mtl008 Chapter 490: Minister's Advice
Chapter 490: Minister's Advice
Xie Si looked down at the back of his hand that was bleeding, and his beard was shaking with anger, "You...!"
"Are there any more rules and etiquette?"
"You are the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, how can you be like a scoundrel in the market!"
"F**k you!"
His Majesty closed his eyes, looking helpless, "Okay..."
Seeing the two men still arguing, the emperor also became angry.
He slammed the table and said in a more serious tone, "I say... enough!"
"If you want to quarrel, then kneel outside the palace and do it. Don't argue endlessly in my Chenglong Palace. It will give me a headache!"
The emperor is still the emperor after all. When he got angry, the two men shut up.
The emperor pointed at the unconvinced wife of Marquis Dingyuan and scolded her, "It's been so many years... and you still have the same temper!"
"The Cui family is a family of scholars and kind, how could they have someone as rude as you?"
The wife of Marquis Dingyuan did not feel ashamed of being scolded. When she was tired of the quarrel, she found a chair in front of His Majesty and sat down.
"Who made him such a shameless old man, always using such despicable means..."
"It is now rumored that the second son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion is a useless idiot, and that Your Majesty chose him to be an official only because he was instigated by evil people!"
"What do you mean my family has too much personal relationship with the county lady..."
"There are so many unpleasant things in this. If I wasn't afraid of offending your Majesty's ears, I would definitely tell you in detail!"
She knew her son.
Huaixu used to be a little unstable and learned some of the ways of a dandy in Kyoto.
But since he took up the post of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, he has worked diligently...
“He makes mistakes…”
As Lady Dingyuan Hou spoke, her eyes turned red.
If she didn't really love her son... and was really angry, she wouldn't have done such a bold thing today.
"But he is just a teenager, how can he not make mistakes..."
"Huai Xu stayed in the study room with the Jiang family member all night long, handling official business one by one."
"The Ministry of War is a rotten hole. They are all doing their best... He..."
"I, Jiang An, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, request to see Your Majesty!"
The words of the wife of Marquis Dingyuan were interrupted by a voice outside the palace.
The lady wiped the tears from her face and concealed any unnecessary expression on her face. Even the emperor, who was in a high position, hid the murderous intent that flashed across his mind.
The Dingyuan Marquis's mansion was stationed at the border, with only his wife and young son staying in the capital.
At that time, His Majesty personally promised her that her youngest son would take his mother's family name, inherit the glory and incense of his mother's family, and stay in Kyoto without having to endure the bitter cold at the border.
It is the great grace of heaven, but also the hostage...
No matter what the wife of Marquis Dingyuan does in front of Your Majesty, she will not be convicted as long as she does not put a knife to the emperor's neck.
But she should never...should not comment on state affairs.
What about the Ministry of War...that is also your Majesty’s Ministry of War.
Fortunately, Jiang An interrupted her...
His Majesty sighed, it was really lively tonight.
He signaled to the eunuch beside him, "Pass it on."
Hearing the voice of His Majesty summoning him from inside the palace, Jiang An glanced at the young eunuch beside him.
As we passed each other, a soft "thank you" was heard in the wind.
Jiang An didn't have any extraordinary abilities, so she couldn't have predicted that the wife of Marquis Dingyuan would break into the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Imperial City in the middle of the night...
The young eunuch bent his body, with a proper and humble smile always on his face.
Jiang An was dressed in casual clothes, and as his clothes swayed, an ink painting was half-hidden and half-exposed.
She approached the hall filled with glittering candlelight, her black hair tied loosely with a hairband...
This is also the most popular dress in Kyoto, but Jiang An wears it...but he looks cool and murderous.
Jiang An rarely wears long skirts with wide sleeves because she finds it troublesome.
Therefore, everyone in the hall was shocked by the little fairy who walked out from the lights.
"Your Majesty, your servant Jiang An greets you."
Although he was unwilling, Xie Si still had to greet Jiang An, "Greetings, County Lady."
The little girl seemed to have just discovered him and said in surprise, "The Prime Minister's outfit... is really interesting."
Xie Si's clothes were almost torn into strips by the wife of Marquis Dingyuan.
Sheth's expression was distorted for a moment, and his expression changed so quickly that it seemed like an illusion.
He was so ashamed of himself just now!
He actually thought such a poisonous mouth looked good? ?
But His Majesty did not speak at the first moment.
He looked at Jiang An in a daze...
This little girl really looks like Jiang Jichen.
She looked like a wolf cub with fierce eyes just like them.
But...from her eyes and eyebrows, the emperor felt that she was a little like another person.
"Your Majesty, the tea is cold. I will go and change it for you."
The young eunuch walked gently to the emperor's side and brought him back from his distraction by talking about tea.
"Why are you coming to the Imperial City in the middle of the night?"
His Majesty gave her a reproachful look, "Come to join in the fun?"
Jiang An smiled and replied without missing a beat, "I don't have the fortune-telling ability to predict that Your Majesty's Chenglong Palace would be so lively..."
"I was busy with official duties all day, and only realized the rumors were too exaggerated when I returned home at night. I had no choice but to knock on the palace door in the middle of the night to disturb Your Majesty."
"What a coincidence..."
His Majesty pointed at the two people in the hall and said, "They are here for this matter as well."
"Mrs. Dingyuan said that this rumor is related to the Prime Minister's Mansion..."
"Thank you, Prime Minister. Do you have anything to say?"
Xie Si gritted his teeth, knelt down in the hall, and began to shout that he was innocent.
"Madam and the county lady don't even have a single piece of evidence in their hands, yet they are slandering me with nothing but empty words. I am really... making up a false accusation!"
The wife of Marquis Dingyuan glared and immediately tried to stand up from her chair.
At the right time, Jiang An took over the Prime Minister's words, "The Prime Minister may have misunderstood. I never mentioned your Xie family."
"I have come to the Imperial City to give advice to Your Majesty."
"Advice?"
His Majesty found it quite interesting, and he wanted to know what good ideas his niece had come up with to deal with the Xie family.
"Exactly!"
"The left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of War were appointed by His Majesty's imperial decree. But now the rumors are absurd. This matter not only concerns the innocence of the two young masters, but also the dignity of His Majesty."
"Besides, the princess will be arriving in the capital in a sedan chair soon, and Song Shen will soon take over the position of Minister of Personnel. If rumors spread at this time, I'm afraid Song Shen's succession will not go smoothly."
Listening to what Jiang An said, His Majesty nodded in agreement, "You are right."
"No matter how this rumor came about, the person behind it has evil intentions."
"It's important to dispel the rumor, but it's even more important to catch the person behind it and punish him severely..."
Jiang An bowed to His Majesty and said loudly: "In the name of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, I implore Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation of this matter and reward anyone who provides clues with money."
"With such clear distinction between kindness and punishment, the people will stop spreading rumors."
The Prime Minister's eyelids were twitching. This little girl wanted to make a big fuss...
It was just a rumor originally, but now that she said it, it has become a national issue.
If Jiang An had checked the truth, she could pin the blame on anyone she wanted!
At this moment, the wife of Marquis Dingyuan was sitting quietly in her seat, and even had the leisure to drink tea.
Old Deng must be dumbfounded!