Drunk Bamboo

"Your Majesty."

"..."

Hua Qinfeng was stunned for a moment. Someone actually took the initiative to greet him?

"Good morning, Your Majesty!"

Another unfamiliar official bowed and greeted him.

"morning……"

He responded dryly.

But I haven't attended court for more than ten days. Why do everyone seem to have changed?

Become friendly and greet everyone with a smile when you see him?

He was confused for a while, and suddenly remembered what Xie Yuzhu had said.

She was right again, so he beat the drum to report to the Ministry of Justice. From then on, no court official dared to cause trouble for him anymore!

My mood suddenly improved.

This was the most relaxing and enjoyable day for Hua Qinfeng to attend court in the palace, and his steps were brisk.

During the morning court session, he stood quietly aside, feeling happy, and thinking about leaving the court quickly and returning home to find Xie Yuzhu.

Hua Qinfeng was distracted and didn't realize how serious and terrifying the atmosphere around him was at the moment.

The hall was frozen like ice for a full quarter of an hour.

Suddenly the emperor stood up angrily.

"Are you choosing your daughter-in-law or is my son marrying a princess? Either you say the granddaughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat is too young, or you think the status of the scholar Liu is not suitable for you. Either the daughter of the Marquis's family is not talented enough, or the daughter of the Duke's family is not good-looking. Tell me, which daughter is worthy of the King of Wen?!"

"Your Majesty, King Wen's marriage is a matter of national importance and cannot be handled casually," the prime minister replied.

The emperor looked down at all the officials with aloof eyes. They had been discussing King Wen's marriage for three whole months, but there was no result yet.

He was the emperor above everyone else, yet he couldn't even decide his son's marriage!

"The Crown Prince married the granddaughter of Prime Minister Wang of Hedong, and the Prince of Feng married the youngest daughter of Xie of Nanmi. The four famous clans of Rao Kingdom all married to my son in Zhongdu. I have the same idea. There is also the Xiao clan of Xilin and the Pei clan of Wubei. You know, General Xiao's only daughter has been engaged since she was a child. The Pei clan has few descendants. Why don't you find a woman of similar age who is suitable for marriage?"

The emperor questioned all the officials what to do.

A moment of silence.

An official suggested: "Your Majesty, if there is no suitable candidate in Zhongdu, you can look outside Zhongdu. Raoguo is vast and rich in resources, and there are countless centuries-old and honest families. We can always find a suitable one."

"Outside the city of Zhongdu? Do you want Prince Wen to leave me and the Imperial Concubine? Your sons, daughters, grandchildren are all by our side, enjoying our company, and you are leaving the Imperial Concubine with no one to take care of her?!" The emperor was completely enraged.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We dare not do that."

All the ministers knelt down. Hua Qinfeng, who was slow to react, was pulled by the officials around him on his robe before he knelt down with the others.

Zhang Xinghe in the back row glanced at him.

"What else are you afraid of?" The emperor pointed at the court officials and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"I know that King Wen is excellent and has outstanding abilities. The family of King Wen's princess cannot be both civil and military, nor can they have too high a reputation. Are you thinking about the Crown Prince? I am still in this position, and the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne, and you are supporting the Crown Prince like this. Are you going to rebel?"

The emperor was so angry that he even spoke out what was in his heart. Things that were tacitly known to each other became very scary when they were put out in the open.

The emperor was not afraid, but the officials were.

"We dare not! We dare not! Your Majesty, calm down!"

The voice was loud and clear, and it echoed throughout the hall.

"Besides these two sentences, what else can you say?" Akame asked angrily.

Eunuch Dong immediately stepped forward, comforted the emperor, and helped him sit down.

After calming down, his attitude softened a little.

The emperor said nothing, waiting for someone to express his opinion.

At this time, the Minister of Rites Gao came out.

"Your Majesty, there are many upright officials in the court who have daughters of marriageable age. Why bother looking for someone far away? Although many poor and noble families are not as famous as the four great families and have a long history, they have clean family backgrounds, are well-known, and have excellent looks, conduct, and upbringing. If they enter the palace and are taught etiquette by the maids and the imperial concubine, they will be a perfect match for King Wen."

The hall was quiet for a while.

The emperor's eyes gradually became calm, his mind worked rapidly, and suddenly a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.

"Mr. Gao's words remind me of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet last year, when the daughter of Mr. Luo, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy, recited a moon-viewing poem very well. Mr. Luo, is your daughter betrothed to anyone?"

To no one's surprise, Luo Yuan, a Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was chosen by luck.

"Your Majesty, my daughter has not yet been betrothed to anyone." Luo Yuan walked out of the crowd and bowed respectfully.

"Okay! Then..." The emperor was about to make a decision.

Luo Yuan was the first to admit his fault: "I hope your majesty will forgive me. I am a girl of limited talent and learning, and I am not good-looking. I was born in a poor family and I know I cannot marry King Wen."

She actually rejected this marriage proposal?!

Courageous enough.

The emperor was not angry, and said calmly: "Then... let's stop discussing this today."

Eunuch Dong: "Resign..."

The kneeling courtiers did not react for a moment.

Prime Minister Wang stood up and looked at Luo Yuan quietly.

After leaving the Golden Hall, the emperor asked, "Are there any festivals coming up?"

Eunuch Dong was puzzled: "In three days it will be the Shangsi Festival. Your Majesty, do you want to go out of the palace to relax?"

The emperor looked up and saw a clear sky.

"Hold a banquet in the palace and invite all officials and their families to come into the palace."

"Yes."

At the sound of the dismissal, Hua Qinfeng woke up instantly, turned around and walked away quickly.

Zhang Xinghe caught up with him and said, "At that time, His Majesty was furious and all the officials were terrified. Only the prince seemed indifferent?"

"Why should I interfere in my fifth brother's marriage? My father is angry, and I can't help him. If I say too much, he might get angry. Xie Yuzhu told me last night that it's best not to speak during court unless my father personally calls on me."

"Why is the prince so happy?" Zhang Xinghe saw that he looked excited.

"Zhang Xinghe, haven't you noticed any changes in me?" Hua Qinfeng stopped and pointed at his face.

"Seems even more mysteriously confident." Zhang Xinghe said calmly.

Hua Qinfeng didn't care, but showed a smug look.

"Didn't you notice that the officials in the court were very polite when they saw me, and they all bowed and greeted me? No one attacked me in the court just now, and my father didn't notice me. Xie Yuzhu is really a prophet!"

"Your Highness, do you know that two of the three sentences you just said mentioned the princess?" Zhang Xinghe sighed.

"Today, the court is over, and Xie Yuzhu asked me to bring Wang Po's salted tofu pudding. If I'm late, it will be gone." Hua Qinfeng's mind was no longer here, and he came back to ask, "Zhang Xinghe, what did you say just now?"

"It's nothing. Your Highness, please go buy some tofu pudding from Po Wang's house." He shook his head.

"I'm leaving first!" He thought of something and turned back. "By the way, Xie Yuzhu said that she would go to Zhang's house to visit the Grand Tutor after her back injury is healed in a few days. You'd better not stay at home. I don't want to see you after leaving the court!"

One dares to speak, the other dares to reply.

"Okay, Your Highness, please inform me in advance." He bowed politely.