171. Such vulgar and offensive language is unbearable to hear.
Xie Wenling is really...too perfect.
Wei Xiuming was moved to tears just thinking about it.
So he decided to help Xie Wenling.
He looked at him with a smile: "Minister Xie, guess who submitted this memorial impeaching you?"
Xie Wenling answered without hesitation, "It is the Prime Minister."
However……
Wei Xiuming shook his head and said slowly, "Not the Prime Minister."
Xie Wenling was stunned for a moment.
This is truly unexpected.
He then named several other officials who were his most formidable rivals in the imperial court.
“No,” Wei Xiuming replied, “it is the Duke of Anguo.”
"The Duke of Anguo?" Xie Wenling was somewhat surprised.
Why would the Duke of Anguo suddenly impeach himself? And why would he impeach him so severely?
But his surprise was only momentary, and he quickly regained his composure: "I understand. It seems that my recent actions have been too flamboyant, causing the Duke of Anguo to misunderstand."
Wei Xiuming smiled at his calm demeanor, said nothing more, and simply picked up the memorial on the table and casually tossed it into the brazier beside him.
Flames leaped up and quickly burned the memorial to ashes, as if it had never existed.
Qu Zijin watched this scene and sighed inwardly.
Xie Wenling remained calm as expected; anyone else would have panicked long ago.
The atmosphere in the imperial study gradually eased, and Wei Xiuming chatted with Xie Wenling about the recent developments in the court.
Wei Xiuming did not ask Xie Wenling what his thoughts were or how he planned to handle the situation.
He knew he could handle it himself.
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Side hall.
The little princess was getting a little impatient.
Fortunately, before she lost her temper, the palace servants managed to summon them to see the emperor.
As soon as they entered, the little princess threw herself into Wei Xiuming's arms, hugging his neck and whining, "Father, why did you talk for so long? We were all getting impatient!"
Inside the house, Xie Wenling and Qu Zijin had already left to wait outside.
The little princess pouted, remembering what the princes had said at the banquet. She was already unhappy from waiting so long, and now her little mouth immediately twitched. She said aggrievedly, "Father, those princes were so annoying today. They said girls can't play with boys, and that I'll never get married... I don't want things to be like that!"
Wei Xiuming smiled and reached out to pinch her little face: "Our Chaoyun is a princess, why should she listen to other people's nonsense? You are a princess, as long as you don't break the law or harm others, you can study if you want, ride a horse if you want, and do whatever you want, no one can stop you."
The little princess's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had received some kind of permission: "Really? I can do whatever I want? Can I go and beat them up?"
“That won’t do,” Wei Xiuming said, both amused and exasperated. “If someone bullies you, like today, tell your father, and he will take care of them for you.”
The little princess's excitement instantly vanished, and she nestled against Wei Xiuming's shoulder, muttering, "Okay... but they say I'll never get married. Are girls laughed at if no one wants them...?"
“Nonsense,” Wei Xiuming scoffed at these remarks and would not tolerate such words directed at his daughter. “You are the Emperor’s daughter. The men who want to marry you could stretch from the palace to the border. How could you not get married? Unless you don’t want to get married and want to stay by the Emperor’s side, then the Emperor will support you for life.”
"Is it really okay not to get married?" The little princess's eyes widened in surprise. "I can choose to get married or not?"
“Of course you can,” Wei Xiuming considered himself a very open-minded person. “You are the Emperor’s daughter, the most noble girl in the world. You have the right to choose. If you want to get married, find someone you like. If you don’t want to get married, the Emperor will build you the most beautiful mansion. As long as the Emperor is alive, he can protect you. When the Emperor is gone, Jiayou will continue to protect you.”
The second brother, standing to the side, listened with shining eyes and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! It can be this fun? Does that mean you can keep many male concubines to play with, like when choosing concubines? I heard from the old steward in the manor that there used to be a princess who kept many handsome men!"
Upon hearing this, both the little dumpling and the little prince were stunned.
The little princess, however, seemed to have opened the door to a new world, clapping her hands and cheering: "Male concubines? Are they people who can play with me? I want to keep one too! And I want to have three wives and four concubines like boys! No, I want three husbands and four servants!"
Wei Xiuming was amused by his daughter's words, but also felt somewhat helpless.
"Father, can I?" The little princess pestered him for an answer.
Wei Xiuming was a little unsure how to respond, so he passed the buck to his son: "It's too early to talk about this now. When you grow up, Jiayou will take care of it for you."
The young prince didn't understand what "male concubine" meant; he only heard the words "accompanying playmate" and mistakenly thought that was what it meant.
So he patted his chest and said generously, "Okay! Don't worry, Chaoyun! When I grow up and can make my own decisions, I'll find all the best boys in the capital to be your male concubines! They'll play with you every day!"
The little princess smiled so hard her eyes narrowed into slits.
She didn't forget her little dumpling when good things happened. She reached out and took the little dumpling's hand, saying generously, "Little Moon, I'll have many male concubines in the future, and I'll share half with you! Let them play with you too!"
The little dumpling didn't quite understand what a "male concubine" was, but when the little princess said that someone would play with her, she smiled happily and nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay! Thank you, little cloud!"
"You're welcome! You can choose first!"
Wow! Little Cloud is so generous, thank you~
"Oh, you two don't need to divide it up, you'll each get one! When the time comes, I'll find a male concubine for Chaoyun, and I'll find one for Xiaoyue too!"
"Great! My sister has male lovers too! Remember to find a few more!"
"Don't worry! I've got your back!"
The four little kids, who had no idea what a male concubine was, were having a great time discussing it.
The only adult present who knew what a male concubine was was Wei Xiuming…
He watched as the children in front of him enthusiastically discussed things like "raising male concubines," "sharing half," "you choose first," "playing together," and "the more the better"...
Wei Xiuming found the words to be vulgar and offensive, utterly unbearable to hear.
He opened his mouth weakly, wanting to tell them that male concubines were not playmates, wanting to explain the meaning of the term...
But seeing the children's innocent and excited expressions, he swallowed his words.
Forget it, let's just say it, there are no outsiders here anyway...
After a while, a eunuch announced from outside that Xie Wenling and Qu Zijin were still waiting outside the palace.
Wei Xiuming then patted the little princess on the back: "Alright, stop chatting. Lord Xie is waiting to pick up your study companions and take them home. They have school tomorrow."
The little princess reluctantly climbed down from Wei Xiuming's arms, holding the little dumpling's hand, and whispered, "Little Moon, let's ask the Grand Tutor tomorrow where we can find the best boy to be our male concubine..."
The little dumpling nodded vigorously: "The Grand Tutor is wise, the Grand Tutor must know!"
The young prince also came over and said earnestly, "Chaoyun, I'll go and inquire tomorrow, and I promise to find you the best-looking one!"
The four children chattered excitedly as they walked out, with the second brother adding enthusiastically, "I'm going to inquire too! I want to find the most skilled martial artist and have him become my sister's male concubine!"
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The next day.
Wenhua Hall.
The little dumpling, the little prince, the little princess, and the second brother huddled around the table, whispering amongst themselves.
Before long, Qu Zijin walked in, carrying a book and looking very refined.
He placed the book on the table, but before he could even speak, the four children swarmed around him, surrounding him.
The little princess looked up excitedly and said, "Grand Tutor! We discussed it and unanimously agreed that you are the smartest among the five of us, so we want to ask you a question!"
It was rare to see these children being so humble, so Qu Zijin became interested: "What's the question?"
"Where can I find the best male concubine?" the little princess asked excitedly.
Qu Zijin's pupils dilated in shock: "What? What are you looking for?!"
"Male lover!" the four children repeated loudly.
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