"I understand." Emperor Yongning said, his expression unchanged.
I don't know if this result was what he expected, but no one knows his true joy or anger.
After Xue Gong returned, Emperor Yongning opened the memorial and continued to read.
It seems that Shen Yingsan and Yu Youtang are just trivial matters and do not deserve much attention from the emperor.
I don't know how long it took before he put down the memorial and called out, "Zhu Yi."
"I'm here." Zhu Yi appeared, revealing half of his silver-white unicorn suit. His face was hidden in the half-light and half-darkness, so naturally his expression couldn't be seen clearly.
Emperor Yongning leaned back, looking at ease, and said calmly: "Tell me, who asked Yu Youtang to take Shenying San?"
"Go back to the emperor, I don't know." Zhu Yi replied immediately, his slightly childish voice no different from the past.
The corners of Emperor Yongning's lips curled up, and he seemed to be in a good mood: "Do you not know, or do you just don't want to say it?"
Hearing this, Xue Gong's heart skipped a beat, and the fly whisk in his hand felt steady.
Your Majesty, are you still suspicious of Lieutenant General Zhu?
Zhu Yi still lowered his head and replied respectfully: "I dare not go back to the emperor."
"I don't know, I don't dare." Emperor Yongning seemed to be savoring these words, with a smile still on his face.
The next moment, his expression suddenly changed. He grabbed the memorial in his hand and threw it at Zhu Yi's feet. He said in a cold voice: "I think you are very brave! Tell me, why are you facing Yu Youtang?!"
Zhu Yi lowered his head and glanced at the memorials scattered at his feet. His figure remained motionless: "Your Majesty, your Majesty..." Zhu Yi's voice paused, seeming to hesitate.
The next moment, he looked up at Emperor Yongning, held his hands high, and said, "Your Majesty, I am the deputy general of Feng Chenwei. If I go all out, Yu Youtang can't take more than twenty moves under me."
The childish voice spoke with unusual confidence.
Whether it's the Kirin suit he's wearing or his straight back, it seems to confirm that this is not an empty talk, but a real fact.
Indeed, as the deputy general of Fengchenwei, he has such ability.
The Qilin suit he wore swayed due to his movements, emitting wisps of flickering silver light.
From Xue Gong's perspective, this scene is very beautiful, with silver light shining, Qilin obeying, and Zhu Yi's handsome face...
Yes, Zhu Yi is not wearing a mask now. In this harem, Xue Gong is one of the few people who has seen Zhu Yi's true appearance.
I don't know if he was pleased by these words or what, but Emperor Yongning's expression brightened slightly.
His eyes fell on Zhu Yi, and without blinking, he said slowly: "I like people around me to be smart and ambitious. I allow them to find ways to get what they want, but there is one thing..."
His voice became slower and slower, and he said almost word for word: "But one thing is, I don't like to be smart. No one can take away what I don't want to give. Do you...understand?"
"My lord, I understand." Zhu Yi replied, still using a childish voice, and still couldn't tell anything strange.
Xue Gong froze for a moment and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Emperor Yongning or Zhu Yi. A mature man like him would certainly know the confrontation between the two.
It seemed that the emperor was really suspicious of Vice General Zhu.
This... what should Feng Chenwei do in the future? The emperor's safety...
The old chamberlain was worried about this.
He wouldn't know that his worries were completely worthless to Emperor Yongning and Zhu Yi.
The next day, Emperor Yongning summoned the imperial physician Fan Zhishou. I don't know what the emperor ordered. Regarding the matter of Shen Yingsan, no one in the imperial medical office mentioned it again.
The Imperial Medical Office was the first to discover that the old chamberlain, who had lost her temper, suddenly contracted a serious illness and was hurriedly sent out of the palace and thrown into a mass grave.
No one in the court would care about a palace servant who didn't even have a name.
What they really cared about was the incident where Dong Gongzuo suddenly lost control and almost stabbed the prince.
However, this matter is complicated and confusing, and most court officials do not know the true truth.
East Palace
Zuo led Yu Youtang almost hurt the prince, and he should have been severely punished. However, the prince interceded for him.
The prince stated in front of the emperor that Yu Zuo had been plotted against him and could not help but do this. In the past, Yu Zuo had fulfilled his duties faithfully and had no dissatisfaction. He begged the emperor to be lenient and spare Yu Youtang.
Even though the prince begged for mercy, Emperor Yongning still accused Yu Youtang. Not only was he in charge of his position, but the children of the Yu family who were officials in Jingzhao were also implicated and were either dismissed from their posts or sent to other places.
Yes, Yu Youtang was pitiful, but he did slash the prince with a knife in public. The country has laws. If this is not severely punished and encourages imitation, then what's the point?
Therefore, although the prince was deeply saddened, he was helpless.
However, the prince still went to the Yu Mansion to visit Yu Youtang in person, and ordered the imperial doctor to treat Yu Youtang carefully, and also gave the Yu family a lot of money to appease him.
There was also gossip in the court, and Prince Dao secretly sent a message to the officials of the Ministry of Personnel, asking them to take more care of the children of the Yu family.
By doing this, Tai ended the master-servant relationship between him and Yu Youtang, and he had done his best to the Yu family.
For a while, the court officials praised the prince's behavior.
In the martial arts arena of the Changding Princess Mansion, Zheng Ji and Du Fengju walked side by side, exchanging what they had heard about the affairs between the DPRK and China.
Zheng Ji said as he walked: "The prince is much smarter. It seems that he should have been reminded."
Prince Zhan Shihuang Pushan went to the East Palace every day. Of course she knew about this.
Huangpu Mountain looks like Maitreya Buddha, but its character and methods are really not the same.
"Yes. Your Majesty... takes good care of the Crown Prince." Du Fengju replied.
In his opinion, what the emperor achieved by bringing Yu Youtang to trial was the prince's reputation of benevolence and caring for his subordinates.
It seems that although the prince suffered losses, he still gained something.
"Yes, the most important thing for my father is the prince." Zheng Ji nodded, and he had nothing to do with it.
The mother-in-law said that Shen Yingsan had been revealed, but Queen Xue had not made any move. Apparently, Kunning Palace had also received some advice.
Indeed, no one in the harem is simple.
This somewhat disappointed her, but it also made her more alert.
Every step after rebirth is full of thorns. She has known this for a long time and has prepared enough to deal with it.
Du Fengju looked sideways at her and asked softly: "Your Highness, are you disappointed?"
Zheng Ji knew what Du Fengju wanted to ask. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Why should I be disappointed? This palace has already won a complete victory in this battle."
Yu Youtang has been destroyed, and the position of the commander of the Beiya Imperial Army is not so easy to be obtained by the East Palace. There is also the father's suspicion of Zhu Yi, and the prince's attraction to Zhu Yi...
Even if some of them don't see results for a while, it doesn't matter. Given enough time, they will work.
Even though the prince seems to have made up for it now, those losses... the prince will fully feel in the future.
Seeing that she didn't care, Du Fengju was relieved and said with a smile: "Your Highness, tomorrow is your first martial arts competition. Are you ready?"
"First update! Happy weekend!"
