Chapter 43: Man's Journey

"I didn't expect it would cause such a big misunderstanding. Even Eunuch Hong was alarmed. I'm glad nothing happened to anyone." The Queen also felt lucky, fortunately she got out quickly. Looking at the potholes and traces of battle outside, it seemed that Shen Qingzhou was still relatively strong.

She didn't know that Shen Qingzhou had already defeated Yan Xiaoyi and was fighting with Hong Sixiang for the second time. She couldn't have guessed it because the information was incomplete.

Although she was not good at martial arts, she knew Yan Xiaoyi, the commander of the Forbidden City. He was an absolute master, otherwise he would not be able to guard the Forbidden City. From what she knew about Shen Qingzhou's martial arts, she knew that he had made many achievements in battle and was a god of war on the battlefield. However, he was not good at speed and had no true energy, so she did not think highly of Shen Qingzhou.

The level of martial arts skills needs to be proven by battle records. Shen Qingzhou's battle record is still a bit thin, while Yan Xiaoyi has been famous for a long time and has lived in the palace for a long time. She also knows that Yan Xiaoyi is one of the people in the world who is closest to a grandmaster.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what happened in the palace that caused the misunderstanding between me and the Marquis of Shenwu? Let me know so that I can go back and accept the punishment." After reminiscing about the past, Yan Xiaoyi started to do his own thing. He must have thought of a way to get rid of the crime first, otherwise he could not bear the charge of attacking the marquis without any reason.

You must have a reasonable reason. Anyway, the reason that Shen Qingzhou walked out of the palace is definitely not enough. It is impossible for you to know everyone in the palace. If you take action against every stranger, you will be the boss of your palace.

He was ordered by the eldest princess to test Shen Qingzhou. As he was a ninth-rank master, he noticed the commotion of the palace maids running around in the palace because the candles were extinguished. He wanted to take the opportunity to go in and find a chance, but Shen Qingzhou came out and they had a perfect chance to fight.

But no matter what, the one who took action first will definitely be punished, but it will only be symbolic, such as a salary deduction or something like that. Even if His Majesty knew about this, he would not think that he did anything wrong. He was just doing his duty, and we are all smart people.

"How dare you, Yan Xiaoyi! Who gave you the guts to speak like that? You used force outside the palace without any reason and without asking any questions. You were so arrogant and domineering that you clearly didn't take your aunt seriously.

Do you know that your aunt is the wife of His Majesty, the mother of the Crown Prince, and the mother of the country? Your aunt is kind-hearted and has not punished you. But you have no respect for your aunt at all and ask her what you want to do.

Do you take your aunt seriously, do you take the prince seriously, do you take His Majesty seriously, and do you take my Qing Kingdom seriously?

Are you relying on your reputation as the best archer in the world? How dare you do this? I now suspect that you have another purpose for coming here. Otherwise, why don't you give me a chance to explain? If I hadn't happened to be with my aunt, this palace would have been flooded with blood. "Shen Qingzhou's words shocked everyone present.

Yan Xiaoyi has already given in. No matter whether he has been punished or not, speaking out loud means he has surrendered.

He accepted the punishment himself and saved the queen's face. You have to know that he is a ninth-rank master and has his own status. It is impossible for him to be treated the same as an ordinary guard. This matter should be over.

As for what he asked, he could just find any excuse, but Shen Qingzhou's words were clearly an attempt to put a disrespectful hat on Yan Xiaoyi's head.

Shen Qingzhou did it on purpose. It sounded like he was taking advantage of the situation, but he also heard the other party's intention to reconcile.

But he was not happy about it. There was no such good thing in the world. You came to me first, and if you failed, you would just give in. What was even more face-saving was that you were doing it for the Queen's sake.

If you win, I will either lose face or my life. The latter is unlikely, but as long as there is a chance, Shen Qingzhou will treat it as true.

It seems that if you win you can save face, and if you lose you can find an excuse to get away with it. It's not that easy in the world.

He was certain that the other party was coming for him. If it was just a normal inquiry, he wouldn't have acted so quickly, as if he was afraid of being stopped by others. He knew it.

He is not afraid of offending Yan Xiaoyi. The other party is not afraid of offending him and takes action first, but he still has to worry about offending the other party. Isn't he tired?

Yan Xiaoyi really wanted to go up and beat Shen Qingzhou to death. What you said is a bit too much. Do you have to drag it into the Crown Prince and His Majesty? You also led me to come to the Queen's bedroom to kill people. Am I sick? You also said that I am the best archer in the world and I am a bandit. I am awesome and others call me that. Am I wrong? You also call me aunt all the time. You are so arrogant.

He really wanted to go up and grab Shen Qingzhou and tell him that they were actually in the same camp, but some things could not be made public. Even if they knew everything, he could not make the decision for the princess.

"I dare not. I have no intention of questioning Your Majesty, nor do I have any intention of disrespecting Your Majesty or the Crown Prince.

I came to the Empress' bedroom with absolutely no other purpose. I just happened to hear other noises in the Empress' bedroom, and in desperation I saw Marquis Shenwu, so I took action. Your Majesty, please understand.

This time, it was all Xiaoyi's fault that the queen was disturbed. Please punish me. "The hat Shen Qingzhou put on was too big, Yan Xiaoyi knelt on one knee to defend herself.

"Your Majesty, Commander Yan has always been loyal to his duties, Your Majesty is wise." Hong Sixiang also spoke up. It didn't matter if it was just a favor.

He is an old hand in this world, so Shen Qingzhou only spoke seriously, that is, to suppress Yan Xiaoyi. If he really wanted to do something, a ninth-rank master could die, but he could not die from such a funny thing.

This is also a way to give the Queen a way out. Can the Queen really do anything to Yan Xiaoyi? It's impossible.

"Commander Yan, there is no need to do this. I know Commander Yan's character. This is all a misunderstanding. There is no need to talk about punishment.

Marquis Shenwu, you left the capital at a young age and just returned victoriously recently. It is normal that you don’t know Commander Yan’s character. This matter should never be mentioned again.

There was indeed something going on in the palace just now, it was just that a few candles were accidentally extinguished, and the palace maids were looking for fire starters everywhere, which might have caused Commander Yan to misunderstand. "Of course, the queen would not really punish him.

"It's good that the Empress wasn't alarmed." Hong Sixiang and Yan Xiaoyi knew that the Empress couldn't stand the dark. If the candles went out, she would easily become agitated. In fact, it was not a big deal. Yan Xiaoyi was just making up excuses.

"Aunt, I have to put out all the candles, otherwise how can I show the night pearl?" Shen Qingzhou said.

"Eunuch Hong, Commander Yan, there is no trouble here." The queen was helpless. You are my dear aunt, and your aunt is very happy, but could you not be so obvious and drive people away?

"Your Majesty, I, this humble servant, shall take my leave."

"Aunt, did I say something wrong? There's no need to go around in circles on the battlefield. All you need to do is kill people." The two had just taken a few steps when Shen Qingzhou's voice came over. The two had the same idea in their hearts, and then you knew.

"Killing too many people is not good." The queen seemed to have thought of something and her face turned pale.

"Aunt, what you said is wrong. A man should kill people without mercy. His immortal deeds are all in killing. Killing one is a sin, but killing ten thousand is a hero. If you kill nine million, you are the best of heroes."

Even though Yan Xiaoyi and Hong Sixiang were among the best in the world, they felt a chill in their hearts when they heard such murderous verses.

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