Liao Zhanpingyuan originally thought that the Marquis and Yu Yecheng were here to answer his questions.
I never thought that when Yu Yecheng came over, the first thing he asked was: "Ministers, none of them are here?"
"Ah?" Liao Zhanping was dumbfounded and opened his mouth. It took him a moment to react, and he saluted and replied: "No, I'm not here..."
Yu Yecheng pinched his brows and began to think about which store to look for first.
Liao Zhanping saw that he had finished pinching his eyebrows and was holding his forehead in pain. He couldn't help but ask: "What, what's wrong? Isn't it the emperor's order?"
Yu Yecheng glanced at him and scolded: "It's nonsense, isn't it? Can the emperor still instruct his ministers not to go to court early?"
Liao Zhanping twitched the corner of his mouth and muttered in a low voice: "If the emperor had not given the order, these ministers would not have come to court. Wouldn't it be even more nonsense..."
Yu Yecheng listened to him buzzing for a long time but couldn't hear it clearly. He was already angry, and his tone rose by two points: "What are you mumbling about?"
Liao Zhanping's face was startled by his roar, and the veins on his forehead jumped. As a last resort, he stepped forward and asked for instructions: "What should we do now?"
"What should I do? Guard your door." Yu Yecheng teased angrily, then turned around and walked towards the Marquis.
He was thinking in his mind that he would first go to his cousin Yu Bangzhen, the minister of Luhong Temple. After all, he was from his own family, so it would be convenient for him to ask questions.
With this thought in mind, he planned to ask Lord Marquis to bring him a message back, asking him to leave the palace to investigate.
The Marquis nodded, agreed, and patted his shoulder again, looking like he had a long way to go.
Yu Yecheng smiled bitterly and saluted. The two of them had just parted ways. Before the Marquis had walked a few steps, and Yu Yecheng hadn't even left the door, he heard Liao Zhanping shouting excitedly: "Coming! Coming, coming!"
Hearing the sound, the Marquis paused, turned around, and walked towards the east door. He walked to Yu Yecheng who had not yet gone out. The two of them squinted at the person coming in the distance.
"Looking at his attire, he should be a military commander." The man was too far away to see who he was. The Marquis inferred based on his attire.
Yu Yecheng nodded then, until the man was closer and could vaguely see his face, the two of them called out in unison: "General Shi?"
Not far away, Shi Fuqiu was covered with dew and facing the cold wind. He was hurrying towards the east door. He was getting closer and closer, and you could still see his slightly trotting pace.
Shi Fuqiu was slightly startled when he saw Yu Yecheng, and then glanced at the Marquis next to him. His expression instantly became extremely complicated, and the look he looked at him was also meaningful.
"Commander Yu, why are you here when you are not staying with the emperor?" Shi Fuqiu looked away, but still raised his hands to the Marquis in a meaningful way, then turned to Yu Yecheng and asked.
"Well, General Shi, you will know when you go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony." Yu Yecheng saluted him and said vaguely.
"Okay, I'm already too late, so I'll go ahead." Shi Fuqiu didn't talk nonsense to him, entered the door and went straight to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Yu Yecheng and Hou Ye looked at each other...
"Should I leave the palace now?" Yu Yecheng asked the Marquis with a frown.
"People are already here, and they are expected to come later. Let's go and have a look at the Hall of Supreme Harmony." The Marquis curled his lips, turned around and left.
Yu Yecheng stopped and thought for a moment, stamped his feet, and finally caught up with the Marquis and followed him back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Marquis stood all night and his back hurt terribly. Although he walked in a hurry, he didn't walk that fast.
Therefore, by the time the two of them reached the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Shi Fuqiu had already finished speaking to the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When the Marquis entered the palace, Yu Yecheng stepped aside and stood guard outside the palace.
Shi Fuqiu turned to look at him, with a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, and a hint of pride on his face.
The Marquis's heart sank. Shi Fuqiu's expression was so blatant, which showed that the incident in the morning court had nothing to do with Xia Chu.
Moreover, it is still a very bad relationship.
He glanced at Xiao Zimu slightly, and saw that he had his head slightly lowered and his expression was calm, his lips were pressed tightly, his hands were clenched tightly behind his back, and the way he glanced at him seemed to be extremely forbearing.
The emperor couldn't see Xiao Zimu clearly from that angle, but the Marquis glanced at him and saw clearly. But just because he could see clearly, his heart sank again.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, in such a short distance from the door to the dragon chair, the Marquis walked uneasily until he leaned forward and raised his head to look at the emperor. His face was gloomy and livid, and even the side Eunuch Li at the back also shook his head slightly at the Marquis, signaling him not to speak.
The Marquis thought about it for a while, bowed to the emperor, and really didn't say anything, so he just stood aside.
For a moment, all the princes and Shi Fuqiu, whose eyes were fixed on him, were stunned for a moment.
Xiao Yanjun looked at the Marquis standing next to Xiao Zimu, and wanted to interrupt them while they were talking.
Unexpectedly, although the Marquis stood next to Xiao Zimu, he did not speak, and Xiao Zimu did not take the initiative to tell him what happened.
The Marquis didn't ask, that's because he had a delicate mind and was keenly aware that it was not appropriate to whisper to Xiao Zimu at this time.
The reason why Xiao Zimu could endure it was because Xiao Mubai sent someone to report the letter to him.
In order to send him this message, Xiao Mubai also activated a nail that was buried in Yaohua Palace a long time ago.
Concubine Lian's confidant maid, You Rui.
That year, You Rui had just entered the palace. She had no family, no background, and no money to manage her affairs. She was doing the dirtiest and most tiring work, and was bullied and humiliated.
That year, Xiao Mubai was only ten years old. She accidentally bumped into her. She didn't help her on the spot, but she silently beat up those who bullied her for a reason.
Afterwards, Han Sa was asked to secretly deliver some silver, and she was asked to manage it herself, then walked out the back door and was assigned to work as an errand in Yaohua Palace.
This mission lasted for nine years.
You Rui was in a daze after receiving Xiao Mubai's order. She stayed in Yaohua Palace for nine years, and gradually gained the trust of Concubine Lian from the humble maid.
Finally, five years ago, after the maid that Concubine Lian originally brought from the Ju Mansion was married off by her grace, You Rui got the opportunity to take the place of the maid and became Concubine Lian's personal maid.
In the past nine years, the only task Xiao Mubai gave her was to serve Concubine Lian well. As long as the safety of Yongxin Palace was not affected, there was no need to report back.
Concubine Lian treated You Rui very well. Over time, You Rui sometimes seriously believed that Concubine Lian was her master and she was also Concubine Lian's confidant.
During these years with Concubine Lian, her only fear was that if one day, Xiao Mubai assigned her to do something unfavorable to Concubine Lian, how would she choose...
(End of chapter)