"I have seen His Royal Highness the Third Prince." On the corridor, the palace people saw the black figure walking slowly in front, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.
The man didn't seem to see them, he kept his original gentle pace on the suddenly quiet road and passed them by, and he didn't say anything to excuse them or let them get up.
The palace people were accustomed to it, and did not get up until the oppressive person disappeared at the end of the corridor.
But today, after they got up, they secretly glanced in the direction where Yu Chi Yan disappeared. The palace maid, who couldn't hide her troubles, said with a strange expression, "Did I read it wrong? Your Highness... Is Your Highness injured?"
"That direction came from the imperial study, right?"
"Did you have a quarrel with Your Majesty?"
"Don't talk about it, don't talk about Tianjia's affairs, it's time to go."
Yuchi went to the open air, and as the biting cold wind slipped under the collar of his clothes, he raised his head and realized that the leaves on the big trees in the palace garden had all fallen.
The tip of his nose suddenly felt a slight coldness, and he twitched his eyelids slightly, preventing Luo Shuang from falling into his eyes.
Before you know it, winter has come.
There was a ferocious wound on Yuchi Yan's forehead above his left eye, as if he had been hit by something hard, and blood was still flowing from the unscabbed opening. He stood on the stone ground that was gradually soaked by falling snow. He was not affected by the pain from the wound. Instead, he gently evoked a smile. The understatement in his eyes seemed to be dragging a trace of madness.
"You...you, what a formality!"
After Yu Chi Yan confessed to his father that he liked a man, and that he had to be with him, he unsurprisingly angered him. The emperor was probably too surprised, and in anger, he grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it at him.
The emperor regretted when he left his hand on the inkstone platform and saw that Yu Chi Yan didn't dodge the slightest movement.
Yu Chi Yan didn't care much, as if he didn't feel the pain at all, and he didn't even blink his eyes, showing how determined he was.
The emperor was somewhat surprised. Although he had never cared much about this physically handicapped son, he also knew that he had a very casual attitude towards many arrangements in the palace and his own affairs. For example, in the past, he accepted the marriage objects arranged by his mother and concubine - even if he did not know what means he used to make them disappear in the end.
Yuchi Yan also asked him: "If it is said that ordinary people are not qualified to choose, but I am the third prince of Yaoguo, do I still need to look at ordinary people?"
Many high-ranking officials or sons of noble families have that strange hobby, but Yu Chiyan is the only one in the royal family who speaks so blatantly in front of the emperor. After the emperor calmed down, he thought that Yu Chi Yan might have said these words on purpose, to resist the idea that they were always thinking of arranging a marriage for him.
He opened his mouth and said, "If you don't want to get married, just tell me directly, you can't use such absurd reasons to deliberately make me and your mother unhappy."
Yu Chi Yan lowered his head slightly and said calmly, "My father has been thinking too much, and my son has no intention of contradicting his father and mother. I really don't like those women, I just don't want to delay them."
The emperor's breathing was a little heavy. He tried to soothe himself, thinking that maybe Yu Chi Yan was just eager to go back and play in private. After all, as a prince, if he had to be so maverick, he would have to give up a lot of things.
So the emperor said to Yu Chiyan: "If you just have a whim or you need someone to help you solve your needs, then you don't need to notify me about this kind of thing. Didn't you just give you a mansion outside the palace a while ago? Take people back and let you do whatever you want, don't be too public."
Yu Chi Yan gave the emperor a funny look and reiterated: "Father, you may have misunderstood."
"Erchen is saying that he wants Mingmi to be marrying that son, and he will be the only imperial concubine for him."
The emperor's brows were about to twist into twists, and he reminded: "Do you know what it means to let the world know that you have married a man to be the prince's concubine? First of all, you will directly lose the qualification to compete for the inheritance of this country."
Although this crown prince was passed on to the eldest prince according to the inheritance qualifications of the dynasties, it did not mean that the eldest prince was really the old emperor's favorite son. He has also experienced power struggles himself, and naturally knows what kind of things will happen between several sons.
Born with disabilities is a very taboo thing in the remote country, Yu Chiyan has not been valued by him since he was a child, and now he has grown up beyond his expectations. Even if he still won't think about this son in the end, Yuchi Yan's request is too absurd, so he decided to use this to put some pressure on him.
There is no prince without such ambition, especially Yu Chi Yan who has been suppressed for many years...
The emperor thought so, seeing his son wearing a half-silver mask looking at him calmly, as if seeing through all his thoughts at a glance.
Yu Chi Yan's tone was very firm: "The right of inheritance is not convenient."
"Man, I must marry."
It doesn't matter if he wants to give up his royal status.
When the emperor heard Yu Chi Yan's words, he knew that he could not use his power to change Yu Chi Yan's mind.
Yu Chi Yan looked at him for a moment, then suddenly chuckled again and said, "Besides, isn't this what many people mean? What's wrong?"
The emperor was silent. Yuchiyan could see many things clearly, but he just didn't want to talk about it. He didn't have the idea of supporting this son at first. It was his own son. He felt a little bit of guilt over the years.
The emperor's attitude softened a little: "Which family does that son come from?"
What he can't live with is a son with a broken sleeve, which is somewhat disgraceful. But thinking about it again, the one who will really be laughed at is Yuchi Yan himself. Since he doesn't mind, he has nothing to stop him.
Yuchi Yan replied, "It's just ordinary people, not the sons of famous families."
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and his opposition was no longer so strong: "I know, you go down first, I... have to think about it again."
This sentence fell into Yu Chi Yan's ears, and basically it was already possible.
He didn't lie, he really didn't covet the so-called throne in the first place, he didn't care who the country ended up in, he just didn't want their struggle for the throne to be so smooth and dull. Rather than being involved, he wanted to be a bystander in the muddy waters.
Paving the way for Yu Chi Yan who can justifiably marry Gu Xiyu to his side in the future, returned to his palace happily, cleaned up the wound, and planned to find a time to see Gu Xiyu and give him a surprise.
After listening to the report from the people below, the fourth prince, Yu Chirong, has returned to his palace. He had confirmed that Gu Xiyu had successfully contacted them, and it was Gu Xiyu who personally said that he would come to the imperial city to find him. It's just that in order for them to be able to be together in a grand manner in the future, he has just retired from his relatives in Dayan Kingdom, so Gu Xiyu may not be able to enter the palace directly.
So Yuchi Yan felt that he would go to Yuchirong's Prince's Mansion in person on another day, and give Gu Xiyu another surprise by the way.
"Don't worry, he may have his own arrangements, maybe he will come to you later."
Gu Xiyu, who was in Yuchirong's mansion, heard the comfort of the intelligent system, and sneered: "Really? Then how does he know that I am here?"
"System, are you hiding something from me?"
"The target is also the third prince. There are many people in the fourth prince's mansion, but he is not the only one who knows." The system avoided his second question.
Power struggles and the placement of spies in various factions are common. It is estimated that many people outside are investigating the origins of him and Murong Qingwan. As the male protagonist, Yu Chirong's ability is not small, he covers them well, and there is no need to worry about revealing their identities for a while.
However, the words of the system planted a small seed in his heart.
Gu Xiyu was really worried about the fact that he wanted to see the Great Demon King but couldn't. If the Great Demon King really was Awen, or if he could sense it...the best would really come to the door.
At noon, the Fourth Prince's Mansion really came.
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"I have seen His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
On weekdays, Yu Chi Yan, who didn't even want to say the word "exemption", was too approachable today. He raised his hand to let the housekeeper of the Fourth Prince's Mansion stand up and said, "I wonder if the Fourth Prince's younger brother is at the mansion? I'm here today, I have something important... And things, you have to ask him for it."
If Gu Xiyu was present, he would probably have angrily accused him of calling himself a 'thing'.
Just thinking about it, Yu Chi Yan could imagine the sullen look on Gu Xiyu's face, the joy in his heart was gradually stirred up, and the aura around his body was rarely soft.
After the middle-aged butler heard his intentions, his face became a little more apologetic: "The third highness is really sorry, the fourth highness happens to be away from the mansion, so I am afraid you have gone for nothing."
Yuchi Yan's eyes narrowed for a while, but he didn't care much. After all, he didn't want to drink, and it wasn't Yuchi Rong that he wanted to see.
He didn't go around with the housekeeper, and said bluntly, "Did he bring a guest back a few days ago?"
The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, but still did not dare to deceive Yu Chi Yan, who seemed to have the ability to see people's hearts, and admitted it.
Yu Chi Yan then said: "One of his guests is my friend. It doesn't matter if the fourth emperor's younger brother is not in the mansion. Please ask the housekeeper to arrange for me so that I can meet the other party. If you are worried, you can let him come out. Testify with me."
Unexpectedly, the butler's expression became even more embarrassed. He lowered his head and said at a loss: "This... I'm afraid that the third highness will be disappointed."
"There are people in the palace today. I don't know what they said to the fourth highness. A guest was taken to the palace. The fourth highness stopped them and failed. Not long after they left, they went out with another guest. I don't know if I'm dealing with this."
"When the Fourth Highness returns to the mansion, the youngest will definitely give a message to the Third Highness, saying that you have come to see him today."
When Yu Chi Yan walked out of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, people were still stunned. He frowned and got into the carriage, wondering why people were suddenly summoned into the palace.
The sun gradually setting on the other side of the mountain dragged its long tail, dyeing the sky an orange-red. The birds lined up far in the air were flapping their wings and leaving, and the street vendors on the street were also packing up and preparing to go home.
As the carriage passed by on the road, he just heard the conversation of the outsiders.
"Have you heard? The princess that Dayan Kingdom sent to our remote country to be relatives isn't dead, she has been found!"
"That's right, I heard from the officers and soldiers that I don't know if it was found by the Fourth Prince or His Royal Highness. It can be regarded as a great achievement."
"Hey, what is this? Didn't the princess promised to give it to His Royal Highness the Third Emperor? I also heard that after the Crown Prince picked up the princess, he fell in love with her at first sight. It happened that the Third Prince just announced it a few days ago. Let’s go with the pro, now the prince takes advantage of this time to meet the emperor in person and ask to marry the princess Dayan to him.”
When Yu Chi Yan heard these words, he almost smashed the window panels of the carriage.
"But... the prince is powerful. If you really want to marry the prince, there are many young ladies from your family who can consolidate his status for him. Why would you want the princess from the affiliated country?"
"That's not clear. However, it is said that geese produce beautiful women. It is estimated that the princess was so shocked that she was born as a celestial being, as rumored. Even the prince was fascinated by her!"
The prince... It's the prince again, and it's Yuchi Lan again!
Yu Chi Yan really hated this name now. Not long ago, he was asked to find out that Chen Wei, whom he had trusted outside the country for years, was actually Yuchi Lan's staff. His past experience of practicing martial arts with his old master in the mountains was true, but the first thing he met after going down the mountain was Yuchi Lan had already been included under him as a follower.
I don't know if Chen Wei was lurking in Luohe Village because Yuchi Lan had already seen through his identity, or if there was another purpose. But he was really well informed about this news. He even knew that Gu Xiyu had slipped away. He was indeed the prince appointed by the emperor.
Yu Chi Yan's eyes became cold, and she tried to calm herself down in her heart.
Hearing that the people in the palace picked up the princess, it is very likely that Yuchi Lan was aware of the marriage, so it was the real Murong Qingwan who was picked up.
However, this speculation was ruthlessly overturned when he saw Yuchirong and Murong Qingwan standing outside the door of the third prince's mansion, which was given to him by the emperor.
He got out of the carriage with a dark face.
Yuchi Rong and Murong Qingwan had just arrived at the Third Prince's Mansion, but they didn't expect to be able to squat down to Yuchi Yan, who didn't often return to the mansion.
Although Yu Chi Yan and Yu Chi Rong are brothers, they were born to different concubines. When they grew up, they had little communication, and their relationship was even stranger than ordinary friends. Yu Chirong has always been afraid of him, and may be the only one who clearly realizes that he will do many crazy things.
After getting off the car, Yuchi went straight to Yuchirong, grabbed his collar and asked angrily, "Where's the person?"
Seeing that Yuchirong didn't reply immediately, he added impatiently, "You know who I'm asking!"
Yu Chirong paused for a moment, as if he was startled by his fierce reaction, and when he regained his senses, he pushed his hand away, straightened his clothes and replied, "I was stopped by the prince's people who were taken into the palace. don't stop."
Yu Chi Yan sneered: "Oh? I heard that the prince took the princess. Is he the princess?"
Murong Qingwan's eyes fell on him with anxiety and vigilance, as well as worry about Gu Xiyu.
She said before Yuchi Ronghe, who meant the third prince of Yaoguo, quarreled: "Don't blame him, it's all my fault, brother he..."
At noon, people did come to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and they said that they knew that the Princess of Dayan Kingdom was here, and the two sides still couldn't match the strength of the people in the Prince's place. Gu Xiyu didn't want to let Murong Qingwan take risks, so he pretended to be a woman again and entered the palace for her.
Yu Chirong then added: "Young Master Murong, tell me before leaving, let me find a chance to meet you and give you this thing." If it wasn't for Gu Xiyu's explanation, he would never have made this trip.
Yu Chi Yan lowered his head, the emperor's younger brother was lying in the hand of the suet jade brand that he had brought to Gu Xiyu from the palace.
His head suddenly started to hurt again.
When Chen Wei was in Luohe Village, although he didn't know that Gu Xiyu was a man, he probably guessed that he was a princess who escaped marriage, especially since he didn't deliberately hide it from him at that time. At that time, Chen Wei had been approaching Gu Xiyu and got along very well with him. It might even be the fire he set. The purpose was to help Gu Xiyu escape from the cottage, but by accident he failed to stop him. success.
If Chen Wei is Yuchi Lan's person, combined with Yuchi Lan's current abnormal behavior, Chen Wei's purpose of helping Gu Xiyu at the beginning must not be simple... What exactly does Yuchi Lan want to do? !
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Yu Chi Yan: I was so angry that my daughter-in-law was gone.