Mrs. Lin did not engage in a verbal argument with Mrs. Yan Sanshao. After hearing this, she just smiled and said nothing.
Too many words lead to mistakes.
She is not Zhao Liya's biological mother or relative, she is just an outsider, so it is not easy to help her too much, otherwise it will make others have something to say.
Seeing that she was silent, Madam Yan Sanshao snorted as if she had hit cotton with a punch: "Anyway, if you want me to say, if you can't make a sound with a slap, don't push anything on the second prince. In the heart of the second prince,
Simple, no one else
With so many twists and turns, who knows if I have fallen into someone’s trap! Huh, besides, what kind of person is the second prince? Who can win the hunting bet with the second prince? What a joke! I’m just waiting for someone to lose.
Don’t start!”
Mrs. Lin was even more lazy to pay attention to her.
After hearing Mrs. Lin's words, the other ladies, all of them who were smart, fell silent now, or pretended not to hear, or smiled and said nothing.
Otherwise, if the second prince wins, it will be fine, but if he loses, it will be ugly.
Somehow this bet reached the emperor's ears, but Zhao Xiang was also around when he mentioned it. This was a bit embarrassing.
The emperor almost laughed angrily, frowned and scolded: "What a nonsense! How could you do such a ridiculous thing."
The second prince's concubine's father, Mr. Yang, the Minister of War, and the eldest son of the Yan family, the young minister of Dali Temple, and some other ministers were also accompanying them. The two looked at each other, and Mr. Yan also said: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. Here
This is really ridiculous! Even if it is a bet, how can you say such a bet? This does not look like a serious bet, but more like a willful and ignorant little daughter who is jealous!"
Of the three people who made the bet, only Zhao Liya is a woman. If this doesn't imply Zhao Liya, what's the point of putting the blame on Zhao Liya?
Zhao Xiang was also angry after hearing this bet. Of course, he was angry with the second prince, so he said: "Master Yan, do you think anyone would bet on his own engagement? We will know what happened when they all come and ask."
, Mr. Yan, please be careful and don’t be too busy talking nonsense.”
Mr. Yan sneered: "The second prince has always been pure, filial and simple, but he doesn't have so many twists and turns! Does Mr. Zhao think that this kind of bet was proposed by the second prince?"
Of course Zhao Xiang thinks so.
But I can't say it.
If he said it, the emperor would definitely be unhappy.
You can't think about this issue for too long, otherwise you will just criticize the second prince and dare not say it in your mouth. If someone tries to stir up trouble, the emperor will also be unhappy.
As soon as Mr. Yan finished speaking, Zhao Xiang said: "I am not as confident as Mr. Yan, nor am I as confident as Mr. Yan who can determine various outcomes based on his own guesses. Everything is still unknown. I reserve any opinions until I know the whole picture.
We’ll make a judgment based on the actual situation. Maybe there’s some reason or misunderstanding!”
Mr. Yan stared angrily, what kind of nonsense is this? Doesn’t it mean that after talking for a long time, he didn’t say anything?
"Zhao Aiqing is right," the emperor nodded, agreeing very much with Zhao Xiang's words. Lu Xu laughed and said: "As expected of Zhao Aiqing, he is thoughtful, impartial, and noble in character. Great Qin has such a minister as Zhao Aiqing.
Great Qin’s luck, my luck! Hahahaha!”
Zhao Xiang clasped his hands and bowed: "The emperor praises you so much that I feel ashamed and cannot bear it. It is the duty of an minister to be loyal to the Qin Dynasty and to the emperor."
"Hahahaha!" The emperor became even more happy after hearing this.
Mr. Yang and Mr. Yan secretly exchanged looks. They were about to feel aggrieved and angry! This Zhao Xiang used to be a smelly, hard stone that was very annoying. Unexpectedly, he was even more disgusting now.
Master Yan was angry and jealous. The more he looked at Zhao Xiang, the more he felt displeased! He became so angry that he couldn't help blurting out: "Master Zhao has good character. He is not only loyal to Da Qin, but also to the emperor. He should also be loyal to me, the crown prince of Da Qin!"
As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell into silence. Those with lower official positions and who were not favored or valued in front of the emperor lowered their heads and wished to shrink back, trying to reduce their sense of existence.
As soon as Mr. Yan said those words, he immediately regretted it and was upset!
His original intention was to remind the emperor that no matter how good Zhao Xiang is, he is still the prince's son. He is against the second prince. Since the emperor values the second prince and wants to pass the throne to the second prince, you should distance yourself from Zhao Xiang.
You should be more wary of Zhao Xiang, and you should definitely not give him honors and honors.
But he forgot that it was taboo to mention the prince in front of the emperor.
And if he deliberately mentioned it in front of Zhao Xiang like this, what else could it be if it wasn't an eye candy?
Now he only expected Zhao Xiang to say something very forcefully: "I am loyal to the Crown Prince, what's wrong with that?"
In this case, the emperor would most likely transfer his anger to Zhao Xiang, and he would be able to escape perfectly.
In the past, he would have most likely succeeded. At that time, Zhao Xiang considered himself to be open-minded, selfless, and aboveboard. He would not mind saying such things at all. When it was time to say something, he would not hesitate to say it.
But Zhao Xiang is different now.
So he didn't answer Master Yan's words, but gave him a cold and expressionless look.
The emperor became angry and his face darkened.
Just because he dotes on the second prince and concubine Yan does not mean that he will indulge everyone in the Yan family without any bottom line. Yan Shaoqing dares to apply eye drops so openly in front of him. What does he want to do?
In other words, what does he think of himself as the emperor?
As a knife in his hand? Whoever he wants to deal with will be provoked in front of me?
What result does he want to see? Does he want to see him, the emperor, punish Zhao Aiqing severely? How did Zhao Aiqing hinder him? Yes, Zhao Aiqing didn't agree with him just now, so he felt resentful in his heart?
Zhao Xiang didn't speak for a long time, and Master Yan's hope was shattered. The emperor's face became increasingly ugly, and he finally knelt down with a "thud!" "Your Majesty, your Majesty, forgive me! I, I made a mistake, please forgive me!"
"A slip of the tongue?" The emperor couldn't help repeating these two words, feeling a little dazed.
What did you say? Did you say something wrong because you mentioned the prince?
At this moment, the emperor felt a rare and inexplicable complex emotion in his heart, and he felt a little softer towards the prince who had always disliked him.
He didn't like the prince and wanted to pass the throne to his second son, but he never thought about killing the prince. After all, he was also his son. He hated him because it was his blood. As a father, he could dislike him.
But why should others despise him?
The more the emperor thought about it, the angrier he became.
When he spoke again, the emperor's tone was full of indifference: "As a young minister of Dali Temple, you have been an official for many years, but you can't even control your own mouth. I don't even bother to accuse you of dereliction of duty! I see this young minister of Dali Temple.
It’s not suitable for you. You’d better go back and study behind closed doors, and reflect on it! According to my decree, Yan Qi, the young minister of Dali Temple, will be deposed from now on, and he will return home to study behind closed doors to see the consequences!”