Murong Li went to court with swollen panda eyes. She and Jing Liu had a fierce fight yesterday and didn't sleep all night.
When they arrived at the Jinluan Palace, they found that all the officials were whispering something. Murong Li raised his eyebrows. Did something happen?
After looking back and forth at all the officials, Murong Li found that Prime Minister Yan didn't seem to be here. Murong Li frowned. All the officials should be here at this time. There shouldn't be any absentees!
She glanced sharply at the officials who were still whispering, but when her cold gaze swept them away, all the officials fell silent.
After all, Murong Li is of the first rank, and as low-ranking officials, they are not allowed to act arrogantly.
Seeing that the Jinluan Palace was quiet, Murong Li brushed her court clothes and stood at her place at the front, just standing still.
"The Emperor has arrived—" the sharp eunuch's voice sounded.
Emperor Xuanyuan wore a dragon robe and walked in with a cold expression, followed by his father-in-law. Emperor Xuanyuan glanced sharply at the officials who had already taken their seats. He couldn't help frowning when he saw that Prime Minister Yan's position was unoccupied.
He walked to the dragon chair and sat down, and a deafening sound followed him.
“Long live my emperor, long live long live—”
A group of officials knelt on the ground, kneeling towards the emperor on the dragon throne above. Murong Li squatted down slightly and gave a shallow salute.
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the people kneeling below, raised his brows, and said coldly: "Everyone loves you!"
After everyone stood up, Emperor Xuanyuan asked sternly with a cold face: "Why didn't Yan Aiqing come? As the prime minister, she didn't even come to the morning court!"
The voice was vaguely angry.
All the officials looked at each other and began to discuss, but the voices of the discussions were extremely low.
Murong Li curled his lips, it was really strange... Every morning for the morning court, the first person to come to the Jinluan Palace was Prime Minister Yan, but it was strange that he did not come today.
On the contrary, Murong Li was gloating that Prime Minister Yan didn't come. She didn't like Prime Minister Yan! Who asked him to ask Yan Chen to break off the engagement in the first place...!
Seeing that everyone was discussing privately, no one came out to explain what was going on. Emperor Xuanyuan couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Clap your hands, this is a sign of anger!
"Your Majesty, your consort begs to see you...!" A panting guard knelt down outside the hall and reported to Emperor Xuanyuan on the high seat.
Emperor Xuanyuan clenched his fist, and the anger that was about to come out was suppressed. His face darkened, and the air around him seemed to be a bit freezing. He waved his bright yellow sleeves and said coldly: "Xuan...!"
As soon as Leng Ran's voice fell, Yan Chen appeared in the main hall not long after.
Seeing Yan Chen, some officials took a breath, not because of Yan Chen's arrival, but because Prime Minister Yan also arrived with Yan Chen!
In other words, the Prime Minister was tied up with something in his mouth, and was held in Yan Chen's hand.
Seeing this scene, everyone was amazed. How could people not be surprised when my son tied me up to the court? They all looked at Yan Chen and Prime Minister Yan in astonishment.
Murong Li raised her eyebrows and looked at this scene. Which scene was Yan Chen acting in? He tied his father tightly with a rope...
"My son joins the father...!" Yan Chen threw Prime Minister Yan in his hand to the ground with a pop, and knelt down to salute Emperor Xuanyuan.
Prime Minister Yan was thrown to the ground and whimpered in pain. Unfortunately, something was stuffed in his mouth, and he couldn't make any other sounds except a few whimpers and choked sobs.
Seeing the painful look of Prime Minister Yan on the ground, Murong Li could not help but feel a faint sense of pity in her heart. She had never had any pity in her previous life, but since she had Murong Feng as her father in this life, she would always...
The scene of Prime Minister Yan being treated like this by his own son made Murong Li frown, and she felt pitiful for Prime Minister Yan...!
How could he not be heartbroken that his son, whom he had raised for more than ten or twenty years, treated him like this?
"Oh? Prince Consort, this is..." Looking at Prime Minister Yan who was tied up, Emperor Xuanyuan was also confused and asked Yan Chen in a cold voice.
Yan Chen knelt on the ground and kowtowed loudly, "I brought my father here to apologize to my father...!"
This sentence made everyone present stunned and asked to apologize? Could it be that because Prime Minister Yan did not come to the morning court today, Yan Chen tied Prime Minister Yan to apologize?
But... if it was just because of this, it would be too much to tie up his father!
"What's the matter?" Emperor Xuanyuan rubbed his fingers together, glanced coldly at the people under him, and continued to ask.
Yan Chen bit his lip with a sad and angry look on his face.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times, and said word by word in a clear voice: "Prime Minister Yan has judged an enemy country, had an affair with another country, and attempted to murder our Xuanyuan country. The crime should be punished...!"
Every word he spoke was very clear, and his clear voice echoed in the hall.
Everyone heard it clearly, and they were shocked. It was a huge crime to convict an enemy country and murder Xuanyuan Kingdom...!
All eyes were on Yan Chen and Prime Minister Yan.
"On the day of the celebration banquet, the reason why Emperor Nalan arrived at the palace without any resistance was because of the traitor Prime Minister Yan...!" Yan Chen breathed out, his voice full of disappointment, and he no longer praised Prime Minister Yan.
For my father.
Tell everyone about Prime Minister Yan's various crimes.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this sentence. It turned out that the traitor they wanted to catch in recent days was actually Prime Minister Yan!
Some officials were just outsiders. They were originally from the faction of Prime Minister Yan. When they heard the words from Yan Chen's mouth, their expressions suddenly changed. The eyes they looked at Prime Minister Yan were no longer flattering, but disgusting...!
Murong Li looked at the expressions of everyone in the hall, and Murong Li shook her head secretly.
The palace is indeed a place of right and wrong.
The officials looked at Prime Minister Yan with a look of disgust, while looking at Yan Chen with admiration. Yan Chen was killing relatives out of righteousness, whether to help or not...!
How can people not admire him? For the sake of the safety of Xuanyuan Kingdom, he did not protect his father, but instead pressured his father to come to court to plead guilty!
Every word echoed in the Jinluan Palace. Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes deepened and his expression darkened.
What a good Prime Minister Yan...! Thank you for treating him so well. I didn't expect that a first-class prime minister couldn't satisfy Prime Minister Yan, and even went so far as to invade the enemy's country!
Seeing Yan Chen's actions, Emperor Xuanyuan's deep eyes flashed with appreciation quickly.
Prime Minister Yan fell to the ground, whimpering and choking, with tears dripping from his eyes. Everyone looked disgusted. He just looked at Yan Chen who was kneeling on the ground in disbelief.
Prime Minister Yan didn't want to believe that it was his son who betrayed him...