sjar Chapter 109 Should I grant their wish?
Chapter 109 Should I grant their wish?
Chu Xi didn't hesitate to accept it and gave it to Chu Er next to him, "Thank you."
Chu Er also thanked Jiang Zhenyao respectfully.
Jiang Zhenyao waved her hand generously, not caring much, and then cast her eyes on Chu Xi, looking at him carefully, "By the way, I forgot to ask you, are you injured?"
Chu Xi lowered her eyes inconspicuously, "It's okay, they can't hurt me yet."
There were indeed no wounds, but when she was besieged before, someone attacked her from behind. She dodged quite quickly, but the hilt of the sword still rubbed her waist hard.
She didn't feel anything before, but when Jiang Zhenyao mentioned it, she vaguely discovered that there was a little pain on the right side of her waist, which she thought was probably a bruise.
but...
After all, her status was different from Chu Er's, so it was impossible for her to take off her clothes and let others treat her. It was not a big deal anyway, so she might as well go back and get the medicine for the blood clot and rub it on herself.
"That's true." Jiang Zhenyao smiled unconsciously.
Chu Er had already examined the patient. Although there were many wounds, fortunately all of them had avoided the vital parts. Chu Xi naturally did not stay any longer and went outside.
No matter which forces these people who came this time came from, they have now been dealt with and completely wiped out, and Chu Xi should complete this last step!
After staying in Huzhou City for one night, Chu Xi set off the next day. She originally wanted to let Chu Er stay and wait until his wound healed before going to Xi'an City on her own.
But Chu Er refused to obey no matter what. If Chu Xi said a little more, Chu Er would just kneel on the ground without saying a word, and his attitude clearly showed that he could not obey.
Chu Xi couldn't convince Chu Er, so he could only ask him to go to the military doctor to ask for more gauze and medicine. He would change the medicine diligently on the road to avoid the wound from getting inflamed.
Although Huzhou delayed us a bit, the rest of the journey was much quieter. At least even if there were assassins, there wouldn't be so many of them coming at once.
With such a large number of assassins, it would not be easy for them to gather together.
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Two days later.
The two memorials from Huzhou City were also successfully delivered to the desk of His Majesty.
After reading the two memorials, His Majesty said nothing. He just stared at them thoughtfully, and then ordered people to summon the eldest prince, Zhou Yichen, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, and Prime Minister Rong into the palace.
This matter can obviously be solved simply, but Your Majesty wants everyone who should know to know.
His fear of the Marquis' Mansion had become known to everyone. Just as Chu Xi had expected, two memorials were submitted together.
His Majesty immediately became suspicious, even though he knew that given the character of the Duke of Wei and his son, Jiang Wu, it would be impossible for them to stand on Zhou Yichen's side.
But he was still wary of the alliance between the two generals.
All under heaven belongs to the king, and all within the four seas are his subjects. There is some reason for this saying, as the royal family's secret guards are spread throughout the capital and even the world.
Especially what happened in the capital, it was obvious to everyone with a discerning eye that Jiang Zhenyao had a special feeling for Chu Qibai. In the arena for recruiting a son-in-law, Chu Qibai fought against everyone and won the heart of the beauty.
This matter has spread throughout the capital. How could Your Majesty, who lives in the imperial city but has many secret guards, not know this news?
Now, there is another memorial submitted by Jiang Wu’s brother-in-law, and the content is actually that he and Chu Qibai wiped out the bandits together?
His Majesty smiled with an ambiguous meaning, and said to the personal eunuch beside him, "The Jiang family has always been trusted by me. The imperial concubine has always wanted to have the seventh son and the eldest daughter of the Jiang family get closer. What do you think, should I fulfill their wish?"
Even though he really didn't want the seventh son, who was originally from the Jiang family, to marry a daughter of the Jiang family as his princess, he was still very uneasy when he had to watch Jiang Zhenyao marry into the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery!
Rebellion has always been about military power, so he really couldn't rest assured that the two major military families in the capital would unite!
The chief eunuch has been serving Your Majesty since he was still a prince. He knows him about 50% to 60% of the way, if not everything about him.
He knew that there were some things His Majesty could say, but he could not agree with them. If he did, His Majesty would become suspicious.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The world is in your hands. How to arrange it is just a matter of your Majesty's words!" The eunuch agreed with a smile.
His words hit the mark exactly what the emperor was thinking. No one would like someone around them who kept guessing about their thoughts and could see through them at a glance.
Even if the person who saw through his thoughts was just a rootless eunuch.
His Majesty smiled faintly, "You do know how to please others."
Although I said this, at least the topic ended there and I didn't continue to ask him about his opinion on the matter.
Granting a marriage is a decision made by His Majesty alone. If he really wants to grant the marriage, he will never be swayed by one or two words from others. If he has no intention of granting the marriage, and the eunuch accidentally says a little more, it may be misunderstood as having a different meaning.
Several people arrived at the Qianqing Palace one after another. His Majesty remained calm and did not show any emotion. He just let them look at the two memorials one by one.
"This is a memorial sent to the capital by the Prince of Chu and the garrison commander of Huzhou. There have always been bandits in the mountains around Huzhou, but we didn't expect that they are now so rampant that they have entered the city and killed people openly!" His Majesty seemed to really believe what was reported in the memorial.
After reading the memorial, Prime Minister Rong remained silent in response to His Majesty's words.
In fact, everyone has a scale in their hearts to judge whether it is banditry that is to blame. If those in power insist on pretending to be stupid about some things, what can their subordinates do?
He didn't want to take sides, but he also didn't want to watch the Great Zhou Dynasty decline. The foundation left by the previous emperor was now only one tenth of what it was.
The eighth prince's eyes were dark, but when he looked up again, there was no more darkness in them, only appropriate surprise, "Father, I think that this matter is really caused by those bandits being too rampant."
No matter how angry he was, he still had to swallow his anger. Sending this memorial to the capital was clearly a disguised way of telling them something.
They killed everyone, leaving no one alive.
Moreover, if they dared to send people over again, Chu Qibai would probably do the same thing and kill no one.
The Seventh Prince was also good at disguising his emotions. He knew that it was not appropriate to lose his temper in this situation, so he suppressed all his emotions and agreed, "Father, there have always been mountain bandits and water bandits in Huzhou. It is a complicated place. I think this incident was caused by the rampant banditry."
Compared to their gnashing of teeth and swallowing their anger, Zhou Yichen was the only one in the hall who was truly relieved and thought this was good news.
After they finished speaking, he saluted with his hands clasped in a righteous manner, "Father, I think this matter is too shocking. I am worried that it will cause panic among the people. Father, you should order the Huzhou City Guards to find all those suspicious bandits and leave no one alive. This will serve as an example to others."
The expressions of the Seventh and Eighth Princes changed slightly, and they almost couldn't maintain the fake smiles on their faces.