Conspiracy

Chapter 180

Su Zhen raised her eyebrows secretly, no matter how you looked at it, Xiao Chuhong seemed to be a step late on purpose and asked the emperor to wait for him.

Everyone put on an expression of waiting to see a good show, but they saw Shang Yu waving his hands, "No problem, the two generals are excused, please sit down first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Immediately, two young eunuchs stepped forward and pushed the wheelchair to take him to the table.

Looking at the food and wine on the long table, Xiao Chuhong raised his wine glass with both hands and faced the emperor, "Thank you, the emperor, for holding a palace banquet for my minister's return. I am very flattered."

Shang Yu framed a toast and drank the wine, "General Xiao has made great military exploits for our dynasty. You left in a hurry back then, and there will be no time to congratulate you in the future. Today, I will clean up the dust for you, General Xiao."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The queen asked with a smile, "I haven't seen you in eight years, has General Xiao's leg injury improved?"

"Thank you for your concern, I have visited famous doctors all over the world, but no one can heal me. This leg is probably really useless."

"That's a pity. By the way, why didn't Mrs. Xiao come? I haven't seen you for several years. I miss you very much."

The queen's eyes are kind and sincere, and there is no trace of deceit.

"Miss Lao, my mother is not feeling well today, and I will wait two days before entering the palace to pay my respects to the emperor and empress. After all, when I return to Beijing this time, I plan to stay for a long time. If my mother wants to see my mother, I may come to the palace to see you from time to time."

"So good."

Unlike the Queen's warm attitude towards him, most of the courtiers complained about his return to the capital this time.He also planned to find a way to send him away earlier, who knows that he intends to stay for a long time, so what should be done.

And Shang Yici looked at Xiao Chuhong, secretly calculating in his heart, thinking about how to kill Xiao Chuhong, and then transfer his military power to the court.

In addition to the [-] brave Xiao family army in his hands, even Xiao He, the commander of the forbidden army, was once subordinate to Xiao Mohan, and now it is no different from belonging to the prince.

It was different from them who clearly had their own thoughts, but greeted each other with smiles on their faces, and toasted Xiao Chuhong repeatedly.Those official ladies who had just begun to fall in love never took their eyes off Xiao Chuhong from the beginning to the end, except for one, whose eyes were full of contempt and sarcasm.

Fortunately, they had their father break off their engagement back then, otherwise, what future would there be if they married such a waste?

Xiao Chuhong was not unaware of this disgusting gaze, he sipped his drink lightly to hide a sneer on his lips.

If Ji Mengping hadn't followed his advice to break up the marriage contract, maybe he could find a chance to kill him and take Xiao Jiajun as his own.But he accidentally gave himself a chance to breathe, and when he came back this time, none of them would even try to escape!
his father!Three thousand Xiao family troops!There are tens of thousands of people in Jiacheng!He will pay back this life debt bit by bit for them!

The night was as black as ink, the moon hung in the sky, and the stars were dim.

Yu Ziye left behind the Shaohua Hall where the palace banquet was held, far away from the hustle and bustle, and his ears suddenly became quieter.Taking a deep breath, pretending to be careless, he gradually drifted away, followed closely by Qingxuan.

Heading towards the empress dowager's bedroom, the eunuchs or court ladies saluted him one after another when they saw him enter the harem.

As he got closer to Shouning Palace, Yu Ziye's steps became a lot lighter. Obviously the vermilion gate was in front of him, but he stopped and wanted to turn around and go back.

Qingxuan was puzzled, "Shizi, what's the matter? What's wrong?"

"Is it too abrupt for you to say that I just appeared so rashly?"

Qingxuan really wanted to say something, maybe the girl doesn't remember you at all, but he swallowed the words forcefully.

"Then shall we go in?"

"Come in! You're here anyway, if you don't go to pay your respects, you will definitely be gossiped about. Although you are empty-handed, the Empress Dowager probably won't mind."

Sure enough, after staying with Su Zhen for too long, his family's eldest son has become shameless!

The lights in the Shouning Palace were brightly lit, because there was a palace banquet held in the palace tonight, most of the maids and servants ran to join in the fun, so the palaces were quite deserted.

Seeing someone sneaking around, the guards outside immediately drew out their sabers and approached them.

"Stop! Who?"

"it's me."

Yu Ziye's red clothes were still eye-catching in the dark night, and the guards immediately recognized them. They quickly put away their weapons and cupped their fists, "It turns out to be Yu Shizi, sorry for my poor eyesight. It's just that it's so late, why did Shi Ziye come here?"

"This son heard that the Empress Dowager is not feeling well, so he came here to pay her respects."

Yu Ziye's words were duplicity, but in fact, he was thinking about how to speak when he met Yu Qingwan.

"I see, but Princess Jingyao is still inside."

Yu Ziye pretended to be surprised, "What a coincidence? It just so happens that I haven't seen sister Jingyao for a long time."

"Then allow the subordinate to report first."

"Well, that's fine too."

Yu Ziye was not in a hurry to go in. He originally behaved politely, but when the guards turned around, he immediately put away his smile, dancing like a rabbit that went mad after being burned.He turned around and straightened his clothes and hair, and even kept asking Qingxuan what was wrong with him.

"My lord, you really don't need to be so nervous."

Yu Ziye bowed his head in annoyance, he would have dragged Aning here with him.

Rubbing his cheeks, he forced out a self-righteous smile, but it was a pity that because his facial expression collapsed too tightly, it seemed even more rigid.

Qingxuan looked at him sometimes nervous, sometimes dejected, and sometimes smirking, the corners of his mouth twitched and he was speechless.

"My lord, are you alright? Why don't you find the imperial physician to take care of you?"

"I"

He wanted to continue to ask, but there was a woman's soft and melodious chatter from inside the palace gate.
When the people inside came out, they only saw the back of Yu Ziye running away.

Qing Xuan was also shocked by his actions, his face was full of embarrassment and helplessness.He didn't have time to escape with him, so he could only respectfully salute the person who came, "I will see the princess."

Princess Jingyao is one year younger than Yu Ziye, she has a beautiful appearance and a lively appearance, her arrogance and nobility cannot be concealed between her brows.Fair complexion with light makeup.The black hair is in a bun, and the blue steps in the hair follow her steps, swaying and swaying like flowing water.Wearing a blue pleated gauze skirt, her figure is even more slender.

The eyes of the woman beside her are ethereal, her temperament is elegant and refined, her lips are like cherry blossoms, and her eyes are like stars in the sky.Three thousand black silk curled up, dressed in a brocade palace attire, her hands folded obediently in front of her lower abdomen.A pair of weeping eyes naturally give people a lovely and pitiful sense of sight. The brows are slightly frowned, and there is a bit of tenacity in the softness.

Qingxuan slightly raised his eyes, for some reason, he didn't feel that this girl who was put on the top of his heart by his family's son needed careful care.

Princess Jingyao is the complete opposite of the shy Yu Qingwan. When she smiles, her eyes are like crescent moons, which is very pleasing.

"I remember you, you seem to be brother Ziye's attendant, but why did he run away when he saw me just now?"

It would be great if the little ancestor really avoided her
Qingxuan replied solemnly, "Just now the princess sent someone to look for it, saying that the palace banquet was about to start, the son hurried back and waited for another day to come to plead guilty to the empress dowager."

Princess Jingyao didn't doubt that he was there, "So that's it, Wan Wan, then let's go too, it would be bad if we miss the time."

"it is good."

The corners of Yu Qingwan's lips were slightly curved, the handkerchief in his hand was clenched tightly and then loosened, and he nodded lightly at Qing Xuan, who lowered his head even lower.

"Princess walk slowly."

After they left with a group of court ladies, Qingxuan also left in a hurry after explaining to the guards of Shouning Palace.

(End of this chapter)