Yan Shiyue asked someone to come in.
As soon as the Third Prince entered the room, he smiled and said, "Yue'er, do you like the storybook I asked someone to send over a few days ago?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Not bad."
He then said, "Since you like it, I'll ask someone to find a few more for you. What kind do you like?"
She looked at him: "What are you doing here?"
The Third Prince coughed and said, "You and I are siblings. I am the elder brother. If I have offended you in any way, please tell me."
She nodded: "I understand."
The Third Prince gritted his teeth and asked with a smile, "Are you dissatisfied with me or the Queen Mother?"
She looked at her, and the Third Prince gradually stopped laughing. Yan Shiyue called Wei Bo, "Bring a mirror to the Third Master."
The third prince was immediately furious: "What do you mean?"
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"I told you to look at your expression!" Yan Shiyue put the mirror in front of him and said, "Third brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but it's too difficult for you to say one thing and mean another. Don't play around anymore. Just say whatever you want to say."
The third prince was gasping for breath.
He tried to hold it back, but couldn't help it, and stood up suddenly: "Just say it! What do you mean, do you dislike me? Why do you have to attack us, isn't it better for everyone to live in peace? We have retreated again and again, and made concessions again and again, but you have been provoking again and again. Shouning is fine at home, but you actually came to her house and arrested her husband! How can she face people after such a commotion? Why did you do it so ruthlessly? Don't you think you are too arrogant? Even if the emperor loves you, we are still his children!"
Emperor Ming Yan brought the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince over, but before they arrived, they heard the Third Prince's roar.
Emperor Ming Yan's face darkened immediately and he quickened his pace.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Yan Shiyue's lazy voice: "Are you done?"
The prince grabbed Emperor Mingyan's sleeve.
To Yan Shiyue, the Third Prince was like a crow that she loved so much. Because Emperor Ming Yan attached great importance to his son, she was willing to spend some time to discipline this rotten wood.
Yan Shiyue said, "Now that you're done, sit down. It's my turn to speak."
She was clearly just a young lady, and she clearly didn't say anything harsh, but she was so calm and composed that the Third Prince didn't dare to disobey him and sat down angrily.
Yan Shiyue said: "Are you stupid? I'm asking you..."
She suddenly stopped: "Forget it, I don't need to ask, I know you are stupid since you got involved with Yan Tingyue."
The third prince said angrily: "She drugged me!"
She asked, "She drugged you from a distance? Can she enter the Third Prince's residence or the Imperial Palace?"
The third prince was speechless.
Then he saw an inexplicable pity in Yan Shiyue's eyes.
She sighed and patted his shoulder: "Come, since I call you Third Brother, I will talk to you. First of all, do you know the significance of the imperial examination? Do you know the harm of gambling? Do you know the harm of selling official positions and titles?"
The third prince said aggrievedly: "Of course I know! But..."
"Shut up!" She stopped him. "Let me ask you again. This matter has become a big deal. Many people are involved in it. If it is discovered, it must be dealt with, right? When my fourth brother and I went there, Tang Heng had already clashed with the casino. The people watching were all candidates, so it was bound to be impossible to keep it secret. This matter was exposed in this way. The superiors actually don't have many choices. Do you understand?"
"Like the Jingzhao Yin who tried to smooth things over, it seemed like he had dealt with the matter, but this approach would only make people think that this was a tacit approval by the court, and the situation would escalate and get out of control. If I did nothing and let things develop naturally, what would be the result?"
She looked at him steadily: "My father has to take action. If he comes to investigate, will the outcome for that bastard prince consort be any better than it is now?"
"Of course, this is not the point. The point is that if Aye takes action and finds out, it will be a huge scandal! Nowadays, it has become a trend to sue for examinations. How many examiners will be involved? How many dignitaries will be involved? There are guilty ones, but there are also innocent ones! The law does not punish everyone, this is not an empty talk. In this way, there is no way to 'solve it satisfactorily'."
"Have you ever thought about what the situation will be like by then? If such a cheating scandal breaks out, how will this imperial examination end? How will the next one be arranged? In the long run, how will students in the world view the emperor? How will they view the imperial examination? Once credibility collapses, it will take years to repair it!"
The third prince was stunned and tried to say something but couldn't utter any words.
"But what about now?" Yan Shiyue continued, "I am using gambling as an excuse to provoke this. The bigger the fuss I make, the more people will know about it. By then, when Aye comes forward, he only needs to deal with the 'main culprit' to scare the enemy. Moreover, he is 'killing relatives for the greater good' and will win the hearts of the people. Those who are not involved will just think that this is an accident and feel more grateful to the king. As for those who are involved, who dares to say more?"
"In this way, who will dare to commit crimes in this imperial examination? After that, Aye can calmly improve the imperial examination and gradually eliminate the malpractices. He can advance or retreat at will. How calm."
The Third Prince finally came to his senses: "But, but in this case, wouldn't it mean that Pan Yun alone would bear all the blame for all these things?"
She said, "So what? Is he wronged? Shouldn't he bear the blame?"
"It's not that I shouldn't carry it on my back," the Third Prince completely lost his temper: "I just want to say that we are all relatives, can't we handle it more tactfully?"
"No!" she said, "Aye gave them wealth and glory, but they used it to enrich themselves, engage in petty corruption, and destroy the foundation of the country. People like this deserve to die."
She paused and said, "Of course, these words are just high-sounding words for outsiders to hear. In fact, I don't care about their life or death at all. I just want to pave the way for my Aye to leave comfortably. Those people... I don't care about them."
Outside the door, Emperor Ming Yan tried to speak several times but always paused.
He shook his head, turned and walked out, and the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince followed silently.
Emperor Ming Yan was speechless for a long time.
After a long while, the prince said, "Father, Yue'er doesn't have much, but she is willing to give everything for you. This kind of thought is so rare."
"Of course I understand," Emperor Ming Yan shook his head, "but her personality, her personality... really makes me worried."
The Fourth Prince said, "No matter what, she did the right thing. Whether it was for my father or for Dayan, she was upright and aboveboard. That's enough."
Emperor Ming Yan nodded silently.
She had a broad vision, clear thinking, and could see things clearly and deal with things vigorously. In contrast, the Third Prince could still ask "are they all relatives" after she finished talking. This ability to see things and this overall view were really unworthy of carrying her shoes.
But it's just too extreme and too independent.
She even kept talking about "my" Aye, saying "I just want to pave the way for my Aye to walk comfortably, and I don't care about those people."
But even though she was unwilling to admit that the Third Prince was her brother and was reluctant to "share" her Aye with him, she still broke down everything and taught him for Aye's sake, regardless of past grudges or whether he reciprocated.
It's really too extreme.
But for some reason, this child seemed to be the apple of his eye, and it really made him feel so distressed.
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