Chapter 368 Regret
The virtuous king hated Zhao Yi for killing his uncle and gaining power by stepping on his uncle's corpse. When he saw Zhao Yi's carriage, he ordered the coachman to ram his carriage.
Everyone in the Ministry of Rites said that Zhao Yi was neither arrogant because of his talent nor proud because of his success, and he treated people with gentleness and courtesy.
The virtuous king scoffed at this. Where did Zhao Yi come from? What was his identity?
If you want to win people's hearts, you have to pretend and behave with humility, right?
He glanced around and found that there were only a few officials at the palace gate. However, after a while, seven or eight officials came one after another.
The virtuous king believed that Zhao Yi had the intention of seizing the throne, so he thought that Zhao Yi would not dare to make things difficult for him and would definitely pretend to be magnanimous and not take it to heart.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yi's brows were cold and cold: "What if I want to make a fuss?"
The virtuous king looked at Zhao Yi in astonishment, having never expected Zhao Yi to pursue the matter. If it weren't for the cold, sharp look in his eyes, he would have almost thought he had misheard.
With so many people watching, how could Zhao Yi dare?
"Even a three-year-old knows to apologize sincerely when he's done something wrong." Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow. "What? Doesn't the virtuous king even know this basic etiquette?"
When the virtuous king heard Zhao Yi mocking him as being no better than a three-year-old child, his face turned very ugly.
There was no way he would apologize to Zhao Yi.
But if he doesn't apologize, he will probably become a laughing stock if what happened today gets out.
No matter how much he planned, he didn't expect Zhao Yi to be such a tough guy.
His face was tense. "Brother, it's just a joke between brothers. It's harmless. Why are you being so aggressive?"
"Xian means both virtuous and talented. Your Majesty has chosen this word as your title, which shows that he has high hopes for you."
Zhao Yi refused to be led by the virtuous king's lead. His face was stern and serious. "You rode your horse before the palace gate and disrespected your brother. You are arrogant and disrespectful, and you have no remorse. You are truly unworthy of the word 'virtuous'."
With a "hiss", the officials around him gasped.
This statement is indeed serious.
The Xian Wang went from ramming Zhao Yi's carriage to riding his horse at the palace gate. The nature of the matter was completely different.
The former is simply disrespecting his elder brother, while the latter is violating the laws of Northern Qi.
The wise king's expression also changed and he clenched his fists.
He is currently in a troubled time. If what happened today gets to the ears of his father, he might be punished.
But it would be better to kill him directly than to ask him to apologize to Zhao Yi.
It was not until this moment that the wise king felt regret.
Regret provoking Zhao Yi.
"Your Excellency, the Censor." Zhao Yi raised his eyes to the Censor standing beside the carriage. "You are responsible for supervising all officials. Will you report today's events truthfully to His Majesty?"
The censor looked at the furious King Xian, then at Zhao Yi, who looked calm, and said, "This is my humble duty."
Zhao Yi got the answer, bowed to the censor, ignored the wise king, and walked towards the palace gate with Shen Qingtan.
The veins on the wise king's forehead jumped, and he rushed to Zhao Yi in one step, looking at Zhao Yi with cold eyes, as if asking him: What else do you want?
He was immediately furious and wanted to leave.
But he had to apologize to Zhao Yi, otherwise he would be reported to the censor and would be in big trouble.
The virtuous king suppressed his anger and bowed his hands to apologize: "Royal brother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have acted rashly and bumped into your carriage. I hope you can forgive me."
Zhao Yi said indifferently, "You haven't apologized to my princess yet."
The virtuous prince gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation as he bowed to Shen Qingtan: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for scaring you. Please forgive me."
Shen Qingtan pursed her red lips and did not answer, leaving the matter to Zhao Yi to handle.
Zhao Yiyun said calmly, "This won't happen again."
When the virtuous king heard Zhao Yi's light words, a surge of anger rose to his head and his fists clenched until they cracked.
It was really because Zhao Yi spoke too lightly, as if he didn't care about the matter, but it forced him to apologize in public, causing him to lose all his dignity and face.
The wise king looked at Zhao Yi's back, and the hatred in his heart became even stronger.
Zhao Yi didn't care about the virtuous king's attitude. He got into the sedan chair and said gently, "I'm sorry to have scared you. Did you get hurt anywhere?"
Shen Qingtan shook his head: "You held me back, I'm not hurt."
Hearing this, Zhao Yi's frown relaxed and he raised his hand to touch her forehead.
"Oh, don't touch it." Shen Qingtan pushed Zhao Yi's hand away and said angrily, "I have a flower ornament on my forehead."
Zhao Yi's eyes were filled with smiles. Seeing her reveal her delicate girlish demeanor, he took her into his arms and said, "It's not damaged. If it were, I would repair it for you."
Shen Qingtan muttered, "Then I won't be able to see anyone tonight."
She took out a diamond-shaped mirror with a double magpie pattern from her sleeve and looked at herself. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her makeup was not smudged.
The couple arrived at Baoyuan Hall, where many ministers and their wives had already arrived.
They walked towards their seats.
Ministers and their wives all paid their respects to them.
Shen Qingtan sat down and looked around. Except for Princess Guangning, all the others were unfamiliar faces.
When Princess Guangning saw Shen Qingtan, her eyes lit up and she wanted to say hello. Seeing the people in the hall, she pursed her lips and slowly lowered her head.
Seeing this, Shen Qingtan took out a gift from his sleeve and signaled Tingxue to give it to Princess Guangning.
Princess Guangning received the gift and looked at Shen Qingtan flattered.
She had been grateful for Shen Qingtan's kindness to her in the Great Zhou, but she had never expected that Shen Qingtan would actually be her sister-in-law.
After returning to Northern Qi, she heard the news of Zhao Yi's death and went to Guangling Palace to visit Shen Qingtan, but was rejected.
She thought Shen Qingtan was unwilling to associate with her, but she didn't expect... that he would actually prepare a New Year gift for her.
This was the first gift she had ever received since she grew up.
Shen Qingtan was slightly startled when she saw a glint of light flash in Princess Guangning's eyes. Before she could think about it, she heard someone say, "Master Jiang, you came alone? Isn't your son coming to the palace banquet?"
"There are many nobles in the palace. My son has caught a cold and is unable to attend the palace banquet."
She looked up and saw two middle-aged men with beautiful beards and elegant demeanor walking towards her.
One of them noticed her gaze, turned his head to look over, and stopped.
"Your Highness, Princess, I am Jiang Su, Director of the Imperial Observatory, and I am here to greet you."
Another official followed suit and saluted.
Zhao Yi said indifferently: "No need to be polite."
Jiang Jianzheng's eyes inadvertently fell on Zhao Yi's face. He looked at him for a long time until Zhao Yi frowned slightly. He then retracted his gaze and prepared to return to his seat, but saw Shufei staring at him expressionlessly, with a vague expression that revealed a hint of weirdness.
Jiang Jianzheng bowed to Concubine Shu.
Shufei looked at Jiang Jianzheng who was alone, and whose wife and son did not come to the banquet, and the haze lingering in her heart all dissipated.
It seems that her people succeeded and captured Jiang Jianzheng's son.
So Jiang Jianzheng just showed goodwill to Zhao Yi in order to seek Zhao Yi's help?
Unfortunately, Zhao Yi is not a nosy person.
Look, Jiang Jian is facing a setback from Zhao Yi.
As a result, Jiang Jianzheng had no choice but to do as she said.
Shufei seemed to have foreseen the future of the Lin family after their rise to power, and her silent eyes lit up with a hint of spirit.
When that time comes, she will definitely settle all the accounts with Zhao Yi one by one.
At this time, the Emperor of Northern Qi and the Empress came together.
All the civil and military officials knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you the best of health, and the Queen Mother."
The Northern Qi Emperor raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
Civil and military officials took their seats again.
The Northern Qi Emperor raised his wine glass and saw Jiang Jianzheng standing at his seat. "Lord Jiang, do you have something to report?"
Empress Shufei sat up straight. The moment she had been waiting for had finally arrived.
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