GBP Chapter 115: Zhai Yun angers Emperor Xing'an again
Chapter 115: Zhai Yun angers Emperor Xing'an again
She only needed to take a few steps forward to sit on the dragon throne.
Therefore, this Chaozheng Hall was not unfamiliar to her. When she was a child, she was able to reach the Chaozheng Hall as soon as possible with the poisoned Feng Chenyi. The Chaozheng Hall was a symbol of national power. It was difficult for guards like Zhai Yun to see Emperor Xing'an, let alone enter here.
Zhai Yun vaguely felt that the reason why Emperor Xing'an summoned her was not simple.
Zhai Yun followed the eunuch cautiously, lowering her brows and eyes as she walked up the familiar steps. When they reached the entrance to the Imperial Court, the eunuch slowly stopped and turned to Zhai Yun: "Guard Zhai, I can only take you here."
Zhai Yun looked up and glanced around. At this time, she was already standing in front of the imperial palace. The place was heavily guarded, and even the chief eunuch only sent Zhai Yun here and left in a hurry.
Zhai Yun looked at the familiar hall, composed herself, and strode in.
She did not look left or right, but walked towards the dragon throne with her body straight. At first, the person sitting on the dragon throne was still blurry. On both sides of her were ministers in official uniforms. Under the gaze of these civil and military officials, she walked slowly forward.
Only when she reached the throne did Zhai Yun slowly stop and glance at Feng Chenyi, who was dressed in court robes. The court robes made him look even more noble and stunning. Zhai Yun slowly knelt down and saluted the bearded but majestic Emperor Xing'an: "Your servant greets the emperor. Long live the emperor."
It was unusually quiet in Chao'an Hall. Everyone's attention was attracted by Zhai Yun. As a guard, Zhai Yun officially entered the palace to meet the emperor for the first time. His face was neither humble nor arrogant, and his behavior was measured. He was not intimidated or affected by the emperor's power at all.
This had never happened before. Most people were extremely nervous and cautious when they first entered the palace to meet the emperor. When they saw the emperor, they even wanted to kneel down under the dragon throne at the door.
But Zhai Yun was not like that. She took every step calmly, as if it was not the first time she had seen such a scene.
The little guard actually had such a powerful aura and was not afraid of Emperor Xing'an at all. This was something that all the civil and military officials had not expected.
After a long time, so long that Zhai Yun felt she was kneeling a little stiff, she heard Emperor Xing'an say, "Lift your head."
He did not ask Zhai Yun to stand up, but asked Zhai Yun to raise her head. In the entire Fengli Kingdom, Emperor Xing'an was the most powerful and everyone had to listen to him. Zhai Yun slowly raised her head.
Emperor Xing'an looked at Zhai Yun, and Zhai Yun was also looking at Emperor Xing'an. Although Emperor Xing'an was over fifty years old, he was wearing a dragon robe and his face was full of majesty. Just sitting there he exuded endless oppression.
He just moved his fingers slightly, and someone leaned forward and handed him the hot tea.
Emperor Xing'an drank his tea, his eyes fixed on the tea bowl. Before taking a sip of the tea, he asked calmly, "Your name is Zhai Yun?"
Zhai Yun's knees ached as she knelt on the ground, but she still answered respectfully, "Your Majesty, yes."
Seeing Zhai Yun's respectful attitude, Emperor Xing'an's expression softened slightly. He handed the tea to her and asked, "What is your relationship with Prince Rui?"
When Emperor Xing'an asked this question, Zhai Yun clearly felt that Feng Chenyi was looking at her. Besides him, everyone in the Imperial Court was also looking at her. Zhai Yun replied respectfully, "Thanks to your kindness, I have been by your side all these years."
Only General Shi and his close associates knew that Zhai Yun followed Feng Chenyi to the border. After she arrived at the border, no one knew Zhai Yun's identity and they just thought that she was picked up by King Rui along the way.
"I heard that you have been following Rui'er since he came to the Northern Wilderness. Did he pick you up along the way?" Emperor Xing'an looked at Zhai Yun and said.
Zhai Yun moved her knees and said politely, "Your Majesty, yes."
As soon as Zhai Yun finished speaking, Emperor Xing'an looked at her with an unusual look. He held the dragon throne with his hand and said, "Rui'er also had a maid with the same name as you."
If Zhai Yun remembered correctly, the Third Prince had also said these words at Feng Chenyi's celebration banquet. At that time, the Third Prince also suspected that he was the little maidservant back then, so he asked this question.
Now Emperor Xing'an asked again, obviously he had heard something!
Zhai Yun bowed slowly, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you're talking about. However, during my time back in the imperial capital, I heard that when Prince Rui was young, he also had a little maidservant named Yun'er. At first, I didn't understand why Prince Rui gave me such a name, but now I understand."
"Why?" Emperor Xing'an looked at Zhai Yun and asked.
"Because that little palace maid once saved the prince's life, and the prince wanted to thank her." Zhai Yun answered calmly.
When Emperor Xing'an heard this, he glanced at Feng Chenyi out of the corner of his eye and asked, "Is this true?"
Feng Chenyi walked out slowly, walked to Zhai Yun's side, helped Zhai Yun up, and then said to Emperor Xing'an, "When I was in the cold palace, there was a fire there. That night, many poisonous snakes appeared in the cold palace, and I was bitten by a snake. It was the palace maid Yun'er who took me to the Chaozheng Palace for medical treatment. I met General Shi and was saved."
After Feng Chenyi finished speaking, some of the ministers present lowered their heads. After so many years, many of them still remembered the incident clearly.
After Feng Chenyi finished speaking, Zhai Yun still felt it was not enough and added: "If it weren't for the palace maid Yun'er's cleverness and her encounter with General Shi, Prince Rui would have already..."
If it weren't for Zhai Yun's blood, Feng Chenyi would have died.
Zhai Yun will never be able to forget the cold faces of these people. Even Emperor Xing'an, Feng Chenyi's father, was indifferent. The reason why Zhai Yun added these words was that she wanted to know whether Emperor Xing'an felt any shame for treating Feng Chenyi like this.
After saying these words, Zhai Yun observed Emperor Xing'an with her eyes, trying to see different emotions on his face, but Zhai Yun failed. Emperor Xing'an didn't even frown when he heard these words.
He simply looked at Zhai Yun calmly and said, "So Rui'er is so kind to you, spending a lot of money to let you live in a luxurious house, partly because he wants to make amends to that palace maid?"
Emperor Xing'an showed no emotion on his face. When he heard that Feng Chenyi was poisoned by a snake, he didn't say a word of concern, but just asked other questions. Zhai Yun already felt unfair, and Feng Chenyi must have felt even worse.
Zhai Yun took a few steps closer to Feng Chenyi and said affirmatively, "I have been with Prince Rui day and night for so many years. Even if he hadn't saved my life and I didn't have Yun'er, Prince Rui would still treat me like a family member."
Zhai Yun said this without fear, even though Feng Chenyi's real family was the man on the throne, and Zhai Yun dared to claim that she was a relative of Prince Rui, challenging the imperial power and trying to curry favor with the powerful.
Emperor Xing'an looked at Zhai Yun with a growing anger, "You are repaying a favor! Prince Rui is a descendant of the royal family. How can a commoner like you be compared to him?