Riding the Pheonix Chapter 163: Royal Palace

Duofu was awakened by the shouting and shouted out of habit: "Miss?"

Mingwei came in from outside and took off his robe: "Huh?"

"Where have you been?"

"Get up for the night." Ming Wei said without changing his face and lay back on the bed.

Duofu sighed and lay back. Then someone seemed to be talking outside: "What's going on outside?"

Mingwei replied calmly: "It must be that the fifth cousin is back, right? I heard someone shouting Ji Xiaowu."

"That's it!" Duofu thought for a while and couldn't help but said, "Miss, the fifth young master seems a little... what, why are you back so late?"

Mingwei smiled silently: "No rules? It's common for young people to disobey discipline."

Duofu was a little confused about her thoughts, so he asked: "Miss, you think it's nothing? So, do you plan to accept this marriage?"

Their masters and servants have gone through many twists and turns, and even their own origins are clear to Duofu, so Mingwei does not hide it from her: "Of course I don't want the marriage. However, my uncle didn't deny it before, how could I regret the marriage as soon as it was good?" ?Let’s see first, maybe this fifth cousin doesn’t want a marriage himself?”

Duofu said sincerely: "The young lady is so good, how could the Fifth Young Master not want her? He had never seen the young lady before making such a fuss."

Ming Wei smiled: "Marriage is complicated. It doesn't have to be good for the other party. I think this fifth cousin really doesn't want marriage."

Duofu wanted to say more, but she closed her eyes: "Go to sleep. We have just arrived in the capital, and there are still a lot of things to do tomorrow!"

……

Yang Shu and Jiang Wenfeng, who were returning to Beijing with her, were still awake at the moment.

In the Yunjing Palace, the Mingguang Hall, where the government is currently governed, is still brightly lit late at night.

The monarch of the Northern Qi Dynasty, posthumously named Emperor Wen, sat in the middle, looking through the files and listening to Jiang Wenfeng report on the gains of the trip.

The emperor is forty-six years old this year, which is the period when an emperor's power is at its peak.

He was the youngest son of Taizu Yuanhou, and he was born exactly in the year Taizu ascended the throne.

Compared to several older brothers, he has never seen turmoil and has been born in peace.

Because of this, although he was favored, there was no closeness between him and his father who shared joys and sorrows.

There are three brothers on the throne, and no one thought that he would be the one to sit on the throne in the end.

It can be seen that no matter how strong a person is, he cannot survive.

"Okay." After listening, the emperor raised his hand.

Jiang Wenfeng stopped reporting and waited for the holy message.

The emperor pinched his brows and said with a hint of weariness: "Since the evidence is conclusive, just write a memorial and hand it over."

Jiang Wenfeng respectfully said: "Yes."

"It's getting late. Jiang Qing has been tired from all the journey, hasn't he gone home yet? Go back and rest first. It's not too late to deal with it tomorrow."

Jiang Wenfeng bowed and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your sympathy, I will leave first."

The emperor waved his hand and ordered the **** Wan Dabao beside him: "Send Jiang Qing out of the palace."

Jiang Wenfeng followed Wan Dabao out of the Mingguang Palace, and happened to see several chamberlains filing in carrying food boxes.

Seeing them, the leading **** smiled and saluted: "Eunuch Wan, Mr. Jiang."

Wan Dabao also smiled when he saw the other party: "It's Eunuch Cui, but is there something wrong with the noble concubine?"

Jiang Wenfeng often walked around the palace and recognized this as Cui Shun, who was with Concubine Pei. He came here in the middle of the night, probably to bring supper to the emperor.

Sure enough, Cui Shun said: "The empress is worried about Your Majesty, so she ordered the slave to bring supper."

Wan Dabao smiled and said, "Your Majesty and the Third Young Master are inside. Just ask someone to tell them."

Cui Shun thanked him and asked: "Is Mr. Jiang going to leave the palace?"

Jiang Wenfeng nodded in agreement.

Cui Shun said: "Master Jiang, thank you for your hard work. I also have a share of the supper prepared by the queen. Since the master is leaving, why not take it with you? This will live up to the queen's kindness."

Jiang Wenfeng smiled and thanked: "In this case, I am disrespectful, and I would like to ask my father-in-law to express my gratitude to the noble concubine on my behalf."

The two sides said a few words and then separated.

Jiang Wenfeng took the food box and got into his carriage waiting at the gate of the palace.

He was really hungry, so he opened the food box.

A few delicate snacks, soft and delicious.

Jiang Wenfeng couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Concubine Pei preparing snacks.

……

On the other side, Cui Shun placed various snacks on the imperial desk and said with a smile: "The empress said that your majesty was worried about state affairs and must have forgotten to eat, so he ordered the slaves to bring supper."

The emperor's tense face relaxed, and there was a smile on his face: "The noble concubine is thoughtful. Go back and tell her to go to bed early and don't wait for me."

"Yes." Cui Shun placed a small bowl of thin noodles with clear soup in front of Yang Shu. "The empress also said that the third young master must have wanted to eat the silver noodles in the palace after being away from the capital for several months, so she ordered the imperial chef to prepare some. Bowl. Third Young Master, eat it while it's hot. Go back and rest early. Everyone is back. No matter how many things happen, there is no rush."

The emperor laughed when he heard this: "She specially prepared this late-night snack for Shu'er. I am just doing it by the way, right?"

Cui Shun was not frightened when he heard this, he just smiled and said, "How can I do that? Of course, the empress is only thinking about Your Majesty."

On the contrary, Yang Shu said with a calm expression: "Thank you for me. I am busy today and can't make it in time. When I have time, I will go and see you."

Cui Shungong complied ~IndoMTL.com~ and served them until they finished eating, then collected the cups and left.

Looking at Cui Shun leaving, the emperor waved his hand and ordered everyone else to leave.

There were only two people left in the Mingguang Hall, and the emperor spoke to Yang Shu: "Tell me, am I not doing a good job? Or am I not tolerant enough to them? Why is one like this and the other like this? I don't want to be a six What a lonely person with no family ties!"

Yang Shu looked at the emperor's sad look and said softly: "It's not that the emperor did not do well enough, nor is it not tolerant enough, but that people's hearts are unpredictable and changeable. No matter how kind the emperor is to them, they still have deep roots in their hearts. Thorn, I will never believe it."

The emperor smiled bitterly: "Liu Yang is dead, and Qi Dong will die again. My reputation as the most loving family will never go away. With four brothers and three heirs, how can we write history?"

Yang Shu remained silent.

The emperor didn't need his answer. After a while, he said: "Since he has this intention, he can't live anymore. I don't want to do too much. I'll give the men death, but let the women... let them live. !"

Yang Shu raised his head.

The emperor seemed to be talking to himself: "I thought about that incident ten years ago many times, but it was still too much..."

"Your Majesty..."

The emperor smiled at him: "Don't I know the origin of the girl next to you? You have hidden it well for so many years. You don't have to do this in the future, I already know it. However, you have to restrain her. , I don’t want a single thought of kindness to create another enemy.”

Yang Shu restrained the excitement in his heart and bowed down: "Your Majesty is merciful."

The emperor personally helped him up: "You! You are so unscrupulous in front of others, why are you so reserved in front of me? I am the emperor, but I am also your uncle!"