Chapter 145: Plans have changed
The little palace maid secretly glanced at the roof, and when she saw the red figure above, she hurriedly withdrew her gaze, staring crampedly at her feet and not daring to look again.
It is said that the relationship between the general and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good, and it seems that the rumors from the outside world are really true, with His Royal Highness's rule-oriented nature, he can actually let General Jun go to the roof to mess around.
And it seems that His Royal Highness seems to be very tolerant of General Jun.
For example, at this moment, His Royal Highness is standing, but General Jun is lying.
The little palace maid has a lot of slander, but she doesn't dare to show it.
Qi Changrong glanced at the expression of the little palace maid out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that the curiosity in her eyes had not yet dissipated, he understood what she was thinking in her heart, she should be happy to be able to gossip with her little sister after she went back.
She wanted to give a warning, but she found that there was not much discomfort in her heart.
Becoming the talk of others with Junchen - she doesn't seem to resist.
Xingqing Palace and East Palace are far apart, and when she arrived at the outer hall of Xingqing Palace, she could hear the roar of Emperor Jin An in the inner hall.
When Qi Changrong entered Xingqing Palace, the atmosphere in the palace was at its most solemn, the palace maids and eunuchs knelt in a courtyard, and even Concubine Qin stood aside and did not dare to speak, for fear of affecting herself.
"How so, what the hell is going on?!"
Emperor Jin'an's voice was full of anger, and in the inner hall, all the antique vases and tea cups were smashed to the ground.
Qi Changrong stepped in, and just heard an aggrieved female voice.
"Brother Huang, my sister doesn't know what's going on, I drank some wine at that time, just to dissipate the wine, who would have thought that something like that would happen."
The person who spoke was the only surviving sister of Emperor Jin An, Qi Changrong's titular aunt - Qi Zhongxiu.
Speaking of this aunt, it was also fateful, at the age of fifteen she married a wife and went to the frontier with her husband, and at the age of eighteen she was widowed and was taken back to Beijing, and then moved to Bairiguan to lead the practice, so far, it has been ten years.
It's a pity that ten years of widowhood have failed to smooth the edges and corners of Qi Zhongxiu, as the emperor's only surviving sister, she can be said to have been pampered, even in the daytime, she can't change her arrogant appearance.
It can be said that she is the most brainless princess in the royal family, simple-minded, irritable and irritable.
Over the years, for fear of colliding with the nobles in the palace, Qi Zhongxiu rarely returned to the palace, and even if he came back, it was all kinds of hurry.
Yes, Qi Changrong only knew about her, and he had heard about it from others.
Although it was completely different from the plan, Qi Changrong did not panic at all.
She walked in calmly, pretending to be dazed according to the original plan.
She stood at the doorway, stunned and stared at everything in the hall.
Hearing the slight sound, Emperor Jin An raised his head violently, and was about to scold, but his eyes paused a little when he touched Qi Changrong.
Then, he said angrily: "Who called the crown prince?!" ”
The suddenly raised voice startled everyone, Yuan Yi did not hesitate, and knelt on the ground with a 'plop', his forehead hit the ground heavily: "It's a slave, I respectfully ask Your Majesty to punish you!" ”
Emperor Jin An rolled his eyes angrily, stroked his chest with one hand, and pointed at Yuan Yi with the other and was speechless.
He couldn't hold back his anger and kicked Yuan Yi in the chest: "You dead slave, who gave your dog the courage to make his own decisions?" ”
In a fit of rage, the force of the kick was unclear, Yuan Yi rolled on the ground twice, and quickly returned to his original position to kneel, with an expression of resignation.
Seeing this scene, for some reason, Qi Changrong actually felt a little like laughing.
But she never dared to laugh out loud.
Qi Changrong took a few steps forward to help Emperor Jin'an sit down, and said respectfully: "I don't know what happened to make my father so angry, but my father should not be angry, there is always a solution to everything." ”
In the end, it is the future heir of the country, Emperor Jin An naturally wants to give her a little thin noodles, and he snorted heavily when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more.
"Father-in-law Yuanyi, my father's anger is not light, you go and make a pot of calming tea." Innocent people were inevitably affected, and Qi Changrong casually found an excuse to dismiss Yuan Yi, who was kneeling on the ground.
After hearing the prince's words, Yuan Yi first looked up at Emperor Jin An, and saw that he didn't say anything, so he threw a grateful look at Qi Changrong and slowly withdrew from the inner hall.
When Emperor Jin An's mood calmed down a little, Qi Changrong asked hesitantly: "Auntie, what did you do to make your father so angry?" ”
The atmosphere in the room quietly fell silent, and Qi Zhongxiu keenly felt the blame in Qi Changrong's words, and his heart was extremely embarrassed for a while.
She also has a clear palm print on the right side of her face, as if she was slapped by someone.
Emperor Jin An said angrily: "At a young age, you don't have to ask too much about the elders." ”
Qi Changrong blinked, and deliberately gaged: "You can't talk about age now, the son is the prince of the East Palace who is personally appointed by his father, although the affairs of the elders can't be managed, you can ask the head office, right?" ”
"Don't ask!" Emperor Jin An slapped his palm on the sandalwood table in front of him, his face turned pale with anger, and he lectured her: "Do you think it's a good thing?" Listening to it will also stain your ears. ”
"Good, good." Seeing that he seemed to be angry again, Qi Changrong hurriedly comforted him: "If you don't ask, don't ask, and hope that my father will take care of his body." ”
No matter how many bad things are done, they can't compare to a filial son, and Emperor Jin An's mood is becoming more and more stable.
The hall was still in shambles, and no one dared to brave the wrath of the Son of Heaven to come in and clean up.
Qi Changrong's gaze gradually moved to Qi Zhongxiu's slightly swollen right cheek, and even if she didn't see it with her own eyes, she could imagine how fierce the previous battlefield was.
Maybe the slap print was something that Qi Zhongxiu didn't notice for a while.
After all, with her aunt's temperament, she doesn't look like someone who is beaten by others in Hoi An'an.
I don't know how long it has been, under the huge and terrifying pressure, Qi Zhongxiu let out a low cry of grievance.
She cried so much that her voice was hoarse, her delicate makeup was mixed, and she didn't have the dignity of a princess, but Emperor Jin Anhuang still didn't give her a look.
Qi Changrong looked at her seriously and said lightly: "Auntie doesn't have to cry anymore, crying is the choice of the weak, you better think about what to do next." ”
Her voice was too cold, neither worried nor confused, and her eyes seemed to see through everything, and the clarity in her eyes was even more shocking.
Looking at her like this, Qi Zhongxiu was slightly startled, and in an instant, a ridiculous guess appeared in her heart.
Did the prince already know what was going on? Who told her?
No one can answer Qi Zhongxiu's doubts.
Time has been deadlocked, and no one will say a word.
At this moment, a low voice came from the outer hall:
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Yang has woken up and is now kneeling in the outer hall to plead guilty."
As soon as these words came out, the original deadlock was completely broken.
Emperor Jin An's gloomy voice came out: "Let him get in and kneel!" ”
After decades of getting along, Concubine Qin has already made it clear what kind of character the man in front of her is, seeing this, she hurriedly gave Qi Changrong a look, and she walked in front of Emperor Jin An with low eyebrows, and tried to soften her voice:
"Your Majesty, since you have something to discuss with Mrs. Yang, the concubine will not bother, it just so happens that the concubine has prepared some refreshments for the prince in the palace, and I hope that Your Majesty will reward you with a grace and let the prince go out with the concubine."
This move was exactly what Emperor Jin An's will, and he almost didn't hesitate, and then let Qi Changrong avoid it.
Halfway through, Qi Changrong and Yang Yishu passed by.
At that moment, she smelled a faint smell of fat powder on his body, and coincidentally, there was also a clear slap mark on his face, and even a scratch on his neck.
As soon as he entered, the only intact teacup in the hall came straight to Yang Yishu's front door, he didn't dare to dodge, and he suffered this blow alive.
The teacup fell to the ground and fell apart, and Yang Yishu's painful expression was distorted.
Qi Changrong left slowly, seeing that the door of the palace was closed from the inside, she smacked her lips, a little regretful, she couldn't see Yang Yishu's most embarrassing moment.
Yuan Yi stayed outside the main hall with a smile, and when he saw Qi Changrong and Concubine Qin coming out, he guessed the situation inside.
"Slave to His Royal Highness the Prince, Concubine Qin, please be safe."
Qi Changrong put away his regretful expression and smiled faintly at Yuan Yi: "Yuan Yi's father-in-law is exempt." ”
Yuan Yi straightened up and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness, for relieving the siege for the minions in front of Your Majesty just now." ”
"You are the most trusted person by your father, even if you don't do anything, your father is reluctant to punish you." Qi Changrong shook her head, she saw very clearly that in the end, the person who served him since he was a child always had some sincerity.
At the end, she sighed again: "It's a pity, Lone couldn't help." ”
Hearing her say this, Yuan Yi hurriedly said: "How come, Your Highness has dissipated Your Majesty's anger when he came, and this is already a great favor for everyone." ”
Qi Changrong's eyes swept over Yuan Yi and touched Concubine Qin's slightly anxious eyes.
She smiled and said to Yuanyi: "Father-in-law, Lonely and Mother Concubine are one step ahead, if there is any change inside, please send someone to inform you." ”
Yuan Yi nodded yes, lowered his head and stood aside, and when he looked up again, Qi Changrong had already walked a long distance.
The mother and daughter entered the side hall.
As soon as she walked in, before she could sit down, Concubine Qin raised her voice and ordered: "Everyone go out, and you can't enter without my orders." ”
"Yes."
The palace people rushed out, and the last one to go out sensibly closed the door, leaving room for them to speak considerately.
With no one to wait, Qi Changrong had no choice but to pour two cups of warm tea by himself, pushed one of them in front of Concubine Qin, and said softly: "What is the concubine in a hurry, drink a cup of tea and calm down." ”
Concubine Qin sat down, wrung her handkerchief and sighed: "How can you let me not be in a hurry, such a big thing happened!" ”
Having said that, looking at Qi Changrong's unfazed appearance, Concubine Qin's heart was also slightly settled.
Qi Changrong took a sip of tea, and his eyes were secretive: "Mother, let's talk about it, how did things become like this?" ”
Her voice was very soft, so light that she couldn't hear any emotion, and Concubine Qin couldn't tell whether she was happy or not now, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy in her heart.