What's even more bizarre is that all the civil officials are trying to protect King Wu Ling, saying that the Qin family lacks family education, is jealous, and despises the royal family, and deserves to be put to death.
All the military generals are trying their best to protect the Minister of Personnel, saying that Prince Wu Ling is greedy and his crime of humiliating the princess and the Qin family in public is unforgivable!
The emperor had a headache from the noise.
Prime Minister Lin attacked the Qin family's family education, saying that Qin Qingyao had committed seven offenses, and that it was natural for Prince Wuling to give gifts to Princess Anli. Couldn't he take a concubine?
Prince Yi didn't like what he heard. My daughter confiscated the gift from Prince Wu Ling!
Besides, his daughter is a princess, how can she be someone's concubine? Do you think everyone is like your concubine's daughter, hoping to climb the threshold of the Wuling Palace?
General Yang, "I didn't know that Prime Minister Lin actually thought it was normal to give his marriage token to another woman?"
"Then why don't you give the token of your marriage to the Prime Minister's wife to another woman, and then ask your wife to be virtuous, dignified and generous?"
The court fell silent again in an instant, and everyone was waiting to see how Prime Minister Lin would respond.
Your Majesty, "What did Yang Aiqing just say? What did Prince Wu Ling give you?"
"Your Majesty, yesterday Prince Wu Ling not only sent clothes to the young lady from the Lin family, but also a pair of jade pendants to Princess Anli. Those jade pendants were tokens of his and Princess Anli's marriage!"
The emperor slammed the dragon table and said, "How can this be possible!"
He really couldn't understand. How much must Dugu Yu despise the girl from the Qin family to humiliate her in public?
It's normal for the Qin family to be angry. It would be strange if they weren't angry!
General Yang said, "My old lady was the witness at the wedding, and after seeing this, she's so angry she's still lying in bed. Prime Minister Lin is truly a man of great generosity, yet he still expects Princess Wuling to be magnanimous."
"Giving your family clothes is generous, but is this jade pendant something that can be generous?"
Prime Minister Lin was almost angry enough to have a myocardial infarction. Can we not mention the matter of sending clothes?
Prime Minister Lin brought a group of civil officials to argue with the military generals and lost the argument, which was a great shame and humiliation.
But in fact, they did not lose because of their eloquence, but because the number of people was too different.
Shangshu Qin is the head of the six ministries and is in charge of the promotion, assessment and other important official affairs in the court. Before the emperor said he would be punished, how many people dared to say bad things about him in the court?
Add to that the Qin family's relatives, and the whole body will be affected. With a high-ranking official relative and a criminal Qin family relative, even a fool would know what to choose, right?
It’s good enough that you don’t stab Prime Minister Lin in the back, how could you possibly say bad things about Minister Qin?
Dugu Yu was originally notorious for his evil deeds. Even greeting him was frightening, let alone making things difficult for him and speaking ill of him in front of the emperor.
But, thanks to Qin Qingyao, the situation has changed now, hasn't it?
Dugu Yu had long been deified by Qin Qingyao, and was no longer the evil spirit who could scare people half to death with just a glare.
General Yang's subordinates naturally shared the same views with him and the old lady. They said what they needed to say. With the old lady backing them up, what could King Wuling dare to do to them?
Dugu Yu's subordinates were just like the housekeepers and servants in the palace. In their eyes, if there was a problem between the prince and the princess, it must be the prince's problem!
So when it came to criticizing Dugu Yu, she was merciless. He was having affairs outside, and yet he accused the princess of being lenient? How could that be!
Only the people of General Gu's lineage pretended to be dumb from beginning to end, just like the civil officials on the opposite side who dared not speak, and they kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts to minimize their presence.
They actually wanted to support Prime Minister Lin. Miss Lin is such a good person, talented, intelligent, kind and generous, pure and innocent. How could she be the selfless person that General Yang mentioned!
A group of grown men bullying a little girl, how shameless!
Haha, the way you said it, it's as if Princess Wu Ling is not a little girl. Who was the first to find fault and provoke trouble?
The emperor was so angry when he saw the noise below that was as loud as a vegetable market that he almost overturned the table.
Isn't it just some gossip in Prince Wu Ling's Mansion? Is it worth making his court so chaotic?
There are no more national affairs to talk about, right?
A certain emperor apparently forgot who said this was not a family matter and who insisted that someone explain it to him.
"Alright, alright, shut up!"
"Prime Minister Lin, General Yang, you two are almost a hundred years old combined. How dare you speak ill of two young girls in the court?"
General Yang, "He said it first!"
The Emperor, "Shut up!"
Prime Minister Lin, who was about to open his mouth to fight back, said, "..."
"Leave Prince Wu Ling's family affairs to him, and stop messing around!"
All the ministers said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Prime Minister Lin, I won't investigate whether you truly didn't know the truth or were deliberately trying to disturb His Majesty. As the head of all officials, you're making a fuss in the court. Not to mention Princess Wu Ling's composure, your own composure isn't very good either!"
Prime Minister Lin finally realized what absurd thing he had done and knelt down in the hall, "I acknowledge my guilt!"
"I'll punish you with three days of confined reflection at home! You don't have to attend court anymore. Just go home and calm down!"
Prime Minister Lin trembled with fear, "I obey your order!"
General Yang snorted triumphantly, looking like a victorious fighting cock. The emperor rolled his eyes and said, "And you! Go back and reflect on your actions!"
General Yang, "I thank you for your grace!"
It just so happened that his old lady was in a bad mood, so he could go home and take good care of her. That was exactly what he wanted!
Each of them was given fifty lashes of the cane, and the matter was resolved. No one dared to say anything.
Prince Wu Ling and his wife had a conflict, the Qin family got angry and refused to attend court, and finally the Prime Minister and General Yang were punished to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. This matter was simply mysterious.
Although it seems that the two people received the same punishment, if you look back on the whole thing carefully, the Lin family is the biggest loser.
You deserve it! It’s your fault for not being able to control your tongue and talking nonsense!
Qin Qingyao was, after all, the legitimate Princess Wuling. Even the old lady and the emperor felt that Dugu Yu had acted unkindly and that the Qin family had been wronged.
Therefore, no one dared to say anything bad about Princess Wu Ling anymore.
But what about Lin Xiafeng? In what capacity did she get involved in this matter?
After all the officials made such a fuss, her ambiguous relationship as "good friends" with Dugu Yu was exposed, and even the emperor knew about it.
Although Princess Anli was the main reason that caused the old lady to be furious and the Qin family to leave the table, Princess Anli's surname was Ling! Who would dare to criticize the princess in front of the emperor and Prince Yi?
Didn’t you see that Prime Minister Lin was beaten black and blue by Prince Yi?
So Lin Xiafeng took all the criticism. Who told you to ride in King Wu Ling's carriage, wear the clothes given by King Wu Ling, and swagger around with King Wu Ling and embarrass the Qin family? If I don't say anything, who else can you say?
When they came to court, everyone was laughing at the Qin family and the Wuling Palace. After the court was dismissed, everyone started laughing at the Lin family.
Both were punished to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. Prime Minister Lin was as devastated as if he had lost his parents, while General Yang was arrogant and seemed quite proud of himself.
He won the argument with that group of civil officials. He can go back and take credit for it in front of the old lady, right?
After the court session, everyone was still talking about it, but not many people were talking about the couple in Prince Wu Ling's Mansion. They were a real couple, and they were birds of the same forest. It was the girl from the Lin family who was the one with gossip to read about!
Ever since Lin Xiafeng's rise to power, Prime Minister Lin had been proud of her, but today, he felt like hiding his face with his sleeves as he fled home. He didn't even have the courage to greet Prince Duan.
After such a commotion at the morning court, the emperor, the crown prince and Prince Duan had a clear understanding of the factions in the court.
Anyone who dares to stand beside Prime Minister Lin and speak ill of the Qin family at this time must be a die-hard loyalist of Prime Minister Lin. Otherwise, no normal person would dare to offend the Minister of Personnel!
There is also the silent General Gu. Although he has always shown that he will never form cliques and only obey the emperor's orders, the emperor discovered a clue during the morning court today.
If he is a neutral, why doesn't he dare to express his opinion?
It can only be said that his opinions are really not in line with his status. In other words, once he opens his mouth, he will definitely go against the generals.
General Gu was actually on the same side as Lin Jinyuan? This was definitely a big discovery for the emperor.
However, the biggest discovery was not that General Gu had already secretly chosen his own camp, but that King Wu Ling had actually become so close to everyone without anyone noticing?
Although all the generals spoke ill of him throughout the morning court session and no one said anything good about him, this is the most fundamental problem!
Because two months ago, no one dared to say such bad things about him in public!
What's more, among those people, the ones who spoke most harshly were King Wu Ling's own subordinates!
What does this mean?
This shows that Princess Qin Qingyao has been recognized by Dugu Yu's subordinates, and it also shows that they believe in Dugu Yu and know that what they do is for Dugu Yu's good!
They believed that even if Dugu Yu knew what happened in the morning court today, he would not settle the score with them later.
This mutual trust really made the emperor feel uneasy.
Also, since when did the Wuling Palace become so close to the Yang family?
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His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really overjoyed today. He had always been resentful because the Prime Minister was Prince Duan's man. Only today did he realize that he had underestimated the importance of the Qin family by seeking the distant and nearby.
Although Prime Minister Lin is the head of all officials, it is obvious that the Qin family is more popular!
No one from the Qin family attended court today, and someone helped them win the argument over Prime Minister Lin!
The most important thing is that he discovered that Qin Qingyao is really a treasure, and winning over Dugu Yu depends entirely on her!
So, as soon as he returned to the East Palace, he went to find Qin Yuelu.
Before this, the prince didn't pay much attention to Qin Yuelu because he was too stubborn. It seemed that he had read too many books of sages and was a bit stupid. He was not suitable for intrigue at all.
Therefore, the prince would only think of discussing it with him when he encountered academic problems.
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