The old man, his hair white and his face full of wrinkles, finished speaking.
Jiang Si paused in her sitting position, her gaze turning to Agares. Fertility was his pain; a long, long time ago, it was because he lacked fertility that he wanted to divorce her, to separate from her, not wanting to hold her back.
Now this old man is acting arrogantly because of his age, showing no respect whatsoever, and directly pointing things out. He's really got some nerve. Just like in that famous TV series about ancient Earth in China, he has nothing left to cherish in this world.
"Member Hu..."
"Thump."
Representative Hu knelt down before Agares, leaving His Majesty Emperor Relos only able to call out but unable to utter a word.
Jiang Si rubbed her fingers together, then placed her hands on the armrests of the chair, supporting herself as she sat down, holding the invisible ginger egg that was attached to her stomach in her hands.
Bo Jichen raised an eyebrow at Jiang Si.
Jiang Si shook her index finger at him.
Bo Jichen gave him a thumbs up without making a sound.
Agares sat down, his face expressionless, and gestured for him to rise: "Old Hu, kneeling is an outdated custom, it's no longer practiced. Please rise!"
The Imperial Emperor's office was not carpeted; instead, it was covered with the hardest, most reflective black stone bricks. When Councilor Hu's knees landed on them, there was a loud, painful thud.
It wasn't that he wanted to kneel, nor that he didn't want to stand up; it was that he was old and his mental strength wasn't very good. His knees slammed into the black bricks, and the pain made him unable to stand up, and his scalp tingled.
Jiang Si spoke leisurely and coolly, "Your Highness Agares, as a leader of the Council of Councilors, Elder Hu is a witness to the traditional culture and rules of the Empire."
“He likes to kneel, so just let him kneel while he speaks. Otherwise, he might say later that you don’t follow the traditional culture of the empire and only think about innovation. That would be bad.”
Old Hu was sweating profusely from the pain. Accustomed to being flattered, he turned his head away when he heard Jiang Si say this. His cloudy eyes were filled with shrewdness, scrutiny, and disdain. He spoke in a condescending tone: "Princess Consort, I am speaking with His Highness. Didn't your family teach you that women shouldn't interrupt when men are discussing important matters?"
Jiang Si rested her elbow on the armrest of the chair.
I watched Old Hu with great interest; this is truly something I've never seen before.
This 3,000-year-old woman has never told anyone that children shouldn't interrupt when the elderly are talking, nor has she ever experienced the idea that women shouldn't interrupt when men are talking.
This old man started acting like a superior because of his age, putting on airs in front of her. I have to say, at his age, he's not even worthy of carrying her shoes.
Jiang Si was about to retort to Old Hu when she heard the Emperor's voice deepen and resound with authority: "Old Hu, the Princess Consort's family is me. I have taught her that she has the right to speak on family matters, whether big or small."
"If you have any objections, turn around and tell me. I will discipline and teach her myself. I will not tolerate your interference and disrespect here."
Old Hu's expression changed. Unable to stand up, he could only kneel on the ground and turn around. After turning around, he prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, as a member of the council, I am only thinking of Your Majesty's interests. I am not pointing fingers at anyone, much less disrespecting the Princess Consort."
"This old minister is only worried that the empire has no heir, which would shake the very foundation of the country. I beg Your Majesty to think twice and choose consorts and secondary consorts together with the Empress, so as to prevent the empire from being destroyed by Your Majesty and Prince Agares in the future."
Bo Jichen pointed downwards with his thumb up towards Jiang Si, meaning: My darling, get him!
Let's take him down?
Jiang Siqi is so strange. Why is that scoundrel so quiet today?
This is unusual.
Let's play it then.
“Old Hu!” Jiang Si called out, “You haven’t been disrespectful to me, so apologize to me first.”
The old man Hu, who was lying on the ground, straightened up instantly and stared at Jiang Si with his eyes: "Princess Consort, His Highness Agares' fertility value is 0. He will never be able to have a child in his entire life. Even though he is now the second in line to the throne of the Empire, with strong mental strength and physical strength, he will eventually grow old."
"As the Princess Consort of the Empire and a member of the royal family, instead of dissuading Princess Agares from going to persuade His Majesty, you have repeatedly obstructed me here. What exactly do you intend to do?"
"Do you really want the Troia Empire to become a laughingstock and disintegrate because it has no heir?"
Appealing to emotions and reasoning with people isn't moral blackmail; it's downright psychological manipulation (PUA).
The old man has some skills, not bad at all.
Jiang Si raised the corner of her mouth: "Mr. Hu, you are right. I would like to ask you a question."
Old Hu spread his hands: "Princess Consort, please ask."
Jiang Si sat in the chair, glancing down at him: "You said heir, heir. May I ask, do you remember what your great-grandfather's name was?"
Old Hu was taken aback…
Jiang Si spread her hands, looking completely innocent: "Look, look, look! You don't even know your own great-grandfather's name, yet you're his heir!"
"You said that if you, the heir who had your great-grandfather, grandfather, and father, can't even remember their names, then you certainly don't know where they are buried. What use are you then?"
Agares: "..."
Bo Jichen: "..."
Don't laugh, don't laugh, hold it in.
You absolutely must not laugh.
Relos: "..."
Little Sisi is truly a treasure trove!
Agares has struck gold.
Old Hu's face was grim, and after a long pause, he managed to stammer, "I am not comparable to His Majesty..."
“Yes, you are not comparable, but you are both human!” Jiang Si interrupted him before he could finish speaking. “His Majesty the Emperor is in his prime, and so is Prince Agares. With advanced technology, the Empire has two Rank 7 plant healers. It’s no problem for His Majesty and Prince Agares to live for three to five hundred years.”
"You certainly won't live to be three or five hundred years old. Whether the empire will perish or prosper, you certainly won't live to see it. So why are you worrying about it?"
"Instead of wasting your time, why don't you go home and play with your grandson and son, stop worrying about other people's business, and live a couple more years? Wouldn't that be better?"
Old Hu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged, and he stammered. Just then, another old man stepped forward and said, "Princess Consort, your way of speaking makes us unhappy."
Jiang Si gave an "oh" and then said infuriatingly, "If you're unhappy, then be unhappy. It's no big deal. It doesn't affect my eating or drinking."
"Rude, rude! You're really rude!" The old man spoke without any politeness, pointing his finger directly: "What? We're letting His Majesty the Emperor take concubines and choose a secondary empress. Prince Agares hasn't objected, the Empress hasn't objected, so why are you, a princess consort, objecting?"
"Could it be that you're using the excuse that the empire has no heir and that Prince Agares will inherit the throne as the second in line, and you want to become empress?"
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