Quickly pass through the troubled water: blackened by the scumbag and sick male protagonist Chapter 559 The White Moonlight of Powerful Officials [1v3] 63
Chapter 559 The White Moonlight of Powerful Officials [1v3] 63
Chapter 559 The White Moonlight of Powerful Officials [1v3](63)
After the succession ceremony is the New Year's Eve Palace Banquet.
All the civil and military officials who had attended the ceremony had already left to go home for reunion.
This banquet is said to be a palace banquet, but in fact it is the emperor's family banquet. Ordinary people are extremely uninterested in such a tense and serious occasion.
But since this was Bai Wu's first family banquet after she ascended the throne, the Bai family clan members were very respectful, and all of them dressed up and went to the banquet early.
Bai Wu also changed out of her red gold dragon robe and wore a black and red dragon suit.
The golden crown and temples show dignity and grace.
When she saw Rong Chen sitting upright in the lower right corner, the smile in her eyes became clearer, and she raised a glass to congratulate him.
"At the New Year's family dinner, everyone doesn't need to be restrained, just have fun."
As she said that, her faint eyes fell on Rong Chen.
"If I remember correctly, this is the first time that the priest has celebrated New Year's Eve in the palace, right? I wonder if the banquet tonight will satisfy you?"
Rong Chen replied without raising his head: "Thanks to your majesty's love, everything is fine with me. The banquet is so exquisite and detailed, how dare I be dissatisfied."
Bai Yuming, who was opposite him, laughed repeatedly.
He didn't take the opportunity to mock him during the day, and now that he was sitting across from him, how could he let go of this opportunity?
"The priest is worshiped by people all over the world. He must have seen this kind of banquet many times, so naturally he won't take it to heart."
It's not like Rong Chen didn't hear the provocation in his words, but his eyes were still as light as water, and he said unhurriedly:
"The words of King Wei are wrong. All the people in the world are His Majesty's subjects, and the temple also serves Your Majesty. Since I am the high priest, I will certainly take the Emperor of Heaven into my heart."
Bai Wu raised her eyebrows secretly.
Is Rong Chen showing his loyalty to her?
But hasn’t he always regarded the struggle for power as a mere cloud?
How could he express his position to her on such an occasion?
Or did he deliberately release the smoke bomb to lower her vigilance and give him a chance to check her identity?
Ah.
Sure enough, an old fox is an old fox, and he does everything right.
A flash of dark light flashed in her eyes, and Bai Wu smiled and said:
"Since the priest is so sincere, I can't beat around the bush anymore. I have been confused about something before, and now I can take advantage of the family dinner to relieve the priest from my worries."
Rong Chen was particularly gentle and perverse tonight. Even though he heard Bai Wu's ulterior motives, he still nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you say so."
Bai Wu looked like a successful little fox.
She was leaning on the purple gold seat, and the candlelight in the room made her cheeks reddish, making her feel a little confused.
But the words that came out of his mouth were extremely cold.
"As early as when I was ill in the East Palace, I heard about the incident in Lingnan Town. Wu Xian in Lingnan did many evil things and harmed many people, making the people here miserable. In the end, they even broke out into bandits. It was only after I sent troops to support that the crisis was resolved. I don't know.
Does the priest still remember this?"
Rong Chen didn't expect that Bai Wu would mention this matter, so his face moved slightly and he secretly tightened his hands.
"Of course I remember."
Not only remember.
He will never forget what happened in Lingnan Town in this life.
Bai Wu raised the corners of her lips slightly.
"That Wu Xian who doesn't know how the temple will execute him in the end?"
Rong Chen paused for a moment, then raised his head and met Bai Wu's faint eyes.
He clearly saw intimidation and pressure there.
He understands.
The new emperor was preparing to attack him.
So he looked coldly and asked: "It has been several months, why is Your Majesty so concerned?"
Bai Wu replied calmly: "Although the matter in Lingnan Town may seem small, it actually involves quite a lot. Wu Xian is an extremely important intermediary between the temple and the people. The temple has always been strict in selecting people, and I trust him quite a bit.
Yes, I shouldn’t have any objections, but”
Her eyes gradually became sharper, but mixed with a bit of a teasing smile, which made others think that the young empress was casually talking about an old matter, rather than taking the opportunity to put pressure on the temple.
"But the priest just said that the temple is to serve me. Although I can't bear this heavy responsibility, I still have to intervene, right? Now that Lingnan Wu Xian has committed such a big mistake, people can't help but doubt it. Look, the priest
Are there some deficiencies in human abilities?"
As soon as these words came out, even Si Tong behind Rong Chen couldn't sit still.
Several generations have passed, and although priests of various generations have been in and out of the palace since he was a child, he has never seen an emperor dare to question the priests of the temple like this.
But Rong Chen was surprisingly calm. Instead, he turned around and scolded him for being rude, and then slowly spoke to Bai Wu.
"The Lingnan Wuxian incident is indeed the temple's dereliction of duty."
"Sir." Si Tong said dissatisfied.
Rong Chen frowned and ignored him.
"I did intend to punish Wu Xian severely, but on the way back to the temple, he suddenly died. This is the only way to end the matter."
Bai Wu frowned and straightened up pretending to be surprised.
"What? The person has died a long time ago? So the temple just let it go? Are you not going to give me an explanation and give an explanation to the people in Lingnan Town?"
Si Tong finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Your Majesty, Wu Xian's sudden death was not what we expected. Is it even more inappropriate for you to be aggressive here after a few months?"
Bai Wu narrowed her eyes and sneered: "Master Priest, you really have a good command of your subordinates. The people around you are sharper and sharper than the others."
Rong Chen scolded: "Si Tong, don't be rude."
It wasn't until now that his voice and expression really took on a hint of coldness.
Si Tong realized that he was really angry. Although he was angry inside, he still lowered his head and apologized.
Rong Chen looked away, his eyes downcast and indifferent.
"This matter is my fault, and I am willing to bear all the consequences."
Bai Wu pretended to be panicked: "The priest's words will offend me. How can I dare to embarrass the temple?"
"But this matter has no result, and I really can't give an explanation to the world. Do you think so or not?"
Rong Chen said nothing.
Bai Wu smiled and continued: "Well, let's put it aside, the priest, and stay in this palace for a while. It won't be too late to return to the temple after the matter is found out."
The main hall fell into an eerie silence because of Bai Wu's words.
It's not that people with a discerning eye can't tell that the empress wanted to find out the truth. It was obvious that she was using this reason to detain the high priest.
The temple priest has not returned to the temple for a long time.
Over time, people will definitely become suspicious.
She was officially putting pressure on the temple.
Bai Yuming was in a good mood, but still deliberately sighed and said:
"Your Majesty, are you being too gentle? The temple has made such a mistake. If no one controls it, it will become more arrogant. You just let the priest live in this palace."
"Your Majesty." A cold male voice interrupted Bai Yuming's words, "Wei Chen feels that it is really inappropriate to keep the priest in the palace."
