Chapter 162 In the entire Chongyun Palace, Lu Yao was the only sad person left.
The next morning court session.
Jiang Yingcheng rested her hands on the top of the low table and looked towards Yu Xingmian with eyes full of twinkling little stars.
Then, his eyes turned and met Lu Yao's gaze, which was full of resentment.
Jiang Yingcheng: “…”
She quickly looked away, trying to pretend that she hadn't seen what had just happened.
[Strange, why didn’t Uncle Lu come today~]
The sound of Lu Yao's teeth grinding was so loud that even Duke Wang, who was at the front of the team, turned around to look at him.
Yesterday, after being intercepted by the young prince, not only did his hope of recruiting Yu Xingmian into the Jinyiwei fall to pieces, but he also got a lot of extra tasks entrusted to him by the young master.
What about finding out the true identity of the head of the Mingji Pavilion, and finding out the experience of the deputy head of the Moyu Sect some time ago, etc.
This makes the already poor families even worse off.
He had hardly slept the whole night, and as soon as he arrived here, he ran into Yu Xingmian, who was very energetic.
The nameless anger in his heart suddenly burned fiercely, and he almost went up to Yu Xingmian and fought to the death on the spot.
However——
Now, seeing the other person's face trembling with fear, a sense of satisfaction rose in my heart.
Haha, it was great to take on the job, but now I find that I have entered a new world. Are you dumbfounded? !
[Hehehe, Uncle Yu is so handsome, just as handsome as my handsome father~]
In the court, many officials followed this voice and looked towards the corner where Yu Xingmian was standing. Then they bravely glanced quickly towards the golden platform with affirmation on their faces.
The appearance of the guards that the young prince has been looking for recently has indeed been improving.
Jiang Yingcheng never forgot the person who dug the well and soon thought of the second person who took her to see Uncle Yu.
[Uncle Lu took Cheng Cheng to see the handsome Uncle Yu. Cheng Cheng then found two corrupt officials to give to Uncle Lu as gifts! ]
Lu Yao was stunned for a moment with his teeth gnashed, and then suddenly he burst into a smile.
The ministers turned their heads with disdain, but were quickly blinded by his worthless look and turned back quickly.
Jiang Yingcheng, who was on the golden stage, was completely unaware of the turmoil below the stage. She asked 007 to randomly pick two losers and then checked their past.
However, before she finished reading the dozens of pages of information, an impatient minister stood out from the team and shouted:
"I heard that Your Majesty made an exception yesterday and recruited people from Jianghu as guards for Her Royal Highness the Eleventh Princess. I would like to make a report to you!"
"Since ancient times, candidates for the imperial guards have been selected through layers of selection. Whether in terms of character, family background, or talent, they must pass numerous tests before they can be officially appointed."
"Moreover, those who can follow His Majesty are the first-class guards who have the privilege of being here, and the few people that the young prince brought into the palace rose to prominence right after entering the palace. This is not fair to others."
Everyone whose minds were attracted by the "two gifts" were startled by this passionate voice.
Shocked in every sense of the word.
Since the founding of the country by Da Rui, most of the candidates for the guards in front of the emperor came from various aristocratic families and the children of the royal family. This was because their position was the closest to the emperor except for the eunuchs, and it had always been an important territory that various families fought over.
Now, the young prince has directly introduced four front guards in a short period of time. Although Emperor Mingze has specially ordered them to follow the young prince, this is after all a small number of guards. They have always expected such a backlash.
but--
It shouldn't be the time when this evil spirit joins the job.
An official who was on good terms with the person who made the remonstrance sighed inwardly and prepared to step forward to offer a few words to excuse him.
After all, this man's advice is not without reason. If he gets into an unpleasant quarrel with the young prince because of it, it will not be a loss.
Hu Hongyuan, the Minister of Personnel, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty..."
[This person...] Jiang Yingcheng looked at the person who spoke for a long while with a confused look in his eyes, and then said in a surprised voice, [Isn't this the "gift" that Chengcheng just picked out?!]
She suddenly showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: [No wonder he was jumping up and down so fast, it turns out he was afraid that Uncle Yu would reveal all the "good things" he had done!!]
Hu Hongyuan: “…”
This is a bit embarrassing.
For a moment, the entire court fell silent.
Everyone's eyes drifted to Zhou Deyu's face vaguely.
Several ministers who could hear the little guy's thoughts looked at each other and saw the gloating in each other's eyes.
I was feeling quite bored this morning, and someone blew himself up to entertain others. What a great spirit of dedication!
It's a pity that such a great spirit is like a dazzling firework, which can only bloom once in a lifetime.
[Hiss——Cheng Cheng has only seen data from two years ago and it is already so exciting. Zhou Deyu is so scared. It seems that before Uncle Yu was imprisoned, there was a bigger scandal than using his position to embezzle the property of ordinary people! ]
Hu Hongyuan's breathing stagnated, and he moved his feet slightly, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to return to the team -
"Mr. Hu," Jiang Yanchuan gently opened his red lips, ruthlessly breaking Hu Hongyuan's beautiful fantasy, "Mr. Hu, do you also have doubts about this matter?"
Hu Hongyuan faced the mocking looks of his colleagues and closed his eyes in despair: "Your Majesty, I just think that there is nothing wrong with this matter. I hope Your Majesty and Your Highness will not worry too much."
Zhou Deyu sneered disdainfully from behind, as if he had finally realized what kind of cowardly people he was befriending.
Hu Hongyuan was so angry that his teeth itched.
If it wasn't for such a sanctimonious "friend", why would he be so embarrassed? !
Hu Hongyuan stood back in the team angrily, waiting to see the man's face after being exposed.
Jiang Yingcheng was so focused on reading the information about Zhou Deyu that Hu Hongyu's voice didn't attract her attention at all.
「Wow──」
The soft and glutinous voice that had been silent for a while finally rang out: [If all the credit was given to Uncle Lu, wouldn't he be promoted and rich, and reach the peak of his life from now on? ]
Lu Yao, who was in the crowd, had sparkling eyes and was eager to try.
He's ready!
Come on!
[Six years ago, Zhou Deyu...]
Lu Yao breathed rapidly, raised his right foot slightly, and was about to stand out from the team——
Jiang Yanchuan suddenly spoke at this moment: "Yu Xingmian."
Jiang Yingcheng and Lu Yao were both stunned.
Yu Xingmian stepped forward and said, "I am here."
"Since Mr. Zhou still has doubts," Jiang Yanchuan said slowly, "let Mr. Yu prove his worth personally."
Yu Xingmian stood up, a calm smile on his lips: "Your Majesty, I obey your order."
All the spectators in the court were waiting excitedly to watch Yu Xingmian's battle to gain fame. Even Jiang Yingcheng, who had already learned the details from 007 in advance, was looking forward to it.
In the entire Chongyun Palace, Lu Yao was the only sad person left.