Finally, General Yang was left with no choice but to speak out under the Emperor's glare. "I didn't see it with my own eyes, so I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly. Prince Yi, how about you speak to the Emperor?"
Prince Yi, who was pretending to be indifferent and trying his best to reduce his presence, said: "..."
Why mention his name? What does it have to do with him?
It wasn't him who asked Prince Wu Ling to abandon the princess and go out to pick up the sixth lady of the Lin family!
It wasn't him who asked King Wuling to give the token of his and the princess's marriage to An Li!
"Your Majesty, I did meet Prince Wu Ling yesterday, but he left Prince Yi's residence in a hurry without having lunch. I have no idea what he did after that or why he didn't come today!"
You old fox, most of the people present here know that King Wu Ling went back home without having dinner yesterday. Do you need to practice Tai Chi here?
The Emperor is truly angry this time. Can anyone talk to him properly? Those three people who didn't attend court without reason, do they still want to be officials?
"Prime Minister Lin, please tell me what is going on!"
Prime Minister Lin lowered his head and took a steady step towards the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, I was not at Prince Yi's residence yesterday, so I did not witness the specific events with my own eyes. Although I heard a little about them, since this concerns Prince Wuling's family affairs, I, your humble servant..."
The emperor's last bit of patience was exhausted. "Alright, if these three people don't come to court, how can this still be a family matter? Just say whatever you want to say!"
"Yes, yesterday the old concubine invited many court officials and their families to Prince Yi's mansion to celebrate Laba Festival. Prince Wuling and his wife also attended."
"But before lunch, Prince Wu Ling gave the old concubine a New Year's gift and then gave Princess Anli a birthday gift."
"Who would have thought that just two jade pendants would make Princess Wu Ling so jealous and envious, causing the princess great embarrassment."
"The Qin family members present also blamed Prince Wu Ling for not giving the princess face by doing so. They stood up and left on the spot."
emperor:"……"
courtier:"……"
"Prince Wu Ling was extremely embarrassed at the time, but he still took back the gift and didn't give it to Princess Anli. He then chased after the Qin family without even having lunch."
"The old concubine and Princess Anli did not pursue the matter. Who would have thought that Princess Wuling actually stayed at her parents' home yesterday and did not return to the palace."
General Yang, “…”
"The Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple was also present yesterday. I don't know what they said to Minister Qin when they returned. I'm not very clear about what happened after that."
Almost all the families of the civil and military officials in the court went to Prince Yi's Mansion yesterday. Those who were not qualified to be invited by the old empress dowager have basically heard what happened.
Obviously, everyone felt that the Qin family was quite wronged and Qin Qingyao was quite pitiful at the beginning, but when the same thing came out of Lin Jinyuan's mouth, it became that the Qin family was really too pretentious.
It turned out that Qin Qingyao was jealous and petty, and that the Qin family did not know the rules and acted arbitrarily, not even taking the old concubine dowager seriously.
King Wuling has given in and stopped sending gifts to Princess Anli, and you guys are still going strong?
The old concubine didn't blame you for being unruly at her Laba banquet, so you dare not attend court for such a trivial matter?
Putting family matters before national affairs, and absenting from court simply because he's in a bad mood. What's the point of this? Is there still law in the country?
What's even more outrageous is Qin Qingyao. Since ancient times, it has been normal for men to have three wives and four concubines. King Wu Ling is a prince. Isn't it natural for him to have wives and concubines?
What's more, King Wu Ling only gave her a birthday gift and didn't say he would marry her. He made a scene in public like this. Just for Qin Qingyao's tolerance, she deserved to be divorced!
It would be fine if Qin Qingyao was willful, jealous and unreasonable, but Madam Qin and his two daughters and two sons did not take the old concubine dowager seriously at all. They actually turned their backs on her and walked away?
Ignoring the old concubine is ignoring the imperial power! This Qin family is simply rebellious!
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He is truly worthy of being the Prime Minister. This brilliant tactic of using a small force to achieve a great result, this insightful summary of the whole from a single point, and his extraordinary eloquence of calling a horse a zebra as a deer, all amazed General Yang, a rough man who was only good at wielding swords and guns and leading troops in battle.
They couldn't say it at first because they didn't want to expose Prince Wu Ling's family scandal. Everyone thought that Prince Wu Ling had done the wrong thing first, and the Qin family deserved to feel wronged.
However, when Lin Jinyuan said it, the Qin family became unforgivable sinners.
From the mistress of the house to the daughters and sons, none of them knew how to behave or had the courage to do so. They even accused the old concubine of disrespecting the imperial power.
After Lin Jinyuan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the court suddenly took a 180-degree turn. At first, everyone was holding back their laughter, and at most they just laughed at the jokes of the Wuling Palace and the Qin family for a while, and no one really thought it was a big deal.
As for matters between husband and wife, they fight at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed. What's more, King Wu Ling and the princess didn't fight.
Prime Minister Lin simply turned the couple's marital problems into a matter of principle that could cost one's life if one was not careful, such as contempt for imperial power.
Even the emperor's face turned black.
The two fathers-in-law of Qin's eldest and second sisters also had gloomy faces.
Is Prime Minister Lin so eager to convict the Qin family? Isn't his eating habits too ugly?
Even if the parties involved are not present, you can't just say such nonsense! This blow kills the upbringing of the entire Qin family. Wouldn't their daughter-in-law also be questioned by the current dynasty for her bad character?
The Emperor has always been respectful to the old empress dowager, otherwise he would not have allowed Prince Yi and his entire family to stay in the imperial city to accompany her.
If the Qin family really turned their backs on Prince Yi's mansion just because of jealousy, then there would be a huge problem. Do they still have any respect for the royal family?
"Prince Yi, is this what Prime Minister Lin said?"
Prince Yi thought about it and felt that what Prime Minister Lin said was actually not wrong. He just deleted and subtracted some parts and only told the part that he wanted the emperor to know, but the whole process was indeed like this.
Prince Wu Ling sent gifts, the princess got angry, the Qin family left, Prince Wu Ling went after them, and then he didn't go to court today.
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Lin said is indeed true."
He only said that what Prime Minister Lin said was true, but he did not admit that it was "just what Prime Minister Lin said."
General Yang was completely unable to sit still. What would happen if the emperor believed what Lin Jinyuan said?
His old lady was ashamed to see the Qin family because of this incident. She felt that she had let Qin Qingyao down and was so upset that she couldn't eat.
If the emperor punishes Qin Qingyao and the Qin family again in anger, won’t she be so angry that something bad happens to her?
So, General Yang stood up again and said, "Prime Minister Lin, you are a man, an elder, and a high-ranking official in the court, yet you keep accusing Princess Wuling, a teenage girl, of jealousy and misbehavior?"
"Could it be that you are anxious to establish a relationship with the Wuling Palace, and the princess is blocking your Sixth Miss's way?"
As soon as he said this, the emperor's expression changed from anger to curiosity. The Lin family wanted to become related to the Wuling Palace? When did this happen?
Prime Minister Lin's face flushed, "General Yang, please stop slandering me!"
"Haha, am I slandering you? Didn't Prince Wu Ling abandon his princess in the snow yesterday and rush out from Prince Yi's mansion to pick up you, the Sixth Miss of the Lin family, and even give you a generous gift?"
"They rode in a carriage all the way to the Prince's palace, openly walking together in front of all their colleagues and their families. So many eyes saw them!"
"If you don't have any thoughts about King Wu Ling, then your Lin family's education is quite worrying!"
An unmarried girl, leaving her own carriage behind, went to have sex with King Wuling. If you really have feelings for King Wuling, then you're being bold, but if you don't, then what are you doing? Do you have any shame?
Prime Minister Lin did not expect that General Yang would actually jump out to sabotage him in person and even put his daughter's reputation at risk. If His Royal Highness Prince Duan took this seriously, it would be disastrous!
"you……"
"What, was I wrong? Your Lin family's carriage is so big, but it can't even fit the Sixth Miss. And you have to let her travel alone with Prince Wu Ling, and even give her clothes? I don't know how she's going to change into these clothes!"
Haha, a cloak is also a piece of clothing, he is not talking nonsense!
The emperor was shocked. Prince Wu Ling sent clothes to the Sixth Miss Lin? She changed into them on the way to Prince Yi's mansion?
Why change clothes halfway through?
The ministers in the court nodded secretly, with expressions of sudden enlightenment on their faces.
No wonder!
No wonder Prime Minister Lin was so shameless as to speak ill of Princess Wuling, a little girl, in front of the emperor, as if he wanted the prince to divorce the girl from the Qin family immediately.
It turned out that his own daughter was having an affair with King Wu Ling!
Lin Jinyuan glanced at the gloomy face of His Royal Highness Prince Duan, and felt very disappointed. It didn't matter whether the Qin family could be charged with contempt of the royal family. If his daughter was implicated, his dream of becoming the father-in-law of the emperor would be shattered!
"General Yang, you are already old. What is your intention in slandering my daughter's reputation?"
General Yang sneered, "I can't afford to wear this hat. Your daughter's reputation is wrapped in the dress that King Wuling gave her. What does it have to do with me?"
Some people in the court were sweating, some were trying to hold back their laughter, and His Royal Highness Prince Duan finally took action and gave a wink to his followers.
At this point, it is no longer a dispute between Qin Qingyao's magnanimity and Lin Xiafeng's reputation, but rather a dispute between the Lin family and the Qin family. If we look at it from a broader perspective, it is a question of which of the two forces, Prince Duan and the Crown Prince, will be hit hard!
One is the Minister of Personnel, and the other is the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. If anything happens to either of them, he will be the right-hand man of the other two!
Then, the family affairs of Prince Wuling's Mansion completely evolved into a factional struggle between the Crown Prince and Prince Duan, and a struggle over eloquence between civil officials and military generals.
Since ancient times, there has been a discord between civil and military officials, and this has been unsolvable. However, the face-to-face confrontation and tearing each other apart like today is unprecedented.
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