The emperor sneezed, successfully attracting the attention of the messenger, and the emperor panicked.
Someone, please save me!
Although the emperor felt he hadn't done anything shameful, he dared not draw any conclusions after the Qingfeng Temple incident. What if he had forgotten something? He didn't want his ministers to publicly denounce his shameful deeds—that would be no different from being publicly executed!
"Where is the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies? Wasn't it said that the envoy from the Little Liang Kingdom had already arrived? Why hasn't an audience with the Emperor been arranged?"
The emperor praised himself for his cleverness. Although he felt a little bad about bringing up the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, he couldn't care less about the relationship between the emperor and his subject at this moment.
The civil and military officials below the main hall looked at each other, but none of them saw the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, and they couldn't help but feel a little restless.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial walked out tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I did not see Lord Lin before the court session."
The emperor frowned in confusion. Why was the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies not attending court or asking for leave?
While everyone was wondering, Chuanwen, for some unknown reason, was so surprised that he spat out what was in his mouth.
The object traced a parabola across the hall before landing, making a couple of tumbles on the steps, and rolling all the way down to Zhang Hui's feet.
Everyone stared wide-eyed in astonishment. Even though they knew the message was unreliable, the fact that such a deadly incident had occurred in the main hall still shocked them, leaving their minds blank.
The officials in the front row all saw clearly what it was—a sour jujube!
Their faces contorted in disgust, especially Zhang Hui, who really wanted to pick up the sour jujube and stuff it back into Chuanwen's mouth!
At the same time, Chuanwen's thoughts also came through: "[Tang Fengxing betrayed the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies and my brother, and my brother then betrayed Tang Fengxing. Now all three of us have been forced to work as laborers in the quarry...]"
However... it seems I'm facing a more serious problem than they are!
[To behave so indecently in such a serious setting... I hope the emperor won't chop off my head!]
Chuanwen had no idea what crime he would be charged with for his actions. He thought to himself, "I've taken care of the emperor for so many days, working so hard. Surely the emperor won't be so heartless?"
【What should I do? Why is no one saying anything? Should I kowtow and beg for forgiveness? If I'm polite, maybe the emperor will turn a blind eye...】
Only Chuanwen's heartfelt words echoed in the quiet hall.
The emperor and the others twitched at the corners of their mouths. So you do know this is a serious occasion? Can't you control yourself?
【Hmm? Kid?】
Chuanwen suddenly looked at the baby in his arms and smiled, which immediately gave everyone a bad feeling.
[They'd believe me if I said it was the little princess who vomited it up, right?]
Everyone: ...Do we look like idiots to you?
Chuanwen's eyebrows furrowed in a deep frown, feeling that even a little princess wouldn't have such a big mouth—to spit sour dates that far!
[Maybe we should say it was Zheng Yan. He looks strong, and he was right behind me. Things happened so suddenly, no one probably saw who threw up, right?]
Chuanwen thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible. The conflicted expression on his face gradually relaxed, and he became relaxed and leisurely, with a hint of cunning hidden beneath the relaxed and leisurely expression.
Everyone looked at Zheng Yan behind Chuanwen with sympathy. "Young Master Zheng, you've worked so hard! You've diligently protected her safety and now you have to take the blame for her!"
Zheng Yan didn't care. He stepped forward automatically without needing to send a written accusation, asking the emperor to punish him.
The emperor glanced at the messenger, who was whistling and gazing at the sky, thinking to himself: [He admitted it himself...it has nothing to do with me...]
Everyone: ......
It's okay, it's okay... Hehe... It's okay my foot!
The emperor symbolically penalized Zheng Yan by withholding two months' salary. Chuanwen was secretly relieved to have escaped punishment. "It's alright, it's just two months' salary, I'll give it to you!"
Chuanwen was very generous, and Zheng Yan, who had stepped back behind her, smiled knowingly. He really wanted to pinch Chuanwen's slightly chubby cheeks because of her generosity, but the next second his smile froze.
[You're a true friend! From now on, we're brothers! If I have a bowl of soup, you'll have a bowl too!]
Everyone's faces darkened; they thought they were going to be told someone would get a piece of meat, but instead, they were being told to serve the bowl...
Zheng Yan didn't care whether he ate meat or held a bowl, but why were they brothers?
Below the main hall, the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial: Am I the only one who heard where my eldest son went?
"Your Majesty...the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial?"
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial tried to bring everyone's thoughts back to reality. His master's frail body was too weak to even move a brick, let alone go to the quarry.
The words of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial were like a wake-up call. The emperor was startled to realize that he had indeed heard the words "Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial" in the emperor's heart message.
After a brief recollection, everyone was stunned: the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial had been betrayed by Tang Fengxing!
"Did anyone see the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial yesterday?"
The emperor was pretending to ask the ministers in the palace, but actually he wanted to buy some time to hear Chuanwen's true feelings, otherwise he wouldn't know where to rescue people.
Chuanwen also remembered the plot information she had just discovered, and now that it was being brought up again, she quickly went to check it out, since her brother was still inside.
[Tsk tsk tsk! How pitiful! The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial was whipped for being too slow, and his body is covered in blood... Where's my brother? Where's my brother?]
Chuanwen nervously continued to check, while the emperor talked about which ministers had met and which hadn't met the previous day. Upon hearing Chuanwen's thoughts, he couldn't help but gasp in horror—it was too terrible!
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