"The last general, Yu Chiyu, would like to send my greetings to you ladies and gentlemen." After a while, Yuchi Yu arrived, dressed in military uniform, with a long sword on his waist, and his weapon was unusually majestic.
This is a descendant of a side line of the Ji family and a cousin of Empress Dowager De. However, he is still in his thirties and is already a general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. After returning to Beijing to report on his duties the year before last, he stayed in the capital. General Yuchi holds military power.
, can also be regarded as the strong backing of the Ji family.
"General, please get up." Concubine De stepped forward to help Yuchi Yu and nodded slightly to him, "Something happened in the palace, and I am a womanly family. I also ask the general to help protect the palace."
"I will do my best in the end. Please relax, Madam." Yu Chiyu clasped his hands and vowed.
At this time, there was an inappropriate laugh, and everyone turned their attention to the door of the palace. A big red figure appeared outside the door. If this was not today's groom, who could he be?
"Why is the Third Highness here?" Concubine De frowned slightly. She had sent people to keep an eye on him at Lingjing Palace. She knew that he had never come out since he entered the new house, so why did he suddenly appear here now?
"I don't know when weapons can be carried in the palace. I wonder which palace gate General Yuchi came in through? It seems that the guards at the palace gate should learn the rules again." Qi Ziyan's steps were not steady.
Ji Buxu looked at Empress Dowager De with a half-smile, but it made her feel a little cold. She always felt that there was something meaningful in his smile.
"Wei Chen entered the palace immediately after receiving the order from the empress. In a moment of urgency, he did not take off his weapons and asked the empress to punish him." Yu Chiyu was not an easy person to get along with. Although he was accused by the third prince in person, he still
He knelt down and bowed towards Concubine De, making it clear that he was respecting Concubine De.
But speaking of it, Qi Ziyan, the idle third prince, really has nothing to fear in his eyes. He is just a prince spoiled by the emperor. He has no power and only knows how to be romantic. People like Yu Chiyu who have been born and died in the military camp are
I can't stand such a young master.
"The third prince reminds me that it is only because I summoned you too hastily that General Yuchi made such a mistake. However, if matters are urgent, your highness should not pay too much attention to these trivial matters." Empress Dowager De Wen said.
Wen smiled, without any hint of arrogance in his tone.
Qi Ziyan looked at Concubine De with a smile. Although she was a descendant of the Ji family, she was still a woman from an aristocratic family. She did not have the usual arrogance. The more at such a time, the more obvious the difference between the noble daughter of the aristocratic family and the woman of low status.
gap.
"What the empress is saying is that Zi Yan believes that the more critical the moment, the more attention should be paid to abiding by the palace rules. Otherwise, it will be a troublesome thing in the future if it is spread out by people with intentions." After saying this, Qi Ziyan raised his head again.
He looked at Yu Chiyu and saw disdain flashing in his eyes, but his smile deepened, "But I don't know when in the harem, other than the empress in charge of the Phoenix Seal, others can command the generals at will.
Official."
These words made the concubines present stiffen slightly, and Concubine De's face suddenly sank. Everything the third prince said made sense. It has been a long-standing rule that the harem should not interfere with politics, even if such a big thing happened in the harem now.
, it was not Concubine Virtue's turn to summon the general instead, and even asked the general to protect the palace.
If something happens to the emperor, the prince and his prince are naturally there to support him. It is not the turn of a woman to intervene. Even if she uses protecting the palace as an excuse, it is definitely wrong, so the three of them are
As soon as the prince said the words, Concubine De's expression changed.
"Your Majesty is also in a hurry. Please don't blame the Third Highness." Yu Chiyu was summoned by Concubine De, so it was natural that he should speak for her now.
This General Yuchi was successful at a young age and became a general at a young age. He naturally had extraordinary arrogance in his eyebrows. Now he felt even more superior in front of Qi Ziyan. Hearing his arrogant words, he became even more unhappy with him.
"Haha, it's so funny. When this prince is talking to Concubine De, when did it come to you, a general, to interrupt? Yu Private, this is a family matter of our royal family; Yu Gong, it's not General Yuchi's turn to make the decision here. I don't know, General.
In what capacity are you standing here now?" Qi Ziyan was smiling, and his face was rosy in his wedding clothes. He was looking straight at Yu Chiyu with a peaceful smile.
Yu Chiyu's face instantly turned pale. He had been going smoothly all the way. When had he ever been humiliated like this, in front of so many people, but he couldn't refute the third prince's words, after all, he was telling the truth.
"It's my subordinate who overstepped his bounds." Yu Chiyu clenched his fists and said with the corner of his mouth twitching.
"Here comes..." Qi Ziyan called out, and two guards immediately walked in from the door. He pointed to the long sword on Yuchi's waist, "He helped General Yuchi unload his weapons and brought them with him in the palace. This
But it’s very disrespectful.”
"Yes." Yu Chiyu's face turned dark. He felt that Qi Ziyan's eyes were full of sarcasm, but he had to follow his wishes. He didn't expect that he, a dignified general with countless troops under his command, would actually be here today in this strange place.
The unlearned and romantic prince suffered a great loss. It was a great shame and humiliation to remove his weapons in front of everyone.
If you think that Qi Ziyan is just a kitten without claws if he does not participate in political affairs, you are completely wrong. He just has no interest in government, but he is not a weak and fearful person. On the contrary, it is because he has no interest in government that he becomes more
It's arrogant.
Even the domineering Fifth Prince Qi Zijie would not be so disrespectful to General Yuchi, but His Highness the Third Prince is so ignorant of propriety. But if you want to say that he is ignorant of propriety, it is not true. After all, every word he says is in
It's reasonable and not messy. If Yu Chiyu and De Fei didn't have loopholes in their words and actions, how could he be able to show off his power here.
However, Concubine De was not an easy person. Even though the third prince gave her a loud slap in the face, she did not lose her pace because of it. She pursed her lips and smiled lightly.
Open the topic: "The Emperor and the Queen were poisoned at the wedding banquet of His Highness the Third Prince. I hope the Third Prince will investigate this matter as soon as possible, otherwise it will be unclear if they are misunderstood."
"It's natural. This prince has sent people to investigate. If you dare to interfere with my prince's wedding banquet, you are really tired of life." It was only at this time that Qi Ziyan's arrogance was fully displayed, and everyone felt that they were usually against him.
Sure enough, he was too underestimated. He was the emperor's son after all, so how could he be so bad?
"Anyway, something happened at the wedding banquet of His Highness Third Highness. If you pursue responsibility, Your Highness will always be unable to shirk it. But now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Instead, we must find out who poisoned him as soon as possible, so that the Royal Highness can be punished as soon as possible.
The doctor will detoxify the empress as soon as possible." Concubine De's speech has always been impeccable, and this time it was even more vivid.
"It's best not to let this prince find the murderer of the poison so quickly, otherwise..." Qi Ziyan's eyes fell on Concubine De, and his tone changed from casual to cold, "I will definitely ask him to live and die.
"
No one noticed a flash of panic in Concubine De's eyes, and this small detail did not escape Qi Ziyan's gaze.