The Eighth Prince was there on behalf of his mother, Consort Wang, to express his gratitude to Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan. He presented the gifts and stayed for a while before leaving.
When they left, they took the parrot with them.
Dong'er and her maids often fed the parrots. When they saw that the Eighth Prince had borrowed the parrots, they were quite reluctant to let them go. They just hoped that the Eighth Prince would get tired of playing with the parrots soon and return them.
Shen Wan returned to her room to drink tea. Before she had even finished her cup, Chun'er came in and said happily, "Your Highness, the date for the eldest son of the Yun family to marry the Princess of Qinghe has been set..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wan immediately asked, "Which day?"
Chun'er quickly replied, "The 28th of this month."
Yinshuang said, "Then won't the Prince of Yanping's mansion be holding two wedding banquets this month?"
The Crown Prince of Yanping will marry the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's family on the 18th of this month, in just a few days.
Chun'er covered her mouth and laughed, "The Prince of Yanping's Mansion originally planned to let Princess Qinghe get married next month. But the Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion wants to marry the Second Cousin as soon as possible. The Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion also helped save the Prince of Yanping's heir, so the Prince of Yanping's Mansion chose the first auspicious day, the 28th of this month, and the 16th of next month, for the Marquis of Xuanping's heir to marry the Second Cousin."
All the good things are happening at once.
However, given that Shen Wan is pregnant, it's uncertain whether she can attend her cousin's wedding with the Princess of Qinghe. As for the Prince of Yanping and Cheng Yao, and the Prince of Xuanping and Yun Rui, they can forget about it.
After lunch, Shen Wan took a nap as usual. However, when she woke up and was stretching, Yin Shuang came up to her with bright eyes and said, "Your Highness, Prince Cheng was scolded."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Did King Cheng get scolded?
Given King Cheng's status, who would dare to insult him?
Could it be the Empress Dowager or—
Shen Wan sat up straight and said, "Was it the Emperor who scolded you?"
Silver Frost shook her head.
Shen Wan asked, "The Empress Dowager?"
Silver Frost shook her head again.
Shen Wan frowned.
If it's neither the Emperor nor the Empress Dowager, then who else could it be?
Xie Jingyan is going to the palace. She might be able to guess it's him, but he didn't go to the palace. Besides, Xie Jingyan is only targeting the Emperor. He probably wouldn't do something like openly cursing Prince Cheng.
Shen Wan couldn't guess, and said, "Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me."
Silver Frost grinned from ear to ear, “It was our parrot that did the cursing.”
Shen Wan, "..."
Shen Wan was embarrassed.
Even if you let her guess for three days and three nights, she still wouldn't guess that it was the parrot that was cursing King Cheng.
Shen Wan's curiosity was piqued, "How could a parrot curse Cheng Wang?"
The parrot was taken away by the Eighth Prince. Even if the Eighth Prince encountered Prince Cheng on his way back to the palace and the parrot started cursing, it cannot be confirmed that it was cursing Prince Cheng.
Yinshuang grinned and told Shenwan how the parrot had insulted the king.
In the morning, the Eighth Prince took the parrot away and played it around the streets before returning to the palace. Once back, he couldn't help but laugh at the fact that the parrot dared to scold even his Sixth Brother. Such an interesting thing had to be shared with his father, so the Eighth Prince took the parrot to the Imperial Study.
The Eighth Prince told the Emperor about how the parrot had scolded Xie Jingyan and ordered him around. The Emperor was so upset that his forehead creased with black lines and he felt a little heartbroken.
Even a parrot can command his son, but he, the emperor, cannot.
The emperor was furious because his own son was more patient with the parrot than with his father, the emperor.
And then there's this parrot. The Emperor really wanted to hear what this parrot with its sharp tongue would say, but no matter how the Eighth Prince tried to coax it, the parrot wouldn't speak. So the Emperor told the Eighth Prince to keep the parrot in the Imperial Study for two days before taking it away.
When the Emperor spoke, the Eighth Prince dared not disobey and silently withdrew.
As soon as the Eighth Prince left, the Prince Cheng went to see the Emperor.
The parrot perch was placed on the emperor's dragon desk, and the emperor was playing with the parrot by playing with its feathers, so he didn't take it down.
Prince Cheng sought out the Emperor again regarding the Iron Cavalry. Prince Cheng knew that the Emperor trusted Marquis Pingyang, but Marquis Pingyang already held considerable military power, plus a 6,000-strong elite Iron Cavalry force. Military power was too concentrated, and excessive power would breed ambition. In particular, Marquis Pingyang also had a prince's son-in-law. Prince Cheng felt that the Iron Cavalry should not be handed over to Marquis Pingyang, and even if it were to be handed over, it should be at most half.
The matter of the Iron Cavalry had been discussed by civil and military officials in the court more than once. The emperor's attitude was very firm, and he thought the matter was settled. However, Prince Cheng was still not giving up. The emperor thought of the slander Xie Jingyan had given him, and that Prince Cheng had recently been recommending people from Prince Jin. He couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
When the Iron Cavalry was first formed, no one was vying for it. Now, with the help of the Yun family, the Marquis of Pingyang has finished all the work on warhorses and other matters. All that's left is to go to the Wei family in the Northwest to get the warhorses. People who want the Iron Cavalry have suddenly appeared, clearly wanting to take advantage of what's readily available. The Emperor really doesn't think much of it. What the Emperor didn't expect was that the most vehement opponent of Shen Jing's command of the Iron Cavalry was his own younger brother.
The Emperor said, "My mind is made up on this matter, there is no need to persuade me further."
Seeing that the Emperor remained unmoved, Prince Cheng raised his voice slightly, "Your Majesty! I am acting for the sake of the country and its people, you..."
Before King Cheng could finish speaking, the parrot started cursing, "You idiot! What do you know? Get out of here!"
emperor,"……"
Eunuch Yuan, "..."
The insults were so fitting.
real.
It took Yuan Gonggong a lot of effort to keep himself from laughing out loud.
King Cheng's face was so green that words failed to describe it.
Prince Cheng was the Empress Dowager's biological son and her youngest child, whom she loved the most. He had lived for thirty-five years and had never been scolded by anyone, let alone scolded so harshly. Today, he was actually scolded by a parrot, and to his face at that. Prince Cheng was so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath.
The emperor knew this parrot had a sharp tongue, but he kept it to hear what kind of nasty things it was. Sure enough, he, the emperor, learned something new today.
Even if his elder brother was dissatisfied with Prince Cheng, he wouldn't dare call him a fool. If it reached the Empress Dowager's ears, he wouldn't cause trouble for himself. This parrot could curse without any burden, and the Empress Dowager wouldn't dare to hold the Emperor accountable for a beast cursing Prince Cheng.
King Cheng stared coldly at the parrot. Perhaps sensing the murderous intent, the parrot flapped its wings to try to escape, but its ankles were bound by thin iron chains, preventing it from doing so.
The Emperor said, "This parrot is indeed full of bad words. Prince Cheng need not get angry with such a beast."
Insulting a prince could result in anything from being flogged and exiled to being executed.
The Emperor was reluctant to deal with the parrot, and Prince Cheng could not force the Emperor to kill it, lest he lose the dignity of a prince.
Prince Cheng wanted to persuade the Emperor again, but the Emperor waved his hand and said, "You may leave."
King Cheng's already unpleasant face became even more unpleasant.
Although the emperor told him to step down, the parrot told him to roll away first, so the emperor's actions of stepping down and rolling away meant the same thing.
The story of Prince Cheng being scolded by a parrot in the imperial study was not silenced by the emperor, and Prince Cheng dared not silence the people in the imperial study. As a result, the story was spread as a joke by the palace servants.
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