A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 931 Acting on the King's Order
Not long after.

Gao Yanzong was sleeping soundly wrapped in a thin blanket when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting through the door curtain:

"Is King Ande in the tent? Something's wrong, King Ande!"

Gao Yanzong looked up dazedly and responded, "Who?"

Upon hearing someone respond from inside, Wei Xiangyuan outside the door hurriedly lifted the curtain and rushed in, ran straight to the bedside where the person was lying, knelt down and begged:

"King Ande, go and stop the Queen! She wants to use military law against King Lanling!"

Hearing this, Gao Yanzong sat up from the bed, his sleepy eyes instantly awakened, and his eyes were full of shock.

"What? On what basis does she impose martial law on Fourth Brother?"

Led by Wei Xiangyuan, Gao Yanzong hurried over and found that a group of people had gathered outside his fourth brother's central military tent.

But there were only two people in the military tent.

At that time, the girl in the golden armor was sitting on the main seat that originally belonged to his fourth brother. She put her arms on the armrests, sitting in a bold and majestic manner, looking majestic and serious.

His fourth brother was clearly standing in front of her, taller than her, but she looked down at him. It seemed that the status of the superior and the inferior had changed drastically, but it was also in line with his fourth brother's position as the emperor of the family.

When Gao Yanzong entered the tent, the two were arguing fiercely. The girl in armor claimed that she was ordered by the Lord of Qi, but Gao Changgong was dissatisfied and said:

"Your actions are against military regulations and will incur public wrath!"

"I was sent by your Lord Qi to investigate the case. I am now acting on his behalf. How dare you question me? Gao Changgong! Do you also want to disobey the emperor's order?"

"You just returned to Da Qi, and you insisted that Concubine Ande was dead. Doesn't this make Fifth Brother feel disappointed?"

As the guard at the door announced: "King Ande is here!"

Gao Changgong, who was confronting the armored girl inside, turned around and saw his fifth brother. His dark phoenix eyes became more solemn, "Fifth brother, you came at the right time!"

Gao Yanzong slowly walked into the tent and looked at his brother and sister-in-law, one sitting and the other standing. He could not help but look at Empress Huaxu on the throne in shock, "Have you seen... Concubine Ande?"

As soon as he grasped the key point of her words, Gao Yanzong could not care about other things. His heart was beating wildly. At this moment, he thought a lot. Did she see his mother? She was so determined to quarrel with her fourth brother for her mother. What happened between her and her mother?
Fortunately, Yuan Wuyou, who was sitting on the general's chair, looked at Gao Yanzong with a cold look that made him feel at ease: "I haven't seen her, but I heard you say that your mother is dead. What, do you have doubts?"

Gao Yanzong was speechless and shook his head, "No. I'm just curious why you suddenly mentioned my mother, and why you acted on behalf of the emperor? When did you meet the emperor?"

Yuan Wuyou said calmly, "Just now, when I was on my way to pick up Feng Lingxin outside the city, I saw her and the little emperor being assassinated, and I saved them. I treated the little emperor's injuries and helped him find the suspect. He was so moved that he gave me full responsibility to capture the suspect."

"You mean, the suspect is my mother? What evidence do you have? Is it still your turn to save the emperor?" At this point, Gao Yanzong's eyes were full of doubts.

"Don't tell me this is Feng Lingxin's trick. Are you two acting?"

Upon hearing this, even Gao Changgong was shocked. He turned his head to look at his younger brother behind him and thought to himself, how dare you say that!

When Yuan Wuyou, who was sitting in the upper seat, heard this, she raised her arm from the armrest, put her hand on her forehead, tilted her head slightly and smiled helplessly. When she turned her head again, her eyes were full of pity.

"I admire you for thinking of these things and for having the guts to question them, but your prejudice against me is really disheartening."

As he spoke, Yuan Wuyou lowered his arms and placed them on the armrests, speaking in a calm tone:

"To be honest, his personal guards are really useless. Concubine Ande falsely conveyed the emperor's order and actually lured the people guarding Ye away, leaving only the young emperor and his cousin to deal with the poisonous ghosts that spread the disease. I took the King of Qi back to the camp and asked, and only then did I know that the group of poisonous ghosts were sent by Concubine Ande."

At this point, Yuan Wuyou suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Gao Yanzong who was standing side by side with his brother. "Who do you think can control the Gu ghost? And who brought the resurrected Concubine Ande back to the military camp?"

The more she talked, the more gloomy Gao Yanzong's eyes became, and sweat broke out on his forehead. He felt no guilt, so he just threw the can down the drain: "Are you pretending to be stupid? It's clearly rumored that the emperor--"

He was halfway through his words when the girl sitting at the top of the table interrupted him:

"Your little emperor told me not to do anything about it and asked me to investigate it thoroughly. I have to see whether Concubine Ande is dead or alive before I can continue the trial, right?"

"..." Gao Yanzong shut up when he heard the little emperor's denial.

A few days ago, everyone suspected that the Gu ghost that had previously faked the appearance of Gao Changgong's biological mother was actually the King of Qi, the late Zheng Tailao, Lu Lingxuan and others. They obtained the secret recipe from the Lingnan witches and the southern Xinjiang Gu masters in order to stir up the war situation and people's hearts.

Now that the young emperor denied it and Queen Huaxu also believed it, it seemed that Gao Yanzong was being too suspicious.

At this moment, Yuan Wuyou suddenly glanced at Gao Yanzong, who was standing like a pine tree under his seat, and asked:

"Whether Concubine Ande is dead or alive, King Ande knows best. I have never seen Concubine Ande appear in the barracks, but you are mother and son. If she comes back, she will definitely see you first, right? Why don't you tell me, King Ande, where is Concubine Ande? Is she dead or alive?"

Gao Yanzong was sweating profusely at her questioning. He bit his lower lip, lowered his eyelashes, and looked away: "I don't know."

After receiving his perfunctory response, the armored girl sitting in the upper seat suddenly spoke in a cold and intimidating tone:

"Since King Ande knows that the dead man committed treason, don't blame me for handling the matter impartially to prevent future troubles."

Hearing this, the red-shirted man looked up in astonishment, his peach blossom eyes reddening again. "Are you being impartial, or are you seeking revenge?"

Seeing that the two were about to have a family conflict, Gao Changgong, who was standing beside him, stepped forward and stood in front of his brother and said:
"Whether Concubine Ande is dead or alive is for Fifth Brother to judge for himself, instead of you making a hasty conclusion without even meeting her. Aren't you taking a feather as an arrow? You just wanted to punish me!"

At that time, Yuan Wuyou, who was sitting on the general's chair and looking down at him, was already somewhat speechless due to Gao Changgong's argument. But at this moment, he pointed at his fifth brother behind him and accused her:

"After all, Concubine Ande is my fifth brother's mother. Based on your relationship, it's not too much to pay respect to Concubine Ande, right? Even if you don't show favoritism to me, you can't ignore my fifth brother's face!"

When the fourth brother said this, even Gao Yanzong's heart trembled, thinking to himself, this is bad, how is this different from "praising to death"? His brother is really talking about things that are not related to the topic, and now he is flattering the horse's hoof!
As expected, before Gao Changgong finished speaking, the girl scolded him harshly: "What face does he have? You brothers have a good relationship, so treat you equally."

Having said that, Yuan Wuyou suddenly walked down from the chair and walked straight towards the man in armor standing in front of him.

She stood on tiptoe calmly to grab Gao Changgong's neck. With a stern expression on her face, she stared at his handsome face without the mask and ordered sternly - "Kneel down!"