Yelujing rushed to see Emperor Zhou in his tent before the lights were turned off. When he was outside the door, he saw a man wearing official robes kneeling outside.
Fortunately, this is the main tent, and the only people coming and going are maids and eunuchs.
After he had a rough idea, he glanced at the kneeling people and walked inside.
Emperor Zhou sat on a carved wooden chair and read the report. After Dexiang reported it, he did not even raise his head to look at Yelujing.
Yelujing didn't care too much. After all, he was not performing Han rituals and he didn't have to kneel. His Majesty could be cold for as long as he wanted. He couldn't cure his crime. He still needed Beiyuan's marriage to weaken the family. Woolen cloth.
The atmosphere was so deadlocked that neither Emperor Zhou nor Yelujing spoke.
After Emperor Zhou had finished reading all the reports on the table, he glanced at Yelujing who was returning the courtesy with his peripheral vision, and snorted coldly in his heart: "I just want to cause trouble to the family and distract those who have been staring at me." It’s just a matter of changing the target. Why does this ignorant kid still want to hold me hostage?”
Yelujing's shoulders had gone from sore to numb, but he remained calm as he looked at Emperor Zhou sitting high.
He was distressed, but then he thought that it was indeed Yeluya who had done something wrong, so he spoke more humbly: "The second prince of Beiyuan, Yelujing, apologized to the emperor of Qian'an on behalf of his sister Yeluya. I hope that your majesty will have enough to spare." Yeluya, I will definitely discipline her strictly from now on!”
After hearing Yelujing speak, Emperor Zhou raised his head and looked at him.
This Yelujing is really cunning. In the past, he used to address him perfunctorily, but now he calls him Emperor An. This is not to tell him openly that they are the Beiyuan royal family. Even if they committed this crime, they are still the royal family.
Emperor Zhou threw the memorial in his hand on the table: "Apologise on behalf of your sister? How long have you been in Beijing and how many times have you apologized on her behalf? You are still in Shengjing now and you can apologize for her, but if you leave Doesn’t that mean her husband needs to apologize?”
Yelujing fell silent after listening to Emperor Zhou's repeated questioning.
But when he thought about his sister's future, he still argued: "Yeluya was very pampered when she was in the royal court. Now that she has left home for the first time, it is normal for her to be a bit weird. What's more, she has not touched the big family. That person, the Wang family daughter, is just a local nobleman who was transferred to the capital."
Emperor Zhou didn't get angry when he heard this coquettish words, but smiled instead: "According to you, Yeluya is generally sensible if she doesn't touch the rich girl? Does she take human life seriously? Or was she like this when she was in Beiyuan? Behavior? ”
Yelujing was stunned and almost said, this is indeed the case.
After he came to his senses, he bowed solemnly: "Your Majesty, please be tolerant and grant a posthumous title to the young lady from the Wang family, and then praise and comfort the girl from the Xie family. Let this matter be over."
Hearing this, Emperor Zhou was really angry. There were faint veins popping out on his head: "Do you think the matter will be so simple? The Wang family can handle it easily. Do you think Taifu Xie's unwillingness to suffer losses can make this matter so easy to handle?" He hasn’t shown up yet to mention this matter. He just wanted to see how I would handle it. Do you think you are here in Beiyuan and are here to teach me how to do things?”
In fact, Emperor Zhou really worried too much.
Taifu Xie didn't say anything about this matter, but he received a letter from Wu Gong and knew that General Xie Fengyue was leaving. Now he gets angry when he thinks about Xie Fengyue, but he can't really do anything against the yellow-mouthed boy. things to come.
In recent days, Prime Minister Wang seems to have gone crazy. He targets him in court affairs and incites his subordinates to target the forces under the Xie family. He is so busy that he can't take care of such things. Little things.
He even thought about bringing his wife from Chen County to handle the general affairs of the mansion.
If Emperor Zhou hadn't become accustomed to cowardice after being controlled by aristocratic families for so many years, he might have dragged down and beheaded Prince Yelu for having the audacity to speak nonsense in front of him.
After he finished speaking that long series of words, he took several breaths to regain his composure. Seeing Emperor Zhou's rage, Yelujing realized later that he had said something unpleasant. However, even though his words were unpleasant, there was only one solution. He could not kill his own sister to make amends for the Wang family's daughter. Bar?
Zheng Wei, who was kneeling outside, could clearly hear everything the two said to each other. He vaguely understood why he was kneeling here, and secretly pressed his sore thigh a few times. He straightened his kneeling posture again.
"Concubine Lan Shu has arrived~"
Dexiang's voice sounded even shriller at night.
Emperor Zhou reluctantly put away the sullen look on his face and smiled: "Why are you here in such a windy night?"
After Liu Qinglan glanced at Yelujing, he walked up and sat down at the foot of Emperor Zhou: "Your Majesty, why are you still not resting at this late hour?"
Although she spoke caring words, her tone was flat, making people feel inexplicably distant and cold.
Emperor Zhou was quite satisfied with this, and his eyes suddenly burst out with joy as he explained: "I will rest soon. Prince Beiyuan came to report something and was delayed."
Only then did Liu Qinglan cast her eyes at Yelujing: "The second prince should think about His Majesty's dragon body even if he has something big to do. How could you bother Your Majesty so late? Are you also so disrespectful of etiquette in Beiyuan? ”
Yelujing was confused. He thought that Concubine Lan Shu was here to help him. Why did she chase her away before the matter was resolved?
For a moment, he really didn't know how to respond.
Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes with a smile and waved his hand: "Second Prince, please step aside first. He will set off back to the palace tomorrow. There is no rush on this matter. Let's discuss it tomorrow."
Yelujing opened his mouth again and again, but finally swallowed the words back.
When he left after holding back his breath, Zheng Wei, who was still kneeling outside, gave him a friendly smile and he rolled his eyes.
Zheng Wei touched his nose and wondered secretly: "Why don't even a foreign prince want to see him today?"
He felt cramps in his calves while he was kneeling, so he had the courage to ask Eunuch Dexiang cautiously: "General Manager, how long will your Majesty want me to kneel for?"
Dexiang raised his fly whisk, raised his head and replied: "We don't know what His Majesty is thinking, Master Zheng should just kneel down peacefully."
Zheng Wei's face was as wrinkled as the old tree bark beside the camp. He hesitated for a moment before taking out a purse from his sleeve, moving forward on his knees, and stuffed it into Eunuch Dexiang's hands.
Dexiang's face improved and he reported to the camp: "Your Majesty, you and Concubine Lan Shu should rest early. I will take Mr. Zheng down first."
"What is he still doing outside? Why don't you rush back to the capital without ordering anything you can see?"
Zheng Wei almost burst into tears. Could it be that he didn't want to go back?
He regrets it now, regretting that he wanted to take Lu Silin's credit for reporting the progress of the case.