"Boom!"
Mo Qiyuan slammed his palm on the dragon throne, his face immediately filled with rage:
"Liu Zhongcheng, do you realize that this is slandering the current empress and her unborn child?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is not my slander. Ever since the Empress returned to the palace pregnant, rumors have been circulating among the people that she was abducted by the King of Beirong.
Some even claim that they are in love. Otherwise, why would the Northern Rong King be willing to personally write a letter of surrender to submit to our Great Qi? These rumors may not be groundless. Your Majesty, please investigate whether Queen Ye is really having an affair with the Northern Rong King!
fart!
Mo Qiyuan simply wanted to grab the old guy and beat him up, but he was a censor and he couldn't touch him no matter what he said.
He suppressed his anger and prepared to refute his words, but before he could say anything, someone rushed forward before him.
"Bullshit! You old man Liu, stop slandering the Empress. She narrowly escaped death just to return from the Northern Rong. How much hardship and suffering did she endure on the way back while pregnant with the royal heir? How could you, a villain, know that!"
You guys, who only care about collecting salaries and not sharing your emperor's worries, actually dare to slander the Empress like this. Do you really think no one knows what you are up to? "
Lin Dingyao rushed forward, grabbed Liu Zhongcheng by the collar and cursed at him.
The Queen escaped from Helian Rongxia with great difficulty, and almost died while shielding Feng'er and the other man from arrows. These old guys just used rumors to slander her, which was really infuriating.
Besides, others didn't know whether the fetus in her belly was the emperor's bloodline, and they themselves didn't know it either. He saw with his own eyes how Cui Ya used her blood to remove the poison from the emperor.
"General Lin, how dare you use violence against me in the court!"
Liu Zhongcheng swallowed and pointed at him with a trembling finger.
The other officials in his group also echoed his opinion and suggested to Mo Qiyuan that he should be punished for being disrespectful in front of the emperor.
Mo Qiyuan said nothing, pretending he didn't hear anything.
In his heart, he was cheering for Lin Dingyao. Not to mention confronting these guys, even if he hit them, it would be his own fault.
Seeing that the emperor was unmoved, the officials felt ashamed and began to blame Lin Dingyao.
Some said that he was intentionally biased towards the empress because his daughter had a good relationship with her, while others said that he was trying to make up for his negligence at the border and not being able to discover the spy in time, so he protected the empress to avoid being blamed by the emperor.
When Lin Dingyao heard these words, he could no longer bear it.
He raised his fists and started beating up these selfish villains.
Suddenly, there were wails everywhere in the court.
There were those who were hitting, those who were being hit, those who were trying to separate them, and those who were trying to stop them. It was a mess.
Fengyi Palace
Ye Jinyun was taking a nap on the couch with her eyes closed. Lin Qingtang and Yu Wan'er came to her palace from Yingquan Palace and were playing with her son.
Xiao Quanzi hurried in:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I heard that a fight broke out in the previous dynasty!"
Ye Jinyun opened his eyes in surprise, "Huh? Do you know what the fight started?"
"It's still because of the Emperor's plan to dismiss his concubines. But the court officials said there were rumors circulating among the people recently, saying that you had an affair with the Northern Rong Demon King. They even said that the dragon fetus in your womb was from the demon king. General Lin immediately got into a fight with those officials, and the Emperor is now dealing with it."
After hearing this, Ye Jinyun lost all sleepiness and smiled helplessly.
"These court officials, seeing that their daughters can't become empresses and they can't rise to the same heights as their own children, are trying every possible way to stop the emperor. What's the point, you ask?"
She knew that when she returned from Beirong pregnant, there would be people with bad intentions who would question the bloodline of her unborn child.
That's why she asked the substitute to explain the solution to the poisonous insect in front of everyone that day, and asked Cui Ya to take her pulse, all to prevent this day from happening.
She had plenty of witnesses, so these little rumors were nothing to worry about.
Lin Qingtang rolled up his sleeves:
"Well done! These villains who don't know how to serve the court and only care about currying favor with the powerful should be made to feel my father's fist."
"But Sister Ye, the court officials have been making trouble like this, and the emperor can't issue an order to dismiss the harem. What should we do?" Yu Wan'er said worriedly.
She really didn't know what these people had to object to. Wouldn't it be better for her to leave the palace? Even if their daughter didn't leave, she wouldn't be favored in the palace. Why did she have to rely on the concubine's family for help?
While the three of them were discussing this matter, Yin Zhu came to report that the concubines in the harem had come to pay their respects to Ye Jinyun.
Ye Jinyun sighed. It had only been two days of peace and quiet, and already he had to look at these beautiful girls. He had clearly issued an imperial decree that they did not need to pay their respects to her, so why couldn't these women understand?
Ye Jinyun stood up, asked the wet nurse to take good care of the eldest prince, and took Lin Qingtang and Yu Wan'er to the main hall.
The palace was already full of concubines. When Ye Jinyun came out, the concubines immediately paid their respects to her:
"Your humble servant, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health."
"Sisters, please stand up."
"Thank you, Queen."
The concubines received the order and sat down again. After glancing around at the people who came over, Ye Jinyun spoke to them:
"I have already informed all the sisters in the palace that they do not need to pay their respects according to the rules. Why should you sisters be so polite?"
"Your Majesty, I know you are considerate of us sisters, but it has been a long time since we last saw you, so it's only right that I come and say hello."
Ye Jinyun nodded and said, "Thank you sisters for your concern."
Say hello to her?
I don't believe you, you're definitely up to no good.
As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, a concubine spoke up:
"Empress, I heard that the Emperor wants to expel all of us from the palace. Is this true?"
The person who was speaking was Concubine He. Ye Jinyun knew her. She used to be with the Imperial Concubine. Since the Imperial Concubine was banished to the cold palace, she had no support. Like the other unfavored concubines in the harem, she planned to spend her remaining years in peace and comfort.
Now that she heard that the emperor was going to disband the harem and she no longer had the chance to lie down, she must be getting anxious.
After all, most of these concubines have served in the palace. Not only can they not marry again after leaving the palace, but they may also be criticized if they return to their mother's home.
Ye Jinyun knew that Mo Qiyuan was doing this for her own good, but if the concubines were not properly resettled after being dismissed, there would probably be some trouble.
"Well, I have heard the emperor mention this matter, but the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Everything must be decided by the emperor."
After hearing this, the concubines present looked at each other in bewilderment. From what the Queen said, it was useless to look for her, so they really could only be dismissed from the palace.
…
In the court, Mo Qiyuan finally spoke up to stop this farce.
In the end, Lin Dingyao was fined half a year's salary and had to pay for the medical expenses and shock compensation of the beaten official, and the incident of him beating people in the court was easily covered up.
Everyone saw that the emperor was deliberately biased, which showed that the emperor was also angry with these beaten officials and deliberately allowed General Lin to vent his anger for the empress.
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