The Imperial Household Department was in charge of the construction of the imperial palace. Even if there was a window in the palace that needed repairing, it had to go through the Imperial Household Department.
This pleasure boat has fallen into disrepair for a long time, and the people in the Internal Affairs Bureau are to blame.
"Yes, Your Highness." He Lie, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, quickly bowed to Chu Yi to accept the order, then raised his hand and made a gesture, neat and quick.
A dozen Jinyiwei with embroidered spring swords on their waists moved silently. Several eunuchs wearing three-peaked hats and blue robes beside them turned pale and terrified.
The other eunuchs and palace maids around were also silent, their eyelids twitching, and their hearts instantly rose to their throats.
The emperor is the true dragon, and his safety concerns the court and the country. Just now, the emperor had such a big accident on the palace's painted boat in front of everyone, and someone must be held responsible for it.
Those who attended the banquet no longer had the leisurely mood they had before. They looked at each other and felt a sense of oppression as if a storm was about to come.
Chu You looked at the emperor solemnly, his eyes becoming deeper and more violent.
The emperor had clearly fallen off the pleasure boat, but not even a drop of water got on him.
Yuan Zhe walked silently to Chu You's side, without saying a word. Like him, his body was tense.
Chu You gritted his teeth and said in a voice as cold as ice: "Is it true that God will protect the king?" His voice was low.
Yuan Zhe secretly pulled Chu You's sleeve and shook his head gently.
Chu You pursed his lips and stopped talking, trying hard to suppress the emotions that were about to explode, but the bulging blue veins on his forehead showed that he was far from being as calm as he appeared.
A group of Jinyiwei dispersed in an orderly manner and approached the black-hatted and blue-robed eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Bureau on the deck. They looked cold and majestic, and each of them was as chilling as a long sword drawn from its sheath.
The blue-robed eunuchs were shaking uncontrollably, their legs trembling.
With the help of the chief eunuch Zhao Rang, the emperor walked to the cabin of the pleasure boat and sat down on a rosewood armchair.
The emperor turned a blind eye to the chaos around him and waved at Gu Yanfei as if nothing had happened.
Gu Yanfei walked over with a faint smile on his lips, and walked to the side of the emperor in an elegant and graceful manner.
She looked so calm as if she was facing not the emperor but an ordinary elder.
"Girl," the emperor looked at Gu Yanfei with a more friendly smile, as if he was looking at his own child, and whispered, "Where did you get this talisman?"
"I drew it." Gu Yanfei tilted her face, her eyes moving. In the sunlight, her face was as white as jade.
Is the future daughter-in-law so powerful? The emperor couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his elegant face was filled with surprise.
"Then... draw another one for me?" The emperor looked at Gu Yanfei with a smile and said with some curiosity.
The emperor thought about how he had just floated in the air, and still felt strange. The talisman given by his daughter-in-law was too mysterious! Gu Yanfei smiled and said, "I don't have cinnabar anymore."
The emperor was not disappointed when he heard this. He smiled and narrowed his eyes. He said gently, "Next time. Next time I will prepare cinnabar for you."
He also gave a wink to Chu Yi who was not far away, as if to tell him to remember to bring his future daughter-in-law to him next time.
The little girl who had just cried still had a little redness on the tip of her nose and the corners of her eyes. Although she didn't understand what was said, she still chuckled with her hands covering her mouth, and her little face became lively again.
There was complete silence all around, no one spoke.
The other young men and women stood not too far away, and all saw the intimate conversation between the emperor and Gu Yanfei. They were either envious, jealous, or watching.
Many people exchanged glances quietly, and they all knew very well: the second young lady of the Gu family had the merit of saving the emperor today, and was favored by the emperor. She was likely to rise to a high position from now on.
Thoughtful glances swept back and forth between the emperor, Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi.
Several more Jinyiwei entered the cabin.
Many people outside pricked up their ears, trying to listen to what was going on inside, but there was complete silence, not even a sound of begging for mercy.
The eunuchs in the palace who usually acted arrogantly were now silent.
This made the people outside even more confused. Many of them stretched their necks to look inside the cabin, and couldn't help but speculate in their hearts: I wonder what those Jinyiwei had done and what had happened to those people in the Internal Affairs Bureau.
There was a rustling commotion all around, and the air became increasingly heavy. Unknowingly, the sun above was obscured by dark clouds again, and the sky suddenly became much darker.
Empress Dowager Yuan glanced around with a gloomy look, feeling irritable, and unhappily scolded Chu Yi: "It's New Year's Day, and you're mobilizing so many troops. The eldest prince is really so arrogant, and he's not afraid of losing his fortune."
Empress Dowager Yuan's voice was not loud, but every word she said was filled with suppressed anger, making the atmosphere around them even more solemn and the air heavy.
The Supervisor of Internal Affairs is a close eunuch who not only manages the affairs of the inner palace, but also manages all the documents inside and outside the palace. He holds an important position in the palace.
More than a decade ago, the late emperor had handed over the seal of the Internal Affairs Bureau to the chief eunuch Li Han. Everyone in the palace and the court officials knew that Li Han was the chief eunuch of Empress Dowager Yuan and her confidant.
Over the years, with the support of Empress Dowager Yuan, Li Han's position as the eunuch in charge of the seal has been as stable as a rock, and at the same time, Li Han is also the right-hand man of Empress Dowager Yuan.
Empress Dowager Yuan tightly grasped the rosewood Buddhist beads in her hand. Her well-maintained fingertips were slightly white and stretched so tightly that her eyes gleamed with a sharp light as she looked at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi didn't get angry but smiled instead, with a gentle, humble and amiable smile on his lips, making people feel like spring breeze.
"Is the Queen Mother frightened?" Chu Yi asked with concern.
The corner of Empress Dowager Yuan's eye twitched slightly, and she said coldly: "No..."
She originally wanted to teach Chu Yi a lesson as an elder, saying that it was disgraceful for the eldest prince to be so flustered over such a small matter. However, she only said the two words "no" and the rest of her words were cleverly interrupted by Chu Yi.
"Since the Queen Mother is not frightened, then accompany Aunt Fengyang to watch the play." Chu Yi put his hands behind his back and slowly took a step towards the Queen Mother Yuan who was sitting on the chair.
His tall and slender shadow fell on her, giving her an invisible sense of oppression.
Under the backlight, Chu Yi's handsome and flawless face was a little blurry, his thin lips were still smiling, and his pair of dark phoenix eyes looked particularly deep and sharp.
(End of this chapter)
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