In the Zichen Palace, Emperor Yongning played with a handful of five-inlaid jade Ruyi and asked casually: "Did Zhu Yi go to the Martial Pavilion?"
Xue Gong stood behind him. Hearing the words, he stepped forward and said, "Back to the emperor, yes."
"Heh." Emperor Yongning smiled, "He is really interested in the martial arts competition."
Xue Gong maintained his posture of obeying the order and did not answer.
It was clearly the emperor himself who ordered Zhu Yi to go to the Wuge. This was the emperor's will. How could Zhu Yi dare not obey? Of course he was in Wuge at this time.
However, these words only passed through Xue Gong's mind once, and he didn't show any of them on his face.
"Who did the prince take?" Emperor Yongning asked again.
As the leader of the chamberlain, Xue Gong knew all this very well and said, "Take Chief Shi Meng Hesong and a hundred soldiers from the East Palace."
Emperor Yongning nodded. Maybe he was really free today, or maybe because of something else, he was unusually interested in the martial arts selection.
He put Yu Ruyi down and continued to ask: "Why do you think the prince wants to go to the martial arts pavilion?"
Xue Gong's heart suddenly lifted, and he respectfully replied: "Back to the Emperor, I am stupid and do not dare to guess His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts."
How could he dare to answer such a fatal question?
Emperor Yongning seemed to be in a good mood and replied with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, I forgive you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xue Gong understood very well, and now he had to say it even if he didn't want to.
"Your Majesty, my servant guesses that maybe...because today is the first day of the martial arts selection competition, His Royal Highness has never been to the martial arts pavilion, so he will definitely be very interested in it."
He could only choose some unmistakable answers, because he really didn't know what His Highness the Crown Prince was thinking, and he didn't want to know.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yongning agreed very much with this and replied: "Yes, the selection of the martial arts pavilion must be very lively. No wonder the prince is interested."
When the prince came to pay his respects yesterday, he suddenly mentioned the martial arts selection competition. He said that he was quite worried about the Changding competition, so he wanted to take a look, not only to prepare for the Changding raiding formation, but also to watch the graceful appearance of the martial arts soldiers, and so on.
The prince spends his days studying military and political affairs in Zhan Shifu and strictly implements the prince's requirements. He has no time and inconvenience to be interested in anything.
It is even less likely that there is any intention to join in the fun.
Thinking about it carefully, the request to go to the martial arts pavilion to watch the competition turned out to be the prince's first request in these years.
Moreover, this request is so easy to achieve. As a kind and gentle father, how could Emperor Yongning not agree?
Xue Gong's heart was always high and she didn't know how to answer.
According to his understanding of the emperor, the emperor must have extraordinary concerns about a certain matter because he asked so many questions about it.
Then, the emperor's words must not be finished yet.
Sure enough, Emperor Yongning gently caressed Yu Ruyi and said with a faint smile: "The martial arts pavilion must be really lively. Prince, Changding... I really want to take a look."
The prince he valued most, the princess he loved most, and the guards he trusted most were all in the Wuge at the moment. ap.
If he hadn't been assassinated at the beginning of the year, Emperor Yongning would have gone to Wuge, but...he would never leave the palace again unless there were special circumstances.
Xue Gong's heart trembled when he heard the laughter, and he didn't dare to say anything.
He always felt that something would happen, and now he just wanted Zhu Yi or His Highness the Crown Prince to return to the palace as soon as possible.
Emperor Yongning glanced at Xue Gong, the corners of his lips raised, but his eyes were cold for some reason.
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"Concubine Xian, please stop walking around and dazzling me. Sit down. If there is any news from Wuge, it will be sent to you as soon as possible." Concubine Jiang said helplessly.
In front of her was Concubine Tao Xian, who kept walking back and forth, nervously twisting her handkerchief at one moment, and sighing at the other.
"Your Majesty, I can't sit still. Today is the first day of the martial arts competition. Are you...aren't you worried?" Concubine Tao Xian stopped, but still stood.
Today is the first day of martial arts competition, and it is also the first competition after changing the rules. More importantly, Jingyi is the first.
Participating in the selection competition for the first time, with so many factors added together, how could Concubine Tao Xian not be worried?
She looked at Concubine Jiang who looked helpless, and wondered how she was not worried. His Highness Chang Ding's team was participating in the selection. Was Jiang Zhao not worried at all?
"..." Concubine Jiang was speechless and sincerely suggested: "Even if you are worried, you can still sit down."
What does she have to worry about? Xiaojiu has told her a long time ago that there will be no problem in the competition in Guichang. She can just wait for the news in the palace in peace.
The most important thing is that Xiaojiu won't be playing today, so it won't be too late for her to worry tomorrow.
There is no need to be like Tao Shu, who came to her Fuqing Palace early in the morning to wait and worry, which made her a little impatient.
In fact, she and Tao Shu were really not that familiar.
But since Tao Shu's niece Tao Jingyi joined Xiao Jiu's team, Tao Shu came to Fuqing Palace almost every day, talking about Wuge.
Unlike Tao Shu, who came from a family of military commanders, her knowledge and interest in martial arts were extremely limited. It was only because of Xiao Jiu that she paid special attention.
She had no interest in the rules of the competition or the outstanding soldiers.
But every time Tao Shu pulled her along with great interest and talked happily, and it was hard for her to interrupt. Anyway, no matter what she said, Tao Shu would continue talking on her own.
In the past, because Concubine Jiang wanted to settle accounts, Concubine Tao Xian would only be allowed to stay for half an hour at most before she would definitely kick people out.
But today, Concubine Jiang didn't want to settle the score, so she reluctantly listened to Concubine Tao Xian's rest.
"My Lady, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince also went to Wuge. What did he do there for?" Concubine Tao Xian asked as she walked back and forth.
Concubine Tao Xian was extremely concerned about matters related to the Wuge, so she knew that the prince had requested from the emperor to go to the Wuge.
Seeing that Concubine Jiang seemed to frown, she lowered her voice and said, "Tell me, what is the prince's intention? Does he want to interfere in the selection of the martial arts pavilion?"
She always felt that the prince had some plans when he went to Wuge, but she didn't know.
"Maybe he wants to join in the fun. After all, there are not many opportunities for the prince to go to the martial arts pavilion." Jiang Guifei replied calmly.
This is what she cares about the most.
She wasn't worried about Xiao Jiu's competition, but His Highness the Prince's sudden visit to the Wuge always made her uneasy.
Just hope everything is okay.
She has sent Qian Gu to guard the palace gate, and will send in any news.
There is no news, which is probably good news.
However, at this moment, there was a sound of rapid footsteps "dong dong dong".
"Empress, the Wuge... Something happened to the Wuge. Your Highness and the Crown Prince... something happened to them!" Qian Gu almost rushed in and said hastily.
Concubine Jiang was stunned, and the brocade handkerchief in Concubine Tao Xian's hand also fell to the ground.
What does it mean that something happened between His Highness and the Crown Prince?
