The princess was the precious darling of their marquis. If she was unhappy about anything, they would be the ones in trouble.
The matter of General Zhang soon reached the emperor's ears. In an instant, the emperor flew into a rage. Yuan Yuchuan was so angry that he threw all the memorials on the table.
"Jing Xinche is really too presumptuous! He actually openly punished the people of the imperial court! What is this if not going against me?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down," Eunuch Li said as he bent down to pour a cup of tea for Yuan Yuchuan. "So what if Jing Xinche is powerful? Isn't Princess Tianlin still in our hands? Moreover, Princess Tianlin is pregnant, so our bargaining chip is even greater."
Hearing this, Yuan Yuchuan's expression was no longer so gloomy. "What did the people on Mu Fengqie's side say?"
"Everything is normal there. Mu Fengqie just takes walks and dries herbs every day. She doesn't do anything else." She did almost the same things every day. In this way, Mu Fengqie must have noticed that someone was monitoring her.
"In a few days, it will be the full - moon feast of the young heir of the Regent's Mansion. You should arrange for people to prepare gifts in advance and send them over," Yuan Yuchuan said suddenly, with a deep look in his eyes that was hard to decipher.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand," Eunuch Li replied. Just as he was about to leave to prepare the gifts, Yuan Yuchuan called him back.
"Where is Yuan Yerui? Why haven't I seen him for the past few days?" Yuan Yuchuan asked.
Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment but still told the truth. "Your Majesty, on the day Princess Tianlin left, the Grand Empress Dowager ordered him to leave with her."
Yuan Yuchuan didn't say anything after hearing this. It was good that they were separated. Otherwise, they would always quarrel under his nose and it would drive him crazy.
"Your Majesty! Bad news! The prison in the imperial palace has caught fire, and the prisoners inside couldn't escape," a guard rushed in, his face covered in dirt.
Yuan Yuchuan was stunned for a moment when he heard that the prison had caught fire. Then he remembered that there was only one prisoner in the prison, his former crown princess, Lou Yueying.
"So what if it catches fire? What are you making such a fuss about!" Eunuch Li scolded. This guard really had no manners. No wonder he was just a low - ranking guard with no future.
"Go down. After the fire is put out, just dispose of the people inside casually," Yuan Yuchuan said. He had only kept Lou Yueying back then for Jing Xinche's sake. So much time had passed that he had completely forgotten about her.
If it weren't for this incident today, he really wouldn't have remembered that there was such a person in the palace.
On the other side, Lou Yueying, who was presumed to have died in the fire, was rescued by a man in black. Lou Yueying looked at the man warily. This man had extremely high martial arts skills.
"Hello, Miss Lou," the man in black said. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if it had been burned.
"Who are you? Why did you rescue me?" Lou Yueying asked, looking at the man with caution.
"It's nothing. I just want to make a deal with Miss Lou. I wonder if Miss Lou is interested," the man in black said, looking at Lou Yueying leisurely.
"What deal? You have to tell me so that I can make a judgment, right?" Even after staying in the prison for such a long time, the pride in Lou Yueying still remained.
The man in black appreciated her pride. "I can help your Lou family avenge themselves and kill the current dog - emperor. I can also help you find your elder brother."
Lou Yueying looked at the man in black, her eyes shining brightly. "Can you really help me?" she asked suspiciously, then added, "What do you want from me?"
The man in black laughed heartily. "Miss Lou is really a smart person. It's easy to deal with smart people."
After laughing enough, the man in black stared into Lou Yueying's eyes and said, "My request is very simple. I want you to enter the Royal Ancestral Temple. I'll tell you the rest later."
Lou Yueying pursed her lips. "With my current identity, how can I enter the palace? I might be arrested as soon as I reach the palace gate," she said, rolling her eyes at the man. Was he stupid?
"Don't worry about your identity. I have ways to help. As long as you agree," the man in black said, his eyes darkening. If he could make good use of this pawn, it would be of great use to him in the future.
"Okay, I agree," Lou Yueying said, her eyes flickering.
The man in black gave a sinister smile. Taking advantage of Lou Yueying's inattention, he knocked her out. He looked at the unconscious woman in his arms, then got up and flew away. The direction he was heading was actually towards the grassland tribe.
The King of the Grassland was currently dealing with the trivial matters in the court. He didn't know if it was just his illusion, but he always felt that some people in the court were starting to stand against him intentionally or unintentionally. This was unprecedented.
It seemed to start after he came back from the Qin Dynasty. The King of Herbs thought about many aspects but couldn't figure out what was wrong. He could only attribute it to being too tired recently and having an illusion.
Fortunately, his efforts had paid off. The grassland tribe was better than before. Moreover, he had already established contact with the King of Wen, and the two of them had started to communicate in private.
The King of the Grassland was helping the King of Wen to gradually undermine the power of the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom. And things were going well recently.
Even if the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom realized what was going on, it would be too late. Moreover, people in their hearts hoped that men would hold power, so the King of Wen was making great progress. As for the King of Wen's identity, it was all thanks to the child in the Empress of the Xueling Kingdom's womb.
Since they already had a child, wouldn't the Xueling Kingdom belong to the King of Wen?
The Empress of the Xueling Kingdom thought that the King of Wen had changed his mind and was much nicer to him. So, in a good mood, the Empress gave some of her power to the King of Wen.
Although Jing Xinche had dealt with General Zhang, Yuan Yuchuan was not so easy to get rid of.
Since General Zhang violated the military regulations, fine. Then I'll replace him with someone else. If you say this person also violates the military regulations, that won't be reasonable.
Jing Xinche had also guessed this, so his face was extremely gloomy. He had finally managed to get rid of General Zhang, and now there was another one. He heard that the person was already on the way, but he didn't know who it was yet. Anyway, it couldn't be a good person.
"Qie'er, after the matter here is settled, you should go back," Jing Xinche said, looking at Mu Fengqie worriedly.
"Why? Are you..."