Chapter 375 Soft Bones

Speaking of gifts, the ministers panicked even more.

They even blamed themselves for not asking for leave in advance, finding out the situation in advance, and preparing for the back-up plan.

Now it’s good, the gifts they racked their brains to come up with are very popular.

These ministers seem to have figured out something.

The emperor and the queen mother don’t like the child born by the queen.

Logically, no matter what, this is also royal blood, and the queen mother has no reason not to like it. Besides, His Majesty the Emperor likes the eldest princess so much, which shows that he likes children, especially girls.

Moreover, this child is said to be born prematurely because the queen was frightened, but looking at the child’s appearance, he looks very good.

So, based on the time speculation, everyone always feels that something is wrong.

The queen’s child is not the emperor’s? !

This was a big deal, and no one dared to discuss it.

However, everyone's eyes kept staring at the people around them, and after guessing, they could only guess Huang Lide.

By the way, Huang Lide was the host of this banquet, and even the wet nurse was hired by the Huang family.

Those who were interested looked at each other: I understand, I understand.

The singing ceremony began. Seeing the suffocating faces of the ministers, Liu Rushi crossed her arms and looked at the officials leisurely.

Of course, the gift giving should start with the imperial teacher.

However, seeing that the imperial teacher came so late and was staggering, I'm afraid he didn't bring any gifts at all. "Let

me, the Imperial Master, go first!" Ci Xin really walked to the child in a very serious manner. He bent down to look at the child and said, "Give the child some precious sayings: everything goes smoothly and everything goes well, and the mind is as clear as a mirror!"

"Good!" Liu Rushi raised her hands and applauded!

"Thank you, Imperial Master!" Lin Rou's mind was in chaos at this time. Originally, she thought that the emperor would not dare to touch her because she had her father's family, Huang Lide and the Ministry of Revenue in the court and other backers.

Even if the emperor expressed doubts about the child's origin, Lin Rou would not be afraid.

But now it is different.

Lin Rou did not expect that the emperor had no intention of living with a pinched nose.

"Since you really said so, I think it is not bad to call you Mingjing!" said the emperor.

"Good, good, a heart as bright as a mirror means that one knows everything in his heart. This is good. Your Majesty is wise!" The court officials flattered him.

The emperor said nothing, but just looked at the empress.

Lin Rou's face turned a little pale, and she tried to squeeze out a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, this name is very good, Mingjing, bright as a mirror, thank you for the name!"

"Okay, let's continue!" The emperor turned his head and said coldly.

"A heart as bright as a mirror, this name... Well, looking at the empress's expression, I'm afraid that this child will not have a good life in the future. The empress is not energetic and her mind is unstable... Well, bad women will always be punished!"

Baby Ruoxi thought, and turned her head to look at the collar of little brother Mo Jingyu.

There, there was a purple mass, moving.

Xiao Zi'er was eating dried scorpions when she felt a gaze. She quickly turned her head and saw baby Ruoxi looking at her.

Xiao Zi'er immediately wiped the dried scorpions in her mouth, and then it quietly slipped out from behind Jingyu's neck. The queen

only felt a slight pain on her head, but as a queen, she was so dignified that she naturally couldn't scratch it.

Fortunately, the pain and itching disappeared after a while.

Of course, it was also because the queen's mind was all on the gifts at this time, and on the expressions of the empress dowager and the emperor beside her.

The tutor gave a painting and calligraphy, which was surprisingly similar to Ci Xin's gift. The words, when analyzed, meant to be a good person.

Then, the ministers gave gifts. Under the hint of their masters' eyes, the courtiers and ladies kept half of the gifts. They

were originally going to give a set of headwear, but they only chose a pair of earrings.

Some were going to give tiger-head shoes inlaid with pearls, but in the end, they pulled the pearls off and gave tiger-head shoes directly.

It's just a nicer way of saying it.

"Your Majesty, these are tiger-head shoes embroidered by me personally. I wish the little princess health and happiness!"

"Your Majesty, this pair of earrings was personally selected by our little lady Yun'er. She said that this is the most suitable for the princess and is what girls like the most!"

"I didn't..."

The child named Yun'er was about to retort, but her father covered her mouth.

The queen looked at those. She had been in the royal backyard and harem for so many years, so she knew a little bit. She knew in her heart that the gifts given by everyone were worthless things.

However, compared to the lives of the whole family and her own safety, Lin Rou was more worried about these.

A banquet did not end hastily.

The emperor gave the task of interrogation to Yuan Hui and Bai Yu.

These two are the emperor's diehards, and the most trusted people of the eldest princess and the crown princess.

Therefore, they were ruthless during the interrogation.

Although the prime minister and his wife were not high-ranking officials in the past, and they only rose to the position from the minister three years ago, they had never suffered such hardships.

When those torture instruments were used on them one by one, they were so scared that they couldn't control their shit and urine and fell down.

"I said, I said, the third prince of Xiyue gave us a million taels of gold. It's not in the city, but outside the city, at the foot of the slope ten miles outside the city. However, there are beasts there. The old man bribed the beastmaster to hide them!"

The prime minister's wife had never seen such a battle before, even though she was usually fierce and several daughters-in-law let her scold.

However, when she arrived in this cell, facing so many cruel and bloody torture instruments, some of which even had bloody meat hanging on them, these scenes scared her to death.

"Shut up, you stupid woman, what are you talking about? Where did we get the gold!" The prime minister scolded.

"Prime Minister, do you like gold?" Yuan Hui asked, stepping forward with his arms folded.

"I, so what if I like it, so what if I don't like it?" The prime minister, with disheveled hair and bruised face, was still stubborn at this time: "Yuan Hui, you just deceived the emperor's eyes. If the emperor wakes up, it will be your death. You are a traitor, but you still have the face to return to Kyoto!"

"I heard that the prime minister is a soft bone. He turned against Xiyue as soon as he was bribed. Now it seems that the rumor is not true!" Yuan Hui said, walked to the nail bed on the side, and said: "Come on, rinse here. After all, he is the prime minister, be more honorable. Collect the prime minister's blood later and send it to Kunning Palace to honor the empress."

"Yuan Hui, how dare you! My daughter is the mother of a country, the Queen of the Eastern Palace, how dare you!" The Prime Minister's eyes were full of fear, but he still threatened Yuan Hui.