Chapter 66 Consort Hui (2)
Consort Hui stroked emperor Jinghui’s chest. Then, she deliberately asked emperor Jinghui curiously, “Did that guy have any bad designs on Ningan? If he had, then you really can’t let him go. You must deal severely with him and vent this for Ningan!”
When emperor Jinghui saw that consort Hui cared so much for Ningan and her childish words, he couldn’t help but say, “You truly cares about Ningan. If she knows that you care so much about her, she will be very happy. It is just that that guy didn’t really committed any wrongdoing. Moreover, he had saved Ningan once. However, the matter was caused by him after all. It is hard to let him off.”
Consort Hui’s eyes opened wide and she looked at emperor Jinghui in amazement. She said, “Your Majesty is wise and mighty. Since this person didn’t commit any wrongdoing, why not let him go?”
Consort Hui’s big eyes were full of curiosity and puzzlement. Furthermore, when she said that emperor Jinghui was wise and mighty, the adoration couldn’t be concealed in her eyes. However, after the adoration, there was a touch of confusion which made emperor Jinghui feel a touch of guilt while being proud.
Emperor Jinghui embraced consort Hui’s beautiful body and said, “Beloved consort, you don’t understand. If zhen let him go, zhen will have no face left. Moreover, zhen will get the fault of not teaching the daughter well. Hence, zhen can’t let him go.”
- Zhen: I, used by the emperor.
“But, don’t the people say that all the people of the world are Your Majesty’s children? Then, isn’t that guy also Your Majesty’s child? Your Majesty’s daughter and son committed a mistake. If Your Majesty treat the matter unbiasedly, not only will Your Majesty not lose face, Your Majesty will be praised. The people will praise Your Majesty for being a wise and fair monarch. The history books will also record Your Majesty’s wise deed. Your Majesty will certainly leave a good mark for the generations to come!”
Consort Hui’s sudden enticing and bewildered fist beat emperor Jinghui to dizziness and he was confused and disoriented. He was intoxicated in the delusion of being wise, mighty and leave a good mark for generation to come. Emperor Jinghui treated consort Hui even gentler. He looked at consort Hui with eyes full of imposing aura and pampering and said, “Beloved consort is right. All the citizens of the world are zhen’s children. Zhen will treat them fairly.”
After hearing emperor Jinghui’s words, consort Hui shrank into a ball in emperor Jinghui’s arms. Her happy smile was infinitely enticing and beautiful, causing emperor Jinghui’s thing that lacked strength a long time ago, feel something again. Emperor Jinghui immediately quivered and firmly went up the person in his arms again. The chamber was immediately full of scenes of springtime again.
While watching the bright lights outside the chamber, Lin Qing tightened his cloak. Then, he showed a long-lost smile in the direction of the prison of the Ministry of Justice. However, this innocent smile seemed to have suddenly became eerie because he remembered something…
Xiao Lianzi who was standing behind him shivered. He said silently in his heart, “Madam, take care. Xiao Lianzi can’t help you…”
The next day at court, the officials of the Eastern Palace’s fraction requested emperor Jinghui regardless of everything and advanced dauntlessly wave upon wave for emperor Jinghui to punish Zhao Zimu severely. They kept demanding that on the ground of how this had disgraced the country and how it brought shame to the imperial household, causing emperor Jinghui to not even have the opportunity to speak.
The other fraction of officials praised about how benevolent emperor Jinghui was and how he cherished the people of the world and that his heart had every citizen of the world. It was completely the opposite of the other fraction of officials and it also coincided with what consort Hui said to him yesterday. It was very much to his liking.
If emperor Jinghui had decided to let Zhao Zimu go, no matter how the officials of the other fraction opposed it, it would be useless. It was just that he couldn’t pull down his face and the officials who wanted him to severely punish Zhao Zimu didn’t gave him any room to breathe. Therefore, today’s meeting dispersed again under emperor Jinghui’s anger.
When Lin Qing was leaving, he didn’t miss Situ Yaohua’s provocative eyes. Hence, even if the Eastern Palace is mature and stable, he is still too young!
Lin Qing curtsied and left respectfully with emperor Jinghui. Prime minister Lin shook his head at a side. Situ Yaohua saw it accidently and asked him puzzled, “What does uncle mean? Is there something that this nephew did wrong?”
Prime minister Lin stroked his beard and sighed, “Lin Qing is so powerful. It won’t do you any good if you push him like this!”
“Could it be that you want me to stop?” Situ Yaohua asked confused. He didn’t know why prime minister Lin would say such a thing. The state of the matter hadn’t turned to Lin Qing’s side yet. They still had a chance. Why did his uncle wanted to give up?
Prime minister Lin nodded helplessly and said, “Give up, maybe then Zhao Zhong will still be found guilty. But if this stalemate continues, maybe he would be released in the end! Now at the court, no matter if it was the people who wanted Zhao Zhong to be punished or those who thought that he should be released, their attitude is too fierce and caused His Majesty to be left coldly at a side. Could His Majesty be happy? Perhaps, it would’ve been what Your Highness wished for if one party choose to withdraw. By then, no matter on which side His Majesty stood, he wouldn’t lose face. Then, you would have the opportunity to achieve your goal. Now, being like this will only make His Majesty fed up.”
Situ Yaohua nodded thoughtfully and bowed at prime minister Lin. He said, “Thanking uncle for your teachings. Yaohua will engrave the teachings in my heart!”
Prime minister Lin hurriedly helped him up and said, “Your Highness is too serious. This is what this old subject should do!”
The two exchanged a smile and looked extremely harmonious. However, they had never thought that they would soon meet something that caught them unprepared and the losses were disastrous.
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Hi the next button link goes to chap 70 and seems to skip a bunch of chapters in between..
Thank you for pointing it out. I fixed it