Chapter 375

“You are too nosy. I heard that you killed the old mama from Consort Xiao’s palace outside the gate?”

After he said, Yan Shengzhi raised his head from the memorial, with a little bit helplessness and spoiling in his eyes. This sixth cousin always acted so wildly replying on his parents, imperial aunt and uncle-in-law of His Majesty. Now he even touched someone of the noble consort’s side. Would he even kill someone from his harem?

“He showed disrespect to me first. Just a maid. Cousin, do you need to specially bring it up?”

Wrinkling his nose sullenly, Zeng Shaoqing said arrogantly. Since his mother was the legitimate big princess, his imperial cousins all dare not provoke him easily, only afraid his parents would stand on their opposite side. And this big cousin was no exception. As time passed, he had formed such proud characters. But, he also had his bottom line, after all the other side was the emperor, he should show him some face.

“A maid is still human. You’d better stay low in the future. Don’t kill people so easily.”

Speaking of which, he threw him a hard stare. Now his uncle-in-law was leading troops outside, he couldn’t really punish him, so, only gave him a warning.

“Yes, yes, yes, but big cousin, don’t try to change the topic. Let them take some rest first.”

Impatiently waving his hand, Zeng Shaoqing flexed back to the topic again. Their habitation was directly related to their status in the palace in the future. No one in the palace wasn’t snobbish. He really didn’t wish that any cats or dogs could step on him. If his big cousin didn’t arrange it well, he really didn’t mind taking them to live in his mansion. Be it the emperor or someone else, as long as he felt unhappy, he’d make everyone unhappy.

“Someone! Send the empress and the seventh prince back to Fuqing Palace!”

The address empress explained how he valued them, never some kind of slip of tongue or what, since Yan Shengzhi wouldn’t be that stupid to make such a stupid mistake. He was just warning those people, whether he was abolished or not, Chu Yunhan was his only empress. And only he deserved that title!

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

As sophisticated as Eunuch Zhang was, he instantly brought a few eunuchs and maids over. Then Chu Yunhan held Seven to stand up, then bent on their knees, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

“Go down to take some rest. I will go check on you later. Don’t think too much. I just let you reflect yourself in Cangzhou, no one dare say a word.”

Now, they had completely passed the first one. Chu Yunhan secretly gave a long sigh of relief. After giving him another salute, he took Seven to leave.

“Your Majesty, Noble Consort Xiao asks to see you.”

As they were about to leave, a little eunuch suddenly ran in, and all the people there could not help but frown. Yan Shengzhi said, “Let her go back. Her maid was ignorant to offend Shaoqing, does she still want Shaoqing to apologize to her? Tell her that I said he should regulate her people. If she can’t regulate the harem, she’d better hand out the phoenix seal. I will find someone else to take her place.”

Noble Consort Xiao had given birth to two princes and a princess, he had always favored her, but no one knew why he was a bit annoyed on this thing about her.

“Ye…yes…But the noble consort said she is here to greet Her Empress.”

The little eunuch shuddered with fear, and the face of Yan Shengzhi looked slightly better as he heard that, “no need. The empress and the seventh prince have just arrived, quite exhausted and need some rest. Let her go to Fuqing Palace to greet him some other day.”

Daring say no more, the little eunuch backed out tremblingly. Maybe Yan Shengzhi didn’t think that much, but Zeng Shaoqing darkened his face. That was Noble Consort Xiao, who looked well-behaved and gentle, but deep down, just a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Whether it was that thing outside the palace gate or now, on the surface she said she was here to greet the empress, who didn’t know the current empress was an abolished one? She was only trying to face slap Chu Yunhan. It was already like this before they met. Really hard to imagine after they met.

“Your Majesty, please excuse us.”

On the first day of their coming back, someone already took action. It would be impossible for them to live peacefully. Except Noble Consort Xiao, there were countless beauties and concubines in both the east and west harem, and the Empress Dowager even His Majesty had to show respect, so, even with the protection of the emperor, before resuming the position as the empress, he’d have a lot to go through. Because technically speaking, he had to salute even when seeing those beauties and concubines.

But no one seemed to notice, including Chu Yunhan himself, that he addressed himself I but not some other humble addresses.

“Big cousin, isn’t it time for you to give the empress’ position back to him?”

Watching their back disappear from the study, Zeng Shaoqing said with a rarely serious tone. The emperor turned to give him a look and then sat back, “He asked you to speak for him?”

Paranoia popped out again. Zeng Shaoqing slightly frowned, “Do you think it’s even possible? You are his man, who should know clearer than me. He has never asked something from you. Big cousin, the harem is a dangerous place, letting him stay in Fuqing Palace without a corresponding tittle, you are not protecting him but put him in the teeth of the storm.”

If possible, he really wished he could give him a few slaps. How could treat his own wife like that? As brothers, why he and Nine had such a huge gap?

“Huh?”

Yan Shengzhi was stoned and then buried his head in the memorial again, “I have my own judgment on this matter. You just came back. Go back home check on my imperial aunt first.”

“I hope you really have your judgment. He is a human, not an item. Big cousin, don’t regret when you really force him to die. That’s all I can say. Hope you can think about it.”

Speaking of which, Zeng Shaoqing flung his sleeves and left. Through the whole kingdom, who else dare show his face before the emperor? Except Yan Shengrui, Zeng Shaoqing would be the only one.

“Restore his position? Do you know he is my only empress?”

Yan Shengzhi, who looked like he was checking the memorial, muttered to himself. How would he not know those things in the harem? But the problem is the Chu family was still eyeing there. And Yunhan never said anything for himself when being wronged. If he restored his position and Chu family committed high treason again, wouldn’t he be the first victim? By then, even he, the emperor, couldn’t save him.