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Chapter 21€€! Do I have to save this nephew?

The debate lasted for three days.

On the fourth day, it was not because they finally achieved something from their argument, but because there were fewer government affairs on those days, so they had more time to argue. Today, there were more government affairs, so everyone decided to stop arguing for the time being.

Quan Yingzhang finally decided to put on his official uniform: "Humph! Ji Sui, huh? Just wait for me!"

Ji Sui just shook his wrists - his hands were sore from flipping through books every day these days.

[They still haven't started fighting...]

A voice sounded very regretful.

Quan Yingzhang was a little surprised when he heard the voice.

It was... the kid from the Xu family? But wasn't he standing at the back?

Quan Yingzhang looked around and found that Xu Yanmiao was indeed missing. Just as he was wondering, Prime Minister Dou Qing stood in front of him, stroking his long beard and said, "Mr. Quan."

The man was already over seventy years old, with gray hair and a vigorous demeanor. At this moment, he said calmly, but with an inexplicable pride: "Your Excellency is welcome to enter this hall."

€€€€Welcome to the new world.

A world that gathers Daxia's top talents and plays with power.

one......

A world where you can hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice.

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After hearing Xu Yanmiao's inner voice, mainly after the quarrel, Ji Sui finally remembered what he had forgotten.

His good nephew is still in prison!

"Your Majesty!" Ji Sui stepped out immediately: "I am guilty!"

The old emperor looked at him in astonishment: "What crime have you committed?"

"In August, Guixi, Yongfeng, and Xing'an suffered from a severe famine. The people dug up grass roots and tree barks to eat. Your Majesty sent me to supervise the relief work. When I arrived at the disaster area, I saw that the gentry and landlords took advantage of the famine to charge high interest. The people borrowed grain from them and paid back 1.5 dou if they borrowed one dou, and 3 dou if they borrowed two dou. If they could not pay it back after a month, they would increase the interest rate, from 50% to 100%. Many people in the disaster area sold their children to pay back the high interest."

"What?!"

The old emperor was furious: "I have already stipulated that private lending must not exceed 3% interest per month. These thieves are so bold that they are harming my people!"

Ji Sui said: "I am guilty of falsely conveying the imperial edict and opening the granaries of nearby counties that were not affected by the disaster without authorization, taking out grain and redeeming the children of the people. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The old emperor laughed, he was very happy: "What crime have you committed? If you had submitted the petition and waited for my approval first, I don't know how many families would have been displaced and scattered."

"Well done!" The old emperor decisively characterized the incident: "Not only is you innocent, you have also made contributions!"

€€€€This is how it is in an imperial society. If the emperor thinks you should not die, even if you forge an imperial decree, he will still think you are smart and quick-witted. But if the emperor doesn't like you, even if you are honest and law-abiding, he will think you are a blockhead and useless.

Ji Sui knew this very well. He bowed to express his gratitude, with a speech already prepared in his mind.

Next, he only needed to sigh that if it weren't for the coexistence of natural disasters and man-made disasters, wouldn't the people want to enjoy the happiness of family life? Why would they bear the pain of pawning their own flesh and blood...

The focus is on "family happiness" and "blood ties". Your Majesty will certainly recall your eldest son and grandson, and recall the scenes of your eldest grandson playing happily at your knees.

There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome between grandfather and grandson!

Then, he asked for merit for the crown prince. Just before the trip, the crown prince voluntarily took out his own pocket money and said he would donate it to the people. Although it was his sister who made the decision and the crown prince himself was reluctant, Your Majesty did not know about it.

The officials had no idea of ​​what he was thinking, they just sighed slightly with admiration in their eyes.

"Mr. Ji is so kind and righteous..."

"Mr. Ji is truly a loyal minister to the country! He is not afraid of losing his life when faced with a great event! He is a role model for the world!"

"Love the king and care for the people, benevolence is the foundation, Lord Ji... Woo woo woo woo, when Lord Ji falsely conveyed the imperial edict, he must have been prepared to sacrifice his life!"

Confucianism has always advocated the spirit of being willing to sacrifice one's life for one's own persistence, and Ji Sui's actions just hit the mark for them.

Even Quan Yingzhang showed praise on his face and bowed to Ji Sui from a distance.

Xu Yanmiao has already started looking back on Ji Sui's past.

【Wow! What a male protagonist script! He is aloof and aloof, becomes famous at a young age, rises all the way, is admired by scholars, is close to the emperor, becomes a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion at the age of 40, drafts edicts for the emperor, and discusses government affairs with the emperor. He has only one wife in the harem, and will never take a concubine even if he has no children. Except for the chaos in the world and the loss of a daughter, it is simply a happy life! 】

No matter how much you praise me, I will still rescue my nephew!

Ji Sui thought grimly. Then he began to sing: "Your Majesty, I am deeply saddened by the hardships people are experiencing this time."

The old emperor nodded slightly, his face showing a moved expression.

"Those country gentlemen really deserve to die! If they hadn't made a fortune from the national crisis..."

Xu Yanmiao was looking through the situation at the time, while dubbing the other party in his own language: [Why would I need to fight from the east to the west of the city! You old bastard, I asked you to hand over the people and the land in a nice way, but you are so ungrateful! You thought I couldn't lift a knife anymore, right? ]

A choking pain in the last year.

I couldn't think of the words I had thought of for a moment, and all I could think of was...

You are rude! Your whole family is rude!

Ji Sui took a deep breath and continued to organize his words: "Why would the common people need to sell their children? They also want to enjoy the happiness of family life..."

The old emperor looked even more moved.

Family happiness...

His eldest grandson has been locked up for a whole month. From childhood to adulthood, he has never experienced the hardship of imprisonment.

€€€€He joined the rebel army in the first place, just to make a living, so that when he was old, he could be surrounded by his children and grandchildren and enjoy his old age. He was just a noble man, and his eldest grandson was just too sentimental...

[Wuwu ...

【The people are really miserable.】

[Fortunately, there is an uncle named Taisun. Although Taisun is not a very good person, his uncle is really a good person. ]

The ministers: "..."

Sorry, they really wanted to look serious, but Xu Yanmiao's inner voice was too distracting.

Ji Sui took another deep breath.

Forget it, let me take credit for my nephew first.

Trying to bring the atmosphere back to normal, he said, "Before I set out on this trip, the Crown Prince took out money from his private treasury and asked me to buy food along the way and distribute it to the people in the disaster-stricken areas. When the people in the disaster-stricken areas heard about it, they were deeply grateful to your majesty and the Crown Prince..."

【Ah? No? Aren't the people thanking the local governor for reporting the disaster quickly and sending grain to the warehouse in time for disaster relief? They are also thanking Ji Sui for persuading the rich people to donate rice for disaster relief, which prevented them from suffering heavy casualties. What is the three melons and two dates of the crown prince? His mother asked him to donate three thousand taels, but he secretly kept five hundred taels for himself.】

Ji Sui: "???"

He really didn't know about this. He really thought that his nephew had sold everything he had to scrape together 2,500 yuan!

How come the royal family is short of food or clothes for you, yet you are still greedy for even the five hundred taels!

Ministers: "Ah, this..."

They originally wanted to come out and agree - after all, His Majesty obviously wanted to release the Crown Prince from prison, so they naturally had to be sensible and praise the Crown Prince first, and collectively ask His Majesty to forgive the Crown Prince for his youthful recklessness, and then His Majesty would go down the stairs.

but now......

He glanced at the old emperor and felt very conflicted.

Are we still able to build the stairs here?

Only Ji Sui is still trying to struggle for his nephew.

€€€€Since it's no use asking for credit for his nephew, it should be okay for him to use his own merits to ask the emperor to release him, right?

"I am here to supervise the relief work this time, which is my duty. I am fortunate to have your Majesty recognize my merits. Your Majesty's grace is great, and I am honored to be loved by the people..."

【hiss €€€€】

Xu Yanmiao picked up his "key political strategy" and analyzed it with great concentration.

€€€€Just make a few guesses!

[It is indeed a male protagonist's script! I said it! How could a male protagonist in a high position of power not want to take himself to the next level, to enter the court without bowing, to praise without naming, to write an imperial edict without naming, and to enter the palace with a sword and shoes! ]

[This is to tell the old emperor that the people's hearts are with me! If you acknowledge my contributions, that's the best. If you don't acknowledge my contributions, I still have the people's support behind me! ]

Don't talk nonsense!

Ji Sui's fingers were trembling slightly.

"Of course, the people all know that it is your Majesty's credit that hundreds of thousands of people survived this time. If your Majesty had not cared about the country and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send relief grain as quickly as possible and exempted local taxes, I am afraid that when I arrived in Guixi, Yongfeng, and Xing'an, there would have been starving people everywhere..."

Xu Yanmiao nodded seriously.

[Are you scared? If you don't give me the treatment I deserve, I, the imperial commissioner in charge of relief, will make your area starving to death! Old man! You don't want this to happen, do you?]

The old emperor's mouth twitched, and he really wanted to tell Xu Yanmiao, "Stop talking. If you say anything else, Ji Sui will kneel down and apologize."

Ji Sui just wanted to save his good-for-nothing nephew!

Ji Sui's crime is not serious enough!

€€€€Of course the old emperor would not believe Xu Yanmiao's nonsense. It was obvious that this man had read too many storybooks and was just amusing himself.

Ji Sui tried hard: "Although the Crown Prince donated 3,000 taels and took 500 taels himself, he is still young, still a child..."

The ministers looked sympathetic.

This was a mess of punches from Xu Yanmiao, and he couldn't figure out how to beat him. Normally, Ji Gong would never say something as ridiculous as "he's still a child".

Xu Yanmiao thought to herself: [He is still a child! So we must not let him go!]

shut up!

Ji Sui's fist gradually hardened.

"Your Majesty! I personally think that the Crown Prince is still young and knows how to share the country's worries. Although he sometimes does things absurdly, he has good intentions. It's just that he is young and does not understand the seriousness of certain things. At this time, he needs a strict teacher to lead him onto the right path! I ask Your Majesty to find a famous teacher for the Crown Prince and teach him strictly instead of just corporal punishment..."

enough......

Ji Sui closed his eyes in pain.

What the hell is he talking about!

At this moment, Ji Sui is just like someone who is writing an essay with a given topic. He goes off topic in the middle, but tries very hard to get back to the topic at the end... What a fool.

Quan Yingzhang looked at this opponent who could debate with him for three days and was very smart. At this moment, he was so discouraged by Xu Yanmiao that he couldn't help but think of what Dou Chengshi said at that time...

"Your Excellency is welcome to enter this hall."

€€€€Welcome to the new world.

Do I have to enter this new world?

At the same time, Ji Sui thought...

Do I have to save this nephew?

Chapter 22 Shocking! Such a disgraceful thing happened in the holy land of Buddhism!

After the court session, the old emperor called Ji Sui to the Wuying Palace.

"Did you kill a lot of landlords who refused to release their slaves during this disaster relief?"

Hearing the old emperor ask this, Ji Sui nodded silently.

"did you find it?"

Ji Sui shook his head.

"...You have already paid too much for that child over the years. Almost 70% of your energy has been spent on finding her. You have never had another child with Qinghe. Why did you do that? After so many years..." The old emperor said softly: "Zai Nian, your Ji family also needs to pass on the incense."

€€€€Zai Nian is the word for Ji Sui.

Ji Sui just said firmly: "Your Majesty, this is my first child. She was lost in the war. I must find her!"

The old emperor said, "I know. Over the years, I don't know how many nobles and gentry you have offended because of this child."

Recalling Ji Sui's actions over the years, the old emperor had to say it was crazy.

Just because a "woman in troubled times who wants to survive will most likely have to sell herself as a maid or be sold to a brothel", Ji Sui desperately tried to accumulate merits, and when the time was right, he pushed for the implementation of a law:

Any slave who wanted to escape from slavery would be released regardless of whether the claim was true or not, as long as they claimed that they were from a good family.

Even, considering that some women were imprisoned or threatened and unable to appeal, he would visit the homes of powerful and noble people from time to time.

Due to Ji Sui's status, those powerful nobles who dared not offend him could only accept it with a pinch of their noses, and in order to reduce their own losses, at least the slaves in their homes were free people in an employment relationship. At most, they would use official slaves who were not among the freed ones.

But there are also people like dukes and marquises, who have extraordinary status and position, and they still make it clear that my family wants to sign an indenture to sell me.

Because of this, his relationship with the powerful was strained, and the nobles also had complaints about him.

Over the years, he had closed many brothels. For every girl in the brothel, he did his best to find new jobs to support themselves, for fear that he would fail in one step and one of them was his daughter, which he would regret for the rest of his life.

The old emperor held it in for a while, but couldn't hold it in any longer: "You also know the supernatural powers of Xu Yanmiao. You were out there doing disaster relief before, and now you've finally returned. You can go to him and ask him indirectly, maybe you can..."

Ji Sui paused for a while, then said slowly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"But..." Ji Sui closed his eyes, trying to suppress the irritable and gloomy mood that had been brewing since he heard about his daughter from Xu Yanmiao: "But, I dare not."

It had been more than 30 years, and he was afraid that his daughter had died in the war. He was afraid to learn from Xu Yanmiao that his daughter had died a long time ago.

and......

Ji Sui's eyelashes trembled, and he emphasized again, asking the emperor: "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to be compassionate and not mention my daughter in front of Xu Yanmiao."

€€€€He would ask it himself, but not now.

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Ji Sui still planned to rescue his good nephew. In addition to the affection they had developed over the years, there was another most important reason. His nephew and his daughter were born on the same birthday in different years. Thinking of his poor daughter, he became more tolerant and loving towards his nephew.

So, half a month after failing the essay, Ji Sui entered the palace again.

The key point is to choose a time when Xu Yanmiao is not around.

This time it went smoothly. He invited the old emperor to the Yulong Temple in Luoyang County. It was the first time the empress went to this temple to worship Buddha that year. After returning home at night, she suffered from morning sickness and gave birth to the current prince six months later.

Moreover, he also prepared a person in the temple...

"Xu Yanmiao?" The old emperor gently put down the incense and asked in surprise: "You are not married, why are you here to pray for a child?"

Ji Sui's body shook.

No! Not this!!!

Xu Yanmiao turned back in surprise: "Your Majesty..."

The old emperor covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "A private visit in disguise."

€€€€He no longer expected Xu Yanmiao to shut up after just a glance. It would be safer to do it himself.

Xu Yanmiao blinked hard.

The old emperor loosened his hands and wiped his palms with his sleeves in disgust.

Xu Yanmiao continued with a calm expression, "After all, I still have friends. Lian Hang came here to ask the Buddha to give him a fat boy, so I followed him! Lian Hang said that the vegetarian food in this Buddhist temple is delicious!"

Xu Yanmiao pointed, and the old emperor and Ji Sui subconsciously turned their heads to look over, and saw the abbot of Yulong Temple helping a lady who was burning incense. Then, the abbot muttered something, took out a wet willow branch from the treasure bottle next to him, and gently sprinkled clean water on the lady's head. Behind the abbot, following closely, was the military official.

The old emperor's pupils trembled: "This?!"

Although the lady was middle-aged and still had her charm, it was obvious that she and the military official were not from the same generation! She looked to be almost 40!

Xu Yanmiao was stunned for a few seconds, and immediately said: "No, no! This is not it!"

The old emperor's eyes regained their spirit.

Fortunately, fortunately, he almost thought that his minister had an Oedipus complex. Twenty and forty years old, he really couldn't accept it!

€€€€The sixty-three-year-old man who still married a sixteen-year-old girl thought so.

Then, he saw that after the lady had been purified, she turned around and glanced at the clerk of the Ministry of War with a charming look, her red lips curled up, looking very charming.

The old emperor looked at Xu Yanmiao silently: "Isn't it true?"

For the sake of his best friend's image in the eyes of the old emperor, Xu Yanmiao said firmly: "Of course not!"

When the lady heard the noise, she turned her eyes and looked over here. When she saw the old emperor, her eyes lit up. She walked over gracefully, her eyes fixed on the strong body of the emperor riding on horseback.

Old Emperor: "..."

After he finally got rid of the person, he turned around and almost laughed out of anger.

Xu Yanmiao and Ji Sui, one lowered his head as if counting the floor tiles, and the other turned his back as if admiring the murals, but no one came to save the situation!

When he saw him, the little bastard Xu Yanmiao was still in a daze, thinking in his heart: [Is it over so soon? ]

What is the end? Do you still want to see the beginning of the emperor and the beautiful lady?

After a while, the clerk of the Ministry of War also received the sprinkling of water, and then he came over and bowed instead of paying respect: "Greetings, sir."

€€€€Sir is not only a title for people in high positions, but also for old people and elders, and it is not out of place to use it here.

Xu Yanmiao took a look and found that the host had already led the lady out of the hall, probably to do other steps. She was very curious: "Is it enough to just sprinkle water like this? Will it work?"

"I heard that many wives of high-ranking officials come here to burn incense." The clerk of the Ministry of War smiled and said, "It will work if you believe it."

Xu Yanmiao felt that he understood again: "Oh! Yes..."

The clerk of the Ministry of War covered Xu Yanmiao's mouth with his hand.

He is still in someone else's Buddhist temple! He doesn't want to be beaten out!

Xu Yanmiao felt particularly aggrieved.

[Really? Why are you so excited? Could I be so low in EQ that I would destroy someone's job in a temple?]

The three clerks of the Ministry of War twitched their lips and didn't want to talk.

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When the old emperor heard Xu Yanmiao say that this Buddhist temple was famous for its vegetarian food, he became interested and wanted to go there to eat with Xu Yanmiao.

It is an honor for many people to be able to dine with the emperor.

The old emperor smiled.

Xu Yanmiao received this grace, and she would definitely...

[...Eh? No, eating with the old emperor requires etiquette, and you have to read his expressions and chat with him. What if you accidentally snatch the emperor's food... Damn it, who would want to eat with the leader! ]

[I don't dare to eat or drink. I don't want to eat so much that I get a stomachache. 】

[But refusing would be disobeying the order... Can I say I have a stomachache...?]

The old emperor's smile froze.

The clerk of the Ministry of War almost coughed subconsciously to remind Xu Yanmiao.

At least pretend...Oh, he did pretend.

Seeing Xu Yanmiao's face full of genuine surprise and about to agree, the old emperor felt a toothache and felt that he was particularly...forcing a good woman into prostitution.

"By the way, Xu Yanmiao." The old emperor smiled stiffly: "I am here incognito today, so of course I will keep everything simple. You can eat whatever you like, however you want!"

He is not that stingy! Humph!

And Xu Yanmiao was really surprised this time.

"Thank you, sir!"

The clerk of the Ministry of War turned his face away in pain.

I really didn't hear that this was just a polite remark.

Ji Sui beside him no longer wanted to care about these things. His mind was now filled with...

The person I was looking for earlier, is he still in the back mountain? He shouldn't have left immediately, right?

Xu Yanmiao's voice came cheerfully: "Eh? Lord Ji, aren't you going to eat?"

Ji Sui smiled with a fake smile and said, "Eat."

Eat, eat, eat, that's all I know how to do! Eat you to death!

You want me to stay away from the emperor? Dream on!

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The vegetarian food in this Buddhist temple is really delicious.

Xu Yanmiao buried his head and ate voraciously.

"Mmm! This plain noodles is delicious!"

"Hey! Come and eat this Pipa tofu! It tastes just like the original Pipa tofu without adding any minced meat! So amazing! So amazing!"

"This stir-fried vegetarian dish is delicious too!"

The monks around looked at Xu Yanmiao with extremely loving eyes.

They were very happy and satisfied that someone liked the vegetarian food in their temple so much. Moreover, the child ate with great relish! They wanted to eat two more bowls just by looking at him!

Xu Yanmiao raised her head and looked at Ji Sui: "Hey! Mr. Ji, why don't you move your chopsticks? Why do you keep holding that teacup?"

The old emperor almost couldn't hold back his laughter and lowered his head to take a sip of the tea in the temple.

The clerk of the Ministry of War covered his face and pretended that he saw nothing.

There is a phrase... "serving tea to see off guests." But Xu Yanmiao probably didn't realize it at all.

Ji Sui took a deep breath and said, "Let me cool the tea down before drinking it."

"Oh! Is this a new way to drink tea? This is the first time I've heard of it!"

Ji Sui pulled the corner of his mouth: "Yes."

[As expected of a big boss! Even drinking tea is so classy! 】

Ji Sui closed his eyes and drank the warm tea in anger.

No. I'm seeing you off!

Now he could only sincerely hope that the man in the back mountain had not left yet.

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The back mountain of Yulong Temple.

A gentleman is drinking tea.

He sat in front of an exquisite little table with a small silver box at his side. The tender green tea leaves in the box sparkled in the sunlight.

A handful of tea leaves were picked up with tweezers and fell into the teapot. The breeze spread the aroma of the tea leaves.

When the water temperature reaches the appropriate level, he slowly tilts the pot, and the tea flows gently from the spout into the Yixing purple clay teacup engraved with floral and wood patterns. His movements are smooth and calm, like the graceful rhythm of a guqin played.

The tea soup was clear and bright, exuding a light and elegant aroma. The gentleman who made the tea took a sip gently, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, savoring the fragrance of the tea.

The slightly lowered eyes reveal tranquility and elegance, and the posture is like a painting, which makes people look at it from afar as if they are in a paradise, with their hearts very peaceful.

Gentleman is thinking...

"Lord Ji, didn't you say His Majesty would be here soon? I've already drunk three pots of tea and I can't hold it any longer. I need to go to the toilet!"

When he was about to pee, the emperor finally arrived, dressed like a farmer in coarse linen clothes. The gentleman pretended not to recognize that this was the current emperor and invited him to come over for tea.

Ji Sui kept giving him looks.

Wrong, wrong! Who would invite a farmer to taste tea right away? You should start by chatting with him, acting like you are having a good chat, and then invite him...

Behind the table, the gentleman anxiously clamped his legs together, pretending not to notice Ji Gong's look, and enthusiastically invited the "farmer": "Old man! Meeting is fate, let's have a drink!"

The old emperor gave him a meaningful look and said, "Okay."

However, they soon began to have a very pleasant conversation with each other.

It turns out that this gentleman is the one who wrote "Female Commandments", and he talks about restraining women from following the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. The old emperor is a straight male cancer, and the two of them hit it off immediately...

[Birds of a feather flock together!] Xu Yanmiao nodded seriously.

The old emperor, Ji Sui and the clerk of the Ministry of War pretended not to hear anything.

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While people were talking animatedly over there, Xu Yanmiao rested her chin on her hand and started gossiping out of boredom.

[Oh, the monks of Yulong Temple accidentally mixed a pot of tea with tainted ingredients into the vegetarian banquet, and now they are investigating who drank it in the temple. ]

Xu Yanmiao was amused: [Additional ingredients? What ingredients? Could it be croton? Who is it? So unlucky! Fortunately, I don't like tea, so I didn't touch it at all! ]

Um?!

Did someone eat croton by mistake? !

With just seven simple words, the old emperor's attention was instantly drawn away. As for what the gentleman said, he no longer cared about it.

Who is so unlucky to accidentally eat croton in a place like this!

If he hadn't been discovered and had diarrhea in public, well, those who came here to burn incense are all respectable people. I'm afraid they would have to move their families 500 miles away from Luoyang County, right?

In just that moment, the old emperor almost couldn't control the gloating expression on his face.

The gentleman did not notice anything wrong and continued with a reserved smile: "Women are born imperfect."

The old emperor didn't respond.

Gentleman: "..." Gentleman raised his voice slightly: "Therefore, a woman should regard her husband as her heaven!"

Old Emperor: "...Ah, yes."

When the person being gossiped about is not themselves, people's enthusiasm for gossip is always particularly high, and the old emperor was extremely anxious.

Xu Yanmiao, why are you silent? Who is so unlucky? Tell me!

The gentleman gritted his teeth and raised his voice a notch: "After the husband dies, a woman should regard her son as her heaven."

Old Emperor: "..."

The old emperor barely regained his composure for a moment and said, "Ah, right."

The next moment, his body was about to move towards Xu Yanmiao.

The left eye reads "Xu Yanmiao, can you please help me? Why are you so slow?" and the right eye reads "Tell me who it is quickly, I really want to witness the scene."

Junzi finally realized something was wrong, and couldn't help but look at Ji Gong who invited him over, and winked at him desperately.

Lord Ji! Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? You were talking so well, why did you lose focus?

Ji Gong?

Ji Gong? ? ? Ji Gong, why is your face green?

Junzi's eyes were almost cramped. Ji Sui, who was in the late stage of mysophobia, was distracted and worried about running into some disgusting and filthy scene... No matter how hard Junzi tried, he just threw seductive eyes at the blind man.

Ji Gong ah!!!

This lady of virtue is on the verge of collapse.

In the end what happened?!

What are you distracted about? What are you thinking about? At least tell me! I can't hold my pee anymore!

Xu Yanmiao searched over and over again in the vast sea of ​​gossip.

[Damn it, who on earth ate croton by mistake? Why can't I find it! ]

Xu Yanmiao was scratching his head, and the other three people who could hear his thoughts couldn't help but get anxious. They wanted to find it for him.

It's really torturous to be able to only eat half of the melon.

[Wait a minute? ]

Xu Yanmiao was stunned.

[No wonder I can't find it, it's not croton...]

Xu Yanmiao became even more enthusiastic.

[It's actually an aphrodisiac!!!]

The author has something to say:

This is from Sun Teng:

At the beginning, the northern border was in chaos and a girl was lost. When he became rich, he searched far and wide but could not find her. He suspected that she was a lowly servant. When he became Minister of Education, slaves complained about good people, but he freed them all without checking the truth. He was willing to free a thousand people in the hope of getting his girl.

Book of Northern Qi

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Chapter 23 Alas! There must be one person who can teach me when there are three of us together!

medicine?!

What medicine?!

It was not just Xu Yanmiao who was excited.

The old emperor and the military officials were also excited.

Buddhist temple! Drugging! These two words put together -

There must be some shocking news!

I'm so excited, but I always feel like something is wrong?

The old emperor and the clerk of the Ministry of War lowered their heads at the same time, with wonderful expressions on their faces.

What does it have to do with you? Why are you so excited?

Next to him, the 46-year-old Ji Gong had his eyes closed, his lips moving, but it was unclear whether he was speaking or breathing through his mouth.

Is Chinese medicine...

"boom--"

The old emperor fell.

"boom--"

The clerk of the Ministry of War fell.

On this day, officials of all ranks who came to Yulong Temple to accompany their wives, concubines, or female relatives to burn incense and pray for children heard a very familiar voice that exploded in their hearts:

【Help!!!】

【Protect the emperor!!!】

Escort?!

A thief wants to assassinate the emperor? !

"Is it to protect the emperor? Xiao Bai Ze is shouting to protect the emperor, right? Where is His Majesty? Why don't you tell me where he is!"

"Oh my God, what is going on? Help, help!"

【Grass, grass, grass, grass! 】

[Old Emperor! Lord Ji! And Lian Hang... the back mountain! Why are they in the back mountain? ]

Back mountain!!!

"Hurry up!"

"Wait a minute, this old man, this old bone of mine..."

A group of officials ran towards the back mountain in panic, ordering people to call for guards outside the temple as they ran.

Your Majesty! We are coming! You must hold on!

「Ah ...——shield shield shield——」

[System, please block it for me! I don't want to see this kind of stuff!!!]

[I told you to block it, did you hear me? ]

[Even if it's a text version, I don't want to read it! Who wants to know if the two old men are raising their heads?! I don't want to know if it's not the old men! I don't want to know this kind of thing!]

It's like a devilish sound that pierces my ears and tears my heart apart.

What Xu Yanmiao wanted to block the content more than anything else were the officials with disheveled hair and messy clothes.

They slowly stopped.

"Head? What head?"

[Aaaaaaaa! No metaphors! I don't want to know who is picking up the jade, or who is touching the cooked shrimp with their hands!]

"Cooked shrimp?"

Could it be that...

Someone blurted out: "...medicine?" and then immediately shut up.

So it wasn't an assassination, it was just... he took those little red pills?

[No! Don't use your fingers to compare lengths! I'm not interested in this! Not interested! Do you hear me! System, block me!]

Many people squatted down and covered their ears.

No! They also don't want to know who is more steadfast between the Emperor and Ji Gong!

Anyone who comes to the temple today will definitely be bullied!

Help!!!

The officials had masks of pain on their faces.

Some officials held the stones and banged their heads upwards hard, showing a happy smile before fainting.

Some officials didn't dare to be so harsh on themselves and could only slap themselves several times: "Pa pa pa——" "I told you to come here today! I told you to come here today!"

The New Year is coming soon, why are you here to burn incense? Are you trying to show off your money? Can't you just stay in the government office and work?

Some officials fell to the ground, shocked, but still said: "So..."

Even though it was such a long distance from the back mountain to the main hall, they could hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice. It turned out that... when Xu Yanmiao screamed in her heart, the distance over which her inner voice traveled would also become farther?

...

The old emperor and his two companions were even more desperate.

What are you screaming about!

We don't want to be forced to compare sizes, okay!

Why is it that even though we are drinking the same pot of tea, how can Xu Yanmiao, this nasty guy, not fall for it?

...Oh, yes, he never drinks tea.

The old emperor just felt hot and sweaty all over, and he almost fainted.

He is already sixty-three!

Who is so cruel as to give a 63-year-old man a drug to help him have sex? What if he dies from the drug?

Xu Yanmiao walked over carefully and called out cautiously: "You guys, are you okay?"

【This, this, this, what should I do? 】

[This is a Buddhist temple. Where can I find someone to give them the antidote?! ]

[The old emperor is 63 years old. Is it really okay to stay hard for so long? Is it uncomfortable? Will he die of suffocation? ]

[Lian Hang is still young, what can he do if he gets choked up! He just got married not long ago! He doesn't have any children yet! ]

[And Lord Ji, he is also 46 years old! He has been loving and affectionate with his wife for so many years, is his chastity going to be lost now? ]

Lian Hang was trying hard to hold down the corner of his robe. He didn't want to be a pervert at all and perform his ultimate move - Dragon Raising its Head - in public. When he heard Xu Yanmiao's thoughts, his eyes immediately turned red.

Xu Lang! Don't mention me at this time! You just need to care about His Majesty and Lord Ji. I'm just a small official. I'm not worthy! This temple... There are still many officials in the temple who come to burn incense...

I'm still young! I don't want to die socially, wu ...

Old Emperor, Ji Sui:?

Did we think so?!

Xu Yanmiao was still worried.

[Face! Why is your face so red! Damn! Is it because of the poison?]

The old emperor gasped twice: "Shut up, shut up!!!"

He has shame!

Xu Yanmiao immediately covered her mouth.

The old emperor soon found out that he was wrong. When a person shuts his mouth, his inner voice will be particularly...

[Where can I find someone to remove the effects of the drug for them! ]

[Besides, this is the back mountain. It will be too late to help him to the meditation room! Doesn't that mean we have to go out in the wild?! ]

[Is it really possible for an emperor, a university scholar, and a military official to have a field battle in a Buddhist holy land? ]

[And should we prepare a curtain to cover them? Otherwise, it would be bad to be honest with them? ]

Ji Sui's face twisted and he closed his eyes in despair.

He will take a leave next! He will come out after the Chinese New Year!

[Of course, the most urgent thing is to find the person first! ]

officers:"!!!"

They definitely have female relatives around them, but...

Be a cuckold or be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, it's really hard to choose!

——Whether you wear it for yourself or for your son-in-law/brother-in-law/brother-in-law, it will be very cool, okay!

[If all else fails, find a man? Anyway, regardless of whether it's a pill or a potion, these dead things shouldn't be that smart, and can they tell the difference between men and women? ]

Officials instantly went from touching their heads to covering their butts.

This...this...

Is the risk of this allegiance a billion points higher?

One of them was a 69-year-old old censor who had been loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life. At this moment, the expression on his face changed from struggle to determination.

"His Majesty!"

"The old minister is here!"

He climbed up the mountain with his old arms and legs.

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The old emperor didn't know that he had a very loyal minister.

At this moment, he was just hesitating and looking at the clerk of the Ministry of War and Ji Sui.

How about... using it?

Seeing this, their anuses tightened and the swollen areas began to ache in waves, and one almost couldn't hold it back.

Old Emperor: Forget it. It would not sound good if people spread the news that I was asking a minister to sleep with me on the dragon bed.

Then he turned his gaze to the gentleman.

Just now I thought this person was good in every way, he spoke nicely, had similar values, and had a good character, but now...

His eyes gradually became critical.

This body smells so good. I wonder how many sachets you have on you. The smell is so strong.

She also put powder on her face. I know you want to make your skin whiter, but powdering is too sissy.

besides......

The gentleman tried hard to hold his urine, and his face turned blue and red.

Could it be... Could it be that the emperor knew that he was about to pee? !

"Sir!!!" Xu Yanmiao's voice suddenly rose.

The gentleman's face was distorted and he almost urinated out of fear.

The old emperor spoke with difficulty: "What is it?"

Xu Yanmiao: "I have a solution."

Old Emperor: "I have guessed what the solution is...but...let me think about it."

He has been a straight man all his life, and now he is suddenly asked to have sex with a man. This... is a psychological barrier that he cannot overcome.

...maybe it's not physically possible to make the leap.

[Ah? The old emperor actually guessed it? Still need to think about it? That's right, using your hands in public is something that even an emperor...]

With...what?!

The old emperor sat up straight suddenly.

Ji Sui's eyes were filled with joy.

The clerk of the Ministry of War had already staggered to his feet and was ready to find a place.

The three of them were ecstatic at the same time: This seems to be feasible!

...

The gentleman looked at the four people running away in confusion: "???" What's going on! Ji Gong, why are you leaving too! Look at me, Ji Gong!

"..." Forget it. He stood up with difficulty, looking around. After he had dealt with the major events in his life, he would go to look for His Majesty, Lord Ji!

...

Xu Yanmiao covered her ears and eyes, and turned her back to them: "Don't worry! I won't see or hear anything!"

Three people: "..."

That's enough! You might as well just keep it open!

Now this situation...

The three people's eyes met in the air, and each of them could see the embarrassment.

Then, the three of them sat around a tree, with their backs to the trunk and unable to see each other.

After about a quarter of an hour, all three of them recovered.

but......

The old emperor sat motionless with an expressionless face.

Ji Sui leaned against a big tree and closed his eyes to rest.

The clerk of the Ministry of War had a look of confusion on his face.

The three of them were in a stalemate, and no one stood up.

A quarter of an hour later, the clerk of the Ministry of War shed sad tears and stood up.

After a while, Xu Yanmiao's inner voice came - he was actually talking to the clerk of the Ministry of War.

【Will two quarters of an hour be enough? 】

[Is this time long or short? ]

The old emperor and Ji Sui stared coldly at the air ahead.

Yes, that's why they haven't risen yet.

——As for the clerks of the Ministry of War, both of them are big shots, he can't afford to offend them, so he can only sacrifice his own reputation.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

The old emperor quietly rubbed his numb buttocks.

Ji Sui pinched his sore legs.

Half an hour later.

The old emperor gritted his teeth and tried hard not to make any big moves.

A moment of struggle flashed across Ji Sui's pupils.

I know I can't embarrass the emperor, but... this is about a man's dignity...

but......

Well, half an hour is enough.

Ji Sui stood up shakily.

The old emperor was delighted.

It's already half an hour in Ji Sui's time, I should be able to show my prowess in one hour!

An hour later.

Xu Yanmiao's inner voice came.

[Not ready yet? ]

【Is it so long-lasting? 】

[Eh? Why are there so many officials standing still on the mountainside? Could it be that they discovered that the old emperor was here and wanted to pay him a visit but were too embarrassed to expose the emperor's whereabouts, so they thought of staging a chance encounter on the mountainside? ]

[But there are too many people in this performance, and the emperor is not stupid. ]

The old emperor, who originally thought that it was enough and could stand up, immediately sat back down.

How can one hour be enough!

These ministers are watching!

Chapter 24: Go! It's all about the people I know! I must eat this melon!

The old emperor and his minister met on the mountainside.

The old emperor smirked: "My dear ministers, you are really relaxing today."

The ministers buried their heads and dared not speak.

The gentleman looked as if he had just learned something and exclaimed, "My dear? Are you His Majesty?!"

——After he went to the toilet, he came back.

The ministers were horrified.

Who is this? He is more reckless than Xu Yanmiao? Xu Yanmiao has privileges, do you? Even if you didn't know the emperor's identity before, you should still play dumb now, right?

And... this expression is so fake, who would believe that you didn't know His Majesty's identity before?

As expected by the ministers, their Majesty shouted towards the forest: "Drag him away and lock him up."

Several teams of Jinyiwei came out of the seemingly deserted forest, and three or two of them pushed the gentleman away. The gentleman did not dare to struggle too much and was pushed away obediently. Before leaving, he just looked at Ji Sui, his eyes full of hope.

Lord Ji! Lord Ji! What did you promise me before? You promised to promote the "Instructions for Women"!

However, Ji Gong lowered his head and lightly flicked the dust off his sleeves, as if this hope had nothing to do with him.

after all......

There was no expression on Ji Sui's face.

He promoted the "Instructions for Women" and all that, but he really had a daughter.

——He never intended to let "Nujie" replace the current trend.

After foreign races entered the Central Plains, they brought some customs with them. The barbarians never said that women should not leave the main door or the second door. Both men and women had to herd livestock. Over the past five hundred years, these customs have been deeply rooted in the blood of the Central Plains.

When the Han dynasty Zhou Dynasty put things right, this dynasty brought with it the wildness and openness of the grassland. Women could go out to the streets, do business, and work outside. When they reached the marriageable age, they could marry according to their own wishes.

Although the restrictions gradually became stricter in the middle and late stages of the dynasty, they were generally more relaxed than in other dynasties. In the current Great Xia Dynasty, Xia inherited the Zhou system, and inherited not only the Zhou system, but also the customs and habits of the Great Zhou.

——So, Ji Sui planned to cross the river and destroy the bridge from the very beginning.

As for whether the emperor would be tempted to implement it?

Ji Sui could only say that with the prestige of the founding emperor and his preference for chaste women...

I have heard that Your Majesty's favorite Princess Xiangyang has to recite the "Instructions for Women" after making a mistake.

If Your Majesty wanted to implement the "Nujie", he would have done so at the beginning of the country. It's true that the emperor wanted to "improve" the barbaric customs of the previous dynasty thirty years ago. Wasn't it because Your Majesty the Queen stopped it?

The gentleman's eyes were red with anger.

Ji Sui! Your mother is a maid! How dare you go back on your word! Shame on you!

＊

Xu Yanmiao glanced at the Jinyiwei for a few times, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind -

[Eh? They have been protecting the emperor all along? Doesn't that mean they saw the old emperor move his hands? ]

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards' legs went weak and he fell to his knees in front of the emperor with a thud.

[Huh? Why did you kneel down suddenly? Did I miss something? ]

Under the old emperor's cold gaze, the commander of the Royal Guards hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! I am too late to save you!"

After dispelling Xu Yanmiao's doubts, he emphasized: "I will never turn my back again! I will never turn my back again!"

It was emphasized twice.

Anyway, the old emperor understood. His expression lightened up a little.

It seems that the Jinyiwei still has some brains. When he realized something was wrong, he turned his back and didn't see him... didn't see him... anyway, he didn't see him!

Xu Yanmiao relied on the fact that she was just thinking about it in her mind, and since the old emperor and the others were not physically hurt, she did not hesitate to gloat over their misfortune: [Fortunately, fortunately, I don't like drinking tea, so I escaped a disaster, hahahahahaha! ]

The old emperor's face darkened.

The ministers dared not say a word and silently thought that they were just wooden men.

[Let me see how this aphrodisiac got into the Yulong Temple. This is so tragic. How could the old emperor and his men drink it by such a coincidence? Hahahahahahahaha! ]

The laughter vibrated again and again, drilling into the old emperor's ears, making his face darker and darker.

Laugh, laugh, laugh! What are you laughing at! You, an unmarried girl, should be happy that you haven't taken the aphrodisiac, otherwise you would have jumped into a well and committed suicide out of shame!

[Fuck! This temple! ]

Xu Yanmiao seemed to have seen something and her eyes widened.

The old emperor paused, and decided righteously to forgive Xu Yanmiao for his disrespectful behavior!

Ears pricked up -

What happened to this temple?!

Could it be the legendary temple of prostitution? The so-called temple that prays for children, but in fact the monks [rape] women and make them pregnant? !

When he thought of this possibility, the old emperor's thick eyebrows raised and his eyes glared.

Thief! Lecherous monk!

The next moment, Xu Yanmiao's voice arrived as expected.

[In this temple, many monks are having affairs with noble ladies! ]

[Wow! It was all consensual! What a huge cuckold temple! What Yulong Temple? It turns out that it specializes in selling cuckolds to men, hahahahaha! ]

Officials on the scene: "?!"

What did you say? Who wholesales green hats to whom?

Many officials almost fainted from heart palpitations.

The women in their family come to this temple quite often!

The old emperor's eyes were as big as copper bells.

Of course, others were sad, but he... was excited.

Green Hat Temple!

Who has ever heard of such an exciting thing!

——His sister won't cheat on him, so he can just enjoy the show without worrying about it!

＊

The gossip was not finished yet. After Xu Yanmiao mentioned that it was the Green Hat Temple, there was no movement and he ran off to read other gossip, obviously not interested in the follow-up.

The emperor and officials: "!!!"

But we are interested!

But even if they had a thousand tricks, they couldn't do anything to Xu Yanmiao who was not interested. They hinted that he didn't quite understand, and brought the topic to the temple. He just said "oh" twice and didn't really participate in the topic. In his heart, he was thinking, what's so fun about a cuckold temple? He has seen too many things like this, it's not as good as someone else...

We don't want to know so and so!!!

We just want to finish eating this melon!

If you cut the melon in half, your whole family will become eunuchs ah ah ah ah ah!

The next day was a rare day off, and the court meeting was held on the third day. However, during this meeting, many people found that their colleagues were in low spirits, looking listless and without any energy.

Just ask, smile bitterly, and add "Don't ask". Isn't this more tempting!

The official who went to Yulong Temple to burn incense was immersed in his own thoughts and didn't bother to pay attention to the murderous looks of his colleagues.

——They still want to kill someone! Two days! For two days, I lost my appetite and didn't even dare to ask my wife or concubine if she was having an affair.

They dared to guarantee that if they asked, Xu Yanmiao would definitely notice it. No matter whether it was really a cuckold or not, they would be completely embarrassed if he paid so much attention to it in the court!

At least they have to wait until Xu Yanmiao explains the matter of Yulong Temple clearly before they can take action!

This time in the court, Xu Yanmiao did not cause any trouble and attended the court properly.

The emperor and all the officials were both relieved that nothing happened, but also regretful. How could there be no fun (crossed out) that nothing happened!

When leaving the court...

"Your Majesty!" A man stood up.

The old emperor turned around in surprise, but after recognizing that the person who called him was Marquis Ji'an, he still asked him in a friendly manner: "What's the matter with you?"

The dukes and marquises of his generation were basically the ones who had accompanied him in conquering the world, or the sons/grandsons of those who had accompanied him in conquering the world. The old emperor would treat these old friends with preferential treatment as long as they did not cross his death line.

However, Marquis Ji'an was a non-hereditary marquis, and his status in the old emperor's heart was still a level lower.

Marquis Ji'an's face was full of rosy glow: "Your Majesty! And all my colleagues, my ninth son is one month old today, and I would like to ask your Majesty and all my colleagues to do me the honor of coming."

The old emperor was surprised: "Is it your legitimate son?"

"Yes!" Marquis Ji'an said in a very loud and proud voice, "This is the ninth child my wife gave birth to for me! It's a boy!"

How could he not be proud? The first eight children were all legitimate sons, and each of them was raised to adulthood. Now he is over fifty years old, and he can still have a ninth child! What does this prove? It proves that he has many offspring! It proves that he is still vigorous in middle age!

The other dukes and marquises were almost jealous to death.

They said "Congratulations", "Marquis Ji'an is still strong and healthy", "Congratulations on the birth of the big fat boy", but in fact they were all very jealous.

"Damn it! How come he has so many sons even though they are both conquerors! Forget sons! I only have two children!"

"It's the same for me, I only have one daughter!"

"Yes, how come I, who also followed His Majesty to conquer the world, had eighteen concubines, but now only have two sons and one daughter? And his wife alone gave birth to nine children!"

"Comparing yourself to others is really frustrating!"

"But his concubines have few children. Five of them can't even have two children."

Just as he was feeling sad, Xu Yanmiao's voice could be heard from the bottom of his heart.

——With a sense of doubt, confusion and curiosity.

[It's not his, why is he so happy? ]

"!!!"

I'm sorry, although it's not right, but... many court officials' eyes lit up.

Yo yo yo! Eight sons! Yo yo yo! All born to the first wife! Yo yo yo! Still strong and vigorous even when old!!!

Wuhu!

One general gloated over his misfortune: "I was wondering why his concubines were not very fertile. It turns out that he himself is not that fertile either."

The person who said this was the one who had previously said with resentment, "How come he has so many sons even though he is also a conqueror! Let alone sons, I only have two children so far!"

The old emperor coughed and tried to speak softly.

——Being cuckolded by my wife is just too... pfft...too miserable.

"Qing family, this..."

The face of Marquis Ji'an turned from rosy to red, and he looked particularly bad.

At this moment, the Jinyiwei stepped forward at the right time and quickly whispered in his ear what Xu Yanmiao had revealed - otherwise it would be difficult to explain why he was so excited the last moment and rushed to catch the adulterer in anger the next moment.

As soon as the Jinyiwei finished speaking, the Marquis of Jian rushed out with bulging bloodshot eyes, cursing as he rushed, "Bitch!"

The old emperor sighed: "It's really pitiful..."

So should I go and watch it? If I go, won't it be too obvious that I'm just watching the fun?

A sidelong glance showed that the lady's family members were also rushing out, ready to fight. Someone else shouted, "You old man, you have the nerve to catch an adulterer! Bring me my sword!"

The prince glanced at his hesitant father, laughed, and followed him.

What's the point of not eating the melon?

The old emperor is still struggling.

Then, he heard Xu Yanmiao's very sad voice.

[This Marquis Ji'an is quite shameless. His wife is the sister of Marquis Pengcheng. Marquis Pengcheng's family has only this precious jewel in their crown. They wanted to marry her back then. If Marquis Ji'an had not sworn to heaven that he would never take a concubine and signed a written document as ironclad evidence, Marquis Pengcheng's sister would not have married him.]

[Why are you so angry? If you hadn't taken a concubine first, I wouldn't have gone to find the pretty monk. ]

The old emperor was originally unable to accept Xu Yanmiao's point of view and was frowning, but when he heard the latter part, his attention was instantly diverted.

Pretty monk? What pretty monk?

[Oh! It's an acquaintance!] Xu Yanmiao became excited: [It's the beautiful woman who wanted to seduce the old emperor in the Buddhist temple before!]

Ministers who were unaware of this matter: "!!!"

Woo, wow!

Buddhist temple!

Exciting! Your Majesty, is this the kind of exciting thing you want to do?

The old emperor had a bulge on his forehead.

There is no need to mention these unnecessary things!

[She is actually the one who cheated on Marquis Jian! ]

[Fuck! Adulterer! The adulterer is the abbot of that temple! ]

The old emperor: "Get up the sedan chair!"

This is a lively place with people he knows! He must catch up!

Chapter 25 Hiss! Marquis Ji'an gave birth to nine sons, each with a different father!

Of course, eating melons has to be done on site!

When Xu Yanmiao ran to the outside of the Marquis of Ji'an's mansion, his eyes widened: "Ah, this, this, this..."

[Who is so wicked! Send someone to invite the great monk from Yulong Temple! ]

The old emperor: "..." What's wrong with that? He thought confidently. I just want my beloved minister, Marquis Ji'an, to be a clear-headed ghost. What's wrong with me!

As soon as you open the door, the scene is quite exciting.

The people from the two marquisates were standing clearly separated. Those who were allowed here were all guards who were there to support the place, and they were all very strong.

Ji Anhou stood in the middle, cursing: "Bitch! When did this happen?"

The beautiful woman had disheveled hair and half-opened clothes. She had obviously just woken up. She said without hesitation: "It starts from the first time you violated the contract."

Ji An Hou calculated...

--fine!

Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately, at least the eldest child is my biological child.

Xu Yanmiao: [Wow! Doesn't that mean all nine sons belong to other people?]

Ji Anhou: "......???"

Ji An Hou: "!!!"

Marquis Ji'an had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat: "Bitch! How dare you lie to me! My first concubine was taken in in the third year after marriage, and my eldest child was born in the second year after marriage. How come even the eldest child is not my own?!"

The beautiful woman sneered: "Oh, I thought you were asking about raising a lover, but you said whoring? Of course if you whore, then I will."

Marquis Ji'an: "..." Marquis Ji'an felt dizzy, "What? You mean more than one? Then could it be that the fathers of these nine children are all different..."

Civil and military officials all showed sympathetic looks.

Marquis Ji'an didn't dare to think too much, but that didn't stop the annoying bad guys from forcing him to face reality: [Wow, too hot! Marquis Ji'an gave birth to nine sons, and each son had a different father! ]

Officials: "Pfft..."

Emperor: "Ahem..."

No, they don't want to laugh either. If you want to blame someone, blame Xu Yanmiao's wicked mouth!

Ji Anhou's face turned red: "You! You are going too far!!!"

[Hey, did the other party say anything? Why is he so angry all of a sudden? ]

The prince, who had strolled over to Xu Yanmiao and was eating melons nearby, shook his head and said, "Marquis Ji'an has a bad temper."

That's right. I can't lose my temper with Xu Yanmiao, so I can only be furious at my wife's incompetence.

Marquis Ji An pointed at the beautiful woman and yelled, "It's because you just gave birth and couldn't serve me! I was afraid that you would be sad, so I took you in as my maid. I've already done you a great favor!"

The beautiful woman was not to be outdone, and she started talking like firecrackers: "You are not capable but you are addicted! You can't even last a stick of incense, like noodles, and those concubines you took in still flatter you and coax you into saying you are so great, it's really hard to make money and eat shit, it makes me feel sad just watching. Oh, look at you, you don't take their words seriously, do you?"

The face of Marquis Ji An had turned from red to blue, from blue to white, and then from white to purple: "You, you, you...you are lying!"

[She really gave face to Marquis Ji'an. One stick of incense was enough for Marquis Ji'an three times. She's quite nice! ]

Ji An Hou: "That's enough!!!" He is spreading rumors! It's only enough twice!!!

The sullen man beside the beautiful woman saw that things were not going well and stepped forward: "We had agreed to this, but you broke the contract and took a concubine. How dare you blame others! If my sister hadn't stopped you, we would have broken your legs this morning!"

Marquis Ji'an's expression eased. Amidst the overwhelming grief and anger, he actually tasted a bitter sense of relief.

At least my wife is willing to stop those two unreasonable brothers for me. I am still attractive.

Xu Yanmiao gave a serious affirmation in his heart.

[Yes, yes, Lady Ji'an still loves him very much.]

Xu Yanmiao's inner voice started to pierce her throat.

["Brother, there aren't many people like him who are stupid, easy to manipulate, and handsome. Anyway, I'm going to get married no matter what, so I might as well keep him."]

"Hahahahahahaha—"

Among those ministers, there were several who were as powerful as Marquis Ji'an. They were often boasted to the Marquis Ji about how powerful his son was, and were often ridiculed by him openly and covertly. Now they were very proud and laughed very loudly.

[What she said was absolutely true. Many ladies later got married, and they all hated themselves for not being quick enough. They could only find stupid and easy to control men, and could not find stupid, easy to control and handsome men.]

"..."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

It was silent.

"Husband, Madam..."

A terrifying thought arose in their minds at the same time: Wait, could Xu Yanmiao be talking about my wife?

The sturdy brother of the wife of the Marquis of Jian was still cursing: "My sister is such a good girl! Although she is a little willful, she is kind-hearted! You didn't even do anything, but she let the children call you dad! When you are exhumed from the coffin, won't they help you break the pot? Don't be so greedy!"

"You - you -" Marquis Ji An raised his hand, his fingers trembled constantly, he was so angry that he couldn't speak!

Those colleagues recovered earlier than him. Compared with the missing green hat, the drowned dog in front of them was more important. One by one, they pretended to be deaf and spoke very loudly.

"Powerful, wow, powerful, it's so easy to get eight sons."

"Hiss! I've been wearing this green hat for almost thirty years! From my teens to fifty-five!"

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!"

"I remember now! My wife has met the wife of Marquis Ji'an in Yulong Temple more than once!"

"Huh? Doesn't your wife often go to Yulong Temple?" The person asking the question was the official who was in the temple that day when the old emperor and the other two were together.

The official who took the initiative to mention his wife looked bewildered: "Yes, what's wrong? Yulong Temple is so effective in praying for children..."

The person asking the question had a sympathetic look in his eyes.

Not only the officials who took the initiative to mention their wives, but also those officials who did not go to the temple two days ago felt a pang in their hearts.

Then, they heard Xu Yanmiao's smacking sounds as he ate the melon.

[The monks in Yulong Temple are all so handsome, speak sweetly, and are very good at serving people in bed. It is normal for noble ladies and wives to like them.]

[Wuhu, no wonder it's so effective to pray for children, these monks have ranked themselves according to how "easy it is to make people pregnant". The ones who are easiest to make people pregnant charge the highest price hahahahahaha! ]

[Hahahahaha, they are so ruthless, really ruthless, they even know to specifically find those wives of officials who are strong and have a family background similar to their husbands to express their hints! This way, after the other party tastes the sweetness, not only will they not expose the matter, but they will also come to enjoy it, and they can also protect them after the matter is exposed! ]

This time, many officials felt dizzy.

It's okay to eat the melon on yourself!

They put their wives in their shoes and thought Xu Yanmiao was talking about their wives.

The green hat that had disappeared suddenly fell on his head.

For a moment, there was deathly silence.

Oh, it's not completely dead yet.

The prince looked left and right and couldn't help but said: "Wow..."

This exclamation woke up a lot of people, and his own father even glared at him: "Why are you meddling in this!" But he did not regret it.

because......

It's really exciting!

[Fuck! This Dali Temple Secretary! ]

The Dali Temple Secretary cursed.

The others looked on sympathetically.

Among so many people, he was the first one to be named. How unlucky he was.

However, after the sympathy, everyone felt itchy again.

How about the Dali Temple Secretary? Is it a scene where the lonely lady meets the pretty monk at night? !

——Since they haven't had enough fun yet, of course we should seize the time to enjoy other people's fun!

Hurry up, hurry up!

[He kept a pair of sisters as mistresses! Tsk tsk!]

All the officials immediately felt regretful.

What, that's it, what is this...

[These two sisters are the younger sisters of a direct official of Yulong Temple. They told the monks that the Dali Temple Secretary was terrible at sex. He always made people feel very painful and the duration was very short.]

[This is exactly the same as Ji'an Hou! ]

Dali Temple Secretary "!!!"

You are short! Your whole family is short!

He is different from the Marquis of Ji'an! His two concubines said he was particularly fierce!

Every time it takes them half a day to get out of bed!

[These monks found out that when the Dali Temple Secretary secretly went to see his mistress, they actually sent the monk who was the best at his job and was particularly good-looking to secretly see the Dali Temple Secretary's wife who was burning incense! ]

[And then! Tsk tsk, wow——]

And then what!

Some officials had burning eyes, while others licked their lips excitedly.

Exposing the affair of the mistress, are you going to use this as an excuse to hook up with her?

And once again he sighed thankfully: "It's okay, it's none of our business."

The Dali Temple Secretary really couldn't laugh anymore and slowly clenched his teeth.

He remembered.

His wife was clearly cold, overbearing and jealous before, and she did not allow him to take a concubine. The last time he favored a cleaning maid in the mansion, in broad daylight, his wife rushed into the room with a machete and chased the two people who were still naked in the bed all over the yard.

That's why he kept the two sisters outside. But recently his wife no longer kept an eye on him, as if she had grown sensible. Not long ago, he tried to ask for a concubine, and his wife said gently, "I know you like gentle, caring and flattering people. Such people are really good."

He originally thought that the lady finally understood what women's virtues were, but he didn't expect that!

[Tsk tsk, this meeting is like a perfect match! Who doesn't like being considerate? My wife was served so well, she is very satisfied, and she wants to change to a wilder one next time! ]

[There's nothing we can do about it. You don't have much time and your skills are poor... If you can find a mistress, I can find someone to serve me.]

[And he is really sweet-talking and knows how to do things. He is afraid that his wife will dislike his dirty place, so he only uses his hands, tongue and props that have been washed with hot water - such as Mr. Horn! He also bathes and burns incense before doing it! Who doesn't like it! ]

The Dali Temple Secretary's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

I!

I don't like it!

Chapter 26: Get lost! Chatting doesn't count as cheating!

The prince walked over and patted the Dali Temple Secretary on the shoulder: "Excuse me?"

After all, he had heard that the wife of the Dali Temple Secretary was married to a lower class. She was strong-willed and no one could bully her. Her family loved their daughter very much... The Dali Temple Secretary could only swallow this bitter pill.

Tsk tsk, no wonder Xu Yanmiao was so emotional, these monks are really good at selecting clients.

[There is actually one! Not only did this lady go there herself, she also recommended it to her best friend, and then her best friend recommended it to her best friend...]

[I...I am dying of laughter. So this is how word of mouth builds up!]

There are really not many people who can make people laugh, except Xu Yanmiao.

Several ministers thought that their wives were close friends of the Dali Temple's wife, or close friends of close friends, or close friends of close friends of close friends...

Xu Yanmiao continued to look up gossip, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: [Yulong Temple...hahahahahahahahahahahaha, I get it, Yulong! Hahahahahahahahahaha! Such a Yulong Temple!]

"Puff, cough, cough, cough—"

The old emperor choked on the water and started coughing.

Jade Dragon...

The old emperor's face twisted.

No! I don't want to understand this!

The ministers were in an uproar.

"this......"

"How could it be this Yulong..."

"How disgraceful! How disgraceful!"

"This temple must be closed! I will submit a memorial to His Majesty when I return!"

Officials who are in love with their wives never worry about being cuckolded, but some officials who are cold and violent to their wives, or are unfaithful, or have poor skills, now have green faces and keep trying to recall whether there are any clues at home that could reveal whether their wives are still loyal or not.

——They didn't dare to make blind suspicions, because their father-in-law, who was also in the court, was sneering and looking at them covetously, as if to say, "Whoever of you makes blind suspicions about my precious daughter, I will beat him to death first."

And the Dali Temple's wife, who has already been confirmed...

The father and brother of the wife of the Dali Temple Secretary surrounded him.

"Don't be afraid, dear son-in-law. No matter how she behaves outside, I only recognize you as my son-in-law!"

"Brother-in-law, women all love to play. As long as you take good care of the family, she will settle down sooner or later."

Dali Temple Secretary: You're talking nonsense! Why don't you let your wife go out and play? !

Familiar lines fell one by one, each of which was what he or his parents had said to his wife. Looking at the official uniforms of his father-in-law and brother-in-law, who were much taller than his, he forbearingly bowed his hands and said, "Not bad. My wife, my wife is still young..."

...

"Hahahahahahaha——" a laugh was heard.

Everyone subconsciously thought: Did Xu Yanmiao laugh out loud?

The second thought was: This is not good! How can I make amends for him? Can I say that he ate poisonous mushrooms and had hallucinations?

Looking more closely, he found that it was not Xu Yanmiao at all, but Marquis Ji'an.

The old emperor blurted out: "Finally someone is mad?"

Ministers: "..."

No, Your Majesty, what's wrong with your tone of watching the fun?

The old emperor coughed twice and said, "Look at me."

Come and watch the fun!

After laughing loudly, the Marquis of Jian pointed at the beautiful woman and said sternly, "Just wait! Especially you, the lewd monk. His Majesty and all your colleagues know about your lewd temple activities! Just wait for your temple to be closed down, and all of you evil monks to be thrown into forced labor!"

The beautiful woman looked subtle for a moment and said nothing.

That's when the pretty host arrived.

He first saluted the emperor.

As he moved, every part of his superior figure jumped into people's eyes.

The men had complicated expressions on their faces, a mixture of shock, admiration, and a sense of shame but also a hint of disdain.

Only the traitor Xu Yanmiao was still there: [Wow! Such a good figure, worthy of someone who specializes in this field! He must exercise every day, so dedicated! ]

The ministers were agitated: Traitor!!!

In the corners where they didn't notice, some noble ladies who were attracted by the noise were staring at the master, unwilling to look away.

Some noble ladies who have never been to Yulong Temple are already angry.

Such a great place! Why don't you recommend it to your sister! What, do I look like I have no money? !

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Influenced by the Hu people, the Zhou Dynasty, as a previous dynasty, had an open-minded atmosphere and the concept of chastity for women was generally very indifferent. There are more than three or two examples in "Book of Zhou" that describe the empress dowager who could not bear the loneliness in the palace and selected talented and handsome male favorites.

The most shocking example is that Emperor Jing of Zhou was dissatisfied with his mother, Empress Dowager Ling, who had openly invited certain court officials into the harem for a long time and had castrated handsome men to send them into the palace. He believed that his mother was causing chaos in the palace, so he joined forces with some court officials to kill all of Empress Dowager Ling's male favorites, which caused Empress Dowager Ling's dissatisfaction, and she directly poisoned Emperor Jing of Zhou.

The Empress Dowager was like this, and there were also many stories in history books about the concubines having affairs with court officials or the emperor's sons. Princesses also had many male favorites, and even when they were widows, they would not forget to meet handsome men. These things have made the world go from being ashamed to being numb.

This trend was not curbed until the middle and late period of the dynasty.

As for Daxia, it has only been established for 32 years and is naturally deeply influenced by the previous dynasty. People dare not do it openly, but it is not uncommon for noble ladies to keep male lovers in private.

Yulong Temple seized this "business opportunity".

Qiao Zhuji stood in front of Marquis Ji'an, but seeing Marquis Ji'an's expression of wanting to kill him, as well as the eight sons and four or five male relatives beside Marquis Ji'an, he weighed the gap between the two sides and calmly stepped back two or three steps, and then three or four steps, before speaking: "This donor, what kind of lewd temple is this? How can you slander me!"

He straightened his chest imperceptibly: "Our Yulong Temple is absolutely not what you said! Our monks are just majestic, know a little about music, can sing and dance, are strong and considerate!"

Seeing the ladies around him showing obvious signs of agitation, he contentedly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Marquis Ji'an with awe-inspiring eyes: "My Lord! Although you are a high-ranking official and we are just humble outsiders, we cannot allow you to slander us like this!"

He said in a loud voice: "We are just too compassionate and kind, and we saw that the ladies who came to burn incense were worried, so we helped them solve their problems!"

The sky was clear and the bright sunlight reflected on the clean bald head, almost blinding Marquis Ji'an's eyes.

However, Xu Yanmiao can testify to this.

[What he said... is not entirely wrong. Many of the noble ladies who come to Yulong Temple... are here to look for Jieyuhua... er, Jieyucao.]

A group of ministers with green faces: Do you think we look happy?

Does chatting with someone not count as cheating?

So who is it, woooooooooooooooooo!

Xu Yanmiao, please, please tell us, at least let us die with a clear mind!

Those ministers whose faces were not green also looked at Xu Yanmiao shyly.

I want to, I want to listen!

Ji An Hou doesn't want to listen!!!

Marquis Jian went berserk.

"Beat! Beat this adulterous couple to death!"

The beautiful woman's family seems to have few descendants. Now she has only a few male relatives around her, while Marquis Ji'an has thirteen big men, which is obviously not a good balance.

——There are quite a few bodyguards, but both sides have bodyguards, so it's hard to tell who's strong and who's weak.

However, beside Marquis Ji'an, his eight sons looked embarrassed and hesitant.

——After all, the person opposite is your own mother!

Xu Yanmiao wondered: [What are these eight Vajra standing there for? Marquis Ji'an is not their biological father.]

Eight Vajra: "..."

Suddenly I realize it!

Then, "Boom boom boom boom--" like a group of iron bulls, they ran to their mother and glared at Marquis Ji'an.

[Very good.] Xu Yanmiao's comment: [The bloodline is not right, and the offensive and defensive forces are different!]

The ruler and ministers of Daxia: "..."

Wouldn't it be too disrespectful to the ministers/colleagues to shout about fighting at this time?

The prince slapped his thigh and said, "Oh! Why do you just talk and not practice?"

The old emperor: "Ahem!"

The prince: "Ah, the fight has begun! Hiss, so hard! But why are only the guards fighting? Where is the master? Master, move too. Do you hide behind the soldiers like this when you go to the battlefield?"

The old emperor: "Ahem!"

[Maybe they are scared. After all, it is now ten against five.]

The old emperor: "Ahem!"

Prince: "That guard! He actually used a monkey to steal peaches! That's too much! The man opposite him looks young, I wonder if he has any children. If he gets hurt, it will be a sin... Ouch! This double-finger cross eye move is really powerful! Ouch! How did it get dodged!"

The old emperor: "Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

Xu Yanmiao: [A monkey stealing peaches? Where? Where?]

The old emperor: "Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

Prince: "In..."

The old emperor: "Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!"

This tuberculosis-like cough finally attracted the attention of the onlookers, and the two of them turned around at the same time.

The prince hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly took a handful of melon seeds from his sleeve pocket and handed them over: "Together?"

The old emperor stared.

Am I going to say this!

He took the melon seeds and took a bite. "Puh..." The old emperor spat out the melon seed shells and pointed at the country: "This fight is not as good as when I was young. If I were in that position, the guy in gray, I would..."

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Marquis Ji'an shouted angrily: "Bastard! Bitch, do you think I will be afraid of you if there are eight more bastards?"

Marquis Ji'an: "Go up——"

Suddenly I felt something was wrong and looked around.

Um???

Where are the people? Why is it empty?

Looking back, he found that the brothers and cousins ​​he brought with him all took a step back, leaving a large gap around him.

Ji Anhou's expression suddenly turned ugly: "What are you doing! Fight!"

Brothers and cousins ​​looked at each other and silently took a few steps back.

What a joke, there are so many strong men on the opposite side!

Marquis Jian was caught off guard and quickly looked at his elder brother - the only one who didn't move, feeling hurt: "Brother! You are my dear elder brother!"

His elder brother: "Yes, I am your biological brother, not someone who is destined to die."

Chapter 27: Shock! A strange hobby appears in the court!

The old emperor watched helplessly as his beloved generals fought each other.

Marquis Ji'an! What's wrong with you? Have you not exercised since you stopped going to the battlefield?! You were beaten by pulling your hair crown!

[Well, I'm an old man in my fifties. I didn't sleep all day yesterday. It's really crazy. It's normal that I don't have any energy today.]

Old Emperor: "..."

[Like his wife, she is very smart...]

Old emperor: "Tsk!" Why did you stop? Why don't you say more?

[Also, Ji'an Hou's elder brother...]

What happened to his elder brother?

The civil and military officials looked at him blankly. That was His Majesty's true confidant and beloved general, wielding a long sword with great vigor, one man could defeat eight!

Xu Yanmiao: [Ah, you are not putting in enough effort! You even secretly tripped Marquis Ji'an! ]

Ji Anhou's pupils trembled, and he turned to look at his brother, unable to believe: "Brother, you——"

[Oh, I understand, I understand. It turns out that he knows that Marquis Jian once tried to seduce his wife but failed!]

Civil and military officials: "!!!"

I'm not sleepy anymore! Please explain in detail!!!

Everyone gathered around the center of the field.

Ji Sui, who was left outside, was unable to react in time: "......?"

It was the prince who noticed that he was at a loss, and pulled him in with a sense of righteousness: "Come! Follow me!"

Ji Sui: "Wait..."

There is no need to be enthusiastic at this time!!!

"Hey! Zainian, come on, come on, you're just too reserved. I tell you, you have to stand in the front row when you watch something like this! You haven't tried it before, once you try it you'll know how delicious it is!"

The prince dragged people inside.

Ji Sui tried hard to go in the opposite direction: "Your Highness! I don't..."

"Don't worry, you just came back and you're not used to our current atmosphere! Come on, let me take you to experience——"

"Wait a minute, Your Highness!" Ji Sui didn't want to experience this at all! Why was His Highness the Crown Prince so skilled in this kind of thing?

Could it be...

Ji Sui closed his eyes tightly.

Xu, smoke, miao!

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No matter what, the crown prince was dragged to the battlefield by his own father when he was only twelve years old. Ji Sui was a pure scholar who hated sweating and was only proficient in four of the six arts of a gentleman, namely rites, music, calligraphy and mathematics. There was no way he could beat the enthusiastic crown prince in tug-of-war.

When he was pulled from the back of the crowd to the front to eat watermelons and the noise hit him, Ji Sui no longer cared about the sweat on his forehead and his silk clothes that were wrinkled like pickled mustard greens.

He closed his eyes in despair:

...It's over.

As expected. The next moment, Xu Yanmiao took a deep breath.

[Princess Qinghe... is a frequent visitor to this Yulong Temple?! Hiss——How could it be! Isn't she in a one-on-one pure love relationship with Old Ji?! Ah, she even specially selected someone in the temple yesterday and specifically asked them to act in a play!!!]

Ji Sui: Haha.

Do you really have to explain this so clearly?

The prince, who was almost choked to death by the sudden addition of a new melon, said: "..."

He wanted to comfort Ji Sui, but he couldn't suppress his shock and curiosity about this matter. The two expressions of unbelievable sympathy and "wow, sister, you are too strong" were intertwined on his face, making him look very distorted.

The old emperor's expression was one of devastation.

"Qinghe?!"

"How can there be a Qinghe River?"

His face was filled with anger, thinking, "How dare this young boy ruin my son's reputation?"

Qinghe is his only virtuous legitimate daughter!!!

——Fortunately, Xu Yanmiao was far away and didn't hear what he blurted out.

"It must be a mistake..." The old emperor refused to believe the reality.

His daughter has always been gentle and sensible...

[Let me see, let me see, I am playing the role of a arrogant noble lady and a prime minister! A prime minister with great power over the government and the country! ]

[He also arranged a sickly son of the number one scholar as a background! The prime minister's favorite! ]

[Ah! This sentence! This sentence is so classic! "Prime Minister, you don't want your son to know this, right?"]

Although he was the prime minister, he did not have the power to dominate the government and was nearly 80 years old. Prime Minister Dou: "..." Although he knew that Princess Qinghe probably did not have feelings for him, he still couldn't help but blush. Lord Ji! Listen to my explanation. There is nothing between me and the princess!

The newly crowned number one scholar who was praised in public by Xu Yanmiao: "..." He looked down at himself and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not sickly, so he didn't have to worry about Ji Gong hating him and his family... right?

[And said! "Oh, Prime Minister, when you insulted me in public as 'unruly and unfit to be a wife', did you ever think that you would end up like this?"]

The old emperor's eyes went dark.

Ji Sui pressed his forehead and shook his body twice.

Others did not know whether the number one scholar was sick or not, but the officials all agreed that Mr. Ji looked quite sick as he held his forehead and shook his body twice just now.

Prime Minister Dou has not changed. He was green-faced before, and he is still green-faced now.

...Oh, no.

The Minister of Justice, who was standing close to him, seemed to be sitting on pins and needles. He noticed that Prime Minister Dou's face had turned even greener than before!

Seeing that Xu Yanmiao seemed to be about to drop some explosive news, Ji Sui immediately stepped forward to interrupt: "Xu Yanmiao! You..."

The old emperor was very pleased.

He looked at Ji Sui's back, as if a country bumpkin saw a huge golden ingot.

I didn't expect Ji Sui to be so devoted to his daughter! Ji Sui's obsession with cleanliness is well known. His daughter is having an affair with the chief monk, but Ji Sui is not angry. Instead, he interrupts Xu Yanmiao for the sake of his daughter's reputation!

If he interrupts, Xu Yanmiao might target him personally!

The old emperor's eyes were filled with tears: "Good! Good!" He did not choose the wrong person for his daughter.

As for the matter of his daughter, he must make her break up with the monk and come back to live a good life with Ji Sui!

How could such a good man not know how to cherish...

[I didn't notice it before!] Xu Yanmiao's eyes seemed to be shining, and he didn't care that Ji Sui was standing in front of him. His face was flushed with excitement: [Mr. Ji and Princess Qinghe! They haven't slept in the same bed since the first night of their marriage!]

Xu Yanmiao repeated in a rhythmic manner: [We have never slept together before!]

Ji Sui truly felt the gaze from behind him turn from burning hot to cold, with murderous intent mixed in.

Ji Sui: "..."

He knew that Xu Yanmiao was a nuisance. Not only had she nuisance affected his literature, but now she was going to nuisance him as well.

The old emperor himself had a very ferocious look in his eyes.

You are such a jerk, Ji Sui! You actually married my daughter and made her a widow! I knew that my daughter, who is so shy, quiet, reserved and gentle, would go to a monk! It must be Ji Sui who forced her to do that!

Thinking of this, the old emperor was even more eager to sharpen his knife.

As for those ministers, they dared not say a word. They kept their heads down and tried not to make eye contact with the old emperor, for fear that the old emperor would vent his anger on them.

but......

Many officials secretly gave a thumbs up in their hearts.

Lord Ji is worthy of being Lord Ji! He dares to treat the princess like this! He is a role model for our generation! This is even more outrageous than the previous one who wanted to beat the princess to death!

Ji Sui was very calm.

Ji Sui looked towards the emperor, and had quickly come up with a reason in his mind.

He said that he and the princess were in love and had an affair by accident. After they got married, they gave birth to a daughter and then lost her. The princess was so heartbroken that she became dissolute. Both of them were so sad that they didn't want to have more children, so they decided to sleep in separate rooms until they found their daughter.

But I didn't expect that it would take more than 30 years to find it!

Ji Sui felt that this reason was impeccable.

Ji Sui took a step forward, his face deliberately solemn: "Your Majesty, I ..."

[Hey! No wonder we never slept together! It turns out it's a contract marriage! ]

The words he had prepared were stuck in his throat, and Ji Sui was almost so angry that he vomited blood.

Xu Yanmiao, the bastard, just reacted and asked him, "What do you want, Lord Ji?"

Ji Sui stared at Xu Yanmiao expressionlessly.

Xu Yanmiao was even more confused: "Mr. Ji?"

Ji Sui: "Haha."

Xu Yanmiao: "?"

Ji Sui put away his fake smile and said calmly, "Nothing."

"Okay!" Xu Yanmiao said respectfully without asking anything.

Then......

[Hiss! Not just a contractual marriage! Ji Sui also has an ex-wife! Could it be that he has a deep love for his ex-wife?! ]

[Eh, that's not the case...]

——Continue to immerse yourself in eating melons.

You're still picking!

Ji Sui bit his back teeth.

Xu Yanmiao! Don't you have anything else to do besides watching other people have fun?

The old emperor suddenly said, "Marquis Ji'an! Have you had enough of the trouble?"

It directly interrupted Xu Yanmiao's immersive experience.

As soon as Xu Yanmiao came to her senses, her thoughts stopped.

"do not!

The Minister of Justice was so nervous that he blurted out.

We haven't heard the whole thing yet! Anyway, Marquis Ji'an has been cuckolded for decades, so a little while won't make a difference!

What happened to Ji Sui's ex-wife? We want to hear it!

And what happened between him and Princess Qinghe! How did they enter into a contract marriage? What did they contract for?

Your Majesty, you don't want to hear it! We do!

The old emperor sneered.

No! You don't want to!

He looked at the chaotic fight that had stopped because of his cold shout, and his anger poured down: "Look at what you two are like! Ganging up to fight in public! You don't have the manners and bearing that one of you should have for a high position!"

The whole audience was silent.

The two groups of people on the battlefield hung their heads, looked listless, and allowed the emperor to scold them.

After finding a vent for his anger, the old emperor felt much better.

Suddenly, a voice said: [Ah? But wasn't this person so happy just now? Why did he suddenly get angry? ]

[Is this the legendary saying that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger? Yes! It is indeed difficult to be an official! The boss's temper changes all the time. He is happy to watch the show in the last second, and he is furious in the next second. He is more changeable than a chameleon. ]

The old emperor's mood plummeted again.

I'm so angry.

I really want to grab Xu Yanmiao by the collar and shake him: Who did you say that my temper is so capricious? Can't you just let me be more careful?

The old emperor glared at Xu Yanmiao fiercely, leaving Xu Yanmiao confused. He kept guessing who among the people around him had offended the emperor and made the old emperor glare in that direction.

The old emperor took a deep breath.

This cannot be moved.

Turning to look at Marquis Jian.

Marquis Ji'an: "?!" His expression immediately became terrified.

The old emperor said: "I will make the final decision on this case today."

Staring at Marquis Ji'an and the beautiful woman, he said, "Since they seem to be in harmony but their hearts are not, why not just get a divorce?"

The beautiful woman agreed very readily.

Marquis Ji'an guessed that she was eager to get together with the pretty host, and didn't want to let her get her wish so easily, but the emperor was staring at her... Marquis Ji'an's face trembled, not daring to fall too obviously, and said: "As you wish!"

The old emperor said again: "Since you signed the contract..." Speaking of the contract, the old emperor thought of the contract marriage that Xu Yanmiao mentioned, and he became even more angry. On the surface, his tone became colder: "In this case, you broke the contract first, so this lady cannot be considered guilty of adultery. Do you understand?"

Naturally, the beautiful woman understood everything immediately and knelt down to thank the Lord for his grace.

Marquis Ji'an could only agree to this reluctantly.

"As for this Jade Dragon..." The old emperor paused, gritted his teeth, and jumped over: "You monks are flirting with women, you have no sense of shame. According to the law--"

[Eh? Are you going to kill him directly? Or what? ]

[The daughter of the Right Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate... ever since she chopped off the cheating scumbag and came home, she has been full of murderous intent. She goes hunting every now and then, killing a lot of people! Later, she unexpectedly went to Yulong Temple, and a group of Jieyu grass surrounded her to cheer her up. ]

The eyes of the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate suddenly became moist.

No wonder my daughter has become more cheerful, it turns out that steel can be as soft as silk!

The 69-year-old old censor immediately stood up tremblingly: "Your Majesty! This old minister... this old minister..." He racked his brains to think of a reason and racked his brains to recall: "This old minister and the Wen family... the Wen family... ah! That... that... the prince's attendant who was still playing with young men at the age of 75, we have a deep friendship! This old minister often went to Yulong Temple with him! This... once a husband and wife... once a husband and a husband, a hundred days of grace, this old minister wants to ask for mercy..."

All the ministers stood in awe.

This is for the sake of my daughter's reputation. I am sacrificing myself and my integrity will be ruined in my later years!

The eldest of the Wen family, a 75-year-old man, the former prince's attendant, is now dismissed from his post and stays at home: "Ah!"

Later, this matter reached his ears...

The eldest brother of the Wen family: "???"

You are so noble! You are so great! You pulled me out for your daughter? Everyone had forgotten that I was still doing that at the age of 75!!!

[There is also the Minister of War. His wife likes these monks very much. She often makes a pot of tea and sits in Yulong Temple for an entire afternoon. She doesn't do anything but sits there like a new teahouse, enjoying their sweet words and appreciating their musical instruments and singing.]

[Recently, I have been too lazy to care about the fact that the Minister of War does not take a bath. 】

Minister of War: "!!!"

"His Majesty!!!"

That roar sounded so loud that it almost broke my heart!

The Minister of War said loudly, "Your Majesty! I think this is something that we both agreed to, and we were paid for it! That's a business deal! Since Nanfeng Pavilion and Baihua Tower were not punished, this fake Buddhist temple...isn't it the same as Nanfeng Pavilion?"

"Besides! People don't go there just for sex! They also go there to listen to music!"

Old Emperor: "..."

Actually, I really want to ask you, is it so difficult to ask you to take a bath?

【return......】

Before Xu Yanmiao finished speaking, a man suddenly jumped out. He was a university scholar from the Huagai Palace. He said earnestly, "Your Majesty! What the Minister of War said is absolutely right. These monks are also doing their business honestly. If it really doesn't work, just give them twenty lashes each and close down the Yulong Temple."

The old emperor was puzzled: "You have no sister or daughter in your family, what are you asking for?"

"this......"

【What the hell! 】

【hahahahahahahaha!】

Xu Yanmiao's laughter suddenly came.

[What a talent! He has a strange habit. Every time his wife and concubines meet their lovers, he opens the door for them! ]

[Every time I know they are with strangers, I am very happy! 】

[Hiss——When marrying a wife or taking a concubine, they specifically choose the one they love to marry. This, this, this! No wonder they don't want these monks to get into trouble. That's why! ]

Chapter 28: Surprise! Monks across the country are required to obtain certificates to work!

The old emperor was speechless and could not utter a word for a long time.

What the hell is this?!

What kind of freaks are these ministers of mine?

How come everyone has been acting strange since Xu Yanmiao came to the court? First, the consort wanted to beat the princess to death, and then the censor was so scared of the lady that he hid in the mountains for several days. The prince's servant is 75 years old and can still play with young prostitutes! And he can even get a sexually transmitted disease!!!

Now even people who like to watch wives and concubines having affairs have emerged?!

The old emperor didn't understand, his pupils trembled.

The official who was revealed to be a cuckold paused for a long time... a long time...

Then, he bowed to the emperor, and as if he had pressed the rewind button, he walked backwards back to the officials, holding up his tablet, his face serious and seeming to be filled with some thought.

Huh? Did anything happen? No?

A colleague next to him poked his arm and said, "You... you really like to cuckold yourself?"

Wow--

It turns out there are people like this!

The cuckolded official held up his tablet and cried in the wind.

Why did you jump out just now? Is it your turn to show off? Stupid!

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The old emperor finally uttered the words that had been stuck in his mind for a long time.

"you......"

The loyal old censor looked at him with tears in his eyes.

The Minister of War looked at him eagerly.

Cuckold...Oh, Cuckold didn't look at him.

However, there are many women officials who have good relationships with their families and have been to Yulong Temple. Although they did not stand up and say anything, it is obvious that they are very worried.

As she was worried, she glanced at the old emperor.

Old Emperor: "..."

"...Your Majesty..." The voices of the male officials whose wives went to the temple to have fun were trembling.

Old Emperor: "..."

Why should I take the blame for something like this?

Am I, as an emperor, doing something strange?

After eating the melon with satisfaction, the excitement and stimulation faded away, and a feeling of emptiness and powerlessness came over me.

The old emperor glanced at the group of unpromising people below him and suddenly remembered something: "Has Yulong Temple paid taxes? Since they are not a formal temple, but sell their bodies to entertain guests, have they paid taxes?"

Ministers: "???"

Your Majesty, is there something wrong with your focus?

The Minister of Finance showed a look of heartache: "Your Majesty, no."

The old emperor's expression suddenly changed: "You don't pay taxes and you still want to open a brothel?! And provide services? And run a business?"

The old emperor was obviously in a state of panic, and was much more excited than before: "Make them pay the taxes! Make them pay the taxes! And then order them to close! This kind of Buddhist temple must not exist in our Great Xia!"

"Then! Ji Sui!"

Ji Sui stepped out of the line and bowed respectfully.

"After the new year, you will take up the post of Imperial Inspector and inspect the nine states and investigate the temples."

Xu Yanmiao recalled the Inspector General.

It seems like... someone similar to someone sent out by the Anti-Corruption Bureau or the Clean Society? Originally, there were special inspectors, but if the emperor thought the matter was important, he would find a trusted senior official and give him the title of inspector, and send him out of the capital to do the work.

The old emperor spoke faster and faster, and became more and more excited.

"Anyone who privately forges a certificate of ordination will be beheaded!"

Monks need certificates of ordination, which are issued by the imperial court. Regular Buddhist temples can own temple property, and these properties do not have to pay taxes, so many people choose to become monks. The imperial court firmly controls the issuance of certificates of ordination, which means it controls tax revenue and does not allow it to be reduced significantly.

"There are cases of fornication in temples. For example, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Zhou, there was a temple called Jingyan Temple. When a woman came to pray for a child, they would enter the temple's room through an underground tunnel and pretend to be the Buddha to commit adultery. Anyone who does this will be executed!"

Ji Sui: "Yes!"

"Where is the Minister of Rites?"

"I am here."

"Prior to the 32nd year of the Tiantong reign, no investigation will be conducted. After the 32nd year of the Tiantong reign, the number of monks and Taoists in a prefecture shall not exceed 40, in a state 30, and in a county 20. No one aged 40 or above, or a woman aged 50 or above, may become a monk. The Ministry of Rites shall be responsible for this matter."

Minister of Rites: "Yes!"

"Test the monks again! Ask the Zen monks about Zen principles! Ask the lecturers about the key points of the sutras! Test the yoga monks with yoga rituals! If you can master it, you can continue to be a monk. Otherwise, you will be beaten with thirty sticks and expelled as a commoner! Starting this year, test every three years!"

"only!"

"Compile a register of monks. The register must include the monk's place of origin, residence, ranking, age, name, gender, temple, year and month of ordination, and certificate number. The names of the father, brother, and master who taught him must also be noted. Every temple must record the number of monks' quarters and the number of permanent temple properties."

"These two matters shall be coordinated by the Ministry of Rites, the Monks' Registration Department, and the local monks' departments."

No one can take his money!

No one can!

The Minister of Rites and the Left and Right Shanshi (the heads of the Monks' Records Department) bowed quickly: "Yes!"

As matters were announced one after another, the huge court began to operate.

"As for Yulong Temple and its monks."

Compared to his previous casual remarks, the old emperor spoke very seriously this time.

"The monks were expelled, the temples were abolished, and the monks were demoted to civilians. They were charged with tax evasion and given 50 lashes, and half of the income was confiscated by the government."

The Minister of Revenue blurted out: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The Minister of Revenue made his position clear: "That's exactly what we should do!"

No matter whether he was dishonest or not, he knew that even if he cut all the money, he might not be able to recover it all, but he would be charged with tax evasion and half of the money would go into the national treasury!

Moreover, this Yulong Temple is operating privately...

——That is, operating without a license.

The Minister of Revenue's eyes were so bright that they almost blinded people.

Operating without permission! The fine is doubled!

The old emperor added: "For those whose crimes are serious, they will be confiscated as official prostitutes and registered in the Jiaofang."

The old censor thought about his daughter at home, but he didn't lose heart. He just asked, "What is a serious case?"

"Those who evade taxes a lot."

——That is, the group that has the most flower cards called.

The old censor's eyes lit up, and he said in a louder voice and with more passion than the Minister of Revenue: "Your Majesty is wise!!!"

Many people's eyes in the court lit up.

The "official prostitute" in this sentence refers to the official's family, not the official's official. As long as the application to the government is approved, one can use the official prostitute.

Restaurants can hire official prostitutes to persuade people to drink and sell wine, literary gatherings can hire official prostitutes to sing and dance and recite poetry, and private residences can hire official prostitutes to serve at banquets and outings. Then their families can also...

The old emperor continued: "As for the rest of the people, they only need to pay the taxes and complete the flogging."

As for those noble ladies, he didn't say a word.

There is nothing more after that.

The whole court responded at the right time: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Next, it was time to report to the emperor if there was something to report, and to leave if there was nothing to report. The old emperor dealt with some government affairs, and when the court was over, he couldn't wait to call Princess Qinghe and Ji Sui to the Wuying Palace, almost furious: "What's wrong with you! Qinghe! Especially you!"

The old emperor was furious: "What's up with that Prime Minister? How can a grown woman like you do such a thing?"

A thought popped up in his mind, and the old emperor turned pale: "Do you really have any improper thoughts about Dou Qing?"

This cry was earth-shattering. Princess Qinghe was originally looking down and fiddling with her fingers, feeling guilty. When she heard this, she suddenly looked up and almost sprained her neck: "Dad! Prime Minister Dou is already 77 years old!"

The old emperor was immersed in his own thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt this way.

——Otherwise, why are you role-playing!

The old antique didn't understand what it meant to say that the three-dimensional world should not touch the two-dimensional world. He just kept repeating with great sorrow: "Yes! Girl, he is already seventy-seven years old!"

Princess Qinghe: "..."

Princess Qinghe felt like she was about to suffocate, and quickly said, "Dad, you think too much. Now that things have come to this, I will tell you."

The old emperor: "You say."

"I did sign a pre-marriage contract with Ji Sui because I didn't want to get married, but Dad, you couldn't possibly agree that I wouldn't get married, and Ji Sui didn't care if his daughter went out and did something ridiculous, so he married her."

"Oh, each of you have your own fun." The old emperor nodded. He suddenly realized and frowned: "My lost granddaughter?"

——Emperors would not usually say "I" all the time. They would often use "I" or "I". But once they became serious and took things seriously, the word "I" would come out of their mouths.

He looked at Ji Sui and narrowed his eyes: "It can't be you and your ex-wife's child, right?"

Before Ji Sui could say anything, Princess Qinghe suddenly said in a very angry tone, "Dad! What are you talking about! That's the child I gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy! Dad, you went to the war and you don't know if the child is mine, and I don't even know if I'm pregnant or not."

Princess Qinghe burst into tears when she was moved: "She was lost in her cradle. Ji Lang has been looking for her for more than 30 years. I have also often inquired about her whereabouts. Dad, you saw it all. Could it be false?"

The old emperor was still alert: "Some people say that you have not slept together since you got married."

Princess Qinghe: "...Actually, Jilang and I had sex in private at first, and when I found out I was pregnant, Jilang came to you to propose marriage."

Ji Sui was strangely silent.

The old emperor was very shocked: "Ji Sui? Having sex outdoors? Doesn't he mind that the ground is dirty?"

"..." Princess Qinghe took Ji Sui's arm, leaned over shyly, and snuggled up to him: "Love can stop vomiting."

Old Emperor: "..."

Ji Sui: "..."

Ji Sui: "...That is indeed the case, Your Majesty."

The old emperor: "Then why didn't you..."

Princess Qinghe didn't expect the old emperor to react so quickly and was stuck on the spot.

On the contrary, it was Ji Sui... He closed his eyes and said firmly: "After I lost my daughter, it is difficult for me to have sex with a woman again!"

The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, it's my granddaughter, it turns out it's just you who is not good enough."

Thinking of how Princess Qinghe was so angry that she cried, the old emperor felt guilty and rewarded her with treasures and promised her several things to appease her, which made her happy.

After getting the answer in his heart, the old emperor picked up the pen and said, "Okay, your contract marriage is a contract marriage."

...Anyway, it's not his daughter who is suffering.

"You can go now."

"Yes! Father/Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

When the old emperor lowered his head while reviewing the memorial, he completely missed the expression on his daughter's face as if she had been pardoned.

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After leaving the palace, Princess Qinghe glanced at Ji Sui and said, "Be careful."

Ji Sui was silent for a few breaths, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess."

Princess Qinghe raised her eyebrows: "Why thank me? We each take what we need."

He turned around and got on the carriage. Without waiting for Ji Sui, the carriage started to set off.

Ji Sui suddenly stepped forward and drew aside the curtain: "I plan to ask to leave the capital in a while and become the governor of a place."

He said, "After I rescue Qi'er, I will invite Xu Yanmiao to the mansion for a banquet in a few days in my personal name to inquire about my daughter. Princess, can you please leave first?"

Princess Qinghe looked at him doubtfully and nodded.

The carriage drove away slowly.

Ji Sui turned around and went back to the palace.

The old emperor was surprised: "Why are you back again?"

Ji Sui: "Your Majesty, do you remember the "Instructions for Women"?"

The old emperor stroked the pen and suddenly exclaimed, "Ah!" "I was just saying I forgot something. The author of "Legislation for Women" is still in the Jinyiwei prison!"

"That's all right. Your Majesty, I want to say..."

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Xu Yanmiao was greatly shocked: "The Crown Prince is about to be released!"

Princess Xiangyang, who came to show off to him, nodded vigorously and said proudly: "How about it! You were always one step faster than me in everything before, but you didn't know about this!"

Xu Yanmiao really didn't know.

——There are so many gossips in the gossip system that he cannot discover every piece of gossip in time.

He was curious: "How is this done?"

Princess Xiangyang bit her thumb nail and organized her words: "My second brother-in-law... I heard that Lord Ji and Your Majesty were discussing and said that the Crown Prince should not be blamed for this matter, but that Concubine Qin should be blamed for not keeping her husband's chastity. He also mentioned some views in the "Instructions for Women". In short, he put all the faults on Concubine Qin. Your Majesty thought of releasing the Crown Prince on New Year's Eve."

"Ah..." Xu Yanmiao blinked: "But..."

He had just come across a piece of gossip last night and was still thinking about how to secretly tell Ji Sui without exposing his source of information.

Princess Xiangyang was at a loss: "But?"

——Before, the old emperor only verbally promised to give her some official position, and said that she could only get the real job after the New Year. Now he cannot hear Xu Yanmiao's voice.

Xu Yanmiao scratched his head, feeling a little distressed.

But...that Concubine Qin is Ji Sui's granddaughter.

The author has something to say:

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Then considering that some little angels think that ancient times would not be so or so, starting from today's chapter, I will post my reference materials.

This article is fictional, so the reference materials combine all dynasties, five thousand years long. You can use whichever you like, and everything serves the plot.

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Jingyan Temple in Jiaxing is a big temple. A monk built a hall with a big Buddha statue in it. He lied that if a woman who had no children prayed there and slept alone for one night, she would have a child. He ordered his family to seal the door of the hall. The monk dug a tunnel in the room, which went straight through the Buddha's belly and out through the top of the head. He had sex with the woman at night. The woman was shocked and asked him about it. He said he was the Buddha. Many women in the state fell into his trap and dared not speak the next day. There was a wife of an official family who also went there to seek an heir. In the middle of the night, the monk suddenly came to him. Since he could not escape, he bit his nose. The monk left. The next day, his family sent people to search the temple. They saw a monk lying sick with a blanket covering his face. When they lifted the blanket and looked at him, they found that his nose was indeed injured. They arrested him and reported it to the officials. At that time, Han Yangu Zishi was the county commander. He exiled the monk and abolished the temple.

——Miscellaneous Records of the Camp

[Translation: During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a temple that claimed to help women pray for children. In fact, they pretended to be Buddhas and raped women who came to burn incense. Many women did not dare to tell others. Later, the temple was abolished and the monks were exiled.]

[Miscellaneous Records of the Camp is a book written by Zhao Kui, a military strategist of the Southern Song Dynasty. It should not be considered unofficial history.]

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The number of monks and Taoist priests in a prefecture shall not exceed 40, that in a state 30, or that in a county 20. No man aged 40 or above, or a woman aged 50 or above, may be ordained.

——History of Ming Dynasty

In the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites was responsible for the outline of religious policies, so the text puts the Ministry of Rites in charge of this matter.

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Zen practitioners are asked about Zen principles, lecturers are asked about the key points of the sutras, and yoga monks are tested with yoga rituals. Only when they are proficient in yoga can they be given a certificate of ordination.

——The Puritan Records

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Compile a monk register. The register must include the monk's place of origin, residence, ranking, age, name, gender, temple, year and month of ordination, and certificate number. The names of the father, brother, and master who taught him must also be noted. Every temple must record the number of monks' quarters and the number of permanent temple properties.

——"General History of Chinese Culture·History of Buddhism"

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So the Shanshi Monastery, which had been established previously, was made into the Monks' Records Office, and officials such as the Left and Right Shanshi Monastery, the Left and Right Chanjiao Monastery, and the Left and Right Jiangjing Jueyi Monastery were set up, all of whom were of high rank.

——History of Ming Dynasty

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Tax evasion using the laws of the Qing Dynasty:

Any merchant who evades tax and fails to pay the course shall be flogged fifty times, and half of his goods shall be confiscated by the government. Of the goods confiscated by the government, ten percent shall be used as the rate, and three percent shall be given to the person who reports the case as a reward.

——"Reading the Cases and Raising Doubts: Hiding Taxes"

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Chapter 29 Wow! The Crown Prince wants to rebel against the court for his grandfather's nobleman. He doesn't want to be the Crown Prince anymore!

Xu Yanmiao was very sad.

After parting with Gao Xiang, he walked sadly to the East Market and bought a bag of sweet and sour snails to eat.

"tasty!"

It turns out that eating is still a happy thing!

The young man thought as he ate, and his eyes became curved as he ate.

As for the fact that Ji Sui's daughter died and left him a granddaughter, he had let it go. If he really couldn't make it, he would just write a note and throw it at Ji Sui's house.

"Give me a jar of this pickled cabbage."

"Give me a bag of these duck feet."

"Give me a pack of these fried watermelon seeds."

"and this......"

When they were about to leave the East Market, passers-by looked at Xu Yanmiao with many bags in his arms and a bag of sweet and sour snails in his mouth, and they were particularly worried that the young man might not be able to see the road and accidentally fall down.

Passing by a rouge shop, Xu Yanmiao heard a familiar voice that seemed to have been installed with a loudspeaker, transmitting directly from the store to the street.

"Give me six boxes of this Yuhua pollen."

"Give me six boxes of this Jade Girl Peach Blossom Powder."

"Give me six sticks of this fir charcoal."

"besides......"

What a familiar sentence!

Xu Yanmiao poked her head out and discovered that the person purchasing the goods was the prince himself!

Perhaps he noticed the gaze, the prince turned around and saw Xu Yanmiao and the strange, weird expression on his face, and in his heart...

[Wow! You bought six of each. Is that a lot of fun?]

——A decisive blow.

The prince rubbed his face and forbearingly said: "...This is for my mother. This is for my wife. This is for my four daughters."

Xu Yanmiao blinked: "...Ah."

[So that's how it is...]

What's with that regretful tone in your heart? I'm not the kind of prince who plays around. I'm really sorry!

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After realizing that he had misunderstood the prince, Xu Yanmiao quickly took his leave and slipped away.

[It's okay! I was just thinking about it in my mind! ]

The next day, when Xu Yanmiao went to court, he just thought about it in his heart...

[Why hasn't it been New Year's Eve yet? Why hasn't the official sealing ceremony been carried out yet? Why can't I sleep until I wake up naturally? Let me see what Concubine Qin is doing! ]

This turn of events almost broke the backs of all the civil and military officials in the court.

The old emperor's face turned green.

It's been more than a month, almost two months, how come you still remember Concubine Qin? Can't you just forget her!

It took me a long time to forget that I was cuckolded!

All the officials nodded vigorously in their hearts.

——Can't you just forget about Concubine Qin? We don't want to die, and we don't want to get involved in the secret affair between the Crown Prince and the Emperor's Concubine, which could cost us our lives!

and......

Concubine Qin is still alive? Since there was no news before, I thought the emperor had secretly executed her.

【！ ！ ！】

[How could Concubine Qin deliberately let herself roll down the stairs! ]

【She wants to have an abortion!!!】

"hiss--"

The Minister of Revenue tore off a strand of his beard and glanced quickly at Jin Tai.

He probably guessed that Concubine Qin was not dead because she was pregnant with the Crown Prince's child. Even if it was just a child born out of wedlock, His Majesty would at least wait until the child was born, considering His Majesty's concern for bloodline. And that was the Crown Prince's first child.

but now......

The old emperor stood up again.

He also abandoned all the civil and military officials in the court.

Running away again!

[Ah...] Xu Yanmiao was at a loss: [Why did you interrupt the court meeting again?]

Officials: "..."

What do you think?

That was the emperor's great-grandson and the first child of his favorite grandson. How could he not be nervous?

Even the prince must...

"This... Lady Qin is a bit pitiful..."

yes......

Prime Minister Dou nodded slightly.

She was still alive and well before, but this time she rolled down the stairs because people inside and outside the palace were saying that she seduced the crown prince and did not observe the virtues of a woman, so she couldn't stand it anymore and decided to have an abortion and commit suicide, right?

"If my awful son had treated his savior well, either by giving him money or a position, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

The Minister of Rites nodded.

Yes, if the Crown Prince could observe etiquette, he would not be...

Wait? This palace? The troubled son?

The Prime Minister and the six ministers all turned their heads and said, "Your Highness?!"

The prince's face was full of emotion and... sympathy for Concubine Qin. Then, seeing their expressions, he was particularly surprised: "Why do you have such expressions?"

No... Your Highness...

The Minister of Rites was struck by lightning: "Your Highness, that is the Crown Prince. The one in Concubine Qin's belly is your eldest grandson!"

Why don't you care about your legitimate son and eldest grandson, but instead care about that little nobleman?

"Um... so?"

"She almost confused the royal bloodline!"

The prince explained to him in a serious tone: "Shangshu, my father was born into a farming family and later became a slave. We have been beggars, refugees, soldiers and their families..."

The officials around here already wanted to cover their ears.

The prince dared to say such words, but they dared not listen!

The prince said sincerely, "So my family is not that rule-abiding, Lady Zhang, you know that."

Several ministers nodded subconsciously.

They know that this was the first concubine that Your Majesty took when he first became successful.

"You know Lady Zhang's daughter, Princess Wanquan."

Several ministers nodded subconsciously.

The child born to Concubine Zhang and her ex-husband was not counted in the ranking of princes and princesses, and was raised as a daughter of the royal family. His Majesty also specially conferred a title on her. The princess had no hope of being raised, so she was conferred the title of county lady.

The prince clapped his hands and spread them out: "Isn't that enough? My father has very simple ideas. The more children the family has, the better. Before he became emperor, he adopted a lot of sons and boasted that he had a hundred sons. In fact, he had less than ten biological sons. He talked to me several times about why Concubine Zhang's child with her ex-husband was not a boy. When father and son fought together, he would have more confidence to fight with others because he had a strong boy."

"My father had an idea before. He was responsible for taking concubines, and his retainers were responsible for going in and out of his backyard to make his concubines pregnant. This way, he could give birth to as many sons as possible in the shortest time and expand the family. To achieve this goal, none of his concubines were shorter than seven feet. This plan was not implemented successfully because he did not expect that he was so gifted. He conquered the world so quickly, and it only took thirteen years to unify it. It was not easy to do this after he became emperor."

Prime Minister Dou's pupils trembled.

The pupils of the six ministers trembled.

No wonder they always felt that His Majesty looked at them strangely when they were conquering the world - especially the generals. No wonder His Majesty would always sleep with them! He also cared about their physical condition...especially their height!

These officials all put on masks of pain.

Why do you want to let them know this? Prince, can't you just keep these things to yourself?

The prince glanced at them and shook his head: "Why are you so conservative?"

After shaking his head, he let out a long sigh, feeling so disappointed in his friend!

"So, what my father hated from the beginning to the end was that the Crown Prince and Concubine Qin cheated on him. He was never angry about the confusion of blood. Understand?"

Anyway, even if this matter had not been exposed, Qin Guiren's children would have no chance of inheriting the throne.

As a simple farmer, he was overjoyed to have another man working the land, not to mention that this man had his blood in him.

The six ministers nodded dully.

understood.

But we don't want to understand.

The prince looked at these second-rank officials with dumbfounded expressions, and suddenly he felt very happy, even more happy than when he was eating melons before.

It turns out that cutting melon and watching people lose their composure is such a joyful thing!

The prince smiled reservedly: "So, the matter between Concubine Qin and the Crown Prince is nothing that can shock me..."

[Wait! Concubine Qin had an abortion for the Queen! ]

"I--"

The prince's pupils trembled, and the next second, he covered his mouth.

...Hiss, I bit my tongue.

But he still could hardly help but feel confused——

What did you say?!

For whom?!

Who did Concubine Qin have an abortion for? !

[In order to protect the Queen from criticism!!!]

[Wuhu! In the past month or so, the Queen visited her every day and showed concern for her.]

[Wuhu!!! She told the queen in person that she was just a farmer's daughter, and the crown prince was a high and mighty grandson of the emperor, so handsome and noble, and he even said in person that he loved her. She was terrified and grateful. She didn't expect that someone so humble could be loved by the son of the dragon in heaven. For this love, she could die for him.]

[Then! She said that she now realized that the Crown Prince did not love her, but Her Majesty the Queen truly loved her. ]

"Snapped--"

The sceptre in Prime Minister Dou's hand suddenly fell out.

What does it mean that Her Majesty the Queen truly loves her? !

This... Could it be that Lady Qin is talking to her sister...

[Care about her as a person, not the emperor's concubine, the concubine of the crown prince, or the mother of the great-grandson. ]

Prime Minister Dou: "..."

Prime Minister Dou let out a sigh and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his official robe.

Xu Yanmiao, could you please stop breathing heavily when you speak? If you care, then you care. If you omit a word, it will scare people to death.

He is seventy-seven years old and can't stand the hardship.

"call--"

Many officials breathed heavily.

It scared them too!

I didn't even dare to breathe!

[Recently, there were rumors in the palace that she was not a faithful wife. The queen suppressed it quickly, but a few rumors still reached her ears. She originally wanted to rely on the child in her belly to survive, but she didn't want the queen who took her in and protected her to be ruined by her reputation. In the future, people would say that she was ignorant and a mediocre woman, and she actually protected a slut who had no self-respect or self-love.]

[Then she took advantage of no one's attention and jumped down from the stairs. Hiss - she rolled all the way, and her blood trailed a long path. This is too tragic. Ji Sui's behavior was really wicked. If he hadn't told the emperor about the "Instructions for Women", there would be no...]

[It was so miserable that I couldn't even eat the melon...]

[Alas. Fortunately, fortunately, Concubine Qin didn't know what the prince said to Ji Sui in prison, otherwise she would have jumped into the lake after being rescued by the imperial physician.]

What did the prince say in prison?

I know I shouldn't listen, but I'm really curious...

The officials had just recovered from the incident between Concubine Qin and the Queen, and they couldn't help but want to commit suicide again.

Everyone piqued their curiosity and pricked up their ears even higher.

[Ouch! Just after he finished speaking, he was slapped by his uncle - the scene when the uncle welcomed his nephew out of prison was particularly warm, but he slapped him right away... Pfft, the grandson was stunned. He covered his face and couldn't believe it, hahahahahaha! ]

[But it's no wonder. After all, this grandson dares to say anything...]

[Tsk tsk...'I don't want to go out. Now that A Zheng is dead, I don't want to live anymore! 'Even if you don't want to live, I didn't see you starving yourself to death before? ]

[What'If I had known this earlier, I would have taken Ah Zheng and rebelled against the court, abandoned my status as the crown prince, and hid with her in Dali, becoming a pair of immortal lovers, envious of the mandarin ducks instead of the immortals!']

Wha...what?!

All the officials opened their eyes wide and looked at each other in disbelief.

Are you expressing your love? Are you trying to drive the other person to death?

"Snapped--"

Prime Minister Dou, who had just picked up the tablet, slipped and the tablet fell back to the ground with a crisp sound.

Prime Minister Dou was bent over, maintaining this posture, standing there in a daze.

I'm getting old, old, and I'm starting to hear hallucinations. I vaguely seem to hear something...rebellion against the court?

Maybe I heard it wrong...

Prime Minister Dou clenched his fists so hard that they made a clattering sound.

How could his sister have such a grandson! She should have drowned him in the three-basin basin.

End of the road.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards' scalp exploded with a buzzing sound and his face turned pale with fear.

——They just came back because His Majesty felt the need to bring the Crown Prince along, but when they came back they heard...

"Rebellion against the court? Don't want to be the crown prince?" The old emperor repeated these two sentences, and laughed in anger: "Okay, I want to see if he has the courage to do so."

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Officials do not handle government affairs. Refer to the Ming Dynasty:

New Year's Eve...On this day, the government seals the door and no longer signs it until the third day of the new year.

——"Happy Events of the Xi Dynasty"

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The daughter of the concubine and her ex-husband was given the title of county lady, for reference:

His wife, surnamed Li of Bohai, was the granddaughter of Xiong, the Minister of Revenue of the Sui Dynasty, and the daughter of Youmin, the Prince of Qi. Her mother, surnamed Wei of Jingzhao, was the granddaughter of Xiaokuan, the Duke of Yun, and the daughter of Yuancheng, the Governor of Chenzhou. His wife was also the sister of Ji Wang Shen from the same mother. She was favored by the emperor and was granted the title of Princess of Dingxiang County.

——"Epitaph and Preface of Ashina Zhengong, the Former General of the Right Guard and Inspector of the Yulin Army, Posthumously Awarded the General of the Zhenjun Army, the Governor of Jingzhou, the Senior Pillar State, and the Duke of Xueguo"

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The old emperor asked others to give birth to his children. This trick comes from:

Tian Chang selected women from Qi who were over seven feet tall as his harem, which numbered in the hundreds, and allowed guests and servants to enter and leave the harem without restriction. When Tian Chang died, he had more than seventy sons.

——Records of the Grand Historian

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Chapter 30 Oh! It turns out that the Crown Prince was just talking.

The old emperor took a deep breath and said to the commander of the Jinyiwei: "Go and invite the prince."

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"My father called me?"

The prince shook his head to shake off the shock of "rebelling against the court and abandoning his status as the crown prince", took two steps outside, and stood right in the middle of the two trains, very conspicuous.

This is nothing at ordinary times, but at this time...

The prince's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

"We sneak out from the other side..."

He didn't finish his instructions.

He heard Xu Yanmiao say: [Huh? Why did the prince stand up? ]

[He must have been called by the old emperor. The prince is so miserable. He still doesn't know that his eldest grandson is gone. He loves his daughters so much. He even bought rouge and powder for them yesterday. I think he loves his children very much. If he knew...]

【Eh?】

The prince raised his arms to shield his face.

It's over. Dad, that matter is probably...

[The prince loves his child so much, why didn't he think of getting his son out for so long? It's the uncle who's been busy running around. ]

【Let me see......】

【Um?!】

[This grandson, wasn't born to the Crown Princess?! An adopted concubine's child?! The Crown Princess only gave birth to four daughters?!]

Xu Yanmiao's eyes widened.

This... No wonder the Crown Prince hasn't paid any attention to the Crown Prince's affairs during this period! He's still wandering around eating melons!

It turns out that this prince is just like his father and only loves the direct bloodline born to his wife!

The ministers were shocked.

There was an uproar.

When His Majesty announced to the public that Your Highness had a son, he was actually referring to the Crown Princess's child!

Old Emperor: "..."

"Snapped--"

The old emperor made the same gesture as the prince.

That arm held back the expression on the face...

I really... I shouldn't have called the prince out at this time!

The prince was limping, and he quickly turned around and started to run. 1.6 meters 1.7 meters, 1.6 meters 1.7 meters.

Prime Minister Dou grabbed the prince's wrist and said, "Your Highness!" Afraid that Xu Yanmiao would hear him, he lowered his voice, but his expression was indescribable: "Grandson! What's going on!"

His own precious granddaughter was supposed to marry the Crown Prince as his principal wife!

Of course, what he really cared about was not the legitimate or illegitimate bloodline. Anyway, the crown prince was adopted by the Crown Princess, so he was indeed the eldest legitimate son and even had the title of crown prince.

But... the Crown Princess is only forty years old! She can still give birth! If she gives birth to a legitimate son in the future, and the Emperor makes that legitimate son the Crown Prince, what will his granddaughter do then!

You, the Gao family, are really too much and too unethical. You even kept such an important matter secret!

The prince laughed awkwardly: "Uncle... well, actually..."

Suddenly, everything went dark before his eyes and a group of people surrounded him.

When he looked up, he found that they were some officials who were attached to the crown prince.

Prince: "..."

Prince: "...Ah, this."

None of these officials dared to show any disapproval to the prince and could only look at him with tearful eyes.

After all... they were attached to the Crown Prince not for love, but for his stable position! He was the eldest son, the Crown Princess had only one son, and the Crown Prince was not in good health, so he could not attend court every few days. If he died first... the Crown Prince would inherit the throne directly.

But now this situation...

During the Chu Dynasty, a similar thing happened!

At that time, Emperor Zhenzong of Chu had no son for a long time, so he could only appoint a son of the royal family - that is, later Emperor Zhongzong of Chu. As a result, after Emperor Zhongzong of Chu, who was only three years old at the time, moved into the palace, five years later, hey! Emperor Zhenzong of Chu had a son! He immediately returned Emperor Zhongzong of Chu to his father.

After two or three years, the little prince died, and Chu Zhenzong took Chu Zhongzong back. After another seven or eight years, Chu Zhenzong was lucky enough to have another son, so he sent Chu Zhongzong back again. But he didn't keep this son in the end, so Chu Zhongzong was taken back again...

The incident between Emperor Zhenzong of Chu and Emperor Zhongzong of Chu also left an idiom for later generations: three in and two out. It warns people to leave a way out for everything and not to make a decision in a hurry.

When these officials who were loyal to the Crown Prince thought of this, their faces turned pale as paper.

By that time, the Crown Princess will have a real son. Given how much the old emperor values ​​his legitimate son, he will probably return the current Crown Prince to his biological mother. What should we do then? We have been closely tied to the Crown Prince for many years!

The prince wanted to wipe his sweat.

In his heart, he cursed Xu Yanmiao, that little bastard, for a hundred and eighty times, then maintained his usual playful smile, pretending not to care: "I know what you are worried about - what are you afraid of? If this palace and the Crown Princess could still have children after all these years, we would have continued to have children. Moreover, His Majesty has said that he will never repeat the mistakes of Emperor Zhenzong of Chu. Even if there is really another son in the future, as long as Dalang does not make any mistakes, he will still be the Crown Prince, and there will be no change. His Majesty's words are golden, and the imperial decree has conferred the title. If you don't believe me, ask His Majesty."

"Where is His Majesty?"

"It's just..." The prince turned his head and found that the imperial carriage had disappeared at the end of the road.

Prince: "???"

A curse word stuck in my throat.

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"It's so thrilling."

On the way to the Pepper Palace, the old emperor thought of the officials' reactions before and was very glad that he ran... ahem, walked fast.

"The Crown Prince will handle this matter well. I believe in the Crown Prince's ability."

That's right!

With this belief, the old emperor walked into the Pepper Room. When he smelled the blood in the room, the corners of his mouth instantly pursed into a straight line. It was not until he saw Empress Dou that he walked over nervously: "Sister, are you okay?"

"It's okay. He's been resuscitated. He even wanted to commit suicide at first, but I persuaded him not to."

"Oh. She doesn't care. I didn't ask her. I asked the girl. Are you okay?"

Empress Dou sighed and said, "I'm fine."

The old emperor then pulled her to sit down again and chattered on about what happened in the court today, starting from why he came here and then talking about the crown prince.

When Empress Dou heard that the Crown Prince would rather not be the Crown Prince than live with Concubine Qin, she frowned, regardless of whether it was sincere or just out of anger.

She said, "I actually have some guesses."

"Um?"

"I had to keep Concubine Qin that day. In addition to sympathizing with her situation, one reason was that I wanted to know whether the Crown Prince could take on the position of the Crown Prince. Before he met Concubine Qin, he was also a talented man with both civil and military skills, quick thinking, and treated people properly and acted prudently. We all regarded him as the third generation of heroes."

"Oh, sister, this is not our fault. Who would have thought that we were wrong?"

"I am glad that the incident with Concubine Qin exposed his character in advance..." Empress Dou said calmly, "This child is used to having everything go his way, and can only do things that go his way. Once something doesn't go his way, he will expose his shortcomings."

The old emperor nodded. Looking at Concubine Qin's case, it was indeed true.

Empress Dou sighed again: "Besides, you two are equally stubborn. I'm afraid that after Concubine Qin dies, he will hate you when he finds out."

There was something that Empress Dou was embarrassed to say.

——Given how much Wu Lang values ​​family affection, he would be heartbroken if he knew that the grandson he raised hated him because of a woman.

The old emperor raised his eyebrows, very surprised: "Why didn't you tell me at that time?"

"I'm telling you, you'll have to kill Concubine Qin even more."

"Who said that!"

"So when you heard Brother Qi say that he wanted to rebel against the court, what did you think?"

The old emperor said without hesitation, "I want to see if he has the guts! Girl! I have thought about it. When the time comes, I will just take that Qin out and chop him up. I want to see if he can rob the execution ground!"

Empress Dou said nothing, but just looked at him quietly.

Old Emperor: "..."

The old emperor: "...Well, if you told me this at that time, I really couldn't listen."

Not only did he refuse to listen, he was also determined to kill Concubine Qin to see if the Crown Prince would really hate him because of this.

This man has a bad and stubborn temper and particularly likes to go against others. Empress Dou has been through ups and downs with him for decades, so how could she not understand that?

"Wu Lang." Empress Dou held his hand and said gently, "If you want to try Qi Ge'er, I will say no. But Concubine Qin...she has died once today. I want her to fake her death and leave the palace."

The old emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."

After more than a month, he was not so angry anymore.

"I'll find a death row inmate to pretend to be her at the execution ground."

You'd do anything for her, right? You better have the guts to rob the execution ground.

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The crown prince was still released from prison with a slap in the face.

——The old emperor gave an oral order, granting him release from prison now.

Some minor officials who did not have to go to court surrounded him and Ji Sui, flattering them in various ways.

"Your Highness has finally come to an end after all the hardships! This must be the calamity in your destiny. Once you pass this calamity, you will be like a dragon soaring into the sea, and there will be no more waves!"

"We are hosting a welcoming reception for His Highness. He has suffered so much in prison!"

"Although you are suffering, your Highness is still heroic and resolute. Even dust cannot conceal your divine appearance."

"Lord Ji is so smart that he can come up with such a brilliant plan to rescue His Highness."

"That's right. Besides, that woman is shameless and is playing hard to get with Your Highness. She can hide thousands of miles away, but she insists on hiding in the Princess's mansion. Isn't she waiting for Your Highness to find her and renew their relationship?"

"If it weren't for Lord Ji, our sect would be seriously damaged without His Highness."

"Your Majesty was very angry this time. If Lord Ji hadn't acted decisively and let Your Majesty know that it was all the fault of that lowly maid, I'm afraid Your Highness would have been punished."

"Mr. Ji is truly a man of extraordinary talent!"

Ji Sui accepted all the compliments, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

Then, he saw Xu Yanmiao coming down from the court. It was obvious that the other party was deep in thought and did not see him.

......unlucky.

But his nephew had been rescued, and Ji Sui thought he could barely see Xu Yanmiao calmly. No matter what Xu Yanmiao was thinking, he...

[Your circle is too messy. Wait, let me sort it out... First of all, the Crown Prince is nominally the eldest son and the legitimate grandson, but in fact he is not the Crown Princess's son, but a bastard registered under the Crown Princess's name. ]

Ji Sui was startled at first, then turned to look at the Crown Prince.

The grandson had just mounted his horse and noticed the sight. He tilted his head in confusion and asked, "Uncle?"

She certainly didn't look like his sister, but her features resembled the prince's a bit, so he didn't think too much about it.

but......

Thinking about the years of getting along, Ji Sui felt a little awkward but then gave up.

He really treats the other party as his nephew, and his sister has always treated the child as her own over the years and has used her dowry to subsidize him many times. As long as the feelings are there, what does it matter whether he is a biological child or not?

[Well... then... Lord Ji has a missing daughter, but she is not the daughter of his wife Princess Qinghe. ]

Ji Sui frowned slightly, but he wasn't particularly upset.

Keep it a secret for a few days, and wait until you leave Beijing...

[In the end, his missing daughter gave birth to an only daughter, who was Concubine Qin who had an affair with the Crown Prince! ]

......who?!

Ji Sui suddenly felt that everything in front of him was spinning. He staggered and held on to the prison door pillar beside him. It was as if he had been slapped in the face by a very loud slap, and his mouth was suddenly full of blood.

Xu Yanmiao clapped her hands in her heart and said happily: "Great! I finally figured it out! It turns out that Concubine Qin has no blood relationship with either the Crown Prince or the old emperor! I was scared to death!"

After Xu Yanmiao figured things out, he walked happily forward to go home. Ji Sui felt dizzy and wanted to reach out to grab him, but his vision was shaking, and his whole body was shaking as well. His legs went weak and he fell to his knees on the ground.

Wait a minute... come back... and explain clearly...

At this moment, a herald came rushing over: "Your Highness! Miss Qin has been pushed to the execution ground and will be executed at 3:30 noon!"

The Crown Prince was stunned: "What? A Zheng is still alive... Ouch!"

He was dragged to the ground and was about to lose his temper when he saw Ji Sui jump on the horse and gallop away.

The Crown Prince shouted, "Uncle! Uncle! You don't know how to ride a horse! Be careful! You're going to bump into—Uncle! On the right! Hey hey hey! On the left!"

Ji Sui soon disappeared, and the Crown Prince muttered, "Where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry? You're so anxious that you even know how to ride a horse."

The herald officer said cautiously: "Your Highness, Miss Qin... Your Highness, please don't do anything stupid!"

The Crown Prince took a small step forward, then hesitated and retracted it.

"Yeah." He closed his eyes and said with hatred, "I will be careful."

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In the attic next to the execution ground, the old emperor sat down in front of the window with a majestic look on his face, "I want to see if this rebellious grandson will come!"

At the execution ground, the executioner took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the sword. The wine spilled and the blade became clear and shiny.

There was a woman with her face covered by black hair, kneeling with her head bowed on the execution ground.

The sword is about to fall.

In the distance, the sound of horse hooves could be heard hurriedly.

The knife was raised high, reflecting the sunlight, and a figure riding a horse appeared on the street.

A male voice that was broken with shock and pain rang out: "Spare his life!!!"

The old emperor stood up with a grim face, and grasped the knife lying on the table with his hand, exuding murderous intent.

"inverse......"

Ji Sui rushed out and hugged the girl, looking like he had found her again: "Nannan! I'm your grandpa!"

Old Emperor: "?"

Why is it Ji Sui? What about Ni Sun?

Wait, what did he say? Grandfather? The 10-year-old granddaughter is his...

The old emperor sat back with a thud, holding his chest, his face distorted.

[Wrong, wrong!] Xu Yanmiao's voice followed: [That's not the daughter of you and your ex-wife's daughter, that's a fake! She's a death row inmate in prison!]

Old Emperor: "..."

The daughter with his ex-wife? Wasn't she born in Qinghe's family?

The old emperor was too busy being angry about being cheated to breathe a sigh of relief in a cold sweat.

So, the Jinyiwei present saw the old emperor was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up and cursed: "Xu Yanmiao! You bastard!"

——It must be this bastard's inner voice that made Ji Sui suddenly rush over!

——That word "Grandpa"...he was almost frightened to the point of cardiac arrest!

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The deeds of Chu Zhenzong and Chu Zhongzong are based on Song Dynasty, Song Renzong and Song Yingzong:

When Song Renzong was 25 years old and had no children, he brought the three-year-old Song Yingzong into the palace to be raised by the empress. But perhaps he was still unwilling to give up, so he did not appoint a crown prince.

Later, when Song Yingzong was seven years old, Song Renzong had a healthy prince, so he sent Song Yingzong back.

Two years later, the prince died. Later, he had more sons and daughters, but most of them died.

(Song Renzong had three sons who all died young, and eight of his thirteen daughters who also died young.)

Until he was 48 years old, the ministers could no longer sit still and all requested Song Renzong to establish a son of the royal family, otherwise...

Song Renzong then appointed Song Yingzong as the crown prince, but this time it was Song Yingzong's turn to refuse. He first used the excuse of mourning to refuse, and after the mourning period was over, he firmly refused again. It took more than a year before Song Yingzong was appointed the crown prince (not the crown prince, obviously Song Renzong had not given up).