It was Mu Yexing's first time to attend the morning court, but he already knew everything about it in great detail, so he was not very nervous. He just went out, got on the carriage, and started his journey.
When Mu Yexing arrived at the palace gate, he found that there were already some ministers there. The ministers came to the morning court every day and were familiar with all kinds of sedan chairs and carriages.
At this moment, an unfamiliar carriage arrived, and everyone's eyes were focused on it, looking to see who was getting out of the carriage.
Mu Yexing didn't care about these, because he never cared about other people's eyes. When he was a fool before, he already knew the moral character of these people very clearly.
The carriage stopped, the door opened, and Mu Yexing walked out. The ministers looked at Mu Yexing and knelt down one by one.
Looking at Mu Yexing, they all shouted, "Greetings, Lord Xiao."
Mu Yexing raised his eyebrows. He knew that he and Mu Yexing were twins and looked very similar, but he didn't expect that these ministers would mistake him for someone else.
Knowing clearly that Mu Yexiao was still fighting the enemy at the border, Mu Yexing snorted coldly and ignored the kneeling ministers.
At this time, these ministers became depressed. Although Mu Yexiao usually had a strange temper, he didn't have a hobby of making people kneel for a long time. What was going on now
The palace gate opened at this moment, and Mu Yexing walked straight in. The eunuch who came out to greet him was the emperor's confidant. He also knew that the fifth prince Mu Yexing would attend the morning court today.
That was why they came early to greet him. When they saw the Fifth Prince, the eunuch's sharp voice rang out: "This old servant greets the Fifth Prince."
When everyone heard the Fifth Prince, they looked at Mu Yexing in surprise. Did they mean that the person in front of them was the Fifth Prince, not His Royal Highness Xiao Wang? But in that case, it was clearly His Royal Highness Xiao Wang
When everyone was confused, they heard Mu Yexing hum: "No need to be polite, sir. Let's go."
With that said, under the leadership of the eunuch, they went straight to the morning court hall, while the ministers kneeling on the ground looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
Finally, an unknown adult stood up and walked inside: "Hurry up and go in, the morning court is about to begin."
So a group of ministers began to run inside breathlessly, giving them the same feeling as in the elementary school in their previous life, when the class was about to start and a group of students rushed to the classroom.
When they arrived at the hall and stood in order, they heard the eunuch's voice: "The emperor has arrived."
The emperor coughed twice, walked to his dragon throne and sat down. Everyone began to kneel down and said, "Long live the emperor."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up."
Only at this time did the ministers stand up. Some of the ministers who were unwilling to give up looked at Mu Yexing, but Mu Yexing stood there with a calm expression.
The emperor also noticed the ministers and couldn't help coughing twice again: "This morning, I want to announce something about my fifth son Mu Yexing."
"Now I have recovered and will start attending court today."
When the ministers heard this, they realized it was indeed the Fifth Prince. They were all very surprised. There was nothing they could do, as the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince looked too much alike.
Of course the emperor knew what was going on, but he couldn't explain it. Although the fourth prince Mu Yezhe got married and married the princess of Ningguo.
But he still came to the morning court. When he heard the news that Mu Yexing was well, he was unable to react for a while. Of course, no one cared about his thoughts.
Because he was just occupying a position in the court, no one cared about his thoughts, especially after he married Princess Ningguo.
After being very kind to Princess Ningguo, Mu Yezhe's status became even lower, but Mu Yezhe seemed not to care about it at all. He still did his own thing and was very kind to Princess Ningguo.
Apart from the way others looked at him, it can be said that Mu Yezhe was living a comfortable life, and he and his wife were very loving.
The emperor looked at the ministers below and discussed for a few words. He did not open his mouth to refute. Just as the eunuch was about to shout that he had something to report and was about to leave the court, a soldier rushed in from outside.
"Your Majesty, good news from the border."
Upon hearing the good news, the emperor quickly sent it in. It turned out to be the news that Mu Yexiao had conquered a city. The news was sent back just now. It was an urgent report from eight hundred miles away.
Although it is an urgent report with a range of 800 miles, it is not as fast as Qian Jiujiu's little eagle. So relatively speaking, Qian Jiujiu will get the news first.
When the emperor heard the news, he was immediately happy, and the ministers then realized that King Xiao had gone to the battlefield and won a battle of one zhang.
In other words, the person in front of him was really Mu Yexing. After the good news came, other people began to report some things one after another, and the emperor would ask for Mu Yexing's opinion.
After a few days, everyone understood that the emperor intended to hand these matters over to the fifth prince to handle, thinking of Mu Yexiao who was guarding the border.
Some people are very dissatisfied with Mu Yexing. Why is it that Mu Yexiao is fighting hard at the border while Mu Yexing is taking advantage of the situation in Kyoto
Even Qian Jiujiu, who seldom went out, heard these words. Qian Jiujiu sighed and said to Xiaoman: "Do you think these people are mentally ill?"
Xiaoman was at a loss for words: "Doesn't this just prove that my brother-in-law is popular? Look, so many people are standing up for him. It makes sense to say so."
"They really are bullying my brother-in-law, but that's because they don't know that my brother-in-law has no intention of becoming the crown prince. Otherwise, they would definitely be clinging to the Fifth Prince."
Qian Jiujiu glared at Xiao Man and said, "Stop speaking so badly of our Great Zhou's ministers, okay? Speaking of which, I wonder how Mu Yexing has been handling things these days?"
"It looks like I have to go to the palace and find out when the emperor appointed Mu Yexing as the crown prince. As for those ministers, let Mu Yexing solve the problem himself."
Xiao Man couldn't help but burst out laughing: "You said so much, I thought you were going to help Mu Yexing! I didn't expect that you actually said such sarcastic remarks."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Xiao Man helplessly: "If you need help from others for everything, how can you show Mu Yexing's ability? Besides, from now on, Mu Yexiao will rule the world by himself."
"How to keep my seat firmly is Mu Yexing's business. Of course, I have to start by winning people's hearts. Forget it, I will enter the palace now."
Just as he finished saying this and when Qian Jiujiu was about to enter the palace, he heard the housekeeper say that several wives of dukes had arrived. Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman looked at each other.
Xiaoman was somewhat helpless: "I think you shouldn't go into the palace now. You should think about how to deal with these women first!"
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Xiao Man who was gloating over his misfortune and said, "That's true, but I still want to enter the palace. As for these women, you can help take care of them."
Let you gloat over your misfortune. After saying this, Qian Jiujiu actually arranged for the carriage to leave from the back. When Qian Jiujiu left from the back, the butler in the front was leading several ladies in.
When Xiaoman was feeling a little amused and helpless because of Qian Jiujiu's behavior, several ladies came in. Xiaoman had no choice but to put on a smiling face.
Looking at Qingyue and the others, "Qingyue, you guys take Nanbeibei to the toy room to play first. I'll come down to play with them."
After Qingyue and the others paid their respects, they left, while Xiaoman's maid went straight to make tea. Xiaoman's maid was none other than Xiaoman, the one who had been abducted by her.
The girl who took the beating for her has now been trained by Xiaoman to be a personal maid, and has been given a new name, Siqi.
"Siqi, go make tea and entertain the guests."
Siqi responded and went to make tea, while Xiaoman stood up with a smile on his face and looked at the ladies: "Yongxi meets the ladies."
"How come you ladies have time to come to the palace together today? It's just that my sister Princess Xiao happened to go to the palace, so please bear with me, ladies."
Several people from the Duke's Mansion looked at Princess Yongxi. They thought she was quite talkative despite her young age. Zheng Fu, the daughter of the wife of Duke Zheng, had been staying indoors since the death of the third prince.
I didn't expect that she would go out again today. I glanced at Xiaoman and said, "Princess Yongxi is really like that. You should look at someone with new eyes after three days of absence. This little mouth is really a coincidence now."
Xiao Man just smiled and said nothing after hearing this. Seeing Si Qi coming up with tea, Xiao Man finally spoke: "My sister, Princess Xiao, has been in the palace for a long time."
"But when we go to the palace this time, I'm afraid the Queen will keep my sister for dinner. If the ladies have urgent matters, do you need Yongxi to send someone to the palace to invite my sister back?"
Several people from the Duke's Mansion listened to Xiaoman's words and looked at each other. Of course, that wouldn't work. They came here today just to see the attitude of Prince Xiao's Mansion.
As for this attitude, of course it is the attitude of the Prince Xiao's Mansion towards the Fifth Prince Mu Yexing. If the Prince Xiao's Mansion also supports Mu Yexing to be the Crown Prince, then what else can they say
The first one was still the wife of Duke Zheng. She looked at Xiaoman and said, "That's not necessary. We are just here to see Princess Xiao. Prince Xiao has won another victory this time."
"I wonder if the Emperor has bestowed the reward?"
Xiaoman snorted in her heart, but her face was full of confusion: "Reward? My brother-in-law, Prince Xiao, is still at the border. Even if you want a reward, you have to wait for my brother-in-law to come back."
"What reward is there now? Is Madam Zheng bullying Yongxi because he is young and ignorant?"
Seeing Xiaoman acting like the master of Xiaowang Mansion, Lady Zhengguogong was a little unhappy, but there was nothing she could do, because Xiaoman was different now.
The other wives of the Duke's Mansion all started to smooth things over. Xiaoman didn't care. As long as you don't say anything, I'll pretend I don't know. The worst that can happen is it's just a waste of time.