bayedsolid Chapter 1214 A Moment of Slipping Through His Tongue Leads to Five Years of Military Service
Chapter 1214 A Moment of Slipping Through His Tongue Leads to Five Years of Military Service
As soon as Liang Chongyue stepped into the center of the stands, Princess Qiyang came to greet her.
"Moon must be tired, come and have a cup of tea to rest."
Princess Qiyang wore a cautious smile. Liang Chongyue took the teacup, drank half of it, and then put it down.
At this moment, Xie Shuze caught up. Those who had been sent to inform him of Liang Chongyue's identity had been removed by Princess Qiyang.
Since the polo match was over and nothing serious had happened, and His Majesty was not removing his mask, she couldn't directly reveal His Majesty's identity.
Xie Shuze was furious and prepared to seek justice.
Upon arrival, I saw my aunt being very cautious, smiling obsequiously at the woman named Chongyue.
He was stunned.
Liang Chongyue sat in the seat that Princess Qiyang had originally occupied, and saw Xie Shuze standing there in a daze.
A slight smile played on Liang Chongyue's lips beneath the mask. Before Princess Qiyang could speak, Liang Chongyue beckoned to Xie Shuze and said:
"Come here quickly."
The winner who had just crushed him on the polo field sat next to his aunt and waved at him.
His aunt treated him with utmost respect.
For a moment, Xie Shuze's mind went through eighteen turns.
Liang Chongyue sat there watching his gaze shift from doubt to shock, then to bewilderment, and finally to disbelief.
Xie Shuze stammered, wanting to say something, when he caught a glimpse of his aunt's meaningful glance.
In the end, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
I lifted my foot and walked over.
"Aunt, I should address this person as..."
Xie Shuze paused for a moment, unsure of what to say.
Princess Qiyang also fell silent. According to seniority, Xie Shuze should address His Majesty as his cousin.
However, His Majesty is of noble status, and she is often away from the capital. The only connection between them is through blood ties. Such a power grab is bound to displease His Majesty.
"Shuze should call me cousin, right?"
Xie Shuze's mind went blank for a moment, and the dazed feeling from the strong wind on the polo field cleared up.
Chongyue... His Majesty's name is Chongyue...
His maternal aunt was of noble birth; of the princes and princesses of her generation, less than one in ten survived.
Not to mention, you couldn't find many nieces in the entire capital who were treated with such respect by their aunt.
Xie Shuze wished someone would knock him unconscious with a stick and take him back right now.
He felt like he was going to stay here for the rest of his life if he stayed any longer.
"What's there to be nervous about? Weren't you laughing so freely on the polo field just now?"
Xie Shuze immediately knelt down in front of Liang Chongyue;
"It was my fault for not recognizing my cousin. Please punish me."
Xie Shuze's intelligence returned to its peak at this moment. Knowing that he didn't want people to guess his identity, he didn't call her "Your Majesty" in front of everyone.
The moment Xie Shuze knelt down, the maids on both sides of the central platform brought out the screen.
It blocked the prying eyes of other officials' families.
Liang Chongyue remained silent for a moment, not directly responding to his words. Princess Qiyang glanced around, composed herself, and then said to Xie Shuze:
“You are young and impetuous, and you are spoiled by your family to the point of being lawless. It’s one thing to be naughty and mischievous, but today you even hurt someone and almost injured Yue’er. Now go back and kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment.”
Xie Shuze reacted quickly, kowtowing three times to Liang Chongyue before hurriedly responding to Princess Qiyang's words and preparing to leave.
At this moment, Liang Chongyue raised his hand, and Ping An immediately stepped forward to stop the person.
"Young and impetuous, mischievous and naughty, punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall?"
Liang Chongyue turned to look at Princess Qiyang, who remained silent.
"If I hadn't been here today, or if I hadn't dodged that attack, what would Auntie have to say?"
Princess Qiyang was stumped by the question, and she knew that Xie Shuze's temperament meant that once he ran into His Majesty, things would never end well.
His Majesty's decision not to embarrass him further on the polo field was already a great favor.
If she hadn't been sitting here today, who knows what would have happened to Xie Shuze.
"This is all my fault. My aunt is too embarrassed to discipline me because of my uncle. My cousin, please punish me alone."
Liang Chongyue leaned back in his chair, looking languid, as if he were casually joking with someone.
"You look strong and healthy. Are you interested in joining the army?"
Xie Shuze didn't expect His Majesty to ask this question. He had been pampered at home all these years and had never suffered any hardship, so naturally he didn't want to join the army.
But now was clearly not the time to tell the truth, so Xie Shuze nodded reluctantly.
Liang Chongyue was satisfied with his reaction: "Alright, go to the military camp and get some experience. I've heard that you are the eldest son and grandson of the Xie family, and your sister writes excellent essays. I'm sure you are no less capable."
Xie Shuze felt like slapping himself to death. He was racking his brains, trying to come up with a thousand and eight hundred plans to extricate himself from the situation.
He raised his eyes and met His Majesty's imposing gaze, and instantly cowered.
There are no battles to fight now, so he can come back safely after His Majesty leaves this place.
If I try to play any tricks in front of His Majesty now, it won't be as simple as just joining the army.
"Thank you for your appreciation, cousin. I'm willing." Xie Shuze kowtowed to Liang Chongyue.
Liang Chongyue has seen all kinds of people over the years, and she can see through his little schemes.
However, being from the Xie family, he has a bit of cleverness about him.
Liang Chongyue waved for him to leave first. After Xie Shuze left, Liang Chongyue turned to look at Princess Qiyang.
What does Auntie think?
Princess Qiyang has been staying here all these years. This is her fiefdom, and Xie Shuze is someone she has watched grow up.
Before she married her husband, she had just gone through a power struggle in the capital and couldn't sleep soundly every night.
The moment I close my eyes, those terrifying images come to mind.
Fortunately, her husband was someone she could rely on. Although he hadn't achieved much in recent years, he treated her extremely well.
She also extended her affection to the Xie family, maintaining frequent contact with them.
"Yue'er, you don't know this, I didn't have any children for the first few years after I arrived here. When Shuze was little, he was very cute and fair-skinned, so his family inevitably spoiled him and pampered him like this."
Liang Chongyue didn't want to hear these high-sounding reasons.
If a child is spoiled, it is of course the parents' responsibility.
"Eldest son and eldest grandson, I've heard that the Xie family is going to be handed over to Xie Shuze in the future?"
Princess Qiyang, unable to withstand the oppressive gaze of His Majesty, nodded.
Liang Chongyue clicked her tongue and stopped looking at Princess Qiyang, instead turning her gaze to the figures on the racetrack, freely sweating profusely.
"Then let him train in the military for five years first. Even five years isn't enough to change his temperament, and the Xie family won't last long either."
Princess Qiyang nodded in agreement as she listened to His Majesty's slow and leisurely voice.
Liang Chongyue originally didn't want to get involved, but the Xie family dominated Qiyang, and Xie Shuze, with his personality, was in charge of the Xie family. Before he fell from power, the common people would be the first to suffer.
By then, she won't have time to look back and worry about it anymore.
"Then I'll trouble you to pass on a message for me, Aunt. It's almost New Year's, and I'll have someone from the military camp come and take Shuze away tomorrow."