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Chapter 651: 432 Chen Yuan, You Dare to Defy This Palace! _2

Chapter 651: Chapter 432 Chen Yuan, You Dare to Defy This Palace! _2

Noble Consort Yang intently gazed at Princess Pingyang.

She faced her mother directly and said softly,

“What does Mother want me to say?”

“Aren’t you usually very scheming? Why not plan how your brother can deal with Chen Yuan and rescue your uncle from the Heavenly Patrol Bureau?”

“Deal with Chen Yuan?” Princess Pingyang said gravely,

“What the Prince should do is to befriend Chen Yuan, show his openness to those in the Capital concerned with this matter, choose justice over family ties, and not make an enemy of Chen Yuan over something as trivial as the remnants of Qingyun. As for uncle… it’s good for him to learn a lesson.”

She was not speaking for Chen Yuan, but when viewed from an objective standpoint, this was indeed the best choice. As a Prince, how could he lack such foresight?

This matter, though seemingly trivial, was being watched by countless eyes, perhaps even by the Emperor, who had long dwelled within the deep palace.

“You….” Noble Consort Yang stared at her daughter, who stood her ground without subservience. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Princess Pingyang cast her gaze downward, saying no more.

Taking a deep breath, Noble Consort Yang turned to a palace maid beside her and said sternly,

“Summon someone, announce my decree to summon Chen Yuan to the palace. I want to meet this Demon Sword Chen Yuan, who is notorious throughout Jianghu myself!”

“Your Majesty, the Harem is a restricted area….”

The nearby maid hastily reminded.

This was a heavily guarded area of the Harem, where entry of non-royal ministers was strictly forbidden. If the news reached Emperor Jingtai, it could lead to displeasure.

Princess Pingyang watched coldly from the side and remained silent.

She had stated her opinion, but if her mother chose not to listen, then it bore no relation to her. Strong and independent, she did not harbor much affection for her blood-related mother.

She had her own plans.

Noble Consort Yang huffed,

“Is the leader of the Imperial City considered an outsider?”

As the commander guarding the Imperial City, Chen Yuan was allowed into the Harem, naturally upon summons and simply more conveniently.

Usually, it was the leader from the East Imperial City who was summoned when there was business inside the palace.

This was also one of the reasons Yang Yuanqing wanted to be the commander of the East Imperial City.

“This….”

“Go now!”

“Yes, I obey the decree!”

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“Summoned to the palace?”

Chen Yuan squinted his eyes and stared at the eunuch before him, his expression subtly shifting.

This Noble Consort Yang really was something, summoning him to the palace just for a trivial matter like Yang Hucheng. Did she not know that this matter had been transferred to the Heavenly Patrol Bureau?

Handled jointly by the Ministry of Justice and the Heavenly Patrol Bureau?

Even he did not have the authority to command anything now, yet she was pressuring him. She really thought of him as a pushover.

If he had achieved Yang Transformation and become a True Master, would Noble Consort Yang still dare?

The eunuch delivering the decree managed a forced smile,

“The Noble Consort’s decree has been delivered. I will not stay long. I hope Lord Chen will not be late before noon today.”

“I understand,” replied Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan glanced at the eunuch and turned to leave.

An Emperor’s decree is known as an Imperial Decree, an Empress’s decree is called an Imperial Order, and these are commands that cannot be defied. Decrees like those from Noble Consort Yang are known simply as ‘orders’.

For anyone above Third Rank, these did not amount to much, but given his current position and power, he could not afford to ignore it.

So be it, then. He would go.

He was interested to see what the Harem was really like.

Was it really filled with thousands of beauties?

Of course, his main purpose was to use this visit to evaluate the situation in the Harem, and then find another opportunity to search for the place suppressing Moluo’s Dragon Vein.

In recent days, he had been busy. Apart from his daily Cultivation, he had also investigated a few suspicious locations mentioned by Jiang He.

Now, other than a spot in South City he had yet to check, only the Harem remained.

Even if this place was a dragon’s lair and a tiger’s den, he must venture forth.

Hmm….

In recent years, Emperor Jingtai had not favored any concubines; perhaps, for him, it genuinely was a tiger’s den….

The young eunuch, seeing Chen Yuan turn away without a word, felt some disdain, but said nothing more, huffing quietly as he left quickly.

With Chen Yuan’s current status as a minor Fourth Rank official, although not quite a high official of the court, he was certainly above average and had no need to curry favor with a low-ranking eunuch.

Even if it was the Imperial Palace Chief Steward’s adopted son Yang Yuanqing, he had not hesitated to strike him; a lowly eunuch truly did not catch his attention.

These eunuchs judged people solely based on their status – truly despicable.

Had it been a True Monarch, they would have likely knelt down to proclaim the decree.

After the eunuch left, Chen Yuan did not take it too seriously.

The eunuch could at most scold him a few times; he surely wouldn’t dare to actually send guards after him, right?

If that were to happen, then it seemed he would have to fight his way out.

Tao Qingyuan, after hearing the decree, looked worriedly at Chen Yuan, seemingly afraid that something might go wrong for him in the palace, especially since the summoning was on behalf of the Noble Consort,

an entity in the court second only to the Empress.

Currently, Chen Yuan’s stature indeed seemed insufficient for such matters.

Ill intentions were apparent!

Chen Yuan gave Tao Qingyuan a reassuring look, then returned to his room to continue his Cultivation. Just before the appointed time, he slowly stood up,

dressed in his official garb, and expressionlessly headed in the direction of the Harem.

This was Chen Yuan’s first visit here; indeed, it was a place of palatial buildings and brocaded gardens. Even in winter, the area was still alive with the chirping of birds and fragrances of flowers, clearly maintained through the use of Formations.