Chapter 523 A Few Peanuts
After ordering the guards to send Yan back, the Fifth Prince sighed helplessly.
The fireworks faded, and after the brief splendor, there was a darker night sky, just like the prosperity was gone, and it became nothing in the blink of an eye.
He jumped down from the rockery and someone patted him on the shoulder: "Fifth Prince, that was General Yan's daughter Yan Qingqing, right?"
The man's tone was frivolous, as if he had caught some leverage over the Fifth Prince and said complacently: "Tsk... The old man has always wanted you to marry Yan Qingqing as your princess, so that you will have the strength to compete with the Crown Prince. If he knew that you have already won Yan Qingqing over, he would definitely be very happy. Otherwise, after the palace banquet is over, I will go and tell the old man in person to make him happy?" Judging from
the voice and the person, the only person who could make the Fifth Prince so disgusted was Zhu Chongjing, a young man from the Zhu family's side branch who was about the same age as him.
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
The Fifth Prince didn't say anything. Zhu Chongjing became even more arrogant. He walked from behind the Fifth Prince and said, "What? You don't want to marry Yan Qingqing? The Yan family holds the lifeline of the entire Dayan. If you marry her, even the crown prince will have to act according to your wishes. Wait for the Emperor... our Zhu family can make a comeback."
"Shen Mingsheng, why are you pretending to be a prince in front of me? Why are you pretending? If the late Empress hadn't adopted you and registered you under her name, you would have been killed in the cold palace like your short-lived mother. The Zhu family has treated you well. Are you going to betray the Zhu family?"
As he spoke, he seemed to regard the Fifth Prince as the property of the Zhu family. He could do whatever he wanted with the Fifth Prince.
"Tsk! Yan Qingqing likes you, why don't you make it a done deal with her? I'll bring people to break in. As long as her reputation is ruined, we won't be afraid even if the Yan family disagrees to marry their daughter to you, don't you think?"
The more Zhu Chongjing talked, the harder the fifth prince's fist became. The bulging veins showed that he had reached the edge of endurance.
"It's better to do it now than today. I want to see what Yan Qingqing will do to you..."
"How dare you!"
Just as the fifth prince's fist was gathering strength and preparing to punch Zhu Chongjing to see Prince Yan, the emperor shouted angrily and strode out from behind the corner.
Shen Mingye and Meng Yixuan were startled. They turned around and saw the emperor running past and Jiang Xinyue standing still.
"Mother..."
Shen Mingye walked over: "We..."
This Zhu family member was really going too far, actually ordering the distinguished prince around and calling him by his name, not knowing how much injustice the fifth brother had suffered before.
"No need to go."
Jiang Xinyue smiled at the prince and Meng Yixuan: "Just wait and see! Your father will deal with him."
It was not just Zhu Chongjing who had to be dealt with, but also the old man he mentioned.
The emperor's son, even if he was born from the lowest-ranking palace girl, as long as the emperor liked him, that was a noble status, and ordinary people and dignitaries had to greet him when they saw him, and they must not be disrespectful and could not challenge the majesty of the royal family.
Zhu Chongjing's implicit meaning was to let the fifth prince marry Yan Qingqing, or even destroy Yan Qingqing's reputation. He also had to wait for the emperor to die, and then threaten the Yan family to help the Zhu family overthrow the crown prince and support the fifth prince to ascend the throne. He was
really brave and had no respect for the royal family.
This was not something the emperor could tolerate.
"Pa!" As soon as
the emperor made a move, he knew it was true.
A slap hit Zhu Chongjing's face, and he turned around on the spot, his ears were "buzzing", and it took him a long time to react that he was slapped by the emperor.
"Your Majesty!"
"What did you call my Xiaowu just now? Shen Mingsheng? Who the hell do you think you are? You yell at my prince? The late Empress was implicated and killed because of your Zhu family's rebellion. How dare you use her to morally kidnap Xiaowu? I think your Zhu family is tired of living. Do you want to experience the feeling of having your property confiscated again?"
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"Now you know how to ask me to spare your life. Weren't you very arrogant just now? Do you want to ruin my niece's reputation? How many peanuts did you drink to become like this?"
Shen Mingye said "Hmm?" and looked at Jiang Xinyue: "Why do I feel that the words your father used to scold people sound so familiar? I feel like I have heard them somewhere before."
Of course I have heard them before, because these are the words Jiang Xinyue used when scolding certain ministers, and the emperor, a "good student", has learned them secretly.
Meng Yixuan has seen the Queen Mother's fierce fighting ability. She pulled the prince's sleeve and whispered something in his ear. The prince looked at his mother with admiration.
Sure enough...
his mother is his grandfather's biological daughter!
Not only did my grandfather scold all the ministers in the court, he also dared to beat anyone who dared to show his face, making them cry for their parents.
Even my great-grandfather, the Grand Tutor, said that his grandfather Jiang had never changed his ways, and his mouth was as wicked as his ancestors, and no one could stand up to him.
Shen Mingye felt that his mother was no less worthy.
The palace banquet soon came to an end, and several key personnel were not present. After drinking and talking happily, the ministers were all a little drunk.
Zhu Qianyi put down his wine glass, looked around, and asked his followers: "Where did Zhu Chongjing go again? If he causes trouble again, I will not forgive him."
"Sir, the young master said..."
"Sir Zhu! Sir Zhu, something bad has happened, please go to the palace gate and take a look! Zhu Chongjing... Young master Zhu Chongjing, he was beaten half to death by the emperor's men and thrown at the palace gate."
"This little bastard!"
Zhu Qianyi pushed the table away, got up and ran out. He did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He just thought that this little bastard accidentally bumped into the emperor.
"Ouch... Ouch, it hurts so much..."
Zhu Chongjing lay on the ground, his whole body was burning with pain, his buttocks were bruised, and he buried his face in his clothes, feeling embarrassed.
"Get out of here, you disgraceful thing!"
Zhu Qianyi kicked Zhu Chongjing in the waist. Tang Shiliang shook the whisk in his hand and maintained a cold smile: "Master Zhu, the emperor asked me to wait for you here. Let me tell you that the fifth prince is a prince, at least the emperor's biological son. He is not a dog raised by your Zhu family."
"No... Eunuch Tang, I..."
"Besides, the fifth prince was adopted by the late queen for a period of time when he was young, but since the late queen passed away, the fifth prince has been entrusted to the Queen Mother of Heaven and has nothing to do with you Zhu family. The fifth prince went to the imperial mausoleum, and the Zhu family did not contribute at all. Now that the fifth prince has grown up, what do you mean by your Zhu family instigating him to rebel?"
"Rebellion?"
Zhu Qianyi almost fainted when he heard this word.
He shook his head desperately: "Why do you say that, Eunuch Tang? I, Zhu, was cultivated by the Prime Minister. I will always be loyal to the prince. How can I rebel..."
Halfway through, he widened his eyes and looked at Zhu Chongjing.