Seeing that Chu Feiyang had pointed out his new identity, Han Che was slightly surprised, but then he thought, who is Chu Feiyang, and how could the important events in the court escape his fierce eyes?
Putting away the surprise in his heart, Han Che's expression was calm, but there was still an imperceptible respect in his eyes when he looked at Chu Feiyang. He did not dare to act presumptuously in front of Chu Feiyang!
After Chu Feiyang dismounted, Han Che also dismounted, made a gesture of invitation with his right hand, and said in a clear voice, "Your Highness, please!"
Chu Feiyang looked at Han Che intently, a slight smile flashed across his eyes. He smiled and nodded, then walked into the palace gate first!
Eunuch Yu, who was following closely behind the two of them, frowned slightly! On the one hand, he felt a strong pressure from Chu Feiyang's omniscience, and on the other hand, it was because of the respect Han Che had just shown in front of Chu Feiyang!
Eunuch Yu quickened his pace slightly to catch up with Han Che's pace. He quietly raised his eyes and looked at Han Che beside him again, but found that the other party had an indifferent expression, and there was a cold and calm look between his eyebrows, as if his previous discovery was just an illusion!
His gaze gradually turned to Chu Feiyang who was walking in the front. He only noticed that Chu Feiyang's back was as tall and slender as usual, and his calm temperament made people dare not underestimate him. Such a Chu Feiyang really had the charm that made people follow him loyally!
The three of them walked into the inner palace and were greeted by a young eunuch. When he saw Eunuch Yu, he immediately ran over, bowed to Chu Feiyang Hanche, and then walked up to Eunuch Yu and whispered a few words!
A smile suddenly appeared on Eunuch Yu's originally calm face, and he said respectfully to Chu Feiyang, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the Emperor is waiting for you two in the upper study!"
Hearing this, Chu Feiyang nodded slightly, then led Han Che towards the study!
After a round of formalities and greetings, Emperor Yugan stood up from the dragon throne, quickly walked down the jade steps and came to Chu Feiyang. With a smile on his face, he looked Chu Feiyang up and down, then said with a relieved smile, "Feiyang, you're finally back! Thank you for your hard work, Nanxun and the others!"
"It is my humble duty to share the worries of the emperor. How can it be considered hard work?" Chu Feiyang bowed slightly, with a faint smile on his face, and humbly responded to Emperor Yugan's words!
Emperor Yugan, however, reached out and patted Chu Feiyang's right arm. The smile on his face gradually faded, and he spoke with a hint of worry between his brows, "Alas! Fortunately, I still have you to help me solve my problems. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been overwhelmed by the affairs inside and outside the court!"
"Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune and the late emperor's protection. The court will surely be clear and bright!" Chu Feiyang half-closed his eyes, avoiding sensitive topics, and spoke lightly!
"Alas! If it were really as you said, why would I be so worried! Look, Qin Huo has been ill for several months. Not only has he not been able to take on the responsibilities of the Left Prime Minister, but even the original work of the Censorate has been delayed! I have no choice but to let Han Che replace Qin Huo's position of Left Prime Minister first!" While speaking, Emperor Yu Gan stared at Chu Feiyang, as if observing his reaction!
Chu Feiyang also generously allowed Emperor Yu Gan to look at him. The curve of his lips was perfect, and his eyes were calm and sincere. Even though Emperor Yu Gan's eyes were very perceptive, he still couldn't detect the slightest thing wrong with Chu Feiyang!
"Your Majesty has always had a unique vision, and Prime Minister Han is already the top scholar of this year, so his ability and knowledge are beyond doubt! Your Majesty's arrangement is certainly safe!" With a gentle smile on his face, Chu Feiyang half-closed his eyes and complimented Emperor Yugan!
After hearing Chu Feiyang's words, Emperor Yugan looked at Han Che with satisfaction in his eyes. Seeing that he had been standing silently by the side and had not spoken rashly, Emperor Yugan could not help but nodded!
Patting Chu Feiyang's right arm again, Emperor Yugan smiled and said, "After more than ten days of long journeys, I think you must be tired! But I missed you very much, so I held a dinner party. Let's have dinner first!"
As he spoke, Emperor Yugan smiled faintly and led Chu Feiyang and Han Che to the side hall of the upper study!
In the side hall, a group of palace maids had already been standing silently, and the dining table was already filled with various delicacies and fine wines!
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your generosity!" Chu Feiyang and Han Che immediately bowed to Emperor Yugan!
"No need to be so formal, just sit down!" Obviously, seeing Chu Feiyang coming back, Emperor Yugan was in a very good mood. He sat down on the dragon throne and pointed to the seats on his left and right with his right hand, allocating seats to Chu Feiyang and Han Che!
Chu Feiyang and Han Che were seen sitting on the left and right sides of Emperor Yugan, seemingly like left and right hands, and also like they were competing against each other. Only Emperor Yugan himself understood the meaning behind this!
The palace maids standing by saw that all their masters had taken their seats, so they walked forward under the leadership of Eunuch Yu and served the three people!
Although Emperor Yugan seemed to be in a good mood, he did not enjoy the imperial meal in front of him very much. After tasting a few dishes, Emperor Yugan temporarily dismissed Eunuch Yu, and a trace of worry and complexity appeared on his face!
When Chu Feiyang and Han Che saw Emperor Yugan put down his chopsticks, they also stopped eating immediately. Chu Feiyang put away the smile on his face and waited for Emperor Yugan to speak!
The side hall suddenly fell into silence. The seemingly joyful scene was actually filled with a depressing and solemn atmosphere. Not to mention the palace servants who were all worried, even Han Che raised his eyes to glance at Chu Feiyang and Emperor Yugan, wondering in his heart what kind of riddle the two were talking about!
"Fei Yang, it is said that Xia Ji was able to wake up this time, and it was all thanks to Nie Huaiyuan's careful care!" The pampered man picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip slowly. Emperor Yu Gan waited until there was no more food left in his mouth before he slowly spoke!
Hearing this, Chu Feiyang's lips curled up slightly, his eyes met the probing gaze of Emperor Yugan, and he said loudly, "To reply to the emperor, it is indeed the case!"
Seeing Chu Feiyang's frankness, Emperor Yugan smiled faintly and nodded slightly. He then said, "Nie Huaiyuan is quite strange. I promised him the position of imperial physician, but he refused to serve in the court! He is very attentive to your affairs and followed you all the way to Nanxun. It is really puzzling!"
"Your Majesty, you may not know that my father was shot by a poisoned arrow and is in critical condition, but the doctors in Youzhou City are helpless! I had no choice but to invite Doctor Nie to go to Youzhou with me! Fortunately, Doctor Nie was kind-hearted and did not refuse, otherwise Deputy Commander Xia would be in danger! During the past few months in Nanxun, Deputy Commander Xia was taken care of by Doctor Nie. Such patience is truly admirable!" Chu Feiyang spoke slowly, taking all the responsibility of Nie Huaiyuan's trip to Nanxun on his shoulders, and at the same time, let Emperor Yugan understand that if Nie Huaiyuan had not accompanied him, Xia Ji, whom Emperor Yugan trusted, would have passed away long ago!
Emperor Yugan was not careful and was taken advantage of by Chu Feiyang. His hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, but the smile on his face became even brighter!
He nodded as Chu Feiyang spoke, and continued, "The old lady of the Rong family has been feeling unwell recently. I sent the head of the Imperial Hospital to see her, but she hasn't gotten better! Since Nie Huaiyuan is a good doctor, let him go to the Rong Mansion to see Old Lady Chen someday. If he can cure her, it will save Concubine Rong Xian and Concubine Rong Gui from suffering in seclusion in Puguo Temple!"
Upon receiving the order from Emperor Yugan, Chu Feiyang immediately stood up, bowed solemnly and said, "I obey your command!"
"Sit down! I said it's just a dinner, no need to be so formal!" Seeing that Chu Feiyang always observed the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, Emperor Yu Gan smiled and spoke, raised his hand to signal Chu Feiyang to sit down, then picked up the chopsticks and slowly ate dinner, temporarily ending the first stage of questioning!
Han Che half lowered his head and ate his dinner in silence, but he secretly memorized the conversation between Yu Gan Emperor and Chu Feiyang in his mind, carefully pondering the strangeness of it! However, compared to Yu Gan Emperor's imperial way, Han Che was more concerned about Chu Feiyang's response. In order to clear Nie Huaiyuan of Yu Gan Emperor's suspicion and accusation, Chu Feiyang actually took all the responsibility himself. Han Che's heart was full of respect for Chu Feiyang!
Looking at the entire court, how many of the officials would stand up when others were in danger? Not kicking someone when they were down was already the best they could do, but how many people could do what Chu Feiyang did?
"My dear Han, the King of Chu used to be the left prime minister. If you don't understand something in the future, you must humbly ask the King of Chu for advice! I believe you will learn a lot from the King of Chu!" Emperor Yu Gan spoke at this time. He turned to Han Che, who was eating with his head down, with a smile in his eyes. Seeing that Han Che was still silent, he laughed out loud!
Seeing that he was called, Han Che immediately put down the bowl and dish in his hands, stood up respectfully and replied, "Your humble servant obeys the emperor's order!"
"King Chu, do you think that Lord Han has quite a bit of the style you had back then?" Seeing Han Che's courteous manner, Emperor Yu Gan smiled and chatted with Chu Feiyang about daily life!
However, listening to such ordinary words, a closer look reveals layers of mystery! After understanding the true meaning of Emperor Yugan's words, even the usually calm Han Che couldn't help but feel a little nervous!
"Your Majesty is joking! I first joined the army, and then was favored by Your Majesty to serve as the Left Prime Minister! And Prime Minister Han was the top scorer in the imperial examination and has been a scholar all his life. There is a slight difference between him and me!" How could Chu Feiyang not understand what Emperor Yugan meant?
Emperor Yugan's words were not only a rebuke to himself for being increasingly out of his control, but also a warning to Han Che not to have any other thoughts just because he sat in the position of Left Prime Minister!
This sentence contained two meanings. As the new left prime minister, Han Che naturally could not interrupt casually, so Chu Feiyang had to speak on his behalf!
The clever answer made Emperor Yugan realize that he could not be deceived, and also made Emperor Yugan feel at ease with Han Che for the time being! After all, a civil official, without military power, even if he sat in the position of Left Prime Minister, the places where he could threaten the emperor were extremely limited!
Hearing Chu Feiyang's clever answer, Han Che couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of Chu Feiyang!
But Emperor Yugan had new doubts about this answer. His hawk-like eyes swept over the two people sitting on his left and right. Emperor Yugan laughed loudly and said, "Fei Yang, you rarely speak up for others like this!"
Chu Feiyang responded with the same faint smile, his wise black pupils gleaming with a resoluteness that could not be ignored. He calmly responded to Emperor Yugan's aggressiveness, "During this trip to Nanxun, during the negotiations with the Nanxun Regent, I spoke many good words for General Hu Wei!"
With just one sentence, he easily blocked Emperor Yugan's attack! If he insisted on delving into the previous question, I'm afraid Chu Feiyang would bring up the murder of Princess Chu! The reason Princess Chu was threatened was ultimately due to Lu Xin's recklessness!
Emperor Yugan quietly put down his chopsticks, his appetite completely gone. He pointed at the barely touched imperial meal in front of him and said to Eunuch Yu, "I'm full, let's get rid of it!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Yu immediately stepped forward and waved his hand for the palace servants to quietly clear the table of imperial meals!
"We have an early court tomorrow, so you should go back too!" Emperor Yugan stood up from the dining table, led the two of them out of the side hall, looked at the mountain of memorials on the dragon table, and then slowly spoke!
"Yes, we will take our leave!" Chu Feiyang and Han Che immediately bowed and retreated quickly!
"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Chu Feiyang and Han Che had gone far away, Eunuch Yu came to Emperor Yugan with a cup of hot tea in his hand, spoke softly, and placed the teacup in front of Emperor Yugan!
Under the vast moonlight, Emperor Yugan coldly watched the two slender figures disappear into the darkness. He raised his hand and gently pushed away the teacup that was already in front of him. He said in a cold voice, "Prince Chen went to the city gate today specifically to meet Prince Chu?"
"Yes! It is said that the King of Chu and the Princess of Chu both walked out of the carriage to greet King Chen!" Eunuch Yu reported truthfully!
"Hmph! A greeting?" Unexpectedly, Eunuch Yu's report drew sneer from Emperor Yugan!
Who didn't know what Jiang Muchen was thinking? He had already considered Chu Feiyang his lifelong enemy, so why would he greet him? And Yun Qianmeng had just been brutally broken off by Jiang Muchen, so how could she sincerely greet him?
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Yu spoke again and recounted in detail what had happened when he entered the palace just now!
"Really? It seems that Chu Feiyang went to Nanxun, but he was not idle about the affairs in the capital. He knows everything he needs to know!" Turning around, Emperor Yu Gan slowly walked towards the dragon throne!
Eunuch Yu saw that it was already pitch black outside, and quietly closed the main door of the hall. Then he returned to Emperor Yugan's side and waited for the emperor to review the memorials!
"How is the investigation of that matter going?" After a while, Emperor Yugan stopped writing, stared at the vermilion handwriting on the memorial with cold eyes, and asked Eunuch Yu in a low voice!
Seeing Emperor Yugan asking about the event that he didn't know whether it really existed, Eunuch Yu couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. His heart was beating fast, and he could only bite the bullet and reply, "Your Majesty, it's been many years since this happened, this..."
"Even if it's thousands of years later, you must find out the truth for me!" Emperor Yugan said in a cold tone, throwing the brush in his hand on the dragon table!
"yes!"
"Let's go to Fengxiang Palace to see the Queen Mother!" Emperor Yugan suddenly stood up and strode out of the hall...
After stepping out of the inner palace, Chu Feiyang and Han Che each led their horses and mounted their horses. Looking at Han Che, who was now dressed in the uniform of a first-rank official, Chu Feiyang smiled and said, "I just returned to the capital today and haven't yet congratulated Prime Minister Han on his promotion to Left Prime Minister!"
Han Che looked up at Chu Feiyang, only to find that his eyes were full of smiles, so he spoke cheerfully, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
In one sentence, only two people can understand!
"I am in a hurry to go back, please do as you please, Minister Han!" Chu Fei raised his lips to smile, and whipped the horse with the whip in his hand. The horse he was sitting on immediately galloped out like an arrow!
In the residence of Prime Minister Chu!
"Princess, our palace is still the best!" Mu Chun, Yingxia and Yingqiu put all the accompanying items back to their original places, and then spoke happily!
At the same time, after bathing and changing into a new dress, Yun Qianmeng walked out from behind the screen in the inner room, with a hint of smile in her beautiful eyes, "Who says it's not?" In this whole world, only the Prince of Chu's Mansion and the Prime Minister of Chu's Mansion can make people feel the most comfortable. Returning to her long-missed home, not to mention Mu Chun and others, even she herself felt very familiar!
"Have you packed up everything?" Yun Qianmeng asked softly, looking at the spotlessly clean inner room!
"Everything is ready, don't worry, Princess!" Mu Chun took the handkerchief from Yun Qianmeng's hand and carefully wiped the wet hair for her!
"Cousin..." A cry of surprise came from far away at this moment. Before Yun Qianmeng could get up, Xiahou An'er pounced on her like a butterfly and hugged her tightly!
Seeing Xiahou An'er so impatient, the maids in the room all laughed!
Yun Qianmeng straightened Xiahou An'er and pulled her to sit down. She said with a smile on her face, "You girl, you are still so impulsive!"
"No way! I just miss my cousin too much!" Xiahou An'er said coquettishly while hugging Yun Qianmeng's arm. Her bright eyes looked Yun Qianmeng up and down. After seeing Yun Qianmeng's slightly thin face, she said with some heartache, "My cousin has worked hard. You have lost a lot of weight!"
Yun Qianmeng's eyes flickered with tenderness. He patted her hand and said, "Thank you for your concern. I'm fine! I wanted to wash off the dust and go pay my respects to my two grandfathers and visit you, but I didn't expect you to come here in person!"
"Oh, I can't wait to meet my cousin's wife! But, you can go to see Grandpa King Chu after dinner!" As he said this, Xiahou An'er smiled mysteriously!
Seeing her laughing so strangely, Yun Qianmeng knew that her grandfather must have come up with some new idea, and she also chuckled along with Xiahou An'er. In that case, she would wait for Chu Feiyang to come back and go to pay his respects together!
The horse's hooves made a crisp sound as they stepped on the wet bluestone road, and finally the horse slowly stopped under the control of the rider!
"Your Highness!" Seeing Chu Feiyang rushing back, the doorman immediately went out to pay his respects, then led the horse towards the side door, but he looked at Chu Feiyang with a hesitant look as if he wanted to say something!
Although it was night, the unusual atmosphere made Chu Feiyang alert and he was not in a hurry to step into the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion!
"Your Highness!" Xi Lin approached Chu Feiyang with full vigilance, but he was somewhat puzzled. In this entire capital, who would dare to be so presumptuous at the gate of Prime Minister Chu's residence?
Chu Feiyang raised one hand as if to keep quiet, but his right hand had already pressed on the soft sword at his waist. Then he took Xi Lin and walked into the gate of Chu Xiangfu with a calm expression!
As Chu Feiyang stepped into the threshold of Chu Xiangfu, a strong wind suddenly attacked Chu Feiyang's face without any warning...
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