Chapter 176 Royal Annual Banquet (2)
What does this matter have to do with Prince Yu’s Mansion?
The emperor was very surprised. He looked at Leng Yu with suspicion, frowned in confusion and asked:
"Yu'er, what is said by the King of Zhennan is true?"
The emperor's question left Leng Yu speechless. It was true that Xiaozhi was the son of King Zhennan, but he couldn't tell the truth in front of so many people because he couldn't explain the reason at all.
He was afraid that the explanation would become more confusing, and besides, he didn't want to get involved in such complicated matters.
So, he cupped his fists at the emperor and said:
"I'd better ask your uncle to explain this matter. I don't know much about it."
The emperor's brows tightened and he moved his gaze to Leng Zian's face. Leng Zian twitched the corner of his mouth. Although he was a little embarrassed, he still said proudly:
"Your Majesty, my brother's son lived among the people for many years because of an accident. Later, he came to Prince Yu's Mansion. However, my brother felt that this was God's arrangement. The children of the Leng family lived in the Leng family due to an accident. This is also a mysterious thing.
Destined."
After hearing his explanation, the emperor became more and more confused. Seeing this, Leng Zian turned his head and pointed at Luo Lan and explained:
"The emperor didn't believe me and asked her. She knows this matter better than anyone else."
Seeing Leng Zi'an pointing at herself, Luo Lan lowered her eyelids. She didn't want to explain this matter. This King of Zhennan has a weird personality and a bit of a bad temper. Don't say anything wrong, he will look at her little feet later.
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Before Luo Lan could speak, Huang Shixiong, who was sitting across from him, suddenly sneered and sneered arrogantly:
"The son of King Zhennan is living among the people? This is really strange to say. Could it be that the emperor mentioned that King Zhennan had no heirs, and King Zhennan wanted to find a random child to replace him?"
Huang Shixiong was about fifty years old. He had accompanied the late emperor on the battlefield at the age of fifteen. He was the person who saved the late emperor's life. However, he had a bad temper. In addition to being straightforward, he was also a bit reckless. He never thought about what he said.
The late emperor was afraid that he would not be able to fulfill his duties in front of the current emperor, and because of his hard work and merit, he gave him the title of King Ping Liao and asked him to guard the easternmost territory of Daning Kingdom for Daning Kingdom. Over the years, he has tried his best and achieved great success.
The small country to the east of Ning State did not dare to invade easily, but the number of troops in his hands was still much smaller than that of Wu Hong and Liu Dechang.
In recent years, he has rarely been to Beijing. If the emperor had not invited him this year, he would not have come. He is neither greedy for money nor lustful, he is just a rough guy.
Therefore, even if what he said was offensive, no one would dare to offend him, because he held the Shangfang Sword given by the late emperor in his hand, which could defeat the emperor and slander the ministers.
It was precisely because of his personality that the Wu family and his son did not dare to come to disturb him, for fear that what they were going to do would become known to everyone before they could recruit him.
Therefore, Huang Shixiong, who had always been outspoken, would not easily believe what Prince Zhennan's son said in Prince Yu's Mansion.
Huang Shixiong's words were obviously filled with contempt, and Leng Zian's face suddenly turned livid. He frowned at Huang Shixiong, snorted coldly through his nose, and said calmly:
"Looking for a random child? What does King Ping Liao mean? I, Leng Zian, shouldn't look for other people's children to make up for my debt, right?"
Huang Shixiong raised his brows, snorted disdainfully, and then said:
"Everyone knows that the King of Zhennan has no children. Now you just pick out a child and say he is your son? Some people have to believe it, not to mention that the child has your surname of Leng. If
There is a lie in this. Have you not committed the crime of deceiving the emperor? How can Prince Yu and Princess Yu speak up to defend you for this kind of thing? Is it possible that they want to accompany you to make mistakes? "
As soon as he said these words, Leng Zian's proud face suddenly turned black. Everyone present booed and waited to see Leng Zian's excitement.
Leng Zian's face suddenly turned as green as if he could squeeze out water. He suddenly stood up, pointed at Huang Shixiong, gritted his teeth, and roared viciously,
"Huang Shixiong, what do you mean by this? Do you think I dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor?"
When Huang Shixiong saw this, he did not flinch. He stood up abruptly, anger rose to his forehead, and he pointed at him and retorted:
"Leng Zian, if you don't have any evil intentions in your heart, why are you so angry? You can bring your so-called son here and let us all open our eyes. Otherwise, if you just rely on your words, how can any of us believe it?"
"I……"
Under his questioning, Leng Zi'an felt a little unreasonable. He really wanted Xiao Zhi to come here to give him a long face, but if he didn't come, Liu Mei wouldn't let him come. He couldn't tie him here.
If you come here tied up, you will show your timidity.
But being forced here, if I don't bring Xiaozhi to show these people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get these people to shut up.
Now he is really in a dilemma. At the moment, how to make Xiaozhi willingly become his son has become his biggest headache.
Liu Dechang, who was sitting next to Huang Shixiong, saw this and laughed directly:
"Today is the New Year, a good day for the Emperor to entertain you all. Please don't let your friendship be ruined by trivial matters. Please sit down."
Wu Hong, who had been silent until now, saw this and echoed:
"General Liu's words are reasonable. King Zhennan must have some basis for saying this. Why should King Pingliao be aggressive here because of this matter?"
Wu Hong's words seemed to be trying to persuade peace, but in fact they aroused conflicts.
Leng Yu's eyes darkened, and his forehead instantly twisted into a straight line. Judging from the fact that Wu Hong defended King Zhennan in front of everyone, their relationship may have some kind of tacit understanding as Liu Dechang said.
It's impossible not to intervene.
His words made Huang Shixiong, who had just sat down, instantly become angry. Liu Dechang, who was sitting next to him, frowned and winked at him, and then he suppressed his anger and sat down.
Among these people, only General Liu Dechang, the protector of the country, could suppress the arrogance of King Ping Liao, because the friendship between the two of them was not as simple as others saw.
Although Huang Shixiong sat down, he couldn't bear to say what he wanted to say, so he hummed coldly:
"Am I being aggressive? If the King of Zhennan is not guilty, he can bring the child directly to save others from guessing."
Seeing that the smell of gunpowder got stronger as these people talked, the emperor's eyebrows tightened, his eyebrows turned cold, and he shouted coldly:
"Okay, don't make any more noise. I didn't ask you to make a noise at this New Year's banquet."
After saying that, he looked at King Zhennan and said calmly:
"King Zhennan, since you said that your son who lives among the people is in Prince Yu's palace, if this is true, then he should take this opportunity to come to the royal ancestral hall to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so he can offer incense and pray for his ancestors.
Chapter completed!