Moreover, if he had led Chu Yunmu astray, his sister would have scolded him long ago.

Chu Yunyi made sure that he had not said anything wrong and straightened his back.

Only Chu Yunmu didn't understand, so he listened obediently and nodded seriously, "I understand."

"Then...Brother-in-law, if I don't draw the military camp for others to see, can you take me to the Xuanjia Camp to play?"

"good."

As they were talking, everyone sat down around the round table. Today was a family dinner, and only Gu Jue, Chu Qianchen, Chu Yunyi and Chu Yunmu were seated. Tang Yuchu, Yun Zhan, Cheng Linhua and the others all left, and they went to the next side hall and opened another table.

Steaming dishes were served one after another, exuding a faint aroma, with good color, flavor and taste, which made people salivate.

Chu Yunmu was overjoyed. He stared at the dishes and clapped his hands, saying, "Steamed crabs, crab roe dumplings, stewed pork elbow with ham, fried quail...they are all my favorites! Second sister, you are so nice!"

Chu Yunmu was a meat lover, and all the dishes he ordered were meat dishes, as if he didn't care about the white and green leaves.

Chu Yunyi had been eating crabs for several days. He looked at Chu Yunmu with a hint of superiority and thought that he could let this kid eat a few more bites today.

"Brother Mu, do you want me to disassemble the crab for you?"

"I can!"

"Don't eat too much, be careful of indigestion."

"I know."

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The two brothers chatted from time to time, and the meal was very lively.

After listening to Chu Yunyi talking so much nonsense, Chu Qianchen felt that he was right about one thing: don't eat too much.

Crabs are cold in nature, so after eating the crabs, she asked someone to bring her medicinal tea: "This is a medicinal tea with a hot nature, which can relieve the coldness of the crabs."

Gu Jue has a cold body and Chu Yunmu is young, so they must drink this medicinal tea.

Chu Yunmu frowned as soon as he smelled the scent of the medicinal tea. He wanted to act coquettishly with his sister, but he saw Gu Jue picked up the teacup without saying a word.

Well, even my brother-in-law listens to my sister.

Chu Yunmu drank the medicinal tea painfully, sip after sip, until his facial features wrinkled together...

After finally finishing half of the tea in the cup, Steward Sui suddenly came and said, "Your Highness, Young Eunuch Wen came to deliver a message saying that the Emperor wants you to see him."

Gu Jue said calmly: "I thought the emperor didn't know that I was coming back today."

After saying this, he sent away Steward Sui and had no intention of meeting Eunuch Wen.

Chu Yunyi and Chu Yunmu were almost dumbfounded. Could it be that the emperor could just say no to seeing them? At that moment, the two brothers felt as if the door to a new world had opened...

Eunuch Xiao Wen came excitedly but left dejectedly.

The return of Prince Chen to the capital made a great fuss. Most of the court officials and nobles in the capital saw it and were paying attention to what was going on in Prince Chen's mansion.

Logically speaking, Prince Chen had left the capital on the emperor's orders and should have gone to the palace to report upon his return. But what they saw was that Gu Jue went straight back home, as if he did not take the emperor's orders and rules seriously at all. He even ignored the emperor's summons.

But think about it, the Prince of Chen didn't even recover his life or hand over the tiger talisman when he returned from the north. Compared to that, it seems like nothing now.

In particular, not long after Gu Jue left Beijing, the emperor wanted to accuse him of colluding with the new King of Nanyang, Qin Yao, to rebel, and he almost succeeded. In the end, Chu Lingxiao took the blame for the emperor, and the matter was left unresolved.

Poor Chu Lingxiao not only lost his title because of this, but was also exiled eight hundred miles away.

But thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Whether the emperor wants to use you or abandon you, as a subject you can only accept it.

After all, Prince Chen is not like Chu Lingxiao. He clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and is never a person who would swallow his anger after suffering a loss. He will never be polite to anyone who dares to draw a knife on him.

Now the Prince of Chen completely ignored the Emperor's summons, which was obviously a warning to the Emperor.

The contest between the Prince of Chen and the Emperor had apparently just begun. As a result, the capital city, which seemed calm on the surface, was once again undercurrent surging, with all the prefectures restless and in turmoil.

Those court officials and nobles were all watching the emperor's reaction. Soon, some well-informed people heard the news from the palace. The emperor had a tantrum in the Yangxin Palace because Gu Jue refused to enter the palace.

It is said that the emperor smashed a room full of things, and the eunuchs swept out a lot of miscellaneous debris;

It is said that the emperor refused to see the empress again; it is said that when Eunuch Xiao Wen came out of the Yangxin Palace, there was a bump on his forehead.

Until the emperor resumed the morning court the next day, Gu Jue still did not show up.

On this day, the Golden Palace was very lively.

Because the emperor was "sickened by the anger" of the crown prince, he had been on leave for three days. In fact, there were a lot of court affairs pending. Even so, many people guessed that the emperor was in a bad mood and planned to suppress the matter first to avoid the emperor's anger.

Just as the eunuch politely said "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court." An old censor who looked like an old scholar jumped out and said first: "Your Majesty, there has been a coup in Nanhao. The new emperor Uhaduro has ascended the throne and announced it to the world."

"Such a big thing has happened in Hao Country. I believe that we must find out the cause and effect as soon as possible so that Da Qi can respond reasonably and seek the greatest benefit for Da Qi."

What the old censor said sounded reasonable and well-founded. Many court officials in the hall exchanged glances with each other and nodded slightly.

This matter involved two countries, especially Hao State and Da Qi. Although they were not hostile to each other, they were wary of each other. The change of the monarch of Hao State would inevitably affect Hao State's strategy towards Da Qi in the future.

Not to mention, even if many people are unwilling to admit it verbally, they know in their hearts that Hao is strong and Qi is weak.

At this time, another young minister of about 27 or 28 years old and of medium build also stood up and said passionately: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Chen has just been to Nanhao as an envoy of Daqi, and should know the affairs of Nanhao best. However, he did not distinguish between public and private. When he returned to Qi from Hao, he should have reported to the emperor, but he stayed at the palace and did not go out."

"Please ask the emperor to order His Royal Highness Prince Chen to attend the court, otherwise he will be punished for disobeying the emperor's order."

Is Xu Wenguang crazy?!

Some old officials showed disapproving expressions and curled the corners of their lips in sarcasm.

Xu Wenguang was the top scorer in the imperial examination chosen by the emperor after he ascended the throne.

To be honest, he was not necessarily the most talented Jinshi in the palace examination at that time, but his answers in the palace examination met the emperor's wishes. Moreover, the emperor had just ascended the throne at that time and was determined to appoint a young top scholar, thinking that only in this way could there be a "new atmosphere" in the court.

However, Xu Wenguang's plan backfired this time.

Even the emperor on the throne looked at him with an uncertain expression, thinking that this man had very little vision.

Xu Wenguang didn't even need to think about it. Why would Gu Jue listen to him? If he did, Gu Jue would have entered the palace yesterday. Why would he have to wait until now...

The emperor's eyes darkened, his face as calm as water, and he looked intimidating without being angry.

The sky outside the Golden Palace had become gloomy at some point, with layers of dark clouds blocking the bright sunshine. The emperor's mood was just like the dark sky.

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Xu Wenguang lowered his head, and could not see the gloomy face of the emperor above him, nor did he feel that the atmosphere around him was wrong. He continued to talk incessantly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Chen did a great job in repelling the Red Di for our Great Qi, but one thing is one thing, and the merits cannot outweigh the faults. He is arrogant and domineering because of his merits. He has no respect for the emperor. He must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"

Xu Wenguang's voice became louder and louder, and he looked like a man who was loyal to his king.

But many people were too lazy to even look at him. Everyone knew that the Prince of Chen did not take the Emperor seriously, and everyone knew that the Prince of Chen was suspected of being too successful to be a threat to the Emperor. But so what? !

The Prince of Chen holds military power and has the support of the people. Unless the Emperor can eliminate the Prince of Chen in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles, forcing the Prince of Chen to rebel and let the Prince of Chen gain the upper hand.

Besides, on Nanhao's side, Uhaduluo had just rebelled and killed the king. If Uhaduluo could do it, so could Prince Chen.

The matter of Nan Hao was like a wake-up call to the current emperor, making him even more wary of Prince Chen.

To put it bluntly, the emperor is afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind.

A few ministers who were clear-headed looked at the emperor again and saw that his face was so gloomy that ink seemed to drip out.

The emperor tightly gripped the armrests of the golden throne, his brows furrowed, and he was so angry that he almost started cursing. At this moment, a eunuch in blue clothes ran over, panting and breathing rapidly.

"Your Majesty, the new ruler of Hao Kingdom has sent an envoy to deliver a letter." The eunuch in blue walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to the emperor. "The envoy of Hao Kingdom is waiting outside the city gate now."

The whole room was silent for a moment; even Xu Wenguang, who had been talking excitedly, forgot to continue.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the blue-robed eunuch, including the emperor in front of them, who could not hide his shock.

The emperor still frowned.

The new emperor of Hao State, Uhaduluo, has only ascended the throne not long ago, and now his envoys have arrived in the capital of Da Qi with letters from the throne. It is obvious that Uhaduluo should have sent envoys to Da Qi as soon as he ascended the throne.

Qi and Hao had been trading for more than a decade. It was not difficult for the Hao people to enter the country, but the envoys of Hao were different from ordinary businessmen. According to the rules, if they wanted to enter the country, they should first obtain the consent of him, the Emperor of Qi.

The envoy of the Hao State skipped this step and entered the country quietly. He only revealed his identity when he arrived outside the capital. To put it bluntly, this is called bullying.

The emperor was somewhat displeased, but he did not say no. He slowly turned the jade ring on his thumb and asked, "Do you know who the envoy from Hao is?"

The eunuch in blue immediately replied, "Your Majesty, the leader is the brother of the Queen of Hao State, Andaman, who was just conferred the title of Prince."

Uhadula asked the queen's brother to deliver the letter, which shows his sincerity towards the Great Qi.

The emperor relaxed his brows a little and said to the Minister of Rites, "Welcome the envoys from Hao Kingdom to the court!"

The Minister of Rites naturally accepted the order.

What follows is a long wait.

The emperor was fine. He just stepped down from the throne and went to a side hall to take a rest. As for the ministers in the Golden Palace, they could only stand and wait.

The ministers were whispering to each other in groups of three or four, guessing the purpose of the envoys from the Hao Kingdom coming to the capital to meet the emperor.

As time passed, outside the temple, the sun pushed away the layers of dark clouds, and the weather turned from cloudy to sunny, with clear blue skies and bright sun, as if the previous dark clouds were just an illusion of the crowd.

Because of the arrival of the envoys from the Hao Kingdom, the morning court session was undoubtedly extended, and other political affairs became less of a concern.

There were three people who came to the Golden Palace to pay a visit to the emperor. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was tall and strong, with dark skin and deep facial features, which was very different from the people in the Central Plains.

The two men behind him were one in his fifties and the other in his twenties, with different appearances and temperaments.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi!"

The three of them saluted to the emperor on the golden throne. As envoys, they represented the Hao Kingdom and performed the etiquette of the Hao Kingdom.

The three of them were looking at the emperor. Similarly, the emperor and the civil and military officials around him were also looking at the three envoys from the Hao Kingdom.

It is conceivable that these three envoys from the Hao Kingdom will inevitably have a great impact on the future relationship between the two countries.

The emperor maintained his superiority as the Son of Heaven and said calmly, "No need to be polite."

Andaman took the initiative to state their purpose: "My Great Hao Emperor Uhadula officially ascended the throne last month. On behalf of my emperor, I would like to pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Daqi."

"In addition, my emperor ordered me to ask for marriage from your majesty on behalf of my crown prince!"

He spoke Qi language slowly and awkwardly, but his voice was loud and clear, and his meaning was distinct and could be heard clearly by everyone present.

(End of this chapter)