Xiao Yanjun returned to beating and scolding. After letting out his anger in the room, he arranged for Si Nan to go to Mengyouxuan.
Ask Sinantong to tell Aodenge that he has something urgent to do and come to the palace, and Wugetai will be entrusted to her to comfort him.
After Xiao Yanjun finished explaining, he hurriedly left the mansion with Nie Hongyang and headed towards the palace.
Nie Hongyang drove the carriage unimpeded to the last alley, and heard noisy people before he even got close.
He slowed down and slowly turned around. He saw a dark area outside the palace gate in the distance, where all the people were surrounding him.
There was a man in official uniform vaguely at the front, who seemed to be negotiating with them.
In the dark night, Nie Hongyang couldn't see who it was.
He parked the carriage aside and stood outside the window to ask Xiao Yanjun for instructions: "A large number of people have gathered in front of us. Please wait a moment, while my subordinates go over to investigate."
The car window was pushed open by Xiao Yanjun. He glanced at the familiar scene outside the palace gate, frowned for a moment, and waved to Nie Hongyang.
Nie Hongyang said "yes" and walked quickly outside the palace gate. Only when he got closer did he see clearly that it was Xie Jiming and Kong Changhui who were about to leave the palace. They were surrounded by the people, asking them about the results of His Highness King Mo's treatment. how.
Nie Hongyang also wanted to know the outcome, so he lowered his head and took a few steps forward.
The crowd suddenly dispersed at this time. He looked up and found that the people had made way for Xie Jiming and Kong Changhui, and figures one after another slowly left with them.
Nie Hongyang grabbed a commoner who looked like a pawn and asked him, "How are you now?"
"Well, the young Marquis has naturally been pardoned. As for how to deal with His Highness King Mo, the Emperor has to think about it. The two adults advised us to go back and rest early. They said that the Emperor has posted notices from the Holy Inquisition, asking us not to surround him. That’s it.” The commoner started chatting with him smoothly.
Nie Hongyang knew what was going on, so he thanked him and left.
But the commoner grabbed his robe, and Nie Hongyang turned around and was about to scold him for being presumptuous.
The common people stared at his face for a moment and then shouted: "Oh, isn't this Commander Nie who was sent by His Highness King Mo to deliver the message?"
Nie Hongyang's pupils suddenly narrowed, and he didn't know if he was pointing his back. He casually grabbed the person who asked questions, and it was Bingwen's person named Yangyangtang.
There was a group of spies in the Bingwen Ancestral Hall who were common people. They were arranged by him to control the direction of public opinion among the crowd.
If Nie Hongyang asked someone else, who would be able to remember him just based on his appearance during the day, but he asked the people under Bingwen.
Other people may have just watched what happened in the morning, but the people under Bingwen were always paying attention to everything that happened.
At first Yangtang didn't recognize Nie Hongyang and started chatting with him casually.
But when he left, he turned around and his clothes were fluttering, which made Yangtang feel that his clothes were quite familiar. Looking at the clothes, they were not worn by ordinary people at all. He took a hand and waited for Nie Hongyang. She turned her head and stared at him carefully.
Then he remembered it and shouted loudly on purpose.
He howled loudly, and the people who had been calmed down by Xie Jiming and Kong Changhui and left in an orderly manner became furious. They surrounded Nie Hongyang one after another and asked in all directions: "What are you talking about?" Have you brought it with you? Is that the same as Niba?"
Nie Hongyang's head buzzed, and he just hoped that Xiao Yanjun, who was far away in the carriage, could not hear the content of the people's noise.
After being surrounded, he hurriedly used Qinggong, jumped up, and easily landed on the roof next to him.
Seeing that he disappeared instantly, Yangtang rolled his eyes and then shouted again: "He is here to ask questions. Maybe he and Niba are also around. Folks, let's look for him."
The common people felt that what he said made sense, and spread out to look for it.
Nie Hongyang went up to the roof and hid in the darkness. He wanted to wait for them to disperse before falling back down. After hearing these words, the veins on his forehead jumped, so he could only fly over the wall and over the roof to the carriage that had just parked on the side, and got into the driving position. , turned his horse's head, waved his whip, and galloped towards the palace.
Xiao Yanjun was sitting in the carriage, annoyed by the noise outside, and he couldn't hear the occasional words clearly.
Now that he saw Nie Hongyang coming back, he didn't report the situation immediately. Instead, he rushed to the car, opened the small window and was about to question him.
When the window opened, he found that Nie Hongyang had turned around and headed back towards the palace.
Xiao Yanjun's handsome face darkened: "What's going on? This king is going to the palace, why are you driving back?"
How could Nie Hongyang dare to stop? If the common people came and swarmed him, now he was the only one beside Xiao Yanjun, and they couldn't protect him even if he split him in half...
Therefore, he drove hard while replying: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the palace tonight. The door is surrounded by people pleading for His Highness King Mo. If you go out at this moment, those unscrupulous people will talk and talk. In case my subordinates can't protect me, it would be bad if I bump into you, so I'd better go back home first and then go to the Jade Palace after the morning meeting tomorrow."
Xiao Yanjun originally wanted to force him to stop the car, but when the words came to his lips, what he said next made sense.
He brought Nie Hongyang with him when he entered the palace late at night. He had a deep understanding of the feeling of being surrounded by people these days, but praise was one thing. If he was reviled by this group of people...
Xiao Yanjun gritted his teeth and closed the window.
The people outside the palace searched around the streets and alleys. Not to mention the traces of Xiao Yanjun, even Nie Hongyang from before could not be seen.
The common people were clamoring to go to Prince Yu's mansion. Xie Jiming and Kong Changhui quickly spoke out, urging everyone to go back and rest early because of the cold weather.
Seeing that both of them had spoken, Yangtang also shouted in response: "Yes, folks, let's come back tomorrow at the next court."
After some persuasion and the fact that it was getting late, the people dispersed one after another.
Xie Jiming had been holding on to his heart since the morning, but he didn't let it go until now, even though he knew early on that Xiao Mubai had a letter signed by Zhao Jiajun in his hand.
But after all, it was just a joint letter. He was really worried about Xiao Mubai as to whether the people would accept it.
In the current situation, it seems that this move was caught off guard very well. On the way out of the palace with Kong Changhui, he also listened to Kong Changhui's narration of Xiao Mubai's impassioned words in Dali Temple, and now he relaxed. He said to Kong Changhui: "Let's go to Mingxiang Garden quickly. They may be impatient for waiting."
Kong Changhui, however, bowed to him as a sign of resignation. He stood up and smiled at him mysteriously: "I still want to go back to Dali Temple. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back tonight. Could you please tell me, Mr. Jie? I have official business..."
(End of chapter)