Chapter 35: The Strawbag Young Master
"He smashed the imperial wine that the emperor had awarded to the young prince of the northwest, then sat down on the ground and was hit on the butt by the broken pieces of the wine jar." Qing Yi briefly recounted what happened in a few words.
Is that really the case? Qingfeng and Shen Yan couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. They both looked at Xue An, only to see that Xue An was still screaming in pain, cursing Qing Yi in a dirty way: "You bastard, wait for me! I won't forgive you!"
"Master Xue, this is the imperial palace. If you make such a noise, it might not be appropriate if the emperor hears it." Chen Yan worked in the palace for many years, so he naturally knew Xue An quite well.
"Lord Shen, since this happened in the palace, you have to take charge of it for me!" Seeing the leader of the palace guards coming, Xue An was no longer afraid of Qing Yi.
"Master Xue, who broke the imperial wine? How did you get hurt? Was it this young master who did it?" Chen Yan asked seriously.
Xue An was a little stuck when he heard this. He had accidentally broken the imperial wine, and he was injured because he sat on it. But if it wasn't for this kid, could he have broken the imperial wine and sat on the tip of the wine jar?
"This guy is a ruffian, a bastard, how dare he attack this young master. Chen Yan, if you don't care, I will go to my aunt to seek justice!" He couldn't admit his fault, so he had to avoid the main point.
Xue An struggled to get up, but there was a sharp piece of wine jar stuck in his buttocks, which made him grimace in pain and unable to take a step.
"..." Chen Yan was speechless for a moment. This kid was going to complain to the Queen Mother. It was really hard to stop him. He looked at Qingfeng.
"Wait a moment, the young prince is with the emperor right now," Qingfeng said in a low voice. He knew he couldn't let Chen Yan take Qing Yi away, so he had no choice but to use his master's identity to plead for Qing Yi.
Chen Yan secretly found it amusing. On one side was the young prince of the Northwest, and on the other was the Empress. If this matter got out of hand, it might really alarm the Emperor. He didn't want to offend either side, so he didn't order the two people who were fighting privately in the palace to be taken away.
The Northwest Prince hadn't arrived yet, but Uncle Xue had arrived first. He had originally gone to the Emperor to inquire about the Northwest Prince's refusal of marriage, hoping to gauge his attitude. However, the Emperor didn't seem to want to discuss the matter, and after a few casual words with him, he tactfully withdrew.
Ye Qingyu was hiding behind the imperial study at the time and did not show up. After Uncle Xue left, the King of Chu and Ye Qingyu explained some important matters. Because of this, Uncle Xue arrived here first, while Ye Qingyu had not yet received the news.
On the way, Uncle Xue met the eunuch who was delivering the message and learned the general course of events. However, the account was incomplete, and the eunuch did not know what grudge there was between Young Master Xue and the blue-clad man brought by the young prince from the northwest. He simply described the situation of Third Young Master Xue being injured and bleeding.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Xue was immediately distraught. Of his three sons and one daughter, he favored his youngest son the most, even though he wasn't very capable. Hearing that his son was injured, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
When he hurried to the resting place, he saw his son grimacing in pain, his clothes were wrinkled, and blood was seeping out of his gown.
"An'er?" Uncle Xue hurried forward to check on Xue An's condition. When he saw that there was still a tile from the wine jar stuck on his butt, his face turned pale instantly.
"Quick, quick, go get the Imperial Physician! This is outrageous!" Uncle Xue shouted. You know, the Imperial Physician wasn't someone you could just call in. Commander Shen hadn't given the order just now, so the young eunuch naturally didn't dare to act on his own. Hearing Uncle Xue's order to get the Imperial Physician, the young eunuch quickly responded and trotted off to the Imperial Hospital.
"What's going on?" Uncle Xue had a gloomy face and swept his eyes like a torch over everyone in the room.
"Dad, it's him, he's the one who beat the kid!" Xue An bared his teeth, holding his butt tightly with one hand, pointing at Qing Yi with the other, his eyes full of resentment.
"Who are you? Why did you hit my son?" Uncle Xue fixed his gaze on Qing Yi. He was the only person in the room he had never met before. Chen Yan, as the commander of the Imperial Palace and a trusted confidant of the Emperor, was a natural acquaintance of his. Qing Feng, as the guard of the young prince of the Northwest, had often accompanied Ye Qingyu in and out of the palace, so he was also quite familiar with him. However, he had never seen this young man in blue before.
"When did I hit him? Isn't this slander? Master Xue, you have to tell me the truth. I didn't even touch your clothes, right?" Qing Yi said lazily, secretly complaining in his heart, this father is so protective of his child, no wonder this kid is so arrogant and unreasonable.
"Dad, it was him who threw me into the lake yesterday!" Xue An accused relentlessly.
"He actually did such a wicked thing under the feet of the emperor. Commander Shen, how could such a person enter the palace? Why don't you arrest him!" Uncle Xue looked at Shen Yan with his eyes wide open in anger.
"My Lord, I have just inquired about this matter. Young Master Xue broke the imperial wine and accidentally sat on the broken pieces of the wine jar, which is why he was injured." Chen Yan had a businesslike expression on his face, implying that if he wanted to deal with the two people's private fight in the palace, he could not just arrest one person, but both of them had to be arrested.
"Dad, I'm going to ask my aunt for justice. Chen Yan is just afraid of Chu Qingyu! This man is Chu Qingyu's man." Xue An shouted.
Everyone present thought it was funny: "What a fool!"
Chen Yan was a very cunning guy, acting as if he wanted to offend neither side or both.
Xue Guojiu knew what Chen Yan was thinking, but why did he say it openly? He sighed inwardly: My son is still not very scheming!
"Are you the young prince's man? Our Xue family and the Northwest Mansion have always gotten along well. Why did you throw my son into the lake yesterday? Do you want my son's life?" Uncle Xue calmed down his impatience when he saw Xue An injured just now, and asked Qingyi.
"Who am I to him? What does it have to do with you? Don't you know what your son has done outside? If a son is not well educated, it is the father's fault. If you want to spend that time on education, you might as well discipline your son!" Qing Yi's tone was full of disdain.
"You immature brat, how dare you be so disrespectful to me! Come, arrest him!" Uncle Xue shouted angrily. The two guards in his mansion stepped forward and tried to arrest Qing Yi.
How could Qing Yi let them catch him so easily? He dodged with a flash and sneered, "You want to catch me? No way!"
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