She knelt down so readily that she caught the emperor off guard.
The emperor didn't believe his daughter was genuinely apologizing. Sitting on his high seat, he looked her up and down suspiciously and asked, "What kind of trouble are you up to now?"
"Your Majesty... Your son has come to sincerely admit his mistakes!"
Rong Ning's use of "Your Majesty" instead of "Father Emperor" already showed great sincerity.
The emperor frowned, still feeling that she had ill intentions, and said impatiently, "Get out... I am discussing state affairs with my ministers and have no time for you."
“Your Majesty…you go about your business…” Rong Ning looked up and blinked. “Since I have come to admit my mistake, I dare not step back until I have received Your Majesty’s forgiveness. I will just kneel here and you can pretend that I do not exist.”
The emperor's slightly furrowed brows were now tightly knitted together, and he felt a surge of emotion rising and falling within him.
Take yesterday's incident for example. Although Rong Yang mediated and I reflected on it a bit, I wasn't so angry anymore, and I could even understand it a little.
But in the end, he was verbally abused by his own daughter in front of all the officials. Now he has to publicly say in front of all the officials that he will not hold Rong Ning accountable. How can that be allowed?
Leaving aside imperial authority, a father still needs to maintain his dignity.
So the emperor snorted coldly and ordered, "Then go kneel to the side and don't get in my way."
Before he could finish speaking, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable! The Third Princess is a woman; how can she be allowed to listen in on court affairs? How can a woman from the inner palace be allowed to interfere in matters of state?"
Listen to this…listen to this!!
That same awful behavior again! Why can't he learn his lesson?
Yesterday's Minister Kim is still unable to get out of bed!
Do we only learn from our mistakes when we experience the pain ourselves?
Alas... it's a pity we came here to watch the excitement, not to cause trouble, so we can't make a move.
So Rong Ning took a deep breath, held back, sneered, and began to speak, "I'm here today to apologize, not to listen to you bunch of idiots spewing nonsense. If you're afraid I'll hear something, either don't say anything, or chop off my ears. Let's see if you have the guts!"
"You, you, you..."
Lord Chen was so angry by her blunt insult that his face turned red.
"A princess of such a noble nation, yet her language is so vulgar, Your Majesty..." Lord Chen's hands trembled, "We should find a governess for the Third Princess and teach her proper manners, otherwise she may damage the reputation of the Southern Dynasty in the future!"
"Heh... The reputation of the Southern Dynasty is no more important than the virtue of a mere woman like me," Rong Ning said, kneeling upright, her words merciless as she swept her eyes across them with disdain. "I already set an example for you all in the North on how to restore the reputation of the Southern Dynasty, but have you... learned it?"
People shut up as soon as this topic comes up.
With peace talks taking place in the north and the Rong Kingdom in the west causing unrest, the newly emerging generals in the court are all out preparing for battle. Therefore, in terms of military achievements, no one present can compare.
Moreover, if Rong Ning hadn't been pressured by the officials to order the emperor to return to Nanyang City, she wouldn't be here right now.
Ultimately, they felt guilty about this matter.
"Besides, what's wrong with me, a mere woman, listening to your discussions on court affairs? Or are you afraid of revealing your empty heads, like useless bumbling fools, and being ridiculed by me?"
"The Third Princess..."
"You...stop talking nonsense!"
"..."
"Truly... utterly ill-mannered!"
"..."
The ministers were in an uproar, pointing at Rong Ning who was kneeling and discussing her, but they really couldn't do anything about her. After a while, their faces turned red with anger, they could only turn to the emperor on the high throne for help, "Your Majesty... the Third Princess is so unruly, you should do something about it!"
The emperor was watching the commotion when he was suddenly called out, and he immediately snapped back to reality.
Tube?
No way!
It's impossible to manage!
If he takes control, who will help him curse people?
He cleared his throat in a pretentious manner and said helplessly, "My dear minister, how old is the Third Princess? And how old are you all? A bunch of grown men, what are you arguing about with a little girl!"
And as you all know, my daughter doesn't know how to speak properly, and even I, as her father, haven't let her off the hook, let alone you?
"Honestly, you guys can't beat her in a fight, and you can't win an argument with her either. Why did you provoke her for no reason?"
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