261: C261 Meet the Emperor at the Palace

C261 Meet the Emperor at the Palace

Capital City, Second Prince Mansion

Inside the room with the medicinal smell, Yan Chengqi was lying on the bed with a serious expression. He looked at the roof of the bed with a cold gaze and saw two people standing not far from him.

When the servants in the room saw this, they knew that His Highness had important matters to discuss, so they quietly left and closed the door, not allowing anyone to disturb them.

The inside of the house was extremely quiet, and because it was too quiet, the wind blowing past the house sounded extremely noisy. Wave after wave, made Yan Chengqi, who was immersed in his own thoughts, extremely agitated.

He upset himself and punched the bed with his fist. First, he knocked on the bed slowly, one by one, until his tapping became faster and faster. His increasingly rapid tapping made the two people standing even more uneasy.

After a long while, Yan Chengqi finally said: "How is Uncle doing? Have the letters I sent for been delivered? "

The two of them looked at each other, and after a long while, the lanky guard said, "According to Your Highness' orders, the letter was sent out, but we did not receive any response from the General Zheng."

He clenched his fists. He knew clearly in his heart that the wild ambition of the General Zheng was probably because he thought that it was impossible for his Highness to inherit the throne.

Hearing that the General Zheng had not replied, Yan Chengqi opened his eyes crestfallen. He had already thought of why his uncle did not reply, but he still held a trace of anticipation in his heart. He hoped that he was too busy, which would delay the time for him to reply.

"What news from mufei?" If his uncle gave up on him, he would definitely switch to supporting his younger imperial brother. Since that was the case, they would definitely secretly make contact with their younger cousin.

The short and stout man shook his head. "The imperial concubine has been sentenced to a penalty of plagiarism by the empress. You're not allowed to leave Zhao Yang Palace for a month."

Yan Chengqi facepalmed with his hands and weakly sighed. He truly couldn't believe that his mufei would actually infuriate the empress at such a crucial moment and was even punished to not leave the palace for a month.

"What did mufei do?" Had his stupid mother been used as a gun again?

When Yan Chengqi thought about what could have happened, his face immediately turned green. He didn't care that his body hadn't fully recovered yet, he immediately stood up and asked, "What did mufei do?"

The two hanger-ons revealed troubled expressions. They didn't know how to tell Yan Chengqi what the Noble Consort Zheng had done to make him less angry.

The two of them faced each other and exchanged glances. They could see the fear and evasion in each other's eyes.

"Tell me, what did mufei do?" Seeing their hesitant look, Yan Chengqi knew that the Noble Consort Zheng must have done something stupid. He punched the bed hard and suddenly raised his voice to ask.

The two hanger-ons were so scared that their bodies trembled, they immediately kneeled down and begged for mercy, but they didn't mention anything about Noble Consort Zheng at all.

Yan Chengqi was furious, he stared coldly at them for a long while, then sighed: Where is Mr. Liu? What do you have for me, sir? "

Mr Liu was a military advisor under Yan Chengqi's tutelage. Mr Liu was well versed in astronomy, knew how to calculate, and was also well versed in military affairs.

"Mister is going to the south to deal with the matter of the forged weapons. He asked His Highness to take the initiative to explain this matter to His Majesty." After a long while, he finally heard his words, "Mr. Liu said that if His Majesty is going to send His Highness, King Jing, on an expedition, His Highness should go to the palace and inform His Majesty about the situation in the south."

"What is Mr. Liu worried about?" Yan Chengqi clenched his fists. Only a few of his trusted aides and uncles knew that he was secretly cultivating his troops and forging weapons in the south. This matter would definitely be exposed, either because his uncle wanted to eliminate him or because there was a traitor in his heart …

"This subordinate does not know." Both of them answered at the same time.

Yan Chengqi thought for a moment, then waved his hand at them, "Alright, you guys can go back now.

After the two hanger-ons left, Yan Chengqi got up from the bed. Most of his legs had already been healed by the imperial physician, but because his injuries were too severe, even if he recovered, he would still feel slightly injured walking around.

He stretched out his hand and pressed his leg, revealing a sinister expression. Weibo, he couldn't believe that a Second Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty would actually turn into a cripple with his feet on the ground. This was something that he couldn't accept no matter what.

He clenched his fists and stared in front of him with hatred. After a moment, he took a deep breath, took a deep breath, walked over to the bookshelf, found a box, opened it, and closed it again.

Since he felt that he should personally confess this matter to his Imperial Father, he should have his own reasons.

He placed the box on the desk and heard a knock on the door. He stretched out his hand to take the letter and placed it on the desk. "Come in."

The moment she entered, she dismissed the maidservant beside her and put the soup on the table. Then, she poured the soup from the stew into a bowl and gave it to Yan Chengqi to drink.

"Your Highness, first drink the soup, then get busy." Second Crown Princess glanced at the letter on the table. There was not a single word written on it, and she smiled as he passed the soup to Yan Chengqi. But in her heart, he was wondering who he was going to write a letter to.1

"Leave it." Yan Chengqi was still thinking about how to write this letter, so he had no intention to deal with her.

Seeing that he was so focused, the Second Crown Princess could only swallow back the words she wanted to persuade him otherwise. She placed the soup on the upper corner of the desk, glanced at Yan Chengqi, and finally lost patience as she asked softly: "Does Your Highness want to write a letter to General Zheng?"

She thought that Yan Chengqi probably wanted to make use of the invasion of Great Qi to send all the generals of the imperial government out to defend against external enemies.

She knew that Yan Chengqi was ambitious, especially after his leg had been injured. This ambition became even more intense, and he definitely wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity for nothing. When she thought of this, the Second Crown Princess couldn't help but worry. A few days ago, she found out from her father that the Emperor had sent people from the justice courts to investigate the matter of the Second Prince's impeachment, and that the results of the investigation had already been reported back. The Emperor had concealed the matter and kept it a secret.

She was a little worried that Yan Chengqi would fall into this trap, so she kept thinking about how she could make Yan Chengqi give up on this idea if he really had that idea. Otherwise, if he did rebel by using a hat, then they would all be beheaded or exiled and sold.

Yan Chengqi pondered for a long time, and even though he did not know how to write it, he just happened to hear what Second Crown Princess had to say. He turned around and glanced at her, "What do you want to say?"

Second Crown Princess was silent for a moment, before he told Yan Chengqi everything about her father's concerns. They were a family, a family that would flourish together, and there was nothing she could hide from him.

Hearing this, Yan Chengqi put down the pen in his hand. Second Crown Princess saw him put down the pen, and added: "My father suspects that Your Highness has spies, and he suggests that we thoroughly investigate the people in the palace, especially the people Your Highness is serving."

Second Crown Princess whispered. He held the handkerchief guiltily as he peeked at Yan Chengqi. He was worried that Yan Chengqi would see through her thoughts.

However, Yan Chengqi was seriously considering this matter, and did not pay attention to her little movements. After a while, he frowned: "I'll leave the matters of the mansion to you, go and investigate whatever you want, find a better excuse, and don't alert the enemy."

"Chenqie understands." Second Crown Princess smiled sweetly and reached out to grab Yan Chengqi's arm, "Your Highness, drink the nourishing soup first."

"..."

On the second day, Yan Chengqi entered the palace with the box. After entering the palace, he found out from the people of the palace what the Noble Consort Zheng had done, that she had been used stupidly by others without knowing, and that she had gone to the imperial study to steal something, and that she had been caught red-handed by Eunuch Li. If not for the fact that she had stolen something, and that she had only gone to the imperial study to look for the pearl that had dropped, she would have already been captured and imprisoned.

Although mufei had always been kind to him, but to be taken advantage of so easily, Yan Chengqi was not happy at all. He was only afraid that she would sell him out one day, and thought that he had gotten the upper hand.

Yan Chengqi held the box tightly in his hands, and went to the Palace to seek an audience with the Emperor. However, he was told that the Emperor was in his study to meet the Minister, and then rushed there in a hurry.

When he arrived at the imperial study, he just happened to see Lee Dehai send a few of the masters out. As he passed by them, he saw Lord Hu of the justice courts gave him a meaningful look, then expressionlessly left with the other masters.

Master Hu's eyes were filled with profoundness. He remembered that the Second Crown Princess had told him that the justice courts had sent someone to the south to investigate on the smuggling of weapons. He felt very uneasy as he held the box tightly in his hand and entered the royal study.

The emperor was pressing his temples in annoyance when he heard Little Deng's report and raised his head coldly. "Let him in."

The cold tone of the voice made Yan Chengqi who was waiting outside shudder. He heard Little Deng's message and walked in.

The Emperor had regained his spirits and, when he saw him enter, only gave him a casual glance.

"This son greets royal father." Yan Chengqi knelt down and paid his respects.

"Stand up." The Emperor raised his hand and said to Lee Dehai, "Come, I shall bestow a seat for the Second Prince."

The young eunuch immediately brought a chair over for him. Yan Chengqi thanked him and sat down.

"Are your legs better?" the Emperor asked with concern.

"Thank you, royal father, for your concern. I've already recovered a lot, the imperial physician said that as long as you take care of him, you'll recover fully in a short time."

"That's good." The emperor nodded and looked at Yan Chengqi's legs, "Remember to go and see your mother later. She has been worried about your injuries all this time, so go and see her and let her be at ease."

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