Chu Li took a half step back, and his lower back hit the edge of the table, "Ah..."
The man quickly grabbed it into his arms and pressed it down.
"Uncle!"
Clank, clank!
The pens, inkstones and inkstones on the table fell to the ground.
"Look at you, why are you so anxious?" The man scolded, "Although it is not appropriate to have sex in broad daylight, but as the regent, who can control me?"
Without saying too much, he started to pull out the belt.
Chu Li's eyelids jumped, and he immediately held his hand:
"etc!"
She didn't sleep well last night.
My legs are still weak now.
Given his temper, things are bound to get out of control again.
Chu Di couldn't wait to pull out his belt, "Time is short, don't wait any longer."
"This is in the Imperial Palace!"
"Is there anyone else coming to disturb us?"
"Report—"
Just as he finished speaking, a royal guard came running in from outside. He saw the open door and the scene of love and affection, and he was so scared that he almost fell to his knees.
“Photo, Photo…”
Chu Lili hurriedly pushed his chest away, "Still pressing on me, get off."
Chu Dichi's expression was somewhat gloomy, and he turned his head to look over:
"You'd better have a good reason."
The Imperial Guard felt a chill on his back, and hurriedly handed over a wooden box with both hands, saying:
"Your Highness, not long ago, an unidentified person came to the gate of the palace and said that he wanted to hand this item to Miss Xie."
Chu Li leaned over and looked over: "For me?"
Or an unidentified person?
"Show it to the king."
"yes."
Chu Dichi lazily opened the wooden box, took a look at it, his expression suddenly darkened, and he closed the box with a "snap".
Chu Li saw this:
"What's going on?"
"It's not a good thing, take it out and throw it away."
"show me."
"Throw it away."
The Royal Guards held the wooden box, their hands shaking with fear. They were in a dilemma and just got stuck where they were.
Should this be thrown away or not?
Chu Li strode over, snatched the wooden box, and just as he opened it, he saw a line of words:
——Written by Xiaojiu himself, given to Yeli.
That day, Chu Yeli said that he would give her a big gift. Could it be this?
She frowned, tore open the seal, and took out two pages of account books from the letter.
Eyes slightly dark:
"It is a record of the money that King Xiaoyao has exchanged with officials in the court, as well as a record of the financial transactions with merchants."
But they were torn pages, with no beginning or end visible, like two pages torn randomly from an account book.
"Uncle, King Xiaoyao must have an account book in his hand!"
Chu Li reacted:
"If we can find this account book, we can uproot all of King Xiaoyao's followers over the past few decades."
As long as we get this account book, we can clean up the court.
Completely clear out the emperor's side.
Chu Dichi said calmly: "Do you trust Chu Yeli so much?"
Chu Li was stunned:
"It's not a question of belief or not. Look at the Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li who appear in this account book. Aren't they the people I found today?"
This shows that it has credibility.
"Besides, it is impossible that King Xiaoyao's actions over the past few decades have left no traces. The account book is the best evidence."
Chu Dichi glared at her jealously:
"Will he be kind enough to send us evidence? He is in the same faction as King Xiaoyao. This must be a trap."
Chu Li: "Maybe they are biting each other?"
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. If we believe him, we will be fooled."
"But……"
The man's voice suddenly became deep: "You just believe him!"
"Why are you speaking so loudly? Am I deaf?"
Chu Dichi had a gloomy face, but Chu Li put one hand on his waist and pinched his face with the other.
The Royal Guards were almost dumbfounded.
He tilted his head: "?"
no.
When did she become so courageous?
When did he become so unmanly?
At this time, there was another urgent cry from outside: "Uncle Emperor, something bad has happened! Emperor..."
Chu Aotian ran to the door and saw the two of them in this posture, and his voice stopped abruptly.
Chu Dichi tilted his head and looked at him, "What do you want?"
again?
again?
Is he a man with a lot of things to do?
Chu Aotian refused to accept.
He clenched his hands and gritted his teeth, "It's nothing."
Chu Li let go of his hand, raised the two pages of the account book in his hand, and said, "Since the emperor's uncle doubts its authenticity, why don't we summon King Xiaoyao to the palace now to find out the truth?"
In the face of important events, Chu Dichi still used reason:
"Explain it."
Chu Aotian whispered, "Uncle, King Xiaoyao has returned to his fiefdom."
"What?" Chu Li turned around in surprise. "When did this happen? He didn't ask the palace for permission, and you didn't give any orders, but he left the capital without permission?"
Isn't this just having something to hide?
"It happened two quarters of an hour ago."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I wanted to say it, but my uncle wouldn't let me. I..." Chu Aotian grabbed his sleeves, and was met with the regent's stern glare. He was so frightened that his anus tightened and he hid behind the royal guards.
Royal Guards: “?”
Chu Dichi's eyes were as cold as a knife: "Good-for-nothing!"
There are a lot of nonsense that should and shouldn’t be said.
"Send someone out of the palace immediately to stop King Xiaoyao!"
"yes!"
-
A brisk team left the city and headed towards an unknown direction.
"quick!"
"drive!"
The driver drove the horse very fast, apparently in a hurry.
However, no matter how fast they ran, they were still caught up by a group of royal guards on light horses.
“Stop!”
"stop!"
The Royal Guards shouted, but the team did not stop, but ran faster, until the Royal Guards rushed forward and surrounded them in a small woods.
The driver was terrified:
“Oh my… My Lords, I have done nothing wrong. What are you doing…”
A Royal Guard said coldly:
"I told you to stop. Why are you running so fast? Are you deaf?"
"Your Excellency has misunderstood. The sound of horse hooves was really too loud and I didn't hear it clearly."
"snort!"
Excuse.
"Thank you, Miss. We have stopped them."
The imperial guards moved to the sides, clearing a path. Chu Li rode over, his eyes lightly glancing at the carriage:
"King Xiaoyao is in such a hurry, where is he going?"
Knowing that he had been exposed and was in danger, he ran away?
The driver was slightly stunned:
"Xiaoyao King? What Xiaoyao King?"
Chu Li was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and directly ordered the Imperial Guards:
"You two go up and open the curtain."
The two men stepped forward.
The driver waved his hands and said, "I really don't know what Xiaoyao Wang is. My Lords... Ouch!"
“Get out of the way!”
The imperial guard stretched out his hand and was about to grab the curtain when a slender hand lifted the curtain from inside the carriage, revealing the hem of a luxurious skirt.
"I wonder what Miss Xie wants to talk to my father about?"
Chu Minghua? !
There was no one else in the carriage except her!
Chu Li's expression was slightly gloomy.
Got fooled!
I thought this was King Xiaoyao's carriage, but I didn't expect he had escaped.
So cunning!
Chu Minghua raised the corners of his lips, hiding a deep smile.
Oh.
At this time, my father is probably twenty miles away from the capital. Xie Wanyue, let's see how you are going to catch up with him?
Fight with me?
Chu Li said calmly: "We can't return empty-handed. If we can't catch the big one, then we can catch the small one."
"What?!"
Chu Minghua's smile suddenly faltered, and he was seized from his carriage by two imperial guards who rushed over. He staggered in an extremely embarrassed manner:
"How dare you catch me? Xie Wanyue, what gives you the right to catch me? Let me go!"
"You've already beaten me, why shouldn't I be afraid to catch you? Take him away!"
-
At this moment, twenty miles away from the imperial capital, a carriage drove low-key and left the imperial capital quietly and silently.
The secret guard rode over to report: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are chasing after the Princess and they didn't find us."
Inside the carriage.
King Xiaoyao sat steadily, lazily studying a book in his hand, "Got it."
Not long after, another secret guard came to report:
"Your Majesty, our residence in the imperial capital has been sealed."
King Xiaoyao slammed the book shut.
He gets angry when he mentions this matter.
He had been lying dormant for more than twenty years, keeping himself safe and doing fine. Unexpectedly, Chu Li set a trap and Chu Minghua fell for it, causing him to expose himself.
That idiot!
He took a deep breath:
"Travel day and night back to Ganzhou."
"yes!"
Ganzhou was his fiefdom, where he had built up his base for twenty years. He had his own taxes, property, and people, and he also secretly raised a group of soldiers.
By then, the emperor would be far away and the regent would have no reason to attack him.
snort!
Seven days later.
Arrived in Ganzhou.
King Xiaoyao entered the mansion and before he had time to drink some tea and rest, he heard the following urgent report:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Dongling has brought tens of thousands of elite soldiers and requests to see you."
“Ahem!”
King Xiaoyao was caught off guard and choked on water. "What is Chu Yeli going to do? At this critical moment, bringing troops here, isn't it telling the entire Chu that I have betrayed you?"
This idiot.
How can he be as stupid as Chu Minghua?
Are the two of them teaming up to trick him?
"Send him away quickly, he's gone."
"But the Crown Prince of Dongling has already laid siege to the city!"
"What?"
Outside Ganzhou City.
There are tens of thousands of troops, forming a black mass. What comes towards us is the neat morale, just like the tall and straight poplars, exceptionally sharp and heroic.
On the leader's horse, Chu Yeli was chatting and laughing with several soldiers guarding the city:
"I and King Xiaoyao? Our relationship is excellent... King Xiaoyao helped me withdraw the troops... Yes, we want to conquer Da Chu... We have cooperated for a long time..."
Several soldiers were stunned: "???"
Oh my god!
The prince is colluding with the crown prince of the previous dynasty?
The prince rebelled?
How come they don’t know?
So what are they going to do now? Are they going to be loyal to the prince and rebel together? Or are they going to be loyal to the Chu State and report the prince?
no.
Rebellion is such a serious matter, why is Prince Dongling so cheerful and smiling?
"Chu Yeli!"
Over there, there was a loud shout.
Chu Yeli raised his eyebrows. Speak of the devil, here he comes.
He dismounted and walked towards him, "King Xiaoyao."
"What are you doing here? And you brought so many soldiers with you, you..." King Xiaoyao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
Chu Yeli said:
"King Xiaoyao, do you think you will be safe after returning to your fiefdom? Now, the Regent has discovered you and is trying to find a way to eliminate you. Do you want to just sit there and wait for death?"
When this matter was mentioned, King Xiaoyao became angry.
It’s all Chu Minghua’s fault for being so stupid.
"Besides, I'm here to help you."
"Help the king?"
"You have the fiefdom, and I have elite soldiers." Chu Yeli raised his hand and pointed at the large crowd behind him.
"Instead of waiting for the regent to purge you step by step, why not take sovereignty into your own hands? King Xiaoyao, we are in the same boat."
King Xiaoyao's expression suddenly darkened. He looked past Chu Yeli and looked at the elite troops. A hint of deep meaning gradually emerged from his eyes...
-
Imperial capital.
When the urgent report from Ganzhou was sent back to the imperial capital, Chu Aotian stood up and brushed the table:
"What?"
"King Xiaoyao is gathering troops in Ganzhou and openly rebelling?"
This is simply outrageous!
How outrageous!
Chu Li was sitting in front of the window reading a book. He shrugged his ears and turned a page.
Chu Dichi's eyes were cold: "What a fuss."
"..."
Chu Aotian pursed his lips, took the urgent letter and walked forward to show him, "Uncle, the urgent report says that Chu Yeli has cooperated with King Xiaoyao."
Chu Di said slowly, "How do you know they are really cooperating? Chu Yeli has ulterior motives."
Chu Li raised his eyes and said:
"good."
"A few days ago, Chu Yeli gave me two pages of account books, which contained evidence of King Xiaoyao. He betrayed King Xiaoyao while cooperating with him. I wonder what his purpose is?"
Chu Aotian frowned and thought:
"Regardless of whether their cooperation is true or not, the civil strife in Da Chu has just been quelled, and we must not allow King Xiaoyao to cause trouble and split the regime."
We have to send troops to suppress it.
But on the night of the coup, the Great Chu suffered heavy losses. If they really wanted to send troops to attack King Xiaoyao, the imperial capital might relax...
His eyes lit up:
"I see!"
"Chu Yeli is working with King Xiaoyao to lure our forces to Ganzhou. When we are fighting among ourselves in Ganzhou, he will take the opportunity to attack the imperial capital and cut off the source of our trouble!"
Hurrah!
He must have guessed it.
That cunning old fox!
Chu Li and Chu Dichi looked at each other and said, "I think what the Eighth Brother said makes sense. We can't rule out this possibility."
Chu Dichi: "Yeah."
"Uncle, what should we do?"
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Leave Qin Muyu to guard the imperial capital. I will take Xiao Yexing to Ganzhou to destroy King Xiaoyao."
Chu Li stood up: "I'll go too."
"good."
Without further ado, Chu Dichi immediately mobilized troops, arranged manpower and supplies, and set off early tomorrow morning.
Chu Aotian was very sad:
"Alas, the battle never ends."
Chu Li said, "Eighth Brother, war is all about money, you have to work harder to make money!"
Chu Aotian's face tightened, and he couldn't help but think of last night when Concubine Xi and Concubine Qi threw silver bills at him when they were fighting for him.
And the day before yesterday at noon, the five concubines took turns to make soup for him and secretly put silver bills at the bottom of the bowl...
Is it possible that I, Chu Aotian, can only live like this in this life?
No!
In his understanding, being an emperor means having endless power, endless money, and endless happiness. How come when it is his turn, all his previous understandings are overturned?
What went wrong?
"Ninth sister, since you are leaving tomorrow, today is the 37th day of Master Jiang's death. Let's go and burn some incense for him and ask for his blessing."
"good."
Master Jiang was buried outside the city, in the Jiang family's ancestral tomb, a place with excellent feng shui.
As soon as the carriage came to a stop, a vague scolding was heard from the other side:
"You are not qualified to come... Get out of here and don't dirty the Jiang family's land..."
Chu Aotian turned his head left and right, "What's that sound?"
Chu Li lifted a corner of the curtain.
Not far away is the ancestral tomb of the Jiang family. It has been repaired and is clean and tidy. A new tomb stands here, with incense, candles and paper money burning slowly. The people of the Jiang family are offering sacrifices to Master Jiang on the 37th day of his death.
Mrs. Jiang was dressed simply, but the colorful hairpin on her head was really eye-catching. Her nails painted with red nail polish poked the girl's head fiercely.
"Bastard!"
"evil creature!"
"I'll find a chance to kill you sooner or later."
"Mother." Jiang Qinxue took the woman's arm and shook it coquettishly, "Don't scold me like that. The groom at home is almost forty years old and hasn't married yet. Why not let me marry him?"
Madam Jiang smiled when she heard this:
"Too!"
"Jiang Wan, Wang Mafu is a servant of the Jiang family. He is a reliable person who knows everything about the family. You will enjoy a good life if you marry him."
Jiang Wan's eyes were filled with fear:
"Mother, Jiang Wan is still young and doesn't want to get married."
"Don't want to? Stay at home and eat plain rice?"
"I know medicine and pharmacology, and I can earn money to support myself."
"You are such a bastard who gave birth to a bastard. You are just like your whore mother, doing things that are always in the spotlight! Which daughter is like you? You have brought shame to the Jiang family!"
Mrs. Jiang grabbed Jiang Wan's ears angrily and scolded him.
Jiang Qinxue covered her lips with a handkerchief, unable to hide her smile.
This whole scene fell into Chu Aotian's eyes.
I didn't expect that a teacher who was highly respected throughout his life would have such a barbaric daughter-in-law.
He got out of the car and strode over.
Jiang Qinxue watched Jiang Wan being beaten up, laughing so hard that her body shook, her waist twisted and turned, and she sprained her ankle out of sheer joy:
"ah……"
I hit someone.
"Who are you? Don't you have eyes? How dare you bump into me!"
Chu Li stood firmly on his feet and looked at her calmly, "I am the future regent princess."
Jiang Qinxue was stunned for a moment, then she couldn't stop laughing:
“Haha! You’re the Princess Regent? Hahaha, it’s not even dark yet and you’re already dreaming, haha, haha… Huang, Huang…”
He was grinning halfway when he saw a bright yellow figure walking towards him, and his expression instantly became as if he had eaten bitter melon.
"emperor!"
Jiang Qinxue, Madam Jiang, and the servants of the Jiang family all knelt on the ground.
Chu Aotian said calmly: "Go burn incense first."
He wants to teach this woman a lesson.
"Um."
Chu Li went over first.
Chu Aotian put his hands behind his back, looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and said disdainfully: "What is so funny? Why not tell me and make me happy too."
Jiang Qinxue's scalp is slightly stiff:
“Your Majesty…”
"Ms. Jiang, your mouth is so big when you smile. You can probably eat five bowls in one meal, right?"
Jiang Qinxue's cheeks suddenly turned red, almost bleeding, she felt extremely humiliated, "Your Majesty..."
"I like people with big mouths. Being able to eat is a blessing, hahaha!"
"ah?"
Jiang Qinxue was completely stunned, and Madam Jiang was also extremely frightened.
this……
Is the emperor praising or criticizing?
How can I not guess his mood?
"Master Jiang has been kind to me. Both publicly and privately, I should treat his granddaughter well. Miss Jiang, are you willing to follow me into the palace?"
Jiang Qinxue stared in disbelief.
real?
Did she hear it right?
In recent days, many officials have wanted to put people in the harem, no matter how much money they have spent and how many connections they have made, but they have been unable to succeed. They didn't expect that the emperor would take the initiative to accept her?
Just because you like her big mouth?
Madam Jiang quickly poked her and whispered, "The Emperor is asking you a question!"
Jiang Qinxue came back to her senses and said hurriedly:
"Yes! Your Majesty, I am willing! My mouth is big and I can eat a lot. I will make sure Your Majesty is satisfied!"
Chu Aotian frowned:
"I'm not asking you."
He took two steps and walked to Jiang Wan, "Miss Jiang, are you willing?"
Jiang Wan looked up in surprise.
she?
Are you really asking her?
No matter what the emperor's original intention was, it was better than marrying a groom.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to do so."
Jiang Qinxue suddenly became anxious.
Why is Jiang Wan?
She is the legitimate daughter. In terms of birth, appearance and quality, she is many times better than Jiang Wan, the concubine's daughter. What exactly does the emperor like about her?
Mrs. Jiang almost bit her tongue.
Why is it Jiang Wan?
Hesitantly, he asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to let Jiang Wan enter the palace... to be a maid? Although she is of humble origin, she is quite agile and nimble, and being a maid is really a compliment to her."
Chu Aotian was slightly angry: "How can the teacher's granddaughter be a slave? I will make her a late noble lady!"
Mrs. Jiang's blood rushed to her head and she almost fainted.
Jiang Qinxue was so helpless that she almost screamed.
Why?
Why?
She shouted, she screamed, she held her head, she ran wildly, she stomped her feet, she refused to accept!
Chu Aotian didn't bother to pay attention to the mother and daughter. He flicked his sleeves and looked at Chu Li's back who was kneeling in front of the grave. "Ninth sister, have you burned the incense?"
I couldn't see the raccoon's expression clearly because I was facing away from him.
Her eyes were already solemn as she looked at the broken incense on the ground...
There were three incense sticks, one of them was broken in half.
She lit three more incense sticks and just bowed twice, there was a slight "pop" sound and the incense went out again.
Since ancient times, the breaking of incense has been a bad sign.
Looking at Master Jiang's tombstone, Chu Li's mind sank slightly:
Teacher, we are going to Ganzhou tomorrow to fight against King Xiaoyao. Are you telling me in this way not to go?
Could it be...is this trip destined to be a bad omen?
"Ninth sister?"
Chu Li brushed his sleeves and calmly threw the two broken incense sticks into the money and paper and burned them together. When he stood up, his elbow accidentally touched Jiang Qinxue behind him, and she jumped up.
"What are you so surprised about?"
"I……"
Jiang Qinxue was so angry that she was completely immersed in rage and jealousy, so she was making a lot of noise.
Calm down and whisper:
"I just can't bear to see the emperor being deceived by Jiang Wan, a concubine, so I want the regent princess to help persuade the emperor."
"A concubine's daughter?"
"Yes, she is a concubine's daughter, of low status, how can she enter the palace and confuse the royal bloodline?"
Chu Li glanced at her coldly, "The Emperor is also a concubine's son."
Jiang Qinxue's expression changed in shock. She wanted to explain something, but Chu Li was too lazy to listen to her and walked around her.
"Your Majesty, please go and pay your respects. I will wait for you in the carriage."
After taking two steps, he tilted his head and said, "Jiang Wan, come with me."
Jiang Wan was slightly surprised, then came to his senses and followed under the vicious eyes of Mrs. Jiang and the angry gaze of Jiang Qinxue.
In the carriage.
Chu Li noticed Jiang Wan's reservedness and said:
"You don't have to be nervous. The emperor is a kind and gentle man. After entering the palace, you will be separated from the Jiang family. It's time to live your life well."
Jiang Wan's eyes turned red, and he felt embarrassed and awkward.
The scandal in her family was exposed to the public, and she felt ashamed. However, the gentle and easy-going Regent Princess comforted her predicament.
"Princess Regent, you and the Emperor are both good people."
She carefully took out the treasure from her arms and presented it with both hands.
"This peace locket is a family heirloom my mother left me. It can keep me safe and avoid danger. I hope you don't dislike it."
"Since it is your biological mother's legacy, you can keep it for yourself."
Jiang Wan was stunned: "My mother is not dead."
Chu Li: “…”
The silence at this moment was a little awkward.
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