Su Qingci hugged him back, her eyes filled with unconcealable joy and satisfaction. She softly replied, "Okay."
Su Qingci is sincere.
Lu Huan was good to her, she could feel it, and now her mother was much better off in the backyard.
He did not break his promise, but took her words to heart.
…
The next day.
After the ministers left the court, Yan Xuanye rode into the palace without delay and asked to see the current emperor Gao Qinglie.
Gao Qinglie had heard something about Yan Xuanye's affairs.
He knew that Yan Xuanye had killed the governor of Puzhou, but he did not ask too many questions about the matter.
This morning at the court, I heard that Yan Xuanye led a group of troops into the capital. I guess he came for this matter.
I thought he was quite patient.
I never thought that he would come to my door so soon.
Gao Qinglie sat steadily on the dragon throne in Kunde Hall, looking calm and composed. He slowly said, "Send him in."
The voice was neither loud nor soft, but it revealed a sense of majesty.
"Yes, sir." The eunuch responded respectfully.
Then he opened his voice and shouted loudly to the outside of the hall: "The Crown Prince of Xuanfeng Yuan Kingdom enters the hall!"
As the words fell, a handsome and imposing man walked into the hall.
He walked steadily, as leisurely and calmly as if he was strolling at home. He was not nervous at all when facing the Emperor of Nanchang Kingdom whom he was about to meet.
Yan Xuanye came to the front of the hall and saluted Gao Qinglie neither humbly nor arrogantly.
However, what was surprising was that the etiquette he used was not the etiquette of the Nanchang Kingdom for paying homage to the emperor, but the etiquette unique to the Fengyuan Kingdom.
This action was obviously full of disrespect and provocation towards Gao Qinglie.
When the eunuch saw this, his face changed and he was about to scold loudly, but Gao Qinglie raised his hand to stop him.
Gao Qinglie's lips curled up slightly, revealing an unpredictable smile. He said with a forced smile, "I heard a long time ago that the Prince of Yan had come to the capital, but I was always busy and didn't have time to summon you to the palace for an audience."
"The Prince of Yan has asked to come and pay his respects to me today. Coincidentally, I am also free."
"Come here, please take a seat."
"yes."
Several young eunuchs brought out a chair and asked Yan Xuanye to sit down.
But Yan Xuanye not only did not sit down, but walked forward steadily and presented a booklet slowly.
Seeing this, the eunuch standing by did not dare to delay and hurried forward to take it, and then carefully handed it to Gao Qinglie.
Gao Qinglie opened the booklet and his expression instantly became serious.
This booklet records in detail the various evil deeds of the Puzhou governor - not only did he plunder the property and gold, silver and jewelry of Fengyuan businessmen, he also intensified his oppression of the local people, which was simply insane.
This booklet begins with the motive of the crime and explains the whole story clearly, even listing the witnesses and material evidence one by one. It can be said to be well-organized and with solid evidence.
Yan Xuanye looked directly at Gao Qinglie without fear and asked righteously, "Your Majesty, I'm sure you've heard about the lawless behavior of the Puzhou Governor, who oppresses the people of Fengyuan."
Changing the subject, Yan Xuanye's tone became even more stern as he pressed on, "I would like to ask, Your Majesty, what are your plans for this matter?"
"Such a long time has passed. It's impossible that Your Majesty is unaware of this, yet he has not said anything."
He paused, then continued, "Is Your Majesty just going to sit back and watch?" His voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.
Yan Xuanye stood alone in the hall and did not bring anyone else into the hall. He faced Gao Qinglie sitting on the dragon throne without any fear.
He faced Gao Qinglie and said, "Your Highness can ignore this matter. However, I... have no choice but to come to the capital to seek an audience with Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty... can give an explanation to the people of Fengyuan."
Gao Qinglie naturally understood Yan Xuanye's intention. Before Yan Xuanye went to the capital, he did not care about this matter. It was just the death of the governor of a small city.
Although the governor robbed a lot of gold and silver, Yan Xuanye took it back and returned it to the businessmen.
Gao Qinglie felt that they had not suffered any loss, so he did not take the matter to heart.
He knew that Yan Xuanye had been in the capital for several days. Although he didn't know his purpose, he decided to just wait and see. However, he didn't expect that he would ask for an audience in the court today and put the matter openly on the table.
Gao Qinglie raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and asked with a half-smile, "How does Prince Yan want me to handle this matter?"
As he spoke, he raised the booklet in his hand high, "I have also heard that the property that was robbed by Puzhou Governor Li has been fully returned."
There was a deep meaning hidden in his words, which was clearly hinting to Yan Xuanye that since the money had been returned, what was there to be dissatisfied about?
Yan Xuanye showed no fear, and responded calmly, "Money is merely material possessions. While gold, silver, and valuables can certainly be returned, Li Wenxiang allowed his men to run amok on the borders of Fengyuan State, burning, killing, looting, and bullying women and children. How should such evil deeds be dealt with?"
“Who will be responsible for the lives of those who died tragically?”
"May I ask Your Majesty... How do you think we should deal with this?"
Gao Qinglie lowered his head slightly, staring at Yan Xuanye in the hall, and said in a low voice: "Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven."
"The dead are gone, Prince Yan. How about we put this case behind us? Let our two countries put aside our hostility and make peace."
"Isn't this... a good idea?"
After hearing this, Yan Xuanye sneered softly, "Turning hostility into friendship, shaking hands and making peace?"
"Those are all my subjects. Your Majesty, you want to brush them off with just a few words. I'm afraid it won't be that easy, right?"
Yan Xuanye pressed forward step by step, his eyes fixed on Gao Qinglie's figure, and he was too aggressive.
Gao Qinglie was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then how does the Prince of Yan intend to resolve this matter?"
"Why don't you tell me what you mean? As long as I can, I will do my best to satisfy you."
He came here directly today, brought up this matter, and refused to give up. He must have been mentally prepared and had thought of the conditions to negotiate.
In that case, why not first listen to what he wants?
Yan Xuanye sat down nonchalantly.
With a slight curl of his lips, he smoothly put forward his conditions: "This prince wants General Hongyi's wife, who is also the legitimate daughter of the Right Prime Minister in the court - Su Qingci."
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