial wine that the emperor's uncle rewarded me well, which is a crime. I will personally apologize to the emperor's uncle for this matter." Ye Qingyu's tone was flat, but his logic was clear and every sentence made sense.
After hearing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to the Little Prince of Northwest. No wonder the emperor favored him so much. His calmness and strength were truly admirable.
"..." After hearing Ye Qingyu's words, Xue Guojiu and Xue An were like deflated balls, their arrogance vanishing without a trace. How come after hearing what he said, they were wrong in every aspect?
"Young Prince, please calm down. An'er is ignorant. I will discipline him strictly in the future. The emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs. It is really the fault of us ministers to let him be distracted by trivial matters like us. I think it is better not to alarm the emperor." Uncle Xue really didn't want to bring the matter to the emperor, and his attitude softened.
"Uncle Xue, how could I not feel sorry for the emperor? I just told him the truth and handled it according to the rules." Ye Qingyu looked indifferent and unmoved.
“This…” Uncle Xue looked at Chen Yan, his eyes full of help.
Chen Yan secretly complained in his heart. Usually, Uncle Xue seemed like a smart man, so why did he do such a stupid thing today? Didn't he know what kind of person his son was? He was so arrogant just now, and now he wanted me to speak well of him.
Although Chen Yan was disdainful in his heart, he still had to give the Xue family the face they deserved because they had the Queen's support. Besides, the young prince wouldn't really bring this matter to the surface and argue with the Emperor and the Queen.
"Young Prince, Master Xue is seriously injured. If he is beaten with thirty sticks according to palace rules, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it. The Queen's birthday is approaching, and it would be unlucky if he lost his life. It would be better to let him apologize to you and return home to reflect on his actions." Chen Yan said.
"Since Lord Shen has agreed to peace, I will not pursue the matter any further. But Uncle Xue still needs to discipline your son and stop him from causing trouble again." Ye Qingyu said magnanimously.
He knew in his heart that this matter could only end here. His refusal of the marriage proposal had already caused resentment in the Xue family. Although he had the emperor's protection, no one could predict what would happen in the future. It was better to resolve grudges than to create them. This principle has been true since ancient times.
"Thank you for your tolerance, young prince." Uncle Xue smiled and bowed to Ye Qingyu.
"Dad!" Xue An shouted angrily, feeling unwilling. He didn't understand why his father, who had just stood up for him, suddenly became discouraged because of Chu Qingyu's words.
"Come here, carry the young master and let's go back to the mansion." Uncle Xue ordered.
"I won't leave. I'm going to ask my aunt for justice!" Xue An shouted.
"Shut up! If you make any more noise, I'll have someone shut your mouth." Uncle Xue scolded his son for being ignorant. He said he still couldn't understand the situation and that he would suffer in silence for now. Sooner or later, he would complain to the queen and seek justice.
"Qingyi, let's go to my palace." Ye Qingyu ignored everyone present and left with Qingyi.
"Hey, Xiaoye, your aura just now was so strong that it scared them so much that they didn't dare to breathe." Qing Yi saw Xiaoye's powerful aura for the first time and couldn't help but sigh.
"Qingyi, are you hiding something from me?" After Ye Qingyu finished dealing with the outside affairs, he began to deal with these "household affairs". Qingfeng followed behind slowly, keeping a proper distance from his master and Qingyi.
"Ah, no?" Qing Yi was stunned at first, then he remembered something and said with a frown: "You are talking about that idiot, the one I met when Qingqing and I were strolling out yesterday. How would I know who he was? I saw him teasing the girl, so I taught him a lesson." Qing Yi said it nonchalantly, he didn't think he had done anything wrong at all.
"Why didn't you tell me yesterday?" Ye Qingyu asked in a cold voice.
"Hey, it's not a big deal. I just let him take a bath in the lake and fished him out. I thought he was just a dandy son of a wealthy landlord. Who would have thought he was the son of Uncle Xue?" Qing Yi said, and then continued: "Humph! Even if I had known he was from the Xue family, this hero would still help the weak and eradicate evil. I can't stand his bullying of the people!"
"...You still think you're right?" Ye Qingyu was speechless. Qing Yi really didn't know that he had caused trouble for him.
"What a pity, Chenxiang is gone. If I had known earlier, I would have never dodged and would have just knocked him away!" Qing Yi grimaced in pain when he thought of the Chenxiang wine that spilled all over the ground.
"Luckily you didn't do anything." Ye Qingyu glanced at Qingyi. This kid was quite smart. If he had really done something, it wouldn't be something that could be resolved with just a few words. But seeing Qingyi's distressed look on Chenxiang's face, Ye Qingyu softened a little and comforted him, "How can you be without imperial wine in the palace? Don't worry, there's plenty of it."
"Ah, Xiao Ye, you are still the best to me!" As he said that, Qing Yi was about to step forward to pull Ye Qingyu's arm, but Ye Qingyu dodged it.
"Why are you hiding?" Qing Yi looked puzzled.
"Stay away from me! You don't look calm at all."
"Steady? What does steady mean?" Qing Yi asked with a smile, "Like Qing Feng?"
"..." Qingfeng, who was following slowly behind, was already at the forefront of "eating melons". Now he became the "melon" himself, with a helpless look on his face.
"Come on, I'll take you around the palace. Haven't you always wanted to visit the palace?" Although Ye Qingyu said this, perhaps in her heart she just liked getting along with Qing Yi like this. Even though she said she disliked him, she still went along with him in her actions.
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