C384 Breaking into the Palace

After eight days of peace, deceased emperor's funeral was settled.

In the blink of an eye, winter had arrived. Even in the hall, if one did not burn two furnaces, they would feel cold.

Yu Longchen had been in charge for the past few days and did not mention deceased emperor's empress.

Yu Longzi had been thinking about it all the time. He wanted to mention it, but every time he spoke, he would be interrupted by Yu Longchen. Even if he went to the memorial, he would still be suppressed by the Grand Secretary. This was naturally Yu Longchen's intention. Otherwise, the Prime Minister would not dare to suppress the memorial of the Fifth Prince.

Yu Longzi could not wait any longer. Since Yu Longchen did not listen to him in the Imperial Court, he could only enter the palace.

At the entrance of the palace, the Praetorian Guard who was guarding the door didn't allow him to enter.

"Why can't I enter the palace?!" Yu Longzi was very angry, and his eyebrows stood up, "This king is a five-Jeweled Prince! You servants, how dare you stop me! Do you want to die?"

"Subordinate only knows that the Emperor has decreed that the King of Yi cannot enter the palace unless summoned. Not to mention going to the harem." Currently, the Praetorian Guard were all the former secret guards of Yu Longchen and only had the orders of Yu Longchen in their eyes. Naturally, they didn't care about Yu Longzi's threat, and they didn't even raise their eyelids.

"All of you!" Yu Longzi pointed at the Praetorian Guard that was speaking and finally let go of them helplessly. This time, it was a huge blow to him. A mistake had actually caused him to fall to such a state.

He originally thought that Yu Longchen would not have the support of many ministers to ascend to the throne. He would definitely be unable to take a single step forward. He could suppress Yu Longchen, but he didn't expect that... Half of the officials in the court were Yu Longchen's men, and he was the one who could not take a single step forward.

Even now, Royal Mother had been wronged, but he could not do anything about it.

"What's wrong?" As Commander of Praetorian Guard, it was necessary for Changxu to patrol the Imperial Palace every day. Coincidentally, when he arrived at the palace gates, he saw the Praetorian Guard standing guard outside. Feeling puzzled, he took a few more steps forward and saw Yu Longzi. Only now did he know what was going on. He walked over and cupped his hands in front of his chest. "Subordinate greets the King of Yi. May I know why the King of Yi has come here?"

"This King wishes to see the Empress Dowager!" Yu Longzi originally looked down on Changxu. In his eyes, Changxu was just a dog of Yu Longchen.

"I'm afraid King Yi is mistaken. There is no empress dowager in the palace. There is only Empress." Changxu lowered his head and raised his eyebrows slightly. "If King Ruo Yi wishes to see Mother, he should first deliver the memorial and hand it over to the Cabinet for trial. Finally, send it to the Emperor on the Dragon Case. Only when the Emperor summons you can enter the Palace. "

"Even if this king barges into the Palace City today, will the Emperor still take the lives of his brothers because of a rude crime?" Yu Longzi sent out a vicious statement and stared at Changxu with a pair of fierce eyes.

Changxu stood up straight and held the sword hilt. "King Yi, you can barge in. The Emperor is waiting to use the evidence against King Yi. Going on a small offense like breaking into the palace gates is not a small offense like rudeness. Since the Emperor has issued a decree, King Yi doing so is disobeying the decree. Even if the Fifth Prince was to be investigated by the Emperor, who would dare to say anything? Your Highness is honored as a Prince. Such a reasoning, do you still need me, as your subordinate, to inform King Yi? "

Indeed, Yu Longzi could do nothing about it. He was angry, but he could not express it. He admitted it. He still could not accept what had happened in the past half month. Therefore, he was busy proving that he was stronger than Yu Longchen and was more suitable to be the Emperor. He had forgotten that Yu Longchen was already the Emperor. Now, he could only submit to Yu Longchen.

Right at this moment, Gao Mao's father-in-law, who was beside him, hurriedly ran out. When he saw King Yi, he bowed and said, "Greetings, King Yi, Chief Commander."

"What is it?" Changxu glanced at his father-in-law. His main focus was still Yu Longzi.

"The Emperor summoned King Yi and asked this servant to send a message. Coincidentally, King Yi is here." His father-in-law had an official smile on his face, "Since that's the case, King Yi will follow this servant into the palace to meet the Emperor."

When Praetorian Guard heard this, they retreated to the two sides with the same expressionless face.

Yu Longzi strode in and stopped in front of Changxu. He didn't even give Changxu a glance. He looked down on Changxu and said, "Now, does Chief Commander still want to stop me? This is a summon from your Emperor." After saying that, he followed the footsteps of his father-in-law.

Changxu took a step forward and looked at Yu Longzi's back as his voice became louder, "King Yi has forgotten that he is also King Yi's Emperor."

Yu Longzi's footsteps paused for a moment and then he strode away.

Changxu made a hand gesture and left with the Praetorian Guard behind him.

Yu Longzi looked at his father-in-law's back. No one knew what he was thinking, but his facial expression didn't look too good.

As he walked past the front hall and Chao Yang Hall, the doubt in Yu Longzi's heart grew deeper and deeper.

If Yu Longchen did not take the initiative to summon him for the matters of the Imperial Court, what else could it be? Now he was going to the Inner Palace, and the women in the Inner Palace were only his Royal Mother and Mu Ruqing.

If something happened, the only ones who would find him would be Royal Mother. After Yu Longzi thought about it, he ignored his father-in-law and ran towards the Phoenix Hall.

Royal Mother must not be in trouble. She still had to become the Empress Dowager and keep an eye on the Inner Palace for him.

"King Yi, slow down." How could Gonggong be able to catch up to Yu Longzi? But after turning two corners, he could no longer see anyone.

Unable to run anymore, he supported himself, bent his body, and panted heavily.

"Where's the King of Yi?"

This voice came from behind him out of the blue, startling the eunuch. He was already exhausted to begin with, and with a twist of his body, he fell to the side.

When he saw who it was, he hurriedly propped himself up with his hat and respectfully said, "Master."

Gao Mao lightly glanced at him with a reproachful look, "If you can't even handle such a small matter, how will you be able to work in front of the Emperor in the future?"

"Disciple knows his mistake." Gonggong was frightened and his expression did not look good. "King Yi did not ask anything and did not say anything. He ran away on his own. Disciple can't chase after him either." After saying that, Gonggong helplessly spread his hands.

"That's enough." Gao Mao raised his head and looked in the direction of Phoenix Hall. "Go down. Be careful next time."

"Yes." The eunuch was still in shock, staggering as he walked.

Gao Mao looked at his back, feeling both angry and amused. He still needed to temper himself.

As he thought about this, he headed in the direction of the Wu Xi Palace.

Just as he arrived at the palace gates, he saw from afar that Yu Jingmo was holding the windmill made by Mu Ruqing. He was having fun and Lingyue was chasing after him from behind.

Yu Longchen and Mu Ruqing were at the side. Seeing the two of them playing around, they were in a good mood.

Gao Mao quietly went in and did not disturb them. He just stood behind the palace maids.

"You are here?" Yu Longchen did not turn around. His martial arts was so high, so his hearing was naturally better than ordinary people. No matter how light Gao Mao's footsteps were, he could still hear them.

"Replying to the Emperor, I reckon he is already in Phoenix Hall." Gao Mao walked up and stood behind Yu Longchen with a respectful manner.

"En." Yu Longchen peeled another tangerine for Mu Ruqing and fed it to her. "Wait for me here."

"Okay." Mu Ruqing ate the tangerine and her heart began to sweeten. Yu Longchen had told her about this before.

Originally, she also wanted to go, but Yu Longchen did not let her go. Then she would obediently guard Yu Jingmo.

After saying that, she got up and walked in front. Gao Mao followed, and a few servants also wanted to follow. Yu Longchen raised his head to signal.

Gao Mao made a gesture with them again, and the servants retreated.