Chapter 124: All officials condemn the emperor! You cannot take away the minister's wife
Prince Yu's words were like cold water dropped into a boiling oil pan. Those ministers who couldn't wait to adjourn the court and go back to eat all looked up in shock!
My stomach is growling, I’m not hungry anymore!
If you get up too early and don’t sleep well, you won’t feel groggy and sleepy anymore!
Everyone looked at Prince Yu in unison, and they were so shocked by the astonishing news that they couldn't believe their ears.
They quickly glanced at the emperor who was sitting on the throne.
Is there something wrong with Concubine Zhao’s identity?
Is Concubine Zhao the wife of one of them?
who?
Who is so unlucky that his good wife is taken away to the palace by the emperor?
The ministers were confused and looked at each other and their colleagues, trying to find the unlucky guy.
However, Xiao Lingzhao, who was standing quietly in the crowd, felt his heart sink suddenly.
He looked sideways at Prince Yu, and a voice in his heart said, it's finally here...
This day has finally come.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Xie Junlin sitting on the dragon throne.
Their eyes met, both of them had the same expressionless look.
Xiao Lingzhao slowly clenched the thing in his sleeve and took a deep breath.
The emperor wanted to expose everything so that he could occupy his Yuan Wei forever. He would not let the emperor do whatever he wanted...
When the two looked at each other, Prince Yu also set his eyes on Xiao Lingzhao.
He smiled and asked the civil and military officials, "Do you want to know who was Concubine Zhao's wife before she entered the palace?"
Among the civil and military officials, some smart and perceptive ones had already glanced at Xiao Lingzhao secretly.
The wives of these people have at least attended one or two banquets with them, but the wife of General Xiao remains a mystery to this day...
They only knew that General Xiao was married, but no one had ever seen what the general's wife looked like. Four months had passed, and the general had never brought his wife out for a walk...
When I asked, I found out that he was not feeling well and was recuperating in the mansion...
Isn't this the most suspicious candidate?
Xiao Lingzhao stood there calmly and let everyone look at him vaguely.
He looked at Prince Yu expressionlessly, waiting for him to reveal the secret between him and Yuan Wei.
really.
The next moment, Prince Yu raised his finger and pointed at him.
"Someone has already guessed it. Yes, that person is the Great General of the Cavalry, Xiao Lingzhao!"
"Our Concubine Zhao is the wife of General Xiao Lingzhao!"
"I heard that the general and Concubine Zhao got married four months ago. They only spent one day together, and the next night Concubine Zhao was summoned to the palace by the emperor to bring good luck to the emperor. That night, she was canonized as Concubine Zhao!"
“…”
All the officials stared at Xiao Lingzhao in astonishment.
It’s really him!
He said nothing, apparently agreeing.
All the officials looked up at Xie Junlin.
Everyone was shocked and felt mixed emotions.
The Xiao family has been loyal for generations. The old general has been a soldier for half his life. General Xiao had fought bloody battles on the battlefield to defend his country a few years ago. Several of his brothers and sisters died tragically in battle. The emperor...
The emperor even wants to snatch General Xiao’s wife!
How could he do such a foolish and immoral thing?
In silence, Prince Yu bowed and asked the emperor above.
"Your Majesty, neither you nor General Xiao have denied this rumor. It seems that there is no need to ask whether this matter is true or not. Concubine Zhao was indeed a wife of the Xiao family, right?"
“…”
Xie Junlin looked at the ministers in silence, then looked at Xiao Lingzhao.
Xiao Lingzhao still stood there without saying a word, as if letting the situation develop.
Xie Junlin did not admit it immediately. He narrowed his eyes and asked Prince Yu coldly, "How did your uncle know this rumor? Who told you this unfounded rumor?"
Prince Yu did not answer Xie Junlin's question.
He just smiled and said, "No evidence? Your Majesty, since I dare to ask you for confirmation in person, it is definitely not without any evidence."
He pointed outside the hall.
"I have witnesses waiting at the palace gate."
"Although the Xiao family is loyal to Your Majesty, everyone in the palace is keeping their mouths shut about the new wife and refuses to reveal a single word. I cannot pry their mouths open, but besides the Xiao family, there were others who also saw Madam Xiao that day!"
"She is the matchmaker that General Xiao invited when he got married."
"It was the matchmaker who dressed Madam Xiao up that day. It was she who led Madam Xiao and General Xiao to the wedding hall to get married—"
"She said that she rarely saw a woman as beautiful as Madam Xiao, so she was deeply impressed. Even if four months had passed, if she saw Madam Xiao again, she would definitely recognize her—"
Prince Yu bowed and looked at Xie Junlin with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the matchmaker can come to see you at any time. I wonder if you dare to ask Concubine Zhao to come out and ask the matchmaker to identify her in person whether she is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family?"
Xie Junlin frowned.
He only asked the concubines in the harem to keep their mouths shut, but he forgot about this matchmaker.
But it doesn't really matter...
The reason why he had been openly doting on Yuan Wei these days was that he hoped someone would reveal Yuan Wei's identity, so as to completely cut off the chance for Xiao Lingzhao and Yuan Wei to rekindle their relationship...
Thinking of this, Xie Junlin looked at Prince Yu and said calmly, "Uncle Royal really took great pains to find the matchmaker. If I continue to refuse to acknowledge her, it would only make me look shameful."
He glanced at the ministers and admitted it frankly.
"Yes, Concubine Zhao is not called Jiang Wei. Her name is Shen Yuanwei. She was indeed once a member of the Xiao family, but so what?"
"Since she's been married before, can she no longer enter the palace as a concubine?"
"As long as I like her, it doesn't matter if she gets married three or five times. I can still make her my concubine!"
The ministers were stunned.
The emperor actually admitted it!
He actually admitted that he had stolen my wife!
The emperor also said, so what, if the Xiao family took the initiative to give their wives to the emperor, then it would be fine, but if the emperor was tempted by the beauty and stole someone else's wife, then that would be the act of a tyrant!
There was an upright minister who asked Xiao Lingzhao directly, "May I ask, General Xiao, did you offer your wife to the emperor on your own initiative, or did the emperor forcibly take your wife away from you?"
Xiao Lingzhao raised his eyes and looked at Xie Junlin who was sitting in the seat of honor.
Xie Junlin was also looking at him, waiting for his admission to HUST.
He knew very well that if he wanted to be a loyal lackey, he should say now that he was the one who gave his wife to the emperor on his own initiative.
But he couldn't say it.
He is already a victim, why should he be forced to compromise and bear the stigma of "selling his wife for fame"?
He stared at Xie Junlin without blinking, and slowly told everyone -
"My wife and I love each other deeply. I only want to marry her in this life. How could I sell my wife for fame?"
The ministers were shocked again.
If the general did not sell his wife for fame, then it would be the emperor who forcibly took my wife!
The ministers felt pity for General Xiao, the hero, and looked at Xie Junlin with more disapproval in their eyes.
They knelt down at the same time, and attacked the emperor one by one.
"Your Majesty, you are so foolish. You are the ruler of the country, and you have as many beauties as you want. As a wise ruler, how could you do such a foolish thing as snatching the wife of a minister?"
"The Xiao family has been loyal for generations. It's rare for General Xiao to have a beloved one. Your Majesty, how can you snatch that love away? How can you take advantage of your imperial power to snatch away the general's beloved first wife and break up a good marriage?"
"Your Majesty, you should never hurt others like this. You will make your loyal subjects feel disheartened!"
Xie Junlin sat on the dragon throne, listening to his ministers criticizing him one after another.
He had already prepared himself to be criticized by everyone.
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