Yue Fengcheng chatted with Canglang for a few words and then planned to leave. After turning around and walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something: "By the way, where is Commander Jin? Why haven't you seen him in the past few days?"
Cang Lang was not angry: "I also said that there was a case in the Yamen that the governor secretly withheld tribute. He went to investigate, and I don't know where it went. The governor was injured and I sent someone to send a letter. I don't know. Did he receive it?"
Yue Fengcheng didn't think much after hearing this. The Privy Council was already in charge of the review of torture by some officials in the court. Emperor An would also teach Xiao Yan and others to handle many cases that were difficult for the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to handle. Jinyun and Canglang, as Xiao Yan, The person I trusted most often used to go to Beijing on business.
Yue Fengcheng said: "I guess Commander Jin is busy and the Governor is injured, so you have to worry more about the affairs of the Privy Council."
Cang Lang sighed: "I just hope that the governor will get well soon and the Lu family will be more peaceful during this time."
The two said a few more words before Yue Fengcheng left.
After the others left, Canglang ordered someone to stay outside and then turned back to the Crane Hall. Tian Qing had already gotten up from the bed, and Tang Ning was standing beside him.
Seeing Cang Lang come in, he asked, "Is the person gone?"
"Let's go. I must have believed him when I looked at him like that." Cang Lang said.
Tang Ning frowned. This Yue Fengcheng was more difficult to deal with than Xiao Yan said before. He had been looking behind the gauze curtain when he came in. If Tian Qing hadn't pretended to be like him, he might have spotted the flaw. Come.
Tangning said to Canglang: "Send someone to keep an eye on him. Don't be careless."
Canglang nodded.
Tang Ning said: "I will go to the academy starting tomorrow. People at the academy have urged me several times. If I stay in the mansion, I will attract people's attention."
"Then my subordinate will accompany the girl." Cang Lang said.
Tang Ning thought for a while: "Don't go. My brother is injured. You should be by his side. Besides, you have to intervene in the Privy Council matters. Just ask Tianqing to lead a few secret guards to follow me secretly. I'll do it openly." I will take Hang Li and Yue Jian with me."
Yue Jian, like Ling Yin, is a female secret guard under Xiao Yan. Ling Yin has been staying in a villa on the outskirts of the city to take care of the old man. Xiao Yan left Beijing this time and transferred Yue Jian over to stay with Tang Ning.
Tang Ning rejected Ling Yin before because she felt that she couldn't use such a powerful person, but the more she learned during this period, the more she understood that the situation in Beijing was volatile.
Being in the whirlpool and contaminated by Xiao Yan's cause and effect, she would not be arrogant enough to feel that she was still as unnoticed as before. The more eyes that fell on her, the more dangerous she became.
Xiao Yan was not in the capital, so she would never let herself get into danger, let alone drag down Xiao Yan.
…
After Yue Fengcheng left the Hexi Hall, it didn't take long for a hidden guard to hand a letter to Emperor An. Emperor An opened it and looked at it before smiling.
"This Xiao Yan is indeed more sensible than others."
Waiter Feng stood aside and his eyes flashed slightly. Although he didn't know what was written in the letter, Emperor An was obviously in a good mood.
Feng Neishi echoed: "Governor Xiao is the most considerate of the Holy Will, and he is also loyal to His Majesty. Your Majesty doesn't know that when those crazy horses suddenly came over that night, the servants were frightened. If it weren't for Governor Xiao, While protecting His Majesty, I kicked the slave by the way, and I’m afraid the slave’s life will be lost.”
Hearing this, Emperor An also remembered the dangerous night and said with some emotion: "Xiao Yan is loyal, but it's a pity that he is an eunuch. Otherwise, I could have made him a marquis..."
When Feng's servant heard this, he just kept quiet and said nothing.
He knew Emperor An too well, even though he kept saying that he regretted that Xiao Yan was handicapped, but if Xiao Yan was really a normal person, like the courtiers in the court, Emperor An would probably not be as confident in using him as he is now.
An Diben just sighed casually and forgot about it in an instant. He looked down at what was written on the back of the letter, his eyes a little colder.
"The Lu family is still restless, and the fourth prince is useless. How dare he instigate Xiao Yan to seize the military power of the fourth battalion on the outskirts of Beijing?"
He did casually say that day that he wanted to hand over the mobilization power of the fourth battalion in the suburbs to Xiao Yan, but he realized afterwards that this was inappropriate. Fortunately, Taishi Liang and the others stopped him at that time, and Xiao Yan also knew about it. Never thought about it.
But his son, who had a falling out with the Lu family, actually wanted to find Xiao Yan?
Reading the letter, it was written that the fourth prince wanted to please Xiao Yan and the head of Yiyang County, but they were angry and kicked him out of the house. Emperor An stroked the letter and asked, "The fourth prince was embarrassed in the outside world a few days ago?"
When Feng's servant heard this, he whispered: "I heard that I accidentally made someone look ugly..."
"Why do you look so ugly!"
Emperor An snorted coldly. There were people from him everywhere in the capital, not to mention the fact that the fourth prince fell into the latrine caused a lot of fuss, and the whole capital saw the royal joke.
An Di crumpled up the letter paper in his hand and threw it into the lampshade nearby.
"The Queen was not good at educating her children, and did not know how to advise and restrain the fourth prince, causing him to repeatedly do wrong things and be embarrassed. She sent someone to the Fengxi Palace to take back the Phoenix Seal from the Queen's hand, fined her a salary for half a year, and asked Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu to temporarily manage the Sixth Palace. right."
"Tell the queen that if she continues to fail to teach the fourth prince and makes the royal family lose face, then she will no longer sit in the middle palace position."
Feng's servant was shocked when he heard this.
Is Your Majesty interested in deposing the queen?
There was a dull pain in Emperor An's head, and he became angry when he thought of those things in the court. He said irritably: "Where is the golden elixir today?"
Waiter Feng said quickly: "It has been sent over. I will get it right now."
He turned around and went to the back room, and came over in a moment with the box containing the golden elixir. After handing it to Emperor An, he looked at the flush on Emperor An's pale face as he leaned back on the dragon chair and closed his eyes after taking it. And when she opened her clothes to reveal her skinny chest, she took a long and comfortable breath.
Chamberlain Feng's eyes flashed and he whispered: "Your Majesty, which lady are you looking for to accompany you?"
Emperor An's face was rosy, and he felt like a dragon and a tiger.
"Concubine Xuan Shun and Beauty Qin."
"yes."
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"You said His Majesty wants to take back my Phoenix Seal?!"
Queen Lu's face was full of disbelief as she looked at the person who came to announce the decree.
She doesn't care about being fined for half a year, she doesn't lack that little money, but taking back the Phoenix Seal... Is An Di crazy? !
The eunuch was also a person serving in front of the Holy Emperor. Seeing the frightened and angry look on Queen Lu's face, he looked at her nose and heart.
"This is your Majesty's decree. The fourth prince has repeatedly caused troubles recently and lost the royal dignity. Your Majesty was very angry and asked the Queen to hand over the power of the Sixth Palace to Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu for the time being, and focus more on the fourth prince. On the body, Haosheng restrains and teaches."
"Taking back the Phoenix Seal this time is a small punishment but a big warning. If it happens again, the punishment will be the position in the middle palace."
After he announced his decree loudly, he bowed down and said respectfully:
"This slave is just conveying orders for Your Majesty. Please forgive me, the Queen. That phoenix seal..."
Empress Lu's eyes turned dark, and her heart was filled with depression. She squeezed her palms tightly before she fainted, but she couldn't resist the order in front of all the palace servants.
"Golden branch, take the phoenix seal."
Jin Zhi took the phoenix seal with trembling hands and gave it to the eunuch. The eunuch then bowed and said:
"Thank you for your understanding, Queen. I will take my leave first."
After the others left, the front of Fengxi Palace became deserted, and Empress Lu, who had been holding on, couldn't help but staggered.
"Empress!" Jin Zhi quickly supported her and said in a trembling voice: "Empress, are you okay? Your Majesty...how can he accept your Phoenix Seal..."
That phoenix seal is the token of the middle palace!
"Why can't he? He wants to depose the queen!"
Queen Lu felt blood pooling in her throat, and the roots of her teeth hurt.
She had always known that Emperor An didn't like her, but due to the family background, she had respected her over the years. But ever since she had a rift with the Lu family, Emperor An had become more and more neglectful of their mother and son. Now that she knew that their mother and son had fallen out with the Lu family, they had lost their temper. Without any support, even the remaining face was not left to them.
Empress Lu pinched Jin Zhi's arm so hard that Jin Zhi's face turned pale in pain.
We can't wait any longer. If we keep waiting, there will be no hope!
Empress Lu gritted her teeth and must capture Song Tangning as soon as possible and tie Xiao Yan to their mother and son's boat, as well as Xie Tianyong, he actually wanted to destroy her.
Queen Lu's face was gloomy.
She didn't want to take risks, but he didn't care about the love between husband and wife.
Since he wants to destroy her, don't blame her for being ruthless! !
