Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 243: The Emperor's Amusement

The atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat heavy.

Su Wuji, with no emotions on his face, finally showed a hint of anger, regret, or reluctance. It seemed as if a priceless jade had been taken away by someone else, and his tone carried a hint of anger. "You were born with the inheritance of the Qingyu Seven Days. Your future can only be looked up to by the ants in this mortal world. How could that boy compare to you?"

Does White Cloud have to keep bowing down to look at an ant? I only favored him in the beginning because he is the son of Jiang Wen and Ji Jiawei, and he has some wit!"

Su Miaojin coldly looked at her father. "If Qingyu Seven Days stands at the top in the future but becomes a cold cumulus cloud, what meaning does it have?"

Su Wuji silently looked at her and finally softened his tone. "Miaojin, do you know that by getting on this carriage, I am bringing disgrace upon myself? You have also made a wedding dress for someone else! Once I enter the Jiang family's gate, you will have no connection with Jiang Yuqing in the future!"

Su Miaojin seemed to have lost all her strength. Her face turned pale, and her expression became extremely complicated. After a long time, she said, "Daughter has already guessed it. Daughter has already saved him once, and in the end... I will save him once again. Daughter only hopes for peace of mind and believes that he... can seize the opportunity!"

Su Wuji sighed deeply and stopped speaking. He lightly tapped on the wooden wall beside him, and the carriage continued on its way, heading straight for the Jiang family.

Outside the Jiang family's courtyard, thousands of imperial guards made way, watching as the Seven Horse Dukes' carriage entered through the wide-open gates of the Jiang family.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed throughout the front courtyard of the Jiang family, and everyone turned their heads to look.

Princess Zhengguo and the others stopped scolding, furrowing their brows slightly as they watched the majestic carriage approach. They didn't understand what had happened again and what could be worse than the current situation.

On the other side, Tiger Eunuch and General Yuan Yi knew exactly what was going on. They exchanged a glance and dismissed the officials and the elite guards of the Six Ministries, taking the initiative to approach the carriage. They cupped their hands in greeting and asked sharply, "May I ask the Prince of Nanli, what brings you here?"

There was no immediate response from the carriage. It remained silent, as if it were just a soundless carriage here to watch the show.

The crowd around them watched silently.

The entire courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Until everyone's patience was about to run out, a voice devoid of any emotion finally came from the carriage. "You may withdraw! The Nanli Army will protect the Jiang family today, and I will personally speak to the Emperor!"

Princess Zhengguo and her group were shocked by the words! Although there was a marital relationship between the Jiang family and Nanli, it had long been dissolved. Why would they need...

But Tiger Eunuch burst into laughter. "His Majesty's decree has been transmitted. May I ask why the Prince of Su is protecting the Jiang family?"

Su Wuji's voice was as calm as still water. "The Nanli Army... will be divided into two, with half serving the Prince of Nanling!"

The officials, ministers, and military officers around them were all shocked.

The Nanli Army, which Su Wuji had built up over the past twenty years, and had poured countless efforts into, was being sent away so easily?

Princess Zhengguo and her group, including Jiang Yong on the roof, looked coldly at the scene, silent for a moment.

Tiger Eunuch's eyes gleamed brighter, and he bowed respectfully. "So be it!"

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

Ten riders suddenly galloped over from a distance, dismounted in a hurry, and a eunuch approached with a brocade box. He opened it, and the leading eunuch took out an imperial decree without waiting for anyone's reaction. "...Su Wuji is promoted to Great Minister and Grand Chancellor, with an additional fief of three thousand households. The Princess of Nanli is promoted to Nanli Princess, with an additional fief of one thousand households. This is the decree!"

But it didn't end there. Another imperial decree was taken out. "Jiang Yujing, receive the decree!"

The surroundings fell into silence!

Hundreds of officials looked around in confusion, but from beginning to end, no one saw the young master of the Jiang family!

Princess Zhengguo and her group also searched the surroundings in surprise, finally looking at Venerable Jiang Yong.

Jiang Yong, who had been as silent as the abyss, sighed lightly. Jiang Yujing... had run away! Although he didn't know what method that boy had used, his actions were always organized and confident, making people wonder.

"Jiang Yujing, receive the decree!"

The eunuch frowned slightly, and his voice became sharper.

Princess Zhengguo sighed. She had already understood some of it. It seemed that the situation had changed again today. She spoke up and asked, "Are there no elders from the Jiang family present who can receive the decree on their behalf?"

"No!"

The old eunuch said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty and the Left Minister have personally ordered that the decree must be received by Jiang Yuqing in person! If the decree is not respected, it may involve the Jiang family and cannot be easily ignored! Jiang Yuqing, come out!"

Jiang Yong, on the roof, closed his eyes, his old face showing a trace of worry.

Princess Zhengguo and her group also had a difficult expression on their faces.

"He's here!"

At this moment, a very serious voice came from the backyard. It started from a distance, but in the blink of an eye, it was already close by. He was dressed in a brand new brocade robe, as if he had just washed his hair, shining with oil.

He had been listening on the side, and he vaguely understood the corrupt practices of the court, and also understood the true meaning of "taking advantage" that his mother mentioned—

The emperor and the prime ministers did not really want to exterminate everyone, they still had to consider the princesses who were widowed in the family. The emperor also cared about his reputation. They were just engaging in undisclosed transactions, with the secondary target being the Jiang family, but the ultimate target being Su Wuji. The so-called personal favors mentioned by his mother were just connections between himself and Su Miaojin!

To be honest, from the perspective of the royal family, this Emperor Zhenyuan was a good emperor. He was an ambitious and ambitious ruler with a firm hand!

But from the perspective of the Jiang family and the Southern Li Su family, he was treacherous and extremely malicious!

Xin Zhuo was extremely disgusted with the dog-like affairs of the aristocratic court. He even felt extremely nauseous. But he had to admit that he still had to continue taking advantage and continue to grow in the cracks!

He could have just left, gone to other countries around, and with the existence of the Lunar Serenity Well, he even had the confidence to come back and wreak havoc within ten years!

But in life, one must make choices. He really couldn't bear to leave as a lonely person, because he suddenly felt... that the situation was alive again!

The time this world gave him was too short. He had been here for two years, and he still hadn't figured out many customs and traditions. He was being chased everywhere, and he was a bit confused...

Now, the court and such things, he was not a god or a born politician, he couldn't handle it!

So, after thinking it over, he thought, why should I play tricks with you? Whatever you want to do, I will go along with it, I will promise you until you are satisfied!

And then, I can reverse the moral kidnapping and play a big game. Otherwise, I have been suppressing my feelings for a long time, and I am very unhappy!

He first looked at the carriage of the Southern Li Prince, as if he wanted to see Su Miaojin through the curtain and say a few words to her.

Obviously, he couldn't. He sighed inwardly, glanced at the puppets on the roofs around him, cupped his fists, and said cleanly, "I, Jiang Yuqing, receive the decree!"

The eunuch revealed a satisfied smile and opened the imperial decree again: "...The Jiang family has been loyal for generations, a pillar of the country. I, the emperor, was misled by treacherous officials and almost caused a disaster. I hereby order Jiang Yuqing to inherit the title of the Western Qin Prince, be promoted to the Conferred Gods Mighty General, be appointed as the military and political governor of the eighteen prefectures of the three provinces in the Western Regions, be promoted to the marshal of the thirty thousand Western Qin army, and be appointed as the supervisor of the military and political affairs of the forty-nine countries in the Western Regions!"

Apart from the magnificent opening, the imperial decree was quite plain and simple.

The old eunuch paused, looked at the shocked gazes in the courtyard, and smiled again with satisfaction, "In addition, confer the title of son-in-law, and marry the Pingcheng Princess tonight after the ceremony is completed! Then, set out to the Western Regions for a military expedition. This is my decree!"

The entire courtyard remained quiet!

Princess Zhengguo, Jiang Yuguai, and a group of young ladies, including Jiang Yong on the roof, were all dumbfounded.

What kind of tricks was the court playing that made it so difficult to understand?

Officials from various departments and bureaus couldn't help but look serious. Why add so many titles to a young man?

But Xin Zhuo accepted it all without reservation. He seemed calm and indifferent, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

The carriage of the Southern Li Prince on the opposite side suddenly turned its head and drove away directly.

Su Miaojin, wait for me!

Xin Zhuo silently said to himself.

The carriage disappeared silently, gradually disappearing at the end of the long street outside the mansion.

Tiger Gonggong approached with a smiling face and looked at Xin Zhuo, "Prince of the County, Lord Son-in-law, receive the decree. The good fortune of the Jiang family is now in your hands!"

Xin Zhuo glanced at the puppets on the roofs of the surrounding houses, scratched the corner of his mouth, and had the appearance of a treacherous minister on his face, "I accept! I am a loyal subject! I also prefer being a son-in-law! Remember to speak well of me in front of the emperor, and I will reward you with a hundred thousand taels in return!"

Tiger Gonggong burst into laughter, "Naturally!"

(End of this chapter)