Pei Ye has extremely upright eyebrows and a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows. Sitting on a high dragon chair, he does not look like an emperor, but like a compassionate Guanyin.
Now, he smiled half-heartedly and waited for Pei Xiuyan's answer with a warm expression.
The quarreling courtiers followed the emperor's gaze and all looked at Pei Xiuyan.
Pei Xiuyan's father and the Supreme Emperor were brothers, but the old Qing prince and princess died of illness early, leaving only the young Pei Xiuyan.
Pei Xiuyan relied on his decisiveness in killing and solving the emperor's problems, won the Holy Heart, and managed to support the entire Qing Palace on his own.
When the late emperor was still alive, the cabinet was abolished. Although Pei Xiuyan was not appointed, he was actually above the six ministries and exercised the power of the cabinet at that time.
Pei Xiuyan thought for a moment and said calmly: "I believe that Concubine Jing was born in Pingyang Palace, has a dignified character, and has given birth to a dragon son, so she should be canonized as queen."
As soon as these words came out, those who supported Li Hou suddenly smiled.
But before anyone could react, he continued:
"Now that the Queen Mother has passed away only a year ago, I think that the appointment of Concubine Jing as the queen should be done after the three-year filial piety period has expired. Otherwise, the Concubine Jing will be labeled as unfilial."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the court.
Pei Xiuyan is really scheming.
The queen has been established, but she can't do it right away. One year after the death of the Queen Mother, who knows what changes will happen if we wait two more years?
Dafeng Kingdom has always advocated filial piety, and this statement really makes it hard for people to find anything wrong with it.
The two factions behind the dispute were blocked and speechless.
Pei Ye calmly suppressed the smile in his eyes, his face full of sadness.
"Every time I miss my mother, I feel restless. I only regret that I failed to take good care of my mother during her lifetime. In this way, I must not do anything unfilial after my mother's death."
After saying that, he let out a long sigh, and the sadness in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
"There is no need to discuss this matter further. Let's do what the King of Qing said. I am not feeling well today. Please withdraw from the court!"
Pei Ye waved his hand and led the personal eunuch to retreat.
The matter of the establishment of the Empress has been finalized!
There were a lot of courtiers left behind, with different expressions and talking a lot.
Pei Xiuyan took the opportunity to leave the court quickly. By the time everyone reacted, he had already disappeared.
Back at Prince Qing's Mansion, Yan Qie had just stopped the carriage at the entrance of the mansion when a red figure descended from the sky with a loud roar. The man stabbed the carriage's head with a silver sword, as fast as lightning.
"Pei Xiuyan, how could you bully Ayan!"
Pei Xiuyan threw a tea cup and hit the tip of the sword, making a crisp crackling sound.
He followed and floated out of the carriage.
Yan Che and the guards who came from the mansion after hearing the news were about to step forward to help, when Pei Xiuyan said coldly: "No need!"
A group of people had no choice but to stop and watch as Pei Xiuyan, who was wearing an indigo official robe, and the red figure mixed together in mid-air.
After beating for nearly half an hour, the red figure in the air let out a low groan, covered his shoulders and fell to the ground.
Only then did everyone see clearly that this person was a boy of about eighteen years old. Wheat-colored skin, sword-shaped eyebrows and tiger eyes, extremely bright eyes, fresh and handsome.
The red dress is not out of place on him at all, but has a different kind of chicness and uninhibitedness.
His shoulder was scratched by a sword, and blood flowed from it.
While everyone was stunned, Pei Xiuyan fell down gracefully, holding a long sword and looking coldly at the young man who fell to the ground.
"Wu Mu, have you made enough trouble?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately understood why the prince didn't let everyone help.
The Wu family has been doing business for generations. By chance, the Wu family's grandfather married the eldest princess Yuzhen. The Wu family soon took advantage of the opportunity and became the number one imperial merchant in Dafeng.
After the Wu family's grandfather passed away, Wu Mu's father Wu Yun Tai took over the Wu family.
Wu Yun Tai gave birth to five daughters in a row before he got Wu Mu as his son.
To put it into perspective, Wu Mu and the current emperor are cousins.
Pei Xiuyan is the King of Qing and can fight Wu Mu, but the servants like them must not hurt Wu Mu in the slightest.
Otherwise, you will have to walk around without finishing your meal.
Wu Mu stood up, gritted his teeth and glared at Pei Xiuyan, "Pei Xiuyan, you bully of Ayan! Kill me with one sword if you can."
When he was young, he was too naughty and arrogant, so the old man threw him to the border military camp for training.
It was in the military camp that he met Ye Chuqing, who was also thrown into training, and Ye Chuqing's sister Ye Chuyan, who liked to dress up as a man.
He once told Ye Chuyan face to face that he would marry her when he grew up.
But when he was fifteen years old, Ye Chuyan and Pei Xiuyan got engaged. When he heard the news, he wanted to come to Kyoto to find Ye Chuyan, but was put under house arrest by Wu Yun Tai for several months.
After the ban was lifted, Ye Chuyan and Pei Xiuyan were married. For this reason, his relationship with Wu Yun Tai became tense, and he wandered around in anger.
He heard a few days ago that the Ye family was raided for collaborating with the enemy. Pei Xiuyan supervised everything and the trial was handled by Pei Xiuyan. The case was concluded within ten days.
Although the evidence was conclusive and the Ye family confessed, he firmly believed that there must be something strange in it.
The first thing he did when he entered the capital was to guard the gate of Prince Qing's Mansion, waiting to skin Pei Xiuyan alive.
Pei Xiuyan knew Wu Mu's feelings for Ye Chuyan, and this matter was not a secret in Kyoto. His brows and eyes were instantly filled with disdain.
"Ye Chuyan is the king's concubine. When will it be your turn, the son of a merchant, to interfere with our husband and wife's affairs? Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
"You..." Wu Mu clenched her fists angrily.
Pei Xiuyan's words were like a huge boulder, knocking him down to the ground, reminding him all the time that he was not qualified.
Although he has royal blood, he has not been canonized and is just the young master of the Wu family.
Whether it was to reverse the case for the Ye family or to vent his anger on Ye Chuyan, he was not qualified.
Pei Xiuyan raised his eyebrows and threw the sword in his hand to the ground.
"Wu Mu, this is your first offense today, so I will spare you once! If you dare to be disrespectful to me next time, I will definitely kill you!"
Pei Xiuyan rolled up his sleeves and turned around to enter the house.
"Strengthen the defense of the palace. No one is allowed to enter the palace without my permission."
Yan Che cupped his fists and said, "Yes."
The door to Prince Qing's Mansion slowly closed, completely blocking Wu Mu and the lone long sword on the ground.
Wu Mu punched the wall hard and roared.
After a long time, he picked up the sword, holding the sword in one hand and covering the wound on his shoulder with the other, and walked down the street in despair.
After he found out the news today, he wanted to kill Pei Xiuyan. However, he was no match for Pei Xiuyan in terms of skill or status.
He really wanted to go in and see Ye Chuyan and ask her if she was okay.
At some point, an inconspicuous carriage came over, and a man's chuckle came from inside.
"Young Master of the Wu family, have you given up like this?"
Wu Mu held his sword in front of his chest and shouted sternly at the people in the carriage: "Who are you!"
The curtain of the carriage opened, and a man in white was looking at him with a smile on his face.
The man wears a jade crown on his head, sword-shaped eyebrows at his temples, a pair of phoenix eyes that are slightly squinted, and his whole body has an elegant temperament. Although there is a smile at the corner of his mouth, the smile does not reach the bottom of his eyes.
Those eyes are even more unfathomable.
Seeing Wu Mu's highly alert look, he said warmly: "Young master of the Wu family, why don't you get in the car and have a chat. Maybe I can help you."
