"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine and the Duke of Zhong, Feng Zhang, are seeking an audience—"
Yuan Qing walked in from the outside with a strange expression, and his tone was quite strange.
Yan Huai looked up at Yuan Qing, "Feng Zhang is here too? What's the matter?"
Feng Ling has always been fine, Feng Zhang has no official position, so why ask for an appointment
The corners of Yuan Qing's lips trembled, "This, this... the imperial concubine said that Prince Feng was beaten by His Highness Chi..."
When Yuan Qing spoke, his tone was slightly hesitant, his eyes were helpless and sympathetic, and he even felt a little unbelievable. When Yan Huai heard this, his brows also raised, "Feng Zhang was beaten? Or was he beaten?" Yan Chi hit?!"
Yan Huai also felt that he heard it wrong, but Yuan Qing nodded with a wry smile, "Yes."
Yan Huai raised his eyebrows, "Feng Zhang was the one who caused trouble in the capital, why was he beaten by Yan Chi today?"
Yuan Qing continued with a wry smile and said, "Well, you'll know when you meet someone later."
Having said that, Yan Huai put down the imperial pen, "Alright, let me take a break and let them in."
Yuan Qing nodded, hurriedly walked outside the hall to announce, and soon, a group of people came to the entrance of the hall.
The first thing that came into view was Feng Zhang with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Compared with him before the palace gate, Feng Zhang's clothes were more messy at this moment, and his bun was loose. The blood on his face was not cleaned up at all. A swollen bruise. The corners of his lips and eyes were swollen and lost his shape, and the wings of his nose were also stained with blood. He was carried by four eunuchs, and he entered the palace door covered in mud and blood. As soon as he entered, Feng Zhang began to cry.
"Your Majesty—I beg your Majesty to make decisions for Feng Zhang—"
"Your Majesty, Feng Zhang deserves to die for his crime, and he should never have offended His Highness Chi."
"My Majesty, my Majesty, please make decisions for Feng Zhang before Feng Zhang dies."
Yan Huai has heard of Feng Zhang's domineering name to some extent, and Yan Huai's reputation as the Duke of Zhongguo is even more clear. In the past, when Feng Zhang entered the palace for an audience, there was never a time when Feng Zhang was not human, but this time, Yan Huai saw Looking at Feng Zhang's tragic appearance, it was both unexpected and funny. His Royal Highness, the Duke of Zhongguo, still has today? !
Yan Huai suppressed a smile, and looked back, sure enough, Feng Lingsu followed in with red eyes.
Four eunuchs carried Feng Zhang to the palace. Feng Zhang knelt down on the ground while moaning. However, his injuries were too serious. Two steps, the blood and tears on the face are real.
"Your Majesty, the villain pays homage to the Emperor and begs the Emperor to make decisions for Feng Zhang!"
On this side, Feng Lingsu took a step in front of Feng Zhang and also knelt down.
"Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines are here to beg the emperor to make decisions for Zhang'er. Your Majesty, look at Zhang'er's appearance. The ministers and concubines don't need to say much. You will know how presumptuous His Royal Highness Prince Rui's son is?"
Feng Lingsu's tears fell as she said this, she didn't look old at all, but when she cried now, it was like pear blossoms and rain. Yan Huai came out from behind the case, and treated Feng Lingsu affectionately. Helped her up, "Su'er got up first, what's going on?"
Said and looked at Yuan Qing, "Quickly, help Feng Zhang up too, pass it on to the imperial doctor!"
Yuan Qing immediately ordered the little eunuch to ask for an imperial doctor, and then supported Feng Zhang on a stool beside him. Feng Zhang cried out in pain when he was touched, and Feng Lingsu couldn't help crying again, "Your Majesty, today Zhang'er Originally, he wanted to enter the palace to greet his concubines, but who knew, when he reached the gate of the palace, he met the ninth girl of the Qin family. Zhang'er recognized the ninth girl, so he wanted to go up to say hello, but just said a few words, His Highness Chi arrived, and he insisted on saying that it was Zhang'er who bullied Nine Girls..."
Feng Lingsu grabbed Yan Huai's arm, "Your Majesty, Miss Jiu is the person you appointed to treat the empress dowager, Zhang'er is no longer sensible, how can he bully Miss Jiu? His Royal Highness Prince Rui, clearly It's too wild in Shuoxi, even in the capital city, lawlessness will rise up, Shuoxi is out of your control, but this is the capital city, how can he do this?!"
Feng Lingsu looked at Feng Zhang, "Zhang'er was watched by you since childhood, but right now, he is going to be beaten to death. Your majesty, you want to be the master for Zhang'er and your concubines... "
Yan Huai frowned, "Did Yan Chi hit someone for no reason? This is too presumptuous!"
Feng Lingsu nodded immediately, "That is to say, the emperor, I heard that His Highness Chi has a bad reputation in the west, but now that you have given him such a good job when you return to the capital, how can he do this?" Lawless, you let him go to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, he is so vicious, he beats people whenever he wants, how can he be competent for the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"
Yan Huai put her arms around Feng Lingsu halfway, and nodded when she heard the words, "Su'er is right, don't cry, it's winter and the first month, when you cry, you have to cry, look at you, your face is frozen famous."
Hearing this, Feng Lingsu didn't dare to cry anymore. The tears made her eyes ache and her face was aching from the cold. She is the person who pays most attention to maintenance, and she must not hurt the skin on her face.
Feng Lingsu sobbed a few times, stopped crying, and Yan Huai said, "Yanchi is wrong, I will definitely punish him, the most important thing right now is to show Feng Zhang the injury."
As soon as the words fell, Feng Zhang began to groan again. He entered the palace and went straight to Changxin Palace. Not to mention seeing the imperial doctor, even his hair and clothes would be worse. Huai felt that he was seriously injured.
Hearing his cry of pain, Yan Huai couldn't help taking two steps closer, "Feng Zhang? Are you still awake?"
Feng Zhang opened his eyes weakly, and his eyes were red, "Your Majesty, just now... the villain thought he was going to be beaten to death by His Highness Chi just now, and I will never see the emperor again... Your Majesty, although the villain is a little extravagant on weekdays, but That's because you and the imperial concubine have given face to Duke Zhong, but today, today, the villain really didn't provoke His Highness Chi. His Highness Chi couldn't understand that the villain brought a few more guards, and even provoked him to beat the villain like this. Your Majesty, the villain is wronged—”
The more Feng Zhang talked, the louder he cried, and Yan Huai also sighed and felt sad when he heard it, "I saw that you were wronged, so don't cry, a man, crying is not a skill, let Yu later The doctor will show you, if it really hurts the vitals, I will definitely punish Yan Chi for a felony—”
When Feng Zhang heard it, he stopped the exaggerated moaning and crying, and soon, the imperial doctor arrived in the hall.
Feng Lingsu covered her heart and was full of worry, "Your Majesty, Zhang'er is still so young. If he becomes disabled, or...or dies of serious injuries, what should I do... Your Majesty, this is my brother's lifeblood. The only seedling of the government."
Yan Huai patted Feng Lingsu on the back, "I know, I know, don't worry Su'er, I will definitely seek justice for Feng Zhang." Then, Yan Huai looked at Yuan Qing, "It happened at the gate of the palace? , call the imperial guards who are on duty today, I want to see how far this Yan Chimu has no rules?!"
Yuan Qing responded and ordered the little eunuch to summon the imperial army.
On this side, the imperial doctor made some investigations and respectfully reported to Yan Huai, "My Majesty, the young prince has traumatic injuries all over his body. Except for the first rib on the left side of the chest that seems to be broken, his hands, feet and head are all intact. As long as you take good medicine, these injuries can be cured in half a month, and the rib injury is not serious, it can be cured in a month."
After the imperial doctor finished speaking, Feng Lingsu glared at the imperial doctor, "Have you seen everything clearly? Did you miss anything?!"
The imperial doctor continued to nod respectfully, "Yes, the imperial concubine, the little prince is really fine."
Feng Lingsu still stared at the imperial doctor, Yan Huai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Look, it's nothing serious, don't worry."
Having said that, Feng Lingsu cried again, "But your majesty, Zhang'er has been injured so badly and bled so much, how can he say it's nothing serious? Look at him, how pitiful he was beaten ah… "
When Feng Zhang heard that he was fine, although he was relieved from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to spare Yan Chi at all.
"Doctor, my head is dizzy and I feel very uncomfortable..."
Having said that, the imperial doctor walked over to look at Feng Zhang's head again. After looking around, the imperial doctor even combed Feng Zhang's hair, but still shook his head, "Don't worry, little son, maybe it's because of blood loss. The dizziness caused, you don’t have any scars on your head, it must be that the person who did it didn’t want to really hurt you.”
Feng Zhang held his breath in his throat, and this imperial doctor actually helped Yan Chi speak? !
"I... I hurt, my whole body hurts, my eyes seem to be blind..."
The imperial doctor sighed, "Your Majesty's face is covered with blood that hasn't been cleaned up yet. It will be fine when it's cleaned up. I've seen it just now. Your eye sockets are bruised, but there's nothing wrong with your eyeballs."
Feng Zhang gritted his teeth, and wanted to say more, but Yan Huai had already said, "That's good, you go to prescribe the prescription immediately, and prepare the wound medicine for Xiao Shizi immediately, and I will watch you deal with it later."
The imperial doctor took the order and retreated respectfully.
Feng Lingsu hurriedly cried, "Your Majesty, even if this is the case, His Highness Chi has gone too far. It's a blessing. Otherwise, Zhang'er would be disabled or killed. How can I let my concubine explain to my brother!" And started wiping tears again.
Yan Huai raised her hand to wipe Feng Lingsu's tears, "I know what you mean, but I have to wait until I figure out the whole story. What if Yan Chi is worse than what you two said? Then Did I miss it?"
Feng Lingsu's heart immediately became tense when he heard the words, Yan Chi will not be worse than what they said, and when the forbidden army arrives, he will know that Feng Zhang offended the nine daughters of the Qin family first, and then... Feng Lingsu's heart becomes tense , "Well, Your Majesty..."
Yan Huai shook Feng Lingsu's hand, "Don't panic, don't worry, now that Feng Zhang is fine, you and I will clarify today's matter, and then pass Yan Chi over later, Punish him in front of your face."
Feng Lingsu had no choice but to be dragged by Yan Huai to sit aside. Not long after the two of them sat down, the imperial guards on duty at the palace gate arrived. After saluting, Yan Huai asked, "Just outside the palace gate You all know about it, right?"
The ones who came here were the chief and deputy guard captains who were on duty at the gate of the palace today, and they both nodded at the same time, not daring to hide it.
Yan Huai then continued to ask, "Okay, then tell me in front of the imperial concubine and empress, how did the dispute arise and how did you start today's matter, and it is best to detail everything that everyone said. Come in detail."
As soon as these words came out, the two guard captains showed embarrassment, Yan Huai's phoenix eyes narrowed, "Don't hide it."
With just these four words, the foreheads of the two captains of the guards began to sweat. They looked at each other, and the captain of the guards coughed lightly and said, "My Majesty, today's matter is related to the nine girls of the Qin family. , the nine girls of the Qin Mansion just finished seeing the Queen Mother and walked out of the palace gate. As soon as they left the palace gate, they met the prince, and the prince brought someone... brought someone... "
The captain of the guard who spoke was hesitant, and Yan Huai looked at the captain of the guard in a leisurely manner, "It's okay to be straightforward, I and the imperial concubine are both fair people, if there is any concealment, you two should know the guilt."
The captain of the guard looked serious, and there was no hesitation at the moment, "The prince brought people and stopped the nine girls and her party. At that time, the generals quickly noticed the movement outside, because they were not far away, Hearing that Shi Zi said that she would ask Nine Girls to see a doctor for him, Nine Girls said that Shi Zi was indeed sick, but she couldn't cure that disease, saying that Shi Zi's disease was in his brain."
"The son reacted for a while, thinking that Miss Jiu said that he was mentally ill, and immediately got angry. At this moment, Miss Jiu's maid did not know what to do, so the son... said... that he would arrest the maid..."
"You—you're talking nonsense—" Feng Zhang slumped on the chair, and when he heard this, he murmured in his heart that he was not good, and quickly argued, "I just wanted to warn that girl one or two, and I wanted to praise Nine Girls with good intentions. Her medical skills were snatched away by her, and that girl still followed suit, I dare not offend Miss Nine, but I can't even warn a girl?"
After Feng Zhang finished speaking, Yan Huai said in a low voice, "You don't need to argue, I will judge for myself, aren't you seriously injured? Since the injury is serious, don't talk to raise your spirits."
Feng Zhang only felt that there was a warning in Yan Huai's voice, so what else could he say
Yan Huai looked at the captain of the guard, "Continue—"
The captain of the guard understood what Yan Huai meant, and quickly told what he had seen and heard just now, and they were on duty at the gate of the palace, and they were somewhat saddened by Feng Zhang. Zhang has a lot of people and powerful people bullying a weak woman, so when the captain of the guard said it, he said Feng Zhang's evil words verbatim, but Yan Chi omitted most of the sharp words.
"His Highness Chi was even angrier after listening to the son's words, and said that the emperor has always treated Prince Rui's mansion favorably, and there was no such meaning in it. The son of Feng was simply framing the emperor, and then the son intentionally let his subordinates take the son. , but the prince said again, saying...that the Shuoxi army in the west is the private soldiers of Prince Rui's residence—"
Yan Huai heard this with a calm expression, "And then?"
The captain of the guard looked serious and said, "Then His Royal Highness asked three questions, asking about the military discipline of the Shuoxi Army, how to be disrespectful to the superior, how to be disrespectful to the commander, and finally, how to be disrespectful to the Holy One, His Highness Chi's guards answered one by one. , and then the prince said that he was only talking about His Highness Chi and Prince Rui, and that if His Highness Chi moved him, he would let the emperor punish His Highness Chi for his crimes. At that time, His Highness Chi was already very angry. hand."
"His Highness was beaten, and the guards of Feng's residence did not dare to step forward to stop him, so His Highness continued to curse angrily. At that time, the general felt that it was not appropriate to step forward to stop him. His Highness Chi had intended to bypass the prince and asked him if he knew his mistake, but The prince scolded His Highness for being... a son of a bitch... His Highness didn't stop, and afterward, the prince was beaten so hard that he fell to the ground and gave in."
Feng Zhang listened to what the captain of the guard said, although he couldn't find anyone who was obviously helping Yan Chi, but he felt something was wrong no matter what he heard. Not only did he speak wild words, but he was also completely useless, there was really nothing to redeem.
Yan Huai listened and asked again, "And then?"
"Then His Royal Highness Chi saw that the son was crying all the time, so he asked us to send him to the palace to see the imperial doctor, saying that it would be impossible for His Royal Highness to do such evil things like today, and then he was gone."
After the captain of the guard finished speaking respectfully, Yan Huai was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Back off."
The two of them saluted and retired, and the hall was empty. Feng Lingsu took Yan Huai's arm, "Your Majesty, did you hear that? The son of Prince Rui really doesn't have any respect for Zhang'er, so he insisted on letting his subordinates beat him up." Zhang'er..."
Yan Huai glanced at Feng Zhang, "Why do you have to respect Feng Zhang?"
Feng Lingsu was taken aback, Yan Huai's expression sank, "More than a dozen big men went to surround a little girl, no wonder Yan Chi called him a waste, if it wasn't for Yan Chi, what would happen to the nine daughters of the Qin family today? "
As he said that, Yan Huai pulled his arm out of Feng Lingsu's arms, "Even Yan Chi knew that it was wrong for Jiu Yato to see the Queen Mother, but Feng Zhang didn't know that?!"
Yan Huai's complexion changed, Feng Lingsu was suddenly dumbfounded, she clearly knew that Yan Huai might take pity on her when he was affectionate, but when he was really angry, it was not her. Tears are redeemed.
On this side, Feng Zhang was also stunned, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I just..."
"Just what?!" Yan Huai sneered coldly, "It's all for you to do a lot of evil things in the capital to discredit the Duke of Zhongguo and the imperial concubine, but today you dare to lay your mind on the nine girls of the Qin family? ! Do you think Jiu Yatou is a girl who is easy to bully, or do you think the Queen Mother's condition is irrelevant?!"
Feng Zhang's throat was blocked, and he quickly climbed down from the chair. He knelt on the ground, no longer as limp and weak as before, "Please learn from the emperor! Please learn from the emperor, the villain will never dare to have such a heart, but... just at that time …”
"What's more, you dare to provoke the relationship between me and Prince Rui's mansion?! What Yan Chi said is true, what contribution do your Duke's mansion and Feng Zhang yourself have to the Great Zhou? How dare you make false remarks about Prince Rui and Shuo Xi Jun, and you, Feng Zhang, even know what I’m thinking? You can speak on my behalf?!”
Feng Zhang turned pale when he heard this, and quickly kowtowed on the ground, "The villain dare not, the villain dare not, the villain is just... just impulsive and didn't think clearly... The Shuoxi Army has been in the west for many years, under the command of Prince Weirui, Inevitably... the villain is confused, I beg the emperor to bypass the villain, and the villain will never dare again in the future."
Seeing this, Feng Lingsu hurriedly knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Yan Huai raised her hand to stop her words, "Feng Zhang was indeed at fault for today's matter. Although Yan Chi had someone beat you, it was serious. Therefore, your beating Not bad."
Feng Lingsu looked at Yan Huai, hesitant to speak, and Yan Huai said, "Yan Chi is also at fault for beating people, but I will investigate these later, the imperial concubine will take Feng Zhang away now, and go to treat the wound. It’s fine to cry, don’t bother me with such absurd things.”
"Your majesty..." Feng Lingsu whimpered, "Yes... the concubine knows, and the concubine is resigning."
Feng Lingsu got up, and looked at the eunuch of Changxin Palace waiting at the entrance of the palace, "Why don't you hurry up and help the son?"
Several eunuchs stepped forward and helped Feng Zhang up, Feng Lingsu saluted again, and then took Feng Zhang away.
After Yan Huai got up and returned to the imperial case, after a while, his eyes narrowed slightly.
After glancing at Yuan Qing, Yan Huai asked, "What do you think?"
Yuan Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Although the son is at fault, His Highness Chi also has shortcomings this time. Speaking of which, the son's fault is bigger, but... but generally speaking, both of them are at fault."
Yan Huai smiled, "You know how to make love."
Yuan Qing smiled, "The Holy One knows right and wrong."
Yan Huai tapped the table twice, "Small things, I like Yan Chi who makes mistakes."