Fang Zheng was sitting on the carriage returning home, feeling very depressed. He was wondering all the way, whether his performance just now was considered worse than a beast? Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be considered. After all, he still had a problem with Sister Feng.
Qiu has no fault in his actions. But why can't he take action at critical moments? He used to do this to Yanran, and now he does it to Sister Feng. Could it be that this young master looks nasty, but in fact he is a gentleman at heart and has a high level of moral integrity?
Moral principles? If this is the case, it would be ridiculous. I have maintained a high degree of contempt for so-called gentlemen like Liu Xiahui since I was a child. Now I have become the same as him. There is no greater misfortune in life than this.
After returning home, full of regret and unwillingness, Fang Zheng fell into a sleepy state. What a coincidence, he dreamed of Sister Feng. Sister Feng was naked. Not only was she naked, but she was also running naked, waving to him with a charming smile as she ran.
, like a weight-loss joke from a previous life, except that there was no sign that read: "Catch me, do whatever you want."
When Xiaolu asked Fang Zheng to get up, Fang Zheng was drooling, with a lewd smile on his face, and murmured a few words in his sleep from time to time: "Hey hey... just obey me... Hey hey, you scream, no one breaks your throat."
Come to save you..."
Xiaolu shook his head helplessly. This young master was always acting like a hooligan in his dreams. I really didn't know whether to praise him for his extraordinary talent or scold him for being shameless.
"Master, Master! Wake up!" Xiaolu shook him gently.
Fang Zheng didn't respond, turned over and continued to develop his gangster career in his dream.
"Master, Master!" Seeing that she couldn't wake him up, Xiaolu had no choice but to flick her finger. She didn't know which acupuncture point of Fang Zheng was hit by the bullet. Fang Zheng jumped up out of thin air like a rabbit that had been hit by an arrow, and then let out an extremely loud sound.
A tragic "Wow——"
The voice echoed over the quiet Fang Mansion.
Xiaolu was so frightened that she quickly covered Fang Zheng's mouth and said nervously: "Master, don't scream, does it hurt?"
When Fang Zheng saw that it was Xiao Lu, he finally woke up completely. He rubbed his ribs with a grin on his face and said angrily: "Xiao Lu, Master, did I mess with you while I was sleeping?"
"But... didn't the young master say that you have to go to court today and ask Xiaolu to wake you up?" Xiaolu pursed his lips, feeling aggrieved.
"Alas!" Fang Zheng sighed, yes, he did give Xiao Lu such instructions.
Smacking his lips, Fang Zheng recalled the beauty of Sister Feng in his dream. She is such a top-notch woman. The next time I see her, I will do anything to her, regardless of her identity, status, or the emperor's attitude.
Go to hell!
"No, you ruined my dream, you have to compensate me!" Fang Zheng couldn't help but said, hugging Xiao Lu, and the two of them laughed and joked on the bed, until Xiao Lu's cheeks were red and she was panting.
Fang Zheng then stopped. After washing, he got into his special carriage and went up to court, yawning all the way.
Originally, the emperor had decreed that Fang Zheng was busy with the preparations for the shadow organization recently and could be exempted from going to court. But last night, for some unknown reason, the emperor sent an oral message through the small yellow gate in the palace, ordering Fang Zheng to go to court today.
Okay, don't worry about the nonsense. You are the emperor and you are the biggest. Just say a word from your old man and I will get up at an ugly hour and go to the Jinluan Palace to answer the question.
As soon as the carriage stopped in the square in front of the West Palace Gate of the Forbidden Palace, Eunuch Cao, the chamberlain, came forward to greet him, with a smile on his face like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Huh? Eunuch Cao, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your complexion is getting better and better, your face is red..." Fang Zheng said hello while secretly stuffing a banknote.
Eunuch Cao took it calmly, and the wrinkles on his face deepened as he smiled: "Master Fang, our family has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Waiting for me?" Fang Zheng said in surprise: "Waiting for me specifically?"
This is strange, what happened today? When did this young master start to enjoy such high-level reception?….
"Master Fang,...can you take a step to speak?" Eunuch Cao turned sideways and invited Fang Zheng to a corner where no one was paying attention.
It was already the third hour of the ugly hour, and the time for going to court was getting closer and closer. Ministers also arrived one after another, walking into the forbidden palace in twos and threes.
"Uh... Eunuch Cao, please speak directly if you have anything to say. It's time to speak. I don't dare to be late again. I won't be wronged if I get beaten up by the emperor again."
Eunuch Cao smiled and said: "Let's make a long story short. We are here to wait for you on the emperor's orders..."
"What is the emperor's order?" Fang Zheng's heart sank. Last night he was asked to go to court for no reason, and today he ordered Eunuch Cao to block him at the palace gate. It was so mysterious that there must be nothing good going on.
"Yesterday afternoon, Pan Shangshu was helped into the palace by his family to meet the emperor. The old minister made a request to the emperor..." Eunuch Cao paused here and looked at Fang Zheng's face.
Fang Zheng's heart sank even more. The old guy named Pan must have been holding back something good. This request seemed unusual.
"...Pan Shangshu is asking the emperor...to marry him this time!"
Fang Zheng frowned: "What kind of kiss are you asking for?"
"...Pan Shangshu requested the Emperor to marry His Royal Highness Princess Changping to his eldest son Pan Tao."
"What?!" Fang Zheng was like a powder keg, ignited at once, and said angrily: "Fuck you! This old guy really knows how to think, Changping is my wife! Doesn't this old guy not
do you know?".
Eunuch Cao took a step back in fright, and said with a smile: "Who says it's not true? Alas, the whole capital knows about your affair with Princess Changping. I really don't know what the old minister is thinking..."
"Although Pan Shangshu has an official title, his son is a commoner. How could the emperor agree?" The fat man had told him at the beginning that it was impossible for a commoner to marry a princess.
Eunuch Cao looked at Fang Zheng strangely and said: "Who said Pan Tao was a commoner? Pan Shangshu was an important minister of the two dynasties, and the three fathers and sons of his Pan family all had titles. The emperor also said that Pan Tao would be released as an official..."
Fang Zheng choked and said angrily: "Where is the Emperor? What did the Emperor say?"
A look of doubt flashed across Eunuch Cao's face, and he whispered: "The strange thing is that the emperor's attitude is not very clear. He neither said yes nor said no. This... doesn't look like the emperor's character. Oops.
! We made a mistake! We made a mistake! We don’t dare to presume on the holy will..." Eunuch Cao finished speaking and lightly slapped himself several times.
Fang Zheng was stunned when he heard this. What did the emperor mean? The matter between him and Chang Ping was already a done deal and could not be changed. Even the Minister of Rites came to propose marriage. All he needed was an imperial edict granting the marriage. Why did Pan Shangshu
After making the request for marriage, the emperor didn't flatly reject him? Could this... have some other meaning?
Also, what is the plan of that old guy Pan Shangshu? He knew that Changping and I were about to get married, but at this juncture he intervened and asked for his son's hand in marriage. Does he dislike me, or does he?
Any other plans?
Fang Zheng has been an official for a long time, and his temper is no longer as impulsive as before. But even a man can't stand it when someone else tries to hit his wife. Besides, if Pan Shangshu's son is really good, he will need talents.
, as long as he has good looks, I don’t mind having a fair competition with him. After all, he has traveled from the past life. Although the drama of two men competing for one woman was rare in ancient times, in the past life, it was as normal as eating and sleeping.
But the problem is, it’s not like I haven’t seen Pan Shangshu’s bad-ass son Pan Tao himself. He looks like a wretched person. He bullies the weak and fears the strong, is domineering, drinks too much, and has none of the bad habits that a playboy should have.
If Chang Ping married such a bastard, I guess she would not live a miserable life. With her temperament, Pan Shangshu might be as desperate as Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue...
"Eunuch Cao, what else did the emperor say?" Fang Zheng asked, suppressing his anger.
"The emperor asked our family to wait for you here just to convey a message to you..."
"What are you talking about?" Fang Zheng had a little hope in his heart. If the emperor said, "Old Pan has no chance in this matter!", then Fang Zheng would not have to mess around and could just wait at home to get married, leaving the old girl jumping around.
Go. If the emperor says, "This matter is a bit difficult to handle," then Fang Zheng will have to discuss it with the emperor privately.
Eunuch Cao coughed twice, "The emperor said that he doesn't care about this matter."
Fang Zheng was stunned.
"Whatever does that mean?"
"We don't know, but these are the emperor's exact words."
"Chang Ping and I are in love, and the emperor personally promised to marry him. Now he doesn't care when others come to propose marriage. Is there anyone who treats me like my father-in-law?" Fang Zheng gradually became dissatisfied.
"Mr. Fang, our family has a good personal relationship with you. I would like to remind you that although the Emperor has indeed promised your marriage to His Royal Highness Princess Changping, it is only a verbal engagement after all. Your Fang family has not yet given the betrothal gift, and the Emperor has not
There is no official decree of marriage to the world, and even if you and Changping are not honest, your words are inconsistent. Pan Shangshu is a veteran of the two dynasties and an important minister in the court. He saw this opportunity to propose marriage to the emperor. It seems that he also knows this
It’s just a matter of code…”
Eunuch Cao stopped talking at this point and said no more. As a eunuch, when discussing the ministers of the court, he can only point to the point. Whether he understands the meaning or not depends entirely on Fang Zheng himself.
"But... the emperor is the Supreme Being! Don't they all say that you have no jokes? What the emperor says must be fulfilled. It is also an imperial decree to say it verbally. Doesn't Pan Shangshu not even know this?"
Eunuch Cao sighed, glanced at Fang Zheng quickly, and whispered: "The emperor is actually in trouble... Pan Shangshu has too much prestige in the court, and it is not convenient for the emperor to refuse him personally. The emperor said that he doesn't care, maybe he has
The deep meaning of the old man..."
Fang Zheng heard something inside now. Co-author Pan Shangshu took this opportunity to propose marriage to the emperor, firstly to put a stumbling block for him, and secondly to seek the status of a relative of the emperor and give himself a better future.
Leaving a life-saving talisman, he calculated it accurately three times. Even if the emperor did not agree, he would not reject it too simply for the sake of his reputation as a senator in the two dynasties, which made the situation even more confusing.
He can buy time to do some shameful things secretly...
And Fang Zheng also understood at this moment why the emperor said that he didn't care. It sounded nice to say that the emperor allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
He acted as the spearman and asked him to come forward to destroy Lao Pan's majesty, but the emperor was drinking tea and watching him and Pan Shangshu fight dogs... Well, he was sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers.
Look! What is political quality? Being able to analyze this mess of things clearly and logically in such a short period of time, and even come up with one, two, three, Fang Zheng couldn't help but start to admire himself a little, this young master's logical thinking ability
, can someone with an IQ lower than 180 do it?
It was getting late, so Fang Zheng once again presented a silver note to Eunuch Cao, and respectfully watched him leave, and then hurried to the Jinluan Palace.
Outside the Jinluan Palace, Pan Shangshu, who had been ill for a long time, was helped by his family to go to court. While coughing loudly, he greeted the ministers who gathered around to ask for their welfare. The ministers saw that the elder's face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and he looked extremely ill.
, they all speculated that there was something important happening today that made the old minister who was seriously ill come to the morning court in person?
Fang Zheng's hateful eyes never left Pan Shangshu, and he was so focused that he didn't even have time to pay attention to the courtiers who came to greet him. After all, Pan Shangshu was full of self-cultivation. Facing Fang Zheng's murderous gaze, he still talked to the courtiers with a calm expression.
They chatted as if Fang Zheng didn't exist...
Feng Qiudao couldn't help but tug on Fang Zheng's sleeve: "Hey, brother Fang, what's wrong with you today? Why are you always staring at Pan Shangshu?"
Fang Zheng gritted his teeth and groaned: "...Kill him with your eyes!"
In the Jinluan Palace.
The same thing is said: "Long live the mountain", and then all the ministers are safe. If you have the foundation, you will play early, but if you don't have the foundation, you will withdraw from the court.
Fang Zheng curled his lips secretly, thinking that if he became in power in the future, he would definitely have to go to Emperor Shu to change these stereotyped rules.
Later, when going to court, the ministers would cup their hands and ask in unison: "Has your Majesty eaten?"
Then the emperor replied with a smile: "I have eaten, what about you? Have you eaten too?".
The ministers responded in unison: "I'll eat you!"
Then the emperor asked again: "What did you eat?"
At this time, the ministers answered one by one according to their official rank: "Back to the emperor, the ministers ate leek dumplings."
"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen had hot noodle soup with two eggs added to it."
"Back to the emperor, I didn't eat anything. I did morning exercises with my concubine and it was almost time to go to court..."
Look, how humane they are. As soon as I hear this conversation, I feel like I am a king, a saint, and a minister, and I feel like I am in a prosperous age!
There was silence in the Jinluan Palace. The Emperor swept his long eyes around and sneered: "Haha, the world is peaceful, the country is prosperous and the people are safe. My civil and military skills are unparalleled in ancient and modern times, right?"
I could only hear an old man and a young boy from Chen's class walking out of the court class at the same time, saying in unison: "I have the original performance!"
The ministers looked over and saw that the two people were Pan Shangshu and Fang Zheng.
Pan Shangshu and Fang Zheng also looked at each other, and their eyes were not too friendly.
Fang Zheng smiled at Pan Shangshu and said, "Master Pan, please play first. I'll wait for you later. It doesn't matter."
Pan Shangshu waved his hand weakly: "You should play first, I have plenty of time."
Fang Zheng laughed softly and said, "You're welcome. Looking at you, it's clear that you don't have much time..."
The ministers frowned deeply when they heard this. Mr. Fang had not been in court these days, so they thought his character had improved. Unexpectedly, he was still the same virtuous person. Fortunately, his voice was soft when he said this, and he was sitting on the dragon throne far away.
The emperor didn't hear it, otherwise he would have been scolded again.
The emperor said warmly: "Why did the old minister come here in person? You are still ill, so don't work too hard. You must take care of yourself."
Pan Shangshu thanked him, and then moved his lips as if he was eating something, and said vaguely: "I heard that Her Royal Highness Princess Changping is dignified, elegant, and has immortal talents. She is still in the boudoir. I have the courage to climb high and want to take her place.
Pan Tao, the son of a dog, begged the emperor for this marriage, and begged the emperor for success! I am extremely grateful..."
"Wait a minute!" There was a loud roar in the palace. Everyone looked around as if they were shocked, only to see Fang Zheng interrupting Pan Shangshu with a calm expression.
The emperor looked at Fang Zheng, with an imperceptible smile flashing across his face, and said in a deep voice, "What can Fang Aiqing do to report?"
Fang Zheng snorted coldly: "Everyone in the civil and military dynasty knows that Princess Changping is the first wife of a minor official and will be getting married soon. May I ask, Master Pan, how shameful are you for seizing the love of others in this Jinluan Palace?
Character?"
Pan Shangshu dragged his old body and turned around with difficulty, his lips moved a few times, and he sneered: "Master Fang, you keep saying that Princess Changping is your first wife, have you ever issued a betrothal letter or gift? Your Majesty, you keep saying that Princess Changping is your first wife.
Have you ever officially issued an imperial decree conferring marriage? The royal family must follow the six ancient rituals when getting married. Which one did you perform?"
Fang Zheng felt a little regret after hearing this. If he had known this would happen, why not get on the train with Chang Ping first and then pay for the fare, and cook the raw rice into cooked rice. By then, Chang Ping would have a big belly. Let's see if your naughty son dares.
want.
With a sneer, Fang Zheng stood proudly in the court hall with his hands behind his hands. He looked at Pan Shangshu with disdain and said: "What a joke! The emperor personally promised the engagement. Yesterday, Yang Shangshu from the Ministry of Etiquette came to discuss the marriage. The emperor's golden words are true to his word. You
Now that you are interfering, isn't this an intention to make the emperor lose his trust in the world? Who else will... Huh? Pan Shangshu, what are you eating?"
Halfway through his words, Fang Zheng was surprised to see Pan Shangshu take out a dark substance from his sleeve and stuff it into his mouth.
Pan Shangshu glanced at him sideways, closed his eyes and said nothing, disdaining to pay attention to him.
"Wow! Pan Shangshu, you are stealing snacks in the Jinluan Palace!" Fang Zheng was as happy as a policeman who caught a gangster.
As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar, and all the officials looked at Pan Shangshu in surprise.
"I don't have it!" Pan Shangshu denied.
"You still said no. I clearly saw you stuffing something into your mouth. You are finished. I will expose your shameless behavior to the emperor..."
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