Chapter 68: What happened

The third prince only returned to Beijing last night. Returning in the middle of the night in the wind and snow, he also knew that he was not only ugly, but also inevitably held accountable by the emperor, so he was very careful when he returned and did not disturb others. In addition, yesterday's Qiyang wedding was divided into many people's minds, and the news was hidden for most of the day, and it was not until this afternoon that the news came out.
It is not too late for Qi Yang and Lu Qipei to receive the news, but the information they receive is quite limited. I knew that the three princes had been defeated and fled back. Now they have been called into the palace by the emperor.
This made Qi Yang a little anxious, and his good-looking brows frowned: "Beijing has not yet received a new battle report, and I don't know what it is now." She stood up and said to Lu Qipei: "No, I want to enter. Visit the palace."
Lu Qipei knew that she was worried about the prince's situation and understood the position of the two of them now, and immediately stood up: "I'm with you."
Qi Yang didn't refuse. After the two sent Zhi Ting to prepare the car, they went back to the inner room and changed their clothes for going out. Lu Qipei specially added an extra collar to her, covering all people's necks, and then solemnly said: "The wind is strong outside, block it."
Qi Yang faintly glanced at her, did not refuse, backhanded her clothes.
Lu Qipei's heart was sweet because of this little action, and his eyebrows also curled up. Before leaving the house, she held Qi Yang's hand and comforted: "It's okay, even if the situation in the northern borders changes, but the prince is the prince, if something happens, there will be news. Now only the three princes are back, what? If there is no news, the prince will be fine."
Qi Yang nodded, and the two didn't say much. Zhi Ting ordered the carriage to prepare and set off for the palace.
The marriage of the princess is no different from that of an ordinary daughter. For the first two days, I had to stay at my husband's house. On the third day, I would take the horse back to the palace to give thanks. The emperor would also give some rewards according to the gift.
Qi Yang's wedding has just passed, and it stands to reason that it will take two days to return to the palace, but the appearance of her and her husband seems not surprising. In fact, not only Qi Yang, but the other princes were all rushing to the palace after hearing the news.
Compared with the prince and the third prince, the other princes have no advantage in seizing the throne. But as the prince, everyone has ambitions, so in these days when the two are absent, these brothers have also emerged one after another.
Suddenly hearing about this change, everyone was surprised, why didn't they have other plans in their hearts?
The Lu Mansion and the imperial palace were not far away, and the carriage walked through the snow for half an hour and arrived at the palace gate, and then entered the palace as usual. When he changed to a sedan chair, Qi Yang took a look, and he found that several princes’ cars were already there.
When Qi Yang and Lu Qipei arrived at the Xuanshi Hall, they saw several princes being blocked by Zhang Jian: "Several princes, your Majesty is busy with something, and there is no time to meet at this moment. The weather outside is also cold, so some of the princes should go back first ."
The emperor had six adult sons. The prince was the protagonist, the second prince died young, and the third to the seventh prince were all concubines. Except for the three princes who were able to compete with the prince in the court because of their strong mother's family, the other brothers were crushed by the two, and it was almost impossible to make a splash in the court. It was also because the prince and the third prince were not there recently that these princes had some voices in the court.
At this time, the four princes were all blocked outside the palace hall. The four princes headed first spoke: "I heard that the third brother had returned from northern Xinjiang, and I didn't know what was going on in northern Xinjiang until my brothers came to the palace and wanted to see the third brother."
The five princes next to him immediately said: "That's right, we just want to meet the third brother, Mr. Zhang, don't stop us. If the father has no time to meet, I will not bother the father, and wait outside the hall for a while. Exactly."
Several people argued with Zhang Jian, and then inquired about the situation in the hall without a trace. Just who is Zhang Jian? How can one who can be the chief of the emperor's side servant without a heart of seven orifices? So his sleek ability is much better than these princes, no matter what the other party asks, he can think about his fooling past.
Until Zhang Jian saw the Qi Yang couple coming from the snow, he left a few princes and asked, "Why did your Highness enter the palace today? Your Majesty was still talking about it yesterday. After your Highness left the palace, the palace was deserted. a lot of."
The princes next to him secretly curled their lips when they heard the words, and looked at Qi Yang with dislike.
Qi Yang ignored them and said with Zhang Jian with a smile: "I heard that Brother Three Emperor was back, and I was a little worried about the battle between Brother Emperor and Northern Xinjiang, so I came to the palace to have a look." She said, and went to the closed palace door behind Zhang Jian. Glancing at it: "I don't know what the situation is now?"
The smile on Zhang Jian's face did not change, and he replied: "Your Majesty is talking to the Third Highness. If your Highness wants to wait, you might as well go to the side hall."
After saying this, Zhang Jian turned his head and looked at the other princes as if they were treated equally. But God knows that these princes had been talking around him for a long time before, and the chief maid did not let go. On the contrary, when Qi Yang came, his attitude was softened, which made people feel breathless.
Qi Yang didn't get entangled. After thanking Zhang Jian, he greeted several princes and led the horse to the side hall.
The two took the first step, and the others followed in angrily. Qi Yang whispered to Lu Qipei, "You tell them what they are doing so quickly outside the palace of the declaration room?"
Lu Qipei raised his eyebrows and replied in a soft voice, "I'm just looking at the jokes of the three princes." After finishing speaking, he paused and added in a lower voice: "Maybe he is also looking forward to an accident in Beijiang. over there."
Qi Yang nodded, his face was not very good-looking, and he didn't even want to talk to the group of people behind him.
On the contrary, the princes who followed saw her two whispering, they couldn’t help but disdain—the princess of Liang country could not participate in politics, and the war in northern Xinjiang had nothing to do with them. Therefore, although the news of the three princes today is tumultuous, they can enter. But all the princes from the palace.
Also Qi Yang, relying on the love of the emperor and the prince, from time to time blended into political affairs, and did not know where his ambitions came from? !
The earth dragon was burning in the hall of the propaganda room, so that the whole hall was warm and melted, and it became almost two worlds with the ice and snow outside. Qi Yang and the others didn't wait long after they entered the Partial Palace. It was probably only a quarter of an hour before Zhang Jian called someone to summon them.
Everyone then entered the main hall and saw the emperor. They also saw the embarrassed three princes. He had only been in northern Xinjiang for a few months, and he was full of spirits when he was away. Now, seeing you again is a little embarrassing. Not to mention, the black robe was still stained with obvious traces of tea. It was obvious that the emperor had just thrown a tea cup before and gave him a meal!
Several princes caught a glimpse of what the third prince looked like now, and their eyes flashed gloating, and even Qi Yang and Lu Qipei couldn't help but look at him more. It's just that the three princes fell into a panic, looking uninjured, and I don't know if the rumor of defeat is true?
Everyone obviously also cares about this issue, but in front of the emperor, it's hard to ask directly.
The emperor glanced over several princes with a heavy gaze, and when he caught sight of Qi Yang and the prince, his expression only slowed down: "Why did the emperor come back to the palace today? But the prince did not treat you well. He came back to the palace to complain to me?"
The latter sentence was obviously a joke, Qi Yang denied it immediately, and took Lu Qipei's hand to show his husband and wife love.
The father and daughter laughed a few words, and the originally tense atmosphere in the palace gradually eased. The three princes were still hanging their heads, making people unable to see his expression for a while, but some disappointment flashed in the eyes of the other princes-they really looked forward to the prince's trouble more than watching the three princes lively. However, seeing that the emperor was still in the mood to talk and laugh with his little daughter at this moment, he knew that the prince was in the north of Xinjiang.
How could the expressions of several people escape the emperor’s eyes? He snorted in his heart and said a few words to Qi Yang before asking several people: "You guys, all of you are in the palace today, what's the matter? ?"
The princes looked at each other, and it was hard to say that they were watching the excitement, so they just said: "I heard that the third brother came back, and I came to see it." After thinking about it, he added: "In addition, I heard about the war in northern Xinjiang. Change, worry in my heart..."
The emperor watched a few people and couldn't say anything. They were not taken seriously, and Cautious thought became even more timid when facing the emperor. However, the more they were like this, the more displeased the emperor was. At the moment, without a word of explanation, he sent them all away.
The third prince was also kicked out, and punished him by the way.
This flirtatious treatment can't even be counted as punishment, it just makes people wonder. And when these princes were gone, only the emperor and Qi Yang were left in the palace hall of the Xuan Dynasty. The emperor's original dignity and self-holding posture slackened, and his face instantly added a touch of worry.
Qi Yang felt bad when he saw this, and hurriedly asked: "Father, what happened?"
In fact, the failure of the three princes has spread to a lot of people since he returned to Beijing. However, Northern Xinjiang has not yet returned the battle report, whether it is a rumor or a rumor, and the situation in Northern Xinjiang is not known. And today it is not only these princes and princesses who come to inquire about the news, only the other emperors have not seen them.
Facing Qi Yang, the emperor seemed a little less wary, and asked her: "Is the emperor entering the palace today for your three emperor brothers?"
Qi Yang nodded and said truthfully: "I heard that Brother Three Emperors had escaped from defeat. He was originally a supervising army, and his identity was there, but even he escaped..." Qi Yang said, frowning: "I'm afraid the situation in northern Xinjiang is not good, and the emperor's situation may not be good either."
The emperor silently listened to Qi Yang's words, stared at her for a while, and then suddenly said, "Does the emperor think about the reason for your three emperor brothers' failure?" After asking Qi Yang, he said to himself "Your emperor's brother was originally in Huaicheng. Seven days ago, the Invalides attacked Huaicheng and Huaicheng was broken. Your emperor's brother was nowhere to be seen, and the army was shaken..."
Speaking of later, the emperor's accustomed voice of majesty and calmness also changed, bringing with it obvious emotions.
Qi Yang never expected that behind the three princes fleeing back to Beijing, the prince would be the first to have an accident. She held Lu Qipei's hand tightly and unconsciously, pinching Lu Qipei's hand pain.
Lu Qipei frowned slightly, but he used his other hand to caress Qi Yang's back for a moment.
After a while, Qi Yang's mood calmed down a bit, and then he asked: "Father, how is Beijiang now? Why haven't the battle reports been sent back?"
The emperor shook his head, and he hadn't got the slightest news before the three princes personally told about it.