Chapter 373 Two Men Are Angry
The Empress Dowager's eyes darkened, she wanted to kill Chu Yi.
After all, Chu Yi is the grandson of the late emperor’s favorite concubine.
But on the day when the second prince forced the emperor to abdicate, Chu Yi escaped unscathed, and she could not find any reason to kill him.
Pei Ye's mood was extremely complicated. In the past, he worked for the Empress Dowager and was a sharp knife in her hand.
She appears to be a Buddhist and kind person, but deep down she is a cruel person.
And she has never liked the late queen, so she doesn't like Chu Li at all.
She liked to keep power in the hands of her own relatives, such as Wan Cairen, whom she secretly sent into the palace.
The Empress Dowager twirled the Buddhist beads with her fingers, thinking about her seventh brother's youngest daughter Zhou Wan'er, who was sent to the palace by her and was pregnant with Emperor Qingyuan's child.
If her niece could give birth to a boy, wouldn't it be better to let the child of the Zhou family sit on the throne?
Pei Ye walked out of the Empress Dowager's Buddhist hall with heavy steps, thinking of Chu Li in his heart.
No matter what the Queen Mother asked him to do, nothing could go wrong before Chu Li ascended the throne.
The next morning, Chu Li, who had been in mourning for seven days, came to the palace.
All civil and military officials unanimously asked Chu Li to succeed to the throne.
"Your Highness, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day!"
"I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take the throne!"
Under pressure, the Empress Dowager announced, "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has selected an auspicious time and date. The Crown Prince will ascend the throne in three days**."
Chu Li lowered his eyes without any change in expression.
She could see clearly what the Empress Dowager was thinking. The old woman just didn't know the term "ruling from behind the curtain", otherwise she would definitely do this.
Unfortunately, she is not a pushover and cannot be bullied.
After the court session, Chu Li went to see Xuanying.
Chu Li saw that the door was not closed, so he walked in. He saw Xuan Ying lying on the bed with his back naked, and a servant was applying medicine on his back.
When Xuanying saw Chu Li, he stood up and pulled the quilt, and his wound suddenly split open.
The servant was frightened and immediately went to call a doctor.
Chu Li immediately held Xuan Ying down, "Don't move. What are you doing getting up? It's not like I haven't seen your back before."
She sat down confidently and helped Xuanying stop the bleeding.
Xuanying's ears turned red. It was not appropriate for men and women to touch each other. He didn't know Chu Li was a woman before, so he took off his clothes and let Chu Li do acupuncture for him.
Now that I know that the other person is his cousin, this is even more inappropriate.
Chu Li picked up a silver needle and pierced it into the acupuncture point near his wound, and the bleeding slowly stopped.
Chu Li shook her head. The ancients were troublesome, just with their shirts off. As a modern person, she had seen everything.
"Xuanying, are you afraid of me?"
Xuanying lay on the bed and murmured, "If your future husband sees this, he will feel uncomfortable."
"I don't care if he's comfortable or not, and he's not feeling well now."
Chu Li saw that the bleeding had stopped and helped him remove the silver needle.
"Just lie still these days. If you want anything or anything to eat, just tell me. I've brought you some nourishing medicine. In a month, you'll be a healthy man again."
Xuanying blamed herself for deceiving Chu Li, "You don't blame me for deceiving you?"
Chu Li said frankly: "I felt a little when I first found out. After all, I really regarded you as a friend. Who knew that everything you did was just to gain my trust? Anyone would be sad for a while!"
Xuanying lowered his head, "I wanted to kill you and your brothers before."
Chu Li was amused, "How refreshing! If it were me, I wouldn't let them go either. I would let the whole family of my enemy die in complete harmony."
Xuanying is a soft-hearted person.
If she did, she would do so.
Xuanying was stunned at first, then he laughed. Chu Li was really funny. When he got ruthless, he would even kill himself.
Chu Li was wrapping gauze around him when suddenly, he heard the sound of fighting outside the door.
Pei Ye stood in front of the window with a gloomy face, staring at Chu Li's hand.
Chu Li pinched the gauze and tied a bow on Xuan Ying's back, then looked at Pei Ye, "Leng, close the window."
Pei Ye came in angrily, pulled Chu Li away, and said angrily: "He is your cousin, is this appropriate for the two of you?"
"It fits!" Chu Li walked to the bed again and covered Xuanying with the quilt.
"My cousin helped me block the sword and was injured for me. As a doctor, I helped him bandage the wound. What's inappropriate about that?" Chu Li retorted to Pei Ye.
Pei Ye was speechless for a moment.
"But you are a woman and he is a man!"
Chu Li looked at Pei Ye holding her arm, and she pointed at Pei Ye's hand, "Is this appropriate for you?"
Pei Ye sneered, "How can it be the same? We slept in the same bed when we were kids."
Ye Hanting had just stepped forward when he heard Pei Ye's words and immediately became angry.
"Commander Pei, it's not appropriate for you to pull and tug like this." Ye Hanting pulled Chu Li to his side.
Xuanying saw two men with swords drawn, both of them came for Chu Li.
Besides the two of them, there is also Mu Feng. There are many men who like their cousin.
Pei Ye was furious when he saw Ye Hanting taking Chu Li for himself.
"Master Ye, why do you always want to monopolize Chu Li? What makes you so confident?"
Ye Hanting didn't want to endure it anymore, he couldn't bear it at all, he took Chu Li's hand and said, "She and I..."
Chu Li suddenly covered Ye Hanting's mouth. Why was Ye Hanting angry with Pei Ye? If Pei Ye knew that she and Ye Hanting already had two children.
Pei Ye would definitely go crazy.
She didn't want any problems to arise before she ascended the throne.
Pei Ye saw Chu Li’s hand on Ye Hanting’s lips. Isn’t this a kiss?
He grabbed Chu Li's hand and helped her wipe her hands with a handkerchief.
The corners of Chu Li's lips twitched. Just one hand made Pei Ye go crazy.
If he knew that she and Ye Hanting had physical contact, he would probably kill her.
Ye Hanting stood directly between the two of them and forcibly took Pei Ye's hand away from Chu Li's hand.
Why didn't Chu Li tell what happened between them? Is he so afraid of being exposed?
Ye Hanting left angrily.
Chu Li was also angry. She wondered if Ye Hanting could understand her. The overall situation was still undecided, so how could she give him a status now?
Pei Ye saw Chu Li was angry, so he did not dare to act rashly. Instead, he reminded him, "Someone asked me to kill Xuan Ying before you ascend the throne. You better be careful."
After saying that, Pei Ye also left.
Xuanying watched Ye Hanting and Pei Ye leave angrily. He asked Chu Li, "Are you and Ye Hanting in love with each other?"
Chu Li's expression was a little unnatural, I guess.
Still in the probation period, not yet a regular employee.
She pretended not to care and changed the subject, "Brother, you don't care about your own life or death, but you care about what Ye Hanting and I do."
Xuanying smiled slightly, "I have the support of the Queen of Great Chu, so what am I afraid of?"
Chu Li smiled proudly, "Don't worry, I will definitely announce the imperial edict to the people of Great Chu."