Chapter 1076 Beili is in an uproar 9
Sang Qi's face had turned dark. Zhan family, is Ye Qianning really a child of the Zhan family?
How could Marquis Xiang Ming let her return to the Zhan family for nothing?
"Why are you still so cold? Why don't you thank the Lord for His grace?" Prime Minister Gao urged in a very orderly manner.
"The emperor has forgiven Ye Qianning's crime and forgiven the past. Please express your gratitude quickly." Sun Zhong seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
According to the emperor, Ye Qianning seems to be a child of the Zhan family.
"Your Majesty, the Zhan family is self-aware and dare not ask for any favors. Since she made a mistake, let her learn the lesson outside. I also said it last time, the Zhan family will not let her return to her ancestral home. What's more, ten members of the Zhan family cannot match one Marquis Xiang Ming. Your Majesty, don't even mention using the names of the Zhan and Gu families. Even if there is a huge favor, as long as Marquis Xiang Ming disagrees, no one can call the child back. After all, she didn't leave a good impression on Beili." Zhan Chi kowtowed and said nothing.
Gu Mingqiu trembled with fear. Could it be that the emperor had lost his mind and wanted to ask them to return to the capital? What did this have to do with the Gu family?
What an unexpected disaster!
Although Emperor Beili was displeased, he did not lose his temper. It would be very difficult for Marquis Xiang Ming to stop him.
"Your Majesty, I think what the Zhan family said makes sense." Sang Qi said.
Emperor Beili raised his eyes and ignored him, but looked at the Gu family.
Gu Mingqiu was shaking visibly.
The Gu family is really afraid, and the Zhan family is too rigid to be persuaded. He has given me so many hints, and they are determined to go against the imperial power.
Zhan Chi also refuted his oral order. It was really courageous of him to kill an entire family.
Prime Minister Gao wanted to say something to put pressure on the prince, but he didn't expect the prince, who had been silent all this time, to speak up. If he did, wouldn't that be a way of humiliating the prince?
Pan Zhen, Sun Zhong and others wisely shut up after Sang Qi spoke.
There's no way to explain it. It's just not going smoothly.
The emperor went through so much trouble. In fact, the problem could be solved with just an imperial decree, but he had to take the Gu family and execute them to justify his actions.
Ultimately, the emperor was too embarrassed to issue an edict to pardon Xiang Minghou.
"Everyone, please leave." Emperor Beili pondered for a while and waved his hand.
One more look and he would feel like killing someone.
Zhan Yi took Madam Zhan's hand and kowtowed before standing up and leaving.
After hearing this, Dai kowtowed, pulled the trembling Gu Mingqiu up, and stepped out of the door.
"Your son will take his leave." Sang Qi bowed.
"I'll take my leave."
After everyone left, Emperor Beili rested his elbows on the armrests of the dragon throne, frowning, looking very annoyed.
Eunuch Li was so angry that he dared not say a word.
"You should step down too." Emperor Beili said weakly.
"yes."
Eunuch Li withdrew.
Emperor Beili held his head in silence for a moment before opening his eyes: "Someone come."
"Your Highness." The secret guard knelt on the ground.
Emperor Beili thought for a moment, picked up the brush on the table, dipped it in ink and dropped it on the rice paper.
He wrote a line of characters and then stamped it with the imperial seal.
"Send this secret letter to the Third Prince via carrier pigeon. Remember, no one should discover its contents."
"yes."
The secret guard left.
The eyes of Emperor Beili were deep, revealing a wolf-like look. The third brother had a good relationship with Marquis Xiang Ming in the past. Since he happened to be in Bermuda, it would be most appropriate to let him do it.
The Gu and Zhan families are not tactful, so don't blame him for being ruthless when the time comes.
Even if Xiang Minghou had great abilities, once he entered Beili, the world would be his. Even if he had extraordinary abilities, he would not be able to make a difference in the capital.
As long as he enters the capital, the noble families and the common people will not let him off easily.
Ye Qianning——
Once you enter the palace, you can’t escape even if you have wings!
Palace gate.
Zhan Yi and his wife Zhan walked all the way to the palace gate, and a voice from behind made them stop.
Dai walked hurriedly in front, and Gu Mingqiu stumbled behind. He was obviously very scared and his legs were weak when he walked.
"Behead the master, behead the madam." Dai walked up and bowed.
"Mrs. Gu, there's no need to be so polite." Madam Zhan gave her a light support.
Dai stood up and said, "Madam Zhan, I was suddenly summoned to the palace today. There are still many things I don't understand. I wonder if I can ask Master Zhan and Madam Zhan for advice."
Zhan Yi and his wife looked at each other and nodded.
"Madam Gu, this is not the place to talk. Let's leave the palace first and talk in detail in the car." Madam Zhan said.
"good."
Dai nodded.
The three of them turned and walked towards the palace gate.
"Wait for me..." Gu Mingqiu shouted from behind.
Dai didn't even look at it.
Zhan Yi looked back. If what he had just said to the emperor was not false, it seemed that the second branch of the Gu family did not like that girl at all.
Humph, he snorted coldly and turned his head.
It's just fine if they don't like it, as long as they are close to their granddaughter.
When Madam Zhan heard the snort, she also looked back.
"Behead the master and the mistress, and don't worry about him." Dai understood in her heart.
Madam Zhan turned around and forced a polite smile.
The three of them left the palace, and Dai followed the Zhan family onto the Zhan family's carriage. When the coachman turned around, Gu Mingqiu caught up with them.
"Stop, stop..." Gu Mingqiu stopped the carriage.
The driver pulled on the reins.
When the carriage stopped, Gu Mingqiu immediately walked around to the door and hurriedly prepared to get in.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted to reveal Dai's cold face: "What are you doing up here?"
"Talk to Mr. Zhan and Mrs. Zhan about it." The Gu family and the Zhan family are now tied together, so they have to communicate with each other so they know what to do next.
"I don't need you, go back." Dai put down the cart and said, "Driver, let's go."
When the coachman heard the order, he pulled the reins and whistled, and the carriage started running.
Gu Mingqiu was still holding on to the horse with both hands. The car swayed and she almost fell to the ground. She steadied herself and felt upset. She didn't treat him as a human being at all.
Why did he marry such a strong person back then? Every family is headed by men!
"Second brother."
"Second brother."
"Second Uncle..."
A shout was heard not far from the palace gate, and then several members of the Gu family who had received the news rushed over.
Under Dai's influence, Gu Mingqiu gradually distanced himself from the other houses. It had been half a month since they had seen each other. Today, they were just summoned into the palace and ran into them when they left the palace.
I have a bad feeling in my heart. Could it be that they have planted someone in the second house?
"Second brother, why did the emperor summon you and second sister-in-law to the palace?"
"Is there any news about nephew Gu Shuo?"
"Uncle, that was the Zhan family's carriage just now, right? Why did Auntie get on the Zhan family's carriage?"
A group of people ran up and surrounded Gu Mingqiu, talking to each other.
"Okay, stop making noise." Gu Mingqiu was already scared enough, and he was a little annoyed after being rejected by Dai.
There was a brief silence in the Gu family, and then they began to feel dissatisfied.
"Second brother, Gu Shuo is away on vacation. He has made countless fortunes over the years. Even if a little of it leaks out from between his fingernails, it would be enough for us to live on for a lifetime."
"That's right, Gu Shuo is born to be a businessman. If he comes back to Beijing, don't hide it from you. I will let Gu Yuan learn how to do business from him." Gu Xichao, the fourth son of the Gu family, no longer has the attitude he used to have.
"Is the Emperor going to assign an official position to Gu Shuo? Or will he continue to be in charge of the Imperial Merchants?"
"Uncle, we are all family. My cousin can't ignore us, his younger brothers, just because he has money."
Money, money, money.
Official, official, official.
A group of people gathered at the palace gate and every conversation was about the same thing. No one could see that Gu Mingqiu's face was pale.
"Second brother, say something. You can't control us." Gu Xichao grabbed Gu Mingqiu's arm.
Although the Gu family was not a powerful family in Kyoto before, even the nobles would give them some face, and it was a big family in the capital that could not be ignored.
Ever since the Gu family split up, it has begun to go downhill. Except for the eldest brother, his and the third branch's business has been getting worse and worse.
After the emperor implemented the policy of allowing imperial merchants to trade privately, his shop was completely closed.
Although the family has some property, they can't afford to spend it all. Since Gu Yuan married Gao Yunyue, the two of them have done nothing and have been very careful with their expenses.
Gao Yunyue is the daughter of Prime Minister Gao, but they didn't dare to say it out loud, so they could only talk about Gu Yuan secretly. Who knew that Gu Yuan would become a henpecked man after getting married.
Now the four families are living in a mess and have to depend on Gao Yunyue's mood to make their living. How miserable they are.
If the Gu family was the same as before, Gao Yunyue would dare not take them seriously.
Gu Shuo has a big business outside and has monopolized all the aquatic products of Nanyuan. Xianhailou has money flowing like water. If Gu Shuo can give them one thousandth of his property, the Gu family's reputation will definitely be even greater than before.
The emperor tried to win Gu Shuo over many times, but he always refused. This time, the emperor suddenly summoned the second wife to the palace. Apart from Gu Shuo, they could not think of any reason for the emperor to summon them in person.
As long as they catch Gu Shuo, all branches of the Gu family will have a chance to turn things around.
"Second Uncle, please say something."
"Second brother, if Gu Shuo comes back, don't hide it from your eldest brother."
Seeing that Gu Mingqiu remained silent, the others became a little anxious. After all, they had looked for Gu Shuo many times, but failed every time.
Gu Mingqiu's eyes were red, and he looked at everyone angrily and annoyed: "Let go, let go."
Gu Xichao was shaken off and was stunned for a few seconds: "Third brother, what are you doing?"
"What family? If you wanted to treat me as one, you wouldn't have set a trap for Gu Shuo in the first place. You were afraid that Gu Shuo would take over the Gu family's property, so you expelled him from the clan. If it weren't for you, why would my lady hate me for so many years? Now that Gu Shuo has made something of himself outside, you are pretending to be a family here. It's disgusting, really disgusting!" Gu Mingqiu's eyes were red, and he roared to vent all the shock he received in the palace and the setback he encountered from Dai Shi at several people.
Gu Zhifeng, Gu Xichao, and the younger generations of the Gu family were caught off guard and a little surprised by the yelling. It seemed that they had never seen Gu Mingqiu so tough before.
"Third brother, what's your attitude? Is it because Gu Shuo is coming back that you feel..."
"Shut up." Gu Mingqiu shouted angrily, "If anyone dares to mention Gu Shuo in front of me from now on, I will fight you."
Before Gu Xichao could finish his sarcastic words, he was blocked.
"What family affection? That's ridiculous." Gu Mingqiu pushed a few people away and left without looking back.
Madam is right. There is no such thing as family affection. If Gu Shuo were begging outside, they would not know how far away they would stay from him.
How could he be such a bastard back then and not trust his own son!
"If Gu Shuo is really coming back, he will have the confidence." Gu Xichao's eyes were filled with resentment: "The Gu family raised Gu Shuo for more than ten years. Now that they have money, they want to escape. Don't even think about it."
"Hey, what happened back then was planned by the third and fourth brothers themselves. What's the point of talking about raising him now?" said Gu Zhifeng.
Gu Xichao sneered: "Brother, don't try to clear yourself so cleanly. You saw it at the time and didn't say a word to Gu Shuo. You must have had the same thoughts in mind. No one's hands are clean."
"Old Four and I have different thoughts." Gu Zhifeng said coldly and walked away.
Gu Xi stomped his feet angrily.
The imperial palace.
Emperor Beili stayed in the imperial study for a while, then went to the courtyard where the imperial concubine was beheaded for dinner without sending anyone to inform them.
Concubine Zhan was wearing plain clothes and only two outdated pearl flowers on her head. She was sitting at the table serving soup to the delicately carved child beside her.
"Mother, I saw Guard Zhang and his men fighting in the martial arts arena today. It was so impressive. Guard Zhang was just like that..." Nian Ning gestured with her hands, "He defeated his opponent in just a few moves."
"Don't go to the martial arts arena in the future. Swords and guns are blind. If you get hurt, you will cry." Concubine Zhan put down the soup bowl and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
The weather was hot and the children couldn't sit still, so the hair on their foreheads was as hot as if they had been washed with water.
"Mother, it's okay. My sister used to go to the martial arts arena often. She is also very powerful. She can knock down all those guards. Mother, I also want to learn martial arts." Nian Ning raised his head.
Imperial Concubine Zhan paused as she wiped her sweaty hand and said with a smile, "Girls should learn more about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Mother will find you the best musician."
"I don't want to. I want to learn martial arts and travel the world like my sister, punishing evil and promoting good." Nian Ning had been looking up a second ago, but after she finished speaking, her face wrinkled and her mouth pursed: "Mother, I miss my sister."
When Concubine Zhan thought of Sang Yin who was away, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't know how she had been doing in the past few months, whether she had eaten well and slept well, and what her situation was.
The emperor sent people to arrest her, but as long as she left Beili, she could escape capture.
"Mother, when will my sister come back?" Nian Ning asked, looking up.
"Your sister..."
"Little Twelve, you only think about your sister, don't you think about me?" Emperor Beili walked in, his bright yellow figure was very majestic.
Concubine Zhan suddenly panicked and quickly stood up, pulling Nian Ning around the table and bowing, "Your Majesty."
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
"Get up." Emperor Beili walked up to her, held Concubine Zhan's arms with both hands, and helped her up.
Concubine Zhan was flattered, with a look of emotion in her eyes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Father."
"Why didn't you let someone know that the emperor was coming so that I could prepare." Concubine Zhan's voice was gentle.
"No need." Emperor Beili pulled Concubine Zhan to sit at the table and said, "Come here, bring another set of bowls and chopsticks."
The Concubine Zhan was sitting next to him, so the Emperor must have something wrong.
"Your Majesty, would you like to have dinner with me and my mother?" Nian Ning sat at the table, staring with a pair of curious eyes.
"Yeah, what's wrong? Doesn't little Twelve like being with father?" Emperor Beili said with a smile, looking a little kind.
"Your son wants to have dinner with the emperor. In the past, you always prayed to the gods, praying that your father, mother and you can have dinner together. I didn't expect that your father would finally come today. It turns out that if you pray to the gods with a sincere heart, your prayer will be answered. Your son is very happy." Nian Ning's childish voice was full of joy.
The kindness and smile on Emperor Beili's face paused.
"Lan Yu is not allowed to speak nonsense in front of your father." Concubine Zhan said in a serious tone.
(End of this chapter)
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