Another scream of pain rang out from the small room, accompanied by the sound of something hard falling to the ground. It was so painful and so depressing.
The scream stopped abruptly halfway through.
Then there was silence, like the silence of a graveyard.
But this only made people feel more uneasy, and they couldn't help but speculate what had happened in that little house.
The girls on the deck became even more uneasy. They swallowed their saliva and wished they could cover their ears.
Yu Chaoyun timidly leaned towards Gu Yun'er's side, with tears in his eyes.
Gu Yun'er gave her a reassuring smile and turned to look at Gu Yanfei.
Gu Yanfei and Anle were huddled together, head to head, and both were sniffing a small orange lamp in Anle's hand. Both had curved eyebrows and beautiful smiles.
Gu Yunyan pursed her lips, feeling an indescribable and complicated mood.
It turns out that Gu Yanfei is the same.
I originally thought that she was unrestrained as the wind, and quite carefree and informal, but when it really came to this moment, she would just take the opportunity to please the emperor.
Just to climb up the ladder and surpass himself. Gu Yanfei couldn't get rid of the little thought of "comparison" after all.
But how could the eldest prince be a good match?! Although she and the eldest prince had only just met for the first time, she could already tell a thing or two about him. The eldest prince was cruel and intolerant. If he came to power, he would definitely be a tyrannical and unjust tyrant.
Not like her Chu You.
Thinking of this, Gu Yun'er looked at Prince Kang Chu You not far away with a gentle and affectionate gaze. Coincidentally, at this moment, Chu You also looked at her.
Their eyes met and they stared at each other quietly.
Gu Yun'er smiled slightly and comforted him with an affectionate look.
As if he had swallowed some honey, the frenzy in Chu You's heart gradually calmed down. He nodded slightly at Gu Yunmeng, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
The two looked at each other tenderly, and then they heard Chu Yi's clear and gentle voice from the other direction:
"He Lie, the Queen Mother is tired."
"Take the Queen Mother down to rest."
When Chu You heard this, his face changed and he quickly looked up, his eyes shooting over like lightning.
A few feet away, He Lie, wearing a third-grade scarlet robe with tiger patches, was striding towards Empress Dowager Yuan with his head held high. A cold smile without warmth appeared at the corner of his lips, exuding a chill.
The few people serving Empress Dowager Yuan had been blocked by four or five burly eunuchs, and a solemn and murderous atmosphere spread silently.
At this moment, Chu You only had one thought in his mind: Is Chu Yi crazy? Chu You stood up without hesitation and was about to rush towards Queen Mother Yuan, but he felt his sleeves tightened and was suddenly pulled back by Yuan Zhe.
No. Yuan Zhe shook his head at him, then pointed in the direction of the shore with a heavy expression.
Chu You looked in the direction Yuan Zhe pointed.
On the lakeshore on one side of the pleasure boat, dozens of Jinyiwei dressed in bright red flying fish uniforms and wearing embroidered spring swords on their waists appeared. They surrounded the pleasure boat in layers, blocking their way to get off the boat.
The howling cold wind was like a knife scraping on Chu You's face.
Chu You's face instantly darkened, and he almost thought Chu Yi was really crazy! No, that won't happen.
Chu Yi must be just pretending and talking casually.
If he really dared to risk the world's condemnation and forcibly place his mother under house arrest, then when the writing begins after the new year, those noble imperial envoys would not only submit impeachment memorials, but would also collectively bang their heads against the pillars.
If even these upright people are fed up with the eldest prince, what hope does he have? !
Besides, even if Chu Yi went crazy, the emperor would not go crazy.
The emperor would not sit idly by and watch his only son become a target of criticism for no reason! He asked the emperor in a cold voice, "Brother! Are you going to let your son commit a crime?!"
"Ah?" The emperor was just taking the small orange lantern that Anle had just made from her hand. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what Chu You was saying.
“Ahem…”
The emperor suddenly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, lowered his head and began to cough violently, his thin shoulders trembling slightly.
“Cough cough cough…”
At this moment, Gu Yanfei seemed to see a young man in white clothes coughing with a handkerchief covering his hand in the carriage. The figures of the father and son overlapped perfectly.
She couldn't help curling her lips in laughter.
The emperor coughed for a while before looking up. His face was normal, and he sighed quietly, "I just fell into the lake, and I think I caught a cold."
"Ah. I'm old now, and I can't stand the cold at all... cough cough."
The emperor covered his mouth with his handkerchief again and coughed seriously.
"Father, have some tea." Anle obediently poured a cup of warm tea for the emperor, tested the temperature of the cup with the palm of her palm, and then handed it to the emperor with confidence.
After the emperor drank the tea, Anle stuffed another throat lozenge into his mouth.
The emperor held the candy given by his daughter in his mouth and felt the sweetness and coolness in it. He turned a deaf ear to Chu You's questioning.
Chu You held his breath and looked around with a sinister look. A team of Jinyiwei boarded the pleasure boat from the shore, while the rest of the Jinyiwei remained on the shore, setting up a dragnet with three layers inside and outside.
"Empress Dowager, please." He Lie took a step closer to Empress Dowager Yuan. His tone became even colder and his voice was resounding with the force of thunder.
He grasped the embroidered spring sword at his waist in his hand, and his action seemed to say that as long as the empress dowager dared to refuse, he would dare to draw the sword.
The intimidation was palpable.
The scene suddenly froze, as if an invisible bowstring was fully drawn and an arrow was already on the bow, as if it would fly out at any moment.
The cold footsteps of the Jinyiwei could be heard on the deck, and they quickly surrounded the entire pleasure boat along the railing.
"Your Highness the Empress Dowager, respectfully invites you to move!" He Lie said again, with a fake smile on his square face and respectful words, but his expression and tone showed no respect for the Empress Dowager Yuan at all.
Empress Dowager Yuan's face turned pale. She looked around again and felt that all the Jinyiwei were staring at her with cold eyes. A sharp murderous aura surged towards her.
Chu Yi was probably targeting her and Prince Kang this time.
If she resisted, she would be killed immediately! Without King Kang, no one in the royal family would fight with him. No matter how dissatisfied the Qingliu were with his tyranny, what could they do to him?! Even if the history books were written in an ugly way, even if someone questioned his character with the sound of axes and candlelight, he had won and got the world of Dajing.
Empress Dowager Yuan tried to calm herself down, but her body had already stood up uncontrollably.
In panic, her body bumped into the chair behind her, making a clattering sound that was particularly harsh on the silent deck, and it was like another slap in her face.
This move was tantamount to admitting defeat to Chu Yi.
(End of this chapter)
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