Chapter 408: Emergency, Blockade of the Imperial Palace
Helian Chen stuffed the cake into his hands, bent down to pick up the handkerchief and wiped his face: "Uncle Wang, don't be in a hurry to scold me, take a look at those scrolls first."
Prince Yu's eyes fell on seven or eight scrolls. He snorted and picked up one and opened it with disrespect.
When his eyes fell upon the contents of the scroll, the disdain in his eyes gradually turned into amazement.
Although it is just a simple landscape painting, it contains beauty and is painted with great skill. Moreover, the material of the paint used seems to be different from all other scrolls.
"Whose hand...is this?"
"The concubine of the general's mansion." Helian Chen's face was full of pride.
Prince Yu was even more surprised. Is the concubine in the general's mansion so powerful?
As other scrolls were opened, the various styles were dazzling, and every scroll was amazing.
These paintings are comparable to those in his brother's imperial study. He had been thinking about them for a long time, but his brother was reluctant to give them to him.
"Are they all paintings by the concubine of the general's mansion?" he asked.
There are seven scrolls in three painting styles, and the painting skills of each one are not something that ordinary people can do.
"Well, and my aunt also said that she would make a zither for me. Uncle Wang, you haven't seen my aunt's zither skills. I dare say that no one in the whole Nanyuan can compare to her." Helian Chen is still unsatisfied when he thinks about it now.
"Is it that powerful?"
"Of course. In short, the concubines are not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted. The meals they cook are unmatched. I don't know how the fat guy got lucky to have so many amazing concubines." Speaking of this, Helian Chen was extremely envious.
Prince Yu had seen those concubines before, and they were all extremely beautiful. He had thought they were just pretty faces, but he didn't expect them to possess extraordinary skills.
What did they like about Xiang Minghou?
"Although the fat girl is fat and stupid, she is surrounded by talented people. If she can make some progress, her future will be bright." Comparing yourself with others will make you feel depressed.
What Helian Chen wanted so hard was easily obtained by the fat guy, but he didn't cherish it.
If he is Dean Chen's direct disciple and has so many powerful concubines around him, he will definitely be smarter than Xiliuyuan when he grows up!
"She is only six years old now, it's too early to make a decision. Uncle Wang thinks she is no ordinary person." Prince Yu saw through it today and knew that the people in the general's mansion were not ordinary people.
Even he couldn't gain the upper hand over Xiliuyuan and Mogroshou.
"If she doesn't lose weight, she'll die of obesity."
"What happens to other people is not your concern. What you should worry about is Nanyuan Shang." Prince Yu was worried and originally wanted to talk to Xi Yan.
Now that something like this has happened, Xiyan has serious intentions, so it is difficult to discuss in detail at the moment.
"Father gave you instructions, not me."
"You... well, Xiyan has no hope for the time being. In a couple of days, come with me to visit the Gu family, the largest merchant family in the imperial capital, and see what the Gu family thinks." Prince Yu has seen many caravans of the Gu family in Nanyuan. If they can cooperate, it will be good for Nanyuan.
"In short, just don't deal with the Xiyan people." Helian Chen snorted.
Prince Yu also felt the same way. Xi Yan had stayed in Kyoto for a long time, and no one could tell what he was thinking. He couldn't let himself get into trouble again like he did today.
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The spring rain came, and heavy rain continued for two days.
The sky was gloomy and the rain was a little lighter at dusk.
The streets of Kyoto were deserted, and people would stay away from the crowds as carriages passed by, fearing that their clothes would get wet by the rain.
"Seal the city gates."
There was a shout at the city gate, followed by a team of guards riding tall horses and rushing in.
Seeing this, the crowd hurriedly dodged.
"By order of the Emperor, the city gates are immediately sealed and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
As the voice fell, the tall city gate slowly closed.
Some people who wanted to leave the city were confused and didn't know what was going on.
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Kyoto City Post Station.
It was not until dark that the envoys of the three countries received the news of the urgent closure of the city gates. After receiving the news, Dong Yi immediately sent someone to the palace to inquire about the news.
Princess Dongyi was confused. They had come to Kyoto City without revealing any flaws, and had not even made any moves yet. Why did Beili suddenly block the city gates? Could it be that they had discovered something?
"Maybe it may not have anything to do with us at this moment." The prince consort comforted.
"Just in case, I'm going to pay a visit to Queen Beili." Chu Yue couldn't sit still anymore.
"Don't be anxious. We can't panic at this moment. Besides, we haven't done anything since entering Kyoto City."
Chu Yue was puzzled. The envoys of the three kingdoms were all in Kyoto. Who were they targeting by blocking the city gates?
The area around the embassy where Xi Yan lived was on alert.
"What's going on?" Xiliuyuan looked gloomy.
The guard knelt down and said, "I haven't received any news from the palace."
Xiliuyuan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking towards the Beili Palace. Everything was obviously going well, and the Beili Emperor could not have noticed anything unusual.
But if they didn’t discover anything strange, why did they suddenly block the city gates?
"Send the shadow guards to pick them up. If anything unexpected happens, don't bring them back to the post station for the time being." Xiliuyuan said coldly.
"yes."
Xiliuyuan clenched his slender fingers in his sleeves. The Beili Palace was really full of talented people. They acted so secretly but they still found a flaw.
If we fail this time, it will be even more difficult to do it in the future.
Who leaked the news?
"What has Miss Xiang been doing these past two days?" he suddenly asked.
"I haven't left the house for two days. Every day after eating, I just feed the birds and write. There's nothing unusual." The shadow guard reported.
"Where are the guards around her?"
"Two days ago, two of her guards left Kyoto City, and the others have not left the house either."
Xiliuyuan concentrated. If it wasn't her, then who else could it be?
Compared to the tension in Dongyi and Xiyan, Nanyuan was quite relaxed. When he heard the news of the city gate being blocked, he was just a little shocked, and then he wondered if the other two countries had done something secretly.
Fortunately, they have been honest and dutiful in the past two days and have not had any contact with their two countries.
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The entire city of Kyoto was tense in an instant, the heavy rain continued to fall, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
As it was getting dark, many soldiers and officers appeared on every street, searching every house, causing panic among the people.
Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night.
General's Mansion, Yuehua Cottage.
Ye Qianning listened to the news from the little honey-sucking girl and pressed her head slightly. She had calculated that Concubine Yuan would make a fuss after coming out of the small dark room, but she didn't expect it to be such a big fuss.
It was said that the moment Concubine Yuan returned to her bedroom, she almost collapsed, and the emperor rushed over with a confused look on his face.
When the emperor entered the concubine's bedroom, he found it empty. He thought that Concubine Yuan was angry and had put away all her things.
When the palace maids entered the palace to serve tea and saw how empty the palace was, they were surprised, but since the emperor didn't say anything, they thought that the emperor was angry and had ordered all the things in the palace to be moved away.
So no one made it public. When Concubine Yuan heard about it, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She interrogated many people and found that no one had seen anyone moving things out of the Concubine's palace.
(End of this chapter)
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