kingnovel Chapter 130 Somewhere Else
Chapter 130 Somewhere Else
Upon hearing the news that Yaoguang had fought with the second prince, the emperor didn't bother to say anything to anyone at the banquet and just ran over.
A young eunuch also came over to whisper to the prince, and then followed him.
Two pillars of the family passed away at once, and everyone was curious about what had happened.
At the banquet, Concubine Xian stretched her neck and looked for a long time, but she did not see any trace of her son. She secretly hated her son for not living up to her expectations, and felt helpless.
As he hurried over, the emperor had already imagined many possibilities.
He prayed that the worst would not happen, as he was afraid that the Second Prince would hurt Yaoguang.
When they hurried over, they saw a group of eunuchs and palace maids holding lanterns and shivering as they stood on both sides of the palace wall.
On the ground was his second son with a bruised face and nose, and next to him was Yaoguang who was standing straight.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
How could it be that two people were fighting? This was the second brother being beaten unilaterally.
As long as Yaoguang is okay!
The emperor stood there gasping for breath, and then he remembered that Yaoguang had once saved the queen.
He had not taken it seriously at first, thinking that Yaoguang was just a talented girl. He did not expect that her boxing skills were so powerful!
"Why did the fighting start?" The emperor cleared his throat and stepped forward to ask.
"He was the first to start." Yaoguang said in a flat tone.
Hua Xiaoxian naturally knew that Yaoguang would not be the first to attack, but why did the second brother hit someone for no reason?
The young eunuch standing guard beside Yaoguang knelt down and explained the whole story in detail.
The Crown Prince also arrived at this time and looked at the Second Prince lying on the ground with interest.
The Second Prince's face was so swollen at this moment that he was almost unrecognizable.
"When Miss Yaoguang saw that His Highness did not perform the salute, His Highness got angry...Miss Yaoguang fought with His Highness to protect me." The little eunuch was almost scared to death.
How could he have deserved that someone would fight the Second Prince for him in this life?
"It's time for the second brother to control his temper." Hua Xiaoxian made a simple comment after hearing the whole story.
The second prince was beaten. Feeling helpless and furious, he was hoping that his father would stand up for him, but he didn't expect such words to suddenly come out of his mouth!
The one who beat him today was Yaoguang? The one he had been looking for for a long time!
The second prince was angry and anxious for a moment. He didn't know whether he should seek revenge on Yaoguang or apologize for losing face. He closed his eyes and fainted.
Because his eyelids were badly swollen and the lanterns around him were dim, no one noticed that he was faint and just thought he was silent.
Seeing that the second prince didn't say anything, the emperor thought that he had lost face and was pretending to be dead, so he no longer cared about this disappointing son. He showed concern for Yaoguang and asked if Yaoguang was in trouble.
"It's okay, he can't beat me." Yaoguang said seriously, and added, "He really should change his temper."
"Father, let my second brother apologize to Miss Yaoguang some other day." The prince took the opportunity to say.
The second brother had come here for Miss Yaoguang, and now he finally got what he wanted.
In addition to Miss Yaoguang's achievements, if the spring ploughing season goes well next year, not to mention that the second brother will come to apologize, it is also possible that the second brother will be demoted to a commoner to apologize to Yaoguang.
The emperor said nothing, but he didn't refuse either, which was considered as his tacit agreement.
For the emperor, anyone can be a victim of imperial power, let alone a prince.
It's just an apology, I didn't do anything to him.
However, this incident was a family scandal after all, and fortunately not many people saw it. The emperor asked other eunuchs to send the second prince back to Concubine Xian's palace, and then had Yaoguang sent out of the palace.
There will also be corresponding people to remind the eunuchs and palace maids that if this matter gets out, none of the palace maids and eunuchs present will be able to escape.
The one who sent Yaoguang out of the palace was the little eunuch who had followed Yaoguang all the way.
He walked and cried all the way.
She cried silently on the long palace road.
When they reached a quieter place, Yaoguang turned around and asked, "Why are you crying? Didn't anyone beat you?"
"Thank you, young lady, for your help. Zhang Qi will never forget it." Zhang Qi said with tears streaming down his face. He is more than a head taller than Yaoguang and six years older than Yaoguang. This is his eighth year in the palace.
Having lived in the palace for eight years, he knew what the consequences would be if he offended a noble, let alone the second prince.
He also knew that the girl in front of him was standing up for him out of kindness, but now that something like this had happened, not to mention that he could serve the emperor, it was even doubtful whether he could survive.
There are too many eunuchs in the palace and he can be replaced at any time.
He didn't even know if he could live to leave the palace and go back to see his parents.
"Are you scared?" Yaoguang thought for a while and said.
Zhang Qi didn't say anything at this moment, but his tears had not stopped yet.
Yaoguang roughly understood what the eunuch beside her was afraid of. She reflected on her own behavior and it seemed that she had indeed caused trouble for others.
But even if there is a next time, she will take action.
"Don't be afraid, everything is fine, right? Come to me if you have any problems." Yaoguang was overwhelmed with sympathy for a moment.
Zhang Qi suddenly stopped crying and knelt down in front of Yao Guang. "Miss, please accept me. I want to survive. If I can survive, I will work like a slave to repay you..."
Faced with the sudden kneeling beg, Yaoguang was stunned for a moment.
"Get up! Kneeling down and begging won't change any problems! What you need is to stand up. People who stand up and walk can go further than those who kneel." The girl's voice was carried far away in the night wind, making people sound dazed.
Zhang Qi moved forward a few steps, thinking Yaoguang had given up on him! He knelt down and kowtowed several times before standing up again, "The girl is right."
She cried as she sent Yaoguang to the gate of the palace. Yaoguang asked the eunuch who had been guarding the gate for a long time, "Can I take him away?"
"Miss, have you taken a fancy to him?" The person who said this was the senior eunuch serving beside the emperor. He sent Yaoguang to the carriage in accordance with the emperor's order.
"If the girl likes it, take it home and use it first. I will tell His Majesty about this and he will surely agree to the girl's request." The eunuch smiled kindly.
Although the eunuch did not know that the second prince had been beaten, he was very clear about Yaoguang's position in the emperor's heart.
After giving away so much gold, silver and jewels as rewards, no one would be willing to give them away to a little eunuch.
Besides, the superiors had also instructed that everything should be done according to Yaoguang's will, so they agreed to Yaoguang's request directly.
"Thank you then." Yaoguang expressed her gratitude earnestly.
The eunuch was so frightened that he said, "Oh, young lady, you are too polite! Why do you have to embarrass me like this?"
In just a few words, Zhang Qi's future changed drastically.
He followed Yaoguang and waited beside Yaoguang's carriage, his eyes filled with relief at having escaped death but also confusion about his new life.
But before I could wait for two seconds, I heard someone say in the carriage: "I can't take you home. I'll take you somewhere else."