As the queen, Yuchi Yanxia knew a thing or two about drunkenness.
It was a very secret and special department passed down from the first emperor to Emperor Cheng. It was said that this department had existed since Emperor Taizu and had always been passed down orally by the ancestors. When it was passed down to Emperor Cheng, the first emperor also called Emperor Cheng into the room and personally taught him the nine gates. This shows how mysterious the nine gates are.
It is now managed by Mr. Yao Guang. I heard that there are many strange people in it, and they investigate some strange cases. But Yuchi Yanxia's understanding of the Nine Gates is that the Nine Gates is just a department that investigates strange cases, such as the magical case of Ma Yun turning into a butterfly, which even the Eight Gates cannot solve.
But Yuchi Yanxia was a little surprised that there was actually a woman in the Nine Gates. Moreover, Emperor Cheng asked the prince if he had met Lian Youyou in the Ma Yun case, which meant that the person investigating Ma Yun's case was most likely Lian Youyou.
A woman who could actually investigate difficult and strange cases lived up to her son's title of "strange woman". Not to mention Duanmu Qingchen's attention to this woman, even the emperor could not help but become curious. As the daughter of a general, Yuchi Yanxia naturally preferred peculiar women rather than those quiet and peaceful ladies in the boudoir. Although those girls were obedient, they were always less interesting in Yuchi Yanxia's eyes.
Duanmu Qingchen was also surprised to see that Emperor Cheng was really angry. Besides being surprised, he was also confused. These nine sects were his father's people. Could it be that the nine sects were really not allowed to see the light, so they displeased his father
In fact, if you think about it carefully, these nine gates have always been secret. Since they are secret, there must be reasons and necessity for them to be secret. His father probably doesn't want too many people to know about the people of the nine gates.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at Emperor Cheng, his eyes rolled, and he slowly raised a finger: "If it's inconvenient to invite everyone... How about I... just invite Miss Lian?"
"You must never touch the women of Jiumen!" Suddenly, Emperor Cheng yelled at Duanmu Qingchen, "From now on, you are not allowed to set foot in Jiumen again! And you must not go to Jiumen to find Lian Youyou!" After Emperor Cheng finished speaking, he angrily left the banquet, leaving behind a man with a face full of suspicion.
Yuchi Yanxia immediately followed Emperor Cheng and whispered to Duanmu Qingchen when passing by him, "Don't mention the Nine Gates anymore." After giving her instructions, Yuchi Yanxia followed the angry Emperor Cheng.
The concubines who followed the empress looked at each other in bewilderment. Who was Lian Youyou from the Nine Gates? Judging from Emperor Cheng's expression, he must know her. There was actually a mysterious woman that Emperor Cheng was familiar with but they didn't know about.
They all looked at their children and left in a hurry.
"Brother Crown Prince, who is Lian Youyou from the Nine Gates?!" Duanmu Yaxin waited for Yafei and the others to leave, and immediately stepped forward to ask curiously, "I heard that the people in the Nine Gates are very strange, is it true?"
Duanmu Ruifeng and Duanmu Yankang also gathered around, only Duanmu Jinhong sat in his original position, wiping the piano with a sullen face.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at Duanmu Jinhong, a smile appeared in his peach blossom eyes, he ran to his side, and put his arm around his shoulder again: "Third brother, do you know that Jiumen is fun, much more fun than our palace? You either read or play the piano every day, it's too boring and depressing, how about we sneak out of the palace and go to Jiumen to play with Youyou some other day? I guarantee that you will be able to broaden your horizons!"
Duanmu Jinhong was not interested in Duanmu Qingchen's suggestion. He picked up the zither, which was his beloved zither and he did not allow anyone else to touch it. He looked at Duanmu Qingchen coldly and said, "I am not interested in the woman you like." Duanmu Jinhong said coldly and left with the zither in his arms.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at Duanmu Jinhong's cold back, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Brother Tai, we are interested!" Duanmu Ruifeng and his brothers gathered around him, "Take us to Jiumen secretly to play! If it is really as fun as you say."
"Go, go, go." Duanmu Qingchen was in no mood to take everyone to Jiumen for sightseeing.
"Brother Crown Prince, you can clearly see that San San doesn't like you, why do you always provoke him?" Duanmu Yaxin looked at Duanmu Qingchen strangely.
Duanmu Qingchen looked at the white figure from afar: "Hey... You don't know how powerful the third brother is~~~ I'm afraid that he will be depressed and become like a snake, biting people everywhere~~~"
Duanmu Ruifeng and the seventh princess Duanmu Yaxin looked at each other in bewilderment. What was their prince brother talking about? How could their third brother turn into a snake? Their third brother was not a monster.
Two rows of red lights led the way, and the eunuchs clapped their hands.
Emperor Cheng and the Empress walked along this path of light. The red light illuminated the road ahead and also illuminated Emperor Cheng's gloomy and worried face.
Yuchi Yanxia looked at him, thought for a moment, and then whispered, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask you, is it appropriate?"
Emperor Cheng had a gloomy face: "If it's about the Nine Gates, about that Lian Youyou, Queen, please don't ask."
Yuchi Yanxia smiled slightly: "What I want to ask is, why doesn't the emperor allow Chen'er to go to the Nine Gates again? Chen'er is the prince, and the Nine Gates will be under his management in the future. Is there anything wrong with him getting familiar with it now?" Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and the emperor's intentions are unpredictable. Perhaps Emperor Cheng felt that the prince had exceeded his authority.
Emperor Cheng said nothing, so Yuchi Yanxia did not ask directly, but asked in a roundabout way.
In front of him was the bedroom. Palace maids holding lanterns spread out on both sides, illuminating the courtyard in front of the bedroom.
Emperor Cheng and Yuchi Yanxia walked into the bedroom. Emperor Cheng turned around and looked at Eunuch Liang. Eunuch Liang understood and dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids behind him and closed the door of the inner palace.
Upon seeing this, Yuchi Yanxia stopped asking questions and just stared at Emperor Cheng quietly.
Emperor Cheng frowned slightly and looked at Yuchi Yanxia: "Empress, Chen'er is closer to you, and he will listen to you. Jiumen... is actually a place that even I avoid, and the women there are even more dangerous. I... might as well tell you something, it's up to you to believe it or not."
Yuchi Yanxia saw the seriousness on Emperor Cheng's face and couldn't help but become solemn as well: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Emperor Cheng frowned more and more: "When my father handed the Nine Gates to me, Chen'er and I... were actually the same. We were also fascinated by a woman inside..."
"Oh?!" Yuchi Yanxia grinned evilly.
Emperor Cheng blushed and felt a little embarrassed: "Queen, you are making fun of me again." Emperor Cheng and Yuchi Yanxia have always been in love, and a big part of the reason is that Yuchi Yanxia is the daughter of a general, and she has the chivalrous spirit of a woman of rivers and lakes. She is never rigid and restrained when interacting with him, which brings him a lot of fun and reduces a lot of pressure on him from government affairs.
Yuchi Yanxia put away her evil smile and tried to straighten her expression: "Your Majesty, please continue."
Emperor Cheng straightened his expression and said, "That woman's name is Yu Sanniang. She is extremely beautiful, but she is immortal."
"What?!" This time, Yuchi Yanxia was really shocked, "How can someone in this world be immortal?!"
Emperor Cheng's face tensed: "Yes, a demon."
Yuchi Yanxia was stunned, and it seemed that she was too shocked to believe what Emperor Cheng said. (To be continued)