Madam General, please run slower.

Chapter 154 He's Already Crazy

Time only makes people grow old, it does not believe in love, longing for leaving the pavilion, tears drip on spring clothes, drunkenness easily makes one sober.

After Li left, everyone around Yu Xun noticed his change, just like a crazy madman who suddenly became depressed. It was unbelievable, but also worrying that he would explode in the next moment.

The officials in the court all called him a calm madman behind his back. There was no other reason, because every time the ministers went against him, something would happen at home the next day. Gradually, everyone felt something was wrong. The old Duke even went to court to impeach Yu Xun for colluding with foreign forces. His Majesty also ordered a thorough investigation, but in the end the matter was left unresolved without causing any waves.

Seeing that the situation was not right, some neutral factions began to support Yu Xun. With the support of the Northern King's forces, Yu Xun was very successful in the court for a while, and was promoted every year, which made people envy him.

In the 183rd year of Qianwu, the third year of Qu Shi's reign, Yu Xun openly challenged the Duke's Mansion on the grounds that relatives of the emperor were not allowed to interfere in government affairs. What no one expected was that the young emperor, who usually obeyed his mother's words, would openly support Yu Xun and grant him the position of regent.

Soon after, the Duke's Mansion was robbed, and the old Duke was so angry that he fell ill. When everyone suspected that Yu Xun was the culprit, Wei Xianchen, the owner of Linlang Pavilion in the capital, openly admitted that he was Qu Xianchen, the prince of the previous dynasty, and the cousin of the current emperor, and admitted that the theft of the Duke's Mansion was a personal vendetta.

Then Wei Xianchen donated all he had obtained in the Duke's Mansion to the national treasury in the name of the auction house, which was a sign of surrender. His Majesty was extremely happy and named him Prince Jing, granted him a prince's mansion and allowed him to do business in the capital.

Wei Xianchen became the subject of much talk in the capital after Yu Xun.

With Yu Xun's help, Qu Shi, who had a rare chance to relax, was playing chess with Yu Xiaochen, while his cheap cousin was sitting next to them leisurely brewing the precious tea that was tributed to him.

"Cousin, do you have any news about the emperor's sister?" Qu Shi asked softly, pressing down a white piece. He was much more mature and restrained than when he first took the throne, and he really looked like an emperor.

"How could she possibly inform me of what she did?" Wei Xianchen shrugged. "Compared to her, you should worry more about yourself. How is the Queen Mother doing recently?"

"Same old as always, now you are trying to threaten me by going on a hunger strike." Qu Shi's expression was indifferent, with a faint smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth.

"If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh. You will get beaten if you look like this in front of your sister." Yu Xiaochen curled his lips. When his sister was not around, these people were more fake than each other.

Qu Shi paused while playing chess and smiled helplessly, "I wish she would beat me up right now."

"If you ask me, you should just hand her over to me. Your mother and I have a lot of grievances. I will bear the responsibility of this unfilial behavior for you." Wei Xianchen said indifferently.

Qu Shi sighed and shook his head to refuse, "After all, she has raised me for many years. I can't do it."

"Ever since your royal brother left, all she has had eyes for is power. You almost died in her hands, and you still want to plead for her?" Wei Xianchen really couldn't understand his thoughts.

Qu Shi didn't answer and just continued playing chess.

Seeing him like this, Wei Xianchen stopped trying to persuade him, "Xiao Chen is right. You will definitely be beaten by the boss if you look like this."

Qu Shi laughed and shook his head, "Let's not talk about me, how is the Regent doing recently?"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Xiaochen was choked up. Yu Xiaochen pouted and complained: "It's okay, at least I'm not crazy in front of others."

"He went crazy behind people's back?" Upon hearing this, Wei Xianchen became interested, and he said that this person would go crazy if he left.

Qu Shiqi stopped playing chess and looked at Yu Xiaochen curiously.

"Uh...is it crazy to lock yourself in the room and drink?" Yu Xiaochen was speechless at the curiosity of the two people.

"Oh, what did I think it was?" Wei Xianchen suddenly lost interest and leaned back in his chair, continuing to enjoy the luxurious tea.

"Ahem, what if that room is filled with my sister's paintings?"

"Tell me in detail." Wei Xianchen's eyes lit up and he stopped drinking the tea in his hand.

Yu Xiaochen immediately started to brag, "I'm so thirsty and my shoulders are so sore~"

"Here, here, here." Wei Xianchen quickly handed him the tea.

"Do you want me to massage your shoulders?" Qu Shi met Yu Xiaochen's gaze and pointed at himself in confusion.

"No, no, I don't want to die yet." Yu Xiaochen waved his hands repeatedly. If he dared to let Qu Shi massage his shoulders today, his uncle would be drowned in the saliva of the court officials tomorrow. "It was just that one time when my uncle was drunk and didn't lock the door, I accidentally broke in. I really broke in by accident."

"I know, I know. Please continue." Wei Xianchen urged impatiently.

"Then I saw a room full of paintings, all of which were of my sister, and most of them were painted in my uncle's style. I heard from the old housekeeper that the Jinli Hall was used by my sister to draw talismans. Later, when my sister was away, my uncle often lived in Jinli Hall and banned others from entering and leaving Jinli Hall. He did all the cleaning himself."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Yu Xun is so infatuated." Wei Xianchen shook his head and sighed.

"What's the point of showing off your infatuation to yourself?" Qu Shi couldn't help but complain. He had a good relationship with Yu Xiaochen, but he had heard from him a lot about Yu Xun's cowardly behavior in front of Li.

"By the way, I heard that there has been a lot of dissatisfaction with the Regent in the capital recently. What's going on?" The fact that it was reported to the palace for him to hear meant that the situation had reached a serious level.

Yu Xiaochen also began to feel annoyed when he talked about this. "Some say that my uncle teamed up with foreign enemies to betray the country, some say that he did not deserve the title and got this position by relying on the favor of Your Majesty, some say that he abused his power for personal gain, and some even say... my uncle is too ambitious and covets the throne."

Yu Xiaochen carefully looked at Qu Shi's expression when he heard the last sentence. It is said that the emperor's mind is hard to predict. Although he regarded Qu Shi as a friend, he could not afford to risk the emperor's suspicion.

Seeing Yu Xiaochen like this, Qu Shi finally put down his imperial airs and rolled his eyes at him unceremoniously, "I said at the beginning that I would give him the position, but he refused because it was too troublesome."

Because he had a brother who was the emperor above him, Qu Shi never thought about getting this position. It would be better to be a rich prince, eating, drinking and having fun every day. But now he has to play tricks on others in the court every day, and his hair is almost falling out.

Seeing that Qu Shi really didn't care, Yu Xiaochen breathed a sigh of relief. "Anyway, people say all kinds of things. It seems that my uncle's reputation has always been bad."

"It shouldn't be like this. General Zhennan is so famous, his reputation shouldn't be like this." Qu Shi frowned, thinking more, "Could it be that the old forces of the Duke's Mansion are secretly fanning the flames?"

"More than that." Wei Xianchen joined their conversation at the right time, "Do you think it's difficult for Yu Xun to control the rumors with his current strength?"

The answer is self-evident.

"That is..." Qu Shi and Yu Xiaochen looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

In other words, Yu Xun never thought about controlling rumors, and may even have promoted the spread of rumors in secret.

"Why? Is he crazy?" Qu Shi was puzzled and didn't understand what benefit Yu Xun would gain by doing this.

"He has been crazy for a long time, and Your Majesty just found out about it." Wei Xianchen didn't understand Yu Xun's behavior, but that didn't stop him from having fun. He was looking forward to what Yu Xun would do next.