The atmosphere in the palace was tense. At Pan Hai's instruction, Xiao Lezi rushed to the East Palace to report the news.

Jiang Si was originally wondering why Emperor Jingming summoned Yu Jin at this time. When he heard that Eunuch Le had come again, he hurriedly asked the reason.

Xiao Lezi panted and said urgently, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kicked Minister Gu!"

After all, just in case Jiang Si didn’t know who Minister Gu was, he explained considerately, “It’s the Minister of Personnel!”

Jiang Si's mouth twitched when he heard this.

Of course she knew that Minister Gu was the Minister of Personnel, the most powerful of the six ministers.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has hit Minister Gu. I'm afraid he will have to go to the clan house to reflect on his mistakes. I'm here to tell the Crown Princess."

As for whether the Crown Princess wanted to help the Crown Prince escape or pack up his bags after hearing this, it was not something a eunuch like him could control.

After hearing what Xiao Lezi said, Jiang Si calmed down and asked, "Why would the prince bother the minister?"

Xiao Lezi's eyes sparkled.

"Eunuch Le, please feel free to speak."

Ah Qiao immediately stuffed a heavy small purse over.

Xiao Lezi then said, "Minister Gu suggested that you be demoted to a concubine and another princess be chosen—"

Before Jiang Si could say anything, Ah Man beside him spat out, "Bah! He instigated people to divorce their wives and marry someone else. What's the point of keeping such an old man?"

The concubine sounds nice, she is just a concubine, it is really too much!

Xiao Lezi's eyes widened as he looked at Ah Man who was pinching his waist and glaring.

The maids around the Crown Princess are so powerful that they dare to scold the Minister of Personnel for being undisciplined. Thinking of this, it is not surprising that the Crown Prince kicked the Minister.

"Demote me to a concubine? Did Minister Gu say so?" Jiang Si asked calmly.

Xiao Lezi suddenly felt a chill on his back and laughed dryly, "Don't take it to heart, absolutely don't take it to heart..."

Why does he think the Crown Princess is more terrifying than the Crown Prince?

Jiang Si stood up and walked out: "Eunuch Le, please lead the way."

"Lead, lead the way?" Xiao Lezi followed him and stuttered while speaking.

Jiang glanced at Xiao Lezi and said with a half-smile: "I have never had the chance to go to the front hall of Yangxin Palace. I am not familiar with the way. Please, Eunuch Le, lead the way."

Xiao Lezi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Crown Princess, the front hall of Yangxin Palace is where the Emperor handles government affairs. It's not... appropriate for you to go there, right?"

Even the Empress always met with the Emperor in the back hall, never going to the front hall, let alone the Crown Princess.

"Not suitable?" Jiang Sidai raised her eyebrows, her dark eyes sparkling with light, "Is it suitable for the Minister of Personnel to propose that the Crown Prince divorce his wife? Or does Eunuch Le think that Minister Gu's proposal is suitable?"

Xiao Lezi almost knelt down and said with a bitter face: "I dare not think so!"

"In that case, lead the way."

Even after he had obediently walked in front and led the way, Xiao Lezi still felt dizzy.

How did you get him involved? He's just a little eunuch!

Did Master know that the Crown Princess was a strange woman who dared to enter the front hall of Yangxin Palace? She actually hinted that he should come to the East Palace to report the news!

The helpless Xiao Lezi quickened his pace unconsciously, rushed to the place and shouted: "The Crown Princess is here——"

The hall suddenly became quiet.

The ministers looked at each other, and soon looked at Emperor Jingming.

Emperor Jingming frowned: "Why is the Crown Princess here? This is ridiculous!"

The ministers nodded secretly: Too ridiculous!

"Let the Crown Princess come in." Emperor Jingming added.

Ministers: “…” Is the emperor possessed by evil spirits?

Soon, a slim woman walked in quickly. She was not at all nervous as she walked in the hall surrounded by important ministers, as if she was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.

"My daughter-in-law has met my father."

Looking at the Crown Princess bowing gracefully, Emperor Jingming was silent for a moment.

I had never encountered such a situation before and I didn't know what to do for a moment.

It was not a good idea to remain silent like this. Emperor Jingming coughed and said, "Ahem, why are you here, Crown Princess? This is not the place for you!"

Jiang Si replied calmly, "My daughter-in-law has been disturbed by rumors recently and has been feeling uneasy. I heard that the emperor has summoned important officials to discuss this matter with the crown prince, so I came to ask how the discussion went."

The Minister of Rites could no longer bear it and said, "The Emperor is discussing matters with important ministers, how can the Crown Princess come over here!"

It’s over, it’s over. The Crown Prince kicked Old Gu in public, and the Crown Princess just barged in so brazenly. The Great Zhou is going to perish!

The ministers were sympathetic and requested Emperor Jingming in unison: "Your Majesty, please discipline the Crown Princess strictly and don't let the royal family become a laughing stock in the world."

Emperor Jingming's face darkened: "Crown Princess, please leave first."

It is the Queen's responsibility to discipline the Crown Princess, why is she pushing it to him?

Thinking about the empress who ate grapes in Kunning Palace without spitting out the skins, and then looking at the ministers who were like a pack of wolves, Emperor Jingming was in a bad mood.

I thought that establishing a crown prince would help relieve his worries, but it turned out that I was overthinking.

Jiang Si bent his knees, lowered his eyes and said, "My daughter-in-law was reckless today. I heard that Minister Gu instigated the prince to divorce his wife. I wonder if this is true?"

Her tone was calm, yet filled with murderous intent, causing everyone to look at Minister Gu, who had to sit on a small stool because he was kicked.

Minister Gu could no longer sit still. He stood up without paying attention to the slight pain in his old waist, his face flushed, "Your Majesty, everything I do is for the sake of the Great Zhou, and I have absolutely no selfish motives. The Crown Princess has disregarded etiquette and ran here to accuse me of instigating the Crown Prince. I am really ashamed, ashamed!"

When the old minister got to the emotional part, he stamped his feet and sighed, with tears streaming down his face.

Yu Jin was kneeling obediently at first. Hearing this, he said coldly, "It is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. It is understandable that Minister Gu would feel ashamed when his wife knew about this proposal—"

"Evil son, shut up!" Emperor Jingming picked up the white jade paper and gestured at Yu Jin.

Taking into account the rapid depletion of Baiyuzhen paper recently and the almost empty treasury, Emperor Jingming quietly let it go.

Minister Gu was also furious at this time. He showed his determination to confront Emperor Jingming and roared, "The emperor has no family affairs. The Crown Princess is the emperor's daughter-in-law. Now the people are petitioning the Crown Prince to choose another Crown Princess. How can this be confused with a normal marriage? Your Majesty, if you let this go, I'm afraid the people will be uneasy, the throne will be unstable, and the Great Zhou will be unstable!"

Minister Gu said the word "unstable" three times in a row, and he was so angry that his saliva almost sprayed on Emperor Jingming's face.

Emperor Jingming was so busy dodging the flying "hidden weapons" that he couldn't concentrate on speaking.

Jiang Si looked surprised: "I didn't expect a weak woman like me to be so important."

Pan Hai hid in the corner with his head lowered, trying his best to reduce his presence.

He shouldn't laugh, but he couldn't help it...

Seeing that Emperor Jingming was about to get angry, Jiang Si asked loudly, "Minister Gu, why are the people petitioning to choose another Crown Princess?"

Minister Gu bowed and said, "Of course the people think that the Crown Princess has lost her moral integrity, so the heavens sent a severe drought as a warning."

It is the people who think that the Crown Princess has a moral flaw; as for what kind of person she is actually like, that is not important.

Can the Crown Princess silence the world's gossips?

Jiang Si chuckled: "I see. What if I can pray to God to send down rain?"