A majestic voice came from behind, and Yi Jianming turned his head with his neck stiff. The moment he saw the person coming, great panic rose in his heart.
He couldn't help but began to regret why he brought those from the Zhao family in, and why he acquiesced when they proposed to deal with Jiang Huaiqing. He only thought that the aristocratic family could support the sky with one hand in the capital, but he forgot that the aristocratic family still has imperial power However, it is not the aristocratic family that can really determine the fate of everyone, but the real master of Dahuan—Shang Junlin.
Seeing Yi Jianming's increasingly ugly face, the other people finally realized the seriousness of the matter. After calming down, they suddenly realized how many things they should not have said.
Several people knelt down in panic.
Shang Junlin glanced at the minister who was following him, walked to Shen Yu, and said in a deep voice: "This is what you call a child of an excellent family, Mr. Yi?"
There was an indescribable irony in the voice.
The face of the officer being questioned turned red and then turned pale, and he knelt down in a hurry to plead guilty: "It's the minister who is not strict in discipline, Your Majesty forgives the crime!"
Mr. Yi and several other officials of the family were discussing with Shang Junlin about the admission of the candidates who passed the examination this year. Apart from the matter of Fang Jiayi, of course they wanted to seek the best interests for the children of the family. Something happened to the one with the best grades among the children of the family.
Mr. Yi vomited blood in his heart. Yi Jianming was carefully cultivated by the Yi family. Not only did he not get the leader, but even such a thing happened. Well, let His Majesty hear such words with his own eyes.
I heard it with my own ears, and I didn't even have a chance to make amends... No, I didn't really hear it with my own ears. After all, those words did not come from the mouths of the children of the aristocratic family, and the truth is open to question.
Figured this out, Master Yi looked in the direction of the person who just spoke, besides Jiang Huaiqing, there was also a young man from Zhilan Yushu.
The lower half of the young man's face was covered by the fan, only the delicate eyebrows and eyes were exposed.
Aware of his gaze, he looked over sullenly, his brows and eyes were bent, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Master Yi was in a daze for a moment, and quickly realized that this young man was none other than Shen Guijun who left the palace with His Majesty.
Why is he with Jiang Huaiqing? What is the relationship between him and Jiang Huaiqing
A series of questions flooded into his mind, Mr. Yi didn't dare to think deeply, whether today's incident was a coincidence, or a game set in advance.
"It really needs to be disciplined. At the Qionglin Banquet today, they dared to take action against the imperial court's imperial court. In the future, when they arrive at the imperial court and have more power in their hands, won't they do more things they shouldn't do?" Shang Jun Lin's tone was cold.
"The minister is guilty."
"Student found guilty."
"Since you've been convicted, you can't avoid the punishment you deserve. Otherwise, if it's rumored that the dead will say that your majesty is partial to the family? What's the majesty of your majesty and the family?" Shen Yu hooked Shang Junlin with his hand hidden under the sleeve Finger, "Your Majesty, do you think so?"
"Your lord is right. It just so happens that I and your lord are here today. Otherwise, no one would know that Tanhua was bullied. Mr. Yi, why don't you tell me what crime should be for threatening and bullying officials of Dahuan?"
It seems that His Majesty is not going to be kind anymore. Master Yi and the officials of the family who are kneeling down are in a state of despair. Right now they have no time to take care of the children from poor families and women being officials. How to prevent His Majesty from taking the opportunity to deprive the family is the most important thing Heavy!
It wasn't until this moment that Mr. Zhao realized how much trouble he had caused.
Mr. Zhao's face turned pale. The Zhao family has always relied on the Yi family. If Yi Jianming is implicated because of him this time, or even all the aristocratic families are implicated because of this matter, his family will be ruined.
"Your Majesty, I did this all by myself. It has nothing to do with Mr. Yi. I beg Your Majesty to learn from you!" Mr. Zhao's heart was broken, and he knocked his head several times, taking all the blame on himself.
"It was because I wanted to admire Mr. Jiang that I wanted to get acquainted with him. After being rejected, I was annoyed, so I said something unscrupulously. This matter really has nothing to do with Mr. Yi."
The few remaining people also reacted and took the responsibility on themselves.
As if seeing room for maneuver, several family officials looked at each other while Shang Junlin's eyes fell on the children of those aristocratic families.
One of them said: "Your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will find out the truth of the matter."
Sullen and cool smiled: "Does this lord mean that I will slander Mr. Yi? Don't say that I have never met Mr. Yi, and we have no grievances or enmities. I am also from a family. Why do you say such a panic? "
Of course, Shen Yu knew that these people would not confess their crimes obediently. In order to minimize the loss, he must push some scapegoats out, so in the debate just now, he intentionally or unintentionally led these people to say something about Yi Jianming, otherwise why would he have to fight with these people? People waste a lot of time.
Jiang Huaiqing sensed his intentions, and the two of them cooperated, and they came up with some words.
"I dare not."
"I think you guys are very brave, 'It's not easy to mix in the officialdom', 'So what if you are a prostitute, you don't have any foundation in the capital, how far do you really think you can go', these words are all said by Yi Jianming himself, he really Don't you know anything about it? Do you believe it?"
Shen Yu put down his fan and leaned on Shang Junlin, "Your Majesty, take them down first, don't ruin other people's Qionglin Banquet, and when the Qionglin Banquet is over, you can deal with it as you like."
"What do you think?" Shang Junlin looked down at the minister kneeling on the ground.
"The minister waits for the order." Everything that can be said has been said, what else can they say, and fortunately, it was dealt with after the Qionglin Banquet, which gave them time to respond.
"Okay, let's all get up."
The guards came to take Yi Jianming and his party away, Shang Junlin left with a gloomy look, and Jiang Huaiqing followed behind them.
The remaining officials looked at each other in blank dismay. Instead of following immediately, they got together and discussed countermeasures in a low voice.
"Do you think today's event will be an accident?"
"This issue is not important anymore. Whether it was an accident or a coincidence, it has already happened, and you were bumped into by your lord. After all the things before, do you still think that your lord is an easy person to deal with?"
"We didn't send His Majesty someone to restrain him, we sent him a helper to enter the palace!"
"Okay, don't talk about it, let's think about how to deal with this time." Lord Yi interrupted them.
"Let's talk to the two adults in the cabinet first to see what's going on."
"At first I thought that Jiang Huaiqing was easy to deal with, but I didn't expect him to hook up with your lord. Tell your people, don't attack him if you are not sure. There are some lessons, just eat once." Master Yi ordered.
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On the other side, after He Chengyu got the news, he apologized to the person he was talking with, and hurried over.
"Huaiqing, are you okay?" Pulling Jiang Huaiqing to look him up and down, He Chengyu was relieved when he saw that he was fine.
"I'm fine. With His Majesty and Your Majesty here, no one will hurt me." Jiang Huaiqing let him look at him, and when he saw that he was worried, he comforted him.
"I shouldn't have left you alone..." He Chengyu was very annoyed, if he was with him, those people would not dare to attack Jiang Huaiqing.
"It's all right, Your Majesty and Your Majesty are here." Jiang Huaiqing pointed to the front.
Only then did He Chengyu let go of Jiang Huaiqing's arm, and saluted the two people not far away: "See Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Don't be too polite," Shen Yu pulled Shang Junlin over, jokingly said, "I see you staying together all day, when I saw Huaiqing today, I wondered why you weren't with him."
"I didn't take care of it for a while, but I was swept away by the flow of people. Regarding Huaiqing, thank you for your help."
"Actually, we should also thank him. If it weren't for today's incident, you don't know how long your appointment will be delayed. This time, if the aristocratic family wants to keep Yi Jianming and themselves, they must make concessions on some things." Shen Yu didn't expect that a short time of effort could turn things around so much.
At the intersection, the two sides separated.
"Brother Chengyu refuses to let me move out, is he worried that the family will attack me?" After this incident, Jiang Huaiqing thought a little deeper.
"It's just one of the reasons," He Chengyu admitted, "Huaiqing doesn't need to think too much. What I said to you before is not an excuse. The real reason is that I am used to the feeling of living with you."
"I didn't think much about it, it's just..." Jiang Huaiqing sighed, "Forget it, brother Chengyu has to worry a lot during this time."
"Huaiqing doesn't have to be pressured to live with me. Because of my family, they dare not do anything to me. After this time, they dare not do anything rashly."
He Chengyu stopped suddenly, faced Jiang Huaiqing, and said in a low voice: "As the eldest son of the family, I have been taught since I was a child that I need to take on the important responsibilities of the family in the future. Because of the heavy studies, my younger brothers and sisters are also ordered not to disturb me. If you get close for a while, you will be called away by the elders soon, and getting along with Huaiqing is also a wish of mine since childhood."
Jiang Huaiqing unconsciously followed He Chengyu's words to form a scene in his mind where the young He Chengyu wanted to get close to his younger siblings, but couldn't achieve it because of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. His heart softened, and he stepped forward to hug He Chengyu:
"If brother Chengyu doesn't dislike it, it's fine to treat me as a younger brother in the future."
He Chengyu's body froze, he slowly put his hands on Jiang Huaiqing's back, and said in a hoarse voice: "...OK."
The Qionglin banquet officially started, Shang Junlin led Shen Yu to the main seat, said a few words of encouragement, and started the banquet.
With Shang Junlin present, no matter whether he is an official or a reserve soldier who is about to enter the officialdom, his nerves are stretched. Shang Junlin also knows that everyone will be restrained when he is here, and he left with depression after going through the normal process.
After they left, the atmosphere gradually heated up.
There were not many people outside, Shen Yu took Shang Junlin's hand and walked slowly along the path.
"Does Your Majesty feel that He Chengyu pays too much attention to Jiang Huaiqing?" Shen Yu felt that he was using euphemism, "Huiqing didn't notice anything wrong."
"Their affairs should be handled by themselves. If Ayu cares about them, he might as well care about me." Shang Junlin treated Jiang Huaiqing differently because of depression, and he didn't care about the feelings between his courtiers.
"How else does Your Majesty want me to care about you? Greetings every day? Greetings sooner or later?"
"That's not necessary," Shang Junlin suddenly stopped and pulled Shen Yu into his arms, "It's better for Ah Yu to give others less attention."
Shen Yu was caught off guard and bumped into the man's arms, sniffing the ambergris on the man's body, pursed his lips and said, "Then I will think about Your Majesty every morning, at noon, and at night, okay?"