Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1223 Cut off the left shoulder and cut off the right arm
The lobby immediately became quiet.

Yuwen Qian's face slightly condensed, but he didn't say anything. However, Yuwen Cheng's face immediately became a little ugly - if for no other reason, he remembered very clearly that Yuwen Qian was going to leave the palace and move to the Prince's Mansion that night, so he hosted a banquet for Yuwen Ye in Chengqian Hall.

It was also on that night that he tampered with Yuwen Ye's wine glass.

It was only because Shang Ruyi suddenly appeared and gave birth to a child that disrupted his plans. Otherwise, the situation would not be like this now.

Thinking of this, Yuwen Cheng gritted his teeth and said with an almost ferocious smile: "Second sister-in-law is right."

"..."

"Does the second sister-in-law know why the three of us brothers have never gathered like this again?"

Shang Ruyi glanced at him and said with a smile, "Everyone has his own ambitions, and everyone has to do his own thing. For example, the King of Qin and the King of Qi want to send troops, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to supervise the country. Of course, even the people who send troops may not have the same path, so they have different merits."

When talking about his achievements, Yu Wencheng's face darkened again.

But he had been conferred the title of General Zhenbei after all, and no matter what, it was considered that the court recognized his contribution, so he sneered and said, "Merits are naturally different, but no matter what they are, they all belong to the court in the end."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Of course."

Yuwen Cheng glared at her again: "Whose court is that?"

Shang Ruyi took the initiative to speak because she saw that they were not here with good intentions. Although she could not understand Yuwen Qian, she could still see through the thoughts of Yu Mingyue and Yuwen Cheng. She just didn't expect that Yuwen Cheng would be the one to talk. And when she looked at Yu Mingyue next to her, she looked arrogant. Although she didn't speak, she seemed to have a sense of victory. Yuwen Cheng brought the topic back to the court, which made her feel something was wrong.

Shang Ruyi didn't respond, which made the atmosphere a little awkward.

At this time, Shen Wuzheng walked in from outside, bowed to Yuwen Ye, and then said: "Your Highness the Prince of Qin, Duke Shen is here to congratulate you."

After Guan Ao followed Yuwen Ye to Chang'an, he met Yuwen Yuan again and was naturally filled with emotion, especially when he heard about Jinyun's death, and that almost all the Guan family were loyal martyrs, as well as the sacrifices they made to allow Yuwen Ye and Yuwen Cheng to take Luoyang. Yuwen Yuan was overjoyed, and three days later he conferred the title of Duke of Shen on Guan Ao, granted him the title of Shang Zhuguo, and gave many titles and rewards to the Guan family members, while Guan Chiying was directly made a Palace Attendant.

Since Duke Shen has come, they naturally cannot neglect him.

Therefore, when Shen Wuzheng came in and said this, the tense atmosphere among the crowd was immediately disturbed. Yu Wencheng snorted coldly, glared at him unhappily, and sneered: "You came at the right time."

Shen Wuzheng glanced at him calmly and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi, the affairs of the court should be handled in the court, not debated when Your Highness Prince Qin is moving into a new house."

His words directly shut Yuwen Cheng's mouth, and the latter glared at him fiercely.

However, Yuwen Cheng's eyes rolled and he immediately sneered, "Well, go entertain Lord Shen first. Who knows, he might bring some 'good news'."

"...?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye felt something was wrong, but there was no time to argue any more, so he turned around and went out to greet them. Sure enough, he saw Guan Ao and Guan Chiying and others walking in. After the two sides met, Guan Ao immediately stepped forward and held Yuwen Ye's wrist, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, do you know that the emperor has given me a house in Yanshoufang?"

"house?"

Yuwen Ye frowned, but then said, "It is common for the emperor to give you a house."

After all, as the Duke of Shen, he couldn't live without a place to stay in Chang'an, the Western Capital. Although they all knew that Yuwen Ye's arrangement in Luoyang was mainly for the Guan family, and he left a team behind, after Guan Ao and Guan Chiying came to Chang'an to receive the imperial edict and rewards, they still had to return to Luoyang.

But Guanao said, "No, that is my Duke's Mansion."

Yuwen Ye’s brows furrowed even more tightly.

Shen Wuzheng understood what was going on and said, "Duke, what you mean is that the emperor doesn't intend to let you return to Luoyang?"

Guan Ao nodded and said, "I went to the palace to have dinner with the emperor yesterday, and that's what he said. At least in the short term, I can't leave Chang'an."

Shang Ruyi's eyes widened immediately: "Then in Luoyang——"

As they were talking, they had already walked back to the hall. At this time, Crown Prince Yuwen Qian also stood up. Guan Ao immediately stepped forward to greet him, while Yuwen Cheng curled his lips and said with a half-smile, "The Duke is very happy."

Guan Ao looked at him with a complicated expression: "Your Highness the Prince of Qi is confused? Today is the Prince of Qin's housewarming celebration."

Yuwen Cheng said, "Duke, are you still going to hide this from us? Didn't the Emperor give you the Duke's Mansion? It won't be long before you move into your new home. I am just wishing you the best in advance."

After saying that, he glanced at Yuwen Ye again: "So, my brother, don't you understand yet?"

As he spoke, he glanced at everyone with a cold gaze, and said with a smug expression as if his plan had succeeded: "It seems that you really don't understand what I just said before I finished speaking. Well, I will explain it to you clearly."

"..."

"The imperial court belongs to my father!"

"..."

"So, whoever dares to resist the orders and arrangements made by the emperor is guilty of treason!" Yuwen Ye said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this?"

Yuwen Cheng glanced at the faces of the people who were either angry or irritated, and felt extremely happy. When he heard Yuwen Ye's question, he said smugly, "Well, it doesn't matter if I told my second brother in advance. Congratulations on your housewarming. Although Luoyang has been pacified, my father is very dissatisfied with the personnel arrangements there. After the advice of his ministers, he decided to send..." As he spoke, his eyes gently swept over the figures of the people and stopped at a few people: "General Shentu Tai of the Cavalry is the Sima, the commander of the armory, and Pei Xingyuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is the chief historian and stays in the Eastern Capital."

After saying this, he smiled and said, "Father has entrusted you with an important task, so you must do your best."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened.

Everyone knows that Shentu Tai is the most powerful general under Yuwen Ye, and he is brave enough to fight against thousands of men. Pei Xingyuan is also an indispensable counselor in Yuwen Ye's camp, especially in the recovery of Luoyang this time, he played a great role. Now, Yuwen Yuan transferred them to the Eastern Capital, which seemed to be entrusted with important tasks, but in fact it was a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality. After all, it was far away from Chang'an, the political center. Everything that happened here, by the time it was reported to the Eastern Capital, was already a world away.

What's more, the most important thing at the moment is for Yuwen Ye to seize power. Suddenly transferring these two people away would undoubtedly cut off his arms.

It seems that he was cautious and pressed Yuwen Yuan step by step at the court meeting on the day he returned victoriously. He did not get so many benefits for nothing. The emperor was tricked by him and it was impossible for him to be completely powerless to fight back. So, his "punishment" came.

Yuwen Ye looked at him with a sullen expression: "Third brother, you just said that I am giving you advice."

"Yes."

"Which minister gave advice to the emperor?"

Yu Wencheng raised his lips and said, "What do you think, second brother?"

No need to guess, it can only be him.

Even Yuwen Qian, who was standing by, looked at him with some surprise, while Yuwen Chengzhi smiled smugly and said, "Oh, by the way, I not only advised my father to send the two of them to guard Luoyang, I also advised them to go there as soon as possible. After all, the Eastern Capital has just been recovered, and people's hearts are unsettled."

"..."

"So, you guys should take advantage of today to get together. After tonight, you may not be able to get together like this."

After saying this, he laughed triumphantly.

Seeing his unscrupulous behavior, everyone's faces turned blue with anger, especially Shentu Tai, who clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles cracked.

But no one could move.

After all, this is not a battlefield, but the Prince of Qin's Palace in Chang'an City. If anyone dared to attack the Prince of Qi here, it would be almost equivalent to defying the emperor. Not to mention the crime and the punishment of the entire nine clans, even the Prince of Qin himself would not be able to escape responsibility.

Yuwen Ye also clenched his fists, but his face was solemn, not showing much joy or anger, only his cold eyes were extremely sharp: "It seems that Third Brother is also very concerned about the people and things in my Qin Palace."

Yuwen Cheng sneered: "I don't deserve to be blamed for all my efforts. I am just considering for my father."

"..."

"Second brother, you don't want to disobey my order, do you?"

Everyone looked at Yuwen Ye, who said coldly, "The decree hasn't come down yet, so it's not the case that we should disobey it."

Yuwen Cheng snorted coldly and murmured, "I will never give up until I see the Yellow River."

As if in response to his words, just as everyone in the hall had different expressions and the guests in the mansion were holding their breath cautiously because they didn't know what was going on, a loud singing of "hello" came from outside the door -

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Upon hearing this voice, everyone was alert, especially Yuwen Ye and Shang Ruyi, who looked at each other and did not dare to neglect it. They hurriedly led everyone to get up and walk out. Yuwen Qian also stood up, but before he took a step, he reached out and grabbed Yuwen Cheng's arm. Just as he was about to ask something, he saw the third brother curling his lips and sneering, "Royal brother, you have to do things in full. It's boring to be half-hearted."

"...!"

Yuwen Qian's clear eyes trembled slightly.

Yu Mingyue on the other side also stood up. She had obviously just learned what Yuwen Cheng had done, but unlike Yuwen Qian, she was full of joy: "The King of Qi is right. Prince, after seeing the situation in the King of Qin's mansion today, will you still hold back?"

"..."

Yuwen Qian didn't say anything. He looked at her, then looked at the confident Yuwen Cheng. After a moment's silence, he smiled faintly.

Yu Mingyue felt that smile looked familiar. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the same smile she had shown that day in that temple, in front of the Buddhist shrine, when Yuwen Qian asked her what kind of books she liked to read and whether there was an answer in the books.

It seems empty, but in the emptiness, there seems to be a bit of pity and a bit of ridicule.

Yu Mingyue really couldn't understand, so she just whispered, "Prince?"

Yuwen Qian let Yuwen Cheng go, waved his hand and said, "Let's go."