Among the ministers, a middle-aged man walked out quickly, looking shocked and uneasy.
"Wei Chen is here!"
It is Zhao Hanguang, the current Minister of Guanglu Temple.
Shen Yanchuan's expression was distant, with a hint of coldness between his brows and eyes: "Is this how you planned this polo match?"
Zhao Hanguang's back was covered in cold sweat. It was clearly midsummer, but he felt cold in his limbs.
"Weichen, Weichen doesn't know what the hell is going on -"
boom--!
Xiao Chengxuan suddenly smashed the tea cup in his hand and said with a cold face: "How did you do things!? If you hurt the eldest princess, how many lives do you have to take care of!"
Zhao Hanguang fell to his knees with a pop.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, a minor minister has neglected his duty!"
A group of people knelt down behind them, all officials from Guanglu Temple.
There was such a big fuss at the palace banquet, they were afraid that they would not be able to eat and walk away!
Han Tong also knelt down, and then quickly glanced at Han Yao to make sure that he was fine, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The atmosphere was cold and solemn.
The eldest princess has a transcendent status, and this is her first appearance since she fell ill some time ago. Who knew she would be in such big trouble!
Beads of sweat continued to form on Zhao Hanguang's forehead, and his heart seemed to be hung high by something.
He couldn't figure it out. All processes in a polo match would go through several levels, and these horses were all carefully selected. Such an accident had never happened in normal times, so why did it happen today——
Xiao Chengxuan scolded in a cold voice: "I will give you three days to thoroughly investigate this matter! After three days, you must give an explanation to the eldest princess and me!"
Zhao Hanguang felt a little relieved, but Han Tong frowned.
As soon as these words came out, it meant that the second prince planned to give Zhao Hanguang a chance. Three days was not long or short, and even if the truth could not be found, it would not be a problem to bring out a scapegoat.
After causing such a big mess, did the second prince still want to protect Zhao Hanguang...
Numerous thoughts flashed through Han Tong's mind, and then he straightened up: "Your Highness, I have something to say, but I don't know——"
Zhao Hanguang immediately became alert when he heard Han Tong's voice and turned back suspiciously.
However, before Han Tong could finish his words, he heard a voice coming from all over the place.
"The Emperor has arrived——!"
Ye Chutang finally raised his eyes and looked forward, and saw the honor guard approaching in a mighty manner, with yellow umbrellas embroidered with nine-clawed golden dragons, yellow and red fans, and then the palace people came in line, with noble and grand standards.
The person walking in the front was none other than Xiao Zhen, the current Emperor Muwu.
Emperor Muwu was born as a military general. Although he was over fifty, he was still tall and powerful.
Behind him was a woman dressed in gorgeous palace clothes. She was slender and exquisite, just a figure, but she did not hide her grace.
It should be the concubine Jiang Qingmei mentioned by Princess Qinyang just now.
Sure enough, Ye Chutang then heard the palace people singing: "Like a noble concubine arriving——!"
Ye Chutang stood up and saluted with everyone.
"See you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Thousand lives, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine!"
…
Emperor Muwu walked forward, came to the eldest princess, and supported her.
"Your Majesty's health is important, why do you need these false gifts?"
The eldest princess smiled and patted his arm: "Your Majesty, you are so worried. How can I be so weak? Isn't this a good thing?"
However, Emperor Mu Wu still insisted on helping her sit down, and said in a helpless tone: "Sister, please don't joke with me."
Concubine Ru Gui on the side said softly: "You don't know, His Majesty has been worried about you during this period. He can't sleep well at night and has been thinking about you. You should consider him considerate and cherish your own body." ah."
The words were spoken gently and beautifully, and were extremely soothing.
No wonder it has been favored for many years.
Concubine Ru's beautiful willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and she added: "And I just heard that you were frightened here. Your Majesty was worried, and he rushed over as quickly as possible."
Mentioning this incident, Emperor Mu Wu's expression quickly turned cold.
He turned to look at Zhao Hanguang and asked in a deep voice: "Zhao Hanguang! I specifically asked you before to run this polo match well. Is this what you have spent several months preparing to present to me?! I look at you! I don’t want to sit in the position of Temple Minister anymore!”
Zhao Hanguang's lips turned pale instantly and he kowtowed heavily.
"Your Majesty, forgive me! I am a minister, I am a minister——"
Seeing Emperor Mu Wu's anger, Xiao Chengxuan's eyes flashed and he stepped forward to persuade: "Father, this incident happened suddenly, and it is not yet clear who is at fault. Zhao Hanguang is fully responsible for the polo match. , if we let him check it, he would be the fastest."
Emperor Mu Wu frowned and did not let go.
"Your Highness is right." Shen Yanchuan on the side suddenly said, "Master Zhao has always been thoughtful and rigorous in his work. According to his temperament, he would even personally care about the selection of these horses. Normally, such a situation would not happen. . There may be some misunderstanding here, or it may just be an accident. Your Majesty, please think twice."
A flash of surprise flashed in Xiao Chengxuan's eyes. He never expected that Shen Yanchuan would actually speak for Zhao Hanguang.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems normal. Zhao Hanguang usually has a good reputation and has some contacts with the Dingbei Hou Mansion. Shen Yanchuan would stand up at this time, and...
Sure enough, after listening to Shen Yanchuan's words, Emperor Mu Wu paused, as if thinking about something.
However, what he didn't expect was that the next moment, Emperor Mu Wu raised his voice and shouted: "Feng Zhang!"
Feng Zhang, who had been pretending to be transparent since he came here, was stunned for a moment when he heard his name, but he reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward: "Wei Chen is here."
"Go and see what's going on with that horse!" Emperor Mu Wu ordered with a stern face.
Feng Zhang was shocked and immediately guessed what Emperor Mu Wu was thinking - he thought there was something wrong with the horse! ?
Everyone else was also shocked, not expecting Emperor Mu Wu to investigate on the spot.
Feng Zhang clasped his fists: "Yes!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the sidelines. Fortunately, the horse had not had time to be taken away.
Zhao Hanguang's heart was already half cold.
Your Majesty doesn't intend to let him investigate, because he clearly doesn't trust him anymore!
This this……
Xiao Chengxuan's expression also froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
It would be no problem for my father to check these things. A thorough check on the spot would be able to clear away those doubts about Zhao Hanguang.
But even so, today the eldest princess is involved, a severe punishment is inevitable...
Feng Zhang quickly came to the horse, pulled the reins, and began to inspect.
The whole place was extremely quiet.
Suddenly, Ye Chutang narrowed his eyes slightly.
She tilted her head and raised her eyebrows at Ye Yunfeng, who had just returned.
——Did you notice anything wrong with that horse just now?
Ye Yunfeng shook his head incomprehensibly, with some doubts in his eyes.
Why did sister suddenly ask like this?
Ye Chutang withdrew his gaze and glanced over Han Yao very lightly.
He lowered his head and clenched his hands into fists.
——He is nervous.
