The General Is As Urgent As Law

Chapter 48

Early the next morning, Xue Ziqin dragged his whole body in pain, and was dragged into the palace together by Xue Changfeng.The day before, he was beaten until his back was covered in purple, and he even saw blood. After sleeping all night, he woke up with even worse pain.But helplessly, when the emperor summoned him, he could only be obedient, changed his court clothes with Xue Changfeng, and entered the palace.

Xue Changfeng didn't bring any attendants with him, so Xue Ziqin went with him.Xue Ziqin couldn't figure out what it meant, so he kept silent.The two rode their horses all the way, and they walked slowly to Yanluo Pavilion. Xue Changfeng stopped not far away habitually, and Xue Ziqin also stopped.

Xue Changfeng suddenly said, "Qin'er."

"Ok?"

"I know what happened this time. Although you are too reckless, someone is playing tricks. You and I both know who it is. Don't lose your temper in the palace."

"I know."

Xue Changfeng said again: "Yesterday Prime Minister Yuanzhi got the news that Wei Yuanting was not the mastermind this time, he seems to have made a favor with Qin Guan."

Xue Ziqin was puzzled: "Who can still let him be a favor?"

Xue Changfeng shook his head, but his eyes stayed on Yanluo Pavilion.The girls are tireless, and they don't care about the affairs of the world. No matter whether the border is peace or war, they just do the work in front of them and try their best to attract guests.

He went on to say: "In short, things are not simple. The emperor is not too young now, and the matter of establishing a crown prince will soon be moved to the court."

Of course Xue Ziqin knew the meaning of these words. Right now, the two of them, the father and son, had nothing to stop them from speaking, and asked directly: "With the power of our Xue family, the position of crown prince must belong to the third prince."

Xue Changfeng frowned: "Don't talk nonsense." Xue Ziqin knew that what he said was too clear, and he would be rebellious if he heard it, so he didn't refute it, and continued to wait for Xue Changfeng's next words.

"As the eldest son, the eldest prince is naturally the most likely to become the heir apparent. So you must not disturb the Xue family again, and don't cause trouble for me and the one in the palace."

"……I see."

The words that should be said were finished, Xue Changfeng drove the horse under his crotch again, and the two continued to walk into the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, Xue Changfeng was the first to be called to face the saint, and Xue Ziqin waited in the palace.This Xuanyang Palace is really beautiful, it is very big, and it is well maintained by the servants and servants in the palace everywhere. Xue Ziqin looked around and thought about it, he might not be summoned at this moment, so he started to walk around in the palace. .

Foreign ministers are not allowed to enter the palace except the harem, and it doesn't matter if they walk around casually in other places.He walked around so casually, and then came to the imperial garden.The spring in the garden is strong, and the flowers everywhere are vying to bloom, hiding among the green branches and leaves, showing their beauty to the fullest.Xue Ziqin is definitely not a person who cherishes flowers, but enjoying the scenery like this once in a while has a special taste. Unlike the bloody scenes where life and death are entangled on the battlefield, this spring garden is full of vitality and joy.

While walking in this bright spring, Xue Ziqin suddenly heard something moving in a corner of the garden.He had nothing to do anyway, so he quietly walked over to have a look.

Seeing two grown men laughing and laughing in the bushes in the corner of the garden, Xue Ziqin walked step by step, but no one noticed.

I only heard one of them say: "It's really beautiful, haha, why don't you just be a maidservant in the palace!"

Another person teased and said, "Yes, I don't think the girls in Yanluo Pavilion are as charming and delicate as you."

"You are not a man or a woman, you are also worthy to be our brother, tsk tsk, the blessing you asked for in your previous life?"

Xue Ziqin stood not far away and looked in, vaguely seeing a gorgeous long skirt surrounded by two men.The owner of the long skirt was sitting on the ground with an indistinguishable face, really beautiful.But this person's expression was indifferent, and his eyes didn't know where to look. In short, they didn't fall on these two people.It was obvious that he had been bullied like that, most of the clothes had already slipped off, exposing the man's petite shoulders.

Xue Ziqin was never a nosy person. He never felt that there was anything wrong with bullying the weak. It was natural law for the weak to prey on the strong.He looked at it, felt bored, and planned to leave, but at this moment, the person sitting on the ground suddenly looked at him.

Those eyes are beautiful, but their eyes are indifferent, like a dead person who has no nostalgia for the world.Xue Ziqin met those eyes inadvertently, and seemed to be dazed for a while, and couldn't look away. That little face was so pitiful, Xue Ziqin seemed to have seen it somewhere.

He thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered who the other party was.

Xue Ziqin watched the show with great interest, and he didn't plan to help, or rather, he planned to wait for the other party to ask for help before making a move.

Before the two men noticed that there was someone behind them, one of them squatted down, touched the small face of the man on the ground, then touched the shoulder, and sighed obscenely and hatefully: "Tsk tsk, your skin is better than snow, you are better than those inferior ones!" Whores look more noble."

The man still didn't intend to ask for help, he just turned sideways to open the man's claws more.Only then did Xue Ziqin see that there were still some bruises on his neck, and he didn't need to think about it to know that he was beaten.

Seeing that the two men seemed to be going to do something more egregious, and the victim didn't respond, he was as angry as a dead person, Xue Ziqin still couldn't hold back, and shouted: "What are you doing, you two."

Only then did the two men realize that there was someone behind them, and turned around to look at Xue Ziqin. They were a little flustered at first, but then calmed down, straightened their clothes, and said in a pretentious manner: "Who are you? break?"

"Your Highness, how are you, Foreign Minister Xue Ziqin, was summoned by Emperor De Meng, and passed by here."

"It turned out to be the famous General Xue." One of them said.Both Xue Ziqin and Xue Ziqin have seen each other before, both of them are the queen's sons, the second prince Cen Lijiang, and the seventh prince Cen Lizhong.It was the second prince who was speaking at this time, and Xue Ziqin was obviously embarrassed when he heard Xue Ziqin report himself.

How could they not know that the Xue family has a close relationship with this manless thing in front of them, and being caught and insulted at the scene, even if they are the children of the royal family, it is somewhat unreasonable.

The seventh prince even hid behind the second prince and dared not speak.

Xue Ziqin was quite natural, and said with a slight smile: "I remember that my sister-in-law has a bad temper. I don't know how the two Highnesses are so bold."

The second prince settled down and said: "General Xue was joking, we were just joking with my brother, there is no other intention, since General Xue

Jun wants to catch up with his younger brother, so let's say goodbye first. "Speaking, the second prince pulled the seventh prince up and left quickly.

But Xue Ziqin felt that it was not enough, and added another sentence: "Your Highness, let's go. The matter of establishing the crown prince is just now. As the eldest son, the First Prince must be expected by everyone. You two will congratulate the First Prince on my behalf. .”

Sure enough, as he expected, the two of them paused slightly, then walked away quickly.

The eldest prince and their two mothers are compatriots, as sons and daughters of the royal family, the worst thing is not for their direct sons, but they are not the eldest sons, and they are doomed to have no hope of the throne.Of course, if they dared to kill their brother, the second prince would still have a chance.

However, Xue Ziqin didn't think that these two people would do anything big. What they were doing now was enough to show their uselessness.

Seeing the two of them leave, Xue Ziqin stepped forward and stretched out his hand to lift the person on the ground.

"Why are you always being bullied?" Xue Ziqin asked, bending over slightly, and pulling the open skirt of the man.In fact, he didn't know what to do. The clothes were obviously women's, and they were worn on the boy's body, which was extremely insulting, but now he was standing in the imperial garden, and he didn't have a change of clothes, so he could only pull them up for him first. .

The man didn't speak, but lowered his head. Xue Ziqin rescued him, but he still didn't respond.

Xue Ziqin raised his eyebrows and said, "Shouldn't you thank me? Cousin."

This extremely beautiful young man is the youngest son of the concubine Jinfei, the ninth prince Cen Liyu.Concubine Jin's name is Xue Jin, she is Xue Changfeng's younger sister of the same father and mother, the two are seven years apart, Xue Changfeng loves this younger sister very much.

Therefore, as Xue Changfeng's adopted son, Cen Liyu naturally became his cousin.

Xue Ziqin didn't know about the affairs in the palace, nor was he interested, but he did know a thing or two about Cen Lixuan's affairs.For some reason, his little girl, Concubine Jin, only wanted her eldest son, the third prince, Cen Lijin, to be the heir apparent, and she always ignored her younger son.

But no matter how you think about it, if you insult Cen Lixuan, isn't it just riding on the head of Concubine Jin to act as a domineering blessing?Xue Ziqin didn't quite understand the relationship, but it was inconvenient to ask further questions.

But at this moment, Cen Lixuan didn't want to accept Xue Ziqin's favor, so he saluted lightly, and said politely, "Hello, General Xue."

"So unfamiliar." Seeing his appearance, Xue Ziqin felt a little helpless, "I used to see you more lively."

"Forgive me, General Xue. I was young and ignorant at that time, please bear with me if I offend you." Cen Liyan said with a low eyebrow.He was very small, much shorter than Xue Ziqin, and he only reached Xue Ziqin's chest, because he kept his head down, Xue Ziqin didn't know the expression on his face, it was probably the same as before.

Five years ago, Xue Ziqin met him once.

That was the first time he won a battle and entered the palace to have an audience.He followed Xue Changfeng, and met Cen Liyan. He remembered that Cen Liyan was only eight years old at that time, and she was already a full-fledged beauty, with red lips and white teeth, and her smile was so cute that one couldn't help but want to touch his head, or squeeze it. his face.

When they first met, Cen Liyan saluted him politely and called him cousin in a soft voice.

Suddenly remembering the past, Xue Ziqin was a little dazed, but Cen Lixuan said: "I will not disturb General Xue, see you some other day."

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Xue Ziqin suddenly reached out to stop him, and said abruptly, "I'll take you back."

"Don't bother General Xue."

"When you were young, you hugged my leg and called me cousin." Xue Ziqin laughed jokingly.

Cen Lixuan finally had some expression after being said that, like he was embarrassed, but also like Xue Ziqin was irritated and talking too much, in short, his expression was not very good-looking.

He didn't want to pay attention, turned around and walked two steps away.

I don't know if I don't leave, but after I left, I suddenly realized that I was bullied by them just now, and I sprained my foot when I fell to the ground. At this time, the pain hit, and Cen Lixuan almost fell down again.

Xue Ziqin quickly grabbed him, and hugged him into his arms.

Cen Lixuan looked at him coldly: "Let go."

"Don't be brave, you are still a child." Xue Ziqin said, "Isn't it only natural for me to send you back? Your Highness Ninth Prince."

Cen Lixuan blushed angrily, and struggled in Xue Ziqin's arms, but couldn't break free.

Xue Ziqin said again: "Your clothes are not good for others to see. You might as well bury your head so that others will not know."

These words got to the point, Cen Liyu really didn't want others to see him, so he had no choice but to follow his advice and really buried his head in Xue Ziqin's chest, and he could still hear Xue Ziqin's powerful heartbeat through the cloth.

Xue Ziqin hugged him and asked, "Still living there?"

Cen Lixuan let out a "hmm", as if he didn't want to say any more.

General Xue seldom appeared in the palace, and not many people knew him, but the court clothes were indeed known to all slaves and servants. When they passed by him, they had to salute in a proper manner. He just hugged Cen Lizhen like this With the memory of five years ago, he walked towards his palace.

"Why are you being bullied like this?"

"..."

"You are General Xue's nephew, you shouldn't be so weak."

"..."

Xue Ziqin said nothing along the way, but Cen Lixuan remained silent.He couldn't enter the harem, so he could only put Cen Liyu on the long street leading to the harem, and called two servants over: "Send Ninth Prince back."

The servants glanced at the women's clothes on Cen Lixuan's body, secretly understood what was going on, and replied respectfully: "Yes."

Cen Lixuan turned around and left.

Xue Ziqin looked at his petite back, and said again: "See you again, Your Highness Ninth Prince."