"Your Majesty, I am terrified! I had no idea that my rebellious son and daughter would do such a thing. I never taught them these things!"
He should have strangled them back then.
If you leave it now, it will become a menace!
He's so angry!
The Holy Emperor leaned back on his dragon throne, his gaze icy. "You mean I taught him, not you?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei was so frightened that he pressed his face to the ground. "Your Majesty is wise. This humble subject absolutely did not mean that."
“Your Majesty, Lin Chang’an is already ten years old. No matter how I try to teach him, he won’t listen. Besides, Lin Wanwan has always been raised by the Lady, and I… have very little contact with her.”
When the Holy Emperor heard that he had little contact with him, he subtly curled the corners of his lips.
"Outrageous! How dare you argue!" He was so angry that he slammed the memorial on the table.
Eunuch Wang patted his chest in fright.
That scared us to death.
How did the Marquis of Zhenbei manage to anger His Majesty, this dragon?
"Very little contact? How can you be a father? Your official rank is demoted another level!"
Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenbei shed two lines of tears in front of everyone. Why was His Majesty meddling in his family affairs today?
He's so unlucky; he got demoted even though he had little contact with people.
The other officials were all terrified.
I was thinking that I should take good care of the child when I got back home.
"Marquis of Zhenbei, how can you not take care of the child? Once a child is born, it must be raised. If you raise a child but don't educate him, no wonder the child has turned out like this!"
"That's right, Marquis of Zhenbei. Last time your son touched my daughter's hand, and now he's caused another family to be ruined." The Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices has a good memory.
"It is only right that Your Majesty demotes him. How can you handle official business if you can't even manage your family affairs?"
After listening to his colleague's words, the Marquis of Zhenbei still wanted to make excuses.
But when he thought about how he had just made excuses, which displeased His Majesty and resulted in his demotion, he swallowed his anger.
“Marquis of Zhenbei, ever since you took a mistress, everyone else has been following your example. Look, Lord Shen’s daughter has a lover, and Prime Minister Jiang’s wife has a lover too.”
"Yes, Lord Shen has failed in his duty to raise his daughter properly; she's actually having an affair with her father-in-law..."
Upon hearing that officials from all over the country were impeaching him, Vice Minister Shen was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground:
“Your Majesty, I only discovered this yesterday. I severed my father-daughter relationship with that rebellious daughter yesterday. She is no longer my daughter.”
"Your humble servant knows that there have been problems with the education, and I am willing to accept the punishment!"
The Emperor glanced at Minister Shen and said, "Rise. It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. I forgive you! Since we have severed ties, then do your duty properly!"
Minister Shen was overjoyed and kowtowed in gratitude.
The Marquis of Zhenbei was dumbfounded. His Majesty was being far too hypocritical.
Lord Shen failed to properly educate his daughter, but His Majesty not only did not punish him, but also comforted him.
When it came to him, even arguing resulted in demotion!
He opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say the words "sever ties."
Sure enough, Lin Wanwan is a jinx, a jinx!
But then he thought about it again.
He couldn't afford to cause any more trouble at this critical juncture. Shixuan was getting married tomorrow, and he would soon be the in-law of a second-rank general.
After the imperial examinations are over and Shixuan is assigned an official position, he will immediately expel these people.
They dared to cause him to be demoted three ranks!
Damn Lin Wanwan, damn Lin Chang'an!
After the morning court session.
The Marquis of Zhenbei hurriedly returned to his residence.
As soon as I entered, I saw Lin Wanwan crawling around the doorway with a teething toy in her hand.
He immediately grabbed her by the collar.
"You dare to cause my demotion!"
When Ye Lanyin saw him like this, she was so frightened that she quickly snatched Lin Wanwan from his hands.
"My lord, what are you doing?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei's eyes turned bloodshot as he looked at Ye Lanyin, "Do you know what she and Lin Chang'an have done?"
"Because of them, His Majesty demoted me three ranks!"
"Downgraded three levels in a row?" Ye Lanyin was a little surprised. Wanwan hadn't mentioned anything so serious yesterday.
"Yes, do you know what she did?"
"She went to Prime Minister Jiang's house with Lin Chang'an and General Yao's son, causing Prime Minister Jiang's family to be ruined and killed. She then went to Lord Zuo's house, causing Lord Zuo's wife and children to be separated."
"His Majesty blames me for failing to properly educate my daughter and has demoted me by three ranks!"
"Lanyin, give me the child. I'm going to teach her a lesson today!"
As he spoke, the Marquis of Zhenbei tried to snatch Lin Wanwan away.
Lin Wanwan clung tightly to Ye Lanyin's neck with both of her small hands.
Ye Lanyin felt a surge of anger.
"My lord, Wanwan can't even speak properly. How did she manage to harm Prime Minister Jiang and Lord Zuo?"
“Chang’an is only ten years old now. Although he is a bit mischievous, he knows nothing about these matters of love between men, let alone being with General Yao’s son.”
"Why doesn't His Majesty demote General Yao?"
As soon as Ye Lanyin finished speaking, the Marquis of Zhenbei was stunned.
yes.
He was so focused on feeling ashamed that he didn't mention that little bully Yao Qianshu.
They're exactly the same!
Seeing that he had taken her to heart, Ye Lanyin quickly fanned him.
"My lord, have you offended His Majesty in some way? Or perhaps... His Majesty has found out about your affair?"
"His Majesty intended to punish you, and deliberately staged this scene?"
"You mean, Shuang'er?" Marquis Zhenbei asked rhetorically.
Ye Lanyin waved her hand, "My lord, I don't know anything about matters of the court; I was just guessing."
"I heard that the Zuo family was torn apart because the Zuo father slept with the Zuo wife. The Jiang family was ruined because his wife had an affair with the steward, and he raised their child for ten years for nothing!"
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