Concubine's true colors

Chapter 275

The swords of the two princes were facing each other on the spot, and there were still some people in the crowd who were not afraid of big troubles, telling them to fight quickly with words.

The people who were watching for a while couldn't help but turn their heads to look, and then they saw a bright yellow luxurious carriage suddenly parked outside the crowd.

And a man with gray temples, wearing a black dragon robe, about fifty years old.He was standing there with a smile, and the words just now obviously came from his mouth.

This man, who is a little older, does not have a stalwart figure, and his body is a little bit fatter, but he just gives people an air of heaven that cannot be ignored.

It took almost no time to see clearly the people who came here, whether it was Zhou Xiantai, Zhou Xianrui who had always been calm, or even Zhou Xianyu who was rebellious, all of them changed their expressions in unison.

Then they all bowed their hands, performed a junior's gift, and said respectfully:

"My nephew has met the Fourth Emperor Uncle, may your old age be in peace and prosperity, and have a long life and wealth."

The few princes who saw Emperor Ming all called the man in front of him in Panlong court clothes the emperor uncle.

And in this capital, the only person who can bear this title is the elder brother of the current emperor, the king of Yongchang, Zhou Youchang, who ranks first among the vassal kings.

All along, after the new emperor ascended the throne, all brothers and sisters, according to the Great Zhou ancestor system, in order to protect the stability of the country, and to avoid brother-in-law killing and rebellion.

Therefore, the emperor's brothers were enshrined as kings and then went to their own fiefdoms. Unless the emperor personally announced, otherwise they were not allowed to return to Beijing without authorization.

But this King Yongchang is an exception, he is the fourth son of the first emperor, and his biological mother is the concubine Xian who has passed away.

Under the empress of the Great Zhou harem, the four concubines who are virtuous and Shude are respected, and the first of the four concubines, the concubine Xian, is even more important than the deputy queen.

Therefore, although King Yongchang is not the direct prince, he is still of extremely high birth.

At the beginning of Emperor Ming's ascension to the throne, the pressure from the harem and previous dynasties was enormous, and the Four Kings' Rebellion broke out at that time, so the situation was very chaotic and tense.

And the one who had been assisting Emperor Ming at that time, and even nearly lost his life several times, was the current Yongchang King, Zhou Youchang.

Therefore, when Emperor Ming completely controlled the court situation and quelled the chaos of the Four Kings, he sent all his brothers to the fief, but only left King Yongchang in the capital.

Moreover, Emperor Ming said at that time that this capital is the fiefdom of King Yongchang, and he wanted this loyal brother of the Fourth Emperor to accompany Wang Ban all the time and assist him in governing the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Emperor Ming not only gave King Yongchang the highest honor, but even gave him a ruler and named it Jietian Ruler.

And this ruler is not simple. Emperor Ming threatened that he was afraid of staying on the throne for a long time in the future, and that he would be slack and ruin the government without knowing it. Then King Yongchang could use this ruler to sternly spur him and kill him. wake up.

Therefore, the meaning of Jietian ruler is to punish the emperor.

Therefore, the ruler obtained by King Yongchang can beat the emperor at the top and punish the ministers at the bottom. Therefore, among the ruling and opposition parties and the vassal kings, King Yongchang's influence and status of high morality cannot be ignored at all.

Therefore, even Zhou Xiantai, the queen's son, would always be respectful and respectful when meeting the emperor, and would not dare to make any mistakes.

And after such a short time, King Yongchang had already come to the front, watching the troops on both sides have their weapons and were recovering them.

Immediately, he was a little round, with a three-stroke mustache on his face, showing a regretful expression, and then said with a sigh:

"Oh, you guys are fighting. The people in the capital are all watching the excitement here. Boy Tai, boy Rui, you two are really good at it now. Where is the energy of not being afraid of big things just now? You guys are continuing to send one to my lord to see."

The two princes almost didn't fight together in public. It was really embarrassing to tell about it, so seeing King Yongchang at this meeting, he seemed very angry, and even the mustache at the corner of his mouth was shaking.

Being caught by the emperor means that what happened today is very likely to be heard by Emperor Ming. Immediately, Zhou Xiantai didn't want to be too passive, so he immediately defended himself by saying:

"Uncle, you came just in time. The fifth and seventh younger brothers are really bullying people too much today. Look at how this year's champion of martial arts has been injured by Xian Yu. In a few days, Ling Feng will have to go to the palace and meet him in person. As for Emperor Father, is it impossible for him to enter the palace with bandages when the time comes?"

Hearing this, King Yongchang pouted, squinted his eyes and glanced at Ji Lingfeng, looking at this Jin Kewu No. [-] scholar, his face would turn pale due to excessive blood loss, and he immediately coughed and said :
"Xiantai, Ji Lingfeng is from your palace this time. My lord should remember this correctly. It's not difficult for you to ask me to judge you. But I am also curious about something, Uncle Huang, that is our This champion of martial arts, is he too weak? The contest between him and Xianyu was actually seen by the emperor standing up. He was unable to fight back after three moves. If this kind of person is going to enter the court, can he He is a talent that can be used, my lord is really not sure now."

As a champion of martial arts, being severely injured with three moves, it has to be said that it is indeed an extremely shameless thing.

Seeing that King Yongchang even questioned Ji Lingfeng's ability a little because of this, Zhou Xiantai couldn't help feeling a little anxious in his heart. After all, this uncle is very important in the ruling and opposition parties.

If he felt that Ji Lingfeng was not a useful talent, it would definitely affect his career development.

And those positions that hold real power may also fall into the hands of others, which is not a small loss for the Prince faction.

So Zhou Xiantai immediately wanted to defend Ji Lingfeng a few words, but King Yongchang waved his hand, and then said a little to himself:

"In the past years, the martial arts examinations, although not every time there are talented people, but there are always two or three good seedlings, but this year's imperial examinations are strange. The competitions are really lively, but the strength is not good. Why, apart from this Ji Lingfeng, my lord just looked at it for a long time, and they are just a group of small fish and shrimps. Could it be that Xiantai felt sorry for his subordinates and helped us, the champion of martial arts, to weed out all potential candidates, right? But this kind of thing looks like you can do it, after all, your grandfather is very good at eliminating dissidents."

King Yongchang's words really made Zhou Xiantai's heart almost so frightened that he couldn't beat it.

As the saying goes, if you have ghosts in your heart, you will lack confidence.

And before the martial arts exam, Zhou Xiantai did make some moves in it, and the candidates who were good enough and might threaten Ji Lingfeng tried to prevent them from participating in the martial arts exam.

Now that King Yongchang seemed to be unintentional, but deliberately said to him, Zhou Xiantai couldn't help but get nervous, and he couldn't figure out what the emperor's real intentions were.

In order to quickly avoid the topic that made him nervous, Zhou Xiantai immediately kept busy with Xiao Jinxuan, and then diverted everyone's attention by saying:

"The fact that Xianyu seriously injured Ji Lingfeng can be regarded as an accident by the emperor's nephew, but since the emperor has been here for a long time, it is time to hear how the handsome daughter reprimanded Xiantai. She is just Xiao My concubine, but under the eyes of everyone, confronted me, the current prince, in public, so my nephew lost his temper for a while, and then lost his composure and drew his sword to face each other. But I didn't expect that the fifth brother would fight me because of this concubine. This royal brother fights against each other, all of this was caused by Xiao Jinxuan, I really don't know who took advantage of her courage to make her act recklessly."

Seeing Zhou Xiantai's eyes fixed on Xiao Jinxuan's body at this moment, he had an expression of wishing he could devour him alive.

But looking at Xiao Jinxuan, who was baptized by such fierce eyes, her expression was still gentle and calm, as if Zhou Xiantai's accusation just now was not about her at all.

Seeing the corners of King Yongchang's mouth, he couldn't help but tilt up slightly, and then he suddenly pointed at Xiao Jinxuan, and said with a slightly raised voice:

"This girl's courage was borrowed by my lord. Why don't you have an opinion, Prince Tai?"

King Yongchang's words not only stunned Zhou Xiantai whose name was called, but even the people present and many descendants of aristocratic families were a little confused and couldn't figure out what the other party meant by these words.

But ignoring the different expressions of the crowd, King Yongchang suddenly came to Xiao Jinxuan's side in a few steps, then pulled the other's plain hand, then patted the other party kindly, and said with a little comfort:

"Daughter, don't be afraid, there is a adoptive father here, isn't it just telling the truth, I want to see who dares to touch you, Xiantai, can my Jinxuan say you are wrong, it's just an accidental injury in a martial arts competition , you are in full view, and you are going to make a fuss with your father. I think that Empress Xue and the old prime minister really spoiled you. My brothers are so fussy, how can you still have the slightest member of the royal family? air."

Regarding King Yongchang's reprimand, Zhou Xiantai really didn't listen to a word at this meeting. He has been completely hit by the relationship between the emperor and Xiao Jinxuan.

After looking at the two for a long time, Zhou Xiantai still couldn't believe it and asked again:
"Uncle, what do you mean by that? When did this concubine of the Shuai mansion become your adopted daughter? Why has the nephew never heard you mention it before?"

Hearing this, King Yongchang, who was looking at Xiao Jinxuan with satisfaction, immediately raised his eyes.

"I said nephew Xiantai, your control is too lenient. If my lord wants to adopt a adopted daughter, do I have to inform you first that I can't do it, and I won't allow the concubine to be called Jinxuan in the future?" , I will include her in the genealogy after a while, and by then my precious daughter will be the princess, and her status will not be much different from that of your prince."

As soon as the words were finished, King Yongchang ignored him at all, and Zhou Xiantai was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, he saw him pulling Xiao Jinxuan and walking out of the crowd, and then muttered:

"I went to the palace early in the morning to accompany the driver, and I haven't eaten anything serious until now. Girl, let's go and eat something with my prince. Let the messy things here be handled by Kid Rui. He is best at doing these things. , you are a daughter, so don't worry about it."

(End of this chapter)