Prime Minister Chen looked at the emperor and saw that he had a gloomy face, so he lowered his head.
Xu Xiang looked at the bluestone brick in front of him, frowning, without saying a word, as if he was wondering if there was something wrong with the brick.
"The King of England is injured... Is the whole court in trouble?" The emperor said coldly, his voice sinister.
Pei Luoan panicked for a moment, but then calmed down and said, "Father, you have always favored Uncle Wang. You know best what kind of person he is. Why should you be angry with him?"
Pei Yusheng did not follow this time. He felt inexplicably flustered. He glanced at the emperor sitting on the throne, gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and stopped talking.
"How did you know that I was angry with the King of England? What did the King of England do that made you, the prince, unable to sit still and require you to jump out and beg me for mercy? Originally, there was nothing wrong, but because you, the prince, said this, it became true, right?" The emperor spoke word by word, his eyes cold.
The atmosphere in the imperial study immediately became eerie and depressing.
Every word the emperor said seemed to fall on Pei Luoan's heart, causing him to feel vaguely uneasy.
"Father, I was wrong. I was just afraid that Uncle Wang had done something wrong and offended you, but I didn't expect that I had said the wrong thing." Pei Luoan reacted very quickly and kowtowed to the emperor several times, saying in a panic, "I thought my second brother had the same idea, so I wanted to help Uncle Wang to speak for him."
Pei Yusheng was so angry that he almost jumped up and slapped Pei Luoan twice. This matter had nothing to do with him now, but Pei Luoan still held him tightly.
He felt something was wrong just now, so he stopped cooperating with Pei Luoan and didn't dare to compete for the leading position.
But unexpectedly, before his father could say anything, Pei Luoan already looked like he was going to drag him down with him.
Since he was mentioned, he had to say something. He kowtowed three times and said, "Father, I don't really know what happened to Uncle Wang. I just saw that my elder brother was so anxious. Thinking of how Uncle Wang had taken good care of me in the past, I wanted to help Uncle Wang to plead for mercy!"
After Pei Yusheng finished speaking, he looked at Pei Luoan with a confused look on his face, as if he had really said those words because of Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan was so angry that he almost trembled. He pressed his hands on the ground, gritted his teeth with a fierce look in his eyes, and then slowly raised his head. He was already as flustered and uneasy as Pei Yusheng: "Father, I was wrong. Please punish me."
He had to accept the punishment whether he wanted to or not, he had to grit his teeth and bear it. Pei Yusheng was cunning, and his father would surely see it. He clearly said the same thing as he did, but Pei Yusheng thought he could get away with it.
"Punishment, Prince, do you mean that I shouldn't punish you?" The emperor said sternly, staring at Pei Luoan coldly, which made Pei Luoan feel cold in his back.
Didn't they say Pei Yuanjun offended the emperor? This was almost a fact, why did the emperor react like this, as if he had wronged Pei Yuanjun? Could it be that the information he had heard was wrong, all false, and Pei Yuanjun deliberately let someone release it like this
At this moment, Pei Luoan's mind was surprisingly clear.
"Father, I dare not. It is my fault. I only wanted to meet Uncle Wang and exaggerated what I said just now." Pei Luoan bit his teeth and pushed back. He knew clearly that at this time he could only bite his teeth for Pei Yuanjun, and he had absolutely no other thoughts.
"Without the King of England, the whole court will cease to function and the entire Great Zhou Kingdom will be finished? If this is really the case, why do I need you as the crown prince?" The emperor said angrily and slammed the table with his hand.
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
It's also out of kindness, caring about the King of England." The two prime ministers could not stand it anymore, and knelt down together to plead for Pei Luoan.
The implication of the emperor's words was so shocking. If a prince was useless, could he be deposed
That was a major event that would shake the foundation of the country. Now that the crown prince had been established, deposing him again might lead to a major accident, so the two prime ministers had to step forward.
The emperor had experienced such an incident before. No matter what the reason was, the two prime ministers were unwilling to shake the foundation of the country at this time.
"Father, Crown Prince is truly doing this for Uncle Wang's own good. It must be because Crown Prince knows that Uncle Wang is in a bad condition, that's why he came to ask for help, Father." Pei Yusheng squeezed his palms hard, adding fuel to the fire.
These words made the emperor more angry than not saying anything. Pei Luoan wanted to strangle Pei Yusheng to death. These words were just short of pointing at him and saying that he had ill intentions.
But this was not the time to strangle Pei Yusheng. Pei Luoan knew that he was in danger at this moment because he knew nothing and rushed to his father to beg for mercy. Pei Luoan was not clear about the inside story, but it did not prevent him from knowing that he had offended his father.
A very bad memory flooded his mind, making him tremble.
"Father... I really care about Uncle Wang." Pei Luoan said in a sad voice, "If I have done anything wrong, please let me know. Even if I am punished, please make the punishment clear."
At this point, he had no choice but to hold on.
A memorial book in the emperor's hand flew down and hit the prince's head heavily, and then hit Pei Yusheng on the side. Both of them were hit on the forehead, but no one dared to reach out to touch it.
"You two are all staring at the King of England. Even if there is nothing wrong with the King of England, you can still make him into something. He is just injured and is going back to recuperate. How can you be considered guilty? How can you be considered as me punishing him? If you are really capable, why couldn't you do the job I gave you in the past?"
The emperor was filled with rage and pointed at his two sons, so angry that he wanted to throw down the pen washer in front of him.
Li Quan hurriedly reached out and pressed the pen washer beside him. If this thing fell down, someone would really be killed.
"Father..." Pei Luoan wanted to argue, but the emperor waved his hand, "Why don't you go down? Go back to the palace and reflect on your mistakes. You are not allowed to come out without my permission."
"Father..." Pei Luoan wanted to say something, but he saw another memorial from the emperor flying towards him. This time he did not dare to stay. After bowing to the emperor, he backed out of the door and almost tripped behind it.
He held onto the door frame to gain his balance. When he reached the outside, he was covered in cold sweat and his hands and feet were cold.
He was about to get married, which meant that he couldn't even go out to welcome his bride. In order to give respect to the Liu Mansion and the Duke of Qi's Mansion, he had decided to go there in person to welcome his bride.
On the day of his wedding with Ji Hanyue, he also personally welcomed her.
The emperor was very angry at this time, and he didn't dare to go in to explain. He angrily shook his sleeves and turned away.
"Your Highness, do you want to go to the Pepper Palace?" the eunuch chased after him and asked in a hurried voice.
"Go back to the East Palace." Pei Luoan gritted his teeth. Going to see his mother at this time would only make his father angrier and more suspicious of him and his mother.
Forget it, forget it, forget it. This time, Pei Yuanjun has tricked me and made my father suspicious.
However, how could Pei Yuanjun not have angered his father? Could it be that his father had forgiven him? His hands in his sleeves clenched fiercely, and his fingers pierced his palms, which made him feel more clearly that the emperor was partial to him. He was just an ordinary royal child. Why
He is the only one who enjoys the trust and favor of his father.
He is even more favored than me, the crown prince. What is his basis
The prince left angrily and the imperial study became quiet. Pei Yusheng felt very uneasy and even his breathing slowed down, for fear of angering the emperor again.
He didn't know what he did wrong, but one thing made him feel relieved. At least his father took action against the prince first. Pei Luoan was the first one to propose it, and he was at most an accomplice.
There was no sound for a long time. Pei Yusheng raised his head nervously, wanting to peek at what the emperor was doing, but he was unexpectedly met with a pair of cold eyes.
Subconsciously, he called out, "Father!"
"Why do you think the King of England has angered me?" the emperor said coldly.
"Father, I don't know. I thought you knew. You said so. I thought Uncle Wang was a good person in the past. Even if there was something wrong, you should forgive him. I didn't expect that what you found out was a misunderstanding. I didn't know the truth and was deceived by others. Please punish me."
Pei Yusheng's words were very good. Not only did he push his own responsibility away, he also expressed the brotherhood between them. As for the true situation in the Prince of Ying's Palace, he heard it entirely from Pei Luoan.
He completely took himself out.
The emperor, however, just stared at him as if he was hearing nothing, observing the slightest changes on his face. This feeling made Pei Yusheng panic, as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast.
"What do you think of the King of England?"
Pei Yusheng felt goosebumps on his back and said hurriedly, "Uncle Wang is naturally the best. In the past, Uncle Wang led me to do things. If it weren't for Uncle Wang, I wouldn't understand many things. Uncle Wang has been handling military affairs at the border for a long time. He is much better than me and others. I have learned a lot from Uncle Wang and I understand his loyalty to the emperor better."
Pei Yusheng now hears everything that is good.
I just hope this matter will just pass.
He didn't expect that his father would side with the King of England to such an extent that he even left his own son aside, making his own son feel very aggrieved.
Hate and jealous.
"I don't care what you think. Since you agree with the prince's mistakes, you will naturally be punished." The emperor said coldly.
"Father... Father..." Pei Yusheng was really panicked this time, and hurriedly raised his head to beg, "Father, I will pay attention next time."
He didn't want to accompany Pei Luoan in self-reflection. If Pei Luoan got married while he, the King of Jing, was still in self-reflection, it would be too embarrassing. How would he be able to act like a favored prince in front of other members of the royal family in the future
"Aren't you concerned about your uncle? Then I will let you go see your uncle." The emperor said with a cold face and a smile.
"Father!" Pei Yusheng panicked and felt inexplicably unwell.
"I will punish you by sending you to the Prince of England's palace and taking good care of your uncle, so that you won't want to visit him but be unable to get in." The emperor said coldly.
"Yes, father, I will go right away." Pei Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was much better than Pei Luoan. Especially at this time, how could Pei Luoan reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors
"If the King of England doesn't want to see you, you don't have to come to see me again." The emperor said with a wave of his sleeves.
"Father..." Pei Yusheng was anxious. Could Pei Yuanjun be seen whenever he wanted? It's not like he hadn't been there before, but he didn't see him even when he went there.
Before, he went there by himself, and returned when he couldn't see her. Now, according to what my father said, if he can't see her, he has to wait outside. This is not a pleasant thing to say...