Qi Feng went back anxiously.

He could not guess the young king. If Li Yi had changed his attitude towards the Qi family for the sake of the queen, he would not be very similar to this cold attitude.

When he returned to the Duke Dingguo Mansion, Qi Feng ordered the people in the mansion: "Go and call the third prince."

The servant in the mansion received the news and hurried to call the third young master. After two quarters of an hour, the servant came back: "Master, the third young master is not in the mansion. I don't know where to go now, and the people in the yard have not given any exact news."

When the Duke of Dingguo heard the news, she hurried over: "Master, what are you doing to that incompetent boy? Did Qi Yu make any mistake?"

Qi Feng said: "The queen is now quite favored by His Majesty. His Majesty loves the house and the mistress, and wants to see the third brother."

"Love the house and the mist?" The wife of Dingguo Duke didn't study much. Although she had a good background, her ancestors also served as officials for generations. However, the family believed that "a woman without talent is virtue." Therefore, the wife of Dingguo Duke did not have much knowledge, had short-sighted eyes, and was eager for quick success and instant benefits. "How come such a good thing doesn't fall on our Ah Huai?"

Qi Feng glared at his wife: "Don't you know who got close to the queen back then?"

The Duke of Ding Guo naturally knew it, but he was still a little unwilling to accept it: "This little ungrateful wolf! When we lived in our house, ate ours, and lived in ours, how could we be bad to her? In the end, we didn't remember the kindness at all."

"That's the Queen, the mother of a country, how can you blame me?" Qi Feng surrounded him for a while and lowered his tone, "Woman who is unsightly, close your mouth!"

Qi Feng did not really want to accuse Duke Ding's wife, but he had ears across the wall. The emperor was very suspicious and had countless surveillance officials under his command. If he was heard, wouldn't the entire Qi Mansion lose his vitality because of Duke Ding's wife's words?

The wife of the Duke of Dingguo was still dissatisfied, but she had always been afraid of her husband. At this time, she did not dare to refute anything, and could only feel uncomfortable in her heart.

It was already evening when Qi Yu came back from outside. Qi Yu didn't have much contact with the people in the mansion, but he privately ran two shops outside and made friends with many knowledgeable people in the capital. The Dingguo Duke's Mansion became more and more corrupt day by day, and gradually went downhill, but Qi Yu arranged a way out for himself early.

The wife of Dingguo Duke has always looked down on this illegitimate child, not to mention that Qi Yu was not born to her. On weekdays, the wife of Dingguo has never given Qi Yu a good face.

Qi Yu is only fifteen years old this year and comes in with his second son Qi Huai.

Qi Huaijun is elegant and gentle. Although he is a military officer, he has a bookish spirit. Qi Yu is just the opposite. Although he is young and a concubine, he is very elegant and wild. His long flowing hair spreads on his shoulders, his eyes are as bright as stars, and his smile is open and unrestrained.

When Duke Dingguo saw Qi Yu, he became more and more disgusted. She had a gloomy face and sat beside Qi Feng.

Qi Feng doesn't like Qi Yu either, but now, Qi Yu is likely to make the Qi family glorify again, so Qi Feng has to relieve his face.

"Ah, the Queen often mentions you before His Majesty. Now His Majesty is interested in you and wants to meet you." Qi Feng said, "When you meet Your Majesty tomorrow, don't forget the rules."

The wife of Dingguo Duke couldn't help it, and she interrupted, "Rules? When he was in school, he didn't study hard, so what rules could he understand?"

Qi Huai smiled and said, "Mother, everyone is good at different things. Although the third brother does not like to study, in other aspects, the third brother is still talented."

The wife of Dingguo Duke curled her lips, but she still looked down on Qi Yu.

Qi Feng touched his beard: "Ah, look at how good your second brother is to you. Your second brother protects you so much, don't forget your second brother's kindness to you."

Although Qi Yu is young, he also knows the worldly ways and is very casual in interacting with others on weekdays. He said: "The child remembers the teachings of his father in his heart."

No matter how hard I look down on this family, Qi Yu will still make the appearance of kindness.

The next day, Qi Yu was not taken to the Golden Palace, but to the martial arts training ground.

He wore a white robe, his ink hair was tied with a silver hairpin, his waist was tied with a jade belt, and his jade ornaments looked elegant and handsome, with the youthful vigor.

The guards on the martial arts training ground can serve the emperor in close proximity, and they can walk sideways inside and outside the palace. Some of them are wearing armor, dancing swords and sticks, while others are practicing riding and shooting.

A man in his thirties came over. The man had a sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and was very heroic. He looked at Qi Yu: "But the third son of the Qi family?"

Qi Yu smiled: "I am here to follow the will of your Majesty, and I am waiting for Your Majesty here. Lord..."

The eunuch who led Qi Yu in said, "This is the first-class guard in front of His Majesty, Lord He Yi and Lord."

He Yi said: "Your Majesty should still be handling affairs in Hanyuan Palace. It will not be able to be opened for a while. If the third young master is bored, we might as well compete here."

In the Yan Dynasty, the emperor's personal bodyguard was a very prominent official position, and was often selected among the great families of ministers and nobles for generations. The future prospects were unlimited. Correspondingly, the guards should be the best among the people and have a certain strength to protect the emperor.

He Yi was able to be a second-grade guard and was very glorious, so he naturally had a strong martial arts. After all, Qi Yu was just a fifteen-year-old boy. The emperor asked them to try the skills of this boy, but He Yi would not go on stage in person.

He Yi is not stupid either. As long as the queen is always favored, Qi Yu is the uncle. He dare not beat him up.

Qi Yu is neither humble nor arrogant, and when he smiles, he feels like a spring breeze: "Then I will thank Lord He for his advice."

When Li Yi came over, the martial arts training ground was lively.

The group of people stopped practicing martial arts, so they just saw Lord He and his uncle competed with each other.

He Yi was not the first to fight Qi Yu. He thought that he would give his uncle some face, so he let his subordinates play.

But He Yi did not expect that this young boy was very skilled and could almost be called a martial arts genius, which was even better than Qi Huai, the top scholar in martial arts last year.

Within fifty moves, he had already decided on the winner with He Yi's men.

After winning, Qi Yu was not arrogant or impatient, but just helped the person up: "I've given up."

Only then did He Yi realize that the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, which had been on the decline, had such a free and open-minded young man.

He Yi is one of the few masters in the Yan Dynasty. Even if Qi Yu is a genius, he is only fifteen years old.

He Yi mentioned that this was a weapon he was not very good at, while Qi Yu used a scimitar that he was used to.

When Li Yi walked in, He Yi obviously gave Qi Yu two points. He was very skilled, mostly avoiding Qi Yu's moves, and rarely attacked him actively. Qi Yu didn't notice it at first, but later he realized it and said, "Mr. He doesn't have to give in. There is no one who doesn't bleed in the martial arts competition? A man's bleeding is not a big deal!"

After hearing this, Li Yi barely felt that Qi Yu looked like a human being.

He Yi's moves became fierce in an instant. Although he was unbearable, he was more than enough to deal with a young boy. Without ten moves, Qi Yu retreated repeatedly and was pointed at the tip of He Yi's gun on his shoulder.

No bleeding.

The people around wanted to applaud, but Li Yi was silent.

Just now, Li Yi came over and made a gesture, but did not let someone salute.

Qi Yu couldn't hear people's voices, and he was puzzled for a moment, thinking that something big had happened? He looked not far away and saw a handsome man in a black outfit.

The man is very tall, with deep and sharp eyes, thin and light pursed lips, clear angular contours, tall and handsome face, just standing with his hands behind his back, with a sturdy aura.

Qi Yu followed He Yi and bowed to Li Yi: "Ministry Yu has seen Your Majesty."

..

Qi Yue woke up in the morning, Xia Lian came over and whispered something in Qi Yue's ear.

Qi Yue was slightly surprised: "Really?"

"It's true, Empress, get up first, there are concubines waiting for you outside to pay your respects."

Qi Yue asked Xia Lian to change her dress and dress up. She drank half a bird's nest before she walked out.

The concubines outside did not wait in a hurry, but discussed one by one.

The four concubines in the harem, Concubine Zhou, was crazy, the imperial physician was unable to recover, and could not even save her life. Although the imperial concubine barely suppressed her condition, she was also lying on the bed dyingly. Concubine De was the culprit in everything.

Among the concubines who pay homage, only Concubine Li has the highest position.

The Yan Dynasty did not have the custom of not marrying the same surname. Concubine Li's ancestors were said to have some relationship with the royal family. She was extraordinary in appearance, even in the harem of beautiful women, she would not be destroyed.

Concubine Li brought the concubines who were in low positions and greeted Qi Yue.

Qi Yue raised her hand to let them get up.

Concubine Li sighed and said, "Your Majesty just said to imprison Concubine De first, nor did he say that he would kill Concubine De. How could he know that Concubine De was so unconscious that she actually committed suicide by taking poison last night."

Qi Yue said: "Concubine De made a big mistake. Your Majesty will definitely deprive her of position. The funeral will be put on hold in advance. This palace will deal with it later."

Concubine Li's eyes flashed: "I can also be regarded as understanding Concubine De's character. I know that Concubine De's character is not a person who commits suicide. As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. She suddenly committed suicide, which really surprised me."

"Your Majesty did not deal with her immediately. It was also a kind of cold punishment to imprison her in Jiangyun Palace first." Qi Yue said lightly, "Concubine De made a big mistake and murdered the two concubines. She herself knew that she must have been unable to stand the situation in the past few days she was locked up, for fear that the punishment would be too severe in the end and she could not bear it, so she couldn't think of it."

Concubine Li smiled dryly: "What the Empress said makes sense."

Qi Yue swept all the people on the seat and swept to Deng Shuyi. Her eyes paused slightly.

"If there is nothing else, I won't keep you anymore, just step down."

All the concubines went out one after another.

Deng Shuyi was the last one to withdraw. Before she left, she turned around and looked at the corner of Qi Yue's skirt.

Qi Yue was wearing an ordinary dress and wanted to treat other concubines, but she was extremely luxurious. The phoenix tail feathers at the corner of the skirt looked golden and made people feel urged to touch it.

At this time, Deng Shuyi had been named Concubine Deng. Li Yi was a little late to punish Concubine De. I don’t know what he had done, but the reward for those who had made meritorious arrived very early.

Guiren Deng wore a light-colored palace dress and a beaded hairpin on his head. His makeup was light but very fine.

Her palace maid sighed and said, "The Empress is so proud. You have been rewarded, and she will not praise you."

Guiren Deng narrowed his eyes: "How can the birds in the sky see the ants on the ground? To her, I am just a slave with low status."

Deng Guiren, who is sixteen or seventeen years old, has a light body and a beautiful walking posture. When she passes through Changchun Bridge, she can see the beautiful scenery of the lakes on both sides.

The weather is very good today, bathed in the sun, and no one can think of it. Guiren Deng’s hand was stained with blood last night.

In Qifeng Palace.

Aunt Yun held the beauty hammer and gently hit Qi Yue's legs. Her movements were very light. Qi Yue lay on the couch, pressing a soft pillow under her hands, feeling free and comfortable.

Aunt Yun said: "Guru Deng originally cooperated with Concubine De. In order to have a higher status, she betrayed Concubine De at a critical moment and killed Concubine De. This woman is a warm and venomous snake. I think you should strangle the person to death as soon as possible."

Aunt Jing also said, "Empress, Ayun is right. Last night, after Concubine Deng sneaked into Jiangyun Palace, Concubine De took poison and committed suicide. It is not easy for Concubine De, who cherishes his life, to die. Maybe she would just spread Concubine De's mouth and poison someone. You can find an excuse as soon as possible and kill her. If you are reluctant to kill her, you should drive her out of the harem."

Qi Yue narrowed her eyes and countless thoughts emerged in her mind, but none of them was really in line with her wishes.

"I have my own plans. Aunt Yun and Aunt Jing, you can go down first."

When Aunt Yun and Jing left, Qi Yue was the only one left in the inner room. She closed her eyes again and thought about it carefully.
To be continued...