Chapter 568: Touching Relatives
The queen's words made the emperor speechless. He bowed his head and wondered, why did he pass the oracle to Feng Nanyang, but Feng Nanyang didn't bring the edict to Dali Temple? The queen asked him for the testimony of the dictatorship?
When he passed the message, in addition to Feng Nanyang, the emperor's son King Yongan was also present. Now, the queen wants him to show a certificate, should he let the emperor come forward?
He thought about it, and if it wasn't a critical moment, it was better not to let the emperor get involved in this matter.
As for what the queen said, what is so difficult about proving Chu Tiankuo's life experience? If you suspect that Chu Tiankuo may be the crown prince, as long as you investigate, inquire and collect evidence, the truth can be revealed. If he hadn't been asleep for a few days, he would have found out about the matter.
The Emperor stood there, letting the thought boil in his mind and pass over his heart like a flock of wild ducks flying through the sky.
The palace maids and eunuchs present, including the queen, the prime minister, and the courtiers, were all silent.
At this moment, along the direction of the palace gate, another group of people came. If you look closely, there are six people, including men and women. It's too far away to see the faces of those people.
Smoke walked through the procession, his eyes not looking at his feet, but at the execution ground.
In such a solemn execution ground, the most conspicuous thing is the emperor in a dragon robe, who is indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, and is particularly eye-catching.
Didn't you say that the emperor was critically ill? The six of them are at a loss. However, for them, the emperor woke up, which was a great joy. Originally, they were still worried about Chu Tiankuo's safety, but when they saw the emperor standing there, they let go of a lot of worries in their hearts.
Yan Xiang's gaze searched, and he soon caught the senior brother Chu Tiankuo on the execution table.
Chu Tiankuo stood with Sikong Hua, the head of the guard. He had a few chances to get the keys and open the shackles for himself. However, he didn't do that.
He could have taken the key and shackled himself. This was ordered several times by his father to be opened. And Sikong Hua hesitated, paused several times, and did not open the shackles.
It may be the best option for him to open the shackles himself. In this way, Sikong Hua does not have to be embarrassed. Not only Sikong Hua, but even his father doesn't have to be embarrassed.
However, he was embarrassed by himself, and hesitated all the time, but did not do so. When he saw someone walking in the distance, he immediately made up his mind. When Sikong Hua was still looking at the comer, he snatched the key from Sikong Hua's hand, opened his shackles with his hands and feet, and threw the calm iron shackles to the ground.
A set of actions is like flowing water, all in one go.
Some people present saw the process from Chu Tiankuo to snatching the key to unlocking. To say that it is just a blink of an eye is an exaggeration. However, the action is so fast that it is dizzying.
His movements were so fast that Sikong Hua was caught off guard. By the time Sikong reacted, Chu Tiankuo had already taken the key and opened the shackles himself.
Of course, Sikong Hua did not make a sound to stop him, and no one else dared to say anything. For Chu Tiankuo to open the shackles by himself, Sikong Hua secretly rejoiced, and opened his face and closed his eyes.
Yanxiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw the scene when the senior brother took off his shackles by himself. Probably because she had a heart, she seemed to have sensed the thoughts of the senior brother, guessed that he was for the sake of face, and was even more afraid that she would be sad, so she took off the shackles.
So, she smiled.
As the saying goes, happiness begets sorrow. This smile distracted her, stumbled on her feet, leaned forward, and almost fell.
Fortunately, Dongfanghong reacted quickly and grabbed her in time.
"Are you alright?" Dongfang Hong held her waist and whispered in her ear.
Smoke smiled at him embarrassedly and gently pushed his hand away.
Chu Tiankuo's face was pulled down all of a sudden. He stood on the execution platform, and from the moment he saw the cigarette incense, his eyes were attracted to her and he followed her. He smiled at the sight of the cigarette, and then saw her fall forward. His form moved, and he was about to rush towards her.
Then, he saw that Dongfanghong had already helped her up. He should be happy to see Dongfang Hong helping her, and Dongfang Hong took care of her instead of him. There's nothing wrong with that. But somehow, a sour feeling welled up in his heart.
Thinking of the guest room in Dali Temple before, Yanxiang told him that she wanted to be with Dongfanghong. He seemed to foresee that the relationship between the two of them was heating up, and he had a premonition that the cigarette was gradually moving away.
He sighed. He was in trouble now, and he couldn't even accompany her. He made her run around for him and make her worry, not to mention protecting her and pampering her. Perhaps, it is wise for her to choose to be with Dongfanghong.
The queen and Xiangye found out that Chu Tiankuo had removed the shackles by himself, and exclaimed at the same time: "Chu Tiankuo, do you want to rebel?" ”
The emperor also saw the process of Chu Tiankuo's unshackles, and instead of being angry, he was happy, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that was not easy to detect. He, the emperor, is really sensitive.
In fact, if Chu Tiankuo hadn't seen them coming, he wouldn't have made up his mind to do so. Seeing Yanxiang, he was in nature, and he didn't want Yanxiang to see his embarrassed appearance, after all, wearing a flail and a lock made people feel sad.
In addition, without the shackles, he can move freely, and if there is a mistake in the incense, he will protect her. Although the palace is heavily guarded, he does not take the guards seriously.
This palace can trap his heart, but it can't trap his people.
The emperor ignored the empress's words, clapped his hands, and praised: "Have courage!" ”
"Your Majesty!" The queen let out a shriek of discontent.
As he spoke, the six men were already approaching this side.
If the emperor connived at Chu Tiankuo's behavior and made the empress extremely annoyed, when she saw the person clearly, she was even more angry. She was angry and surprised, how did these people get into the palace? Obviously, she has removed Duan Zisheng from the position of Dali Siqing, and has also informed the city gate guards and palace gate guards, how did he enter the palace?
Let's not talk about Duan Zisheng alone, how did the other five people who traveled with Duan Zisheng enter the palace? With her intuition, these people must have something to do with Chu Tiankuo when they came here.
The look of surprise on Xiangye's face was even worse than that of the queen. He knows people, Yanxiang, Dongfang Hong, and he is familiar with Duanzisheng. The other three, he had never met. Seeing the smoke and Dongfang Hong, he felt uneasy. These two people don't play cards according to the routine at all, which is unguardable.
Xiangye was uneasy, looked at the queen, and exchanged glances with the queen.
The queen's face was solemn, and she just winked at Xiangye. The eyes seemed to signal Xiangye to be calm.
In short, she believed that Feng Nanyang was dead, and no one could pose a threat to her.
When the emperor saw Duan Zisheng and the people he brought, he was overjoyed. He had already guessed the intentions of the mortals.
The courtiers brought by Xiangye were to help the queen. The people brought by Duan Zisheng were to help Chu Tiankuo.
The cigarette and incense group attracted the attention of the audience.
Yanxiang almost fell, and the scene of being helped up by Dongfang Hong fell into the eyes of others.
The emperor looked at that scene, and when he saw Chu Tiankuo's reaction, he understood a little in his heart, and couldn't help frowning.
"Meet the emperor, queen mother!"
The group came to the emperor, led by Duan Zisheng, and bowed and knelt.
Everyone else bowed their heads, but Yanxiang looked up at the emperor without scruples, and disdained the empress.
At the time, she had only one thought in her head. Ah, the emperor and the senior brother are worthy of being father and son, they are really too similar. Her heart was filled with joy. My God, although this emperor is old, he still looks handsome.
Later, when the senior brother is old, he is almost like this. So handsome! That's great!
She couldn't help but swallow. For some reason, in this case, she was not worried about the safety of her senior brother at all. The elder brother can even open the shackles by himself, what is the life crisis?
On the contrary, she has a strong interest in the emperor, and from time to time she peeks at the emperor, and can't help but think of herself. Looking at the emperor, she was actually a little apprehensive in her heart, and she couldn't help but have an idea. Yes! The emperor is the biological father of the eldest brother, that is, her future father-in-law.
I wonder if the emperor will like her? No, to be exact, I don't know if the emperor will like her as a prospective daughter-in-law?
After a salute, the emperor asked someone to introduce himself one by one. He only recognized one of them, it was Duan Zisheng of Dali Temple.
Yanxiang was the first to speak, she got up, walked to the emperor, patted her chest, and said proudly: "Your Majesty, my name is Yanxiang, Fang Ling is eighteen, and I am the little sister of Chu Tiankuo, the son of the fan." Chu Tiankuo and I have been studying art for ten years. He was caring and affectionate to me......"
As she spoke, her face turned red. Oh my God, what is she talking about?
Looking at the eyes of the people around her, looking at her like a searchlight, she consciously shut her mouth.
I feel that the atmosphere of the scene is extremely weird.
Chu Tian's ears were bright, and when he heard the words of the cigarette incense, he couldn't help but grin at the corners of his mouth, and secretly rejoiced in his heart.
He thought that Yanxiang really decided to be with Dongfang Hong, but he didn't expect that her thoughts would be revealed again at this time. What is she doing? Such an impatient expression on her mind? She was just hinting to his father that the two of them had an unusual relationship.
Anyone can hear the meaning of the cigarette.
Dongfang Hong's heart was suffocated, even he was depressed, what was wrong with him? Yanxiang and Chu Tiankuo are always a pair, why is he not happy? After thinking about it, he felt that it must be the relationship between the water veins. He is for the uneven veins of water. If Yanxiang and Chu Tiankuo are together, what about the water vein?
The emperor glanced at the incense of smoke faintly. If the scene where Yanxiang almost fell just now was not impressive enough, it was jaw-dropping that she accepted herself so bluntly at this time.
If he can't hear it anymore, the relationship between Yanxiang and Chu Tiankuo is ambiguous, then he, the emperor, will be in vain.
The straightforward introduction of the cigarette incense made the queen scoff. She couldn't help but despise in her heart, Chu Tiankuo's taste was so poor. Such a country girl, and uneducated, how can she be?
Everyone present turned their eyes to Yanxiang and looked at this girl, although she was as beautiful as a fairy, she seemed to lack IQ and a tendon in her brain. This words and deeds are incompatible with the people in the palace, and they are simply worlds apart.
Dongfang Hong saw that the emperor's face was not quite right, and besides, the others were staring at the smoke incense, with a sense of judgment in their eyes. He was busy introducing himself and attracting everyone's attention, in order to relieve the siege of Yanxiang.
"Your Majesty, my name is Dongfanghong, I am Chu Tiankuo's friend, and I am also the original person in charge of his case."
The Emperor nodded.
Next, Chu Aofei introduced himself: "Your Majesty, my name is Chu Aofei, I am Chu Tiankuo's master, and he was brought up by me. ”
The emperor looked at Chu Aofei with gratitude. Speaking of which, Chu Aofei's benefactor helped him raise the emperor.
After they finished introducing themselves one by one, the emperor was about to ask them about Chu Tiankuo, but the queen took the first step to speak.
The queen had a murderous look on her face, and her eyes were like knives staring at the six of them: "Duan Zisheng, you privately let Chu Tiankuo out of the prison of Dali Temple, and he has been removed, how can you enter the palace?" Also, how do you five get through the palace gate? ”
A grim smile flashed from the corner of the queen's mouth. She said in a mocking tone: "Are the guards at the gate of the palace all dead?" ”
The previous words are a reasonable question. The latter sentence is a bit ugly. She was also angry all the time before she said that.
"Presumptuous!" The Emperor shouted loudly, his tone very harsh.
The queen was unmoved, her expression was sad and indignant, and she argued with reason: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with the concubine asking this?" Just because they are related to Chu Tiankuo, the emperor is so partial? ”
She deliberately bit the word "offense". It is intended to remind the emperor and remind everyone that Chu Tiankuo is still guilty.
"Don't forget, the queen is not allowed to interfere in politics in the harem!" The emperor's words were calm, but with indescribable weight, which suddenly made the empress's arrogance disappear a lot.
The queen's face was a little unbearable, but she said cheekily: "During the emperor's recuperation, the concubines handled the government on their behalf, why not?" Besides, the guards in the palace are related to the safety of the harem and even the entire palace, why can't the concubines ask? ”
Yanxiang really didn't have a good impression of the queen, and couldn't help but sneer. However, before she came, she promised the master that she would not cause trouble, so she kept a lot of words in her heart.
Seeing that the emperor and the empress's in-laws were arguing over how the six of them entered the palace, she felt really bored.
She was bold, looking like a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, you two don't have to quarrel." I'll be honest. We relied on this Shang Fang sword and the palace gate guards to let us in. “
As she spoke, she displayed Shang Fang's sword.
As soon as these words came out, not only the emperor's and empress's faces turned black and stinky, but also the officials and palace maids and eunuchs present all had strange expressions on their faces.
Xiangye snickered in his heart.
"Bold!"
"Presumptuous!"
The emperor and empress almost unanimously shouted angrily.
Most of the people present knelt down. Only the smoke is still standing in the clouds.
Shen Mei knelt, pulled the sleeve of Yanxiang's coat, and motioned for Yanxiang to kneel.
Yanxiang looked at the senior brother with a blank expression. She was really puzzled, what was wrong with her?
Seeing this, Chu Tiankuo got down from Xingxingtai and strode towards the incense.
"The little junior sister is not sensible and does not understand the rules of the palace. If there is any offense, I will take it for me. ”
The queen sneered: "Chu Tiankuo, you can't protect yourself, how can you intercede for her!" ”
"Queen, I'm still standing here." The emperor and the empress sang opposite tunes.
Yanxiang looked at the senior brother with a blank expression. She was really puzzled, what was wrong with her?