newbobooks Chapter 272 Emperor and Concubine
Chapter 272 Emperor and Concubine
"Your Majesty, just as I was about to get off, this dog slave stood up. If I had put my foot on his back at that time, I would have fallen down."
Concubine Bai had a round face like a silver plate, thick eyebrows and almond eyes, and she was quite good-looking.
At this moment, she was protecting her already visibly pregnant belly while complaining to Emperor Tianqi, her face showing both shock and anger.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
How could the young eunuch not understand what was happening? He immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"I didn't know that the Imperial Concubine was also inside the Dragon Throne. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Come here!" Emperor Tianqi glanced at the young eunuch coldly, "Take him away for interrogation and find out if there is anyone who is instigating him?"
"Your Majesty, please spare me. Your Majesty, please spare me. I really didn't know that Your Majesty was in the dragon chariot."
Ignoring the young eunuch's pleas for mercy, two guards from the Imperial Guard Division stepped forward, carried him up on the left and right, and were about to go down.
"Wait a minute!"
Princess Qingyi Chen Lingyi slowly stepped forward, first glanced at Concubine Bai, and then said to Emperor Tianqi:
"Meet the Emperor!"
"No need to be so polite, sister!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, according to the rules, only Your Majesty can sit on the Dragon Paladin. This eunuch must not have known that Concubine Bai was also in the Dragon Paladin, so he stood up and retreated behind the Dragon Paladin according to the rules.
As the saying goes, 'Ignorance is not a crime', and nothing has happened to Concubine Bai, so why not forgive him!"
"Pfft-"
After hearing what Chen Lingyi said, Concubine Bai covered her mouth and laughed, attracting everyone's attention.
"What is Concubine Bai laughing at?" Chen Lingyi also laughed, but there was no trace of smile in her eyes.
Concubine Bai did not answer Chen Lingyi's words immediately. Instead, she made a gesture as if she wanted to get off the dragon chariot. Immediately, a eunuch ran out and knelt under the carriage, becoming the new step for her to dismount.
The personal maid helped Concubine Bai get off the carriage. Concubine Bai walked slowly to the front of Emperor Tianqi, then raised her eyes to Chen Lingyi and said with a smile:
"I heard that slaves who were beaten to death were often sent out of the Princess's mansion in the middle of the night. How come they became more compassionate after coming to the northern border?"
As soon as Concubine Bai finished speaking, there was complete silence.
It was so quiet all around that even the young eunuch who was about to be dragged away didn't dare to beg for mercy.
This Concubine Bai is so tactless in her words.
Chen Lingyi's smile froze on her lips, a sinister look flashed across her eyes, and she said sinisterly:
"I heard? I don't know when this kind of groundless nonsense can be discussed in public."
The words were directed at Concubine Bai, but Chen Lingyi's eyes were looking at Emperor Tianqi, as if she was complaining about why he brought the ignorant Concubine Bai to the Mid-Autumn Festival prayer.
Emperor Tianqi was concerned about his sister, who was born to the same mother. He gave the outspoken Concubine Bai a warning look and finally said calmly:
"What the Imperial Sister said makes sense. I suddenly summoned Concubine Bai to the Dragon Throne. It is understandable that the little eunuch didn't know about it."
Chen Lingyi's lips curled up again, and just as she was about to say something like "Your Majesty's kind and wise words", she heard Emperor Tianqi continue:
"Then there's no need to interrogate him. Just take him away and beat him to death."
After Emperor Tianqi finished speaking, he raised his eyes and shifted his gaze to Chen Lingyi, with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth that he couldn't suppress.
Chen Lingyi's smiling face froze again.
The young eunuch was pulled away by the guards from the Imperial Guard Department. Unlike last time, he did not dare to beg for mercy this time.
King Chen Ji of Yan watched this farce quietly, with countless thoughts flashing through his mind, and finally decided to keep his troops in place.
"See the Emperor."
"Uncle, long time no see, how are you these days?"
"I am fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Uncle Emperor is stationed in the northern border to intimidate the northern barbarians and ensure peace in the area. I want to thank Uncle Emperor on behalf of the people of Daliang."
"…I have only done my duty. Your Majesty, you are too kind. We are exhausted from the long journey. We should go to the palace and rest!"
After the imperial carriage enters the Taiping Palace, there will be special people to guide and accommodate it, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan does not need to personally oversee these trivial matters.
Chen Ji was also happy to have some free time and planned to return to his residence in Taiping Palace. Wei Lin followed him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Master, aren't the Emperor and the Princess very close siblings? Could it be that today's performance was specially performed for us?"
Chen Ji paused, his long and thick eyelashes cast two fan-shaped silhouettes on his face, and Wei Lin also stopped.
"The leader of the Imperial Guard this time is Huo Qingyun. Let's find a chance to meet him!"
"Yes."
It's night, midnight.
In a small house in a secluded place in Taiping Palace, two cups of tea were placed on both sides of the table. The rich tea fragrance spread in the room along with the winding hot steam, making the night seem even darker.
Not long after, the door opened, and a pair of yellow leather long boots embroidered with animal patterns stepped in, then walked straight towards Chen Ji who was sitting behind the desk.
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, how are you?"
Chen Ji looked up and saw Huo Qingyun, dressed as the commander of the imperial guards, slowly approaching him. He was wearing a black suit, light armor, and a long sword at his waist.
"I thought you would be kept in the palace." Chen Ji raised a faint smile.
Huo Qingyun sat down on the other side of the table, picked up the tea and took a sip. The aroma of the tea brought warmth to his stomach, and the fatigue from rushing all the way to the northern border seemed to disappear.
"Your Highness is right. The Emperor originally wanted me to stay in the palace, and Lin Yuanfang would escort him here.
The day before the departure, the emperor suddenly changed his mind and not only left the queen in the harem and asked Concubine Bai to accompany him, but also asked me to replace Lin Yuanfang to guard the emperor. "
Lin Yuanfang is the eldest son of Lin Xiaotian, the head of the Lin family, the elder brother of Queen Lin Zhuohua, and the nephew of Queen Mother Lin Feiyan. He is currently the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard and is fully responsible for the safety of Emperor Tianqi.
"Oh? Someone must have done something to make the emperor change his mind temporarily." Chen Ji's smile deepened. He looked straight at Huo Qingyun, with a rare hint of mockery in his eyes.
Huo Qingyun also smiled, drank another cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then spoke loudly:
"I heard that two young eunuchs were discussing the possibility of Tang Tian returning to the capital through a general amnesty. When the emperor heard about this, he changed his mind."
Chen Ji raised his eyebrows, looking at Huo Qingyun who was calm and composed, and couldn't help but joked:
"That's really a coincidence! Tang Tian is the emperor's Achilles' heel. If the emperor hears about his return to the capital, I'm afraid many people will be angry about it."
It turned out that at a palace banquet a few months ago, Tang Tian took advantage of his drunkenness to flirt with Emperor Tianqi's concubine Qian, a crime punishable by deceiving the emperor and exterminating the family.
As a result, Queen Mother Lin Feiyan, in response to the Tang family mistress's pleading, finally used thundering means to cover up the truth and saved the audacious and absurd Tang Tian.
The final result was that Concubine Qian died of a sudden illness, and Tang Tian was exiled to the mines for accidentally breaking the emperor's favorite glass bottle.