Others were also frightened by his appearance and tried to stop him, but they had to see Taizu. They were reluctant to see Taizu!
[Haha... So it turns out the girl's father, in order to curry favor with his superior, specially sent his illegitimate daughter to him, euphemistically calling it: "Marry him!"]
[This old man Shao has slept with countless young girls, poor thing, all he does in bed... is rely on his lust, haha, his lower body is useless, he relies entirely on his lust, exhausting the girls half to death, even playing them to death.]
[Then...then they said she died of illness, but it turns out she was played to death. That old man Shao is truly shameless. The women were married into the family, and he didn't even return their dowries. They were already married in, and whether they had children or not, they were left to him. After all, those women willingly sent their daughters to his bed. He's a heartless man who treats human life like dirt!]
[Ugh, I'm so disgusted. I ate such a colorful melon first thing this morning.]
Why are these people so quiet? Are they going to dismiss me or not? Do they really think I want to go to work? I have to be here by five o'clock; I can't get up that early.
"Ahem, my dear Minister Ji, would you be willing to become an official?"
The emperor suddenly spoke, and Ji Yingying knelt down with her head down, feeling aggrieved. She was a little unsure why the emperor suddenly asked this, but she still replied, "I am willing. I am willing to be an official."
"Oh, then tell me why you want to be an official."
No, I didn't want to. You forced me. I'm timid; I don't dare to argue back.
"Nature is to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the past sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations."
"Very good, very good. To establish a moral compass for heaven and earth, and to secure a destiny for the people. Well then, do my beloved ministers have anything else to say?"
The question was directed to someone else. Ji Yingying remained kneeling, but her knees were hurting. The ground was too hard!
"Your Majesty, I have no objections!"
"Since no one has any objections, please stand up!"
People got up, but the one who had just said Ji Yingying was the heaviest had also disappeared from the main hall.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xiao..."
Just as he mentioned those three words, a memorial was thrown down, and the emperor angrily said, "If you dare to offend Xiao Yi, you will be charged with the same crime."
Upon investigation, it was found that Xiao Yi was indeed a spy from an enemy country. The emperor was furious at the thought that the highest-ranking official in the court was the biggest spy.
The kneeling person was hit, and blood was drawn from their forehead. They immediately lowered their head and dared not move, their whole body trembling.
The Crown Prince, standing in the hall, stared at him and asked, "You Shilang Lü, you are in the Ministry of Revenue, speaking for Xiao Yi, a spy from the enemy country. Could it be that you are also a spy from the enemy country..."
"No, Your Majesty, it's not that. I simply feel that Xiao...Yi is too cunning, and I especially wish to petition Your Majesty to take down Xiao Yi's faction as soon as possible." He finished speaking, trembling with fear...
The ministers also stared at him coldly. How dare he mention a spy from an enemy country to exonerate someone? At this moment, those who were on good terms with Prime Minister Xiao dared not breathe loudly, for fear of being implicated.
【Pah... No, that's not it at all. This person is clearly trying to exonerate Prime Minister Xiao, because Prime Minister Xiao saved his whole family. He doesn't believe for a second that Prime Minister Xiao is a spy from an enemy country, and instead blames the Emperor for not investigating properly.】
[Huh? I didn't expect that because of this incident, he would actually side with Prime Minister Xiao, helping him deal with the royal family and using the Second Prince to seek revenge for Prime Minister Xiao. Come, let me see how Prime Minister Xiao saved him?]
[Oh, so it's because one year when he returned to his hometown, Prime Minister Xiao happened to be returning from an assignment elsewhere. He was robbed by bandits, and it was Prime Minister Xiao who saved him and took good care of him along the way. This made him feel that Prime Minister Xiao was like the moon in the sky, so he was willing to risk his life to protect him and even avenge him.]
Even if it meant sacrificing his entire family, he wouldn't regret it. He fell in love with Xiao Yi, and he wanted to rescue him and then take him back to hide. He's quite brave~
"Come, take him away."
The officials present began to tremble again, fearing that they would be targeted by this fifth-rank inspector. They even had wicked thoughts that they might reveal, which would cost them their lives.
【Huh? What's going on here?】
"Ahem, after the Crown Prince's investigation, this person has been confirmed to be a spy for the enemy country. In addition, all members of the Xiao family except Xiao Yuan and Madam Xiao have been imprisoned. After investigation, Xiao Yi has been confirmed to be a spy for the enemy. Consort Xiao has also been imprisoned and will be executed on a later date."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, everyone immediately knelt down, demonstrating the emperor's majestic presence.
Ji Yingying was left standing alone in the entire hall, which made her feel quite helpless.
After the bead spun around once, she knelt down again, inwardly cursing: "That damned emperor! He makes people kneel at the drop of a hat. I can't even process it! So wronged, so very wronged! But it's alright, the Third Prince has fallen, and there's still the Second Prince who uses slow-acting poison. They'll all be killed eventually, just in different ways."
[Host, you mustn't have multiple husbands and concubines in the future. Look at the Emperor, he's been cuckolded by Consort Xiao, and by someone from an enemy country no less. He takes one off, and another comes along.]
【Pah! He's a man. Who knows if the children he fathers are his? Even if I have three husbands and four concubines, and frequent brothels every day, my children are still my children, definitely not the offspring of those sluts.】
[Besides, the Emperor has many children, so what about concubines... Wait, let me see how many people were actually in the ancient imperial harem with its three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines?]
Wow, this emperor has quite a lot of women, a total of 108. A true imperial harem of three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines! The previous emperor was obsessed with war and had few children, so this emperor has been having children like crazy since he ascended the throne. Look, the youngest is still in the womb! There are 18 princes and 20 princesses in total.
[As a result, there were ten men who were cuckolded, and apart from the Crown Prince, who was somewhat mild-mannered and a better person, the others were all born to concubines. How good could they be?]
[If you ask me, we shouldn't have let those concubines raise them. Since they've given birth to so many, we should have established an Imperial Academy and let the Empress teach them. The current Empress is the late Empress's sister, and she's a good person. It's a pity that no one trusts her. When the Emperor dies and we're attacked by another country, we won't be so foolish as to not even be able to leave any descendants, which would be a true disaster of extermination.]
"What..." The emperor felt like he couldn't breathe and fainted.
Ten people, ten of them cheated on him, how could he save face?
"Father~"
"Your Majesty~"
"Quickly call the imperial physician."
Not long after, the imperial physician arrived, and there was another round of chaos. In the end, the emperor was so angry that he left the court.
Upon hearing that the court session was over, Ji Yingying turned and left. She was hungry, tired, and sleepy, and wanted to go home.
As soon as "Young Lady Ji" stepped out of the Hall of Diligent Governance, someone called out. Ji Yingying pretended not to hear and wanted to leave quickly, but the person patted her on the shoulder and said, "Young Lady Ji."
"Oh, is someone calling me?" Ji Yingying had no idea who the other person was, nor did she care to know, since they were just colleagues.
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