The Second Prince spoke up immediately, "Although this prince and the eldest princess have never met before, I recognized her the first time I saw her today."
Gu Yunni felt a little irritated when she heard this. How could there be such a shameless person? How could someone be so determined on the first meeting?
"This is too shameless."
The prince of Han Kingdom also immediately expressed his sincerity, "This prince has asked to marry the princess before, and it is absolutely sincere."
The queen wanted to agree, but the final decision still lay with the emperor.
The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine did not want the Princess to marry into either of the two countries. They expressed their refusal with dark faces. The Emperor said tactfully, "My daughter has been traveling for a long time and has never been by my side. I do not allow the Princess to marry into another country."
The imperial concubine also agreed, "Yes, the princess has been away for several years and has not been around to fulfill her filial duties. She is not suitable for a marriage."
After hearing this, the Queen felt embarrassed for a moment and could only find an excuse to leave early, "Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell and want to go back to rest."
The emperor didn't care about her, so naturally he had no objection.
The queen left, and the two princes knew that the emperor and the imperial concubine did not agree, and the only person who agreed had left, so they could only wait for the next opportunity.
Seeing that the marriage failed, they could only return to their own positions. The second prince bowed respectfully.
"Since the Imperial Concubine has said so, I can't disturb your reunion."
Seeing this, the prince of Han Kingdom had no choice but to give up, "This prince can't destroy it either."
After that, both sides returned to their respective positions.
The turmoil of the marriage proposal finally passed. The emperor knew that the two people had ulterior motives, but he could not say it clearly.
"Okay, everyone continue to eat and drink. It's a rare opportunity for us to get together." He waved his hand and smoothed things over.
Everyone returned to their previous state, eating, drinking, talking and laughing.
The originally peaceful state banquet was interrupted by a man who suddenly appeared.
The man was dignified, wearing a mask, and walked in with a dignified step.
Today is a state banquet. Ordinary people dare not cause trouble, and no killer would be so open and aboveboard, so no one stopped him.
The emperor asked with a touch of familiarity, "Which country are you from?"
Gu Yunni and Sheng Mingyu looked at each other. This person... looks familiar.
The man knelt down, being humble and polite, but his tone was a little self-deprecating. "I'm not an envoy, but my father's son who lived among the common people. No... I should say I'm a bastard."
After these words were spoken, there was a flurry of discussion in the court. Gu Yunni and Sheng Mingyu both saw from each other's eyes that they were right.
This Shangguan An really knows how to make trouble for himself!
"How dare you!" The emperor slammed the table and shouted angrily.
The chief eunuch beside him immediately understood, "How dare he speak nonsense in front of His Majesty? Drag him out!"
Shangguan An laughed instead of getting angry, "You abandoned my mother back then, and now you're trying to kill me. You're truly the most unfaithful man in the world!"
The imperial concubine glanced at the reactions of the envoys from various countries, moved closer to the emperor, and quietly pinched his waist, but she said that the overall situation was more important.
"Emissaries from various countries are here. If this matter is not handled properly, it will affect your reputation."
The emperor felt pain in one side of his waist. He wanted to explain but couldn't open his mouth. He also felt that what the imperial concubine said made sense.
He waved his hand, signaling the guards to withdraw, "Forget it, let him die knowingly."
Gu Yunni lowered her voice, "It seems that Shangguan An is not simple either. He may be hiding a lot of things from us. Otherwise, with his identity, he would not be able to get in anyway."
"Are you afraid of divine punishment? So you kept me here?" Shangguan An looked indifferent now and just said whatever he wanted to say.
"You believe that you are the emperor's illegitimate child. Who told you?" the imperial concubine asked casually.
"Of course it's my mother." Shangguan An blurted out without thinking.
"She definitely lied to you." The imperial concubine said firmly.
Although she was angry about the emperor's romantic debts, she still believed in him in the end.
"You're lying! To maintain your royal dignity, you're willing to say anything. Emperor, do you dare to say you've never been to Jiangnan before?"
"Jiangnan, of course I've been there. Oh... I remember now. I do have an impression of your mother, but..."
The emperor's eyes turned and he whispered something in the concubine's ear.
After a moment, her eyes became clear.
So that's how it is. It seems she twisted it wrong just now.
But she had no intention of apologizing. She coughed lightly and looked at Shangguan An in the audience, "Your mother is nothing but a slave who wants to climb into the emperor's bed!"
The imperial concubine's low voice was without any ups and downs, and her cold eyes made him feel cold at heart.
"Shut up! You have no right to say that about my mother!" Shangguan An's defense was broken, and he yelled with red eyes.
"When the Emperor toured the Jiangnan region, many people spontaneously welcomed him. Only your mother, delusional enough to dream of climbing into the Emperor's bed, even resorted to drugging the Emperor!"
"Impossible! Shut up!" Shangguan An couldn't accept this fact and kept muttering to himself.
"This trick was eventually discovered by me and the emperor. After I brought the emperor back to his room, I sent a guard over. I guess your mother was also drugged and was unconscious, so she thought it was really the emperor." The imperial concubine chuckled and looked at him with indescribable irony.
"Your Highness is right. You are not my son at all. You are the son of a deceased guard."
Shangguan An seemed to have suffered a great blow, and suddenly felt that everything he had planned for so many years had become a joke.
He actually burst into laughter in the hall.
"What a lunatic." Gu Yunni cursed in a low voice.
"My descendants must not be confused or defiled by anyone, and they must be dragged away!" These light words determined his life or death.
The guards had been waiting nearby. With the emperor's approval, they immediately came forward and dragged Shangguan An into the prison.
Shangguan An suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky. He couldn't return empty-handed like this.
Just as the guards were escorting the man to turn around, he flashed, the talisman in his hand appeared, and he suddenly ran towards the eldest princess!
Few people present reacted to this sudden change.
"Princess, be careful!"
With a shout, the second prince of the neighboring country to the west kicked the talisman out of the man's hand and pressed him to the ground.
"Weier, are you okay?" The emperor was shocked and hurriedly showed concern.
The eldest princess looked horrified and patted her chest, "It's okay, father, don't worry."
"Come here! Take him to the Heavenly Prison and sentence him to death! If this happens again, all those involved will be executed! The two guards just now will each receive sixty lashes and be demoted to the lowest rank!"
After coming to his senses, the emperor sat down in his seat and immediately gave orders in a swift and decisive manner.
The two new guards dared not slack off now. The people in the hall were all important figures. If they were injured, they would probably lose their lives.
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