Yu Shengyou was filled with anger. He wanted to question the emperor in person why!
"Come here, someone broke into the city gate, catch him." Fang Xiao shouted loudly.
A team of archers immediately rushed out of the city gate and lined up in a row.
Yu Shengyou tightened the reins, getting angry and ready to charge forward.
"put."
At the command.
The soldiers released their bows and arrows, and Yu Shengyou was shocked. He didn't expect that they would dare to shoot him.
"Prince." Yu Bo exclaimed.
When the arrow came, Yu Shengyou jumped off his horse and rolled on the ground for a few times. Although the arrow did not hit the vital part, it landed on his calf, causing him to feel a sharp pain.
"ah……"
Yu Shengyou screamed.
The people watching on the city wall didn't notice anything wrong at all, and also associated the people downstairs with Qian Fanji and his group.
Seeing that the other party was injured, the people who organized the game were naturally proud. Although the arrow did not hit Xiang Minghou, it could still give them a warning.
It’s not that easy to enter the city!
Fang Xiao was very proud of this and said, "I will say it again. No one is allowed to enter the city gate until the rebels are caught. Your arrow missed the target this time, but you won't be so lucky next time."
Yu Shengyou covered his calf, furious.
"Prince, stop! How dare you shoot my prince?" Yu Bo came running over.
Fang Xiao was stunned for a few seconds when he heard the title of "Crown Prince", then he burst into laughter: "What Crown Prince? I've never heard of anyone who has no nationality and dares to call himself that."
Yu Shengyou was helped up by Yu Bo, his eyes full of hatred. No nationality?
The Emperor of Beili also wants to revoke the nationality of their vassal kings?
What a big appetite!
Although Yu Bo didn't quite understand, without his nationality, he heard it clearly and was horrified: "Prince, could it be..."
Yu Shengyou clenched his fists, Fang Xiao's arrogant face reflected in his eyes. The pain in his legs made him completely sober. The emperor wanted to kill him, and wanted to revoke the nationality of the four vassal kings and kick them all out of Beili.
"Prince, what...what should we do?" Yu Bo panicked.
"go back."
"Prince, what did you say?"
"Go back, go back now." Yu Shengyou grabbed Yu Bo with a panicked look.
Yu Bo reacted immediately, supported his own prince and walked back.
When Fang Xiao saw the people downstairs supporting each other and walking away, his smile became even wider. However, the next second, his smile froze on his face.
Because he saw a team of carriages and horses suddenly appearing from behind, and the flags on the carriages seemed to be the symbols of foreign countries.
"Help the prince get on the car quickly." Yu Bo saw the team of cart drivers catching up and shouted towards them.
The captain of the guards dismounted and rushed to the two of them: "Prince, what happened?"
"The emperor wants to kill the four great princes. Quick, help the prince get into the car." Yu Bo didn't have time to explain.
The captain of the guards' face changed drastically. He glanced at the locked city gate and the archers under the tower, then bowed and asked the prince to put him on the carriage. He drove the carriage himself and shouted to the guards, "Go, go quickly."
The carriage and horses that had just caught up stopped for a few seconds, then immediately pulled the reins to change direction. The horses neighed, and a group of people and horses came in a hurry, and left in a hurry in the blink of an eye.
What's left behind is a cloud of dust...
"puff."
Ye Qianning saw the horses and men galloping away through the window at the back of the carriage and couldn't help laughing.
It was unexpected and quite a surprise.
Now the order from above to close the city gates will not only end your career, but also your life!
Fang Xiao upstairs watched this scene with his head confused. Marquis Xiang Ming's followers got on the prince's carriage?
Silence, everyone upstairs was stunned.
Many powerful people recognize the flags of various parties, especially men. When they go to school, they must learn the flag patterns of local vassal kings.
"That team of carriages and horses just now belonged to Prince Yu's palace, right?"
"It seems so. Why would Prince Yu's Mansion be traveling with Marquis Xiang Ming and his group?"
"I'm not sure, but the Emperor issued an edict a month ago to summon the princes of the various vassal states to the capital. Calculating the time, it should be time."
"Oh, if he really is the prince of a vassal state, then wouldn't that mean..."
Discussions arose, and the expression of a woman in a cloak in the crowd changed.
Fang Xiao's face turned pale when he heard the discussion. The person just now was the prince of a vassal prince?
No, it's impossible...
"Qian Fan Ji, who was that person who was traveling with you just now?" Fang Xiao rejected what he was thinking. How could the prince of a vassal state be with them?
Qian Fan Ji: "I don't recognize him."
"I'm traveling with you, don't you recognize me?"
"I really don't recognize him. I met this person in Sifang Town. He seemed to know the Third Prince. I have always heard the Third Prince call him the Prince, but I don't know which prince he is from." Qian Fanji said submissively.
Fang Xiao's body trembled and he staggered back a few steps. It was over. Was he really the prince?
"The Emperor of Beili has cordially invited us to Beili, and Your Excellency should have gone out of the city to welcome us. But now Your Excellency has closed the city gates and refused to let us in. Are you defying the imperial edict?" Qian Fanji changed his attitude in an instant.
Fang Xiao was preoccupied with the prince's affairs. Upon hearing this, he angrily said, "What imperial decree? Why would the emperor issue a decree to invite you?"
"Here is the imperial edict brought by the Third Prince himself." Old Chen got out of the car.
Mr. Chen’s appearance caused a commotion upstairs.
Madam Zhan stared at the carriage, as if she wanted to see the figure through the gap.
"Don't worry, you'll see him soon." Zhan Yi comforted.
Madam Zhan clutched her handkerchief and nodded slightly.
"What imperial edict? The emperor has never issued any imperial edict. Dean Chen... No, Mr. Chen, forging an imperial edict is a serious crime." Fang Xiao had never heard anyone in the court mention the imperial edict.
General Chen held up the paper in his hand and said, "This is the imperial edict personally sealed by His Majesty. If you don't believe it, you can come down and inspect it."
Fang Xiao was unsure and secretly turned to look at someone.
A figure in the crowd shook his head slightly.
Fang Xiao received the message and snorted, "Mr. Chen, why don't you tell me what kind of imperial decree the emperor issued?"
"This imperial edict is to restore the reputation of Marquis Xiang Ming and my disciple. It tells about the crime committed ten years ago. My disciple did not abduct the eighth prince. She saved him and made great contributions. The emperor himself said that Marquis Xiang Ming never rebelled." Old Chen said in a loud voice.
The sound was so loud that it could be heard in every corner of the city wall.
Everyone was surprised, and after the surprise came deep doubts.
Ten years have passed since the incident. Would the emperor write such an edict to invite them?
If the content is like this, it is not an imperial edict, it is clearly a confession!
"What nonsense! My father would never write such a thing." A woman in a cloak stood out from the crowd.
Elder Chen stood at the foot of the city wall, neither humble nor arrogant: "This letter was written by the emperor. Otherwise, how could this old man, my disciple, and Marquis Xiang Ming and his entourage enter Beili?"
"What kind of status do you have to deserve such treatment from my father? Don't think that I don't know. My father only allowed you to come to Beili to participate in the priest ceremony because you were the former dean of Loushan. I didn't expect that you would dare to forge the imperial edict." The fifth princess Sang Shu pushed aside her cloak, revealing a beautiful face.
When the women standing beside her saw that it was the princess, they all stepped aside.
"The Loushan Academy ceased to exist after its name was changed. The reason I and the others came here was to see this imperial edict. The Fifth Princess has denied it so much that I am beginning to doubt its authenticity." Elder Chen handed the letter to Qian Fanji, "Qian boy, take another look at this letter and see if the handwriting and the imperial seal are from the emperor's hand."
Qian Fanji took it. He knew the handwriting on it very well. The mark of the national seal could not be imitated, but...
"The handwriting and the national seal are both genuine, but if they don't recognize them, the real thing will probably become a fake."
If you admit it, it is true; if you don’t admit it, it is false.
"Stop exaggerating. If it's fake, it's fake. Why bother admitting it or not?" Sang Shu didn't believe that her father would confess his conspiracy to rebel against Marquis Ming.
I also don't believe that he will admit what his mother Sifangshan did.
Xiang Minghou came from behind, stretched out his hand to take the imperial edict from Qian Fanji's hand, raised it high, and said in a cold voice: "The royal family does not recognize this imperial edict, right?"
"It's Marquis Xiang Ming, that's Marquis Xiang Ming."
"It seems like it really is him."
"The Xiang Minghou in my memory doesn't seem to look so scary?"
As soon as Xiang Minghou appeared, some people recognized him. His appearance was very different from ten years ago. Even if someone mentioned his name, many people did not dare to confirm it.
Sang Shu narrowed her beautiful eyes and recognized Marquis Xiang Ming, her eyes filled with anger. "There's no way your father would have written such an imperial decree. Back then, you committed murder in the palace and plotted rebellion. So many people saw it. How could you refute it?"
Xiang Minghou said nothing. He loosened his fingers and the imperial edict with the imperial seal slowly fell to the ground. The horse raised its front hooves and neighed, then stepped on the fallen imperial edict with its hooves.
The dazzling national seal was half trampled under the horse's hooves.
Although the people on the city wall couldn't see clearly, they were holding up something that read the imperial edict one second, and then it was trampled under the feet of a horse the next second.
If it was really an imperial edict written by the emperor and stamped with the imperial seal, this act would be a blatant act of disrespect and the entire family would be exterminated.
There was an uproar in the crowd. Regardless of whether it was true or false, he was slapping the royal family in the face by doing this in public.
Sang Shu suddenly took half a step forward, holding the city wall with her hands, with a deep look in her eyes. How dare he, how dare he to ask Ming Hou for help!
"Marquis Xiang Ming, you are so brave." Fang Xiao glared angrily, staring at the person below.
"If it's fake, why keep it?" Xiang Minghou said coldly.
"you……"
"Your Excellency is so angry, could it be that you think this imperial edict is true?" Qian Fanji raised his eyebrows and asked.
Fang Xiao's angry words got stuck in his throat. He wasn't sure if it was true, but if there was even a percent chance that it was true, he couldn't escape the blame.
He was at a loss for what to do for the moment and secretly looked at the fifth princess.
Sang Shu had never seen her father bow his head, and she was very sure that the imperial edict was fake.
Fang Xiao confirmed his gaze and breathed a sigh of relief. "Those who forged the imperial edict are culpable. I will never let you into the city. Please wait outside the city. Once I catch the rebels, I will go to the palace to ask the emperor if he will allow you to enter."
"Oh."
A light sigh was heard.
It seemed to be there and not there, floating lightly into everyone's ears.
A light sigh was heard on the city wall, and everyone looked towards the carriage behind.
From the very beginning, many people's eyes were scanning the crowd below again and again, but they still had not seen the rumored Ye Qianning.
Now, hearing the sound, the people who were concerned tensed up, staring at the carriage, waiting expectantly for the people in the carriage to get off.
Unfortunately, those who were interested were disappointed.
"Do you really think the gates of the capital are inlaid with gold?"
The woman's voice was cold and clear, but I only heard her voice but never saw her.
On the city wall, Madam Zhan looked excited and turned to look at Zhan Chi as if seeking confirmation.
Zhan Chi nodded.
Madam Zhan lay on the city wall, wishing she could grow a pair of wings and fly down.
At the corner of the city wall, a man was leaning against it until he heard a light sigh. He stood up straight and stared at the carriage without looking away. The sound like a spring swept through his heart, making him tremble uncontrollably.
He stared at the car curtain, as if he wanted to pierce it.
Sang Shu had a frown on her face and was a little dazed when she heard the crisp voice. Was it Ye Qianning?
Before anyone could react, the man in the car said coldly, "Dad, Master, since we are not sincerely inviting you, there is no need to stay."
"My disciple is right. It seems that I trusted the wrong person." Old Chen said coldly and turned to walk towards the carriage.
Xiang Minghou waved his hand and the carriage turned around.
Sang Shu, Fang Xiao and the people on the city wall were a little confused. Leave? They actually dared to leave?
"Who allowed you to leave?" Fang Xiao shouted below.
Regardless of whether the imperial edict was true or false, it was no secret among the officials that the emperor intended to let Ye Qianning return to the capital. The Third Prince would never bring them back to the capital in person without the emperor's permission.
Today I just wanted to stop them outside the city gate for one night and teach them a lesson, but I never thought they would turn around and leave?
If he really left, he would not be able to explain to the emperor.
And... the matter of the prince...
Fang Xiao shouted a few times, but no one paid any attention to him, and he became extremely anxious.
"Beili, who cares?"
The cold voice was full of disdain.
The team did not stop at all.
Madam Zhan watched as everyone turned the carriage around, with reluctance in her eyes.
"Mom." Zhan Chi called out.
Madam Zhan wiped her eyes, took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Mother knows that Chi'er, you are still under house arrest by the emperor. Go back quickly and don't let anyone spread the news to the emperor."
Zhan Chi raised his hand and pulled his cloak: "It's okay."
The Gu family was eagerly waiting for Gu Shuo to return home, but just as the God of Wealth was about to reach the city gate, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and left...
"Why is Gu Shuo leaving? He is from Beili. Why is he hanging out with stateless people like Xiang Minghou Qian Fanji all day long?" Gu Xichao was dissatisfied.
"Gu Shuo has had a good relationship with them since he was a child. There is a saying that goes, 'We share happiness and hardships together.' Now that Xiang Minghou and Old Chen are gone, if Gu Shuo stays alone, won't he be criticized and scolded?" Gu Mingqiu spoke for his son.
"The relationship between them has broken down a long time ago. How can they share happiness? If we are talking about sharing happiness, Gu Shuo should share it with our Gu family." Gu Xichao argued.
"Fourth brother is right. If the city gates open later, you, second brother, must go and find Gu Shuo. He has finally returned to the capital, and our family must hold a welcoming banquet for him." Gu Wenqing agreed.
"Yes, we have to hold a welcoming banquet for Second Brother."
"Second brother, when the time comes, let's go to Xianrenzui, and all the old and young in the Gu family will go."
The two brothers of the Gu family became more and more excited as they talked.
Gu Mingqiu was in high spirits as the two of them flattered him. Just as he was about to agree, a glance caught his eye. He shuddered with fear and immediately shut up, lowering his head and daring not to say anything more. (End of this chapter)
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