She wanted to say that Chu Yi was being presumptuous, but was interrupted by an old and crisp female voice: "Okay."
Feng Yang walked towards this side with big strides, and the people on the deck couldn't help but step aside to make a path for her.
Fengyang had already learned from the eunuchs that the emperor almost fell into the water. His sharp eyes, tinged with a hint of suspicion, quickly swept over Empress Dowager Yuan and Chu You, but he remained calm.
"Sister-in-law, come and watch the show."
Fengyang hooked her finger at Empress Dowager Yuan and sat down on a chair next to the emperor, looking elegant and dashing.
A stage was built in the cabin of the pleasure boat. At this moment, three or four actors with oily hair and powdered faces appeared on the stage and sang a very festive "Five Daughters Celebrating the Birthday", which formed a sharp contrast with the tense and depressing atmosphere on the deck outside.
"..." Queen Mother Yuan looked at Fengyang with a stiff expression, her eyes wandering, and she instantly forgot what she was going to say.
She is not afraid of anything except Fengyang.
She hesitated for a moment and heard a faint sneer from Fengyang's lips.
The sneer was so light and low, but it frightened Empress Dowager Yuan so much that she shivered subconsciously. Her palms were wet with sweat, and the place where she had been whipped began to ache again.
Empress Dowager Yuan sat there stiffly for a few more breaths before she slowly stood up, walked over reluctantly, and sat down on the other side of Fengyang. Her deep and complex gaze involuntarily drifted towards Chu Yi.
Chu Yi was still standing motionless near the broken guardrail, his robe dancing in the wind. He looked elegant and graceful, his dark eyes deep and boundless, reflecting a fierce shadow.
The guards in brocade uniforms were divided into three groups. Some entered the cabin, some went around to the other end of the deck, and some got off the houseboat and searched it carefully inside and out.
On the stage, the slow singing of men, women, old and young could be heard in an alternating manner.
The deck outside the pleasure boat became increasingly quiet, and everyone else remained silent.
At this moment, it seemed that even the wind had stopped, as if there was an undercurrent surging, yet it also seemed very calm.
The emperor, sitting on the chair, took a sip of the freshly brewed hot tea, looking like a boss who was content with his son. He sighed and said, "This play is well sung."
Gu Yanfei took the orange petals handed to him by a small hand and smiled at the little girl sitting in the wheelchair.
Anle shyly looked away, stuffed a piece of orange peel into her mouth, and continued to make small orange lanterns with the peel.
The little girl is so good! Gu Yanfei suppressed the urge to rub her head and suddenly thought of something.
She clapped her hands briskly, and fumbled in her left sleeve pocket with one hand, and took out a piece of pale yellow talisman paper written in bright red cinnabar. She shook it and said, "This is all I have."
"What is this?!" The emperor put down the teacup and stared at the talisman curiously.
Anle also came over curiously, blinking her auspicious phoenix eyes that looked very similar to Chu Yi's.
Gu Yanfei held the talisman between two fingers, pointed at Anle's left hand and said with a smile: "Stretch out your hand."
Anle obediently stretched out his left hand holding the orange peel bowl.
Gu Yanfei gently placed the talisman onto the orange peel bowl in Anle's hand.
The next moment, a cluster of bright yellow flames ignited in the corner of the talisman, and the entire talisman paper burned rapidly, turning into a colorful butterfly that gently landed in the orange peel bowl in Anle's palm.
The butterfly flapped its wings gently, and a faint fragrance wafted into the air.
"What a nice smell!" Anle's nose twitched and she half-closed her eyes in ecstasy. A bright smile appeared on her small oval face and her pupils were sparkling.
As she spoke, the butterfly flew from the orange peel bowl in her palm to her fingertips, and the fragrance became stronger as its wings fluttered.
The little girl tilted her delicate head, the silk flowers on her double buns trembled, and she smiled with her eyebrows curved, looking obedient, sweet and sticky. She even handed the butterfly to the emperor to see, with a slightly boastful look on her face.
The daughter was happy, and the emperor was happy too, stroking his beard and smiling.
Chu Yi, who was standing about seven or eight feet away, looked quietly at the emperor, Gu Yanfei and Anle. The violent beast in his heart gradually calmed down, and his eyes became gentle, as if he was infected with their smile.
The soft smile embellishes the young man's features.
He Lie, the commander of the Jinyiwei, came over with big strides, clasped his fists and reported to Chu Yi: "Your Highness, the eldest prince, all the people have been captured."
The words were spoken so powerfully that they echoed throughout the entire deck.
What?!
Chu You opened his eyes slightly with a complicated expression.
How long has it been since Chu Yi ordered the arrest? Perhaps not even two cups of tea! He understood clearly that when He Lie said "capture all of them", he meant "all of them".
Chu Yi must have completely brought the Jinyiwei under his control, which is why they can act so quickly, accurately and ruthlessly.
It had only been three months since Chu Yi returned to Beijing from Nanyue.
Thinking of this, Chu You tightly grasped the armrest of the chair with one hand, and pursed the corners of his lips into a straight line.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was established by Emperor Taizu and has always been in the hands of Emperor Dajing. Even when the previous emperor was in power and favored his son Chu You, he did not give the Embroidered Uniform Guard to him.
Chu Yi glanced at He Lie and uttered one word concisely: "Trial." His voice was calm and calm.
It was quiet all around.
The sound of stringed instruments and singing coming from the cabin became clearer and more audible in this silent environment, and the rhythm of the stringed instruments gradually became faster and louder.
But most of the people present had no intention of watching the show, and their eyes couldn't help but drift towards Chu Yi.
Empress Dowager Yuan drank her tea slowly, and a sarcastic sneer appeared behind the teacup at the corners of her rosy lips.
Okay, let her watch the show, and she will “watch the show”, which is good.
She wanted to see who Chu Yi was going to hand over these eunuchs to for trial? ! Empress Dowager Yuan gently stroked the plum blossom pattern on the teacup with her fingertips and sipped her tea calmly.
The Internal Affairs Bureau is in charge of the affairs of the inner palace. According to the rules of the Da Jing Dynasty, the inner court is not allowed to interfere in affairs outside the palace. Similarly, the court is not allowed to interfere in the inner court.
This is a dead end, and Chu Yi can only hand over these relevant people to the Internal Affairs Bureau for interrogation. After all, the initiative of this case still has to fall into her hands.
She can conduct the trial however she wants and close the case however she wants.
Chu Yi is making such a big fuss in front of these noble families, but it's all just thunder and thunder with little rain. In the end, he just becomes a joke and is looked down upon by all the civil and military officials in the court.
Chu Yi, after all, is just a young boy who has been locked up in a cage in South Vietnam like a canary for the past eight years. He knows nothing about human affairs and court politics. He actually wants to use this to establish his own authority? ! It's ridiculous! (End of this chapter)
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