Jing Tianlie rode back home, entered the room, took off his court clothes, and then his bottom clothes.
Sun Hongyan walked in, took his clothes, and found that she was soaked in sweat. She thought that Jing Tianlie was fooling around with Bai Qiulian again, and she felt very unhappy.
"My clothes are all wet, and I don't know how to change them for you."
Sun Hongyan whispered.
Jing Tianlie knew what Sun Hongyan meant, and immediately became furious and cursed: "You know nothing, I just entered the palace to meet the saint."
Sun Hongyan didn't believe it, so she took her sweaty bottom clothes and asked, "How come your clothes are soaked when you see the Holy One?"
Jing Tianlie sighed: "I was reckless. I have to restrain myself in the future. The Holy Emperor's cultivation is still there, and she is still the only Emperor."
Sun Hongyan's heart trembled and she asked: "Is the Holy One angry? Has her cultivation not declined?"
Jing Tianlie nodded: "Fortunately, I did not assassinate Long Chengen. I followed the court etiquette every step of the way, otherwise..."
"The Holy One promised to publicly interrogate Shui Han's case in the market tomorrow. I must get rid of Long Cheng'en."
Sun Hongyan quickly brought some clothes for Jing Tianlie to change into.
"Ever since Long Chengen appeared, His Majesty's attitude toward our Jing family has changed. It's time to get rid of that eunuch."
As the mistress, Sun Hongyan was very aware of the changes in the empress's attitude towards the Jing family.
"I have to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Things must not go wrong tomorrow."
Jing Tianlie walked out, but Sun Hongyan said: "Not the Ministry of War?"
Jing Tianlie stopped and looked back at Sun Hongyan, who quickly lowered her head and said nothing.
Jing Tianlie snorted coldly and rode towards the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
....
Beijing, market.
This is the largest market in Daughter City. Both Sifanglou and Qianlongtang have their entrances here, and merchants from all over the world also trade here.
Although it is snowing in winter, there is an endless stream of horse and camel teams, and merchants and customers are constantly coming in and out.
In the middle of the market is a semicircular square, where famous chambers of commerce and merchants will display their products during every big market.
Every time Long Chen develops a new product, Tianxiahui holds a press conference here.
But today, the market and square were filled with troops and various plainclothes spies. Officials from the DPRK and China entered the market one after another in official uniforms. The onlookers had already arrived, crowding the market to the brim.
Half Moon Upstairs, Hong Qi bowed and entered the small room on the roof. President Ji Ba was sitting in the arms of a fat woman, with a coal stove in front of him.
"Did she also come to watch the fun?"
Ji Ba asked coldly.
Hong Qi replied: "It seems that he is here too."
Ji Ba sneered: "I still like to join in the fun."
Hong Qi smiled and did not answer.
....
West Palace, Qiuxing Hall.
Long Chen got up very early today, and Zhang Qian got up even earlier, prepared her things, hid a dagger in her sleeve, and hung a knife on her waist.
Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were also fully armed, wearing fine armor inside and swords hanging outside.
"Sir, be careful, Jing Tianlie is so bad."
Xiang Ning said with red eyes while helping Long Chen tidy up his clothes.
"Why are you crying? It is Jing Tianlie who is unlucky today, not me."
Long Chen pinched Xiang Ning's little face.
"It's dangerous for adults to still laugh."
Xiang Ning saw that Zhang Qian and the others were fully armed and had serious expressions, so she knew that today was very dangerous.
"What danger is there? If soldiers and horses enter the city and the imperial army is dispatched, Jing Tianlie will not be able to topple the sky."
Di Luoxi walked in wearing court clothes, and Zhang Qian and others immediately paid their respects.
Long Chen put on his clothes and said, "Let's go."
Di Luoxi was walking in front, Long Chen was behind him, Zhang Qian and the other two were guarding him. The soldiers from the West Palace cleared the way and left the palace for the market.
When we arrived outside the market, we heard a lot of noise.
The soldiers were clearing the way in front. Di Luoxi and Long Chen were on horseback, almost walking side by side. Zhang Qian and the other three were riding behind, alerting the surroundings at all times.
After entering the market, the officials paid homage to each other one after another, but the people watching talked about the gossip about Long Chen and Di Luoxi with great interest.
"It is said that this Long Chengen is not actually a eunuch, but the face of the fourth princess."
"I also heard that he is extremely good at that area of things, and he is so talented that even the Empress likes him."
"I've heard long ago that this Long Chengen is handsome and has a good figure. When I saw him today, it turned out to be true."
The men were discussing the scandal between Long Chen and the princess, while the women were envious of the princess for having such a handsome male favorite as Long Chen.
Long Chen vaguely heard everyone's discussion and complained in his heart: I asked you to talk about Jing Tianlie's scandal, why did it come to me?
Long Chen glanced at the people eating melons around him and saw Li Junjun's figure in the crowd. He was leaning on a cane and hiding in the corner.
I heard that Li Junjun was severely beaten by Bai Qiulian, and it seems to be true.
Di Luoxi didn't care about these criticisms at all and went straight into the semicircular square. The eldest princess Di Yuwei and the second princess Di Xingwan sat on the upper side. Di Luoxi also took a seat.
They are princesses, with different statuses and different positions.
Long Chen was sitting on the minister's seat. There were already many officials around him.
Baili Bing, the Minister of Official Affairs, Wang He, the Minister of Rites, Xu Zhong, the Minister of Punishments, and Bai Anning, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate, were all there.
But only Baili Bing nodded to Long Chen, Wang He and Xu Zhong had sneers on their faces, and Bai Anning looked solemn.
Upstairs in Banyue, Ji Ba, the president of Tianxiahui, saw Long Chen through the window.
"Long Chengen looks good."
Ji Ba saw Long Chen for the first time and admired his appearance very much.
Hong Qi nodded and said: "That's why the fourth princess is considered a forbidden concubine."
Ji Ba looked at Di Luoxi again and admired slightly: "No wonder Jing Tianlie covets her, this fourth princess is also pretty."
Hong Qi echoed: "The man is talented and the woman is beautiful."
Ji Ba chuckled and said: "Long Chengen is a eunuch, what a talented man and beautiful woman."
Hong Qi smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
At the entrance, Bai Qiulian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, entered the arena on horseback, followed by Wang Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of War.
Bai Qiulian glanced at Long Chen coldly on his horse, with a slight smile on his face.
After dismounting, he sat in the row of ministers, exchanged a few words with Wang He and Xu Zhong, and then waited for others to arrive.
There was the sound of a team of war horses neighing outside, and Jing Tianlie entered with dozens of Red Flame Army guards, followed by Jing Heng.
When Jing Tianlie entered the scene, the scene immediately became heated. Officials stood up to greet Jing Tianlie. The guards in front actually held riding whips to drive him away and scolded him.
Jing Tianlie dismounted, only exchanged a few greetings with a few ministers and important ministers, then walked to the seat at the front of the ministers and sat down.
Jing Heng sat down next to Long Chen, with a look of resentment on his face, and sneered in a low voice: "Long Chengen, how dare you cheat me!"
Long Chen chuckled and said: "How do you say this? If you want the household department, I will give you the household department. Why did I trick you?"
Jing Heng said angrily: "The household department is empty, there is no money at all!"
Long Chen looked surprised and asked: "What do you mean by this? You went to the Ministry of Household Affairs for corruption? Sirs, do you think so?"
Long Chen deliberately pulled other ministers and asked Bai Qiulian specifically, making Jing Heng extremely embarrassed.
Jing Tianlie heard the noise at the front and turned around to glare at Jing Heng.
Before going out, Jing Tianlie asked Jing Heng to sit quietly and not to provoke Long Chen.
Jing Tianlie knew very well that this son was no match for Long Chen.
Jing Heng immediately lowered his head and stopped talking to Long Chen.
Upstairs in Ban Yue, Ji Ba couldn't hear what Long Chen said, but could understand the lip language.
"I've heard long ago that Long Chengen has a bad mouth, and it's true. Jing Heng is asking for trouble by quarreling with him."
Hong Qi smiled and said: "The ignorant are fearless."
There was another sound of horse hooves downstairs, and the empress' guard of honor had arrived.
