A deep expression flashed across the Qin Emperor's face, and he stroked his beard, as if exploring something.
Minister Shen was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't know what she heard. I beg Your Majesty to forgive her this time. I am willing to apologize to the Princess Chu on her behalf!"
Shen Yue was panicked and at a loss.
After all, these were just some groundless rumors. She had just drunk a few more glasses of wine, which made her bolder.
The Emperor of Qin looked at Chu Qingluan and said, "Don't worry, Princess. The Great Qin will investigate this rumor and give you a satisfactory explanation."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Yue coldly and ordered, "Come here, drag Miss Shen away, give her fifty slaps on the face, and confine her to the Shangshu Mansion. Without my order, she is not allowed to step out of the Shangshu Mansion for the rest of her life."
"His Majesty!"
Finally, Shen Yue was dragged away screaming, and her cries gradually faded away.
The hall suddenly fell silent. No one expected that the Qin Emperor would eventually deal with it in this way.
Chu Qingluan knelt and saluted the Emperor Qin, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your fairness."
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Chu Qingluan stood up and said again:
"As for the matters that everyone was concerned about earlier, I do have a few points to explain."
She walked to the center of the hall and said word by word, "First, I did marry someone incognito."
As soon as the words fell, the whole audience gasped.
Qin Jialuo sneered repeatedly and looked at Chu Qingluan as if he was looking at a loser.
"Back then, I was living among the common people. I thought I had found my true love, but I never expected that once he gained power, he would abandon me and marry someone else. Now that I think about it, I'm glad I saw through people's hearts so early."
"The people of Da Chu all know about this."
The Qin court officials were immediately shocked.
This time, the shock was not because Chu Qingluan had been married before, but because someone actually married the princess, tried to curry favor with the powerful, and betrayed her?
Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey?
"As for the court officials..." Chu Qingluan sneered, "I am the future empress of Great Chu, and Xie Yunqi will also be my future husband. How can there be any 'unclear'?"
"The laws of Great Chu allow a princess to have multiple husbands. I'm acting openly and honestly, so why should I hide it?"
"As for the issue of offspring, it's completely false. If I had a child, it would be of royal blood, and I could just give birth to it. Why would I need to hide?"
His words were so powerful, frank and upright that the huge hall suddenly fell silent.
The court officials of the Qin Dynasty looked at each other in bewilderment, and the expressions on their faces were extremely colorful.
Shock, astonishment, realization, admiration, all kinds of emotions intertwined in his eyes.
Some noble ladies who had been enjoying the show were speechless, and some even began to admire her courage.
Rumors stop at the wise, but they stop even more at the suppression of the strong.
Qin Jialuo opened his mouth so wide that an egg could almost fit in it.
She had never expected that Chu Qingluan could beautify her fickle and fickle thoughts so much and speak so confidently.
Oh, just because you are the heir, you are the empress, so you can have girls on both sides, you don’t have to observe the rules and virtues of women, you don’t have to take care of your husband and children?
This is totally subversive.
After a long while, a minister could not help but speak up and argue, "Princess Chu means she has no intention of marrying into the Qin Empire. Could it be that she wants the eldest grandson of the Qin Empire... to marry into the Chu Empire?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and their eyes fell on Chu Qingluan.
Allowing the eldest grandson of the Qin emperor to marry into the family of Chu was a humiliation beyond measure! Many of the generals, with strong personalities, immediately glared in anger. If they hadn't been in the palace, they would have rushed up to argue.
Chu Hong heard this and a subtle smile appeared on his lips. He knew that the imperial sister would have her own way of dealing with it. Now it would depend on what Qin Yuan and the court officials of the Great Qin would say.
Chu Qingluan faced everyone's gaze, her expression remaining calm.
"Your Excellency is too kind. The idea of marrying into a family is merely a literal distortion of the meaning. What I am saying is that a marriage between two countries need not be confined to traditional marriage forms. If His Majesty Qin Yuan were to marry me, he would still be the eldest grandson of the Great Qin Emperor and my husband, and his status would remain unchanged."
"How can this be the same?"
The minister just now retorted, "Since ancient times, women have always married into men's families. How can a man marry into a woman's family? If this gets out, where will the reputation of our Great Qin be?"
The others nodded in agreement.
Chu Qingluan smiled faintly.
"Your Excellency is mistaken. In my opinion, the greatest honor lies in the eternal friendship between our two countries and the peace and prosperity of our people. It would be a real shame to miss out on this wonderful opportunity simply for the sake of so-called traditional formalities."
On the side, Qin Jialuo finally came to his senses and couldn't help but sneer.
"Princess Chu is quite eloquent. In my opinion, you just want to use this to control the eldest grandson of the Emperor of the Great Qin, and then control the Great Qin, right?"
"Princess, you worry too much."
"Qin Yuan and I have known each other for many years and trust each other. Our union is for the future of our two countries, not for anything else."
At this time, Qin Yuan took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to the Emperor Qin: "Grandfather, your grandson is willing."
"What?!"
Everyone exclaimed, they couldn't believe their ears.
"Your Highness, think twice!"
"Since ancient times, men have been in charge of external affairs, while women have been in charge of internal affairs. Even if the princess is of noble status, she should marry into our Great Qin according to etiquette!"
"If Your Highness insists on doing so, where will the dignity of our Great Qin be? How will the history books record it a hundred years from now?"
All the officials were very emotional and gave advice.
In the corner, the Second Prince Qin Xuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and whispered to his confidant beside him, "My nephew has really lost his mind. He even gave up the Great Qin Empire for a woman."
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