Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 110 He is your brother

When we left the Prince's Mansion, it was already completely dark.

Chen Shan helped Bei Yao get on the carriage, saying, "I don't know if the prince can sleep tonight. If he can't sleep, there will be a big surprise waiting for him tomorrow morning. I don't know if he can handle it."

As Chen Shan spoke, he felt much happier.

Although Bei Yuan and Bei Yao are brothers, their status is very different.

In other words, where does the brotherhood come from in the royal family?

Outsiders all thought that he was the crown prince of Bei Yuan and shouldered the heavy responsibility of Tianqi. He worked diligently every day and did not dare to waste a single day. He was filial to his parents, loving his siblings, and respectful to his teachers.

The third prince Bei Yao was a lazy prince who only cared about drinking tea and watching birds, and was completely unaware of the sufferings of the world.

But in fact, Bei Yuan was the most sinister villain.

Since he was a child, he has been trying every possible means to take away everything from Beiyao.

Toys, palaces, eunuchs, and even the queen's favor.

In front of outsiders, he is gentle and polite, a modest gentleman with a bright and clear mind.

In reality, he is dark, vicious, cold and heartless.

Hearing Chen Shan's words, Bei Yao smiled, lowered his eyes and said, "If a surprise comes too early, it is no longer a surprise."

He twirled the ring on his thumb gently, and his smile deepened.

My dear brother, this is just the beginning.

Don't worry, the best is yet to come.

It was curfew time and the palace gates were closed.

Chen Shan handed over the token, and soon, the tightly closed palace gate opened again, and the carriage drove straight in and headed straight for Jing'an Palace.

Jing'an Palace is the palace of Beiyao.

After he was three years old, he moved out of the Queen's Fengyi Palace and lived in Jing'an Palace.

Other princes left the palace and started their own households at the age of sixteen, but he was the only exception in Tianqi.

Outsiders said that it was because the emperor and empress doted on him too much and were reluctant to let him leave the palace, but only Bei Yao knew.

That's just because the queen wants to control his marriage.

To be more precise, the queen wanted him to pave the way for the crown prince.

Beiyao thought about it and couldn't help but find it a little ridiculous.

The palace road was long, but there were few people at night, so the carriage moved quickly and we arrived in no time.

Chen Shan helped Bei Yao get off the carriage. As soon as Bei Yao stood up, a dark shadow rushed out and said hurriedly, "Third Master, you are finally back! The Queen has been waiting for more than half an hour!"

"Mother is here?" Bei Yao frowned slightly.

The Queen never liked seeing him, and could even be said to hate him.

He had been in Jing'an Palace for seventeen years, and the number of times the Queen had come here could be counted on one hand, not to mention the fact that she had been waiting for him here for an hour.

Seeing Beiyao's doubts, Chengxi held the whisk, moved closer, and whispered: "The Queen has heard about what happened to Miss Qi today."

Beiyao's eyes dimmed and the smile on his face also turned cold.

He lowered his eyes and said, "Chen Shan, go back."

Knowing that Beiyao was in a bad mood, Chen Shan clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

Jing'an Palace was pitch black, with only the main hall having lights on. Bei Yao walked through the corridor, while Cheng Xi beside him didn't even dare to breathe.

Bei Yao stepped into the main hall. On the main seat, the queen slowly put down the teacup in her hand, looked up at Bei Yao, and asked calmly: "I heard that you went to the prince's mansion?"

"Yes." Bei Yao nodded. After he finished speaking, he walked to the center of the hall, lifted his robe, knelt down and said, "Your son greets the Queen Mother."

The queen picked up the tea lid, swirled it around the edge of the cup, skimmed off the tea foam, and said in a cold voice, "It's been two months since the Song family's daughter came back. It's rare for you to leave the palace, why don't you go to the Song Mansion to take a look, but have to go to the Prince's Mansion."

"I haven't seen my brother for a long time, so I thought of going to the Prince's Mansion to have a visit. As for the daughter of the Song family, although she has an engagement, she has never been married. If I go there rashly, I am afraid that it will ruin the reputation of the girl."

"Really?" The Queen's eyebrows were slightly dim. She looked at Beiyao and her voice became colder and colder: "But I heard that the prince was not in the palace, but you still wanted to go? Not only that, today, the Qi family's carriage followed behind your carriage. Beiyao, what are you fighting with your brother for?"

Bei Yao lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Seeing this, the Queen stood up and said, "Beiyao, it's not that I don't love you, but Tianqi has always had the eldest son succeed to the throne. This throne can only belong to the Crown Prince."

"Is this the reason why you came here today, mother?"

Beiyao looked up at the queen.

"What I want to say is that your marriage with the Song family cannot be delayed. Whether you are willing or not, this marriage must be completed before the end of the year."

The queen lowered her eyes and looked down at the face that looked almost identical to hers. She felt even more angry. "Beiyao, my patience is limited. When you marry Miss Song, I will immediately ask the emperor to make you the King of Changle. Isn't that enough?"

"After being named the King of Changle, you are heading to Yangzhou, right?"

Bei Yao looked up at the Queen. His knees ached from kneeling for so long, but his face showed no trace of sadness or joy. He looked at the Queen and asked, "The Crown Prince and I are both your children. Why do you only plan for him and never even look at me?"

King Changle is his destination.

Bei Yao knew that the Queen was afraid that he would compete with the Crown Prince for the throne, so she wanted to marry him to the daughter of the Song family and then immediately send him to his fiefdom.

In this way, not only can the prince take away the military power of the Song family, but he can also stay away from the court, which is killing two birds with one stone.

But the more the queen did this, the more he wanted to fight for it.

He is determined to obtain the position of crown prince.

"The prince is smarter and more sensible than you, isn't that enough?" The queen looked at Bei Yao, then closed her eyes tightly, and said, "I gave birth to you and raised you, not for you to disobey me. If you want to assist your brother well, why would I do this?"

Bei Yao closed his eyes indifferently.

After a long while, he said, "Mother, do you really think that the one I married is the legitimate daughter of the Song family? If the prince can really sit firmly on the throne, why would you need to arrange a marriage? The Song family has long been like the Qi family. They are waiting and watching, which means that the current prince may not be able to sit firmly on this position."

"What do you mean?" The Queen looked at Beiyao and said sharply, "What did you say to your brother's house tonight? Beiyao, he is your brother!"

"Am I not his younger brother?" Bei Yao smiled. He stood up and said in a colder voice, "When he sent people to hunt me down, did my mother tell him this?"

The Queen looked at Bei Yao for a long time, then she said, "You left the palace? I was wondering why you kept calling in sick for the past two months. It seems that you are not the one who stayed in the capital."

"Yes, mother, you can go and tell my brother and use this as an excuse to make trouble. However, I also want to remind you that the crime of colluding with Zhuifengtang to hunt down the prince should be more serious than the prince's private departure from the capital."

Bei Yao raised his eyes and looked at the queen. A smile appeared between his cold lips. "Mother, there is one last thing. I will not marry a girl from the Song family. If you insist on me marrying a girl from the Song family, then I can only marry the legitimate daughter of the Qi family. It will be a double happiness, which is a good thing."

The queen looked at Bei Yao, and the hand on her side suddenly exerted force.

However, she did not make any move in the end. She just looked at Bei Yao and said, "You are so disappointing. I should have strangled you to death back then."