mtl008 Chapter 176 Changing the Rules of the Competition
Chapter 176 Changing the Rules of the Competition
Crown Prince Feng Chenji walked towards Xuanyuan Che, bowed with a smile and led the way: "Emperor Che, please come this way."
Xuanyuan Che looked at the seats in the banquet coldly, his face somewhat gloomy. He thought he had arrived very late, but he didn't expect that the people from Fengli Country were even later.
Fu Yiming noticed Xuanyuan Che's gaze and approached him, asking worriedly, "Could it be that Prince Rui fled at the last minute?"
According to the information he and Emperor Che had received, Prince Rui had not gathered all the people for the competition, and they would definitely lose this competition.
Emperor Che's eyes were dark. "Escape" was impossible. Only Fu Jie and he himself knew his purpose. It was just that there were not enough people to compete, so Feng Chenyi could not escape.
Fu Yiming became anxious when he saw Xuanyuan Che didn't say anything. He came here with his master's orders. If he failed to achieve his goal, he would definitely be punished when he returned.
"Emperor Che, if Prince Rui escapes, then Zhai Yun..." Fu Yiming spoke without thinking.
When Xuanyuan Che heard the name Zhai Yun, his eyes instantly turned cold, and he looked at Fu Yiming with extremely sharp eyes.
Although he and Fu Yiming both knew the purpose of their visit to Fengli Country, walls have ears and Fu Yiming was outspoken. If he leaked even a little bit of information and let others know, thus ruining the plan, all his hard work would be wasted.
Fu Yiming was frightened by the fierce aura of Emperor Che, the ruler of a country, and quickly lowered his head. The monarch's wrath could determine his life and death.
He didn't dare to say anything more and could only follow Xuanyuan Che timidly.
Prince Rui and Emperor Xing'an were the last to arrive. When Bu Yuluo, who was sitting in the main seat, saw this scene, the smile on his face froze.
The eldest prince saw Feng Chenyi standing behind Emperor Xing'an, and walked over to him, smiling and greeting him first, saying, "Second brother."
Emperor Xing'an showed a hint of displeasure on his face and walked past the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince, noticing Emperor Xing'an's displeasure, asked Feng Chenyi with some confusion, "What's wrong, Father?"
Feng Chenyi did not answer, and Zhai Yun would not answer either.
Zhai Yun followed Feng Chenyi and sat next to him. Although Zhai Yun's identity was the young master of Prince Rui's Mansion, his identity here was only recognized by Feng Chenyi.
Those people did not reserve a separate seat for her, although Zhai Yun did not care about that. She would rather squeeze next to Feng Chenyi than sit alone.
Emperor Xing'an always looked unhappy. The only students who came with Feng Chenyi were Jiang Shu and Yu Gui. The others did not show up.
The person sent by Emperor Xing'an to convey the imperial edict has not returned yet.
The maid beside Bu Luoyu whispered in the Queen's ear, "The Emperor has sent people to the residences of those young masters."
Buluoyu's expression did not change. Even if Emperor Xing'an personally delivered the decree, what would it matter? If he was sick, he was sick, and they would not show up.
Compared to the crime of deceiving the emperor, continuing to pretend to be sick is their only choice.
A eunuch came hurriedly and whispered something into Emperor Xing'an's ear. Emperor Xing'an's face became uglier. After the eunuch finished speaking, Emperor Xing'an looked at the empress.
There was hidden anger in his eyes. He knew very well that the Bu family was deeply rooted in the court, but he never stopped it because Queen Bu's son was the crown prince he appointed himself.
The Bu family will do their best to assist him.
But what happened today suddenly made him feel a sense of crisis. The Bu family actually ignored his face and secretly controlled all these things.
Even his imperial edict was useless.
Empress Bu Luoyu felt a chill down her spine when Emperor Xing'an looked at her. Emperor Xing'an used to favor Concubine Su, and it was only after Concubine Su was banished to the cold palace that she slowly regained his favor.
Over the years, Emperor Xing'an made her son the crown prince, and his kindness to the fifth prince was well known. The Bu family also helped Emperor Xing'an openly and secretly.
She had never challenged Emperor Xing'an, and had always stood behind him silently, so she had always been successful.
But the look in Emperor Xing'an's eyes at this moment made her feel inexplicably terrified.
Bu Luoyu forced a smile, stood up stiffly from her seat, and slowly approached Emperor Xing'an, trembling with fear: "Your Majesty, have I done anything wrong?"
Emperor Xing'an gripped the dragon throne tightly, his joints cracking. The look in his eyes when he looked at Bu Yu Luo was filled with anger that he was trying his best to suppress.
Xuanyuan Che, who was standing by, saw that the situation was not right. After thinking for a while, he slowly called out to Emperor Xing'an and Empress Bu, "Emperor An?"
With a questioning tone, Xuanyuan Che pulled Emperor Xing'an out of his anger. Both Xuanyuan Che and Emperor Xing'an understood that they were emperors, and in such occasions, what they wanted was face and decency.
So Xuanyuan Che just called out.
Emperor Che, however, suppressed all his emotions. When he turned to face Xuanyuan Che, there was no trace of anger on his face.
Queen Buluoyu hurried back to her seat, her steps a little unsteady.
Xuanyuan Che didn't want to help anyone, he just didn't allow anyone to ruin today's plan. Since there were not enough people from Fengli Country, it would be better to change the form of the competition.
In a different situation, we can also fully see the full strength of Prince Rui and Zhai Yun beside him.
Emperor Xing'an smiled and replied to Xuanyuan Che: "Emperor Che, are you used to staying in Fengli Kingdom?"
Emperor Xing'an is an emperor, but he is not someone who cares about other people's sleep and food. He is just thinking about how to end today in order to restore the dignity of Fengli Kingdom.
If they had lost fairly, that would have been fine, but it was a joke that such a great country couldn't even gather six people for the competition.
He originally wanted to push Feng Chenyi out and let him choose the contestant. If he lost, it would be because he made a bad choice. However, he still underestimated Queen Bu's vigilance against Feng Chenyi, and she actually made things difficult for him on this matter.
His queen was really stupid. Even if she wanted to take action, there were many ways to do it, but she chose the one that was most disadvantageous to Fengli Kingdom.
Xuanyuan Che knew that Emperor Xing'an was delaying time. Since Emperor Xing'an didn't know how to start the conversation, he was giving Emperor Xing'an a way out by saying it.
Nor would he let Emperor Xing'an lose face. He would do Emperor Xing'an a favor, so that Emperor Xing'an would find a way to repay the favor.
Xuanyuan Che pinched his jade-white chin and squinted his eyes and said, "Emperor An, why don't we try a different way?"
Emperor Xing'an didn't know what Xuanyuan Che meant, so he didn't dare to answer. He just looked at Emperor Che hesitantly.
Xuanyuan Che knew that as long as he proposed it, Emperor Xing'an would definitely agree, but wouldn't it be better to state the conditions first?
"Let's change the rules. If Fengli Country loses, they have to do something for me. If I lose, I can also do something for Fengli Country."
Xuanyuan Che predicted that Emperor Xing'an would change the rules of the game. It was Xuanyuan Che who proposed changing the rules of the game. If Emperor Xing'an wanted Xuanyuan Che to completely propose changing the rules of this competition, he had to agree to his condition.
This is Xuanyuan Che’s ultimate goal.
Emperor Xing'an hesitated and thought, and after careful consideration, he reluctantly agreed, "As long as it doesn't involve ceding land or silver, and doesn't damage the dignity of our country, I can agree."