C976 He's got it all figured out

"When the monsters entered the city, when I needed you all, all of you were hiding in your residences. Now that they have saved your lives, are they letting you live to let me deal with her?"

"This …"

In the main hall, those court officials who did not approve of Liu Ruo Qing's actions to begin with had now seen Meng Wuqing making a fool of himself in the middle of the hall, and their faces revealed an undisguised sneer.

The corner of Meng Wu's mouth twitched. How could he be willing to accept the fact that so many people were laughing at him at the moment? He immediately said, "Your majesty, the Shen Ji Hall killed two of master Tang Li's family members that year and caused the anger of all the scholars in the world. If Your majesty does not punish the Crown Princess Jing this time, it might hinder the world from continuing to talk."

"Afraid of what?"

Yan Shuo squinted his eyes and looked at Meng Wu. "Whose hands Master Tang Li's family members have died from, I will explain it to the people of this world. There is no need for you to say anything."

"This... "Your majesty, if the commoners find out that the emperor intends to cover up the crimes for the Crown Princess Jing, I'm afraid …"

Suddenly, a cup flew from the top of the golden hall and smashed down on Meng Wu's forehead. Blood started to flow from Meng Wu's forehead in a flash. He was so frightened that he fell to his knees on top of the golden hall.

The other ministers also quivered, not daring to say a word.

"Meng Wu, how come I didn't know that you could be so resolute and dare to threaten me? I really thought you would only follow behind Pang Jing and listen to his orders."

Yan Shuo's gaze was sharp and cold. He was initially too courteous to these old officials left behind by the so-called late emperors, which was why he allowed these old things that he could not carry around to take an inch from him.

It was time for him to clear up these court rats.

Yan Shuo's words had even brought out Grand Preceptor Pang, who had been sent to the Sky Prison for selling out his country, immediately frightened the people from the Grand Preceptor Pang faction quite a bit.

Although the words were directed towards Meng Wu, it was in fact a provocation to them. Meng Wu had listened to the orders of the Grand Preceptor Pang, but hadn't they indirectly told them that the entire clan of the Grand Preceptor Pang was suspected of being traitors?

All of them were people who had been fighting in the imperial court for decades, so how could they not understand the meaning behind Yan Shuo's words?

These ministers were cowardly like mice in the first place, but they also had deep thoughts in their hearts. If Yan Shuo really decided to go against them, each and every one of them would be scared out of their wits, and they would have no other thoughts.

But very clearly, Yan Shuo was not planning to let it go, he immediately stood up from the dragon throne, looking down at the kneeling official in a condescending manner.

The current Yan Shuo was no longer the childish Kaiser he was when he was in power. The current Yan Shuo, had strategies and methods, if he was to truly fight, these so-called old officials would definitely not be his match.

"I don't mind telling you directly, let alone the fact that the Crown Princess Jing and that Shen Ji Hall have no relation at all, even if there is, we will protect it. If you guys really think that serving a public and independent Kaiser like me has tainted your high purity, I will not force you, and it just so happens that the spring is near, this smoky palace should be filled with new blood."

After speaking, he flung out his dragon-robed sleeve. "Withdraw."

The court officials were all shocked silly by Yan Shuo's words. When they looked up, all they saw was a flash of yellow light disappearing from the corner of the hall.

Every spring scene was a time when the imperial government was selecting talented people. They were young, had drive, and the Kaiser was choosing a few warriors to train them, as well as these old bones.

What the Emperor meant was that they weren't willing to work for him. What he meant was that after the Spring Festival ends, when the Kaiser picks a talent, they should be prepared to go home and farm.

They were the old subjects of the late emperor, how could they compare to the students of the heaven's sons that the Kaiser had personally nurtured. They were young and energetic, and would definitely work hard to become famous in the future.

If the Emperor had specially selected some poor scholars to serve the Imperial Court, he would ask which other scholars would cause trouble for the sake of taking care of a woman from Crown Princess Jing, thus cutting themselves off from their previous life.

The reason the Kaiser protected the Crown Princess Jing at this point was simply because of how close spring was.

The courtiers and officials could not help but sigh in their hearts. The bloodline of the Yan family was not something that was easy to deal with.

When the other court officials left, the officials who followed Grand Preceptor Pang before were drenched in cold sweat. Although it was just the beginning of spring, they could not stop the sweat on their foreheads.

King Jing Palace —

The news of Yan Shuo going into a rage in the imperial court quickly spread to King Jing Palace.

For the past few days, he had been staying in the mansion to rest. On one hand, he didn't want to look at the faces of the courtiers. On the other hand, he naturally wanted to stay with his consort.

Ever since she had gotten sick, even though he had not mentioned it on the surface, his heart had never let it go. To be able to cozy up to her like this was naturally because he did not want to miss any opportunities.

Liu Ruo Qing had also heard of this matter, and after eating the grapes Yan Yuan had personally peeled for her, she said: "It's really hard on the Emperor, for the sake of my aunt, I will inevitably be talked about behind my back by those ministers."

"That's what he should do."

Yan Yuan said as a matter of course, he didn't look the least bit touched.

Liu Ruo Qing looked at him, laughed, and said: "You're not courteous at all."

"When he almost caused you to lose your life, I haven't bothered with him. Now that he can do this, I can count it as him."

Liu Ruo Qing, on the other hand, could not agree with what Yan Yuan said.

"You are bullying the Emperor's feelings. If it were another Kaiser, he would have feared you since long ago when your uncle treated him like this."

Hearing this, Yan Yuan laughed as if he did not mind, but in his heart, he still agreed with Liu Ruo Qing.

If this nephew of his was that kind of bastard, he wouldn't have deserved the help of his brothers.

After finishing the grapes on the plate, Yan Yuan looked at her and asked: "Are you feeling alright these few days?"

"It's been fine for a long time, why are you still so nervous?"

Yan Yuan saw that she had become much redder, and his face looked a little more gratified.

He extended his hand and grabbed Liu Ruo Qing's hand to play with it, and with a faint smile on her lips, she said: "Sixth and Eighth Brother are going back to the capital in two days, if there's nothing important, I will take you out for a walk."

Hearing that, Liu Ruo Qing's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Of course."

Yan Yuan's finger gently pinched the center of Liu Ruo Qing's palm, "I've already promised to accompany you to see the entire mountain and river, starting from now."

Liu Ruo Qing's eyes warmed up, and looked at Yan Yuan's serious eyes that carried a shallow smile. He suppressed the sobs in his heart and laughed: "But Heng Er is still young, how about we let him follow us around?"

"Who said I was going to bring that stinking brat with me?"