75 Chapter 75 Punishment
The Minister of Household Affairs of Minzhou was startled and took three steps back.
Lou Jing looked coldly at the three young men who were only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were all slender and wearing clothes as thin as gauze, half-covered... Surprisingly, it was too deceiving for Yuan Lang to see these things, "Shang Shu
Sir, it would be too shabby to present these things to the prince."
The Minister of Household Affairs was stunned for a moment. Lou Jing and the three young men looked back and forth, and their hearts suddenly tightened. None of them had taken a close look at the Prince's male favorite. Only after comparing this did they realize that they had made a mistake again.
If those budding young men were like stars in the night sky, then Lou Jing was like the bright moon. Even if she stood there so rudely, she could completely cover up the light of those young men.
Xiao Chengjun rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Zhuoyu..."
"Leave it to me, don't taint the prince's eyes!" Lou Jing said with a smile but not a smile, raised his sword and slashed at him. He was really going crazy. He originally thought that Xiao Chengjun would marry one or two concubines for the sake of his children.
, no matter how wronged he is, he will not willfully cut off the royal bloodline, but what are these?
"Ah——" The three teenagers turned pale with fright, rolled on the ground and fell into a ball.
However, the Chixiao sword stabbed the ground mercilessly, scaring the young men to tears and crying. Their clothes were suddenly torn into a mess, and the golden bells on their feet were scattered all over the ground. It was a complete mess.
"Your Majesty, this, this..." Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance was trembling with fear and hurriedly hid towards the King of Min.
Xiao Chengjun frowned, and just as he was about to say something, the Red Sky Sword flashed with cold light and swung over.
Shangshu Hube felt his eyes blurred as the extremely sharp sword struck at his head. He screamed in his heart to run away, but his footsteps could not move at all. He watched helplessly as he was being split open...
There was a brief silence in the room. The black gauze hat broke into two pieces and suddenly fell down with a "pop" sound. The Minister of Tobe was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and fainted.
"Your Majesty!" Lu Zhao rushed in with his guards and saw a mess on the ground. He was standing in the middle of the room with a sword, as if he was about to rush over and kill the former Crown Princess at any time.
Xiao Chengjun walked over and hugged Lou Jing's shoulders, "Why are you so angry?" He winked at Lu Zhao, and a group of guards immediately dragged the four people who had fallen to the ground out. The whole set of movements was smooth and smooth, without any hesitation.
Well, the caring commander of the guards did not forget to close the door.
The sword in Lou Jing's hand fell to the ground, and she buried her face on Xiao Chengjun's shoulder, "You are me, I am alone..." The coldness in her voice was gone, and there was some suppressed grievance.
Giving your heart to a future emperor is like a cat turning out its soft belly. If you don't get the other person's wholehearted treatment, you will end up with bruises all over your body.
Xiao Chengjun heard the true meaning of these words and felt heartbroken. He stretched out his arms and hugged him, "I don't want anyone but you."
"Oh...it hurts..." Lou Jing couldn't help but cry out in pain as his stroking hand on his back touched the wound.
Xiao Chengjun was shocked and forgot that he was still injured. After all this trouble, it would be troublesome if the wound was torn. He quickly pulled him to sit on the soft couch, peeled off his shirt and checked, and found that blood had soaked out. Sure enough,
, the wound burst!
Feeling distressed and angry at the same time, Xiao Chengjun brought the wound medicine and applied it on him with his own hands, "If you have to make such a fuss, it's not you who suffers if the wound is cracked."
Lou Jing lay on her husband's lap, hugging the warm waist, silent, and seemed to be angry.
Xiao Chengjun patted his head helplessly, "Stop making trouble, it's me who should be angry." The wound wasn't really torn, it just bled a little. After applying medicine, he moved his head off his leg and prepared to deal with it.
A mess.
"Don't leave!" Lou Jing grabbed the corner of his clothes, "You haven't apologized to me yet, haven't you?"
"It's not my fault." Xiao Chengjun frowned. He was also very angry. The officials under him were all idiots. They didn't want to do anything every day and actually did such evil things. Today is a good opportunity. We must give them a good beating.
"You heartless man!" Lou Jing hugged the pillow and screamed, unwilling to give up.
Xiao Chengjun couldn't help laughing and rubbed his head, "Then what do you want?"
"When you come back tonight, I want compensation!" Lou Jing reached out, took out his small account book from his coat on the floor, and began to keep accounts.
Xiao Chengjun shook his head helplessly, knowing that he was fine, so he got up and went to the main hall, urgently summoning six ministers and ministers to come to discuss the matter.
Minzhou is just a state. Although there are many affairs, the six bureaus of the vassal princes are naturally much simpler than the real six bureaus in the court, and there are not many officials. There is a yamen in the outer courtyard of the Min prince's palace, and the six ministers can be called at any time.
"Just now, the Minister of Household Affairs sent three young men to this king." Xiao Chengjun looked at several officials with a calm expression.
Some people were surprised, some understood, and some couldn't help but peek at the expression on King Min's face. All these fell into Xiao Chengjun's eyes, and his face suddenly turned cold, "I said that you only need to do your job well.
Do you really think that this king will take notice of this if you don't use superficial means?"
With a calm and majestic tone, he said that all the officials from the six departments knelt down to apologize, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"From today onwards, Li Yao will be dismissed from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, demoted to the rank of Minister, and Fan Jie will be promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Xiao Chengjun simply gave the order, ignored everyone's reaction after speaking, threw up his sleeves and left.
Fan Jie was stunned for a long time, and he didn't come back to his senses until someone else patted him.
"Fan stutters, you are really lucky." Everyone said sourly. They have been promoted continuously in the past few days. Although the promotion of officials in the fiefdom does not have to be as strict as the imperial court, being promoted several levels in a row is really jealous.
Royal Palace, Panlong Hall.
Emperor Chunde took an elixir and felt relieved.
A memorial to impeach the third prince was spread out on the desk.
Huaizhong glanced at the content of the memorial quietly, gave Emperor Chunde some tea, and stood aside with his hands down, "Your Majesty, please don't get so angry that you are so angry. Master Tao said that after taking the elixir, you should not be overjoyed or sad."
"Humph, both of them are looking forward to my early death!" Emperor Chunde slammed the memorial to the ground. This was a memorial from the imperial censor, impeaching the third prince to win over nobles and select the crown prince, who seemed to be the only candidate for the crown prince.
Huaizhong didn't dare to answer. He was not Shen Lian. He had always been unwilling to interfere with court matters. Now that Shen Lian was back in Qingzhou, there was no one to discuss political affairs. No wonder Emperor Chunde was unhappy.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen is requesting an audience." The guard outside the door suddenly reported.
In the past, when the Queen was in charge of the Sixth Palace, her concubines were not allowed to go to the Panlong Palace without authorization. There were five checkpoints along the way, and even Concubine Chen couldn't get there easily. Now that Concubine Chen holds the Phoenix Seal, she can come and go freely.
As long as she doesn't stop other concubines, she can see the emperor at any time.
Concubine Chen was holding the medicinal wine and heard the voice letting her in. She felt proud that the queen had not been busy these days, but she had lived a comfortable life since entering the palace. This time, she must stop that person from controlling the harem.
Emperor Chunde felt a little bored for no reason when he saw the swaying Concubine Chen coming to disturb him again.
In the past, it was strange to see him once every two days, and sometimes he missed him a little. Now that he has seen her every day, even if he was not allowed to sleep with her, she would still find an excuse to come to Panlong Hall. After seeing her for a long time, Emperor Chunde felt that
A little tired, and Concubine Chen's face, which still retains its charm, has become ugly.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Chunde asked impatiently.
"I saw Duo'er today. The child was simple-minded. He was coaxed into drinking the day before yesterday. He drank too much and still has a headache. I gave him some medicinal wine to feel better, so I thought about sending some to the emperor.
Concubine Chen smiled and put the jade pot in her hand on the table.
This statement is watertight, and it seems that the parents are short-tempered, but in fact, it puts the third prince's drinking incident above "being deceived", which means that those noble children are fawning over him, and it is not his intention to make friends with them.
Emperor Chunde looked at Concubine Chen coldly. He also came from the age of a prince. He didn't know whether it was cheating or not. A slap in the face wouldn't make a difference, but it was just deliberate flattery and deliberate wooing, "You
Do you think I am easy to deceive?"
Concubine Chen was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly knelt down, "The emperor said this, but he was unjust to me. How dare I think so?"
"Hmph, do you really think that I don't know anything?" Emperor Chunde stood up and looked condescendingly at Concubine Chen, "I'm not dead yet, and your good son is eager to win over the powerful. You really think that he is the prince.
Got it!"
"Your Majesty, I'm wronged. Duo'er has never had such extravagant hopes. When I wanted the prince to be raised by my side, I had no intention of making him the prince. Your Majesty." Concubine Chen's face was pale. She always knew Emperor Chunde's temperament.
Once suspicion arises, no matter how hard you explain, it will be in vain, just like Xiao Chengjun.
The situation in the DPRK suddenly became chaotic because of Zhao Xi's trouble. Some of the officials who were originally optimistic about the third prince had begun to loosen their grip. Right Minister Chen Shichang was anxious to get angry, but he did not dare to take any big action.
The Chen family is the third prince's maternal family, and if they always say good things for the third prince, it will only make Emperor Chunde suspicious, so he can only persuade him with mixed praise and praise.
As for the leftist faction, they had no scruples. They first sent a censor to explore Emperor Chunde's attitude. When they saw that the emperor did not reprimand him for slandering the prince, they knew that this was feasible and began to actively look for the faults of the third prince.
The sudden changes in the palace have not yet affected the Mansion of the Prince of Fujian in the Far Southeast.
Lou Jing flipped through the small account book and stuffed lychees into his mouth one by one, waiting for his husband, the Prince of Fujian, to come and apologize.
Xiao Chengjun came out of the bathtub, hesitating and unwilling to step out of the screen. He looked at a string of golden bells in his hand and sighed helplessly. He gritted his teeth and tied the bells to his ankle in order to make his princess happy.
"Ring, ring, ring..." A faint sound came from behind the screen, like a enchanting bell, which led Lou Jing to get up quickly and look straight at the screen.
His Majesty the Prince of Fujian, who is extraordinarily handsome and handsome, is wrapped in a snow-colored gown, which is wetted by the steaming water vapor. There are a few places that stick to his body, outlining his slender and beautiful figure. A string of small golden bells are coiled around his white ankles.
He walked steadily and made a pleasant sound.
Chapter completed!