I thought this matter would just be discussed in class, but it spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and even reached the previous dynasty.
Almost all the civil and military officials were discussing how the current emperor doted on Bai Jinjin too much. Some even started to make up stories, saying that Bai Juncheng doted on Bai Jinjin so much that he beat a palace maid to death because she got the color of her clothes wrong for Bai Jinjin.
When Bai Juncheng went to court, all the civil and military officials were still talking about this matter, which made Bai Juncheng quite curious.
"My dear ministers, what little secrets are you talking about that I don't know?"
When the officials saw Bai Juncheng had arrived, they didn't dare to speak. When Bai Juncheng saw that no one dared to answer him, he thought it might not be a good thing, so he pointed at an official at random.
"You, tell me what you said?"
The official cupped his fist tremblingly and said, "I don't know."
Seeing this, Bai Juncheng frowned impatiently and said, "I forgive you, just tell me."
Seeing Bai Juncheng's promise, the official said with a trembling mouth, "We are saying that the emperor may be too doting on the Ninth Princess."
Bai Juncheng didn't expect that it was because of this incident, and he was a little puzzled.
"It's common knowledge that I dote on the Ninth Princess, but why do I seem to be making a mistake here?"
When the ministers heard what Bai Juncheng said, they all knelt down in fear.
"I dare not."
However, some bold officials said, "Your Majesty, you dote on the Ninth Princess too much, causing her to become arrogant and domineering. Not to mention the Ninth Princess, even Concubine Ye dared to openly challenge the Empress. This is really inappropriate."
Bai Juncheng's face turned pale when he heard this.
"You say my Jinjin is arrogant and domineering, why don't you tell us what my Jinjin has done."
Seeing the official take the lead, the others began to relax their guard and said, "This Ninth Princess actually encouraged His Majesty to punish the Master simply because he criticized her. Such arrogance and domineering behavior has never been seen in any princess in history."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I also heard that Her Highness the Ninth Princess even mocked the Sixth Princess for wearing a dress that looked similar to hers. This is unbecoming of a princess."
Bai Juncheng was almost driven crazy by this group of incompetent ministers.
"Where did you hear all this hearsay? My daughter Jinjin is well-behaved and adorable. She greets me every day and is my sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket. How dare you slander my Jinjin like this!"
Some officials even said, "I also heard that the Ninth Princess slapped the Sixth Princess in the Imperial Garden."
"Your Majesty, do you really think it's right to be so disrespectful to your superiors?"
Bai Juncheng's face flushed with anger, but he looked at the ministers helplessly.
"I want to know who spread these rumors and made you misunderstand my Ninth Princess like this!"
The ministers below did not say a word, which made Bai Juncheng so angry that he left in anger. Eunuch Li quickly announced the adjournment of the court.
Bai Lingling smiled softly upon hearing the news. The Imperial College had many sons of ministers as students. She had only slightly contributed to this incident, yet it had already caused such a stir. Now Bai Jinjin was in big trouble. Sure enough, the heavens were on my side! Bai Jinjin! You can't beat me after all!
Bai Juncheng paced back and forth in the Xuanzheng Hall, with anger always on his face. He thought about this matter for a long time. It was very likely that it came from the Imperial College. It was also his own lack of consideration that he did not think about the problem after Jinjin.
The old tutor, who was already enjoying his retirement, was very angry when he heard these rumors and decided to meet Bai Juncheng.
"The old master is here!"
When Bai Juncheng heard the name, a smile appeared on his face.
"Sir, how did you find time to come here? How is your health lately?"
The old tutor was still in good health and bowed to Bai Juncheng.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Seeing this, Bai Juncheng hurriedly helped the old tutor up.
"Oh, sir, why do we have to greet each other every time we meet even though we're not supposed to greet each other anymore?"
The old tutor said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, rules are rules. Thanks to the rules, the palace is in good order. Rules cannot be abolished."
Bai Juncheng's face darkened when he heard this.
"I wonder what rumors the old master heard on the way here."
Upon hearing this, the old tutor bluntly said, "Your Majesty, I've seen the Ninth Princess's test paper. There are only three words written on it. I don't know them. How can this be a learning attitude?"
Bai Juncheng didn't understand.
"Isn't it honest to write 'I don't know' on the subject Jinjin doesn't know? Doesn't the Ninth Princess have to copy it?"
The old tutor was also a little angry when he heard Bai Juncheng say this.
"Your Majesty, this is a perverse logic. This is your excuse for over-pampering the Ninth Princess!"
Bai Juncheng is now so angry that he can't vent his anger. This man is not just an old tutor, but also his teacher and his enlightenment master.
"Sir, you have never met my daughter, Jinjin. How do you know that she is not worthy of my students' affection?"
The old tutor snorted coldly.
"I don't need to get along with the Ninth Princess. We've already met in class. You don't have the proper respect for the teacher! You can't even look at the teacher! How can this be a proper attitude towards learning?"
Bai Juncheng defended himself, "Jinjin has been recuperating ever since she escaped death. How can she possibly pass the test after entering the academy?"
Seeing that he couldn't win the argument with Bai Juncheng, the old tutor became excited and started talking about the teachers.
"Since your Majesty's words are so reasonable, why did you issue an edict to deduct the teachers' salaries, causing them to complain?"
Bai Juncheng got angry whenever he thought about this matter.
"The teacher knew that Her Highness had lost a lot of energy after her near-death experience and had missed out on a lot of knowledge, yet he only asked the Ninth Princess how she should understand this sentence. She never heard how you wanted her to understand it!"
Seeing Bai Juncheng's perverse words, the old tutor looked at him with a broken heart and said, "Your Majesty! If you continue to dote on the Ninth Princess and allow Concubine Ye to frequently provoke the mother of a nation in the harem, you will lead the Qin Kingdom to destruction!"
When Eunuch Li heard the old tutor say such outrageous words, he was so shocked that he knelt down for a moment.
"Master! Your servant begs you to be careful with your words!"
The old tutor realized that he had spoken out of turn when he saw this, but this matter made the Imperial College, the former court, and the harem all know that Bai Juncheng doted on Bai Jinjin and her daughter excessively.
Bai Juncheng almost fainted when he heard this. How could it be a matter of the school that became a national affair?
"Master, you are taking this too seriously! This is just a trivial matter in the school!"
When the old tutor saw that Bai Juncheng only used the word "trivial" to describe this uproarious event, he looked at Bai Juncheng with anger.
"Your Majesty! I even heard that the Ninth Princess openly slapped the Sixth Princess in the Imperial Garden!"
Bai Juncheng turned away angrily with a flick of his sleeves.
"Taifu, where did you hear these rumors? I've heard enough today. Do you have any evidence?"
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