Yan Guan's voice echoed between the golden dragon pillars, deafening.
Ahaya knelt down beside Xie Jie, lowered her head slightly, and poured herself a glass of wine. She looked content and content, as if the person was not targeting her.
"Drive it away?"
Xie Jie savored these two words between his lips and teeth for a moment, his eyes darkened slightly, showing no emotion or anger.
"That is to say, I want your Majesty to drive me out."
Ahaya yawned, crossed the table with her fingertips, hooked Xie Jie's fingertips in full view of everyone, and kindly explained something to the speaker.
Her voice was very delicate, with a slightly raised tail, like the tip of a cat's raised tail scratching people's hearts.
"His Majesty's palace, His Majesty's banquet, it's the turn of one..." She suddenly paused in the middle of her provocative words, frowned slightly, pulled Xie Jie, and asked in a low voice, "Who is wearing this dress?"
How many items are there?”
Xie Jie was almost knocked out by her teasing. He coughed, suppressed the smile on his lips, followed her example, and replied in a low voice: "Sixth grade."
"...It's actually the turn of a sixth-grade petty official to point fingers!"
Ahaya raised her voice and scolded with raised eyebrows.
The Yan Guan's face changed almost immediately, turning blue and purple for a while. After a while, he kowtowed violently and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a voice coming from above.
"Young people are arrogant. If you love me, don't argue with her." Xie Jie sipped the wine leisurely. After she finished cursing, he spoke slowly, with a warning in his eyes.
"Besides, what she said is not unreasonable." He lowered his eyes and stared at the reflection in the wine glass, but the pressure in his words did not diminish at all, "After all, this Daxu is my Daxu, it's just a seat, who can sit in it?"
...I still have the final say."
The meaning in these words is somewhat profound.
Is he talking about this small case that was suddenly added at today's New Year's banquet, or is he talking about the high-ranking phoenix position that every family covets?
Concubine De buried her head to cover up her unwillingness, and dug her long nails into the flesh of the palace maid next to her, making her tremble, but she did not dare to make the slightest sound.
There wasn't much emotion on He Xiang's face. He just took care of himself and picked up a chopstick.
Ahaya curled up the corners of her lips, and from the corner of her eyes, she took in the reactions of everyone in the palace.
She would never get tired of watching this weird scene with everyone having their own thoughts.
"Ahem!"
He Xiang suddenly coughed, as if he was choking on his drink.
"I am willing to die to remonstrate, I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
At the same moment, the Yan Guan's body lying on the ground shook, and he shouted with grief and anger.
"Your Majesty is an eternal sage. How can you have people like Si and Daji by your side? Your Majesty is so charming that you are causing harm to the country!"
Ahaya raised her eyebrows slightly and curled her lips, suddenly feeling a little bored.
The officialdom of Daxu was really dangerous, and they could lose their lives at every turn. I don't know how much salary Xie Jie gave them, whether it would be enough for the coffin.
"Celebrating the New Year will only increase your bad luck." She clicked her tongue in a low voice.
"Praise to Si Daji and others." She raised her voice and spoke lazily, as if carelessly, but what she said was heart-wrenching words, "In your heart, is Your Majesty the Holy Lord Mingjun, or King Zhou Youwang?"
The Yan Guan's face suddenly turned pale. He subconsciously raised his head and met Xie Jie's dark eyes. He was immediately trembling with fear.
"I never meant this!"
He immediately clarified the relationship: "I am saying that beside Your Majesty, there should be a virtuous concubine..."
"Oh, Concubine De." Ahaya answered, pretending to be confused and nodded, "Empress De Concubine, it turns out you want to sit in this seat?"
She smiled sweetly, but it was like a knife, which made Concubine De sit upright and uneasy: "I asked why you were pulling me out just now, to drive me out and...it turned out to be for this."
Concubine De's face turned pale. When she saw Xie Jie's eyes turning towards her, she immediately explained tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I don't have any concubines!"
"His Majesty."
He Xiang suddenly spoke up and interrupted them.
He raised his sleeves and stepped out of the queue, slowly kneeling upward and speaking in a calm and collected voice.
"There is a vacancy in the post, and all the officials are shocked and suspicious. Although there is an overstep, it is reasonable."
He kowtowed and his tone was full of seriousness: "This matter is inconsistent with the rules. Your Majesty, please hold another small banquet to entertain this girl."
As soon as he moved, most of the civil servants in the palace immediately started to move, kneeling down and shouting loudly.
"Your Majesty, please host another small banquet!"
Ahaya paused with her fingertips and narrowed her eyes slightly.
He Xiangke really loves his daughter as much as her life. For the sake of Concubine De, are you willing to break up with her?
However, these upright and awe-inspiring words make it hard for people to find fault with him.
She was just acting as a trigger for Xie Jie, but she had no intention of actually getting involved in Daxu's court dispute. No matter how many thoughts were running through her mind at this time, her face just pursed her lips, looking unhappy.
Xie Jie looked at the mass of black heads kneeling below him, tapped his knuckles on the table, and suddenly broke out into a smile.
"Is He Xiang really incomprehensible, or is he pretending not to be able to understand?"
His eyes were dark and his tone was light, as if what he was saying was just a trivial matter.
"Or is it that Aiqing already has a candidate for my vacant post?"
"I don't dare." He Xiang lowered his head slightly and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty will be a noble, virtuous, and virtuous person when he is elected."
The chopsticks in Ahaya's hand froze for a moment, then she raised her head belatedly.
Does this point to her?
Noble status - although she is a princess, she is from Beirong, an enemy country. She must not be exposed. She can only claim to be a fugitive, which means her origin is unknown.
Both virtuous and virtuous... Just now, she was teasing their king in public.
What he said seemed to be self-effacing and self-deprecating words of excuse, but he directly excluded Ahya from the candidates for the post.
Do you really treat her like a soft persimmon?
Ahaya curled her lips and pulled Xie Jie's sleeves, her tone innocent.
"Isn't He Xiang the father of Concubine De? Does he have a grudge against Concubine De?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Before Xie Jie could speak, Concubine De lost her temper and rebuked angrily.
"Then why did he say these weird words?" Ahaya looked at Concubine De, her eyes full of pity, "You are named for virtue, but you are not really virtuous and virtuous. This is not to shame you... Oops, I said the wrong thing.
Already."
The legitimate sons and daughters of He Xiang's family were not raised well.
She saw that Concubine De's face was getting more and more ugly. She deliberately covered her mouth and sighed. Then she looked at Xie Jie and saw a smile on his lips. She was not dissatisfied, so she continued to ask.
"Xiang He, how is your young master doing now? I came back and looked up the law, and he will be punished with twenty canes for molesting a good family member - can he get out of bed now?"
Seeing that He Xiang's expression gradually became a little different, she quickly stopped talking, looked at this, then that, and waved her hands innocently.
"Did I say the wrong thing again? I'm sorry. I just care about something. Maybe I can speak more frankly. Don't mind."