Chapter 378 The Farce Ends
"Oh, Old Cao, you're quite good at climbing up the ladder! The late emperor talked about so much, why don't you remember everything?
If I remember correctly, you led an army of 50,000 men against an army of more than 10,000 in Daming Prefecture and were defeated. The late emperor even told you to just stab yourself to death with a pair of scissors, so as not to spread the news and bring shame to our ancestors!
Why didn't you listen?
Now you're holding on to what the late emperor said. Do you believe that this duke will obey the late emperor's order and kill you with a pair of scissors?!"
Duke Lingguo came out from behind with a dark face, raised his fist as big as a sandbag, and the threat in his eyes was very obvious.
Cao Yu shrank his fat head back timidly, the embarrassment on his face obvious.
"Second Brother Jiang, I don't mean to cling to the late emperor's promise.
Some time ago, I wrote memorials to the emperor every now and then to inquire when the emperor was going to hold the selection.
Until the recent marriage law was introduced, I knew my daughter had no hope of becoming an empress, so I didn't bring this up, did I? "
"You didn't tell anyone, so what's your daughter doing? Ha, she's really playing the game of throwing things out like a sore thumb! Do you think that just because I'm willing to be reasonable, I, Old Jiang, am starting to back down?"
Jiang Huailiang pointed his thick, sturdy finger at the Cao family's eldest daughter, whose face was filled with shame and indignation. His face was dark with anger. The emperor, who was suddenly being targeted by someone in front of his wife, was also furious.
"Someone, take this Cao guy out!"
"Please calm down, Your Majesty!"
Cao Yu, the Duke of Qinghe, was actually also so angry that his liver hurt.
I had clearly agreed with my eldest daughter that I would start looking for a boyfriend for her after the Chinese New Year, so why did he suddenly act on his own initiative?
But even if he said so now, no one would believe him. So he could only grit his teeth and kowtow to the emperor and empress.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me! My eldest daughter has been confused since she was a child, and I guess she is confused again today.
I will take her home right now and will never let her out again. I beg Your Majesty and Empress to have mercy on me!"
After all, he was an old minister who had followed the previous emperor in conquering the world, and he was also a close relative of the emperor. He had some idea of the current emperor's temperament. And Cao Yu was even more familiar with the character and methods of the empress from the Jiang family.
But unfortunately, neither his mother nor his daughter knew it!
"Grandma, save me!"
Cao Guan'er was shocked. She didn't expect that the emperor would be so unruly as to attack her in front of so many people.
When Mrs. Hu saw that the guards really were rushing in to arrest her eldest granddaughter, she stood up and rushed over in a hurry, hugging her granddaughter and crying out in grievance.
"Who among you dares to make a move? I am the late emperor's aunt. I have a gold bracelet bestowed upon me by the late emperor. Who among you dares to capture my granddaughter?"
While hurriedly taking the bracelet off his hand and putting it on his granddaughter's wrist, he cried and called out the late emperor.
"Emperor's nephew, your aunt is being bullied by unfilial descendants. I can't live any longer! Erniu..."
The late emperor's very down-to-earth nickname rang in everyone's ears again, causing those who heard it for the first time to quickly lower their heads to hide the upturned corners of their mouths.
Jiang Han sneaked a few steps closer to his grandmother and bent down to remind her.
"Grandma, was your bracelet stolen by that old woman? Why does the one on Cao Wan'er's wrist look so similar to the pair of large gold bracelets the late emperor gave you?"
Old Wang's mouth twitched, and she glanced at the second girl who was becoming more and more immoral as she followed her elder sister. She rolled up her wide sleeves helplessly and shook the jade bracelet on her wrist vigorously.
"Oh my goodness, where's my big gold bracelet? Where's my huge gold bracelet given to me by the late emperor?"
She turned her head to look at the Cao family's grandparents and grandchildren, and immediately saw her own gold bracelet on the snow-white wrist of the Cao family girl.
Then the old lady stood up and rushed over, using her mouth and hands to quickly snatch the large, unsuitable gold bracelet from the thin wrist, cursing as she snatched it.
"You old lady Cao, what a waste! I just sat with you and chatted with you out of good intentions, but you turned around and snatched away my big gold bracelet!"
“No, this is my…”
Old Mrs. Hu, whose spell was interrupted, tried to explain herself, but was suppressed by Old Mrs. Wang's roar.
"Here you go, this is mine!
Everyone knows that when the late emperor was still the Prince of Yihuai, he gave me a large gold bracelet. If you dare to steal my bracelet, I will never let you go!
The old lady of the Duke of Lingguo's Mansion, who was best at quarreling, grabbed the old lady of the Duke of Qinghe's Mansion and pinched her like a chicken, and suddenly gave a wise look to the emperor's grandson-in-law.
Li Chengxiu, who received the letter, waved his big paw behind him and gave a direct order.
"Get all the Cao family members out first. Don't ruin everyone's New Year's mood. We can settle any accounts after the New Year!"
The last sentence frightened Duke Qinghe so much that he collapsed on the spot. It was over. The dog emperor was targeting him!
The farce ended quickly. The emperor and empress seemed not to take it to heart. They took all the civil and military officials and their families to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to enjoy a lively palace banquet and watch singing and dancing.
As the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family, Ji Yunzhi naturally had a seat at the palace banquet. At this moment, he sat in a less prominent position, quietly gazing at the celestial beauty who was high above him.
The phoenix robe was indeed a perfect match for her. It was both domineering and dignified, perfectly reflecting her personality. I just wondered if this proud and bright phoenix would still be as graceful and unparalleled once she landed.
He raised his hand and drank another cup of wine, then apologized very politely to the three or two friends next to him.
"I'm so sorry everyone, I can't hold my liquor well and I'm feeling a bit dizzy. I'm afraid I'll be disrespectful in front of the emperor, so I have to go out and sober up. Excuse me."
"Hahaha, Yunzhi, you really have a poor alcohol tolerance as always. Come on, go ahead."
"Go quickly and come back soon, our brothers are waiting for you!"
"I'll be back soon, everyone, drink slowly."
He stood up gracefully and left in a polite and respectful manner. His steps were slightly unsteady due to being tipsy, so he casually pulled a jade pendant from his waist and asked a palace servant to lead the way. He wanted to find a deserted place to sit down and enjoy the cool breeze to clear his mind.
There were quite a few people out to sober up, so they could only wander out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and walk to the sparsely populated Plum Garden. He raised his hand and pointed to the pavilion not far away, smiling very gently.
"I'll just sit there for a while. Please lead the way, eunuch. Leave the lantern behind. I can go back by myself later."
"Yes, then Master Ji, please sit here for a while. I will go back and serve you."
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