This person must be Situ Yan, Emperor Xiankang of Xingluo Kingdom.
Looking at him like this, the conversation with Emperor Jiawen was obviously not pleasant, and he was probably at a disadvantage.
Otherwise, he would never show such an expression in front of so many people.
After all, he is still an emperor. If he had not really encountered something unbearable, he would not have reacted like this.
Chu Liuyue was a little curious for a moment.
I don't know what Emperor Jiawen said or did to make Situ Yan so angry.
Situ Yan walked past them.
Suddenly, Situ Yan stopped and turned to look at Chu Liuyue.
"Are you Chu Liuyue?"
Chu Liuyue's eyes flashed slightly.
It's really strange that this person actually knows her
She bowed her head slightly and knelt down to salute.
Situ Yan's eyes were like extremely sharp steel knives, scraping across Chu Liuyue's body.
Chu Liuyue's heart moved slightly.
It seems that Situ Yan doesn't have a good impression of her.
Chu Ning took a step forward and quietly stood in front of Chu Liuyue, blocking Situ Yan's sight.
Situ Yan snorted coldly, then turned and left.
After his figure gradually disappeared, Chu Ning turned back and asked with some worry:
"Yue'er, when have you ever offended this person?"
Chu Liuyue chuckled and shrugged.
"Today is the first time I see him. How can I have the chance to offend him? But I have offended the apple of his eye before."
Situ Xingchen
Chu Ning nodded clearly.
Chu Liuyue looked at his sudden relief and asked curiously:
"Aren't you worried?"
"What's there to worry about?" Chu Ning snorted, "How can his daughter be compared to my Yue'er?"
He vaguely knew that Situ Xingchen seemed to be interested in Rong Xiu, but Rong Xiu asked to marry Yue'er. Isn't it obvious at a glance why Situ Xingchen had such an attitude towards his own Yue'er
In Chu Ning's eyes, all the women in the world put together are not as good as his precious Yue'er.
Apart from anything else, Rong Xiu has a very good taste.
Chu Liuyue: "."
Why did she hear a hint of pride in these words
"Chun Ning is here? Let him in!"
Emperor Jiawen's voice came from Zhaoyang Palace.
Eunuch Min said quickly:
"Your Majesty, Miss Liu Yue is here too. She said she has something important to report."
It was quiet for a moment.
"Then let her come in together!"
Chu Ning and Chu Liuyue looked at each other, their expressions became solemn, and they entered Zhaoyang Palace one after another.
Entering the palace, Chu Liuyue saw Emperor Jiawen sitting at the top.
The expression on his face seemed to be better than the previous few days, and he was obviously angry at Situ Yan.
"Liu Yue, you don't come to the palace often. Why are you here today?"
His tone was relaxed, and he obviously didn't attach much importance to Chu Liuyue's arrival.
Chu Liuyue and Chu Ning exchanged a look, then took a step forward and said:
"Your Majesty, Liu Yue's visit today is related to Qijiao Alley."
Upon hearing the words "Seven Corners Alley", Emperor Jiawen's expression suddenly froze, and he unconsciously sat upright, staring at Chu Liuyue closely.
"What did you say?"
Chu Liuyue paused and then told the whole story.
However, her reason for going to Seven Corners Alley was changed to passing by it accidentally.
She didn't want Emperor Jiawen to know that she was also secretly investigating this matter.
Emperor Jiawen was shocked from the first sentence he heard.
He didn't know how much effort it took to suppress his urge to lift the table, but the veins in the hand holding the chair were already popping out!
And his complexion was even more green and white, so wonderful!
Chu Liuyue had already expected his reaction, so she pretended not to pay attention at this time and just told the story in a leisurely manner.
"Because the matter was so important, Liu Yue didn't dare to take charge of it alone, so he rushed over immediately."
Chu Ning immediately knelt down to apologize:
"It was all the negligence of the humble ministers that led to today's situation. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
Emperor Jiawen slowly held his forehead with his hand and did not speak for a long time.
Chu Ning and Chu Liuyue waited quietly.
In fact, Emperor Jiawen's inner emotions at this time were very complicated, and his mind was even more chaotic.
I thought that after the queen died and Rong Jin was deposed, the true meaning of this matter would gradually be revealed.
But now something like this happened!
His first reaction was to doubt Situ Xingchen.
After all, he was basically sure that Situ Xingchen secretly met the queen and learned a lot from her. He even got the key secretly engraved by the queen during her lifetime, which helped Rong Jin successfully enter Sijin Peak.
She is ambitious, and it is not surprising that Hu would do such a thing.
But the key is—Situ Xingchen is trapped somewhere now!
Then this bronze jar was obviously not stolen by her.
And Situ Yan seems unlikely.
This time, because the matter was urgent, Situ Yan came as quickly as possible, even bringing only a few personal guards with him.
"The other party is powerful and obviously well prepared. I can't blame you entirely for this matter."
Emperor Jiawen finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart and spoke slowly.
"Take someone to the Seven Corners Alley immediately and check to see if you can find any clues. After checking, report it immediately."
"yes!"
"As for Liu Yue, since you were the first to see it, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to follow him for this matter."
Chu Liuyue said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Liu Yue will do her best."
Emperor Jiawen nodded and suddenly asked:
"By the way, this won't waste too much of your time and energy, right? As for Vice General Mu, he should be put first in everything, you know?"
Chu Liuyue responded, but she chuckled in her heart.
Even though they were already in dire straits now, they still did not dare to offend Mu Qinghe easily.
If Emperor Jiawen knew that the two people who entered the imperial mausoleum were actually her and Mu Qinghe, he didn't know what his expression would be.
"I'm a little tired, you can go down first."
Emperor Jiawen waved his hand, and Chu Ning came out with Chu Liuyue.
After walking out of Zhaoyang Palace, Chu Liuyue suddenly asked:
"Dad, can I go to the Queen's palace and have a look?"
Chu Ning was surprised:
"What are you doing there?"
Chu Liuyue pondered for a moment and said with a smile:
"Maybe we can find some useful clues for dad."
Chu Ning shook his head seriously.
"The queen's funeral will be held tomorrow. It's not appropriate for you to go now."
He still wanted to try his best to keep Chu Liuyue away from these things.
Seeing that his attitude was firm, Chu Liuyue did not continue and changed the topic.
The group of people left the palace together and headed straight to Qijiao Alley.
Leaving the palace.
"Master, some of the people from the Northwest Army have already gone to the imperial capital."
Yu Mo whispered.
"They can arrive here in three days at most. You see."
Rong Xiu looked calm and turned over a page of the book.
"How many people came?"
"Not many, five thousand. But these are almost all elite soldiers of the Northwest Army, and they were killed on the battlefield. They can almost fight one against ten. Although the number of Imperial Guards in the imperial capital is larger, the two sides will really fight. , the outcome is undecided. What’s more, there are reinforcements behind us."
The corners of Rong Xiu's lips are slightly raised.
"Rong Jiu doesn't fight an unprepared battle, let alone. I want him to win."
(End of chapter)