Not only was Senator Yang stunned and unable to react for a moment, but the others also looked at Xiao Heng in shock, and couldn't help but look at Su Yao and Su Rong.
Ah! The Su brothers and sisters are really very popular in front of His Highness! For them, His Highness even directly rejected the face of the third-rank official!
Madam Yang's expression changed immediately. She looked up at her husband quickly. Seeing her husband's face was ashen, she also felt a burning pain on her face. Xiao Heng was hitting her husband's face, which was also hitting her face. It was really...
Councillor Yang's face turned pale and he was speechless.
Xiao Heng turned his head to look at him, and then said, "I have said before that Miss Su is my chief secretary. The imperial edict of my grandfather clearly states that I have the power to appoint and dismiss officials below the third rank. I don't need Councillor Yang to teach me how to employ people. Don't let me hear any hen-rooster-crowing-at-dawn remarks in the future!"
Since Xiao Heng came to Kunming, he has always been a gentle and kind prince. Even when he was assassinated, his attitude was gentle. Because of this, everyone always thought that this prince was a kind-hearted man, but now it seems that the prince has a side that they don't know about.
Senator Yang's face trembled, and he felt angry and furious. It was really humiliating to be said like this in front of his colleagues, but could he really stick with Xiao Heng and stand up to him
After thinking it over again and again, Councillor Yang bowed his hands with difficulty and said expressionlessly: "Your Highness is scolding me for being reckless."
Xiao Heng did not continue to insist. Su Rong and Su Yao were not the kind of people who would not give in even if they were on the right side. So Councillor Yang withdrew with his wife and daughter.
As soon as she left the yard, Miss Yang San burst into tears.
Just now in the yard, she had used up all her life's patience not to cry out on the spot, but as soon as she left there, her grievances came flooding back. Her father was a councilor of Yunnan, whose status was only below that of the governor and the governor-general. Her mother was from the Chen family of Shu, a prominent and prosperous family. In Yunnan, she was the only one among the noble ladies. She had never suffered such a great humiliation in her life, and she had to watch her father being scolded!
And it happened in front of Su Yao and the others, because of Su Yao's matter!
Miss Yang San's sobbing was heard, and Madam Yang's face became even uglier. She scolded angrily: "Enough! What's there to cry about? What's the point of crying when something happens?!"
Miss Yang San cried even harder after being scolded by her mother.
It was Councillor Yang who, although full of anger, remained rational. He had always doted on his daughter, so he suppressed his temper and comforted her kindly: "Okay, it's nothing, Qingyu, don't cry."
Miss Yang, whose full name is Qingyu.
Yang Qingyu stopped crying. She bit her lip and looked at her father with tears in her eyes: "Dad, why is His Highness so partial to one and neglect the other? Aren't you speaking out for His Highness' sake? These days, how many officials have been talking about His Highness's promotion of a woman behind his back? Doesn't he know? You are clearly doing this for his own good, but he is so..."
Don't know what's good for you!
Yang Qingyu really wanted to be the Crown Prince's Consort. Most girls in this world want to find a husband of their dreams.
Xiao Heng's identity and appearance really made people have to have a little more fantasy about him, but now, this fantasy has been shattered.
No matter how friendly Xiao Heng was to Su Yao, in Yang Qingyu's eyes, he looked so hateful.
Of course, she still hoped that one day Xiao Heng would realize that he was blind.
Councillor Yang had a calm expression on his face, his eyes were sinister: "After all, the Su family is related to the He family by marriage, and the wife of the He family is the sister of the former Empress. The relationship between the two families is extraordinary, and it is normal for him to favor the Su family. There is nothing to say. Since His Highness doesn't like us talking about the Su family, we will not talk about it in the future."
Yang Qingyu's face was distorted. That night she dreamed that Xiao Heng regretted his decision and wanted to ask her to marry him as the Crown Prince's Consort.
She sat up and hugged the quilt, thinking of how Xiao Heng was gentle and affectionate to her in her dream, and how he sat on the edge of her bed and slapped himself in the face, saying that he was blind before, and swore to her that he would only be partial to her from now on. Her face turned red and white, and she was happy at one moment and sad and angry at the next.
The considerate and gentle Xiao Heng in the dream made her heart flutter, and the Xiao Heng outside the dream made her angry.
A raging fire rose in her heart and she clutched her quilt tightly with both hands.
She must get Xiao Heng!
Needless to say, the Yang family felt very mixed. Su Rong himself also had mixed feelings.
The fact that Xiao Heng could protect Su Yao so much was of course because they did not follow the wrong person, and they had done their best for Xiao Heng. If Xiao Heng still did not know how to protect them, it would naturally make the people under him feel disheartened. However, Su Rong had to think more about Xiao Heng's attitude.
He hesitated for a long time, and finally waited until Su Yao and Yan Cao returned, then he called out "Your Highness" softly.
Xiao Heng turned his head to look at him, and seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, he immediately raised his eyebrows with some understanding: "Is it about Yaoyao's matter?"
Now that the words have come to this, Su Rong no longer hesitated. After thinking for a while, he hummed and said, "Your Highness, although you want to protect her, it is not just Councillor Yang who thinks so. Many people also think that Xiaoyao is overstepping the boundaries."
Su Rong pointed out the current situation directly. He originally didn't want to say it out loud. There are some things that if you don't say it out loud, the person involved will not take it seriously and will not realize it. But when you say it out loud, things may get out of control.
Originally Su Rong had been enduring it.
But now, Su Rong couldn't bear it anymore.
Even as an outsider, he could see clearly why the mother and daughter of the Yang family were so hostile to Su Yao.
Su Yao is just helping out now, but it is already like this. He really doesn't want Su Yao to become the Emperor's eldest grandson's consort in the future and face so many things every day.
Therefore, Su Rong lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness can speak for her and help her break the impasse once or twice, but it is impossible to do so every time. Moreover, a girl really shouldn't bear so much criticism. I don't want her to live such a hard life. Your Highness, this matter is over. After the trial of Mr. Bai Qi, I plan to have someone send Yaoyao back to the capital. She is a girl after all, and it is not appropriate for her to always follow us around."
Apart from anything else, everyone in Yunnan's official circles knows about Su Yao now. If the news gets out, it will be very detrimental to Su Yao's reputation. Who would dare to marry Su Yao
Xiao Heng did not speak. He waited until Su Rong had finished speaking before he asked solemnly, "Have you asked Yaoyao's opinion?"
Su Rong looked up at him.