From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 464

The two of them got off the roof and returned to the bedroom.

Princess Qinshui helped Zhou Yuan put on his clothes, gently tidied his collar, and couldn't help laughing: "The clothes I found for you are really suitable. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. When you put on this set of clothes, you really have the bearing of a young marquis."

Zhou Yuan said: "Today I really have to show the bearing of a marquis. I have done so many things here as a wanted criminal. Maybe people will give me a warning."

Princess Qinshui raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "I wonder who dares. Do these defeated mediocre officials have the nerve to give you a cold shoulder?"

The two walked out of the room arm in arm and happened to meet Li Yu'an who was waiting in the yard.

Princess Qinshui opened her mouth, feeling a little embarrassed, but didn't know what to say.

Zhou Yuan said, "Let's go, we're all going."

Li Yu'an smiled, looked at Princess Qinshui, and said, "Congratulations, you got what you wanted."

"No...no..."

Princess Qinshui blushed and said quickly, "We didn't do anything."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing, patted the back of her hand, and said, "Look at you, you look guilty."

The three of them got on the carriage together and came to the Xunnan Palace.

At this moment, several carriages had stopped outside the palace, full of guards.

Princess Qinshui said, "Someone really came."

They walked to the door, but were stopped by the guards.

"Who is it? What's your purpose in entering the palace!"

The guard said coldly, "The master has ordered that no outsiders are allowed to enter the palace today."

Princess Qinshui was almost angry to death and was about to lose her temper on the spot.

Zhou Yuan stopped her and said slowly: "The master has an order? Who is your master?"

The guard said: "The Governor of Fujian and Guangdong, Qi Changshi Qi!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Oh, it's him. He did come to the Palace of the Southern Prince to be the master, but... do you think you can make the decision here?"

As the voice fell, the palace soldiers of the Southern Prince's Palace had slowly approached with knives, and the number of people gathered from more than ten to hundreds.

The guard's face suddenly became stiff.

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder and smiled: "It seems that your master Qi can't make the decision here."

He walked in with Princess Qinshui and Li Yu'an.

Crossing the garden, they soon came to the main hall.

In this main hall, Luo Yunhe, the Southern Prince, accompanied him, and Qi Changshi, the Governor of Fujian and Guangdong, Zhang Tao, the Governor of Guangdong, and other officials who were not familiar with him filled the entire hall.

As Zhou Yuan and the other two approached, the brows of others frowned and they all looked at them.

Sweat was pouring down Luo Yunhe's face. He stood up awkwardly and said with a smile, "My dear nephew...you are here."

Zhou Yuan did not respond, but just looked around.

The people around him also looked at him, and the two looked at each other, and no one avoided his eyes.

Qi Changshi finally couldn't help but speak: "Xunnan King, who is this person? We are talking about business, so there is no need for you to come over!"

Luo Yunhe smiled bitterly and simply didn't bother to talk to him. It was none of his business, so he just ignored it.

Zhou Yuan glanced at him, and before he could get angry, Princess Qinshui got angry first.

She walked forward directly, pointed at Qi Changshi and cursed: "What kind of dog are you? How dare you show your displeasure to me? I dared to scold even my father, so how could I be afraid of you, an old man?"

The scene suddenly became chaotic, and everyone's faces changed drastically, and they stood up in a hurry.

Luo Yunhe was also anxious and said: "Qinshui! Don't be rude! This is the Governor of Fujian and Guangdong, Lord Qi!"

Princess Qinshui yelled: "Qi's mother! You are a stinking pedant who has suffered a defeat. You are pretending to be stupid in front of me. You don't even take a piss to find out what kind of character you are! Fuck you!"

At the end, she directly picked up the teacup next to Luo Yunhe and threw it at Qi Changshi.

The strong man next to Qi Changshi changed his expression and quickly swept the teacup down with his sleeve.

The cup broke on the ground with a bang, and Qi Changshi also quickly dodged.

His face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at Princess Qinshui and said, "You! Princess! How can you be so ignorant of etiquette as a child of the royal family!"

Princess Qinshui glared and said, "You still know that I am a princess! Why did you pretend to be a big shot and act like a governor? Etiquette, I have never known etiquette since I was a child. Everyone in the capital knows it, so why do I need you to teach me!"

After she finished speaking, she threw another teacup.

The whole hall was in chaos, and everyone was hiding.

Zhou Yuan and Li Yu'an looked at each other and smiled softly.

He walked to Qi Changshi's main seat and sat down slowly. Li Yu'an stood behind him and didn't say anything.

Princess Qinshui snorted, found a seat and sat down directly, waving her hand and said, "Luo Zhiyuan! Where is he!"

"Ah, he's here! He's here!"

Luo Zhiyuan was hiding aside to watch the fun,Hearing the call, he hurried over.

Princess Qinshui said: "Find a few people to sweep the room."

"Okay!"

Several servants came in with brooms and swept the teacup fragments on the ground.

Until this time, Qi Changshi and others found that Zhou Yuan had taken the main seat.

Qi Changshi narrowed his eyes, strode to Zhou Yuan, and said coldly: "You are Zhou Yuan, right? As a wanted criminal who assassinated the emperor, you dare to show up in public without restraint. Do you really not fear the law?"

The whole main hall was quiet, and the atmosphere was tense.

Zhang Tao shrank in the back, wiping his sweat silently. He didn't want to care about anything, just hoped not to splash blood on himself.

Luo Yunhe also had the same idea as him.

Seeing that Qi Changshi was still looking for trouble with Zhou Yuan, Princess Qinshui could not help but stand up again and gritted her teeth and said, "Old man..."

"Pei Xian."

Zhou Yuan shouted and slowly said, "Sit down and be quiet."

"Oh, okay."

Princess Qinshui sat down obediently, her face slightly red. She was really embarrassed to be called by her maiden name in front of so many people. It was really embarrassing.

She lowered her head with a sweet smile on her lips.

This scene made many officials dumbfounded. Princess Qinshui had such a bad temper, why did she listen to Zhou Yuan so much? It was like a different person.

And until this time, Zhou Yuan slowly said, "Master Qi, if you can't sit in the main seat, there are still secondary seats. Don't make a fuss that you don't even have a place to sit in the end."

Everyone didn't dare to interrupt, knowing that this was a political confrontation between the two people, and the ultimate goal was all interests. In the final analysis, it was about who would exchange the prisoners and who would sign the contract.

Qi Changshi said: "Zhou Yuan, you are a wanted criminal of the court. I can arrest you now."

Zhou Yuan finally looked at him, his eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Your soldiers are outside the palace. It will take them at least twenty breaths to get here. In these twenty breaths, I can chop off your head. Do you believe it?"

When these words came out, everyone's face changed. Political confrontation is not played like this!

Qi Changshi was furious and said, "How dare you! Zhou Yuan, I am the governor of Fujian and Guangdong, a second-rank official, a frontier official, a pillar of the court, and I have all the military and political power in Fujian and Guangdong. If you dare to kill me, His Majesty will kill all your clans!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Are you afraid of killing a governor if you are the one who assassinated the emperor?"

The strong man next to Qi Changshi said coldly, "Sir Zhou, do you overestimate your martial arts? Do you really think that you are invincible after regaining the Central Plains? As far as I know, you didn't charge into battle at all, but just planned behind the scenes, and your kung fu may not be strong!"

Zhou Yuan looked at him suddenly and said sternly, "Break his legs for me! Break his teeth for me!"

The moment the voice fell, Li Yu'an disappeared on the spot.

Before everyone could react, screams had already sounded.

The strong man's legs were exaggeratedly bent forward, and the whole person fell to the ground, with a mouth full of blood and broken teeth, looking extremely hideous.

The remaining internal force of Li Yu'an had not yet dissipated, and was still reverberating in the hall, shocking everyone.

Everyone looked pale, looking at Li Yu'an who had returned to Zhou Yuan's back in horror. They only then realized that this beautiful woman had such superb martial arts.

Although Jiang Hao was demoted after losing the battle, he was the admiral of the navy after all, and his skills were well-known. He was also a figure who had been in and out of the battlefield seven times. How could he not even have the strength to resist and become like this!

Qi Changshi trembled and said, "Zhou Yuan, you, you dare..."

Zhou Yuan looked at him and smiled grimly, "Master Qi, save some face for yourself, don't force me to break all of your legs and let you sit in a wheelchair to negotiate."

Qi Changshi opened his mouth, but dared not say anything.

Zhou Yuan stood up and said calmly: "No matter how poor I am, I am not someone you corrupt officials can bully, because I earned my title step by step."

"You are not good enough to play tricks on me."

"Now follow me and exchange prisoners. After the exchange, you will be responsible for negotiating and signing the contract."

After speaking, he strode out.