Chapter 129 Debate
"The Second Prince is quite quick."
Shen Anan put down the teacup and used a handkerchief to wipe off the remaining water droplets on her fingertips.
There were only three or four days left before the wedding, but the emperor was able to remain calm and unmoved. He was the first one who could no longer sit still.
Shen Changhe sneered, "Perhaps, the emperor is just waiting for the second prince to bring up this matter."
After all, he had forced the marriage upon them. Now he wanted to cancel the marriage because of some public opinions. How could he save his dignity as the emperor?
Shen Anan did not comment.
Whether it is the emperor or the second prince, neither of them wants the girl of destiny to marry Xiao Yuan. No matter who gets impatient first, the result will be the same.
She just waited.
Fengtian Hall.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at the crowd kneeling in the hall, his face full of anger.
"This is really absurd. You are all officials of Daliang. How can you just believe rumors?"
"Your Majesty," an official said, kneeling down, "As for the sayings about ghosts and gods, it is better to believe in them than not to believe in them. Besides, the flood in Xuzhou did stop one day after the third daughter of the Duan family prayed to Buddha and chanted scriptures. We are also thinking about the people of Daliang."
Another official knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I second the motion. The daughter of destiny belongs to the whole of Daliang, not to me personally. Besides, Your Majesty is in the prime of life, so this marriage is absolutely not allowed."
His meaning should not be too obvious. If the girl of destiny marries Xiao Yuan, no matter it is true or not, the people will believe that Xiao Yuan will be the next emperor.
Isn't that a curse for the emperor to die quickly?
The people's will is the biggest bargaining chip in seizing power.
The emperor's eyes darkened, and he looked at Xiao Yuan who was standing still on the side, "Fourth Brother, what do you think?"
"Your son has nothing to say." Xiao Yuan said in a very bad tone.
"When the marriage was granted, it was the emperor who insisted on his son marrying. Now that this has happened, everyone is furious again."
He sneered softly, "Father, what do you think I should think?"
His face was very cold and his words were even more unpleasant to the ear, and it was obvious that he had no intention of canceling the engagement.
When the Second Prince's party saw this, they were naturally even more unhappy. Now that Miss Duan San was the destined one, the Second Prince had to marry her.
So, they started a new round of heated discussion. Xiao Yuan and his group couldn't stand it anymore and started arguing with them.
For a while, the Fengtian Hall was bustling with noise and noise.
"Shut up." The emperor shouted, and the voices finally stopped. He rubbed his temples, looking tired.
The covered eyes were full of dark light.
He initially suspected that this was just a trick by Xiao Yuan to break off the engagement, but the people he sent out to investigate thoroughly did not find any clues related to Xiao Yuan.
In particular, he didn't think Xiao Yuan had any prophetic ability to predict when the rain would stop.
As those officials said, in this matter, it is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not.
He raised his eyes and glanced coldly at the officials who were arguing with red faces.
"Look at you, you are officials appointed by the imperial court, but you behave like this, it's really embarrassing!"
The officials all lowered their heads and said nothing, but Xiao Ze, who had been silent, couldn't help but stand up.
He had always been fond of Duan San's talent and figure, and she was also a disciple of Grandpa Duan. If he couldn't get her, even if it was destroyed, he would not let Xiao Yuan get her.
"Father, I have something to say."
"Go on," the emperor waved his hand.
Xiao Ze stood up straight, frowning, "I think that the matter of Miss Duan San should be handled with caution. Regardless of whether it is true or false, now that the outside world is saying this, we should not let the people be unsettled because of the marriage."
"Father is in his prime and in good health. If he wants to marry the daughter of destiny, it should be Father who marries her. This is legitimate and reasonable. My fourth brother and I are ministers and should not overstep our authority."
"Don't you think so, fourth brother?"
As Xiao Ze finished speaking, there were gasps among the officials. After a brief silence, there was a more heated discussion.
What's this?
If she was married to the emperor because of this, wouldn't it make her a laughing stock in the whole Daliang? How would this history be recorded in history books?
Isn't this a great shame and humiliation?
Xiao Yuan's eyes gradually turned cold, "Second brother forgot his brain in the mansion before he went out. If you didn't bring your brain, just shut up and don't say anything, don't let people laugh at you."
He did not want to marry Duan Mengmeng, but because of the love for Old Master Duan, he would never push her into the fire pit.
"Fourth brother, what do you mean by this? Do you really want to marry Miss Duan San?"
Xiao Yuan snorted coldly, "The marriage was granted by my father, so why can't I marry my own fiancée?"
Xiao Ze was a little anxious, and said without thinking, "You know that Miss Duan San is the lucky star of Daliang. You disobeyed your father before and were unwilling to do so. Now you are unwilling to cancel the engagement. It is obvious that you have bad intentions and covet the throne."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him coldly, and the words he said made Xiao Ze's eyes go dark. "Then if it was the Second Emperor's wife who was said to be the girl of destiny today, would Second Brother be so righteous and send the Second Emperor's wife to the palace?"
"you--"
"Enough, shut up." The emperor looked embarrassed and glared at his two sons.
If they continued to talk like that in the court, wouldn't he, the emperor, be regarded as a shameless tyrant who stole his son's daughter-in-law?
But if Xiao Yuan were really allowed to marry, as Baiguan and Xiao Ze had said, he was in good health and the rumors were scary, which was really disgusting.
The emperor had a gloomy face and was just struggling when a palace maid came hurriedly to report that Master Wenyin from Xiangjue Temple wanted to see him.
In Daliang, Wen Yin was considered an extremely effective master. During royal ceremonies, the emperor would sometimes ask the Imperial Observatory to go to Xiangjue Temple to ask Wen Yin for his opinion.
Hearing this, the emperor waved his hand and ordered Wen Yin to be summoned into the Fengtian Hall.
Xiao Yuan tilted his head slightly and looked towards the entrance of the hall, just in time to meet Wen Yin's resentful gaze. He withdrew his gaze indifferently, pretending not to see it.
"...Your Majesty." Wen Yin walked forward and bowed to the emperor.
During this sensitive period, Wen Yin's arrival made the emperor sit up straight, his face becoming more serious. "Master Wen Yin, why do you want to see me at this time? What do you want to say?"
"That's right." Wen Yin chanted a Buddhist name, "There have been rumors in the city recently, and I have heard some of them. I am afraid that they will endanger the people and the country, so I came here."
Hearing this, the emperor leaned forward slightly, staring at her with sharp eyes, "Oh, what do you think of this, Master?"
Wen Yin chanted "Amitabha" again, the Buddhist beads turned rapidly, and he began to tell lies with his eyes lowered.
"That day, Miss Duan San went to the temple with the Fourth Prince to pray and chant sutras. I met her once before. Judging from her appearance alone, Miss Duan San is indeed destined to be very rich and powerful."
Just these few words made the emperor fall into silence, and the civil and military officials were in an uproar.
Wen Yin's reputation throughout Daliang is very loud and his words are very effective, so the words that come out of his mouth are more convincing.
To be extremely rich and powerful, the most wealthy and powerful person in the world, isn’t the position of queen the one to be extremely rich and powerful?
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