Everyone responded enthusiastically. When Lord Bao saw Yue Fuguang walking down the jade steps, he smiled and said kindly, "Young Master, you must come too! Your grandfather and I have been friends for many years, and our families should visit each other more often."
Yue Fuguang smiled and nodded. Emperor Mingxi, who hadn't left yet, also joined in the fun, saying, "Crown Prince, you should take your brothers to Minister Bao's residence tomorrow to share in the joy. Come back and tell me about it."
Emperor Mingxi was clearly giving face to the Bao family and compensating himself for the events of the original timeline!
The Crown Prince chimed in, "Yes, Father. Then I'll choose the wedding gift for the newlyweds from your private treasury!"
Emperor Mingxi feigned a helpless expression, as if he had been tricked by his son. He gestured a few times to the Crown Prince from a distance, then flicked his sleeve and walked out, saying, "Then you'd better choose carefully, lest you embarrass me."
【Master, let's go back to the manor to choose gifts. They must not be inferior to the Crown Prince's.】
"Little Bead, your competitive spirit is everywhere!"
Watching the moonlight fade into the distance, the group tacitly headed towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Emperor Mingxi handled state affairs.
Having received so much information today, we certainly must take down the Sima family. But how can we wipe out all the 'pirates' roaming the seas in one fell swoop? We need to plan this carefully. Everyone here understands the dangers of not eliminating the root of the problem!
Moreover, Sima had been operating in Jiangnan for many years. It was not something that could be rushed to take him down in one fell swoop. Emperor Mingxi himself knew this. No matter how angry he was, he had to be patient and take things slowly!
...
The following evening, the gates of the Bao residence were wide open, with red silk ribbons cascading down the high eaves of the vermilion gate on both sides, and the golden bells adorning it jingling melodiously in the evening breeze.
Just as Yue Fuguang arrived at the gate of the Bao residence with her grandfather, she saw Lord Bao hurrying over. He cupped his hands in greeting from afar and said, "Young Master, Brother Linzhi, I apologize for not greeting you properly. Please forgive me!"
As he spoke, he led the two inside.
Inside the Bao residence, hundreds of gilded palace lanterns lit up one after another, their shimmering light turning the twilight into a warm, starry river.
Along their journey, they saw festive red ribbons, auspicious ornaments, and the character "囍" (double happiness) everywhere they went.
Along the way, the grandfather and grandson saw many colleagues who had arrived early. Under the moonlight, they thought to themselves, "It must be most of the people in the court who have come!"
I just don't know if these people are really here to attend the wedding or, like me, to witness the kidnapping of someone by the so-called number one assassin organization, 'You Tan'.
[Master, why are there so many people? It seems Lord Bao is quite popular! Why are there so few people speaking up for the Bao family when they are convicted next year?]
"Is adding flowers to brocade the same as providing charcoal in the snow? The Crown Prince and the other princes have all come; how dare they not come?"
These fickle people!
Being called a fence-sitter by the divine artifact made everyone around them feel embarrassed. They then went out of their way to say auspicious words to the Bao family, praising the soon-to-be-married groom, Bao Zihui, to the skies.
"Little Pearl, it is human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm. Besides, the one who framed the Bao family was the emperor's cousin and study companion. The relationship and trust between the two of them is something the Bao family can't compare to."
Therefore, even if some people discovered the problem, they wouldn't openly oppose the Sima family in order to protect themselves.
Therefore, in the later years of Emperor Mingxi's reign, the court of Dayan became increasingly chaotic, with numerous false accusations and slanders, and no one stood up to uphold justice.
It truly proves the saying: "If I don't speak up today, disaster will befall me one day, and no one will cheer me on. The subsequent order in the court was created by their own actions, so they have no one to blame but themselves!"
"The Great Evolution version of Battle Royale is certainly no less intense than the Han and Ming Dynasty versions on Planet Blue. Especially after Emperor Mingxi's death, how many of these people in the court are still standing?"
How many people are still standing? And "Battle Royale" isn't a good word. The people around are still chatting and laughing, some sitting and some standing.
But some people were already starting to tremble. Although everyone had long anticipated that the 'survival environment' in the next few years would probably not be good, what was the point of using the battle royale mode?
How many of them can stand up? We don't care how many there are, we just want to know if they're standing or lying down!
Although I don't know anything about the Blue Planet or the Han and Ming Dynasties, the fact that the Junior Tutor singled them out makes me feel that something is not simple.
They felt like cats were scratching at their hearts, but no one dared to approach. Well... except for Feng Tang and Wu Yong. These two die-hard fans didn't care what Little Immortal Lord said. If they wanted to live, they just had to cling to the golden thigh.
If these two had acted any more obviously, Emperor Mingxi would probably have wondered whether they were the Grand Tutor's subjects or his subjects.
Feng and Wu: Haven't we made it obvious enough?
"So this outcome is the fault of these people's inaction, but even more so the fault of the emperor. If the emperor, the upper beam, is not straight, it would be strange if the court officials, the lower beam, were not crooked as well."
Just as the Crown Prince and his two, three, five, and six younger brothers turned the corner, they heard the Junior Tutor gossiping about his father. Xie Zhiyan couldn't help but awkwardly touch his nose.
When he returns to the palace, will he relay these words to his father or to the emperor?
But if it's just him and his father there, will his father beat him with the sole of his shoe?
Or should we go to the Empress Dowager's palace to discuss this further? The old lady must be very curious about what a wedding banquet at a courtier's home is like!
As for the fact that the Empress Dowager had witnessed this matter when she was young, Xie Zhiyan automatically ignored it.
Wedding banquets have been around for decades, can't they come up with something new?
His brothers, who had been walking with their heads held high and exuding royal majesty, suddenly lost all their aura upon hearing Yue Fuguang's voice, even before they saw her.
He hunched his shoulders and lowered his head, trying to minimize his presence. As for what the Junior Tutor said about the Emperor being corrupt, what did it matter?
When do these two ancestors not curse their father a few times? Do you think their father dares to utter a sound?
Even the father wouldn't dare, so of course the sons should be even more obedient!
Xie Zhiyan put on a genuine smile and walked towards Yue Fuguang. The princes spontaneously found seats around them.
Sitting with the Junior Tutor? Apart from their Crown Prince brother, no one else had the courage to do so.
The moonlight was shining on the main hall, where a huge double happiness character was embroidered in gold thread on red satin. On both sides were couplets personally written by Emperor Mingxi after court today: "The jade hall is joined by two jade ornaments, and the precious tree has ten thousand branches in full bloom."
The air was filled with the aroma of wine, food, and the fragrance of incense from the robes of hundreds of guests.
Yue Fuguang nodded inwardly. In the Great Yan Dynasty, not only women liked to wear and make incense, but men also liked to burn incense and regarded it as an elegant pursuit.
Her perfume is sure to be a hit in the future, and these are her potential customers.
The auspicious hour had not yet arrived, and all the guests were chatting and laughing in hushed tones, but their eyes were all drawn to the end of the corridor covered with red carpet.
Looking out from the moonlight, all you could see was a dense mass of heads; the master had moved quite quickly in that short time.
【Master, look at that table in the east corner, the one with the scholars in their robes. They're all Bao Zihui's classmates.】
"Little Bead, what's so interesting about his classmate?"
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