Chapter 93 Shang Yi is extremely
The emperor laughed quietly to himself, "In my opinion, Yang Shangyi is absolutely right."
When these words were spoken, all the ministers below were stunned. What did the emperor mean?
Yang Manyan's face flushed instantly, and he did not dare to look up at the emperor, for fear that he would say something suspicious.
At this time, she also began to regret her impulsiveness. Her father's reform was already difficult, and she should not have argued for a moment.
Seeing her hesitation, the emperor frowned slightly.
After a moment, he moved his gaze away from her. When he glanced at Zheng Yushi and others, his narrow black eyes instantly returned to their usual indifference and coldness.
The people below were silent as a mouse, as if they were terrified. They no longer had the heroic spirit they had when they gathered together to cry out for justice.
Their emperor has never been a benevolent monarch who is open to advice. They came here originally after being instigated and with the mentality of taking a gamble.
Now seeing His Majesty's attitude, they naturally stopped.
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The wind was howling in the vast Qianqingmen Square, and flocks of crows flapped their wings and flew up, their crows circling between the golden palaces.
The emperor chuckled again, "You may not know that Yang Shangyi was the first to discover the suspicious points in the Gansu fraud case. Since you believe that women should not interfere in government affairs, why didn't you discover it?"
Everyone's faces turned pale, and now they finally understood why Yang Shangyi knew the details of the fraudulent relief case.
Yang Manyan was also confused. He subconsciously looked at the man and happened to meet his deep and bottomless dark eyes.
The emperor raised his lips slightly, "I have always promoted people based on their talents and appointed people based on their merits. You are incompetent, but Yang Shangyi is both talented and knowledgeable, and has a keen eye. Naturally, I will use her."
He spoke casually, but his eyes were sharp, as if everyone's little thoughts were exposed in front of him.
"What Yang Shangyi said just now is what I mean."
"The reform of the land-based tax system will benefit the present and future generations, and it will never be stopped just because of a few short-sighted people like you who cry a few words here."
The ministers below looked at each other in horror, especially Censor Zheng and Minister Mo, who had argued with Yang Manyan before. A chill instantly penetrated their limbs.
They never thought that Yang Shangyi, a poor family member whom they despised and looked down upon, would receive such a high evaluation from the emperor...
They wanted to make a few excuses for themselves, but it was too late. Hundreds of Jinyiwei grabbed everyone at lightning speed and dragged them out.
But after a while, the huge Qianqingmen Square fell silent again, as if nothing had happened.
Before she could come to her senses, Yang Manyan was pressed into a hot embrace, and the big hands held her waist tightly like iron clamps.
There was a huge difference in their body shapes, and she felt like she was surrounded by a solid wall.
After a long silence, Yang Manyan could hardly breathe, so he struggled a few times and said softly, "Your Majesty, please let me go..."
The emperor then loosened his grip a little, but still held her in his arms.
He stroked Yang Manyan's flawless white cheek with his fingers, his eyes dark and his tone resentful: "Yuan'er, I wanted to hug you like this in front of the civil and military ministers just now."
Yang Manyan's eyelids twitched, and she hurriedly changed the subject, blushing and pushing him, "Your Majesty, let's go into the palace first. Actually, I came here because I want to ask you for help."
The emperor hummed, half-closed his eyes and looked at her trembling eyelashes, it was difficult to take his eyes off her.
Today she was dressed more simply than usual, with light makeup, but her eyebrows and eyes were delicate, and she was pretty and charming, which set off her snow-white skin. She was so beautiful that it was breathtaking.
His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he immediately took Yang Manyan's hand, but he did not take her to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. Instead, he took her to the South Study where daily government affairs were handled.
There was no one around, and Yang Manyan's tense nerves finally relaxed. She took the initiative to hug the man's arm and shook it.
"Your Majesty, was I too reckless just now? When I heard them slandering my father like that, I was so angry that I just..."
The emperor raised his eyebrows. "It was indeed a bit reckless, but it was also a blessing in disguise."
"Ah?" Yang Manyan was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"I told you in Nanyuan that I would let you have more exposure to political affairs in the future. The court will know about this sooner or later. It is better to let them see how smart and knowledgeable Yang Shangyi is in advance, so that they don't have to make blind guesses."
As he spoke, he pulled Yang Manyan to sit with him behind the large golden nanmu desk, and slowly poured her a cup of tea.
Yang Manyan's cheeks flushed, and she finally understood why the emperor said without hesitation in front of all the ministers that he wanted to use her.
After taking a few sips of warm tea to moisten her throat, she recalled the purpose of coming to the Qianqing Palace to seek an audience today.
"Can you assign a few Jinyiwei to me?" she asked tentatively.
The emperor said without hesitation, "Of course you can. Just tell Chang Ying about this little thing."
With the girl's soft and fragrant body beside him, her unique sweet and subtle fragrance lingered in his nose. He began to feel hot, so he picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
Yang Manyan blinked. She had even made up a reason, but she really didn't expect that he would agree so readily.
The emperor casually flipped open a memorial and read it with her. "Speaking of the Imperial Guard, it was the Imperial Guard that just presented me with a secret report about the Yang family, which delayed me for some time."
"My family matters?" Yang Manyan's eyes widened in shock.
She got up in the morning and asked Tong Lin to send someone out of the palace to pick up her mother and sister to stay in the palace for a few days to avoid the limelight. Could it be that...
"It's not a big deal." The man's voice was slightly deep, and he patiently explained, "Your younger sister disguised herself as a palace maid and broke into the North Palace a few days ago. It seems that she had a brief affair with the King of Han."
Yang Manyan was immediately struck by lightning. This was not a big deal, right?
She originally thought that her sister's wish to become the Princess of Han was just a joke, but she never expected that she would be so bold.
Disguised as a palace maid, trespassing into the palace was already a serious crime, but that careless little girl actually...
Yang Manyan didn't know what to say to his sister, and was worried that she would be bullied.
"Is Zhenzhen still in Beigong now?" She looked pale and nervous.
If she was still in Beigong, she would have to send someone to bring her sister back.
The emperor patted her back soothingly and whispered, "Don't be afraid. The secret report says that your sister returned to Yang's house yesterday night."
He really didn't think this was a big deal and was even happy to see it happen.
He looked further ahead. Yang Manyan had not been pregnant yet. If his nephew, King Han, married the second daughter of the Yang family, he could adopt their child as his heir in the future.
After all, she is related to Yang Manyan, and it is safer than adopting a child from the royal family who has nothing to do with her.
At this time, the daring Yang Jingzhen had already entered the palace from Donghua Gate in a carriage with his mother.
Before getting off the carriage, Xue Shulan held her daughter and warned her in a low voice: "The palace has strict rules. Zhenzhen, you are not allowed to run around anymore."
"I know, I know!" Yang Jingzhen stuck out her tongue quietly.
Thinking of what happened in the past few days, she felt ashamed and annoyed. She didn't know who made up the rumor. The King of Han was not weak and sickly at all. It was clearly...
Outside the Huiyin Gate of the Eastern Palace, Tong Lin and other palace maids and eunuchs had been waiting here for a long time, just to welcome Yang Shangyi's mother, Madam Xue, and Yang Shangyi's sister, Miss Yang Er.
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