Kong Changhui watched Si Nan step forward in panic to block Xiao Yanjun's front, with such a loyal protective look that he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's there to protect? None of you can escape!"
"presumptuous."
The murmurs and discussions ceased immediately under Concubine Li's sharp rebuke.
Just two words, under the power of the palace, no one can make a difference.
The civil and military officials looked at each other and then all looked at the reprimanded Kong Changhui. Min Zhisong also followed their gazes, and he felt very complicated at the moment.
What on earth is Kong Changhui going to do
Why does he dare to speak nonsense in Jade Palace
Kong Changhui, who was under the public gaze, still held his head high and his expression unmoved. Instead, he continued to say to Si Nan: "I have sent someone to invite your wife Chen Rongrong to Dali Temple."
"Impossible." After Xiao Yanjun finished speaking, he looked at Shi Fuqiu. Aren't his soldiers always guarding Dali Temple
Shi Fuqiu had been shaken for a long time and kept his head down.
Xiao Yanjun couldn't see Shi Fuqiu's face, but when he glanced over, he saw Shuanglu's face. His eyes were filled with anger and he gave her a fierce look.
This rip-off woman originally had nothing to do with him.
Shuanglu touched the hat on her forehead. She had endured so much torture from Cong Ting in the Marquis Mansion but she had never said a single word.
But later, she really couldn't bear Xian Li's punishment, she couldn't bear it...
She could die to protect them, but she couldn't live in a situation where death would be worse than death for a long time. Once she opened her mouth, Concubine Li would not let her go, and neither would the mausoleum gate.
Entering the palace to testify and receiving the blessing of the Marquis was the only way for her to survive.
Shuanglu's eyes met Xiao Yanjun's cruel eyes with a fierce look. She had served them sincerely and would rather die than surrender.
But what about them
Abandon yourself like a pair of worn-out shoes and ignore them.
Kong Changhui saw Xiao Yanjun staring at Shuanglu and waved his hand in his eyes: "Do you think General Shi's soldiers can really suppress the yamen of Dali Temple?"
Xiao Yanjun was shocked, and all the officials in the palace were also shocked.
The emperor was seriously ill, Xiao Yanjun was granted the title of crown prince, and Concubine Li took control of both the inside and outside of the palace with thunderous means, and all the side forces were suppressed and unable to move.
Dali Temple was guarded by Shi Fuqiu's soldiers. Although no one mentioned it, everyone knew it well.
But Kong Changhui's words... Is it possible that Concubine Li no longer controls the outside of the palace
Li Fei's jawline was tense and she just sneered and said nothing.
"What? Your Majesty thinks I am just showing off?" Kong Changhui saw her but smiled and said nothing, then continued: "Speaking of which, Chen Rongrong and your Majesty really have some connections. I wonder if any of the officials in the palace know that Chen Rongrong Before she got married, she worked as a servant in the palace. At that time, she was serving... "
"Shut up." The color on Li Fei's pretty face faded slightly, showing a stubborn and arrogant power.
Kong Changhui smiled: "I originally wanted to save some dignity for the empress and take her back to Dali Temple for a good trial, but you insist on not complying. Then we will involve all the officials in front of the civil and military officials..."
"Yu Yingbo!" Li Fei yelled, interrupting what Kong Changhui was saying, and ordered to Yu Yingbo who came in: "Get Kong Changhui!"
All the officials looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. They all knew that this was inappropriate, but they did not dare to say a word.
Min Zhisong's heart sank completely. It seemed that Concubine Li had too many shameful things...
Xiao Zimu saw Yu Yingbo coming forward and stood up to stop him: "What? What is your Majesty doing?"
Seeing him protecting Kong Changhui, Yu Yingbo paused in his arresting action and turned to look at Concubine Li.
"Kong Changhui, Minister of Dali Temple, has slandered this palace and ruined the reputation of the prince. It is really shameful to frame him. He will immediately strip off his official body and take him to the Yushitai Prison. He will not tolerate the punishment of the crime." Concubine Li walked in lotus steps as she spoke. He walked into the palace, glanced at the civil and military officials, and asked directly and in a deep voice: "Do you have any objections?"
Wu Taifu took a step forward and asked angrily: "Is your Majesty doing this to confuse right and wrong in front of all the civil and military officials?"
Concubine Li smiled wildly and evilly, raised her eyebrows, and said proudly, "Yes, so what?"
The snow outside was swirling and rustling down one after another. In the gloomy sky, the snow was as heavy as goose feathers, falling regardless, and covered the ground with broken jade.
As her words were about to fall, footsteps suddenly started to sound in the Yu Fu Palace.
The imprisoned soldiers rushed in from outside the palace and surrounded everyone in the palace.
"My dear friends, do you think what I just said is true?" Concubine Li glanced lightly from the corner of her eye, and the officials who were swept away felt a chill. Then they looked at the imperial army outside, with arrows on the strings and swords on them. The hands were filled with cold light.
Li Fei is... unscrupulously forcing them to express their stance!
Xiao Yanjun really didn't expect that Concubine Li would be so bold and openly provoke the civil and military officials of the court.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade him whether this move was inappropriate, he saw some courtiers who were originally from the prince's camp already kneeling on their knees and said in response: "My Majesty is right, and I am willing to testify on my behalf."
Xiao Yanjun stopped abruptly after blurting out his words. The worries he had just felt dissipated instantly, and he even felt faintly proud in his heart. If the situation was settled like this, why should he swallow his anger!
Taifu Wu spat at the first Qing Honglu who knelt down and said, "Yu Bangzhen, you weakling."
Yu Bangzhen looked embarrassed, but still turned a deaf ear and maintained his kneeling posture.
Jie Jiming looked at the courtiers who were kneeling one after another. His chest was filled with depression, and he could not even breathe smoothly. The blood in his heart was surging wildly. He pointed at the people who were kneeling and said: "Everyone in this palace is a great person. Sir, you are receiving the emperor’s salary, but you are bending your back to a temptress without conscience, do you still want your old face?”
Min Zhisong was at a time when heaven and man were at war in his heart, and his conscience was still intact. When he heard Ji Ming's words, he felt that every word contained his own meaning. He was scolded and could not kneel down.
I can't even lift this head.
Tan Shifang, the minister of Taipu Temple, suddenly made a sophistry: "The emperor is seriously ill and the prince is in charge of the country. We and other important ministers of the auxiliary country should take His Royal Highness and Concubine Li as our top priority. How dare you insult the empress? The following offense will be punished! "
Concubine Li moved her lips and smiled, her beauty was unparalleled.
Those eyes were shrouded like cold smoke on a deep pool of ink jade, with a hint of satisfaction. Her lips parted slightly and she said, "What Mr. Tan said is true. Only a person with such exquisite apertures and the ability to discern the situation is more and more suitable." The position of Minister of Rites."
When Tan Shifang heard this, his expression was overjoyed. He kowtowed to Concubine Li and Xiao Yanjun to express his loyalty and said, "I thank you, Concubine Li, and your highness, the prince. I am determined to follow the example of my concubine and his highness, and go through fire and water to repay the emperor's kindness."
(End of chapter)