After the Crown Princess finished her instructions, she entered the inner hall with a serious look on her face.
Soon the eunuchs and maids in the East Palace took action one after another, running out to spread the word.
On the contrary, only Zu An was relatively relaxed. He had just arrived in the East Palace, and many of the officials didn't know him. He couldn't find anyone to send messages to, so he didn't have any tasks.
No, I still have a mission, to play chess with the fat prince.
While Zu An was absentmindedly placing pieces on the chessboard, he asked, "Prince, what happened?"
"How do I know...Hey, you are not allowed to play here, I won't do it!" The prince hurriedly blocked a certain place on the chessboard with his fat hand to prevent Zu An from making a move.
Zu An burst into laughter and took the chess piece back. He was also confused that he would ask him.
He wanted to ask the Crown Princess, but thinking of the frosty look on her face just now, he was worried about getting into trouble, so he poked the fat man next to him: "Prince, something big seems to have happened. Why don't you go and take a look?"
What?"
"It's okay, we have Linglong anyway." The prince waved his hand impatiently and returned his attention to the chessboard.
Zu An sighed: "The Crown Princess is a woman after all, and there are times when she is weak."
The prince said nonchalantly: "Linglong has been able to solve any difficult problem these years anyway. Hey, stop talking and play chess."
Zu An was speechless for a while. I can easily win if I am distracted, so you want me to play hard?
What kind of evil did the Crown Princess commit in her previous life by having such a heartless and stupid husband?
However, he did not need to worry about royal affairs. While playing chess with the prince, he secretly observed the movements in the East Palace.
Soon, officials arrived one after another, most of them were old and middle-aged, and few young people were seen. Many of them had either cranes or unicorns embroidered on their robes. They were obviously the first-rank officials in the court.
member.
The uniforms of the first-grade civil servants are decorated with cranes, and the uniforms of first-grade military attachés are decorated with unicorns.
Hey, why is there a man in a python robe?
Zu An took a look and was happy. It turned out to be an old acquaintance, Liang Wang Zhao Yi.
In addition, there was an old man who came with him. Although he had white hair and many wrinkles on his face, he looked energetic and had a sense of calmness and self-power.
Another old acquaintance, General Wei Liu Yao, followed half a step behind him with a respectful attitude.
Zu An was stunned, considering the way Liu Yao made his nose turn to the sky when he was in Mingyue City, who is this person?
After all, he had just arrived in the capital and didn't know many people, but he could ask the prince.
The prince looked up, and then the fat on his face trembled with fright: "It's my grandpa..."
As he spoke, he secretly hid the chess piece under the cushion, obviously a little afraid of the opponent.
Zu An realized that it was the queen's father, the cavalry general Liu Guang. The queen and the prince's biological mother, the previous queen, were sisters, and both were Liu Guang's daughters.
Liu Guangye's father was given the title of father-in-law and cavalry general because of his daughter's rank. From the military position system, his status was second only to the general and the cavalry general, and higher than the two princes of the Qin family.
Of course, military positions are one thing, real power is another. The two Qin family members who are in charge of selecting and appointing generals have greater real power.
At this time, Liu Guang happened to look this way and walked over in a hurry. How could the prince's little moves be hidden from him?
"How long has it been? The prince is still here playing with things and losing his mind." Liu Guangqi pointed at Zu An and said, "Drag this guy who is bewitching his master to play with his stuff and give him a hundred punishments."
Zu An's expression changed, he really was shot while lying down.
Isn't it a bad thing today? Why do we encounter so many bad things one after another?
At this moment, Liu Yao on the side ran to his elder brother and whispered a few words. Liu Guang's eyes when looking at Zu An also changed a little: "Oh, so you are Zu An. Although you have made meritorious deeds these days, but...
…”
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly paused and listened to something. It seemed like someone was talking to him via voice transmission.
After a while, he changed the topic: "Since this is a new arrival, it is not a crime for those who don't know. However, you are the prince's servant, and you have the responsibility to supervise the prince's study. Don't mess around with the prince in the future."
"Yes!" Zu An cupped his hand, "Thank you so much, Father."
He was curious, could it be that Liu Yao was interceding for him? It didn't make sense. There was no friendship between the two parties, and considering what happened in Mingyue City, it would be nice if he didn't bear any grudge against me.
At this moment, the Crown Princess appeared not far away: "Everyone, please come in to discuss."
Her voice was full of exhaustion, but it gave it a unique smoky flavor, which was extremely comfortable to listen to.
Zu An finally realized that it was the Crown Princess who came to my rescue.
"The Crown Prince is also coming in. This matter has something to do with you." The Crown Princess glanced at Zu An again, with a look of hesitation on her face. However, thinking that the level difference between him and Liu Guang was too big, it was a bit awkward to call him in, so she gave up.
Got this idea.
Soon Liu Guang and others followed him into the inner hall. After entering the room, he couldn't help but said: "Linglong seems to be looking at that kid very much?"
The Crown Princess replied: "Although Zu An seems a bit indifferent on the surface, he is a talented person. Within a few days of his coming to the capital, King Qi's side has already been injured. You should also have heard that he broke Zhao Zhi's legs yesterday.
It’s something about that.”
Liu Guang stroked the beard on his chin and laughed: "This is also the happiest thing I have heard in recent years. King Qi and the others are also today!"
Liang Wang Zhao Yi also said: "I have dealt with him before in Mingyue City. Although this guy's cultivation is average, he has an evil nature in him. He can save the danger every time, but makes the enemy disgraced."
At this time, Liu Yao next to him suddenly became dissatisfied: "What do you think I am doing?"
Prince Liang said: "Just take a look."
The Crown Princess hurriedly came out to interrupt the two of them to avoid a dispute: "It's too late to win over such a person, how could it chill his heart just because of a trivial matter, so I just stopped the abbot."
Liu Guang nodded, quite agreeing with this statement.
Liu Yao on the side instead muttered: "Linglong, you think too highly of him. There is nothing special about a gangster from a small place. At most, he is just lucky."
The princess simply ignored the silly uncle and started chatting with others.
At this time, Zu An was chatting with Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigu outside.
The two guards looked at him with admiration on their faces: "Brother, I thought you would be punished by the father of the country, but I didn't expect that this could turn the danger into safety. I really admire you. I admire you."
Zu An rolled his eyes: "Why do I feel like you guys are expecting me to be beaten?"
"Brother, you misunderstood, are we that kind of people?" The two people hurriedly expressed their loyalty.
Zu An couldn't help but look in the direction of the inner hall and asked, "By the way, do you know what happened?"
Jiao Siguang had a look of resentment on his face: "We have been punished here since the beginning, how could we possibly know, but looking at the appearance of the Crown Princess, something big must have happened."
Pu Duandiao also nodded in agreement: "We have been coming to the East Palace for so many years, and we have never seen such a big battle."
"Then do you know any of the officials who went in before?" Zu An then asked. Although Chu Yan had heard about the situation in the court before, he only knew the names and positions of those people, and could not connect with their appearance.
The two guards explained: "The one who came first was She Biqi, the right servant of the Minister of Finance. He is also the father of the Crown Princess."
Zu An recalled the people he had just seen. Bi Qi was probably the middle-aged man who arrived at the beginning.
He is quite handsome. After all, how could the father be ugly after giving birth to a beautiful daughter like the Crown Princess?
But what impressed him most was that his face had no expression at all, but it made people subconsciously think he was an old yin.
This feeling is very strange, just like when I used to watch TVB TV series, some people clearly appeared as Wei Guangzheng, but when I looked at the actor, I subconsciously thought that he was a villain.
Bi Qi feels like this now. She is obviously handsome and has no bitter expression on her face. On the contrary, she occasionally nods to some eunuchs and maids. No matter how you evaluate her, she should be an elegant and handsome person, but Zu An's
My first impression was that this guy was very sinister.
"The next person to arrive is Meng Yi, the Supervisor of the Central Book. You seem to know the people who just arrived, so we won't talk about them." Two guards explained at the side.
The look of surprise on Zu An's face became even stronger. These should be the core figures of the prince's party. What things are worthy of their gathering?
A group of people discussed in the inner hall for most of the day, and until evening, people inside started to come out one after another, but all of them had sad faces.
After those people left, Zu An quietly went to find the Crown Princess: "Crown Princess, what happened?"
"Crown Princess?" Bi Linglong pinched her eyebrows and suddenly smiled sadly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to become the Crown Princess."
Zu An was shocked: "Where did you start talking about this?"
In the past few days of contact, the other party has always been proud in his bones. I have never seen her so depressed.
Bi Linglong looked at the prince playing in the distance, her eyes full of helplessness: "The King of Qi and his party are making full efforts in the court today. The prince will no longer be the prince, and naturally I will no longer be the princess."
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Second update
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