Chapter 203 The prince is hiding someone?
"The wife of the Minister of Rites received twenty blows of the cane! She nearly died in the hall!"
"The Minister of Rites has also been demoted! The position of Minister will be temporarily filled by Grand Tutor Shen."
While combing Yuntang's hair, Qinglan told her what she had heard.
Qinglan was indignant: "The Minister of Rites and his family deserve this! How dare they let their daughter seduce the prince and compete for your favor? They must be tired of living!"
"Your Highness has shown mercy by not chopping off their heads!"
Yun Tang frowned and asked in confusion, "How could you be so busy dealing with such a small matter as the Minister of Rites?"
"Because the Minister of Rites is a member of the Royalist Party!"
Qinglan curled her lips and sighed, "If we want to demote him, the royalists will make a big fuss!"
Yuntang understood.
She twirled the jade hairpin in her hand, her almond-shaped eyes cold as she asked, "Is it that old censor who started the trouble?"
"Yes! Princess, how did you know that?"
"Guess."
Yuntang recalled that at the palace banquet, the royalist faction was clearly afraid of Xiao Jin.
Only the old censor, relying on his status as a veteran of three dynasties and his high moral character and prestige, dared to confront Xiao Jin in person despite his age!
He didn't give Xiao Jin any face at all!
Yun Tang's eyes were cold and sharp, "Why did he make such a fuss?"
Qinglan looked at Xiaobing.
She also heard it from Xiaobing!
Xiao Bing clenched her fists, her face flushed with anger. "I heard that he pointed at the prince and cursed him in the Qinzheng Hall! The curses were so ugly!"
"Princess, why didn't the prince arrest him?"
"Isn't the prince the regent? Even the young emperor listens to the prince. How dare he, an imperial censor, disobey and insult the prince?"
Yuntang seemed to be lost in thought.
In a flash of inspiration, she caught it!
The old censor must have someone behind him who dares to stop Xiao Jin from ascending the throne!
Who is it?
Yun Tang racked his brains, but he couldn't think of anyone else in Dayan who would dare to challenge Xiao Jin!
There is only the King of Zhenbei, but he is Xiao Jin's trusted and loyal minister, so he is excluded!
Could it be... an enemy force?
Yun Tang pounded her fist on the table. She immediately turned around and ordered, "Xiao Bing, tell the Golden Butterfly sisters to find a way to get close to the women of the old censor's family!"
"Check it carefully! See if there's anything suspicious?"
Xiaobing nodded in obedience and immediately ran out to do the work.
Qinglan was very curious when she heard this.
She asked, "Princess, who are the people of Golden Butterfly? Can I meet them?"
Yuntang smiled and said, "Yes, I will introduce you to each other when I have the chance."
Her smile quickly faded.
She was worried about Xiao Jin!
After receiving the news that Xiao Jin had returned home, Yuntang went to see him immediately!
"Xiao Jin!" As soon as Yun Tang ran into the study, Xiao Jin immediately opened his arms to her, waiting for her to jump into his arms.
Yuntang smiled silently.
"What time is it? Why are you still so clingy?" Yun Tang hit him and frowned, asking him, "The old censor scolded you, and you didn't arrest him?"
"Hmm? Xiao Yu'er, you heard about it too?"
Xiao Jin looked calm and composed, his handsome face was cold and pale, and his phoenix eyes were deep and cold.
He was not angry.
He raised his hands to hug Yuntang and said in a cold voice: "It's not the time yet."
Yun Tang clenched his fists. "Sure enough! There's someone behind the old censor! Who is it? To the point where you're afraid of him?"
Xiao Jin's eyes dimmed slightly. "You said there's someone behind the old censor?"
"Yes! Isn't it?"
Yuntang pushed him away and walked around the room while expressing her analysis.
It is reasonable to say that there must be someone behind the old censor!
Otherwise it doesn’t make sense!
Yun Tang put her hands on her hips, her beautiful face cold and solemn, her almond-shaped eyes sharp and resolute as she said, "He's already old, half his body is in the coffin! He came here to stop you from ascending the throne, there must be someone instigating it!"
"The royalists all listen to him! If you arrest him, the royalists will be completely destroyed and become a loose sand!"
"But you chose not to catch him. That could only be the person behind him, making you wary and hesitant!"
Yun Tang gritted his teeth angrily: "Who is it? How dare they go against you!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Jin.
But she found that Xiao Jin's smile was charmingly gentle, and his pair of phoenix eyes were looking at her infatuatedly, so bright that they seemed to be glowing.
“Pah pah pah——”
Xiao Jin raised his hands and clapped, smiling gently and lovingly as he praised her: "Xiao Yu'er is so smart! So amazing! What you said makes a lot of sense."
"You're not nervous at all." Yun Tang's ears turned red, and he glared at him with shame and arrogance.
Xiao Jin walked forward, hugged her again, and coaxed her with a smile: "Don't worry, Xiao Yu'er, I will take care of the court affairs."
"So, you already have a solution?"
"Um."
Yuntang was immediately relieved.
She knew Xiao Jin was a scheming, evil, and sinister person. It seemed like she was worrying for nothing!
"Xiao Yu'er, leave the court affairs to me. Just be happy and be your regent princess."
Xiao Jin's eyes flashed, and he hugged her tightly and said, "If you have nothing to do, why not consider the marriage of your two cousins?"
???
Yuntang looked surprised. "Why did you mention Baopei and Baoying?"
Xiao Jin didn't hide it, he confessed: "Someone wants to arrange marriages for them. You are the one who makes the decisions about family matters, you have the final say."
"Okay, I'll consider it." Yuntang shifted his thoughts and started to ponder.
Xiao Jin lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "Xiao Yu'er, I have something to do tonight, you don't have to wait for me to go to bed."
"Okay, I understand."
It's late at night.
Yuntang slept for the whole day and was full of energy, not sleepy at all.
Tan'er and Bao Bao were not in the palace either.
Yuntang was bored, so he went to the kitchen and stewed a bowl of ginseng chicken soup.
"Let's go! Bring soup to the prince."
Yuntang led his men to the study at a moderate pace.
It was late at night, and the stone lanterns in the garden were quite dim. Only Qinglan and Yinlian, holding lanterns, could illuminate the ground beneath Yuntang's feet.
Yuntang was walking along the road when he accidentally glanced and saw a figure acting suspiciously.
Because of the distance and the corridor, it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman in the night, as they were hiding tightly in a cloak.
Under Wuying's guidance, this person got ahead of Yuntang and went all the way to the study.
Yuntang was confused. Who was it?
A sneaky visit in the dead of night, something's wrong!
Yuntang immediately quickened his pace.
As Yun Tang walked outside the study, her suspicions came true. The palace's elite soldiers were so audacious that they actually stopped her. "Princess, please stay! No one is allowed to approach without the prince's order!"
Qinglan glared and shouted angrily: "How dare you! Are you trying to rebel?"
Yun Tang took a step forward and shouted coldly: "Get out of the way!"
"Princess, please forgive me!" The elite soldiers of the palace still refused to give in.
At this time, Wuying came out hurriedly, "How dare you! Why don't you retreat?"
Only then did everyone make way.
But Wuying blocked Yuntang again and bowed to apologize: "It's late at night and the wind is strong. Princess, please go back!"
"This princess will not go back."
Yuntang was both stubborn and overbearing: "Wuying, this princess orders you to withdraw!"
Wuying bowed his head and did not move.
Yun Tang laughed at him and said, "Why? You won't let me in. Is the prince hiding someone? Are you afraid of being caught by me?"
Wuying lowered his head even lower.
Yun Tang's face turned cold. "Tell me! Is the prince seeing a man or a woman?"
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