Chapter 313 Private

This incident involving Madam Chang actually made the nobles more clearly aware of the attitude of the next king of Dai Viet towards them.

One by one, they began to get anxious.

They gathered in a quiet courtyard in the capital.

At a glance, there were officials from the three provinces and six ministries in it, so it was considered a small court.

Chang Tingyi sat at the top seat, holding a book in his hand.

Except when he went to the palace to meet the emperor, this young man from the Chang family always kept books in his hands.

The people next to him whispered, "Why are you pretending? You just want to look like the most studious person."

Chang Tingyi pretended not to hear.

Some people began to complain: "Back then, the Bei family was also from an aristocratic family, and they took advantage of the chaos in the previous dynasty to break into the capital."

"He even relied on our influence to ascend the throne together with us."

"Even Taizu was not harsh on us, but in this generation, the emperor first wiped out the aristocratic families headed by the Changqing Li family."

"Now there's a weird female prince who wants to continue suppressing us."

Another person snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "You little brat, do you still want to learn from your father?"

"How foolish! The clan is huge and intertwined. If she were smart enough to form an alliance with us, her position as heir apparent would be as secure as a rock."

Listening to their useless nonsense, Chang Tingyi couldn't help but interrupt: "When they established the crown prince, didn't the noble families unite and call for the hens to crow at dawn? Didn't the country fall apart?"

"If I remember correctly, it was the nobles who first stood against the prince."

"......"

It was pointed out directly and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

One of them coughed lightly and tried to save face by saying, "That's why they say that only women and villains are hard to raise. It's just that we expressed our own opinions and opposed her."

"As for the petty-minded people, do you want to settle accounts with all of us?"

The situation became more and more outrageous, so Chang Tingyi simply tore off their fig leaf.

"To rise to power, you need power. If you can't win over the nobles, you can only seek support from the poor."

"If you have your own power, don't you need to cultivate it? It sounds bad to say that you are a partisan and appoint people based on personal connections, but everyone does that."

"To promote one faction, one must of course suppress the other."

"......Mr. Chang, whose side are you on?"

Chang Tingyi put his hands in the sleeves of his wide robe and bowed politely: "I am born in the Chang family of Haixu, so I am naturally from an aristocratic family without any doubt."

"......Then why are you speaking for your opponent?"

Chang Tingyi smiled and said, "It seems that the more you talk, the more biased your views are."

"We are here to discuss, not to vent our anger."

"You're wasting time and giving people the impression of being incompetent and furious."

Crowd:......

There was a knock on the ebony door, and the room fell silent.

Two young men pushed the door open and entered, pouring tea for the guests according to their seating arrangement.

This small courtyard is the private courtyard of the person present, and the two young men should be his family's servants.

The person who poured tea first came to Chang Tingyi who was sitting at the top of the table.

He glanced at the boy's face and saw that it was an acquaintance.

The other party seemed to recognize him as well, and his head hung even lower, unable to lift it up.

The young man of a powerful official family was reduced to a slave because his father was corrupt and neglected his duties, and the whole family was implicated.

Chang Tingyi had met him several times during his social interactions and had some impression of him.

What impressed me even more was the ridiculous rumors about their family's love affairs.

This young man is as arrogant and domineering as his sister, and even more insulting.

He is just smarter than my younger sister. He also uses cruel but non-lethal methods to amuse himself.

They also invented a way to play the "Beauty Bowl".

That is, he used the beautiful maid as his concubine and as his...spittoon.

Recalling this part, Chang Tingyi felt like he was going to vomit.

He resisted the urge to vomit and tried not to be rude in front of others, but he just couldn't get rid of the disgusting feeling.

He reached out and moved the tea that the man had just poured further away.

I feel like the tea is dirty, I can't keep it.

The down-and-out young man who was reduced to a slave took the seat of the next person and poured boiling hot water skillfully.

The person in the seat moved and touched his shoulder.

“Bang!”

The cup lid was not held firmly and it made a slight knock on the wooden table.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

The man bowed and apologized quickly.

No matter how many secrets a noble family has at home, he is always graceful and elegant outside.

Anyway, someone will always get it back for them.

The temporary owner of the teacup waved his hand and said it was nothing, but the poor man's face still turned pale.

As soon as he went out and closed the door, before he had walked far, he heard a slapping sound that was even louder than the sound of the cup lid falling just now.

"How do you do things!"

"You clumsy fellow, do you really think you are the noble gentleman?"

"I have your disease, but not your life!"

"You are a lowly bastard now, and you dare to complain that the teacup is hot. I can kill you without letting the guests feel uncomfortable."