Happy Girl

Chapter 72 Confrontation in the Palace
Prince Li Yunqi stood to one side, his face serious, and he glanced at Lan Yan silently.

As expected, Ningyuan Marquis Chen Yu was standing with His Highness, bending down and bowing his head, facing the emperor with great respect.

Lan Yan shouted long live three times, bowed respectfully to the emperor, and the emperor said "Pingshen" aloud, but when she stood up, she couldn't help but slightly raised her eyes to look at the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was also staring at her, Lan Yan met his eyes, her heart felt inexplicable, but for some reason, she didn't have the slightest fear, but was a little nervous.

"Lan Aiqing, do you know why I summoned you here today?" The emperor said in a clear voice, his voice didn't fluctuate too much, and he couldn't hear any emotion or emotion.

Although Lan Yan is only a sixth-rank idle official, she is also an official of the emperor, so the emperor politely called her "Ai Qing".

Lan Yan said: "Forgive me for being stupid, please let me know."

The emperor said: "Ningyuan Marquis Chen Yu sued you for obstructing official duties and causing the robbers to escape. Is this true?"

Lan Yan said: "Although it is true, there is a reason for the incident."

The emperor said: "Oh? What's the reason?"

Lan Yan said: "When I saw Mr. Chen Hou on the street, he was wearing casual clothes, holding a sword in his hand, with a ferocious face, and running wildly; but behind him, there was a group of officers and soldiers chasing after him, and he kept shouting 'Catch him' "The robber', so my daughter mistakenly identified him as a robber and came to intercept him. I thought I could help the officers and soldiers capture the robber, but I didn't expect that the person I intercepted turned out to be a high official of the imperial court. My daughter was also quite horrified by this incident."

As soon as Chen Yu heard this, he unconsciously remembered what happened this morning, and the anger in his heart reignited.Originally he had found a fire snake, and as long as he threw it out, the short robber who had humiliated and robbed him last time would explode into blood clots. Who would have thought that such a stupid young man would appear on the way, ruining his great opportunity for revenge? All your efforts are wasted and all your efforts are in vain.

He has also inquired about Lan Yan.The highest ranking person in the Lan family is also equivalent to him, he is a marquis. Although he has a queen, she is still the head of the family and cannot speak in the previous dynasty. Moreover, the emperor is afraid of the monopoly of the queen's clan, so he has always deliberately suppressed the Lan family. power.

Besides, Lan Yan, even though he and the crown prince have already made a baby marriage, but the crown prince Li Yunqi seems to have always been critical of this marriage, and he is extremely displeased with this Lan Yan. When he ascends the throne in the future, it is uncertain who will lead the court. .

Therefore, Chen Yu decided to bring this matter to the emperor to avenge him today.

He has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he has long been proficient in using the method of flattering the superior and suppressing the inferior. If Lan Yan's backstage is strong enough, or his status and strength are high enough, he should shrink back by now, and he may even Prepare gifts and go to the house in person to see and apologize.

In his opinion, even if Lan Yan's words were indeed a misunderstanding, he could not just let Lan Yan go. At this time, he said: "Your Majesty, Miss Lan's words are really unconvincing. At the opening ceremony of the hunting competition, , I am standing behind His Majesty with all your lords, I think Miss Lan also attended this ceremony, how could she not recognize me?"

Li Yunqi's face was a little cold. It is true that most of the officials in Beijing will participate in the opening ceremony of the hunting competition, and they will line up behind the emperor. However, since they are lined up, how can Lan Yan see all the officials clearly?What Chen Yu said was clearly intended to punish Lan Yan.

But I heard Lan Yan say: "Your Majesty, I'm really sorry, I never pay attention to those insignificant people, so I didn't see Lord Chen at the ceremony."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yu staggered and almost fell down.

Li Yunqi coughed and suppressed it with difficulty, so he didn't laugh out loud.

The emperor pursed his lips and stared at Lan Yan for a long time before saying, "Oh, Chen Aiqing, Lan Aiqing said she didn't see you at the ceremony. What do you say?"

Chen Yudao: "Your Majesty is wise. Even if General Lan Shuyuan has never met the minister, how can she not recognize the badge of rank hanging on the waist of the minister?"

Lan Yan said: "Lan Yan is just a woman who rarely goes out, how can she know the token? Furthermore, the matter was urgent at the time, and Lan Yan did not have time to look at Lord Chen carefully, nor did she pay special attention to his token. There are many wealthy families in Kyoto, and any noble man will wear a jade plaque around his waist. If Lan Yan carefully looks at the jade plaque on his waist every time she sees a man, it is really not the etiquette that a woman should observe."

Chen Yu said angrily: "This is the token of Hou Pin bestowed by the emperor himself. Is it an ordinary jade token?"

Lan Yan said: "Forgive me, Mr. Hou, but Lan Yan is just a little girl. She suffered from dementia in the past, and she really didn't recognize it as the token of Hou. What's more, Mr. Hou held a big sword in his hand and had a hideous and terrifying face. The people saw that I am afraid that I am not in a hurry to hide, and I don’t have the dignity and solemnity that a high official of the imperial court should have. Anyone who sees him will mistake the Marquis for a robber."

When the emperor heard this, a little displeasure appeared on his face, but he stared at Chen Yu instead of Lan Yan.

Chen Yu didn't think about it at first, but after a while, he finally understood, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Miss Lan's words are really hard to convince Weichen. At that time, Weichen was leading the guards to catch the robber, and the robber was cunning How deceitful, he has escaped several times, he is eager to catch the robbers for his ministers, he holds up a knife to threaten the robbers, maybe his face looks really scary..."

Lan Yan laughed, and said: "It's just a robber. Lord Chen only needs to send officers and soldiers to surround and arrest him. Lan Yan is really curious. What kind of robber is worthy of Lord Hou's own actions? He doesn't care about the court's prestige, shouting and shouting." It is unseemly to kill like this."

Chen Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the robber is an innate martial artist, how can ordinary soldiers and guards take him down? Not to mention those soldiers and guards, even if I am a minister himself, he may not be the opponent of the thief. "

Lan Yan said: "How did Marquis Chen know that you are not the opponent of the thief when you fight yourself? Could it be that you have fought against him? Are you defeated by his men? Or, where did you get robbed by the thief? Just to avenge yourself?"

Chen Yu's eyelids jumped and his heart jumped when he heard these words. Lan Yan was really good at talking. She could deduce the truth of the matter in just a few words.

How did he know that Lan Yan saw the truth of the matter with her own eyes, and she did not deduce but directly stated.

The emperor frowned even more.

Li Yunqi looked at Lan Yan, unconsciously, there was a bit of approval in his eyes.

When Lan Yan was a child, every time she saw the emperor, she was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp. She just lay on the ground, not even daring to speak, and she didn't even dare to look up at the emperor. It was impossible to make such a bold statement like today.It seems that she has really grown up and is quite different from before.Had he known this earlier, he would not have come here today.

(End of this chapter)