The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Shen Tang didn't let Yang You finish his words, but took over and said, "Serving the prince with loyalty is the duty of a minister, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead~"

Gu Yunzhou stared at Shen Tang, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you, I definitely won't~"

After Gu Yunzhou finished speaking, he turned around and left.

There were more than a dozen people kneeling outside the Qinzheng Hall, and one person was even lying on the ground in a bloody mess, motionless.

Gu Yunzhou took a look, paused slightly, then raised his foot and walked directly into the Qinzheng Hall.

"Your son greets His Majesty." Gu Yunzhou stepped forward and saluted.

The emperor's face was ashen, and he ignored Gu Yunzhou's greeting. Instead, he grabbed the memorial in front of him and threw it at Gu Yunzhou on the ground, "Look at what you have done."

Gu Yunzhou remained motionless. "Father, please calm down. I don't know what I have done wrong to make you so angry."

"Look for yourself," roared the emperor.

Gu Yunzhou felt that Prince Yong's eyes were always on him. There was no one else in the Qinzheng Hall except Prince Yong.

Prince An is not here. How could that bastard not come? He is not here?

Gu Yunzhou's heart grew heavier. He picked up the memorial on the ground, his eyes dark and unclear.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the memorial. When he saw the words "Shen Tang", his heart became heavier.

Chu Mingyang knelt obediently behind the Minister of War, with his head lowered and not daring to breathe.

This was the first time in his life that he had stepped into the Qinzheng Palace, and it was also the first time that he had been so close to the current emperor. This was a wonderful thing that he had never dared to dream of.

At this moment, Chu Mingyang was even more determined in his original choice. If it weren't for Brother Tan and the others, he wouldn't be so lucky in this life.

He must be more diligent for the rest of his life and must not let down Brother Tan and the others.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War next to him seemed to sense some slight changes in Chu Mingyang, so he turned his head slightly to look at Chu Mingyang, only to see his eyes changing constantly, and thought it was because of fear.

Then the Minister of War whispered to him, "Are you scared?"

After hearing this, Chu Mingyang did not speak directly, but responded in a low voice: "Sir, this is my first time meeting His Majesty, and I am definitely afraid. Fortunately, you are here with me, so I can remain calm."

The Minister of War knelt on the ground motionless, his knees numb from kneeling and he didn't dare to move at all.

He also reminded Chu Mingyang beside him, "Things have come to this point now. You must remember this: when you answer the emperor later, don't panic. Just tell the truth."

"I am definitely telling the truth. How dare I fabricate something out of thin air?"

"Then there's nothing to worry about."

Anyway, everything has to be decided by His Majesty, and they are just here for the formality.

What the Minister of War didn't expect was that the incident ended with just a staff member from the prince's residence. It was really a false alarm.

*

In the Ziyue Palace, Concubine Shu was drinking tea while listening to Wan Liang's reply.

"Prince Yun has arrived at the Qinzheng Hall. His Majesty is furious. Outside the Qinzheng Hall, people, led by the Minister of War, are kneeling on the ground.

The servant who deliberately spread the wrong news has now been beaten to a point where his life or death is unknown."

Concubine Shu stopped drinking her tea and asked, "Are only Prince Yun and Prince Yong in the Qinzheng Palace?"

"Yes." Wan Liang replied.

Concubine Shu snorted coldly. It seems that our Majesty is still wholeheartedly protecting Prince Yun.

After thinking about this, he looked up at Wan Liang and asked, "Have you found out everything? Has Shen Tang really been caught?"

"Yes, the boy who was beaten to pieces was his man."

Wan Liang said, "Your Majesty, this boy has been beaten to death. His crime has been confirmed, and Shen Tang is in the front. I'm afraid that Prince Yun will not be able to escape unscathed this time!"

Concubine Shu put down her teacup, snorted coldly, and then asked, "Is there any movement in Queen Wen's Yikun Palace?"

"There was no movement in the Yikun Palace. Queen Wen didn't even leave the Yikun Palace."

"Queen Wen has managed to remain calm this time. It seems she is confident that His Majesty will protect them this time!"

Concubine Shu said somewhat angrily that the more Empress Wen remained calm, the less likely anything would happen to Gu Yunzhou.

This time, I'm afraid that just one Shen Tang would be enough to resolve their crisis. If it weren't for His Majesty's protection of them, let alone one Shen Tang, even if there were ten or a hundred Shen Tangs...

Concubine Shu remembered what her nephew had told her, and looked at Wan Liang and said, "Noble Concubine, is there any movement from Concubine Ning and Concubine Xian?"

Wan Liang shook his head, "There's nothing unusual."

Haha, what happened to them this time? They didn't kick me when I was down? Concubine Shu's mood grew darker.

They are all old conspirators. Since none of them took advantage of the situation, the meaning was very clear. They all knew that Gu Yunzhou would not be in any danger this time.

Seeing her queen's face becoming increasingly grim, Nanny Qiu said softly, "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so anxious. They're not moving, perhaps because they're not afraid of Queen Wen. Perhaps they're waiting for His Majesty's decision."

How could Concubine Shu not know this? She looked at Nanny Qiu and said, "Your Majesty is wholeheartedly committed to supporting Gu Yunzhou to ascend to the throne. They wouldn't act rashly without sufficient confidence."

"My Lady, you can't act rashly on your own right now. After all, you can't do anything alone."

"I didn't intend to do anything. Last time, His Majesty was already somewhat displeased with the Yikun Palace. If Prince Yun angers His Majesty again this time.

Even if Your Majesty wants to protect him again, it is impossible to do so as before. People's affection will be slowly worn away like this.

So what if she's the Queen? If Your Majesty truly trusts her, why doesn't he just give her son the title of Crown Prince?

As Concubine Shu spoke, the anger she had just felt finally dissipated a little, and she smiled, "This time, we finally got something out of it. We got Shen Tang, who is Gu Yunzhou's right-hand man.

It was a heavy loss, and after this incident, Prince Yong must have been extremely disappointed with Prince Yun.

Hasn't he always wanted to win over Prince Yong? From now on, don't have such a pipe dream.

Calculating this way, Gu Yunzhou still suffered quite a lot of losses this time, haha...

“Your Majesty is right. If Prince Yun didn’t rely on His Majesty’s favor and Empress Wen’s support,

How dare he act so recklessly? If he loses His Majesty's favor, he'll surely fall flat on his face sooner or later." Nanny Qiu said with a smile.

Concubine Shu smiled and ordered, "The sweet soup in our small kitchen is almost ready. When there's no one else in the Qinzheng Palace, I'll go see His Majesty."

"Yes." Aunt Qiu agreed with a smile and turned to go to the small kitchen.