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Chapter 244 Yun Yi is going to court
The next day, Princess Su Qing's carriage finally returned to Dong'an City. For a moment, the people in the city lined the streets to welcome her, and it was very lively.

Daxia had been suffering from the practice of kidnapping people for a long time, and now that the Dique Sect had been eradicated with great difficulty, the people of Daxia could breathe a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry about their children being abducted and made disabled.

Even the young emperor Su Rui was waiting in person at the palace gate. He felt that he had never been as happy as he was today since he ascended the throne.

Helian Ran and his group then entered the city, taking advantage of the bustle to avoid attracting the attention of the guards. They met with their informant and then hid in an ordinary courtyard.

Liang Shangjun was fully responsible for the reception and immediately reported what he had seen and heard in the past few days after the meeting.

As expected, Helian Ran was most concerned about Prince Xian Su Xin. This person's appearance was too strange, and it happened to be related to the destruction of Tiancan Sect. Obviously, he had become a thorn in the side of the criminals.

The red-haired and blue-eyed Crown Prince of Dayan is quite eye-catching. When he travels, he can only wear a cloak to cover up the iconic appearance of the Dayan royal family.

Now he could finally take off his hood and asked, "What was the result of Ye Lan's test of Su Xin?"

Liang Shangjun replied, "Su Xin is indeed aware of the crucifixion plan, but he has requested a meeting with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to discuss cooperation."

"Heh, you're quite courageous. Aren't you afraid that I'll just kill him? As long as he's dead, the crucifixion plan can proceed as usual."

"Prince Xian Su Xin is also at the Return to Void Realm, and he's a sword cultivator. I'm afraid he won't be that easy to kill."

Shan Changqing also echoed: "We are in Dong'an City, it is not appropriate to start a war."

"Sword cultivator, another sword cultivator. I see Su Qing has a sword cultivator guarding him. It's really troublesome." Helian Ran waved his hand: "How's Hong Ling doing?"

Liang Shangjun said: "They have infiltrated every corner of Dong'an City. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, they are all under their control."

"well done."

"Your Highness, now that Su Qing has returned to the capital, what should we do next?"

"We need to test Su Cen's attitude first. If he is unable to recover and is unable to cooperate with us, we will have to make other plans."

Su Qing rode a snow-white horse with auspicious clouds under his feet and scales on his body, so he was called "Snow Qilin".

She kept nodding to the people along the way, hoping that this would give them some confidence in these troubled times.

In this way, we walked from the Dong'an City Gate to the Palace City Gate, and the crowd finally dispersed.

"Tell the Imperial Observatory and the Jixia Academy to take good care of those children. Just let me know if they need anything." Su Qing dismissed his subordinates and then looked at the young man in yellow clothes not far away.

The young man looked somewhat like her, with a feminine appearance and a delicate demeanor. Although he wore dragon robes, he lacked much dignity, his movements and gestures resembling those of a "little adult" rather than a true emperor.

"Sister, you're back!" Su Rui and Su Qing are siblings and have a very close relationship.

Su Qing reached out to touch the boy's head, but suddenly remembered that he was already the emperor, so he withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and you look taller."

The brother and sister walked side by side, while the palace servants kept a subtle distance, neither disturbing nor ignoring them.

Su Rui asked, "Now that the Dique Sect has been completely eradicated, should Daxia be able to enjoy peace for a while?"

Su Qing said, "The Dique Gate is only one of Daxia's problems, not all of them. In fact, the real difficulties may have just begun."

"what?"

"I told you to bother Prime Minister Qin whenever you have something to do. Didn't he tell you this?"

"He's still the same as before. He won't answer unless I ask him a question. I don't know if he even cares about me as the emperor." "You were just too stubborn before. Even if Prime Minister Qin explained it to you, you wouldn't understand. You even believed the slander and went against him. Take the Tie Hong incident, for example. He warned you not to recall General Tie to the capital, but you did it anyway."

Su Rui's ears turned red as he listened. He said embarrassedly, "You weren't back then, so I really couldn't tell who I could trust."

Seeing his brother's aggrieved face, Su Qing couldn't bear to scold him any further, so he said, "Anyway, you have to cheer up from now on."

"I'll listen to you, sister!" The little emperor seemed a little flattering in front of his sister.

Su Qing glared at his brother and said helplessly, "Let's go quickly. Don't let the ministers wait in Taiji Hall for too long."

Today happened to be the court meeting, and Su Qing came back on this day on purpose, and he also had some plans.

Su Rui always hated attending court, feeling like a puppet. No one cared about his nodding and shaking of heads, and all matters, big and small, were decided by the ministers.

Between Qin Dingfeng and Prince Duan Su Cen, whose words are less effective than the emperor's?
Even the eunuch who was recently sentenced to death by my sister once had to suppress the little emperor.

Little did he know that Su Qing was actually looking forward to something at this time.

She wondered what Yun Yi was up to at the moment, whether he had gotten any information from Dayan. And given his personality, he definitely wouldn't miss this court meeting. It looked like there was going to be some excitement in Taiji Hall.

Thinking of this, Su Qing couldn't help but quicken his pace, and poor Su Rui could only catch up with difficulty.

Meanwhile, in the Taiji Hall, most of the ministers had already arrived. Except for a few who were too old or had requested leave for other matters, the rest were all present.

After all, after the eldest princess returned to the court, Daxia finally regained some momentum and was more convinced of Su Qing and the others.

The officialdom of Daxia was not harsh; on the contrary, after entering the palace, all the ministers chatted with each other, and it was as lively as a vegetable market.

Now, in addition to the emperor's dragon throne placed in the main seat, there is an extra chair next to it, which is naturally prepared for the eldest princess Su Qing.

Secondly, all the officials tacitly divided into two rows, with a seat reserved at the front for each of them, one for Prince Duan Su Cen and the other for Prime Minister Qin Dingfeng.

This stance has become an unspoken rule, and no one dares to break it.

However, there was an "uninvited guest" at the grand court meeting today. As soon as this person appeared, the Taiji Hall suddenly became silent and you could hear a pin drop.

It was "King Xian Su Xin who came back from the dead".

After returning to the capital, Prince Xian rarely went out, but countless gold, silver and treasures were sent to his palace.

In the past, the court meetings were always filled with the battles between the two brothers, Prince Xian and Prince Duan. Later, Prince Xian disappeared for a while, and the ministers began to miss him.

After all, when the three powers were in a three-way confrontation, Su Rui, Su Cen and Su Xin restrained each other, and with Qin Dingfeng mediating, they would not make any outrageous decisions.

But later, King Xian Su Xin disappeared and the balance was broken. This gave Su Cen an opportunity to take advantage of, allowing the Dique Clan to run rampant in the land of Daxia, making life miserable for the people.

In this way, although Prince Xian Su Xin was a bastard, he was indeed an indispensable member of the court.

Facing the different looks from the crowd, Yun Yi, who once wanted to go to Beijing to be an official, was inexplicably excited.

He strode into the Taiji Hall with his head held high, a hint of teasing on his face, and walked directly to the front of the queue of ministers.

(End of this chapter)