Chapter Ninety-Four: The Princess and the Prince
Coincidentally, the two groups of people they met in the town government office were full of embarrassment, especially the two Dongfang Wei brothers, when they saw Dongfang Yue, their expressions were not much more comfortable than swallowing flies.
And Dongfang Yue's face was not very good, especially when Zhao Zhen was looking at the king, his face was blue and white for a while. Thinking of the relationship between relatives, Dongfang Yue took the lead in giving a salute to the two, and then asked lightly, "Why are the imperial brothers and the imperial brothers here?"
The two brothers glanced at each other, Dongfang Wei stepped forward with a smile and explained, "It's nothing, didn't I hear that the martial arts conference was going to be held in Wudang?" β
Seeing that Dongfang Wei only cared about himself, Dongfang Tao sneered in his heart, and then stepped forward and coughed lightly, and then Chen Wang's words continued, "Back to the imperial sister, you also know the responsibilities of the criminal department, the martial arts conference is a prosperous era in the rivers and lakes, and the imperial brother came to Wudang this time on a business trip, in order to picket some old cases for the criminal department, disturb the imperial sister, and hope that the imperial sister will forgive one or two." β
Seeing that the two of them had sufficient reasons and were not unhappy at all, Zhao Zhen pulled Dongfang Yue's cuffs on the side, signaled her to retreat first, and immediately stepped forward, smiling at the two with both hands, "Zhao Zhen has seen the two highnesses King Chen and King E, and he was too shocked before, and he didn't give the two of them a salute, and I hope the two of you will bear with me!"
Smart people are generally not afraid of smart people, they are afraid of smart people who can pretend to be crazy and stupid than them. Seeing Zhao Zhen's sincere face, Dongfang Wei smiled indifferently, shrugged his shoulders, and then said jokingly, "You kid will see the outside, we will be a family sooner or later, why do you bother to talk about two families, if it is transmitted back to Feng'an, my father and the queen will not have to pick my skin." β
Dongfang Tao on the other side waved his hand apologetically and said, "Zhao Zhen, your words are too hurtful, we are also friends on the battlefield, even if we can't be as heart-to-heart as before, but there is no need to see the outside world like this, if you are still worried about the events of the previous year, this king is here to apologize to you solemnly." β
As he spoke, Dongfang Tao folded his hands and lowered his head, Dongfang Wei's eyebrows jumped straight when he watched, Dongfang Yuexiu's eyebrows frowned, and Liu Ran followed Shangguan Qiuyan and the others with a solemn face.
People are better than people's dead goods are still better than goods, in the face of Dongfang Tao, who is more shameless than him, Dongfang Wei scolded his mother in his heart, fortunately, Zhao Zhen is not stupid, seeing this scene, he directly lowered his head lower, and said, "Your Royal Highness Hugh wants to torture Weichen, it is the duty of a soldier to defend the land and defend the territory, and if it were not for His Majesty's holy decree, Zhao Zhen might not be able to see the last side of his grandfather." β
In terms of resourcefulness and means, Zhao Zhen has never been afraid of anyone except for the two women in Mobei in his life, what Dongfang Tao is thinking, he can think of it with his heels. The incident last year did make him and Dongfang Yue embarrassed for a while, but at this time, Zhao Zhen's death would not let that incident ferment again and cause Dongfang Yue's embarrassment.
In this regard, Dongfang Yue sighed slightly, then pushed Zhao Zhen away, stared at Dongfang Tao and warned, "Old Five, put away those little tricks of yours, my aunt's death, not only Xiao Jiu, but also the other imperial brothers are afraid that they are also dissatisfied with you, if you still have a little regret in your heart, I advise you to leave Wudang and return to the capital!"
Dongfang Yue's directness made Dongfang Tao look stunned, and then he turned around with a smile and asked Dongfang Wei, "What she said is true?"
Dongfang Wei nodded calmly and said, "You should know it in your heart, don't you!"
Taking a deep breath, Dongfang Tao laughed at himself, then looked back at Dongfang Yue, puzzled, "I never deny my mistakes in this matter, nor do I dare to ask for forgiveness from my brothers and sisters, but what I have always been curious about is why the three imperial sisters are so protective of Lao Jiu, is it because he is young, or is it because of the relationship between my aunt?"
Hearing this, Dongfang Yue and Dongfang Wei looked stunned. After a long time, Dongfang Yue sighed and said, "I see, you are actually for this reason. β
Dongfang Tao straightened up, his eyes were red, and he sneered as a matter of course, "So this matter is a dead knot." In fact, it's not just me, many people have noticed this, including my father, each of these people, they have reasons to ignore the facts, but I can't, because I want to be the most outstanding emperor of Da Liang. I admit that I am selfish and ruthless in this matter, but have you thought about it, third sister, if Xiao Jiu's gang continues to grow bigger, even if one of us becomes the emperor in the future, then whose hands is the power of the imperial court? Huanyu Army, Hengwang Dang, Lao Qi, Lao Ba, Ren Yao, Ma Yun, do you think he dares to ignore these energies even if he is the father emperor? So many things happened in Liaodong, what did the father do in the end? Didn't he still compromise?"
After listening to Dongfang Tao's words, Dongfang Yue asked in an expressionless cold voice, "But Xiao Jiu has no ambition to be the emperor, and my aunt has never posed any threat to you, even from childhood to adulthood, we have twelve brothers and sisters, except for the seventh, eighth and little nine, the other nine have never had a cold face, even if we make mistakes and are punished, it is she who runs to her father and our mother to intercede for us, even if you are afraid of Xiao Jiu's power, how can you bear to implicate her?"
Everyone present didn't expect the situation to evolve to the current situation, Dongfang Yue's questioning and Dongfang Tao's reason not to mention Zhao Zhen, even Dongfang Wei, Liu Ran and Shangguan Qiuyan's faces were also not good, understanding is understanding, but they definitely can't agree with Dongfang Tao's approach.
So, Shangguan Qiuyan stepped forward, raised the sword scabbard to Dongfang Tao's heart, and sneered, "You know Chu Xueqing's relationship with me, so I won't say some things, but I want to know if you kid has a conscience? If so, can you sleep well at night?"
Raising his hand to stop Cao Zhi who wanted to make a move, Dongfang Tao looked at Dongfang Yue, then at Liu Ran and the others, then looked down at the scabbard, and said calmly, "Right and wrong are judged by success or failure!"
When Dongfang Wei heard this, he took a deep look at the fifth brother who had been despised all these years, and then shook his head and sighed and stepped forward, grabbed Shangguan Qiuyan's scabbard, and said with a smile, "Shangguan girl should not be unreasonable, no matter what, the fifth child is the prince of the imperial court, and the girl is good at using swords and soldiers against him, even if Lord Shangguan is in person, you are afraid that you can't explain this matter, right?"
Although King Chen and King Yi are both enemies of Dongfang Yi, but in Shangguan Qiuyan's heart, Dongfang Tao is far more pleasing to the eye than Dongfang Weilai, at least the former is a real villain who dares to be, even if the excuse is unconvincing, but he has never denied his mistakes, and the latter seems to be a gentleman, in fact, he has done far more shameless things than Dongfang Tao, Dongfang Yi introduced him into the bureau in Liaodong, the officials have undergone earth-shaking changes, and many important departments have been replaced by Dongfang Wei as confidants, and even the power of his uncle Guan Fu has been hollowed out by himγ
Shaking Dongfang Wei's hand away with skill, Shangguan Qiuyan withdrew her long sword, stared at Dongfang Wei with a smile and said, "Everyone's position is already clear, His Royal Highness King Chen doesn't need to scare my second grandfather, if this girl was afraid of him, I wouldn't be standing here today." β
Within the family, as we all know, Shangguan Qiuyan's status in the Shangguan family can be said to be in full swing, even the two Shangguan Tieying brothers did not dare to provoke this granddaughter easily, whoever wants to provoke her, within two days, the past troubles will be sung all over the street, so in Dongfang Wei's opinion, Shangguan Qiuyan joining Dongfang Yi's camp is the most terrible thing, but now it seems that Shangguan Mo Wen has not been involved, otherwise according to Shangguan Mo Wen's status, their brothers really have no chance.
Shrugging his shoulders helplessly, Dongfang Wei pulled the topic back to the original question, and asked with a smile, "Third Sister, Zhao Zhen, Shangguan Girl and Liumen Master appeared in this mansion together, are you here to report the case?"
Glancing at Dongfang Tao, who was silent, Dongfang Yue stood in front of his own people, and said calmly, "I came here to borrow the local government and let him help pass the order to the Yanzhou Mansion, and I want to participate in this martial arts conference as the third princess of Da Liang." β
With a strange look, Dongfang Wei turned his head to look at Dongfang Tao, and seeing that he was also puzzled, he immediately turned his head and said with a smile, "The third sister has been practicing martial arts under the main gate of Liumen for many years, and this martial arts conference is a good time for you to become famous in one fell swoop, why do you want to give up this opportunity?"
The hustle and bustle of the world is all for the sake of profit, Dongfang Yue wants to participate in the martial arts conference as the third princess, which shows what they are planning, so Dongfang Tao and the two brothers exchanged glances, and without waiting for Dongfang Yue to answer, Dongfang Wei continued, "But it's right to think about it, how can the third sister say that she is also a royal noble, and if the sword has no eyes, if you encounter anyone who doesn't open your eyes, you can't say that the father and the queen mother will be angry." β
"Poor radical!" Dongfang Wei despised in his heart, Zhao Zhen said with a smile, "This is natural, and besides, with my fiancΓ© present, if Yue'er wins the championship in one fell swoop, where will my face go?"
As soon as the words fell, Dongfang Yue's cheeks suddenly flushed, and just as she wanted to stop Zhao Zhen's broken mouth, Zhao Zhen asked casually, "What about the two highnesses?" I remember that the files of the criminal division should be in the yamen of the capitals of various places, and the two highnesses came here, could it be that there is something big going on here?"
In the face of Zhao Zhen's temptation, Dongfang Wei smiled coldly in his heart, and then waved his hand and laughed at himself, "No, no, the king is not here for business, you also know that this king can do it, the fifth brother learned that this king is in Wudang, and he is afraid that Tao Li will not take care of it, so he came to take a look." β
Zhao Zhen smiled meaningfully, "Oh, so that's the case, but why don't those two get together at the inn, why are you here to do it?"
Seeing Zhao Zhen chasing after him, Dongfang Tao explained unhurriedly, "Without him, mainly because there are people from the rivers and lakes inside and outside the inn in the town, this king is also the head of the criminal department and has a family education, if he encounters something out of the ordinary, this king is afraid that he can't help but itch, and it is not a sin to affect the prosperity of martial arts at that time?"
Dongfang Tao's watertight answer made Zhao Zhen's heart feel cold, but with that sudden look on his face, he nodded and said, "Indeed, His Royal Highness King and His Royal Highness King Chen are both second-grade masters, and it is really possible to can't help it when you meet martial arts people." β
"In that case, let's get busy with our own things first, and wait for the martial arts conference to get together again!"
"Okay, no problem!"