Eleven, a kiss before the Emperor

At the age of fourteen, the slim little sheep, with her frown and makeup in her face, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her beauty was combed and tied with buns, decorated with small clusters of honeysuckle hairpins, thin silk brocade, large sleeves, and wide and elegant. The skirt under the clusters of flowers was long and thin. When walking, she outlined the marks of legs and knees, and the cloud shoulders were shawls, soft and light, with a clear and cool atmosphere in the cold night in early spring, like a fairy from Guanghan Palace, Yingying walked to the edge of Zhou Xuan's chariot and bowed to the seat of Emperor Li Yu.

The main hall of King Jing’s Mansion was silent, and the people in the hall were shocked by the pure and beautiful beauty of the sheep frown.

Li Yu nodded secretly: "It's indeed amazing. I'm afraid that only my beloved daughter Huzhu in the entire Jinling City can compare with this woman, the queen—"

Li Yu also wanted to compare his little Zhou Queen with the Yang Xiaopin in front of him. It was inappropriate to think about it. How could the mother of a country be compared with a humble family? Then he didn't think about it anymore and said, "Yang Xiaopin, since you are the favorite concubine of King Jing, why did you elope Zhou Xuan? You are so fickle and frivolous?"

Yang Xiaofen opened her lips lightly and said two words: "No."

Li Yu was still waiting for her to say something later, but she didn't expect that she would sag her eyelashes and purses her lips. She would be finished answering.

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, Caomin, a small family, is taciturn. Sometimes he doesn't speak for several days, but only caresses his silk and bamboo. His Majesty's subjects have tens of thousands of people. I believe that there are many people with this kind of quirk. Can you let Caomin answer on her behalf? If Caomin has a false statement, Your Majesty will be punished even if your Majesty is punished - but please let Your Highness King Jing speak first, the honorific is the first."

King Jing Li Kun looked at the beautiful and innocent Yang Xiaopin, and felt very annoyed. If he had known this, he would have forcibly dealt with the woman on the boat and said, "Does my uncle trust my nephew? My nephew has been honest since childhood and has never told lies in front of my uncle. This woman is indeed my favorite concubine. When she got off the boat this morning, she was taken away by the madman Zhou Xuan and injured her nephew." He held up his swollen right palm and begged for mercy to the emperor.

Zhou Xuan thought to himself, "I just stooped your hand, why is it so swollen like this? Did you come back and clamp it with the door a few times?" He said, "Your Majesty, the ancients said, 'If you believe in a partial way, you will be clear, and if you listen to both sides, you will be clear. Your Majesty is kind, so he will naturally give Caomin a chance to speak. Caomin didn't know that he was Your Highness King Jing at that time. Caomin thought that such an arrogant and domineering person would be King Jing. Not only did he steal Caomin's servant, he also instructed his subordinates to beat Caomin, causing Caomin's legs and bones to break. When he tried hard, he would break the pain. As for King Jing's hand, it was accidentally sprained when beating Caomin. His Highness can testify for Caomin."

Li Jian responded wisely: "Father, Brother Wang's hand was indeed sprained when he hit Zhou Xuan." This statement only proves the last sentence Zhou Xuan said, but to Li Yu, he naturally understood that Zhou Xuan's leg was also injured by King Jing's subordinates.

"Zhou Xuan, you are talking nonsense!" Li Kun shouted: "I didn't attack you at all. Your legs, hum, probably to frame me, I'll get hurt by myself."

Just now, when Mr. Gan Simou, the first think tank under King Jing, saw Zhou Xuan coming in with a splint on his legs, he whispered to King Jing: "Your Highness, this Zhou Xuan is a cruel man. In order to clear his guilt, he actually broke his legs!"

In the view of the tricky Gan Simou, this was naturally Zhou Xuan's plan. Didn't he also instruct King Jing to act like this? He used his own heart to judge people's belly. Even King Jing used paperweight jade to smash his fingers into a swelling in order to win the trust of the emperor. So how could they have thought that Zhou Xuan would dare to deceive the emperor so boldly, and just pretended to tie a plywood?

Zhou Xuan pretended to laugh wildly and said in grief: "Your Majesty, why did Cao Min get hurt his legs? Didn't Cao Min's body and hair be affected by his parents? He wanted to be so despicable and self-harm? If the Crown Prince had not been there at that time, Cao Min would probably have been beaten to death!"

Li Yu didn't believe that Li Kun would do such a thing. After all, Li Kun has been in his knees for many years and has always been gentle, respectful and humble. How could he suddenly do such a disobedient act? Even if it was true, the favorite concubine was taken away. He was furious and angry and did not restrain his followers, causing Zhou Xuan to be injured. He said immediately: "The reason for this incident is that this Yang Xiaopin - Zhou Xuan, do you say that Yang Xiaopin is your servant concubine, what evidence is there?"

Zhou Xuan said: "The grass people have evidence, but they must first obtain the permission of His Majesty the Emperor, so that the grass people will dare to show it."

Li Yu said: "I just want you to show evidence."

Zhou Xuan said: "Please look at His Majesty the Emperor--" turned his head and said to Yang Xiaopin, "Xiaopin, kiss me."

The long eyelashes of the sheep frown quickly flapped like butterfly wings, and her pink cheeks were flushed. She knelt on her hands and supported the ground, leaned over and printed a little cherry lips on Zhou Xuan's cheek.

The people in the hall made a "wow" sound, and they were shocked. This was too shocking, it was in front of the Emperor!

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty the Emperor asked the emperor to forgive Caomin for being unruly and rude. This is the evidence presented by Caomin, and it is a living witness. If Your Highness King Jing can ask Yang Xiaopin to approach him, then even if Caomin loses, he can convict Caomin for forcing King Jing to rob Jing's favorite concubine."

Li Yu thought to himself: "This Zhou Xuan is indeed a crazy person, but it's really interesting." He nodded, looked at Li Kun and asked for inquiries.

Li Kun knew that he could not scream Yang Xiaopin and said angrily: "This slut disobeyed me on the boat. I punished her a little, but she turned to someone else by her own fault. Uncle, this kind of slut can be killed!"

Zhou Xuan sneered: "Your Highness King Jing, Yang Xiaopin is my servant girl. I was deceived by you on board. She thought of the kindness of the people of the grass, and refused to surrender to your power. She was steadfast and unyielding. She is a virgin and a virgin. Your Majesty, Cao Pin asked Your Majesty to descend to commend Yang Xiaopin—"

Li Yu shouted lightly, "Nothing!" and asked Li Kun: "Kun'er, where did you get this woman? I have never seen it in your mansion before."

Li Kun knew when he could lie and when he had to tell the truth, and said, "This is the new concubine my nephew took in Pengze County."

Zhou Xuan then told the story of Yang Xiaopin following him into the capital, and he was extremely sensational, and even cried the maid of Prince Jing's mansion present. Yang Xiaopin also had beautiful eyes and tears in his eyes, staring at Zhou Xuan deeply.

After talking nonstop, Zhou Xuan was intrigued and recalled the scene of meeting the sheep with affectionate feelings. He recited the lyrics of "Butterfly Love Flower" that was shocked by the sheep in Tengwang Pavilion.

Li Yu was very interested in listening to it. He beat the beautiful woman with a beautiful poem. He chanted: "The graceful Yan Ji was fifteen years old and was used to swaying her long skirt without making any delicate steps. She looked around all over the world, and the color of the world was like dust - a good word, which depicted this woman's charming appearance in the country and the city was extremely vivid."

Zhou Xuan shouted: "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor for the praise."

Li Yu pondered: "It seems that this is a misunderstanding. Kun'er is not wrong, because he didn't know that Yang Xiaopin was Zhou Xuan's servant girl. As for Zhou Xuan, of course, it was not wrong. This matter is just like this. Kun'er, I promised to find another beautiful concubine for you. Don't force this girl, how about it?"

Li Kun knew that he lost tonight and had no choice but to deal with Zhou Xuan. If he continued to lie to him, he would affect his good image in Li Yu's eyes. He immediately said, "My uncle is very careful in handling this matter. My nephew is reckless. My nephew should apologize to Mr. Zhou." He pretended to struggle to stand up.

Li Yu hurriedly asked the inner official to hold Li Kun down and said, "Kun'er is so broad-minded. If you know your mistakes, you can correct them. You are so good. Jian'er, you should take your brother as a model and always be humble."

Li Jian bowed and said, "My son knows." He thought to himself, "My evil brother can take it and let it go, and he changes his face very quickly. He is shameless, and I can't do it."

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Cao Min's leg injury has become like this. King Jing is naturally not wrong, but his followers cannot escape the blame. If you don't punish me, Cao Min will not accept it."

Zhou Xuan was really bold and dared not accept it, but he was right. Li Yu thought about it and called out: "Gan Simou--"

The old Confucian scholar Gan Simou was shocked, took a few steps, and bowed and said, "The grass is here."

Li Yu said: "You are the chief Qingke of the King of Jing's Mansion. You often follow King Jing's side. King Jing's followers beat Zhou Xuan, a chess player selected by the Fenghua Army. If you don't dissuade me in time, you will never escape the blame. You will be twenty sticks."

"Ah!" Gan Simou was speechless. Even if there were thousands of wisdom, he could not use it.

Li Kun hurriedly said, "Uncle, for Mr. Gan's sake, for many years, he will be punished in Prince Jing's Mansion."

Li Yu knew that Gan Simou would not be punished in Prince Jing's Mansion, and even a fake spine was beaten. He nodded and said, "Accurate, Kun'er, you can rest and rest assured, and you can't seek death like this. You've despised your parents' body, have you heard it?"

Li Kun swallowed his anger and said, "My uncle has taught me a lesson, and my nephew has been taught."

Li Yu said: "Return to the palace——Jinwu Guard, I will carry Zhou Qing back to my residence."

Li Jian said: "Father, let me send Zhou Xuan back, and I will also apologize on my behalf."

Li Kun was so angry that his teeth were itchy.

Li Yu nodded and said, "Okay." He said to Zhou Xuan: "When Zhou Qing's leg injury is healed, I will summon you to the palace to talk about poetry and lyrics. Zhou Qing's lyrics are the only ones who can see Feng Yan after Sisi."

The two Jinwu Guards carried Zhou Xuan, Yang Xiaopin, supported Zhou Xuan's chariot, and went out to the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion together. After sending the emperor back to the palace, Li Jiancai and Judge Fan, who had been waiting outside, Gu Changshi and others sent Zhou Xuan back to Mochou Lake.

Judge Fan didn't know what happened in Prince Jing's mansion when Zhou Xuan entered, but when he saw Zhou Xuan coming out without any harm, Crown Prince Li Jian smiled, as if he was suppressing joy. He knew that it was okay for the time being, and the difficulty was over, and not only felt relieved.

When they returned to their residence by Mochou Lake, Linheishan, Sanchi, Sichi were waiting there. Xiaoqi and Laifu were also looking forward to it. Seeing Zhou Xuan coming back, Sanchi, Sichi was relieved, but Xiaoqi and Laifu were shocked. They didn't know that Zhou Xuan pretended to be a broken leg, and thought Zhou Xuan was beaten like this, and shouted: "Son-in-law--", Xiaoqi even cried loudly.

Zhou Xuan was not good enough to stand up immediately and said, "I'm fine, don't cry, come here, I'll talk to you."

Xiaoqian leaned her head over while wiping her tears. She heard her son-in-law say in her ear: "Silly, I'm pretending."

Xiao Xun looked at Zhou Xuan blankly and suddenly laughed, feeling unable to laugh, and pretended to cry again. Her acting skills were poor and she cried very fakely.

Zhou Xuan, Li Jian, Judge Fan, and Lin Heishan entered the hall and withdrew their entourage. Li Jian then laughed loudly, laughing so hard that he leaned back and forth, and said while laughing: "Brother Xuan, today is the happiest day in my life. Brother Xuan's wisdom is unmatched. I have never seen my brother surrender so much. I even put the treacherous and slick Gan Simou on twenty-six spine cleansing Li Kun's face. Haha, it's so happy, so happy! Hurry up my heart! Brother Xuan is really a god!"

Li Jian asked: "Why is this? Is Miss Lin Er too willful?"

Zhou Xuan talked freely: "It has nothing to do with Miss Lin Er. Brother Yu came from the general trend of the Tang Dynasty. The ten major vassal states in the Tang Dynasty are all domineering. If you marry Lin Dai's daughter, other vassal states will definitely suspect that you favor one and the other, which is not good. Instead, it will make the other nine vassal states disconnect. Although you have to work hard in the Fenghua Army, it will be not worth the loss if you alienate the other nine vassal states. Not only the Fenghua Army, but also the other nine vassal states cannot marry the daughter of the court. If you want to marry, you can only marry the daughter of the senior officials in the court."

When Li Jian thought about it, he felt that what Zhou Xuan said was reasonable and said, "Then I will go back to the palace and ask someone to find out all the daughters of officials above the second rank to see if there is any suitable one."

Zhou Xuan said with relief: "That's right."

Li Jian frowned again and said, "But I really like Miss Lin Hanyun's lively and romantic attitude, it's really hard to give up."

Zhou Xuan said: "Lin Hanyun is still young and has not married. Why are you anxious? It is a big deal to deal with King Jing first. Otherwise, even if you marry Lin Hanyun, if the disaster strikes Xiao Yun, you will be afraid that Lin Hanyun will suffer together."

Li Jian said horrifiedly: "Brother Xuan taught me a lesson that I knew I was wrong."
Chapter completed!